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ROCK SOLID!

A revised list of tranche three land sales by Central Coast Council was made public in the lead up to last night’s (July 27) Council meeting See page 5

Out & About

From the Australian Olympic camp, the Kookaburra’s continue to lead the way after three group stage wins, all featuring Berkeley Vale’s Matt Dawson in defence.

Something a little bit out of the ordinary occurred on July 22 at Bateau Bay Beach as a seal appeared on the sand. See page 13

Education

See page 31 Matt Dawson Photo: Olympics.com.au.

Lockdown will end when it is safe to do so About 150 Central Coast people, some from Long Jetty, joined thousands of others in Sydney for a “freedom” rally protesting Covid restrictions - but it has had exactly the opposite effect – the lockdown stays and there’s no end in sight. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announced on Tuesday, July 27 that the Central Coast lockdown could not be ended. “This is due to the unbelievable selfishness of about 150 local residents that attended the ‘anti-lockdown’ protest in Sydney on Saturday (July 24),” he said. “This is also due to the five new local cases announced last weekend. “Unfortunately, the health risk is just too high. “To end the lockdown now would only speed up transmission of the Delta strain.”

Crouch said it would take a few days to see if any community transmission occurred at one of the 18 exposure sites on the Central Coast. “Hundreds of people were unknowingly exposed to COVID-19 and are now being tested,” he said. NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said she was utterly disgusted by the illegal protestors whose selfish actions had compromised the

safety of everyone. It will take about 14 days to see what impact the ‘antilockdown’ protest has on local case numbers. “I spoke to the Premier yesterday (Monday) and she will end the Central Coast’s lockdown as soon as it is safe to do so,” Crouch said. “In the next day or two the Premier will release a ‘road map’ which shows what restrictions can be eased once

the health risk subsides. “Thank you to everyone that has been following the stay-athome rules so well. “It is regrettable that a minority of people have wrecked our chances of ending the lockdown. “If you have any information about Saturday’s protest, please anonymously provide it to CrimeStoppers, even a photo or screenshot will help our Police detectives track down

the protestors,” Crouch said. Thousands of unmasked people took to the streets on Saturday, July 24, with no social distancing, shouting and carrying signs calling for “freedom” and “truth” – described by health authorities as a potential super-spreader event. Among them was Kiran and Kirt Mallie, the owners of a café, Modern Organic, at Long Jetty. Community condemnation and backlash to boycott their café business was swift, after a video of them at the rally was posted by Kiran on her Facebook page, and widely circulated. “Now we know who to blame if it (Covid) comes to the Coast, you should be ashamed of yourselves” said one message in response to the video, and another,“ So many of us disagree with the lockdown but we all follow the rules because we want our freedom back. Continued page 6

Childcare services in Toukley and Wyong will get a $568,000 boost to fund projects to improve services and increase the number of place available. See page 29

Sport

The hosting of the New Zealand Warriors at Central Coast Stadium is over – at least for now, yet the Kiwi side has been forced to say farewell to Roger TuivasaSheck before returning to Auckland for their Round 22 match against the Bulldogs. See page 31

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At the forefront of Umina’s Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation stands Aunty Dianne O’Briene.

Local commuters may soon hear news of the location of a new commuter carpark at Woy Woy Station after a two-year wait for plans to be confirmed.

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The long-awaited $5 million project is expected to create 140 carparking spaces for Woy Woy commuters following bipartisan calls for more commuter carparks on the Coast. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, first announced the ‘hard fought’ project on March 27, 2019, just 15 days prior to the Federal Election being called on April 11. But Wicks said the carpark was only funded in the 2019-

The existing carpark at Deepwater Plaza is one of the sites being considered

20 Federal Budget and not through the election commitment process. “The commuter car parks for Gosford and Woy Woy stations

were funded in the 2019-20 Budget, as clearly stated on page 132 of 2019-20 Budget Paper No.2,” Wicks said. “The concept design for the

commuter car park at Woy Woy is expected to be finalised by early July 2021, after which we will have a more realistic idea of construction timeframes.

Members of the Kariong community have united to express their condolences and support to the parents of a five-week-old baby killed by the family dog on July 11.

Lockdown extended two more weeks

“I will continue to press for the urgent construction of these commuter carparks.” Reports suggest the decision over the chosen site will be either an existing carpark located next to Deepwater Plaza, or a piece of vacant land owned by Transport for NSW on Railway St. Transport for NSW are said to be considering a number of factors such as the distance of the site from the railway station, the impact on nearby properties and rail assets, the exact number of car spaces possible and social and environmental impacts of the project.

Students at Woy Woy Public School celebrated NAIDOC Week 2021 with a day of ‘fun and engaging learning experiences’ in a ‘wonderful celebration’ of Aboriginal Culture on June 24. See page 34

Sport

Students at Umina Beach Public School have enjoyed a number of sporting successes in recent weeks. See page 39

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Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on July 14 that the lockdown in Greater Sydney, including the Coast, would continue at least until midnight on Friday July 30. The announcement came in the wake of a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions and the announcement of a $5.1B support package for businesses and workers. Online learning is also set to continue until July 30 for Central Coast students. But Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has vowed to push for an end to the lockdown on the Coast if there are no more new cases in the region over the next few days and the risk of a “seeding” event subsides. A seeding event refers to a situation where a person who visits/works/lives in a particular area (such as Sydney) contracts COVID-19, and then travels to a different area (such as Central Coast). When that person moves around the community COVID-19 is very rapidly spread to a very large number of people. This is of particular concern with the Delta strain being highly transmissible.

The streets of Gosford were deserted on July 15 as Coasties embraced stay at home directives

“I support the Premier’s lockdown decision because she has followed the health advice to the letter,” Crouch said. “Currently NSW Health remains very concerned about a ‘seeding event’ occurring in the Central Coast region. “However, if this risk does subside and if we record no local cases over the next few days, I will fiercely advocate for the Premier and (Chief Health Officer) Dr Kerry Chant to end the Central Coast region’s lockdown. “We do not want the lockdown to go for one day longer than what is necessary. Meanwhile, Berejiklian reinforced the

New restrictions will have a wide-ranging impact

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Health

The memorial placed by community members at Kariong tennis court

need for constant COVID-19 testing. While only three cases have so far been reported in the Central Coast region, community transmission continues to be of concern throughout the entire Greater Sydney area. Coast residents are directed to continue to leave their homes only for medical and work reasons or to shop for basic essentials (one person per household only to shop). Outdoor exercise can be undertaken in groups of no more than two unless those exercising are from the same household and must be done no further than 10km

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Gosford Private Hospital has launched a recruitment campaign, with its $32M redevelopment almost complete. See page 31

Sport

Melbourne Storm utility and former Umina Bunnies junior, Nicho Hynes’ consistent form this year earned him a NSW Blues call-up this week. See page 38

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Loving lockdown?

New funding announced for the University of Sydney’s Koala translocation study will boost the Pearl Beach Arboretum’s Koala Project.

As the Central Coast languishes in the fourth week of Covid lockdown with no end in sight, another crushing blow came on Saturday, July 17, when Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced yet another round of new restrictions in response to the stubbornly high number of COVID-19 cases in metropolitan Sydney. The Coast is included in the tighter and far-reaching restrictions which include a retail shutdown and a twoweek ban on construction and building work, an industry which so far has been vital to our Covid economic recovery. From Monday, July 19, only urgent emergency repairs can be carried out or safety work to secure construction sites. CEO of Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC), John Mouland, said the shutdown of the construction industry on the Central Coast would cause

hundreds of millions of dollars of financial impact to the region and directly impact more than 40,000 jobs. He said there were more than 5,000 construction related businesses in our region, and the RDACC was deeply concerned with not only the short-term impact of the Covid shutdown but the longer-term ramifications. Local builder, Daniel Gutierrez, said it was scary times and he couldn’t be shutdown for longer than two weeks before things would start to go sour. “A couple of my clients have been left with half-finished bathrooms and even if I could go in and finish them, I can’t get materials because those places are closed, or the ones that are still open are running short on supplies. “It’s a domino effect,” he said. “I just don’t know what’s going to happen and what’s even more worrying is that I had a few jobs lined up, almost

at the point of taking a deposit, but whether or not they’ll go ahead now, I don’t know. “That’s when I’m going to start feeling it, and I reckon people will hold back on getting work done because of the uncertainty of how long the lockdown goes on. “This is uncharted grounds, I couldn’t even give my apprentice a definite answer, I just don’t know what’s going to happen,” Gutierrez said. Construction work on NSW Government projects has also ceased, which will set back the August opening of the $200M redevelopment of Wyong Hospital, as well as the Porters Creek Public School in Warnervale, the $178M Pacific Highway upgrade at Lisarow and the $22.5M Wilfred Barrett Dr upgrade. “This is an incredibly tough decision but a necessary one,” said Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch. “The lockdown has succeeded in preventing an

exponential increase in case numbers and has also succeeded in preventing COVID-19 from spreading into the Central Coast region. “However, it has not succeeded in reducing the daily case numbers, which is why the lockdown had to go one step further,” Crouch said. Harder restrictions on shopping have come into force, meaning that only retailers who provide essential products and services can be open during lockdown. Retailers who must close can still operate online, offer “click and collect”, takeaway and home delivery. The ones that can remain open are supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakers, fruit and vegetables, liquor stores and fishmongers), stores that predominantly sell health, medical, maternity and infant supplies, and chemists. Other stores that can remain open include petrol stations, car hire, banks and financial

institutions, hardware, nurseries and building supplies, agricultural and rural supplies, pet supplies, post offices, newsagents and office supplies. John Mouland said the RDACC supported the NSW Government’s decisions related to restricting the spread of the Covid Delta strain and encouraged everyone to buy local to support the many businesses doing it tough. “Some will not survive the Covid-related challenges that they have encountered over the past two years,” he said. “We need to ensure that our key regional industry sectors such as construction, retail, hospitality and tourism reopen as quickly as possible once the immediate threat subsides, to restrict the long term impact that these preventative closures will have for these vital businesses and our regional economy,” Mouland said. Sue Murray

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The coveted annual Gosford Art Prize is now open for entries and the competition gets tougher each year...

The Australian Reptile Park has introduced a Pay Discover Forward scheme to benefit Central Coast children in need and their families.

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St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School in Lake Munmorah has a new, furry member of staff joining the team to support students. See page 29

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For Peninsula residents, the increase could be as much as 40 per cent or more. Council has also flagged plans to try to make the rate increase permanent. When accepting the council’s need for a special rate variation (SRV) the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) only allowed the increase for three years. Council says its income will

be reduced by $22.8M in 202425 unless it gets a further rate rise. The meeting to adopt the rate rise - and the harmonising of the rates between the former Wyong and Gosford areas was held on Tuesday, June 29. It was an important meeting, as the Administrator Rik Hart said. The council also adopted its operational plan and budget at the same meeting. In the operational plan, the council explained it will need to apply to IPART for a further rate rise. Hart announced at the meeting that he hoped to put the case to IPART as soon as possible.

“It should be noted that whilst the approved SRV (special rate variation) provides Council short term stability for three years, it does not provide for long term financial sustainability beyond 2024-2025 and a further SRV will be required,” the council said. Adopting the plan enables the council to levy rates and charges prior to July 31. “If rates and charges are levied and notices issued by July 31 then the first quarterly instalments will be due August 31, 2021,” council said. The amount by which a rate payer’s rates will change will depend on two factors, the land value (as determined by

the NSW Valuer General) and the fact Peninsula properties are located in the former Gosford City Council area. “On average, property owners in the former Wyong will see a decrease in ordinary rates while property owners in the former Gosford will see an increase in ordinary rates,” Council said. Fees and charges also went up with the adoption of the operational plan. Local sporting bodies tried without success to stop a five per cent increase in fees. The Administrator informed Central Coast Sports Council representatives that its fees were lower than those of many other Councils and there

would be no changes to the way fees were administered. “Whilst there is a proposed five per cent increase, the proposed fees for 2021-22 have been benchmarked against other surrounding LGAs and are considered reasonable and fair,” the report said. Council also declined to adopt its Greener Places Strategy as requested during the public exhibition period of the plan. Council said the strategy had been due for adoption but its budget and resources had been allocated to higher priority projects.

Daniel Gutierrez of Empire Bay is just one of thousands of Central Coast workers who will struggle with the recently announced pause on construction works throughout Greater Sydney, including the Coast. See page 24

Health

Three pharmacies on the Peninsula have indicated that they will be taking part in dispensing COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. See page 25

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Restrictions tighten As the Central Coast prepares to enter its fourth week of lockdown, tighter restrictions imposed from July 19 have added to fears the lockdown could be extended beyond July 30. But the push for an early release from restrictions for the Coast is gathering momentum. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Premier Gladys Berejiklian had flagged that an easing of restrictions for the Coast, as well as the Wollongong area, is being considered. “At Wednesday’s press conference, the Premier said: ‘But we are also looking at opportunities to perhaps address those regions [Central

Non-essential retail is closed until July 30

Coast and Wollongong] in a particular way given we can keep the virus out’,” Crouch said. “Last week I committed to fiercely advocate for the Central

Coast region’s lockdown to end, but only if it is safe to do so. “Every decision made by the NSW Government should follow the health advice to the

letter. “I’ve been speaking to the Premier daily about our region and how the majority of people have done a great job by following the stay-at-home

orders. “Right now the ball is in our court to keep on following the rules and to get tested if you have any symptoms at all. “All it could take is a single case to scuttle our hopes of getting out of lockdown, so there’s never been a more important time to remain vigilant.” Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said he had been working with Crouch to see the Coast released from severe restrictions “as soon as is feasible”. “They tell us they have it under rolling review, but we will continue to push,” Harris said. Continued page 4

Education Photo: Olympics.com.au.

Lockdown will end when it is safe to do so Central Coast Council is encouraging residents to take advantage of the latest round of Love Local online guides as the region remains in strict lockdown See page 31

Education

Central Coast HSC students and their families will have 24-hour access to support from Australia’s leading mental health service for young people in the lead up to exams. See page 38

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Something a little bit out of the ordinary occurred on July 22 at Bateau Bay Beach as a seal appeared on the sand. See page 13

See page 31 Matt Dawson

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Umina Beach Public School mum, Lucy Lamont, with children (from left) Angus, twins Harry and April and Hugo, love learning in their pyjamas until 2pm

From the Australian Olympic camp, the Kookaburra’s continue to lead the way after three group stage wins, all featuring Berkeley Vale’s Matt Dawson in defence.

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Rhyss Keane out the front of his Wyoming gym

Rates rubber stamped to rise from August

A revised list of tranche three land sales by Central Coast Council was made public in the lead up to last night’s (July 27) Council meeting See page 5

Out & About

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A Sydney-based news crew from A Current Affair got more than they bargained for this week when they confronted local gym owner, Rhyss Keane.

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Senator Deborah O’Neill is demanding answers on what has happened to the $35M promised for commuter carparking at Gosford and Woy Woy. See page 3

Business

Central Coast Council has officially rubber stamped its plans to increase rates by 15 per cent and harmonise rates across the two former Gosford and Wyong local government areas.

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The past 16 months have been full of challenges for the Lamont family of Ettalong but, second time around, home schooling during lockdown is a source of pure joy.

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Pacific Link Housing has finished the financial year on a high with an $8.6M cash boost. See page 21

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Tuggerah’s Emma Macpherson has been dancing across the globe, landing gigs both here and internationally. See page 13

Porters Creek Public School at Warnervale

from home. Masks must be worn in all enclosed public areas, including supermarkets and in common areas of apartment buildings and QR code check-ins are mandatory at all businesses. Browsing in shops is prohibited and funerals are limited to 10 people in total. A third Coast resident was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 11. He has been linked to a known case at a construction site in Sydney and is in isolation in Special Health Accommodation in Sydney. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) advised that no public exposure sites on the Central Coast have been identified and therefore there is no identified risk to the local community. A spokesperson said five close contacts of the latest case had been identified and were in home isolation. They have all tested negative for COVID-19 to date. CCLHD reminded residents to be vigilant for any symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how mild, and get tested immediately and self-isolate until receiving a negative result.

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Terrigal’s Allanah Pitcher has been nominated as a finalist for the prestigious Young Archibald Prize for her painting titled Unfiltered.

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The Central Coast will remain in lockdown for at least another two weeks.

Long-awaited Woy Woy commuter carpark may soon be a reality

The Tuggerah Lakes Expert Panel will host three online forums to discuss their findings and recommendations to improve the estuary health and water quality at Tuggerah Lakes. See page 8

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On behalf of all the team here at CCN, we would like to thank all our readers, contributors, partners and subscribers for your continued support.

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The paper will continue to feature real, independent news from local journalists Maisy Rae, Terry Collins and Merilyn Vale and we are also excited to announce the return of Jackie Pearson as Editor.

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Former Mangrove Mountain resident and dedicated community campaigner, Dr Stephen Goodwin, passed away on July 9 in Harbison’s Care Home at Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands.

With Wednesday’s announcement of a two-week extension to the COVID lockdown, Adam Crouch, said he would call on NSW Health to consider the Coast’s exclusions.

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About 150 Central Coast people, some from Long Jetty, joined thousands of others in Sydney for a “freedom” rally protesting Covid restrictions - but it has had exactly the opposite effect – the lockdown stays and there’s no end in sight. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announced on Tuesday, July 27 that the Central Coast lockdown could not be ended. “This is due to the unbelievable selfishness of about 150 local residents that attended the ‘anti-lockdown’ protest in Sydney on Saturday (July 24),” he said. “This is also due to the five new local cases announced last weekend. “Unfortunately, the health risk is just too high. “To end the lockdown now would only speed up transmission of the Delta strain.”

Childcare services in Toukley and Wyong will get a $568,000 boost to fund projects to improve services and increase the number of place available. See page 29

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Coast Hands reaching out to many as lockdown drags on Volunteers from Coast Hands are helping those in need, providing meals and grocery hampers to homeless and financially struggling Coasties during lockdown. Since July 2020, the team, comprising of 68 volunteers including members of the Knights Motorcycle Club have provided 5,000 meals through neighbourhood centres across the Coast. Coast Hands Founder, Micah Weekes, said the organisation supplies those in need with a variety of essentials such as food and clothes. “Basically what we do is we supply people who are in need with meals,” Weekes said. “We also supply clothing, blankets, toiletries, sanitation, and all that sort of stuff,” he said. “A lot of what we do is based around the meals. “We do frozen meals to five different neighbourhood centres, as well as outreach services. “Everything we do, really importantly, is free. “The assistance that we get from local businesses who cook for us, they supply the stuff for free, the meat, the

Micah Weekes and volunteers from Coast Hands, handing out food and groceries to those in need

veggies, the pasta, the rice, the sauce, everything that goes into these meals is free. “All the donations that we take from the community all come in for free and go back out to people who need it the most for free,” Weekes said. Organisations that support Coast Hands include Shoebox Revolution, Southlakes Incorporated and Cakes by Kayla. “We normally come down to Kibble Park with Soul Soup and Pass It On Clothing and Orange Sky,” Weekes said. “There are lots of us all over the place who bounce off one

another to help as many as we possibly can,” he said. The best way to get assistance during lockdown is to contact a neighbourhood centre to organise a contactless pick up and be guided to other services, he said. Participating centres include San Remo Neighbourhood Centre, Toukley Neighbourhood Centre, Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre and Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre. “While a lot of neighbourhood centres are contactless, you can’t go in there, you can ring ahead and organize … and they can give you information.

“They can still point you in the direction of the services that you require. “That’s probably the best bet for a lot of people in the area,” Weekes said. Homelessness in the area is decreasing during the lockdown because of accommodation assistance but there is still a lack of support for struggling individuals, Weekes observed. “It’s all well and good to put them in a motel room or give them some temporary accommodation, but they need this support service around them.

“They need access to food, and access to services. “You’re going to find a lot of people who have a roof over their head are going to come down here looking for food, looking for assistance, needing hampers because they don’t have work and they don’t have money. “If you’re in a financial situation where you’re good and you want to help us, and want to buy us some groceries that we can take to the streets, then by all means please do. “We can’t really take clothing at the moment because of lockdown restrictions, and it takes too much time and

money to wash and deep clean everything that comes in. “The best way to help would just be to send us some groceries like non-perishable foods. “Anything that doesn’t need prep, these guys might be in a temporary accommodation. “They might not have access to a fridge, or cooking arrangements, so things like baked beans, long life milk, cereals, biscuits, snack foods and muesli bars,” Weekes said. Times are tough for some with the continuing lockdown but Weekes said the community spirit is more than alive on the Coast, and those who can are helping. “People are really struggling at the moment, but among all of this, we’re seeing all these community members who are rallying behind us and assisting us and helping everyone. “We know it’s difficult, but honestly the community spirit at the moment on the Central Coast is fantastic,” Weekes said. Anyone looking to support Coast Hands can get in touch with them on their Facebook site. Harry Mulholland

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From Council Whilst the Central Coast has been further impacted by additional restrictions, I would like to reassure the community that Council’s essential services will continue in line with the latest COVID-19 restrictions.

I’d like to make the community aware that Council continues to undertake work to maintain public facilities and provide essential services including water and sewer services, waste collection, road repairs and childcare services. Construction works may occur where urgent and in line with the Public Health Order. Even though Council facilities are temporarily closed, our parks and beaches remain open for exercise. Now is the perfect opportunity to take advantage of our beautiful region and exercise outdoors. Exercise in pairs and discover what our beaches, parks, trails and bushland have to offer.

Be mindful that a prolonged lockdown can have varying degrees of impact on individuals. It is important that we look out for each other and be patient and kind. I would like to thank our community for doing the right thing and adhering to the public health orders. We’re all in this together. To remain up to date with latest COVID information please go to the NSW Health website www.health.nsw.gov.au Rik Hart - Administrator, Central Coast Council

Essential works continue for Central Coast community

With the latest COVID-19 restrictions recently announced by the NSW Government, please rest assured that essential services continue and you will still see staff out and about as we maintain and make safe public utilities for the community. We are continuing to deliver all essential services and have paused all non-essential activity. Our teams that you may see around the Coast are Authorised Workers – they’re cleared by the Government to continue working to provide essential services to our community. Essential Council services continuing: • water and sewer • waste collection • road repairs • development assessments • childcare centres remain open • public toilets remain open • parks and playspaces (exercise only) • beaches remain open (exercise only) • holiday parks are open for essential travellers only • after hours call outs for emergencies • call centre for customer enquiries. Council facilities temporarily closed during the current lockdown: • Administration buildings at Wyong and Gosford • Libraries • Leisure centres, gyms and pools

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Theatres and The Regional Gallery The Entrance Visitor Information Centre Senior and Youth Centres All our community facilities, such as halls.

Penalties for not following restrictions are enforceable by Police – this includes leaving the home for non-essential reasons, not social distancing and non-essential travel. Find out more, search ‘COVID-19’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Learn online with Britannica Library

Learning from home? We want to remind you that while our Library branches may be closed, our staff are still available via phone and there are a number of online tools to help with study and homework – one of which is our Britannica Library.

Students can access trustworthy and credible research sites as references for essays and reports for Modern or Ancient History, Geography and to help create discussion points for English papers. The eLibrary provides access to a range of online subscription databases, plus a selection of useful and authoritative web sites. It also provides you with access to newspaper and journal articles. If you need help, search ‘Research Databases’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au or phone 4304 7500.

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Council compliments grow but complaints grow too Central Coast Council received almost the same number of compliments as complaints in the first three months of this year from January 1 to March 31 - quarter three (Q3) of the 2020-2021 financial year. Staff performance made up 43 per cent of compliments followed by general feedback 23 per cent and quality of work 21 per cent. Compliments grew by 14 per cent from the previous quarter. There were 131 compliments and 133 complaints. There was no real change in the number of community complaints from the previous

quarter but staff complaints grew by 30 per cent in quarter three. Council said it was unclear what caused the increase but said this would be monitored in Q4 to determine any trends and potential mitigation. “Our initial review of these complaints shows a likely cause is staff stress with the current financial situation and the impacts on their own resilience,” Council said. “This has been discussed at a senior level to implement some strategies to support staff and to also encourage staff to complete the Customer Experience training module. “We will continue to monitor

during Q4 to determine any trends and potential mitigation.” On average 11 sensitive (staff) complaints were received per month for Q3 period. Most public complaints related to level of service with 35 per cent of all complaints, followed by general feedback. The number of complaints relating to the value of fees and charges remained low with two in Q3, followed by Council decisions with seven complaints. “On average in the third quarter of 2020-21 about 47 complaints were received per month,”Council said.

The overview of complaints and compliments received during the third quarter period of financial year 2020-2021, was reported to Council’s Audit Risk and Improvement Committee. Council has a Customer Feedback Management Policy, adopted in March 2021, which sets out the approach that Council takes to ensure customers have the opportunity to make complaints or provide feedback about issues they may have regarding potentially inappropriate, unethical or unfair behaviours or practices committed by Council officials. “Feedback from our community provides Council

with valuable insights into areas where service standards are meeting customer’s expectations or where service standards have not been met and improvements need to be made,” Council said. Most community and staff complaints, 78 per cent, are responded to within the service level of 10 working days, Council said. The majority of both complaints and compliments reach Council through email and phone. “Phone and email channels are the most expensive to service our customers,” Council said. “Email continues to be the

highest and the most preferred channel for contact. “Our strategy going forward is to direct our customers through the Online Customer Service Centre (portal) to reduce costs that are occurring through double handling of contact as all compliments and complaints are entered into the CX system. “Council will undertake a new digital campaign commencing in July 2021 as an ‘always on’ program to encourage customers to use the Online Customer Service Centre.” SOURCE: ARIC Business Paper, June 24 Website, Central Coast Council

Community Environment Network NATIONAL TREE DAY August 1 is National Tree Day and, while we all hope to be out of lockdown as soon as possible, why not celebrate this important occasion in your own home by planting a tree or trees. National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia's largest community tree-planting and nature care event. CEN thinks every day should be National Tree Day but on Sunday, August 1, we can all pause and think about the importance of trees in our lives. They provide shade to cool us. They provide habitat for everything from our Powerful Owls down to microorganisms and everything in between. Of course, COVID-19 means there are restrictions on community tree planting

events this year but that doesn’t mean you can’t have your own event on Sunday. CEN Wildplant Nursery Manager Bes Carr has the following tips for planting

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CEN is proud to launch the digital version of our wildplant nursery. We are looking forward to the return of our regular, first Saturday of the Month wildplant sales at CEN’s HQ off Brush Road, Ourimbah. Unfortunately we’ve had to postpone the August event due to uncertainty about the lifting of COVID restrictions. If we do get the all-clear to hold a sale during August, we will let you know and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 4, just

in time for Father’s Day. Meanwhile, if over a month’s worth of stay-at-home orders have turned you into a green thumb, you no longer need to wait until the First Saturday Wildplant sale to satisfy your urge to shop. Just visit the cen.org.au/nursery, place your order and, presto, Happy Gardening! We are still building up the online nursery but our latest catalogue and order form along with some packages are available for you to purchase now.

trees. “Select a suitable area for a tree to be planted, this includes looking above, to make sure it won’t obstruct any power lines, rooftops, solar panels, in the future. “Look down, will the roots of the tree obstruct or potentially break through any pipes or utility cables. “Select a species of tree that is suitable to the conditions, consider amount of sunlight, soil type, size of the tree you would like. “Dig the hole the same depth as the pot your plant is in but make to hole approximately twice to three times as wide as the pot. “Remove the plant from the pot disturbing the roots as little as possible. “Place the plant in the centre of the hole and backfill with the same dirt that

you removed. “When the plant is in the hole the root ball should be touching the bottom of the hole. “Continue to backfill and press soil down firmly until the root ball is fully covered and level with the dirt from the pot. “Water in well after planting. “Watering well and less often will encourage roots to grow deeper, increasing its resilience. “Mulching around new plants reduces competition from weeds and helps keep the soil moist and cool.” Australian natives are adapted to our conditions so there is little to no need to fertilise, in fact fertilisers that are high in phosphate can be harmful to your plant and are not recommended.

NEW DATE FOR CEN FORUM The CEN annual forum is a time for the whole community to come together and share information about the Coast’s most important environmental issues, problems and victories. This year we’ve decided to be optimistic and set the date of Sunday, October 10, for the 2021 CEN Forum. The forum is always open to individual CEN members, member groups and to

the whole community. If you are interested in the local environment and want to get involved, this is a great opportunity to make a start, meet like-minded people, share knowledge and make contacts. The CEN executive, staff, volunteers and supporters look forward to seeing you there. So SAVE THE DATE – CEN FORUM – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021

CALENDAR OF EVENTS UPDATE The following events will go ahead subject to COVID restrictions. If you have already registered or you’re interested in doing so, we will keep you posted about any date or time changes as we get closer to scheduled dates. Saturday, August 7 - Save Our Swifty Day, Bateau Bay Friday, August 13 - COSS Connections Aboriginal cultural burning walk and talk Saturday, September 4 - Wildplant Nursery Sale Thursday, September 23 - COSS Connections Nocturnal Safari Narara For updates visit https://cen.org.au/events/cen-calendar

From the Chair I am honoured to take on the role of Chairperson of the Community Environment Network for the next 12 months. There are multiple challenges to our environment both locally and globally. You only have to look at the Central Coast Council’s Operational Budget for 2021-22 to illustrate the threat to our environment and the lack of consideration for our environment. With the Council’s current financial crisis, one has to wonder why the staff recommended to the Administrator that $8.1 million or 4.6% of the capital works budget is allocated to new ‘Footpaths’. One has to question why ‘Footpaths’ are so prominent as new projects across Council when services are being cut. When you take a deeper look into the capital works budget the allocation to new footpaths becomes even more questionable when you examine the new green budget projects. In the capital works budget $7.8 million or 4.4% is allocated to green projects. Initially this looks impressive until you realise that $6.9 million is the construction of a waste cell at Buttonderry Waste Management Facility with only $50,000 or 0.02% of the capital works budget allocated to a saltmarsh swale. Within the green budget no new projects are allocated to address climate change or undertake responsible land management within the Coastal Open Space System (COSS). Although there are multiple challenges facing our environment I admire and respect the dedication of CEN staff and the many volunteers who all work towards protecting our local environment.

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Community saves 19 properties from Council sell off A revised list of tranche three land sales by Central Coast Council was made public in the lead up to last night’s (July 27) Council meeting where it was expected to get the go ahead. A Council report also revealed that sales from tranche one and two were proceeding. To date, Council has exchanged and settled on contracts within Tranche 1 and 2 to the value of about $23.9M. The original list of tranche three sales was cut in half with 19 sites remaining for sale, another 19 sites taken off the list and land at Manning Rd, The Entrance under further investigation. The community hall at Norah Head was still listed for sale but Council added the proviso that the land at 75 Bungary Rd, wouldn’t be sold until another community hall was being built. Save Our Reserves spokeswoman, Sue Chidgey, said it appeared to be mostly good news. “Several local environmental representatives are working

through the list and the fine print but on first glance it looks like many of the sites that the community fought so hard for have been saved which we are hopeful will be given the final tick by the Administrator at the Council meeting,” she said. “A massive team effort to get the word out about the risk to community reserves and assets, co-ordinated by local reps for The Australian Conservation Foundation, Coast Environmental Alliance, Community Environment Network and GUST, ensured hundreds of local residents were able to stand up for their cherished assets.” Community activist, Zina Harije, from CEN Youth, said it was a great result overall and the efforts of the community voices must be commended. “The fact that some pieces of operational land were removed for consideration shows that Council listened to the concerned community,” Harije said. Of the 19 sites for sale, a number will be sold to interested buyers. For example, the Mariners Football Club Developments

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Pty Ltd will be offered land along Wyong Rd, Tuggerah, with Council noting the existing E3 zoning would be retained and used as a vegetation buffer to the club’s development. The Salvation Army will be offered 15-23 Hely St Wyong. Council will sell 8 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay and 10 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay once a new library is established, which is of an equal or better standard than the current library within the Bateau Bay Square shopping centre, and provided that ongoing tenure

has been secured. Land at 10W Woodcutters Rd, Woongarrah will be offered to the adjoining neighbour. Wyong Rugby League Club will be offered 191 Wallarah Rd, Kanwal and 48W Wallarah Rd, Gorokan. Council proposed reclassifying part of 2-4 Park Rd, The Entrance, from community to operational land and sell as a direct sale to The Mingara Leisure Group. Council will reclassify and sell 9, 11, 13 and 15 Yaralla Rd,

Toukley; noting that these sites have been identified as affordable housing sites and may be sold directly to a community housing provider. The other parcels of land for sale are: 14 Elsiemer St, Long Jetty; 17 Rankens Court, Wyong; 4 Tyrrell Pl, Killarney Vale; 6 Tyrrell Pl, Killarney Vale; and 435 Bushells Ridge Rd, Bushells Ridge. Council will close the unformed road located between 11 Church St, Wyong (Lots 1-4) and 2W Ranken St, Wyong and sell all that land with a condition of sale that maintains the car parking on the site. Land taken off the market and no longer for sale included: 31 Alison Rd, Wyong; 116 Evans Rd Toukley; 49 Hammond Rd Toukley; 10 Lakeside Pde, The Entrance; 148 Wyong Rd, Killarney Vale; 150 Wyong Rd, Killarney Vale; 305 Bushells Ridge Rd, Kiar; 43A Ulana Ave, Halekulani; 6 Ithome St, Wyong; 325 Pacific Highway, Wyong; and 77 Howarth St, Wyong. On April 27, Council resolved to allow for community consultation of its proposed

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tranche three sales. The consultation concluded a month later with 1,333 submissions, 611 emails and letters. Council said its Business Recovery Plan required a review of its property assets which could be disposed of to assist with its financial situation. The Council announced at the beginning of October last year that it faced immediate and serious liquidity issues. By the end of that month, the Councillors had been suspended and anAdministrator took on the role of the Councillors. After six months, the suspension continued, a Public Inquiry was called to look at the financial mismanagement and an Administrator continues to take the place of the councillors. The Administrator, Rik Hart, was expected to accept the staff report as outlined above to allow the continuation of the sales process. Source: Agenda item 2.1 Central Coast Council Meeting, July 27

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Lockdown will end when it is safe to do so From page 1 (Saturday) in Sydney has cost us exactly that. Ironic.” There was no response from various attempts by The Chronicle to contact Modern Organic, but the Mallies have since issued a public apology online for taking part in the antilockdown protest in Sydney and say they will be tested and selfisolate for 14 days.

“We are acting responsibly and making sure our choices don’t impact anyone else,” they said. “Small business is being squashed by lockdowns and we felt it was necessary to play our part responsibly. “We are so very sorry if our personal actions yesterday (Saturday) are having an impact on our community now.

“We are devastated that our business has been dragged into it and completely destroyed.” They said they valued the community and its safety and asked for forgiveness. The naming and shaming on social media drew other local businesses into the uproar including neighbouring café business, The Glass Onion

Society at Long Jetty. Owners Adrian Reynolds and Kelly McDougall deny being at the Sydney rally and said in a radio interview that it was a case of mistaken identity as one of the people in the Mallie video resembled one of their workers. They said they were forced to close their shop until Wednesday because of the

abuse from people directed at their staff and despite putting a notice on their Facebook page saying they did not attend the rally, the “disgraceful trolling” continued. Angela Baldovin, the owner of Pure Botanical Health at Bateau Bay, also wants to set the record straight that she definitely was not at the Sydney rally, and is upset at being wrongly named and shamed on

social media. Central Coast residents were also involved in a local antilockdown protest on Saturday when a convoy of cars left Long Jetty making their way along Central Coast Highway but it fizzled out in Gosford where they were quickly dispersed by Police. Sue Murray

Now is the time to support one another Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, is calling on the community to support each other, not turn on each other, and follow the COVID rules so everyone can move through the lockdown as soon as possible. The NSW Government announced on Tuesday, July 27 that the lockdown would not end on July 31 as hoped because of the public health risk from the 150 Central Coast residents who attended a mass

rally in Sydney on July 24 as well as five new COVID cases confirmed in the 2262 postcode area. “Our whole community is being impacted by a set of circumstances which are challenging for even the most resilient people amongst us,” Harris said. “People’s livelihoods, their businesses and their mental health are under severe pressure, more than even during the 2020 lockdown. “People are worried about how they will pay their bills,

their rent, and their mortgages and they are worried, even scared about what they will do even when the lockdown ends. “In this environment people will make decisions which might not, in hindsight, be the best for them or the community. “Unfortunately, there are no silver bullet solutions in circumstances such as we currently face and only through following the restrictions and trying to get vaccinated can we move through the current situation,” Harris said. He said that NSW Labor had

been calling for improved vaccination opportunities including a Coast-based mass vaccination Hub; reintroduction of the Jobkeeper program to better support workers through this crisis and streamlined and improved access to business grants, particularly micro businesses. Labor is also calling for a reduction in Central Coast restrictions when it is safe to do so (following health advice) and improved Community Mental Health services which are sustained even after lockdown.

“What I do ask from Central Coast people at this time, is that we do not turn on each other,” Harris said. “Under pressure people don’t necessarily make the best decisions, but attacking each other through social media and other avenues will not make the lockdown end earlier. “We ask that people across the Central Coast reflect on their decisions and actions every day through lenses which focus on possible impacts on the whole community. “I want to commend and

thank those individuals and organisations who are everyday out supporting our community through delivering food and looking after vulnerable people across the Central Coast, in this difficult time – they are real heroes. “Now is the time to be supporting each other, following the rules and moving through this situation as soon as we can,” Harris said.

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Thousands of people have been flocking to Covid testing centres this week, with waiting times of up to six hours in long queues, following a fifth confirmed COVID-19 case in the 2262 postcode area.

The 2262 area covers Blue Haven, Budgewoi, Buff Point, Colongra, Doyalson, Halekulani and San Remo. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) announced 18 exposure sites where people may have been unknowingly exposed to COVID-19. CCLHD put out a Public Health Alert on Saturday, July 24, that four residents had been diagnosed with COVID-19, but health authorities said they posed no risk to the community. The first case was linked to a known case at a construction site in Sydney and the three others were household contacts who were all in selfisolation at their home. Another person in the household, who originally tested negative to COVID-19, has now fallen victim to the disease, becoming the fifth case on the Coast. The household, including the five confirmed COVID cases and two other people in the

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E C I T O N PUBLIC Unhappy with the performance of our Central Coast Council? We are seeking your support for the de-amalgamation. Two proposals to the NSW Local Government minister have been prepared in easy petition format and are ready to download and sign. Simply download the proposal forms and follow the instructions to participate. Once sufficient signatures ffrom enrolled residents have been collected, the proposal will be submitted to the local government minister, who is then obliged to create a Boundaries Commission Inquiry.

Remo, Sunday, July 25, between 9.40am and 9.50am. Health advice is that if any symptoms of COVID-19 occur, no matter how mild, people should get tested immediately and self-isolate until receiving a negative result. COVID symptoms include fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, shortness of breath, runny nose and loss of taste or smell. Testing clinics are at Wyong and Gosford hospital every day from 9am to 5pm; DoyalsonWyee RSL Club drive-through clinic on weekdays from 7.30am to 4.30pm and weekends from 8am to 3pm; Kanwal Laverty Pathology drive-through clinic on weekdays from 7.30am to 6.30pm and weekends from 7.30am to 3pm; Bateau Bay Clinical Labs Pathology at The Entrance Leagues Club on weekdays from 8am to 4pm, Saturday 8am to 3pm and Sunday 8am to 2pm; and Tuggerah Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology drive-through clinic on weekdays from 7.30am to 4.30pm and weekend from 8am to 3pm. Sue Murray

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An open letter to the NSW Government The Hon Brad Hazzard MP Minister for Health GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2001

21st July 2021

Dear Minister Central Coast Labor MPs met with members of the Central Coast GP Alliance Working Group to discuss the rollout of vaccinations on the Central Coast. The consensus was that the Central Coast needs a mass vaccination centre. Whilst local GPs are offering vaccinations, waiting lists are already long and the rollout of the Pfizer vaccine will further add to the delay. GPs are still coping with their normal duties of seeing patients as well as now doing vaccinations. If we are to ensure our coast’s population is vaccinated to a high level, like the Hunter and lllawarra, the Central Coast should have a mass vaccination hub. We ask you to strongly consider this request to address this issue with the view to protect the 345,000 plus residents of the Central Coast. Yours sincerely

David Harris MP Member for Wyong

David Mehan MP Member for The Entrance

Yasmin Catley MP Member for Swansea

LIesl Tesch MP Member for Gosford

Emma McBride MP Federal Member for Dobell

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Community shouldn’t pay for Council ‘car crash’ Everyone seems to be blaming the Councillors for the debacle that the Central Coast Council has become.

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I’m not saying they are blameless but how is it the auditors have gotten off absolutely free? The auditors fed the Councillors incorrect figures for not one, not two, but three years, telling the Council they were in the black when they were very much in the red. In fact, they have the temerity to now charge extra fees because they’ve had to do extra work. What a slap in the face to the people of the Coast. We are being treated like idiots. We are not being governed by a democratic process on the Coast and probably won’t be for some time - it is a dictatorship headed by an Administrator. We’re having a very expensive Referendum on September 4 to decide the future number of Central Coast councillors.

See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper What a load of rubbish. The fact is the Central Coast is too large and should never have been amalgamated in the first place. The people of the Coast weren’t given the opportunity of a Referendum to decide if that is what we wanted. We were just ordered to do it by the State Government and, really, they should take the blame for all the mess that has happened but they have chosen to put all the responsibility on the people of the Coast, saying we are all shareholders in this so we need to start paying higher rates to help correct their mistakes.

As well as that they will sell off areas, after consultation with the public, to help pay back the debt to the bank. Well, I don’t think there is much consultation with the public on that. Perhaps we need a Referendum on whether we should return to the two councils. An analogy that I heard about the situation was that one car purposely rams up the back of the car in front causing catastrophic damage to the front car then the car that did the ramming demands that the driver of the destroyed car not only pay for all damages to their car but to the rammer’s as well. That is what the State Government has done to the people of the Coast. They made the mess, they should take the responsibility and pick up the tab instead of saying we caused the problem. Email, July 23 Lynette Bradley, Killarney Vale

Shelly Beach roundabout not safe for crossing An accident will happen unless traffic slows down and drivers are made aware of the dangers for people, some with young children and in prams, who try to cross at a small roundabout at the intersection of Oaks Ave and Grandview St, Shelly Beach. This section of road is used by drivers to avoid The Entrance Rd. Drivers speed along the streets of Grandview and Oaks and approach the small roundabout quickly as people. both young and old. struggle

FORUM across Grandview St, avoiding being hit by cars, cars with caravans, vans, trucks and occasionally buses. I have asked Central Coast Council to put traffic signs for drivers to slow down and drive through the roundabout slowly. There should be signage showing people crossing, signage to slow down, speed bumps and traffic lights. There should be a pedestrian crossing on Grandview St at the intersection from Oaks Ave side to Grandview St, to the eastern side of Grandview St, which is

where people cross. Another issue is the speed at which drivers come to the same roundabout along Oaks Ave from The Entrance, driving past Bombora View St, North Shelly. Drivers have mounted the footpath, skidded over the path and on to the grass. Guard rails are needed to stop people from being hit by speeding vehicles that have lost control. Please, Council, make changes now, before some is injured or killed. Email, July 20 Diane Abello, Shelly Beach

One stop test and jab a no brainer Can anyone tell me if there is a reason why people who get tested for COVID-19 could not have the vaccination jab at the

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people swabbed and jabbed daily which seems a no-brainer to me, simple and easy.

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Toxic legacy needs a population rethink Residents from the northern end of the Coast have had rates redirected to the southern suburbs for infrastructure and then been classified as the lower socio-economic region. This is an insult to those choosing to live anywhere north of The Entrance bridge. It is reflected in the latest Central Coast Council’s Community Profile and projected Population Forecasts and, as developers’ bulldozers are currently kept busy destroying native bushland and habitats, without too much community consultation. Figures released indicate what I have predicted since the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 and Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plans were released: the dumping of major housing, commercial and industrial

FORUM developments into the northern region without any thought about hospitals, schools, water or sewerage,roadsorenvironmental impacts on the Tuggerah Lakes system. The tiny northern suburbs like Lake Munmorah and Chain Valley Bay have a predicted increase in population of over 71.45 per cent, Gwandalan/Summerland Point 26.64 per cent, San Remo/ Doyalson 21.56 per cent, Kanwal 46.9 per cent, Wadalba 67.4 per cent, Woongarrah 130.70 per cent and Warnervale with a staggering 432.3 per cent increase. Allowing for the push of development in Gosford and Tuggerah, southern suburbs such as Umina/ Pearl Beach have a predicted 1.6 per cent increase, Woy Woy five per cent, Avoca 0.8

per cent,Terrigal/ North Avoca 1.5 per cent, Narara 1.3 per cent and Foresters Beach 2.4 per cent. It was the Berejiklian Government that forced the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 on to us without too much opposition from our Council. It was the Berejiklian Government that introduced Local and Regional Planning Panels to take the planning process out of the hands of elected councillors, if the development value is over $20M. It was the same government, with Berejiklian as Treasurer, which sold off Vales Point Power Station for $1M. Five years it was valued at $730M with the owners giving themselves a $60M dividend. The legacy of environmental and human health impacts from this one development with its stored 100 million tonnes of toxic

coal ash is one of the reasons why somebody or some department has completely stuffed up with their population projections. In March a bipartisan NSW Legislative Council Public Works Committee unanimously recommended major changes to processes around ash dams in NSW. Recommendation 6 is that NSW Health immediately undertake an epidemiological assessment of the health of residents near coal ash dams to establish the health impacts of coal ash and publish by December 31, 2022. Recommendation 9 calls for a newly established taskforce to inquire into regulations affecting coal ash reuse, including the stability and regulation of ash dams, waste standards to ensure that coal ash is not contaminated with other waste (asbestos) and

Pathetically poor planning As the Federal Government is responsible for COVID-19 quarantine and securing the vaccination supplies that Australia needs, it is very worrying that they seem incapable of either. When the pandemic hit the world more than 18 months ago, it was obvious that we needed purpose-built quarantine facilities in every state and territory. Virtually all of our ‘leaks’ and then lockdowns have originated in hotel quarantine, set up no doubt to give the tourist industry some income, but it has always been only a half-baked solution. Now that the Delta variant of COVID-19 has reached our shores, hotel quarantine will prove completely unsuitable and inadequate. We know COVID-19 has aerosol spread and hotel quarantine air exchange is problematic in nearly all cases.

FORUM A Covid-free mine worker spent one night in a Queensland hotel in quarantine on his way to his job site and caught COVID-19. The solution is so simple – purpose-built quarantine facilities built in every State and Territory. Howard Springs, our only purpose-built quarantine station is located in the Northern Territory, catering for 2,000 people, and it is the only facility not to spread this deadly virus. More than 18 months on and the Federal Government is just now in talks and planning for these facilities in most States but not NSW yet. Far too little, far too late, Mr Morrison. Next, we move on to the essential second phase of protection for the public, a vaccination program.

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Well, what a debacle that has been and still is. Why? Because this Federal Government put too many eggs in the AstraZeneca basket and didn’t spread our options as far and wide as necessary. They had good, but shortsighted, reasons for this. We could manufacture the AstraZeneca vaccine here but don’t have the facilities to manufacture the new mRNA vaccines - the ones for the future. So,did this Federal Government start building mRNA manufacturing facilities? No, and still no. Now they’re scrambling to get Pfizer and Moderna in sufficient numbers to provide us with herd immunity which will occur when around 80 per cent of the population are fully vaccinated. So, here we are, in the midst of a deadly Delta outbreak, looking at a lot longer than six months before we are anywhere

near covered as a country. We will be hoping, because that’s all we’ve got left, that we get this outbreak under control and there’s not a new and more dangerous variant to arrive here between now and whenever we are finally vaccinated in enough numbers. Pathetically poor planning. Too much spin, squabbling, denial and incompetence has left Australia in a very sorry state with the plan and advice being changed daily much to the confusion of the public leaving millions of vulnerable people still at very great risk. Whilst hindsight is a wonderful thing, foresight, vision and leadership would serve us a whole lot better. It’s a pity there appears to be a dearth of it around in the Australian Government at the moment. Email, July 11 Susan Wynn, Mannering Park

land remediation, including the state and effectiveness of current capping, the current and future risk of leakage into surrounding environment, and impacts of vegetation cover. The unanimously approved report with 16 major recommendations also had the following Committee comment (3.66): “We are disappointed with the response by the NSW EPA and NSW Health to community concerns about a potential link between the circulation of additional metals in the air and waterways, and the impacts on health outcomes for the community. “This response, in conjunction with the lack of research conducted to date on this matter, demonstrates a complete disregard by the government towards the health of its citizens”. All this in a region where there

is NSW Government approval for an increase in population of well over 796.95 per cent. Yet I hear no objections from Council nor any approval of those 16 recommendations, even though Council itself has endorsed the Inquiry’s findings. I believe that it is quite obvious that several state government ministers, bureaucrats and high flyers own property in the southern end of the Central Coast and do not want major increases in population for their own reasons. Therefore, let’s dump it all in the north, under the cover of a Regional or Structure plan, out of sight and out of mind and hope that nobody picks up on it. Call me cynical but the figures don’t add up. Email, July 22 Gary Blaschke, Lake Munmorah

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Police need help to identify man

Police seek sedan driver

Tuggerah Lakes Police are appealing for any witnesses who can give information in relation to a crash where a male was run over. The offending vehicle, a white 2004 Ford Futura sedan, left

the scene without giving assistance. Another person at the scene riding a motorcycle allegedly assaulted the injured male while he was lying on the road.

The hit and run incident was at 10.30pm on Friday, July 23 along the Pacific Highway at Charmhaven. Source: Crime Report E82024518 Tuggerah Lakes Police District

Tuggerah Lakes Police are calling on public assistance to identify the man depicted in these images. At about 9.45am on Saturday, July 3, a sum of money was taken from the cashier at the

Metro Petroleum service station on Central Coast Highway, Long Jetty. Police believe this man could assist their inquiries.

He headed off along the Central Coast Highway after leaving the service station. Source: Crime Report E81376032 Tuggerah Lakes Police District

Man refused bail for suspected theft and firearm offences A Wadalba man has been charged for eight offences after police found property at his house that was allegedly stolen. At about 9.30pm on Saturday, July 17, Police allege two men forced entry to a shipping container at a pub on The

Entrance Rd at the Bonnal Rd intersection in Erina, and stole a large amount of commercial kitchen equipment including an air compressor, an ice machine and several fridges. Officers from Brisbane Water

Police District’s Proactive Crime Team investigated and subsequently executed a search warrant at a property on Quarterhorse Pde, Wadalba, at about 9am on Friday, July 23. During the search, Police seized a number of items which they allege are stolen property

from the Erina business, including commercial cooking equipment, fridges and a laser skirmish gun. A 41-year-old man was arrested at the home and taken to Wyong Police Station. He was charged with aggravated break and enter in

company; commit s114 offence, having previous convictions; larceny; dispose property theft – serious indictable offence; possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority; two counts of acquire firearm subject to prohibition order; possess

unauthorised prohibited firearm; and goods suspected stolen in/on premises. Bail was refused until his court appearance and Police investigations continue. Source: Website, Brisbane Water Police District

Six fined $1000 each for breaching health orders Highway Patrol Police have fined five people from Kanwal and one from Charmhaven for breaching public health orders. Two men, one from Kanwal and the other from Charmhaven, were detected breaking lockdown rules while they were travelling on the New England Highway, south of Guyra on Sunday, July 18. Police stopped the Mitsubishi Lancer and spoke to the 20-year-old driver and his

passenger and discovered the two men were from a restricted zone. They were each handed $1,000 fines. The day before, on Saturday, July 17 at 10.30pm, officers attached to the Tuggerah Lakes Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped a Mitsubishi Mirage in the Kanwal area for mobile Random Breath Testing (RBT) and Random Drug Testing (RDT). The 24-year-old male driver

was accompanied by three other men aged 24, 25 and 26. Police discovered they were not from the same residence or family, they were unable to provide a reasonable excuse to be away from their homes and were not wearing face coverings, as required by current Public Health Orders. While the driver was being directed to undergo an RDT test, he attempted to start his vehicle and drive off, and Police took action to stop the vehicle.

Police allege the other occupants in the car started to become hostile towards Police and got out of the vehicle and attempted to run off. More Police arrived on the scene to provide assistance. The 26-year-old passenger in the vehicle was caught a short distance away and allegedly resisted and assaulted Police. All four people from the vehicle were apprehended by Police and taken to Wyong Police Station where they were

all fined $1,000 each plus $200 each for not wearing a face covering. The 25-year-old passenger also received a Court Attendance Notice for resist and hinder Police to appear in Wyong Local Court. The 26-year-old passenger was charged on a number of offences relating to resist and assault Police, malicious damage and fail to comply with Public Health Orders, second breach on consecutive days.

He was refused bail until his appearance in Wyong Local Court. A 51-year-old Senior Constable received facial injuries during the incident. Tuggerah Lakes Police say this is a timely reminder that they will continue to enforce the Public Health Orders and that people currently require a reasonable excuse to be absent from home. Sue Murray

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Australian Longnose Fur Seal on Bateau Bay Beach

Something a little bit out of the ordinary occurred on July 22 at Bateau Bay Beach as a seal appeared on the sand. The sub-adult Australian Longnose Fur Seal visited the beach to take a rest as the big sea swells the coast has experienced had tired the seal, making the beach a perfect respite spot. Central Coast Dolphin Project Co-ordinator, Ronny Ling, said that this was not an isolated case, and the seal was not injured, it was just taking a

break from the rough sea. “This time of year, we get quite a few seals around the Coast as the waters are cooler than up north,” he said. “We think this is a seal from the Barrenjoey colony. “The swells have been really large over the past few days and for the seal it’s like being in a washing machine, they get thrown around a bit, and coming up onto the shore is just relaxing. “The seal isn’t hurt; we’ve sent out our researchers to check the seal over and he’s in

very good condition. “It will go back in the ocean very soon on its own, the ocean holds its temperature well so the seal will most likely go back into the sea when it gets cold at night where the water will be warmer than the land,” Ling said. The seal that appeared on Bateau Bay beach was 1.6m long and 60kgs. The Australian Long Nose Fur Seal is the most common species of seal in NSW, with one official colony at Barrenjoey consisting of 20 seals.

Australian Long Nose Fur Seals can be found along the Coast, and there have been sightings from Catherine Hill Bay all the way down to Barrenjoey. “200 years ago there would have been many more seals and in the 1800s settlers nearly made them extinct. “In the past 15 to 20 years the seals have been spreading out across the coastline, all the way down to Montague Island. “We have been in contact with Parks and Wildlife as well as Taronga Vets and have sent a report and we have our

volunteers monitoring the seal and sending regular updates,” Ling said. Whilst it is exciting to see a seal, Ling urged the community to keep in mind that these seals are wild animals and the best thing the community can do is to stay away. “There are a few rules we push, the first being don’t go closer than 40m, they are wild animals and they can attack and bite you if they feel threatened. “Don’t stand between the seal and the ocean, they move quickly, and they can cause you

harm if they are heading back in the water. “Never try to touch or feed a seal and keep kids and dogs well away from them. “If you see a seal on the beach, you can report it to us, and we can check on it. “The best thing is to admire them from a distance,” Ling said. Seal sightings on beaches can be reported to Central Coast Dolphin Project on 0490 401 969. Harry Mulholland

Dog park trials off-leash area for small dogs and pups A dedicated small dog offleash area at Tuggerah Dog Park is being trialed by Central Coast Council in response to requests from the community. Signage has now been erected to identify an off-leash zone for small dogs weighing 10kgs or less only, giving smaller breeds and puppies the opportunity to socialise in a separate off-leash area away from bigger dogs at the discretion of the owner. The aim of the trial is to

improve dog safety and dog owner responsibility, reducing dog incidents within the offleash area, said Council’s Unit Manager of Environmental Compliance and Systems, Sara Foster. “The Central Coast community is made up of a high proportion of dog owners, many of whom love to enjoy our off-leash parks, reserves and beautiful beaches with their dogs,” Foster said. “We’ve received feedback that the owners of smaller dog

breeds and puppies could benefit from a dedicated area where they can safely enjoy taking their companion offleash, a model which has worked successfully at other neighbouring councils,” she said. “We look forward to seeing how both dog owners and their four-legged companions respond to the trial and if successful, we aim to make it a permanent fixture at Tuggerah Dog Park. “We ask the many dog owners

entering our dog parks and offleash areas ensure they have effective control over their dogs, pick up after them and have checked they are up to date with vaccinations. “Please remember that your dog is your responsibility,” Foster said. Council administrator, Rik Hart, said the trial is one example of how Council is working with the community to promote responsible pet ownership. “There are a number of

designated off-leash areas across the Central Coast where dog owners can enjoy the outdoors while giving their pups a chance to exercise and socialise. “Of course, it is the responsibility of each dog owner to ensure their dog is adequately controlled when accessing these areas, so that everyone can feel safe and confident when using them. “The trialing of an off-leash area for small dogs and puppies will support dog owners who

may not be as confident taking their small dogs into an offleash area with larger breeds, with the aim of reducing incidents at dog parks and making the space more accessible,” Hart said. To learn more about dog parks and off-leash locations across the Coast, visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au and search dog parks. Source: Media release, July 26 Central Coast Council

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Big breeding season for Little Tern at North Entrance Central Coast Council’s work to protect the Little Tern has seen record numbers of the endangered coastal bird at Karagi Point, North Entrance, officially marking the site as crucial for the species’ ongoing conservation.

Little Terns Photo: Andrew Robinson and Luke Ullrich

Council Environment Education Officer, Nick Carson, said the Karagi Point breeding colony was considered the most important nesting site in NSW for the 2020/21 breeding season. “In December last year we knew we were on track for a record baby boom of the feathered kind, but even then our estimated numbers were still shy of the final results. “With an estimated 72 breeding pairs, 97 nests, 236 eggs and

152 chicks being observed, these figures were greater than what was observed at any other site in NSW for the 2020-21 breeding season. “An average of 0.71 chicks successfully fledged per breeding pair, and with only 350 chicks believed to have successfully fledged throughout the same period in NSW, this means that one seventh of the population can be attributed to Karagi Point. “This was clearly the most successful breeding season at Karagi Point in over 20 years of monitoring. “We’re very lucky to have Little Tern visit us from as far away as Indonesia and South-east Asia every summer and it is exciting to be part of something so special

as ensuring the survival of a species into the future. “This incredibly successful and encouraging breeding season can be accredited to best practice management and monitoring by Council, abundant food sources and a healthy adjacent lake system,” Carson said. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said Council has a number of successful conservation, education and monitoring programs that support threatened species including the Little Tern, Eastern Osprey, Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater. “The values of the Central Coast community are strongly tied to our local natural environment, which contributes to the lifestyle, culture and beauty of the region.

“We are committed to leaving a positive legacy for future generations and with each successful program we get another step closer to achieving this,” Hart said. Council conducted Little Tern community education events with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage over the season and was pleased with the interest of locals and visitors. Council will continue to work with local environmental groups, National Parks and Wildlife, and the Office of Environment and Heritage to ensure the success of its endangered species program. Source: Media release, July 20 Central Coast Council

Blue Haven firefighter in line for state honour Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliot, will announce the winners of the Rotary Districts of NSW Emergency Services Community Awards (RESPCA) at a ceremony at Parliament House on August 14. The community nominated RESCA are the only time all Emergency Services personnel, both paid and volunteer, are recognised in a combined awards program. Finalists are drawn from the NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW, the NSW State Emergency Services, Marine Rescue NSW, Surf Life Saving NSW, NSW Ambulance, and the NSW Volunteer Rescue

Association. One of the four finalists is Richard Wilson, a leading firefighter, Natural Disaster and Humanitarian Team Member and Fire and Rescue member in Blue Haven. Wilson said that the nomination was very exciting and very humbling. “It’s been really exciting and humbling to be recognised for our work in the community,” Wilson said. “There are so many other people doing great things in the community and it’s really nice to have a ceremony that celebrates that hard work,” he said. “I’ve been with Fire and Rescue and the Natural Disaster and Humanitarian Team for eight

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Early Morning Riser Author: Katherine Heiny Publisher: 4th Estate

Sometimes you just want to read a book that will help you escape for a little while. One that isn’t going to set the world on fire with conspiracy theories or depress the heck out of you with characters in hopeless situations or create much of an emotion at all. I was in that frame of mind when I chose to read Early Morning Riser. Jane is 26 when she moves to Boyne City, Michigan to take a job as a second-grade

teacher. Soon after moving to town she locks herself out of the house and ends up locking lips with Duncan, a woodworker that moonlights as a locksmith. Duncan is in his forties, previously married to Aggie, whom he sees regularly as he mows her lawn (that’s not a euphemism by the way, he actually does her yard work). Aggie is now married to Gary, but Gary doesn’t like lawns or leaf blowers or much of anything. Duncan employs Jimmy Jellico to help around the workshop. Jimmy has been described as “slow learning”, but Duncan has the patience for Jimmy. Jane and Duncan are soon a couple, but it is difficult for Jane as it seems Duncan has been a “couple” with every girl in a 30-

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years. “We’ve been to Christchurch after the earthquake, and Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam, it’s a very interesting job. “The thing I love most is being

able to go and help people and provide to people and help them get back on their feet. “It’s very rewarding,” Wilson said. Elliot said the awards are a fantastic opportunity to shine a

light upon the enormous contribution of emergency service workers and volunteers who put themselves in harm’s way to protect the community. “This is an appropriate time to pause, reflect and congratulate our emergency services workers and volunteers for their incredible contributions to our state. “Whether it be disaster, fire or accident, our community owes them a great deal of gratitude. “This year, we received a record number of nominations. “The finalists have more than 600 years of combined service and I thank them all for their exemplary community service,” Elliot said. The RESCA awards also supports and funds two important

Rotary initiatives. These initiatives are Australian Rotary Health, a PhD Research Scholarship investigating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Services Personnel and Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training by a competitively selected Vocational Training Team connected with a developing country in the Asia/ Pacific Region. Winners for each service, plus two special overall winners, and the young volunteer will be announced on August 14. The overall winners for NSW will then represent the state at the National Awards to be held later this year.

life plan, so she says goodbye to Dunan, although they run into each other often – it is a small town after all. Jane meets Luke Armstrong (people like to call him Lance, they are a clever lot) and the two plan to marry. However, tragedy happens right before the wedding, which will derail several lives. Early morning riser is a light, funny and well-written story essentially about love and building deep connections, told in episodes with a new chapter for each new year. Its main strength is its wonderful portrayal of several adorable characters. Aggie’s husband Gary is a hoot – he has more peccadillos than you can poke a stick at. It would be fun to see him portrayed on screen. But holes in the plot there be

many. Although I liked Gary there is no way Aggie would put up with a guy like that. Jane seemed very patient to put up with Duncan’s inability to get projects out and get income in. And why weren’t the townspeople keeping a better eye on Jimmy? People are not this naïve, especially in a small town where everyone minds each other’s business. Overall, I liked the book, maybe 3.5 stars out of 5, I tend to like stories about small towns with well-developed characters and touching stories. This one just missed on some of my criteria, but still well worth the time.

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mile radius. Everywhere they go they run into one of Duncan’s exes. There are also a lot of calls from frustrated customers. Duncan can’t seem to get anyone’s furniture out on time. Jane’s life is good – she loves Duncan, loves being a teacher, develops a close friendship with Frieda, a music teacher

who HAS to bring her mandolin everywhere. Jane is feeling grown up and sophisticated – she shops enthusiastically for all her clothes at the thrift shop, hosts dinner parties, and so on – yes, life is absolutely good, except … Duncan has no intentions of getting remarried. That doesn’t fit with Jane’s

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Love Local keeping us connected The extended COVID-19 lockdown currently in place for the Central Coast is the perfect time to take advantage of the latest round of Love Local online guides. The Love Local guides feature an extensive range of Central Coast businesses to make it easier for community members to buy local and support operators in the region during this challenging time. Central Coast Council Director of Corporate Affairs and Chief Financial Officer, Natalia Cowley, said the Love Local guides are featured on the Love Central Coast website and have continued to grow since their launch in 2020. “Our Love Local online guides highlight the quality, creativity and breadth of businesses that call the Coast home. “Shopping locally delivers a

substantial boost to our local economy and during difficult times such as the current required lockdown this is more important than ever. “Love Local makes it so easy to connect with local providers and once you’ve made the switch to buy locally you won’t look back,” Cowley said. Three new Love Local guides are featured on lovecentralcoast.com These three guides cover shopping that can point locals to boutiques, bespoke retailers and creators such as Buckle My Shoe, Long Jetty Markets and Miki Finn all based in Long Jetty, Montaze in The Entrance, Noraville Green in Toukley and many more. The second guide connects locals with local produce growers that offer home delivery, such as Alan Foods Farmers Market in Jilliby, Bee

Girl Honey from Noraville, Belly Full Farm in Dooralong, Fanelli Organics that supply products from Flour & Co in Toowoon Bay and Rise Mofo in Toukley, and many more. The third guide shows locals what restaurants and cafes are offering takeway or home delivery such as Budgeecafe in Budgewoi, The General Store at Norah Head, Fade Nation in Toukley, The Secret Café in Charmhaven, Duck Duck Moose in Wyong and many more. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the development and promotion of the guides were an important channel for Council to provide support to local businesses impacted by the measures to control COVID-19. “Stay at home orders can make it extremely difficult for small businesses to continue to

operate and it is vital that local communities rally to support local operators. “So many exceptional local businesses on the Coast have created ways for us to continue to access their services online and through takeaway and home delivery, so I’d encourage everyone to explore and use the local operators featured in our Love Local online guides,” Hart said. Local consumer facing businesses can sign up for a free listing. Community members can explore the diverse range of local businesses and the ways they have shifted safely to provide their goods and services online or through takeaway or home delivery at lovecentralcoast.com/ lovelocal. Harry Mulholland

Coast Boutiques offering their wares online

A playspace at the heart of every community Families across the Coast now have access to even more exciting playspaces with Central Coast Council recently completing construction on playspace projects at Budgewoi, Gwandalan and San Remo. Over recent months Council has completed improvement works on popular playspaces including at John Pete Howard Reserve, San Remo and has also opened Halekulani Oval Playspace at Budgwewoi and South Eastern Park at Gwandalan. Council Director of Community and Recreation Services, Julie Vaughn, said the new spaces have been guided by community feedback as part of Council’s recently adopted Central Coast

Playspace Strategy. “Council operates and maintains over 260 playspaces across the Central Coast and we are thrilled to announce that a number of new playspaces are now open for the community to enjoy. “All of these new areas are safe, inclusive and accessible for the whole community to enjoy. “Most importantly, they have been shaped as a result of valuable community feedback to ensure we deliver spaces that reflect the needs and wants of local residents,” Vaughn said. Council Administrator, Rik Hart,said this new infrastructure supports Council’s vision to have a network of high quality

South Eastern Park in Gwandalan

playspaces which support social engagement, are creative, enjoyable, appropriately sited, equitably

distributed and sustainably managed. “The heart of any neighbourhood, playspaces

are important community hubs where people of all ages and interests can connect, socialise, learn and lead active lifestyles. “Council is committed to investing in innovative and high quality playspaces that deliver the best for our community and contribute to active lifestyles of our children.” At John Peter Howard Reserve in San Remo, upgrade works have been completed on a new district-level playspace funded by Local Infrastructure Contributions. At Halekulani Oval Playspace in Budgewoi, construction has been completed on a new local playspace funded by the NSW Government’s My Community Project 2019.

And in South Eastern Park in Gwandalan, construction has been completed on a new nature themed local playspace, funded by Local Infrastructure Contributions. Outdoor playgrounds in the Central Coast region currently remain open for exercise purposes, and Council is working to ensure as many areas as possible are available to support social distancing. Learn about Council’s strategic direction for the development and sustainable management of playspaces across the Coast, search playspace at centralcoast.nsw. gov.au. Source: Media release, July 26 Central Coast Council

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Reel Action [s] Religious Programs [s] Seafood Escape [s] The Offroad Adventure Show RV Daily Foodie Trails (PG) Place We Go [s] Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] The Dog House UK (PG) [s] Pooches At Play [s] Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day[s] What’s Up Down Under [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Farm To Fork (PG) [s] Taste Of Australia [s] 10 News First [s] Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] The Dog House UK (PG) [s] Ambulance Australia (M) [s] Ambulance UK (M d) [s] Program To Be Advised Blue Bloods (M v) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs

6:00 Weekend Today [s] 8:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 8:30 9:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Magpies v Swifts *Live* 9:30 From Silverdome, Launceston 12:00 NRL: Cronulla Sharks v Manly 12:30 1:00 Sea Eagles *Live* From Netstrata Stadium, Kogarah [s] 1:30 NINE News Sunday [s] Beauty And The Geek: 2:00 Makeover Special (PG) [s] 2:30 60 Minutes [s] NINE News Late [s] 3:00 The Disappearance Of Susan 4:30 Cox Powell: If Something 5:00 Happens To Me (M) [s] – A 6:00 young mother in Utah vanishes 6:30 and the only suspect, her 7:30 husband, acts suspiciously. 9:00 Stephanie Bauer examines 10:00 never-before-seen home video 11:00 recordings.. 12:00 Killed By My Stalker (M l,v) [s] 1:00 Dr Christian Jessen Will See 4:30 You Now (M n) [s]

Religious Programs [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Pooches At Play [s] 1:00 Speedweek Destination Dessert [s] 3:00 Gymnastics: Artistic World Australia By Design [s] Challenge Cup, Varna 2020 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] (Part 1) Left Off The Map [s] 5:00 Great British Railway Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Journeys (PG) Three Veg And Meat [s] 5:30 WWII: Battles For Europe: Freshly Picked With Simon D-Day (In English/ German) Toohey [s] 6:30 SBS World News My Market Kitchen [s] 7:30 The Beatles: Eight Days A Everyday Gourmet With Week (M l) – A compilation of Justine Schofield [s] found footage featuring music, Program To Be Advised interviews, and stories of The Farm To Fork (PG) [s] Beatles’ 250 concerts from 10 News First [s] 1963 to 1966. WIN News [s] 9:30 Lennon’s Last Weekend (M d) The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 10:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Countdown (M l,s) FBI: Leverage (M v) [s] 11:35 24 Hours In Emergency: FBI: Studio Gangster (M v) [s] Acts Of Love (M l) FBI: Identity Crisis (M v) [s] 12:30 Life And Birth (M) The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 3:55 Stopping Male Suicide Home Shopping (MA15+) CBS This Morning [s] 4:50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize

6:00 Today [s] 7:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 7:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 8:00 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 3:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 3:30 NINE News [s] 4:00 A Current Affair [s] Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] – A surprise double elimination 4:30 decides which couples will 5:00 make it into the Grand Final and the toughest challenge of 6:00 all. 6:30 Botched: Necrotic Nightmare 7:30 (M mp,n) [s] 8:30 100% Footy (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] 9:30 The Arrangement: The New Narrative (M l,s,v) [s] 11:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 12:00 A Current Affair [s] Home Shopping 1:00

The Talk (PG) [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Have You Been Paying Attention? (MA15+) [s] Kitty Flanagan: Smashing (MA15+) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping

5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Underground 3:05 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Scotland 5:05 Jeopardy! 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Becoming Bond (MA15+) 9:15 Marley (M d) – Kevin Macdonald delivers the definitive work on Bob Marley, his life and a truly global influence. 11:25 SBS World News 11:55 The Investigation (M) (In Danish/ Swedish) 12:45 Das Boot (MA15+) (In German/ English/ French) 4:05 Vice Guide To Film (M l,v)

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Desperate Housewives: City On Fire (M s) [s] 8:00 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 2:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 3:00 NINE News [s] 3:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] Movie: “Bad Moms” (MA15+) 4:30 (’16) Stars: Mila Kunis NINE News Late [s] 5:00 Emergence: Killshot (Part 1) 6:00 (M v) [s] – Jo makes a high6:30 stakes deal to take down Helen 7:30 and keep Piper safe. Helen 9:00 attempts to replicate Piper’s 10:00 powers for herself, and Benny 11:30 struggles to earn back Jo’s 12:30 trust before it’s too late. Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:30 A Current Affair [s] 4:30

The Talk (PG) [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M s,mp) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Farm To Fork (PG) [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] The Cheap Seats (M l) [s] Akmal: Transparent (MA15+) The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS This Morning [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:15 World’s Most Luxurious Trains 3:05 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Sheffield 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Cameron Daddo (PG) 8:30 Insight: Life Undercover 9:30 Dateline: Sumo Nation 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 Cacciatore: The Hunter: A Street Magistrate (MA15+) (In Italian) 12:00 Cardinal (MA15+)

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

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

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5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:05 Motor Sports: Superbike World Championship 3:05 Rhythmic Gymnastics: World Cup Series, Pesaro 2020 4:35 Planet Expedition: Suriname Ghost River (PG) 5:35 Swamp Ghost (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Hemingway (PG) 9:25 Movie: “The Keeper” (M l,v) (’18) Stars: David Kross, Freya Mavor, John Henshaw, Harry Melling (In English/ German) 11:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 1:25 Movie: “Amelie” (M n,s) (’01) Stars: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Jamel Debbouze, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin (In French) 2:35 Mission Control (PG) 4:25 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

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

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NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS

ARTS & CULTURE 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

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

Central Coast Watercolour Society Art society for artists painting in watercolour Workshops, beginners classes and paint outs Details on our website

ccwsinc@gmail.com www.centralcoastwatercolour.com.au

Wyong Drama Group

Meetings first Tuesday of month at Red Tree Theatre 160-162 Pacific Highway Tuggerah at 7.30pm. For productions: www.wyongdramagroup.com.au

General enquiries:

1300665600

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

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

4358 8390

Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club

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

4332 5522

Long Jetty Over 50s Club

Indoor Bowls, Table Tennis, Yoga , Computer lessons, exercise classes, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold and much more. Free WI FI - 9am to 3 pm

4332 5522

RSL Pelican Day Club 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

Venue for Hire

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

0408 271 957

pioneerdairy@bigpond.com

Volunteering Central Coast

contact@centralcoastclc.org.au

recruit@volcc.org.au

The Creative Compassion Centre

Wyong Toastmasters’ Club

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

thelakes.net.au

COMMUNITY CENTRES Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre

Information and referral, energy account assistance, food assistance, no interest loans, computer, printing and internet access, kid’s school holiday activities, parenting program, workshops, drop-in centre, community garden, walking group.

4388 5801 or 0490 538 494 manager@bvnc.org.au https://bvnc.org.au

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

ccmdc@bigpond.com www.ccmdc.org.au

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

Not for profit service providing free legal advice. Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm

4353 4988

4353 0977

Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre

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

Central Coast Community Legal Centre

Kids church, youth group, cafe, wheelchair friendly, 6 Pioneer Ave, Tuggerah

4329 7122

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

0421 216 952

wyongtoastmasters@gmail.com

Wyong Uniting Church

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

Weekly Sunday Service 9am - All Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-3pm welcome! 175 Main Rd Wheelchair and Walker accessible Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, Better Hearing Australia Bible Study group Devonshire tea, handicrafts, Hearing loss management 62 Watanobbi Road, Wyong plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, Support and educational groups 0421 785 599 fun, fellowship, fundraising providing practical experience and wyonguca@gmail.com Meet 1st Wed 10am www.wyong.uca.org.au confidence. Hall available for hire. 4321 0275

4976 1642

Lake Munmorah

The Lakes Church

All Welcome! Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am & 5pm,

Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group

(Wyong)

Ourimbah RSL, 7.00pm - 1st. Monday

www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

Last Fri, Terrigal Uniting Church 380 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal 9.30am to 12 noon

kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

0410 309 494

SPECIAL INTEREST

www.pcfa.org.au

Central Coast Greens

Biz Plus Networking Association

4367 9600

Grow Mental Health Support

Small friendly groups formed to learn how to overcome anxiety, depression and loneliness and improve mental health and well being. Weekly meetings at Woy Woy and Wyong. Grow is anonymous, free and open to all.

1800 558 268 or www.grow.org.au

S.A

Is Internet porn destroying your life. We may be able to help. We are a 12 step fellowship like AA. Meets every Sat at 7pm on the Central Coast Contact for further details

0473 631 439

newcastlesagroup@gmail.com

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

4352 1886

www.alisonhomestead.com.au

Wyong Family History Group Inc.

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

secwfhg2@westnet.com.au

MUSIC Coastal a Cappella

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

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

0468 476 237

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

probuswyong55090@gmail.com

Lisarow Probus Club

Join us for fun, friendship & fellowship. Monthly meetings, lunches, outings and activities. Ourimbah RSL 4th Tuesday each month

0421 310 411

SERVICE GROUPS Inner Wheel Club Wyong Inc

Join a team of dedicated women, sharing fun and friendship and a passion for community service 10am 3rd Wed at Wyong Golf Club 4393 2755 iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com

The Lions Club of The Entrance

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.

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

coastalacappella@gmail.com

theentrancelions@gmail.com

Soundwaves chorus

The Lions Club of Gwandalan

0412 948 450

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

0488 286 006

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

4972 5562

0431 225 489

secgwandalanlions@gmail.com

POLITICAL GROUPS

The Lions Club of Wyong

Labor Party Ourimbah / Narara Branch Discussion/action - community Issues - 3 levels of Government, Ourimbah Room -

50 years supporting local activities - Meet new friends 4th Tues 6:30pm Don Small / Lions Retirement Village Colin 0413 014 266

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

Central Coast Budgerigar

Central Coast Budgie Club, meets 2nd Tues of the month at Tuggerah Hall - 7:30pm talking about breeding budgies Contact David 0466 267 573 Wendy 0431 398 778

Tuggerah Lakes U3A The Entrance - cryptic

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

4390 2451

www.tugglakesu3a.info

LEARN TO DANCE

Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Wed -15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:00pm Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com

SPORT KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy

Junior boys and girls Mon and Wed Two classes 6-8.30pm from 7yrs, Kangy Angy

0413 237 010

www.kidomingarajudo.com.au

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

0404 257 702

play@wyonglakesafc.com.au

Canton Beach Sports Club Lawn Bowls

Come and join us at Canton Beach Sports Club, every Tues - 9:30am. Never played before, don’t worry, all levels welcome. Free coaching available. go on, give us a call on 0415 210 536 for Chris, or 0409 292 086 for Lorraine.

VENUE HIRE

Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy

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

0408 271 957

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: GROWING CHOOKS

CHERALYN DARCEY

One of my happiest childhood memories is of my mother’s bantam collection. I say ‘collection’ because this flock of birds must have featured just about every variant available at the time. When I opened the coop to collect the tiny warm eggs each morning, a rainbow flurry of feathers would burst out into the field, tumbling in the red earth with their chatter. So, I know, that apart from all the good they can do in your garden, chickens make delightful and engaging family friends as well. Gardening with Chooks First of all, you need to be aware that although chickens love eating weeds and so can be the answer to your weed nightmares, they are not picky or careful when it comes to your treasured garden and would view your veggie plot as a smorgasbord. You will need to fence off areas of your garden that you do not want them in but don’t dismiss the fact that chickens are wonderful pest and weed controllers so let them free range over areas that are between plantings. And oh, the poo! Chicken droppings are an on-tap fertiliser when you have chooks. In a small domestic set up you are probably never going to have too much but if you do? It’s something other than eggs that you can also share with the neighbours. Got snails? Not for long with chooks on the job! Let them lose and they will happily collect them for you or here’s a great game a good friend of mine loved as a child. Karen’s mum would give her brother and her an old milo tin and ask them to collect the snails from around the garden for the chooks. She made it more appealing but paying one cent a snail but I’m not sure what the going rate today is. You could add curl grubs to the bounty as well! Home Sweet Henhouse While you can make a chicken house yourself from scratch, there are kits and even ready-made coops available starting from about $200 with the sky being the limit. All sorts of designs and shapes can be found but don’t forget that your chickens will need an area to exercise

in as well. An enclosed ‘chicken run’ is actually a legal requirement and provides protection for your chickens while giving them a place to spread their wings and scratch around the earth. Second-hand coops and runs are a consideration, but you will need to ensure that all parts are cleaned and disinfected before use. Built yourself or second hand, ensure that all materials and finishes are safe for your chickens. Non-toxic stains and paints are a must and check there is nothing that could catch or trap feathers, feet or beaks. The best structural protection is to bury chicken wire that is firmly secured to the bottom edge of runs and coops and continues completely under the ground of the area. This is to stop predators from digging under your structures and getting to your lovely chickens. As for space the general guide is 0.5m per chook in the hen house plus 1m in the run. You will want your chook house to capture winter sun and be provided with summer shade so situating under a deciduous tree is one option. I like the idea of a thick evergreen bush as it also has insulating properties and will provide winter warmth and chickens do like to feel cosy under protective branches. Avoid gum tree though as branches have the tendency to drop. Face the windows (wire covered) east or north and nesting boxes should be on the south side, so they remain in the shade. ‘Somerzby Pet Products’ sell chicken coops and runs: somerzby. com.au Which Chick for You?

Hybrids are usually bred to be more prolific layers, but they have a shorter lifespan than most pure breeds and don’t lay for as long either. They are a consideration but so are the many pure breeds. Of these, Australorp are great layers and make excellent pets as their nature is very friendly. Other pure breeds to consider are Barnevelder, Cochin, Dominique and don’t forget Bantams which are miniature versions of full-sized breeds. Day-old Chicks are cheap, and they are cute, but you may end up with males as sexing is not always possible. There is extra care needed too as you will need to keep them warm with either a heating lamp/pad and you should keep them separate from other poultry as they can be rather nasty to them. Pullets are chickens that are under a year of age and the usual starter chicken that most people buy. At this age their sex and their laying ability has been determined. Another term used is ‘Point of Lay ‘chickens – these are around 18 to 22 weeks of age and are ready to start laying. Feeding Your New Mates A balanced diet is crucial for

everyone and that includes chickens. While they do love your kitchen scraps, weeds and pests, they also need a lot more to survive and this is where modern chicken feed comes in. You will need to feed either pellets, grains or a mash and then there is also ‘crumble’ which is basically crushed up pellets. These mixes have the protein, minerals and vitamins that your chooks need to thrive along with the additional calcium for good eggs. Food scraps and foraging are part of the equation along with feed and happy chooks enjoy a little ‘scatter’ which is whole grains tossed upon an area for them to graze upon. Chook Challenges Chickens are often accused of attracting vermin, disease and even snakes. While failing to keep your coop and run clean may attract pests, the answer is simply to be a good, clean chicken keeper. There are plants that are toxic to chickens so you will need to do your research but a few common ones you need to be aware of are: avocado, beans, the leaves of tomatoes and rhubarb along with generally toxic plants like trumpet vines, azaleas and daffodils. Probably the biggest issue you will face with chickens is that they really don’t like stress. They won’t deal well with boredom, sudden changes, aggressive coopmates or even changes in diet so all need to be managed by slow introduction sand/or the removal of stressors. ike any animal, they can become sick, diseased or suffer from a pest

infestation so you need to be alert to changes in behaviour that might indicate an issue. An excellent book for an in-depth exploration of all aspects of chicken keeping, particularly in Australia, including a handy health section is: ‘Backyard Chickens: How to Keep Healthy Hens’ by David Ingham (no not that family!) CHERALYN’S GARDEN RESCUE Kelsey of Wyong wanted to know the council regulations for keeping chickens as she’s not sure if her plans of a chicken mansion on her average home block and flock of eight will be permissible. Loved this question Kelsey, thank you and it prompted me to write about chickens this week, as you can see! In general, chickens must not be kept under such conditions as to create a nuisance or to be dangerous or injurious to the health of the community. Chickens must not be kept within 4.5 metres of a dwelling, public hall, school or premises used for the manufacture, preparation, sale or storage of food. Chicken yards must at all times be kept clean and free from offensive odours. The floors must be paved with concrete or mineral asphalt underneath the roosts or perches. Yards must be enclosed as to prevent bird escape. For most home zones you will not be able to exceed 3m in height for your chook house, it will need to be located in the rear of your home and have a floor area not exceeding 15m2. A maximum of 10 chickens is ok and roosters are not recommended in residential areas.

There are additional regulations pertaining to heritage zones, waterfronts and easements and additional rules that pertain to other breeds of poultry so you will need to check in with council for those. PLANT HAPPENINGS As we are in lockdown still, how about some gardening podcasts? A few I really enjoy are: Real World Gardener: realworldgardener.podbean.com; 3cr Gardening Show: 3cr.org.au/ gardening; All the Dirt: allthedirt.com. au/podcast; Gardening Australia Podcast: just search ‘gardeningaustralia’ on any podcast platform. You can also catch up with me over at thegardeninggang.podbean.com THIS WEEK YOU COULD PLANT You could plant artichokes, asparagus crowns, beetroot, broad beans, cabbage, celeriac, celery, endive, garlic, kale, lettuce, mustard, late season onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rhubarb, salsify, silverbeet, English daisy, delphinium, dianthus, gloxinia, gypsophila, marigold, roses, spider flower, statice. Moon Planting Guide 24th - 30th July: Full Moon which means the sowing and planting of root crops and perennials is best done now. 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 CoastFM963 Send your gardening questions, events and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Business & Property Rent relief available from a new support package Both renters and landlords impacted by COVID-19 are receiving some relief from a new support package announced by the NSW Government to help them through the current lockdown. If you are a residential tenant who has lost 25 percent or more of your income due to the lockdown, you should negotiate a reduced rent with the landlord. An eviction moratorium until September 30 protects tenants from being terminated due to rent arrears where the tenant’s income has reduced by more than 25 percent. A landlord can only apply for eviction if they show that they’ve gone through the rent negotiation process with NSW Fair Trading in good faith, and that their eviction request is fair and reasonable. Residential landlords who reduce the rent for a tenant impacted by the lockdown, can apply for a grant of up to $1,500 or a reduction in land tax. The land tax relief will be equal to the value of rent reductions provided by landlords to financially distressed tenants, up to 100 percent of the 2021 land tax year liability. Minister for Better Regulation, Kevin Anderson, said the new package would, for the first time, provide a rental subsidy

grant of up to $1,500 for landlords who offer rent reductions to COVID-19 impacted tenants. “These measures hinge on landlords and tenants working together through this challenging period and we encourage both parties to enter negotiations in good faith,” he said. Manager of the Central Coast Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service (CCTAAS) in Wyong, Sidonie Shaw, said the situation for tenants on the Coast was very difficult. “The current vacancy rate is 0.6 percent and issues such as lack of genuine affordable

housing and rent bidding are causing huge issues for tenants looking for properties to rent,” she said. “We have seen a marked increase in the rents payable on the Coast and the increase of tenants migrating from Sydney who can afford to pay higher rents is pushing locals out of the market. “We have stories of tenants receiving rent increases of up to $200 per week. “We also have stories of tenants who have been looking for almost six months and more to find something suitable to rent.

“Families are living in tents or sharing homes, putting enormous pressure on community services supporting those who are searching for affordable accommodation.” Shaw said that there were a number of variables to be considered in assessing whether the NSW Government’s Covid support packages went far enough to be of assistance, such as the rent that the tenant was paying, how long the lockdown would last, and the income of the tenants. “The payment of up to $600 for those that have lost more than 20 hours of work a week will certainly go some way to

help with paying the rent, utilities and expenses,” she said. “This is an improvement on the last financial package as it is a payment direct to landlords if they have accepted a reduced rent from their tenants, rather than a reduction in their land tax. “However, if a tenant is paying $800 per week and has lost income, then the $1,500 is not going to last very long. “It also relies heavily on a good landlord/tenant relationship and the payments are not available to everyone who is renting, such as those on temporary or protection

visas.” Shaw said that while the eviction moratorium protected renters who had lost income because of Covid, it didn’t protect tenants from any other form of termination, such as where the property was sold, the end of a fixed term agreement or a No Grounds termination. “The moratorium perhaps should have gone further to protect tenants during the current health crisis. “Giving tenants a safe and secure home during a pandemic is something that should be high on everyone’s priorities,” Shaw said. CCTAAS has operated on the Central Coast for 15 years as a self-incorporated, not-forprofit organisation managed by a volunteer committee. All staff come from a background of advocacy and mediation, through experience and training, and will advocate for tenants with their landlords, residential park owners, real estate agents and other housing providers, such as community housing or boarding houses. The advocates also play an effective role in homelessness prevention. The service is funded through grants allocated to the Tenants Advice and Advocacy Program overseen by Fair Trading. Sue Murray

$10.6B in Council assets to be audited this year Central Coast Council will undertake an internal audit of its asset management this year. Council says that with $10.6B of assets under management and the sale of assets as part of its financial recovery plan, it is important to have robust asset management controls. The audit will take about 40 days and is expected to take place sometime before September. Council said the NSW Audit Office highlighted the area as

did Council executives during a workshop on key risk areas for the organisation. A schedule of audits has been developed, taking into consideration areas of risk exposure identified by the Council executive and unit managers as part of the workshop on strategic risks and priorities. Corporate risks included Work Health Safety issues, IT issues, clarity or lack thereof of strategic direction due to competing plans, and the

potential for industrial relations action due to organisational structure changes. A further risk was identified as the Council potentially being unable to implement new revenue streams such as paid parking due to community resistance. The top 10 risks were part of a report explaining the audits to be undertaken this financial year and presented to the Audit Risk and Improvement Committee in June. The report shows Council will

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also conduct an internal audit on its budgeting and financial planning. It says this is a key component of financial stability going forward, especially in the light of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) ruling earlier this year to grant a special rate variation of 15 per cent for three years and the impact of Council’s prior financial mismanagement. Workforce and succession planning is another area which the Council will review.

It said the rationale was the organisational restructure, the large number of staff departures and the reduction in services to the community. An internal audit tests the effectiveness of the controls that management has in place for systems and processes to determine the effectiveness of compliance and safeguards within the business. In the 2020-21 work program, two audits scheduled for Q3 and Q4 were not undertaken due to the Acting CEO at the

time, Rik Hart, who is now the Administrator, putting a hold on the internal audit schedule in December 2020. These audits were Roads Maintenance or pothole management and Rates. “Both these topics were included in the Executive Leadership Team/Unit Manager survey but neither were nominated for the 2021-22 audit schedule,” Council said. Source: ARIC Business Paper, June 24 Website, Central Coast Council

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Do you research to choose the right method if claiming work from home. You can deduct costs of working from home using either the ATO’s 80¢ per hour rate, its 52¢ per hour rate or actual costs. “The 80¢ per hour rate might sound like the most generous but it covers all expenses that you might incur,” says tax expert Mark Chapman. You simply claim 80¢ for each hour you work from home, and this covers all your expenses, such as phone, internet, the decline in value of computer equipment and furniture, electricity and gas for heating, cooling and lighting. If your expenses fall outside this time frame, you can apply the fixed-rate method, which is a deduction of 52¢ for each hour you work from home, but this rate excludes the cost of your phone, home internet and depreciation of any computer equipment. These can be

claimed separately. “If you claim those separately, the 52¢ is often the better option,” says Chapman. But this will require a log of hours worked. The third option is the actual costs method. “Actual costs are the best option, but using that method means you have to retain proof of incurring expenditure like gas and electricity, cleaning costs, phone and internet, computer consumables, and

the cost of home office equipment,” says Chapman. Of course, it’s not a free-forall to claim regular household expenses. “You’ll not only need to keep a log of the hours you work from home, but also calculate what percentage of these expenses are work-related,” says Robyn Jacobson. “You can’t claim 100% of your internet bill if only 60% of your internet use is for work.” You can prepay some

expenses. Peter Bembrick, a tax partner at HLB Mann Judd, suggests prepaying expenses such as your income protection premiums (if held outside your super), management charges on investments and professional membership fees. “You can usually prepay deductible expenses for up to 12 months, so you can get those in early if you want deductions this year.” Chapman says there’s a reason 70% of Australians use

a tax agent to prepare their tax return – it’s complicated. “Get your tax return wrong and the comeback is on you, either with a lower refund or ATO penalties, and most people will find it far less stressful to simply pass on all their information to a tax agent and leave it to the agent to complete their return, safe in the knowledge that it will be accurate and complete.” M DAVID THORNTON

ASIC review of ethical products under way The corporate regulator has confirmed it is undertaking a review of ESG funds, analysing whether they’re as “green” as they claim to be. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour says there is growing anxiety about the risks of “greenwashing”, partly driven by a lack of clarity about

labelling or a single, generally accepted way of defining them.. The review aims to determine whether “the practices of funds that offer these products align with their promotion of these products; in other words, whether the financial product or investment strategy is as ‘green’ or ESG-focused as claimed”.

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Twin developments raise objections Plans for a new childcare centre at Wadalba have been met with disapproval, with one objector saying that if Central Coast Council allows it, there will be three childcare centres within 100m of each other.

Location of the proposed childcare centre in Wadalba

“This is a very unreasonable plan,” said the submission objecting to the development application. The applicant wants to subdivide the 4,795sqm block, known as 1 Jade Pl, into three lots. It is land bounded by Oakdale Pl, Edward Stinson Bvde, Figtree Bvde and Settlers Rd off which will be a new road called Jade Pl. It will be a staged project comprising three distinct elements – a childcare centre, nine dwellings (small lots), commercial space and shoptop housing.

The double-storey childcare centre will take up to 67 children with 22 from infancy to two years old, 15 aged two to three years and 30 between the ages of four and six. There will be 12 staff at any one time during the hours of 7am to 6pm on weekdays. The shop-top housing will comprise five commercial tenancies on the ground floor and five residential units on the first floor. In October 2016 Council approved a similar project virtually next door, which is yet to be built at 2 Figtree Bvde/3 Settlers Rd, Wadalba. Council approved a two-lot subdivision, a childcare centre and 14 residential townhouses. “I was shocked when I noticed that proposal – I do not understand how the council allows building two childcare centres within 100m of each

other, therefore I strongly object to build at 1 Jade Pl,” the submission of objection said. The objector said construction of the 79-place childcare centre had been delayed repeatedly because of holdups by another party who was building the townhouses, but those issues seemed to have been resolved and construction of the childcare centre was due to start soon. The submission said there was another nearby childcare centre and if Council approved this latest DA for a centre in Jade Pl, it would be the third childcare centre less than 100m away from each. “This is a very unreasonable plan,” the submission said. Council is accepting submissions to DA 674/2021 until Friday, August 13. Sue Murray

New role pivotal for region’s growth Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC) has appointed Christine Jarvis to the role of Director of Regional Projects, Funding and Research. The newly created role has been designed to support sustainable economic growth and expand future employment opportunities on the Central Coast, through the analysis of regional data and focus on attracting and delivering

funded regional projects. RDACC Chair, Lawrie McKinna, said the appointment provides an additional connection between available funding and the community. “As well as assisting us to attract funding and investment to the Central Coast, Christine will be responsible for making sure everyone on the Coast, including business owners and community members, are aware of and have access to the grants available for different opportunities,” McKinna said.

“In this new role, Christine will provide a vital link between making sure any grant money is available and accessible to the people of the Central Coast.” RDACC CEO and Director Regional Development, John Mouland, said Jarvis’ history and experience in facilitating regional collaboration lends itself perfectly to the requirements of the role. “Christine is the perfect candidate for this position, given her breadth of experience

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shared vision for the Central Coast. “She collaborated to launch the Central Coast Bigger Backyard initiative, involving 600 businesses and creating a projected economic impact of $91M, as well as facilitating our region’s first Virtual Trade Expo, connecting over 80 local businesses to trade during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown. “Christine also played a

pivotal role in attracting funding for the Terrigal boardwalk. “Her impressive track record in delivering real solutions to support our local economy and grow regional prosperity make her an invaluable asset for RDACC and the people of the Central Coast.” Source: Regional Development Australia Central Coast

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Time to take a holiday from chronic pain Berkeley Vale Private Hospital is on a mission to connect with the community to raise awareness about its new Chronic Pain Management program ahead of National Pain Week. Chronic pain has been described as Australia’s fastest-growing medical condition, with one in three people over the age of 65 suffering from chronic pain, and one in five GP consultations involving a patient with chronic pain. People living with chronic pain often feel isolated, so the team at Berkeley Vale Private Hospital want to highlight new developments in pain management to help sufferers enjoy more active home, work, sport and social lives. Allied Health Manager, Rebecca Jepson, said her team

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was looking forward to marking National Pain week which runs from July 26 until August 1. “The aim of National Pain Week this year is to remind friends,family and professionals that connection is really

important in addressing the social isolation that pain can create. “So, we hope we can raise awareness of this issue and help people living with chronic pain feel more supported.

“We also want sufferers to know about the developments in the treatment of chronic pain. “We can help them learn selfmanagement techniques and exercises they can perform at

home, to help them live their most comfortable lives,” Jepson said. The new Pain Management Program at Berkeley Vale Private Hospital is designed to address the complex needs of people with chronic pain. Participants will attend sessions twice a week for a sixweek period on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. During Pain Week, the program will also include a fun Hawaiian-themed holiday from pain event. Using both individual and group-based interventions, the program aims to help patients challenge their fears about activity and fear avoidance, manage stress and improve sleep habits, as well as pace, set goals and engage in activities. Other outcomes of the program include combining the

benefits of exercise and practical education sessions, learning about the body and how to best manage movements, and experiencing the benefits of hydrotherapy and mindfulness. The program is delivered by an experienced team of physiotherapists, exercise physiologists, psychologists and occupational therapists, and is overseen by the Hospital’s rehabilitation specialists Associate Professor, Michael Pollack, and Dr Amira Aggour. Those interested in joining the program need to first obtain a referral from their GP or medical specialist. Source, Media Release, July 21 Ramsay Health Care

NDIS participants spared from assessments for now Participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) can breathe a sigh of relief with the Federal government shelving plans to introduce independent assessments according to Shadow Assistant Minister for

The Salvation Army has plans to modernise and renovate its drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, Selah Farm, on Berkeley Rd, Fountaindale. Refurbishing and upgrading of all the existing

Mental Health and Carers and Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride. “This is a huge win for people living with a disability on the Central Coast,” McBride said. She said the plan that was under consideration by the

government would have forced 500,000 Australians living with a permanent disability into an assessment with a stranger so the government could cut costs. “The NDIS was built to protect people living with a disability and independent assessments

would only hurt them,” she said. She said she was concerned about Minister for the NDIS Linda Reynolds’ choice of words when she described the plans as being shelved and not thrown out altogether. “The NDIS is critical in our

region,” she said. “More than 350 people have contacted me about the NDIS and there was a big surge in inquiries from locals deeply concerned about independent assessment. “The NDIS was designed so Australians living with a

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accommodation will include conversion of shared rooms to single rooms with their own ensuites, rather than central bathrooms. Although this will increase the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the overall number

of residents will decrease from 40 to 30. A Statement of Environmental Effects with the development application (DA 686/2021) says the proposed renovations are more appropriate from a health perspective since

COVID-19 for residents to have their own individual amenities. Selah Farm comprises two separate buildings. The two storey building has accommodation, dining, leisure and counselling spaces as well as administration areas.

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doors will be replaced to ensure compliance with bushfire hazard reduction measures. Community submissions about the DA will be accepted by Central Coast Council until August 20. Sue Murray

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Sun shines down on ARAFMI open day Central Coast ARAFMI hosted an open day recently, inviting the local community to join the official opening of new respite accommodation, and to acknowledge 45 years of promoting and supporting mental health of whole families on the Central Coast. Over 130 people joined the celebrations on a sunny Wednesday at Lerida House, Narara. Guests were able to participate and learn about existing and new carer and mental health support programs. The open day highlighted Central Coast ARAFMI’s new program, The Trust, Beyond the Stigma, which is a program designed by participants, for participants. Commencing in 2020, the program aims to promote social inclusion, mental health recovery, wellness and selfempowerment for people impacted by trauma and mental health. Demonstrations of program activities such as ceramics, creative writing and macrame were showcased, and guests were invited to try their hand in the activities.

Open day at Lerida House

Central Coast ARAFMI’s new respite accommodation unit was officially opened to the community by Central Coast ARAFMI President, Anne Steadman, and CEO, Rhonda Wilson with a colourful ribbon cutting ceremony. The newly expanded respite accommodation was built specifically to support carers and families impacted by mental health.

Central Coast ARAFMI’s band, The Yakkallas performing at the Open Day

Along with offering a homely respite experience, guests have access to on-site mental health knowledge and support, as the site shares the location of Central Coast ARAFMI Carer and Family Support Program and The Trust, Beyond the Stigma. The new building was made possible by the support of the NSW Government and Think Projects.

Speeches punctuated the open day festivities,recognising the critical role of families in caring for loved ones impacted by mental health issues. The importance of community connection, and the unique role of Central Coast ARAFMI in supporting mental health in the community across the past 45 years was also acknowledged. Central Coast ARAFMI fundraisers, volunteers and

New facility a dream for future doctors and nurses The recently completed Central Coast Clinical School is now open to 170 medicine students and more than 700 nursing and midwifery students. Even though the students are attending online classes through COVID restrictions, Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said it was still an exciting time for the Coast as a university in Gosford had been a long-held dream for the community. “The new campus has 170 students from the Bachelor of Medicine Program, including 30 new students who will start their degree at the Central Coast Campus, and over 700 students from the Nursing Program,” she said. The Bachelor of Medicine Joint Medical Program is a highly clinically-focused program, delivered from Gosford Hospital (in addition to other hospital locations) in years three to five. All three years of the University of Newcastle’s undergraduate Nursing degree have relocated from the Ourimbah Campus. More disciplines will progressively be offered from the Clinical School from 2024.

“This is just the start, with Graduate Entry Nursing for international students, Masters in Health Economics, Masters in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Masters of Clinical Psychology expected to be on offer from 2024,” Wicks said “The University of Newcastle is also looking to offer a Bachelor of Public and Community Health, which is a new program that focuses on the integrated and community health needs of the Central Coast.” The construction of the Central Coast Clinical School and the Central Coast Research Institute is complete as a result of a joint investment by the Australian Government ($32.5M), the NSW Government ($20M), and the University of Newcastle ($20M). In addition, the Australian Government provided $12.5M of transitional funding through the Department of Education and Training to help cover the costs of establishing the new medical and clinical schools. Source: Media release, July 21 Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks

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participants, shared their mental health recovery stories and shared heartfelt words of gratitude for the organisation. A participant and activity facilitator of The Trust, said ARAFMI is a loving space. “Here I am able to return to the community. “It feels safe, and I’m welcomed and valued. “It’s somewhere I can heal and grow,” the participant said. The Trust Program Coordinator, Fiona Simpson, has worked alongside the community to build the unique program. “Everyone matters and has a voice, we are continually listening to the needs and strengths of our participants,” Simpson said. “We get to know people for who they are and where they want to be in the world, and offer options at their own pace,” she said. “The Trust has developed a strong arts, wellness, training

and educational program that focuses on mentoring. “We support and train participants interested in how to write a program and lead an activity. “We have had 94 people through this program so far, and continue to grow through our networks,” Simpson said. The open day also exhibited documents from a new historical book written in partnership with Central Coast Council documenting the social history of Lerida House. Guests enjoyed Devonshire tea and a healthy, free banquet provided by the dedicated volunteers and participants of The Trust, whilst pop-rock music by Central Coast ARAFMI participants and volunteer house band, The Yakkallas, entertained guests. The team at Central Coast ARAFMI are immensely appreciative for the support of the local community in contributing towards the success of the open day, and for the glorious weather and fortunate timing that allowed the event to go ahead during 2021. Since 1976, Central Coast ARAFMI has promoted mental health and well-being for whole families. Their peer led, flexible model of care includes support groups, carers, counselling, education, social, recreational, volunteer and respite opportunities for individuals and the Central Coast Community. The Trust, Beyond the Stigma program is funded by the Department of Social Studies. For more information about Central Coast ARAFMI, visit www.ccarafmi.org.au. Source, Media release, July 21 Central Coast ARAFMI

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Re-write the story: trying new things is overwhelming

DANIELLE ABELL

GEORGIA LIENEMANN This is the second part in our six-week series on the counterproductive stories we tell ourselves in the kitchen – those hurdles that mess with our mojo and prevent us from enjoying the process of cooking. This week we’re hearing from Danielle Abell from Lick The Plates and examining the belief that experimenting with or trying new things in the kitchen is ‘too hard’. Sometimes our kitchen routine brings comfort. You’re in the flow and you don’t need to think. You buy the same things every time you shop and cook the same dishes. It’s familiar and easy. And there are times when that same kitchen routine feels boring, monotonous and claustrophobic. You want a change, but you don’t know where to start. When you’re feeling the monotony, but also feel stuck, chances are you’re telling yourself a version of the story that “trying new things is overwhelming”. However, while you may feel overwhelmed trying new things, it doesn’t truly mean that it is overwhelming. One step at a time When you’re feeling the overwhelm, know that even the most competent home

3. If you’re dealing with fussy eaters, start slow

cooks feel it at times! Generally, overwhelm kicks in when we get ahead of ourselves and spend more time stressing than actually doing anything. For example, you want to cook something new for dinner tonight, it’s 4:30pm and have no idea where to start. The next thing you know, it’s 6:00pm, you’ve gone down the Google vortex with 27 recipe windows open on your phone and not so much as an onion has been chopped. Cue meltdown. Cooking new dishes takes planning When you break it down, there are a surprising number of steps involved in cooking something new, so go easy on yourself:

1. Feel inspired to try something new 2. Decide what to cook 3. Buy the ingredients 4. Put aside time to follow the recipe and make the thing 5. Eat it (and persuade your family to try this new thing) 6. Use up or store the remainders of those new ingredients you bought. No wonder you feel overwhelmed! And what if you do overcome all of this and then the dish is a flop? All that wasted energy! Is the overwhelm actually a fear of failure? Maybe the overwhelm isn’t actually about the planning and cooking, but more about

the fear of the final dish. Do you worry that it will be a flop and can’t face all that wasted time and energy? That’s a completely reasonable fear! And let me tell you… it may be a flop. And that’s when your powers of creative thinking will kick in. Go back to last week’s article online on how to save a dish that didn’t turn out. There are some great tips in there. But the main thing is.. there are no failures! Just opportunities to reinvent. Tired of being stuck in a rut? Try this. 1. Avoid the online abyss and be inspired by real people instead Google can overwhelming

totally and

bottomless. Instead, find an online community, or even just a few friends, and share your kitchen successes (and failures)! Talk about what you’re cooking and share recipes and ideas. It is so much more fun cooking together, even if you are each doing it in your own kitchens. All you need is one idea to implement. 2. Set a realistic goal of cooking something new every fortnight If you like the structure of a challenge, set yourself one! But be realistic. One new dish a week may be too much, but once a fortnight is manageable. Or maybe one new dish a month sits better with you. Whatever it is, commit to it and plan ahead.

A recipe for Garlic Gomasio (Georgia calls these ‘sprinkles’ in her kitchen) Adults and children alike love condiments, especially when it can be sprinkled. We like to use them to add a creative spin to a boring meal. Here is a recipe, which is meant as a springboard, not to limit you. Omit the garlic if you’d prefer and add in any other spices you’d like. Or keep it to just toasted sesame seeds and salt. Up to you!

Ingredients - 1 cup sesame seeds - 2 teaspoons good quality salt (Celtic Sea Salt or Himalayan Salt) - 1 teaspoon garlic powder Method - Heat a dry pan over medium heat. When pan is hot, add sesame seeds and move

around for a few minutes until slightly coloured. Don’t walk away from this step. - Move sesame seeds to a plate and leave to cool. - Once cool, add to pestle and mortar along with salt and garlic powder. Grind them together until slightly broken down. - Store in a glass jar and keep in the fridge. - Sprinkle overANYTHING:rice,sandwiches, steamed vegetables, salads or eggs.

There’s nothing more discouraging than putting your energy into creating something new, only to have your children say, ‘yuck’. So, mitigate that risk. Try cooking new and interesting side dishes and keep the main part of the meal familiar. If your kids don’t want to try the new thing, don’t force them and enjoy it yourself instead. 4. Instead of a new dish, try a new ingredient Buying a whole list of new ingredients to make a complicated dish can be overwhelming, so instead try just buying one new ingredient a week and add it to things you’re already cooking. This is great practice in learning to use up what you have - a priceless skill in the kitchen. Furthermore, eating a diversity of foods is one of the best things we can do for our gut health. Danielle is an ex-picky eater turned food lover and founder of Lick the Plates. She is passionate about inspiring women to cook from scratch the old-fashioned way, but with modern equipment and techniques. She teaches cooking both face to face and virtually and sells Thermomixes, as the best kitchen tool to make it all possible. Find her at www. licktheplates.com and on most socials.

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Funding boost for more childcare places

Childcare services in Toukley and Wyong will get a $568,000 boost to fund projects to improve services and increase the number of place available. Learn To Play, Play To Learn Pty Ltd at Toukley will receive $45,000, Narnia Early Learning Young Parents at Wyong will receive $500,000 and Wyong Baptist Church Out of School Hours Care will receive $23,000. The funding is provided under the Federal Government’s Community Child Care Funds which helps improve access to

childcare and increase workforce participation in remote, regional and disadvantaged communities. “This funding will help local childcare services improve access to quality care, particularly in more disadvantaged parts of the Dobell electorate,” said Senator for NSW, representing Dobell, Jim Molan. “It will be good for our local kids, good for our hard-working families and ultimately for our community,” Molan said. “It will also have a positive economic benefit by allowing

more local parents to get back into work or to take additional hours if they choose to,” he said. Minister for Regional Education, Bridget McKenzie, said the funding helped childcare services run initiatives that break down barriers which could otherwise prevent families from getting the childcare they needed. “It means more families in Dobell could take advantage of the Child Care Subsidy if they chose to work, learn or volunteer,” she said. Sue Murray

Safety concerns lead to exam delays The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) COVID-19 Response Committee has announced additional changes to the 2021 HSC timetable to give students additional time to prepare for upcoming HSC exams.

In recognition of the evolving COVID-19 situation and in line with health advice, NESA will extend the hand in date for all major projects by two weeks. The hand in date for Industrial Technology has been extended by four weeks. Drama Performance exams have been rescheduled to run from September 6-17. Music performance exams are to continue as scheduled, running from August 30 to September 10. Written exams have also been rescheduled and are set to begin one week later, starting

on October 19, with HSC results out on December 17. Chair of the Committee Professor Peter Shergold said students could still receive their results, ATAR and university offers this year despite written exams being delayed by a week. “We know students want certainty about their exams, our priority is to limit disruption to HSC students. “Our aim is to give students as much clarity as possible so they can focus on their studies, their goals and their personal wellbeing. “We recognise that students and schools across the state are operating under a variety of different circumstances. “We will outline a special illness and misadventure process and any other contingency arrangements needed to ensure equity and

fairness for all students,” Shergold said. CEO of NESA, Paul Martin said the priority for NESA and the school sectors, is providing considered advice to students that align with the health advice and is fair to the whole cohort. “The changes to the exam timetables mean all students have some additional time to prepare for exams or complete their project. “We learnt a lot about our processes in the HSC last year and I am confident that we can apply for those lessons this year,” Martin said. Earlier this week, oral language exams were rescheduled to start on August 14. COVID safe exam practices, including minimising school groups mixing, mandatory masks for everyone except the student during the exam, and

Perspex screens will be in place at the oral language exams. “Markers, many of whom are teachers, have an enormous undertaking ahead of them. “I want to thank the teaching profession for all that they have done this year to support students. “I can assure markers and exam supervisors that their safety, as well as the students, is our priority,” Martin said. For regularly updated advice about the HSC see NESA’s COVID advice. Teachers, students and parents can also contact the NESA COVID-19 support team on 1300 138 323 or covid19support@nesa.nsw. edu.au. Source: Media Release, July 23 NSW Education Standards Authority

Humpback Highway Watch 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. After spending a few days last week resting on Bateau Bay Beach, our special seal visitor returned to the water and

wasted no time to get back to fishing. Seals have also been reported off Soldiers Beach and Blue Bay. Although some whales have started heading south, there are still quite a few still going north. Great whale sightings are still happening at Crackneck, Toowoon Bay, The Entrance, Soldiers Beach and Norah Head.

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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

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Farewell Warriors RUGBY LEAGUE The hosting of the New Zealand Warriors at Central Coast Stadium is over – at least for now, yet the Kiwi side has been forced to say farewell to Roger TuivasaSheck before returning to Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland for their Round 22 match against the Bulldogs. On Monday, July 26, the club announced their team captain’s departure earlier than expected, allowing the Samoan-born rugby player to return home to New Zealand before their Government pauses its Covid-19 travel bubble with Australia for at least eight weeks. This will give Tuivasa-Sheck the chance to begin his career transition from Rugby League to

Union after nine years in the NRL. Earlier this season in Round Six at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney, he played his 100th game for the Warriors in the 20 – 14 win over St George Illawarra. He last played at Central Coast Stadium on Friday, July 2, in Round 16 against the St George Dragons in an 18 – 19 loss, this being his 110th out of 111 games for the Warriors, a period involving 30 personal tries. He has made 195 NRL appearances and scored 58 tries after debuting and playing three seasons with the Sydney Roosters. He became the second Warrior’s player to lead in 100 matches as captain during this season, a game lost to the

Penrith Panthers, 16 – 30, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Sunday, July 18. Tuivasa-Sheck became the first Warriors player to win the coveted Dally M Medal in 2018. He was awarded with the top international player’s award: the Golden Boot in 2019. He is also the only player to win the Warriors’ player of the year accolade in three consecutive seasons: 2017, 2018 and 2019. “We’re hugely sympathetic to Roger’s position,” said Vodafone Warriors CEO Cameron George. “The Government paused the travel bubble last week and announced it was giving New Zealanders seven days to return home. “The reality is the border might be closed for more than eight weeks.

“Roger is going to Rugby Union with our blessing but if we require him to see out the rest of his contract he won’t be able to return home until at least the end of September and maybe a lot later. “It would seriously impact on his ability to make his start in Union and we wouldn’t want to see that happen. “We were so excited about the chance of Roger being farewelled at Mount Smart Stadium on August 15. “It would have been so fitting. “It’s disappointing for everyone that there can’t be a better end to a wonderful career but these are the times we’re living in.” Source: Media release, July 26 Richard Brecht, New Zealand Warriors

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck stands ahead of Chanel Harris-Tavita (L)

Dawson stands solid as centre back in Tokyo FIELD HOCKEY – OLYMPICS From the Australian Olympic camp, the Kookaburra’s continue to lead the way after three group stage wins, all featuring Berkeley Vale’s Matt Dawson in defence. With the opening hockey match of the Games on Saturday July 24, the world leading team showed their strength with a 3 – 5 win over hosts, Japan, before rounding this off with two further wins

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against India on Sunday and Argentina on Tuesday. Japan proved to be a very strong opposition with dynamic forward runners whom Dawson found difficult to shut down in the striking circle. A two goal lead for the Aussies in the first quarter was evened and then overcome by Japan, 3 – 2, before half time. In the second half, the visitors from down under came out with fresh energy and took away the win after two thirdquarter goals and a final one in

the fourth. The very next day, a 1 – 7 win over India pushed the Kookaburra’s ahead in the Pool A standings on six points with Argentina in second place on four. The South American defending champions had the chance to take out the top spot in their Tuesday morning match against Australia but were ultimately put away by a more experienced side. The early pressure and possession came from the

Argentinians, culminating in the opening goal from a penalty corner in the fourth minute for Jose Tolini. The Kookaburra’s responded in kind, with Blake Govers scoring an equaliser late in the first quarter from another penalty corner. Throughout the second quarter, the Aussies were able to take the lead and extend it by two, with goals coming for Tom Wickam, Lachlan Sharpe and a second for Govers. A fifth came for Jeremy

Hayward in the 39th minute, pushing the hopeful Tina’s out of reach of a positive result. Despite the early slip, the Kookaburra line adjusted well to their opposition to cut off attacking circle penetrations and respond with incisive movements forward. Dawson was solid in his centre back defensive role, acting as the tailbone from which the tournament favourites advanced. Now they look ahead to a Wednesday evening match

against New Zealand, who have also had a strong start in Pool A, and then onto Spain on Friday. After Friday, the pool stage of the Men’s Hockey will be completed, with the top four teams from each pool to play in quarter finals on Sunday, August 1, Semi’s on the following Tuesday and the Grand Final and Bronze medal match on Thursday, August 5.

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Aussie football gets by with a little help from the Coast Matildas starting eleven against Sweden, July 24, with Central Coast’s Ellie Carpenter (12) and Kyah Simon (17)

FOOTBALL – OLYMPICS The Men’s and Women’s Olympic Football Tournaments are well underway, and both the Matildas and Olyroos have had success and failure in the opening two games of the group stage. Wamberal’s Ellie Carpenter and Tacoma’s Kyah Simon started in the Matildas’ opening 2 – 1 win against New Zealand on Wednesday, July 21 and in their 4 – 2 loss against Sweden on Saturday. Terrigal locals Lachlan Wales and Kye Rowles both made Olympic debuts in the Olyroos across two matches, first in an upset 2 – 0 win against Argentina on Thursday, July 22, and then in a 1 – 0 loss to Spain on Sunday. Kyah Simon was formidable in attack for the first 75 minutes of the game against the Kiwis, most notably making the second to last pass to Sam Kerr, who assisted Tameka Yallop in scoring the team’s 20th minute opening goal. Kerr went on to score a second in the 33rd minute with a header from a corner, crossed in by

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Stephanie Catley. Carpenter played with confidence in the right back position all game, making runs forward with precise crosses into the penalty area. In the 65th minute, she prevented a certain goal by cutting out the final pass after Aussie keeper, Lydia Williams, was left absent from goal. Despite a strong performance throughout the entire 90 minutes, she made one final loose pass that led to a conceded goal in second half injury time. Three days later against Sweden, the Aussies were pushed all game by the team who had beaten the USA in their opening game, 3 – 0. The first goal came in the 20th minute to Sweden’s Fridolina Rolfo after a grounded cross by Sofia Jakobsson was left in the penalty area to roll to her feet. Sam Kerr again showed her leadership in response, scoring a headed goal in the 36th minute after a goal line technology check was required to confirm that the ball had travelled just beyond the clasp of Hedvig

Lindahl, Sweden’s keeper. Simon executed the crucial cross that Kerr pounced upon, curling the ball across goal and into the penalty box with an inside foot strike. With the scores level at half time, it was the Matilda’s who were first to break the deadlock, with Kerr scoring her competition fourth in the 48th minute. It was another header, benefitting from Caitlin Foord’s slow but deft cross over Lindahl in goal. The game would be Sweden’s in the end, with three unanswered goals coming for the Scandinavians between the 52nd and 82nd minutes of the match. Two further scoring opportunities to score fell for Kerr, firstly with a penalty shot and then a one on one shot against the keeper but she was unable to put them away. This perhaps reveals an encumbering dependence within the Matildas squad on their captain, Sam Kerr, one which they needed to account for ahead of their final group stage match. This was to be played against the USA on Tuesday evening,

July 27, who defeated New Zealand 1 – 6 on Saturday evening. The match against USA had turned into a play off for second place, with America currently sitting ahead of third-placed Australia due to goal difference. For the Women’s conference, the top two teams from each group will automatically qualify, with the next two highest scoring teams – in their group standings – also moving on to the Quarter-Finals. Meanwhile the Olyroos caught the eye of the world in their opening match against Argentina. The combination of Terrigal local boy, Lachlan Wales, and former Central Coast Mariner star attacker, Mitchell Duke, proved vital in securing an underdog win against one of the tournament’s Gold-medal favourites. Two assists came from Duke, each delivered to scoring teammates who were called into the squad late, first Wales, then Melbourne City’s Marco Tilio. The first one wasn’t exactly part of his plan, made via a deflection on Joel King’s low

cross that ended up being put away by Wales in the 14th minute. Much later in the 80th minute, a second goal came for Australia with Duke’s incisive run along the side, preceding a light pass to fresh substitute, Tilio who – first touch – curled the ball beyond the outstretched gloves of Argentinian keeper, Jeremias Ledesma. The match has been one of the largest upsets at the Games so far, and it allowed the Olyroos to momentarily top Group G: this tournament’s Group of Death. However, with a 1 – 0 defeat suffered against Spain on Sunday evening, July 25, the group lead did not last. It was a tight, even contest throughout most of this match, despite Spain posting a bigger threat on goal with six shots on target against zero for the Aussies. With 27 minutes of play left Kye Rowles was given a run, the scores still rested at zero. In the end, an 81st minute goal to Mikel Oyarzabal was the decider, scored by a pinpoint header into the bottom corner after a cross from Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio.

Entering the Olympics after playing for Spain’s first tier domestic team, Asensio’s high, receding lob into the penalty box was well placed to loom near over Rowles’ head, who attempted to meet the ball before it crossed Oyarzabal’s brow. The Olyroos are now positioned second in Group G on three points, ahead of Argentina on goal difference, behind Spain on four and with Egypt fourth on one. The final group stage matches on Wednesday, July 28 will decide the outcomes going into the Quarter-Finals, with only the top two teams from each group making it through. The Olyroos require only a draw against Egypt to ensure a final Group G placement of second, whereas a win could see them finish first, so long as Argentina win against Spain but do not overcome a two goal deficit. Both Australia v Egypt and Argentina v Spain will be played at the same time, commencement at 9:00pm AEST.

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