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28 storey development for Gosford CBD $157 million development application is currently being advertised with Gosford Council for a proposed Mariners Plaza at 108-118 Mann St, Gosford.

The DA seeks approval for the construction of a new multi-storey mixed use building which would comprise of approximately 276 residential units over 18 storeys, 134 hotel rooms over four storeys, pool and gym facilities, four levels of podium car parking, two levels of mixed use tenancies and basement parking and bicycle storage areas. The development would be spread over an integral podium from basement to level five, above this the hotel and residential apartments would be split over two towers, the eastern tower would run up to level 28 and the western tower to level 26. The site covers an area 5,462sqm with three street frontages to Mann St, Donnison St and Baker St. The existing development consists of five two-storey buildings with commercial tenancies occupying four of the buildings and the Union Hotel occupying the other. A bitumen car park with 67 parking spaces currently abuts these tenancies along Donnison St and Baker St The subject site is heritage listed with the Union Hotel existing on

the site at the corner of Donnison St and Mann St since 1888. The original hotel building has been highly modified, with portions demolished to the north, the roof removed, most of the windows removed or modified, the Victorian veranda removed and substantial newer additions towards the west. The application proposes to retain the pub/hotel use by incorporating a licenced bar into level one and hotel on levels five to eight. According to the Statement of Environmental Effects, the proposed development seeks to achieve Gosford Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s strategic vision to intensify housing and commercial development, including tourism based functions and meet its urban design outcomes including establishing a podium building with setback towers above, creating emphasis at the corner of Donnison St and Mann St, maintaining view corridors, avoiding overshadowing of Kibble Park and creating interesting, high quality building form. DA46256, 1 Sep 2014 An artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impression of the proposed Mariners Plaza

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The protest outside Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein’s ofﬁce in Woy Woy

extremely culturally and ecologically sensitive land, in the middle of our local National Park, to allow Bed and Breakfast accommodation, housing developments and even for agricultural developments. “Then when someone purchases the land with their presumably hard earned money, council publicly announces that the land is actually undevelopable, potentially devaluing the land, and then offers the main owners approximately one third of what they paid for the blocks. “While I am not suggesting that the land owners should be paid more than what the land is worth, I strongly believe that they should be

treated fairly, especially considering the role that the local and State Government played in creating the situation we have today by giving Bambara a very inappropriate zoning. “It’s no wonder people become disillusioned with the political system and the politicians themselves. “Our elected leaders should be very proud that they have a community of people who deeply value our ancient cultural heritage and want to preserve our beautiful and sensitive environment, not finding a way to oppose us at every turn. “Many people I have spoken to don’t agree, but I still have some belief that Mr Holstein will honour this promise before the State election. “In saying that, I have strong concerns that if Mr Holstein does not honour this promise before next year’s State election, our community will be forced to battle on for years to come. “After putting in a substantial effort myself over several years and making many sacrifices along the way, I admit that the thought of having to continue pushing for meaningful action to occur into the future is quite distressing. ‘But I won’t give up and I urge others not to also. “This peaceful protest will probably be the last shot we have for many years to come to finally bring an end to our struggle, so I’m really hopeful that it will make an impact,” said Mr Cassar. Media release, 1 Sep 2014 Jake Cassar, West Gosford

Rail underpass project to proceed despite $59 million shortfall Gosford Council has decided to proceed with its railway underpass project despite a funding shortfall of $59 million. It unanimously resolved to acquire land to allow construction to start on Stage 2 of the Rawson Rd Railway Level Crossing Replacement Project. The purchase will allow a rail underpass to be built at the bottom of Bulls Hill, connecting Woy Woy Rd with Nagari Rd, to replace the level crossing at Rawson Rd. The council was told by its staff that the three-stage project was estimated to cost a total of around

$89 million, of which funding of only $30 million had been received from the State Government. Stage one of the project, which included design work for the project and the pedestrian underpass at Rawson Rd, was estimated to cost $15.9 million. Stage two, which would provide the road underpass at Bulls Hill, was estimated to cost $36 million. Stage three, which would realign Woy Woy Rd between Banyo Close in Horsﬁeld Bay and the bottom of Bulls Hill, was estimated to cost $37 million. There was currently a shortfall of $21.9 million for stage two, which

would prevent construction work from proceeding. Council staff said that the State Government had promised another $15 million if re-elected at next year’s election. This still left a shortfall of $6.9 million on stage two, and no money for stage three. The council land purchase of parts of ﬁve properties was required for stage two. Two of the properties were privately owned, and the other three were owned by Gosford Council. The council properties form part of Nagari Rd Bush Reserve, Coastal Open Space System (COSS) land

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A large group of community members gathered outside the State Member for Gosford’s ofﬁce at Woy Woy on Monday, September 1, to request that Mr Chris Holstein honour his Government’s preelection promise to “Secure Bambara’s Future”.

of threatened species and cultural heritage, then I believe Gosford Council should reconsider his position on council. “No one is getting a fair go here. “Not the land owners or the concerned community alike. “While it’s important to acknowledge that this community’s peaceful but unwavering lobbying has recently resulted in just under a third of the land at Bambara becoming National Park, there are still several blocks that are not secured and anything is possible in the future. “Gosford Council and the State Government saw ﬁt to zone this

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to urge the State Government to urgently move to secure Bambara, and they inform me that Mr Anderson is simply not responding. “I suggest that the information put forward by Mr Anderson may have been false and misleading, as under section 145 of the National Parks and Wildlife (Act 1974) it clearly states that the Government has the full powers to compulsorily acquire land for conservation or to protect places of Aboriginal cultural signiﬁcance. “If Mr Anderson has indeed purposely misled the people of the Central Coast, and to the detriment of a motion to support conservation

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Holstein asked to support Bambara purchase Campaigning for Bambara’s protection, Mr Jake Cassar said: “We have literally done everything we can to have this promise honoured and our community’s reasonable wishes adhered to.” “Gosford Council and the State Government have said they are committed to Bambara’s protection since the early 1980s, and still the majority of the land remains unprotected. “We have held many awareness concerts attended by hundreds of locals, two art shows, around a dozen peaceful protests, camped for three months on Woy Woy Rd to draw attention to the issue and have sent over 1000 emails and letters to our elected leaders requesting that they support the community that elected them. “I call on Gosford Council CEO Paul Anderson to make public the legal advice that he says he received that restricts the State Government from compulsorily acquiring the land for conservation. “Local environmental groups, the Central Coast Greens and others have written to Mr Anderson requesting proof of this information he used to block Greens Cr Hillary Morris’s recent motion for council

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and the Woy Woy Treatment Plant. Funds received from the purchase of any COSS land for road widening purposes would be returned to fund future COSS land projects. Stage two included the construction of the Rail Underpass Bridge, Woy Woy Creek Bridge, construction of Nagari Rd and connection through to Woy Woy Rd at the base of Bulls Hill. Stage one is nearing completion. It included the detailed design and approvals of the overall project, construction of a pedestrian underpass near Rawson Rd, preliminary works for the rail bridge

underpass at the bottom of Bulls Hill as well as all associated works including service adjustments. According to a report by the council’s department of construction and operations, further approaches will be made to the State Government for additional funds to allow stage two work to proceed. The design of the rail underpass is awaiting approval by Transport NSW for the concept design and construction methodology, with ﬁnal approval expected by the end of the year. Gosford Council Agenda CON.7, 26 Aug 2014

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$22 million development approved for Glengara

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yong Council has granted unanimous consent for the erection of 88 self-care Seniors Living dwellings at the Glengara Retirement Village in Tumbi Umbi.

$157 million development application is currently being advertised with Gosford Council for a proposed Mariners Plaza at 108-118 Mann St, Gosford. The DA seeks approval for the construction of a new multi-storey mixed use building which would comprise of approximately 276 residential units over 18 storeys, 134 hotel rooms over four storeys, pool and gym facilities, four levels of podium car parking, two levels of mixed use tenancies and basement parking and bicycle storage areas. The development would be spread over an integral podium from basement to level five, above this the hotel and residential apartments would be split over two towers, the eastern tower would run up to level 28 and the western tower to level 26. The site covers an area 5,462sqm with three street frontages to Mann St, Donnison St and Baker St. The existing development consists of five two-storey buildings with commercial tenancies occupying four of the buildings and the Union Hotel occupying the other. A bitumen car park with 67 parking spaces currently abuts these tenancies along Donnison St and Baker St The subject site is heritage listed with the Union Hotel existing on

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Four new three storey buildings will be erected on the site with basement car parking for 20 vehicles and seven visitor spaces. The dwellings are a mix of one and two bedrooms with private balcony space. The existing Glengara Village currently has 280 dwellings on the site. The approved development has a

the site at the corner of Donnison St and Mann St since 1888. The original hotel building has been highly modified, with portions demolished to the north, the roof removed, most of the windows removed or modified, the Victorian veranda removed and substantial newer additions towards the west. The application proposes to retain the pub/hotel use by incorporating a licenced bar into level one and hotel on levels five to eight. According to the Statement of Environmental Effects, the proposed development seeks to achieve Gosford Council‘s strategic vision to intensify housing and commercial development, including tourism based functions and meet its urban design outcomes including establishing a podium building with setback towers above, creating emphasis at the corner of Donnison St and Mann St, maintaining view corridors, avoiding overshadowing of Kibble Park and creating interesting, high quality building form.

value of $22 million and will provide approximately 150 construction jobs. Mayor Cr Doug Eaton said: “I recently launched the Central Coast Positive Ageing Strategy which is designed to meet the needs of our increasing ageing population.” “One of those key needs is the provision of more varied and affordable housing for

aged living and this proposal will certainly provide that and so much more. “Wyong Shire is fast becoming the destination of choice for retirees and one of the key reasons is the quality of developments such as this.” Media release, 10 Sep 2014 Wyong Council media An artist’s impression of the eastern façade of block 1

Wyong Shire requires 1,200 new dwellings each year until 2031 yong Council has noted recent ﬁgures from the Department of each year over the past Planning and Environment showing that the Wyong LGA is decade. Mayor Cr Doug Eaton predicted to gain the largest proportion of population growth said: “This growth is one in the broader region. of the biggest challenges Wyong Shire is entire Newcastle, Lower require nearly 1,200 for this Council and for projected to grow Hunter and Central new dwellings each the community.” year until 2031 – nearly by 28%, or 43,500 Coast regions. “It’s clear from these Wyong Shire, with double the average figures that residential residents, representing a significant 23% of the largest projected number of dwellings approvals will need to all growth across the population growth, will approved in the LGA increase two-to-three-

DA46256, 1 Sep 2014 An artist’s impression of the proposed Mariners Plaza

fold compared to recent years to accommodate the projected annual growth of around 1,200 dwellings for our Shire. “There will also be significant pressure on existing infrastructure and demand for the provision of new infrastructure to cope

with this growth. “This demand will need to be met by equivalent funding from all levels of government for new infrastructure, facilities and services in the Wyong Shire.” Media release, 10 Sep 2014 Wyong Council media

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16 storey development proposed for Georgiana Terrace has heritage issues $49.7 million 16 storey development is currently being advertised with Gosford Council which would see the demolition of a heritage listed property and the erection of mixed commercial, retail and residential development at 27-37 Mann St and 125 Georgiana Terrace, Gosford.

The 1,948sqm development site currently houses the two storey R.H Creighton Funeral Parlour premises which is no longer in use, retail and commercial buildings, ancillary commercial buildings and residential housing. The Creighton’s building has been listed by Gosford Council as an item of local heritage significance but is not listed on the State Heritage Register, the National Heritage List or on the Commonwealth Heritage List and is not located within a heritage conservation area. It is listed in Schedule 5 Environmental Heritage of the Gosford City Centre Local Environment Plan 2014. The Creighton family’s connection with the Gosford district dates back to the

early years of settlement in 1843 when the family was mainly involved in the development of the district as wheelwrights. In 1846 Robert Creighton purchased four acres of land in Georgiana Terrace and then a further two acres in 1847. The son and grandson of the original Robert Creighton then took up the undertaking business in the 1880s. The funeral parlour business was located at several addresses around Gosford before moving to 37 Mann St in 1938, the subject site having been purchased on October 24 1935. The development application, which would see the demolition of three buildings, proposes a new residential apartment

building containing 127 apartments; retail spaces; a restaurant space; commercial office space; underground and undercover car parking area containing 202 car spaces; lift lobbies and entrances; a heated indoor swimming pool; communal amenities including a landscaped podium roof top recreation terraces and a gym; and new pedestrian forecourt and public precinct landscaping improvements fronting Mann St and Georgiana Terrace. Local historian Ms Kay Williams said the Creighton’s building “is in excellent condition and architecturally and socially one of Gosford’s most significant heritage listed buildings”. “Its loss would of this very significant heritage item,

The R.H Creighton building

or any interference with its intact fabric, is unthinkable. “The double garage has been the subject of an excellent restoration and adaptive reuse as the Reviver Bar, at the tenant’s

expense. “There is no reason why this building should not be retained intact in its entirety on the development site. “Gosford Council is the sole body charged

with responsibility for the identification and protection of our heritage,” she said. DA46209, 26 Aug 2014 Email, 5 Sep 2014 Kay Williams, Pearl Beach

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New regional partnership of Aboriginal service organisations

Gosford CBD has inﬂux of development applications

Member for Dobell Ms Karen McNamara and Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks with interested parties at the Barang signing

arkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) and six other Aboriginal service organisations joined together on Monday, September 8, to develop a regional partnership called Barang.

The aim of Barang is to unite Aboriginal people and present one unified voice to government and other key stakeholders for Aboriginal empowerment and community prosperity. The Darkinjung and the six other Barang members have committed to a cooperation agreement and a set of guiding principles with a formal signing held at Kariong’s NAISDA Dance College. The interim co-chair of the organisation Mr Sean Gordon said: “We expect that

Barang will be incorporated as a social subsidiary of the Darkinjung LALC and have a board made up of directors from member organisations. “This is a historic moment in Aboriginal decision making, autonomy and leadership on the Central Coast as we continue to pave the way for future generations,” Mr Gordon said. The aim of Barang is to address the disparity that exists between indigenous and non-indigenous communities by meeting the following key targets within

the Aboriginal community on the Central Coast: children going to school every day; children and vulnerable people are cared for and safe; capable adults participate in training or work; Aboriginal people abide by the conditions related to their tenancy in public housing; and, reduction in the levels of domestic violence, alcohol and drug offences, and petty crimes. Media release, 12 Sep 2014 Ashleigh Milne, Brilliant Logic

ayor of Gosford City Lawrie McKinna has announced that $464 million worth of development applications were received in August this year for the Gosford CBD area alone.

Mayor Cr McKinna said that 22 applications were lodged with council last month for the CBD, including a $157 million proposal for a mixed used development right in the heart of Mann St. “This latest influx of applications is proof that rejuvenating Gosford is no longer just a pipe dream. “We’ve always been confident about the town centre’s amazing potential as well as certain that there was plenty of interest from potential investors. “We just needed to put the right incentives in place to get the applications rolling through the door. “Even still, receiving almost $500 million worth of applications in a month has definitely topped all our expectations. “These applications include everything from new retail, commercial, restaurant and residential development all along Mann St through to new medical and childcare developments

in Showground Rd. “I doubt that any other local government area currently has anywhere near this amount of investment lodged for its CBD area,” mayor Cr McKinna said. CEO Mr Paul Anderson said it was no secret the flood of recent applications had coincided with a number of key announcements and incentives that Council has been right behind over the past two years to drive development in the CBD. “Business and investor confidence in our city is now at an all-time high after two years of highlighting what the area has to offer and making it easier for our customers to do business with us,” Mr Anderson added. “Our long running reduction of development contributions from 4% to 1% for CBD applications wrapped up at the end of August. “However, these contributions will remain at 2% until January next year.

“This year we’ve also extended another incentive for CBD development that offers a bonus 30% increase in floor space and building height to eligible applicants. “Plus, last month we had the federal treasurer stand in our city and commit to start work next year on a purpose-built Australian Tax Office agency employing 600 people in Gosford. “This all comes on the back of state and federal government, and community support for many of our other key proposals like the performing arts centre, Kibbleplex and a reinvigorated Gosford waterfront. “Now we need to look closely at all these applications and others to see whether we can get the cranes in the sky over Gosford and start building the world-class city the Central Coast deserves,” Mr Anderson said. Media release, 2 Sep 2014 Gosford Council media

Kariong Juvenile Correctional Centre to become an assessment centre ffenders at Kariong Juvenile Correctional Centre will be relocated and the centre reconfigured to house minimum security adult inmates from early 2015, according to NSW Attorney General and Minister for Justice Mr Brad Hazzard.

“We know that prison numbers fluctuate, with falling numbers of young offenders in the juvenile justice system and more adult offenders in the prison system,” Mr Hazzard said. “Kariong is currently half empty. “It makes sense to utilise the facilities we already have to ensure the most efficient NSW prison system

for taxpayers.” Kariong Juvenile Correctional Centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW and currently houses juveniles who have been charged with serious offences or have a high security classification. Kariong’s juvenile detainees will be moved to Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre in St Marys.

Juvenile Justice NSW has developed a specific therapeutic program at Cobham JJC for managing high security classification detainees and those charged with serious offences. They will continue with centre based school and vocational programs. Corrective Services NSW Acting Commissioner Kevin

Corcoran said Kariong Correctional Centre would become an assessment centre for short sentenced inmates being prepared to reintegrate back into the community. “From early 2015, Kariong will become an assessment centre for up to 50 short sentenced, minimum security inmates. “Programs run out of Kariong will focus on assessing their numeracy and literacy levels and assessing their suitability to engage in vocational

education and community projects,” Mr Corcoran said. “Following assessment, the inmates will be transferred to minimum security centres such as Brewarrina, Ivanhoe, Mannus, Oberon and Broken Hill to participate in vocational education and community project programs.” Mr Hazzard said the NSW Government was committed to ensuring community safety. “I welcome the wholeof-centre focus that the

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Fines issued for illegal dumping of 3,840 tonnes of asbestos waste man has been convicted in the Land Environment Court and fined a total of $36,000 following a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation into the illegal dumping of asbestos waste on a property at Goolara Rd, Mangrove Mountain.

Between April and May 2011 Mr Julian Ashmore permitted the transport of approximately 3,840 tonnes of asbestos waste from the Shell Clyde Refinery site at Rosehill, to the property. The property used by Mr Ashmore was not licenced to take asbestos material and is a separate site to another landfill that operates in Mangrove Mountain, which is an EPA licenced facility. Mr Ashmore’s company had a contract for the lawful disposal of the waste. Without Shell’s knowledge, the waste was taken to the property at Goolara Rd. Mr Ashmore subsequently provided fake dockets to Shell Refinery which purported to show the waste had been disposed of lawfully. Mr Ashmore was

convicted and fined $24,000 for permitting the transport of the waste to a place that could not be used as a lawful waste facility. He was also convicted and fined $12,000 for providing false documents in relation to these offences. The EPA’s director of Waste and Resource Recovery Steve Beaman said the Court’s ruling was a good outcome for the EPA and recognised the diligent work of the EPA’s waste investigation officers. “Mr Ashmore’s actions in this case showed a complete disregard for the law, laws that are in place to protect the environment and community. “If not transported and disposed of safely, waste, especially waste that contains asbestos, has the potential to

cause serious harm to the environment. “It’s for this very reason that the EPA requires all operators to transport and dispose of this kind of waste at a licenced facility, and submit disposal receipts with

proof to that end. “We need to make sure the waste isn’t illegally dumped and that the appropriate safeguards are in place so that the asbestos is stored in such a way that it does not pose an environmental health risk.” In September 2011 the EPA issued a Clean-Up Notice to the owners of the Goolara Road site.

The Officer of Water also issued a statutory notice requiring the removal of the material from a dam wall on the site. In addition to the court fines, Mr Ashmore was also ordered to pay the EPA’s legal costs, the total amount of which is yet to be determined. The EPA continues to monitor activities at the site. The EPA has recently

increased the penalties for serious environmental offences, including a penalty of up to seven years jail and a five million dollar fine for those who wilfully and negligently dispose of waste that causes, or has the potential to cause harm to the environment. Media release, 12 Sep 2014 NSW EPA

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Television channels to change frequencies esidents in Terrigal and Narara may need to retune their TVs on Wednesday, September 17, with some free-to-air television channels to change frequencies on the Central Coast.

These moves are part of a national retune programme that will free up broadcasting spectrum for new services such as mobile broadband. This retune will only affect viewers receiving their TV signal from the towers located in Gosford, Bouddi and Wyong. After channels have

ore than 20,000 age pensioners in the Robertson electorate will receive an increase to their payments from September 20, the second rise this year.

payments such as Newstart and Parenting Payment on September 20,” she said. Parenting Payment Single recipients will receive an extra $7.20 a fortnight to $732.30. Newstart Allowance, Parenting Payment Partnered, Widow Allowance, Partner Allowance and Sickness Allowance will increase by $5.20 a fortnight for singles and $4.70 each for couples, including energy supplement. Ms Wicks said the increases would help pensioners keep up with rises in cost of living expenses.

“Pensions will continue to increase in March and September every year under this Coalition Government,” she said. “The Government is pleased to deliver increases to those on the Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment and veterans’ income support. “This is on top of our election commitment to annually index the income thresholds for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card to CPI,” she said. Media release, 8 Sep 2014 Tim Sowden, office of Lucy Wicks MP

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Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks said single age pensioners would receive an increase of up to $11.50 a fortnight, while age pensioner couples would receive up to $17.40 extra a fortnight. “This means total pension payments for people on the maximum rate will be $854.30 a fortnight for singles, and $1,288.00 a fortnight for couples,” Mrs Wicks said. “This is good news for the 20,965 age pensioners in our electorate of Robertson. “In addition, around one million allowance recipients will also benefit from increases to income support

changed, viewers will need to retune their digital TV, set-top box or digital TV recorder to find the channels that have moved. Retuning should not be done until after 3:30pm on retune day as channels won’t move until then. There may be some unavoidable temporary outages to all TV channels

osford Council will request that the NSW Government urgently review the new 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice for bushfire prone land.

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Petition against Kincumber land rezoning lodged petition with over 720 signatures has been forwarded to Gosford Council in opposition of the proposed rezoning of land on Kerns Rd, Kincumber, to permit a resource recovery facility on the site.

According to petitioners, a large family orientated housing estate is located within 150 metres of the site and a number of residences within 50 metres. “A proposal that rezones land to allow a waste recycling plant should not be permitted near large clusters of residential

housing,” stated petition organisers. “It is clearly inappropriate to have land surrounded by residential homes re-zoned to permit: grinding and crushing large volumes of demolition waste, concrete and bitumen which creates toxic dusts; processing of vegetation, agri-waste food

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NBN cut over date looms in Gosford or the first time on the Central Coast, services over the NBN are scheduled to replace most existing landline phone and internet services in parts of Gosford from Sunday, October 5.

NBN Co are urging the remaining affected residents and businesses in parts of Gosford who have not placed an order for services over the NBN to contact their preferred internet service provider or phone company as soon as possible. NBN Co spokesperson Mr Darren Rudd said: “The move to the NBN is not automatic and may take some planning and coordination.” “Residents and businesses in parts of Gosford need to move their landline phone and internet services over to the NBN if they wish to continue using them. “They have a choice

whether to switch across to the NBN or to make do with mobile or other solutions. “We are encouraging residents and businesses in affected areas to ensure they make the switch before it’s too late,” said Mr Rudd. Business owner Mr Dave Abrahams, who runs Organise Internet and TimeSlotStudio in Gosford CBD said since making the switch to the NBN, local film makers and students are seeing they don’t need to travel to Sydney or Newcastle to do their work. “Since connecting to the NBN, our clients have been able to use fast broadband to transfer huge image and movie files to offshore servers and editing studios

in other parts of the country, allowing them to collaborate with producers, editors and script-writers over high quality Skype sessions. “We’re not only saving our clients time and money from not needing to travel to studios in the city, we’re getting a competitive advantage over getting their work to market faster.” NBN Co is currently undertaking a comprehensive communication campaign with residents in areas of Gosford scheduled to make the switch to the NBN from October 5. Media release, 12 Aug 2013 Nick Creevey, n2n communications

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Peat Island rezoning still under consideration overnment Property NSW (GPNSW) has lodged an application with Gosford Council to rezone Peat Island in an attempt to revitalise the area.

Following rezoning, GPNSW plans to offer the land for development through a public tender sales process. A preliminary concept plan has been developed to demonstrate the proposed potential use of the land. According to GPNSW, rezoning the land would create a range of opportunities for renewed use including tourism, residential, community

facilities, retail, and public recreation. The concept plan includes community access to Peat Island, including foreshore access around the Island; land dedication for community facilities, public open space and permanent conservation; approximately 400 new residential dwellings and 250 marina berths; retention of the Chapel and historical buildings

on Peat Island; creation of a new neighbourhood centre and local petrol station; and approximately 110 permanent local jobs and 900 jobs during construction. C o m m u n i t y Environment Network (CEN) chairman Mr John Asquith said CEN was campaigning to keep Peat Island as public land.

he Erina Community Men’s Shed has expressed its desire to develop a Men’s Shed ancillary to Erina Baptist Church, and will soon be submitting a Development Application for a two stage development.

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Guidelines for quarry buffer zones required he letter by Alan Bingham (Coast Community News, September 3) is typical of the pro- proposal for a recycling resource facility at the Kincumber Quarry – their arguments have no substance, with obviously no research into the matter.

They express opinion based on their friendship (business, social or personal) or being related, this is blind loyalty, selling out their integrity. If they had researched the facts, they would see that they are selling out their fellow rate payers’ health, safety, homes and the environment through their ignorance. Even the petitions that the Normans have placed around businesses are misleadingly worded and not presenting the real issue of the proposal. Certainly the residents are emotional over the prospect of living incredibly close to a recycling resource facility as their health, lifestyle, safety, financial security and the environment will potentially be severely negatively impacted. Surrounding communities will also be effected (such as Terrigal and Avoca- tourist industry areas) with heavy traffic etc. There is a very real probability of pollution to Avoca Lagoon, as the quarry’s run-off feeds into it – there are already a number of environmental breaches incurred by the owners that are documented and that is not with regular inspections. The residents have done extensive research on all types of recycling that could be permitted if rezoning was to occur, its effects on the environment and communities. We are all definitely pro recycling, but in the

right locations, not where the negative impacts far outweigh the positive. No numerical guidelines as yet have been drawn up by the NSW Government concerning the minimum “buffer” zone between such facilities and residential/ sensitive areas, but the Western Australia Government has clear guidelines stating a minimum of 1,000 metres. Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) say they modelled theirs from Victoria’s and that South Australia have similar guidelines. The NSW guidelines rely on an officer’s interpretation of an A next to B etc. system, which is not at all transparent for all interested parties – therefore the system is open to bias, incompetence and corruption. We are taking steps to try to change the guidelines in NSW, but it will be too late in this case. These numerical guidelines for the buffer zone have been made after extensive research into the impacts of such facilities. Surely we should be protected similarly in NSW as are our fellow Australians. Residents purchased their homes knowing that the almost exhausted quarry is there, but could not conceive that a proposal for a resource recovery facility would be considered so close to a residential area and a mountain reserve. The “illegal” recycling that has been taking place at the

quarry for at least the last 10 years has caused residents great concern with dust, noise and truck traffic. The Residents of Kincumber Association Inc. (ROKA) sent a letter to council in July 2005 complaining about the traffic issues, but the council took no action. If the residents had known that under the “existing rights use” the quarry owners are only allowed to extract from the site, not bring in material or run any other business from there, they would have pursued the matter and not let the Council and EPA turn a blind eye - these officers were remiss in their duty to say the least. The Normans did not declare their plans for a recycling resource facility at the quarry when they sold properties close to the quarry. Why? Because they knew they would get a lot less money for them. Every resident has the same rights as those who have been in the area for 200 years. The Normans have had the privilege of profiting from the quarry (no mining tax or royalties I assume) for the last 60 years and now that it is not a viable business to run anymore, instead of rehabilitating the land they are proposing to degrade it further. There are ads for the sale of Rexdor Quarry on the internet for offers above $8.25 million. The Normans say these

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are old ads but it is obvious that they have just withdrawn them because of the current proposal. One of the Normans’ grandsons has boasted that a sale is already in the process – I assume that it is subject to rezoning approval. I imagine the new owners would want to make a profit ASAP so the scale of business would be far greater than before. The owners are seeking the greatest possible remuneration for the land at the expense of the environment and community. They may have contributed to community projects etc. in the past but this is just good business practice and is nothing to do with this issue. Finally to all those people that are complaining that they will have to go all the way to Wyong for their recycling needs, there is a recycling resource facility in West Gosford that is legal, has plenty of room to grow, welcomes all vehicles large and small and is reasonably priced. If it costs some businesses a little more time and money to transport to West Gosford, it is normal business practise to build that into their quote. Email, 13 Sep 2014 Barb Hudson, Kincumber

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Climate change issues not to be forgotten n Saturday, August 30, hundreds of local people of all ages braved the pouring rain to support their causes at the March in August at Gosford Waterfront.

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Foot chase leads to an arrest in Terrigal

man was arrested on the Terrigal Esplanade on Saturday, September 13, after resisting arrest and attempting to flee police.

The unnamed man led patrolling officers on a foot chase through multiple streets after they recognised him from a previous warrant. The man was subdued in a nearby carpark and taken to Gosford Police Station

where he was charged in relation to an outstanding warrant, trespassing, multiple property offences, vehicle theft and malicious

damage by fire. The man was refused bail and will appear in Gosford Local Court on Monday, November 4. Media release, 15 Sep 2014 NSW Police Media

130K walk to raise funds pproximately 25 sworn and unsworn officers from the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) have undertaken a walk from Gosford Police Station to Nelson Bay Police Station, a distance of close to 130kms, in order to raise community awareness of NSW Police Legacy, and funds for its legatees.

The walk began at 7am at Gosford Police Station on Friday, September 5, with overnight stops at Doyalson sports field and Stockton Surf Club, before concluding at Nelson Bay Police Station about 4pm on Sunday, September 7. Officers from North Shore, Brisbane Water, Tuggerah Lakes, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Valley Local Area

Commands participated in the walk. NSW Police Legacy provides support to the broader NSW Police Force family who have endured the tragic, sudden loss of a family member. Legacy also aims to support the children of fallen

officers through a traumatic period in their life. It is Legacy’s commitment to assist in this regard by bringing the family together at various events and also assist the children through their developing years, to enable them to reach their potential under very trying times. Media release, 3 Sep 2014 NSW Police Media

Queanbeyan arrest for Gosford assault

man has been charged with assault and firearm offences after being arrested in Queanbeyan on Wednesday, August 20.

Detectives from Brisbane Water Local Area Command have been investigating the assault of a 23-year-old man outside a business in Donnison St, Gosford, at around 11.30pm on Saturday, August 2. The man spent four days in hospital being treated for bleeding on the brain. Following extensive investigations, a 36-year-

old man was arrested at his home in Queanbeyan at about 7:15am by detectives from Brisbane Water Local Area Command. They were assisted by Monaro Local Area Command police and officers attached to State Crime Command’s Strike Force Raptor.

He was taken to Queanbeyan Police Station where he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possession of ammunition. He was granted bail to appear in Queanbeyan Local Court on Monday, October 13.

Three outlaw motorcycle gang members arrested etectives from State Crime Command’s Gangs Squad have arrested three men as part of an ongoing investigation into drug supply on the Central Coast.

Earlier this year, detectives from the Gangs Squad commenced inquiries into a syndicate involved in the supply of amphetamine type substances. On Thursday, September 11, detectives executed search warrants at four properties on the Central Coast – a unit in Gosford, a semi-rural property in Picketts Valley, a house in Daleys Point and a house in Niagara Park. A 28-year-old man was arrested at the unit in Gosford, while a 37-yearold man and a 25-year-old man were later arrested at Gosford Police Station.

Anyone with information about these incidents should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 All three men are associated with outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs) and are allegedly members of a syndicate involved in the supply of amphetaminetype substances on the Central Coast.

Numerous items of interest, including documents and electronic equipment were seized during the warrants. Over the course of their investigation, detectives have seized more than one kilogram of amphetamine, more than 900 grams of methylamphetamine and 1000 PMMA tablets. All three men have been charged with drug supply offences. Further arrests are expected. Media release, 11 Sep 2014 NSW Police Media

Paddle raises funds for Police Legacy SW Police officers participated in a 20km paddle on the Central Coast on Thursday, September 11, for charity.

The event was organised by Brisbane Water Local Area Command to raise funds for NSW Police Legacy and honour the memory of fallen comrades. A team of 15 officers paddled along Brisbane Water from the Ocean Beach Surf Club to the Gosford Sailing Club. A variety of water craft was used, including a surf boat, surf skis, sea kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards. Brisbane Water C o m m a n d e r ,

Superintendent Danny Sullivan, said the event holds a special place in the hearts of his officers. “Brisbane Water LAC has tragically lost three staff members in the line of duty: Sergeant Dick Whittaker, Senior Constable Gordy Wilson and Senior Constable Chris Thornton,” Superintendent Sullivan said. “NSW Police Legacy provides financial support

to the families of serving, retired, and deceased police officers. “During last year’s inaugural paddle, five officers participated and we raised more than $5,000 for NSW Police Legacy. “This year we’re making the event bigger and we raised the bar to a $7000 target.” So far, $7,344 has been raised. Media release, 10 Sep 2014 NSW Police Media

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Town Centre Masterplan Stage 1 completed

oukley’s new cafe-style pedestrian strip was ofﬁcially opened on Saturday, July 5.

The new works provide a vibrant space for outdoor dining and include paving, installation of vehicle safety barriers, new landscaping, trees and foliage and new street furniture such as seating and umbrellas. Town planner Jonathan Luke said he was pleased with the outcome. “It’s just as the Masterplanning committee envisaged, and I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the master plan development and particularly the shopkeepers and shoppers for their cooperation and patience during construction,” Mr Luke said. “When we started the master plan stakeholder workshops in 2012 the underlying message from

the stakeholders was an emphasis on 'action' and getting things done,” he said. “It was reiterated by the stakeholders that the core objective of the project was to deliver creative, practical and affordable projects. “The completion of this project certainly ticks the box,” The next project to be implemented under the Masterplan is to improve connectivity from Main Rd to the car park with a focus on Ron Alt Lane and Main Rd. “Design work is close to being ﬁnalised with construction expected to commence in the 2014/15 ﬁnancial year,” Mr Luke said.

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(PAC) Report highlights that the project presents risks and uncertainties in relation to subsidence, a risk of reduced availability of water for the Central Coast water supply, water supply risks to landowners in the vicinity of the project and other risks and concerns associated with various other impacts of the project, including those on water quality, heritage and noise levels. “Further, the report casts serious doubts on the economic modelling contained in the application. “If there was ever a case where the precautionary principle should be applied then this is it. “The former minister understood that when he rejected the last application, and there is nothing in the current project application that would signiﬁcantly change that view. “In fact, the PAC report says ‘there is merit in allowing the project to proceed. However, if the recommendations are either not adopted, or adopted only in part, then the Commission’s position would probably

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change in favour of a precautionary approach. This particularly applies to water-related impacts.’ “Many of the recommendations would be difficult or impossible for the proponent to meet. “I have fought alongside community groups like the Australian Coal Alliance and the people of Blue Haven for more than seven years trying to protect our important water catchment areas and the amenity for local residents, and the time has come for the Baird Government to put the best interests of the community first and finally lay this project to rest. “This decision is above politics, it is all about protecting our community now and into the future. “People expect governments to act in their best interests and after multiple inquiries, investigations, studies and huge sums of money being spent, it is time to act,” said Mr Harris.

ouncil will initiate a G a t e w a y approval process for a new 7,000 student tertiary education facility, student accommodation for 1,500 and a business park on a greenﬁeld site near Warnervale.

Councillors made the decision on Wednesday, August 27, after viewing a new Concept Masterplan for the Education Precinct including an economic viability assessment and preliminary layout plan. Mayor Cr Doug Eaton said the concept was truly exciting for the Central Coast community. “This report conﬁrms there is high demand with a shortfall of 7,600 university places in the greater Central Coast and Hunter Valley region,” Cr Eaton said. “Economically, it showed the project would contribute $650 million when fully developed and over 5,000 jobs during construction, with ongoing economic beneﬁt of over $9 million per annum and more than 1,300 full time jobs,” he said. Plans include broadening the range of education on offer at the site and co-locating technical, trade and high

yong Council has granted unanimous consent for the erection of 88 self-care Seniors Living dwellings at the Glengara Retirement Village in Tumbi Umbi.

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school education options alongside the university courses. “Council will now prepare a Planning Proposal for submission to the NSW Government’s ‘Gateway’ approval process and will seek Expressions of Interest (EOI) from potential partners for the project,” Cr Eaton said. “We will seek partners including a university as the anchor tenant and a range of other education and training providers including technical, trade and possibly secondary school components. “We’ve already had fruitful discussions with

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the Federal Education Department and we will continue to partner with both the State and Federal governments on this project.” Federal Member for Dobell Ms Karen McNamara said she was determined to see greater access to higher education on the Central Coast. “We committed to working with Wyong Shire Council in our ‘Growth Plan for the Central Coast’ prior to the election and I am pleased to see the ongoing development of this project,” Ms McNamara said.

“I will assist by continuing to facilitate meetings between Wyong Shire Council, Education Minister the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP and the Education Department to ensure this proposal meets Federal requirements. “Reforms being introduced to the Parliament will encourage the development of new higher education facilities, providing greater choice and opportunity for students.” The Concept Masterplan for the project outlines an overall vision for an integrated and interactive

tertiary education, business and Technology Park, community and recreational space and a Smart Hub. The four main areas proposed for the site include a university with integrated student accommodation for 1,500 units; a sports and recreational precinct with sports ﬁelds and pool/ gym complex; a central core including a Smart Hub with the library, administration functions and a hotel for short term accommodation; and a Business Park to integrate academia, research and commerce. The whole site would

Issue 51

Public consultation on Wyong Shire name change yong Council has decided to undertake community consultation on whether the name “Wyong Shire” best represents the identity of the whole of the Shire.

It’s all part of a push to better position the Shire to attract more business, investment and jobs as well as reflect the rapidly changing nature of the area, by creating a strong, marketable ‘place brand’. There is no intention to change the name of any suburb, including the town of Wyong itself. The question of the Shire’s name came up during initial consultation with more than 650 locals earlier this year. Director of Community and Recreation Services Ms Maxine Kenyon said that there are many examples of cities and local government areas that have successfully redefined their identities to change perceptions by creating a Place Brand. “Places like Newcastle have repositioned their community as innovative and cultural following the decline of the steel industry; and Penrith has recently redefined itself as the ‘New West’ to highlight a more vibrant, multicultural and young entrepreneurial community,” Ms Kenyon said. “Maitland is another area that last year created a new Place Brand to highlight its growing

sophistication while still leveraging its significant heritage attributes,” she said. However, unlike Newcastle, Penrith, or Maitland, Wyong Shire does not have one large, lynch-pin city on which to pin a Place Brand. “Our geography is more diverse and is based around a collective of smaller townships,” Ms Kenyon said. She said the issue of a possible name change had been raised without prompting in nearly all initial stakeholder workshops and clearly warranted further investigation. “Some people felt that the word ‘Wyong’ was perceived to be first associated with the Wyong township rather than the whole Shire; others felt that there might be more equity in other town names or that there should be a completely new name to reflect the broader area. Mayor Cr Doug Eaton said that there was no doubt that the Wyong Shire area had grown into a significant community in its own right over the last 30 years. “There is so much happening here in this

area; we are no longer a small country outpost between Sydney and Newcastle or just a Sydney ‘week-ender’. “The Shire was formed 68 years ago, in 1946, from the old Erina Shire, and back then the population was only 10,000 people. “Today we’ve got 160,000 and this is projected to grow to over 200,000 by 2030. “We have a passionate community that is growing and evolving and becoming more vibrant all the time, and the work council is doing with the community to revitalise town centres is breathing new life into places like Toukley, The Entrance and Long Jetty. “At Warnervale and other places in North Wyong, the State Government has earmarked another 40,000 people to be housed. “It is clear Wyong Shire is far more than Wyong Town Centre. “A survey of people in Sydney indicates that perceptions of our area are stuck in the past. “Only 7% of people surveyed said they would actively recommend Wyong Shire as a place to live or visit and 23% did not know where it was

and had never even heard of it. “In fact, our independent research found that externally, The Entrance, Tuggerah Lakes, and Long Jetty were more recognised than the name Wyong. “So it is critical that we work to increase awareness and change the way people think about our area, because that affects their decisions on whether to live, visit or bring business here. “Part of this rebranding process is considering if we’ve got the name right for this community,” he said. Deputy Mayor Cr Lynne Webster said she would really like to see this go out for public consultation. “I’m a strong believer in promoting our area’s unique qualities and the strengths of our people,” said Cr Webster. “This is a great exercise to see if the community believes the Shire needs a much stronger, more marketable name. “It is very important our community understands that suburb and town names are not changing,” Cr Webster said. “I’m prepared to listen to what our people are saying and to see what comes back. “I’ve been happy with what we’ve done so far

in looking at rebranding but it’s now at the point that we need to go out to the community for constructive comment.” Cr Eaton stressed nothing had been decided by council yet. “Personally I’d like to see a name like Coast Lakes, to give prominence to our iconic Tuggerah Lakes and beautiful coast and beaches, but I’m looking forward to seeing what members of our community think,” he said. Long term resident Ms Edna Wacher, who was also Wyong Shire Citizen of the Year and is a Multicultural Advisory Committee member, said she believed it was important to get involved in an initiative like this and she was keen to hear what the community thinks about a name change. “Whether or not we change the name, I think that the only way forward

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Wyong Shire requires 1,200 new dwellings each year until 2031 yong Council has noted recent ﬁgures from the Department of Planning and Environment showing that the Wyong LGA is predicted to gain the largest proportion of population growth in the broader region.

is to see a refreshed identity that will be visible not only within the local community but also the neighbouring localities. “In this way, we can then attract more investors, tourists and potential residents to our area,” said Ms Wacher. Council will undertake a two stage engagement to seek the community’s level of interest in a change and what suggestions they have, before going back to let people chose a preference. It should be noted that if a name change did occur for council, branded assets would be changed over a period of time on a zero waste basis, such as during the replacement of assets in routine maintenance programs, and as such, if the project proceeds, it will be at minimal cost.

Wyong Shire is projected to grow by 28%, or 43,500 residents, representing a significant 23% of all growth across the

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entire Newcastle, Lower Hunter and Central Coast regions. Wyong Shire, with the largest projected population growth, will

require nearly 1,200 new dwellings each year until 2031 – nearly double the average number of dwellings approved in the LGA

each year over the past decade. Mayor Cr Doug Eaton said: “This growth is one of the biggest challenges for this Council and for the community.” “It’s clear from these figures that residential approvals will need to increase two-to-three-

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Plans for Thanksgiving Temple received y o n g Council has received plans which will form part of the D e v e l o p m e n t Application for the ﬁrst stage of the Chinese Cultural Theme Park at Warnervale, the Thanksgiving Temple, which includes three main buildings and statues of Whiterobed Guanyin and Thousand-hand Guanyin.

with this growth. “This demand will With the Development need to be Application met by for stage one ready to be lodged equivalent funding from with Wyong Council for the 15 hectare theme all levels of government park, Australia-China Theme Park Pty Ltd have for new infrastructure, developed a nine minute video animation giving people their ﬁrst in view of facilities and services the ambitious project. Due to open in stages the Wyong Shire.” from 2016, if approved, the theme park will have 12 main sections –

Media release, including 10 Septhe2014 Meridian Gate, Thanksgiving Wyong Council Temple, media Zheng He’s

Treasure Ship, Arts and Crafts Workshop, Spring Festival Square, Panda Paradise and more. “It is incredibly exciting for this to get to the stage of lodging a Development Application and to see the sheer scale of the project,” said Mayor Cr Doug Eaton. “I’ve truly never seen anything like this before – it’s going to blow people away when they watch the video and get a sense of how big and imaginative this concept really is and what it can do in terms of tourism for our Shire. “The developers have long been telling us that this Theme Park will be up there with the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge in terms of tourist attractions and I’ve got to hand it to them

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– it’s absolutely in that category. “You certainly don’t see an investment of $500 million in a tourism project very often,” said mayor Cr Eaton. The park, to be called Chappypie China Time, aims to integrate Chinese ‘culture, nature and spirit’. People enter via The Red Gate and through to the Forbidden City, with a ﬂying golden dragon winding its way through the park. A variety of entertainment, cultural, accommodation and retail areas are included, such as a history of calligraphy, panda paradise, a theatre for traditional drama and musical performances, Chinese landscape gardens and a panorama of Chinese history. Other features include: small laneways leading off the main square to various arts and handicraft displays, Chinese food and teahouses; a river

ﬂows around the park with traditional dragon boats passing under bridges and willow trees; a giant ship is both a ride and a celebration of shared maritime history between Australia and China, and there is the temple and residential area to be built ﬁrst. Council sold the land, which is adjacent to the Warnervale Airport, to the Australia-China Theme Park Pty Ltd in 2012 for $10 million. “The mayor of Wyong Shire Council was willing to back us when no one else would,” said Australia-China Theme Park CEO Mr Bruce Zhong. “The mayor understands Chinese culture and the need for local government involvement in terms of attracting Chinese investment and now the results are in for everyone to see.” In-bound Chinese tourism to Australia has

be cleverly linked by pedestrian and cycle pathways, attractive landscaping and plenty of open green space. Mayor Cr Eaton said the Concept Plan conﬁrmed the site has the potential to be developed into a university precinct. “The site has a footprint with the right gradients and is strategically located close to rail and road transport,” Cr Eaton said. “Development would be limited to 14% of the entire site to reduce walking distances on campus and preserve large tracts of bushland. “It will be an excellent use for this site.” The Planning Proposal will ask for minor changes to the Wyong LEP 2013 to allow additional land uses, increased building heights and changed density controls. The land is currently under the zones of SP2-Educational Establishment, B7Business Park and E2-Environmental Conservation. Once a ‘Gateway’ Approval is granted, the Concept Masterplan for the Wyong Education and Business Precinct will be exhibited for public feedback for 28 days. Media release, 27 Aug 2014 Wyong Council media

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Major university precinct planned

$22 million development approved for Glengara

abor Candidate for Wyong Mr David Harris has called on the NSW Government to reject the current Wallarah 2 Coal Project application and to support Labor’s Wyong Special Area (Protection) Bill 2014 to protect the Wyong water catchment area for good.

“This new sidewalk upgrade has really lifted this area and changed the character and feel of the Toukley town centre,” said Wyong mayor Cr Doug Eaton. “I’m pleased to see this ﬁrst key project in implementing the Toukley Town Centre Masterplan get off the ground so successfully,” Cr Eaton said. “Not only is it more attractive, importantly it is also much safer and accessible for pedestrians of all ages and abilities. “Our aim was to provide a safer, more attractive link between the Village Green, the Senior Citizens Centre, the shops around the Central car park and Hargraves St, and I think we’ve certainly achieved that,” he said.

Issue 54 August 29, 2014

Call to protect Wyong water catchment area for good “The Liberal Party promised at the last election to stop mining in the Wyong water catchment area even if it meant introducing special legislation, but it has been a Labor Minister that denied the original application and NSW Labor that has introduced special legislation into the Parliament,” said Mr Harris “Recent events, including the Court decision in favour of the local Darkinjung Land Council, and the ﬁnal report of the Planning Assessment Commission, cast serious doubt over the latest application. “It is time for the Planning Minister Pru Goward, Minister for the Central Coast Rob Stokes and Premier Mike Baird to intervene and quash the current application which is riddled with serious problems and then join with Labor in the Parliament to pass the Wyong Special Area (Protection) Bill 2014 which will ﬁnally protect the Wyong water catchment from the extractive industry. “The Planning Assessment Commission

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been steadily increasing in the past few years, with 700,000 tourists spending over $4 billion in 2012, according to a report by Tourism Australia.

With Chinese tourism growing by an average of 20% each year, Destination NSW’s China Tourism Strategy predicts that the value of Chinese

inbound tourism to NSW will almost double by 2020, becoming NSW’s largest international market in terms of visitor arrivals, visitor nights and expenditure. “In terms of tourism and economic development, this represents an incredible boost for Wyong Shire and the Central Coast”, said the mayor. “It will definitely create jobs and have flow on benefits to local retailers and the hospitality sector. “Wyong is perfectly placed to capitalise on this investment. “We are only an hour from Sydney and Newcastle and have long been a tourist destination for those who love the lakes and Coast. “I think what you see today is just the beginning. “Wyong Shire is now set to become the theme park centre of NSW,” said mayor C Eaton. Media release, 4 Aug 2014 Wyong Council media

Gary Edwards stands aside from Parliamentary Liberal Party ember for Swansea G a r r y Edwards has announced his decision to stand aside from the Parliamentary Liberal Party f o l l o w i n g allegations he is involved in p ro c e e d i n g s currently being

investigated by the Independent C o m m i s s i o n Against Corruption (ICAC). Mr Edwards has now joined fellow Central Coast Liberal MPs Chris Spence, Darren Webber and Chris Hartcher on the crossbench. Mr Edwards said: “I look forward to an

early opportunity to clear my name.” “In the meantime, I have decided to stand aside from the Parliamentary Liberal Party. “I have informed the Premier of my decision and he has accepted it.” Media statement, 14 Aug 2014 Gerald Cowen, ofﬁce of Garry Edwards MP

Business Yattalunga commercial supermarket rejected

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Waterfront development approval granted for a 24/7 relocatable diner osford Council has granted a deferred commencement consent for a development application to erect a 24/7 relocatable diner near the Gosford Boat Ramp on the Gosford Waterfront.

The applicant will need to satisfy a number of conditions within the next six months before the development consent (subject to a number of other conditions) becomes operative. The decision was not a unanimous one with Crs Deanna Bocking, Hillary Morris and Vicki Scott all in opposition. Cr Scott said while she was all for development on the Gosford Waterfront,

The proposal included a Woolworths supermarket and small retail shops with a total floor area in excess of 6,800m2. The site is zoned 7(a) Conservation and Scenic Protection and 7(c2) Conservation and Scenic Protection and would have to be rezoned in order to allow a development such as this. The applicant stated that “the planning proposal has been prepared with the intention of expanding the range of retail services and employment opportunities available to the population of the area”. “The rezoning and future development would have a net community benefit due to the economic and social benefits. “By providing a facility

of this nature in this location, the current and predicted shortfalls in retail floor space are able to be partially addressed while also providing a sense of place and community for the local population. “In addition, the current and projected shortfall in GP facilities for the population will be able to be partially addressed, as will the reduction in speciality retail floor space within Kincumber following the extension of the Coles Supermarket,” stated the applicant’s submission. In what was a divided resolution, council decided that the proposal was inconsistent with the overall directions of the Central Coast Regional Strategy. Councillors Deanna Bocking, Hillary Morris, Vicki

Scott and Jeff Strickson voted that the proposal would not be appropriate, while Crs Bob Ward, Gabby Bowles and Chris Burke thought a planning proposal should at least be prepared. Cr Bocking said she was not anti-development, but “7(a) is Scenic Protection, so for me it is wrong to zone away from that,” she said. Cr Morris said she didn’t think the site had “any merit for commercial development at all”. While Cr Bowles said she thought it would be fair to allow the proposal to go to the next stage”. “I think when it comes to a planning proposal, it is fair enough to pass it on to the next level,” said Cr Bowles. Gosford Council Agenda GOV.57, 9 Sep 2014 Kaitlin Watts, 9 Sep 2014

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Cr Bowles. Council has received a number of public submissions in objection to the proposal in regard to: the location of the proposed development; neon signs; a lack of need for the facility; parking problems; rubbish and unsightly mess; and an inconsistency with the Gosford City Centre Masterplan. Gosford Council Agenda GOV.55, 9 Sep 2014 Kaitlin Watts, 9 Sep 2014

Chiropractor wins business award

The rejected location of the Woolworths supermarket outlined in red

osford Council has resolved not to support the preparation of a planning proposal for the development of a commercial supermarket on the corner of Avoca Dr and Davistown Rd, Green Point/Yattalunga.

“I’m not sure this is the development I want to kick it all off if this is the standard we’re starting with”. Cr Gabby Bowles however, said that while this proposal was “very, very different, different doesn’t mean bad”. “I think it’s a positive step forward, it may just be a pie shop but what is more Aussie than a pie? “I certainly don’t think it is the horrific eyesore that people think it may be,” said

hávez Chiropractic has a lot to celebrate lately with a 10 year business anniversary, an award at the recent Gosford City and Erina Chamber Awards, plus being appointed for the second year as official chiropractor to the Central Coast Rugby Sevens.

Jorge Chávez said he was excited about all three of these achievements, reaping the rewards of many years of hard work as a Central Coast small business owner. “The public recognition means so much to me,” Jorge said. “I was a Young Entrepreneur finalist in 2013 at the Chamber Awards so it is extra special to win that category this year. “Nominees are judged on their achievements, their community engagement and leadership, amongst other things. “Shannon Casinto, another chiropractor at our practice, was a finalist this year in the Young Business Executive category so we were definitely well represented.” Rugby Sevens is set to become an Olympic Sport, which has lifted the profile of the already popular Central Coast Sevens tournament. Chávez Chiropractic has been appointed as official chiropractor for the second year running now and with international teams, including Brazil, USA, Canada and Japan competing, Jorge said That

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enQ and Gen YES will host a workshop for LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer/Questioning and Intersex) young people at Gosford’s Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS) on Tuesday, September 30.

ew figures for the April-June quarter show Gosford Hospital is only treating 56% of emergency patients within four hours, falling short of the mandatory 81% required by the National Emergency Access Target.

Combined with Wyong Hospital’s 68%, the Central Coast has one of the State’s longest waiting times. Overall, the data shows patients on the Central Coast are waiting longer than anywhere else in the State for emergency surgery. Emergency patient admissions at Gosford Hospital have also risen from 14,267 to 15,043 over the past year – leaving hospital staff to deal with more patients at a time when funding is in decline. “The region’s hospitals are being left to flounder under a growing burden of emergency patients while attracting no additional funding”, said Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Linda Burney. “Gosford Hospital is at breaking point thanks to budget cuts – and Wyong is also struggling.” Ms Burney was joined by Labor MLC for the Central Coast Mr Greg Donnelly and Labor Candidate for Wyong Mr David Harris in a visit to Gosford Hospital on Monday, September 8. Mr Harris said: “The Baird Government has cut $3 billion from NSW hospitals since coming to office – and the recent Abbott budget has cut $15 billion more over the next decade.” “Mike Baird failed to get that funding back from the Commonwealth and the effects are being felt at hospitals across the Coast. “I’m concerned that our hospitals on the Central Coast are failing to meet the

81% target by a significant margin. “Our doctors and nurses are outstanding, it’s clear the blockages in our emergency departments come down to a budget issues. “Local hospitals are under-resourced and families and pensioners on the Central Coast are the ones suffering.” Greg Donnelly added: “Gosford Hospital is the main hospital on the Coast and it’s shocking to see it has the slowest emergency department in the State.” “It makes no sense that the Liberals want to introduce a $7 GP copayment that will cause thousands of additional people to seek out hospitals instead of the GP. “This will only make the crush at places like Gosford and Wyong even worse,” said Mr Donnelly. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein has criticised Labor for scaremongering the community about the performance of Central Coast hospitals. “I can assure the community there is no $3 billion cut to health – this is a Labor fabrication”, Mr Holstein said. “The Central Coast Local Health District budget has increased by 6.4% this year to a record $693 million. “The facts speak for themselves – Gosford Hospital has made improvements in both emergency and elective surgery, despite a 5% increase in patients attending the hospital in the last year.

Mr Holstein said under Labor in April-June 2009, Gosford Hospital’s emergency department four hour benchmark performance stood at 48% compared to the 56% recorded in April-June 2014 under NSW Liberals and Nationals. “I’m pleased to say 96% of surgeries were performed on time at Gosford Hospital in April-June this year,” Mr Holstein said. “The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government has committed almost $3 million this year to begin the major redevelopment of Gosford Hospital – a project anticipated to be worth more than $350 million. “Clinicians and the community have been crying out for enhanced health services at Gosford and the NSW Liberals and Nationals have listened. “The new Gosford Hospital will be a facility the people of the Central Coast can be proud of. “I’m incredibly proud of the work being done at Gosford – our doctors, nurses and hospital staff are treating more patients than ever before but still making improvements. “I thank them for their commitment to delivering first-class care for our community,” Mr Holstein said.

The aim of the workshop is to have participants identify an issue in their community and to develop a campaign project to address the issue. GenQ program facilitator Mr William Ho said the program was aimed at developing understanding, confidence, and cooperation amongst LGBTQI youth. “The workshop is going to give young people who have a passion or curiosity about taking action and affecting positive change within their local community the skills and knowledge to see this through,” Mr Ho said. GenQ has been supported by RYSS for 17 years and the organisation continues to grow as a provider of vital support services for LGBTQI young people, as well as running workshops and programs on issues like self-esteem, confidence and leadership skills, cybersafety, identity, strategies

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around anxiety and stress management, and dealing with homophobia. “GenQ has grown to a network of young people, youth workers, services and health professionals who all work collectively to provide LGBTQI young people in the Central Coast with these support services,” Mr Ho said. The third annual GenQ

fundraiser will be held on Friday, October 31, at Gosford’s Youth Arts Warehouse. The night will be a ‘HallowQueen’ themed Trivia Night, an over 18s event with performances, prizes, a silent auction, music and more. Media release, 12 Sep 2014 William Ho, GenQ

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Student’s art on tour

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools English competition tudents from St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School and from Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School recently participated in the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools English competition.

opacabana Public School student Nash Phillips-Goodall has had his artwork chosen as one of the 50 permanent works selected from this year’s popular ‘Operation Art’ touring exhibition.

Students from around the State were invited to submit artworks which will contribute to creating a more congenial, healing environment for Westmead Children’s Hospital’s young patients and their visitors. Eleven-year-old Nash titled his work ‘Raindrops’. He said: “I noticed the raindrops on the leaves and thought it would make a good photograph.” Now in its 20th year, Operation Art has meant

that over 1,000 colourful works now adorn the halls, wards and surgeries at Westmead, providing cheer to both patients and their families, and to staff who work there. Over 800 artworks from 749 students in 263 schools across the state are on exhibition at the prestigious Armory Gallery at Sydney Olympic Park until Sunday, October 26. Following the exhibition at Sydney Olympic Park, the

best 50 of these works will then begin a year-long tour, starting with an exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and then moving to a number of regional galleries, before settling at Westmead Children’s Hospital as part of its formidable collection of art. Media release, 12 Sep 2014 Sven Wright, NSW Department of Education and Communities

Parents and Citizens Association forum held he Department of Education and Training and the Central Coast Council of Parents and Citizens Association held a community forum on Thursday, September 11, at Wadalba Community School.

Three main topics were addressed: Changes to the National Curriculum, Vocational Education for High School Students and Parent and Citizen Work

Health and Safety issues in relation to managing canteens and fetes. A presentation was held on each topic and participants were able to

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St Patrick’s best results were: Jerrica Tony was awarded a High Distinction and Abby Brady and Ella Molloy both received Distinctions. Credits were awarded to Emma Cormack, Isabella Gooley, Stephanie Hansen, Alexander Lara, Ella Murray, Sophia Starr, Gemma Lavings, Sophie Collings, Lauren Cox, Sophie Holliday, Dakota Xuereb, Maeve Godwin, Harry Meggs and Lucas Moncrieff. Merit Certificates were awarded to Isabella Foster, Josh George, Dominic

Biscan and Sienna Heaney. Our Lady of t5eh rosary best results were: For spelling, Jack Sinnott and Bailey McDonald received Distinction awards. Credits were awarded to Max Dowling, Charlotte Morrison, Ana RechbergerCarson, Noah Cardinale, Rania Malibari, Sharelle Fraser, Elloise Bright and Joseph Hussein. In the English competition, Avalon St Clair, James Maple, Elloise Bright, Jie-Di Zheng received Distinctions, Antonia Foster received a

Merit, and Liam Kennedy, Zarah Rodgers, Milana St Clair, Jessica Lundberg, Charlotte Morrison, Ana Rechberger-Carson, Jack Sinnott, Sean Go, Rania Malibari, Sharelle Fraser and Marcelle Santillan were awarded Credits. Newsletter, 3 Sep 2014 Garry Hansford, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Newsletter, 12 Sep 2014 Nicole Cumming, St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School

Kitchen Garden Program at Kulnura tudents at Kulnura Public school are taking part in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.

Stage two teacher Ms Rebecca Love and parent Rachel Jackson have attended two workshops in Sydney to learn to incorporate sustainable living into all aspects of everyday life. This information has been passed on to the Stage two students with the weekly class preparation of a dish made from the school kitchen garden. The lessons are solidly English and mathematics

based as well as incorporating sustainability practices, with the children participating in all aspects of production, including composting, worm farming, paper recycling and environmental projects with Gosford Council. Assistance in constructing raised garden beds has been provided by families from the school, and local business, Mountains Landscape Supplies provided soil and mulch.

Families have also supplied cooking utensils as well as ingredients necessary for the garden. Plans to further the program include improving the kitchen and cooking area and adding an orchard and chook pen to the garden area to further improve the school’s sustainability. Newsletter, 5 Sep 2014 Helen Dwyer, Kulnura Public School Courtesy of Mangrove Mountain Community News

District athletics carnival results

hirty-five students from Narara Public School competed in the district athletics carnival at Mingara on Tuesday, September 2.

Luke Jacobs placed second in junior long jump, Connor Gyorffy placed second in junior high jump, Campbell Molony placed first in senior high jump, Jacob Kennard placed second in senior shot put

and Sophie Burkinshaw placed second in junior shot put. Other results included Caitlin Mobberley, who placed third in high jump, Daniel Fekeila, who placed third in shot put, Briana

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Holy Cross dancers through to Wakakirri Finals oly Cross Catholic School’s Wakakirri group has made it through to the Wakakirri Finals after their performance on Friday, September 5, at the Riverside Theatre in Parramatta.

Wakakirri is a dance competition for primary school students in which they have seven minutes to perform a dance piece that tells a story. Holy Cross Catholic School, Kincumber acting assistant principal Mr Chris Franklin said that the students and teachers had been extremely busy preparing their performance since the early days of the first term, with multiple practices held during lunch breaks every week. “Forty-eight students from Years 5 and 6 composed

their performance under the guidance of talented and very dedicated teachers,” said Mr Franklin. The school’s performance of True Colours told a story of how students can band together to take the power away from bullies. “I was impressed and inspired by the quality of their performance on the big stage,” said Mr Franklin. “Their dedication and hard work in rehearsals paid off with a professional performance that was of such high quality that the judges took time to find and

compliment the teachers at the end of the evening.” At the conclusion of the performances, awards were given out to individual schools. “We were very proud to see Holy Cross receive the premier award for The Best School in Public, for their cooperation, attitude and manners over the duration of the day at the theatre,” said Mr Franklin. Newsletter, 2 Sep 2014 MaryAnne Diorio, Holy Cross Catholic School

Shot put record broken

Alan Wort, Peter Rubin, Ray Southeren, Peter Hamilton and Tom Perry from the Gosford North Rotary Club

isa Briggs and Hailey Paul from Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School recently competed at the Broken Bay Athletics carnival.

Hailey won the shot put and broke a 20 year record. She also came second in

discus. Newsletter, 3 Sep 2014

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School principal swaps schools t Patrick’s Catholic School principal Ms Nicole Cumming has been appointed principal at St John the Baptist Catholic School, Woy Woy.

Ms Cumming will leave St Patrick’s Catholic School at the end of the year. Catholic Schools Office director of schools Mr Peter Hamill said: “I would like to thank Nicole for her leadership of the school

over the last seven years.” “Highlights of Nicole’s principalship at St Patrick’s have been her strong educational vision and high expectations for student learning and behaviour, supported by significant

professional learning staff,” said Mr Hamill.

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reparations are underway to demolish the former Gosford Public School buildings with surplus furniture to be donated to hospitals and schools along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea.

“This is a great initiative that will provide much needed supplies to these communities while diverting products from going to waste in landfill,” said Minister for the Central Coast Mr Rob Stokes. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein said that it was great to see that this donation would lend a hand to the less fortunate. “I am delighted that some disadvantaged communities along the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea will be helped by this equipment and congratulate the rotary clubs for their endeavours,” Mr Holstein said. The contractor, Australian Demolition and Scrap Recovery Pty Ltd, has concluded onsite preparations, erecting perimeter fencing and

completing the internal strip out. The Central Coast Regional Development Corporation is the lead agency facilitating the redevelopment of the Gosford Waterfront area and specifically the former Gosford Public School site. Central Coast Regional Development Corporation executive manager Mr Greg South said the Corporation was working with the contractor to ensure the demolition and preliminary site work aimed to maximise recycling and divert the demolition waste away from landfill. “It is most gratifying to have enabled the Gosford Rotary Club and Gosford North Rotary Club to participate in the recycling program by shipping

surplus furniture to Papua New Guinea. Gosford North Rotary Club president, and former Gosford Public School principal Mr Alan Wort, said the partnership with the Gosford Rotary Club to donate much needed school supplies, resources and furniture to Papua New Guinea had been a year in the making. “We are delighted to be able to ship a container of furniture, part of which came from the former Gosford Public School, along with other donated instructional resources, to isolated communities in Papua New Guinea. Media release, 12 Sep 2014 Stephanie Prouse, Central Coast Regional Development Corporation

Mackenna Martin is Junior Miss Country Girl Central Coast

osford girl Mackenna Martin was crowned the Junior Miss Country Girl Central Coast 2014, at the Beachcomber Hotel in Toukley on Sunday, August 31.

Hundreds of girls vied for the chance to compete in the Preliminary Final red carpet event, which was attended by family and friends of the contestants, along with numerous industry professionals. Girls from all regional areas across NSW competed for the chance to be crowned Miss Country Girl Central Coast and continue on to the Miss Country Girl Australia final in Sydney. The competition comprised four categories: The Junior category, for girls aged 8-12, the Senior category, open to girls aged 13-28, the Swimwear category, open to girls aged 16-28, and the newly established Career Girl category, open to girls ages 16-30, who are interested in a career in the business side of the fashion industry. Other category winners included Cessnock local, Alicia McCallum in the senior category, Maddison Brands from Mannering Park in the swimwear category and Chelsea-Anne Lewis from Wyee in the career category. Miss Country Girl Australia is a nationwide search, designed to give

regional and rural girls a chance to build national and international careers in the fashion industry. The competition has taken place annually since its inception in 2009, traveling to all remote areas of Australia. A weekend of modelling workshops and rehearsals led to the culmination of the contest, the Preliminary Final, in which the girls had a chance to show family and friends what they had learned, and winners were

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crowned in each of the respective categories. Central Coast organisation team member Maddison Bryers said: “We believe the competition benefits the whole community, it’s a great night where we foster healthy body image and celebrate the local talent.” Ms Jones said making the decision to move away from her family and home at the age of 15 was difficult, but also the only way to pursue her dream career in the fashion industry. “I made the move to Sydney because it was obvious there were more opportunities in this field there.” Following her own struggle to make it in the fashion world, Ms Jones said her understanding of how cutthroat the industry can be for a country girl has fuelled her passion to help others in similar situations. Through the process of scouring the countryside for girls who will inspire and motivate their peers, Ms Jones said: “After all of these years it is still so overwhelming for me to watch the level of selfconfidence many girls take away from this experience.” “Meeting so many shy girls who are lacking in confidence at our very first introduction and then seeing them up on the catwalk at our final presentation is an amazing experience to watch,” she said. The competition will be back in the Central Coast in 2015.

Peace forum at Gosford

he Community Forum Committee will hold a peace forum at Gosford Uniting Church Monday, September 22.

The forum marks the United Nations International Peace Day and the topic is working for peace. Speakers on the night include: Sydney Peace Foundation director Ms Jane Singleton, Media and Communication

Adjunct professor Richard Brionowski and Dominican Centre director Sister Trish Madigan. The speakers will cover the topics of the Sydney Peace Foundation’s projects, current dangers to world peace and social

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he finals of the Ray Allen Concerto Competition will be held on Sunday, September 21, at the Laycock St Theatre.

This competition is held every two years by the Central Coast Symphony Orchestra and the Central Coast Conservatorium. Young instrumentalists are invited to perform compositions for their solo instrument and orchestra. This year, the finalists are two young violinists; Eva Li, who will perform the De Beriot Concerto No. 9, and Jasmine Baric, who will

perform Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole. Eva Li began playing violin at six years of age and has studied for nine years at the Central Coast Conservatorium. At 15 years old, she is currently concertmaster of the Central Coast Youth Orchestra and Central Coast Chamber Orchestra. Jasmine Baric, 14, also began playing the violin at

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age six and is now part of the Rising Stars program at Sydney Conservatorium. After the girls perform at the concert, and while the adjudicator deliberates, the orchestra will perform Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.

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Chamber criticises ‘public art’ projects Gosford Council should review its support for “public art” projects such as the graffiti-style mural recently completed in Woy Woy, according to the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. “Funded by the State Government, we believe the public art sends a mixed message and does little to counter illegal graffiti,” said Chamber president Mr Matthew Wales.. “It in fact gives the impression that we have a much larger problem than previously existed.” Mr Wales said the best response to graffiti was to remove it quickly, combined with public education campaigns. “In recent months we have seen an increase in the number of graffiti attacks but not the rapid removal of the graffiti works as has happened in the past,” he said. “It is our view that a fresh approach and fresh anti-graffiti

campaign is needed to combat this increasing problem. “The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is concerned at the rising incidences of graffiti attacks not only in our town centres but also residential areas and local industrial estates,” he said. “Due to the rising graffiti rate, the Chamber is calling on Gosford City Council to review its current policies and antigraffiti programs and look at other successful programs such as Great Lakes Council who promote ‘The Graffiti Buster’. “The Graffiti Buster has been operating successfully in the Great Lakes district for over 10 years which has largely attributed to the areas low graffiti incident rate. “It’s these sort of successful campaigns that we should be emulating in order to attack the problem,” said Mr Wales. Media release, 28 Jul 2014 Matthew Wales, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

A mural in Woy Woy painted by the Gosford Grafﬁti Art Project in an effort to prevent grafﬁti

Information session on boating plan A community information session on the draft Regional Boating Plan for the Hawkesbury, Pittwater and Brisbane Waters region will be held at Ettalong Diggers Club on Wednesday, August 20, from 6pm. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein said the community would be able to have its say on the plan which is now available for public comment. The draft plan gives funding priority to projects designed to keep the waterways safe and

accessible for everyone to enjoy. Mr Holstein said earlier this year, the Maritime Management Centre in Transport for NSW, together with Roads and Maritime Services, kicked off a major review of all existing boating infrastructure, facilities and safety measures for major boating regions in NSW, including the Hawkesbury and Brisbane Waters region. “The first stage of work involved some initial consultation with council and other stakeholders to get an understanding of the key boating issues in the region,” Mr Holstein said.

“The opinion of everyday boaters, local sporting organisations and other local groups were also sought through an online survey. “Thanks to the invaluable feedback that was received, we have produced a draft Regional Boating Plan for Hawkesbury, Pittwater and Brisbane Waters and are now calling for feedback on this draft plan before it’s finalised,” Mr Holstein said. Mr Holstein said this second round of consultation would help identify key projects that would deliver the greatest benefit to boating in the Hawkesbury and

Brisbane Waters region. “We want to deliver some vital boating infrastructure to the Hawkesbury and Brisbane Waters region that will benefit boaters into the future but in order for us to do that, we want to hear the views of the people who use these waterways the most,” Mr Holstein said. “We encourage all interested parties to come along to our information session and have their say.” Mr Holstein said people could still provide feedback even if they were not able to attend the session.

“The draft Regional Boating Plan for the Hawkesbury, Pittwater and Brisbane Waters region is available at www. transport.nsw.gov.au/mmc and people can also email their thoughts to mmc@transport. nsw.gov.au until August 31,” he said. The final Regional Boating Plan for Hawkesbury, Pittwater and Brisbane Waters will be released later this year. Media release, 7 Aug 2014 Chris Holstein, Member for Gosford

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An artist’s impression of the proposed development and (inset) an aerial view of the location of the proposed development

residents in the 2(b) residential zone in Rickard St including overshadowing impact, visual bulk, height and scale, loss of privacy and potential noise impact and internal impacts. Council staff considered the impacts to be “within reasonable

limits”. The provision of car parking on site was also non-compliant with a shortfall of 12 spaces. “Such deﬁciencies may be catered for within council’s public facility, subject to monetary contribution,” according to the

staff report. Sixteen submissions were received in response to the application detailing concerns including with overshadowing, loss of privacy, ﬂoor space ratio, waste management, asbestos removal, waste storage, trafﬁc

impact, zone interface design, building bulk and scale; impact on street and pedestrians, noise impact, setback, air quality, onsite parking and height. Gosford Council agenda GOV.28, 12 Aug 2014

Chamber opposes traffic lights in Umina

Peninsula Chamber president Mr Matthew Wales said: “The existing roundabout works very efﬁciently and the decision by

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Gosford Council will consider a development application for a mixed use three-storey development on the corner of West St and Rickard St, Umina, at its next meeting on Tuesday, August 26.

The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called for a review of the decision by Gosford Council to install trafﬁc lights at the intersection of Ocean Beach Rd and Wellington St.

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Decision on three-storey development deferred It was deferred from the August 12 meeting pending a site inspection by councillors. The application for the development, valued at around $1.6 million, includes commercial units, car parking, an 88 place childcare centre and residential apartments. The proposal would require the demolition of the existing dwelling and commercial car yard. The development site comprises both commercial and residential zoned land. According to the report to council by the department of governance and planning, the building has been designed so that most of the enclosed floor area was situated on the commercial zoned part of the site, providing a “low impact development interface” with the existing adjoining residential development. “As a result, strict compliance with the applicable development standards of the Gosford Planning Scheme Ordinance relating to floor space ratio is not achieved and the applicant has sought variation to the applicable floor space ratio control under the provisions of SEPP 1 – Development Standards.” The report also stated that the application had considered amenity impacts to surrounding

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council to spend $455,000 on a new signalised intersection is quite bafﬂing. “Although the trafﬁc lights will be paid for through a new Contribution Plan for the Umina Beach town centre, the Chamber would prefer to see those funds spent on civic improvements such as footpath upgrading or the development of the new civic square.

“Our concern is that a new signalised intersection would cause extensive queuing towards the West St roundabout and create problems at the Osborne Ave intersection. “Elimination of the existing roundabout would also prevent north bound trafﬁc being able to return along Ocean Beach Rd to access McDonalds which is already prevented

from undertaking a right hand movement due to the central median strip. “This was a condition of consent imposed by council. “We understand that the Umina Beach Transport Management Strategy seeks to plan for the future but the Chamber is questioning the necessity for signiﬁcant expenditure on trafﬁc facilities that would appear to be

unwarranted. “The Chamber is a big subscriber to the adage ‘if it ain’t broke don’t ﬁx it’ so let’s not radically change the dynamics of a town centre that has grown very successfully without the need for trafﬁc lights,” said Mr Wales. Media release, 13 Aug 2014 Matthew Wales, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

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Campaigning for Bambara’s protection, Mr Jake Cassar said: “We have literally done everything we can to have this promise honoured and our community’s reasonable wishes adhered to.” “Gosford Council and the State Government have said they are committed to Bambara’s protection since the early 1980s, and still the majority of the land remains unprotected. “We have held many awareness concerts attended by hundreds of locals, two art shows, around a dozen peaceful protests, camped for three months on Woy Woy Rd to draw attention to the issue and have sent over 1000 emails and letters to our elected leaders requesting that they support the community that elected them. “I call on Gosford Council CEO Paul Anderson to make public the legal advice that he says he received that restricts the State Government from compulsorily acquiring the land for conservation. “Local environmental groups, the Central Coast Greens and others have written to Mr Anderson requesting proof of this information he used to block Greens Cr Hillary Morris’s recent motion for council

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ore than 40 people braved the inclement weather conditions to attend the Gosford Bush Poetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s August meeting at Gosford Hotel.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just as was predicted, it was a truly great night of wonderful poetry, verse and song, made even better by an outstanding performance by our very special guest Laurie McDonald,â&#x20AC;? said Gosford Bush Poets president Mr Vic Jefferies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laurie demonstrated his outstanding abilities with a truly diverse selection of poetry and yarns and completely entertained us all with his easy laconic rendition of humorous as well as thoughtful and pensive poetry and verse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Laurie has been featured on the ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular national radio program, Australia All Over, and Laurie announced that

his very beautiful poem The North Wind has been selected to be included in an album comprised of the best songs and poems played on the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well done Laurie and we hope to see you back at the Gosford Bush Poets soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before Laurie took charge of proceedings we heard from: Chris Kessey (who has just released his newest poetry CD); our technical director Kevin Gee; Ian Groves and Marj Williams who travelled down from Port Macquarie; Jan Lock; Peter Mace; June Hilton; newcomer Gary Frost; the wonderful Sarah Austen with a magnificent rendition of Albert and The

Lion; our resident tenor Nick Lock and the recently returned Dave Proust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brilliant stuff, a great night, many, many happy people and a wonderful demonstration of fun and friendship â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do it all again on the last Wednesday of next month which will be September 24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love to see you come along and join us for what is always a great night and a far better alternative to sitting watching that dreadful television set,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Jefferies. Email, 28 Aug 2014 Vic Jefferies, Gosford Bush Poets

Liam Burrows is a ďŹ nalist ocal singer Liam Burrows, of Kincumber, has been listed as a finalist for the international Unsigned Only Music Competition in Nashville, USA.

Amongst the finalists, who were announced in August, were 16 Australian artists, including Liam. The competition, designed to honour the most

talented up-and-coming unsigned artists throughout the world, received almost 8,000 entries this year, from over 100 different countries. 150 finalists were chosen

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in 11 different genres of music. The competition was judged by a celebrity panel, including Neon Trees, Of Monsters And Men, Rosanne Cash, John Oates, Dustin Lynch and Mike Posner. Liam, 20, reached the finals with the performance of his original vocal entries â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Never Fallen In Love So Easily Beforeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Skylarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The competition is designed specifically for artists who are unsigned to a major record label and is produced by the same team who run the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. The goal of the competition is to discover outstanding artists and help them to further their career in the music industry. Artists who place first in each category will receive $1,000, while the overall grand prize winner will receive $10,000 to put towards their music career, as well as one-on-one mentoring from a group of upper echelon music industry executives, ranging from label presidents to heads of A&R. Winners will be announced in September. Email, 26 Aug 2014 Candace Avery, Unsigned Only

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ocal dancer from the Veronica Law School of Highland Dancing Ms Felicity Warren won the Scottish National Titles held on September 6 at the Gathering of the Clans Annual Scottish Event.

Ms Warren learned Highland Dancing at Laycock St Dance, from tutors and mentors that have been involved with the Scottish dance community on a worldwide scale for more than 50 years. Before competing in the titles, Ms Warren had been in Scotland, where she competed in numerous competitions and championships, including the World Highland Dancing Championships held in Cowal, and won Best Overseas dancer at Strathardle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had an absolutely amazing experience in Scotland,â&#x20AC;? said Ms Warren. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Between passing my teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; examination, receiving best Overseas Dancing Award and competing on the World Stage, they would have to be the main highlights for

me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal for the next 12 months, now that I am refreshed and inspired, is to place first in an overall championship.â&#x20AC;? Central Coast Highland Dancing Inc. coordinated the Central Coast National Titles for the first time as a component of the Gathering of the Clans. Central Coast Highland Dancing chairman Douglas McFarland said that the titles were a huge success, with dancers from all over the Coast, and out of the region, competing for the inaugural title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was another opportunity for the region to soak up the cultural delights that exist within the Scottish borders, and to offer those out of the region to come into an area and experience all we have to offer,â&#x20AC;? said Mr McFarland.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In future years the event will grow in size and importance, and will become a staple event in the Central Coast cultural calendar.â&#x20AC;? Media release, 8 Sep 2014 Joshua Lucas, Do$h Public Relations

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0428 461 188 or email cco30s@ live.com.au Central Coast Pension & Welfare Officer Network This group of Volunteers, trained by DVA, to look after servicemen & women, meets at Ourimbah RSL Club at 10:30am 2nd Fri - Feb to Nov 4322 1505 Central Coast 50+ Singles Social Group Invites Ladies & Gents 50s to 70s etc for dinner, dancing - BBQs & Socialising each weekend. Our friendly group can be contacted for our monthly programme 4344 5556 0432 110 841 50pssg@gmail.com

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Garden Clubs Australasian Native Orchid Society Cultivation and conservation of Aust Native Orchids. 2nd Wed, Narara Community Centre, 2 Pandala Rd Narara - 8pm 4340 5157 Erina Heights Garden Club An informal and friendly group, we enjoy visiting special gardens. Garden owners talk on planning and installation. 4326 1462 linda.syddell@hotmail.com

Gosford 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre Handicraft, Painting, Knitting, Tai Chi, Scrabble, Darts, Table Tennis, Indoor Bowls, Patchwork, Yoga, Fitness, Gentle Swimming, Line Dancing, Cards, Variety Social, Womens Group, Zumba, Crochet, Computers 4324 4749

Matcham Garden Club Monthly Meetings and Garden Visits with speakers and discussions relating to rare and unusual plants. New comers welcome - Every 2nd Thur 12noon to 2.30pm 4367 6292

Gosford-Narara Neighbourhood Centre School Holiday activities, playgroup, multicultural programs, community activities - Rooms for Hire admin@gnnc.com.au 4329 4477

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a functional disability 4382 9401 Overeaters Anonymous (OA) 12-step fellowship for those with eating disorders. No dues, fees, or weigh ins. Stone Building. Anglican Church Mann St. Gosford, Thursday 2:15pm www.oa.org 0412 756 446 ParaQuad Specialist healthcare products delivered to your door, for all your continence, wound care and respiratory and nutrition requirements Professional Clinic Support available 1300 886 601 www.brightsky.com.au

History Groups Brisbane Water Historical Society • Coach tours • School educational tours • Annual Street Stalls • Participation in History Heritage Week Celebration Margaret Pearce 4325 2270 Fellowship of First Fleeters Central Coast For anyone interested in early history or early family histories. Don’t need to be a First Fleeter. Wyong RSL Club 2nd Sat 10:30am 4323 1849

Probus Club of Avoca 10.15am 3rd Mon Avoca Beach Bowling Club www.probussouthpacific.org/ microsites/avocabeach 4382 3372 Probus Club East Gosford We have now opened our doors to men and women, as a combined club, 1st Thurs 10am each month - Waterford Retirement Village, Kincumber 4325 2601

Public Speaking Develop confidence by improving your speaking skills. Meetings are entertaining and educational. Brisbane Waters Breakfast Toastmasters Club 8:30am-10:30am 2nd and Last Sat each month - The Hive and Library Erina Shopping Centre 0459 240 183 Blue Gum Flat Toastmasters Mthly meetings 1st and 3rd Mon 7.15-9.30pm Ourimbah RSL 4362 7227 Gosford City Toastmasters 2nd & 4th Thurs, Gosford Bowling Club 7:30 to 9:30pm 4340 1929 emcloon@bigpond.net.au

Kariong Neighbourhood Centre Alcoholics Anonymous ‘A friendly, caring, Safe and meet every Wed 1230pm Connected Community’ Someone cares We provide information about Community Care Services Special Interest Music Anglican Church local services Counselling, early Central Coast 3 Mann St Gosford CCLC Bridge Club childhood nurse, legal advice, Soundwaves Memory lane - Doing things Duplicate Bridge-partner not computer classes, Men’s acapella 4 part harmony together Café Better Hearing Australia required for most sessions. www. room hire, equipment hire, chorus - all ages 7pm Mon For people with memory loss & their Central Coast cclcbridgeclub.asn.au advertising, playgroups, friendship Central Coast Leagues Club carers to enjoy a relaxing coffee Hearing loss management Central Coast Leagues Club groups, Kieran - 0407 267 675 morning with others experiencing Support and educational group 12.30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri Sat Health and fitness groups, parenting khutton58@gmail.com similar circumstances 7 groups across the coast 1.30pm Wed 7.15pm Mon groups, cooking classes and zumba. jbthomson51@gmail.com 10am to 11.30am Providing practical experience 4323 3456 4340 1724 Caroline Bay Brasserie - East Gosford and confidence cclcbridgeclub@westnet.com.au Sydney Welsh Choir 2nd Wednesday Learn the benefits to hearing aids Kincumber Cultural not for profit organisation 4324 4244 Better hearing Australia Central Coast performing at concerts and various Central Coast Art Society Neighbourhood Centre 4321 0275 Lectures, demonstrations and • Exercise classes venues to promotoe the Welsh Gosford Politics www.centralcoast. discussion. Weekly paint-outs • Yoga for adults and children culture with our singing, also in the Pub betterhearingaustralia.org.au Tuesdays 4349 5860 for locations performing for charity fund raising. Come and solve the problems of the • Community eco garden Workshops - 4363 1820 9.30am 4369 3378 world over a friendly drink and a bite • Room hire Central Coast Parkinson’s - 12.30pm 1st and 3rd Wed Social • Health support groups to eat. Guest speakers. Support Group Meetings 1.30pm 4th Wed Gosford Tempo Terrific Community First Thurs 6pm Dutton’s Tavern 161 • Counselling We aim to help individuals and their City Arts Centre. • After school activities Showband Mann St, Gosford families better manage living with 4325 1420 4363 1044 Active showband available to play 0438 363 108 Parkinson’s Disease publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au www.kincumber.nsw.au at your community function. Wide Gueat speakers are a regular ranging repertuore. Always seeking I AM LOST feature of our meetings. Central Coast Handweavers, Mingaletta Aboriginal Torres new members, come and join us and Deep Conversations & systematic 2nd Tue - 1.30pm Spinners and Textile Arts Guild Strait Islander Corporation have fun with music. exercises for understanding my self 1800 644 189 Spinning and weaving, patchwork The Mingaletta community centre Follow us on Facebook & my place in life. - Gurdjieff Society and quilting, felting and other fibre provides its members and other Every Monday 5pm to 7pm - Ancient and modern knowledge. Central Coast Prostate Cancer and fabric crafts, community quiting community groups a meeting place Kincumber Uniting Church Thurs evening fortnightly Support Group (Gosford) bees - Day and Night Groups and referal hub for education, health, 4382 2462 0425 296 783 Meet last Friday Month 4325 4743 well-being and cultural programs www.tempoterrific.com www.gurdjieff.org.au Terrigal Uniting Church www.centralcoasthsguild.org.au through consultative services and tempoterrific@live.com 380 Terrigal Drive, Terrigal community programs. Rotary Club of Playgroup 9.30am to 12 noon Central Coast Lapidary Club Mon-Fri 9am 4pm Gosford North 4367 9600 Minerals & Gems 6 Sydney Ave Umina Gosford Gumnuts Playgroup A very active community minded www.pcfa.org.au Learn silverwork, Cabochons, 4342 7515 Parents and children meet socially club with many projects focussed on Faceting, Enamelling, Stone admin@mingaletta.com.au for the parents to make friends and assisting youth. 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International service club improves Central Coast Dedicated to increasing the ceramics gumnutsguc@gmail.com 43845152 lives of communities in Australia Working to give those knowlede, experience and skills of tsc1@tac.com.au and overseas. Fun-filled activities, Political Party suffering unrelievedly from members and the general public. fellowship and friendship breakfasts. terminal or incurable illness Running classes, workshops, Central Coast Greens Volunteering Phillip House, 21 Old Mount Penang the legal right to request & demonstrations, exhibitions and social Branch of Greens NSW, active Central Coast Rd (opp Shell) - Fri 7:15am receive medical help to die events - Annual exhibitions in May regarding ecological sustainability, Refer potential volunteers to 4340 4529 Quarterly Meetings and December - Open Day in Sept social and economic justice, peace community organisations and provide kersuebay@philliphouse.com.au 4369 8053 info@ccpotters.org and non-violence, grassroots support to volunteers and community 4324 5343 democracy and getting organisations. We also provide Seniors Computer Gambling Solutions elected 3rd Thur training to volunteers and managers Club Central Coast Inc. Gambling help counsellors provide Friendship Force centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au of volunteers - Information Sessions Beginners class PC or Mac Mon or free, confidential, professional service Central Coast centralcoastgreens@gmail.com “Bridge to Volunteering” Held regulary Tues. Classes Mon to Fri for most to gamblers, family and friends. A travel club with a difference! across the Central Coast programs – see website. 10am – Available Woy Woy, Kincumber, Australian Labor Party See a country from the 4329 7122 12md or 1pm - 3pm Kincumber Ourimbah/ Narara Branch Gosford, The Entrance. inside and change the way recruit@volcc.org.au & District Neighbourhood Centre. Discussion/action community 4344 7992 you see the world. Mthly Meetings, Guest Speaker at issues - 3 levels of Government Travel in small groups and stay with Wyoming Kincumber Hotel 1st Mon Niagara Park Primary School GROW - Free Weekly 12 Step friends in 370 clubs around the world. Community Centre 4369 2530 7.30pm 1st Mon each month Mental Health Self Help Group We in turn host small groups from Programs and activities incl. Yoga & 0410 309 494 Helping thousands to recover from other clubs. Zumba classes, Art and Craft classes, U3A Central Coast kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com mental health challenges for more Deidre 4388 9435 Playgroup & Vacation Care, Support Mature age people are invited to than 55 years to find a GROW group www.friendshipforcecentralcoast.asn.au Probus Clubs groups, Book Club, Community participate in a wide range of courses near you call 1800 558 268 or visit Garden, Rooms for Hire, Work to broaden the mind and make new All Probus clubs have interesting www.grow.net.au CCLC Indoor Bowls Development Orders, Centrelink friends guest speakers, friendly atmosphere, GROW Groups meet Ladies - Mon 10am Volunteer hours 0408 704 701 make new friends, fellowship. weekly all year round Mixed Social - Mon & Wed 7pm 4323 7483 www.centralcoast.u3anet.org.au intellectual stimulus, and social 2nd & 4th Sundays 1.30pm reception@wyomingcc.org.au activities. Meals on Wheels Contact John 43632360 Kadam Sharawa Institute Inc Delivered meals and flexible Or Bev 0403994313 Tibetan Buddhist Group Offering food options for people with Courses in Buddhist Philosophy from

National Parks Association Central Coast Twice weekly bush walks on the Central Coast and further afield, varying distances and grades of difficulty. Explore, enjoy scenery, fauna, floral, history. Keep fit and make friends. 4389 4423 & 4332 7378 jbthomson51@gmail.com Sailability Gosford Participation in sailing for people with disabilities, mature age volunteers invited to help us with all aspects of our sailing operations - no sailing experience required Tuesday and Thursday mornings 4382 2035 or 4322 8227 sailabilitygosford@gmail.com

Women’s Groups Brisbane Water Evening View Club Social activities, outings and functions monthly - new members welcome Tours, Dinners, Lunches, Theatre/ Cinema, fashion parades Dinner meeting with guest speaker 4th Tues each month 4325 1688 0466 513 600 Central Coast Vietnam Veterans Association Yoga - Ladies Fully qualified with the international yoga teachers association Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre Friday 11am to 12.30pm $6 per session 0419 126 100 Country Women’s Association (CWA) Quilting, patchwork, spinning, knitting, crochet and more 9-2pm Every Fri, Opposite Terrigal Bowling Club 4385 9503 4384 3696 Gosford RSL Ladies Indoor Bowls Social indoor bowls Frid 10am - 2pm RSL Club 4344 5812 0412 773 441 Gosford RSL Sub-branch Women’s Auxiliary Raise money for the welfare of veterans and their families. RSL Club West Gosford 4th Mon 2pm 4323 7336 Inner Wheel Club of Terrigal Share friendship, social activities as well as fundraising for local, national and international projects. 2nd Tues, 7pm Terrigal Rotary Hall, Duffy Road Terrigal 4385 6276 terigalinnerwheel@gmail.com Kincumber View Club For ladies looking for a place to make friends. Interesting speakers, lunch, bus trips, movie days and home functions. 4th Tues Davistown RSL Club 11am 4390 2527 Soroptimist International Brisbane Water Soroptimists speak for women and girls of all nations through awareness advocacy and action by supporting national and international programs 2nd Thur 6:45pm - Breakers Country Club, Dover Rd Wamberal 4367 6331 sibrisbanewater@siswp.org WOWGIRLS Wave of Wisdom Inc WOWGIRLS Wave of Wisdom connects women and local businesses around a common theme of wellbeing. to share wisdom and explore lifes potential. Regular Powwows, WOW Wisdom gatherings, WOW days and WOW courses check our website for activities. www.wowgirls.com.au info@wowgirls.com.au

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Coast Community News - September 17, 2014 - Page 19

Club fare highly commended avistown RSL Club has received a Highly Commended Award at this year’s Chef’s Table event for their three course meal served up by head chef Chad Harland and chef de partie Daniel Oswald.

In an industry first, two clubs were highly commended at the gala dinner which saw

Cnr Wisemans Ferry and Waratah Roads - Mangrove Mountain

12 October 2014 - 8am till 2pm

MANGROVE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY HALL & RESERVE (Corner of Wisemans Ferry Rd & Waratah Rd) A NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION

Natural Honey, Free range eggs, jams and preserves, plants, clothing, flowers, gifts and handicrafts, bric-a-brac, books etc Live entertainment, food and refreshments All weather indoor event New stall holders welcome Please call for bookings or enquiries

Margaret: 4374 1255 - Ryan: 0435 197 827

For events in post code areas 2250, 2260 and 2251

If you’ve got something happening in Gosford LGA area over the next few weeks, l et us know about it and we’ll list it here for you, for free. Contact details are on page 2.

See the Peninsula News for events in post code areas 2256 & 2257 and the Wyong Regional Chronicle for events in post code areas 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262 & 2263 Leaders Listen – Q&A Forum, Central Coast Leagues Club, 6pm

Kariong Centre

Thursday Sep 25

The Magic Workshop, Kariong Neighbourhood Centre

Rediscover the World of Travel morning tea, Wood Glen Retirement Village, 10:30am-12pm Australian Conservation Foundation meeting, 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre, Gosford, 7pm

Community Sausage Sizzle and Garage Sale, Wyong Neighbourhood Centre, 10am-1pm

Friday Sep 19

Friday Sep 26

AKova performance, The Rhythm hut, Gosford, 7pm

Saturday Sep 20 Gosford City Pipe Band meeting, Laycock St Theatre, 3pm

Sunday Sep 21 Ray Allen Concerto Competition finals, Laycock St Theatre

Monday Sep 22 Kariong Neighbourhood Centre Australia Reptile Park trip, 9am-4pm Peace forum, Gosford Uniting Church, 7:30pm9pm

Tuesday Sep 23 Spring Fever, Kariong Neighbourhood Centre

Wednesday Sep 24 Supporting Recovery course, Narara Community Centre, 5:30pm-7:30pm

Origins 2014 exhibition launch, The Studio Gallery, Gosford Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, 6:30pm7:30pm

Saturday Sep 27 Origins exhibition launch, The Studio Gallery, Gosford Regional Gallery, 6:30pm Grizzlee Train, Avoca Beach Hotel, 8pm The Cover Up, Breakers Country Club, Wyong, 8:30pm

Sunday Sep 28 BluesAngels Lizottes Stage, Avoca Beachside Markets, 11:30am 5 Lands Experience, The Rhythm Hut, Gosford, 6:30pm Avoca Beach Markets, Heazlett Park foreshore, 9am-2pm

Monday Sep 29 Disco

Fever

Day,

Neighbourhood

Tuesday Sep 30

Friday Oct 3 Pink Ribbon Day fundraising event, Kincumber Uniting Church, 9:30am

Saturday Oct 4 Central Coast Eisteddfod, Central Coast Conservatorium, Gosford Rescuing the Past fundraising exhibition, Kincumber School of Arts, 10am-4pm Pink Ribbon Day fundraising event, Kincumber Uniting Church, 8am

Sunday Oct 5 Central Coast Eisteddfod, Central Coast Conservatorium, Gosford Rescuing the Past fundraising exhibition, Kincumber School of Arts, 10am-4pm

Monday Oct 6 Central Coast Eisteddfod, Central Coast Conservatorium, Gosford Rescuing the Past

fundraising exhibition, Kincumber School of Arts, 10am-4pm

Wednesday Oct 8 Incandescent, Stories of the Night exhibition, Gosford Art Studio gallery PJ O’Brien Band, Blues on the Mountain

Thursday Oct 9 Business Women Connect launch, Terrigal Surf Club,

Friday Oct 10 The Coast 11am

Fairies, Central Leagues Club,

Saturday Oct 11 Central Coast Eisteddfod, Valley View Public School, Wyoming

Sunday Oct 12 Central Coast Eisteddfod, Valley View Public School, Wyoming

Tuesday Oct 14 Pamper Carer Day, Narara Community Centre, 10:30am-3pm, free

Friday Oct 17 Diesel ‘n’ Dub, the Rhythm Hut, Gosford, 7pm

the top three next year.” Davistown RSL Club’s Highly Commended menu included an entrée of black raviolis of spatchcock and scallops in a tumeric broth with oyster mushrooms and Asian greens and chilli tomato oil; a main of spatchcock roulade of spinach, duxcelle, figs and truffles served on seasonal baby vegetables, fondant potato, jus gras and beetroot essence; and a dessert of baked anedi chocolate tart served with Kahlua ice cream, brandy snap, candied almonds, blood orange reduction and vanilla bean anglaise Media release, 22 Jul 2014 Sara More, ClubsNSW

6 Sydney Ave Umina

FUND RAISER

Friday 26th September 2014 10.30 am Start Sp