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On the eve of an expected decision from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), environmental lawyers have released their damning submission. See page 3

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Coast profiled as a great family destination

Destination Central Coast has partnered with Holidays with Kids, Australia’s number one family travel magazine, to showcase some of the best family-friendly things to do on the Central Coast, just in time for Summer.

The Glen Rehabilitation Centre in Chittaway Point has been awarded the Outstanding Community Organisation Award for 2021 from Business NSW. See page 14

Business

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One COVID-19 Omicron case confirmed on Coast - See page 4

Administrator rescinds Councillors’ airport resolution Central Coast Council will carry out maintenance work on the southern end of Warnervale Airport, as the result of a rescission motion adopted by Administrator, Rik Hart, on November 23. The maintenance work will trim back vegetation to create a Runway End Safety Area (RESA) to meet Civil Aviation Safety Authority standards. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau recommends that all aircraft landing areas have a RESA. In 2019 Council resolved not to mow the southern end of Central Coast Airport in the

interest of protecting the nearby and ecologically sensitive Porters Creek Wetlands. But Council’s Director Corporate Affairs, Natalia Cowley, said the previous resolution was an unnecessary duplication of legislation. “Protection of the wetlands is already regulated under the State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018,” Cowley said. “Council is being proactive in its management of health and safety by allowing maintenance in the area. “Creating a Runway End Safety Area will protect the

health and safety of aircraft operators and passengers, as well the welfare of animals that may cause accidents on the runway.” Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said that it is Council’s responsibility to prioritise safety and mitigate risk. “Council supports the safety recommendations of aviation experts and will meet the standards set by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority,” Hart said. Before he adopted the decision, two speakers addressed the November 23 Council meeting in relation to the rescission motion put before Hart.

Gary Chestnut spoke on behalf of the Community Environment Network and he put forward an alternative idea which he said would save the Council mowing the area included in the rescission motion. He also said the Council report did not bring to the Administrator’s attention the provisions of Chapter 7 of CASA Manual of Standard. He said the aircraft that use the Warnervale Landing Area or Central Coast Airfield were all classified as aircraft with a code 1 and CASA had no requirement for a 90-metre RESA (Runway End Safety Area) as presented in

Council’s report. “What is also lacking in Council’s report is the provisions of chapter 7.18.2 which states: ‘The whole part of a RESA may be included in the runway strip’,” Mr Chestnut said. He said the length of the runway was 140 metres longer than the minimum length for Code 1 aircraft of 800 metres. He suggested Council could remark the runway landing area by relocating the holding area of aircraft. “This means the end of the runway or stop way can be relocated 142 metres to the north. See page 8

David Farmer, CEO of Central Coast Council, and the Greens David Shoebridge will speak at a community planning forum to be held at Gosford RSL on December 11. See page 21

Education

The NSW Teachers Federation Council on Saturday, November 27, voted unanimously to strike for 24 hours on Tuesday, December 7. Page 27

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Pub baron turns first sod on Umina retail development

Owner and millionaire pub baron, Arthur Laundy, was surrounded by his family to help turn the first sod on the Lone Pine Plaza on Monday, November 15. With champagne corks popping and the sound of the screw pile drilling into soil, around 20 residents were present to see construction officially begin on the old Umina Mall site in Ocean Beach Rd. The redevelopment, which will be built in four quadrants, will feature 12 speciality retailers including a supermarket, commercial offices, a bottle shop, a medical centre and pharmacy. It is expected to open to the public towards the end of 2022. The plaza will host two anchor tenants –IGA and Celebrations – and will also house a café facing on to Ocean Beach Rd. Laundy said it was a project he felt was “absolutely necessary for the area. “This has been a 10-year project … it’s incredible it’s finally

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happening,” Laundy said. “I think if you consider the building I bought 20 odd years ago, and the building we are constructing now ... I think any person that could become a tenant now would have to be proud of the situation. “The convenience of this shopping centre will be an absolute winner. “I do believe we are going to give this area something to be proud of.” Initially approved 10 years ago, with modifications approved in 2015, the development stalled for several years as negotiations continued on the purchase of two lanes behind the site. Laundy said the redevelopment had been a long time coming. “First there was an argument about – I owned land each side of a little, tiny Council lane – and the Council were quite happy for me to do the rebuild as at that stage it hadn’t been burnt down,” he said. “But where the problem lay was the valuations. “We had two valuations – I had an independent valuer and the Council had one – my valuation was around the $400,000 and

add additional spots to help the community be able to service easily in and out. “We have seen this all the way through COVID … those retail malls which are on-grade and easily accessible … you’re in, you’re out, it’s easy.” There will be multiple access points to the centre along with plans to install an ambulance bay alongside the medical centre. Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President, Matthew Wales, said the development indicates confidence in the local business community. “It’s a significant development that is certainly going to change the way local residents do their shopping and it’s been a long time coming,” Wales said. “We are really glad that Arthur has broken the ground finally after years and years …the important thing is it’s a show of confidence in our local business leaders and developers. “It will improve the retail mix on the Peninsula so there are options for people, and with the state-ofthe-art IGA, it’s going to make a big difference for residents. “Arthur Laundy and the Laundy Group have got a big stake in the

Peninsula now with some other recent purchases.” Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said she hoped the shopping centre would help provide competitive business rents in the area. “We appreciate your patience and the work you have done in the community and [for] people in affordable housing, to relocate them as best we can,”Tesch said. “[It’s] a fantastic outcome for our community but also something they have been looking forward to for a really long time. “Business rents are really high across the community so there’s quite a bit of competition … it’d be nice to see pressure put on other places to actually improve their quality, whilst this one’s going to be a really good location. “It’s close to so many houses and just a really easy-to-use facility. “And it’s only going to be one level which is also really important to our elderly community. “Thank you to the Laundy family for their commitment to this region for making this an even better place to live.”

Woy Woy’s Catherine Spalding will celebrate her 100th birthday in style this week and her family has helped take a look back over her extraordinary life. See page 13

Business

The Federal Government is supporting people across the Central Coast who experience homelessness with $945,000 in funding for the Health on the Streets (HoTS) program. See page 25

Sport

The World Surf League’s (WSL) 2022 competitive calendar for the Australian Summer-Autumn season will include 13 events between February and May, including the return of the Central Coast Pro from March 14-16. See page 32

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Smoke on the water

The State Government will pay for the clearing of a privately-owned section of the Springfield Wetland, which has been a point of community contention for years.

The Umina Beach Men’s Shed will once again hold its popular garage shed sale on Saturday, November 27 to help raise funds for the association. See page 3

theirs came in at about $920,000. “So, I said that was too big of a variation … they did theirs on squared meterage. “We had a lot of time wasted on that and we should have been well and truly opened by now. “There was a change of Council of course and all those things probably slowed it up a bit. “The Council I have been working with over the past 12 months have been very, very good … they’ve been trying to help me.” Construction started immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, November 15, with local building company, Pluim Group, on board for the 10-month project. Director of the Pluim Group, Scott Alan, said construction would generate around 500 local jobs. He said traffic management systems such as a pedestrian crossing and bus bay would remain to help control traffic flow on the main road. “It’s really exciting for us to be involved,” Alan said. “There will be103 car spots as part of the updated approval to

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Copa’s colourful Remembrance Day

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Arthur Laundy broke ground on Monday, climbing aboard the excavator

Work has finally commenced on a $10M shopping centre in Umina almost three years after the site was gutted by fire.

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At 11am on November 11, the Copacabana community paused for a minute’s silence to mark 76 years since the guns fell silent at the end of WW11 and 103 years since the end of WW1.

The Federal Government’s promise of more charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) cannot come soon enough... See page 18

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Business

Minister stands by ‘open and transparent’ response to Council crisis Several submissions to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council have asked why Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, never delivered on the assistance she promised the day the Council realised it faced immediate and serious liquidity issues in October 2020. But the Office of Local Government (OLG) told Coast News this week that it stands by its “swift and decisive action in response to the crisis”. On October 6, 2020, Minister Hancock instructed the OLG to appoint an independent financial expert and a Human Resources (HR) adviser to ascertain Council’s true financial position and to identify

options to address the issues as quickly as possible. The two experts never arrived. On October 12, the Councillors agreed to ask the Minister for permission to use restricted funds to maintain Council’s cash flow. It reckoned it needed up to $60M to cover costs while the 100-day recovery plan did its work. Council had more than $360M in restricted funds that were invested but only the Minister could approve spending it for unrestricted purposes. The Councillors also asked the Minister for confirmation on the timing and scope for the arrival of the financial and HR experts. Three Liberal councillors –

Jilly Pilon, Troy Marquart, and Rebecca Gale – and two independents – Greg Best and Bruce McLachlan – voted against these decisions. Their own notice of motion later in the meeting, which eventually was also adopted, asked for the OLG, the Audit Office and the Minister to step in and assist Council. Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, issued a press release on October 14 saying the State Government would not bail out the Council. “I have spoken extensively with the Minister for Local Government and the Government will not be strongarmed into taking responsibility for Central Coast Council’s failings – there will be no state

funding or legislative exemptions,” he said. He said the OLG had written to Council’s Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee’s (ARIC’s) independent chairperson, Col Gellatly to request that he play a key role in advising Councillors. On October 19, the Councillors unanimously adopted their 100-day plan. On the same day Mayor, Lisa Matthews, requested an urgent meeting with the Minister. She received no response. On October 20, the Councillors met again and resolved to make “urgent representations” to the Minister seeking permission to use restricted funds to pay staff for the week saying that “should the

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The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has welcomed the release of the overdue updated Central Coast Local Flood Plan but said it still fell short... See page 5

Out&About

Coast Opera Australia has partnered with Central Coast Stadium to present A Night of Enticement Under the Stars on December 4... See page 13

Huge thick plumes of smoke filled the air from South Tacoma to the sea and householders were forced to close windows and doors as large clumps of ash fell in Blue Bay on the afternoon of Friday, November 19.

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Minister’s permission not be forthcoming, 2,157 Council staff may not be paid”. On October 21, the Mayor again requested a meeting with the Minister. Again she got no response. The Minister issued a press release on that day which said the local community was sick of excuses from Council. “In the two weeks since Council’s financial dire straits came to light, all Council has done is write letters, issue media releases and set up a finance committee,” she said. “To use its own staff as bargaining chips is reprehensible from a governing body that has failed to address its own financial failings. Continued page 4

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According to a valuation report from Knight Frank the value of the property, if it was assessed as having ‘vacant possession’, would be about $3.7M – more than five times the actual sale price. CCGT owned the 3 Bounty Close land which it transferred to Wyong Council in 2013 to secure a Commonwealth Government grant to construct the building it has now purchased back from Central Coast Council. CCGT entered into a lease with Wyong Council which carried over to Central Coast

Council which enabled it to pay a peppercorn rent of $120 a year plus CPI increases with a lease until 2054 and two additional five year lease options. It also had an option to buy back the land after February 1, 2020. During the sale process, Knight Frank estimated a fair market rent on the property would be $175 per square metre net per annum or about $245,000 a year. It said in a swot analysis that the buyer profile included the “sitting tenant purchaser” enabling the current lease agreement to be extinguished to maximise the capital value of the property or an entrepreneurial investor realising the asset’ value in 2054. The CCGT facility at 3 Bounty Close was built using a

Commonwealth Government Community Development Grant via the former Wyong Shire Council. The recent sale of the Tuggerah building to CCGT came to light when it appeared on a list of properties sold as part of Council’s asset sale program, reported in the agenda for the November 23 Council meeting. Council said the sale was related to an agreement resolved by the former Wyong Council. “The lessee of 3 Bounty Close, Tuggerah exercised its option to purchase the land and Council sold this property in line with a market valuation,” the staff report said. The settlement date was listed as June; the valuation price was $652,088; and the property changed hands at that price.

The valuation report was dated February 3, 2020. A letter of instruction from Greg Best, General Manager of CCGT and suspended Central Coast Councillor, said: “Given the 40-year lease at peppercorn rent the Lessee expects the valuation to be nominal, however, it is bound by the terms of the option to purchase at valuation”. The Knight Frank report explained that “the current lease reflects a ‘peppercorn rent’ currently at $130 per annum net”. On this basis Knight Frank determined the value of the property to be $652,088. “We have chosen to value the property as at the date of valuation taking in to account the Peppercorn Lease Agreement in place,” the Knight Frank valuation said.

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About 9am on Wednesday, November 24, emergency services attended the train line on the Rawson Rd level crossing at Woy Woy after reports of a car on the train tracks. See page 3

Construction has finally begun on the Copacabana Men’s Shed, with the installation of a water supply and initial ground works commencing earlier this month.

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The lineup has been announced for the Coastal Twist LGBTIQ Arts and Culture Festival to be held on the Peninsula in January. See page 14

Business

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Sport

A wet, cold and windy Sunday afternoon in Newcastle reaped A-League opening match dividends for the travelling Central Coast Mariners, starting off their season with a 2-1 win. See page 32

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18 land parcels to be impacted by intersection upgrade Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has given approval to acquire land at the intersection of Ocean Beach Road and Rawson Road, Woy Woy, to allow for an upgrade of the intersection. Council staff will now endeavour to acquire a number of parcels of land by agreement with the property owners. If after six months Council is unable to reach an agreement it can make applications to the Minister and the Governor for

approval to compulsorily acquire the land. The upgrade will significantly impact the Paint Shop building and Council says the most cost effective option is to acquire the whole of the land. “The site will then be used as the works compound during construction and towards the end of the project, Council will subdivide and consolidate the residual land for re-sale to reimburse some of the initial project costs,” Council said. The project is fully funded by the Federal Government through the Urban Congestion

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See page 5 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch (left), with Minister Kevin Anderson, trainer Angela Davis and racehorse Through the Cracks with an attendant

Two Directors to leave Central Coast Council on November 26 – see page 10 Almost $7.8M has gone into Central Coast Council coffers from the sale of eight properties in the northern suburbs, to help with its financial recovery.

In what is thought to be the first deal of its kind, indigenous Avoca Beach artist Allan McKenzie will soon see his artwork featured all around the country. See page 18

The NSW Government has committed $8M to build an additional 200 stables at Gosford Racecourse and create up to 50 full-time jobs.

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“The valuation herein reflects the passing rental until the end of Term Certain, i.e. 2054 and the terminal value of the property at that point. “We note the tenant has rights of occupation for a further 2 x 5 years, as per the lease. “Exercising these options would significantly impact on the value assessed herein by extending the terminal value assessment of the property for a further 10 years until 2064. “The value of the property with Vacant Possession has been assessed at $3.7m and this is the assessment we would be adopting for a mortgage valuation under similar circumstances, i.e. where the sitting tenant is buying the property from the landlord.

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A Pearl Beach artist will host an outdoor exhibition at the Arboretum featuring works she painted on site at the bush sanctuary.

Bounty Close property sold for $652,088 A 3,622 square metre property at 3 Bounty Close, Tuggerah, has been sold by Central Coast Council to its current tenant, Central Coast Group Training (CCGT) Limited, for $652,088.

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Fund as part of the Central Coast Roads Package. The capital budget is included in Council’s four year Delivery Plan. The project is estimated to cost $32.56M. The release of the funding is pending the Australian Government’s approval of the Delivery Phase Project Proposal Report, to be considered by the Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, expected soon. A concept design has been prepared for the preferred

option for a signalised (traffic lights) intersection. Hart sought assurances that comprehensive engagement be undertaken with affected property owners. Council says there would also be consultation with the broader community to investigate concerns, noting this may result in some alteration to the proposed concept design. Apart from the Paint Shop, all other acquisitions will be dedicated as public road. “To date, there has been preliminary consultation with

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the affected property owners to discuss the project and advise that potential property acquisition is forthcoming subject to Council approval and grant funding approval,” the Council report to Hart said. Now that he has authorised the acquisition, formal consultation with the owners and interest parties will commence by serving notice of intent to acquire the affected parts of their properties by agreement during the initial six-month negotiation period. Continued page 4

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Nominees for the 2021 NSW Champions of Sport awards have been finalised with former Peninsula school girl Olympic High-Jumper, Nicola McDermott and her long-serving coach, Matt Horsnell both up for honours. See page 32

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Two Council directors leave in leadership changes Central Coast Council has announced “interim leadership team changes” that include two Directors leaving the organisation on Friday, November 26. “As we move into the consolidation period of Council’s Financial Recovery Plan, a decision has been made to refresh the executive leadership team of the organisation” said Council’s CEO David Farmer. Scott Cox, Director Environment and Planning and Julie Vaughan, Director Community and Recreation Services, are leaving the organisation effective close of business on Friday, November 26, 2021, the Farmer media statement said.

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It said two interim positions have been appointed for an approximate three-month period whilst Council undertakes a recruitment process. Brian Bell, who was a CEO for a short time after amalgamation, will act in the role of Director Community and Recreation Services. Farmer will shortly appoint a

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person to act in the role of Director Environment and Planning. “The challenges that Central Coast Council have faced over the past few years have been well documented,” Farmer said. “Over the past 12 months drastic action such as emergency loans, deep costcutting and rate increases have

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had to be implemented to ensure that the Council could continue to deliver service to the community. “Council is now back on track financially meeting all major milestones and targets in its recovery plan.” “I sincerely thank Vaughan and Cox for their extended period of services to the Central Coast community, their

extensive contributions to building a post-amalgamation new regional Council and in particular their roles in the very difficult financial recovery phase of this organisation over the past 12 months.” Vaughan and Cox were both employees of the former Wyong Shire Council, appointed to their directorial positions by former Administrator, Ian Reynolds and Acting CEO, Rob Noble, prior to the first election of the Central Coast Council in September 2017. Vaughan’s original directorial title was Director Connected Communities, which was changed during the current Administration period. Jackie Pearson

The Central Coast has hit the mark yet again in the competitive tourism realm with local operators being named finalists in the 2021 NSW Tourism Awards. See page 25

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In between participating in two world championships, Olympic Gold medallist, Tom Slingsby, has returned to the Gosford Sailing Club armed with the Sail Grand Prix (GP) Championship. See page 40

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EPA urged to deny Delta application and mandate better air pollution controls On the eve of an expected decision from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), environmental lawyers, conservationists and an international air pollution expert have condemned Delta Electricity’s third attempt to evade air pollution limits. They claim a special exemption would continue to put the community’s health at risk. Vales Point Power Station has already been exempted from legal pollution limits for almost a decade which allows it to emit nitrogen oxide pollution at almost twice the rate otherwise permitted under NSW laws. Delta applied in 2020 to renew the exemption for another five years. Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) and the Australian Conservation Foundation have made a joint submission to the EPA urging it to deny Delta’s application and mandate proven air pollution reduction technology

used around the world. Following community campaigning, the NSW EPA opened the proposal for consultation ahead of making its decision. In expert evidence provided to the EPA, former United States Environmental Protection Agency Air Enforcement Division Director, Bruce Buckheit, rebuked the operator’s proposal as against the public interest, saying Delta has failed to show how pollution controls are not feasible.

“If the exemption is granted to January 2027 as requested, it is a near certainty that this facility will continue unabated NOx emissions until whenever the operator decides to retire it,” he said. Buckheit said Delta’s approach was “contrary to the intent” of the law and raised concern the exemption could set a precedent for other power stations to make the same argument and negate the legal standard. “Vales Point has now received the benefit of two

such five-year extensions and employs the same NOx control strategies (that is, none) as in 2011 (and perhaps in 1974),” he said. “In seeking to continue unabated NOx emissions past the 50th birthday of the plant Delta misses the clear signal that outdated plant and equipment (including pollution control technology) will need to be progressively upgraded. It comes as a parliamentary committee last week called for updated laws on air pollution, to bring the state’s archaic

controls in line with international and World Health Organization standards. The committee reviewing the Clean Air Bill noted: “It is time that NSW’s comparatively outdated and relaxed exceedance limits are tightened to reduce harmful impacts to NSW residents’ health.” Pollution from coal-fired power stations – one of the state’s biggest sources of air pollution – causes asthma in children, contributes to hundreds of babies born with

low birth weight and other health conditions which lead to hundreds of premature deaths every year. The community’s most vulnerable are generally hardest hit including the elderly, those with chronic conditions, pregnant women and their babies. Pollution mitigation technologies have been installed in thousands of power stations around the world and are proven to significantly reduce toxic emissions. “Every Australian deserves clean air and to live free from the dangerous health effects of toxic pollution,” said EJA Lawyer, Charley BrumbyRendell. “Power station operators must take all reasonable steps to minimise the risk of harm to people and the environment and comply with existing state air pollution laws, which are already significantly weaker than WHO guidelines.” Source: Media release, Nov 29 Environmental Justice Australia

Coast Connect Central Coast Council’s weekly news and community information

From Council Survey Now Open and Office Open Sessions remaining for 2021! Released online this week is the ability for members of the community to have their say about maintaining current service levels and rates through an online survey on Yourvoiceourcoast.com Council delivers a range of services for our community including patrolling beaches; maintaining public wharves; fixing suburban traffic issues, filling potholes; cleaning public toilet blocks, care and maintenance of parks, reserves; environmental programs; delivering libraries, childcare and recreation centres, theatres and public pools, to name a few. I encourage the community to read the information materials and tell us what services you value. To date, I’ve held four open sessions with members of the community, and I would like to thank those who have taken the time to meet with me. New dates have now been released, and I am keen to hear from as many residents as possible and invite all residents, businesses and community groups and associations to book an Open Office session with me. Alternatively, if you’re hosting a community meeting, I am more than happy to come out to you. Rik Hart - Administrator, Central Coast Council

Cost management measures Temporary 15% rate increase Getting Council finances back on track Council has taken decisive action since uncovering its financial problems, including obtaining emergency commercial bank loans to reimburse the restricted funds spent unlawfully on projects benefiting the community. The loans are helping us maintain current service levels, but need to be repaid within 10 years. Maintaining the current rates for 10 years means we can demonstrate to the external lenders that we are able to pay back the loans and maintain service levels for the Central Coast community. The following diagram demonstrates how Council has approached financial recovery actions. Administrator Open Office Sessions • Monday 29 November 2pm (virtual), 4pm (in person) & 5.30pm (in person) • Tuesday 30 November 4pm (in person) & 5.30pm (in person) • Thursday 16 December 10am (in person) & 12.30pm (in person) To make a booking contact theadministrator@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Cost management measures made up of 70% of what Council needed to do to satisfy our lenders we are getting our finances back on track – including staff reductions, spending restrictions, asset sales and reducing capital works.

A temporary 15% rate increase (includes 2% rate peg) makes up the remaining 30% of our lender’s requirements. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) approved this temporary rate increase for 3 years only and Council is proposing to make an IPART application to maintain the current level of rates for a further seven years beyond their expiry in June 2024, consistent with what Council asked for earlier this year.

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One local Omicron case and five contact sites – NSW Health Five locations in Wyong, North Wyong, Wadalba and Toukley have been listed by NSW Health as having been visited by a resident who has been confirmed as having the new COVID-19 variant Omicron NSW Health announced ON November 30 that initial testing strongly indicated one overseas traveller, who recently arrived in NSW and is isolating at home on the Central Coast, has been infected with the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern. The Local Health District confirmed the Omicron case later in the day bringing the total number of confirmed cases in

NSW to five The traveller, who is fully vaccinated, arrived in Sydney on flight QR908 from Doha to Sydney on November 25, and travelled by private car to the Central Coast. NSW Health advised a number of venues were visited by the traveller on the Central Coast before NSW Health directed travellers from southern Africa to go into isolation. Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received: • North Wyong IGA, 34-38 Cutler Dve, North Wyong, November 26 from 6:15pm to 7pm;

• Wyong Pizza Hut, 300 Pacific Hwy, Wyong, November 26, 7pm to 7:15pm; • KFC North, 300 Pacific Hwy, Wyong, November 26, 7:15pm to 7:30pm; • Wadalba Woolworths, 1 Figtree Blvd, Wadalba, November 26, 7:30pm to 8:15pm; and • Aldi, 127 Evans Rd, Toukley, November 27, 4:45pm to 5:45pm. The traveller had been in southern Africa. Everyone on the flight is considered a close contact and willneedtogettestedimmediately for COVID-19 and isolate for 14 days, regardless of their vaccination status.

NSW Health is contacting all passengers and flight crew to advise them of their isolation requirements. They can also call NSW Health on 1800 943 553 for further advice. Continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again. “Please get tested even if you have had a test in recent days,” NSW Health has stated. “If you test result is negative, please continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms appear, get tested and isolate again.” In line with Commonwealth measures, all travellers arriving in

NSW who have been in South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini and Malawi during the 14-day period before their arrival in NSW must enter hotel quarantine for 14 days, irrespective of their vaccination status. All fully vaccinated travellers who have been in any other overseas country during the 14day period before their arrival in NSW must travel directly to their place of residence or accommodation and isolate for 72 hours, pending further health advice. Any unvaccinated arrivals go directly into 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine.

All flight crew who have been overseas during the 14-day period before their arrival in NSW must travel directly to their place of residence or accommodation and isolate for 14 days or until their departure on another flight that leaves Australia, consistent with the current rules for unvaccinated flight crew. Anyone who has already arrived in NSW who has been in any of the eight African countries within the previous 14 days must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, and call NSW Health on 1800 943 553. Source: Media release, Nov 30 NSW Health

Community Environment Network EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SALE AT FINAL 2021 WILDPLANT NURSERY SALE On Saturday, December 4, we will be holding our last Wildplant Nursery Sale for the year at the CEN HQ, Off Brush Rd, Ourimbah. The sale runs from 9am to 12pm and will feature loads of extra treats for Christmas including:

• Quirky plant labels, • Decorated rocks • Tie dyed re-useable tote bags. Many styles available • Beneficial insect hotels – beautiful hand-made to provide safe haven and

nesting sites for our local bee and beneficial insects. Attracting beneficial bugs to your backyard paradise will help pollinate your flowers and control some of those unwanted pests that bug your favourite plants. Sadly, this will be our last plant sale in our current location as CEN is shortly CONGRATULATIONS 2021 BAT AWARD WINNERS to be moved to another building The winners of the 2021 Community Environment Network (CEN) BAT Awards include on Ourimbah Campus so if you a dedicated wildlife rescuer and carer, a lifelong local environmental campaigner, a have memories of CEN’s time at group committed to improving the water quality of Tuggerah Lakes and a persistent, The Manor, come and share them with us on December 4. clever and reliable community campaigner. CEN Deputy Chair, John Asquith, said B.A.T stands for ‘Be A Team’ which sums up what it takes to work on environmental causes at a community level – the Most Outstanding Allrounder has their name plaque added to a cricket bat. This year’s awards went to: Best Twelfth Man Award – Louis O’Neill from Wildlife ARC and Neil Wynn from Mannering Park. Rookie of the Year Award – Camp Ourimbah Most Outstanding Community Based Organisation – Long Jetty Waterwatch Group Most Outstanding Allrounder – Joy Cooper

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From the Chair The Community Environment Network (CEN) held its annual network night recently to report on core activities and programs. The first core program is Waterwatch which commenced in 1997. This program is a national citizen science water quality monitoring and catchment education program involving schools, community groups and landholders. The second program, Land for Wildlife, is an Australian wide volunteer program for landholders to set aside some of their private land to provide habitat for wildlife. CEN runs the program in NSW and the ACT. Currently, there are 2,467 property owners involved. The Bush Regeneration Services (BRS) program commenced in 2006. This year the team has restored approximately 80 hectares of bushland and installed over 2000 plants. Habitat for Wildlife commenced in 2006 as the urban program or private landholders. Currently there are six council and three organisations with around 5,000 members. Landholders seek to be sustainable with gardens for native plants, water tanks and installing solar panels. CEN’s Wild Plant Nursery program was established in 2009 with the aim to promote and grow ‘local provenance’ native shrubs. The Nursery now sells plants, both on-line and at Sale Days. In addition to the core programs CEN has 22 funded positions engaged on a variety of environmental projects and works including COSS Connections & Rehabilitation; Bateau Bay Swift Parrot Habitat Restoration Project; Copacabana Due Restoration Project; Landcare Green Team; Catchment Crawls; Breakfast with the Birds and Coastal Wetlands.

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Roundtable hears how property boom is fuelling crisis A lack of planning and housing stock, amidst a booming property market were two key reasons for the housing crisis highlighted by local community housing providers at a Roundtable on Tuesday, November 30. Around eight community housing providers attended the discussion along with NSW Opposition Leader, Chris Minns, at the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah campus. Issues raised included land tax, stigmas associated with shared accommodation, the influence of developers on the market and the impact of short-term rentals and AirBnBs. Minns said he was “very concerned” about the housing crisis on the Coast after the

roundtable discussion. “The statistics are quite troubling,” Minns said. “You’ve got rental vacancies dropping from 4.5 per cent to less than one per cent which means that many people, even if they have got the means to pay for rent, they can’t access it,” he said. “It has real world implications. “We heard from one of the providers today that suggested they had a single affordable housing unit and they had 80 applications and it was gone that morning which implies we have a real supply and demand issue. “The main issue [we’ve heard today] is about the important role that coordination and planning from the state and local government can have if

Local community housing providers met with Central Coast Labor MPs and NSW Opposition leader Chris Minns to discuss the housing crisis

we can get some private capital and some Commonwealth funds coming into the marketplace. “Federal Labor has got an

ambitious goal in relation to social and affordable housing – which is welcome and important – but we need to make sure it’s spent talking

with locals and that it’s rolled out in the right way. “The providers here, whether they are community housing associations or St Vincent’s De Paul, are just trying to keep their head above the water and the pool is just constantly filling. CEO of Bungree Aboriginal Association, Suzanne Naden, said the Tuggerah-based service was seeing the impact of developers on the market firsthand. “We are different from other Aboriginal community providers, we provide disability services, education, aged care, housing … we’re quite literally birth to death,” Naden said. “We currently have 45 properties on the Coast [and] our priority is to transform our

properties into two duplexes so we can accommodate more people. “In the last six weeks we’ve had our buyer agents out looking and they have been out-bid every time by developers.” The cost of rent on the Central Coast has jumped three times as much in the last year than it has in Sydney, with a jump of 15.3 per cent in Forresters Beach, 13 per cent in Bateau Bay and 12.2 per cent in The Entrance North. Minns said the issues raised at Tuesday’s Roundtable would help form NSW Labor’s ‘comprehensive’ housing plan going into the next state election in 2023. Maisy Rae

Residents asked about impact of bank branch closures A Federal Government Regional Banking Taskforce is calling for submissions from members of the community who have been impacted by bank branch closures. During 2020 Commonwealth Bank

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Westpac closed their doors at The Entrance, ANZ shut up shop at Toukley and Lake Haven, and St George Bank closed its Budgewoi branch. The Taskforce has started public consultation and wants to hear from residents about how bank closures have

affected them, with submissions closing on December 18. Insights from public submissions will help the Taskforce better understand the impacts of branch closures and how to improve banking services and accessibility

where branches have closed. These submissions will build on the discussions held between senior representatives of banks and other key stakeholders held earlier this month. The Taskforce will continue exploring potential solutions

for maintaining and improving banking services and accessibility with meetings scheduled for December 2021 and January 2022. Public submissions can be emailed to regionalbanking@ treasury.gov.au or by mail to Secretariat, Regional Banking

Taskforce, Financial System Division, The Treasury, Langton Cres, Parkes ACT 2600. The Taskforce is being coChaired by the Assistant Treasurer, Michael Sukkar, and Senator Perin Davey. Sue Murray

Christmas Memorial Service

This Christmas time we invite you to attend a beautiful memorial service with our community. We are here to offer comfort and that we do not grieve alone. This year, come and join us for a Service featuring music, song, and a candle-lighting ceremony, with light refreshments and additionally a Christmas ornament with your loved one’s name for you to take home. When: Saturday 4th December 2021 Time: Commencing at 3pm Where: Hillside Chapel, Palmdale Lawn Cemetery and Memorial Park

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activations such as Photobooths and Roving Performances. On December 20 there will be Bouncing Stilt Christmas Elves and a Christmas Photobooth at Wyong Town Park from 10am to 2pm. On December 21 the Christmas Elves and photobooth will be at Toukley Village Green from 10am to 2pm. On December 23, Top Shelf Elf, Mrs Claus and the Christmas Photo Booth with be at Memorial Park in The Entrance from 10am to 2pm. Former Central Coast Council Director of Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said there will be Christmas activities and decorations at The Entrance, Gosford, Terrigal, Toukley, Wyong and Woy Woy Town Centres. “We are excited to bring back festive events across the Coast, after what has been a difficult year for locals. “Many of us have been apart from family and friends due to extensive lockdowns, making the return of the Christmas events more important than ever. “We want to bring town centres back to life and locals and visitors together again to celebrate in a COVID safe environment,” Vaughan said. In addition, Coast Opera Australia will be holding A Night of Enticement Under the Stars on the pitch of Central Coast

Stadium on December 4. Those in attendance will enjoy a fine dining experience, set to the sound of performers floating between them and singing operatic numbers. Non-catered seats are also available in the stadium stand for those who wish to immerse themselves purely in the music. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the Christmas activations will provide support and boost to local businesses. “Christmas on the Coast activities will bring festive joy to our community and encourage locals and visitors to spend time enjoying the businesses that surround town centres. “I encourage the local community to take part in festive celebrations and support local businesses,” Hart said. Christmas on the Coast activities including Christmas Photo Booths and Roving Performances, will be available from December 20 to December 24 in Town Centres across the region. To find out more about Christmas on the Coast and other festive activities taking place this December, search Christmas at centralcoast.nsw. gov.au. Source: Media release, Nov 26 Central Coast Council

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Coast profiled as a great family destination Destination Central Coast has partnered with Holidays with Kids, Australia’s number one family travel magazine, to showcase some of the best family-friendly things to do on the Central Coast, just in time for Summer. The article, called 25 Things to do on the Central Coast with Kids, was written by Travel writer Jennifer Ennion, who has lived locally for decades. It features much-loved destinations from the northern areas of the Coast including

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The Entrance, Tree Top Adventure Park, Iris Lodge Alpacas and Toowoon Bay. “The first thing you notice about the Central Coast is that it is a region of great natural beauty,” the article said. “No matter where you stay on the Central Coast, you can expect the kids to come home with sand in their hair, happy smiles and ice-cream stains on their shirts.” The Entrance is described as a “celebrated holiday hotspot, popular with families seeking sun, calm waters and surf all

year round”. The article tells eager readers that “At Tree Top Adventure Park, Ourimbah, you’ll be strapping in safely to climb, weave and fly through the towering gum trees”. Toukley is pitched to readers as one of the region’s up-andcoming destinations. “Once overlooked, this suburb is getting serious attention thanks to the revamped Beachcomber Hotel and Resort…No longer just a pub, this place is stunning and is the perfect spot for a

Hamptons-style lunch. “While parents enjoy the ginand saffron-cured kingfish and Baja fish tacos, children will happily be distracted by the petting farm, playground or school holiday farm tours.” And Toowoon Bay gets a mention as “sensational for beginner surfing and swimming at a patrolled beach”. The region’s farm gate and farm stay experiences are also covered in the article. Newsletter, Nov 30 Central Coast Council Tourism Team

Administrator rescinds Councillors’ airport resolution

“By relocating the end of the runway or stop way to be adjacent to the taxi way entry/ exit, means Council will be providing a paved RESA at the end of the runway. “Furthermore, the length of the runway is in accordance with CASA requirements.” He suggested it meant that Council would not have to rescind Council resolutions and wouldn’t have ongoing expenditure to mow the 4,500 metres of RESA, thus saving Council ongoing expenditure; addressing all of CASA safety requirements and sustaining

the integrity of the buffer between the Aircraft Landing Area and the Porters Creek Wetland. The Administrator said he could appreciate the logic. The second speaker was Andrew Smith, President of the Central Coast Aero Club, and the Chief Executive Officer of the subsidiary flying school, Warnervale Air. He said he has been working as a professional pilot out of Warnervale Airport for 19 years and had some 11,500 hours experience on light aircraft training and Charter operations. He called the new decision

eminently sensible. “It could be seen that persisting with the current status quo is irrational, and exposes Council to potential serious damages in the event of an accident which could be attributed to the bizarre situation we have in place at the southern end of the airfield,” he said. “The area of land impacted by (the previous resolution) is miniscule in the grand scheme of the ecological footprint and well-being of the Porters Creek wetlands yet has fundamental safety implications for the users of the

runway at Warnervale. “I am unaware of any Airport where the possible future wellbeing of shrubs and trees which do not yet exist, trumps the safety of hundreds of pilots and students who use an existing airfield 7 days a week. “The amount of land we are talking about here, would be fractions of a percentage point of the Porters Creek wetlands, and quite honestly, it is land which from at least 1973, has been kept routinely trimmed for the safety of pilots.” He said that while he was not an ecologist, he would argue that the vast and important

wetlands was none the worse for wear for this small piece of safety management. “Frankly this is a farcical situation which should never have been allowed to be put in place originally, and here today, staff have pointed out numerous reasons why this situation should be rectified,” he said. The Administrator agreed and rescinded the 2019 decision. Council will engage registered surveyors to stake and identify the buffer area to Porters Creek Wetlands in accordance with the Coastal State Environmental Planning Policy. This will ensure the works do

not enter protected wetlands. The hearing into the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Repeal Bill 2020, held on Friday, October 30, 2020 heard that Council’s draft financials showed the operating income at the airport was approximately $47,000, and the operating expenses, the direct operating expenses, not including overhead allocation, was $536,000. That was a net deficit of about $490,000 in 2019, and similar was budgeted for 2020, the hearing heard. Merilyn Vale

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Police are again appealing for public assistance to locate 20-year-old Logan Losurdo, last seen Nov 26 in Magenta

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Tuggerah Lakes Police District commencing inquiries into his whereabouts. Officers, with the assistance of SES volunteers, PolAir, Water Police, Marine Rescue, NSW Surf Lifesaving and the Volunteer Rescue Association have conducted extensive land and sea searches in the Magenta and The Entrance areas, with some of Losurdo’s personal belongings being located along Hutton Rd, The Entrance North, on Sunday. Police and family have concerns for his welfare. Losurdo is described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 170cm to 190cm tall, of medium build with black curly hair and brown eyes. Losurdo was wearing a black

‘Billabong’ long-sleeve hooded puffer jacket, dark shorts and white Reebok skate shoes. He is known to frequent Erina and The Entrance. As enquiries continues, police are urging anyone who may have dashcam footage or CCTV from Wilfred Barrett Dr, Hutton Rd or Stewart St between 12:30am and 6am on Friday, November 26, to contact Wyong Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Information reported to Crime Stoppers is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded to not report information via NSW Police social media pages. Source: Social media, Nov 29 NSW Police Force

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The responsible Minister is now saying that he is “considering this on balance, in regards to the law, in regards to the national interest and ... tak(ing) into account the views of the community” (“McBride and Conroy back bill to debate PEP11”, Chronicle p6 Oct 27) “Considering on balance” doesn’t sound like a firm commitment in any meaningful interpretation of the words, and we all know what “taking into account the views of the community” means as a thirdlevel factor, when it comes to the interests of the mining lobby, so it is alarming that the lease-holders are proceeding full-steam ahead with drilling preparations, apparently on the basis of some knowledge denied to the community at large. To be opening up gas fields indicates how seriously the Government takes its reluctant commitment to zero net emissions in 2050 (preferably, if possible, provided there is no loss of mining jobs, with full protection for the agricultural sector and preserving all National Party seats). What about some protection

FORUM for the rest of us, instead of piein-the-sky rhetoric about new technologies solving all our problems, without any need for regulation or for governmental action, except, of course, for “incentives” to the worst polluters to change their ways? In this instance, incentives is the code word for splashing out our tax dollars to benefit big business on which the Morrison Government relies for financial support, rather than requiring polluters to clean up their own mess through a trading scheme. It is telling that a government that supposedly espouses the market as the best mechanism for dealing with national needs doesn’t want to use the most obvious market mechanism (recommended by all economic experts) as the key to a workable emissions policy. I don’t care about “SloMo” being embarrassed in Glasgow, when he has to deliver this drivel to a sceptical audience, and I have no personal stake in the matter, as I’ll be long gone by the time the impacts of emission increases hit home. However, there is a “national interest” involved here, and it doesn’t seem to be the one guiding Minister Pitt in his deliberations on the PEP11. Email, Oct 30 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

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Bureaucracy put before community

Your story highlighting that Central Coast Council plans to employ 72 additional employees in its water and sewerage department, within a year of forking out millions on voluntary redundancies, illustrates why ratepayers are reluctant to trust this Council with ever higher rates. (“After staff cuts, Council now planning staff increases”, Chronicle, Nov 10) The Council claims that it needs a 34 per cent water rate hike for new infrastructure. This, however, is at odds with its own IPART submission seeking to increase operational costs by a massive 39 per cent compared

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with just 14 per cent extra for capital investment. Once again, the lions’ share of the extra money is earmarked for the bureaucracy, not the community. It is the same story with general rates where Council is currently asking a handpicked Community Reference Group to choose

between yet more rate hikes or draconian service cuts. This Hobbesian choice ignores other options such as savings within the bureaucracy itself, or improvements to productivity and efficiency. The Council has now been in administration for over year. Yet, despite all the extra revenue from this year’s rate hike, services continue to decline and published numbers show productivity lower than it was five years ago. The only output that seems to have improved (in quantity rather than quality) is the amount of spin and propaganda being pumped out seeking to convince us everything is getting better. We’re told the finances are all on

track but, somehow, we need a 34 per cent water rate hike next year followed by a further special variation to general rates in 2024/25. Spin, however, won’t convince those paying higher rates for worse services. Nor will spin address the root causes of this Council’s problems which lie in management performance and culture. Until there are genuine reforms to address performance, culture, and productivity – ratepayers will continue to see further rate hikes as just throwing good money after bad. Email, Nov 8 Kevin Brooks, Kincumber

Ask the ‘Useless Nobodies’ It is amazing how those as reported from observations wind for electrical supply is the delegates in attendance [at and reported from space? way to go with the United Nations FORUM made COP26] including the Is it not true that movement of also known as the Useless Australia Prime Minister, could not address one simple question. “Could this so-called climate change be caused by something other than the actions of the poorer people of all countries in our world? “Of course, we know by their actions none of their climate

saving world demands, made at their many meetings including the latest chaired by the British PM, effects the wealthy of the world at all. But with earthquakes and volcanos erupting and severe weather changes all in different countries, would the earth structure be altered slightly due the movement of the earth’s axis

the earth sliding plates causes earthquakes and volcanic activity and that an alteration of the earth’s axis change would cause these plates to become active, and areas to be moved to slightly different zones causing different weather conditions? Worth a thought but not at a climate debate. A world reliance on sun and

Nobodies ruling the world. How do the world and Australia’s fields of glass and windmills and electrical supply survive the next and ever looming closer World War? Ask the United Nation they think they rule the World. Email, Nov 27 Robert Nickisson, Gorokan

Even ‘loopy lefties’ don’t like desal In the Chronicle Forum on November 10 Bruce Hyland discusses the potential sale of our water assets, and I agree with almost all he says, which is a first. To add to his letter, there is another great benefit in selling our water business to Hunter Water or Sydney Water – we would see the back of the (Central Coast Council) Director who is hell-bent on spending $150M on a desalination plant. Even the most loopy of the lefties admit that we have wasted billions of dollars on

FORUM desal plants in Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast – plus they consume a lot of electricity – which the director dismisses by saying we can buy “carbon credits”. This is a dangerous empire builder that we do not need and the more ratepayers who look, refer and protest these unwanted plans to spend our money the better. Email, Nov 12 Godfrey Franz, Gosford

‘Doctoring’ the books I refer to Central Coast Council’s application for a FORUM water rate increase (“After staff cuts, Council now planning staff increases”, Chronicle p6 Nov 10)

They got a one-off 15 per cent increase in normal rates and now want it extended to five years. At the time of approval no mention was made of water and sewer rates. Now, not only does Council

want a 34 per cent increase in that area, but they (want to) transfer 13 staff from the normal-rate budget to water and sewer to increase costs in that area to justify an increase. Please stop this Council from “doctoring” the books at the expense of the ratepayers. Email, Nov 14 Phil Morrison, Bateau Bay

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Three favourites saved The future of three local community events has been secured thanks to a generous sponsorship arrangement between Central Coast Council and Mounties Group. Mounties Group, which operates Club Wyong and Halekulani Bowling Club, is now a major sponsor of multicultural event, Flavours by

the Sea, Wyong Town Centre’s Love Lanes Festival and summer favourite, The Lakes Festival. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of event funding, these much-loved community events have been cancelled or postponed for the past two years. Mounties Group Chief Executive, Dale Hunt, said now Mounties was delighted to

bring back these events on the local calendar securing them for the next three years. “Since amalgamating with Club Wyong and Halekulani Bowling Club, our team has been looking at ways to support our members and the local community and these three popular events stay true to our ethos of giving back,” he said. “As we continue to open after lockdown, community events

now become a wonderful way to celebrate together and allow us to look ahead to focus on supporting those who have had it particularly tough during the pandemic. “These three local events all showcase local entertainers, artists and small business which is why we have chosen to become the major sponsor,” Hunt said. Since July 2018, Central

Coast Council events have attracted an enormous 250,000 attendees and delivered economic value of more than $36.2 million, which shows the importance of such events and is the perfect way for Mounties Group to give back to the Coast and entice others to visit. “Despite a tumultuous time for us following our venues being closed due to the lockdowns, like most others,

we knew we had to look ahead and ignite the Central Coast by securing the future of these Festivals,” he added. “We see this three-year sponsorship as was one of the best ways Mounties Group could give back to the Central Coast community while also encouraging tourism to the area,” Hunt said. Sue Murray

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The Glen Rehabilitation Centre in Chittaway Point have been awarded the Outstanding Community Organisation Award for 2021 from Business NSW. The Centre was bestowed with the award on November 25 at a virtual awards ceremony. The Glen Rehabilitation Executive Director, Joe Coyte, said: “The Glen is all about helping people, and it is awesome that we have been recognised amongst many great organisations for our ability to continue to do what we love to do in the difficult times we have all faced and are all facing. “The goal now for The Glen is to continue to help more people while we grow in size with The Glen for Women opening in

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to-one counselling, group sessions, work programs, sport and self-help meetings. The program runs for 12 weeks, where clients are offered group work, individual counselling,case management, educational support, work programs, sporting activities, acupuncture and various specialised counselling services such as grief and trauma, financial, gambling, parenting and anger management. After these 12 weeks, clients may move into the transitional program where they are supported to obtain qualifications, build work skills, reconnect with their families, and find suitable employment

and housing. The Glen also provides outreach support posttreatment and delivers drug and alcohol education talks in the community. The Glen for Women when it opens, will be the first culturally specific drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre for women in Australia. Business NSW Regional Manager Director, Paula Martin, said “following the recent Central Coast Regional Business Awards, nine local businesses escalated to the State Categories, and we had two local businesses win Awards with the Australian Reptile Park taking the top gong. “The Glen has been awarded the NSW Outstanding Community Organisation and Australian Reptile Park was awarded NSE Excellence in Business. “Central Coast businesses by their very nature are optimistic people, while they continued to open their doors each day where possible and employ locals, they have been well and truly tested over the past two years. “These awards recognise a job very well done, and all businesses should be encouraged to keep doing what they do every single day,” Martin said. Harry Mulholland

COASTAL DIARY A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST FRIDAY, DEC 3

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CLAMBAKE IV - ROCK THE BOAT art@work, “Unstoppable Satirical Open Shutters - Berkeley Vale, Splashback”, 3 - 5/12, ticketed, 5 Broken Bay Rd, Ettalong SATURDAY, DEC 18 3/12 - 6pm - 8:30pm, Beach, ticketed, 6:30pm 4 - 5/12 - 10am - 4pm CCM v WS Wanderers, Central Coast Stadium, CWA Umina Beach: Craft Christmas at TEG, ticketed,4pm Fair, The Entertainment Grounds, ticketed, 6pm

2 Sydney Ave, Umina Beach, 8:30am - 1pm

MONDAY, DEC 27

Woy Woy Peninsula Lions Club: CCM v Wellington, Christmas Cakes and Puddings, FRIDAY, DEC 10 Central Coast Stadium, Deepwater Plaza Woy Woy, ticketed, 3pm 3/12 - 4/12, Gosford North Inner 9am - 5pm Wheel Club: Special Christmas FRIDAY, DEC 31 Handcraft Stall, SATURDAY, DEC 4 Kincumber Village Shopping CCM v Macarthur FC, Centre, 8:30am - 4pm Central Coast Stadium, Christmas ticketed, 6pm

Mermorial Service, SATURDAY, DEC 11 Hillside Chapel, Palmdale Blues @ The Fun Haus, Lawn Cemetery and 5 Broken Bay Rd, Ettalong Memorial Park, 3pm Beach, ticketed, 6:30pm 1300 130 955

SATURDAY, JAN 15

Broken Bay Road, Ettalong Outdoor Festival - Coastie Carnie Fair Day, Beach, ticketed, 6pm coastaltwist.org.au/event/dance/ Peninsula Recreation SATURDAY, JAN 22 Precinct, Umina Beach, register to show off your fur babies at the infamous Puparazzi Pooch Parade and win prizes, 10am Coastal Twist: coastaltwist.org.au/event/ Coastal Twist: Free Beach Day, coastie-carnie-fair-day/ HalloQween - Pink light Umina Beach at the dance party, Sydney Avenue entrance, SATURDAY, FEB 5 PCYC Umina Beach, 101 Register to show off your Altfest On The Coast Osborne Ave Umina Beach, long or short board skills Featuring: Carla Lippis + Clara free - bookings required, and win prizes, 9am Fable + MARZ + Filip with a F, coastaltwist.org.au/event/ 6pm - 10pm Beach, ticketed, 6:30pm

CCM v Sydney FC, Central Coast Stadium, ticketed, 2:30pm

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Terrigal Antique & Vintage Fair, Lions Community Hall 8 Russell Drysdale Street East Gosford, 15/01 - 8am - 4pm, 16/01 - 9am - 3pm, 0414 614 659 terrigalantiquevintagefair@gmail.com

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SUNDAY, JAN 23 Coastal Twist: Love Club - Rumpus Cabaret Dinner and Show, Naughty Noodle Fun Haus, 5 Broken Bay Rd Ettalong

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FRIDAY, FEB 18 Wyong Drama Group: BIRTHRIGHTS, Red Tree Theatre, Tuggerah, ticketed, 18/01 - 26/02, multiple sessions

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Ultra violet Dance party for Rainbow Youth, mates and allies. Its time to get your glow on & celebrated you! > Free Event, 13-17

Surrealist costume Ball where all stars shine bright. Dazzling performances & cosmic sounds. DJs & Performances. > 18+

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TEN (C10)

SBS (C30)

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 The Living Room (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 All Aussie Adventures (PG) 8:30 Bull: Leave It All Behind (M) [s] 9:30 Bull: Security Fraud (M l,s) [s] 10:30 Bull: Forfeiture (M l,s) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings [s] 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 The Living Room (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Law & Order: SVU: And The Empire Strikes Back/ Remember Me In Quarantine (M v) [s] 10:30 Blue Bloods (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 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 The Living Room (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [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 Living Room (PG) [s] 8:40 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 9:40 The Montreal Comedy Festival (MA15+) [s] 10:40 Just For Laughs (MA15+) [s] 11:10 The Project (PG) [s] 12:10 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

2:45 Movie: “We Are One” (PG) (’11) Stars: Yarie Bangura 2:50 Movie: “Be My Brother” (G) (’09) Stars: Gerard O’Dwyer 3:00 Movie: “Can You See Me?” (PG) (’19) Stars: Emma Dalton 3:10 Movie: “The Interviewer” (G) (’12) Stars: Laurence Brewer 3:25 Movie: “Little Bang’s New Eye” (PG) (’17) Writer: Lara Damiani (In English/ Vietnamese) 3:45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 Animal Einsteins 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Scotland’s Sacred Islands With Ben Fogle: Northern Outer Hebrides (M) 8:30 Could You Survive On The Breadline? (M) 9:30 Before We Die (MA15+) 10:25 SBS World News 10:55 In Therapy (M l) (In French) 2:10 Movie: “Kill Off” (PG) (’17) Stars: Jamie Brewer, Abby Earl 2:25 Movie: “Breaking The Biz” (PG) (’19) Stars: Christine Blanch 3:05 Movie: “Gambling With Minds” (PG) (’16) Stars: Omer Astrachan 3:15 Movie: “Gratus” (PG) (’17) Stars: Izaak Love 3:20 Movie: “I Am Black And Beautiful” (PG) (’17) Stars: Safi Amadou Hamidou 4:00 Little Big Brother (PG) (In Swedish) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Wonderful World Of Chocolate (PG) 8:30 Red Election (PG) (In English/ Danish/ Russian) 9:30 Murder Case (MA15+) 10:35 SBS World News 11:00 Gomorrah (MA15+) (In Italian) 5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 No Distinguishing Features (PG) 3:30 Movie: “Specially For Me” (G) (’21) Director: Michael Jones 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 Focus On Ability Film Festival 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Inside Balmoral (PG) 8:30 Empire With Michael Portillo: Portillo’s Hidden History (M) 9:25 Dig World War II (PG) 10:20 SBS World News 10:50 The Back Side Of Television (MA15+) 11:25 The Hunting (MA15+) 3:25 Sinkholes - Deadly Drops (PG)

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

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

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Saturday 4 December

ABC (C20/21)

6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 2:00 2:55 3:30 4:30 5:00

7:00 7:30 8:20 9:15 10:10 11:10

Tuesday 7 December

Monday 6 December

Sunday 5 December

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

PRIME (C61/60)

TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] Endeavour: Scherzo (PG) [s] Restoration Australia: Egan House, NSW (PG) [s] Dream Gardens: Avalon (PG) [s] Rick Stein’s Secret France [s] Landline [s] Basketball: WNBL: Round 1: Southside Flyers v Bendigo Spirit *Live* From The Dandenong Basketball Stadium [s] ABC News [s] The Larkins (PG) [s] Ridley Road (PG) [s] Total Control (MA15+) [s] Call The Midwife (M) [s] Father Brown: The House Of God (M v) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 Repco Supercars Championship 2021: Bathurst 1000 *Live* [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Surveillance Oz (PG) [s] – A man tries to out run a speeding train only to fall face first onto the tracks. 7:30 Movie: “Ford v Ferrari” (M) (’19) – American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. Stars: Matt Damon, Christian Bale 10:45 Movie: “The Gumball Rally” (M) (’76) Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Norman Burton 1:00 Repco Supercars Championship 2021: Bathurst 1000 Highlights [s]

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

10:00 12:00

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass [s] Songs Of Praise [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Pilgrimage (PG) Rick Stein’s Secret France (PG) [s] Everyone’s A Critic (PG) [s] Art Works [s] The Sound [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Death In Paradise (PG) [s] Total Control (MA15+) [s] Noughts + Crosses (M l) [s] Harrow: Actus Reus (M) [s] Talking Heads (M) [s] Silent Witness (M v) [s] Press: Death Knock (M l,s) [s] Midsomer Murders (M v) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] – Wake up to a better breakfast with Matt Doran and Monique Wright, for all the latest news, sport and weather. 8:30 Repco Supercars Championship 2021: Supports/ Warmup [s] 11:30 Repco Supercars Championship 2021: Bathurst 1000 *Live* [s] 7:00 Seven News [s] 7:30 Cricket: Big Bash League: Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars *Live* From The SCG [s] 11:30 Autopsy USA: Tammy Wynette (M d) [s] – On April 6, 1998, country icon Tammy Wynette was found dead; following her death, her daughters sued both her husband and her doctor, leading to the exhumation of her body and an autopsy. 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 11:30 12:00 1:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 8:00

Animal Tales (PG) [s] 6:00 Weekend Today [s] 8:00 Cows For Cambodia [s] The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] 8:30 Fishing Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 Ultimate Rush (PG) [s] 9:30 Snackmasters (PG) [s] 12:00 Bondi Vet (PG) [s] 12:30 NINE News: First At Five [s] 1:00 RBT: Tattoo You (PG) [s] 1:30 NINE News Sunday [s] 2:00 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 2:30 David Attenborough’s A 3:00 Perfect Planet: Volcano (PG) 9:10 Movie: “The Equalizer” 4:00 (MA15+) (’14) – A man believes 5:00 he has put his mysterious past 6:30 behind him and has dedicated 7:30 himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a 8:30 young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, 9:30 he can’t stand idly by. Stars: 10:30 Denzel Washington 11:30 11:40 NINE News Late [s] 12:30 12:10 Chicago Med (M) [s] 4:30

5:00 France 24 Feature News Religious Programs [s] 5:15 NHK World English News Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day [s] 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle Freshly Picked [s] English News 6:00 France 24 Australia By Design (PG) [s] News 6:30 Al Jazeera English Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] News 7:00 BBC News 7:30 Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] Worldwatch Continues Everyday Gourmet [s] 1:00 Motor Sports: Australian Farm To Fork [s] Superbike Championship *Live* Healthy Homes Australia [s] 4:00 Cycling: Cape To Cape Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 5:00 The Untold Story Of Taste Of Australia [s] Australian Wrestling Pat Callinan’s 4x4 5:05 Going Places With Ernie Adventures [s] Dingo (PG) All 4 Adventure [s] 5:35 Nazi Megastructures: 10 News First [s] Hells Island (PG) The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News The Graham Norton Show 7:30 DNA Family Secrets (PG) (M) [s] 8:40 Muhammad Ali (M) CSI: Vegas: Waiting In The 10:40 Michael Palin: Travels Of A Wings (M) [s] Lifetime (PG) FBI: Uncovered (M) [s] 11:30 24 Hours In Emergency: FBI: Discord (M) [s] The Survivors (M) The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:25 Chasing The Moon: A Place Home Shopping Beyond The Sky (PG) CBS Mornings [s] 4:25 George W. Bush (M l,v)

2:30 2:40 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 10:35 12:35

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 9:30 12:00 12:20 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:00

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Landline [s] The Great Acceleration (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] The Larkins (PG) [s] 2:00 Press (M l,s) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story Summer 3:00 Series [s] Universe With Brian Cox [s] 4:00 5:00 Media Watch (PG) [s] 6:00 Hunting The Essex Lorry 7:00 Killers (MA15+) [s] ABC Late News [s] Books That Made Us (M) [s] Noughts + Crosses (M l,v) [s] 11:00 Press: Pure (M l,v) [s] 12:00 rage (MA15+) [s] The Drum [s] 2:00 7.30 [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Christmas At Maple Creek” (PG) (’20) Stars: Jeni Ross, Jake Epstein Criminal Confessions: 1:45 Jackson County, Wisconsin (M l,v) [s] – A community bands 2:00 together to search for a missing 3:00 4:00 woman; police are unable to solve the case until they speak 5:00 6:00 to her husband’s close friend 7:00 and learn some information. 7:30 The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Cricket: Big Bash League: 9:10 Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat *Live* From Manuka Oval 11:10 Fantasy Island: Twice In A 11:40 Lifetime (PG) [s] Movie: “Rabbit” (MA15+) (’17) 12:40 Stars: Adelaide Clemens 1:30 Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Christmas in Mississippi” (PG) (’17) Stars: Jana Kramer, Wes Brown, Faith Ford, Trace Masters Explore [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] Snackmasters: Choc Mint Drumstick (PG) [s] – Which chef is mint to come out on top, and which chef will be choc-full of disappointment? Spice Girls - How Girl Power Changed The World (M l) [s] NINE News Late [s] Chicago Med: The Poison Inside Us (M) [s] Tipping Point (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 The Graham Norton Show (M) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 8:00 Territory Cops (PG) [s] 8:30 FBI: Most Wanted (M v) [s] 10:30 The FBI Declassified (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings [s]

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 War On Waste (PG) [s] 12:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Ridley Road (PG) [s] Press (M l,s) [s] 2:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 3:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) 4:00 5:00 The Drum [s] 6:00 ABC News [s] 7:00 7.30 [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame: Sophie Delezio (PG) [s] Books That Made Us (PG) [s] 11:00 Australia Remastered: Nature’s Great Divide: Where Worlds Collide (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s] Midsomer Murders (M v) [s] Press (M l,s) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] 12:00 The Drum [s] 7.30 [s] 1:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle” (PG) (’17) Stars: Jill Wagner, Luke Macfarlane, Lauren Guci House Of Wellness (PG) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Cricket: Big Bash League: Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers *Live* From Marvel Stadium [s] Born To Kill?: Ivan Milat (M v) [s] – The Back Packer Killer Australia’s worst solo serial killer, is now serving life for the murders of seven hitchhiking backpackers between 1989 and 1992. Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters (PG) [s] Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra (PG) [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “Lonestar Christmas” (PG) (’20) Stars: Stephanie Bennett, Marco Grazzini Talking Honey: Princess Diana: Diana And Her Boys [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] Snackmasters: Twisties (PG) [s] – Will one of the chefs nail it and officially become the Snackmaster? Travel Guides: Byron (PG) [s] Spice Girls - How Girl Power Changed The World (M l) [s] NINE News Late [s] Damian Lewis - Spy Wars: Merchant Of Death (M v) [s] Tipping Point (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 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [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 NCIS (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) [s] 10:30 NCIS: The First Day (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings [s]

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

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

SBS (C30)

Reel Action [s] 5:00 France 24 Feature News Religious Programs [s] 5:15 NHK World English News Healthy Homes Australia [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Escape Fishing With ET [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour All 4 Adventure [s] 2:00 Figure Skating: ISU: Grand Freshly Picked [s] Prix Russia Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 3:30 Lucknow (PG) Farm To Fork [s] 3:40 Life Is A Battlefield The Living Room (PG) [s] 5:35 Nazi Megastructures: Hitler’s Pat Callinan’s 4x4 British Invasion Plan (PG) Adventures [s] 6:30 SBS World News All 4 Adventure [s] 7:30 Celebrity Letters And Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) [s] Numbers (M) Roads Less Travelled [s] 8:30 The World’s Greatest Hotels: Taste Of Australia With Bellagio, Las Vegas (PG) Hayden Quinn [s] 9:25 Russia To Iran: Across The 10 News First [s] Wild Frontier (PG) Jamie’s Easy Meals For (In English/ Russian) Every Day [s] 10:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Countdown (M l,s) Football: Isuzu Ute A-League 11:15 Movie: “The Girl With The Men: Round 3: Sydney FC v Dragon Tattoo” (MA15+) (’11) Newcastle Jets *Live* From Stars: Rooney Mara Nestrata Jubilee Stadium [s] 1:55 Movie: “Love & Other Drugs” Ambulance UK (M d) [s] (MA15+) (’10) Stars: Jake Home Shopping Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway

1:30 2:00

Animal Tales (PG) [s] Weekend Today [s] Today Extra - Saturday (PG) Animal Embassy [s] Destination WA [s] What If...? The Brandon Wilson Story (PG) [s] My Way [s] Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG) [s] Explore [s] Movie: “The Christmas Gift” (PG) (’15) Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg The Garden Gurus [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Good Food Christmas [s] NINE News Saturday [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Movie: “Gladiator” (M v) (’00) Stars: Russell Crowe Movie: “Conan The Barbarian” (MA15+) (’11) Stars: Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures (PG) [s]

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

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

Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

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

France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch Scotland From The Sky Journey Through Armenia: Birth Of A New Era (PG) (In English/ Armenian) The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Dog Tales (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Georgian Edinburgh (PG) Tony Robinson’s World By Rail: India And Myanmar 24 Hours In Emergency: On The Edge (M) SBS World News The Crimson Rivers (In French) Tell Me Who I Am (M s,v) (In Spanish/ English)

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 France 24 News 6:30 Worldwatch Continues 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 Scotland From The Sky 3:10 Journey Through Armenia: Ancient Treasures (PG) (In English/ Armenian) 3:40 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:10 Animal Einsteins (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Stonehenge: The New Revelations (PG) 9:00 Pearl Harbour (M) 10:30 SBS World News 11:05 Before We Die (MA15+) (In Swedish) 12:10 Miss S (M d) (In Mandarin) 4:35 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

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

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CCN

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS

ARTS & CULTURE Toukley District Art Society

Hall available for hire.

4976 1642

Lake Munmorah 50s Plus Leisure and Learning Club

Painting, drawing groups and classes, demonstarations and workshops. Open 7 days 10am - 4pm, Cafe. Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm

Computer classes, dancing, exercise, pilates, yoga, craft, carpet bowls and Tai Chi.

toukleyartgallery@gmail.com www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

Long Jetty Over 50s Club

4392 4666

4358 8390

Indoor Bowls, Table Tennis, Yoga , Computer lessons, exercise Writers meet monthly to classes, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold encourage and develop their and much more. writing skills.We meet on the 4th Free WI FI - 9am to 3 pm Saturday of each month – arrive 4332 5522 at 1.15pm for a 1.30 start. Woodbury Community Centre RSL Pelican Day 1 Woolmers Cres, Mardi. Club Killarney Vale

Wyong Writers

4333 7489

meilingvenning@hotmail.com www.wyongwriters.org

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

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

Wyong Drama Group

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

General enquiries:

1300665600

COMMUNITY GROUPS Central Coast Caravanners Inc

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

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

4353 4988

contact@centralcoastclc.org.au

The Creative Compassion Centre

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

0437 048 815

Country Women’s Association-Toukley

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

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

The Lakes Church

4353 0977 thelakes.net.au

COMMUNITY CENTRES Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre

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

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

Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre

providing practical experience and confidence.

4321 0275

Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Wyong)

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

4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au

Grow Mental Health Support

1800 558 268 or www.grow.org.au

S.A

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

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

newcastlesagroup@gmail.com

Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

HISTORY GROUPS

4385 5027

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

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

4353 1750

HEALTH GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous - Someone cares. Wed-Thurs-Fri - 12.30pm, Progress Hall Henry Parry & Wells Street East Gosford Central Coast Asbestos Diseases Support Group

Support for those suffering with asbestos diseases and others interested in asbestos issues. You are not alone, meet with others who can share their experiences. Bring a family member or friend. 1pm at Ourimbah RSL on fourth Wed of each month. Maree 0419 418 190

Better Hearing Australia

Hearing loss management All Welcome! Sundays - 8:30am, Support and educational groups

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 & Small friendly groups formed to learn how to overcome anxiety, international issues & campaigns Council and parliamentary depression and loneliness and representation - 3rd Thur improve mental health and centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au well being. Weekly meetings at centralcoastgreens@gmail.com Woy Woy and Wyong. Grow is anonymous, free and open to all. Liberal Party

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.

Wyong Neighbourhood Centre

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10:30am & 5pm, Kids church, youth group, cafe, wheelchair friendly, 6 Pioneer Ave, Tuggerah

0473 631 439

Museum & Historical Society, Wyong District

Ourimbah Branch How good is this? 2nd Thurs

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PROBUS CLUBS The Entrance Probus Club

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

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

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

Wyong Probus Club

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KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy

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

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

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Inner Wheel Club Wyong Inc

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The Lions Club of The Entrance

Canton Beach Sports Club Lawn Bowls

4352 1886

Wyong Family History Group Inc.

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SERVICE GROUPS

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

0413 237 010

Join a team of dedicated Wyong Lakes Australian women, sharing fun and Rules Football Club Interested in researching your friendship and a passion for Play AFL - Teams for Boys, Girls, family history in Australia and community service 10am 3rd Women & Men. overseas? Come along and Wed at Wyong Golf Club 4393 No Experience Necessary learn how. Building 9/6 Rankens 2755 0404 257 702 Court, Wyong. Tues - Thurs at iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com play@wyonglakesafc.com.au 10am - 3pm. Bookings essential

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MUSIC Coastal a Cappella

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

0412 948 450

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Soundwaves chorus

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

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

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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

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The Lions Club of Wyong

50 years supporting

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.

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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.

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Growing Lovely Lavender Growing Lavender

CHERALYN DARCEY

An evergreen shrub with currently 47 species and 450 varieties, what was once the humble staple of cottage gardens is an often an overlooked shrub in modern gardens today. Slow to establish and not as long-lived as most woody shrubs, they are still worth the effort of planting as they are cheap, easily replaced and still live a good 10 years in favourable conditions. Evidence of lavender use goes back over 2,500 years and yet botanists have been unable to pinpoint its exact origins. The Ancient Egyptians used lavender in their mumification processes and after popping up throughout the Arabian lands, in around 600BC it was recorded in what is now the Hyères Islands off France. From there lavender spread throughout Spain, Italy, France and eventually on to England. All parts of the plant contain the distinctive aromatic oil which lavender is known for. In a garden setting, lavender will emit its fragrance upon a breeze, a light touch or after rain, enveloping you in a sense of cleansing calm. My general gardening advice is plant lavender well to begin with and then don’t look at it, don’t even talk to it, just leave it alone! Let’s look at the different kinds of lavender and pick one that’s right for you.

A Garden for Koalas in Palmdale

There are many lavenders but in the minds of most gardeners, there are three main types: English, Spanish and French. English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) is also known as ‘True Lavender’ and may have the botanical reference (L. officinalis) but it is one and the same. This is the lavender used mostly in essential oil production. Spanish Lavender (L. stoechas) is sometimes referred to as Italian Lavender. Due to its fresher aroma, it is popular in soaps, room sprays and medicinal products. French Lavender (L. dentata) is a steady bloomer and a pretty garden plant, but it is not the lavender that produces the famed ‘Lavandin Oil’ throughout the Provence region of France. That honour goes to ‘Lavandin’ (L. intermedia ‘Provence’), a hybrid of English Lavender and Spike Lavender (L. latifolia). All these plants hate to get their feet wet, so a well-draining soil and position is paramount. Growing in a high area of the garden and in a mound of soil, (at least 40cm in height and 60cm in width for each plant), will make all the difference and they need sun, lots of sun. Although lavender can grow in a tiny bit of shade, they will be healthier and bloom more prolifically in full sun. In a garden with healthy, well composted soil, lavender won’t need feeding but if you are growing because you want a lush shrub then by all means give it a boost with a general all-rounder fertiliser but, be warned, as over feeding can lead to fungal issues. If you do need to water, then water the soil in the early morning and never the plant as humidity caused by watering can kill your lavender. Growing in pots is also an option but the same rules apply and make extra sure that your pots and soil are super well-draining. They will need feeding a few times a year due to the lightness of soil required so use a slow-release balanced fertiliser. Most lavenders bloom from six to eight weeks each year and if you are growing for use in floristry or to use in botanical

wisdom, and their harvest recipes. You will find a big dose of ‘La dolce vita’ to go with all that within the pages of ‘Garden Like a Nonno’. There are lots of good solid gardening advice pieces throughout the book along with recipes for homemade garden care products, such as ‘Nonno’s White Oil’ for pest control. Italian cooking? Naturally! There are lots of tips and recipes for Italian garden feasting. What I particularly like is the down to earth connection with Italian culture that’s easy to be inspired by in the way it is presented. It is a hardcover book and would make another good gift at this time of the year. Fun, bright and helpful. GARDENING GUIDE FOR COAST GARDENERS THIS WEEK

products, harvest your lavender on a sunny day before noon and cut the stem just below the start of foliage. To dry, hang in bunches upside down in a cool dark place with very good air circulation. When pruning you can go rather hard for most types after they have finished blooming as this will encourage good growth for the following season but never cut the older main stems of the plant. Try These Lavenders The Princess Lavender (L. hybrid) is a compact grower bred for Aussie conditions and has an early and long flowering period. It is also drought tolerant. Hot pink bracts are topped with dark pink flowers which have a lovely fragrance long with very aromatic grey foliage. Ruffles Collection (L. pedunculata) flowers form as large fluffy ruffles high above the bracts. There are many types and colours including pinks and purples from dark to light. A little more tolerant of humid conditions and they are repeat bloomers with a compact growing habit that can be encouraged into a low hedge. Fairy Wings (L. pedunculata) have even larger flower

petals that are ribbon-like in appearance. Colours range from a blushed-white through to purples. This plant has proved to be more tolerant of cold and grows well in containers as well as the garden.

GARDENING BOOK REVIEW: Garden Like a Nonno The Italian Art of Growing Your Own Food by Jaclyn Crupi Affirm, 2021 ISBN: 9781922419521

Author Jaclyn Crupi shares with the reader all she has learned about the joyful, no-waste and heartily Italian way of gardening no matter how or where yougarden.Nonnos(ItalianGrandfathers) are known for their gardening expertise,

Just a few things you could plant this week include any and just about all culinary herbs, Asian greens, asparagus, globe and globe artichoke, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, cape gooseberry, capsicum, carrot, celeriac, celery, chicory, chilli, choko, cucumber, eggplant, fennel, ginger, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, marrow, mustard greens, okra, parsnip, potato, pumpkin, radish, rocket, salsify, silverbeet, spring onion, sweetcorn, squash, sweet potato, taro, tomato, turnip, warrigal greens, sunflower, aster, bedding begonia, calendula, California poppy, carnation, celosia, chrysanthemum, coleus, cosmos, dahlia, dianthus, everlasting daisy, gaillardia, gazania, gerbera, honesty, inpatients, kangaroo paw, marigold, nasturtium, phlox, portulaca, salvia, snapdragon, waratah, zinnia Next Week: Gardening with La Niña Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am live every Saturday on CoastFM963. She is also co-host of @MostlyAboutPlants a weekly botanical history & gardening podcast with Vicki White. Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

YOU AND YOUR GARDEN: Caroline & Joe

Most gardeners will usually plant something native to blend in and to offer shelter or food for the local birds and bees, but I met a couple who have taken this concept a huge leap forward by turning over much of their Palmdale property to the local koala population. Joe was inspired by an article in Central Coast Newspapers four years ago in which local MP, Lucy Wicks, and Australian Reptile Park General Manager, Tim Faulkner, appealed to the public to plant suitable trees for koalas on their properties. Since then, Joe approached Community Environment Network and Land for Wildlife to gain help in identifying naturally-established plants and trees already on his property and to help

him know what to purchase to help the koalas. Caroline and Joe have a gorgeous, warm country home hugged by cottage-style gardens that are surrounded by a firebreak of lawn. This gives way to the natural bush which is now boosted with more koala-welcoming plants and trees that stretches up the valley in all directions. To add to this dedication for our natural botanical wonders is an

Australian Native Food and Medicinal Garden that includes the very interesting ‘Gumbi Gumbi’ (Pittosporum angustifolium). This traditional plant has been used by many Indigenous people as their primary medicine for thousands of years and is currently gaining the interest of cancer researchers. Joe and Caroline have also entered their gardens into local gardening

competitions and won many, but no wonder. The work that has been done with a keen focus on regenerative practices, learning to live in harmony with the land and to physically help our future is a credit to them. Although the land is heading towards sustainability with most plants well established, a pump to move water, when needed, to the higher areas of the land would be helpful and is on

Joe’s wish list to keep this Palmdale oasis growing for the local koalas. I am on the road again chatting with people for CC Newspapers & Coast FM. All levels of skill, all types of gardens. I’m really interested in groups and even businesses who are doing interesting plant things as well as households. Email me: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com and let’s have a chat!

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Business & Property Shoebridge and Farmer to speak at planning forum David Farmer, CEO of Central Coast Council, and the Greens David Shoebridge will speak at a community planning forum to be held at Gosford RSL on December 11. Central Coast Community Better Planning Group and Central Coast Friends of Democracy are inviting local groups and individuals to come together to have a say in the future planning of the region’s streets, neighbourhoods, bushland, waterways and beaches. “We are calling out to residents’ groups, community groups and concerned individuals from across the Coast to be part of this Community Planning Forum,” Central Coast Community Better Planning Group Chair, Gary Chestnut, said. “The risks of Council continuing under administration for a prolonged period of time

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are real and may be catastrophic unless the community pulls together to develop its own positive vision for what we want our streets, our neighbourhoods and our region to look like in the future. “We have already seen the fire sale of community assets, the scrapping of major elements of the first Central Coast Community Strategic Plan and the diversion of planning controls away from

the community – along with millions of dollars of development revenue diverted from Council to the State Government – so if we don’t unite as a strong voice for ecologically sustainable development, we risk losing the character of the region and our lifestyle for good.” Founder of Central Coast Friends of Democracy, Jane Smith, said the community was still very much in the dark

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about the outcomes of the Public Inquiry into Council and the timing of the next local government election on the Coast. “Local Government Areas across NSW are preparing to elect councillors on Saturday, December 4, but not the Central Coast and we have no firm date for when the next election might be,” Smith said. “Other Public Inquiries have

resulted in councils being placed under prolonged periods of State Government administration – as long as 10 years. “Imagine the irreversible planning decisions that could be made on the Central Coast during a decade of Administration. “Everything, from the privatisation of the Council’s water assets to end-to-end

waterfront high rise and mass development west of the M1 Motorway, could go ahead with little more than lip service paid to the concerns or objections of the community. “The Community Planning Forum on December 11 is a first step to making sure that doesn’t happen. “It is the beginning of reclaiming our voice, developing our vision and making certain our wishes for the future of this region come to fruition.” The Community Planning Forum will be a COVID-safe event. It will be held from 8.30am-3 pm at Gosford RSL Club. To book, visit https://www. ccfriendsofdemocracy.com/ events. Source: Media release, Nov 29 Central Coast Community Better Planning Group and Central Coast Friends of Democracy

New housing controls lauded by Minister A new Housing State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) that will impact on planning controls for the Central Coast has been praised by NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes. The SEPP addresses the approach to some of the issues that are most contentious on the Coast including the location of boarding houses and seniors accommodation. Stokes said housing in NSW

will be more diverse and better suited to modern lifestyles after the State Government finalised the suite of planning reforms that will give NSW residents more options when it comes to choosing a home. According to Stokes, the Housing SEPP improves a number of state housing policies, including: • Introducing rules for co-living housing, an emerging communal type of home where people share

living spaces; • Ensuring boarding houses are built in appropriate places, are affordable and meet high design standards; and • Improving the rules for seniors housing to make sure they are delivered close to services, and enable people to age in the communities they know and love. He said public feedback had shaped the policy which puts in place planning controls to deliver housing to meet the

needs of the whole community. “The community was loud and clear in their feedback on the draft policy. The way we live in 2021 is very different to the past and we need a fresh approach to housing to accommodate our modern lifestyles,” Stokes said. “People want to live in a place that suits their wishes, whether that’s a house, a flat, a room with shared facilities or a place they own or rent and our reforms will provide the flexibility to deliver that.

“The new Housing SEPP simplifies planning rules, reducing five policies to one, making it easier for industry and the community to navigate the planning system to understand what can be built and where. “We’ve already made it easier to build social housing and put rules in place around build-torent developments. “This is the next step in providing affordable, livable homes for people at all stages of life.

“Modern homes – particularly for an ageing population – need to be well connected to services, amenities and transport and our reforms will ensure these are considered throughout the planning system.” For more information and to view the final policy, visit www. planning.nsw.gov.au/housingsepp. Source: Media release, Nov 26 Planning NSW

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How to make the most of cheap debt before interest rates rise WITH

Julia NEWBOULD Managing Editor • Money magazine

Aussies are no strangers to debt. Our household debtto-income ratio is the fourth highest globally. Three out of four households have some form of debt, and close to one in three of us owes three times our annual income. Is this a problem? Yes, and no. Used wisely, debt can be a tool to build wealth. The trick lies in recognising how debt can work in your favour while also knowing the potential for it to leave you financially skewered. Despite today’s wafer-thin interest rates, debt doesn’t have a great reputation. Many of us still see it as something to avoid. A survey from the Consumer Action Law Centre found being debt free currently ranks as the top symbol of “success”, above personal health, raising a happy family or having time to enjoy life.

Becoming debt free at some point is a worthwhile goal. But not all debt is “bad”. And as today’s ultra-low interest rates won’t be around forever, maybe now is the time to rethink the way we use debt. Over the past three decades the Reserve Bank of Australia’s official cash rate has plunged from almost 18% to today’s 0.1%. That’s great news for borrowers but not so good for savers. Reserve Bank data shows the average interest being earned on savings accounts is a miserly 0.05%. Locking away cash in a 12-month term deposit won’t offer much benefit, pushing up the rate to an average of just 0.3%. The catch is that inflation is sitting at 1.1%. So, when the deposit matures in a year, the purchasing power of the money will have gone backwards by 0.8%. Hardly a recipe for growing wealth.

But low rates haven’t stopped Australians stockpiling savings at levels not seen since the 1970s. In March 2021 alone, we shunted an extra $9 billion into savings accounts, bringing household savings nationally to $1.2 trillion. This has left banks awash with cash. As a guide, NAB’s 2020 financial report showed it had $175 billion in customer deposits earning zero or near-zero interest. With so much money on deposit, there’s little incentive for banks to raise rates on savings accounts.

But there can be better ways to put spare cash to work even in today’s low-rate world. Making your money work harder doesn’t have to mean taking on more risk - or more debt. Paying extra off a home loan can generate significant savings on long-term interest. As our homes are a tax-free asset, for a high income earner the saving in paying down a mortgage with the average rate of 3.11% is the equivalent of earning a before-tax return of 5.7% on other investments, something that would involve taking on

considerably more risk. At the same time, Australians have $20 billion in credit card debt attracting interest. Amazingly, when the cash rate is near-zero, the average “standard” card rate is 19.94%, while on a “low-rate” card the average is 12.73%. Even with a low-rate card, using spare cash to pay off the balance can see you save more than 40 times the interest you’ll earn on cash savings. Mortgages tick the right box. Right now we could be in something of a sweet spot, where interest rates are ultra-low and

asset markets are buoyant. It’s not just a cue to rethink how we use savings; it can also be an opportunity to make debt work in your favour. But not just any debt. A key step is to distinguish between good and bad debt. “Good debt is used to acquire assets with long-term investment potential. Bad debt is debt you cannot afford to repay, or incurring excessive debt on discretionary spending,” says Dennis Teale, acting head of local banking distribution at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. He adds that bad debt is normally associated with “simple credit such as credit cards, personal loans or buy now, pay later arrangements”. Happily, the bulk of Australian household debt ticks the “good” box. As we’ve seen, the vast majority, 76%, comprises home loans. And there’s no doubt plenty of homeowners have done very well out of bricks and mortar.. NICOLA FIELD

for lithium. And that shows no signs of changing, with a range of countries, led by those in Europe, pledging to end sales of petrol cars between 2030 and 2050. The US is also putting some of its $2 trillion infrastructure bill towards attracting companies to invest in lithium, so it can compete with China as the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles.

“This is where we’re seeing this huge shift. Electric vehicle demand is fuelling the lithium price,” says Jessica Amir, senior stockmarket analyst at Bell Direct. And the surge in demand isn’t being met by adequate supply from producers. “Add to that a lack of government stimulus support for companies digging it up out of the ground,” says Amir. But the supply shortage will

invariably encourage companies to try to fill the gap. And this is an opportunity for investors. “You’ve seen two of the world’s largest investment banks saying you should be buying everything in lithium,” says Amir. “And we’re seeing extraordinary stimulus being injected by the US, China and some parts of Europe.” DAVID THORNTON

Why lithium is the next big thing Lithium could over the coming years be what buy now, pay later providers have been over the past years. So why is this soft, silvery-white metal the next big thing, and how can investors jump aboard? Lithium is mined from either hard rock or, in the case of South America, in the brine deposits found under dry lake beds.

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Most of the world’s lithium is in South America, mined in the so-called “lithium triangle” that connects Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. Most of it is then shipped to China, which makes 95% of the anodes and cathodes found in lithium-ion batteries. The world has known about lithium since 1817, when it was first discovered just outside the English town of Redruth. In 1948, the Australian psychiatrist John

Cade worked out it could be used as a mood stabiliser for bipolar disorder. In the late 1970s scientists discovered it could be used in batteries, but it wasn’t until the 1990s that this became commercially viable. Following this, mobile phones, computers and the like then adopted the lithium-ion battery. The arrival of electric vehicles precipitated a surge in demand

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Compensation change won’t help businesses or workers says Harris Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, has labelled a Bill just passed by the Legislative Assembly which will see COVID-19 victims having to prove they contracted the virus in the workplace to be eligible for workers compensation as “an absolute joke”. The Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2021 will repeal changes made to the Workers Compensation Act in 2020 in light of COVID-19 but has yet to get the numbers in the Legislative Council (Upper House). Harris said the Government was trying to strip workers compensation protections for workers who contract COVOD-19 at their workplace, while at the same time not even helping small business that will still have to work with staff claims arising from COVID-related illness. Harris said the Bill was passed

in the Lower House by just one vote and was opposed by Labor and crossbench MPs. “This is a cruel blow to the frontline workers who got us through the Delta outbreak – including those who work in retail and disability,” Harris said. “Proving you have contracted the virus at work can be a legally challenging, stressful task – particularly for those in frontline teaching, transport and service professions that are at higher risk of exposure every day. “This is nothing more than a cynical move to make workers, including in retail and disability, pay for Dominic Perrottet’s documented mismanagement of the workers compensation system when he was at the helm of iCare. “Making it difficult for workers to access compensation is about this Government making workers pay for repairing the balance sheet of its scandal-ridden iCare

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insurance scheme. “Is there going to be a new genomic sequence tracking system next to the COVID testing centre where they can fill in a form and say, ‘Hello, I have got COVID; will you put this through and prove where I got COVID from because otherwise I cannot claim workers compensation’? “That is an absolute joke.” The Government claims the Bill will save small businesses from “bearing the brunt of massive insurance premium increases

over the next 12 months” by returning the Workers Compensation scheme to the way it was before the pandemic. Business NSW Regional Director, Paula Martin, said repealing the changes was timely. “I have been speaking with small business owners across the Central Coast who are worried about the presumption of workers testing positive to COVID,” Martin said. “As things currently stand,

businesses face a workers compensation premium hike of more than $900 to cover the presumption that any worker who tests positive to COVID caught the virus while at work. “We need to remember that small businesses are already battling with increased costs of reopening like staffing and supply chain price hikes. “Increased premiums just add more pressure for our exhausted business owners. “It is good to see this issue being addressed as there is a lot of confusion and hidden costs absorbed in administration and other legal administration brought about by this provision.” Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello, has called on Upper House Labor and the crossbench to support the legislation, which he says is “designed to help mum and dad businesses”. “Failure to pass this legislation

will put small businesses across NSW at risk of being hit with insurance premium increases of up to $950,” Dominello said. “Changes to the Act were made in May 2020, when very little was known about COVID-19 and its transmission and are no longer appropriate. “The amendments included a presumption that workers who contracted COVID-19 had done so at work. “Workers will still be entitled to make a workers compensation claim if they contract COVID-19 in their workplace when the legislation is repealed. “The legislation before the Legislative Council simply returns the Workers Compensation scheme to the way it was before the pandemic, treating COVID-19 in exactly the same way as every other workplace injury or acquired illness.” Terry Collins

Commercial tenants given rent relief Council will provide rent relief to some commercial tenants impacted by COVID to meet legislative requirements and to assist in the ongoing viability of these businesses. Council Administrator, Rik Hart,

said some of Council’s commercial tenants were affected by the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak with many tenancies unable to continue their operation due to the ongoing Public Health Orders. “In an effort to lessen the burden and meet our legislative

requirements, rent relief will be provided to eligible tenants in accordance with the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 and National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct,” Mr Hart said. “Council staff will implement strict eligibility criteria for tenants

requesting rental concessions and will require applicants to provide turnover figures and details of trading limitations and what actions the businesses have undertaken regarding their operations, including the accessing of Government concessions to date.

“Whilst Council is not in a financial position to lose an anticipated income of around $11,000, this decision reaches a mid-point in acknowledging the ongoing hardship of some tenants and provide some assistance. “This relief not only supports

the business owners and will retain Council’s tenants but will also benefit the wider community through the continuation of local employment and boost to the economy.” Source: Media release, Nov 23 Central Coast Council

Yerin health services receive $200,000 funding Yerin Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Services in Wyong, will receive $200,000 through the NSW Government’s Social Sector Support Fund, to assist with the delivery of social service support to vulnerable residents. Parliamentary Secretary for the

Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the program would assist Yerin Eleanor Duncan to retain jobs, meet emergency needs and secure business continuity. “This funding will aim to support the frontline service delivery for the most vulnerable people in our community,” Crouch said. “As we continue to ease

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which delivers a range of targeted financial assistance to organisations working across social services. “The social services sector in NSW is incredibly diverse and includes organisations working across child and family services, domestic violence, homelessness, housing, and disability support,” Henskens

said. Chief Executive Officer of Yerin Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services, Belinda Fiel,d said the amount supplied under the NSW Government’s Social Sector Support Fund would enable Yerin Eleanor Duncan to continue with the important work they have been doing.

“This funding will enable us to continue servicing the community without the additional stress and burden of needing to seek additional funds to cover costs.” Source: Media release, Nov 30 Adam Crouch, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast

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Cancer day unit receives $6.4M The NSW Government will spend $6.4 million to expand Wyong Hospital’s Cancer Day Unit as part of a $500M regional and rural health package. The Day Unit will deliver specialist cancer ambulatory treatment services, to complement the recently opened $200 million expanded Wyong Hospital. Regional and rural communities across NSW will benefit from a more than $500 million investment in health that will deliver enhanced health services and more jobs closer to home.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said it was “fantastic to join NSW Premier, Dom Perrottet, Deputy Premier, Paul Toole and Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, to announce $500 million towards regional and rural health services across the state. “This includes $6.4 million for a major expansion to Wyong Hospital’s Cancer Day Unit, providing increased specialist cancer treatment services and bed capacity increasing from 10 to 26,” Crouch said. “This is great news for our region and complements the $200 million recently completed

Premier Dominic Perrottet and Adam Crouch at Wyong Hospital

Wyong Hospital, providing outstanding care and services to people throughout the Central Coast.” “We have delivered more than 110 health projects in regional NSW since 2011 with another 70

currently underway and we are continuing to get the job done,” Perrottet said. “Our focus has always been ensuring rural communities get their share of health upgrades so staff and communities have

access to enhanced services on their doorstep.” The Wyong Hospital commitment was the secondsmallest announced. The investment includes additional funds for a number of projects, including: $111.5M for Cessnock Hospital redevelopment; $60M towards the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital, bringing the total investment to $260 million; $25M for Finley Hospital; $6M for biomedical equipment upgrades across the Western NSW Local Health District; and $1 million for planning for a Wagga Wagga Health and Knowledge precinct.

Deputy Premier Paul Toole said the funding is on top of the $900 million rural infrastructure spend in 2021-22. “We’re rolling out record investment for new and upgraded regional and rural health facilities to build on our vision to make regional communities the best place to live,” Mr Toole said. “We are also backing in this infrastructure spend with new initiatives that help ensure we have the workforce needed in the regions to deliver the quality of care our communities deserve.” Source: Media release, Nov 27 Dominic Perrottet, NSW Premier

McBride calls for GP inquiry to hold public hearing on Coast Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has called for an urgent public hearing into what she calls the “GP crisis”, to be held locally. A Senate Inquiry has been putting the spotlight on GP shortages in regional Australia for the past few months, with the first

public hearing getting underway in Canberra during the week of November 22 to 26. McBride, who is a pharmacist, said the northern end of the Coast had been struggling with the GP crisis for years, and locals deserved the chance to tell their story. “Countless Coasties wrote to

the Senate Inquiry about the lack of GPs in our community,” she said. “We have patients who are waiting weeks for routine appointments, practices that have been forced to close their books, GPs who are overworked and exhausted, and emergency departments that are

stretched to capacity. “We are at a crisis point, and the Senate Inquiry needs to hear from our community.” McBride said she believed it was crucial that the Senate Inquiry held one of its public hearings on the Coast. She renewed her calls for a

local hearing during a speech she gave in Parliament on Monday, November 29, at the start of the last sitting week of the year. “People on the north end of the Coast deserve the chance to tell their story. “Coasties deserve quality healthcare, close to home that they can afford, and I call on the

Inquiry to listen to the experiences of our community. “Our community deserves better.” Source: Media release, Nov 29 Member for Dobell, Emma McBride

COVID boosters available at Wyong Hospital As residents received the news that a case of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has been detected locally (awaiting confirmation), the Local Health District has drawn the public’s attention to the availability

of booster shots. Anyone aged 18 years and over who received their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine six months or more ago can receive a Pfizer booster vaccination at the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

Wyong Hospital. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommends a third primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine in severely immunocompromised populations to address the risk of

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Teachers prepare to strike on December 7 The NSW Teachers Federation Council on Saturday, November 27, voted unanimously to strike for 24 hours on Tuesday, December 7, over the NSW Government’s refusal to lift salaries and reduce workloads for teachers. Gemma Burrows, President of Gosford Teachers Association, said schools on the Central Coast were not immune to the serious issues confronting public education in NSW. “The crisis in our schools is escalating and the shortage of teachers is impacting on our students in every school on the Coast from the Peninsula to Wyong,” Burrows said. “Along with this crisis the administrative workload of teachers has escalated to the point it is now untenable. “What I see in my teaching colleagues is absolute exhaustion. “To keep teachers in our profession and attract the best

into our profession the NSW Goverment must listen to our demands, pay teachers more and reduce our workload,” she said. A confidential government document warns NSW has a large and growing shortage of teachers and says the state could miss out on more than 3,000 teachers unless a drop of almost 30 per cent in the number of people studying to become a teacher is reversed. The information is contained in a briefing document prepared for the secretary of the Department of Education in July ahead of a meeting with a panel conducting a national review of Initial Teacher Education. The speaking points for the meeting state: “As with many other jurisdictions, NSW is facing a large and growing shortage of teachers, in specialisations like STEM and inclusive education, in rural and regional areas, and secondary. The briefing also warns enrolments in Initial Teacher

Local teachers during protest

Education (ITE) courses have fallen by almost 30 per cent, contributing to teacher shortages and adds: “Failing to respond to projected reductions in ITE enrolments in NSW is likely to mean a loss of over 3,000 potential teachers by 2030.” In releasing the document, NSW Teachers Federation President, Angelo Gavrielatos,

said it proved the scale of the staffing crisis in schools. “This document shows there is a large and growing shortage of teachers and a huge drop in enrolments in teacher education courses that are making the problem worse and could cost us more than 3,000 teachers,” he said. “The only way to stop the shortages and recruit the

teachers we need is to invest in teachers through more competitive salaries and lower workloads.” The Department of Education warned in August last year: “On average, teacher pay has been falling relative to pay in other professions since the late 1980s and this makes it a less attractive profession for high achieving students. “The demands and expectations on teachers are increasing, while the current rewards, pathways, and learning opportunities are not providing enough incentive.” Gavrielatos said the government’s wages position had not changed since 2011, despite all the evidence that shortages were hurting students and uncompetitive teaching salaries were turning people off joining the profession. “The 2.5% wages cap is the problem, not the solution,” Gavrielatos said. “Maintaining a wages cap in the face of a dramatic decrease in the attractiveness of the

profession, rising shortages and at a time when you need to recruit thousands more teachers is a recipe for disaster. “Mr Perrottet is putting at risk the education of a generation of kids. “The Department of Education warned last year NSW could run out of teachers in five years if action is not taken. “A major study of NSW teachers found they are working 55 hours a week on average and the government’s own just released survey shows only one third of public school teachers have time to do their job well. “In line with the recommendations of the Gallop inquiry, teachers and principals are seeking a salary increase of between 5 to 7.5 per cent a year to recognise the increase in their skills and expertise and begin to reverse the decline in teachers’ wages compared to other professions.” Source: Media release, Nov 29 NSW Teachers Federation

School rules align with community settings All schools in NSW have moved to Level Three settings for dealing with COVID-19 in line with updated guidelines for community settings. New changes to guidelines include all students being expected to attend school unless they are unwell. Students must also not attend school if unwell, even with mild symptoms, and if students feel unwell, they are required to get tested for COVID-19 and follow NSW Health directions. If students do display any

COVID-19 symptoms, they will be sent home and must not return to school unless they have either isolated for 10 days if no medical certificate is available, or return a negative COVID-19 test result which they must supply to the school and they must return when symptom free. In circumstances where a student has other medical reasons for recurrent symptoms, a letter from their GP is sufficient to negate the requirements for a negative test.

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to reduce interaction between students in different groups. They will physical interaction between students in different groups and minimise physical interaction between students on school grounds. All staff on school sites must be fully vaccinated. All parents and carers, volunteers and providers who are permitted onto school sites must be fully vaccinated. Masks are required indoors for all staff, visitors and student in Year Seven or above, and strongly recommended indoors

for primary students. Teaching or learning in indoor spaces will be well ventilated and as large as possible for the number of participants. Outdoor settings for activities and events should be prioritised wherever practical as these represent a lower risk than outdoor settings. Schools will continue enhanced cleaning for hightouch areas and other hard surfaces, door handles, light switches and handrails in stairways and movement areas.

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Christmas minimalism and beet relish with Like Minds Cafe be here for the long run and keeps us happy and our little family happy as well. We hope the way we prioritise ‘us’ inspires others too.

holidays or gifted to friends and family. We’ve been here since January 2014 and it’s been a hive of activity since day dot. We always wanted it to be an extension of our hearts so the space doubles as a place to gather for workshops, pop-ups and events, farmer’s markets and art exhibitions.

GEORGIA LIENEMANN Given the widespread impact on small businesses during the ongoing lockdowns, we’re spending the lead-up to the festive season sharing inspiration for local gift ideas. This week, we’re chatting to Mel Morgan who owns and runs Like Minds coffee shop in Avoca Beach, with her partner Jimmy. She’s here to share a few simple recipe ideas that can be enjoyed over the

Since Covid, we’ve sadly been a take-away scene but slowly we hope to bring back the vibe and I’d really like to get the local produce swap going again and pickle club too. Our little shop supports local as much as we can, our coffee is roasted locally by Legend Coffee in Gosford and we are so lucky to also host a farmer’s market every Wednesday afternoon at the front of the shop. Our menu is small but made with a lot of love and care. We make our own jams, pickles

So, let’s get to the reason I’m here, you’ve asked me to share some recipes for Chrissy! So here goes…

and chutneys that appear on toasties, birchers and rolls. Jimmy composts all our kitchen scraps, we haven’t had one bit of food waste go into our red bin since day one! We are so proud of that. That’s what he’s doing on a Monday afternoon, at a guerilla community garden he helped to set up – composting and growing herbs for the shop.

Between the shop and our two kids we don’t have much time for just the two of us. Covid lockdown actually offered us a great opportunity to look at our lives and see how we can enrich it more. Our shop is open 5 days a week for breakfast and brunch, we know we could stretch ourselves and offer more opening hours but this helps us

My six year old asks me every day ‘how many days till Xmas?’ You’d think I’d just buy an advent calendar, but I never have and probably never will. I’m a Christmas minimalist. I’m not denying I love Christmas but our tree is usually a branch we’ve found in the garden, our star made from foil, decorations dried fruit and our tinsel - found objects from the recycle bin. Sounds slightly sad, but it isn’t. We love presents. Jimmy prefers something practical, so socks and a head torch always a winner and I prefer something of the voucher type, like a day spa (hint hint - if you’re reading Jimmy)! But the best gifts for

ZUCCHINI PICKLE 1kg zucchini (smaller ones better) 1 brown onion finely sliced 1tsp salt 2 cups white wine or champagne vinegar 1 cup filtered water ½ cup sugar 1 tsp chilli flakes 2 tsp yellow mustard seeds 2 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp turmeric powder Slice the zucchini into coin shapes and place into a bowl with the sliced onions, add the salt and mix around then transfer to a colander. Leave to sit for an hour or so while the liquid drains out. In the meantime, make your brine. In a saucepan on low heat combine the vinegar, water and sugar. Once the sugar dissolves add the turmeric powder and give it a good mix and simmer for a few more minutes. Now place your zucchini and onion in a bowl and add the chilli, mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Mix around gently. Add your zucchini mix to sterilised jars, using clean hands, top each jar full but don’t pack them too tightly. Once all jars are full you can pour over your brine

making sure that there are no air bubbles - give the jars a little tap on the kitchen bench. Pop the lids on your jars, then you can heat treat them. Simply get a large pot with a tea towel on the bottom, place your jars on the tea towel. Then fill with water, you can either cover them completely or I just fill to just under the lids. Place it on a medium/high heat and once it comes to a boil let it treat for ten minutes. Once done, remove the jars carefully with tongs and let cool on the bench top. You can now store them away from sunlight in the cupboard and once opened store them in the fridge.

Christmas are the ones you can eat! Isn’t Christmas really just about eating? So, I thought I’d share a couple of easy recipes that you can do now and have for Christmas. If you like them, you might even be tempted to make a big batch, tie some twine around them with a little tag and gift them to someone you love. Of course, the only way to make these recipes is with great fresh produce. Where can you get quality produce, I hear you ask? Well there’s a great delivery service on the Central Coast called Nurtured Earth Organics. Run by a couple of extremely hot, multi-talented, intelligent, fun women who deliver every Monday, making shopping so much easier if you hate big supermarkets like me! These women support local farmers, believe in whole foods and natural products for health and wellbeing, and they have community in their hearts. They have great local beetroots at the moment and zucchini as well.

BEETROOT RELISH

500g beetroots peeled and sliced into cubes 1 onion finely sliced 1 grated apple Zest and juice of one orange 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds (or a few cardamon pods) 1 tsp ground clove 1 tsp ground cinnamon or whole stick 2 fresh lemon myrtle leaves or sprigs of rosemary or thyme 200ml vinegar of choice (apple cider, white wine or red wine) 200g sugar Place all ingredients in a saucepan and gently simmer for 1.5 hours and stir occasionally. Place in sterilised jars and heat treat if you’re giving them as gifts, otherwise just place straight in the fridge to add to a cheese platter or leftover roast sandwiches! Have fun with flavours by changing up the spices in each recipe! You can find Mel and Jimmy at their Like Minds café, an old corner store in Avoca Beach, just opposite the Scout Hall and Fire Station. They’re open Tuesday to Saturday for breakfast and brunch, 7:30-12:30pm. Follow them on Facebook (facebook.com/likemindsavoca) and Instagram (likemindsavoca)

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The Book of Form and Emptiness

Author: Ruth Ozeki Publisher: Text Publishing

This is a big book! And when I say big, I mean big because it is over 500 pages. I mean big in the sense of the themes – death, grief, mental illness, the art of decluttering, drug use. The list goes on. I am telling you it is big. Benny Oh and his mother Annabelle are trying to come to terms with the loss her a father and husband, Kenji Oh, in a tragic accident right near their home. It is after his father’s death

that Benny starts to hear objects talk to him: “When did he first hear them? When he was still little? Benny was always a small boy and slow to develop, as though his cells were reluctant to multiply and take up space in the world. It seems he pretty much stopped growing when he turned twelve, the same year his father died and his mother started putting on weight. The change was subtle, but Benny seemed to shrink as Annabelle grew, as if she was metabolizing her small son’s grief along with her own.” Annabelle has become a hoarder and the piles of possessions are taking over the house. At least Benny’s room is neat and tidy, an oasis. But the objects won’t stop

talking and while some of them say innocuous things, there are more ominous ones, like a pair of scissors. Annabelle’s job is becoming redundant but she has managed to talk her boss into retraining her so she can still work. The pressure of paying bills is becoming too daunting.

intense and while Benny’s father’s old headphones help sometimes, he eventually seeks refuge in the library. He wasn’t a reader but “Soon discovered that when he was reading to himself, all the other voices in his head grew quiet and still.” He falls in love with an artist that has named herself The Aleph and owns a ferret. He meets a homeless poet who is confined to a wheelchair. Benny starts to disappear and skip school. For the library is much more comfortable than the judgement of his peers. Kids can be cruel. Benny then starts to ask himself “What is real?”. Benny’s book tries to help him with the answer. The story is told by Benny’s

And now, “No-Good”, the landlord’s son has his eyes on evicting her so he can sell the house. The area is gentrifying, he is sure to get a good price. He also wants Annabelle to stop feeding the crows but how can she, they are her friends and bring her present. The noise becomes too

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book (with some chapters from Benny himself). “Every book has a question at its heart, and that was yours.” The book has to be “real, even if it hurts.” It seems that Benny is the only one that can help his mother. But why won’t his therapist believe him? The characters are quirky and loveable, and the story is at times sad, at times uplifting and topical (a Zen monk who helps people declutter!). It’s about a book, telling the story of a boy who is going through a lot. It’ so well written it makes you just want to put your arms around Benny and tell him everything will be ok. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Gardner puts Coast training to good use MOTORSPORT The 2021 Moto2 World Championships were concluded in Valencia on November 14 and won by Australian, Remy Gardner, making good on training in his youth with the Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club. Son of multiple World Champion winning motorcyclist, Wayne Gardner, the 23-year-old is following his father’s example with his recent second-tier competition win and his subsequent admission into the top-level, Moto Grand Prix (GP). The Moto2 Series ran across 18 events from March to November held in locations across Europe, the Middle East and USA. Heading into the final Valencian event from November 12-14, the contest was particularly close between Gardner and Spanish

road racer, Raúl Fernández. Although Fernández went on to win the three days of racing and score an overall Series total of 307 points, a 10th place finish for Gardner was just enough to earn six points and trickle ahead with 311 overall. The Aussie was able achieve this despite breaking two of his ribs on the initial day of racing, fighting through the pain for the two remaining days and then finishing high enough for his overall score to turn good. As a junior, Remy was an active member of the local Motor Cycle Club who are based at the long track broad circuit on Debenham Road North, Somersby. Club President, David Smith, said he remembers well the time Remy and the Gardner family spent on the Central Coast track, noting a drive in Wayne’s son to succeed from a young age.

“Remy was very determined to do the best at whatever he did and he’s done it, so we’re all very proud of what he’s done,” Smith said. “Especially being under the weight of his father’s name, he stood in his own shoes the whole way through this, Remy has always been Remy. “As a young kid he was determined that whatever he did, he did it with 100 per cent and achieved his goals – he always did everything he possibly could to be good at what he did. “Whatever Remy’s dad told him, he would try it, his style has been taught by his father, the style that he had,it was something to be admired.” Here, Remy trained as a dirt track motorcyclist, learning skills transferable to moto and speedway racing – previous MotoGP and Speedway World Champions, Casey Stoner and

Warnervale survives washout to take first win CRICKET The deluge which hit the Central Coast between November 23 and 27 saw all but one Central Coast Cricket Association First Grade match washed out. With the first of the season’s two-day matches scheduled for the weekend of November 27 and 28, Jubilee Park was the only venue that saw action and it resulted in Warnervale recording its first win of the season by three wickets over defending premiers, The Entrance. With day one on Saturday washed out, the new rules for the season meant that a result would need to be achieved in the one day or the match would be deemed a draw. After being sent into bat, The Entrance started brightly with an opening partnership of 46 before Ash Hardy was dismissed for 28. Lachie Gale joined the captain, Jeff Hemming, at the crease to put together an almost run at ball 28. Hemming, however, continued

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his stellar season with the bat reaching 70, and taking him to the top of the run scoring list before hemadeacourageousdeclaration with his team’s score at 3/156 off just 28 overs. This aggressive play was put to the test when Daniel Hill 40 and Ben Sammut 27 put on an opening partnership for Warnervale before a Jake Hardy inspired run out broke the partnership. As run outs tend to go, Warnervale proceeded to lose three wickets for one run to have the match in the balance at 3/70. Brett Russel and Martin Graham steadied the innings with a 64run partnership before some big hits from Mitch McNeilly saw the Wildcats achieve the first innings victory before stumps were called with the score at 7/196. Russell was the star finishing with a brilliant 84 made of 87 balls with 10 fours and a six. Graham’s contribution of 15 was equally as important as was McNeilly’s innings of 17 with two fours and a six.

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Veteran Mark Shelley and Luke Diserens were the most successful bowlers for The Entrance with two wickets each. All Central Coast Women’s First Grade matches were washout out as well on Saturday. Round seven for the CCCA Men’s First Grade competition will be held on December 4, with Wyong facing Lisarow at Baker Park, Kincumber will battle Narara at Erina Oval, Brisbane Water will fight Northern Power at Adcock Park No.1, Warnervale will battle Southern Spirit at Woongarrah Oval and The Entrance will take on Terrigal at Jubilee Park. Round six of the CCCA Women’s First Grade competition will be held on December 11 with Northern Power Orange facing Terrigal at Tunkawallin Park, The Entrance fighting Wyong at Kurraba Oval, Kincumber battling Narara at Terrigal Haven, Lisarow Black facing Northern Power Blue at Lisarow Sports Field and Lisarow White has a bye. Harry Mulholland

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Notice of Publication of Final Preliminary Documentation and Response to Public Comment Under the provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the Act). The following notice is published pursuant to Section 95B (2) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Transnational Pastoral Pty. Ltd and Stevens Holdings Pty. Ltd are the entities intending to take the action as part of the proposed subdivision at the above address, to subdivide eight (8) existing allotments into two Torrens Title lots, one containing all of the land zoned R5 Large Lot Residential and E3 Environmental Management and the remainder being all of the land zoned E2 Environmental Conservation. The E2 zoned land is to be the subject of a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. The residential subdivision proposal involves a number of stages that will ultimately result in the creation of 246 residential allotments under two Community Title schemes. The proposal (reference: EPBC 2021/8968) has been deemed a controlled action under Section 75 of the EPBC Act and is being assessed through Preliminary Documentation. Each matter within the controlled action that is protected by a provision of Part 3 under Section 18 and 18A of the EPBC Act: Listed threatened species and ecological communities include; • Threatened Ecological Community: River-flat Eucalypt Forest on coastal floodplains of southern New South Wales and eastern Victoria (River-flat Eucalypt Forest) – Critically Endangered; and • Threatened Species: Biconvex Paperbark (Melaleuca biconvexa) & Scrub Turpentine (Rhodamnia rubescens).

Comments on the proposed action were invited between 20 October till the 2 November 2021. Two submissions were received during the public comment period. In accordance with Section 95B (2) of the EPBC Act, notice is given that the response to submissions relating to this proposed action is on display. The Public Submissions Report and the Final Preliminary Documentation for the proposed action will be on display online at https:// stevensgroup.com.au/, at no cost, for 20 business days between 1 December 2021 till the 30 December 2021: Documentation is provided for information purposes only and not for additional comment. Due to current restrictions associated with COVID-19, public display of the material is not feasible. In the event that a member of the public does not have access to the internet to access the website provided, a copy of the documentation can be supplied via email or via direct mail. Please contact simon@andersonep.com.au to arrange either of these services. If a member of the public cannot access the document from this website, requires assistance or is a person with special needs (i.e., for whom English is a second language or who has a vision impairment) may contact Simon Purcell for assistance 0405 165 721. A copy of the documentation can be provided either via email or direct mail. Hard copies will be provided at no cost. Please contact Simon Purcell from Anderson Environment and Planning to arrange either of these services via email simon@andersonep.com.au. P: 0418 681 581 E: craig@andersonep.com.au PO BOX 210 Adamstown NSW 2289 ABN: 27 170 660 510

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Tsekenis debut a positive from loss

Mariners scholar and first-team debutant, Damien Tsekenis, during warm up

FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners suffered their first competitive defeat this season in their A-League Round Two match against Wellington Phoenix, losing 2-1 in Wollongong. Played at the Wollongong Showground throughout feisty coastal winds on Saturday afternoon, November 27, both teams fought hard for chances against the other’s strong defensive unit. Head Coach, Nick Montgomery, renamed 10 of the 11 starters from last weekend’s win against the Jets, replacing the injured Béni N’Kololo up front for first team scholar and debutant, Damien Tsekenis. In front of goal, the young scholar connected well in passing play with fellow front

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man, Marco Ureña, and showed a willingness to advance on the Phoenix defence with the ball. Yet the first half finished goalless despite promising attempts from both teams: Ureña and Oliver Bozanic came closest for the Mariners with powerful shots from outside the box, whilst Jaushua Sotirio maintained the Phoenix threat with multiple near misses of his own. The deadlock was broken early in the second half by Gary Hooper for Wellington who was the first to reach the loose ball in the penalty box after Kye Rowles’ corner clearance inadvertently hit Ureña and rebounded back on goal. Both Mariners players were quick to make up for this blunder with an equaliser only four minutes later, utilising an effective high press in defence

to force an inexcusable mistake from Phoenix defender, Joshua Laws. A long ball forward from Rowles was hotly sought by Ureña who cut out the reckless back pass from Laws and clinically passed the ball around goalkeeper, Oliver Sail. This opening season goal brought shooting confidence for the Costa Rican striker, prompting him to take further chances and come close to a second score. However, it was Sotirio who next tallied his season’s first in the 63rd minute, profiting from a mean deflection against Jacob Farrell’s leg to turn the ball into the far bottom corner of the net. The Mariners responded positively and started to gain the upper hand in possession and shots on goal.

The entrance of Matheus Moresche and Woy Woy’s Matt Match for Tsekenis and Cy Goddard brought more energy to the attack and later, Harrison Steele from Terrigal was given his second run in as many games. In the end, it was not enough to undo Wellington’s lead, although the sharp goalkeeping of Mark Birighitti prevented a third conceded goal after Rowles gave away a penalty in the game’s final minutes. Monty was disappointed in the end result although noted some positive take-aways for his team, particularly Tsekenis’ first A-League appearance. “I thought Damo for his debut was very good,” spoke Monty at Monday morning’s training session. “A couple of times he got himself into good positions in

the box and unselfishly laid it off for the edge of the box shot. “He needs to be a little bit more selfish at times but I thought his work rate was good, he took a lot of experience from that game and he’ll grow from it.” Due to the loss, the Mariners have dropped down to fifth place with Wellington in third, and Melbourne Victory in the lead as the only team to have won two out of two matches. Now, a quick turnaround is desirous for the boys in yellow ahead of their mid-week FFA Cup Round of 16 clash against the Wollongong Wolves, followed by the weekend’s A-League Match Week Three contest against Macarthur FC. “We’ve got three games this week, we knew that, though obviously we take one game at a time,” continued Monty.

“I wanted competition for places at the start of the season, we got that, and games like this are an opportunity for a few to come in and really put their hand up for a shirt in the Macarthur game. “We’ll go there with full confidence to take the game to Wollongong which will be a physical game, should be a good crowd, and it’s one which we’re really looking forward to now. “The beauty of football is there’s always a game a few days later and we’ll be preparing for that today. The former of these games will again be played at the Wollongong Showground on Wednesday, December 1; the latter at Panthers Stadium on Sunday, December 5.

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