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16 MARCH 2022

ISSUE 280

REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL WEEKLY NEWS

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Big plans afoot for Norah Head Lighthouse

The new Rural Fire Service station at Warnervale Road opened last weekend Saturday (12 March) with a celebration honouring 14 of its volunteers. See page 5

Out&About

Two music icons. Two grand pianos. Two of the world’s most accomplished tribute artists. See page 13

Business

After two years of having its lights eclipsed by COVID, the beacon at Norah Head Light House is set to shine brighter with an injection of funding and some big, bold plans. See page 11 Norah Head Lighthouse

IPART releases draft decision on proposed water rate rise Water rates look set to rise on the Central Coast from July 1 this year, but by less than the 34 per cent Central Coast Council had applied for in its submission to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). IPART has released its draft decision on the proposed rises and is inviting consumer feedback until April 14. Council, as the region’s water authority, had applied for a 34 per cent annual increase, effective from this July, which

IPART estimated at an average annual rise of $360 per household. Under IPART’s draft prices, a rise in water rates would be phased in over four years, with the combined yearly bill for a typical household increasing by around $200 (19 per cent) on July 1 this year and thereafter increasing by around $49 (4 per cent) per year, before inflation, until 2025-26. IPART Chair, Carmel Donnelly, said the draft decision recognised the genuine need to invest in quality water services on the Central Coast, but it was

critical they were accompanied by improvements to Council’s water performance and accountability. “Our role here is to protect customers from excessive prices but at the same time to recognise people do need good drinking water and good waste-water management,” she said. “The decision was made considering the minimum necessary for a water authority to meet standards.” Donnelly said IPART had found there was a genuine

need for the Council to invest in its water and waste-water systems to improve performance, with the decision heavily influenced by customer feedback on problems with water quality and reliability. She said 89 per cent of those who responded to IPART’s request for feedback on Council’s submission said they would prefer any increase to be phased in. “We also heard disappointment and distrust in Central Coast Council from some people in relation to previous financial management

issues, including the running of CCC Water,” she said. “The tribunal decided it is crucial that CCC Water is more accountable and transparent and be held to account that it spends the increases on improving performance.” Donnelly said the draft decision was accompanied by several papers suggesting ways of monitoring Council’s performance in the area of water management. Continued page 6

Leading global agricultural sciences company, FMC Corporation, welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison to its Wyong plant on March 14. See page 21

Sport

Registration is open for skaters and scooters who are keen to take part in the Central Coast Series Skate and Scooter Competition 2022.

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Weather conditions on the Coast have led to an increase in sightings of funnel-webs as they seek shelter in residential homes warns The Australian Reptile Park.

across the Central Coast, Sydney and Newcastle in high volumes over the last few weeks. Head Reptile and Spider Keeper, Jake Meney, said they are urging the public to be on the lookout and to The park is reporting more spider know what to do if you find one in your donations than usual for this time of home. “An increase of funnel-web activity year indicating that funnel-web spider in homes means there’s a higher risk activity is on the rise. Of particular concern is that, as of getting bitten and needing people begin to repair and restore antivenom. “That’s why it’s so important to learn their homes after damaging storms and refresh your knowledge on how to and floods, they may be more likely to safely catch a funnel-web to assist our come into contact with a funnel-web milking program and on funnel-web spider and therefore should be extra spider first aid,” Mr Meney concluded. cautious . The Australian Reptile Park is As the sole supplier of funnel-web encouraging responsible adults to spider venom that is used to create catch wandering Sydney funnel-web antivenom, the Australian Reptile Park relies on public donations of the spiders safely and asking for any collected spiders to be brought to the spiders for the program. Funnel-web spiders have been Park or one of the participating drop handed in to the Australian Reptile off locations to contribute to the Park and its 14 drop-off locations lifesaving antivenom program. Details about drop off locations how COMMUNITY

to catch a funnel-web can be found at www.reptilepark.com.au. The Australian Reptile Park is the sole supplier of funnel-web spider venom to make into lifesaving antivenom. The program has saved countless Australian lives since the program’s inception in the early 1980s, and there has not been a single death since its introduction. Nicola Riches

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Dooralong School sale auction halted at last minute The online auction for the former Dooralong School site was pulled at the last minute by the Department of Education last week, amid news that Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Darkinjung) has explored options to lodge an Aboriginal Land Claim for the site. The auction, through agents Capital One, was cancelled with less than five minutes to go on 9 March, with three buyers apparently lined up and raring to go. Darkinjung has revealed it is one of the interested parties, while the other two are believed to be operators of other educational institutions on the Coast. It is also believed that all three interested buyers had just started to engage the local community in a dialogue about maintaining community access to the Dooralong School site, however, the auction deadline did not allow for enough time for discussions to be completed. The school site has been previously used for community meetings, fairs and art shows. The announcement of the auction on February 10 rallied the community that has been

The old Dooralong Public School site

waiting for almost 10 years for an outcome on the site and its heritage-listed buildings. Approximately three weeks ago, David Harris MP, who is also a former Principal at the school, gave a notice of motion in Parliament calling for the NSW Government to halt the sale and consult with the local community on possible community uses. Several parties allege that they contacted the Department of Education to back Mr Harris’

calls for a temporary halt to the sale, but they were not granted a response. Mr Harris advised the community to put pressure on the Department of Education by directing their concerns, ideas and concepts to Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch MP. “I am very pleased that the auction has been postponed. I think this is a good outcome for all.

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“This gives the community and any interested parties time to discuss future uses for the school in an open and constructive way,” said Mr Harris. Mr Crouch confirmed that he had also raised issues surrounding the school with Minister Mitchell while parliament was sitting last week. “I would like to thank the Minister for Education, Sarah Mitchell for listening to the

concerns put forward by myself on behalf of our community,” he said. Darkinjung CEO Brendan Moyle said he understood that there has been concern about the perceived lack of consultation on the future use of the school. Moyle also confirmed that Darkinjung has explored options to lodge an Aboriginal Land Claim in line with the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983.

“These provisions allow Local Aboriginal Land Councils to claim eligible unused public land and assets for the benefit of Aboriginal people, as First Australians and custodians of the land for more than 65,000 years. “While we are not in a position to comment on the status of the school, Darkinjung has an established partnership with Barker College as one of Australia’s most prestigious primary and secondary education institutions in Australia. “The focus of this partnership is to provide world class education for Aboriginal students living in the fastest growing Aboriginal community in Australia. “If Darkinjung was to obtain the Dooralong Public School it would be used within its original intent from 1903 to provide education to some of the most vulnerable people in the Central Coast community, while preserving Aboriginal and non-Indigenous history in a manner that the whole of the Central Coast community could celebrate and be proud of,” he said. Nicola Riches

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Dealing with the aftermath of the floods Plans are being rolled out now for an assessment of Tuggerah Lakes as flooding on Wyong River and Tuggerah Lake continues to subside. While NSW SES has issued an ‘all clear’ and lifted evacuation orders, the aftermath of the ‘rain bomb’ is now a focus for the Council, while the Coast Public Health Network has warned about a potential rise in Ross River Fever. At the request of Resilience NSW and the Local Emergency Management Officer an impact assessment for Tuggerah Lakes will soon commence. Due to the extreme rainfall, there are high amounts of debris expected to be flowing into the lake and over the next week, Council will be assessing sites around the Lakes, recording information to prioritise specific works. Those assessment will include, and not be limited to: types of debris materials; the quantities of various debris materials; level and ease of access to the Lakes; any ongoing flood levels and the potential for further debris materials to be present. Council will also undertake

Contaminated flood water and soil pose a health risk

other assessments, working with NSW RFS and SES to conduct tree risk assessments. Meanwhile, Member for The Entrance, David Mehan MP, has written to the Minister for Emergency Services, the Hon Steph Cooke and Central Coast Council requesting that a sandbag collection point be located at Council’s Long Jetty Depot at Bateau Bay. As a result of the deluge of rains, the Coast Public Health

Network’s acting CEO, Paul Byleveld, has warned of a potential rise in mosquitoborne Ross River Fever. He explained that there has been an increase in the numbers of mosquitos and that the Network would recommend that people, where possible, avoid going out at peak mosquito times – dawn and dusk. “Be cautious around wetland and bushland, and where

possible, where long sleeves, long pants, socks and shoes, and use mosquito repellent that contains DEET,” he said. “Symptoms of Ross Rive Fever differ – some people might not feel any symptoms, while some people might have a rash, feel lethargic, or experience a low-grade fever. “Symptoms can persist for a long time, so (our advice) for people on the Coast is that after rain and flooding, we would

urge you to take extra care and precautions,” he said. Meanwhile, beaches at the top end of the Coast remain closed including the Grant McBride baths at The Entrance. Council is working with Resilience NSW to ensure residents have access to information and support services to aid recovery, including a Pop-up ‘Recovery Hub’ at Diggers at The Entrance to support those impacted by

the floods at the following times: Thursday 17 March: 10.00am – 4.00pm Sunday 20 March: 10.00am – 2.00pm Wednesday 23 March: 10.00am – 4.00pm Thursday 24 March: 10.00am – 4.00pm Nicola Riches

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New fire station opens at Warnervale Road

The new Rural Fire Service station at Warnervale Road opened last weekend Saturday (12 March) with a celebration honouring 14 of its volunteers. Work on the station commenced in 2018, however, the final touches on external works such as surrounding concreting the construction of

sandstone retaining walls have now been completed. The new station features three truck bays, an office, training area, storage space, toilet and kitchenette. Volunteer fundraising accounted for $22,000 towards the cost of the build. Meanwhile, 14 members of the Warnervale Brigade and

District Group Officers were also presented with the National Emergency Medal for their efforts during the 2019/20 fire season. The medal is awarded to those whose service is in the protection of lives and property, or in the service of interests that are not their own, and who supported the emergency

response for a minimum of five days between September 2019 and February 2020. “I would like to take this time to praise all our members and thank them for their incredible contribution over the 2019-20 season and for their ongoing efforts each and every day, particularly when dealing with emergencies here on the

Central Coast,” Chief Superintendent McKellar said. “We also thank the family, friends, employers and colleagues of all NSW RFS volunteers. “We know it takes their ongoing support and patience to assist and enable our volunteers to do what they do to save lives and property.”

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Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch MP and NSW RFS Chief Superintendent Jayson McKellar AFSM joined NSW RFS members and guests at the new Warnervale Road station to mark the occasion and present members with the National Emergency Medal. Nicola Riches

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Dobell’s Liberal candidate puts jobs and traineeships at top of election agenda Following the long-awaited announcement of the Liberal candidate for the Federal seat of Dobell last week, Michael Feneley came out firing with a commitment to education and youth training. Only recently, it was reported that young people at the north end of the Coast were being deprived of Commonwealth scholarships for vocational training that were earmarked solely for Gosford. The Commonwealth Scholarships Program for Young Australians opened to 10 regions including Gosford in February but not the former Wyong shire. Feneley acknowledges this requires attention along with the need to boosting local employment opportunities.

“One in four workers (in Dobell) commute – that’s an unusually high number (and) I would like to see growth in local jobs so that people can work and live here, and that people stay here, including our young people. “I think that’s something that can be worked on so that (businesses) who want to do traineeships can still do them either through supporting travel or providing and emulating more outreachbased training programs. “That’s obviously a level of detail that I would explore with the businesses that are supporting those traineeships,” he said. Having relocated with his family to Noraville last year, Feneley commutes to Sydney where his work as a

Feneley with children Hannah and Bryn

Cardiologist continues. He observed the effects of the flooding and coastal erosion on the Coast in the last few weeks but contends that the heavy lifting is a matter for the State government. “I think that the Tuggerah Lakes issue more broadly, and the coastal erosion particularly

around The Entrance, are very important and long-standing issues. “There have been good instances in the past when the Commonwealth government has supported issues there, but it can’t act alone. “The State government is right at the centre of that and

(while) the Commonwealth plays a strong supporting role in providing funding, the heavy lifting in terms of how it gets implemented is very much a role of the State,” he said. Feneley said the lack of affordable housing, exacerbated by the pandemic, is also a burning issue for families at the top end, with the rental crisis forcing families to live in motels and caravan parks. According to Feneley, boosting economic growth can solve the problem. “I am an advocate for increased access to affordable housing. “My major focus will be on economic growth and increasing job opportunities so that people will be able to afford housing,” he said.

The father of four says that Dobell is changing, and the proposed Regional Plan 2041 is one indicator of how the region is expected to grow. “The whole of the Coast is a high priority, but I think we’re going to see a lot of that growth in the northern part of the Coast, particularly up around the Wyong area. “Coming out of the pandemic we’re seeing a great opportunity in Australia broadly, but my focus is in on how to maximise that growth in Dobell. One of seven children, Feneley says he is excited to be in Dobell. “My mother lived the last 25 years of her life here, so it’s where our tribe – and we are a large tribe – met and converged all that time.” Nicola Riches

IPART releases draft decision on proposed water rate rise From page 1 “We intend to recommend CCC Water reports on its performance to the community annually,” she said.

“We expect CCC Water to consult with the community to develop a set of performance measures that reflect the community’s preferences. “We have provided some

examples CCC Water could consider in the draft report and we are interested in the community’s feedback on them.” Donnelly said IPART also

intends to recommend the Minister gives it a referral to investigate and report on CCC Water’s performance and progress in two years’ time. IPART is encouraging

customers and the community to make submissions on the draft report by April 14 and participate in a public hearing on April 5. The draft report, draft

determination, survey, and registration for the public hearing are available via IPART’s website. Terry Collins

Central Coast Friends of Democracy State government’s regional plan fails to plan for climate change Submissions closed on 4 March for the NSW government’s draft Central Coast Regional Plan 2041. The draft was launched on 8 December 2021 by Adam Crouch, MP for Terrigal, alongside representatives from UDIA Central Coast (a group representing the interests of property development) and Business NSW (Central Coast) . There was not a community, social or environmental stakeholder in sight. This is meant to be a strategic plan for the next 20 years of the Central Coast. The community exhibition period included the holiday period when many in our community try to take a break. There were no face to face community

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workshops, just a few online sessions that were largely poorly attended. The NSW government does not hide the fact that the draft CCRP2041 was prepared in consultation with key stakeholders that represent development interests. There was no similar consultation with other stakeholder groups for community, social or environmental interests. Although, the draft Plan includes “net zero emissions” as a guiding principle, nothing in the Plan deliverson that commitment or demonstrates any real change to existing or previous practice to achieve that goal. In reality, the plan is hostile towards planning for climate change. The overall mantra is growth, development, rezonings and changing the rules to more easily override community concerns. The Plan suggests future development west of the M1, overturning a long-standing principle of no increased development in these areas. Climate change makes it even more important to protect our drinking water catchments and agricultural lands in light of future uncertainty. The Plan proposes a new “Kargai growth area” around Long Jetty, Killarney Vale, Bateau Bay and The Entrance. As demonstrated in recent extreme rain events, the area of Long Jetty and Killarney Vale are susceptible to significant flooding. This appears to be a plan written by developers for developers. Our community should be concerned that they are losing their voice in planning the future of our region.

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Bateau Bay’s Judy Townsend awarded Local Woman of the Year Well-known Bateau Bay resident, Judy Townsend, has been awarded Local Woman of the Year at the NSW Local Woman of the Year Awards.

Judy Townsend with David Mehan

Townsend was presented with the prestigious award ceremony at the International Convention Centre in Sydney that coincided with International Women’s Day. A passionate member of the community, Townsend is known for her work on the local environment, particularly as the driving force behind the community-led initiative to improve pedestrian safety and beach access along Bateau Bay Road. Townsend established the Bateau Bay Safe Path Project which is a community campaign to build the missing link in the Bateau Bay Coastal Track which now runs from Shelley Beach to Crackneck Lookout. She has also been responsible for organising for a local Aboriginal midden on the track to be registered by the Darkinjung Land Council, confident that the new path prevents further degradation of the heritage site. Townsend said it was an

honour to represent the many volunteers who made the Bateau Bay Safe Path Project happen. “It is a wonderful feeling knowing that a community pulled together to keep everyone safe on busy Bateau Bay Rd and it is such a joy to know it is so popular with locals and visitors,” she said. Member for The Entrance, David Mehan MP attended the awards ceremony alongside Townsend. He explained that the project’s achievements, led by Ms Townsend, have been twofold. “Firstly, the campaign has improved pedestrian safety along a popular stretch of road used daily for people who exercise and visitors accessing the beach. “Secondly, the project promotes protection of the bush environment in a sustainable way that has encouraged locals to get involved and feel proud of their area. “We are so proud of Ms Townsend who has inspired this progress, and I am delighted I can honour her for her achievements on this occasion,” he said. Nicola Riches

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Wyong Hospital’s Medical Day Unit opening mid-2022

Wyong Hospital New Theatre

The final details of the Wyong Hospital redevelopment have been unveiled with confirmation that a new and expanded Medical Day Unit will open by the middle of this year. The Medical Day Unit, which will sit in a refurbished part of the old hospital building, will open by mid-2022 and has

been expanded from four treatment bays to 12. Patients with chronic or acute conditions such as Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or Crohn’s disease can be referred to the Medical Day Unit for treatments such as blood transfusion or to receive medications or fluid via an IV drip. Wyong Hospital General

Manager, Chris Bone, said that previously some of these patients would have needed to be admitted to hospital for treatment. “The Medical Day Unit is much more convenient for patients and frees up hospital beds for other patients,” he said. The new Medical Day Unit will

be accompanied by a car park, accessibly from the very front of the Unit to make it easier for patient transport. Meanwhile, the discharge lounge will be relocated and expanded. Wyong Hospital has moved to reassure the community that appropriate staffing will be provided to safely care for the

additional number of patients being cared for in the Unit. Last week Wyong Hospital completed and opened a new operating theatre bringing the total number of theatres at the hospital to five. “The new theatre offers the latest technology and is much larger than the existing theatres which makes it easier to

perform major laparoscopic and orthopaedic surgery,” said Bone. Wyong Hospital’s redevelopment was partially completed with the opening of a building housing a new Emergency Department last October. Nicola Riches

Local researchers awarded almost half a million dollars to research animal evacuation in bushfires A team of researchers based at the Ourimbah campus of the University of Newcastle have been awarded $468,000 as part of the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant to assist communities in animal evacuation and care in climate-afflicted areas. The project, called “ClimateSmart Adaptive Resilience and

Engagement for Animal Evacuation”, will be led by Associate Professor Temitope Egbelakin from the School of Architecture and Built Environment. The project aims to upgrade and extend animal sheltering facilities and collate logistical data requirements to better protect the wider regional agricultural sector and vulnerable communities.

The project will support affected communities’ economic recovery and resilience through skillsdevelopment programs, engaging communities and experienced volunteers, farmers, landholders, and welfare services across the region. A cross-disciplinary approach is being undertaken, with Dr Sandra Carrasco (School of

Architecture and Built Environment), Professor Mark Stewart (School of Engineering), Dr Kirrilly Thompson (School of Medicine and Public Health). Also part of the project are Mr Robert Henderson (Hunter Local Land Services) and Dr Temitope Omotayo (Leeds Beckett University, UK). Source: Media Release, Mar 11 Central Coast Council

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Big plans afoot for Norah Head Lighthouse After two years of having its lights eclipsed by COVID, the beacon at Norah Head Light House is set to shine brighter with an injection of funding and some big, bold plans. The Norah Head landmark ceased operations almost two years ago owing to COVID safety measures, however, as visitors return to the reserve, and thanks to a million-dollar boost, the future for the lighthouse is bright. Between Crown Lands’ and the State government, Norah Head Reserve received more than $1M in 2020 and 2021 to be spent on specific, designated projects – among them a proposed café, museum, shop and covered outdoor seating area. Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve (NHLR) President, Neil Rose, explained that the Board will spend $16,000 of its funding on preliminary investigations for the café, museum and shop. “We are in the process of getting plans drawn up, organizing a development application to gain approval from Council, getting Heritage approval, plus getting the site investigated for any impact on vegetation,” he confirmed. Rose said the proposed café,

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museum and gift shop at the entry will give the site a focal point of arrival, while giving visitors the opportunity to sit, relax, have something to eat and overlook the lighthouse and the ocean. “This is about giving the community a better offer and to raise more funds to keep the reserve going. “The project will ultimately be in the order of $300K, plus.

“The idea is that we are entirely self-sufficient,” he said. Last year, NHLR lost $150,000 in income owing to its inability to operate during COVID – during 2021, the lighthouse reserve had no income at all. Expenses include having a full-time site manager, a private pumped sewer system, turf management, electricity costs and waste disposal. These are covered in several ways including making available the lighthouse keeper’s quarters for holiday rentals, the shop and guided tours of the reserve and the lighthouse, plus concerts. Rose stressed that the grants and stimulus that have been given to NHLR, including those from Crown Lands, must be used on specific projects that have already been scoped out. “We were successful in gaining funds for all four of the four items requested from Crown Lands,” he explained. This resulted in $233,404.00 being provided for infrastructure projects including controlling condensation and mould in quarters, repainting the exterior of the quarters, the provision of a security gate, and scoping of café, museum, shop and outdoor seating project. The State stimulus package will be directed to, among other things, air-conditioning, a new shed for volunteers and equipment, and an upgrade to the electricity supply on the site. Rose explained that NHLR intends to stage three concerts over the next 18 months. “We work with promoters in Newcastle. “The company always books top-quality recording artists – we’ve had Missy Higgins and

Xavier Rudd here before. “But they always have to hire a generator because we simply don’t have the power capacity here,” he said. Rose said all of the projects will provide ample employment opportunities for locals. “We will require 40 people to upgrade the power supply and systems here,” he said. He also confirmed that the current steps leading from the reserve will be repaired and that pathways will be replaced to make the reserve more accessible for people

with disabilities. “The steps are narrow, uneven, and in places they are starting to wear away and we’re looking at replacing them – there’s $150K or $200K, just to do that,” he said. Some of the new projects are already underway. At the end of January, a new concrete slab was laid for a new workshop – the former workshop was housed in old stable buildings that will be restored for public viewing. “It’s a lot of work,” said Rose, “and we’re all volunteers.”

Rose explained that, prior to COVID,there were 30 volunteers helping but after being forced to close for two years, they lost contact with some volunteers. “We have 15 guides now. It’s a juggling act managing those and the small shop with that many,” he said. “We need to send out the message that we require some help and some new volunteers – they must be reasonably fit, there are 94 steps up to the lighthouse. “But it’s incredibly rewarding work – the team is close, they are all friends, and you get to meet some fantastic people,” he said. In the meantime, NHLR is undertaking one project that does not include building work. An historical research project is underway to develop a clear and comprehensive history of the lighthouse and reserve that can be taught to the guides and passed on to the visitors. “Over time people like to embellish things and sometimes those embellishments get picked up by other people as fact,” Rose laughed. “We’re reviewing our historical information (as) we want to make sure that every tiny detail we say is 100 per cent accurate.” Nicola Riches

Calling All Veterans! Do you need help or can you give help?

Toukley RSL Sub Branch welcomes all veterans serving and ex serving to join our Sub Branch. Our mission is to provide for the well-being, care, compassion and commemoration of serving and ex serving Defence Force Personnel and their dependants in the Toukley region. Monthly meetings, to which all Sub Branch members are encouraged to attend, are held on the first Monday of the month in the upper meeting room of the Ary, formerly known as Toukley RSL Sub Branch Club. Meetings commence at 10:30 AM. There is no cost involved.

You can join us in providing: • Welfare and Advocacy services to serving and ex-service persons and their dependants. • Assist all serving and ex-serving men and women in need of support. • Provide a support base to encourage future membership of the League. • Support our commemoration and remembrance of those who have served our Country. • Encourage and enjoy fellowship and mateship with other veterans. Interested? E-mail info@toukleyrslsb.org.au and we will do our best to answer any questions and provide assistance when appropriate or get you signed-up for free.

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Should the Ukraine war force a rethink on renewables? FORUM

I refer to your article on Page 23 of CCN333 regarding the number of Renewable Energy projects planned for the Central Coast - 24 solar, 13 on shore and seven off shore wind, 35 large scale batteries, eight pumped hydro projects - a total of 87 separate projects.

At what cost? What Subsidies? Over what Time Scale? All this to potentially put out the equivalent of ten coal-fired stations? When will sanity ever return

to this renewable (debate)? Look at Europe – (they’ve) gone for wind and solar (and are) now frantically buying nuclear energy off France and coal and gas from Russia. Russia controls Europe - not by invasion, but by energy supply. When will we ever learn – we need coal and gas to power key Industries, like steel and aluminium which have 24/7 operations.

You can’t stop these plants because it is overcast, rainy or calm. How many batteries are required to power Tomago Aluminium? And for how long? And now we have cancelled Pep 11. Surely, we need selfsufficiency in electricity, manufacturing, mining, automotive, defence and other heavy industries to ensure our freedom and selfdetermination. Peter Wheeler, Wamberal

She will be missed Many congratulations to local editor and journalist, Jackie Pearson for her success, as director of Truepenny Media, publisher of The Point ESG News Site, in receiving funding from the Walkley Foundation to help promote public interest journalism. I will miss Jackie’s excellent forensic reporting with CCN but know that the work she is passionate about - ‘to highlight

the social and environmental consequences of modern governance – bad and good!’ is of more importance than ever with so many regional newspapers being closed down and even our public broadcaster, the ABC, under constant threat from relentless attrition of funding and resources spread too thinly in regional and remote areas. Gillian Telford Booker Bay

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Channel opening good, but in the wrong place FORUM

Many thanks to the Central Coast Council for opening The Entrance channel during the recent flood event. It certainly helped as the water was not as high as it could have been with all that rain. A qualified hydrologist colleague, however, noted the opening was in the incorrect spot – the widening of the

Tern area – about 10m wide. This is where depth and fast flow can be obtained as the water can exit under pressure there and take more volume – and work even in high/king tides and strong waves. To the south, the channel naturally curves, slows down, deposits sand and is not as effective.

south end of the entrance channel can only ever be shallow, due to the underlying bedrock there. This also partially explained why the water took time to drain this flood. Next time, next year, it would be much more effective to excavate a straight east-west channel just south of the Little

Guy McKanna, Chittaway

Final nail in the coffin for Performing Arts Centre A small item at the end of the minutes for the Planning Panel on the 25th February (4.1 Request to amend SEPP Gosford City Centre to reclassify 73-75 Mann Street, Gosford) ends any hope for the Central Coast Performing Arts Centre. A procedural matter says the Council, and indeed they could say they have done everything in accordance with the rules. This small procedural item

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yet there is no firm commitment for it. We are told that the Conservatorium will have access to these buildings yet where is the binding agreement? The question remains, given the huge cost of damage repair after the recent floods, whether the Government considers it will cost too much and sells to a developer to build more flats.

reclassifying the building from Community use to Operational use and thus paving the way for sale to, we are told, the State Government for them to decide what to do with it, is the final nail in the years of struggle for those in the community who have tried to build a Performing Arts Centre. We are told the State Government is going to build a new TAFE along Manns Road

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Rocket Man vs Piano Man

Rocket Man takes on Piano Man at the Art House April 9

Two music icons. Two grand pianos. Two of the world’s most accomplished tribute artists. Tribute acts Lance Strauss and Jimmy Mann will bring

Elton John (Lance) and Billy Joel (Jimmy) to life in a “versus” performance with each man fighting it out with their best renditions. Elton John and Billy Joel are arguably two of the greatest

piano men ever, and the gloves are off the audience is challenged to pick a winner. Jimmy Mann has been performing for more than 25 years, while Lance Strauss has been wowing audiences since

the late 80s with his uncanny resemblance to Elton John. The two entertainers have been working together for more than 15 years, bringing their face-to-face show to life.

Rocket Man vs Piano Man is a brand-new show, completed with a backing band including guitar, bass, percussion and saxophone. The show takes place at The Art House, Wyong on 9 April at

8pm – see www. thearthousewyong.com.au for more details. Nicola Riches

John Lynch’s sculpture Stargazing A rock formation behind his Lisarow home inspired sculptor, John Lynch, to create a piece which has been selected as a finalist in the prestigious Tom Bass Prize for Figurative Sculpture. His work, Stargazing, in Carrara marble was selected for the exhibition at historic Juniper Hall, Paddington.

The exhibition was opened by NSW Governor, Margaret Beazley, on March 11 and runs until March 27 with entry free. Lynch said the inspirational formation sits behind his property on the ridge leading to Berry’s Head. “The large sandstone boulder I have walked past many times looks to me like a human head form staring at the sky,” he said.

“I am very open to ideas from any source, but particularly the natural world. “It is a small, quiet sculpture so I’m extra pleased that the judges saw some value in it.” Lynch runs a sculpture school, studio and gallery at Lisarow. To see more of his work go to johnlynchsculpture.com.au. Terry Collins

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Jopuka represents Coast at Mardi Gras Members of the youth theatre company Jopuka Productions crew headed down to Sydney to take part in the Mardi Gras 2022 parade, emblazoned in bold and beautiful colours to represent the Central Coast. The 2022 Mardi Gras theme this year was United We Shine. Jopuka members come from all over the Coast, from the top end down to the peninsula. It was their second time marching, celebrating queer identity for both youth theatre and their own theatre company. Marching with 35 young people, they joined nearly 6,000 participants at a packed SCG that was televised on the ABC and fortunately, given the

rains, stayed dry. Jopuka was featured prominently in the ABC broadcast with Artistic Director Joshua Maxwell being interviewed by Casey Donovan. Jopuka was not the only Coast crew marching, with two other floats from the region: Coastal Twist Festival/Central Coast Pride and Point Claire Families. “Mardi Gras is such a celebration of our community, as Jopuka strives to give young people a safe space in the arts to be themselves … Mardi Gras is just another avenue for that,” said Maxwell. “We can’t wait to march again in 2023 – we’ve already started planning.” Nicola Riches

Two theatre shows in one that celebrate Australian history A unique and captivating glimpse into the lives of incredible Australians is coming to Wyong’s Art House in the double bill Stardust + The Mission. This “two-shows-in-one” piece of theatre drama features two powerful yet forgotten stories presented by awardwinning ABC presenter Joel Carnegie and acclaimed Gunditjmara actor Tom Molyneux. Timed to coincide with the lead-up to ANZAC Day, Stardust

+ The Mission plays one night on 5 April as part of a six-month National Tour. ‘Stardust’ is the awardwinning story of Col Brain, one of the best jazz musicians of his generation. Thirty years after his passing, his grandson Joel Carnegie discovered a hidden time capsule of his grandfather’s music and memories now shared on stage. ‘The Mission’ is a First Nations story, with Gunditjmara actor, Tom Molyneux telling the rollicking tale of his Great-

Great Uncle Allan, an Aboriginal soldier, who fought for Australia in WWI. On return home he was denied a soldier’s settlement and forced from his land in Victoria in a story of war, love, and loss. The shows have been described as “a treat” and a “beautiful, touching, rich tribute.” For more information, go to: www.thearthousewyong.com. au Photo: Theresa Harrison

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Dead whale washes up at Spoon Bay

The dead whale washed up at Spoon Bay last Thursday

Investigations are continuing into the cause of death of a Blainville’s beaked whale which washed ashore at Spoon Bay last Thursday afternoon, March 10. The dead animal was female and measured over 4m long.

The Dolphin Project spokesperson, Ronny Ling, said the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) removed the one-ton carcass and a necropsy was conducted to determine the cause of death. “The head was later removed and sent to the Australian

Museum,” Ling said. “Australia has over 45 different whales and dolphins that frequent our waters, and 11 are ‘beaked and bottlenosed whales’. “They can range in size from around 3.5m to 13m and it is often hard to determine the species as some look very

similar. “Often the species is only determined by x-raying the skull to see the position of unerupted teeth.” Ling said the animals usually live in deep water off the continental shelf. “Their diet consists mainly of squid and small fish,” he said.

“They resemble very large dolphins and are the deepest divers of all the whale species. “Blainville’s beaked whales usually live in groups of 3 to 7, although groups of 12 have been observed. “This particular species range from 4.5m to 6m in length when mature.”

Ling urged members of the public who see a whale, dolphin or seal to call Central Coast Dolphin Project on 0490 401 969, or if the animal is entangled or distressed, call NPWS on 13 000 72757.

Forget reality TV, in the 1960’s and 1970’s it was all about ‘variety shows’. We looked forward to performances on shows like Bandstand from regulars such as Col Joye, Little Pattie, Lucky Starr, Roland Storm and even the Bee Gees and Olivia Newton John! FEATURING: LITTLE PATTIE LUCKY STARR

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

PRIME (C61/60)

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Midsomer Murders: The Incident At Cooper Hill (PG) [s] Grantchester (M v) [s] Outback Ringer (PG) [s] George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] Poh’s Kitchen [s] Landline [s] Basketball: WNBL: Finals: Teams TBA *Live* From Dandenong Basketball Stadium [s] ABC News [s] Death In Paradise (M v) [s] Unforgotten (M l) [s] Troppo (M l) [s] Call The Midwife (PG) [s] Les Miserables (M v) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s]

6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 10:00 The Morning Show 12:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 12:30 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Rosehill/ Flemington *Live* [s] 1:00 1:30 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 2:00 3:30 Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Sydney Harbour Bridge 90th 4:30 Birthday *Live* [s] 8:00 Movie: “Indiana Jones And The 5:00 Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull” 5:30 6:00 (M v) (’08) – In 1957, 7:00 archaeologist and adventurer Dr Henry ‘Indiana’ Jones Jr. is 7:30 called back into action and becomes entangled in a Soviet 8:30 plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts 11:20 known as the Crystal Skulls. Stars: Harrison Ford 2:00 10:30 Movie: “The Long Kiss Goodnight” (M l,v) (’96) Stars: 5:30 Geena Davis

Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Today Extra Saturday [s] Destination WA [s] Drive TV [s] My Way [s] Delish [s] Aqua Rugby: Highlights [s] David Attenborough’s Green Planet: The Making Of Green Planet [s] The Garden Gurus [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Getaway [s] NINE News Saturday [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Space Invaders: Gary And Neriezza (PG) [s] Movie: “The Shawshank Redemption” (M l,v,s) (’94) Stars: Morgan Freeman Movie: “Changeling” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Angelina Jolie Home Shopping Wesley Impact With Stu Cameron (PG) [s]

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] Australia Remastered [s] Short Cuts To Glory: Matt Okine vs Food [s] Back In Time For Dinner [s] Art Works [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Compass (PG) [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Grand Designs New Zealand: Sounds Hideaway (PG) [s] Troppo (M l) [s] Killing Eve (M v) [s] Harrow (M v) [s] Top Of The Lake (M l,s) [s] Mum: Friday (M l) [s] Diary Of An Uber Driver (M)

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:00 Cycling: Santos Festival Of Cycling: Highlights [s] 2:00 Movie: “Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment” (PG) (’85) Stars: Steve Guttenberg 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Dancing With The Stars (PG) [s] 8:45 Crime Investigation Australia: On Borrowed Time The Michael McGurk Assassination (MA15+) [s] 10:05 Born To Kill?: Edmund Kemper ‘The Co-Ed Killer’ (MA15+) [s] 11:10 Death Row: Countdown To Execution (MA15+) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

6:00 7:00 10:00 11:00 12:00

Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] NRL: Women’s Premiership: Eels v Roosters *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [s] NRL: Women’s Premiership: Knights v Dragons *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [s] NRL: Knights v Tigers *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [s] NINE News Sunday [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] 60 Minutes (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Australian Crime Stories: The Hunter (M v) [s] The First 48: The Fighter/ Final Ride (M) [s] Shallow Grave: The Collectors (M) [s] The Garden Gurus [s]

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Death In Paradise (M d,v) [s] The Teacher (M l,s) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Escape From The City (PG) [s] Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] China Tonight [s] ABC News Video Lab [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Q+A (PG) [s] Press (M l,s) [s] Midsomer Murders (PG) [s]

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

2:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “The Good Nanny” (M v) (’17) Stars: Briana Evigan, Ellen Hollman, Peter Porte, Sophie Guest, Tatyana Ali, Ben Gavin, Kym Jackson What The Killer Did Next: Peter Fasoli (M v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Resilience (M l) [s] The Amazing Race (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] The Resident: Now What? (M) [s] Movie: “Demolition” (M) (’15) Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, C.J. Wilson Home Shopping

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Foreign Correspondent [s] Rosie Batty’s One Plus One 12:00 Grand Designs New Zealand ABC News At Noon [s] Unforgotten (M l,v) [s] 2:00 Press (M s) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Escape From The City [s] 3:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus 4:00 One (PG) [s] 5:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:40 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 9:40 A Dog’s World With Tony Armstrong: Friendship (M l) [s] 10:40 The Poles Revealed: Poles 11:10 Apart [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Four Corners [s] 1:10 Media Watch (PG) [s] 1:30

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Dark Desire” (M s,v) (’12) Stars: Kelly Lynch, Nic Robuck, Michael Nouri The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Clare Bernal (M d,v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Focus (M) [s] The Rookie: Breakdown (PG) [s] The Rookie: Heart Beat (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Movie: “The Dead Pool” (M) (’07) Stars: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim Program To Be Advised Home Shopping

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

2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:30 10:30 11:00 12:00

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

TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

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

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

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:25 12:10 1:05

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

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SBS (C30)

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

France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour The Rising Cook Up With Adam Liaw March Of The Penguins (PG) (In French) World War Speed (PG) Secret Nazi Bases (PG) SBS World News Celebrity Letters And Numbers (M) Exploring Northern Ireland (PG) World’s Greatest Bridges: The Iron Bridge, Shropshire (PG) 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) Movie: “Midnight In Paris” (PG) (’11) Stars: Owen Wilson Movie: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (M) (’08) Stars: Rebecca Hall (In English/ Spanish)

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00

Religious Programs [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Left Off The Map [s] Studio 10: Sunday (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised My Market Kitchen [s] Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] Australia By Design Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) [s] Farm To Fork [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] – As castaways return to camp from purgatory, alliances are seemingly reformed, a tribemate selflessly gives up their reward. FBI: Studio Gangster (M v) [s] FBI: Legacy (M v) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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 Al Jazeera English News 7:30 Italian News 8:10 Worldwatch Continues 1:00 Motor Sports: Australian Superbikes: Round 2 *Live* From Queensland Raceway 4:00 Cycling: Paris-Nice 2022 Highlights 5:00 Small Business Secrets (PG) 5:30 Two Sands (PG) 5:40 Secret Nazi Bases (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Baiae - The Atlantis Of Rome (PG) (In English/ Italian) 8:30 A Spy In The FBI (M) 10:10 The Real Hunt For Red October (PG) 11:00 Michael Mosley - Into The Mind: Emotions/ Mind Control/ Broken Brains (PG) 1:55 Food Fighter (M l) 3:30 Contagion (M)

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] Explore [s] 8:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 12:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 2:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 3:00 NINE News [s] 3:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 4:30 La Brea: The Storm (M) [s] – When a chaotic superstorm hits 5:00 the clearing, a structural 6:30 collapse puts Marybeth and 7:30 Lucas’ lives in danger. Gavin 8:30 embarks on a journey into his past. 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 100% Footy (M) [s] 10:40 Bluff City Law: The All-American (PG) [s] 11:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 12:30 Hello SA (PG) [s] Home Shopping 1:30

The Talk [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Left Off The Map [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Would I Lie To You? Australia (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Shattered (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Ghosts (M) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 Worldwatch Continues 2:00 Talk For Life 3:10 Hidden Algeria: The Sahara (PG) (In English/ French) 4:10 The Royal House Of Windsor: Fire, Feud And Fury (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Scotland - Escape To The Wilderness (PG) 8:30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets (PG) 9:35 Great House Revival 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 Paris Police 1900 (MA15+) (In French) 12:10 Tin Star (MA15+) 1:15 Unit One (M l,s,v) (In Danish) 4:30 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] The Hundred With Andy Lee (PG) [s] – Host Andy Lee is joined in the studio by a panel of Australia’s funniest comedians and a 100 regular Aussies. NINE News Late [s] True Story With Hamish & Andy: Sal (PG) [s] Mr Mayor: Dodger Day (PG) [s] Killed By My Stalker (M l,v) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Delish [s]

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

6:00 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 12:00 1:30 2:40 3:00 2:30 3:30 4:00 4:30

Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Religious Programs [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Left Off The Map [s] Pooches At Play [s] Freshly Picked [s] Studio 10: Saturday [s] 4X4 Adventures [s] All 4 Adventure [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Destination Dessert [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) [s] Farm To Fork [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men: Round 19: Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory *Live* From Netstrata Jubilee Stadium [s] Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] Ambulance UK (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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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 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [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: The Wake (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles: Murmuration (M v) [s] 10:30 NCIS: IRL (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

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

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

France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Rivers Of Australia: The Murray (PG) Destination Flavour China Bitesize The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) The Royal House Of Windsor: The Top Job (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind (PG) SBS World News Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Insight: Catfishing (PG) Dateline: Murder In Malta The Feed SBS World News The Point Shadow Lines (MA15+) (In Finnish) Transplant (MA15+)

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

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Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World

Author: Peter S Goodman Publisher: Custom House

I heard about this book while listening to ABC radio. Peter S. Goodman is a global economics correspondent at the New York Times. He has worked for the Washington Post, Huffington Post and International Business Times. Davos Man is a term coined in 2004 by Samuel Huntington, a political scientist. It stands for “those so enriched by globalization and so native to its workings that they were effectively stateless, their interests and wealth flowing across borders, their estates and yachts sprinkled across continents, their arsenal of lobbyists and accountants straddling jurisdictions, eliminating loyalty to any particular nation.” Generally, anyone that attends the Davos Forum. Goodman focuses on five “specimens”: Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase; private equity magnate, Stephen Schwarzman; richest man on earth Jeff Bezos of Amazon; asset manager Larry Fink; and Marc Benioff, founder of Salesforce. But he will also comment on the Forum’s founders, Klaus Schwab, Bill Clinton, Emmanual Macron, Steven Mnuchin, Mitch McConnell and George Osborne, “each of these figures has aided Davos Man in pursuit of fresh prey while helping himself to choice morsels”. While much of the book is about the destruction

Davos Man has done to the United States, attention is also drawn to the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Sweden. How, under the guise of do-gooders, billionaires are depleting the world to line their pockets. Banners at the forum claim the mission is, “Committed to Improving the State of the World”, while behind the scenes, “It is the largest lobbying operation on earth. The most powerful people gather together behind closed doors, without any accountability, and they write the rules for the rest of the world.” By financing politicians and deploying lobbyists they have wreaked havoc on financial regulation, removed anti-trust laws, weakened labour movements.

Goodman uses the term “Cosmic Lie” often in the book and states that it means “the alluring yet demonstrably bogus idea that cutting taxes and deregulating markets will not only produce extra riches for the most affluent but trickle the benefits down to the lucky masses-something that has, in real life, happened zero times”. While the pandemic claimed lives and livelihoods for many, Davos Man “feasted on the calamity, snapping up real estate, shares of stock, and other companies at distressed prices. They applied their lobbying muscle to turn gargantuan, taxpayer-financed bailout packages into corporate welfare schemes for the billionaire class.”

All the while taking credit for “rescuing humanity.” Marc Benioff called CEOs heroes. Bezos kept Amazon running while putting his workers at risk. They have decimated health care and then patted themselves on the back when procuring protective gear “If the agony of 2020 had demonstrated anything it was how the rich could not only prosper but profiteer off everyone else’s suffering.” I think the prologue of the book is great and really made me angry with the state of the world and despondent that there seemed to be no way to stop it, nobody that couldn’t be bought off. Goodman gives many examples and goes into a lot of detail, but it was too much for me. About a third way through my interest waned and I found myself playing Wordle instead. It is a well-researched book, and I think it is an important message to get out, but maybe an abridged version would have been better. The solution, according to Goodman, “can happen only through the exercise of democracy – by unleashing strategies centred on boosting wages and working opportunities, by erecting new forms of social insurance, by reviving and enforcing antitrust law, and by modernizing the tax code to focus on wealth.” Perhaps it’d be enough to just take the assets off the five specimens – just like we did with those Russian Oligarchs. (I mean aren’t these guys Global Oligarchs? Doesn’t that word have an evil ring to it now?) Oh, and in case you want to buy this book this book, it is available on Amazon – Jeff B sends his regards. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property Prime Minister visits FMC Corporation’s Wyong plant Leading global agricultural sciences company, FMC Corporation, welcomed Prime Minister Scott Morrison to its Wyong plant on March 14. Morrison was discussing the Federal government’s commitment to Australian agriculture through innovation and job creation. FMC is one of just a few remaining multinational companies with local manufacturing facilities. The company made a multimillion-dollar investment in 2020 to upgrade its 5ha Wyong plant into a fully-fledged formulation and packaging facility, in preparation for the world’s first launch of FMC’s new pre-emergent herbicide, Overwatch®. The investment has resulted in more than double employment on site with almost 40 employees across production, quality,

maintenance and logistics operations. Morrison said the most exciting part of his tour was hearing about how many more people FMC was bringing on through the trainee program. “Research and development is key to FMC’s success along with understanding your customers and the efficiency of your supply chain. “That’s all really important but at the end of the day, you’ve got to get the people you need to drive your business, and you’ve got to get them here where you are on the Central Coast – I’m excited in seeing how that’s playing out on the ground and seeing the new talent coming through.” FMC is providing a 12-month traineeship program to 11 school-leavers assigned to manufacturing, logistics, procurement, administration and customer service. FMC ANZ & ASEAN Managing

Director, Kristina Hermanson, said FMC sees the traineeship program as an avenue to bring new, diverse talent into manufacturing, and sculpt career pathways into manufacturing, operations and agriculture. FMC is also a recipient of the NSW Job Creation, which has supported new talent in the laboratory and innovation facilities as well as maintenance capability. “People, culture, and community lie at the heart of Australian agriculture and that is something we at FMC live and breathe each day, through our culture of safety, our active promotion of diversity and inclusion, and our support of and participation in the communities where we live and work,” Hermanson said. For further information about FMC, go to http://www. fmccrop.com.au/. Prime Minister Scott Morrison tours the FMC Corporation plant

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Star Scientific takes out top global award Berkeley Vale-based hydrogen innovation company Star Scientific has taken out the New Economy category at the 24th Annual South by Southwest® Innovation Awards in Austin, Texas.

Star Scientific representative David Gaian accepts the award in Austin, Texas

The awards recognise the most innovative tech developments in the connected world. “We are absolutely thrilled that our HERO® was selected as winner for these prestigious

awards,” Star Scientific Global Group Chairman, Andrew Horvath, said. Innovators and creators from around the world vied for top honours in the unique, longrunning SXSW competition. Finalists, who included an array of some of the world’s most forward-thinking technology projects, had the opportunity to demonstrate their projects for the SXSW attendees and the Innovation Awards Finalist Judges at a Finalist

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Showcase over the weekend. “The award is recognition of our ability to put renewable hydrogen into use with HERO® today, to solve real energy challenges, and in particular the energy draw of the digital economy,” Horvath said. “The most logical, viable pathway to decarbonising our entire world is through technologies that address the heat and energy requirements across a product’s whole production process, and HERO® does that.”

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Michelle BALTAZAR Editor-in-Chief • Money magazine What’s not to like about buying property off the plan? You can buy tomorrow’s apartment at today’s price – a no-brainer because residential property prices always rise across the board. NOT! Money’s not a problem – you need only 10% of the price tag as a deposit. And if you’re an owner-occupier, you might qualify for some stamp duty concessions depending on which state your apartment is in. The icing on the cake is a visit to a display apartment on which no expense has been spared – it’s sleek, beautifully finished, minimally furnished and you fall in love! But before you sign any contract or pay any money, take a deep breath and prepare yourself to do a lot of hard work to make sure you’re not making a big mistake. Sure, you can make money buying off the plan, which

means buying an apartment before construction has been completed or maybe even started, but it’s no sure thing. Especially now with many experts tipping much more modest – or no – growth in residential prices in many areas for some time after the big rises in 2021. While it would be nice to chalk up a capital gain on your apartment before settlement, and maybe even sell it on at a profit after only outlaying a 10% deposit, most buyers are in for the longer haul. Most plan to use it as either a home or an investment and so will proceed to settlement. Of course, if your apartment is worth less than the agreed price at settlement you may experience difficulties in getting a mortgage for the full amount you need. Be cautious and use the period between paying your 10% deposit and settling to build a contingency fund to cover any shortfall.

The other major problem is that when your apartment is completed it’s not what you expected. Maybe floor sizes or layouts have changed, and/ or the fittings and finishes are nowhere near as glam as those that seduced you in the display apartment. Even worse, it could have structural issues. So how can you make sure the apartment you are buying without seeing or touching will be to your liking and free of major hassles? While you can’t ever be 100% certain, you can take steps to make this a more likely outcome.

1. Choose a reputable developer and builder. Do some background research on the developer and builder of the complex you plan to buy into and only proceed if you find these are established companies with good reputations. That way the risk will lower, plus you’re more likely to be approved for finance, as banks prefer to lend on off-the-plan properties constructed by reputable builders. Also check the companies have plans to rectify any defects as quickly as they can. Don’t be afraid to ask builders and developers to

provide the names of previous clients as references and follow these up. 2. Have the contract thoroughly reviewed. Off-the-plan contracts are often more complex than those for established homes, so make sure yours is thoroughly checked by an expert. Double-check yourself for clauses that favour the developer, such as those that enable them to change the plan, particularly finishes and floor sizes. With fittings and fixtures, make sure you know exactly what you’re getting upfront, including brand and model.

Ensure there is a deadline for completion. Also be wary of sunset clauses as some developers have cancelled contracts due to construction running past the sunset date and then on-sold the property at a much higher price. In some states, including NSW, recent legislation means if a developer wants to rescind your contract on the sunset date, it must have your permission to do so. Ensure that, in the worst case, if you are pushed out of the contract, you will receive your full deposit. 3. Pay attention to the strata fees. These ongoing costs of owning an apartment can be hefty. While a development with a big pool and gym may seem appealing, the maintenance of these amenities will lift the cost of your strata fees. 4. Conduct a thorough pre-settlement inspection. Enlist an expert to help and make sure you check room sizes and all fixtures and fittings. Other checks you should undertake include a flood test on the balcony to ensure water drains away from the apartment and does not pool. And test all power points and the hot water pressure. PAM WALKLEY

Make sure you get value when you pay for advice Money magazine’s Paul Clitheroe recently received a letter from someone who was paying $9000 in financial advice fees to have their super managed (in a retail fund). This was 1.1% of their super ... most industry funds charge well below 1%. . Marisa Broome, chair of the Financial Planning Association,

has some useful tips on what advice should cost. An adviser may charge per hour, a flat fee, a percentage of funds involved or a combination of all of them. “What is important is that you as a client have to be told this upfront, and if you are not seeing value then you need to meet with your adviser and discuss either how you will get more value or how you

will pay for their services in the future,” says Broome. She says price is not an issue if people see value in what they get in return. So long as the adviser can demonstrate that they are operating in the best interest of the client, that the fees they charge are justified in the strategy they deliver and over time the goals are achieved, then there is rarely a

comment on the cost. A good adviser can help with budgeting and financial planning for the future, can recommend and implement an investment strategy, can establish your insurance needs and put that into place and can also look at your estate planning. They may also help you plan, and perhaps secure, finance for your home or investments, and

help you plan for life moments like marriage, children, divorce, redundancy and retirement. Costs might vary from a commission only (paid by the insurer) for insurance advice, to a strategy fee of as little as $2000, to much more for complex advice. “We do know from core data research that it costs, on average, a financial planner

over $3500 to provide compliant initial advice primarily due to the regulatory regime, but some may be happy to discount this for the benefit of a longterm relationship with a client,” says Broome. If you don’t know anyone who can recommend an adviser, the FPA has a “Find A Planner” area on its website (fpa.com.au). JULIA NEWBOULD

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Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent merger a step closer The merger of Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent, both with branches on the Central Coast, is a step closer, with the Boards of Directors of both institutions unanimously endorsing the proposal and recommending their respective members vote in favour of joining the two mutuals. After announcing a Memorandum of Understanding last August to explore merging, Chair of Greater Bank, Wayne Russell, and Chair of Newcastle Permanent, Jeff Eather, have formalised the Boards’ support by signing a Merger Implementation Agreement (MIA). The merger proposal will now be submitted to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for review, before being put to

members of both organisations at meetings likely to take place later this year. Russell said both organisations have conducted extensive due diligence over the past five months and unanimously agreed the proposed merger is in the best interests of their respective member bases. “The due diligence process has confirmed our initial view that this is the right time to bring together our two organisations, which in their own right offer exceptional financial strength built on years of solid performance,” he said. “Combining our resources and financial strengths provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and innovate, to deliver even better value for Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent customers.”

The merged organisation would become one of Australia’s leading customer-owned financial institutions, keeping both iconic brands – Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent – and serve a combined customer base of almost 600,000 people. The combined entity will have $19.8B in assets and will bring together both organisations’ workforces with no forced redundancies for at least two years and maintain the Hunterbased customer contact centres and headquarters and all current branches for at least two years. Eather said merging the two locally grown mutuals would ensure long-term sustainability, without compromising either’s values. “This is a highly compelling opportunity to grow and compete on our

terms,” he said. “Importantly, we remain fiercely committed to being customer-owned and continuing to invest profits for the benefit of our customers and the communities we serve.” If the merger proceeds, it is proposed Wayne Russell will chair the merged entity and Jeff Eather will assume the role of Deputy Chair. Newcastle Permanent Chief Executive Officer, Bernadette Inglis, will be Chief Executive Officer and Scott Morgan, currently Chief Executive Officer of Greater Bank, would be the entity’s Deputy CEO. Further information is available on the Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent websites. Greater Bank Chair Wayne Russell and Newcastle Permanent Chair Jeff Eather

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Business owners call for more action on skills shortages

Business owners and organisations at the top end of the Coast have implored Sarah McBride MP and Shadow Treasurer, Jim Chalmers to help address the skills shortage they are facing. Joanne Brearley from Jigsaw Autism Services at Tuggerah;

Sharryn Brownlee joint owner of Ace Electrical Services; Paula Martin, Senior Director Regions and Visitor Economy for Business NSW; Ian from Herbies Spices and Director of Central Coast Industry Connect and Katrina Woolcott, Business Manager at Business Wyong gathered at a lunch organised

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by McBride where they explored the struggles businesses currently face. Among those issues was the ongoing story that there is mismatch between skills and jobs availability. The issue of skills shortages on the Coast does not go away. In 2019, Paula Martin said

that Business NSW had seen a big increase in job vacancies for businesses experiencing skill shortages – 82,000 in 2019, compared to 54,000 in 2017. McBride said that Labor’s plan for free TAFE will help address the skills crisis by encouraging those on the

Coast to take up a trade or training course in industries that already have gaps. “This will give job seekers the chance to find more secure work and it will help fill a gap in the workforce for small business,” she said. The group also drew attention to other factors that hinder

businesses including rising rent prices, and that they are forced to spend too much time on red tape. McBride said the roundtable was very productive. “It was great to hear directly from small business owners in our community,” she added. Nicola Riches

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Labor MPs push for release of Council public inquiry findings The Coast’s Labor MPs are ramping up the pressure on Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, and the NSW Government to release the findings of the public inquiry into Central Coast Council. Tuckerman confirmed last week that she had received the review and was “doing due diligence around the recommendations” but refused to commit to a timeline for public disclosure. Labor MPs Liesl Tesch (Gosford), David Harris (Wyong) and David Mehan (The Entrance) are demanding the findings be released immediately in the interests of community transparency. “It took a Labor question at Estimates … to find out the

new Minister for Local Government had received the final report from the public inquiry,” Harris said. “Labor has consistently said there should be no considerations of additional rate increases until the

community had clear answers about what went wrong with the Council finances. “Whatever the outcome of the report, the NSW Government has a responsibility after merging the (Gosford and Wyong) Councils to throw a financial lifeline to reduce the

burden on our community.” Mehan said the public should be given the opportunity to comment on the findings before the Government gives its response while Tesch accused the Government of “hiding” the report.

“After an unwanted forced amalgamation, three administrators, and revolving door management for more than eight years we have been left with higher rates, sacked Council staff and our assets have been sold off,” she said. “Our community deserves to know the truth about Central Coast Council. “Until we get this report, we cannot fix the problems of the past, restore the trust in Council and move forward to make our community a better place to live.” When asked at Budget Estimates by Opposition MP Mark Buttigieg if she thought the ratepayers of the Central Coast deserved some answers, Tuckerman replied “absolutely”. “I will be making sure that I

am giving a timely answer with those considerations in place’” she said. The Minister gave no indication as to how long she has had the report, did not reveal any of its contents and refused to commit to a date for public release. The public inquiry into the financial crises of the Council was called in late April last year by the former Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock. Public interviews of the key players concluded in October last year. The Commissioner also interviewed some people in private but the public was never told who those people were and no transcripts were released. Terry Collins

Unvaxxed Council employees face the sack A number of Central Coast Council staff who remain unvaccinated are facing the sack as they come to the end of extended leave while others have already been terminated. Coast Community News believes about 40 staff are on leave with their future with Council in doubt, and another 20 or so have received temporary reprieves. Council has confirmed another five permanent staff and 12 casuals have been terminated. Council announced in November last year that all workers “who attend the workplace or have interactions with the public are required to be fully vaccinated” by January 9, 2022.

Council said it has approved a small number of “temporary reasonable adjustments” in line with its COVID workplace policy for staff who were unable to be vaccinated due to medical and other reasons. “The adjustments are in place at all levels within the organisation including operational staff,administrative staff and for some leaders,” Council said on Friday. “Five permanent staff and 12 casual staff who indicated they were going to remain unvaccinated or were unable to have temporary reasonable adjustments approved due to the nature of their role were terminated in line with the COVIDsafe Workplace Policy. “All staff without an approved temporary reasonable adjustment, such as those on

parental leave or extended leave will need to be vaccinated before attending the workplace,” Council said. Council’s COVID policy states that any medical contraindication will be assessed individually, considering the work environment and expected contact with both staff and the community. The presence of a medical contraindication does not guarantee that ongoing employment can be provided. “Temporary reasonable adjustments will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the relevant Director,” the policy states. United Services Union (USU) spokesman Luke Hutchinson said the union had helped more

than 20 people gain the “temporary reasonable adjustments”. Some of these temporary adjustments will last for up to six months, he said. He said about one third of councils across the state had the same sort of policy while some other councils were asking for certain sections of the workforce to be vaccinated. The Council said that where temporary reasonable adjustments are approved, the length of the reasonable adjustment time frame will be allocated, and the employee must comply with any additional controls as determined by Council. The policy states that: “Once the temporary reasonable adjustments have concluded,

team members who choose not to be vaccinated will be advised of the consequences. “In most cases, this will begin the conversation regarding cessation of employment.” In October 2021 all staff were advised of Council’s intent to formulate a policy on vaccination against COVID-19. “The risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace is a very real risk, Council continues to undertake measures to protect staff from any workplace transmission of COVID-19,” Council said last week. “We want all employees to go home safe and healthy at the end of each day.” The COVIDsafe Workplace Policy was developed collaboratively with Council

staff, the United Services Union, the Local Government Engineers Association and the Development and Environmental Professionals’ Association. After finalisation of the draft policy, it was presented to the Health and Safety Representative Committee for input and the Consultative Committee for staff consultation. Following consultation, the COVIDsafe Workplace Policy was endorsed by the CEO David Farmer on November 30, 2021. The official Council headcount at the end of June 2021 was 2,183 which included permanent, fixed term and casual employees. Merilyn Vale

HEALTH & EDUCATION

Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on the Central Coast on March 14 to officially open the University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School and Central Coast Research Institute in the grounds of Gosford Hospital. The new building, which was made possible through a funding partnership between the Federal and NSW Governments and the University of Newcastle will educate and train the region’s future doctors, nurses and midwives, as well as support translational research into new models of integrated care through the Central Coast Research Institute. The facility, which took years to come to fruition, welcomed its first students earlier this year. Morrison, who has followed the project since it was proposed while he was Federal Treasurer, said it was more than just a clinical college and research institute. “When I look at the regions, I see the future income and powerhouse of the Australian economy, and the future wellbeing and livelihoods of

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially opens the facility under the watchful eye of Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks

countless millions ofAustralians who will increasingly take up that dream – where you can go and live and work in a place like the Central Coast,” he said. “But for that to work, you’ve got to have a community base of infrastructure and services … and a university sits at the heart of pretty much every successful economic regional plan you care to nominate anywhere in the world, let

alone in Australia.” For many local students, the new University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School means they no longer need to go to Sydney or Newcastle to study medicine. The building features more than 200 rooms and breakout areas, including: nine lecture and seminar rooms; 15 learning suites, consultation, training

and teaching rooms; a costaffed LHD/University library; six problem-based learning areas; three simulation wards; one simulation laboratory and a research laboratory. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and State Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the NSW Government was proud to partner with the Federal Government and University of

Newcastle as part of the $72.5M investment into the Central Coast region. “(This) provides a unique and exciting opportunity for students to be able to walk across the road and receive on the ground experience, relating to their industry,” he said. “This is just the start of what’s to come for our region – I look forward to seeing continual

growth for all industries across the Central Coast.” University of Newcastle ViceChancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky, said the university was proud of its role in bringing the new facilities to life as part of its partnership with the Australian Government and NSW Health. “Our university has had a long commitment to the Central Coast through our Ourimbah campus and (this) opening in Gosford represents the next phase of our commitment,” he said. “People on the Central Coast should absolutely have the same expectations as people in Sydney of being able to access world-class university education on their doorstep.” Central Coast Local Health District Chief Executive, Scott McLachlan, said the official opening was a landmark moment in realising a healthy and vibrant future for the Central Coast. “Our future doctors and nurses will learn under the same roof as leading health researchers, and on the doorstep of Gosford Hospital.” Terry Collins

Anzac Day commemorative packs available More than 17,000 schools, ex-service organisations and community groups have been sent Anzac Day commemorative packs to help ensure Australians never forget the extraordinary sacrifice by our servicemen and women. Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Andrew Gee, said the annual materials are provided free by the Australian Government to support Anzac Day commemorations around the country. “Anzac Day is one of our most significant and sacred national days and we are committed to ensuring schools and other groups in our community have

easy access to resources to help mark it in an appropriate way,” Gee said. “Our nation owes an enormous debt of gratitude to all those who have served our nation, and those who have given their lives in defence of Australia, our freedoms and our values. “It is vital that, as the years pass, we take on the responsibility to repay that debt by honouring them and ensuring younger Australians know and understand the sacrifice of those who have gone before them. This year’s packs include a range of materials, including posters commemorating our Anzacs and recognising the 30th anniversary of the

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Australian peacekeeping mission to Somalia. New online resources are also available, including the latest instalments in the series Expressions, which helps students understand commemoration through art, and Great Debates, which examines the role of the Australian media in the Vietnam War. “We are also including resources which highlight the role and the stories of Indigenous personnel who served during the First and Second World Wars, and additional information about the service of Australian women in the Second World War, from the Australian War Memorial,” Gee said.

“With Anzac Day approaching, I encourage all Australians to learn more about our nation’s proud tradition of service and sacrifice. “I hope that all schools, teachers and community groups make full use of these informative and interactive resources to help all those eager to gain a deeper appreciation of service for our country.” Resources have been sent to thousands of recipients and are also free and available to download on the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Anzac Portal: https://anzacportal. dva.gov.au/…/mailout-anzacday-2022. Nicola Riches

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Full Circle Farm: it’s not the cow, it’s the ‘how’ practices. This week we’re chatting to local farmer Shannon Kelly from Full Circle Farm about a practice that is possibly the single biggest determining factor of meat quality – something colloquially referred to as rotational grazing. Weird farming at Full Circle Farm

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This approach to grazing brings a plethora of benefits to the land, the animal and the consumer. So much so, we do it with all of our animals. 1,000 egg layer chickens, 1000 meat chickens, 50 pigs and 200 ducks. All of them move. To understand why this way of farming is so exciting, we first need to understand what needs improving with standard grazing practices. Typically, herds are ‘setstocked’. Cattle, for example, are given a large paddock, continuously grazing the pasture with little or no periods of rest. The problem with this is that cattle are like children: they head straight for the icecream! The herd eat the best, sweetest grass first, leaving the lower successional species (their veggies) to go to seed. When they stay in that same paddock, the real issue is created when that ‘ice-cream’ plant starts to recover and grow new leaves. Since those cheeky cattle love their ice-cream about as much as I like a generous bowl of salted caramel ice-cream; they go back to those plants and over-graze them when they are in their most fragile phase. This sets the plant back, sometimes wiping them out completely. Instead of the paddock improving, the less palatable plants proliferate and the quality of pasture and its

capacity to nourish the animal, declines over time. What is Adaptive Grazing Management?

Adaptive Grazing Management is the process of moving animals continually through paddocks with a focus (and sometimes obsession!) on pasture recovery. Good graziers will slow down and speed up their herds to accommodate the continual variables mother nature throws at them. This is what we do at Full Circle Farm. After our herd have grazed the pasture, they are not allowed to come back to that paddock for 30-150 days, depending on the season, rainfall and other variables. The herd eat a more balanced diet of higher and lower quality pastures. Our pasture can then recover, allowing all plants to fully recover before their next grazing period. The main result is pastures, soil and land that maintains its health – and even regenerates. Some may look at this approach and conclude that it’s too much work. Not so! Moving cattle each day is such a joyous activity. They come like big puppy dogs when you call them, making the cattle prod and cowboy antics null and void. This way of grazing is nothing new. In fact; it’s a blatant plagiarism of a naturally occurring, beautiful

relationship between the ruminant animal and grasslands. Think of the wildebeest on the Serengeti. Huge herds of ruminant animals mobbed together for fear of predators, mowing grasslands flat and constantly moving onto new ground. Adaptative Grazing Management seeks only to copy the genius of nature and its patterns. For anyone playing at home; no, we don’t have a bunch of lions waiting in the bushes keeping our cattle mobbed together. It wouldn’t be very kidfriendly! We use single strand electric fence lines that we can construct and deconstruct in minutes. Combined with a portable water trough, we have the ability to keep our cattle mobbed together and match the topsoil generating process that’s been around for eons. Regenerating soil and pasture health There are numerous other benefits to this approach of land and animal management. When perennial pastures are pruned and allowed to recover properly, they pulse carbon from the atmosphere down into the soil where it belongs, improving our most valuable resource – our soil – over and over again. There are farmers turning deserts back into grasslands, cleaning up our air, reviving communities, simply using the humble, underrated, overvilified cow. Regarding environmental health as a whole, the saying ‘it’s not the cow it’s the how’ is incredibly fitting. The secret to drug-free cattle When our herd of cattle constantly move onto new ground, they are moving away from ‘yesterday’s toilet’. Parasite cycles work by larvae hatching out of dung, crawling up a leaf to be ingested again by the animal. When the herd has moved

onto fresh pasture, the parasite has no host to ingest them and they die off – breaking the cycle. This is why our animals don’t do drugs! When parasite cycles are shut down, we don’t need to pump our animals with pharmaceuticals to keep them healthy. This equals cleaner meat, with no nasties. This way of managing ruminant animals is normal and natural. It’s grounded. When we put the majestic cow into feedlots, we create a food system that is completely abnormal. We need thousands of square kilometres of land to grow grain to feed to an animal that is not even designed to eat it. All for the lofty industrial goals of bigger, fatter, faster, cheaper. A food system like this hurts our land, the animal and ultimately the consumer’s health. Why don’t we as a society get behind food production systems that are the opposite to this? Consumers have had and will always have the power to drive change. Adaptive Grazing Management can sequester carbon, regenerate soil and improve pasture. What a story. What hope for our nation and beyond! The humble cow, the caring farmer and the conscious consumer: working together in an utterly fantastic landhealing endeavour. So, the next time you buy beef or any other animal protein, ask ‘how often are they moved’ and ‘did they eat their ice-cream AND veggies’! Full Circle Farm offer their delicious, quality products to the public via convenient online shopping with home delivery, local markets and ‘food clubs’ all over the coast. To find out more, head to fullcirclefarm.com.au or follow their story on Facebook or Instagram.

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Flooded and Soggy Garden Rescue

CHERALYN DARCEY

An overly soggy garden that dries out over a few days can be revived without too much fuss, but a flooded garden needs a deeper clean-up and a few more steps to keep you safe and get your garden back to health. If plants are left to stand in water for more than a few days, they can die from lack of oxygen supply to their roots and if they do manage to survive then fungal diseases that develop in these conditions may still be a major challenge. When flood occurs, toxic compounds can wash into your garden such as chemicals, petroleum products and raw sewage along with pathogens and unwanted weeds. Then there is silt. This is a sediment of dust sized partials that move easily in water and when the water recedes, the silt will compact and lead to increased acidity and oxygen starvation in soil. When this silt and mud is left on plants it will also stop the process of photosynthesis. Once the sun returns its gaze upon our gardens, it’s time to get into rescue mode, but not so fast! There is a right way and more importantly, a safe way to save our plants. First Steps to Recovery As always, safety first and if your garden was flooded then you need to wear waterproof gloves and boots and a mask is also advisable.

This is to reduce the risk of you becoming infected with pathogens. If your garden flooded then you need to wash away any left behind silt and mud from plants, paths, structures, and the surface of the garden as soon as possible. Silt will harden as it dries and be difficult to remove. Get rid of all debris that has fallen or swept into your garden as soon as possible as rotting plant materials will contribute to the spread of disease and fungal activity as well as invite pests in. Let the garden dry out, don’t start planting just yet and do not eat any raw leafy greens, soft fruits, or berries as these will more than likely have absorbed dangerous levels of contaminates. Rule of thumb is to not eat produce for a month, to wash with soapy water and cook before consuming. If you suspect that your garden has been contaminated with raw sewage, then you should remove and destroy annuals and not consume from longer living plants until the following year. Soil Rescue After washing, dig in any remaining silt and turn over soil well to help aerate the garden beds. Your soil will need to be treated with fungicide as well to hold back outbreaks. All that water would have also washed away nutrients and even broken down your soil structure. This needs to be repaired quickly so that your existing plants have a better chance at survival as well. Do a soil test to determine what may be needed to improve your soil and add organic matter, fertilisers, and composts to replace lost nutrients. If you can get hold of a bunch of seaweed, then mulching with this will help increase fertility of soil, break down any remaining silt and encourage the return of worms but any organic mulch will help.

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You need to be tough and face the fact that some of your plants may not recover but you can help by using fungicides and pest control methods. Use seaweed solutions liberally as these promote strong root growth and are an amazing health tonic for stressed plants. Be ready for competing weeds to start showing up as they move in more easily with silt and remove as soon as you see them. If a plant seems beyond rescue, be strong and remove it as it may infect other healthier plants in your garden.

General advice it to wait at least 60 days after flooding until you plant again. For those gardens that experienced heavy rainfall without actual flooding, test the readiness by rolling a ball of soil in your hand. If it will easily crumble when pushed with a finger and no water can be seen oozing out, then you are right to plant. If you need to wait, there is nothing stopping you planting your seeds in seed pots and trays while your garden recovers. By the time the seedlings are ready, your garden will have had time to rest, repair and rejuvenate.

With all this rain, again hold off on planting anything directly in the garden but you can plant out seeds in sheltered spots. You can plant the following now: Culinary herbs, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrot, cauliflower, chicory, cress, endive, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, mustard, onions, parsnip, peas, salsify, shallots, spring onions, silverbeet, swede, spinach, turnips, ageratum, alyssum, calendula, candytuft, carnation, columbine, cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, everlasting daisy, forgetme-not, foxglove, godetia, gypsophila, hollyhock, larkspur, nigella, pansy, polyanthus, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, stock, sweet pea, wallflower

Lawn Repair Flooded lawn areas can be saved if the remaining silt is less than about 2cm deep. Try and wash off as much as possible and go over the surface with steel rake to break up the silt surface. Hose on a seaweed solution to encourage root growth. For deep silt, you may need to start again but the trick is to get rid of the silt and to get air into the soil below.

YOU AND YOUR GARDEN Soil to Plate with Youth Connections and SWAMP Sustainable Wetlands Agricultural Makers Project (SWAMP) at the Central Coast Wetlands is facilitating an amazing project with Youth Connections of Tuggerah. Created with the support of Central Coast Council and delivered by the enthusiastic volunteers of SWAMP, it is a grass roots pilot program aiming to deliver a nature, gardening, cultural and educational program for the young clients of Youth Connections. In the spirit of ‘soil to plate’ the project will see the creation of a ‘pizza garden’ and then the cooking of pizzas to share with family and friends. In the first week Youth Connections participants travelled to Narara Valley Nursery to begin the preparation and decision making around what will be needed to create the pizza garden. The youth engaged with decisions about which soil, what seeds or seedlings they might like in their garden, as well as the smells and sounds of a bustling nursery with a wide variety of plants.

In the following weeks an above ground garden was established at the SWAMP community garden site by the group for the selection of herbs and vegetables that will eventually find their way into on to the pizzas. Other activities included kitchen apron making and a joyful visit to Grace Springs Farm in Kulnura which enabled all to experience agriculture on a larger scale. Thank you to Syl Marie Photography. youthconnections.com.au swampcentralcoast.com.au

FLOOD-PROOF GARDEN I’m not too sure there is such a thing, but here are a few ways that may help reduce the risk of flood and help water drain more easily from your garden. Create a slope to your garden, even 2 degrees can be enough, so that water runs off more easily and make sure it slopes away from buildings. The installation of drains and even the clever French Drain will help immensely. These are also known as ditch drains, French ditch, sub-surface drains and land drains and they not only help save your garden but will pull water away from the foundation of your home as well. They work by collecting overflowing water and filtering it through gravel or rocks. Selection of plants is always important so considering planting more natives as these will generally be more adaptable to conditions and to recovery as well as helping stop possible soil erosion. To direct water away from your house and to store for later use, install a water tank and consider rain barrels under your down pipes. Collected water in these can be used for the garden later. GARDENING GUIDE FOR COAST

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HAVE YOU GOT A GARDEN OR GARDENING TOPIC TO SHARE? Down in the Garden is looking for Central Coast gardeners who would like to share their garden with us. We are particularly looking for: Evergreens, Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Water Feature Gardens, School/ Children Gardeners, Commercial Kitchen Gardens, Medicinal Plant Gardeners, and Community Gardens but all gardens and gardeners are welcome contact: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com 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 Victoria White. Archived articles can be found on Cheralyn’s Blog: www.florasphere. com Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Calling all skaters and scooters for Coast Series comp 2022

Central Coast Series Skate and Scooter Competition will be held April 13

Registration is open for skaters and scooters who are keen to take part in the Central Coast Series Skate and Scooter Competition 2022. Taking place at Bato Yard at The Entrance, the competition will be held during the Easter holidays on 13 April and includes a total prize pool of more than $3,000. Young riders can enter in skate and scooter categories

for the chance of being crowned the 2022 Central Coast Series Champion. Rather than competing in a final, this year’s winner and runner up will be decided based on a cumulative tally, determined by the level of skill and difficulty of each trick performed. Riders aged 25 years and over will also be able to compete for the first time in the competition by entering the

new Masters Best Trick Division. Council Unit Manager Leisure Beach Safety and Community Facilities, Phil Cantillon, said the popular competition provides young riders a platform to showcase their skills and expertise. “The Series was unfortunately unable to go ahead last year due to the ongoing pandemic, however we’re excited to see its return in 2022, with the

format changing slightly to skate and scooter categories across one day of competition. “The event will also provide young people across the region the chance to get involved beyond competing through inclusion in event management, judging, emceeing and musical performances,” he said. The competition is aimed at beginner, intermediate and sponsored riders and provides a great platform for young

riders of all skill levels to participate. The 2022 Central Coast Series Skate and Scooter Competition will be held at Bato Yard, 460 The Entrance Rd, Bateau Bay NSW on Wednesday 13 April from 9am to 3pm with each competitor competing in two (one minute) heats. Competition entry is open to the first 100 riders to register aged 5 to 24 years in disciplines including skate street, skate

park and scooter. The age divisions include Under 12 years, Under 16 years, Open Men’s, Open Women’s, Sponsored and Masters (aged 25 years and over) There is no fee upon registration to compete, with entries open to riders until 5pm on Friday 8 April 2022.

Five wicket haul for Broc Hardy sets up semi-final win for The Entrance CRICKET The Entrance comfortably despatched Southern Spirit in last weekend’s (March 12-13) Central Coast Cricket Association (CCCA) men’s first grade minor semi-final to book a place with Terrigal in this weekend’s preliminary final.

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On a damp Col Gooley Field, The Entrance cruised to 3 for 142 off 58 overs after being set a total of 141 by Southern Spirit off 64.8 overs. Broc Hardy led the charge with 45 runs off 90 balls, ably supported by brother Jake with 40 runs off just 75 balls.

Earlier, (Broc) Hardy tore apart the Southern Spirit batting line-up with 5 wickets for just 21 runs off 15.4 overs, with six maidens. The Entrance will now face Terrigal who succumbed to defending premiers Kincumber in the major semi-final at Erina oval. In the women’s first grade major semi-final, Northern Power Orange (8 for 84) were comprehensively defeated by Lisarow-Ourimbah White (2 for 172). Northern Power will now face Terrigal-Matcham in next week’s preliminary final. Ross Barry

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Bright start for local favourites at Central Coast Pro

Central Coast favourite and current World No.11 Molly Picklum took out her opening heat of the Central Coast Pro QS3,000, Monday March 14

SURFING The World Surf League has returned to Avoca Beach for this year’s Central Coast Pro QS3,000, featuring a suite of local contenders from wildcard entries to Championship Tourists. The contest kicked off Monday, March 14, beginning with a double win for the Molly Picklum team – both for the Championship Tour surfer herself and her coach from Avoca, Glen Hall. Shelly Beach’s Picklum spent her early surf development

years at Avoca and showed off her familiarity with the beach in her opening round win, landing the three best waves of the heat. “It’s so great to be back home here at Avoca and surf in some really fun waves at my local break,” Picklum said. “Anytime we can get a left hand rip bowl for an event is absolutely awesome as I love surfing my backhand and where better than in a lineup that I’ve spent so much time.” With a brief calendar gap in the Championship Tour,

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wherein Picklum currently sits in 11th place, the Central Coast prodigy will continue to perform throughout the week with the aim of maintaining her competitive form, as well as reclaiming her title from last year’s Pro at Avoca. “Although you can qualify for the (Championship) Tour and whatnot, for me, I’ve just got to practice as much as I can and that’s why coming down here to the Avoca QS is so important,” Picklum said. “Every heat I can surf, it just means I can learn and get

better and then use those things that I learn on the big stage against the bigger girls.” In the Men’s, Glen ‘Micro’ Hall showed that an old maestro can perform alongside the young guns, advancing into the next round after placing second in his opening heat, knocking out North Shelly Boardriders junior, Hugh Vaughan in the process. The young grom’s older brother, Joel currently leads the rankings in the Australia/ Oceania Qualifying Series and is scheduled to first hit the

water in Round 2 on Tuesday, March 15. “It’s really important, especially throughout the bigger contests like the (QS)3000 and 5000’s,” reflected Joel after first breaking into the ranking’s lead by winning the Great Lakes Pro on February 25. “I just want to try to surf as well as I can through those and hopefully stay in the top ten and qualify for the Challenger Series.” Local wildcard entry from Avoca, Tahlia Hurst gave her

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best in the opening round although fell behind a top performance from Sophie McCulloch and in a close contest for second place against Jesse Starling. “It was really fun (and) a really good experience for me,” said Hurst with a big smile. “I’m just trying to get all the experience I can out here and it’s such a good experience to get to surf against those good girls out there.” The Central Coast Pro is set to continue throughout the week.

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