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Joint council meeting to discuss merger

osford councillors met with their Wyong colleagues at Wyong on March 29 to discuss merger transition plans.

The timing of any dissolution of Gosford and Wyong Councils to form a new Central Coast Council is still unknown but considered highly likely. The joint meeting was chaired by Wyong mayor, Cr Doug Eaton OAM. Both Cr Eaton and Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna said the priority was to ensure the community get the services they need from day one. “There’s no doubt these are uncertain times,” Cr McKinna said. “It’s also a difficult time for the over 1,900 staff at both Councils who we depend on to deliver the community’s vital services, but it’s reassuring to know that a number of protections are in place for them.” Deputy mayor of Gosford, Cr Craig Doyle said the joint meeting had highlighted the presence of “exceptional fractures within Wyong Council”. Cr Doyle said that, in his role as chair, Cr Eaton had ruled questions out of order “if other people had opposing views or wanted more information which didn’t fit the agenda. “He can’t necessarily do that with us [the Gosford councillors] because we don’t know what the internal politics are up there.” According to Cr Doyle, fortnightly meetings held between the two mayors have “nothing to do with the amalgamation. “No steering committee has been set up on behalf of the councillors at all, no matter what Doug [Eaton] says. “That has not happened and is not happening and hence the call for another monthly meeting. “The majority of the two councils want to work

positively... and there are enough strong, positive people that aren’t going to be led around by the horns. Cr Hillary Morris said she had made it clear that she though the joint meetings were an excellent idea. “I made it very clear that I absolutely do not support a Warnevale Regional Airport,” Cr Morris said. She said she understood that the next meeting was be held at end of April in Gosford and that Cr McKinna would be chair. Councillors were briefed on a future delivery model that would bring tourism in house to a new Council by June 2017, the Draft Central Coast Regional Plan, Warnervale Airport, the Gosford Regional Library Plan and rural fire service arrangements in a new council. In response to comments made after the meeting, Cr Eaton said: “It is true that at the joint meeting there were a few councillors who were generally opposed to the merger, who took the opportunity to do some political grandstanding. “So I did say something along the lines, ‘everyone knows that there are some here who are against the merger, but I see no point in having joint meetings if they degenerate into political point scoring’,” Cr Eaton said. “In terms of my regular meetings with Cr McKinna, they are all about the merger ,” Cr Eaton said. Media release, Mar 30, 2016 Wyong Council media Interview, Apr 4, 2016 Craig Doyle, Gosford Council Hillary Morris, Gosford Council Jackie Pearson, journalist

A view of the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre from the adjoining lawn

Potential heritage listing further complicates theatre’s future he potential heritage listing of the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre by Gosford Council has opened another chapter in the ongoing struggle over the future of the theatre.

Theatre owners, Beth and Norman Hunter continue to ask patrons to support their proposal to expand the theatre. Gosford Council refused the Hunter’s development application in 2015 but the couple resubmitted an amended proposal in December, 2015. However, Gosford Council recently included the theatre on a list of potential sites to be considered for local heritage listing. As a result, Friends of Avoca Beach Theatre, Old and New is asking community members opposed to the expansion of the theatre to write to Gosford Council’s heritage officer, Rebecca Cardy, arguing in favour of its

heritage listing. “There is no doubt that the theatre deserves this listing,” said the Friends of Avoca Theatre Old and New facebook page. “The most prestigious heritage firm in New South Wales, Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners, was asked to review the application and concluded that the theatre is of great heritage value. “The National Trust, which has been involved in protecting the theatre since 2001 when they first classified it as important, has recently written to the general manager of Gosford Council, urging that it now be government listed. “The Trust goes even further to say that it should be listed at the more

important state-level. “They point out that Avoca theatre: is the only surviving beachside single screen in NSW; that it’s only one of two which is still owned and operated by the same family for 65 years; and that its Panastereo, a surroundsound system, has historic significance. Norman and Beth Hunter, on the other hand, argue that to keep the theatre operating in an area with such high land holding costs means it has to expand. “The proposal has always retained the existing theatre,” a flyer distributed to theatre patrons by the Hunters said. “All our plans continue to include the existing theatre building as is. “It remains a single storey

theatre with the auditorium intact and the lawn area remaining beside it, albeit smaller. “We will build, beside the theatre, three new small auditoriums seating between 31 and 55 patrons and another auditorium seating 161 people, each with comfort and great viewing paramount. “This will be a two-storey building. “Behind the theatre there are five units each with their own underground parking. “We know that as a single screen we cannot continue. “The sensible financial decision would be to close. “We hope that with the proposed extensions we will be able to continue to serve many more generations.” Facebook, Apr 3, 2016 Friends of Avoca Beach Theatre Old and New Flyer, Mar 2016 Save me a seat at Avoca

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he NSW Branch of the Australian Labor Party will soon be calling for nominations to preselect a candidate for the Federal Electorate of Shortland following Ms Jill Hall’s decision not to nominate. “It has been an absolute honour and privilege to represent the wonderful people of Shortland in Federal Parliament since 1998 as well as representing many of them in State Parliament as Member for Swansea and in Lake Macquarie as a councillor,” Ms Hall said. “As the ﬁrst woman elected to any state or federal lower house seat in the Hunter, I am pleased to see so many Labor women now representing electorates,” she said. “The people of Shortland have been my inspiration, and to be their voice in Canberra has been extraordinary. “I want to put on record my thanks to my husband Lindsay and the rest of my family for supporting me while I took on this amazing job. “I know they have also made many sacriﬁces along the way. “After 18 years as a Federal Member of Parliament, I believe it is the right time to retire and

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move on to the next stage of my life. “I have made this decision in consultation with Lindsay and my family and it will be wonderful to spend more time with them in the beautiful area where we live,” she said. In addition to her achievements for the Hunter Region, Ms Hall listed the highlights of her career in Federal Parliament as: being part of the Parliament during Kevin Rudd’s historic Apology to the Stolen Generations; securing Federal funding to

expand local GP clinics; and securing funding for a new Headspace service in Lake Haven. “I will continue to work hard in Parliament and in the electorate right up until the next election, whenever that is called. “I remain passionate about a number of national and local issues and I will keep ﬁghting for justice and fairness wherever I can. “There will be a rank and ﬁle pre-selection in the Shortland Electorate and local branch members will determine who will be the next Labor party

candidate. “I am sure the membership will elect an outstanding candidate for the next election. “Labor can win the next election and Australia will have a government lead by Bill Shorten which will deliver a fair and equitable society where every child can have access to a quality education and where your access to health is determined by your need and not your ability to pay. “Labor believes in equality of opportunity and protecting the rights

of workers and the living standard of pensioners and families,” she said. Parliamentary leader of the ALP, Mr Bill Shorten said the party offered its thanks to Jill Hall for her service to the people of Shortland and parliament. “In more than thirty years of service as a rehabilitation counsellor, a local councillor, a State MP and the Member for Shortland, Jill has [strived] every day for a fairer, more equal and more inclusive Australia. “She has been a formidable champion for the rights of Australians

with disability as well as the great Labor idea of equality of opportunity, in everything from education to healthcare. “As party whip, Jill carried out her duties with good humour and great patience, striking that delicate balance between maintaining discipline and encouraging camaraderie. Media speculation about the preselection of Hall’s replacement started before she had announced her retirement. The Australian Electoral Commission’s federal boundary adjustments have abolished the seat of Hunter, currently held by the ALP’s Joel Fitzgibbon, shadow minister for agriculture and a key power broker of the party’s NSW right faction. There have been reports that the ALP has planned to ‘parachute’ Fitzgibbon into either Shortland or that he will be moved into the seat of Charlton and its sitting member, Labor backbencher Pat Conroy, would be moved to Shortland. Anne Charlton has already been preselected to stand for the ALP in the seat of Robertson and Emma McBride has been preselected for Dobell.

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Eileen was born in the East End of London and spent her childhood at New Cross attending Brockley Central School. She then attended Lewisham College where she studied shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, geography, French and English, which enabled her to become a secretary. “I enjoyed work and retained many of the skills I learnt during my career,” Ms Banks said. “My father, Robert, died when I was four years old but I still had a happy childhood,” she said. “I used to enjoy playing in the snow and was a bit of a prankster who liked to participate in the school plays, often with the leading role.” Eileen was also a keen swimmer and won many medals. “My youngest daughter moved to Australia and had her ﬁrst child. “She wanted her mum close so I moved to Australia in 1974 to be closer to them. “I settled in Cremorne and worked as a secretary in Sussex St, Sydney. “I moved around for a few years and then settled here on the Coast eight years ago and have been a resident at Peninsula Village for

Services NSW instructed its call centre staff not to advise the public of its shuttle bus service from Woy Woy to Gosford, Member for Gosford Ms Kathy Smith has claimed.

Eileen Banks recently celebrated her 102nd birthday

the last six years.” Ms Banks said her lifetime achievement had been learning to use a computer when she was 82 years old. “My typing skills helped me immensely. “I enjoy playing games, sending emails to family and friends and surﬁng the net. “I also like to read biographies, poetry and writing poetry. “In my younger days I used to enjoy cooking, sewing, knitting and making jams and chutney. “I like to keep my mind active with my computer and will often

google things of interest to increase my knowledge. “It took me a long time to settle into life at Peninsula Village, but I’m quite happy now. “I enjoy visits to the wellness centre and most days I do my own thing, which is to play games on my computer or iPad, emailing and Face Timing my daughters Sonja and Gillian in England. “The staff at Peninsula Village are wonderful and very caring,” she said. Submission, 26 Feb 2016 Eileen Banks, Woy Woy

Services NSW cancels shuttle bus Services NSW has cancelled a promised shuttle bus between the Peninsula and the Gosford Services NSW Centre due to “low patronage”. “A shuttle bus between Woy Woy and the Gosford Service Centre was provided though was cancelled due to low patronage,” a statement from the media unit of

Services NSW said. The statement also provided a phone number 137788, that residents on restricted licenses or who cannot get to the Gosford Services NSW Centre for other reasons, can call to make an appointment with a mobile service. The number connects the caller with the ﬁrst point of contact for all Services NSW inquiries. The Peninsula News called

the number and was told that appointments could be made with the mobile service each Wednesday at the Peninsula Community Centre. Since being made available in October 2015, there have been 112 customers served out of a possible 390 booking spaces as at February 8. Media statement, 19 Feb 2016 Dom Costello, Services NSW

The shuttle bus service has now been stopped due to lack of patronage. Ms Smith said she discovered the “misleading and inflammatory” instruction after initially ringing the call centre as an ordinary member of the public. Her call also revealed that call centre staff were unaware of the difference between the shuttle bus service and the “mobile service” offered at the Peninsula Community Centre, and call centre was also telling callers that a mobile service did not exist. Ms Smith rang the call centre herself after she was told by residents that when they rang the designated phone number to make an appointment for their RMS business using the mobile service, they were advised that there was no such service and they needed to go to Gosford. “When the phone was answered, sure enough I was informed that there was no such service available. “Without revealing who I was, I asked the very pleasant young lady to check further. “After waiting on hold for a while, the operator came back to me and I was informed that she had contacted the Services NSW office in Gosford and they had advised her that there had been such a service but that it had been discontinued as the bus service had never been used. “It then became apparent that the operator was talking about a different service, not the mobile service located at the Peninsula Community Centre. “I then identified myself as the local member of parliament and explained that I thought there was some confusion as the service was still operating. “The officer then kindly read to me a letter that was on her

computer advising staff that there was a shuttle bus service available to pick up qualifying RMS customers from the old RTA site in Woy Woy and take them to the Gosford Services NSW facility. “I was further told that there was no need for people to book this service as it was a round-trip service that ran on a continuous basis. “The officer, after having read further down the information on her computer, told me that there was an instruction that this service was not to be advised to the public. “Between lack of advice to the community of the mobile RMS licensing facility and a phantom shuttle bus service that the community wasn’t to be told about, there is little wonder that the service is not as fully utilised as it could be. “A service that is not allowed to be advised to the public can hardly be expected to be in high demand. “No one was aware of the secret service to Gosford.” Ms Smith said that the mobile service came into being after the Baird Government closed RTA centre in Woy Woy, to assist the elderly living on the Peninsula. “Unfortunately, advertising and notification to residents living on the Peninsula advising them of the service has been close to nonexistent,” she said. “People still visit my office on a regular basis asking for help due to the difficulties they have in accessing RMS services in Gosford. “These people are totally ignorant that the mobile service is available to them. “It really is a bad state of affairs when our State Government is blaming the elderly in our community for not utilising services they are kept totally ignorant of. “I fought long and hard alongside local residents to keep RMS service facilities on the Peninsula and that fight is far from over. Media statement, 3 Mar 2016 Jane Letteri, Office of Kathy Smith

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Liberals refuse to support call for independent inquiry

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Peninsula Village resident Ms Eileen Banks recently celebrated her 102nd birthday.

he Central C o a s t ’ s two NSW Government sitting members, member for Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch and parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald have refused to support the Mountain Districts Association’s calls for an independent inquiry into the Mangrove Mountain landﬁll.

Coast community News also asked Central Coast’s Labor MPs whether or not they were prepared to publicly support the community’s calls for an independent inquiry. At the time of going to press we had not received a response. Mr MacDonald said he would “continue to take the advice of the responsible minister and the appropriate state agencies in the management of the Mangrove Mountain landﬁll. “That advice is that the operator is compliant with its consent and conditions,” Mr MacDonald said. “We have an obligation to act on evidence and will continue to closely monitor the landﬁll,” he said. Mr Crouch also referred the matter back to the minister for the environment and heritage

A leachate pond on the landﬁll site showing two exit pipes in the bank, upper one (left of middle) allegedly used for discharge

and assistant minister for planning, Mr Mark Speakman. In a written statement, Mr Speakman said: “I am advised that the results from monitoring by water quality experts from the Office of Environment and Heritage have not shown any evidence to suggest the landfill is having a negative impact on the Ourimbah catchment water quality or stream health. “This is also backed by the annual ground water quality monitoring reports submitted to the EPA by the landfill operators, as well

as catchment and drinking water quality monitoring by Wyong Water,” he said. “The EPA will continue to monitor the landﬁll site, conduct regular water quality testing and will make these results available to the community,” he said. Mr Speakman did not answer several questions sent to his ofﬁce by Coast Community News. In response to a question as to whether the minister believed the EPA could be relied on to make a reasonable assessment of any possible threat to the Central Coast’s

water supply posed by the landfill, given that the authority stands to make millions of dollars’ worth of fees associated with reinstating the landfill operator’s licence, Mr Speakman said, “Waste levies paid on waste deposited at the Mangrove Mountain site go into consolidated government revenue.” He was also asked if he had received the 170page submission from the Mountain Districts Association calling for an independent commission of inquiry into the landfill

and he was asked to declare whether or not he would support the community’s calls for such an investigation. Mr Speakman’s statement did not directly answer either of those two questions. Meanwhile, Dr Stephen Goodwin from the Mountain Districts Association called the EPA’s Environment Line to report a pollution incident on Tuesday, March 1. “The complaint was about discharge from one of the sedimentation ponds on the Mangrove Mountain

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he DoyalsonWyee RSL is seeking to rezone nearby vacant land so it can develop a 139-site manufactured home estate.

Waste Landfill site (EPL 11395),” Dr Goodwin said. “Discoloured water in this discharge was running downhill into the catchment of the Ourimbah Creek system and the Central Coast water supply and had been for some time,” he said. “The discharge is an irrefutable fact and is a constant flow coming from the landfill site. “The most likely origin of the flow is from a sedimentation via two PVC pipes embedded in the pond wall in a strip of wall adjacent to the Mangrove Mountain golf course. “Both pipes are set at a low level so that when the pond is fuller, as is the case presently, these pipes are not obvious. “To ascertain the location of these pipes would require a deliberate effort to access this area from within the site and they may not be visible even then, due to the turbidity of the water. “In relation to this matter, later on Tuesday, I was rung by an officer of the EPA who had attended the Mangrove Mountain Waste Landfill site during the day, regarding the details of my pollution complaint. “In the course of this I was asked to provide photographic evidence, which I did. “Earlier, I had been rung by Ms Jenny Lange, acting head of EPA Waste, Newcastle, to discuss Continued P3

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The club sees the rezoning as an opportunity to ensure its long-term viability and to give back to the community by investing $14 million. Wyong Council has also stated it is committed to providing a range of housing types. “This includes promoting more affordable housing options on sites which are well located in terms of public transport, shops and services,” said Wyong mayor, Cr Doug Eaton OAM. A report to the March 10 council meeting concluded that an assessment of the application considered: the existing strategic framework; potential impacts the proposed land use may have on the land; and relevant policy resolutions of council. “This assessment has identified that the request has sufficient strategic justification,” the report to council said. Council resolved to accept the report’s recommendation to prepare a planning proposal to amend the Wyong Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and send it to the Department of Planning and Environment. “Our population is set to grow by 50,000 over the next 15 years and we really do need to deliver a lot more housing,” Cr Eaton said. The development proposal applies to land

The proposed concept plan for the Doyalson manufactured home estate (left) and it’s location (right)

directly north of the Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club. It is currently zoned RU6 Transition and would be rezoned to RE2 Private Recreation, which would permit a Manufactured Home Estate (MHE). The site (Lot 49 DP 707586 and Lot 7 DP 240685) comprises 21.69 hectares on the Paciﬁc Hwy at Doyalson. Lot 49 currently contains two buildings: one is leased to an independent party; the second contains amenities. The lot also has cricket nets and remnant vegetation. Lot 7 contains no buildings and the site of the proposed home village is generally clear of vegetation and is used for the RAW Challenge. The site adjoins Delta land to the east (Munmorah Power Station) and a hydroponics establishment to the north. RU6 zoning is a holding zone providing a limited range of uses to ensure the land remains ﬁt for

the long-term intended purpose. In the case of Lot 7, that long-term purpose is a development precinct within the North Wyong Shire Structure Plan (NWSSP). The landowner has previously investigated development opportunities but “due to future subsurface mining of the area for coal, the Mine Subsidence Board has objected to each proposal,” the report explained. Options already considered: residential subdivision; retirement facility; tourist accommodation; mixed tourist and residential accommodation; and a motel. The concept shows the manufactured home estate located within Lot 7 with a lit pathway linking it to existing playing ﬁelds and club facilities. The concept plan also included walking and cycling tracks, a games room, indoor swimming pool, a manager’s residence

and site ofﬁce. “The proposal will enable Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club to better utilise its existing land holdings,” the report said. The RAW challenge is proposed to be relocated to the existing playing ﬁelds (subject to consent). “The use of the site as an MHE may be an interim use until mining constraints have been resolved and this use has been given ‘in principle’ support from the Mine Subsidence Board, according to the report. Future plans for the Doyalson-Wyee RSL will be centred around health associated uses with the recently constructed gymnasium. The club intendeds to expand the function room. It also intends to add a ‘pop-up’ library. The RE2 Private Recreation permits caravan parks and therefore manufactured home estates as well as a variety of other uses. “These housing forms offer lower cost housing

options and increase the mix of housing types available for the area,” the report said. Wyong Council had taken actions to minimise the opportunity for caravan parks “to become a more dominant part of the local housing offer by limiting the creation of additional non-tourist caravan parks and MHEs in Wyong Shire.” In 2003, for instance, Wyong Council resolved: “That Council records its opposition as a matter of policy to the creation or expansion of further nontourist caravan parks or manufactured home estates within the shire.” The resolution also sought to limit conversion of tourist sites to permanent accommodation, which reduced the number of tourist accommodation sites in the shire. However, in December 2012, a report on Planning Controls to Support Housing Affordability and Choice in Wyong Shire included nine

recommendations that directly related to promoting caravans and manufactured homes as affordable housing options. None of those recommendations was approved when the report was considered by the Economic Employment Development Committee (EEDC) in 2013. A l t h o u g h recommending that council moved ahead with seeking a gateway determination for the rezoning, it noted that the proposal was inconsistent with the North Wyong Shire Structure Plan “as it is proposing residential development on land that has been identiﬁed for employment in the long term. “The timing of the rezoning of the land for employment purposes will be impacted by future coal extraction. “This has an indeterminate timing but is likely to be longer than 15 years. The assessment concluded that the site could accommodate a MHE in the short term provided that the land has the potential to be used for future employment purposes … once mining has been completed in the area. “The proposal does not involve community title subdivision which means that the existing land holding will not be further fragmented.

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osford Council funding to Central Coast Tourism will cease on July 1, 2017 and the future of the organisation will not be decided until a new, merged Central Coast Council is up and running.

Rail underpass under threat It has increased its estimates of project completion costs from $52 million to $115 million. No progress has been made on the second stage of the project since Gosford Council announced last August it had started preconstruction activities on the stage the council estimates will cost $36 million. Stage two of the project at Bulls Hill was to include the construction of a new vehicle underpass at Nagari Rd, reconstruction of Nagari Rd and construction of the Woy Woy Creek Bridge. The NSW Government has so far committed $52 million in funding to help council design and implement the Rawson Road Railway Level Crossing Replacement Project. The deputy mayor for Gosford Cr Craig Doyle said council had written to the State Government to conﬁrm its position in relation to the project several months ago and had not yet received a reply. “Months ago the design and construction of the bridge was completely taken over by Transport

for NSW,” he said. Since then the costings for project completion have escalated from $52 million to $115 million but no explanation or information about the increase has been provided by the department to Gosford Council. Cr Doyle said Gosford Council still had $12 million to complete its share of the works but Transport for NSW has said that it would not have a problem if the council went ahead and spent those funds on other projects. “Gosford Council has not slowed this project down, in fact, we are seeking to get it finished,” Cr Doyle said. “There has been no justification of why Transport for NSW has costed its completion at two times everyone else’s costs. “Any way you look at it this is not an acceptable position and it looks like Transport for NSW is shaking in its commitment to get the project done,” he said. Gosford Council chief Mr Paul Anderson confirmed that responsibility for certain parts of the project were now with Transport for NSW, including the underpass. “They have been doing a whole range of design and costing exercises,” Mr Anderson said. “Other parts of the project are

with us including the final costing and ultimate design certification works for the road but obviously, with that sort of project, you are not going to go and do the roadworks until the rail and bridge work is done,” he said. Mr Anderson said the required rail work would include closures and, due to the fact the level crossing is on the main north-south rail line, those closures can only occur at certain times. “Which is why the project is a long and protracted process,” he said. “The pedestrian underpass, before it was completed, required a couple of closures to allow that work to happen,” he said Mr Anderson said he could confirm that the overall project did involve plans for the straightening of Woy Woy Rd around the Bays. “But that was never included in the current stages or works, it was a future stage that was announced by Mr Barry O’Farrell when he was trying to become premier,” he said. Gosford Council had started acquiring land to accommodate the road straightening but Mr Anderson said those acquisitions had been put on hold. He said he did not know the time frame for the completion of the Rawson Rd rail bridge.

“The project team meet pretty regularly to talk about it,” he said. Transport for NSW dismissed a request from Peninsula News to conﬁrm when designs and costings would be complete, when their part of the stage two works would commence and whether they had a completion date. “This is actually a Gosford Council project,” the Transport for NSW media unit claimed. “They have your enquiry and will be able to give you an update on the project”. However, Gosford Council’s director of construction and operations Mr Stan Antczak said: “Because of technical issues to do with occupation of the railway line at some future part of the stage two construction, the bridge component went back to Transport for NSW to undertake design and construct. “At this period of time we are waiting on formal advice from the minister about where the project is heading,” Mr Antczak said. The Rawson Road Level Crossing Replacement Project was approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel in December 2013 and was to be completed over four stages. The aims of the project were to address safety concerns

associated with the existing level crossing at Rawson Rd, upgrade the road and drainage infrastructure and improve trafﬁc movement through Woy Woy. Stage one, the Rawson Rd pedestrian underpass and Shoalhaven Dve existing rail bridge augmentation were completed in 2015. Stage two included Shoalhaven Dve along Nagari Rd to Woy Woy Rd (north). Stage three was the upgrade of Rawson Rd to Soalhaven Dve including an upgrade to Waterview St. The ﬁnal stage involved works to Woy Woy Rd (north) at Bulls Hill up to Banyo Close. The Peninsula News has asked parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast Mr Scot MacDonald, shadow minister for the Central Coast Mr David Harris and member for Gosford Ms Kathy Smith to comment on the status of the project. Interview, 16 Mar 2016 Paul Anderson, Gosford Council Interview, 17 Mar 2016 Craig Doyle, Gosford Council Interview, 17 Mar 2016 Stan Antczak, Gosford Council Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Stage two of the Rawson Rd level crossing replacement project has come to a stand still

Transport for NSW appears to be backing away from its commitment to complete the second stage of the Woy Woy rail underpass project.

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Council resolved to enter into a one year agreement with Central Coast Tourism, for the period from July 2016 to June 2017, at its ordinary meeting on March 22. Central Coast Tourism had earlier that day announced that 2015 had been a record-breaking year for tourism in the region. “The latest ﬁgures released by Tourism Research Australia indicate the value of the local visitor economy has surpassed $900 million,” said Central Coast Tourism CEO Ms Robyn Abernethy. That is a 25 per cent year on year growth for the visitor economy and, according to Ms Abernethy, the impressive results were delivered as a result of marketing, industry collaboration, new product and the Australian dollar. Central Coast Tourism is a regional tourism body responsible for destination management, marketing and development. It has been funded by two key stakeholders: Wyong Council ($150,000 per annum) and Gosford Council ($416,210 per annum). The likely amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong Councils was one of the reasons for ceasing the

organisation’s funding. The scale of a new Central Coast council may provide the opportunity to deliver this tourism function in-house, according to Gosford Council. Gosford Council entered into a Deed of Agreement with Central Coast Tourism in 2007 for the organisation to build a Tourist Information Centre, administration ofﬁces and carpark. Council agreed at the time to provide a grant of $190,000 and a loan of $190,000 for constructing the facility on land at Kariong owned by the NSW Government. Central Coast Tourism (as of March) owes Gosford Council $110,484.58 and it has three vehicles owned and registered in Gosford Council’s name. The future ownership of the vehicles has been a

matter of correspondence between Central Coast Tourism and Gosford Council since August 2015. “The contribution that Gosford Council has made to Central Coast Tourism over time has been signiﬁcant,” according to a staff report to council’s ordinary meeting on March 22. “Questions have also been raised over a long period of time on value for money considerations and beneﬁts for the tourism sector and the community as a whole,” the report to council said. According to the report, a key part of the council’s Economic Development Strategy is to review its ongoing role and alignment of goals with Central Coast Tourism. In addition to the impact of a large, combined Central

Coast regional council on tourism, the NSW Government is currently reviewing Destination NSW which may have large-scale impacts on all regional tourist organisations and that report is due shortly. The report to Gosford Council also stated that a recent brieﬁng from Central Coast Tourism to Gosford and Wyong Councils requesting that funding continue until 30 June 2017 highlighted a number of areas for improvement. In December, both Councils provided four options to the Central Coast Tourism board: an exit strategy and a oneyear marketing strategy if funding ceased on June 30, 2017; an exit strategy if council funding ceased on June 30, 2016; an exit strategy if funding ceased on December 31, 2016;

or present a long term plan that identiﬁed an improved model to drive enhanced performance by the organisation if funding continued beyond 2017. On February 11, the chairman and treasurer of Central Coast Tourism made a presentation to both councils and recommended funding continued until June 30, 2017. According to the staff report to Gosford Council, some of the advantages of continuing funding for another year were: continued marketing momentum; continuation of Destination NSW campaigns; and continuation of the NSW Trade Investment Business Events Tourism Attraction Project. According to the report, Central Coast Tourism has eight full-time employees plus casuals and volunteers.

At a meeting on March 10, Wyong Council resolved to also continue funding until June 30, 2017, subject to Gosford Council’s agreement to the same terms. Central Coast Tourism will be required to pay all outstanding loans to Gosford Council by June 30, 2017 but will be required to return the three vehicles on or before June 30, 2016. In a written statement, the chair of Central Coast Tourism, Mr Sam Panetta said: “Central Coast Tourism’s board is pleased that Gosford Council resolved to continue funding the organisation until June 30, 2017. “The tourism industry on the Central Coast delivers signiﬁcant beneﬁts to the local economy,” Mr Panetta said. “Over the next 15 months, Central Coast Tourism will work with both councils and consult with the new council entity to ensure the continued development of this vital sector of the local economy,” he said. “One key project Central Coast Tourism will drive is the next Destination Management Plan for the Visitor Economy 2017-2020, along with maintaining the destination’s presence in domestic and international markets.”

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Bright sashes were wrapped around special trees in the Brisbane Ave Reserve at Umina for International Day of the Forrest and Tree

Trees Day sashes protest Council plans Residents who live around the reserve at 195 and 196 Brisbane Ave, Umina, wrapped trees in the reserve in sashes to mark the International Day of the Forest and the Tree on Sunday, March 20.

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Their action was part of the Save Central Coast Reserves

campaign. Bright coloured sashes were wrapped around special trees in reserves on the Peninsula to mark the community’s opposition to plans by Gosford Council to reclassify and potentially sell several reserves. Trees in the Jumbuck Cres Reserve in Woy Woy were also dressed in red sashes for the

occasion. Reserves in Pozieres St, Umina, Abion St Umina, Mackenzie Ave Woy Woy and Jumbuck Cres Reserve in Woy Woy are also under threat of being reclassiﬁed from community land to operational land which could result in their sale. Email, 21 Mar 2016 Amie Raz and Sue Chidgey, Save Central Coast Reserves

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225 new heritage items identified osford Council placed a draft list of new locally significant items on public exhibition as part of its Gosford City Community Based Heritage Study.

Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna said the community-based approach to the study would make sure residents could make a valuable contribution to the local area’s heritage. “There could be something on this list that you’re passionate about or you’ve always wondered what its history might be,” Cr McKinna said. “Identifying, managing and protecting the region’s heritage is a vital role for council and listing heritage items in our local environment plan is a key way that we do this. “We already have 215 heritage items of local significance listed in the Gosford Local Environment Plan. “Flagging our heritage places this way not only helps safeguard them for present and future generations, but also gives property owners, potential purchasers and the

community certainty. “The buildings, gardens, parks, archaeological relics, bridges, dams, railway stations, shipwrecks and other places and objects on this list all provide a window into the past,” he said. Almost half of the 225 new heritage items identified for potential listing can be found in Davistown (11), Gosford (16), Killcare (12), Patonga (14), Pearl Beach (10), Pretty Beach (20), Wagstaffe (14) and Woy Woy (14). Each draft item has a State Heritage Inventory sheet with details about significance, history, fabric and management options. “Community members have already been working closely with expert council staff and heritage consultants to pull this list ...together.” Media release, Mar 7, 2016 Gosford Council media

An artist’s impression of Malcolm Brook's vision for a performing arts complex on the former Gosford Public School site

ormer Gosford mayor, Mr Malcolm Brooks OAM, is continuing the fight to see a performing arts precinct on the Gosford waterfront.

He has earmarked the remainder of the former Gosford Public School site (excluding the land now owned by Doma for the Australian Taxation Office building development) to become “a playground for the people, not a playpen for the rich”. Mr Brooks has unveiled a concept plan for a Performing Arts Complex on the former school site. “The three level concept plan envisages a 1,000 to

1,500 seat performance hall and an appropriate acoustically designed 500 seat music and concert hall,” Mr Brooks said. The concept plan also includes a conservatorium, restaurant and a café with views through to Brisbane Water. “Such a building would bring Gosford alive, enhance the waterfront and be a visual icon entry to Gosford,” he said. The concept plan

also includes space for a performing arts school “to cater for the 300-plus students who now travel to Sydney or Newcastle, an outdoor concert and entertainment area, car parking and a bus and taxi drop off point. The concept plan takes into consideration an extension of Baker St across Vaughan Ave. The lower ground floor is dedicated to car parking. The ground floor includes

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the conservatorium, administration, a music library, theatrette, rehearsal studios and a restaurant and the third level of the building includes the concert hall. The concept plan has been drawn up in consultation with local architect, Mr Geoffrey Grenfell. Media release, Mar 23, 2016 Malcolm Brooks, Gosford Email, Apr 4, 2016 Geoffrey Grenfell, architect

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Danielle Hobday is 2016 Young Achiever

s Danielle H o b d a y , 22 from M a n g r o v e Mountain, has won the prestigious Santos Indigenous Achievement Award in the 2016 NSW/ ACT Young Achiever Awards.

Danielle won the award from a strong field of nominees and was one of seven category winners announced on Friday, April 1. Ms Hobday is a Wiradjuri woman and young mother of two, whose passion lies with Indigenous youth and women within the Criminal Justice System. She is completing a double degree in Law and Criminology and has received several prestigious scholarships. Danielle is undertaking an Australian Federal Police Cadetship and works as a Juvenile Justice Youth Officer. She volunteers with the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy

Ms Danielle Hobday (right) with Mr Peter Mitchley, general manager Santos Energy NSW

and returns each year to Yuelamu, NT to maintain her relationship with the community, school and most importantly, young people. The Santos Indigenous Achievement Award is given to a young Indigenous person who is using his or her own story and life experiences to give back to

their communities. The award aims to acknowledge and celebrate the commitment of a young person in achieving or participating in excellence. “I strive to inspire all young people within the community, specifically Indigenous youth and young mothers,” Ms Hoday said. “This pushes me to

excel, break down barriers and reach my potential. “I have broken down barriers and always worked ten times harder when someone has said I wouldn’t be able to do something. “I am driven to pave the way for youth, empowering them to do great things, believe in themselves and to never let anyone tell them they can’t do something.” Danielle is a young mother, studying a double degree full time, commuting up to four hours a day for university and working part time. Despite the heavy load, she always makes sure she is working with the community, using her knowledge as a tool to contribute and change lives. “In 2015, I started working in my local detention centre as a Youth Officer. “I find this role rewarding and I am extremely passionate about working with young people that enter the criminal justice system.” Email, Apr 1, 2016 Katrina Gallo, Awards Australia

Coastal Alliance to meet with minister for planning SW Coastal Alliance coordinator, Mr Pat Aiken has been invited to meet the NSW minister for planning, Mr Rob Stokes to discuss the state government’s proposed Coastal Management Reforms.

Mr Aiken has been critical of the NSW Government reforms, stating that they needed to be more positive and focused on how communities can be protected from the impacts of sea level rise. He has been critical of “managed retreat”, stating that the Alliance does not support strategies such as relocating residents impacted by sea level rise to new subdivisions. “That is just a complete nonsense because with that you lose community, infrastructure, it has all got to be rebuilt,” Mr Aiken said. According to Mr Aiken, a new Coastal Council under the reforms meant a shift of power away from local government to state government. The reforms include 70

new development controls that could be applied in the area up to 1,000 metres landward from the high water mark. He said he was also critical of the fact the new coastal zone would have four management areas but local communities would not have access to the maps that show where those areas lie until the reforms became law. Mr Aiken said other members of the NSW Coastal Alliance would also be attending the meeting on April 14. Parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC will also be at the meeting. Email, Apr 4, 2016 Pat Aiken, NSW Coastal Alliance

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he NSW Government has not given Gosford Council any clarification about what might happen to rates as part of the potential merger between Gosford and Wyong Councils.

“Council is yet to receive any clarification from the NSW Government about what might happen under the possible freezing of rate paths as part of the potential merger of Gosford and Wyong Councils,” said Gosford Council CEO, Mr Paul Anderson. “As such, unfortunately council cannot speculate about what impact a merger might have on Gosford ratepayers,” Mr Anderson said. “In council’s submission to the NSW Government on the proposed amalgamation it was identified that the equalisation of the rating systems, if not done in a considered manner, could see a rise of up to 18 per cent for Gosford residential rates,” he said. Under NSW local government laws, councils can calculate rates in one of three ways: entirely on the land value of the property;

on a combination of the land value and a fixed amount per property; or entirely on the land value, subject to a minimum amount. Gosford Council adopted the third method for the 2015-16 year. “The method for 201617 will be adopted by the Council prior to the start of the rating year,” Mr Anderson said. The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is responsible for setting the rate peg for NSW councils. This rate peg determines the maximum percentage amount by which a council may increase its general income from rates for the next year. In December 2015, IPART announced a rate peg of 1.8 percent for 2016/2017. The rate peg percentage is applied to the total income received in the previous financial year and then rates

are distributed among the three categories of rateable properties, residential, business, or farmland. Ordinary rates for the next three years will be based on the recent land valuation from the NSW Valuer General that was completed for July 1, 2015. Rates are calculated by taking the total number of rateable residential properties (67,555) and dividing it by the total land value for those properties ($20,551,953,877). This calculation gives the residential rate in the dollar factor, which is 0.003. To calculate a residential property’s ordinary rates, the value of the land (unimproved) is multiplied by 0.003 (the rate in the dollar factor). Media statement, Apr 5, 2016 Paul Anderson, Gosford Council

From left member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch, deputy premier Mr Tony Grant and parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast Mr Scot MacDonald announce the Gosford Library grant

eputy premier and minister for the arts, Mr Troy Grant and parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald have announced Gosford Library will receive $181,817 in NSW Government funding to invest in technology.

Gosford Library will use the funding boost to purchase computers, tablet charge-bars and a new print management and reservation system. Mr Grant said the Public Library Infrastructure Grant program is an opportunity for local government to improve library services that

benefit communities. “The NSW Government recognises libraries need to adapt and designed this program to assist local governments like Gosford Council to develop and improve buildings and information technology,” Mr MacDonald said. “I’m proud the Central

Coast has been successful in gaining further state government funding to ensure Gosford Library is an engaging resource.” Media release, Mar 24, 2016 Mitchell Cutting, office of Scot MacDonald

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Rail patronage dropped by 11 per cent ember for Gosford, Ms Kathy Smith said she believed commuters had lost faith in the Baird Government’s ability to deliver public transport and are turning to their cars instead.

“Bureau of Transport figures released by the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that patronage on the Central Coast Line has fallen 11 per cent in the last decade, as commuters gave up on unreliable train services in favour of their cars,” Ms Smith said. “Day after day, frustrated constituents talk to me about the lack of services here on the Central Coast. “I have to say, I share their frustrations. “It’s clear that this Government has given

up on making it easier to commute from the Central Coast. “Now, commuters are giving up on public transport. “Major stations like Gosford and Wyong have seen a devastating fall of almost 20 per cent in the number of patrons over the decade to 2014. The government’s own figures reveal that nearly one million less journeys were made from Gosford Station in 2014 than the high in 2001.

“Even when people do manage to get on a train and are lucky enough to get a seat, there is every chance that their train travelling via the North Shore Line will be rerouted, depositing commuters at the opposite end of the city. “This leaves people in the position of being late for work, job interviews, medical appointments, the works. “My office has received reports from people terrified that their jobs are in jeopardy thanks to rerouting.

“Combined with increases in Opal fares of up to $1000 a year for Central Coast commuters, a lack of parking spaces and insufficient carriage numbers, this government is making it less convenient to travel via public transport. “If you can’t get a park and you can’t get a seat, you are going to drive instead. “You can’t expect more people to catch public transport if it’s becoming more and more unaffordable.” Media release, Mar 29, 2016 Kathy Smith, member for Gosford

Foreign minister to visit Coast inister for Foreign Affairs, Ms Julie Bishop was due to visit the Central Coast on Thursday, April 7.

Ms Bishop planned to engage with a local student delegation from schools invited by federal member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks MP. “The event in West Gosford will be an opportunity for our next generation of leaders to discuss their hopes for a world class future of excellence on the Central Coast, and hear from the minister’s experiences on a global scale,” Ms Wicks said in the lead-up to

the minister’s visit to her electorate. Ms Bishop was then invited to a special “Julie and Julie” luncheon hosted by former MasterChef winner and Central Coast star Julie Goodwin. Local female business leaders planned to cook up a storm with “Julie and Julie” in the kitchen in an intimate and unique setting. Media alert, Apr 5, 2016 Tim Sowden, office of Lucy Wicks

Community Environment Network Lot’s happening at the Marine Discovery Centre these school holidays! The Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre is getting ready for the school holidays coming up in April. There is lot's happening at the Centre - with some great activities planned.

Rockpool Discovery Walks - Bateau Bay

Become a marine biologist by discovering our local rock platform animals. You’ll be amazed at how special these creatures really are! Cost: $4 child / concession, $6 adult, $16 family (2A, 2C). Bookings Essential. Friday, 15 April - 8:30-9:30 am Our theme during the holidays is Monday, 18 April - 11:00 am - 12noon Fossils and Fish - come along to the Fossil Tuesday, 19 April - 11:30 am - 12:30pm display on loan from Gosford Council Wednesday, 20 April - 12noon - 1:00pm and the Australian Museum. We have Fish Feeding a number of Rockpool Discovery Walks Fish Feeding happens every Tuesday and Friday at 12noon. planned - they always fill up fast - so Come and watch our volunteers feed our seahorses, octopus and book in early. other aquaria throughout the centre. Hear about what they eat We also have a Waterwatch and how our volunteers look after their special needs. Bookings Investigator Activity - bring your children not required. Cost is admission to the Centre along to help with scientific testing of the water in Terrigal Lagoon. Of course, there is always lots to do just visiting the centre! The Marine Discovery Centre is open most days during the school holidays from 10am - 4pm (last admission at 3pm). So we hope to see you there!

Waterwatch coordinator, Sam Willis, with Paige, Abbey and Mia

Fossils are part of our natural heritage. The word “fossil” comes from the Latin word fossus, which means “dug up”. Over 200 million years ago, before dinosaurs, Australia was a very different place. The Gosford area has revealed a plethora of fish fossils from the Triassic Era. For example, almost complete early forms of sharks have been recovered from the Somersby fish site and thousands of fish fossils discovered in quarries across the locality. Visit our display to learn about our Fossil history.

Our thanks to Gosford Council and the Australian Museum for the loan of the Fossils display

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Come along and join us for a scienitific investigation - find out about what we look for to check that the water is healthy for the animals and plants that live in our lagoon. This activity involves hands on water testing. Children will test water samples for: temperature, pH, turbidity and salinity. Group leaders will demonstrate testing for dissolved oxygen, nitrates and phosphates. Children will NOT be handling chemicals. Each child will have their own record sheet to write down their results and receive a certificate as a “Waterwatch Investigator”. Who: Open to children 8 and over. Each session is limited to 8 children in total - so book early. Cost: FREE - however, bookings are essential. Dates / Times: 2 sessions each day– 11am and 2pm Tuesday, 12 April Thursday, 14 April Tuesday, 19 April Thursday, 21 April

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Design contract awarded for Highway upgrade arliamentary secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC, announced that the major upgrade of the Pacific Hwy between Ourimbah St and Parsons Rd at Lisarow was progressing and the design contract was awarded to GHD.

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The NSW Government allocated $3 million in the 2015-16 financial year to the continued planning and design of the upgrade. Mr MacDonald said: “The upgrade involves widening the Pacific Hwy to provide two lanes in each direction between Ourimbah St and Parsons Rd as well as upgrading key intersections. “Roads and Maritime Services will now carry out the detailed design for the project and take feedback from the February, 2015 display of the draft

review of environmental factors (not advertised in this newspaper) into consideration. “The community will be invited to provide further feedback (probably not advertised in this newspaper) when the final review of environmental factors and the Species Impact Statement are displayed around mid2016.” Media release, Feb 17, 2016 Mitchell Cutting, office of Scot MacDonald

Peter Rae (centre) with other members of the group working to establish an Historical Model Museum on the Central Coast

group met at the Henry Kendall Museum in West Gosford during March to discuss the establishment of a Historical Model Museum on the Central Coast.

The group decided to proceed with the museum and a steering committee was selected. It was agreed to create a permanent display of historical subjects told in scale models and dioramas, combined with historical and specially prepared photos, illustrations and artworks. All subjects will have an Australian connection with many focusing on local

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topics such as Brisbane Water ship building. Group member Mr Peter Rea said: “We believe that what we are creating is quite unique and the multimedia displays should attract a lot of attention. “It’s very much in line with current thinking of Central Coast Tourism and Destination NSW, aiming at creating more culturally based experiences for short stay tourists visiting the

Central Coast.” The location of the new museum is yet to be determined with sites in Terrigal, Gosford CBD and West Gosford being considered. Group member Mr Ray Crawley said: “We are currently deciding on a temporary location to begin assembling exhibitions. “A permanent location will be at least two years away,” he said.

“We have already received good support at various government levels and we really feel this is on track to becoming a reality.” Mr Rea and Mr Crawley are keen to invite model makers, regardless of the materials they work with, at the next meeting. The meeting will be held at Terrigal Uniting Church on Wednesday, April 13. Media release, Mar 26, 2016 Peter Rea, Historical Model Museum

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Decision on fast food outlet at West Gosford deferred decision on whether to approve the development of a Carls Jnr fast food outlet at West Gosford has been deferred by Gosford Council.

Carls Jnr opened its first Australian store at Bateau Bay last year. A report from council staff recommended that Gosford Council refuse a development application to build a Carls Jnr restaurant at West Gosford. The recommendation to refuse the application was due to concerns about direct traffic access to the Central Coast Highway. The DA was to build a drive through, take-away and dine in restaurant and install signage. Finalisation of the application was delayed while the applicant prepared alternative access proposals and had discussions with Roads and Maritime Services. RMS objected to the proposal and to alternative options and maintained its position that no vehicular

The proposed site for Carls Junior near the intersection of the Central Coast Highway and Racecourse Rd, West Gosford access be permitted to and including Cr Morris and Racecourse Rd to the west north has been granted from the Central Coast Hwy Bowles, said they were in and Young St to the north,” consent as the site for an for road safety and network favour of sending the matter the report said. eight-storey hotel and shop The subject site was top housing. back to staff for further efficiency reasons. “On this basis the consideration of how it part of a larger property Both approved application is recommended could be approved without previously used as a car developments have not for refusal,” the staff report having direct access to the showroom, workshops and been granted direct access Central Coast Highway. other uses. concluded. via the Central Coast Hwy. These uses ceased some The proposed site for “Alternative access The Carls Jnr plans is available via the right the restaurant was on the years ago and the site has included a drive-through of way at the rear of the northern side of the Central been cleared, remediated path that would have run site, providing access to Coast Highway at West and some filling carried out. between the highway and The larger property has the restaurant, around and Racecourse Rd and Young Gosford near the corner of the Central Coast Hwy and since been approved for the through the site and car St,” the report said. other two properties. The development Racecourse Rd. parking for 36 vehicles. The adjoining land to the “There is a right of way and was estimated at around The proposed restaurant $500,000 and was said to constructed carriageway west on the corner of the had internal and external on the northern part of the highway and Racecourse Rd seating for 96 and no hours be employment-generating. On the basis of its site which provides access has been granted consent of operation were specified. employment potential, for the subject site and for a vehicle showroom. Several sets of amended The adjoin land to the several councillors, adjoining properties to both Advertisement

plans with different access proposals were submitted by the applicant. The latest amendments sought RMS support for a highway access providing a link between the Central Coast Hwy and the right of way at the rear of the property. The proposed new access link had parking on either side and with a relocated drive-through adjacent to the right of way at the rear of the site. The further amended plan included a 20 metre long left hand turn slip lane to the proposed driveway. A speaker for Carls Jnr told council that he believed its “in principle” agreement with the development should result in it finding a way to approve the DA. The RMS has touted a major upgrade of the intersection at Racecourse Rd and the Central Coast Highway. Agenda item, Mar 8, 2016 GOV.10, Gosford Council ordinary meeting Meeting transcript, Mar 8, 2016 Jackie Pearson, Journalist

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Community Council appoints new Regional Development Officer

r Brad Wilson has been appointed to the position of Regional Development Officer with the Central Coast Community Council (CCCC). “I am born and bred Central Coast, but spent 10 years working and studying in both Newcastle and Sydney,” Mr Wilson said. “I returned in 2003 and became a partner with a local accounting firm, specialising in the not-forprofit sector. “More recently, I cofounded the pioneering social enterprise CASAR Park. “I’ve served as an advisor and mentor to

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many organisations across all sectors, and I’m keen to bring this broad range of skills to our local not-forprofit sector,” he said. The Central Coast Community Council is the peak body for not-for-profit organisations on the Central Coast, representing the region in both state and federal forums.

It is funded by the NSW Government to strengthen and support community sector organisations through sharing knowledge, developing skills and forming partnerships among like-minded stakeholders. “We serve as an information portal for all community organisations through our website and regular newsletters,” Mr Wilson said. “My role is to work with organisations and support them in areas of strategic planning, governance and compliance, lobbying and representation, and other functional areas, freeing them up to focus on service delivery,” he said. Email, Apr 1, 2016 Brad Wilson, Central Coast Community Council

Barang met with state and federal government representatives

he Barang Regional Alliance met with state and commonwealth representatives to discuss next steps in empowering the Central Coast’s Indigenous community.

The Barang Regional Alliance is a group of six Indigenous service organisations that have joined together to empower Aboriginal people, lead community prosperity and speak with one unified voice to government and other key stakeholders. Visiting the Central Coast on March 3 was Mr Richard Eccles, from the Commonwealth Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Mr Steven Gal, from the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, amongst a number of other government representatives. When speaking of the visit, Barang chairperson, Mr Sean Gordon discussed the integral nature these partnerships play in ensuring the success of selfempowered communities. “Mr Eccles and Mr Gal had the opportunity to see firsthand how Barang

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how better coordination and communication between on-the-ground providers and funding bodies would assist with doing business differently. “We have a precious window of opportunity now to achieve real change and strengthen our partnerships through both the Commonwealth Government’s Empowered Communities Initiative and the NSW Government’s Local Decision-Making Framework,” Mr Gordon said. “I am pleased that we now have a commitment to have an Empowered Communities backbone organisation up and running here on the Central Coast very soon,” concluded Mr Gordon. Media release, March 3, 2016 Ashleigh Milne, Brilliant Logic PR

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Only some councillors to apply for interim roles osford City’s 15 elected councillors have until April 15 to express interest in taking up an interim role on a proposed new Central Coast Council.

operating the new council”, and potential membership of that group is the fourth position existing councillors can express interest in. The criteria that existing, elected councillors must meet to be considered for any available interim positions included: commitment to making the new council a success; willingness to make decisions in the best long term interest of the broader community; commitment to working collaboratively with government in implementation; desire to represent the views of the community; commitment to promote the new council to the community; and availability to serve the new council until the next election. Councillors wishing to express interest in serving in any of the outlined roles were then given space to write a 500-word supporting statement. Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna said he had already submitted his expression of interest in performing the role of administrator on a new council. “I have put in for one of the administrator roles, but that is not going to be the major administrator,” Cr McKinna said. He said he expected an external administrator would also be appointed,

along with an interim chief executive officer, to run the newly-formed council, expected to be one of the largest local government areas in NSW. Cr McKinna said he had not been told how many positions would be available on a proposed new council or the timeframe for the likely merger. Independent councillor and deputy mayor, Cr Craig Doyle said: “I guess all of us are a little confused about why we are having to reapply for our positions when we were duly elected.” Cr Doyle said the chief executive officer of Gosford Council, Mr Paul Anderson and acting CEO of Wyong Council, Mr Rob Noble had received similar letters advising they needed to express interest in an interim position on a merged council. “I don’t know what I am applying for, there being no job descriptions and we haven’t even discussed it yet as a council,” Cr Doyle said. “It is my understanding that Doug [Eaton, mayor of Wyong Council] and Lawrie [McKinna] are applying for the administrator’s role that would replace the role of mayor, it is different to a financial administrator,” he said. “From what I am told, there could be one

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been sent a pro-forma expression of interest form that includes four “desired roles” described as “general examples of the types of roles that may be available to give currently serving councillors an opportunity to shape the future of any new councils”. The four “example” roles included: administrator, councillor on new council; member of local representation committee; or member of implementation advisory group. According to the expression of interest document, under the Local Government Act, the minister can appoint one or more administrators to exercise the functions of the mayor and councillors of a newly formed council until elections can be held for the new council. The document did not state how many administrator positions might be available on the proposed new Central Coast Council. The expression of interest document also said: “Under the Act, the minister can retain some or all of the councillors of any former local government areas as councillors of any newly formed council until elections can be held. “The newly-formed council (led by an administrator/s or retained councillors) may wish to establish an advisory Local Representation Committee for each of the former local government areas, made up of representatives from those areas, to ensure effective local representation ahead of the next election.” Finally, the newly-formed council may also wish to establish an Implementation Advisory Group “to advise on key decisions necessary in establishing and

“Once the decision is made, hopefully we can move forward and get some speed up. “I am baffled by having to reapply and I know the other councillors feel the same. “You could have 19 people applying for administrators’ roles. “I have to sit down with the very little paperwork that we have and decide what role to apply for,” Cr Doyle said. Cr Bob Ward said he also intended to apply for each of the three roles listed apart from the role of administrator.

Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna said he could confirm he had received an email last week from the NSW local government minister which he passed on to all councillors. The email called for expressions of interest in performing four interim roles on a new, amalgamated council. Selection of currently serving councillors for the possible roles identified will be at the discretion of the minister for local government or the newly formed council (in relation to two of the roles). The minister, Mr Paul Toole had written to Cr McKinna earlier in March to inform him that the delegate appointed to consider a proposed merger between Gosford and Wyong Councils, Mr John Rayner, would prepare a report for the minister and the Local Government Boundaries Commission for review and comment. The minister will then consider the delegate’s report and the comments of the Boundaries Commission, and then make a recommendation to the NSW Governor in relation to the dissolution of the existing Gosford and Wyong Councils and the creation of a new local government area covering the whole Central Coast. A proposal from Lake Macquarie Council to incorporate some of Wyong’s northern suburbs is also to be considered by the minister and the Boundaries Commission. Pending any recommendation for Gosford and Wyong Councils to be dissolved and a new local government area created, existing councillors must now express interest in an interim role on the proposed new council. Councillors have

administrator or there could be more than one. “Both the mayors could be reappointed and there could also be an independent administrator. “I don’t know because I don’t think anybody knows.” Cr Doyle said he did want to be part of the formulation of a new Central Coast Council but understood the community could feel disenfranchised by the minister’s call for expressions of interest. “I can only extend my apologies to the community. “It is certainly not how I would think we would conduct local government, but at the end of the day, the minister knows what he wants.

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Only some councillors Youth Connections has a to apply for interim new CEO roles Y

outh Connections has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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“I will probably express interest in three of the four categories because I think I have got something to offer in three of them, and I expect the majority of our councillors will respond in the same way, because they want to make a success of the new council,” Cr Ward said. Greens Cr Hillary Morris said: “I’ve thought about it and whilst I think it is totally unreasonable that we have to fill in this form, if I don’t fill in this form, how do I continue to represent the people who elected me on the new council? “I want to ensure we get the best possible outcome, and for me, the best possible outcome is being able to participate in any decision making, bearing in mind I am someone who cares passionately about the environment and social justice. “The process, right from the start, has been undemocratic; it has been driven clearly as a political decision, I don’t understand why, but it has. “There has been no proper community consultation and certainly the people I talk to are completely opposed to an amalgamation, and now as councillors, we are being asked to fill in an expression of interest, even though we have been elected to our roles for the community.” Cr Jeff Strickson said he was in the process of filling out his 500-word EOI when Coast Community News called him for comment. He said he believed he was qualified for and suited

to perform the roles. “Since I have been voted in as a councillor, I have seen my role as that of a mediator between rate payers and council and I work as hard as I can to ensure the best outcomes for the people and the LGA itself. “It is a role that I have taken great pride in for the past seven years and I would like to continue to do so,” he said. Cr Deanna Bocking said she would be applying to continue in her present role as a councillor. “I think it would be good to have councillors from the previous councils transitioning on to the new council,” she said. Labor councillor and former deputy mayor of Gosford, Cr Jim McFadyen has refused to express interest in taking an interim role on a proposed new Central Coast Council. “First off, I won’t be sitting as one of these administrators,” Cr McFadyen said. “I was elected as a council representative by the community,” he said. “We’ve got people working in the council as directors, so I can’t imagine anyone being above those people.” Cr McFadyen said he had been advised by Local Government NSW not to express interest in any of the interim roles. “We have been advised by the association that we should not apply for these jobs. “We have been elected by the community so we shouldn’t be doing these jobs. “I will take advice from the Labor Party in any case.”

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Cr McFadyen was elected to Gosford Council in 2004 and said he had hoped the local government election would have been held in September 2016“ and I would have bowed out gracefully. “I think it is all political in any case,” he said. Cr McFadyen said he questioned how any of the current councillors sitting on either Gosford or Wyong Council could be deemed qualified to fill the position of administrator during the time between the formation of any new local government area and the next election. “If you do the ring around, most of the Liberals will apply for administrators’ jobs but what qualifications have they got to be an administrator?” he said. Fellow Labor Cr Vicki Scott did not respond to calls from Coast Community News asking her to comment on her intention to express interest in an interim role on the proposed council. Cr Chris Burke and Cr Gabby Bowles also didn’t return calls asking for comment. Interviews, Apr 4 and 5, 2016 Lawrie McKinna, Gosford Council Craig Doyle, Gosford Council Bob Ward, Gosford Council Hillary Morris, Gosford Council Jeff Strickson, Gosford Council Deanna Bocking, Gosford Council Jim McFadyen, Gosford Council Jackie Pearson, journalist Expression of interest councillor form blank, Apr 4, 2016 Paul Toole, NSW minister for local government Jackie Pearson, journalist

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The new appointee is the former chief of operations and finance, Ms Claudia Devlin. Ms Devlin joined Youth Connections in 2013 and has held a wide range of leadership positions in the organisation. From March 2013 to November 2014, she served as the organisation’s Chief Financial Officer and in December 2014, moved into the role of Chief of Operations and Finance. With extensive expertise in accounting, business services, strategy, and leadership, Ms Devlin has been an asset to the organisation. Her financial savvy, strategic vision and partnership brokerage have been essential in galvanizing Youth Connections’ financial viability in light of the 2014 cessation of the Federal Youth Connections and Partnership Brokerage Programs. Under Ms Devlin’s leadership, each division of the organisation has become sustainable in its own right.

With new social enterprises developed, collaboration with local community organisations increased, culminating in the formation of many new Joint Venture partnerships. This has focused efforts on increasing productivity in order to increase the number of young people served with the same level of resources. Board chair, Mr Patrick Lewis, said Ms Devlin’s decisive leadership and penchant for strategic innovation will make her a formidable CEO. “Claudia not only possesses skills that are crucially important to the organisation in this stage of our development, but she intimately understands our mission. “Claudia is committed to creating purposeful futures for those in our local community; a passion that cannot be manufactured. “As Youth Connections opens this next chapter, the Youth Connections Board is confident that Claudia is the right person to lead the organisation forward.

“She has a proven ability to create strategic clarity, drive innovation and growth, ensure disciplined execution, and deliver results. “We believe that her passion will deliver innovations that have a positive impact on people’s lives.” Mr Lewis said. In her acceptance of the new role Ms Devlin, said: “I am honoured to have been asked to take this role, and excited about the possibilities that lie in our future. “The funding of social issues is significantly changing the way we work within this sector. “We now have the mandate of delivering services that are driven by commercial and social purpose simultaneously and the opportunities this creates are exciting, challenging and diverse,” Ms Devlin said. Media release, Feb 24, 2016 Ruby Wharton, Youth Connections

Family history society invites enquiries entral Coast Family History Society invites Central Coast residents interested in researching their family history to their research centre in East Gosford.

The centre has a large and extensive library of genealogical and history books, microfiche records, computer programs including Ancestry.com, Find my past, Family Search and access to software and expertise. The centre is open Tuesday to Friday with

monthly meetings held the first Saturday of each month at the Lion’s Hall. The Society has workshops throughout the year covering a range of topics to assist member’s needs. The next monthly meeting is on May 7 when Mr Terry Heffernan will speak on his

great uncle, Mr Geoffrey George Willis, who survived the sinking of the HMAS Perth in 1942, only to end up on the Burma railway. Media release, Mar 25, 2016 Deb Buist, Central Coast Family History Society Inc.

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Other Regional News - In brief Coast Community News focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas 2250, 2251 & 2260. Given the advent of a Greater Central Coast Council in

the near future, following is a summary of news articles published in the most recent edition of each of our sister Central Coast publications. The full articles and more, as well as all previously published editions, can be seen on

line on our website www. CentralCoastNews.net Copies of these other publications may be obtained from our offices in Gosford, by subscription, or from a myriad of locations in the areas covered by each publication.

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The Doyalson- Wyee RSL is seeking to rezone nearby vacant land so it can develop a 139-site manufactured home estate.

A local landholder, HTH Holdings, is looking to expand its operations in Halloran by seeking to rezone two hectares of land to General Industrial.

Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) have reached an agreement with Wyong Council for the proposed Guruwarang Waters development...

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A light rail linking Gosford to The Entrance will be called for in Wyong Council’s submission to the NSW Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan.

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“The grass is not always greener…” mayor warns “forgotten north”

Pre-cast concrete segments to save time and increase safety

Catley promoted to NSW shadow cabinet and Harris given more responsibilities

The northernmost residents of Wyong shire will be surveyed on their willingness to remain part of a Central Coast community.

Over 500 riders are setting off from The Entrance on Sunday, March 20 as part of Black Dog Ride’s annual one-dayer to revive national conversations ...

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Trees Day sashes protest Council plans

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Residents call for action to fix local fl ooding

Residents who live around the reserve at 195 and 196 Brisbane Ave, Umina, wrapped trees in the reserve in sashes to mark the y of .... International Day

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Residents in at least eight Umina streets are calling for urgent action from Gosford Council to take steps to ﬁx local ﬂooding.

Council should install signs at Pearl Beach, says Smith

Groundwater not used for town supply, says council

Smith calls for government to dredge channel

Gosford Council should install signs about the strong whitewash at Pearl Beach following the ﬁ ndings of the Coroner into the death of Chayce Kofe Kelly a year ago, according to Member for Gosford Ms Kathy Smith.

A multi-million dollar groundwater extraction scheme built by Gosford Council about 10 years ago to augment the Peninsula’s drinking water supply is not currently being used for the purpose, according to ...

Member for Gosford Ms Kathy Smith has called for the State Government to dredge the Ettalong channel

Mingaletta holds garage sale

Local bank branches host state conference

Meeting announced amid dispute over police numbers

Mingaletta will be holding its biannual garage sale from Friday, April 8 to Sunday, April 10.

The Ettalong Beach Community Bank is one of three locally-owned banks that has hosted the NSW/ ACT Community Bank State Conference.

A community meeting with Member for Gosford Ms Kathy Smith and representatives from the NSW Police will be held at Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club on April 6.

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he Art Studios Co-operative at North Gosford has announced the completion of the second successful year of the Australian Spirit project.

“Australian Spirit” 2015-2018 is a diverse, four year project which commemorates the ANZAC and end of WWI centenaries, honouring the men and women that have served our country over the past 100 years,” said Ms Leasha Craig from Art Studios Cooperative. “This unique community collaboration tells the stories and memories of Central Coast veterans as interpreted by visual artists and poets, and documented by photographers. “A total of 71 community members participated this year, resulting in an exhibition representing 23 local veteran’s memories,” Ms Craig said. To date “Australian Spirit” has represented returned service personnel from WWI, WWII, Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, East Timor, Iraq, Afghanistan, and United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in Cyprus, Women’s Land Army and Women’s Auxiliary Australian Airforce. The artworks, poetry, commemorative magazine

and a short documentary film, will be presented to the community so that the personal stories of the veterans can be heard and shared. “These living stories are part of the fabric that binds our community and will be compiled into an archival magazine that will preserve our local history,” Ms Craig said. The 2016 Australian Spirit exhibition can be viewed at the Art Studios Gallery, North Gosford and Ettalong Diggers from April 13 to May 8. The launch of the project will take place on Sunday, April 17 at Art Studios Gallery. It will be officially opened by Mr Walter Pearson, Vietnam veteran, journalist and writer. ANZAC Day displays from the project will be held at Breakers Country Club, Club Wyong, Diggers at The Entrance, Doyalson Wyee RSL, Ettalong Diggers, Gosford RSL, Ourimbah RSL and Club Toukley. The artworks

exhibited are the result of collaborations between local returned service personnel, visual artists and poets. The 2016 leg of the Australian Spirit project has a representative from nine Central Coast RSL Sub Branches, including members from the Vietnam Veterans Peacekeepers and Peacemakers Association of Australia. Media kit, Apr 4, 2016 Leasha Craig, Art Studios Cooperative

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Keep ABC and SBS separate please he Central Coast region could do well out of the several reports, efficiency studies and a Senate Inquiry that are in progress concerning a possible merger between ABC and SBS, the strengthening of ABC services in regional and rural Australia, and the restoration of funding cuts to the ABC.

“Both Coalition and ALP politicians have assured the Central Coast ABC Friends branch, in writing, that they are strong supporters of an independent and well-funded ABC,” said Central Coast ABC Friends convenor and Pearl Beach resident, Mr Klaas Woldring. “The idea of seeking more joint efficiency was first contemplated by the Lewis Inquiry of May 2014,” Mr Woldring said. “Their proposals did not actually envisage a merger of the national broadcasters, ‘given their very different roles and Charter possibilities’, but could achieve $150 million per annum of savings by, for example, ‘ joint purchasing, including telecommunications, travel and content delivery’,” he said. “The merger proposal, recently floated by outgoing ABC managing director Mr Mark Scott, goes further and was dealt with by The Australia Institute, which, surprisingly, seemed to give qualified support for a merger.” According to Mr Woldring, Save our SBS president, Mr Steve Aujard publicly opposed the report. “This is deeply disturbing,” Mr Aujard said. “The SBS and NITV freeto-air broadcast channels could cease to exist as we know them,” he said. “If Malcolm Turnbull

FORUM Letters to the editor should be sent to: Coast Community News PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 or mail@gosfordnews.org See Page 2 for contribution conditions supports social cohesion, a multicultural Australia and the important role of SBS, then he needs to rule out now any intent or possibility from his government of an ABC-SBS merger. “In reality, it would not be a merger, it would be a takeover of SBS/NITV by the ABC. “We are opposed to that,” he said. According to Mr Woldring, Mr Aujard pointed out that the SBS was created because the ABC, initially, failed to embrace multicultural and multilingual broadcasting. “The importance of maintaining the SBS, which broadcasts in 74 languages, cannot be overstated,” Mr Woldring said. “Multiculturalism is a major strength of Australian society. “The enormous ethnic diversity of the country is a reality of great benefit. “Similarly, the maintenance of NITV (Indigenous TV) is equally

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valuable. “ABC Friends nationally have presented an important submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communication following reference to it of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Rural and Regional Agency) Bill 2015,” Mr Woldring said. The ABC Friends submission said: “We list at the end of this submission a proposed change in wording of the ABC Corporation Charter preamble, which would remove many of the concerns of rural and provincial Australia about being disenfranchised. “We recommend that the responsibility is placed squarely on the Board and the Management to fulfill the statutory requirements on the organisation’s operations so that the ABC meets its Charter obligations. “We believe it essential that the ABC remains free of governmental interference. “We recognise the changes in technology which have already occurred and the impact they have already had (and will in the future have) on the way the ABC prepares, produces, delivers and structures its operations. “However, we do not believe that any savings/’efficiencies’ achieved should result in reduced funding levels, but instead that any extra resources should be invested in programming range and quality to provide better services for all of Australia – and enable it to fully meet the Charter requirements. “Further, the loss of nearly 500 jobs and the impact of the Australia Network removal have already taken a toll on the

depth of coverage, on the ABC’s ability to investigate and research and allocate the necessary resources for presenting our Australian voice to our Northern neighbours. “The determinations have also impacted on the ability of the ABC to provide informed coverage back to Australia on issues important to this country in understanding the complexities and relevance of international news and events.” Mr Woldring said the ABC Friends submission recommended that the ABC Charter be re-worded, with a few simple changes so that the ABC’s functions are described as: “To provide within Australia an innovative and comprehensive broadcasting service for the nation of high quality, ensuring that the range of offerings is available to the whole Australian community, and that it reflects its geographic, cultural and social diversity”. The suggested word changing then goes on to say: “To produce and transmit to countries outside Australia, broadcasting programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and cultural enrichment that will encourage awareness of Australia generally and also an international understanding of Australian attitudes on world affairs; and enable Australian citizens living abroad or travelling outside of Australia to obtain information about Australian affairs and attitudes on world affairs.” According to the submission, the ABCs functions should also include the provision of digital media services and to encourage and promote educational and children’s programming, dramatic and other performing arts in and around Australia. Email, Mar 3, 2016 Klaas Woldring, ABC Friends Central Coast.

Performing Arts Centre best located at Erina n what basis has FOPAP decided that a regional performing arts centre would be best located on the old public school site (“Performing Arts Centre on the waterfront is still a possibility”. 24/3/16)?

It has always been my contention that the Centre should be in Wyong, but, since the Draft Regional Plan has designated Gosford as the regional centre (although on completely specious grounds), it seems that the centre (if it ever eventuates) will be in Gosford, even though it is far from the population centre of gravity. This, however, does not mean the old school site is the best location. The growing centre at Erina is better placed for access and has the advantage that there are multiple other customer magnets in the area, so that patron synergy could be promoted more easily. Alternatively, a site adjoining the Laycock Street Theatre would enable both venues to benefit from

FORUM artistic cross-pollenisation. Failing these two possibilities, a position in the CBD within walking distance of the bus terminal would be good, since many art patrons here are elderly, as this would have obvious possibilities of flow-on effects. It seems as though the Council’s main concern is to find a cost-free site, even if it means displacing some other worthy use, rather than the optimal location for the region. Let us at least hope that the current design will never be built: the new Central Coast City deserves better. Email, Mar 28, 2016 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

Passports clearly identify Head of State eryl Robertson (CCN Forum, Jan 28) states that we already have an Australian head of state.

Perhaps Beryl should take another look at her passport. I was born in Sydney NSW 1934; my first Australian passport was issued in 1973 and has been regularly renewed, the latest in August 2015. My passport clearly states that; the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia being the representative in Australia

FORUM of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, requests all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer, an Australian citizen, to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need. There is a difference. Letter, Feb 3, 2016 Pamela Lemoine, East Gosford That

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Lack of transparency in public land sell-off process is unacceptable

Call to action to supporters of marriage equality

am writing as a concerned resident of Gosford to register my disapproval regarding the proposed reclassification and sell off of various parcels of our public land.

I don’t profess to be an expert in political processes and for this reason I have put quite a bit of research into this issue. For the life of me I cannot understand why a majority of councillors have supported this seemingly haphazard proposal. The lack of community consultation is astounding, hence I have found information hard to come by. I have asked council to provide me with the list of criteria by which each of these lots were chosen. I have been shocked and saddened to learn the many differing circumstances by which some of these lots became public land in the first instance. I am quite literally dumbfounded to find lots of bequeathed and donated community land, and even a lot comprising of a WWI memorial hall, are now listed for intended sale by Gosford Council. Even with issues of seriously questionable morality aside, surely this cannot be legally acceptable? I note that the lands identified under this proposal were deemed to

FORUM have “limited use to the council or the community”. I have asked Gosford Council to clarify on what basis this was determined. From the vast outpour of public support, I would suggest that the importance and value of these lands to the community has been hugely underestimated. I might also suggest that had adequate community consultation been established from the outset, then this blanket statement of “limited community value” would have been proven to be completely unfounded. It would appear to me that the exhaustive consumption of time and energy of many concerned residents could have been entirely avoided. To say that the seemingly backward approach by Council to this “Land Sale Strategy” has been disappointing would be a gross understatement. As a community member, I most definitely feel that we deserve better from those elected to represent us. I have asked council to explain to me what

environmental factors have been taken into consideration when shortlisting these parcels of land for intended reclassification or sale. I have witnessed many local groups emerging in support of their individual parcels of land. Many of these groups are seeking to obtain ecological reports examining the significance and array of flora and fauna which inhabit the very land which Council is threatening. I would hope that thorough environmental studies were undertaken on all lots before they were earmarked by our Council as suitable for possible sale. Am I wrong in thinking that extensive environmental impact analysis should be considered a responsibility of the Council, rather than that of the ratepayer? I have asked council where I can obtain the findings of any/all environmental reports undertaken by the Council which found these lands to be suitable for reclassification or sale. I am very proud to be fighting for both our environment and for future generations to be able to enjoy our beautiful Central Coast reserves and green spaces. Even if that “only” means a common ground to meet up with friends and fly a kite, kick a ball or ride a bike. Even if it’s “only” a place to escape the daily grind, or to explore and witness some of our amazing native animals in their natural environment, as my young son loves to do. Can we really put a price on these things? I can only hope that my passion for this issue instils in all of my children a strong desire and willingness to fight for our environment and for our local area when it is unjustly threatened. There is little more important to me than my family and the ecological sustainability of our Mother Earth. It drives home the importance of lessons that I learnt in primary school; “Think Global, Act Local”. I refuse to stand by and watch this precious local land be hastily sold off for what appears to be nothing more than a quick buck. Email, Jan 26, 2016 Kahley Geary, Narara

FORUM

ydney’s Mardi Gras 2016 has successfully and joyously come and gone with so many firsts it is difficult and amazing to list them all.

Firstly, the event showed a significant evolution in support of gay marriage and gay inclusion in all aspects of Australian life, even from a year ago. The Mardi Gras Parade was much more than a show of fun and glitter, it offered an effective showcase of how the number of groups participating, supporting and promoting all aspects of gay inclusion in our society has grown exponentially. Secondly, for the first time ever, the business community has finally stepped out in plain sight on the issue. The groundswell of participation by gay and gayfriendly employee marchers of leading businesses such as Qantas, ANZ, Medibank, The Star, Finlandia and Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWCs), spoke volumes on how really mainstream the marriage equity issue now is. The power of business views on this matter can only increase pressure on the Government to implement marriage equality. Finally, another first: the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition publically marched in the Mardi Gras Parade as a very visible show of personal support (although Malcolm Turnbull and his wife have quietly attended Mardi Gras for many years). But the ‘glow’ of this enormously successful moment should not blind us to the past. Let us not forget the decades of painfully slow legal protections now in

FORUM place for gays. Let us not forget the thousands of gay people who have been physically bashed and abused for their lifestyle ‘choice’. Particularly, let us not forget the 53 people arrested during the first Mardi Gras Parade in 1978 whose names were published for all to see by the police and the media, resulting in serious damage to, or ruination of their lives. In any case, the Mardi Gras ‘glow’ has barely worn off when a massive controversy has reared its ugly head because the Attorney General has dared to announce that if re-elected, the Coalition Government will hold a national plebiscite in the coming year on the issue of marriage equality for the country’s millions of gay people. A storm of protest has apparently risen. But I ask from whom? The issue of marriage equality for gay people has been won across almost the entire Western world. Australia is now the only major credible Western country that has not endorsed it. As a consequence, it is now being consistently globally ridiculed and shamed for its utter backwardness and cowardice on this matter. National public opinion polls consistently show that up to 80 per cent of voters support marriage equality

here. Governments are elected to serve the wishes of the people (within reason of course). Gay marriage is a do no harm decision that any government can make. The Turnbull Government should be moving to implement it immediately. Why has it not done so? Simple really. A few dozen conservative reactionary MPs in the Coalition are blocking it, claiming to ‘represent’ the wishes of their various electorates. The Turnbull Government dares not act because these reactionaries will either force the ousting of Malcolm Turnbull as Leader, or they will cause the party to lose the next election. It is absolutely guaranteed that failure to act on gay marriage now will result in a massive shift of voter support to Labor on this issue alone. A Labor Government will implement marriage equality. In the meantime, what should happen now? One key action: Australia’s gay and gayfriendly community and groups need to use this year’s Mardi Gras success to continue to build momentum for gay marriage. It is time to decisively show how fed up we all are with the Coalition’s cowardly lack of action on marriage equality for gay people. Email, Mar 10, 2016 Sandra Woods, Green Point

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Cooperative. The festival has been made possible by the generous support of 10 sponsors. The principal sponsor in 2016 is Built Smart Homes, whose factory is at Lisarow. They will be bringing a demonstration modular home into the school for the day.

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Saturday, April 16th 2016 @ Narara Valley High School Fountains Road, Narara NSW 2250 (5 minutes from Gosford, Central Coast)

The count down is on to the third, fantastic Narara Ecoburbia Festival.

This unique, free festival will be held on Saturday, April 16, from 8:30am to 3:00pm, at the Narara Valley High School in Fountains Rd, Narara. Festival coordinators, Joan and Richard Cassels, said they have been amazed and delighted by the level of interest in this year’s festival. “With 85 exhibitors and vendors, we had to declare the festival full four weeks ago. “And with 30 speakers in four parallel sessions throughout the day, we can’t take any more. “Everyone wants to be there “A magician, puppeteers, drummers, a choir and the award winning Narara Valley High School band will provide just the right atmosphere of excitement and fun. “With 12 stalls supplying food and drink, we guarantee that no one will go un-nourished.” Over 4,000 people are expected to attend the third Narara Ecoburbia festival. The festival celebrates all things sustainable. As the world faces serious sustainability challenges, Ecoburbia celebrates the many positive things that are happening to address these challenges. “Strong, active local communities are at the forefront of tackling global issues. They can be the antidote

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to rampant, me-first, overexploitation.

Why Ecoburbia?

“Ecoburbia” comes from “eco” and “suburbia”. The suburbs, traditionally car-dependent and socially isolating, home of DIDO culture (drive in, drive out), are seen as the antithesis of sustainable community. “At Ecoburbia we look for the potential of suburbs to innovate more sustainable lifestyles. “The Narara Ecoburbia Festival creates a whole new village for a day, by using the local school and community centre. It’s an example of “urban judo”, cleverly using existing places and resources in new ways”.

More information

There will be 12 different activity hubs at the festival: 11 at the Narara Valley High School, corner of Fountains and Pandala Rds, Narara. The 12th will be at the nearby Narara Community Centre in Pandala Rd, which will have Handmade Markets. The Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony at 8:30am is a great way to start the festival. The festival closes with a drumming finale at 2:45pm. The official launch is at 12:30pm. Check the festival timetable to be sure you don’t miss your favourite activity. The festival is an initiative of members of the Narara Eco Living Network, the outreach arm of the Narara Ecovillage

Main Hall

Library

There will be continuous, exciting and informative talks at four venues throughout the day. Visitors can drop in and drop out of at any time, and sample the ideas. Tim Silverwood, of Take 3 fame, will be speaking at 11:00am on the latest findings on micro- and macroplastic pollution, highlighting challenges and solutions. He will bring with him Take 3’s brand new Plastics Pollution Maze. Micro-plastic pollution is a huge challenge. Come to the festival to learn what we can do about it. Hear about the Next Big Thing in sustainable housingthe amazing new materials like PCM’s (Phase-change Materials) from Dick Clarke from Envirotecture and Paul Wilson from Arvio. Enjoy demonstrations of strawbale building by Viva Living Homes. Visit the Wellness area which includes Pure Oils and a holistic dentist. Angus Stewart (from ABC TV’s Gardening Australia) is a key attraction in Angus’ Green Space, alongside native plant, permaculture and biodynamic stalls. Throughout the day there will be continuous talks on gardening topics and experts to answer your questions. Gosford Council will be running free workshops on composting, worm farms, keeping chickens and chemical-free cleaning. Narara Ecovillage will have a stall showing the progress and future of this amazing project, and the founder, Lyndall Parris, will be telling her story at 10:00am.

11:00am, both of which are firsts for the coast: Biomimicry, Design Lessons from Nature with Jane Toner from Melbourne; and Slow Clothing, Dressing with Conscience with Jane Milburn from Brisbane. These are the only sessions at the festival which have a cover charge of $20 for each workshop to help cover some of the costs of bringing the two Janes to the Coast for the first time.

For the kids

For young families there will be heaps to do: ride the electric Kiddie Kartz; join in Art Tank’s all-day, drop-in; Potato Creation workshop; enjoy the puppets, magician and jugglers; visit school farm animals and the Animal Rescue Centre. The ever-popular Super Hubert will arrive at 11:15am.

Free admission

Admission to all events and activities at the festival is free, except for the two special workshops in the morning, and for rides in the electric Kiddie Kartz. Plus bring your cash for the shopping, delicious food and Wellness treatments.

Car-Sharing incentive

To encourage car sharing as a way of getting to the

festival, the organisers have set aside 12 car parks in the school grounds for vehicles carrying five passengers or more: the T5 zone. The spaces are also available for any vehicle belonging to car share companies like Go Get. Festival coordinator Joan Cassels said: “This means you get to the festival, while helping to reduce pollution and traffic congestion, plus spend time with friends. “We will never be able to build enough roads and car parks for everyone to get everywhere they want to go. “It’s time to start thinking laterally and sustainably. “Sharing is one of the basics for sustainability and sharing is something western cultures have to re-learn.”

Free Shuttle bus

A free shuttle bus will run from Narara Rail Station to the festival and back. The bus will meet every train that arrives at, or leaves from, the Narara Station from 8:00am to 4:00pm, whether it’s from the Newcastle or the Sydney direction. Or you will be able to hail the bus as it goes along Deane St or Hanlan St. The regular Council number

36 bus, from Gosford Station to Ourimbah and vice versa, stops at the corner of Hanlan St and Fountains Rd, Narara. It is then a five to eight minute walk up Fountains Rd to the school.

Music

There will be continuous music all day, provided by Ecopella Choir, the awardwinning Narara Valley High School Band, The Ukedelics, The Rhythm Hut and buskers.

For the Soul: Spirituality and Sustainability

Listen to a Buddhist (Kelsang Dawa, from the Central Coast Buddhist Centre), a Christian Catholic (Sally Neaves from the Rahamim Ecology Centre in Bathurst), and an ecovillager (John Talbott, project director of the Narara Ecovillage) discuss the question of whether sustainability requires a spiritual component. Will you accept John’s argument that golf can be a spiritual experience?

Contact for further information

Narara Ecoburbia Festival organisers: Joan and Richard Cassels, ph. 0478 636 033, email: ecoburnia@neln.org. au. Web: http://neln.org.au/ ecoburbia/

Two Special Workshops

There are two special workshops, from 9:00am to

Performance Space

Art Studio

Angus’ Green Space

Council Workshops

Grounds

NB: Timetable may be subject to change: check the web site. Smoking ceremony

8.30 9.00 9.30

MTS Lyndall Parris

10.00

MTS Alex Impey Hemp

Slow Clothing workshop, Jane Milburn, $$

Yoga and Health

Biomimicry workshop, Jane Toner, $$

Compost workshop Worm tubs: Wriley

Lyndall Parris: the Narara Ecovillage Story

11.00

MTS Clarke, Envirotecture

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MTS TonerBiomimicry

12.00

NVH School band

An Aboriginal Healing: Solway

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Festival LaunchMayor, Sponsor

Yoga and Health

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MTS Silverwood-plastic.

1.30

MTS Milburn Slow Clothing

Renee Pure Oils: Natural ways to daily health.

Spirituality and Sustainablity: Talbott, Neaves, Dechen.

Tim Silverwood: Plastic Challenge Alex Impey: Hemp Wonder plant

Sustainable homes workshop: Clarke, Wilson, Built Smart

2.00

Toner Biomimicry Q and A

2.30

Milburn Slow Clothing Q and A

Strawbale Homes: Viva

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Musicians 9.30-11.30 Worm farm workshop

10.30

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Note: MTS = Meet the Speaker (at desk in Main Hall)

Panels and batteries; solar update:Cantwell, HCB Solar

Drumming-entry

Little Puppet World, 1030-2

Plant Propagation: Angus Stewart

Viva: Strawbale demo

11.45 Biodynamic Fertility: Watkin

Super Hubert 11.15 to 12 pm.

12.15 Integrated Pest Backyard chickens Narara Ecovillage Smart Grid: Roberts Management: Pilkington workshop

School Farm open, Roving magician 12-2

12.45 Permaculture: Martinez

Viva: Strawbale demo

1.10. Native Herbs: Blacha

Ukedelics

Angus Stewart: Planet Metabolism

Mark Brown: Organic 1.35 Biodynamic Farm Fertility: Watkin Sea Shepherd: new strategies

Chemical Free Cleaning Workshop

Ecopella choir Butterfly Lady

Permaculture: Martinez

2.45 Rhythm Hut Drumming finale END

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Two men busted at Springfield man faced court on Sunday, April 2 over alleged drug supply matters after he was stopped by police at Springfield.

About 5:30pm, Saturday, April 2, officers from the Brisbane Water Target Action Group were patrolling Maitland Rd when they observed a Nissan station wagon parked at the side of the road. Police alleged another man approached the car and spoke with a man in the Nissan. Officers then stopped and spoke to both men and conducted a search of the car. During the search, officers allegedly located

several items believed to be illicit drugs, including 34 small plastic bags containing cannabis leaf, an amount of heroin, methylamphetamine (Ice) and 25 tablets. Police also allegedly located a small plastic bag of cannabis during a search of the man who approached the Nissan. Both men were arrested. A 48-year-old man in the Nissan was taken to Gosford

Police Station where he was charged with six offences: supply prohibited drug; possess prohibited drug (x3); and possess prescribed restricted substance (x2). He was refused bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on Sunday, April 3. A 46-year-old man was also to be issued with a Future Service Court Attendance Notice for possession of a prohibited drug. Media release, Apr 3, 2016 NSW Police media

Passports clearly identify Head of State eryl Robertson (CCN Forum, Jan 28) states that we already have an Australian head of state.

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Woman dies while horse riding woman has died while riding a horse at Calga on Saturday, April 2.

Just after 1:30pm emergency services were called to Glenworth Valley, on Cooks Rd, Calga, after reports a 52-year-old woman had fallen from a horse. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also send to assist the woman. Police have been told she was riding a horse with friends when she fell. CPR was performed on the woman by the people with her and then by emergency services, but

bearer, an Australian citizen, to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need. There is a difference. Letter, Feb 3, 2016 Pamela Lemoine, East Gosford

herself from the upturned vehicle and received treatment on the scene when paramedics arrived. At this stage Police are continuing investigations

into the cause of the accident. The incident blocked east bound traffic and caused moderate congestion until the road was cleared.

Anyone with information about these incidents should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 she could not be revived. It is thought the woman may have suffered a medical event which led to her falling

off the horse. NSW Ambulance Paramedics arrived to provide assistance, however, she died at the scene. Officers attached to Brisbane Water Local Area Command attended and commenced investigations. A report will be prepared for the Coroner. Media release, Apr 2, 2016 NSW Police media Email, Apr 2, 2016 Glen Ramplin, Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Australians fought and died under foreign flags an Ray Madden (Coast Community News 125, P13) or some other monarchist please explain why a new set of rules should be needed if the head of state is an Australian?

The Governor General is the representative of a foreign monarch, our current head of state. Ray also has a strange view of history when he says that Australians have fought and died under the current

FORUM flag. Through to the Second World War, Australia fought under the British flag, and

under the American flag in Korea. It was not until Vietnam that Australia fought under its own flag. Letter, Jan 30, 2016 Dave Horsfall, North Gosford

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Private hospital to undertake major development osford Private Hospital is embarking on a $7.5 million project to construct a brand-new purpose-built endoscopy centre and an upgraded surgery.

The hospital’s CEO, Mr Matt Kelly said the project should be complete by December. “Bernard Salt mentioned in his research that the national bowel cancer screening program is going to identify a lot of cases that primary endoscopy is going to need to test for”, Mr Kelly said. According to Mr Kelly, in 2015, 5,500 colonoscopies and gastroscopies were performed at Gosford Private Hospital and those numbers are expected to grow by a further 2,500 by 2020. “That is why we are in the

process of constructing and opening a new endoscopy centre.” The centre will be located on the ground floor of the North Gosford medical centre attached to the hospital. The new day endoscopy centre will function as a stand-alone service, with two procedure rooms, eight recovery beds and 12 recovery chairs. “We potentially could see up to 50 patients a day.” Mr Kelly said the centre was part of a larger project of expanding the hospital’s services. “When the endoscopy

centre opens we will be able to refurbish theatre six to be a higher end theatre to deal with orthopaedics and neurosurgery, procedures that need a bigger space and more instrumentation, and make more theatre time available for surgeons and their patients. “The total project with the theatre redesign and endoscopy centre will be $4 million for the build and another $3.5 million for equipment”, he said.

Matt Kelly, CEO of Gosford Private Hospital has announced a $7.5 million expansion

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Doctors undertake Tour de Cure

wo Gosford Hospital doctors will take on a 10 day, 1,518km charity bike ride, the Tour de Cure, later this month to help raise awareness and funds for local cancer patients.

Emergency Department staff, Dr Steve Skinner and Dr Nick Annesley will cycle from Brisbane to Sydney from April 29 to May 8 as part of the signature charity ride. Funds raised will benefit the Central Coast Local Health District’s CoastCanCare Wellness Program for the second year in a row. The program is a wellbeing and recovery tool which promotes selfmanagement and wellness through different workshops

and therapy sessions. Dr Skinner said he and Dr Annesley didn’t hesitate to take on the marathon ride for the cause. “We are both quite keen cyclists and are always looking for the next big challenge,” he said. “We heard about the Tour de Cure and we thought what a great cause and we both really wanted to be involved.” Doctor Skinner also had a personal motivation for doing the ride. “My dad was recently

diagnosed with cancer and given only six months to live,” he said. “But he has been undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy and is doing really well now. “I think it just shows how cancer is a disease that affects everyone whether it is a loved one or friend or neighbour, everyone has been touched by it during their lives, so it is good to do something positive to fight it,” Dr Skinner continued. Both doctors are now in training mode for the event when time allows between their work and family commitments.

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Community banks donate to Iris Foundation

Breast Reconstruction Awareness Event was a huge success he Central Coast’s first ever Breast Reconstruction Awareness Event, hosted by the Reclaim Your Curves charity, was a huge success, attracting over 80 women and their partners to Green Point Community Centre to hear about the post-mastectomy options available in the region.

Attendees at the State Community Bank Conference held in Terrigal recently

he NSW and ACT Community Bank network has made a $2,107 donation to the Iris Foundation to help its youth suicide prevention work.

The donation was made on Friday, April 1 at the Crowne Plaza Terrigal where 160 delegates had gathered for the NSW/ACT Community Bank State Conference. Co-founders of the Iris Foundation, Ms Dawn Hooper and Ms Bev Baldwin were invited to the conference to share the work the organisation has been doing in the community since it began more than 10 years ago. “This donation is just wonderful and we are so thankful for the support of all the Community Bank branches,” Ms Hooper said. “This money means

we’ll be able to do a new program, Cool Connection in Schools, which works with children aged eight to 12, talking about mental health issues like depression and anxiety.” Ms Hooper said an art therapist and youth worker would start working with two local schools as part of the six-week program. “This new initiative, like all our work, is entirely reliant on donations and the fundraising we do, so to be able to have the community’s support is essential,” she said. Community Bank branches across the Central Coast, and others

throughout NSW and ACT, give back a large portion of their profits to the community through sponsorships, grants and donations like this one. Local Community Bank companies have now returned more than $1.2 million to the Central Coast community, these are profits from local banking business at branches in East Gosford, Lisarow and Kincumber. These achievements were celebrated at the conference.

Patients heard from Dr Rita Poon, consultative surgeon at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals and Dr Fred Clarke, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who works at Gosford Hospital and Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital, about the latest techniques and advances in the field. For many women this was the first opportunity they have had to hear how they can be supported to pursue reconstruction and the choices that are available in the region. Three local women who each had different reconstruction experiences also shared their stories and spoke about how reconstruction had assisted

them in their recovery from breast cancer. Ms Alison Madden of Green Point said: “While reconstruction isn’t for everyone, it has been an incredibly important chapter in my breast cancer journey and has helped me to feel more confident and in control. “The decisions that need to be made around reconstruction can be both overwhelming and frightening but Reclaim Your Curves provided me with the information and support I needed so that I could speak knowledgeably to my specialists and pursue the reconstruction option I wanted.” The Q&A session was

lively and informative, with one guest commenting: “All those women and their partners have been, and many are still going through, so much, and yet the room was chockers with positive and optimistic energy. “I came away knowing that I never have to feel alone or confused again, ever.” Support services such as Encore, Breast Cancer Network Australia and Oncology Massage were in attendance and guests walked away with a free Toolkit to help plan their reconstruction. Media release, Mar 23, 2016 Jane Goodwin, Reclaim Your Curves

Fundraiser for cord blood research program

Media release, Apr 4, 2016 Elise Snashall-Woodhams, Bendigo Bank Community Banks

nner Wheel Clubs on the Central Coast exhibited their Cord Blood Research program at the International Women’s Day Expo at the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle on March 5.

Community Banks donated $2,107 to the Iris Foundation for its work on youth suicide prevention

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Cord Blood Research is a program supported by all Inner Wheel Clubs throughout Australia. Over $2million has been raised since its inception and 38 research grants have been awarded to doctors all over Australia who are currently researching and improving uses for cord blood stem cells. Progress is being made in treatments for Leukaemia and many blood disorders,

Group 1 Diabetes and other Auto Immune diseases, Cystic Fibrosis and Cerebral Palsy. Cord Blood Day will be celebrated on April 29, under the ‘Coin for a Cord’ banner. On April 16, the Inner Wheel Clubs of the Central Coast will be hosting a Luncheon and Fashion Parade at the Coast Bar and Restaurant, Gosford as a ‘getting to know us’

function. Special guest speaker will be Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace of NSW Police who has had a very distinguished career in NSW Police since 1983. The fashion parade will show fashions from White Neish, Gosford. Media release, Mar 27, 2016 Fay Strachan, Inner Wheel Secretary

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The Rhythm Hut has holiday activities with a difference

usiness and Professional Women (BPW) Central Coast, will host a women’s forum on April 11.

This event will discuss the important issues for Central Coast women and what four key women’s empowerment organisations BPW, Zonta, Soroptimists and WOW

Wave of Wisdom, are doing to empower women. The event will be held at Gosford Golf Club (opposite Gosford Hospital) on Racecourse Rd.

Entry is free. Email, Mar 25, 2016 Business and Professional Women Central Coast

A Central Vision on exhibition

he Gosford Regional Gallery, East Gosford, is currently presenting a new exhibition, ‘A Central Vision’.

The exhibition features 68 artworks by the students of 16 Public Secondary Schools. All selected works are on display in the Gallery until April 19. ‘A Central Vision’ has been running annually for 16 years and is always popular with locals at the Gosford Regional Gallery. The works selected

feature all major art forms and display the depth and quality of art teaching in NSW Public Schools. The students selected range in age from Year 7 to Year 12, giving a complete overview of the high school visual arts curriculum. A professionally printed colour catalogue showcasing featured student artists has been

produced and excellence certificates and prizes were presented on opening night. There is a People’s Choice Award presented at the end of the exhibition and the Gallery encourages people to come along and vote. Media release, Mar 11, 2016 Tim Braham, Gosford City Council

Bird watching workshop at Eco Garden s Kaye Pointer and Ms Margaret Pointer from Mangrove Mountain will share their love of birds at a family-friendly workshop to be held at the Kariong Eco Garden.

The garden is located at Dandaloo St, Kariong and the workshop will be held on Monday, April 11. Attendees will find out about lots of different local birds and how to encourage birds to visit a garden. The workshop will include a visit to the bower in the bush behind the eco garden and information about some different styles of nest-boxes. Kaye and Margaret both

started birding before they could walk. Margaret joined the Gould League of Bird Lovers when she was seven years old, and contributed to the First Bird Atlas of Australia. She was among the founding members of the Central Coast branch of Birding NSW. She is involved with guiding bird outings on the Central Coast, and fundraising for bird

conservation projects in the annual Twitchathon for 20 years. Kaye and Margaret rarely knock back an opportunity to go bird watching, be it in the garden or further afield. The workshop is funded by Greater Sydney Local Land Services and is the first of a series of five familyfriendly workshops. Media release, Apr 4, 2016 John Wiggin, Kariong Eco Garden

Different stalls alternate weeks New stalls welcome Call Ryan on 0405 416 289 or Margaret on 4374 1255

African Dance workshop with (insert) Hula-hoop instructor Helen will be on hand to teach all the tricks of the hoop

osford’s, The Rhythm Hut, will have a variety of activities available for kids these school holidays that will cover many age groups and interests.

Kicking off the Hut’s activities are the kids Music Jam and a drumming open night. Slotted in for April 14, the Kids Music Jam is a fun and interactive holiday workshop comprising of music, art and fun with some of the Coast’s best children’s performers and entertainers. Participants will learn some drumming and singing techniques and learn a song or two, play some fun games and win prizes, make new friends and have a great time getting their face or arm painted too. Drumming nights are a good opportunity for teens and young adults interested in drumming to come along and check out the scene. During open nights, the Hut will hold a tester of ther African Djembe drumming class, and a tester of Japanese Taiko drumming classes. African drum and dance workshops will run on April

14. The Hut welcomes back master djembe player Sibo Bangoura, who will teach the classes. The djembe is a West African hand drum that is fun and easy to learn. During the workshop, attendees will learn some new rhythms and a bit of technique. Drummers are encouraged to stick around and play for the dancers. The dance class, taught by Rachel Bangoura, is high energy with live drumming and interesting traditional choreographies. Expect to be uplifted and energized while learning a dynamic dance style that has inspired and influenced so many dance styles of today. April 18 is all about the little ones with a kid’s yoga and craft session. Yoga teachers and yogic families will come together to share knowledge and wisdom, joy and inspiration.

2nd & Last Sunday No Market December 27

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For FITNESS, FUN and FRIENDSHIP GOSFORD SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS holds a class every Wednesday from 7 to 10pm at the Church of Christ Hall, Henry Parry Drive, Wyoming

$7 per Night Come and join in n on the fun! No partner necessary No special clothes - just soft shoes Lively music New dancers welcome

EVERY MONTH ALL WEATHERS

Utilise the kid’s yoga workshop to connect with the community of likeminded families from the Central Coast and experience yoga and meditation classes, and other activities together. The program includes yoga classes for both children and parents, crafting sessions with a yogic attitude, family discussions and sharing yummy healthy treats. The Hut’s final activity kicks off from April 21 and will teach young and old alike about fitness and coordination. A Hula-Hooping workshop rounds out the Hut’s holiday timetable and will cover all the basics of hooping. The workshop will focus on teaching beginner level Hula-Hooping techniques, movement and dance with the hoop.

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Confronting exhibition by Peace Prize recipient osford City residents are invited to bear witness to arguably the most powerful collection of contemporary humanitarian works, when Gosford Regional Gallery presents ‘I Witness’, Australia’s first major display of work from leading Australian artist, filmmaker and Sydney Peace Prize recipient, Mr George Gittoes AM.

In his 40-year career, Mr Gittoes has worked in many war zones and regions of conflict and upheaval. Awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in 2015, Mr Gittoes has been credited with: exposing injustice as a humanist artist, activist and filmmaker; courage to witness and confront violence in the war zones of the world; enlisting the arts to subdue aggression; and, enlivening the creative spirit to promote tolerance, respect and peace with

artist’s social, political and humanitarian concerns about injustice and conflict. “As well as highlighting issues of peacemaking and human politics, ‘I Witness’ also showcases the personal stories of the many people encountered by Mr Gittoes in his travels to areas such as Nicaragua, the Philippines, Rwanda, Cambodia, the Middle East, Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan. “The artworks are stark, confronting and demanding, directly appealing to the viewer’s sense of compassion and justice. “Sometimes shocking and provocative, this unique visual experience demonstrates the capacity of art to advocate and create change in an environment framed by war and terrorism,” Ms. Jaeger said. ‘I Witness’ is a touring exhibition from Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Art Centre. justice. Running from April 9 to May 2, this exhibition is a chronological journey of Mr

Gittoes’ work and includes paintings, drawings, printmaking, artist diaries from the fields of war, as

well as installation and film. Council’s Director of Community Growth, Ms Judy Jaeger said the large,

powerful images featured in the exhibition depict some of the most difficult places on earth and express the

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Specialist speakers to feature at Ecoburbia Festival

he award-winning Ecoburbia Festival will be held at Narara Valley High School on Saturday, April 16.

The event focuses on sustainability and will feature a number of stalls, workshops, performances, music, electric bikes, food and shopping opportunities. There will also be a number of specialist guest speakers. Mr Tim Silverwood will feature his latest findings on micro and macro plastic pollution, highlighting both challenges and solutions. Mr Silverwood will also feature his Plastics Pollution Maze and will be speaking from 11am. Ms Jane Toner will give a workshop on biomimicry, designing from nature. Ms Toner is Australia’s first certified biomimicry professional, an architect and sustainability consultant. Ms Toner is also the

founder of Biomimicry Swarm Australia through which she encourages and supports the uptake of biomimicry in Australia through networking events, presentations and design workshops. Ms Toner will demonstrate how biomimicry can be used to meet challenges faced in the design of the built environment and in community organisations. Following her presentation, those attending will have the opportunity to engage in exercises exploring the application of the deep patterns of nature. Mr Dick Clarke will feature the latest trends in sustainable home building. Mr Angus Stewart of ABC TV Gardening Australia will host Angus’ Green

Space and Ms Jane Milburn will hold a slow clothing workshop. Ms Milburn is the founder of Textile Beat and a member of Fashion Revolution Australia. Her workshop, Reclothing with a Conscience, offers information on how to extend the life and usefulness of clothing and ten ways to reduce your material footprint. The aim is to inspire change in the way people engage with clothing, for the good of ourselves, society and the planet. Those interested are encouraged to bring a discarded shirt or jeans for repurposing. Poster, Mar 29, 2016 Email, Mar 29, 2016 Narara Eco Living Network

End of term drum performance osford’s The Rhythm Hut student drumming spectacular kicks off on Saturday, April 9.

Students have spent eight weeks perfecting their rhythm and all their efforts will culminate in this end of term performance. Each drumming class will be performing one piece, with taiko and djembe drummers ranging from beginners to advanced. Visitors will enjoy

the movement in each performance, as well as the thunderous sound and exotic rhythms. Tribal African drums, or djembe, are a great introductory instrument. Their melodic sound and intricate rhythms are good for all levels of drumming and create an enjoyable

atmosphere. There will also be performances from vocal coaching and didgeridoo students and the Hut’s ukulele group Media release, Mar 28, 2016 Amy Corcoran, The Rhythm Hut

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Italian Festival e h t n o e t! r u t as l u C Co

Saturday & Sunday April 9 + 10 – 9am to 4pm

Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort becomes a bustling hub of activity when the ‘Italian Festa’ returns to the coast . Join us for

• VINO • BIRRA • CUISINE • COFFEE • DANCE • MUSIC • SONG • ART • PHOTOGRAPHY • CARS • FASHION • FILM • PUPPETRY • TRAVEL and don’t miss our competitions:

• PASTA PIG-OUTS • TIRAMISU TASTING • GELATO GULPING all on show at the: s/ uct d o or r ve p ired f i t va qu nno rs re arket i New llholde ng M o sta Ettal

• 50 stall Ettalong Market • 6 screen Cinema Paradiso • 40 room boutique Motel Paradiso •10 Restaurants & 4 Cafes

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS DIRECTORY COMMUNITY GROUPS ABC - “The Friends” Support group for Public Broadcaster. Aims. safeguard ABC’s independence, funding, & standards. Meetings through the year + social afternoons Well-known guest speakers 4341 5170 www.fabcnsw.org.au Big Futures in school mentor program Become a volunteer mentor 2 hours per week, Free Training, No qualifications needed Be a young persons champion 0413 624 529 www.bigbrothersbigsisters.org. au/bigfutures Central Coast Family History Society Inc. Resources, information & advice to study your family’s history. 1st Sat 1pm Lions Community Hall, 8 Russell Drysdale St, E. Gosford. www.centralcoastfhs.org.au 4324 5164 Central Coast Over 30s Social Group Inc We offer social contact, entertainment events & new friendships for people in their 30’s, 40’s, 50’s & 60’s etc. Our events range from; Live Music, House Parties, Restaurant Nights, BBQ’s/ Picnics, Trips Away & lots more - For a FREE calendar call call 0422 243 101 or 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 for dinner, dancing - BBQs & Socialising each w/e. Our friendly group can be contacted for our monthly programme all areas of the coast 4396 3640 0437 699 366 50pssg@gmail.com Rotary Club of Gosford North A very active community minded club with many projects focussed on assisting youth. If you are keen to support our great projects, get involved with our fun club or discuss joining, please contact Graham Black 0410 509 071, grahamblack@iprimus.com.au

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Koolewong, Point Clare & Tascott Progress Association Aims to provide resources for communication. Special guests, community involvement, heritage, diversity, education, safety and small business opportunities. Point Clare Community Hall 2nd Thurs Bi Monthly. 0412 462 218

COMMUNITY CENTRES 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 4304 7065 Gosford-Narara Neighbourhood Centre School Holiday activities, playgroup, multicultural programs, community activities - Rooms for Hire admin@gnnc.com.au 4329 4477 Green Point Community Centre Provides information and referral services, a meeting place for community groups, OOSH cave, exercize classes, school holiday programs, playgroup, arts & craft, room hire, and much more. 4367 7591 Kariong Neighbourhood Centre ‘KNC provides the local community with a meeting place and hub for groups, services and information. Regular activities include Early childhood clinic, free family law advice, active playgroup, computer classes, OOSH services, fitness classes, arts & crafts, over 50’s friendship group, youth group, social groups and many more services. We also have an extensive resource and DVD library for members to borrow. KNC membership starts at only $5 per year. 4340 1724 wwww.knc.net.au Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre • Exercise classes • Yoga for adults and children • Community eco garden • Room hire • Health support groups • Counselling • After school activities 4363 1044 www.kincumber.nsw.au

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managers of volunteers Information Sessions “Bridge to Volunteering” Held regularly across the Central Coast 4329 7122 recruit@volcc.org.au Wyoming Community Centre Programs and activities incl. Yoga & Zumba classes, Art and Craft classes, Playgroup & Vacation Care, Support groups, Book Club, Community Garden, Rooms for Hire, Work Development Orders, Centrelink Volunteer hours 4323 7483 reception@wyomingcc.org.au

HEALTH GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous meet every Wed 1230pm Someone cares Anglican Church 3 Mann St Gosford 4323 3890 Better Hearing Australia Central Coast Hearing loss management Support and educational group 7 groups across the coast Providing practical experience and confidence Learn the benefits to hearing aids - Better hearing Australia Central Coast 4321 0275 www.centralcoast. betterhearingaustralia.org.au Central Coast Parkinson’s Support Group We aim to help individuals and their families better manage living with Parkinson’s Disease Guest speakers are a regular feature of our meetings. 2nd Tue - 1.30pm 1800 644 189 Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Gosford) Meet last Friday Month Terrigal Uniting Church 380 Terrigal Drive, Terrigal 9.30am to 12 noon 4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Wyong) Meet last Monday Month Toukley RSL Club Homes Ave Toukley 10.00am to 12 noon 4356 9300 www.pcfa.org.au Dying with Dignity NSW, Central Coast Working to give those suffering unrelievedly from terminal or incurable illness the legal right to request & receive medical help to die Quarterly Meetings 4369 8053

moves & cuppa all for a gold coin donation. 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the months at The Rhythm Hut Faunce St Gosford 0439 856 554 0417 223 543 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

MUSIC Brisbane Water Brass Brass Band entertainment for the community playing all types of popular music Rehearsal every Tuesday 7.30pm-10pm 0419 274 012 JAZZLEAGUE Live Jazz Bands - Come to listen, Come to dance Free - Every Sun Central Coast Leagues Club Gosford 2-5pm www.jazzleague.net Soundwaves Men’s acapella 4 part harmony chorus - all ages 7pm Mon Central Coast Leagues Club Kieran - 0407 267 675 khutton58@gmail.com jbthomson51@gmail.com Sydney Welsh Choir Cultural not for profit organisation performing at concerts and various venues to promote the Welsh culture with our singing, also performing for charity fund raising. 4369 3378 Tempo Terrific Community Showband Active showband available to play at your community function. Wide ranging repertuore. Always seeking new members, come and join us and have fun with music. Follow us on Facebook Every Monday 5pm to 7pm Kincumber Uniting Church 4365 4414 www.tempoterrific.com tempoterrific@live.com

Mingaletta Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Gambling Solutions Rotary Club of Corporation Gambling help counsellors Kariong/Somersby The Mingaletta community provide free, confidential, International service club centre provides its members professional service to improves lives of communities and other community groups a gamblers, family and friends. in Australia and overseas. Fun- meeting place and referal hub Available Woy Woy, Kincumber, filled activities, fellowship and for education, health, well-being Gosford, The Entrance. Tuggerah Lakes Showband friendship breakfasts. Phillip and cultural programs through 4344 7992 An enthusiastic group of people House, 21 Old Mount Penang consultative services and who play brass instruments, Rd (opp Shell) - Fri 7:15am community programs. GROW Support Groups meet every Tuesday and 4340 4529 Mon-Fri 9am 4pm Thursday to rehearse their Small friendly groups formed to kersuebay@philliphouse.com. 6 Sydney Ave Umina learn how to overcome anxiety, crowd-pleasing music and play au 4342 7515 depression and loneliness and at community events admin@mingaletta.com.au to improve mental health and Park Rd Band Hall Seniors Computer well-being. Anonymous, free Tues 7.30pm Thur 6.30pm Club Central Coast Inc. 0407 406 669 Terrigal Fifty Plus Leisure and open to all. Bring a support Classes held Monday to Friday person if you like. Weekly and Learning Centre PLAYGROUP for everyone over 50 meetings at Woy Woy, Bateau Regular events Fitness, Yoga, Basics: Mon , Tues and Thurs Bay and Wyong Handicrafts, Mah jong, Bridge, 10am to 12noon 1800 558 268 Gosford Gumnuts Line dancing,Tai chi, Painting, Different programs every day, www.grow.net.au Playgroup Bush walking, Indoor bowls, 10am to 12noon or 1pm to Zumba, Computer and Ipad Parents and children meet 3pm Meals on Wheels courses, Bingo, Concerts on socially for the parents to make Apple-Mac: Mon, Tues, Wed 1st and 3rd Thursday of month. Meals on Wheels friends and learn more about All at our club rooms, Delicious meals delivered free parenting and the children to Duffy Road Terrigal Kincumber Neighbourhood Join us for a midday meal Joan 4384 5152 have fun and play together. Centre Help with shopping and terrigal50plus@outlook.com 0 to 5 yrs 02 4369 5692 cooking classes Wednesday 10am-12noon Volunteering 4363 7111 Thursday 10am-12noon U3A Central Coast Central Coast Friday 10am-12noon Mature age people are invited Refer potential volunteers Medusa Moves An outreach program to participate in a wide range of to community organisations Is a gentle movement class Gosford Uniting Church Hall courses to broaden the mind and provide support to catering for people with 129 Donnison St Gosford and make new friends volunteers and community Parkinson’s Disease for 4325 3695 0408 704 701 organisations. We also provide Parkinsons’s sufferers & over gumnutsguc@gmail.com www.centralcoast.u3anet.org.au training to volunteers and 50s, stretching, guided dance

POLITICAL PARTY Central Coast Greens Branch of Greens NSW, active regarding ecological sustainability, social and economic justice, peace and non-violence, grassroots democracy and getting elected 3rd Thur centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com Australian Labor Party Ourimbah/ Narara Branch Discussion/action community issues - 3 levels of Government Niagara Park Primary School 7.30pm 1st Mon each month 0410 309 494 kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com Politics in the Pub Central Coast Discussion of important political, social, economic, education, land philosophy issues in a non partisan manner - The Grange Hotel 4th Thur every month besides Dec

www.cclcbridgeclub.asn.au cclcbridgeclub@westnet.com. au Central Coast Art Society Lectures, demonstrations and discussion. Weekly paintouts Tuesdays 4349 5860 for locations Workshops - 4363 1156 9.30am - 12.30pm 1st and 3rd Wed Social Meetings 1.30pm 4th Wed Gosford City Arts Centre. 4325 1420 publicity@artcentralcoast.asn. au Central Coast Cake Decorators Guild Sugarcraft demonstrations conversation and lunch Visitors welcome 4th Sat - 10am Walamba 50+ leisure and Learning Centre Gosford 4382 6236 lsroe@bigpond.com.au

Central Coast Handweavers, Spinners and Textile Arts Guild Spinning and weaving, PROBUS CLUBS patchwork and quilting, felting and other fibre and fabric crafts, All Probus clubs have community quilting bees - Day interesting guest speakers, and Night Groups friendly atmosphere, make new 4325 4743 friends, fellowship, intellectual www.cottagecrafts.net.au stimulus, and social activities. Central Coast Lapidary Probus Club of Avoca Club Minerals & Gems 10.15am 3rd Mon Avoca Beach Learn silverwork, Cabochons, Bowling Club Faceting, Enamelling, Stone www.probussouthpacific.org/ Field-trips & fossicking microsites/avocabeach Weekly Workshops 4382 3372 Tues and Thurs 830am 230pm PUBLIC SPEAKING Thurs evening 6-10pm 10 Ourimbah Creek Rd Develop confidence by Ourimbah improving your speaking skills. 4362 2246 Meetings are entertaining and educational. CCLC Indoor Bowls Ladies - Mon 10am Brisbane Waters Breakfast Mixed Social - Mon & Wed 7pm Toastmasters Club 2nd & 4th Sundays 1.30pm 8:30am-10:30am 4363 2360 or 0403 994 313 2nd and Last Sat each month - The Hive and Library Erina Central Coast Shopping Centre Soaring Club Inc 0459 240 183 Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members Blue Gum Flat Come and have an Air Toastmasters Experience Flight Mthly meetings 1st and 3rd All Welcome Mon 7.15-9.30pm 14 and up for Training Ourimbah RSL Flying at Bloodtree Road 4362 7227 Mangrove Mountain Thur, Sat, Sun ( weather permitting) SERVICE GROUPS 0412 164 082 0414 635 047 Lions Club of Woy Woy www.ccsoaring.com.au 1st and 3rd Mon. Woy Woy Leagues Club Fellowship of 0478 959 895 Australian Writers Make new friends and have fun A friendly and supportive group while serving your community. for new and old writers. Gives encouragement and critique Northern Settlement of your work. Workshops and Services - Volunteers competitions Volunteers needed for friendly 10am 3rd Sun visits to the elderly in nursing Conference room Gosford homes. Hotel People with a second language 4363 2627 encouraged to apply. centralcoastfaw@live.com Training support provided 4334 3877 National Parks Association cvscc@nsservices.com.au Central Coast Twice weekly bush walks on the SPECIAL INTEREST Central Coast and further afield, varying distances and grades of Brisbane Water difficulty. Explore, enjoy scenery, Caravan Club fauna, floral, history. Keep fit located on the Central Coast and make friends. and looking for new members 4389 4423 or 4332 7378 www.bwcaravanclub.wix.com/ bwcc Spirituality in the Pub 4344 4363 A forum with Q&A and two speakers prompt conversations Biz Plus Networking within the community & to Association encourage dialogue about Attention business owners spirituality. - are you keen to grow your 1st Tues March to October business and in the process 2nd Tues November build worthwhile relationships? 7.30 to 9pm Then why not attend a Biz Grange Hotel Wyoming Networking breakfast? 4328 2596 - 0498 588 261 Every Thur 7:15am - 9am WOMEN’S GROUPS Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson network@bizplus.com.au BPW Central Coast Empowering women of all ages CCLC Bridge Club in the areas of work, education, Duplicate Bridge-partner not well-being and friendship. required for most sessions. All women welcome to attend Central Coast Leagues Club monthly dinner meetings. 12.30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri Sat Be enlightened. $40 covers two 1.30pm Wed 7.15pm Mon course meal and speaker. 4325 9854 Community transport available

to and from centre Chris Levis 0438 989 199 bpwcentralcoast@hotmail.com www.bpw.com.au/central-coast 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 or 0466 513 600 Country Women’s Association (CWA) Quilting, patchwork, spinning, knitting, crochet and more 9-2pm Every Fri, Opposite Terrigal Bowling Club 4385 9503 or 4384 3696 Gosford RSL Ladies Indoor Bowls Social indoor bowls Frid 9am - 12pm RSL Club 4344 5812 or 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 Gosford North Inc Join community minded women who enjoy findraising for local, national and international projects Regular social outings creating firm friendships 2nd Wed 7pm 21 Old Penang Rd Kariong 4362 3139 iiw.au.gosfordnorth@gmail.com Inner Wheel Club of Terrigal Share friendship, social activities as well as fundraising for local, national and international projects. 3rd Mon, 12noon Terrigal 50+ leisure centre, Duffy Road Terrigal 4369 0302 - 4384 1490 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 Central Coast Women’s Health Centre We offer counseling, therapeutic and social groups, workshops, domestic violence and abuse issues. All services are provided by women for women 4324 2533 www.cccwhc.com.au 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 well-being. to share wisdom and explore life’s 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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Annual Seniors’ Concert celebrates volunteers

lients and supporters of the Central Coast Community Legal Centre attended a celebratory morning tea at the Gosford RSL on Wednesday, April 6 to mark the 20th anniversary of the centre.

The Central Coast Community Legal Centre (CLC) has helped tens of thousands of people since it opened its doors in 1996. It directly assists over three thousand people a year with much-needed free legal advice and support. The centre also promotes better access to justice through its community and clinical education programs and undertakes law reform

advocacy on behalf of the community. The morning tea was the first of a number of special events across the Central Coast to celebrate the CLC’s 20th anniversary, culminating with a gala fundraising dinner on Saturday, April 30 at Mingara Recreation Club. Already operating on a shoestring budget, and with a 20 per cent cut in Federal

Government funding expected to take effect from July 2017, the Central Coast CLC is aiming to raise sufficient funds to continue to provide essential services for people in the Gosford and Wyong local government areas.

Senator Deborah O'Neill and Labor candidate for Robertson, Ms Anne Charlton with members of the New Empire Ballroom Ragtime Dance Orchestra

Media alert, Apr 1, 2016 Rachael Vincent, Central Coast Community Legal Centre

The Gosford Diary 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, let 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

Thursday, Apr 7

Sunday, Apr 10

WOW Coffee and Chat, Faith Chocolate Café, 25 Portsmouth Rd Erina, 9:30am to 10:30am Neighbour Day morning tea, Gosford/Narara Neighbourhood Centre, 2 Pandala Rd, Narara, with speakers, stalls, school band and morning tea, 10:00am to 12:00pm Andrew Church, Gosford Citizen of the Year, Kariong Library, 11:00am

Shiboro Boro Art exhibition and Reflections of Japan, last dau, Art Studios Gallery, 391 Mann St, North Gosford A Coupla Numbers, Woodport Inn, Erina, from 2:00pm

Friday, Apr 9 Idea to Screen Short and Fast Film Screening and Film Global, The Hub Erina Youth Entertainment Venue for Youth Week, from 6:30pm

Saturday, Apr 9 Central Coast Mariners versus Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Stadium, 5:15pm kick off Mad Hatters Tea Party, Kibble Park Gosford, prizes for the maddest hat Youth Connections family-friendly Youth Week festival, Green Central, Kariong, 10:00am to 2:00pm InVerse, an exhibition of 22 selected prints by Open Bite Printmakers, Gosford Regional Gallery until May 22 Rewind Duo featuring Margaret Rew, Six Strings Brewery from 6:00pm

Monday, Apr 11 Deadly and Dangerous Live on Stage, Australian Reptile Park, daily until April 25 What really matters to Central Coast Women? Business and Professional Women Central Coast forum, Gosford Golf and Function Centre, 7:00pm to 9:30pm, bookings online Feathered Friends workshop, Kariong Eco Garden, featuring guest speakers Kaye and Margaret Pointer, Dandaloo St, Kariong, 10:00am to 12:00pm

Tuesday, Apr 12 Marine Discovery Centre Terrigal, water testing activity in Terrigal Lagoon, each Tuesday and Thursday of the school holiday, free but bookings are essential via the centre’s website Computer Class for Beginners, Wyoming Community Centre, 14 Maidens Brush Rd, Wyoming, every Tuesday

at 11:00am Fuel Your Mind with Meg and Tom Keneally at Erina Library, 6:00pm for 6:30 start, book online

Friday, Apr 15 An evening with Sabra Lane, ABC Friends, Central Coast at the Central Coast Leagues Club, Park View Room, from 6:00pm Tom Dockray, Andy McClean, Johnny Devilseed and Old Man Rubes, Six Strings Brewery, Erina from 6:00pm Rewbies, Avoca Beach Hotel, featuring Margaret Rew, from 8:00pm

Saturday, Apr 16 2016 Narara Ecoburbia Festival, Narara Valley High School, Fountains Rd 9:30am to 3:00pm

Tuesday, Apr 19 Recycle Kitchen Garden workshop, Kincumber Library, 10:00am

Wednesday, Apr 20 Retirees meet and greet, Erina Library, 10:00am

Friday, Apr 29 WOW and The Money Factory with author Lillie Cawthorn, Breakers Country Club Wamberal, 6:30pm to 8:30pm

ocal seniors were transported back to the 1920s and 1930s on Wednesday, March 30 at the annual Seniors’ Concert celebrating talented and hard-working volunteers in the community.

NSW Senator Deborah O’Neill was joined by member for Gosford, Ms Kathy Smith to host the Seniors’ Week concert for more than 120 locals at Legacy House. “It’s a fantastic opportunity for older Coasties to celebrate the wealth of talent and hardworking people we have in our community,” Sen O’Neill said. The New Empire Ballroom Ragtime Dance Orchestra delivered an energetic repertoire of ballroom classics that were much enjoyed by the audience. “I appreciated the opportunity to raise funds that will go towards installing automatic doors to improve access to the hall at Legacy House,” Sen O’Neill said. Senator O’Neill also presented Parliamentary Community Service Awards that acknowledge the hard work of local volunteers. “It is important during Seniors’ Week that we recognise the vital contribution these people make to our community,” she said. “Our community benefits from a wealth of talented volunteers who make our community a very generous place to live in and raise a family.”

The 2016 Parliamentary Award for the Advancement of Community Art was received by Ms Mary Huntsman of Point Frederick. Mary is the coordinator of the Legacy Village craft group. The group meets every Wednesday afternoon to knit blankets for aged care facilities and teddy bears for children in hospital. Mary also helped with the poppy project where thousands of poppies were made for display at the

Gosford Cenotaph in 2015. Ms Peta Daly, also from Point Frederick, received the Parliamentary Award for Community Volunteering. Peta regularly volunteers at her local church and performs a number of duties including reception, making candles and assisting with transport for parishioners. She also helps serve food to those in need, even on Christmas Day. Media release, Apr 5, 2016 Scott Coomber, office of Deborah O’Neill

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Great range of local organic produce, Sustainable Native Plants and great Beauty products and Natural Dog Shampoos. Grab a bite to eat from a range of delicious take away venues, find unique clothing, jewellery, arts and crafts and hunt down a bargain in our wide variety of stalls. Pony Rides, Plaster painting and much more. Great atmosphere. A fun outing for the entire family

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that Youth Week is for all young people, particularly in the lead up to the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in July. NDIS information sessions will be available on the day. Media release, Apr 4, 2016 Ruby Wharton, Youth Connections

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free film showcase and screening event will be held at The Hub Erina Youth Entertainment Venue to kick off Youth Week.

The Idea to Screen, Short and Fast Film Screening, will be held on Friday, April 8 in conjunction with the monthly Film Global screening. The new, Central Coast-based, Emerging Filmmakers Foundation in partnership with Gosford Council Youth Services has developed Idea To Screen as a year-long program focusing on delivering quality programming for professional development through workshops, challenges and screenings. As a precursor to the April 8 event, filmmaker Mischa Baka facilitated workshops during March at the Hub. Participants were taken from pre-production, including idea generation,

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production, and post production, including editing and effects; empowering participants to take their ideas through to a finished short film project. The showcase screening on April 8 aligns with National Youth Week celebrations and the monthly Film Global event by Gosford Council and Northern Settlement Services. The screening event will include short films from the workshops, the Short and Fast Film Challenge and submissions received from other film makers, along with a selected program of short films from around the globe. Film industry experts will sit on a panel to offer constructive critique to assist the filmmakers with their professional development. Awards on the night will include a $300 prize for the Best Short Film (fashion)

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awards with a fashion/youth theme for film makers in the 12 to 25 age group and open age group and there will be an audience participants’ award for a $2 donation. Selected works will be screened in the foyer of the Erina Library during Youth Week (April 11 to 17) and at The Spot in Erina Fair (near the Ripcurl store) from April 18 to 24.

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Charity cycle ride to cater for all levels

he Rotary Club of Erina will present the 16th Century Challenge Cycle Ride on May 15.

The ride caters for all levels of cycling. For elite riders, aged 16 years and over, there is the 100km ride. This ride is a challenge with hills, along with scenic stretches through the Central Coast hinterland. The 50km ride, for those aged 16 years and over, also involves a couple of challenging sections, and is great for those cyclists who want to test themselves on a longer ride.

The 20km Family and Community ride is on quieter roads and is ideal for cyclists wanting to venture a little further than the bike track, and is great for a family group. There is also a Kids Challenge in the grounds of Mt Penang Parklands. Along the route of the rides there are drink and food stops. All rides start and finish at Mt Penang, where there is plenty of parking and

easy access to the start of the rides. A free BBQ is provided to all participants, and there will be help on hand for your bicycle from local cycle retailers. The Century Challenge Cycle Ride is the only charity cycle ride on the Coast. The major beneficiary of the ride is Coast Shelter. Media release, Feb 29, 2016 Anonna Pearse, Rotary Club Erina

Somersby business wins Commonwealth Games contract Last year's Century Challenge Cycle Ride raises money for Coast Shelter

Skate, Scooter and BMX Competition at three locations

he Central Coast Series Skate, Scooter and BMX Competition will be held at three locations on the Central Coast during April.

The event will feature entertainment from the 2015 Battle of the Bands winner ELASKIA, runner up Stranger than Paradise and local act, Slingshot. There will also be a DJ playing throughout the day. The event will also include wheelchair motocross

(WCMX). The Central Coast Series Skate, Scooter and BMX Competition will have four divisions, under 12s, under 16s, opens and sponsored. The event will be held at Kariong Skate Park on Saturday, April 11, Copacabana Skate Park on

Wednesday, April 15, and La Salle Skate Park, South Kincumber on Saturday, April 18. Media release, Mar 29. Gosford Council Media Website, Mar 30, 2016 www.gosford.nsw.gov.au

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Somersby sports infrastructure company has beaten international competition to secure contracts for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Shoreline Sports Floors has been awarded the contracts for the supply of the sprung timber floor systems for the 2018 Commonwealth Games infrastructure builds. Shoreline’s ASF Horner PR2 System will accommodate one of the largest sporting events in Australia’s immediate future. Shoreline’s selection comes just after their success with the 2015 Netball World Cup, for which they also designed and supplied the playing surfaces. Carrara Sports Centre will be Australia’s largest single span sports centre with a 12,600 square metre floor area and Coomera Sports Centre has a 6,000 square metre floor area.

The tendering process was competitive with companies from America and Europe chasing the works on offer. Shoreline’s managing director, Mr Troy Marquart, said Shoreline appreciated the opportunity to show off its products on the international sporting stage and accepted the challenge of proving that a small regional Australian company can produce the quality and performance that is needed for sportsmen and women as they display their talents. According to Mr Marquart acquisition of the contracts is a big step forward for small regional businesses and Shoreline hopes that the contract will generate more opportunities for the Coast.

“As a local Central Coast employer we employee around 12 people and have just recently employed an apprentice to add to the team. “We will be looking at increasing the number of people we employ with the works surrounding the Commonwealth Games. “We believe that our success in securing this lucrative contract is a major win for the Central Coast,” Mr Marquart concluded. The installations will commence in early 2016. Media release, March 4, 2016 Troy Marquart, Shoreline Sports Floors Websites, March 7, 2016 Shorelinesportsfloors.com Dilon Luke, journalist

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AFL to field 37 teams

he Black Diamond AFL is preparing for the 2016 season building upon the success of its 2015 season.

Foundation club Gosford will return to the BDAFL after playing in Sydney for the past four years. 37 teams, representing 13 clubs, will compete across the three men’s and one women’s competitions, with the BLK Black Diamond Cup having six teams. 2016 will see the women’s competition increase to 10 teams with Gosford, Killarney Vale, Cardiff and Singleton all fielding teams for the first time. Mr Wal Bembic has been re-elected as President of

the BDAFL for a second year and the six member Board of Management has two new members in Mr Steve May and Mr Mark Stocker. 2016 will also see the BDAFL partner with the Run Against Violence Program who support White Ribbon. Their assistance will include fund raising as well as raising awareness of domestic violence. Media release, Mar 24, 2016 Garry Burkinshaw, BDAFL

Killarney were 2016 Central Coast Cup champions in first grade

Academy to host Clubs NSW games

he 2016 Clubs NSW Academy Games will be hosted by the Central Coast Academy of Sport from April 8-10.

The 2016 Clubs NSW Academy Games will showcase the state’s best athletes across six sports including, basketball, golf, hockey, netball, triathlon

and for the very first time, a surfing exhibition. Media release, Apr 1, 2016 Matt Sawyer, Central Coast Sport and Recreation Office

The Gosford City women's team won their division in the 2016 Central Coast Cup

Gosford City win two out of three in Cup competition

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fter three weeks of football across the Central Coast, the Central Coast Cup has come to an end for another year.

Gosford City Football Club were champions in two out of the three divisions and made it to the final in all three.

In the women’s division, Gosford City were victorious over The Entrance by three goals to two. In the reserve grade

grand final, Gosford City FC again took the 2016 trophy with a three points to two win against Killarney. In first grade, Killarney

were victorious, beating Gosford City by three goals to one. Newsletter, Mar 30, 2016 Central Coast Football

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Tigers spoil Gosford’s opening round hopes

A trio of Storm Troopers stuggle to cage this bushy tailed Tiger Max Russell, who was rewarded for his efforts, receiving a point in the referees 3-2-1 post game awards. Simon Latimer and me than anybody. Ben Richards also toiled “There is a lot of work manfully in centre field, to do, fitness first, defence while Jordan Groom had second, and continue to some nice touches from five support each other and eighth. keep growing the positive The brightest piece of atmosphere that we have created so far.” Best player on the day for DQG Gosford was undoubtedly H P &R their whole hearted skipper,

osford’s re-entry into the ranks of senior rugby league has generated excitement among local footy fans however, the opening round of the 2016 Open grade competition saw the Storm run into a clinical Tigers outfit at Duffys Road Oval, Terrigal.

Well rested spectators sporting purple and gold, flocked to the post daylight savings Sunday game to cheer on the Gosford Kariong men and yet The Entrance Tigers were having none of the hoopla; spoiling the party with a red hot display. After an even opening

few minutes, the orange team soon began to dominate possession for long periods and duly ran in a series of tries to claim the competition points. Disappointed Storm coach, Mr Edward Johnson, conceded after the game that: “the result probably came as a bigger surprise to

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Gosford attacking play arrived in the shadows of halftime when bearded winger Josh King shot down the right touchline to gather a Kurt Burrell cross field kick before steamrolling a hapless defender and flinging the ball back inside to Scott Westwood, who went very close to scoring. Despite an unflattering

scoreboard, and injuries sustained by Kurt Burrell and starting dummy half Nathan Linsley, the Storm were back playing senior footy, which stamped the day as a resounding victory for Gosford rugby league. Sports report, Apr 4, 2016 Andrew Stark, East Gosford Tenants

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January 19, 2016

Historic forced voluntary merger M agreed to

r Phil Walker, chair of Regional Development Australia Central Coast, has congratulated Gosford and Wyong Councils on their agreement to voluntarily merge as part of the NSW Government’s Fit for the Future reform process.

“The decision to voluntarily merge will ensure that our community will now have an opportunity to have a say in how our new Central Coast Council will be formed and that the region will be able to access $20 million in support from the NSW Government, to assist offsetting a small portion of the total amalgamation costs that will occur,” Mr Walker said. “ R e g i o n a l Development Australia

osford and W y o n g Councils have agreed to an historic, voluntary merger as part of the NSW Government’s Fit for the Future reform package.

Both Councils submitted their merger preference to the NSW Government before the November 18 deadline – with it likely that a Central Coast council could be proclaimed late December and come into effect early next year. Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna said the agreement was a deﬁning moment in the Central Coast’s history. “Although time was against us, I’m very pleased with how both Councils have worked hard to protect the interests of their communities and the Central Coast,” Cr McKinna said. “I’m conﬁdent that this monumental decision to voluntarily merge means that the community’s voice will not be lost, which is something the NSW Government couldn’t guarantee under a potential forced amalgamation. “We’ll also have access to $20 million in support from the NSW Government for the voluntary merger that will make sure funding from our recent operating surpluses is not diverted away from vital service, facility and infrastructure improvements.

“There’s no doubt that merging our two organisations will be challenging, but my fellow Gosford councillors and I are looking forward to working alongside our Wyong counterparts to achieve the best outcome for the residents of the Central Coast,” he said. Wyong’s deputy mayor, Cr Lynne Webster, said she was pleased Gosford Council was coming to the party and agreed voluntary amalgamation is the only way to go. “The only way now is forward. “We have to work together to ensure a Central Coast Council continues to deliver the best possible services our community need and want. “I believe we can do it and this decision means we have secured a much needed $20 million injection of funding for our

region. “This decision will put the Central Coast on the map as a region in its own right and I believe will ensure we get a lot more funding and recognition in the future.” Gosford’s CEO, Mr Paul Anderson and Wyong’s acting CEO, Mr Rob Noble will now meet to create a staff transition team and start on plans to amalgamate the two Councils. An informal meeting of the two councils will be held at Wyong Council chambers on Wednesday, December 4, which will be the ﬁrst time the two councils have met since deciding on the merger. Media release, Nov 16, 2015 Gosford and Wyong Council media Meeting transcript, Nov 25, 2015 Wyong Council general meeting Jackie Pearson, journalist

Central Coast’s board addressing the region’s members look forward to higher than average working with all sectors unemployment rate. to ensure that the best “We look forward to outcomes are achieved assisting all levels of for the entire Central government, business Coast,” he said. and the community to “ R e g i o n a l proactively work together Development Australia to deliver the vibrant and Central Coast is conﬁdent successful future that the decision to form the the Central Coast rightly one united entity will deserves,” Mr Walker allow the Central Coast said. to proactively brand Media release, Nov 18, 2015 and market itself as a Elizabeth Westrup, Regional desirable region to visit, Development Australia live and invest, which inDecember Central 11, 2015 Coast time will greatly assist in

y o n g C o u n c i l ’s acting CEO, Mr Rob Noble has conﬁrmed that a new

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ne of Wyong’s Save Tuggerah Lakes Party councillors, Cr Lloyd Taylor, has accused Lake Macquarie City Council of wanting to steel Wyong Council’s money.

am sure our community concerned if we were would not agree with the amalgamated with Lake idea of a “forced retreat” Macquarie that many properties from the waterfront,” Cr waterfront would have restrictions Taylor said. “Lake Macquarie City imposed on them which Joint149 Council is ‘planning for wouldhe affect their egional increased flooding and certifiRcates. l a nagainst n i n gand “I P am changes to the foreshore is either expected idea that Lake lines that may occur as aPanel approveor Gosford a $298lay result of sea level rise’,”to Macquarie million mixed a fingerstaged on Wyong. he said. “They only at 78 want “They want to developuse development 118 Thebecause Entranceour an adaptation plan whichto Wyong finances are in is double speak forRoad when it order meetsand to steal money from no more developmentat want Wyong on Monday, our region,” on land at Pelican orDecember 14.he said. Blacksmiths. Wyong Council agreed Email,9Nov 16, 2015 “If a ratepayer wantsat its December meeting Taylor, Wyong to build a new home, theyto make aLloyd submission to councillor won’t be permitted. the JRPP endorsing the “I had a phone calldevelopment. from a local in Wyong At this stage, the applicant is seeking ‘concept approval only’ for the works to take Office: 120c Erina Street, Gosford place in three operational Phone: 4325 7369 Fax: 4321 0940 stages, with subsequent Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 detailed development A photomontage of the proposed development within its surrounding coastal context E-mail: editorial@centralcoastnews.net applications being lodged it is a huge commitment, Cr Adam Troy December 9 meeting, viability of town centres,” s,” Website: www.centralcoastnews.netfor each future stage. The development a commitment that very seconded the motion and the project is expected according to the report.. The proposed shop top would include demolition few developers can make. said: “It is not every day to generate 660 full time “This is a $300 million you get a $300 million jobs, post construction. ude housing would include of existing buildings The proposal includes 478 dwellings. and construction of project that will kick start development in council The development ent a shopping centre the Central Coast and The chambers, it is a milestone a retail podium and two towers and seeks would also encompass ass with a supermarket, Entrance,” Cr Taylor said. on the Central Coast. “This will really kick “It is going to be one variation to a number a 108 room hotel and shop top housing, hotel accommodation, start investment in this of those focal points, of Wyong Council’s parking for 1,433 cars. a pretty special place planning controls. The podium would uld restaurant, multi-purpose tourist Mecca. “It will be the highest and I can’t wait to see it The site is identified as make available 13,250 250 function space, and a ‘key site’ under Wyong square metres of lettable ble ancillary parking and building on the Central happen,” he said. Coast but that is a good The site covers 21,357 LEP 2013 which allows retail space fronting ing other works. square metres and takes for a bonus building Dening St, Taylor St and Moving a motion thing. “It will hopefully kick in the existing Lakeside height of 113.8 metres. The Entrance Rd. for Wyong Council to The bonus building There are two levels els endorse the development start other sites and other Plaza Shopping Centre and surrounding sites. height is provided in return of retail floor space along and make a submission areas. “We want businesses According to a for “significant public The Entrance Rd frontage to the JRPP in support of prepared by benefits to be provided and ground floor retail the developer, Cr Lloyd to succeed and grow and report Taylor said: “We need to employ more people and Wyong Council staff to the community and space along the Taylor support the applicant on this development is going for the consideration to stimulate further St frontage containing a of councillors at their development and supermarket and a major this particular one because to deliver.”

He has been critical of moves by Lake Macquarie Council to see the Wyong Local Government Area cut in half at Sparks Rd and absorbed into Gosford to the South and Lake Macquarie to the north. “Lake Macquarie Council is trying to dispense with the Wyong Local Government Area by making a recommendation to the State Government to cut Wyong in two,” Cr Taylor said. “Neither Lake Macquarie Council nor Gosford Council have any idea how the community thinks and I

between the council and the Australia China Theme Park (ACTP) Pty Ltd concerning the $10 million purchase of land at Warnervale for ACTP’s proposed Chinese theme park.83 Issue

Mr Noble said he expected the parties to exchange contracts for the sale of the land within the next two or three weeks. Mr Noble said the contract is currently under construction. Mr Noble said he understood a Heads of Agreement to be an agreement to enter into a contract. “It sets out the key principles and terms around which the contract isretail likelytenancy. to be based. “ItTheis proposal like a guiding includes document andofexpression basement two levels ofparking intent.” and rooftop In this(179 instance, spaces) Mr with parking Noble couldthe shade said sails he above conﬁ rm that the Heads of podium. Agreement wasretail a written Above the space, document both facing signed The by Entrance Wyong Council and theis Rd, shop top housing Australia Theme48 proposed,China comprising residential Park Pty Ltd. apartments three storeys. over “Based on the Within we thehave northern discussions had (Dening St) end ofand the with the company building is ahave restaurant the fact they been and function/convention prepared to sign a heads of space (at the hotel lobby level). The next level up would be a landscaped level (referred to as the oasis level) which is located directly below the tower buildings and would contain two pools, landscaping, day spa, decks and a bar. Above this level, the development proposes two towers with 250 apartments residential (27 storeys) within a residential tower located on the corner of The Entrance Rd and Dening St. One hundred hotel rooms (6 storeys) and 110 residential apartments (11 storeys) would be located within a second tower building located on the corner of Taylor St and Dening St.

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agreement as a precursor, I have no reason to believe they will not go ahead and sign a contract with us despite the delays that have occurred in the past,” Mr Noble said. “One of the aims that council had when it considered the letter received from the company early last November was to work with the company towards the possible creation of a new contract with new terms and conditions that would be more favourable and less risky and more on commercial terms than what had been the case previously,” Mr Noble said. “I can’t tell you about terms or money just yet, that will come out in due

course, but I can say that the proposed terms will be on a proper commercial basis and will be more favourable to council and the community and so in that way they will meet the requirements of the council when they looked at it in November,” he said. When asked if he, therefore, considered the previous contract to be deﬁcient or less favourable to council and the community, Mr Noble said: “I would never say that. “I am not going to say anything about what may or may not have been wrong with the previous contract but I can say the new heads of agreement will result in a better

outcome, should it all proceed.” Mr Noble said he could not commit to a date for settlement of the transaction because those details were “all commercial in conﬁdence at the moment but the proposed terms set out in the heads of agreement will be on normal commercial arrangements.’ In the event that ACTP Pty Ltd signs the contract and pays Wyong Council $10 million plus GST for the Warnervale land, Mr Noble said there were other steps the developer would have to go through before the Chinese theme park could be built. “There is a gateway approval by Department

of Planning that addresses rezoning matters so there is an in principle approval for matters to deal with rezoning subject to conditions. “Specifically the Department of Planning identified that there actually wasn’t a need to change the zoning itself but, subject to the company doing certain things and proposing those to the council, then there is a way suggested by the Department of Planning to allow what the company is wanting by making changes to the schedules in the Wyong LEP for that particular land.” The DA has already been received by Wyong Council for the first stage

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Mehan outraged at delay in storm damage repair

of the development. “The proposed temple and ancillary buildings are covered in the initial DA and so yes there will be staging involved,” he said. According to Mr Noble, once stage one made its way through council processes, it would still need approval from the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) because of ythe2 February F 2,amounts 2016 of money involved (more than $20 million). “It will absolutely require JRPP approval; it is a very big development.” ACTP have re-engaged its key consultants, Cardno, who have been instructed to move forward as quickly as possible with the rezoning of the Chinese Theme Park land. ACTP has paid Wyong Council $100,000 out of the $10 million plus GST it owes to secure ownership of the land at Warnervale slated for the development of its $500 million Chinese theme park. A Wyong Council media release followed two recent articles in the Fairfax and Murdoch press pointing out “nonpayment and delays” had plagued the proposed development.

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esidents of the Bateau Bay area are still struggling to repair their homes following the violent hail storm that struck the area on September 17 last year.

Member for The Entrance, Mr David Mehan MP, visited residents of Lancaster Pde who have not yet moved back into their units and have been 85 living Issue in a variety of rental and shared accommodation since the September hail storm. The storm caused ceilings to collapse and extensive water damage to the properties with most units in Lancaster Gardens being completely gutted due to damage. Ms Barbara Champley said she had been living in her unit for the past 25 years and had never lodged an insurance claim in her life. “I do own my unit but I don’t know what I have got now, only an empty shell,” she said. “I was down at The Entrance that day and someone rang and said you’d better come home. “When I got to Bateau Bay the hail was like snow. “When I put the key in the door, there was water pouring through the ceiling, through the light ﬁttings, so I went to get help, but by the time I got back, the whole

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Chinese theme park Heads of Agreement signed

$20 million government support is a small portion of amalgamation costs

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Cr Lloyd Taylor with residents who dug the channel on Australia Day

Cr Lloyd Taylor and residents with shovels in hand

oung and old turned out on Australia Day at The Entrance to dig a channel at least one-metre wide from the ocean to the lake.

Wyong councillor Lloyd Taylor said: “It demonstrates the level of community commitment to get the channel opened and a break-wall built. “We have all had enough of talk; now we want action,” Cr Taylor said. “Before the last election, we had support from the local member, Mr Chris Spence and the Liberal Party, but that all seems to have faded,” he said.

“All too often we have ﬂooding around the lake edge and opening the mouth of the channel will reduce the likelihood of the ﬂooding we saw as recently as January of this year. “The community know what they want and we, as their representatives, need to support them in this. “Our lifestyle revolves around the lakes, foreshore and waterways, so it is only logical that

the better the health of the lakes, the better our lifestyle. “What we saw on Australia Day was the silent majority coming out in force for a solution to save Tuggerah lakes. “I call on the rest of the community to stand up and support this community initiative,” he said. Media release, Jan 27, 2016 Lloyd Taylor, Save Tuggerah Lakes Party

had any clothes. “I want the work to start, there are 14 units in our complex and the whole 14 are affected by this and we want some communication to know what is going on. I am feeling very down about it all,” she said. Mr Mehan said he had been working with the local community and the strata company to see works completed and residents moving back March 1, 2016 into their homes. Mr Mehan threatened to name and shame insurance companies that are not giving the storm damaged area the attention it deserves. “It has been four months since the September hail storm and locals are still struggling to have their homes repaired,” Mr Mehan said. “All of the residents of Lancaster Gardens were he fully insured, yetNSW they of their the are stillBranch waiting for A u s t companies ralian insurance Labor Partyon will to begin work their homes. be soon calling houses have for“These nominations been sitting empty since to preselect a David Mehan MP along with Barbar Barbara Champley and Phillip and Patricia Cupples view the damage September with candidate for major the repairs yetElectorate to begin. of management Champley wants to return the mould, but since then, Federal man seemed med to do the same,” strata “The insurance company, according to to her own home as soon nothing has happened. acco Ms Champley recalled. Shortland following companies need to as possible, “There is no indication Ms According ccording to Ms Ms Champley. Jill Hall’s decision communicate clearly She initially stayed “I’ve lost nearly of when the work will be not Champley, mpley, the insurer nominate. withtoresidents and begin was “very slow from the with her sister, then in a everything that I owned,” done. hason been absolute fit“It outs theanhouses so motel, then an apartment she said. “I do have contents honour a beginning”. nning”. and privilege to these people can get back “Before Christmas insurance as well, but represent Att first the residents at The Entrance, and since the lives.” wonderful to living their were “stunned” and not Christmas she has been we had a meeting that is with a different people of Shortland with everyone and the company, but it is not in Media fr sure who to turn to for staying with a friend. Federal release,Parliament Feb 11, 2016 The insurance insurance company came much use yet, because I since help. David Mehan, for 1998 as member well as Entrance with out and it all looked very haven’t got anywhere to representing The he Between etween September company has helped many of Interview, Feb 12, 2016 living costs, but at nearly promising, then we had put anything. them in State Parliament Barbara Champley, 80 years of age, Ms workmen cleaning out “I have hardly even as Member for Bateau Swansea Bay and in Lake Macquarie as a councillor,” Ms Hall said. Office: 120c Erina Street, Gosford “As the first woman Phone: 4325 7369 Fax: 4321 0940 elected to any state or Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 federal lower house E-mail: editorial@centralcoastnews.net seat in the Hunter, I am Website: www.centralcoastnews.net pleased to see so many Labor women now representing electorates,” she said. “The people of Shortland have been my inspiration, and to be their voice in Canberra has been extraordinary. “I want to put on record my thanks to my husband Lindsay and the rest of my family for supporting me while I took on this amazing job. “I know they have also made many sacrifices along the way. “After 18 years as a Federal Member of Parliament, I believe it is the right time to retire and

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Doyalson RSL to develop a 139 site manufactured home estate

he DoyalsonWyee RSL is seeking to rezone nearby vacant land so it can develop a 139-site manufactured home estate.

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viability and to give back to the community by investing $14 million. Wyong Council has also stated it is committed to providing a range of housing types. “This includes promoting more affordable Issue 87 housing options on sites which are well located in terms of public transport, shops and services,” said Wyong mayor, Cr Doug Eaton OAM. A report to the March 10 council meeting concluded that an assessment of the application considered: the existing strategic framework; potential impacts the proposed land use may have on the land; and relevant policy resolutions of council. with disability as well as of the“This great assessment Labor idea has identifi ed of thatopportunity, the request equality has cient strategic in suffi everything from justifi cation,” the report to education to healthcare. council “As said. party whip, Jill Council resolved carried out her duties with to goodaccept humourtheandreport’s great recommendation to prepare patience, striking that adelicate planning proposal to balance between amend the Wyong Local maintaining discipline Environmental Plan and encouraging (LEP) and send it to the camaraderie. Department ofspeculation Planning Media and Environment. about the preselection of “Ourreplacement population started is set Hall’s to growshe by had 50,000 over the before announced next 15 years and we really her retirement. do The need to deliver a lot Australian more housing,” Cr Eaton Electoral Commission’s said. federal boundary The development adjustments have proposal to land abolishedapplies the seat of

Coast’s longest serving State ate or Federal politician to retire ire

Jill Hall with her extended family on the announcement of her retirement

ng of workers and the living ers standard of pensioners and families,” she said. Parliamentary leader of en the ALP, Mr Bill Shorten said the party offered its er thanks to Jill Hall for her service to the people of nt. Shortland and parliament. ty “In more than thirty years of service as a or, rehabilitation counsellor, ate a local councillor, a State ber MP and the Member as for Shortland, Jill has [strived] every day for a fairer, more equal and more inclusive Australia. “She has been a formidable champion for the rights of Australians

Hunter, currently held by the ALP’s Joel Fitzgibbon, shadow minister for agriculture and a key power broker of the party’s NSW right faction. There have been reports that the ALP has planned to ‘parachute’ Fitzgibbon into either Shortland or that he will be moved into the seat of Charlton and its sitting member, Labor backbencher Pat Conroy, would be moved to Shortland. Anne Charlton has already been preselected to stand for the ALP in the seat of Robertson and id has h been b Emma McBride preselected for Dobell.

The proposed concept plan for the Doyalson manufactured home estate (left) and it’s location (right)

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