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Strike opposes forced vaccines for workers

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White Ribbon has issued a challenge to Australian men to understand and own their role in creating a future where women and children are safe See page 8

Business

Hundreds of workers took industrial strike action last Friday at The Entrance in a show of unity for the nationwide #ReclaimTheLine protest against the government’s “no jab, no job” mandate.

The Local Planning Panel deferred a decision on a block of units at The Entrance pending detailed evidence from the applicant... See page 21

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Health

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It has been revealed the Commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council intends to interview some witnesses in private. It is still unclear if all members of Council’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), the most senior members of staff, will be interviewed at all. The office of the Commissioner has released a list of witnesses for the public inquiry. None of the existing ELT, who were part of the ELT when the crisis occurred, are on the list. Resident, Kevin Brooks, received the list and an email from the Commissioner’s office that said: “The witness list does not include persons from whom the Commissioner will hear …

Executives not listed to give public evidence at Council Inquiry in private.” Brooks said this seemed to continue the theme of a “not so public” inquiry. “Why are some witnesses being allowed to provide their testimony in secret despite this being a ‘public’ inquiry,” he said. “First the submissions aren’t made public, then the video link doesn’t work, and now we learn some testimony will be given in secret – whilst current executives in post at the time won’t face any public questions at all. “No wonder 22,400 petitioned for a genuinely independent judicial inquiry rather than this State Government alternative.” Mr Brooks said the list included past executives who left before the crisis and

executives who joined after the crisis. Executives who were at Council at the time of the crisis and are still at Council are not on the list. “You have to wonder if Council executives who kept their jobs despite the financial collapse have now been declared some sort of protected species,” Brooks said. “These executives were responsible for managing budgets in their own departments. “They were responsible for providing reports and recommendations to the governing body. “And they were part of a collective leadership team.

“How can they not have questions to answer at this inquiry?” CCN has asked for clarification from the office of the Commissioner but has not received an answer at the time of publication. MPs Adam Crouch and David Mehan were asked for comment. Mehan said: “The Commissioner owes the Coast a detailed explanation as to why further secrecy is necessary. “Further secrecy undermine public’s confidence in the inquiry and will undermine efforts to rebuild public in our Council. “The Commissioner is supposed to have wide ranging powers but she seems to be limiting her call on the

resources of the Office of Local Government at every opportunity and undermines her own claim to be independent.” Brooks’ questions come as the majority of the submissions to the Inquiry were made public after a GIPA request from a Woy Woy Peninsula resident was successful. The Public Inquiry was called in April by Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock six months after she suspended the Councillors in October last year. The Councillors were suspended when the Council made public its sudden and substantial cash flow issues. More Public Inquiry coverage, see Page 4 & 5 Merilyn Vale

Kidney disease that affects 1.7M Australians, and in October 2021 the Kidney Community is seeking public support See page 25

Sport

Australian Cricket has released the fourth edition of the Press for Progress report and it is heavily supported by Cricket NSW’s powerful commitment to growing the involvement of women and girls in the sport. See page 27

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One of the Public Inquiry’s tasks is to investigate whether councillors “kept under review the performance of the council, including that council spending was responsible and sustainable by aligning general revenue and expenses” which should include resolving how $175M or more of restricted funds were spent in contravention of the Local Government Act.

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One the eve of the inquiry Administrator Rik Hart said internally restricted funds were still being spent to keep the Council afloat but that the expenditure was now lawful and fund balances, as shown in monthly investment reports, were improving. Since the councillors were suspended 11 months ago $60 million of public assets have been put up for sale, rates are up 13 per cent, harmonisation means some rates are up more than 40 per cent, hundreds of Council employees have lost their jobs and services have been cut. Council has warned more cuts may be needed unless IPART permits a permanent 3 per cent rate increase and

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higher water and sewer rates. The Council has borrowed $150M, on undisclosed commercial terms, in addition to its already substantial debt. Despite all the measures listed above, the Council is still relying on internally restricted funds to pay costs, including payroll, almost a year after the suspension of Councillors. According to Hart the NSW Office of Local Government gave Council permission to continue to use restricted funds up to a cap of $175M when Council was placed in administration last year. Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, did not give the elected Councillors permission to use externally restricted funds when they

sought her assistance having learned that restricted funds had been spent without their knowledge or permission or that of the Minister. Interim Administrator Dick Persson initially highlighted the alleged unlawful use of restricted funds as a major reason for the suspension of Councillors but later claimed it was the Council’s big budget deficits that were more of a problem. CCN asked the Minister for Local Government and Office of Local Government for confirmation of the $175M cap arrangement and received the following statement: “The Minister has not received any application from Central Coast Council seeking approval to

borrow externally restricted funds.” When asked on August 30 if Council could cover costs and pay staff without using restricted funds, Administrator Hart answered “No”. “That is what you see in the investment report, we are still negative, but we are on an approved payment plan.” Hart clarified this statement on September 22 when he said the balances of external restricted funds were “correct and proper” – repatriated using some of the $150M bank borrowings – so permission from the Minister was not required. See page 4

A virtual trek will be held from October 16 to December 4 to support veterans facing financial hardship as well as encouraging families in lockdown to get outside and be active. See page 27

Sport

The Central Coast MTB Trail Alliance is calling on Council to take positive steps to provide sustainable off-road cycling infrastructure in the region. See page 31

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Some current and former senior staff of Central Coast Council and its predecessor councils, Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Council, have been summonsed to appear at the Public Inquiry next week. Administrator Rik Hart has confirmed he has received a summons, along with former Interim Administrator Dick Persson, CFO Natalia Cowley and CEO David Farmer. The Commissioner will also hear from members of Council’s Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee and from several members of the public. The suspended councillors have received emails explaining the areas of interest the Commissioner would like them to address when they front the inquiry. These include: the availability

and adequacy of financial information and their reactions to the 2017/2018 budget and their understanding of the unrestricted cash position referred to in investment reports and why it was removed from October 2019. She also wants to discuss the costs of the proposed regional performing arts centre and the decision to break the Warnervale Airport contract. Other topics include the selection of the general manager; infrastructure backlog and spending on capital works; knowledge of staff matters including workforce numbers and costs, effect of wage freeze, staff culture; and the behaviour in and effectiveness of the Council meetings. A spokesperson for the Office of the Public Inquiry said witnesses may be permitted to

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Out&About

A short film produced by a team of University of Newcastle students has earned international recognition at Hollywood’s IndieX film awards, taking out wins in three categories. See page 18

make an oral address, subject to the nature and content of any written submission they have made. The Commissioner will ask questions of witnesses and evidence will be given under oath. The length of time of each person’s appearance will vary according to the nature of evidence being given. This will be the Coast’s first glimpse of the Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch who the Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock appointed in April of this year, six months after she suspended the councillors. Under the State Government Act, the Minister had to re-instate the councillors or hold a public inquiry. The public meetings start at 10am on Monday, September 27, and are expected to run daily

for a couple of weeks. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, the public hearings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and live streamed on the Office of Local Government YouTube channel. The public will be able to view the proceedings via a desktop or laptop computer, smart phone or tablet. Next week will be a big week in local government affairs on the Coast. The third Council meeting for this month will be held on September 28. The first ordinary Council meeting saw the Administrator agree to change the addresses of more than 500 riverfront homes. He also agreed to the first $300,000 to be spent from the $5M earmarked for a masterplan for Warnervale Airport.

The team from television show Better Homes and Gardens visited the Coast on September 23 to film an episode on Central Coast artist Peter Rush.

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The second meeting was an extra -ordinary meeting where the Administrator agreed to send a report to IPART (the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) asking permission to charge residents more money for water, sewerage and stormwater. IPART will publish the Council request so residents will be able to see how large an increase Council proposes. The Administrator wouldn’t say. He said the rules meant IPART had to make the report public. IPART says it will make the report public on or before September 28. Merilyn Vale

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Business

The stage is set for a five-star precinct at Bushells Ridge to become a major tourism destination for the Central Coast, including a world class motorsport circuit.

Councillors and staff summonsed to appear at Inquiry

Solving restricted funds mystery a challenge for Inquiry The use – perhaps unlawful – of internal and external restricted funds is expected to be one of the issues examined by the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial affairs when Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch begins hearings next week.

The Watch Officer at Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes received a call from a distressed vessel out on the lake on Saturday, September 25.

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Residents have until December 20 to make a submission on the recently released Planning Proposal for Mooney Mooney and Peat Island.

DELTA OUTBREAK CASES EXCEED 500 - See page 4

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Detailed design work on plans to upgrade intersections on Manns Rd at West Gosford and Narara is nearing completion, with construction set to begin early in 2023. See page 7

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The CWA’s Umina Beach branch has put the call out for ‘urgent’ action on social and affordable housing options in NSW through a new ‘sleep out’ campaign. See page 14

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International tourism precinct planned for Bushells Ridge

Rotary Brisbane Water has been donating old mobile phones and laptops to Ettalong-based charity The Peninsula Lighthouse to assist those fleeing domestic violence. See page 8

Following the soaring success of their idea to bring a virtual market to Bouddi during lockdown, a Killcare duo has set their sights on expanding the initiative Coast-wide.

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Sport

With this week’s announcement of the A-League 2021-22 fixtures, Central Coast Mariners have confirmed that they are yet to finalise a venue hire agreement with Central Coast Stadium. See page 39

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IPART is reviewing the maximum prices that Council can charge for its water, wastewater, stormwater and other water-related services. Council submitted its pricing proposal on September 10 and

on September 28 IPART released its Issues Paper seeking community feedback. IPART Chair, Carmel Donnelly, said IPART would assess whether the price changes proposed by the Council represented good value for money for customers and were affordable. “The Council has proposed prices that would increase typical household bills by about 34 per cent in the first year, and then by inflation after that,” she said. “The Council’s submission

says the proposed price increase will ensure it could provide water services that meet its customers’ expectations now and into the future. “This includes good quality drinking water, and reliable water supply, wastewater, stormwater and other water services.” Council’s last proposal for a rise in water rates, in 2018/19, was refused. “IPART did not find enough work had gone into the proposal to justify the prices Council was

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seeking,” Donnelly said. “We found then that Council had consistently underspent in a number of areas and made suggestions on how it could improve its data analysis.” Donnelly stressed that community feedback would form an important part of IPART’s assessment process. “We want to make sure people are asked to pay the minimum required for safe services to be provided,” she said. Donnelly said on average, Central Coast residents pay the

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Clocks move forward Sunday morning Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend. Daylight saving begins in NSW on Sunday, October 3, when clocks are moved forward for one hour at 2am.

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With hundreds, if not thousands of Central Coast businesses impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns, many have neglected keeping their emergency response plans up to date.

A development application to construct a two-storey residential flat building in Booker Bay has recently finished its exhibition and residents are not happy.

IPART is reviewing the maximum prices that Central Coast Council can charge for its water, wastewater, stormwater and other water-related services from July 1, 2022. Council submitted its pricing proposal on September 10 and on September 28 IPART released its Issues Paper seeking community feedback. IPART Chair, Carmel Donnelly,

said IPART would assess whether the price changes proposed by the Council represented good value for money for customers and were affordable. “The Council has proposed prices that would increase typical household bills by about 34 per cent in the first year, and then by inflation after that,” she said. “The Council’s submission says the proposed price increase will ensure it could provide water services that meet its customers’ expectations now and into the future. “This includes good quality drinking water, and reliable water supply, wastewater, stormwater and other water services.”

Council’s last proposal for water rates variation, in 2018/19, was refused. “IPART did not find enough work had gone into the proposal to justify the prices Council was seeking,” Donnelly said. “We found then that Council had consistently underspent in a number of areas and made suggestions on how it could improve its data analysis.” Donnelly stressed that community feedback would form an important part of IPART’s assessment process. “We want to make sure people are asked to pay the minimum required for safe services to be provided,” she said. Donnelly said on average, Central Coast residents pay the

lowest water rates in NSW but that would not drive IPART’s decision. “We will be looking at what an efficient water utility should charge to provide the expected quality,” she said. “It is very important for residents to know that IPART will be undertaking a very thorough review. “We are especially keen to hear from residents what they expect and what is happening now with water services. “We have already heard concerns about water quality and about Council’s management and efficiency surrounding infrastructure maintenance. “We want to hear about any leakages or overflows and will

balance the views of the community with the need for efficient services. “Affordability will also be taken into account. “These are tough times with uncertainty and economic difficulties surrounding COVID-19 and we are also aware of the recent movement in residential rates. “We will look at affordability and what is a fair ask. “Also, Council is not proposing any sort of gradual introduction for a rise and we are interested in hearing the reaction to that.” Donnelly said the proposal would attract expert independent and in-house analysis.

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For Cleanaway driver, Mick Skillicorn, a highlight of his working week is the regular Wednesday round at Kariong.

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Hundreds of workers took industrial strike action last Friday at The Entrance in a show of unity for the nationwide #ReclaimTheLine protest against the government’s “no jab, no job” mandate.

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Water rates could rise 34 per cent Residents of the former Gosford Council LGA still reeling from rates rises of up to 42 per cent which came into effect on July 1 could also face a 34 per cent hike in their water rates next year, if a Central Coast Council submission to IPART (The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) is successful. As IPART reviews the maximum prices that Central Coast Council can charge for its water, wastewater, stormwater and other waterrelated services from July 1, 2022, Council has also

determined to push for the 15 per cent general rate rise, which came into effect from July 1 for three years to be extended for a 10-year period (see separate story, page five). Council submitted its pricing proposal on water rates on September 10 and on September 28 IPART released its Issues Paper seeking community feedback. IPART Chair, Carmel Donnelly, said IPART would assess whether the price changes proposed by the Council represented good value for money for customers and were affordable. “The Council has proposed

prices that would increase typical household bills by about 34 per cent in the first year, and then by inflation after that,” she said. “The Council’s submission says the proposed price increase will ensure it could provide water services that meet its customers’ expectations now and into the future. “This includes good quality drinking water, and reliable water supply, wastewater, stormwater and other water services.” Council’s last proposal for water rates variation, in 2018/19, was refused.

“IPART did not find enough work had gone into the proposal to justify the prices Council was seeking,” Donnelly said. “We found then that Council had consistently underspent in a number of areas and made suggestions on how it could improve its data analysis.” Donnelly stressed that community feedback would form an important part of IPART’s assessment process. “We want to make sure people are asked to pay the minimum required for safe services to be provided,” she said.

Donnelly said on average, Central Coast residents pay the lowest water rates in NSW but that would not drive IPART’s decision. “We will be looking at what an efficient water utility should charge to provide the expected quality,” she said. “It is very important for residents to know that IPART will be undertaking a very thorough review. “We are especially keen to hear from residents what they expect and what is happening now with water services. See page 12

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Players and teams from across the Central Coast have been recognised for their efforts on the AFL field at Hunter Central Coast AFL’s 2021 Elliot Davey Awards. See page 40

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Kidney disease that affects 1.7M Australians, and in October 2021 the Kidney Community is seeking public support See page 25

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Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, is calling for more staff at Gosford Hospital‘s Emergency Department.

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Bodhi Bennett greets the Cleanaway truck every Wednesday morning

For those stuck at home during lockdown, or business owners that have seen their incomes disappear, it’s easy to get a little pent-up.

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Peninsula residents still reeling from rates rises of up to 42 per cent which came into effect on July 1 could also face a 34 per cent hike in their water rates next year, if a Central Coast Council submission to IPART (The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) is successful.

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An online art show to be presented by the Bouddi Society from October 2-12 will feature works inspired by nature from over 20 artists.

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The Wamberal Beach Save Our Sand group has welcomed opposition to a seawall as a solution to the beach’s ongoing erosion issues .

A local mental health charity has launched their annual mental health campaign to help raise awareness about good mental health and wellness.

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Finalists have been announced in the 2021 Central Coast Business Awards from a pool of about 100 entries across 10 different categories.

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Tribunal wants to hear from residents about water rates

IPART promises ‘thorough review’ of request for 34 per cent water rates hike Ratepayers could face a hike of 34 per cent in their water rates from July 1 next year if a proposal from Central Coast Council is accepted by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

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See page 5 A Scrunchies for Dementia campaign to raise money for the Dementia Australia Research Foundation through the virtual My Walk & Jog challenge has been championed by Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch. See page 31

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Parliament doesn’t need to wait for Minister to quash PEP11 Community group Save Our Coast has obtained legal advice that the Federal Parliament has the power to enact a law to cancel the Petroleum Exploration Permit (PEP11) for off-shore drilling. Environmental groups and concerned residents continue to wait for a decision from Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt on the extension of the permit which expired in February. Save Our Coast said it obtained the advice from the Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO), a community legal centre specialising in environmental law,which the group has engaged since early 2018. “Contrary to some public comments, the advice confirms that the Commonwealth Parliament can enact a Bill to end PEP11 (which will be presented by Independent MP Zali Steggall) and that the legislation can prevent future permits being granted for the PEP11 area,” Save Our Coast said. “PEP11 covers 4,500 square kilometres of ocean from Manly to Newcastle designated for fossil fuel exploration and drilling which has been fiercely contested by communities.”

A request by Bounty Oil and Gas to extend the lease and to allow drilling still has not been decided by the Joint Authority, which in this instance consists of Pitt and NSW Minister for Environment and Energy, Matt Kean. NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, has publicly confirmed his opposition to the permit, along with State and Federal MPs of all political persuasions, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese. But the other member of the Joint Authority, Resources Minister Pitt, has thus far refused to rule out extending the permit. “Massive community opposition has seen tens of thousands of community members express outrage at the project,” Save Our Coast, which collected 87,000 signatures on petitions opposing PEP 11, said. Save Our Coast founder, Natasha Deen,said a continuation of PEP11 risks catastrophic harm to the ecosystem, climate, and coastal way of life and sets a dangerous precedent for oil and gas industrialisation of the east coast of Australia. “Despite the permit expiring six months ago, Minister Pitt has not yet cancelled PEP11, with

apparent disregard to placing communities under continuing stress and uncertainty in what are already extremely stressful and uncertain times,” Dean said. “Now we are reassured that Parliament can make this decision for him, should he continue to delay.” “Save Our Coast is … delighted at the EDO’s advice that parliament can indeed cancel the flawed and dangerous plan that is PEP11. “We are grateful for historic bipartisan support from MPs, which we could not have achieved without an incredible outpouring of community support, and now ask MPs to take the final step to represent their communities by supporting the Bill to end PEP11.” Save Our Coast’s Northern Beaches convenor and environmental lawyer, Kristyn Glanville, said some MPs from the Liberal and Labor parties had indicated concerns that the proposed bill was unconstitutional or would expose the government to litigation. “This advice confirms there is a sound legal footing for the Bill to be passed,” she said. Source: Media release, Sep 29 Save Our Coast

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From Council In less than three years’ we will be facing an average annual income loss of $25.8million over the next seven years resulting in reducing or ceasing many services.

We are proposing to make an application to IPART to maintain the current level of rates for a further seven years, consistent with what we asked from IPART earlier this year.

There has been major restructuring and Council is on track to achieve the $50million in cost savings including productivity gains. Council is budgeting for a small surplus this financial year. However, we face falling off an income cliff if the current level of rates is not maintained.

If the SV is not extended, in two years ratepayers will be given a 13 percent reduction in their general rate component and Council will need to adjust its cost structures by a further $25.8million annually on average to cope with that reduction. The community will have a major say in whether this application is successful.

We will undertake consultation so the community can provide input to whether they would prefer to continue to pay the current level of rates or receive a reduction and see a dramatic fall off in services. Rik Hart - Administrator, Central Coast Council

COVID-safe summer plans in place for beach season

the beach looks crowded, consider coming back at another time or relaxing in a non-beach setting. Here’s a few ideas to help you enjoy other natural settings: • go for a walk or run in your local park • ride a bike along a cycleway • take your dog for a walk around your neighbourhood • kick a ball at a sportsground • head bush to hike on a nature trail or to visit a scenic spot. Search ‘recreation’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au or visit lovecentralcoast.com if you are looking for other ideas on things to do.

What if the beach is crowded? We are encouraging beachgoers to exercise at quieter beaches or look to alternative locations. If

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The Central Coast beach season has now started. Flags up on 15 beaches will be from 9am-5pm, with Surf Life Saving patrolling on weekends and public holidays, and Council lifeguards patrolling during the week unless the beach is closed due to dangerous conditions. Search ‘beach’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au for the latest open/closed status of Council patrolled beaches throughout the week. For further information about weekend beach conditions, visit beachsafe.org.au Keeping our community safe We have COVID-safe summer plans in place to manage beach crowds and potential beach closures. We have been working closely with NSW Health, Central Coast Health, the Local Emergency Operations Controller and other Councils to ensure a consistent and compliant approach to this year’s season across NSW in line with the latest Public Health Orders. We are also working with local police to monitor behaviour and penalties for not following restrictions are enforceable by police. This will continue throughout the season as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.

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Airport briefing sounded alarm bells for Matthews Suspended Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said Councillors had seen a masterplan for Warnervale Airport but had no details on contracts when they told staff to break the contract with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI).

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the then Administrator Ian Reynolds, witnessed by the then NSW Premier, Mike Baird. Matthews outlined a meeting where Councillors were briefed on the plan and she had alarm bells ringing at the answers that Councillors were given. She admitted she had no idea how much it would cost to break the contract. Answering questions as the first witness at the Public Inquiry last week, Matthews

was asked how much she knew about the broken contract. “What I know is that the Warnervale Airport masterplan and contract was all done in the administration – the first administration,” Matthews said. “What I know is that the community weren’t very happy about that. “So I make no qualms that I did go to the election saying

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that we would have a look at the Warnervale Airport and what was going on there and what the Administrator had signed us up to.” Matthews said Councillors asked for a briefing on the masterplan and it stuck in her memory. “We all came in, into the Wyong Shire function room,” she said. “There was a whole heap of seats on the left that were vacant. “That was for us. We sat there in a little huddle. “And then on our – to our right, in marched suits – I use the word ‘suits’ – a whole heap of professionals that were responsible for some part of the master plan [marched in]. “Each of those suits got up and spoke to us in lots of language that – you know, we were a brand new Council. “A lot of us had never seen – well, I had, but a lot of people were totally shocked by the fact that we had all these suits briefing us, high-end stuff, and when we were asking questions, we were told, ‘Oh, no, we don’t need to do that. That will happen later. That will happen later’. “So really, for me, I felt uncomfortable. “I had alarm 40 bells ringing in my ears that something was wrong. There was something wrong. “All these suits costing thousands of dollars being here, a two-hour briefing. “We basically were briefed at. “They didn’t appreciate, really, our questions. “Then they all got up and left

and there was a few of us – like, we were gobsmacked as to what on earth had just happened here. “So we weren’t really across the actual contracts. “We were just across a masterplan. “And the contract included the AAI and my understanding is that, you know, with any contract, there is a clause that you can break it, and I guess that’s what we then instructed our legal counsel, or general counsel, and that was his job or his role then to go into negotiation, and that’s my understanding.” The Commissioner then asked her if she had any idea of how much that cost. “I’m only now, because the Administrator, Mr Persson, has put it out there, of a potential figure, but I’m not exactly one hundred per cent on how much it was, no,” Matthew said. In April of this year, Interim Administrator, Dick Persson, confirmed that the cost to Central Coast Council to break its Warnervale airport agreement with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) was less than $1.5M. Persson had asked Chief Financial Officer, Natalia Cowley, to ask the company if Council could make public the cost which had been commercial-in-confidence. The company said it was okay with the disclosure as long as it was pointed out that the payment merely covered its costs and was not a profit payment. Merilyn Vale

New hospital building opens October 12 Construction of the new clinical services building, part of the NSW Government’s $200M redevelopment of Wyong Hospital, is now officially complete. The new and expanded emergency department has capacity for an additional 13 treatment spaces. The new building includes a new and expanded ICU, new inpatient units, ambulatory paediatric unit, expanded medical imaging department and an expanded Medical Assessment Unit with capacity for 28 beds. General Manager of Wyong Hospital, Chris Bone, said the keys of the new building have

been handed over from contractor Richard Crookes Constructions. “Our staff can’t wait to welcome patients into this wonderful, state-of-the-art new facility which will significantly boost health services on the Central Coast.” The redevelopment of Wyong Hospital includes refurbishment of existing facilities to provide more operating theatre capacity, a refurbished sterile supply department, expanded medical day unit, and an expanded transit lounge. The refurbishment is on track to be completed in 2022. Source: Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Two administrators criticise State Government The period of 16 months was not long enough to bed down the amalgamation of the former Wyong and Gosford Councils, said Central Coast Council’s first Administrator Ian Reynolds in his submission to the Public Inquiry. He said all NSW councils were given the same time period but it was not long enough for the Central Coast given the complexity of issues involved in merging the two entities. He said more funding “would have been desirable” given the complexity, saying funding was also set at a standard level for all merged councils. All councils received $10M for the costs of merging. Reynolds’ comments were in a two-page submission to the office of Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch who is running the Public Inquiry into the Council. Another submission by the current Administrator, Rik Hart, made many of the same points and warned that many more councils could end up under administration as a result of financial difficulties.

Reynold made five concise points on one page and included a covering letter in which he said he hoped his observations would assist the Commissioner in her deliberations. In his third observation, Reynolds said it was his view that the employment protections of no forced redundancies provided tactical assistance to the new Council by allaying concerns regarding job security, but “mitigated against the potential to capture strategic advantages from the merger such as achieving structural efficiencies”. On the financial status of the former Gosford Council, he said it became apparent that its financial status was not clear at the commencement of the Administration period. “Establishing that position entailed considerable resourcing by the merged Council,” he said. “In my view, the need to allocate resources to determining and addressing that situation, over and above the challenge of consolidating the new entity, was unfortunate.” Reynolds also suggested an

Current Administrator Rik Hart

First Administrator following amalgamation, Ian Reynolds

“End State” report to the State Government was needed. “In my view, it would potentially be of use to Government to require an ‘End State’ report in relation to a merged Council to assist the Government in managing the transfer to an elected Council and any residual issues arising from the merger.” The current Administrator Rik Hart’s submission questioned the depth of State Government’s “fit for the future” reporting that was used to decide which councils should merge and he too criticised the State

Government’s funding. “Several NSW Government decisions as part of the merger policy for Councils, has been a hindrance to their success, both in a financial and governance sense,” Hart said. “For example, ‘protecting’ non-contract employment for three years has had the effect of denying the types of savings that most merged organisations achieve. “Councils were also restricted for three years in applying rate harmonisation resulting in Central Coast Council maintaining two separate IT systems.

“There was also a total misunderstanding of the requirements for councils to merge successfully through limited funding provided to councils to merge. “Central Coast Council received only $10M despite an external expectation of over $60M.” Hart went on to outline broader issues. “Central Coast Council’s financial crisis has clearly identified a system in need of change,” he said. “The Public Inquiry presents an opportunity to look at the system as a whole and ask the question if the frameworks and legislation in place continue to serve their purpose. “It appears to be a very ‘old world’ NSW councils operate in when compared to other states. “I acknowledge this is out of scope of the Terms of Reference for the Public Inquiry however what has occurred here at Central Coast Council only highlights the underlying issues that led to a dysfunctional operation.” He said these issues included the local government model not current; financial

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Strike opposes forced vaccines for workers

Hundreds of workers took industrial strike action last Friday at The Entrance in a show of unity for the nationwide #ReclaimTheLine protest against the government’s “no jab, no job” mandate. The collective strike held at numerous locations around the country, simultaneously at 11am on October 1, was organised by National Education United (NEU). The NEU is a newly created and fast-growing alliance of more than 18,000 teachers and workers from multiple

industries who are fighting State Government forced vaccination mandates. NEU spokesman, Christian Marchegiani, said the industrial dispute represented a show of support for anyone facing medical discrimination and the threat of losing their jobs. The #ReclaimTheLine strikes support workers including teachers, police, paramedics, aged care workers, healthcare workers, firefighters, construction workers, airline staff, miners and truck drivers. “At no other time in living history have ordinary

Australians faced such an unimaginable threat to their freedoms – freedoms that until now, we have taken for granted,” Marchegiani said. “The Governments’ No Jab, No Job policies are being implemented through coercion, manipulation or ‘incentives’, and everyday Aussies are losing their rights to work. “There is also a frightening danger of Australia seeing vaccination passports for the first time. “Is this really the type of society we want live in? “Each of us has to decide

where we draw our line in the sand and to take relevant action, with courage and heart. “It is appalling that we’re being mandated to take an experimental vaccine that has been inadequately tested. “The vaccine has already resulted in multiple adverse effects, including hundreds of deaths in Australia alone, and the long-term side effects are obviously unknown. “We will protest peacefully and respectfully in a united stand for freedom, liberty and medical freedoms.” Spokesperson at The

Entrance rally in Memorial Park, Steve McDonald, said #ReclaimTheLine was not an anti-vax protest. “We have people here that are vaccinated, but they’re standing with us because they believe in our right to choose,” he said. “It’s really important that we make a stand because our freedoms are being eroded, our human rights are being threatened. “If the government is really serious about workplace safety we need to consider that whether you’re vaccinated or

not the virus can still spread, it can still be contracted, you can still transmit it … there are other options to make the workplace safe. “We’re aware now that the government is releasing rapid antigen test kits on November 1 which essentially will give you instant results. “It’s a more equitable solution to give people a chance to take a rapid antigen test rather than to be forced to take a vaccine that they may have hesitancy about for good reason,” McDonald said.

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White Ribbon asks men to own their violence White Ribbon has issued a challenge to Australian men to understand and own their role in creating a future where women and children are safe from all forms of men’s violence and abuse, and to commit to meaningful action.

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Launching the White Ribbon Day 2021 campaign which will fall on November 19, White Ribbon Australia Executive Director, Brad Chilcott, said turning this national tragedy around would require real, long-term social and cultural transformation and men willing to reflect on their role in achieving that change. “It’s no longer good enough just to be aware of the problem. “We need men to choose to be a part of the solution,

addressing attitudes, expectations and behaviours that uphold inequality and excuse disrespect. “We need men who have the tools they need to bring about change, first in ourselves, then in our friendship circles and communities. “We need every person, every community, every school, every workplace, every sports club and every Government body at all levels to commit to being a part of that change to end all forms of men’s violence against women,” Chilcott said. He said the focus of this year’s White Ribbon Day campaign was on the action men can take to end violence against women, asking How Can Men Make Change? and calling on communities to Learn, Give, Take Action.

“On average, more than one woman is killed every week in Australia as a result of intimate partner violence. “The COVID pandemic has made the situation worse, with lockdowns and social distancing not only creating a spike in violence, but also limiting the ability of victims to seek help,” Chilcott said. Chilcott is urging the community to host an event this White Ribbon Day, inviting men and all Australians to learn what they can do to be a part of the change and raise funds to support their work in engaging men and boys to create a future free from all forms of men’s violence and abuse. Source: Media release, Sep 29 White Ribbon Australia

Case numbers stubborn and vaccine remains the key As the Central Coast prepares for the easing of COVID-19 restrictions from October 11 when the state reaches the 70 per cent fully vaccinated mark, residents have been reminded of safety precautions which will remain in place as more retail and hospitality venues open up. COVID-Safe check-ins and proof of vaccination are required for all staff and customers and there will be a limit of one person per four square metres for all indoor public areas. Masks are required for staff and customers who are 12 years and over in all indoor public venues, as well as for

hospitality staff outdoors. Masks are still mandatory on public transport. Unvaccinated people, or those who have only received one vaccine dose, will not be able to: visit friends or family in their homes; access noncritical retail; attend weddings with more than five guests; go back to some workplaces; go out to pubs, or visit other premises which are open only to vaccinated customers until December 1. You will need to show proof that you’re vaccinated when you check in to businesses. You can get your proof of vaccination from: the Express Plus Medicare mobile app; your Medicare online account through myGov; MyHealth

Record; Australian Immunisation Register (printed copy only); and the Service NSW app (coming soon). If you are unable to be vaccinated because of a medical contraindication (which means a person should not receive a certain medicine because it may be harmful to them), you will need to get a medical exemption form signed by your doctor and carry it with you. The Central Coast vaccination rate is now at 65.2 per cent double dosed (people aged 16 and over), while 90.3 per cent have had their first. Now, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are available to people aged 60 and over, which is a positive step forward in the

vaccine rollout says Dr Karen Price, President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). “This will help us get people aged 60-plus over the line who have been holding out, although this age group has been eligible to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine for many months. “The Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines are all extremely effective and safe, so please do the right thing and roll up your sleeve – it could be the best health decision you ever make. “Keep in mind that children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 can only receive Pfizer or Moderna vaccine,” Dr Price said. Meanwhile, as the Coast

starts to reopen for business in the new “COVID normal”, the daily number of new COVID cases is still stubbornly hovering around the 30-40 mark. Of the 228 new cases in the past week, the source of 101 is unknown and being investigated. Exposure sites announced by Central Coast Local Health District in the past week are: Service NSW Tuggerah – Sep 23, 2:35pm-3:10pm. Lake Haven shopping centre – Coles, Sep 21, 4pm-4:35pm and Sep 27, 3:20pm-3:50pm; The Reject Shop, Sep 24, 1:25pm-1:50pm. Gorokan Guardian Pharmacy – Sep 22, 8:50am-9:15am. Tacoma Fishermen’s Co-op

– Sep 25, 2pm-2:35pm. Bunnings Lake Haven – Sep 21, 10:30am-10:55am; Sep 22, 10:05am-10:25am. Wyong Village Central, Smart Dollar – Sep 20, 9am:4:30pm; Sep 21, 9am-4:30pm; Sep 22, 9am-4:30pm. The NSW Health website has details about other sites at Kincumber, Woy Woy, Avoca Beach, Green Point shopping centre, Palm Beach Ferries, Coles Wyoming, Coles Erina, Coles Lisarow, Coles Kincumber, Woolworths Umina, Woolworths Erina Fair, Woolworths Lisarow, West Gosford, The Grange hotel and shopping centre at Wyoming. Sue Murray

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New Premier must return focus to the people Central Coast Labor MPs are calling on the new Premier of NSW, Dominic Perrottet, and his leadership team to quickly affirm their commitment to supporting the Central Coast. “The new Premier must give the Coast, and NSW, certainty as we move towards the 70 per cent (of those aged 16 and over) milestone and staged reopening of the state,” they said. “It’s time for the NSW Government to refocus on the people of NSW and end the chaos of the past few days. “At one of the most critical times in the state’s history, during a health pandemic and economic uncertainty we have

seen the Premier, the Deputy Premier and a Senior Minister step down causing massive instability at a time when cool heads and a steady hand is needed.” At a Tuesday press conference after Perrottet was announced Premier, he said (the Government) wanted NSW to bounce back stronger, safer and more successful than ever before. He said there would be no Cabinet reshuffle until at least later in the year and perhaps until after summer, “until we get through this (COVID recovery) challenge”. Stuart Ayres, the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, was elected by the Liberal Party as Deputy Leader.

Fundraiser for young family after kayak tragedy A man in his 30s has died after heroically saving the life of his young son after their kayak capsized at Gwandalan. Emergency services were called to a park in Koowong Rd on Lake Macquarie around 5:30pm on Friday, October 1, after reports a man had been pulled from the water by bystanders. Peter Finch and his four-yearold son were pulled to shore by members of the public who attempted CPR on the father until paramedics arrived but despite the best efforts of both bystanders and paramedics, he could not be saved. “It appears the man has heroically held the young boy above the water when they’ve tipped over, saving his life,”

said NSW Ambulance Inspector, Andrew Craig. “Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of bystanders and paramedics, the man was unable to be revived.” Inspector Craig said it was a “very emotional scene” and praised those who rendered first aid before paramedics arrived. The young boy was assessed at the scene by a specialist medical team and was physically uninjured. Tuggerah Lakes Police officers attended and a report will be prepared for the Coroner. Friends and family have set up a GoFundMe drive to help his wife, little boy and baby girl through this difficult time. Sue Murray

The new Treasurer will be Matt Kean, the Minister for Energy and Environment. “We will keep our team in place … and our team will bring the energy, the experience to get our state safely open again and then take it to the next level. “Right now, the focus of our Government is on the people of NSW. “We are at an incredibly important juncture, on Monday (October 11) the state opens up and we want to get people back to work and businesses opening again, and that is the sole focus of our government today,” Perrottet said. Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, said we would have to

wait to see if this “tired Liberal State Government would be reenergised by this change of leadership. “Much of the Government’s direction was already determined by Dominic Perrottet in his role as Treasurer,” he said. “The new Premier already has a cloud over his leadership following the iCare worker’s compensation controversy and the questionable status of Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE) highlighted by the NSW Auditor General. “The Government still has two other MPs under investigation and will rely on the vote of Independent members to pass legislation at last until the future of those MPs are determined and by-

elections are held for the resigning members” Harris said. The Entrance MP, David Mehan, labelled Perrottet as “the most conservative the state has seen” which, he said, was the last thing we need on the Central Coast. “He has already committed to further privatisation (Westconnex) and creation of slush funds (Westinvest) which will go to propping up Liberal/ National Party seats rather than serving the people of NSW,” Mehan said. And, Swansea MP Yasmin Cateley said: “This is not a fresh start for this ageing Liberal Government but more of the same. “Perrottet was the Treasurer

that oversaw the privatisation of TAFE campuses across our state, along with the privatisation of transport services and toll roads,” she said. The Chronicle asked Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, what the change in leadership would mean for the Central Coast, however, a response was unavailable before publication. As Government Whip, it was Crouch’s role to count the votes in the election for Premier, and to officially announce the election. Dominic Perrottet was sworn in at NSW Premier at 2pm on Tuesday, October 5. Sue Murray

Two in hospital following motorcycle crash A critical incident investigation has been launched after two men, including a police officer, suffered serious injuries following a motorcycle crash at Mandalong. At about 4:40pm on Monday, October 4, emergency services were called to Mandalong Rd near Deaves Rd after reports of a crash between two motorcycles.

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NSW Police Force motorcycle, suffered serious injuries and was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious but stable condition. The second rider, a 69-yearold man, also suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious but stable condition. A crime scene was established by officers from Lake Macquarie Police District, which will be examined by specialist police

from the Crash Investigation Unit. A critical incident team from the Tuggerah Lakes Police District will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident. That investigation will be subject to independent review. No further details are available at this time. Source: NSW Police

Teenager charged with stabbing A teenage boy has been charged over the alleged stabbing of another teenager at Bateau Bay. At about 4:20pm on Thursday, September 30, emergency services were called to an oval opposite The Entrance Leagues

Club on Central Coast Highway, following reports a teenager had been stabbed. A 15-year-old boy was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for a stab wound before being flown

to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition. Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended and arrested a second 15-year-old boy at the scene. He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with wound person with intent to

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Object before it is too late For close to five decades the upper Central Coast and lower Lake Macquarie region has carried the burden for coal mining and production of coal for three power stations which service NSW. Vales Point, Eraring and the decommissioned Lake Munmorah power stations, including the criss-crossing underground mines that service them, have left their visible and invisible mark on our lands and lakes. They and many others have left a destructive legacy on the environment and lakes and potentially on our children’s health and rampant cancer clusters six per cent above the state average. We now have Delta Coal wishing to expand their coal mining projects further and have their licences consolidated to make it easier for their operations. The Chain Valley Colliery Consolidation Project is out for public consultation without an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Social Impact Assessment (SIA) being completed and the community is expected to give their

FORUM blessing for a further two years of operations. With a deceptive Community Information Sheet being selectively distributed to people who have a conflict of interest, it simply misleads the general community by emphasising that the maximum subsidence due to the expansion would be 20mm. Cleverly hidden or disguised in the document (issue #2 August 2021) is a Legend that indicates that in fact the subsidence could be as much as 780mm in Lake Macquarie. There is no evidence that a Mine Subsidence Assessment Study or Risk/Impact Assessment is under way with the Director General not being able to waiver or approve any State Significant Development if it is on land that is part of a critical habitat, or if the State Significant Development (SSD) is likely to significantly affect threatened species, populations or ecological communities, or their habitats. The proposal does nothing to enhance the welfare of the region. In fact, it endangers the way

of life, composition, cohesion, character and people’s sense of place. It impacts on the culture both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal including shared beliefs, customs, values and stories and connection to Country, land, waterways, place and buildings. In light of the damning findings of the recent government inquiry into coal ash dams in NSW and the many recommendations which condemned the lack of research by NSW EPA and NSW Health plus identifying the NSW government’s complete disregard towards the health of its citizens, I call for a lengthy moratorium to allow Delta Coal to complete their legal obligations before putting the project out for public comment. This will give the general community plenty of time to read and comprehend what is proposed. I call on the ratepayers and citizens of the regions to object in writing to the EPA and relevant ministers before it is too late. Email, Sep 18 Gary Blaschke, Lake Munmorah

Resist pressure to develop land west of motorway I write in sorrow and anger that, once again, I need to expose a quietly resumed development application for the Old Farm acres at 414 Old Maitland Rd, Mardi (DA 765/2021). This beautiful green bit of open bushland has been the subject of development applications from 2016, if not earlier. Now it is on again and the bulldozers are poised to start work. A very short notification without publicity was due to expire on September 24 however I requested an extension of time for submissions. Our Council of “political hopefuls” and “representatives”, who are fine upstanding folk I am sure, are to examine the DA and presumably pass it on to something called the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel which will give it the tick or not.

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper I ask where is the new updated public exhibition of this DA that has undergone many changes to land use description and building site numbers and sizes over the years? The Central Coast Regional Strategy 2006-2031 (NSW Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor) published in 2006, describes the NSW Government Plan for the controlled development of the Coast. In his forward the Minister explicitly determines that “the strategy will limit expansion of the urban footprint by protecting land west of the F3 (now M1)

Freeway from further residential development...” and (page7) “the western half land supports agricultural production and contains water supply catchments which must be protected from urban and residential uses...” These words concisely describe the very important overall view of the land use west of the M1. In other words “retain the green spaces for the future population to enjoy”. After all, the bushland and tourism is what the Coast has been shouting about for some time now. Let’s keep it that way. We don’t need religious group study students or motor sports in the hills. We don’t need a major airport. We do need to keep what we have now for future generations and that includes the essential Mardi Dam. Email, Sep 23 David Hollingsworth, Mardi

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Our highly paid Administrator Mark 3 seems to have little to do with his time these days, since he can obviously spare a lot of it for taking up matters that are none of his concern and that are not urgent. First, we had the imbecile referendum on councillor and ward numbers that will cost us a substantial sum of money to implement, will have no impact until the 2029 elections and should be the prerogative of an elected council, whenever, we are fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to have one again. Secondly, we had the inappropriate attempt to intervene with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on the special rate increase. This is a matter that had already been decided by IPART, that doesn’t need to be addressed for three years to come (long after the Administrator will be gone) and that should be dealt with by an elected council responsible to the ratepayers who will be

FORUM footing the bill. Now, for no apparent reason, we have the review of the Community Plan which is only three years into its 10-year cycle (“Ten-year community plan to be reviewed by administrator after three years”, Chronicle, p10 Sep 22). The Administrator’s tenure is temporary. He should be focussed on the reasons he was put there to solve such as the financial crisis, to streamline staffing and administration, and to set up a working system that a future council can take over when he is gone. We don’t need his poking into long-term matters and, particularly, we don’t need his pre-empting of matters that should be decided by elected representatives. This is apart from the fact that the Community Plan is a footling exercise that was of no use when it was adopted and will be of no more use when it is “reviewed”. It is hard to think of a less

important issue that the Administrator could be involving himself in. The Community Plan is formulated under five headings – Belonging, Smart, Green, Responsible and Liveable (how did motherhood get left out of there?) – but, if it has made an iota of difference to the way the Central Coast is being developed, the impact has escaped me. It is typical of the Council tendency (that I have remarked on before) to address highflown but pointless matters while being completely unable to cope with the day-to-day duties that ratepayers want dealt with, and the Plan’s effect is similar to that of the Character Statements that appear in our LEP, ie, none at all. No doubt, some consultant was paid a good deal of our money to churn this stuff out on his random-word generator, but now is the time to let it lie, not attempt to revive a moribund exercise that nobody cares about. Email, Sep 25 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

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Six lions retire to Wyong Creek

The lions of Central Coast Zoo, recently acquired from Stardust Circus relaxing in retirement

Central Coast Zoo at Wyong Creek has welcomed six sibling African lions into a new facility.

The exhibit was designed to optimise lion welfare, being built triple the size of the minimum requirements, and it has been inspected and approved by the State Government with an A-Grade rating. Central Coast Zoo Senior Veterinarian, Katie Hankins, said the new facility was state of the art and was built to keep all the lions from being separated. “The fate of these animals was a bit unknown, as there was no zoo facility in Australia that could have taken all six and kept them as a family unit, so we made the commitment to make a brand-new facility so they could stay together,” Hankins said. The lions came to Central Coast Zoo following the

COVID shutdown of Stardust Circus, an ethically minded circus that saw trainer Matthew Ezekial train the lions using positive reinforcement. “Witnessing the bond Matthew has with these animals, and that these animals have with Matthew is truly extraordinary and incredible, he is part of their pride,” Hankins said. Central Coast Zookeeping Team Leader, Caroline Shemwell, said she is looking forward to opening up to the public again when lockdown restrictions lift. “We are excited to offer an amazing retirement home at our Savannah Sanctuary exhibit at the new Central Coast Zoo. “We’ve got six lions here, three males and three females. “They’ve come from Stardust Circus and they are retired now, so we were lucky enough to be able to

get them, and it’s quite a privilege to be able to have them. “We’ve built this exhibit for them, and it’s pretty hard to have six lions together, so we were quite happy to take them and build them something for them that will last quite well. “There were other places that could take a couple, maybe up to four I think was the most other places could take, but Stardust didn’t really want them to be separated, and we didn’t want them to be separated either, so we had the opportunity to build this specifically for them and we were lucky enough for them to pick us out of everybody else. “We were quite excited. “We’ve got the male, Zihare, and his sister and younger brother who is the boss, he’s in charge of the group, and he has a sister

in here as well, Nairobi. “We also have Hulk and his sister Akenda,” Shemwell said. Shemwell said that there is lots of cleaning and feeding involved with looking after lions. “You need to learn the behaviours of each of the animals, and their individual personalities, but also the generalised behaviours of the lions so that you can pick up on any weird little bits of politics that might be going on in a group like this, so it helps circumvent it where we can. “They pretty much pick their own leaders, and who is going to be with who and we just work with that,” Shemwell said. The lions will be viewable when the Zoo opens later this year. “They’re settling in and they’re having a chance to do that without the public

which is great for them, as it’s a completely different situation for them and what they’re used to. “We’ll be getting them cleaned up and training them to be able to do encounters and experiences so people will be able to get a lot closer to them, and by the time we open, hopefully everything will be sorted out and we’ll be good to go with them. “We have a few other animals coming in as well, we’ve got a serval, we’ve got some alligators, and the meerkats of course so there will be different experiences and encounters we’ll be able to do with them at some point. “I’m very excited that the Central Coast has it’s own pride of lions. “I grew up here on the Central Coast, so to be able to come back home and do what I love doing is really exciting for me, and really

exciting for the Coast I think. “Lots of kids and families will be able to come here, and it’s a lot easier for them than it is having to head to other places. “Hopefully we’ll be able to see everyone when we open,” Shemwell said. Shemwell has been a zookeeper for more than 30 years, with 13 years of experience with lions. “I’ve done a bit of everything but lions and big cats are definitely my favourites,” Shemwell said. Central Coast Zoo, which is part of the Central Coast Amazement and Fun Park will be opening to patrons later in the year. When the zoo opens, patrons will be able to get up close and personal with the lions, including hand feeding them. Harry Mulholland

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Michael Kay named volunteer of the year

Education team at Shelly Beach Surf Life Saving Club

From bus driving, to lifesaving, horse riding and dancing, the Central Coast volunteers are covering all bases for their local community. Volunteers of all ages were celebrated on September 30 when the 2021 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards Central Coast were announced. Special congratulations go to award winners: Jade Crook and the Education Team at Shelly Beach Surf Club; Riding with the Disabled lynchpin, Jennifer Cameron; Davistown RSL dancer with the stars, Ben Bradley, and the inexhaustible Michael Kay, who has driven thousands of kilometres a year for the students of Jilliby Valley. Michael Kay is the 2021

Jilliby bus driver, Michael Kay

Central Coast Volunteer of the Year. He’s a volunteer at Jilliby Public School P&C and took on the challenge of organising transport for students at the school to help them participate in all sorts of sporting, community and cultural activities. Kay single-handedly raised funds for the bus, bought if from Queensland and fitted it out. He now drives the bus, helping to subsidise the cost for students to attend events, where they had previously been unable to attend. The bus also helps other small mountain and valley schools, such as Peats Ridge and Wyong Creek.

Young Volunteer of the Year is Jade Crook of Shelly Beach. Crook, 17, joined Shelly Beach Surf Club as an undereight nipper and is now under14s age manager and was Junior Club Captain in 2020/21. She was 2017/18 Central Coast Lifesaver of the Year and has completed 57 volunteer patrol hours and 50 hours of volunteer work for the club. Shelly Beach Surf Club also picked up the Volunteer Team of the Year award for its Education Team. The group has grown from a one-person surf education team to a 10-person team in five years. Their mission is to ensure local patrols are “rescue

Shelly Beach lifesaver, Jade Crook

ready” for summer, in the water and on the sand. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, in their 15th year, are run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding effort of volunteers. The awards have grown to become one of the country’s largest celebrations of volunteering, creating an opportunity to hear the stories firsthand from the volunteers and most importantly to say thank you. These awards come after the release of the NSW State of Volunteering Report which found that volunteers contribute more than $217B to NSW annually in social and economic benefits. The research concluded that

every dollar invested in volunteering services across the state returns $3.30 in economic benefit and that the 4.9 million volunteers in NSW contributed 1.5 billion hours to their communities in the past year. Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, Alister Henskens, said the awards recognise volunteers who have gone above and beyond anything that could be expected of them in what has been an immensely challenging year. “Volunteers are everyday people who do amazing things for their community and I am inspired by them devoting their precious time and energy to benefit others.

“I congratulate this year’s award recipients and say a heartfelt thank you to each and every person who has volunteered across our great state,” Henskens said. Central Coast awardees will now go up against other award winners from 24 other regional centres across NSW for the gala state ceremony to announce the 2021 NSW Volunteers of the Year awards in December on International Volunteer Day. The awards are supported by principal partners, the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and ClubsNSW, which represents the state’s 1,400 non-for-profit clubs. Sue Murray

Heritage walk available in stereo Central Coast Council has recorded its popular Wyong heritage walk as an audio self-guided tour available to download for free. Council installed heritage signage around the Wyong Town Centre in 2018 to create

the Wyong Heritage Walk and give people a peek into what life was like in Wyong over 100 years ago. It has also partnered with the Wyong Family History Group to host guided heritage walks for the community and visitors.

With the guided tours during the Love Lanes Festival and National Heritage Month being so popular, and the ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19 restrictions, Council is taking it to the next level and making it even easier for the people to learn

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Start season with a vessel safety check Central Coast boat owners are being urged to check their vessels and safety equipment before heading out on the water after many having been sitting idle during the COVID-19 lockdown. With the October long weekend officially launching boating season, and National Safe Boating Week from October 2 to 8, the three key aspects are maintenance, safety equipment and wearing lifejackets. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority CEO, Sachi Wimmer, said boats needed regular maintenance, servicing and safety checks to keep them shipshape. “It is also important boaters think about how things could go wrong and be prepared by having the right safety equipment on board, which is well maintained and accessible in an emergency,” she said.

“I would particularly highlight the benefits of wearing lifejackets. “Survival experts tell us that if you go overboard with a lifejacket on, your chances of survival are significantly better,” Wimmer said.

There has been an increase in the number of people applying for new boating licences over the past year and the Coast’s waterways are expected to be inundated as residents and visitors take to the water as COVID restrictions wind down.

If you’re thinking of buying a secondhand boat be sure to check it over properly and lifejackets are the most important safety equipment on any recreational vessel. In NSW you must service inflatable lifejackets once a

year or in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. There were 17 boating related fatalities on NSW waterways in the year to June 30, 2021; 131 lives have been lost during recreational boating incidents over the 10 years to June 2020.

Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner, Stacey Tannos, said with around two thirds of all calls to Marine Rescue relating to problems with engines, batteries and fuel, now is the time to get your vessel ready for the boating season. “Simple things such as changing the fuel, oil and oil filter, checking the engine, gearbox and propeller; charging the battery, testing the electronics and making sure you have the required safety equipment can mean the difference between a safe and enjoyable day on the water and a potentially life threatening situation,” Tannos said. A boating safety checklist is available online at nsw.gov.au/ topics/waterways-safety-andrules/lifejackets-and-safetyequipment/equipmentchecklist Sue Murray

Foundation asks community to tune in for 10 days During October, the Iris Foundation is encouraging Coasties to take up the Tune In For Ten challenge for Mental Health Month. The challenge is simple every day for 10 days, tune into other people and find ways to give. Brighten someone’s day – that someone can even be you. “It is well known that giving and helping others can reduce stress, minimise depression and provide a sense of purpose,” a spokesperson said. “Taking time to ‘tune in’ to other people creates significant benefits to emotional wellbeing and happiness for all involved. “Create an action for 10 days

and it will not only start to stick, but also you will start to see benefits from those actions. “Giving doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming to make an impact. “A short note of encouragement has the power to change someone’s day, as does a simple smile. “Tuning in means being present, actively connecting with yourself, the people around you and the wider community. “Giving to others is one way that people create, maintain, and strengthen their social connections. “It can really make a difference, especially for people who are vulnerable or struggling.

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6:00 Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] 9:00 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 Manhunt: The Night Stalker 12:00 (M v) [s] 1:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 2:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 4:00 Seven News [s] 5:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Drive (PG) [s] 6:00 7:00 Movie: “Unstoppable” (M l) (’10) – With an unmanned, half- 7:30 mile-long freight train barrelling 8:40 toward a city, a veteran 9:40 engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. Stars: Denzel Washington, 10:40 Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, 11:10 Ethan Suplee, Kevin Dunn, Kevin Corrigan 12:05 The Latest Seven News [s] Chicago Fire: Double Red (M) The Windsors (M) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 1:30 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Social Media Murders” 12:00 (M) (’19) Stars: Avaah 1:00 Blackwell, Morgan Taylor 2:00 Campbell, Hayley Festeryga, Allison Graham, Keara Graves, 3:00 4:00 Jennifer Hui, Robert Ifedi Kochie’s Business Builders 5:00 6:00 Border Security 7:00 International (PG) [s] 7:30 The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Cricket: T20 International Women: Australia v India: Match 1 *Live* From Metricon Stadium, Carrara [s] The Latest Seven News [s] SAS Australia: Drive (M) [s] 11:15 Black-ish: Dre At Home Order 11:45 12:35 (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Who Killed JonBenét?” 12:00 (M s,v) (’16) Stars: Eion Bailey, Julia Campbell, Michel Gil 1:15 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:30 The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 2:00 The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Seven News [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 [s] – Joh catches up with Peter 6:00 Rush, an artist who makes 7:00 7:30 sculptures from driftwood. Melissa visits Lambley Gardens. Karen makes saffron 8:30 scones with middle eastern citrus and date jam. 10:55 Movie: “Pearl Harbor” (M) (’01) Stars: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale Marvel’s Agents Of 1:15 S.H.I.E.L.D.: All Roads Lead (M v) [s] Home Shopping 1:30

Today [s] 6:00 7:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 7:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) 8:00 Travel Guides: Bali (PG) [s] 12:00 1:00 Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 2:30 3:00 NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 3:30 The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) 4:00 Paramedics (PG) [s] 4:30 Botched: Would You Like Pepperoni On Those Boobs? 5:00 6:30 (M) [s] 7:30 NINE News Late [s] Serial Killer With Piers Morgan: Alejandro Henriquez 8:30 (MA15+) [s] Pearson: The Union Leader 11:30 (M) [s] 12:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Today [s] 7:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 7:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) 8:00 World’s Greatest Cities (PG) 12:00 1:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 2:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 3:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] 4:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:30 The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) 5:00 Movie: “Jack Reacher” (M l,v) 6:30 (’12) – After five random people 7:30 are murdered in a small town, a homicide investigator is thrust 8:30 into a conspiracy riddled 9:30 investigation where the truth is 10:30 anything but clear cut. Stars: 11:30 Tom Cruise, Lee Child 12:30 NINE News Late [s] The Fix: Revenge (M) [s] 1:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 5:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) 8:00 12:00 Talking Honey - Princess Diana: Life After Charles (PG) 1:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] 2:00 2:30 Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:00 3:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:00 NINE News [s] 4:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Country House Hunters Australia: Barossa Valley, SA/ 5:00 Noosa Hinterland, Queensland 6:30 Downton Abbey (PG) 7:30 8:30 Movie: “Elizabeth” (MA15+) (’98) Stars: Cate Blanchett, 9:30 10:30 Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Richard Attenborough, Kathy Burke 12:00 Talking Honey - Princess 1:00 Diana: Death And Legacy (PG) Home Shopping 2:00

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 The Talk [s] 1:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful 2:00 2:30 (PG) [s] 3:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] The Masked Singer Australia 3:40 (PG) [s] 4:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] Farm To Fork [s] 5:05 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 5:30 Freshly Picked With Simon 6:00 Toohey [s] 6:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] The Bold And The Beautiful 7:35 (PG) [s] 8:30 10 News First [s] 9:30 The Project (PG) [s] The Graham Norton Show 10:25 (M l) [s] 10:55 Bull: Truth And Reconciliation/ Evidence To The Contrary/ But 11:55 For The Grace (M) [s] 4:15 The Project (PG) [s] 4:45 The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping The Talk [s] 5:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 1:00 The Bold And The Beautiful 2:05 (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] 3:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] Making It Australia [s] 3:40 Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] 4:10 Freshly Picked [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] 5:05 The Bold And The Beautiful 5:30 (PG) [s] 6:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:35 Prince Philip - The Royal Family Remembers [s] Gogglebox (PG) [s] 8:30 Program To Be Advised Blue Bloods: Hate Is Hate (M) 9:30 The Project (PG) [s] 10:35 The Late Show With Stephen 11:05 Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping 11:55 Football: World Cup Qualifier: 1:55 Socceroos v Oman *Live* [s] 3:55 Football: World Cup Qualifier: 5:30 Socceroos v Oman *Live* From 1:00 Khalifa International Stadium, 2:05 Qatar [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] 3:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 3:40 The Living Room [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] 4:10 Farm To Fork [s] 5:05 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Left Off My Map [s] 5:30 6:00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 6:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 7:35 (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] 8:30 The Living Room [s] Program To Be Advised 10:05 10:35 Program To Be Advised Rhys Nicholson: Live At Darlinghurst Theatre (MA15+) 11:25 The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen 3:50 Colbert (PG) [s] 4:45 Home Shopping

Worldwatch PBS Newshour Dateline: Women Of Everest Insight: Rage Destination Flavour China Bitesize The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Royal Deeside (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar (PG) Lost For Words (PG) War Of The Worlds (MA15+) SBS World News Atlantic Crossing (M v) (In Norwegian/ English) The Killing (M l) (In Danish) Vice Guide To Film (M l,v) Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize Worldwatch PBS Newshour Celine Dion: The Story Of The Songs Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) [s] The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Norfolk (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Northern Ireland (PG) Lost Temple Of The Inca (M) (In Spanish) The Victim (MA15+) SBS World News Criminal Planet: Red Market Organ Trafficking (MA15+) Mr Mercedes (MA15+) The Name Of The Rose (M) Huang’s World (M l) Worldwatch PBS Newshour Police And Sting: The Story Of The Songs (PG) NITV News: Nula The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Walking Britain’s Lost Railways (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Legends Of The Pharaohs: Egypts First Pyramid (PG) (In English/ French) The Hunt For Shackleton’s Ice Ship (PG) SBS World News 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) The Eagle (M l,v) (In Danish/ Icelandic/ English) Huang’s World (M l) Destination Flavour Japan Bitesize

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

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Saturday 9 October

ABC (C20/21)

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

Sunday 10 October

10:15 11:10 6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:00 4:10 5:00 5:30 6:30 7:00 7:40 8:40 9:35 10:25

Tuesday 12 October

Monday 11 October

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

PRIME (C61/60)

6:00 7:00 10:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00

1:00

Home Shopping [s] Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven’s Horse Racing: Randwick/ Caulfield [s] Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Movie: “Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets” (PG) (’02) – As their second year at Hogwarts begins, Harry Potter and his friends find themselves facing new challenges and dangers at the wizarding school. Stars: Emma Watson Movie: “X-Men United” (M v) (’03) – The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President’s life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces. Stars: Hugh Jackman Home Shopping

rage (PG) [s] 6:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 7:00 Insiders [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 12:00 1:00 The World This Week [s] 1:30 Compass [s] Songs Of Praise [s] 2:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico (PG) [s] Todd Sampson’s Life On The 4:00 5:00 Line (PG) [s] 5:30 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 6:00 Program To Be Advised 7:00 Art Works [s] 8:05 Antiques Roadshow [s] 8:50 Back Roads [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Restoration Australia: Airlie 9:50 Fires (M) [s] We Hunt Together (MA15+) [s] 11:50 Les Norton: Misery At The Selebo (MA15+) [s] Silent Witness (MA15+) [s] 1:00

Home Shopping Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show Weekend House Of Wellness (PG) [s] Beach Cops (PG) [s] Border Security International (PG) [s] Movie: “The Maltese Falcon” (PG) (’41) Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick Better Homes And Gardens Seven News At 5 [s] Sydney Weekender [s] Seven News [s] Program To Be Advised Program To Be Advised Manhunt: The Night Stalker (M l,v) [s] The Real Manhunter: The Night Stalker - Delroy Grant (M v) [s] The Blacklist: Ivan Stepanov (MA15+) [s] Home Shopping

6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 12:40

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Landline [s] 12:00 Restoration Australia [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Grantchester (PG) [s] 2:00 Des (M l) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Escape From The City (PG) 3:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 4:00 The Drum [s] 5:00 ABC News [s] 6:00 7.30 [s] 7:00 Australian Story [s] 7:30 Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] 8:30 China Tonight [s] Road To Now (M v) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] The School That Tried To End Racism (PG) [s] We Hunt Together (MA15+) [s] Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] 11:20 The Drum [s] 12:30

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Hidden Intentions” (M s,v) (’18) Stars: Ashlynn Yennie, Chris McKenna The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Bridie Skehan (M v) The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Determination (PG) [s] Movie: “Deadpool 2” (MA15+) (’18) – Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Deadpool brings together a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with supernatural abilities from the brutal, timetravelling cyborg Cable. Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Wade Wilson Station 19 (M v) [s] Home Shopping

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

News Breakfast [s] 6:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 Four Corners [s] 11:30 Antiques Roadshow [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Shetland (M l,v) [s] 2:00 The Bletchley Circle - San Francisco (M v) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Escape From The City [s] 5:00 Grand Designs Australia (PG) 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:45 The Greek Islands [s] Step Into Paradise (PG) [s] Gatwick: The Last Chance Hotel (M d,l) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Q&A [s] China Tonight [s] 9:45 Manolo - The Boy Who Made 11:15 Shoes For Lizards (M l,s) [s] 11:45 The Bletchley Circle - San Francisco: Iron In War (M v) 12:30

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Honor Student” (M s,v) (’14) Stars: Josie Loren The Real Manhunter: The Dream City Cinema Fire (M) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Debrief (PG) Highway Patrol Special: Dumb Decisions (M) [s] – Nine times out of 10, if you’re pulled over by the Highway Patrol it’s because you’ve made a Dumb Decision. In tonight’s one-hour special we’ll count down some of the worst. Inside Chernobyl (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] The Goldbergs: Airplane! (M v) [s] Home Shopping

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

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] Restoration Australia (PG) [s] The School That Tried To End Racism (PG) [s] Dream Gardens: Toowoomba (PG) [s] Landline [s] Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico (PG) [s] The Repair Shop [s] ABC News [s] Grantchester (PG) [s] Shetland (M l,v) [s] Fires (M l) [s] – Dairy farmers Kath and Duncan return to their farm in the aftermath of the fire while grief and blame threaten to tear the family apart. Mrs Wilson (M) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s]

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

6:00 7:00 10:00 12:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00

10:15

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

TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 10:15 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:00

3:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 8:30 9:30 10:00 11:00 11:50 12:40

1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30

8:45 10:15 11:15 11:45 12:40 1:30

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

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SBS (C30)

Animal Tales (PG) [s] 6:00 Weekend Today [s] 6:30 Today Extra - Saturday (PG) 7:00 Rivals [s] 7:30 Destination WA [s] 8:00 Good Food Kitchen [s] Animal Embassy (PG) [s] 9:00 The Block: Living Room And Dining Room Reveal/ Hallway, 9:30 12:00 Laundry And Powder Room 1:00 Week (PG) [s] 2:00 The Garden Gurus [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] 2:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 3:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 3:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Movie: “Bohemian Rhapsody” 4:00 4:30 (M) (’18) Stars: Rami Malek The Show Must Go On - The Queen + Adam Lambert Story 5:00 6:00 (M) [s] Pearson: The Deputy Mayor 7:00 (M) [s] 8:00 Rivals [s] 10:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 5:00

Reel Action [s] Religious Programs [s] Healthy Homes [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] The Living Room [s] The Dog House UK (PG) [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] My Market Kitchen [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Roads Less Travelled [s] Farm To Fork (PG) [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] Making It Australia [s] [s] The Dog House UK (PG) [s] Ambulance UK (M d) [s] Program To Be Advised Home Shopping Religious Programs

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Motor Sports: Superbike World Championship 3:00 Cycling: CRO Race 2021 Highlights 4:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 4:30 Five Billion Pound Super Sewer 5:40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Celebrity Letters And Numbers 8:35 Battle Of Britain: 3 Days To Save The UK (PG) 9:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 11:15 Movie: “Molly’s Game” (PG) (’17) Stars: Jessica Chastain 1:50 Movie: “A Monster Calls” (PG) (’16) Stars: Tom Holland 3:50 Huang’s World (M l 4:50 Destination Flavour Down Under Bitesize

Animal Tales (PG) [s] Weekend Today [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] Fishing Australia (PG) [s] Ultimate Rush (PG) [s] Explore [s] Movie: “Curse Of The Pink Panther” (PG) (’83) Stars: David Niven, Robert Wagner The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) NINE News: First At Five [s] RBT: Designated Driver (PG) NINE News Sunday [s] The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week (PG) 60 Minutes (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] The First 48: Murder In Treme (M) [s] Cold Case - New Leads Wanted: Do Trieu (MA15+) [s] Dr Christian Jessen Will See You Now (MA15+) [s] The Garden Gurus [s]

6:00 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 12:00 1:10 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30

Religious Programs [s] Roads Less Travelled [s] Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) [s] Destination Dessert (PG) [s] Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Three Veg And Meat [s] Healthy Homes Australia [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Roads Less Travelled [s] Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Celebrity MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] CSI: Vegas: Legacy (M) [s] FBI: Hacktivist (M) [s] FBI: Appearances (PG) [s] FBI: Closure (M) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS Mornings [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Football: FIFA World Cup 2022 Magazine 3:30 Cycling: Paris-Roubaix Men’s Race Highlights 4:35 Cycling: Paris-Roubaix Women’s Race Highlights 5:40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Inside Central Station (M) 8:30 The Department: Australia Uncovered (PG) 10:10 Life Of Earth From Space 11:10 How ‘Mad’ Are You? (M l) 12:05 24 Hours In Emergency: Roll With The Punches (M) 1:00 Backtrack Boys (MA15+) 2:55 Cocaine - Living With The Cartels (MA15+) 3:50 Sinkholes - Deadly Drops: The Terror On Your Doorstep (PG) 4:45 Destination Flavour Singapore Bitesize

Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] The Block: Hallway, Laundry And Powder Room Week Reveal (PG) [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] The Block: Backyard Week (PG) [s] – The Blockheads start backyard week with amazing landscaping and entertainment areas planned. Love Island Australia (M) [s] Program To Be Advised NINE News Late [s] The Arrangement: Suite Revenge (M l,s,v) [s] New Amsterdam: Rituals (M) [s] Home Shopping

6:00 The Talk [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:00 Inside Central Station: 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful Man Falls In Train (M) (PG) [s] 3:00 Where Are You Really From? 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] (PG) 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 3:30 Destination Flavour China 1:00 Program To Be Advised Bitesize 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Liaw (PG) 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:05 The Supervet (PG) 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5:30 Letters And Numbers (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 SBS World News 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 10 Mistakes: Deepwater 7:30 Celebrity MasterChef Horizon (M) Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Saved By A Stranger (M) 8:30 Have You Been Paying 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency: Attention? (MA15+) [s] Everybody Needs Somebody 9:30 Just For Laughs Uncut (M) (MA15+) [s] 10:30 SBS World News 10:00 Just For Laughs (MA15+) [s] 11:00 Bosch (MA15+) 10:30 Program To Be Advised 11:45 An Ordinary Woman (M l) 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] (In Russian) 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:25 Deep State (MA15+) 1:30 Home Shopping 3:25 Huang’s World (M l,v)

Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] The Block: Backyard Week (PG) [s] Talking Honey - Princess Diana [s] Driving Test (PG) (M) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] The Block: Backyard Week (PG) [s] Love Island Australia (M) [s] Travel Guides: New Zealand (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Reverie: The Key (M v) [s] – Mara’s personal tragedy finally comes to a head. Tipping Point (PG) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 The Cheap Seats (M l) [s] 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles: Subject 17 (M v) [s] 10:25 NCIS: Los Angeles: Cash Flow (M v) [s] 11:25 The Project (PG) [s] 12:25 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

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

5:00 6:30 7:30 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 4:30

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

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5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Whitney Houston - The Story Of The Songs (PG) 2:55 Where Are You Really From? (PG) 3:25 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 3:55 Remarkable Places To Eat (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Canadian Railroad Journeys: Skagway To Vancouver (M) 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 The Point 11:30 Cacciatore: The Hunter (MA15+) 12:40 The A Word (M l,s) 4:10 Huang’s World (M l)

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

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The Creative Compassion Centre

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

0437 048 815

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-3pm 175 Main Rd Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, Devonshire tea, handicrafts, plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, fun, fellowship, fundraising Meet 1st Wed 10am Hall available for hire.

Hearing loss management Support and educational groups All Welcome! Sundays - 8:30am, providing practical experience and confidence. 10:30am & 5pm, 4321 0275 Kids church, youth group, cafe, wheelchair friendly, Central Coast Prostate 6 Pioneer Ave, Tuggerah thelakes.net.au

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

4332 5522

RSL Pelican Day Club Killarney Vale

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

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

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

4329 7122

recruit@volcc.org.au

Wyong Toastmasters’ Club

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

Weekly Sunday Service 9am All welcome! Wheelchair and Walker accessible Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Road, Wyong

Better Hearing Australia

The Lakes Church

4353 0977

Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club

Writers meet monthly to 4332 5522 encourage and develop their writing skills.We meet on the 4th Long Jetty Over Saturday of each month – arrive 50s Club at 1.15pm for a 1.30 start. Indoor Bowls, Table Tennis, Yoga Woodbury Community Centre , Computer lessons, exercise 1 Woolmers Cres, Mardi. classes, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold 4333 7489 and much more. meilingvenning@hotmail.com Free WI FI - 9am to 3 pm www.wyongwriters.org

Central Coast Watercolour Society

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

Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre

The revamped CCMDC is open. Schools and Group bookings welcome by appointment. Building has special needs access and toilets. Open 7 days 9am – 3pm. Terrigal.

4385 5027

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

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

Cancer Support Group (Wyong)

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

4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au

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

at Parkview room Central Coast Leagues Club

0431 225 489

POLITICAL GROUPS Labor Party Ourimbah / Narara Branch

Discussion/action - community Issues - 3 levels of Government, Ourimbah Room Ourimbah RSL, 7.00pm - 1st. Monday

0410 309 494

kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

Central Coast Greens

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

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

or www.grow.org.au

0468 476 237

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PROBUS CLUBS

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

The Entrance Probus Club

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

0478 228 914

HISTORY GROUPS 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

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

0412 948 450

coastalacappella@gmail.com

Soundwaves chorus Male singers wanted No experience required, rehearsals 7pm Mondays

Wyong Probus Club

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

4352 3692

probuswyong55090@gmail.com

SERVICE GROUPS

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

SPECIAL INTEREST Biz Plus Networking Association

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

Central Coast 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

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

Inner Wheel Club Wyong Inc

Wyong Lakes Australian

2755

play@wyonglakesafc.com.au

Join a team of dedicated Rules Football Club women, sharing fun and Play AFL - Teams for Boys, Girls, friendship and a passion for Women & Men. community service 10am 3rd No Experience Necessary Wed at Wyong Golf Club 4393 0404 257 702 iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com

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

0488 286 006

theentrancelions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Gwandalan

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

4972 5562

secgwandalanlions@gmail.com

The Lions Club of Wyong

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 Flowering Shrubs grow in semi-shade and it known for its orange-gold upright flowers, giving it its name. Can be pruned if needed but very easy care. Wild Fuchsia (Correa jezabell) Once this beauty is established, it will reward you with stunning red bell-shaped flowers and peforms exceptionally well for those with coastal gardens. Loves semi-shade the best. Traditional Favourites

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Annuals are great for a fast and easy splash of colour in the garden but if you are ready to enter a long-term commitment with a flowering plant at your place, you may find that a blossoming shrub is your answer. While the focus is usually on feature trees, flower beds and veggie plots, often we overlook the shrubbery, which can be a way to weave the elements of our garden together. There is a difference of opinion both cultural and scientific surrounding what a shrub is. The most accepted definition is that a shrub is no more than six metres in height and has no main trunk. Sometimes you will see the term ‘large shrub/small tree’, and this is because the lines are starting to blur between the two. A good example is the Tea Tree (Leptospermum spp.) which has species that are often described as such and has a main trunk. To throw a bit more into the mix, the term ‘bush’ means shrub in case you were asking and so yes, a rose bush is a shrub. For the benefit of your garden planning, I’m going to suggest medium sized bushy foliaged plants that are generally known as shrubs. These are just a few of my favourites that will work well in coast gardens and flower throughout the year. Native Beauties Dwarf Bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.) is found in many hybridised colours and forms and makes a great addition to native gardens or even modern cottage styles. A sun-lover; they also tolerate semi shade. Robyn Gordon Grevillea (Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’) will flower throughout the year and to ensure a bushy compact growth you will need to prune it to form. This one can cause allergies so if a concern, look for other small varieties such as ‘lanigera’, ‘rhyolitica’ and ‘Lady O’. Requires full sun. Blue Gem Westringia (Westringia ‘Blue Gem’) There are many westringias available that will work nicely as a flowering native shrub but look out for this one as it flowers prolifically and has a wonderful bushy growth habit as well. Prefers full sun but will tolerate semi-shade. Birthday Candles Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) loves full sun but will also

Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) Find a semi shade position and this gorgeous shrub will love you. Generally, hydrangeas are not too difficult to grow but you need to be mindful that they are deciduous over winter. They will however, reward you with blossoms from summer through to autumn. Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) will grow well in temperate areas and is blue flower-lover’s dream that blossoms throughout the year. Prune hard to encourage thicker growth and you will also find that Plumbago can grow as a climber as well. Needs full sun. Mexican Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana) These remind me of my grandmother who had them growing as a small hedge. They are easy to grow, prefer a semi-shade position but will tolerate full sun and hate wet feet so take care not to over-water. Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius) is a favourite of many as it is almost self-care in nature plus you get those delightfully fragrant orange blossom scented blooms. They must be pruned straight after flowering to ensure a compact growth and prefer full sun to part-shade. Hebe (Hebe spp.) The foliage of the hebe is beautiful and comes in a vast array of colours and patterns but each summer you will also be gifted with stunning flower spikes that will bring additional interest to your garden. They are low maintenance and like sun to

part-shade. Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) is often thought of as a small tree but by a lot of gardeners as a large shrub and I’ll include it as it really is well loved and a great addition to the garden. They are exceptionally easy to grow and long-lived once established. With over 20,000 cultivars, you will find one that will suit your place but on the most part they prefer semi-shade and can be pruned to shape and size. No matter which shrub you choose, think of them as the mid-ground for your garden design. They should sit between the height of your trees and the taller of your garden beds and can

provide low hedging or taller path borders. If you balance the flowering seasons, you can always have something adding to the fragrance and beauty of your garden throughout the year.

gardening hacks to help your plants blossom. Gardening Hacks includes helpful tips like: Saving your eggshells, which can serve as everything from an organic seed starter to a natural snail and slug repellent. Adding a pinch of cinnamon to help prevent fungal diseases that might prevent your GARDENING BOOK REVIEW plants from maturing. Using the IMAGE: Gardening Hacks (image newspaper to help deter weeds from optional) sprouting. Creating your own DIY seed Gardening Hacks, 300+ Time and packet catalogue to help keep your Money Saving Hacks by Jon VanZile seeds organized as your garden grows. 2021, Adams Media ISBN: 9781507215814 A valuable book for TASKS & TIPS FOR YOU THIS WEEK beginners and a handy reminder, and a fun book, for those with green Time to refresh your garden soil. You thumbs. Make your garden flourish may need to top up and you will need with these 300 easy and inexpensive to add compost, nutrients and balance your soil. Either use a pH testing kit or take samples to one of the many friendly gardening centres on the Coast who will happily test for you. This week, you could plant artichokes, asparagus crowns, cape gooseberry, capsicum, beetroot, climbing and dwarf beans, cabbage, carrot, celery, chicory, choko, cress, cucumbers, eggplants, endive, melons, squashes, lettuce, spring onions, parsnip, peas, potatoes, radish, rhubarb crowns, salsify, silverbeet, sweet corn, alyssum, calendula, California poppy, carnation, celosia, chrysanthemum, cosmos, dahlia, dianthus, everlasting daisies, gazania, gerbera, marigold, petunia, salvia, zinnia, kangaroo paw, nasturtium, snapdragon, salvia. A few things in season: avocado, banana, blueberries, mango, asparagus, broad beans, silverbeet, passionfruit, oranges.

YOU & YOUR GARDEN Flannel Flowers, Michelle Morris Across the Central Coast, Sydney and beyond, it is Flannel Flower (Actinotus helianthi) blooming time. A serious note from your gardening correspondent, it is illegal to pick them or any Australian Native Flowers growing in the wild, so be like our Coastie Gardener of the Week, Michelle, and grow your own! These are her beauties that she planted as small seedlings last year and up they have come. Well done Michelle, these are fabulous! A few tips for growing them. First, ensure you purchase from a registered grower. Plant your flannel flowers in a sunny, well-drained protected spot. You need to take care while wedding or working around these plants as they don’t do well if their roots are disturbed. Tip prune after flowering as this will encourage branching help keep the plant’s shape. You can also grow Flannel Flower is pots, just keep to the same sort of advice when growing.

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. She is also co-host of @ MostlyAboutPlants a weekly gardening podcast with Vicki White. Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Panel wants more evidence before making apartment decision The Local Planning Panel deferred a decision on a block of units at The Entrance pending detailed evidence from the applicant demonstrating the original consent had physical commencement and had not lapsed. The applicant was given 28 days to provide evidence of commencement. The proposed six-storey development for The Entrance that was first approved in 2006 went to the Local Planning Panel on September 23, with a series of changes to the original plans. The site takes in 2-4 Fairport Avenue and 44-48 Ocean Pde, The Entrance. The applicant wanted to gain another 11 units in a reconfiguration to total 56 units and to increase the height of the building by 1.23m. It went to the Planning Panel with a recommendation from Council to approve the changes. “It is considered that nothing has materially changed and that there has been no increase in impacts from those considered under the original

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assessment,” Council said. Nearby residents disagreed and four people addressed the Panel objecting to the proposal. The minutes of the meeting are now public and show the panel wants: • A copy of the deposited plan of consolidation; • Evidence from the surveyor as to any physical work they undertook on site; • Evidence that the demolition took place prior to the lapse of

consent, including copies of receipts and dated aerial photos showing demolition before consent lapsed. The Panel said the applicant had not adequately demonstrated that the (original) consent had physical commencement. “In this regard the Panel does not rely on the letter provided by Council dated September 29, 2009,” the Panel said. It said its reasons for the

decision included minimising any adverse impacts on the amenity of adjoining residents. The decision was unanimous. During the period of public exhibition, Council received 25 submissions. They raised concerns about the height, bulk and scale, overshadowing, views, privacy, noise, landscaping, apartment mix and the original consent. Council said shadow diagrams indicated a minor

increase in building height and greater articulation on the northern and south-western facade will result in some additional overshadowing to adjoining properties. However, it said the originally approved building generally overshadowed the southeastern side of the adjoining property at 50-54 Ocean Pde. “The overshadowing impacts are generally the same as that which was originally approved with some minor increases and

decreases in overshadowing due to the modified roof structures,” Council said. It was the same with the views. “The impact to views was assessed in the original assessment of the development,” Council said. “Views from 50-54 Ocean Pde towards The Entrance foreshore and bridge are significantly affected as a result of the approved development. “All levels of 50-54 Ocean Pde would be affected by the erection of the building.” Council said it was unable to re-assess impacts that had already been approved. “Consideration of the extent of the impact is focused on any additional impact to the views from the proposed modifications,” Council said. “It is considered that nothing has materially changed and that there has been no increase in impacts from those considered under the original assessment.” Merilyn Vale

Crisis payments will come to an end as vaccine rates rise Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that conditions for receiving the temporary COVID-19 Disaster Payment in place since June 2020 will change as part of the economic recovery plan. Under the payment, eligible recipients received $750 per week if they lost over 20 hours

of work, $450 per week if they lost between eight and 20 hours and $200 per week for those on income support payments who lost over eight hours of work. Frydenberg announced that the temporary payment will begin to transition once a state reaches 70 per cent full vaccination of its population (16 years and older).

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Once NSW reaches 70 per cent full vaccination, the automatic renewal of the temporary payment will end and individuals will have to reapply each week that the Central Coast is classified as a Commonwealth Hotspot. Where a Commonwealth Hotspot remains in place and NSW reaches 80 per cent full vaccination of its population

(16 years and older), the temporary payment will step down over a period of two weeks before ending. In the first week after NSW has reached 80 per cent vaccination there will be a flat payment of $450 for those who have lost more than eight hours of work, while those on income support will receive $100.

In the second week, the payment will be bought into line with JobSeeker at $320 for the week for those who have lost more than eight hours of work, while the payment will end for those on income support. For those who haven’t already returned to the workforce following the end of the temporary payment “the social

security system will support eligible individuals back into work”. The Government will also leave in place the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment until June 30, 2022. Source: Media release, Sep 29 Australian Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg

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gibility criterion”. “In addition, JobKeeper is determined at an employing entity level and relevant profits are determined at a head company level. Profitability is also typically determined annually, not quarterly or monthly,” the ATO said. The committee did not receive a breakdown of which industries relied most on JobKeeper. Many large ASX-listed com-

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global equity income team at Janus Henderson. Here are some of the standout dividends Aussie income investors are in line to receive. Commonwealth Bank In the 12 months to June 30, 2021, CBA booked a $1.4 billion increase in cash profit to $8.7 billion. As a result, on September 29 CBA shareholders will receive a $2 fully-franked dividend, bringing the total for the year to

$3.50 a share fully franked. BHP BHP will reward shareholders on September 21 with a final fully-franked dividend of $2.71 per share. Coupled with its interim dividend of $1.31, this brings the total FY21 dividend to $4.10, a 151% increase on FY20. Rio Tinto Not to be outdone by BHP, Rio will provide its shareholders with a $7.60 per share dividend on September 23. That brings the full-year

dividend to $12.77. CSL CSL finished the 2021 financial year with a $3.27 billion profit. Despite COVID disruptions, the company was still able to manufacture 50 million AstraZeneca doses out of its Melbourne production facility. The company will reward its shareholders on September 30 with a final dividend of US$1.18 per share, franked at 10%, bringing the full-year dividend to about US$2.22 per share.

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if they are doing well, they need to do a bit of soul-searching”. JobKeeper was established so that the government could keep employees connected with their workplace and keep businesses afloat during the initial stages of the COVID pandemic, Andrews said. “That has actually been a very good strategy and many businesses do say that it was only JobKeeper that enabled

them to keep trading to the point that they are now; so that was the purpose of it and that’s what was achieved. On that basis the money was dispersed. It was never set up so that it would need to be repaid in the event that the businesses did not suffer the downturns that were considered the eligibility criteria in the first instance,” she said. KARREN VERGARA

That’s a 10% increase on last financial year. Fortescue Metals Group Thanks to increases in the iron ore price, Fortescue posted FY21 net profit after tax of US$10.3 billion, up 117% from FY20. This has allowed the mining giant to return fully-franked fullyear dividend to $3.58 per share (including a $2.11 final dividend), the largest dividend in its history and more than double the dividend of FY20. Wesfarmers Bunnings has been

allowed to remain open through most of the pandemic, helping to push Wesfarmers profit up by 16% in the financial year. On October 7, the company will pay a fully-franked ordinary final dividend of 90 cents per share, taking the full-year ordinary dividend to $1.78 per share. But that’s not all. Pending shareholder approval, which it will surely get, Wesfarmers will also pay out a $2 per share dividend in December. DAVID THORNTON

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Hopes raised for housing solutions An independent report recently released by the NSW Government has highlighted the need for collaboration between all levels of government, the housing development industry and the community to develop the right type of housing where people need it, especially in areas such as the Central Coast. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes, said the Regional Housing Taskforce report detailed feedback from more than 500 people across regional NSW, with recommendations to be made to the Government this month. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said boosting housing supply will be crucial to supporting the growth of the region,particularly as COVID-19 makes more people realise the

benefits of living outside Sydney. “There will be an extra 95,250 people calling the Central Coast region home by 2041,” Crouch said. Crouch said feedback from those who made an online submission or took part in virtual meetings with the

Regional Housing Taskforce had been incorporated into the report. “The Central Coast is a unique part of regional NSW and it is important that the NSW Government considers this when it delivers and implements policy,” he said. “The Taskforce will now

prepare recommendations for the NSW Government to consider, and I look forward to seeing how these support and respond to the needs of the Central Coast community.” Stokes said the report gave a clear picture of the unique factors affecting housing in each region.

“The report confirms COVID-19 has accelerated an existing trend of people moving from the city to the bush, and this has had an acute impact on regional housing markets,” he said. “The findings tell us what regional communities need to better support their housing

needs and I look forward to receiving the taskforce’s detailed recommendations in October.” “The community’s feedback will be used to develop recommendations outlining how the planning system can address housing needs and stimulate supply,” said Chair Garry Fielding said. Among key issues raised were: greater prioritisation on the coordination and delivery of infrastructure to support new homes; calls to speed up planning processes and reduce duplication, particularly where opportunities to provide housing are time-critical; and demand for more affordable and diverse housing in line with changing demographics, jobs growth, natural disasters, and migration trends. To review the findings, visit: www.planningportal.nsw.gov. au/regional-housing. Terry Collins

Back to business ahead of the pack Following the release of the NSW Government’s three phases to reopen, Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed the announcement that travel to the Central Coast will be allowed two weeks earlier than other regions. “Once the State reaches the 70 per cent double dose vaccination rate (on October 11), the Central Coast will be #BacktoBusiness and won’t have to wait for a visitor economy reboot like other regions,” Regional Director Paula Martin said. “This is the day we have been eagerly waiting for and businesses are already telling me that they are getting

enquiries and bookings for accommodation and experiences post October 11. “Our visitor economy has been on its knees with operators in tourism, retail and accommodation having their doors closed for 97 days. “Sydney is our primary market for visitation and tourism and businesses have felt the absence of these visitors. “It’s impacted jobs and we are clearly seeing the overall effects of job displacement across the region with over 16,000 locals recorded on Jobseeker in August. “Reopening with a two-week head start means that business can plan for their staffing

needs, order product and prepare their COVID safe plans and procedures for when the visitor economy fires up again. “We have 536,000 Dine and Discover vouchers yet to be used. “This means we can inject $13M into our economy straight away. “Let’s get behind #BacktoBusiness Day and support our local business to welcome back customers. “It’s an important step for the business recovery across the Central Coast as the region looks to bounce back as quickly as possible from the ravages of the pandemic.” Central Coast Council will be flying the Buy Local, Support

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Local and Love Local flags all through the town centres and promoting a wide range of features on the lovecentralcoast.com website.

Administrator Rik Hart said every time we buy a product or service from a local operator, the multiplier effect comes into play. “The more a dollar circulates in a defined region and the faster it circulates, the more income, wealth and jobs it creates,” he said. Council’s Director Community and Recreation Services, Julie Vaughan, said buying from a local business creates up to 4.6 times the economic impact over money spent at a nonlocal business. “Buying locally not only means often getting superior and bespoke products and services but you’ll also be contributing to a significant

boost for our economy,” she said. Council has developed a new resource section on its website to provide a useful overview of the support, grants and resources. The new business support section includes information on required permits and approvals; resources provided by Council; links to other services and support such as Business Connect, Easy to do Business, the NSW Small Business Commissioner, The Business Centre and business networks such as the local Chambers of Commerce. Sue Murray

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Steele family will take 10,000 steps a week in red socks Kidney disease that affects 1.7M Australians, and in October 2021 the Kidney Community is seeking public support. The community can do this by joining a Red Socks virtual walk on October 10 or registering your Red Socks Fitness Challenge and become a sockstar. Other ways include buying a pair of Red Socks to wear throughout October to raise funds to fight kidney disease. The Kidney Health Australia Red Sock Appeal kicked off on October 1 to galvanise more Australians into action to understand the impact of the disease on their lives and those close to them and raise funds for early detection activities and support services to alleviate the impact of kidney disease. Bateau Bay resident, Susan Steele, and her three sons, Andrew, Craig and William Steele, will be walking throughout October to raise money as her husband, Arran, is on the waitlist for his second kidney transplant. She said that Arran had his first kidney transplant 13 years ago and the new kidney supplied by Arran’s father started to fail eight years ago. “I’ll be walking with my three

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sons as a family around the Bateau Bay area. “We don’t have a fundraising target, but we’re hoping to get as much as we can and we’ll be asking everyone we know to donate. “So far we’ve raised $400 without doing anything, and we plan on walking a minimum of 10,000 steps a week. “Arran first got kidney disease when Craig was a baby, and his kidney started to fail. “He got a transplant 13 years ago from his father, but that one is now starting to fail. “Now he’s on dialysis three times a week which can take up

to six hours,” Steele said. She said that the waiting list for transplants is on average up to five years. “Kidney disease takes over the whole family’s life, so by donating you’re working towards helping people get the care they need. “Some of the nurses we met from the first time Arran went through kidney disease are still working there on a volunteer basis as there is just not enough money to pay their salaries. “Any money donated will be a godsend,” Steele said. Kidney Health Australia Chief Executive Officer, Chris Forbes, said the idea behind the Red

Socks Appeal was to recognise the countless hours that people of all ages with kidney failure spent hooked to a dialysis machine to help clean their body of toxins. “People with kidney failure can spend 60 hours or more a month hooked to a dialysis machine to keep them alive. “Dialysis machines basically clean the blood of toxins, so it’s filtered out of the body and then returned, and this takes on average five hours at a time, three times a week. “This process plus the long hours in the chair can leave patients feeling fatigued and

quite cold, so a blanket and warm pair of socks is a must to get them through it. “We’d love people to put themselves in the socks of someone living with kidney disease and run, ride, walk, hop, skip of dance their way through October to raise money for our courageous kidney community,” Forbes said. Money raised from the Red Sock Appeal will fund support services such as the Kidney Helpline, Kidney Kids and Youth Program, Transplant House and the Big Red Kidney Bus. Of the 1.7M Australians affected by kidney disease, 1.5M are

unaware they are living with the early signs of the disease. “The shocking fact about kidney disease is that a person can lose up to 90 per cent before any symptoms are apparent. “A person could be relatively fine one day and the next they could be in hospital facing a life sentence of continuous dialysis or on a transplant list, waiting for a suitable kidney donor. “We need to prevent people reaching this point, so the Red Sock Appeal is also a great opportunity to raise more awareness around the impact this disease has on people’s lives. “In this age of COVID-19, we’ve made sure the event has something for everyone, if people can’t get out to raise money, they can still wear Red Socks and support us in their living rooms and on social media, this is a community event that everyone can get behind,” Forbes said. To find out more and register for the Kidney Health Red Sock Appeal, visit redsockappeal.org. au. Steele’s fundraiser can be found at https://www. redsockappeal.org.au/ fundraisers/susansteele Harry Mulholland

Activities for healthy bones and brains Older adults are being offered a free support pack to help them stay physically and mentally active while we are still at home during lockdown. The pack, from Central Coast Local Health District, contains printed resources with ideas on how to stay active in your home, exercises and training

for your brain. Geriatrician Dr Tomiko Barrett said keeping active was vital for older adults’ physical and mental health. “When we grow older and are less active, our muscles can lose the strength we need to keep us safe and on our feet,” Dr Barrett said. “That’s why it’s really important to remain as active as possible

while at home. “It might not seem obvious, but there are lots of things we can use around the home to give our muscles and minds the workouts they need. “Things like sitting and standing up from a chair repeatedly and lifting your knees or heels while holding on to benches for support will all help your strength and balance.”

Dr Barrett also highlighted the need to stay connected with friends, family and neighbours. “Using apps and having video chats is great, however, for older adults who might not be tech savvy, staying connected can be a lot harder. “Regular phone calls or texts are important but try to find hobbies that you and your loved ones can bond over too.

“Send each other puzzles or jigsaws to solve or take up activities like drawing or knitting where you can share – and laugh – at your efforts. “All of these are good for keeping our brains active too. “Remember, sunshine and fresh air is important for our mental health as well as bone strength. “You could go out for a walk, or

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Challenge yourself to help Lifeline Lifeline, the organisation that is always there to support local people overcome their mental health challenges, urgently needs community help to continue its lifesaving work. Lifeline Central Coast launched its inaugural Challenge Yourself for Mental Health campaign on September 28. This campaign is asking people to challenge themselves during Mental Health Month in October to raise funds for its local suicide prevention services. Lifeline Senior Business Development Manager, Pat Calabria, said people could set their own challenges. “It might be giving up coffee

or sugar, getting fitter, or making some space for better self-care. “Lifeline is supporting many people to navigate the mental health challenges of living through the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is an opportunity to challenge yourself to achieve better health or mental health while helping others to overcome their mental health challenges,” Calabria said. Some challenge ideas include learning a new hobby or language, giving up or cutting back on coffee, sugar or alcohol, setting yourself a run, ride walk or swim challenge as well as giving up or cutting back on screen time or social media and reading books or taking up yoga. Calabria said with its retail

shops closed during lockdown, Lifeline Central Coast was facing its own challenges in responding to a 25 per cent increase in demand for its services. “Many people don’t realise that while Lifeline receives some wonderful government and grant funding, local Lifeline centres rely on their shops, community donations and fundraising to keep all of its services running. “We don’t want people to suffer in silence, we want to be there to listen and to offer hope and support to each and every person who needs us,” Calabria said. Nationally, Lifeline takes a call from someone every 30 seconds and it expects to respond to more than one million calls for help this year.

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Starting over in Spring: The Japanese art of Kaizen

GEORGIA LIENEMANN Just like Spring cleaning is a yearly routine for many, cleansing the body and reestablishing healthy habits at this time of year is a long-held tradition, coaxing our sluggish bodies back into balance after Winter. However, clearly this is no ordinary Spring! We’re at the tail end of an unprecedented ordeal and now blessed with the prospect of regaining some sense of normalcy and longawaited freedom. The hardship endured by many in the face of extended lockdowns and the hefty toll it took on people’s health mean that there’s an even greater need for some restorative Springtime rituals this year. I’ve spoken with one too many friends who are mentally exhausted, depressed and physically out of shape, with their health having taken a back seat in favour of mere survival. They’ve made dedicated attempts to get back on track, only to fall off the wagon. I’d hazard a guess that the most people are in the same boat. We’re spent. And it’s completely understandable. So, I thought I’d spend the next few weeks addressing strategies that can assist in ‘starting over’ this Spring. If you like the idea of resetting your body to factory settings, I’ll be presenting simple mindset and lifestyle shifts that will help kickstart permanent change. Small steps, huge changes There are two ways to achieve

such a transformation. The gradual, baby-steps method and the more radical overhaul. Having been a devotee to many intense detoxes, diets and cleanses in my time – and granted, they have their place – in most cases, change is more permanent when it’s gradually implemented. Frequent small wins tend to build resolve and momentum. And momentum can’t be underestimated when it comes to making longer term changes that you’re hoping will stick. Every time we accomplish something, no matter how small or menial the task, we receive a small hit of dopamine which activates the reward centre in our brains and a brings a level of satisfaction that keeps us motivated towards larger goals. The Japanese art of Kaizen The Japanese have a name for this implementation of small, continuous improvements. They refer to is as ‘Kaizen’ and the practice has been adopted by large multinational corporations as a driver of big internal change – because it works. The effectiveness comes

from the fact that these small habits allow a bypassing of the fear response, which is what sees us procrastinating even when we know it’s time to make a change. The idea of completely overhauling your diet, lifestyle and thought patterns when you’ve let yourself go, is justifiably overwhelming. Adding a glass of lemon water to your morning routine? Totally doable. Not scary at all. The secret is to make each task so small that you cannot fail. Remembering that any new habit is only effort until it’s routine, once a task has become integrated and you can manage doing it on autopilot, naturally you can add another – or make the current task slightly more challenging. The trap is avoiding the tendency of becoming too ambitious, too soon – a product of our societal conditioning. The goal is to keep every incremental improvement laughably small. Set yourself up for success The easiest place to start is where you already have established habits or routine.

If you’re already cooking dinner, can you take an extra few minutes to whip up a healthy mid-morning snack and have it waiting in the fridge to avoid the temptation of less ideal options? If you’re picking the kids up from school, can you arrive early and go for a quick walk nearby? Whatever task you decide on, if it results in a fear response, you’re aiming too big and it’s worth lowering the bar. Perhaps you simply don sneakers to pick the kids up and park a bit further away than usual, enjoying a short walk to the gate. They might enjoy the casual walk back with you, with that additional, relaxing time to connect. Preparing your environment is half the battle One of the best tips I’ve ever integrated is to set up your environment for success. If your goal is to increase your energy levels by staying more hydrated, that might involve setting a glass of water next to your bed the night before so that it’s ready to drink in the morning or having a bottle of

lemon water on your desk as you work. If the preparation step itself becomes routine, taking the action is usually a no-brainer because you’re already halfway there.

in my 20’s that I see how far I’ve come. I would never have believed a different state of existence was possible. But it’s possible for each of us, in any area of our lives that we choose. Applying Kaizen this Spring

Don’t underestimate the longterm impacts These tiny changes, made continually over time, can snowball into permanent habits that create drastic transformations in every area of your life. As someone who never thought they would be free from the intense food cravings and cyclical periods of overindulgence followed by restrictive eating patterns that plagued me for nearly two decades, I am still astounded that a real, permanent state of balance has been achieved in that area of my life. And it was predominantly the ongoing implementation of more nutrient dense food choices over time that allowed that to happen. The change has been so gradual that it’s only when I think back to how addictive food was for me and how prevalent emotional eating was

So, what do you want to achieve, this Spring? To start with, it’s important to get really clear on your bigger picture desires. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be making suggestions with regard to health – but you might have other areas of your life that need an upgrade as well. Maybe you’d like to reestablish a post-lockdown lust for life by dedicating more time to new hobbies? Perhaps there’s improvements to be made in your relationship, career or family dynamic? Ponder the results you’re after and start thinking about some of the behaviours that might be required to achieve them. Then consider the smallest step you could possibly take in order to form these behaviours. We’ll elaborate on this over the coming weeks, but what’s one small change you implement this week?

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Scholarships on offer to recruit TAFE teachers The NSW Government is investing $1M to fund training for industry experts who want to pursue a rewarding career change as a TAFE NSW teacher. The investment will allow 200 industry professionals across the state to upskill with guaranteed employment at TAFE NSW. This is in addition to $3.1M to fund 525 scholarships across the state since 2019. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee, said the scholarships will give those

that have years of experience in their field the opportunity to grow in the industries they love by training the next generation. “TAFE NSW teachers are highly experienced in their industries, and the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment is the formal qualification which enables them to train the next generation. “With the scholarship covering the fees, this will ensure the best and brightest in high demand industries like engineering, plumbing, carpentry, electrotechnology, nursing and early childhood education and aged care

consider a career as a TAFE NSW teacher, without needing to weigh up the cost. “What sets TAFE NSW teachers apart is that they not only pass on their knowledge and expertise, but they have professional networks which are a vital connection to jobs for students. “Teachers play an incredibly significant role in the lives of students. “That’s why we’re investing in the best of industry to work at TAFE NSW and help us shape the future workforce. “This is a real commitment and real investment in TAFE as

our comprehensive public training provider,” Lee said. Applications are open for educators, innovative industry experts and motivated administration staff to join TAFE. Positions include full-time, part time and casual basis, spanning over 130 locations across NSW and online. For more information on the Training and Assessment Scholarships, visit www. tafensw.edu.au/jobs. Source: Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee

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Early return to classroom will be challenging Schools will begin their staggered return to faceto-face learning on Monday, October 18, one week earlier than initially planned, thanks to the faster vaccination rates in NSW. Students in kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 12 will return on October 18. Years 2, 6 and 11 will return on October 25. From November 1, Years 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 will return to face-to-face learning. Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell, said the return to

school plan was always linked to the vaccination rates and should begin once the state passed 70 per cent fully vaccinated (people aged 16 and over). Bringing the return forward would allow schools to keep their plans for a staggered return and provide time for staff to get their second dose,” she said. “From October 18 all staff that need to be on site at school must be fully vaccinated.” NSW Teachers Federation President, Angelo Gavrielatos, said the orderly, staggered return of students, as advised

by NSW Health, was necessary but not without its challenges. “It assumes that students’ current teachers will be on site and have met the vaccination requirements but that might not be the case. “How many teachers will be double vaccinated by October 18 remains unknown. “The failure to get all teachers double vaccinated in time for the face-to-face return of schools lies squarely at the feet of the NSW Government which refused to prioritise teachers in the vaccination rollout,” he said. “While there is an encouraging

take up rate of vaccination for 12- to 15-year-olds, many will not be vaccinated at the time of return. “As for children under 12, there are still no vaccinations available. “Significant risks remain for unvaccinated students who might be infected and transmit the virus to their families, to each other and beyond. “Teachers who have their own children will also face additional challenges.” Gavrielatos said that despite repeated calls months ago to conduct an audit of all schools, the Government has again

been found wanting, only commencing a ventilation audit in the last weeks of Term 3. “Based on international experience we know risk mitigation strategies regarding ventilation are critical in school settings,” he said. “This was clearly recognised in Victoria where air quality testing and filtering equipment has been procured, 51,000 units for classrooms. “Meanwhile, in NSW, we still await the findings of the audit. “Operations for schools under strict COVID guidelines will see significant differences to the

ways in which schools, teachers and students will go about their teaching and learning, some students back at school while other year groups are still learning remotely. “This will place incredible additional pressure and workload stress on teachers and principals who will need to be constantly pivoting between fact-to-face and remote learning modes,” Gavrielatos said. Sue Murray

Apprentice wages help will boost completion The Federal Government’s announcement of its Completing Apprenticeship Commencements (CAC) wage subsidy has been welcomed by Australia’s largest and only national apprenticeship network provider, MEGT.

The subsidy, worth $716M, will provide eligible employers with up to 10 per cent of an apprentice’s gross wages in the second year of their apprenticeship or traineeship, and five per cent in their third year. The CAC is expected to

benefit about 270,000 apprentices and trainees who are registered for the Boosting Apprenticeships Commencement (BAC) wage subsidy, which began on October 5 last year. CEO of MEGT, Bridie Gildea, said the CAC would help

address the challenges businesses face as COVID-19 continued to impact many of them, while upskilling a new generation of Australian workers. “We have already seen the positive effect that the BAC wage subsidy has had in terms

of the onboarding of new apprentices and trainees since it began,” she said. “CAC now provides concrete assurance that employers can support their apprentices and trainees to complete their qualifications and progress to the next stage of their careers.

“This investment is a commitment to many industry sectors, which will continue to play an important role in Australia’s future economy.” Source: MEGT

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. What an exciting week and long weekend. We are now starting to get a good flow of mother and calf humpback pairs visiting our coastline. It’s great to see the young whales copy their mothers behaviors, learning to breach, tail slap and other ways of learning to be a whale. Great places to see whales are Wybung Head, Norah head, Soldiers Beach and Crackneck Lookout. Dolphins are also very active at the moment with some great sightings at Frazer Park, Birdie Beach, Lakes Beach, Soldiers Beach, North Entrance,

Toowoon Bay, Bateau Bay and Crackneck. There are several pods that call our coast home. The most recognizable pod is “B” pod. The B is for the Darkinjung word ‘Baruwaluwy”, which means dolphin. Seals are also plentiful at the moment on our coast, with the animals making themselves at home in places like Norah Head, The Entrance, Toowoon Bay and Bateau Bay. If you’re planning to go whale watching, remember to comply with Health Regulations and police/government directions. Let us know if you see a whale, seal or dolphin by text or call 0490 401 969. You can also email us at centralcoastdolphins@gmail.com

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energy, the sole Aussie surfer was the first to complete a wave, taking the lead with a 5.33 on his second attempt. From here, the lead changed multiple times; first with a 5.43 for France’s Kauli Vaast, a 5.93 for Peru’s Miguel Tudela, and then a two-wave total of 9.53 for Brazil’s Lucas Silveira. Carmichael showed the most prudence in his wave selection, eventually committing to a fourth attempt and scoring a new heat best of 6.27. The wave was well selected, offering up extra height and allowing the naturally built surfer to generate power in his forehand turns. Yet Vasst returned – at the last – with a 6.33 wave score to secure a two-wave score of 11.76 and the first place finish. Carmichael finished close behind in second with 11.60, ahead of Silveria with 10.80 and Tudela with 10.20. Now, the Avoca Beach local awaits the completion of six more opening round heats before his next round of competition is finalised, yet he will face up against fellow Aussie from Narrabeen, Cooper Chapman. With a 28th place finish in last season’s Championship Tour, Wade will now need to be at his best to earn the necessary points for requalification.

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Nine out of 10 clubs have women’s teams CRICKET Australian Cricket has released the fourth edition of the Press for Progress report and it is heavily supported by Cricket NSW’s powerful commitment to growing the involvement of women and girls in the sport. The Press for Progress Report reflects Australian Cricket’s commitment to being openly accountable in its progression towards becoming Australia’s leading sport for women and girls. The 2020-21 season was one of cricket’s most challenging season to date with the unprecedented COVD-19 pandemic causing disruption across many areas of the

game, but CNSW still took some significant steps forward in the growth of involvement for women and girls. On the Coast, Central Coast Cricket have a full female pathway from Junior Blasters through to Womens cricket. They also saw a 27 per cent increase in senior women players and are on track to see a further increase of 25 percent in the coming season. There was a 31 per cent increase in junior girls playing cricket, with an expected increase of 30 per cent in the upcoming season. In addition to this, nine of the 10 Central Coast Cricket Clubs are fielding a female team, and majority of the clubs have females as part of the club committees and boards.

Northern Power Women’s Team

Toukley based Northern Power Cricket Club player, Crystal Osborne said that she was approached by the club to form a women’s team four years ago. “I started off playing with The

Entrance Juniors. “Back then there was nowhere for women to play. “Four years ago, I was approached by the President of Northern Power, and he asked me to put together to

come and play. “Now we have about 60 women playing cricket from the juniors to the seniors. “The best part about it is how inclusive the game is, you play against women of all ages, and

all fitness levels, its really is a game for everyone. “For anyone thinking of signing up I would say just come and join. “What I love about cricket is the positive encouragement you get from everyone regardless of whether your on the same team or the opposition. “It’s a really supportive and fun environment. Registrations for the new season are open now with information of clubs and programs at playcricket.com. au. Starting dates for the new season are yet to be announced. Harry Mulholland

Roux returns to strengthen defence FOOTBALL Storm Roux has re-joined the Central Coast Mariners on a one-year deal after spending three years with Melbourne Victory. The right back racked up over 100 appearances in yellow and navy, spanning five years between 2013 and 2018. He will be welcomed back to the Coast after making 72 appearances for Melbourne Victory and amassing over 14,000 minutes of A-League football in total. While not known for his goal scoring on the Coast, his recent stint in Melbourne saw him produce his best return in front

of goal, totalling five in Victory colours. Born in South Africa and moving to New Zealand at an early age, Roux played most of his teenage years in Western Australia, after migrating from across the ditch, where he made his A-League debut for Perth Glory in 2013 before moving to the Mariners after their 2012/13 success. Roux is very keen to get back into the swing of things with the club he is so familiar with and a coach that he played alongside in the past. “I am very happy to return to the Mariners where I started my career and spent so much of my time,” he said.

Storm Roux has rejoined the Mariners

This club means a lot to my family and I and I’m excited to

be a part of Monty’s [Nick Montgomery] squad and build

on what was achieved last season.” Head Coach Nick Montgomery said Roux had developed into a great attacking full-back before moving onto Melbourne Victory. “I think bringing Storm back to the Coast will add competition for places, plus his experience and good character will be a great example to our younger players,” he said. “At 29, he is at a good age to continue his development and improve areas of his game, giving him the licence to be a key player for us once more.” Mariners Head of Football, Ken Schembri, said racking up 170 A-League appearances

was a great testament to Storm’s consistent performances over the years. “With only a few vacancies in our squad we have been searching for an available, experienced player to help our younger squad members, plus someone who can give us more depth in defence, and I believe we have done that with Storm,” he said. Roux will join up with the squad immediately ahead of the opening weekend of the A-League Men’s season against Newcastle Jets on November 21. Source: Central Coast Mariners

Smylie sold to Blacktown City FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners have sold their academy alumnus and first team player Jordan Smylie to Blacktown City FC, where he will play in the NSW National Premier League Men’s Division One (NPL 1). The club suggested it was

Smylie’s aim to increase his game time this season and have even suggested their potential willingness to take him back in the future. Nonetheless, Smylie has lost his active affiliation with the Mariners and must go his own way as a professional footballer. Since debuting in the

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

A-League as a final third substitution in 2018, Smylie was not reselected for the first team until the opening match of the 2020/21 season against the Newcastle Jets. In the following Round Two home win against Macarthur FC, Smylie scored a late goal – his first and so far only in the A-League – to give the Mariners

a final 2-0 lead. He was since subbed on for a further 10 matches throughout last season, always as an end game surge of energy, last appearing in the Round 23 loss to Newcastle at Central Coast Stadium. Now Smylie joins the NPL 1 with the team who were leading

the competition before it’s recent cancellation due to the current lockdown. Jordan will have a chance to – as it were – get back at his old club in the upcoming FFA Cup Round of 32 fixture between the Central Coast and Blacktown City. It will be the first encounter

between the two clubs since the similar Round of 32 match of 2017, when Blacktown were victorious at Lilys Football Centre, Seven Hills. This fixture still has no confirmed date or venue but is likely to go ahead in late October or early November. CCC.

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

Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

0243 0.22 0320 0.20 0440 0.28 0131 1.27 0359 0.22 0523 0.37 0028 1.39 0852 1.63 0933 1.72 1016 1.79 1102 1.83 1150 1.82 0611 0.48 0707 0.58 WED 1453 0.29 THU 1542 0.23 FRI 1632 0.22 SAT 1727 0.24 SUN 1825 0.29 MON 1244 1.77 TUE 1344 1.70 2105 1.77 2150 1.73 2331 1.52 2045 0.42 2239 1.64 1931 0.36 0246 1.19 0410 1.19 0521 1.24 0010 0.39 0057 0.36 0136 0.34 0211 0.34 0814 0.66 0933 0.69 1051 0.66 0617 1.32 0703 1.41 0744 1.50 0821 1.56 WED 1454 1.63 THU 1611 1.60 FRI 1722 1.61 SAT 1158 0.59 SUN 1255 0.52 MON 1343 0.46 TUE 1426 0.42 2203 0.44 2313 0.42 1820 1.62 1910 1.63 1953 1.62 2031 1.58

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

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

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Base to Base keeps Bombers in form Killarney Vale AFL Team during pre-season training

AFL What do you get when you combine an AFL club with a cancelled season due to COVID? If you’re the Killarney Vale Bombers you enter a virtual fitness challenge and double the distance goal. First Grade coach, Corey Shackleton, entered the club into the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Base to Base

Challenge to give players a combined sense of purpose and a chance to give back to the community. Registered to go the 1,386kms, the distance between all four helicopter bases, the team decided to up the ante and double the distance to 2,772kms. “Our club has a strong sense of community; we’ve filled sandbags in storms and

supported local causes in the past. “With the footy season cancelled the Base to Base was a great opportunity to get the whole club involved, players, families, coaching staff, the lot,” Shackleton said. The club also understands the importance of the Rescue Helicopter, with the women’s Assistant Coach a Paramedic

and Corey himself experienced in the Rural Fire Service. “The role of First Responders in our community is so important, so we are happy to do anything we can to raise funds for such a worthwhile charity,” Shackleton said. Base to Base is a virtual fundraiser which will see participants walk, run, ride or roll the distance between any of the four Westpac Rescue

Helicopter bases, located at Belmont, Broadmeadow, Tamworth and Lismore. Participants can engage individually or gather a team to complete a mission together. The event will appeal to people of all ages and fitness levels with distances ranging from 42km through to a challenging 1,386km to cover the distance between

all four bases. The challenge is free to enter with participants encouraged to raise funds for the Service by sharing their mission with family, friends and colleagues. Participants can register at events.rescuehelicopter.com. au/event/base-to-base Source: Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Sports clubs need financial support CLUBS Community sports clubs are facing serious concerns around financial instability, declining participation and declining volunteering according to research from the Australian Sports Foundation (ASF). The ASF conducted a second national research study to help determine the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on community sport. It has launched the Back to Sport Fund to provide an avenue for tax deductible donations for all sport fans to support community sports recovery from COVID-19. Following the first study in May 2020, the ASF sought to understand how clubs were faring 12 months on from the

start of the pandemic. It found community sports clubs have little in the way of financial reserves to weather unexpected financial pressure due to COVID-19. Thirteen per cent of clubs reported concerns around financial solvency indicating that about 9,000 clubs all over Australia were at risk of going under. Nearly 83 per cent of respondents reported lost revenue, with an average decline of $18,500 and almost every revenue stream affected particularly sponsorships, fundraising and membership income. The most common increased costs included new hygiene measures and extra equipment due to COVID-19 protocols,

members refunds (due to shortened or abandoned seasons) and overheads, such as insurance which increased despite a reduction in playing and participation. Clubs frequently mentioned offering free or subsidised memberships to their communities as a way of keeping families engaged and offering mental health support to their members. The ASF highlighted ways everyone could support community sport: get a local sports club to create a fundraising project on the ASF website to enable ongoing fundraising throughout the pandemic and beyond; make a tax-deductible donation to your local club via their fundraising project page; and donate to the ASF Back to Sport Fund to

support community sport’s recovery from COVID-19. ASF CEO, Patrick Walker, said that while different levels of government had stepped in to provide some support to the sector, responses showed that this had only covered less than a third of the revenue shortfall, indicating much more support would be needed in the months ahead. “To solve a problem of this scale requires a collaborative approach, so we are calling on all who care about the role of sport in creating healthy, inclusive communities to help us fund grassroots sport recovery,” he said. Meanwhile, NSW Labor has called on the NSW Government to reinstate the Community Sport Recovery Package now,

in time to reopen when the statewide vaccination rate hits 70 per cent. “After months out of action, the need is greater than ever before to support community support,” said Shadow Minister for Sport, Julia Finn. “Some local council continued to charge fees for the whole winter season despite the stayat-home orders preventing use of sporting facilities.” She said $27.3M was made available to help the sector get back on its feet last year through the Community Sport Recovery Package, however, this year sport and recreation organisations have been advised to apply for COVID-19 Business Grants. “This means that smaller, incorporated clubs and

association are ineligible to apply so they have been left without any financial assistance,” Finn said. “It’s not fair that sporting organisations, large and small, who have worked hard to keep their sports afloat are being left to fend for themselves. “We all know the physical activity and mental health benefits sport can provide to young and old. “The ball is now in the government’s court. “They have to do more to ensure the survival of community sport. “That’s why we are calling on the government to bring back the Community Sport Recovery Package,” Finn said. Sue Murray