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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

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Community up in arms over clearing of Crown Land T

he NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has launched an official compliance investigation into alleged clearing of Crown Land at MacMasters Beach, while Central Coast Council continues to work, with multiple agencies, on an investigation of alleged clearing without permission on private land at a James Norton Rd property, located between Bensville and MacMasters Beach. For over two weeks, concerned MacMasters Beach residents have been waiting for Central Coast Council, and or OEH, to respond to reports of what they consider to be clearing of bushland by a private landowner without appropriate permissions. Coast Community News has contacted a family member of the land owners, believed to be three siblings, and they are expected to issue a statement through their legal representatives. Kel Butcher, spokesperson for the unnamed group of concerned MacMasters Beach residents, said that over two weeks ago, one of his neighbours heard machinery in the bush, “went and had a look, and saw two machines starting to clear the bush. “He was told it was only clearing along the fence line, but the contractor went on to clearing large patches of land that had nothing to do with the boundary fence,” Butcher said.

Note how little the man is in relation to space cleared

“Big trees have been cut down in addition to the bush that has been cleared with the machines,” he said. Butcher said residents were particularly concerned about clearing that has occurred on non-private land, since confirmed as Crown Land. A neighbouring property has a native conservation caveat over some of its land which has also, allegedly, been cleared, along with remnant rainforest on the Crown Land at the MacMasters Beach end of the property. The site has been visited by Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, and Labor Candidate for the seat of Terrigal, Central Coast Councillor, Jeff Sundstrom.

Police have also been called to the area on several occasions since the land clearing commenced. “The Mayor was fairly guarded in her comments. “It’s nice that she came to visit, and we all respect the fact that there is an investigation underway,” Butcher said. “What we want to know is why it has taken so long for someone to make a decision about what is allowable and what is not allowable. “It is 16 days since this started, we know Council has issued the stop work order, but is there going to be any punitive action for the damage caused? “We have not yet been told what remedies are available. “OEH has jurisdiction over

the public land, but we are just going around in circles at the moment, nobody is taking responsibility for what is happening. “No one is saying ‘yes’, this is our jurisdiction, but we also do understand that it is a complex investigation by Council, and they are saying that they are doing everything in their power. “There are quite a few adjoining neighbours keeping an eye and ear out for any further action that may take place. “We have a very concerned community group that will respond very quickly if anything does happen. “The chainsawed trees included 100, or more, year old angophoras, and you won’t

get trees of that maturity back for the next three generations, and they are habitat, once they are down, they are lost for generations. “We all respect people and we understand that land owners have rights, but we want things done according to the law and through the right channels, we don’t think anyone can just go in and ignore the laws and destroy the bush like that.” Adam Crouch issued a statement on Monday, November 19, that National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Central Coast Council were working together and had appropriately intervened to prevent any further illegal clearing. “I thank the number of local

residents who contacted me and brought this to my attention,” Crouch said. “As such, I was subsequently able to arrange for Central Coast Council to take necessary steps, including a stop work notification,” he said. “No clearing of native vegetation on a private property can be undertaken without Council approvals and oversight. “NPWS and Council rangers have been patrolling the site on a very frequent basis. “Thank you to the Macmasters Beach community for their ongoing vigilance, and I stand with them in not tolerating any illegal clearing in our local area,” Crouch said. Compliance officers from OEH subsequently inspected the site, which resulted in the official compliance investigation being launched. On Thursday, November 15, the Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, had sent urgent emails to the NSW Minister for Lands, Paul Toole, and the Minister for the Environment, Gabrielle Upton, as a result of calls from distressed members of the local community. “The community in the Terrigal electorate are very concerned re tree felling on a border between private and Crown Land between Bensville and the Scenic Drive, DP659496, 20 James Norton Rd, Bensville,” Tesch’s email to the Ministers said. The property is zoned 7A, including endangered ecological community, protected under the Biodiversity Conservation Act. Continued P3

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Bungaree to be commemorated at Pearl Beach Bungaree, one of the most celebrated men in early Sydney, will be commemorated by the Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group on Friday, November 23, and Saturday, November 24. Born in the Broken Bay area and part of local history, Bungaree’s descendants live on the Central Coast today. Bungaree was a skilled mariner and linguist and an effective mediator. He died on November 24, 188 years ago. A weekend of events has been planned to commemorate his life around that date. The history group and local indigenous people will hold a series of community events during the Bungaree Commemoration weekend. Historian Mr Keith Vincent Smith, author of the book King Bungaree, will speak at the opening night at Pearl Beach Hall

on Friday, November 23. Mr Vincent Smith will talk about Bungaree, his life on the Coast, his travels around Australia and his life in early Sydney. His presentation will commence at 7pm followed by canapes and wine at 7:45pm. The Mingaletta Sisters Together, from the Mingaletta Aboriginal Corporation in Umina, will hold a weaving and coiling workshop at the Pearl Beach Hall on Saturday, November 24 from 9:30am to 12pm (spaces limited). A bush tucker walk and talk around Pearl Beach will take place from 4pm to 5:30pm on the Saturday. It will be followed, from 6:30pm, by the evening event on the Saturday starting with a Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony. Bungaree’s matrilineal descendants, Ms Tracey Howie of the Guringai Tribal Link Corporation, and Mr Laurie Bimson, will conduct a free presentation and answer questions

about their ancestor as part of the commemoration. An indigenous book stall will be held at the hall throughout the Saturday, supplied by Ms Jody Deamer of the Bouddi Gallery in Hardy’s Bay. Brisbane Water Historical Society will display a range of aboriginal artefacts from their collection. The Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group will also launch a booklet about the Aboriginal History of the Pearl Beach and Patonga Area. “Bungaree” tickets to the evening with Keith Vincent Smith are available via www.eventbrite. com.au. All other events are free for the community, with no booking required. The weaving event has limited numbers and will be run on a ﬁrst come ﬁrst served basis.

The numbers of one- and twobedroom units would be increased, if its draft affordable housing strategy is adopted. The council would also “promote” the development of boarding houses in the area. Parking requirements could be reduced to one parking space for two bedroom apartments and as few as 0.2 spaces per room for boarding houses. The minimum building height could be increased to at least 11.5 metres “to facilitate the construction of multi-dwelling housing and residential ﬂat buildings”. The changes would be implemented through a Development Control Plan where deﬁned limits are treated as guidelines only and may be exceeded. The draft affordable housing strategy, currently on exhibition, states: “Without deliberate

intervention through the planning system, and the active creation of affordable and alternative housing through direct funding, partnerships and innovative models of housing and service delivery, the situation is likely to worsen.” However, the primary thrust of the strategy on the Peninsula appears to be a conventional rezoning approach, aided by developer bonuses. The only “innovation” appears to be the opportunity, under a “density bonus” scheme, for the council to take ownership of a number of units in the area, which it would then lease on to a community housing provider for rental as affordable housing “in perpetuity”. Previous innovative plans to offer affordable housing on the Peninsula using “tiny houses” appear to have been dropped. The draft strategy, prepared by Judith Stubbs and Associates, deﬁnes affordable housing as costing less than 30 per cent of gross household income. The draft strategy acknowledged Umina and Blackwall being included in the lowest third of housing affordability in Australia.

The area is less affordable than Greater Sydney for local residents, with higher rates of housing stress and higher rates of growth of primary homelessness and the marginally housed, the strategy states. “Strong leadership is needed from Council to develop a collective approach to these issues,” said the strategy’s author, Dr Judith Stubbs. At a general level, the strategy acknowledges that the private market delivers the majority of local housing but “there is compelling evidence that the market is failing to supply affordable, diverse housing for the vast majority of those who need it,” the strategy said. “There are virtually no marketdelivered housing products affordable to very low income renters in any part of the LGA.” Caravan parks are the only affordable housing available to “very low income renting”, according to the strategy. “Speciﬁc strategies to increase the supply of non-market or more deeply subsidised housing are required. “This includes stronger (or mandatory) intervention through

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the planning system to create affordable housing in perpetuity through mandatory contributions; and the direct creation of affordable housing, for example, on publiclyowned land in partnership with a registered community housing provider.” The strategy recommends that Council directly creates social and affordable rental housing for lower income key workers, older pensioners, retirees, people with a disability, people at risk of homelessness, very low and low income families. “This is the only effective strategy in the current and future housing context for such groups.” Under the strategy, the Council would consider appointing a special Housing and Homelessness Ofﬁcer. It could convene and support an appropriate homelessness taskforce to develop, implement and monitor progress on relevant actions. It would advocate to State Government for a fair and equitable increase in resources to meet growing homelessness. A structured pilot would be conducted with real estate agents

to build relationships with local homelessness services, raise the proﬁle of homelessness, and take positive action on housing formerly homeless people. Another pilot would be a transitional housing model to support effective transition to the private rental market for homeless people. Home share opportunities would also be explored in underoccupied private housing, for example, an older person sharing their home with a younger person at risk of homelessness. Council would provide information to the community on issues of homelessness, the rights of homeless people and how the community can support and include homeless people in public space. Exhibition of the Draft Affordable and Alternative Housing Strategy for public comment has been extended for six weeks and can be viewed at yourvoiceourcoast. com/affordable-and-alternativehousing-strategy SOURCE: Draft Affordable and Alternative Housing Strategy, 15 Oct 2018 Judith Stubbs, Judith Stubbs and Associates

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The number of cranes now fluctuates from one week to the next as some projects approach completion and new ones come on line, but according to the city’s skyline, at long last, something is happening. The 12 development sites featured in this report, all with cranes on site when our photographer did a drive by, represent $216m worth of works and will result in 595 new residences, mostly one, two and three-bedroom units in flat buildings. That’s in addition to the hospital car park and medical school building, new street level retail and A1 commercial space. The NSW Government claims that the new State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP), covering Gosford CBD, will result in a revitalisation of the city, but by the clearest measure, that transformation is already taking place, before the new planning controls are in place. The SEPP and DCP were gazetted on Friday, October 12, days after the Planning Minister, Anthony Roberts, announced, at a Gosford Erina and Coastal Chamber of Commerce luncheon, he’d signed off on the new controls.

the transformation of Newcastle’s city centre. Central Coast Council Mayor, Jane Smith, has proudly said, repeatedly, that $1.79b worth of development has been approved in the Gosford CBD since the Council amalgamation in May, 2016. Cain King, Director of CKDS Architecture, and Chair of the Central Coast Chapter of the Urban Design Institute of Australia (UDIA) said he was “genuinely excited” about Gosford’s future. “You do need a city centre for everything else to filter out from, so I do agree with the process that the NSW Government has used,” King said. However, he said a great deal of the current development activity, the cranes already in the sky, were due to the bonus incentives put in place by the former Gosford Council. “Everything we are seeing, apart from hospital, tax office and finance building, are directly from the bonus height and floor space ratio (FSR) incentives that Gosford Council put in place to encourage developers to come to the Coast. “Those cranes are a direct result of that, and that was a great benefit of Gosford

Crane on site for 15-storey Merindah Apartments in Mann Street

Council’s initiative,” King said. Whilst praising the former Council, King said he was also a “big believer” in the regional Central Coast Council. “We are in a new era now,” he said. “In support of the Council, they have had a lot of things to deal with as a result of the amalgamation, full stop, and the community needs to understand and be patient with that,” King said. “At the moment, Council does not have the number of planners it needs to support the number of projects coming through.” CKDS is involved with several significant developments in the CBD, including John Singleton’s Bonython Tower in Mann St and the triple tower Waterside development on the Froggy’s site, to name two of the biggest. “The community needs to know the new confidence that developers have in Gosford, as a result of State Government taking over development in the city until Council has its new consolidated Local Environmental Plan (LEP) in place,” he said. “The benefits for the local community of the State Government stepping in are phenomenal. “They are throwing in millions of dollars for infrastructure, so local money does not have to be spent on those items.

“Developers coming in won’t have to make those contributions, hence the Special Infrastructure Contribution (SIC) is being reduced to 3 per cent. “The measurable requirements within the state LEP will give a little more confidence to developers to come in and invest,” he said. King said he was confident that the emphasis on design excellence would deliver A-grade or B-grade commercial space to the city. “Currently we are C, D and below”. Bank finance remained a problem for developers but, according to King, they are “being smarter about it this time around. “A lot of the developers we have now have been far more intelligent in selling Gosford and attracting investment. “Developers are digging into their own pockets to build certain developments that are happening because finance is only made available at certain stages in the process. “Developers are having to dig into their own contingencies and their own money to get to a certain point where they can finance.” King said other developers have largely underwritten their own projects, namely John Singleton and Tony Denny.

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Building density increase proposed for Woy Woy Central Coast Council is planning to increase population density and residential building heights within 400 metres of Woy Woy town centre in an attempt to create affordable housing in the area.

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he number of Roberts also announced cranes filling the the merger of the Central Gosford skyline is Coast Regional Development the clearest indicator Corporation with Hunter Development Corporation of the massive under the leadership transformation the city of, Michael Cassel, the is currently undergoing. man responsible for

SOURCE: Media release, 17 Oct 2018 Justine Burt, Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group

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The NRMA has bought Fantasea Cruising, operators of the Palm Beach to Patonga, Ettalong and Wagstaffe ferry service.

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roposals to expand and redevelop the Wyong Race Club have created an uncertain future for several large community organisations who are based on Race Club land, according to Central Coast Councillors Doug Vincent and Kyle MacGregor. In August Wyong Race Club announced a $6 million track and training master plan. Councillors adopted a motion introduced by Clr Vincent and Clr MacGregor at their ordinary meeting on Monday, October 29, to request CEO Gary Murphy hold a master planning workshop “to review historical information and establish a community-focused vision for the future of Baker Park and the race course area in Wyong”. Clr Kyle MacGregor said he believed the precinct around the race track and Baker Park was “one of the most signiﬁcant recreational facilities for the region. “It was a major Council election issue in the Wyong ward in 2017, I had been approached before the election by community members and groups who were fearful

for the future of the area,” MacGregor said. Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad and Central Coast Poultry Club are two major community organisations that will be required to leave their long-term homes within the Race Club site. Anthony Bliim, Captain of Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad, addressed the Council meeting. He said the squad was formed in 1975 and had grown on the site but Wyong Race Club had terminated its lease. “Our primary role is rescue, such as road crash, industrial accidents, domestic rescues and animal rescue,” Bliim said.

Wyong Race Club and, inset, the poultry pavilion “We also provide allow for community use community awareness with separate access to about road safety, with meeting rooms, kitchen programmes such as and toilets. Driver Reviver,” he said. “Some of the “In 1980 a 25 year lease community groups that was negotiated with have in the past or still the Wyong and District use the facility are, the Agricultural Association Multiple Sclerosis society, for a parcel of community Wyong Quilters Club, land fronting onto Rose St Central Coast Quilters, Wyong with any building Lions Club of Wyong, to remain the property Men’s Support groups, of the Volunteer Rescue WICEN to name a few. Squad. “It has also been “With community used as an emergency donations we proceeded evacuation centre in to construct the building the 1994 bushﬁres, and to house vehicles and Wyong Council itself equipment and to provide has in the past used the training facilities for its facility to service its staff vehicles. volunteer members. “In 2016 the Volunteer “As the building was Squad funded by donations from Rescue the community of Wyong approached Wyong Race Shire it was decided Club for approval to allow to design the facility to a training company to

use our training rooms to raise funds. “It was then discovered that with the multiple changes of membership to both the squad and the Agricultural Society that the lease was misplaced and forgotten about and it had in fact expired in 2004. “In December 2017 a new licence deed for 12 months was presented to the Volunteer Rescue Squad by Wyong Race Club which was a very poor outcome for us. “The Volunteer Rescue Squad felt obliged to sign this deed or else occupation of our building would be terminated. “This 12 month extension is about to expire and our organisation faces the

overwhelming task of finding and funding a new headquarters location as well as gathering the resources and volunteer man-hours needed to move the facilities and equipment. “We always believed that the land on which our building is located was for community use and over the past 40-plus years of our tenancy we believe we have provided a valuable community service both as a primary accredited rescue organisation and by providing a venue for other community services to gather and conduct their voluntary support services. “As such we seek clarification as to the history of the land ownership on which the racecourse occupies. “We would also be interested in the planning limitations and permitted usage of this land. “In saying this it should be noted that our organisation would fully support the review into the community use of this land,” he said. Speaking after the meeting, Clr Doug Vincent said the Wyong race course was originally the agricultural showground and the first show took place in 1905.

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NRMA Group chief Mr Rohan Lund announced the acquisition on Thursday, October 25, as part of the NRMA’s aim to become Australia’s largest provider of transport and tourism services. “Today’s announcement of NRMA’s acquisition of Fantasea, 12 months after we bought Manly Fast Ferry, sees our ﬂeet of vessels grow to 31 and boosts our capacity to unlock the potential of Sydney’s waterways, offer fantastic experiences to people wanting to enjoy our city and connect the Central Coast with Palm Beach,”

Mr Lund said. “When Sydney was born the majority of its transport needs were met by our sprawling harbour and network of waterways; 200 years later and the NRMA wants the city to again realise the potential of its waterways,” he said. Fantasea provides a range of transport and tourism services, harbour cruises, ferry services and yellow water taxis across Sydney Harbour in addition to the Palm Beach to Central Coast service.. The Fantasea ﬂeet comprises 10 ferries and 10 water taxis. “Fantasea has a diverse and modern ﬂeet of vessels and their operational approach to customer service aligns with the NRMA,” Mr Lund said.

“We welcome their staff to the NRMA family and look forward to working to deliver unique experiences to our customers in Sydney and the Central Coast,” he said. “As the NRMA group of businesses grows so too does our capacity to provide much-needed transport solutions to a community keen to get around faster and provide membership value to our 2.6 million members.” NRMA members currently get 20 per cent discounts on selected Fantasea services and the organisation will look to provide further member-exclusive offers and specials, Mr Lund said. SOURCE: Media release, 25 Oct 2018 Peter Khoury, NRMA

Strata committee to sue Ettalong Diggers The strata committee representing unit owners in the resort section of the Ettalong Diggers complex have commenced legal action against the club. Mantra Building strata committee chair Mr Barry Sale said the legal action was related to damage, caused to units and common property, from leaks in the roof on the eighth ﬂoor. Mr Sale said the leaks were caused by three telecommunication companies - Telstra, Optus and Vodafone - drilling through the waterproof membrane on the roof to anchor at least 20 radio frequency transmission devices located on the roof of the building. Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club chief Mr Bill Jackson said the club was just as anxious as the unit owners to seek a solution to the ongoing leaks. Mr Jackson said unit owners had engaged in legal action over the issue before and some had already received monies from insurance claims. He said there were around 25 devices on the roof but they may not all be operational. He said he believed the total paid by the three telecommunications companies per year was $70,000. Mr Sale said he noticed the devices when he purchased his unit, which is located on the eighth ﬂoor and has incurred water damage but said, at the time of

purchase, he did not take much notice. “The situation was that the club built the building and then operated the club in one section of it and sold off the hotel part of it so that the club had a base and the bulk of the cost would be met by selling off the units,” Mr Sale said. “One of the things the club claimed ownership of was the two service towers on the roof,” he said. The reason they kept ownership of those towers was because they were able to sell spaces on those towers to the telecommunications companies. “The club owns the towers but for the telcos to use those towers they needed to drill into our part of the building in order to anchor their towers. “There was never any arrangement or understanding of the strata owners or holders

as to any agreement with the telecommunication companies. “Our permission never sought and never given. “By them drilling into the roof of the building, they drilled through the waterproof membrane. “They punctured the membrane and consequently every time it rains it leaks and it is still happening. “This ﬁght has been going on for around about nine years. “It is not just water getting in because in those two towers is a huge number of pigeons both dead and alive. “The water leaking through the roof is yellow. “In two cases the water is dripping in the kitchen areas of two of the units.” Mr Sale said he had attempted to resolve the issue directly with the telecommunications companies but had no success.

“Strata had to arrange for collection trays at our cost to be put into the ceilings, then from the collection trays the water was piped down into buckets into the units affected. “We have had to pay for mould removal.” Mr Sale said Diggers chief Mr Jackson had attempted to work with the strata committee to resolve the problem. “The club has applied to Council to put a cover over the towers which was approved but has now gone back to Council because the telecommunications companies have required other restrictions. “Nobody seems to be able to move these telcos to get the job done they just keep stalling.” Mr Sale said the unit owners were also aware of the health issues associated with electromagnetic fields surrounding the devices on the roof of the building. “That issue is a very difficult one to prove and the telcos will tell you the rays go outwards and not down and therefore the eighth floor is not affected,” Mr Sale said. “I believe there is a safety issue there. “Interestingly enough I wanted to go up and inspect the pigeon poo but I have a pace maker and I was told under no circumstances was I to go up to that level.” The Strata Committee has now decided to initiate legal action against the club.

“We cannot have legal action against the telcos because we have no agreement with the telcos, even though they drilled into our roof, but we do have an issue with the club because the club is responsible for our roof being damaged,” Mr Sale said. “We had a memorandum of understanding from the club that it would definitely be fixed by June 30 this year. “The club signed off on that and we signed off on that and we were paid out by the insurance company for loss of rent up to that period.” Mr Jackson confirmed Ettalong Diggers was resubmitting its application to Council to cover the towers. “The issue needs to be rectified so legal action is probably the best thing the stata committee could do. “The complexity of the whole arrangement makes it difficult to resolve; the club owns two plant rooms up there but not the roof. “Under the towers are two concrete slabs six inches deep but the club only owns the top inch,” he said. SOURCE: Interview, 1 Nov 2018 Barry Sale, Mantra Building Strata Committee Interview, 1 Nov 2018 Bill Jackson, Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Support sought to oppose the re-opening of the Mangrove Mountain landfill esidents in the southern areas of the Central Coast have been asked to support a campaign to protect the region’s water supply by opposing the reopening of the Mangrove Mountain landfill.

“In this edition of Coast Community News, a Public Notice has been inserted by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), under instruction from the Land and Environment Court (LEC),” said Stephen Goodwin, spokesperson for the Mountain Districts Association. “The aim is to invite the public to make submissions on the Mangrove Mountain Landfill issue to the EPA, who will pass them on to the Court and the landfill operator, Verde Terra Pty Ltd, which has applied to have its licence renewed,” he said. “This public consultation is a pivotal moment for the community. “If it fails to voice its opposition, in a decisive manner, to having a massive landfill in the Central Coast’s water catchment area, the Court may see that as tacit

The EPA and Council admit Mangrove Mountain landﬁll is a threat to the Coast’s drinking water

support for the landfill. “We can’t let that happen. “It will open the doors for a further 10 years of waste importation at the landfill. “Mountain Districts Association is asking you to make a submission opposing the application to have EPL 11395 varied. “Mountain Districts Association can help you with your submission. “The EPA and Central Coast Council are joined in opposition to Verde Terra,” Goodwin said.

Mangrove Mountain Landfill is located at the Mangrove Mountain Golf Course on the boundary between Gosford LGA and Wyong LGA. “It is a threat to the Central Coast drinking water supply and both Central Coast Council and the EPA admit this fact,” Goodwin said. “The landfill sits at the highest point of the catchment for the regional water supply. “The landfill has lain idle since 2014, although there is still the matter of 800,000

cubic metres of waste sitting there, most of which does not have an effective lining underneath to prevent the escape of toxic leachate into the groundwater. “Scientific study has demonstrated that almost half of the stream flow in Ourimbah Creek comes from this groundwater. “Central Coast Council pumps out of Ourimbah Creek into Mardi Dam. “Water in Mardi Dam is shared with Mangrove Creek

Dam. “These are the two potable water storage facilities for the entire Central Coast. “On behalf of the entire Central Coast community, Mountain Districts Association has been intensively engaged, for over four years, to end this threat to the regional water supply. “Presently, the matter is in the Court, as is explained in the EPA Public Notice. “The landfill operator, Verde Terra Pty Ltd, has applied to have EPL 11395, that regulates the activities at the landfill site, varied to enable it to resume operations. “Its application was refused by the EPA, and Verde Terra is appealing this decision in the Court. “If successful, this will authorise the importation of 1.318 million tonnes of new waste in addition to the existing vast waste mound. “On behalf of the community, Mountain Districts Association vigorously opposes this application and calls on members of the general public to do the same by making a submission to the EPA. “In addition to the Verde Terra application, there are a large number of supporting

documents. “These are the documents submitted to the Court with the application. “It is not necessary for members of the general public, who are concerned about the threat of this landfill to their water supply, to read all of these, but if you wish to be fully informed, they will be available for viewing at specified locations. “Mountain Districts Association is familiar with the content of most if not all of the supporting documents and is preparing information to assist members of the public. “The supporting documents will contain the essential facts and reasons why this licence application is a bad thing and should be opposed and will contain a brief background of the issue and how to prepare a submission to send to the EPA.” Register your interest in receiving a copy of the briefing note from Mountain Districts Association by following the link http:// mountaindistrictsassociation. com.au Source: Media release, Oct 30 Stephen Goodwin, Mountain Districts Association

Crunch time for coal mine approval

he legal challenge in the Land & Environment Court (LEC) against the approval of the Wallarah 2 Coal mine, situated in the major water catchment of the Central Coast, commences on Monday, November 12. It is expected to run for a

minimum of four days. The Central Coast Community Group, the Australian Coal Alliance (ACA), is challenging the validity of the NSW Planning Assessment Commission’s (PAC) approval in January. The ACA has brought this action against the proponent (Wyong Coal Pty Ltd – Wallarah 2) and the Minister for Planning, because it is in

the public interest to do so. The ACA will be holding a rally in the Domain, behind Parliament House, at 10am, on the day the legal challenge commences. Campaign Director of the ACA, Alan Hayes, said: “The challenge in the Land & Environment Court is an historic moment for the Central Coast. “The community have been

fighting for twenty-three years to protect the Central Coast’s major water supply district. “The legal challenge is the culmination of the community’s strength not to give in but to fight to win. “We don’t have the luxury of another water supply or water catchment.” Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said that stopping the Wallarah

2 Coal mine is essential to ensure the quality of our water catchment on the Coast. “This court case is another stage in this long running battle,” said David Harris. “The Liberals could end this madness tomorrow, but if they won’t then I hope the courts will. “Wallarah 2 would be a disaster for our beautiful

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region, we have to stop it and I hope the Australian Coal Alliance is successful.” Korea Resource Corporation is the major shareholder of Wyong Coal Pty Ltd, the proponents of the proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine. Source: Media alert, Nov 5 Alan Hayes, Australian Coal Alliance

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round 70 residents from across the Central Coast travelled to Sydney on Monday, November 12, to participate in a Water not Coal rally in the Domain, against the approval of the Wallarah II coal mine. The rally was held to mark the commencement of action in the Land and Environment Court, brought by the Australian Coal Alliance (ACA) community group, against the NSW Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts, and Wyong Coal Pty Ltd. “For a Monday morning and for people having to travel down from the Central Coast, it was very well attended,’ said Alan Hayes, ACA’s founder and spokesperson. “It was exceptionally pleasing to see so many Central Coast people who care about their water catchment turning up to demonstrate that concern,’ Hayes said. Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, attended the demonstration, and again, reinforced his long-term opposition to the Wallarah II mine and his views about the importance of stopping the long-wall coal mine from going ahead in the Central Coast’s water catchment area. Nick Clyde from the Lock the Gate campaign

A group of around 70 Central Coast residents rallied in Sydney’s Domain also spoke about the importance of protecting the Dooralong and Yarramalong valleys. Former Wyong Mayor and MP, Bob Graham, also attended and spoke about how important it was to protect the water supply. “The irony was that we had won this ﬁght two times before,” Alan Hayes told the crowd. Darkinjung LALC ensured the mine was not approved in 2013-14, when they denied access to their land. In 2011, David Harris had heavily lobbied the then Keneally Labor NSW Government resulting in Labor’s Planning Minister, Tony Kelly, rejecting the DA on the grounds that

it was not in the public interest. “The Liberal party in opposition, agreed that there should not be any coal mining,” Hayes said. “Barry O’Farrell said the next Coalition Government would not allow coal mining, not only in the valleys, but in any catchment, ‘no ifs, no buts a guarantee’,” he said. “This government does not deserve to be in ofﬁce because as soon as they won the election, they reneged. “We are going to be running a very strong campaign throughout the Central Coast, and also Sydney, to oust [Member for Terrigal] Adam Crouch and other Liberals to

ensure that this Liberal Government is brought to their knees and is not reelected.” Hayes said ACA would mount the campaign in the lead up to the March, 2019, state election, because the Land and Environment Court probably would not give its ruling before March. “The Liberals committed the ultimate act of bastardry against the Central Coast people in February, when they approved the mine,” he said. The ACA is being represented in its LEC action by the Environmental Defenders Ofﬁce with some ﬁnancial assistance from Central Coast Council.

“We have 10 solid grounds against the approval of the mine in February, which was unlawful because it failed to consider certain aspects of the mining SEPP (State Environmental Planning Policy) and other criteria. “We have commenced this action because we do believe the approval was invalid, and we are doing it because it is in the public interest to do so.” When asked why challenging the NSW Government was left to a small community group instead of being mounted by Central Coast Council, in its capacity as the region’s water authority, Hayes said: “Well that is a good question.

“Probably because that small group of people believe it is important to leave, for generations to come, what we have enjoyed, and that is a reliable water source on the Central Coast. “The NSW Government doesn’t care less. “It is wanting to put 45,000 more homes in the northern part of the Coast over next 20 years and to do that they need water, but they tend to pander to their developer mates and forget about the needs of their community. “The greatest asset we have on the CC is our water supply, and sometimes in life, you have just got to stand up and be counted. “The age that we all are now, it would not impact on us, but it will impact on our children and their children. The LEC action commenced after the rally in front of a packed court room. “There was not enough space inside, people had to stand at the door or sit outside,” Hayes said. “All you could see in the court room was red t-shirts with ‘Water not Coal. “It just shows you how much people do care,” he said. The case is expected to continue for four days. Source: Interview, Nov 12 Alan Hayes, Australian Coal Alliance Jackie Pearson, journalist

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Umina’s street tree group, Grow Urban Shade Trees, is calling on Peninsula residents to provide feedback on the council’s draft tree policy which is currently on exhibition.

Ferry service should be back to normal this week The ferry service between Wagstaffe, Ettalong and Palm Beach should be back to normal this week. New ferry owner, the NRMA, advised Peninsula News on Friday afternoon that it had the “all clear” from NSW Roads and Maritime Services for full services to Wagstaffe and Ettalong. The service was planned to start today (Monday). The ﬁrst service out of Wagstaffe was due to leave at 5:50am this morning and from Ettalong at 6am, with 10 return services from each location daily. Services between Palm Beach and Ettalong and Wagstaffe have not run since April and commuters have needed to make their own way to and from Patonga in order to utilise the ferry to Sydney’s northern beaches. Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said on Thursday she had received conﬁrmation that the ferry operator, Fantasea Cruises, was conducting test runs of the navigation channel to determine whether or not it was safe to resume its full service.

She said that the dredge was still working off Lobster Beach. The Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association circulated a dredging update to its members on the same day which stated: “We have been advised by the Department of Lands that dredging operations in the Ettalong Channel should reach a stage next week to enable ferry services to complete their safety testing. “The channel mouth off Little Box Head where the original problem arose has been made 60m wide and is now clear. “The ﬁnal stage of dredging off Lobster Beach will provide a 30m wide channel with a minimum clearance at low tide of some 2.5m. “After ferries resume, this will be widened further to 40m. “Roads and Maritime will then move the channel markers to delineate the new channel boundaries.” Ms Tesch said the resumption of the full ferry service would be welcomed by the local community and business operators but the NSW Government’s efforts to provide the Peninsula with a safe and operational navigation channel

still needed scrutiny. “I have put questions on notice in the Legislative Assembly about how many days the dredge has worked and not worked,” she said. “The Minister’s suggestion that the ferry could run a tidal service and use the channel on mediumto high-tides is not tenable. “It would have meant people could take the ferry trip to Palm Beach in the morning but be stuck at Patonga on the return trip. “This government has already spent over $1 million on emergency dredging but my questions have revealed it had no plans of introducing a shuttle bus for commuters between Patonga and the other regular ferry stops. “We know a long term solution is needed and we know $1.255 million with the same amount matched by Council will not be near enough to ensure the ferry service does not have to be diverted for another seven months at some stage in the future,” she said. SOURCE: Interview, 15 Nov 2018 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford Media statement, 15 Nov 2018 Ian Bull, WTKCA Reporter: Jackie Pearson

Group member Ms Debbie Sunartha said the group had found an increasing demand for urban shade tree planting and education. “Our volunteers are working overtime to meet the community’s growing demand.” However, she said council policies were exacerbating the situation. “As Council as rolls out large projects, our group has observed that mature trees that once shaded our walk home or kept the car cool in summer are being removed at an extremely fast rate,” she said. “Tree advocates across the Central Coast feel that policy is urgently needed to support developers, both residential and commercial, to understand that trees are an asset which adds value to properties and to make all efforts to retain and/or replace

them,” Ms Sunartha said. Ms Sunartha quoted a public statement by mayor Cr Jane Smith that “maintaining our natural assets is a critical component of what we value as a community”. “Jane Smith is asking residents to plant a tree, but what we have discovered is that with minimal resources allocated to trees, residents are unsure of what and where to plant,” Ms Sunartha said. Ms Sunartha said Grow Urban Shade Trees aimed to help the Peninsula community select and plant new shade trees. “The group is spreading the word on the value of trees for cooler streetscapes, added beauty, wildlife habitat, clean air, energy savings and water storage,” she said. She encouraged Peninsula residents to view the tree policy and provide feedback to address the increasing heat-bowl effect in our suburbs. Council’s tree policy is available on the Your Voice Our Coast website. SOURCE: Media release, 12 Nov 2018 Debbie Sunartha, GUST

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been provided photographs of very large trees felled across this property, on other neighbouring properties, including what locals believe is Crown Land,â&#x20AC;? Tesch said. She requested information on permissions provided to fell trees or clear the land. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand that because of the nature of tree felling endangered ecological communities protected under the Biodiversity Conservation Act, the OEH should be involved.â&#x20AC;? The community group has alleged that trees were cut down after Council had issued its stop work order. Butcher said the group had been urging locals and concerned residents to contact Council, OEH and, Adam Crouch, regarding their concerns. Butcher said he had been told that Crouch had been in touch with NSW Environment Minister, Gabrielle Upton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are very aware of the sensitive nature of this area,â&#x20AC;?

Butcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you look at what is going on, all the different government departments that are involved, it looks like a dropped bowl of spaghetti,â&#x20AC;? said Clr Sundstrom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is taking too long,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Government departments should be able to communicate, it should not take 10 days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need some sort of system so that when an emergency happens, whether they are on the land ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side or the environmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, when an emergency happens, we should get rapid action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My promise to you is that I will do what I can as your local councillor, and if I am your local member in the future, I will be working hard to make sure those systems that we need to protect the environment, will be in place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was notified several times by locals and visitors to the MacMasters Beach trail that had seen evidence of land clearing and they had concerns about the effects on the environment and whether what was happening was

permitted,â&#x20AC;? Sundstrom said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I notified Council staff, they said they had been made aware already and that staff were looking into it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People saw trees being cut and mulched into the ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m disappointed that there is no rapid resolution to this situation, I think that the state government departments need to have a better way of communication. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been liaising with the community and the owners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main thing I want to see come out of it is that if there are permissions given, they are allowed to carry out works, but if they are over stepping the permissions, then they should be brought to account.â&#x20AC;? Source: Media statement, Nov 19 Ben Sheath, office of Adam Crouch Media statement, Nov 15 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford Transcript, Nov 16 MacMasters community meeting Interview, Nov 20 Jeff Sundstrom, Labor Candidate for Terrigal Interview, Nov 20 Kel Butcher, MacMasters Beach Jackie Pearson, journalist

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concept design has been developed and Central Coast Council is now inviting community feedback on its proposal to build a $5.8m boardwalk from Terrigal Beach promenade to The Haven. Council’s aim is to “significantly improve pedestrian access” between the two destinations and “enhance the experience of the area for locals and visitors”. A $2.9m NSW Government Regional Growth Environment and Tourism grant has been received for the project, and another $2.9m will need to be provided by Council from its capital works budget. Council Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy, said the Terrigal boardwalk would be a catalyst project for the Central Coast. “We value feedback from the community, and as such, we’re calling on local

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residents to have their say on our preliminary plans for this exciting project,” Mr Murphy said. “This feedback will then be used to identify any issues that may need to be

further investigated during the detailed design and construction stages.” Mayor Jane Smith said that the development of the boardwalk in Terrigal has the potential to grow tourism on

the Coast, as it will attract more visitors, and in turn boost the local economy. “The community has told us, through our Community Strategic Plan, that they want our town centres activated as

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rigal Beach boardwalk According to the REF, three options were considered, a light-weight timber boardwalk that would follow the natural cliff line, a cable-stay boardwalk with a striking support mast visible from The Haven, or an elevated boardwalk with integrated seating and viewing platforms composed of timber and perforated metal decking. The latter has been advanced as Council’s preferred option. “The proposal is to construct an approximate 220 metre boardwalk connecting the existing pathway at the Terrigal rock pool to the west, with The Haven at the existing seawall adjacent. “The boardwalk is hoped to become a tourist attraction and a destination enhancing experience which complements the natural coastal environment.” According to the REF, the need for a masterplan for the waterfront area of Terrigal dated back to 1991, and a boardwalk has been on the table since 2009, when Gosford Council included it in a Terrigal Haven Plan of

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Management. The review of environmental factors concluded that Council should approve the proposal on the basis that mitigation measures would “ensure that the construction and operation of the boardwalk

occurs without significant environmental impact”. The design of the proposal was carried out as part of the Investigation into Terrigal Town Centre Public Domain Improvements, approved by the Council’s Operational Plan

2017-18. According to the REF, a biodiversity assessment found no threatened species or ecological communities were directly observed on the site. No dredging or reclamation has been proposed as part

of the project, but a permit would be required for harming marine vegetation. The proposal is located across four Crown Land lots and Council is the Reserve Trustee of one of those lots. The Crown Lands

Management Act will determine who will need to issue leases or licences over the other three lots to allow Council to construct the boardwalk, and Ministerial approval is likely to be required. The boardwalk has been designed for pedestrians and cyclists but fishing will not be permitted. Pop up stalls will be held on Terrigal Beach Esplanade on Saturday, November 24, from 9am to 1pm, and at Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club on Wednesday, November 28, from 4pm to 7pm. Submissions will also be accepted until Friday, December 15. Feedback will be used to identify any issues and opportunities to further investigate during the detailed design and construction stages. Source: Your voice our coast, Nov 19 A boardwalk for Terrigal Media release, Nov 13 Central Coast Council media

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Leagues Club Field to become a family friendly regional playground

he transformation of a major public space in Gosford CBD is one step closer to reality, with the NSW Government announcing a partner to design and develop upgrades to the Leagues Club Field. Following an open tender process, Sydney-based, Turf Design and Environmental Partnerships, has been selected to implement the works, which include creating a family friendly regional playground and open community spaces. Turf Design bring with them a wealth of experience in designing significant urban parks and community hubs, including Central Park and Sydney Park in Sydney, Goyder Square in Palmerston, Northern Territory, and Shellharbour Civic Centre. Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) Chief Executive, Michael Cassel, said that through community consultation, Turf Design

and HCCDC will deliver a city-changing destination, designed to bring people back into the Gosford CBD. “As well as providing an exciting new public space for the Central Coast community to enjoy, this development will create momentum for the revitalisation of the region’s urban centre,” Cassel said. “We spent four weeks engaging with the Central Coast community and key stakeholder groups to ensure that we meet the needs of the region and its people,” he said. “A consistent theme evident in this consultation process

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centres. “This new parkland demonstrates how the NSW Government is delivering on its commitment to revitalise the Central Coast, by creating vibrant public spaces, connected cities and thriving communities.” Concepts for the Leagues Club Field transformation were expected to be finalised by the end of 2018, with construction due to commence in September, 2019. Source: Media release, Nov 16 Luke Robertson, HCCDC

Contract let for next section of Pacific Highway upgrade tage 3B of the Pacific Hwy upgrade is a step closer, with a construction contract awarded for the section between Ourimbah St and Parsons Rd, Lisarow.

The construction contract has been awarded to Daracon Contractors, with work on the upgrade due to start in early 2019. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, said the NSW Liberal National Government is investing $178m to upgrade this section of the highway, to improve journey times and safety by increasing road capacity from one to two lanes in both directions. “It is the next step in the upgrade of this vital transport corridor following the recent completion of the Ourimbah to Lisarow section of the Pacific Hwy,” MacDonald said. “Like the recently completed section, this upgrade will improve traffic flow and travel times for around 30,000 motorists who travel on this 1.6km section of highway each day.

“This upgrade will include a new four-lane bridge over the rail line, replacing the existing narrow bridge near Railway Cres, and will also feature new traffic lights at the Railway Cres and Tuggerah St intersection with the Pacific Hwy,” he added. Liberal candidate for The Entrance, Brian Perrem, said he was pleased to see the next stage of the Pacific Hwy upgrade progressing and that roads would be a key issue that he would be campaigning on. “Over the next few months I’ll be outlining to the community my plan for road upgrades within the electorate, to ease congestion for motorists and accommodate future growth,” Perrem said. This upgrade will complete three of five stages of planned work for the Pacific Hwy corridor on the Central Coast, with Stages 1, 2 and 3A already completed. Stage 3B will build upon the $70m Stage 3A project completed in October this year. Source: Media release, Nov 19 Kit Hale, Office of Scot MacDonald MLC

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Public meeting regarding Mangrove Mountain Landfill

public meeting regarding the M a n g r o v e Mountain Landfill will be held at the Mangrove Mountain Hall, from 7pm, on November 28. The Mangrove Mountain and Districts Association is hosting the public meeting to discuss recent developments at the site and how to craft a submission opposing the application. The matter is in the Land and Environment Court (LEC) and a recent court order has resulted in an application by the Landfill operator to have the environment protection licence for the site varied. If approved, the operator would be able to expand the site, and according to the Mountain Districts Association, this would allow for a further 1.3 million tonnes of rubbish to be brought to the site. Other issues to be raised by the Association include the

potential impact on the water catchment, traffic chaos, noise and dust pollution, and other disruptions to the community and environment. The purpose of this meeting is for members of the public to make a submission opposing the licence application, as well as bringing them up to date with what is happening. Association Spokesperson, Dr Stephen Goodwin, said the meeting was an opportunity for the Central Coast community to make their voice heard. “At long last, concerned Central Coast residents have an opportunity to have their say about the highly contentious Landfill that sits in the catchment of the Central Coast water supply at Mangrove Mountain Golf Course. “It was the landfill operator, Verde Terra, that made the request,” Dr Goodwin said. “It was they who brought this matter before the court, seeking to have their application for a variation of

the Environment Protection Licence put out for public consultation. “Presumably, this is a box which needed to be ticked. “However, the EPA advertisement placed in local papers is not very helpful and neither is the EPA website, that contains relevant documents, but with no advice on how to make a submission,” said Dr Goodwin. “It is not necessary for anyone to actually read either the application or the multitude of supporting documents that are on the EPA website, in order to make a submission,” he added. Dr Goodwin said the most important part of the meeting will be a Question and Answer session, where attendees can ask questions relevant to them and seek clarification on any matters surrounding the landfill and its history. Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, and Greens’ spokesperson, Cate

Faerhmann, will all be guest speakers at the meeting. “This may be the only opportunity residents get to voice their objections and be heard by the court. “Don’t just leave it to the EPA and Central Coast Council lawyers to fight in your corner. “If this was a referendum, I would say we are after a resounding no vote. “In saying no to the licence application, the public is also saying no to the landfill. “Without a licence, the landfill will not be allowed to re-open and hopefully this will spell the end of this long running environmental dispute that threatens the future health of the Central Coast water supply,” Dr Goodwin concluded. Source: Document, Nov 14 Mangrove Mountain and Districts Association Public Meeting invitation Media release, Nov 20 Dr Stephen Goodwin, Mangrove Mountain and Districts Association

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entral Coast Council is rolling out a $2.5m multiyear project to replace water meters across the Central Coast. Over $675,000 will be invested this financial year to replace approximately 16,000 water meters. Council Director, Water and Sewer, Bileen Nel, said Council will use a mobile phone application to streamline the process. “Replacing and maintaining our water and sewerage assets is a high priority for Council,” Nel said. “Our water meter program sees us replace meters that are nearing the end of their asset life,” she said. “The meters we install measure the actual volume of water used to provide the most accurate reading. “We use an app to enter the details of the old and new water meters in real time and to take a photo before and after replacement.

“The app streamlines the replacement process by automatically storing all data captured in Council’s system – saving hours of data entry and thousands of sheets of paper. “This technology also allows us to plan and allocate work across the water supply network electronically, and ensure staff are prepared with the specific details of each water meter.” Ms Nel said Council will make alternative arrangements with customers who cannot be without water, such as dialysis patients. “The water meter replacement process only takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, which minimises the amount of time residents are without water. “We are also pleased to be implementing a further waste reduction initiative, by recycling components of the old meters.” Source: Media release, Nov 19 Central Coast Council media

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After retiring in June 2014, Henry Scholten has now opened a small shop in the former Ettalong Markets, only trading on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. The Ettalong market has been beautifully revamped to a luxury European Galleria style tourist attraction. Established in 1988, Scholten Jewellers has been manufacturing fine jewellery on the Central Coast for 30 years, having had shops in Bateau Bay, Gosford, Erina and Tuggerah. Scholten Jewellers is now in Ettalong, providing an excellent repair, design remodelling and manufacturing service. The location is also an impressive showroom of unique, handmade rings, pendants, earrings, bangles, brooches, chains set with precious and semi-precious gems, and a huge selection of Australian Opal. All repairs and manufacturing is done on the premises in a fully equipped workshop.

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Liesl Tesch MP Member for Gosford 20 Blackwall Road, Woy Woy NSW 2256

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Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk project being re-examined

Online survey on draft Climate Change Policy opened

entral Coast Council has kick started comprehensive engagement with the community on its draft Climate Change Policy, with an online survey, which opened on Monday, November 12.

Part of the Stage 1 works at Winney Bay

ember for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, has welcomed Council’s commitment to undertake a site inspection at the Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk location, one of five resolutions made by Council in relation to the Winney Bay area.

“I commend the professional way in which Council staff conducted the detailed and informative consultation period,” Crouch said. “As the Mayor has confirmed, Council is fully supportive of the Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk project, though it may require minor updates to align with local feedback,” he said. “Earlier this year, as part of the Government’s statewide allocation of $110m for

Regional Growth Environment and Tourism Fund projects, the Central Coast successfully secured $9m for the Terrigal Boardwalk, Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre, and Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk. “It would be very disappointing if Council were to jeopardise $4.6m for the Winney Bay Cliff Top Walk. “Together with Council, I am determined to deliver this State-funded project for the benefit of Central Coast locals and visitors,” Crouch said. Crouch’s statements were made in response to a notice of motion from, Clr Jeff Sundstrom, at the Council meeting held on Monday, November 12, called “Let’s revisit Winney Bay”. The motion, adopted with the support of nine Councillors, stated that there had been “considerable division within

the community” caused by certain aspects of stages 1 and 2 of the Winney Bay Walk project. “This is clearly indicated by the 650-plus signatures gathered to date on the petition received by Council on October 22,” Clr Sundstrom said. “Concerns regarding overdevelopment, impact on native flora and fauna, and a perceived failure to properly meet community expectations in good faith consultation, continue to be aired in local media,” he said. “Given the results of the of recent public consultation are on the way, no contracts for works be signed with any entity until after all relevant reports are received and matters arising from the consultation are addressed.” In the interim, Council will continue to, in good

faith, communicate with the impacted community, namely Copacabana, working towards a project that meets the criteria of the funding body as well as that of the people who live in, and have custodianship of, the headland in question. Council resolved to organise a site visit for Councillors to consider matters arising from the consultation. It will also contact the funding body to seek clarification regarding how any proposed changes (design, features, type of construction, route of the pathway etc) to the current proposal might affect the current funding offer. Source: Media statement, Nov 13 Ben Sheath, office of Adam Crouch Agenda item 6.4, Nov 12 Central Coast Council ordinary meeting Jackie Pearson, journalist

Council endorsed the draft policy in August. The draft policy provides a framework to support future actions around planning for the possible impacts of climate change, to enable Council to align its operations and strategic planning with the NSW State Climate Change Policy Framework. Engagement activities with the community are to ensure residents have the opportunity to learn more about the policy, participate in discussion, and provide submissions to help shape the final policy to be adopted by Council. Mayor, Jane Smith, said climate change was not only an environmental issue but an economic and social issue too. “It is crucial that Council shows leadership in addressing climate change

and its impacts, through responsible planning and collaboration in the best interests of our community,” Mayor Smith said. “Council is serious about reducing emissions, energy efficiency, resilience planning and infrastructure protection and planning,” she said. “This draft policy provides us with a clear pathway to become more resilient to climate change.” “I strongly encourage the community to complete this short survey and register interest in working with Council to discuss planning for impacts of climate change, so we can collaboratively work towards building a vibrant and sustainable Central Coast,” Mayor Smith said. The survey will also give the community the opportunity to register their interest in the workshop series, commencing in February, 2019, to discuss the draft Climate Change Policy. The survey is available at yourvoiceourcoast.com and will close on December 7. Source: Media release, Nov 12 Central Coast Council media

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She said the Land and Environment Court had allowed the landfill operator to call upon the NSW EPA to advertise its application for an amended Environmental Protection Licence (EPL), which would see more waste dumped within the Central Coast region’s water catchment. An application for a new regional landfill within a water catchment would not be allowed under current NSW planning laws. “The application submitted by Verde Terra Pty Ltd, an affiliate of the waste company Bingo, featured in the ABC 4 Corners expose last year, has been rejected by the EPA and is now in the hands of the Land and Environment Court,” Tesch said. “It is important that our community voices are heard in the consideration of this application,” she said. “We have to show that this community won’t put up with more dumping on Mangrove

Mountain. “It is vital that everyone has their say, as community power may be the decider in getting this license application rejected. “The Coast is not just a tip for the rest of the state.” Should this application be approved, the waste company’s licence will be extended for a further 10 years. The application also reveals new activities that Verde Terra Pty Ltd wants to undertake at the site, including waste processing (non-thermal treatment), land based extractive industry, and waste storage. Tesch said the activities would have a huge impact on the Central Coast community for years to come. “The impacts of its approval would last forever, not just the 10 years of the extended licence. “We need to stand united against more dumping on our precious lands.” All submissions will be provided to the Court and the company for consideration. Submissions can be made to MMLSubmissions@epa.nsw. gov.au and must be lodged before December 20. Source: Media release, Nov 6 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford

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Coast Shelter launches Christmas Appeal

Local member encourages residents to make submissions over landfill SW Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has encouraged residents in her electorate to make submissions in relation to a currently advertised application for increased waste dumping on Mangrove Mountain.

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Coast Shelter mascot, Shelly Shelter, with Coast Shelter CEO, Rachel Willis, and Coast Community Centre Program Manager, Charles Boyton

housands of men, women and families on the Central Coast will experience immense financial hardship and stress this Christmas. CEO of Coast Shelter, Rachel Willis, launched the 2018 Coast Shelter Christmas Appeal on November 7 with a heavy heart. “It is always upsetting to see people become homeless or flee domestic violence, but it is particularly difficult around the Christmas period. “Christmas should be a time for celebration and enjoyment, however it can cause immense pressure on individuals and families.

“It is not unusual to see an increase in support required around Christmas, which is a result of a number of different factors such as added financial expenses and social expectations. “We rely heavily on the generosity and support of the Central Coast community to help spread festive cheer to those in need. “Coast Shelter will accommodate approximately 200 people in our crisis accommodation programs on Christmas night, and also host a fantastic lunch in the Community Centre on Christmas Day,” Willis said. “Everyone is welcome at the Community Centre between

11am-2pm on Christmas Day. “We are fortunate to have such wonderful volunteers who help to ensure each one of our guests receives a beautiful hot meal, a hamper and a gift,” said Charles Boyton, Program Manager of the Community Centre. “It brings Coast Shelter such joy to have the support of the Central Coast community at Christmas. “Donations of gifts and Christmas hampers will go directly to families and individuals who are finding it difficult to afford even the basic essentials,” he added. Details on how to donate to Coast Shelter’s Christmas Appeal and a range of

suggested gift ideas can be found on Coast Shelter’s website, by following the Christmas Giving links. Coast Shelter is accepting donations of new items for men, women, teenagers and children. “Please leave gifts unwrapped and deliver by December 7, to allow time to distribute to accommodation programs in time for Christmas. “Gifts can be dropped at 346 Mann St, North Gosford, or gift givers can call Coast Shelter to arrange a pick up,” Willis said. Source: Media release, Nov 7 Rachel Willis, Coast Shelter

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New legislation threatens coastal properties

oastal Residents Incorporated is hosting a public information session at Davistown RSL on Saturday, November 24, about the NSW Government’s Coastal

Management Act. “The purpose of the meeting is to update the Davistown and Empire Bay communities, together with other adjacent communities and local representatives, of the issues now emerging as

the NSW State Government’s new Coastal Management Act is implemented by coastal councils of NSW,” said Coastal Residents Inc. Central Coast Secretary, Pat Aiken. “Just over eight years ago, there were similar issues that resulted in major

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increases in home insurance, anecdotal evidence of property devaluation, and an increased focus on containing any form of development that was seen as intensifying existing development,” Aiken said. “There were also suggestions by environmental groups and in draft Gosford Council planning documents, that low-lying foreshore suburbs around Brisbane Water were at great risk of future coastal hazards, and that there should be a systematic process of preventing any further development at all in these suburbs, including extensions to existing dwellings or the knock down and rebuild of existing homes.

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“This concept is generally referred to as ‘planned retreat’, and once again it is threatening the foreshore suburbs of Brisbane Water. “This is evidenced by the Central Coast Council’s Draft Climate Change Policy, currently on public exhibition, that raises “retreat” as a management option for Council to address the threat of future coastal hazards (sea level rise). “Despite communities around Brisbane Water winning a battle around this concept in 2012, new State legislation has once again brought these issues to the fore. “Coastal Residents Incorporated, a local action

group, with the support of the Davistown Progress Association, plans to offer a broad based information session to identify the rights of landholders under coastal management planning and to briefly review past and current issues, while identifying common sense solutions to these threats that do not require the implementation of “planned retreat”. The information session will commence at 10am and will include provision for an open Q&A Forum following presentations. Source: Media release, Nov 13 Pat Aiken, Coastal Residents Inc

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entral Coast Council will support a Hunter Water initiative to help drought affected farmers, by donating a water tanker and driver to transport much needed drinking water. Central Coast, Newcastle and Lake Macquarie City Councils are each donating a truck and a driver to transport water from Branxton and Scone across the Hunter and Upper Hunter. The water will help properties which are not connected to a town supply and need to top up their domestic rainwater tanks.

Council Director, Water and Sewer, Bileen Nel, said Council was thrilled to contribute to the initiative and would start with an initial delivery of 20,000 litres of drinking water collected from Hunter Water’s Branxton and Scone supplies. “Farmers from towns including Murrurundi, Merriwa and Cassilis are receiving this support and their feedback is very positive,” Nel said. “We could not be happier to contribute to an initiative that is making a real difference, with our first deliveries having taken place on November 1213,” she added. Mayor Jane Smith said Council had been looking for the best way to provide direct support to farmers in need.

“The Central Coast has been giving so generously to farmers doing it very tough,” Mayor Smith said. “Across the Coast, I hear stories of individuals and groups acting to support our farmers and I want to thank our community for all they have done and will continue to do. “I am also pleased that Council is helping our farmers in such a tangible and practical way,” she said. More than one million litres of water has been donated to 70 properties in need since the initiative began on August 24. Source: Media release, Nov 12 Central Coast Council Media

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Locals receive bravery awards

wo Central Coast residents have been honoured with Bravery Awards during the Royal Humane Society of NSW Inc.’s 2018 Bravery Awards Presentation, held at NSW Government House on November 8. Wamberal resident and NSW Police Officer, Constable Blake Langelaar, was honoured with a silver medal for his role in a life or death beach rescue operation which occurred at Warriewood Beach on January 9, 2016. Two teenage girls were swimming close to the shore at Warriewood Beach when one became caught in a rip and the other went to her aid. Mark Schonell, who was fishing from the beach, went to their rescue. Shane Russo, a witness to the incident, ran down the beach and entered the water to assist. In response to a 000 call, Constable Langelaar and another police officer arrived to find the four persons still in the water, with Schonell now caught in the rip and experiencing difficulty. Constable Langelaar ran across the sand removing his uniform, and as he entered the water, he was handed a rescue float. By this time, the girls and Russo had returned to a standing spot and were assisted from the water. Constable Langelaar swam out to Schonell, who, by this time was fighting for his life. Constable Langelaar tied the rescue float to him and then swam him sideways across the rip. Once out of the main pull of the rip, he then swam

him through the waves and dragged him onto the beach, where he was found to be nonresponsive. He was transferred to Mona Vale Hospital and remained in intensive care for three days. Constable Langelaar’s prompt response had saved his life. Schonell and Russo received bronze medals for their actions. Saratoga resident and NSW Fire and Rescue Retained Firefighter, Simon Anderson, received a Certificate of Merit for his actions in an attempted rescue operation of an elderly neighbour who had become trapped in her burning home on December 24, 2016. Anderson, who was off duty and at home, responded to a fire in a house across the road. He turned off the electricity and gained access to the burning home, forcing open a locked door. He and another resident attempted to extinguish the fire using a garden hose. He then entered the house and found a woman huddled on the floor in a corner with her bed alight and emitting toxic fumes. He removed and wet his shirt to use as a shield across his face, but was forced back and suffered smoke inhalation. A fire crew using breathing apparatus removed the victim, who later died in hospital. Empire Bay resident and Fire and Rescue NSW Station Officer, Jeffrey Morse, also received a bronze medal for his actions in responding to a gas leak in Haymarket on August 24, 2015. Source: Media release, Nov 8 Fire and Rescue NSW Media

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Terrigal man arrested as part of a major drug bust

wo men have been charged and more than 400kg of precursors seized, following an investigation into the importation, manufacture, and supply of prohibited drugs on the Central Coast and Sydney’s west. In May, 2017, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad, with the assistance of the Australian Border Force, established Strike Force Footman after receiving information that chemicals and precursors were being imported from overseas to manufacture MDMA and methylamphetamine. Earlier in the investigation, detectives seized 100kg of Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), which has an estimated potential street value of more than $300,000. Following a clandestine drug lab explosion at a property in Stanhope Garden, police seized almost $7m worth of drug paraphernalia, and following further enquiries, arrested a 38-year-old man at a caravan park at Diamond Beach on Tuesday, November 6. Following his arrest, police continued their inquiries on the Central Coast. At about 6:30am on Thursday, November 8, a 32-year-old man was arrested at a unit complex in Terrigal and taken to Gosford Police Station. Shortly after the arrest, strike force detectives executed three search warrants at properties in Terrigal and Killcare, and a storage facility in West Gosford. Investigators seized several items, including more than 400kg of precursors, pill press parts, and equipment used to manufacture illicit drugs. This amount of precursor

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could make up to 250kg of ice, which would have an estimated potential street value of $225m. The man was charged with 14 drug offences, participate in a criminal group, and drive motor vehicle while licence

suspended. He was refused bail to appear at Gosford Local Court. Drug and Firearms Squad Commander, Detective Acting Superintendent, Michael Cook, said that while police have seized drugs and precursors potentially worth more than $230m, the investigation doesn’t end here. “NSW Police Force and our law enforcement partners are determined and relentless in their pursuit to disrupt the manufacture and supply of prohibited drugs in the community,” Det A/Supt Cook said. “This approach is working. “In the past financial year,

we have seen an increase of 47 per cent in locating and dismantling clandestine laboratories. “We will continue to work to detect and seize illegal drugs using various methods, and by targeting drug supply and possession at all levels. “Those involved in the manufacture or supply of drugs should know this, you are in our sights and it won’t be long now until you’re sitting in the back of a police car,” he said. Investigations under Strike Force Footman continue. Source: Media release, Nov 8 NSW Police Media

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Many good reasons why landfill should be rejected

am a Wamberal resident potentially affected by the proposed expansion of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, and I have sent the following to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) I oppose the reissuing of EPL 11395 to Verde Terra Pty Ltd for the following reasons: I believe that Verde Terra must be required to submit a new Development Application and Environmental Assessment, not only for assessment by Central Coast Council, but also to be subject to public exhibition and comment. The purity of the water supply for the Central Coast is at risk from run-off and seepage of leachate into the creek system supplying Mardi and Mangrove Dams. The NSW EPA and Central Coast Council, both regulatory authorities, are united in

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions opposing the renewal of the licence, for the stated reason of environmental safety. EPA Guidelines for Solid Waste Landfills would today prohibit the siting of this landfill at the head of a water catchment. For over a decade, the Community is on record as frequently opposing the size, nature and operation of the landfill. Stormwater and leachate management at the landfill has been, and still is, poorly managed, with potential for contamination of ground and

surface water, and potable water off-site. The landfill presently holds 800,000 tonnes of waste, 10 times that permitted by the 1998 development consent (DC). Without considering the DC or environmental safety, in 2014, the Land and Environment Court (LEC) approved a further 1.3 million tonnes of waste to be imported into four new cells (W, X, Y and Z) in Area B. Central Coast Council requires a new Environmental Impact Statement and Development Application for this major change. Verde Terra Pty Ltd has not submitted either. The present waste mound is over 85 per cent unlined, allowing toxic leachate to enter the underlying Zone 4 Kulnura Mangrove Mountain aquifer and ground water. The EPA has not transferred important pollution control guidelines from its EPA Guidelines for Solid Waste

Management to this landfill’s licence, creating a loophole for the operator to pollute without penalty. The current three stormwater ponds and leachate holding pond have been operating in an unlicensed area for 10 years, outside EPA’s jurisdiction, emphasising slack management of the site by all parties. Approval will result in an increase in truck traffic carrying waste in a rural community to an average of 55 truck movements/day over a 10 year period. A 6-7 million litre odoriferous leachate holding pond is planned for siting on the golf course near a gully leading to Stringybark Creek. It has the potential to contaminate both the golf course and the creek and will drive away golfers. Dust, noise and smell will affect neighbouring Central Mangrove School, adjoining private properties and the Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club, with its restaurant. Current EPA water testing is inadequate for detection of pollution of ground and surface water by the landfill, assurances of safety in a 2017 EPA Media Release

notwithstanding. The low level of EPA oversight of the landfill has drawn extensive criticism for several years from the local Mountain Districts community and from a broad base of Central Coast residents. The community is in favour of a golf course, but it was purchased by the landfill owner in 2014 and is no longer owned by the community, so its future is in doubt. The community has been promised an 18-hole golf course for over 20 years, but has little confidence that delivery of the golf course will eventuate, or that it will be commercially viable. Verde Terra Pty Ltd, the licence holder, has no community consultative process and will not permit access to view its operations. The aquifer has been breached at the base of Cell W, without a licence to take water. This will also interfere with lining and longevity of this Cell. The community and regulatory bodies, such as the EPA and Central Coast Council, have minimal or limited oversight of Verde Terra Pty Ltd’s activities on the landfill. The granting of a licence

renewal will quite literally be a licence to pollute. An independent consultant appointed by the EPA, with input from Mountain Districts Association, Alan Dyer, produced a report entitled: Technical, Environmental and Operational Review of Mangrove Mountain Landfill, in May, 2017, with 61 suggestions for improvement. This report has been omitted by Verde Terra Pty Ltd in its supporting documents. A NSW Parliamentary Committee into the Waste Industry, Energy from Waste: Technology, recommended an inquiry into the Mangrove Mountain Landfill in March. The NSW Government declined, again, and so remains unaccountable. Sub-surface methane gas levels between 2012 and 2016 have been as high as 896,000 ppm, far higher than the 500 ppm permitted, with no acknowledgement or warning by the EPA or Verde Terra Pty Ltd. These levels indicate that putrescible waste has been landfilled, which is not permitted. Email, Nov 7 Doug Williamson, Wamberal

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Rest in Peace Gosford tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been 65 years since I first drove into Gosford.

You came down from Somersby on the current west bound roadway and into Gosford over the Donnison St rail bridge. You turned left at the hotel on the Corner of Donnison and Mann Sts and continued up the highway towards Wyoming and Eric Worrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reptile Park. Back in those days, there was no Erina Fair or West Gosford McDonalds. Nor were there any bulk trading complexes. Gosford Citrus Packers occupied premises on the corner of Racecourse Rd and where Gosford Hardware once traded in Mann St. The businesses were always busy and Woy Woy, the Entrance and Wyong, were the only other primary areas of activity outside of Gosford.

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions So called town planners, along with successive Labor led local Councils, arranged the shamble that exists today. Today they talk of high rise residential, entertainment and cultural developments as fixing the problems, but it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen. To put further pressure of more development on the existing waterfront is just ludicrous. Iguana Joes was about the maximum development that should have ever occurred on

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the waterfront and that failed because of no parking. Property owners in Mann St will not upgrade or renovate premises because the rent return, if they could get tenants, would not provide an acceptable return on investment. The Brian McGowan Bridge was a good idea, but it directed traffic straight past Gosford towards the vast retail complex of Erina Fair. I personally cannot see a solution, and my guessing is that none of our current Town Planners or Councillors can either. If someone who has a pocketful of money came along with a strong desire to totally revamp the city of Gosford, then maybe a recovery could occur, otherwise I sadly say, Rest in Peace Gosford. Email, Nov 8 Rod Fountain, Booker Bay

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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

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Coast residents stand up to State Government over coal mine Around 70 residents from across the Central Coast travelled to Sydney on Monday, November 12, to participate in a Water not Coal rally in the Domain, against the approval of the Wallarah II coal

Opposition promises lifts at Tuggerah Station

Major roadwork disruptions on the M1 Pacific Motorway

The NSW Opposition has announced that a Labor Government will install lifts at Tuggerah Station, if elected in 2019.

Motorists are advised that changed traffic conditions are continuing on the M1 Pacific Motorway at the Warnervale interchange, as part of the Tuggerah to Doyalson upgrade.

According to Emma McBride, Member for Dobell, commemorations like the 100th anniversary of the World War I Armistice are important to keep memories alive and show

The NSW Opposition has pledged to hold an inquiry, if elected in March, into the current State Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commercial fishing reforms, which have led to more than one in five fishing businesses

Rail Maintenance Facility causing major environmental damage Local residents and environmentalists strongly refute claims made by Transport for NSW (TfNSW) that the Intercity Fleet Rail Maintenance Facility, now under construction at Kangy Angy, is not

Major parties vote against National Park motion which would stop coal mine Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, and his fellow Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin, along with Labor MLCs, voted against a proposal by the NSW

Final Draft Ourimbah Land Use Strategy and Masterplan to be re-exhibited Six years in the making, Central Coast Council has moved to reexhibit the Final Draft Ourimbah Land Use Strategy and Masterplan, to allow for additional public consultation.

Heated debate over potential legal liability regarding Warnervale Airport Independent Central Coast Councillor, Louise Greenaway, has pushed through a resolution seeking external legal advice as to whether or not the Council is in breach of the Warnervale Airport

Centenary of Remembrance Day Opposition pledges inquiry into commercial fishing reforms commemorated

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Ettalong intersection to get $7 million roundabout

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The ferry service between Wagstaffe, Ettalong and Palm Beach should be back to normal this week.

Uminaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s street tree group, Grow Urban Shade Trees, is calling on Peninsula residents to provide feedback on the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft tree policy which is currently on exhibition.

The intersection of Maitland Bay Dr and Picnic Parade at Ettalong will be upgraded with a roundabout following the announcement of funding from the State Government.

Former Gosford Council solicitor dies

Parking issues exist outside Woy Woy, says Holstein

Bi-plane fl y-past featured in Ettalong commemoration

The Umina man who was Gosford Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in-house solicitor for 20 years, Mr Alan Ford, has died at the age of 69.

Parking problems in Umina and Ettalong could â&#x20AC;&#x153;fall through the cracksâ&#x20AC;?, unless brought to the attention of Central Coast Council by local residents, according to deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein.

A fl y-past of three biplanes was the highlight of a huge Remembrance Day Commemoration at Ettalong Beach on November 11, honouring the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War One.

New Umina skate park and BMX track could cost $3.5M

Woy Woy parking to be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;key focus areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Council fails to improve abandoned vehicle response

The Umina Community Group has been told by Central Coast Council staff that redevelopment of the Umina skate park, basketball area and BMX track could cost around $3.5 million.

Woy Woy is to be one of nine â&#x20AC;&#x153;key focus areasâ&#x20AC;? in Central Coast Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new region-wide parking strategy, currently under development.

Central Coast Council has failed to resolve to improve its response to reports of abandoned vehicles, despite dumped cars remaining in place for more than six months.

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Federal Government to subsidise 150 medical student places

ederal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has announced that the Morrison Government will deliver an additional $3.3m in funding for student places at the Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute in Gosford.

Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, with Dean of the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle, Dr Brok Glenn, at the Central Coast Medical School site

we can retain our young people and also attract more students to the Coast to study. “Students studying locally will reduce their cost of attaining a higher education, while hosting more students will boost local businesses and the economy. “The Central Coast Medical School and Medical Research Institute is an $85m project, jointly funded by the Federal

and NSW State Government and the University of Newcastle, at Gosford Hospital. “This Medical Health Precinct, right in the heart of Gosford, will create hundreds of local jobs and will be a game changer for our region,” Wicks continued. “You can see the foundations of this world class facility on top of the new car park for Gosford Hospital.

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“This is a huge achievement for our region, boosting our

growth focus. “Funding for additional student places at regional universities was part of the Morrison Government’s additional $134.8m commitment to regional and rural higher education, bringing the total additional new funding for regional higher education to almost $400m over five years,” Tehan said. “Our funding commitment will ensure that every Australian, no matter where they live, has access to Australia’s world-leading higher education system,” he concluded. Source: Media release, Nov 15 Charlotte Bowcock, Office of Lucy Wicks MP

Students labelled as heroes for their quick action

wo students from St Edward’s College have been labelled local heroes by their school community for assisting community members in need. “Members of the community contacted the College on two separate occasions over the past week to inform us of the outstanding actions of two of our students,” said College Principal, Mark Bonnici. “The first incident involved a young man who suffered an epileptic seizure while waiting for a bus. “On having the seizure, he fell to the ground hitting his head on the pavement. “A number of St Edward’s students witnessed the event and, Sebastian Waugh, of Year 11, took control of the situation. “The young man’s head wound was bleeding profusely and Sebastian managed the bleeding, placing the young man’s head on his bag and remaining with him until the ambulance arrived. “The young man was transferred to Westmead Hospital where he remained for several days, due to swelling on the brain. “The treating doctors explained to the father of the young man that Sebastian’s quick actions helped save his son’s life,” Bonnici said. In a separate incident, while

surfing at Avoca Beach, Riley Seers, of Year 8, was involved in rescuing a young girl who had fallen off her surfboard, injuring her head. “Riley was able to assist the girl onto his surfboard and paddle into shore. “Riley then assisted the young girl to the Lifeguards’

First Aid room where she was treated. “Congratulations to both Sebastian and Reilly for their outstanding efforts,” Bonnici concluded. Source: Website, Nov 19 Mark Bonnici, St Edward’s College, East Gosford

Natural Resources Commission Have your say on NSW Water Sharing Plans The Natural Resources Commission invites submissions to inform its review of the Water Sharing Plan for the Central Coast Unregulated Water Sources 2009. Water sharing plans establish rules for sharing water to balance the needs of all users, including the environment. These plans typically apply for a period of ten years. At the end of this term, the Minister for Regional Water may decide to replace or extend a plan. Under Section 43A of the Water Management Act 2000, the Commission is to provide advice to the Minister on: • The extent that water sharing provisions have contributed to: - environmental outcomes - social outcomes - economic outcomes • Whether changes to those provisions are warranted. Please visit www.nrc.nsw.gov.au/2018-2019-wsp-reviews to make your submission. Submissions close 16 December 2018 Please contact the Commission on (02) 9928 4844 or email nrc@nrc.nsw.gov.au should you have further enquiries.

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“This additional funding will be delivered over four years, and is fantastic news for residents and businesses across the Coast,” Wicks said. “This funding will deliver around 150 Commonwealth subsidised places that will support allied health students administered by the University of Newcastle, confirming the total number of around 550 student places at the Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute. “The $3.3m that we are announced on November 15 builds on the Coalition Government’s investment of $45m to this project, in partnership with the University of Newcastle and NSW Government,” Wicks said. “By offering more higher education opportunities locally,

local economy, creating more jobs for people on the Central Coast, and giving our students the opportunity to study and live in Gosford,” she said. Dr Brok Glenn, Dean of the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle, said that training additional skilled individuals will be critical for delivering better healthcare in the region for decades to come. “We’re working with our partners, the Central Coast Local Health District, to set up a best-practise, world-class medical school in Gosford, and this additional funding is a very welcome boost to this critically important project,” he said. Minister for Education, Dan Tehan, said the Australian Government was committing an additional $92.5m to support student growth in universities that had a regional

“First released in March, Faith for Life is a suite of biblical resources specifically designed for people living with dementia,” said HammondCare’s Head of Pastoral Care, Reverend Andrew Nixon. “The beautiful and practical range of products are the result of years of research, consultation and testing with people living with dementia, families and carers. “The importance of addressing the spiritual as well as the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of people in later life is now well recognised,” Rev Nixon said. “There is significant research indicating that as we age, our interest in spiritual things increases. “Faith for life is a remarkable set of resources. “It both lowers the bar to enable

literally anyone to provide spiritual care to someone living with dementia, and at the same time raises the bar on what is possible during such engagements. “Whether a person is relatively new to Christianity or has a lifetime of faith and tradition, we want to help people continue to engage with the Bible in a meaningful way,” he said. Bible Society Australia CEO, Greg Clarke, said the resources represent the organisation’s mission to make the Bible available and accessible to all people. “We believe the Bible is for everyone, and we prioritise people who have to struggle to access it,” Dr Clarke said. “This project became personal for me, as my father was diagnosed with dementia while we were working on it,” he said. HammondCare College Project Manager, Rebecca Forbes, coauthor of resources, including He restores my soul, and Senior Pastoral Care Coordinator, Paul Pickering, will be among the guest speakers at the launch. Source: Media release, Nov 13 Harrison Vesey, HammondCare

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CoastCanCare Wellness Program receives an $80,000 boost

Programme launched rina Baptist Church will host the launch of HammondCare and the Bible Society Australia’s latest faith resource for people living with dementia, on November 27.

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program to help local cancer patients, has been given a boost from an $80,000 donation, thanks to this year’s Dry July campaign. The donation is a combination of money raised by the local community and a grant from the Dry July Foundation. The Dry July campaign encourages people to give up alcohol for the month of July to raise funds to support people affected by cancer. For the past six years, the Central Coast Local Health District’s (CCLHD) CoastCanCare Wellness Program has been a beneficiary of the annual Dry July fundraising campaign. CoastCanCare Wellness Program coordinator, Tia Covi, said the program provides local adults living with cancer free access to supportive and complementary therapies such as music, exercise and tai chi classes, and focuses on stress and pain management.

The Dry July team are celebrating an $80,000 boost to the 2018 Dry July campaign

The program also provides support and information to the families and carers of patients, which is invaluable for the patient themselves. “The CoastCanCare Wellness Program is designed to give people the techniques, tools, strategies and support to keep their life on track, at diagnosis and during and after cancer treatment,” Covi said. “The program plays an incredibly important role in the recovery of local cancer patients, and is made possible because of Dry July and

donations from the community. “We have had participants tell us the program is the one thing that keeps them going. “The difference it makes in their lives is remarkable,” she said. “I am so grateful to everyone who signs up to Dry July or supports someone who does. “In my role, I get to see firsthand the impact the program has on participants, and knowing that it all came about thanks to the generosity of the local community, makes it even more special.

“All donations received by Central Coast Local Health District remain on the Coast for the benefit of the local community. “Thank you to everybody who participated as a Dry Julyer and thank you to everyone that donated. “We are really looking forward to the 2019 campaign,” Covi said. Source: Media release, Nov 7 Central Coast Local Health District Media

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Mikalahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big idea

School introducers new technology

ur Lady of the Rosary (OLR) Catholic Primary School, Wyoming, has introduced the Literacy Pro program, to accelerate studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reading and comprehension levels. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 are required to reach a certain reading level that deems each child as a person who is able to read,â&#x20AC;? said OLR Principal, Frank Cohen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reading isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about the ability to chunk and decipher words. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is about understanding and comprehension. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes children can read really fluently but are held back on progressing through the reading levels because

the comprehension has not matched the fluency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make no mistake, reading is about comprehension. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no point being able to read words if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand what they mean. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At OLR, we have made an informed decision to spend money on the introduction of Literacy Pro for the abler readers in K-2, but predominantly for the students in Years 3-6,â&#x20AC;? Cohen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have always been able to accurately get a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reading level, including their comprehension level, from a wide variety of diagnostic tests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we have not always been successful in is then matching the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehension levels to the appropriate texts.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been the subjective part that has relied on teacher judgement which can be hit and miss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With Literacy Pro, each child is provided literally with thousands of books that match their comprehension levels,â&#x20AC;? he continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When doing the research, we looked at schools who already have this in existence, such as Cherrybrook Public School and St Anthonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marsfield, and the results, as measured by NAPLAN for these schools, are very strong. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited by what this may mean for improving already strong literacy results further,â&#x20AC;? Cohen said. Source: Newsletter, Oct 24 Frank Cohen, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming

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ikalah Strickland, a Year 6 student at Green Point Christian College, has been named a national finalist in the 2018 Originâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LittleBigIdea Competition. LittleBigIdea seeks to unearth Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest young inventors and provides students with a platform to submit any ideas that help people in some way, or make life easier. The annual competition promotes creativity, ingenuity, problem solving and critical thinking skills in young Australians, and attracts thousands of entries each year. Mikalah was named one of just 12 finalists in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competition, beating nearly 3,000 entrants, with her Composting Hot Shower

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Machine. Mikalahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invention recycles hot water systems and combines them with a compost bin to generate hot water, meaning no gas or electricity is needed to power the system. The machine also has the added benefit of minimising the odours associated with home composting, whilst also deterring pests attracted to

compost bins. Should Mikalahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invention win her age division at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final judging, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be taken on an all expenses paid innovation tour of the United States. Winners will be announced at the end of November. Source: Website, Nov 5 LittleBIGIdeas 2018 Finalists page

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osford High School has triumphed over Central Coast Grammar School to take out the Central Coast Probus Debating Competition for 2018. The Gosford team was tasked with debating in favour for the introduction of a tax on sugar. Team Gosford was awarded the Lerryn Mutton Shield, which will be displayed in the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office foyer for the remainder of the year. Source: Website, Aug 28 Tony Rudd, Gosford High School Facebook page

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More digital technology incorporated n an effort to prepare students for a future dominated by technology and innovation driven careers, Central Coast Grammar School (CCGS) has been incorporating more digital technology learning into its curriculum.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the earliest years through to the final year of schooling, CCGS provides a technology rich learning environment for our students,â&#x20AC;? said Headmaster, Bill Low. To emphasise the importance of understanding technology, Learning in Digital Technologies is a special course developed for Year 7 students that introduces them to the basics of common technologies and their development and implementation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learning in Digital Technologies becomes even more dynamic and immersive in Year 7 and is a comprehensive course designed to demystify complex digital processes and build skills that reflect real world

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practices,â&#x20AC;? Low said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Website design and coding, custom Fitbits and App development are all explored, with the skills learnt in each component designed to extend and enhance the previous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Starting with the fundamentals of website design, students are taught the two core technologies for building webpages; HTML and CSS coding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Learning HTML provides the tools to create the structure of the webpage, while skills in CSS gives students creative licence to experiment with different page visuals such as colours, logos and fonts.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The result is a fully functioning website landing page designed and coded entirely by the student,â&#x20AC;? Low said. Students then take on the task of custom-made Fitbits, where over five weeks, they use Python software, the same used by developers at Google, to program a series of tasks such as step counting, fitness goals and coding motivational messages into the interface. The final part of the course sees students use the software App Inventor 2 to plan, code and build an App. Head of Computing at CCGS, Janine Comber, said the

program provides a unique opportunity for students to learn skills that are relevant both in and outside the classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In our ever-changing technological landscape, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital that we enhance student

understanding and capacity using digital technologies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve specifically designed a program that exposes students to learning, centred on the very latest technology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown the

program from one lesson to six per fortnight as a course within the wider Technology curriculum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The additional time dedicated to the development of these skills has seen a huge difference in the learning outcomes for our students,â&#x20AC;? Comber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Year 7 is the optimal time to introduce this program to students as it builds on the foundation skills learnt in the junior years while also introducing concepts and study pathways they might not have thought about for their senior school years and beyond,â&#x20AC;? Comber said. Source: Website, Oct 15 Bill Low, Central Coast Grammar School homepage

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Scottish Spectacular held

he Central Coast Scottish Spectacular returned to The Entertainment Grounds on November 4, to bring a touch of the highlands to Gosford.

The event was a celebration of Scottish culture, showcasing the best of Scottish food, music, crafts, and culture, including ancestral practices such as piping, the Parade of Clans and the Tossing of the Caber. The Spectacular also plays host to the NSW Pipe Band

Championships and the Central Coast National Scottish Dancing Titles, which see a younger generation compete using the Scottish traditions of their forebears. Source: Website, Nov 5 Central Coast Scottish Spectacular Facebook page

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dogawa and Gosford celebrated the 30th Anniversary of their Sister City friendship in 2018.

Margaret Hardy and five former Gosford City LGA citizens went to Edogawa to represent the Gosford Sister City Committee, and were pleased to accept the hospitality of the Edogawa City Council and the Edogawa Homestay Group. To celebrate the visit,

Edogawa Mayor, Masami Tada, on behalf of Edogawa Council, awarded Hardy the Edogawa Cultural Achievement Award, for her many years of tireless work as a critical bridge of sister city exchange between Edogawa and the Central Coast. In recognition of her endeavours, the accolade was presented at a special ceremony where Hardy was gowned in a ceremonial kimono, with members of the Council Selection Committee

and senior officers of Council present. “Edogawa is very proud of the friendship with Gosford City, now Central Coast Council, and has great hopes of many more years of friendship,” Hardy said. In March, 2019, 10 members of the Edogawa Homestay Club will visit Gosford to renew their friendship with Gosford citizens. Email, Nov 20 Margaret Hardy, Gosford Sister City Committee Inc.

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The wreath laying at the Copacabana service

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Kincumber Holy Cross Primary School’s commemorative assembly

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Annual Christmas Exhibition & Sale

30 November - 12 December 9.30am - 4.00pm daily Exhibition and sale of locally handcrafted ceramics, decorative and functional. Perfect Christmas gifts for family and friends. The Community Gallery Gosford Regional Gallery 36 Webb Street, East Gosford. More information: www.ccpotters.org

entral Coast r e s i d e n t s everywhere paused to reflect on the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month, and to pay their respects to those Australian’s who fought for the nation during World War I.

On November 11, 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare. Each year on this day, Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. Across the former Gosford City LGA, services were held in Gosford, Davistown, Copacabana and Terrigal. Thousands of people attended the Terrigal

ceremony, which featured the historic Erina War Memorial, which was relocated to the Terrigal Cenotaph. It has since been renamed the Armistice War Memorial, to mark the 100 year anniversary. The move was coordinated by the Terrigal Wamberal RSL Sub-Branch with assistance from the State and Federal Government. Source: Websites, Nov 11 Terrigal Wamberal RSL SubBranch Davistown RSL Club Copacabana Surf Life Saving Club Gosford RSL Sub-Branch Lucy Wicks, Federal Member for Robertson Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford Deborah O’Neill, NSW Senator Anne Charlton, Labor’s Candidate for Robertson Dilon Luke, Journalist

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Kasey Chambers to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame

ustralian music royalty and Copacabanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own, Kasey Chambers, will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Chambers will be inducted at the 2018 ARIA Awards, to be held on November 28, and at just 42-years-old, will become the youngest female artist to make the Hall of Fame, and only the 12th woman in Australian music history to do so. Chambersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; massive career has spanned over two decades and 12 studio albums, five of which went number one on the ARIA Charts, making her the Australian female artist with the most number one albums ever, equalled only by, Kylie Minogue and Olivia NewtonJohn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up learning to play music around a campfire in the outback of Australia with my family. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living in our car, hunting our own food and creating our own unique sound together that was always hundreds of miles away from any kind of audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never even dreamed that one day the music that I wrote and played would connect with so many people, let alone get me to a place where I received the phone call that I would be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could have knocked me over with a feather,â&#x20AC;? Chambers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am so proud to have been able to create the music I love in a way that has always felt so true and authentic to me and to have it reach so many

people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be recognised by ARIA through this award is one of the greatest honours I could possibly imagine and I am so humbled to get the chance on the night to share the journey this little country singer from the Nullabor has actually had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you,â&#x20AC;? Chambers said. Her first solo album, The Captain (1999), remains one of the most extraordinary and lauded debut records by an Australian artist in any genre, reaching two times Platinum status. The album boasted a maturity beyond her years and ingredients that have been a staple of Chambersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; song writing ever since. The critics saw The Captain for what it was, a blast of fresh air in the local country scene and led Chambers on her way to pick up her first ARIA Awards, for Best Country Album and Best Female Artist.

Almost two years later, the album reached the Billboard Top 50, and not long after, Barricades and Brickwalls (2001), Chambersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second album appeared, and went on to break more ground, earning her Best Album, Best Female Artist and Best Country Album at the 2002 ARIA Awards, and landing her at the top of the Pop Charts in Australia with the classic single, Not Pretty Enough. Chambers was the first Australian Country Artist to have a single and album at number one simultaneously. Barricades and Brickwalls would eventually achieve sales of seven times Platinum in Australia. Chambers had the second bestselling single and album by an Australian artist in 2002 and was hailed as bringing country music into the mainstream. In 2017, Not Pretty Enough,

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was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia for having cultural, historical and aesthetic significance and relevance, which inform or reflect life in Australia. After more than a 25-year career, Chambers continues to tour extensively and has released more ARIA charttopping albums. Bittersweet (2014) debuted at number two, her sixth top five album in Australia. Her double album, Dragonfly (2017), followed, debuting at number one, and most recently, Chambers released her twelfth studio album, Campfire (2018). Peaking at number six and nominated in the 2018 ARIA Awards for Best Country Album, she has cemented herself as one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most treasured music icons. ARIA CEO, Dan Rosen, said he was delighted to announce Chambersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nomination on behalf of the ARIA Board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honoured to announce that, Kasey Chambers, will be inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The longevity of her career is a testament to her enduring talent and artistry, with many timeless songs that have crossed generations of Aussie music fans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a much-loved artist and I am sure that music fans all around the country will be very excited to see Kasey take her deserved place with the other icons of the Australian music industry at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ARIA Awards,â&#x20AC;? he said. Source: Website, Nov 13 Dan Rosen, ARIA Awards 2018

Flagship event funding available

vent organisers on the Central Coast holding events between January and June 2019, are encouraged to apply for the NSW Liberal National Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flagship Event Fund, which is now open.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the 2019 Fund will be offered in two rounds per year and with just a single application process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NSW Government is continuing to reduce the red tape and for the first time, event organisers no longer have to submit an expression of interest when applying for the Flagship Event Fund,â&#x20AC;? MacDonald said. The Girrakool Blues Festival and Harvest Festival held in March and June (respectively), 2018 were both supported with funding from the Flagship Event Fund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Events can apply for an annual grant of $20,000 or a triennial grant of $27,500, to help market and promote their

event to visitors outside of their local area,â&#x20AC;? Crouch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We already have a large number of events across our Central Coast region, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important that they consider applying for this funding to help them expand their reach,â&#x20AC;? Crouch added. NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Adam Marshall, said that, since 1997, the Regional Flagship Events Program, which includes three different funding streams, has provided more than $10m to 351 events throughout rural and regional NSW. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event proponents, tour operators, hoteliers or visitor attractions, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working hard right across our regions to make it easier to access vital grants to get initiatives off the ground and to get tourism booming more than ever before,â&#x20AC;? Marshall said. The Regional Flagship Events Program is managed by the NSW Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. Source: Media release, Sep 20 Kit Hal, Office of Scot MacDonald MLC

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he stage is set for Regional NSW to host a number of upcoming performances and productions, thanks to over $674,000 in Regional Arts Touring funding from the NSW Liberal National Government, announced by Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin, and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald. MacDonald announced that the Central Coast community will play host to a number of productions selected to share in the funding, such as the Ensemble Theatre’s, Diplomacy, directed by, John Bell, Ghenoa Gela’s biting social commentary, My Urrwai, as well as performances by the prestigious Australian Chamber Orchestra. “The Central Coast is passionate about the arts, and I’m thrilled that some of these much-loved organisations will soon be on stage on the Central Coast. “Central Coast audiences deserve to see the fantastic breadth of talent that might otherwise only be accessible

in metropolitan areas,” MacDonald said. Harwin announced that the overall $674,938 in NSW Government support, will result in more than 90 presentations across over 50 NSW locations, bringing a diverse range of leading arts and cultural companies and institutions to the regions, playing across a variety of venues, both big and small. Further details on the specific acts and dates will be released by venues on the Central Coast in the coming months. “Touring is an expensive business, but this funding helps us to share the cost and ensure that regional areas receive exposure to some of our most acclaimed presenting companies,” said Minister Harwin. “As well as bringing creative excellence to boost the arts and culture offering across the regions, this funding also creates valuable employment opportunities, both for artists and for locals working across the participating venues,” he added. Source: Media release, Nov 7 Kit Hale, Office of Scot MacDonald MLC

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Signing Choir wins Fair Go Talent Showcase

enry Kendall High School students won the Job Centre Australia Fair Go Talent Showcase on November 2. “Students from our Dance group and Signing Choir travelled to Wyong Race Club to perform in the Showcase in celebration of International Day of People with a Disability. “With over 250 people in attendance and 22 wonderful performances, ranging from singing, dancing, signing choir, rap and speeches, our students were immersed amongst some very talented and inspirational people,” said Principal, Andrew Backhouse. “We were all lucky enough to also meet the Fair Go Ambassador, Ben Tudhope, who is an Australian Winter Snowboard Para Olympian, and was one of our judges for the day. “What an inspirational speaker. “Our students had an amazing day with a sausage sizzle, popcorn, slushies and dance-offs with lots of prizes. “Some of our students won dance-off prizes,” Backhouse

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A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST FRIDAY, NOV 23 2018 Tourism Central Coast Symposium, Crowne Plaza Terrigal, Register Online, 9am - 6:30pm The Brackets south crew proudly present: Brackets and Jam, Kincumba Mountain, 7pm

Last meeting of the year - Dying with Dignity NSW Central Coast, Meeting Room 3, opp. Gosford Library, The Hive, Erina Fair, 10am - 12pm 4369 8053 Introduction to Xero Accounting, Nexus Smart Hub Wyong, Ticketed, 10am - 12pm Coffee, Wine, & “A Taste of Sociocracy”, Narara EcoVillage, RSVP, 6:30pm

SATURDAY, NOV 24

And the Beat Goes on by Judy Nunn - Book Launch, Wagstaffe Hall, Free, 2pm

Local Churches Together Creative Arts Exhibit Service, Items for sale, Warnervale Catholic Church SDA Church, 20 Mary MacKillop Drive, Gorokan Rd Wyee, 25 Free, 7pm - 27/11, 6 - 8pm The CAPA Big Gig,

Monica Chivas Altered States, The Makers Studio Central Say Hello to the Grinch Coast Inc, Ticketed Twas The Month Before Christmas Raceday, The Entertainment Grounds Gosford, Ticketed, 12pm WOW Wave Of Wisdom Christmas Social SUP & Kayaking (Guys & Girls) Heazlett Park, Avoca Lake, 10:30am - 12pm Troubadour Folk and Acoustic Music - Gleny Rae Virus and her Playboys, with Archer, St Lukes Hall Woy Woy, Ticketed, 7pm Children’s Medical Research Institute Garden Party, 80 Broadwater Drive Saratoga, Ticketed, 12pm

Gosford City’s Gigantic Ourimbah Creek Christmas Parade! Catchment Crawl, Free rides - Kibble park Newcastle Universirty at 10am, Ourimbah Campus, Parade with Santa Bookings required, Claus and Live 9am - 3:30pm, Reindeer - Mann St 4349 4757 Gosford at 11am waterwatch@cen.org.au.

Girrakool Blues Festival & SUNDAY, NOV 25 BBQ Launch Party, Florida Beach Bar, Crowne Plaza Terrigal, Free entry, 1pm

Becoming The Forest Mindfulness Meditation, Forest of Tranquility, Ticketed, 3 - 4pm Visitors’ Day, Narara EcoVillage, 10:30am - 4pm

Candy’s Earthship Cob & Render Workshop, Narara EcoVillage, Ticketed, 30/1 - 02/12,

Evolve Performing Arts Company - The Greatest Show, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 1pm & 6:30pm

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Productions: Outlaw Opera, Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, 7 & 14/12, Ticketed, 7:30pm

The Terrace Rooftop Bar Opening Weekend with Live Music by Kelly Griffith, SATURDAY, DEC 8 Central Coast Leagues Avoca Christmas Club, Twilight Markets, 3 - 7pm

The Terrace Rooftop Bar Opening Weekend with Live Narara Miniature Trains, with Santa and his real Avoca Beach (next to Music by Ryan Baker, Central Coast Steam Model MONDAY, DEC 3 life Reindeer, tennis court) 5 - 9pm Central Coast Leagues Co-op. Ltd. Apply at http://www.fixxClub, 11am - 4pm Deepwater plaza - Mangrove Mountain Landfill San Remo-Blue Haven events.com.au/apply-here/ 8 - 11pm issue Meeting, 92 Railway Street Woy Community Christmas Mangrove Mountain hall, Wildplant Community Woy, 10am - 2pm Event, Riding the waves - A New Sports Bar Grand 7pm - 9pm Deepwaterplaza.com.au Nursery Plant Sale, Northlakes Public School, Concert for Harp, Guitar Opening, CEN Office Ourimbah, 4pm - 7pm THURSDAY, NOV 29 and Choir: Michael Royal Hotel Wyong, St Andrews Day - Kirkin of’ Brush road, 9am TUESDAY, DEC 4 4pm Johnson and Evripides CEN End of year Getthe Tartan service, 12pm Evripidou, St David’s Presbyterian Together and Twilight Business SATURDAY, DEC 1 4349 4756 Church Toukley, Free, Erina Community Networking Night, Networking, 9:30am Baptist Church, ReviveR Bar Gosford, Staff Common Room Bearfoot - Celebrating the Bookings required, 5:30pm Ticketed, 3pm Ourimbah Campus, release of their new single Final 2018 Avoca www.michaeljohnson.com.au/ ‘Luminate’ Bookings required, riding.php Markets, The Rhythm Hut Gosford, WEDNESDAY, DEC 5 6:30pm, 4349 4756 Heazlett Park, Free, Ticketed, 6:30pm Wave Of Wisdom Social & XtrAct Drama Academy - A A Luminous Christmas, Coast Classic Theatre 9am - 2pm Christmassy Fun at The Ark, Company present: Vita and Christmas Carol, Waterfront Plaza and www.fixxevents.com.au Water Quality and The Ark Cafe, Norah Head, The Art House Wyong, Virginia, Memorial Park The Marine Debris 10am Ticketed, 7:30pm Gosford Regional Gallery, JazzLeague: George Entrance, Free event, Workshop, Bookings essential, 5:30pm Washingmachine and Band, The Wyong Neighbourhood 1/12 - 30/12, Terrigal Lagoon, Community and Business Central Coast Leagues Centre Inc.’s annual 8:30pm - 10:30pm Women’s Network Event, Ticketed, 9:30am Literary Lovers at the Club, Sausage Sizzle and Garage centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Soldiers Beach Surf Club, 12:30pm Gallery, Free, 2pm events Sale, Ticketed, 12pm Gosford Regional Art 4349 4756 8 Rankens Court Wyong, Gallery, Firefly Tranquility High Tea 10am - 2pm A Luminous Christmas Aunty Molly’s Seniors The Terrace Rooftop Bar Ticketed, 6pm with Emilia Krumm, Launch Night, Entertaianment Events: FRIDAY, NOV 30 Opening Weekend with Live Forest of Tranquility, Waterfront Plaza and Music by Sean Dunlop, Christmas Crackers, Wyong Waterline: Exhibition by The Ticketed, 6 - 9pm Lighting of the Golf Club Ticketed, Memorial Park The Central Coast Leagues Makers Studio Central Christmas Tree, 05/12 & 10/12, 11am Entrance, Club, Coast, Tempo Terrific Band Kibble Park Gosford 5:30pm 8:30pm 3 7pm Art Gallery Cafe Ettalong, 20th Anniversary Concert, CBD, Free THURSDAY, DEC 6 4 6pm Kincumber Uniting Church, 5pm 8:30pm, Becoming The Forest Homeless Support Ticketed, 3 - 5pm Gosford Raceday, centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Mindfulness Meditation, Christmas Backpacks Work Christmas Party, The Entertainment Grounds events MONDAY, NOV 26 Forest of Tranquility, Donation Drive, Pearl Beach The Entertainment Grounds Gosford, Ticketed, 1/12 & 8/12, Memorial Hall, 9am-12pm Gosford, LinkedIn Local Central Ticketed,12pm The Movember Foundation 3 4pm Ticketed, 5:30pm Coast SUNDAY, DEC 2 presents: Mo-Ments Making LinkedIn Wave Of Wisdom Christmas SUNDAY, DEC 9 ft. Paces, Cutsnake & Central Coast Disabled Central Coast Connections REAL, The Surf & Beach Day, Ninajirachi, Surfers celebrate: Christmas Fair 2018, Tame Fox Erina, Avoca Beach, The Beery Terrigal, International Day of Free (RSVP), 6:30pm 9:30am Mount Penang Gardens Ticketed, 7pm Disability – Smiles on Dials

Hands OFF Our Home - Public Information CENTRAL COAST SINGS The Australian Red Cross ‘MESSIAH’ Meeting an Q&A Forum Mobile Blood Van, Gosford High School for Home Owners in Wyong RSL Carpark, Hall, Areas of Vulnerability, 26/11 - 12:30am - 6pm & Racecourse Road, Davistown RSL, 27/11 - 10:30am - 4pm Ticketed, 3pm 10:15am - 11:45am TUESDAY, NOV 27 4307 9355 www.nswcoastalalliance.com Morning tea and talk with our Exercise Physiologist Leigh-Anne and Dietitian Jo for pregnancy and postpartum, Mariners Centre of Excellence Tuggerah, Free (RSVP) 10am - 11am

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Free Green Living Movie Closing the Loop, The Hub Erina Fair, Register at eventbrite, 7:30pm - 9:30pm

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Central Coast Mariners White Ribbon Round, Central Coast Stadium, Ticketed, 5pm

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Large Variety Plant Sale, Alison Homestead Museum 1 Cape Rd Wyong, 10am - 2pm

Breakfast, Breakers Country Club, Dover Road Wambera, Ticketed, 7:30am - 9am

The Italian Tenors, Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 4pm 4343 0111

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Faith for Life - Biblical Central Coast Dance Studio Resources for people living 9th Annual Concert 2018, with Dementia, The Art House Theatre, Erina Community Baptist Ticketed, 2pm Church, 9:30am - 12pm

Murray Doyle Room, Wyong Centre of Excellence, www.ccpotters.org School Performing Arts Race Club, Ticketed, Ticketed, The Community Christmas Centre, The Man From Hong 12:30pm - 2:30pm 4:30pm White Ribbon Day and the Carols, Ticketed, 2:30pm Kong Movie Screening No Violence Against Women Valley View Public School, WEDNESDAY, NOV 28 JPY & The Allstar Band: Phoenix Collective Presents - Commentary by: campaign, 4 - 8pm Aboriginal Talk and Tango Origins and Passion, The Vanda & Young Kibble Park Gosford, Ex-HK Police Inspector Central Coast Community Walk - Connections Greenway Chapel Council Inc. White Ribbon Free, 10am Songbook, Bruce Venables, Housos and Fat Pizza, with our Waterways, Greenpoint, Day Breakfast, Ettalong Diggers, Wagstaffe Hall, Woy Woy Leagues club, Palm Grove/ Ourimbah Ticketed, 2:30pm Mingara Recreation Club, Don’t Change INXS Tribute Ticketed, 8pm Ticketed, 8pm Ticketed, Ticketed, 7:30am - 9:30am Creek Landcare site, Show, 4343 0111 2pm Christina Henson Bookings essential, The Royal Hotel Wyong, www.ettalongdiggers.com

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Gosford locals encouraged to connect with their community over Christmas his Christmas, The Salvation Army is encouraging Gosford locals to connect with their community, whether it is through participating in Christmas activities, giving a hand up to someone in need, or reaching out to the Salvos for help.

Christmas is one of the hardest times of the year for Australians doing it tough, but Gosford Salvation Army Officer, Major Melanie-Anne Holland, said just a small contribution can make a big difference in helping to give hope where it’s needed most. “For just $29, you can provide food on the table and a present under the Christmas tree to help give hope to someone in need this Christmas,” Major Holland said. Research from The Salvation Army has revealed that 95 per cent of all households who access the Salvos’ emergency services are living in poverty, with 74 per cent experiencing food insecurity and 67 per cent reporting that food affordability is their greatest daily challenge. “At Christmas, the Salvos will serve over 100,000 meals, distribute more than 500,000 gifts and toys, and support more than 70,000 families in need, but we can only do this with the support of the Australian public,” Major Holland said.

Christmas is the busiest time of year for the Salvos. The Salvation Army in Gosford is running its annual Christmas Cheer operation, to provide toys and food for those in need. It is also preparing for a special Christmas Day service. On Christmas Day, The Salvation Army is inviting the public to gather to celebrate the hope and joy of Christmas. The Christmas Day service will be held at 9:30am at The Salvation Army Gosford base in Greenpoint. All are welcome to attend. “Whether you are by yourself, or with friends and family, Christmas is a time that is best spent together. “So join us, so we can share the true spirit of Christmas,” Major Holland said. Source: Media release, Nov 11 Lea Coghlan, The Salvation Army

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otary Club of North Gosford had been involved in the Rotary District Drought Appeal as well as their own appeal to assist drought stricken farmers in Merriwa and Packsaddle. According to Rotarian, Andrew Newman, many North Gosford Rotary Club members accompanied the B Double to Packsaddle to help distribute the load and spend time with the farmers and their families who are doing it tough. “The trip to Packsaddle, in far western NSW, was a fantastic success and a great example of how the Club can support significant community projects. “The project was the brainchild of our friend of Rotary, Sara Evans, who managed to bring together the resources of many diverse organisations to see the project grow from an idea, to delivery to a grateful community in a little known isolated region,” Newman said. “Even though the area was so remote, we had a great contingent of Rotarians who made the trek to stay at the Packsaddle Roadhouse, distribute the donated items, and get to meet the locals over a barbecue. “The appreciation shown by the community was great to see and they welcomed us with open arms and a smile. “There are so many people to acknowledge and thank for making this project work,” Newman continued. “From the beginning, it was a great combined effort and

well-co-ordinated by, Sara Evans, and her employer, Simplicity Funerals. “The warehousing and loading of the donated goods was handled by Phoenix Corrugated Cartons of Somersby, and a big thank you to, Peter Searle, who organised this through his grandson, Josh. “The B-Double truck was provided by M&K Eklund Transport of Warnervale, with a special mention to the driver, Nick Hancock, who donated his time for the drive. “Bendigo Bank provided funds to cover the cost of fuel, with special mention to, Mark Cooper, for supporting the project. “The logistics support was provided by the Suez Company, and co-ordinated by their recycling and recovery manage, Stuart Luff. “The team at Mt Penang Gardens provided the venue for the collection day, as organised by, Naomi Rogers. “The entertainment was organised by, Nathan Harvey, who travelled to Packsaddle and provided all of the equipment for the entertainers, and organised the evening of song and verse for all of the

locals, visitors and guests. “There was also a hardy band of Rotarians who made the trip, including President, Mark Leary and Nareda, Lester and Sue Pearson, Tom Perry, Ray Southeren, Stuart Eldridge, Barry McClure, Bob Keown, Peter Pearce, Mark Cooper, and Liz North of Wyong Rotary. “The experience of travelling to this remote location and

getting to know the locals, and to understand, in some small way, the hardships and isolation they experience, will be etched into Rotarian memories for many years to come,” Newman said. Source: Media release, Oct 15 Andrew Newman, Rotary Club of North Gosford

ENROLLING NOW One-to-one lessons Children’s Crea ve Music Program Visit our website www.centralcoastconservatorium.com.au

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Pottery exhibition and sale

he Central Coast Potters’ Society’s annual Christmas exhibition and sale will

be held from November 30 until December 12, in the Community Gallery at the Gosford Regional

Gallery. The exhibition will feature handcrafted ceramics, both decorative and functional, all

made by local artisans and pottery enthusiasts. The Society is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of

the ancient art of ceramics and sculpture. This year’s exhibition will be a truly special occasion as it culminates the Society’s 50th

anniversary celebrations. Source: Media release, Nov 14 Denise Gonzales, Central Coast Potters Society

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS ARTS & CULTURE CENTRAL COAST ART SOCIETY

New members welcome - tuition given level 2 Central Coast Leagues Club 4334 3800

Lectures, demonstrations and GOSFORD NORTH discussion. Weekly paint-outs Tuesdays 4349 5860 for locations PROBUS CLUB Workshops - 4363 1156 Meets 4th Tuesday at the Grange 9.30am - 12.30pm 1st and 3rd Hotel Monthy meeting 4th Wed Social Meetings 1.30pm Tuesday Grange Hotel 10am 4th Wed 43225560 Gosford City Arts Centre. 4325 1420 FREEMASONS publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au Who are they? What do they do? Find out about the wolrd’s oldest CENTRAL COAST fraternal organisation and how we help our community. HANDWEAVERS, SPINNERS Gosford Masonic Centre AND TEXTILE ARTS GUILD 86 Mann St Gosford Spinning and weaving, patchwork www.tccl2001.org and quilting, felting and other fibre and fabric crafts, community TERRIGAL WAMBERAL quilting bees - Day and Night Groups RSL SUB-BRANCH 4325 4743 At Breakers Country Club pension www.cottagecrafts.net.au and welfare officers available to assist with DVA compensation COMMUNITY GROUPS claims and benefits Wed & Fri 10am – Midday ABC - “The Friends” Meetings 2nd Sat 10am Support group for Public 4384 2661 Broadcaster. Aims. safeguard ABC’s independence, funding, & standards. Meetings through the year + social afternoons Well-known guest speakers 4341 5170 www.fabcnsw.org.au

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TERRIGAL HAVEN PROBUS CLUB INC A male only club, meets monthly 10am, 2nd Monday 0407 890 722 mcmillar5@bigpond.com

CENTRAL COAST CARAVANNERS INC 3rd Sun Monthly Visitors - New Members welcome, Trips Away, Social Outings, friendship with like minded senior folk - Details from Geoff 0447 882 150

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE Not for profit service providing free legal advice. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm 4353 4988 centralcoast@clc.net.au

CENTRAL COAST 50+ SINGLES SOCIAL GROUP Invites Ladies & Gents for dinner, dancing - BBQs & socialising each w/e. Friendly group monthly programme all areas 0412 200 571 0437 699 366 50pssg@gmail.com

CENTRAL COAST SUNDAY LUNCH BUNCH (Singles over 55) Luncheons 1st and 3rd Sundays monthly at various licensed venues 0418 772 569 (after 2pm)

CCLC INDOOR BOWLS Mon - Ladies Social Wed Night - Mixed Social Sat - Mixed Social

THE NSW JUSTICES ASSOCIATION INC Seeking volunteers for added community desks Monday Erina Fair & Imperial Centre Gosford 9am-1pm 5th Monday 2.00 to 5.00pm Tuesday Gosford Court 9.30am-1pm Friday Kincumber Library 10.30am-1pm Free Insurance and training provided 0418 203 671 marketing@nswja.org

U3A CENTRAL COAST Enjoy a diverse range of courses and activities for seniors. Keep your mind active and make new friends. Your retirement years can be the best years of all. 0408 704 701 www.centralcoast.u3anet.org.au

VOLUNTEERING CENTRAL COAST Refer potential volunteers to community organisations. Provide support to volunteers and community organisations. Provide training to volunteers and managers of volunteers Information sessions “Bridge to Volunteering” held regularly. 4329 7122 recruit@volcc.org.au

WILDLIFE ARC We rescue and care for injured and orphan native animals. 24hr/

day, 7days/week. Come join us. Gen Meeting 3rd Sun Wyoming Community Centre, Maidens Brush Rd Wyoming at 10am 4325 0666

Assistance, Volunteer Opportunity, CDAT, OSHC/Vacation Care Managed by Gosford Regional Community Services 4323 7483

COMMUNITY CENTRES

accounts@gosfordcommunity.org.au Open Tue to Fri 9.30am - 2.30pm www.gosfordcommunity.org.au

COMMUNITY CENTRES

HEALTH GROUPS

provide the local community with a meeting place and hub for groups, services and information.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

GOSFORD 50+ LEISURE AND LEARNING CENTRE Mon-Fri Chess, Darts, Handicraft, Indoor Bowls, Knitting, Line Dancing, Origami, Painting, Pencil Drawing, Scrabble, Scrapbooking, Sit & Sew, Table Tennis, Ukulele 4304 7065

meet every Wed 12.30pm Someone cares - Anglican Church 3 Mann St Gosford 4323 3890

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HISTORY GROUPS CENTRAL COAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC. First Sat 9.30 - noon Thur 7pm - 9pm Other times by appointment. 4324 5164 www.centralcoastfhs.org.au admin@centralcoasths.org.au

BRISBANE WATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY • Coach tours • School educational tours • Annual Street Stalls • Participation in History Heritage Week Celebration Margaret Pearce 4325 2270

parliamentary representation Developing a new economy Protecting our environment Peaceful conflict resolution Community participation We meet monthly every 3rd Thu - Details and info: 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

Hearing loss management Support and educational groups providing practical experience Develop confidence by improving and confidence FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST Learn the benefits of hearing aids FLEETERS CENTRAL COAST your speaking skills. Meetings are GOSFORD-NARARA entertaining and educational. 4321 0275 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE For anyone interested in early School Holiday activities, history or early family histories. BLUE GUM FLAT CENTRAL COAST PROSTATE Don’t need to be a First Fleeter. playgroup, multicultural TOASTMASTERS programs, community activities - CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Point Clare Community Hall Mthly meetings 1st and Rooms for Hire 2nd Sat 10:30am (GOSFORD) 3rd Mon 7.15-9.30pm 4329 4477 4392 1926 4311 6254 Meet last Friday Month Ourimbah RSL admin@gnnc.com.au Terrigal Uniting Church 4362 7227 380 Terrigal Dre, Terrigal POINT CLARE 9.30am to 12 noon 4367 9600 COMMUNITY HALL BRISBANE WATER BRASS www.pcfa.org.au Community Garden - Playgroup Brass Band entertainment for the INNER WHEEL CLUBS OF Craft and Exercise Groups community playing all types of CENTRAL COAST Function or Meeting Hire popular music DYING WITH DIGNITY Wyong, Terrigal & Managed by Gosford Regional Rehearsal every Tues. C ampaigning to give those Gosford North Clubs Community Services 7.30pm-10pm suffering unrelievable terminal Women working together to make Enquiries regarding hire to 0419 274 012 or incurable illness the choice a difference and imprive lives 4323 7483 to receive legal medical help to while making new friends. accounts@gosfordcommunity.org.au COASTAL A CAPPELLA die. Quarterly meetings, Erina Enjoy social outings and www.gosfordcommunity.org.au Dynamic award winning women’s Fair. community involvment. a cappella chorus 02 4369 8053 Wyong Club Meets GREEN POINT new members always welcome. j2@heelstone.com.au 3rd Wed 6.30pm Music eduction provided COMMUNITY CENTRE Terrigal Club Meets Lots of Performance • Room Hire FAIRHAVEN SERVICES 3rd Mon 12 noon opportunities, or hire us for your • JP Service Enabling People who live with a Gosford North next event. • Yoga disability to achieve their goals 2nd Wed 7pm 0412 948 450 • School holiday programs and aspirations. 0417 480 549 or coastalacappella@gmail.com • Food hampers Since 1962. Independant Living, 0407 008 555 • Community Garden community participation, life And much more SOUNDWAVES skills & more NDIS Provider. LIONS CLUB OF WOY WOY 4367 7591 A cappella harmony for Men 4349 5500 1st and 3rd Mon. Woy Woy – new members welcome. Leagues Club Rehearsals Mondays 7.00pm to KARIONG NEIGHBOURHOOD Make new friends and have fun GAMBLING SOLUTIONS 9.30pm Central Coast Leagues CENTRE while serving your community. Counsellors provide free, Club, Dane Drive, Gosford Early childhood clinic, free family 0478 959 895 confidential, professional service Ring Max on 4324 3631 law advice, active playgroup, to gamblers, family and friends. or Kieran 4324 1977 computer classes, OOSH services, ROTARY CLUB OF Woy Woy, Kincumber, Gosford, fitness classes, arts & crafts, The Entrance. GOSFORD SYMPHONY over 50’s friendship group, youth 4344 7992 Gosford Golf Club 6pm Thursdays group, social groups and many CENTRAL COAST Supporting local and overseas more services. Community Orchestra welcomes communities come along and GROW Support Groups 4340 1724 new memberships to join share fellowship and fun. Small friendly groups formed to wwww.knc.net.au our ranks. Rehearsals every 0414 777 748 learn how to overcome anxiety, Wednesday 7.30 to 9.45pm www.gosfordrotary.org.au depression and loneliness and to TERRIGAL FIFTY PLUS at Erina improve mental health and wellinfo@sympnony LEISURE AND LEARNING being. Anonymous, free and open ROTARY CLUB OF centralcoast.com.au CENTRE to all. Weekly at Woy Woy, Bateau GOSFORD NORTH Activities include fitness, yoga, Bay and Wyong Active community minded club. bridge, mahjong, zumba gold, 1800 558 268 Many projects focussed on line dancing, tai chi, painting, www.grow.org.au assisting youth. Support our great CENTRAL COAST GREENS craft and computer classes. projects, get involved with our The Central Coast Greens 43845152 MEALS ON WHEELS fun club. New member enquiries For a fairer, more transparent and Delicious meals delivered free welcomed accountable government based WYOMING Join us for a midday meal Graham Black - 0410 509 071 on democratic principles COMMUNITY CENTRE Help with shopping and cooking grahamblack@outlook.com.au Local, state-wide, national Community Support, Zumba classes and international issues and Book Club, Community Garden, 4363 7111 campaigns - Council and Facility Hire, EAPA, Fine

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SPECIAL INTEREST CCLC BRIDGE CLUB Duplicate Bridge-partner not required for most sessions. Central Coast Leagues Club 12.30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri. Sat 1.30pm Wed 7.15pm Mon 4325 9854 www.cclcbridgeclub.asn.au cclcbridgeclub@westnet.com.au

CENTRAL COAST GOJU-KAI KARATE Traditional Karate & Self Defence for Teens & Adults No Contracts, Cheap Rates Wamberal - Mon 630pm Kincumber - Thurs 715pm 0417 697 096 www.centralcoastgojukaikarate.com.au

CENTRAL COAST SOARING CLUB INC Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members 14 and up for Training Flying at Bloodtree Rd Mangrove Mountain Thur, Sat, Sun ( weather permitting) 0412 164 082 0414 635 047 www.ccsoaring.com.au

SPIRITUALITY IN THE PUB Ecumenical & Interfaith Speakers Forum & Q&A with focus on developing understanding and encouraging dialogue about spirituality through people sharing their life journeys. 1st Tues March to October 2nd Tues November 7.30 to 9pm Grange Hotel Wyoming 4328 2596 - 0498 588 261

WOMEN’S GROUPS CENTRAL COAST WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTRE Counseling, therapeutic and social groups, workshops, domestic violence and abuse issues. All services provided by women for women 4324 2533 www.cccwhc.com.au

SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL BRISBANE WATER Making a difference in the lives of women and girls through Awareness, Advocacy and Action by supporting local and national projects 2nd Thur 7 pm Breakers Country Club, Dover Rd, Wamberal sibrisbanewater@@siswp.org www.siswp.org

If you would like your Community Organisation listed here, call us on 4325 7369 or see www.centralcoastnewspapers.com Entries in the Not For Profit Community Organisations Directory are free. However, we require each organisation to subscribe to each newspaper to ensure that someone from that organisation keeps their entry up to date. Australia Post is about to increase their postage rates by over 42% and we can no longer continue to absorb these increases. Subscription rates have therefore needed to be increased from $50 to $75 for 25 editions.

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Tancred wins Port Stephens’ Pro Men’s Qualifying Surf Series

voca Beach’s, Caleb Tancred, has taken out the 2018 Port Stephens Toyota Pro Men’s Qualifying Series (QS) 1000 event at Birubi Beach. Tancred came up against lifelong friend and rival, Mikey McDonagh, (Lennox Head, NSW) in the QS final. In what was his first World Surf League QS final, Tancred surfed a smart heat, waiting patiently for set waves in the small inconsistent conditions. The 17-year old posted a 7.33 out of a possible 10 early, for a series of strong backhand snaps.

He then waited with priority as McDonagh stayed busy, catching a number of smaller waves on the inside. Only needing a small score in the dying minutes, Tancred took off on a set wave, sealing the deal with a heat total of 14.16. This win could be the confidence booster Tancred needs as he prepares for the World Junior Championships in Taiwan later in November. “To be honest it didn’t feel like a QS final, it was like sharing a Pro or State Junior final with Mikey,” said Tancred. “Getting up at 4:40am this morning to drive back here from the Central Coast, I didn’t

Caleb Tancred and Mikey McDonagh Photo: Surfing NSW

think I would make it this far. “I really wanted to just make

Billy Van Eerde wins the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup

it into the man-on-man finals which I had never done before.

“Micro (Glenn Hall, Caleb’s coach) said I should enter this event before heading to the World Juniors and put a few heats together again, but to come away with the trophy feels unreal,” Tancred said. Having competed against each other since they were 7-years-old, this heat was nothing new for McDonagh and Tancred, except it was the first QS final for both of them. For McDonagh, winning twofrom-two Pro Junior finals in recent years meant he had a 100 per cent success rate coming into the matchup. He looked destined to end up on the podium, as he consistently posted solid heat

AMBULANCE, POLICE, FIRE 000 Aboriginal Legal Service 8842 8000 Community Options 4351 3388 Bungree Aboriginal Association 4397 7700 Mingaletta 4342 7515 Aboriginal Home Care 4321 7215 Drug & Alcohol rehab 4388 6360 Respite Care Options 4351 3388 Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health 4351 1040 Darkinjung Local Land Council 4351 2930

The Cup is a highly contested event, where young international racing talent, the champions of tomorrow, are given the opportunity to show their skill by riding on equal bikes. There were 24 riders contesting 12 races during the year, which is run in conjunction with the Moto GP calendar.

No other Australian had won a race in this competition, but not only did Van Eerde win races, at just 16, he was crowned the 2018 Asian Talent Cup Champion in his first year of international competition. According to CCJMCC Publicity Officer, Col Adams, Van Eedre is a regular competitor at the Club’s track at Allen Park, Somersby, and was twice the winner of the annual Junior Central Coast Cup. “Billy and his father Brian moved to Europe in February this year, so that Billy could test his ability against the world’s best young riders in the Red Bull Rookie Series, which are

the European circuits, then to Asia to compete in the Asia Talent Cup,” Adams said. Van Eerde will be returning to Europe in March, 2019, where he will again ride in the Red Bull Rookie Series. He has received valuable support and guidance this year from fellow countryman, Jack Miller, who is currently in the World Moto GP series. Van Eerde’s ambition is to compete in the Moto 3 World Series. Source: Media release, Nov 17 Col Adams, Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club Inc.

MARKETS Mangrove rov M Mountain o Hall Hall & Fairview Fundraising bric a brac • flowers • books • Food • home style preserves • Live Music & pony rides

EVERY MONTH ALL WEATHERS 2ND & LAST SUNDAY EACH MONTH NEW STALLS WELCOME - 3 MARKETS FREE THEN 20% OF TAKINGS

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entral Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club Inc.’s (CCJMCC), Billy Van Eerde, has returned home from Malaysia with the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup.

wins throughout the event. Unfortunately for him, he came up short in the final, but leaves Birubi with one of the best results of his young career. “We’re childhood rivals and best friends, so it’s definitely weird to share a QS final with Caleb,” said McDonagh. “Getting a runner-up usually stings, but this isn’t stinging at all. “Getting second here is a huge confidence boost heading into 2019,” he said.

Accommodation Dept. of Housing Gosford 4323 5211 Regional Youth Support Services 4323 2374 Coast Shelter 4324 7239 Neleh House 4340 1052 Elandra Women and Children’s Refuge 4396 4263 Kara Women and Children’s Refuge 4323 1709 Coimba Mens Refuge 4324 7239 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Wyong Youth Refuge 4351 1922 Youth Angle 4341 8830 Woy Woy Youth Cottage 4341 9027 Maya Young Womens Refuge 4323 1636 Pacific Link Com Housing 4324 7617 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Youth Angle • Woy Woy 4341 8830 Temporary Accommodation 1800 152 152

Animal Rescue Wildlife Arc 4325 0666 Wires 1300 094 737

Counselling Mensline - talk with a bloke 1300 789 978 Lifecare Family Services 1300 130 225 CatholicCare: 4356 2600 Relationship Australia: 1300 364 277 Interrelate: 1800 449 118

Emergency Police Assistance Line 131 444 Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Woy Woy Police Station 4323 5599 Energy Australia 13 13 88 Gas Emergency 131 909 Gosford City Council 4325 8222 Marine Rescue - Central Coast 4325 7929 SES - Storm and Flood Emergency 132 500

Crisis Services and Helplines Lifeline - 24 hr. 13 11 14 Suicide Helpline 1800 191 919 Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 Parents Helpline 13 20 55 Indigenous Call Centre 136 380 Family Relationship Advice Line 1800 050 321

Family Drug Support 1300 368 186 G-line - Gambling Helpline 1800 633 635 Credit Helpline 1800 808 488 Child Support Agency 13 12 72 Australian Injury Helpline 1800 223 363 Veteran Affairs Net work 1300 551 918 Mens Domestic Violence 1800 000 599 Sexual Assault Resource 1800 199 888 Gay and Lesbian Counselling 1800 184 527 Gay and Lesbian Support 1800 249 377 Youth Sexuality Network 4320 2856 Vietnam Veterans 1800 011 046 Victims Support Services 1800 633 063 Translation and Interpreting Service 13 14 50

Family and Relationships Parents Helpline 132 055 Central Coast Family Support Service 4340 1099 Horizons (For men with children) 4351 5008 Interrelate - Family Relationships 1300 736 966 Uniting Care Burnside Gosford 1800 067 967

Health Gosford Hospital 4320 2111 Cancer Hotline 131 120 Mental Health info Service 1300 794 991 Sexual Health @ Gosford Hospital 4320 2114 Beyond Blue (Depression) 1300 22 4636

Problems, Habits & Addiction G-Line Telephone Counsel 1800 633 635 Gamblers Anonymous 9726 6625 Alcoholics Anonymous 4323 3890 Narcotics Anonymous 4325 0524 Quitline 131 848

Phone services: Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 Beyondblue 1300 224 636 Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463 Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 Griefline 1300 845 745 Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467

Welfare Services Donnison St. Restaurant 4325 3510 Central Coast Family Support Services 4340 1585 Horizons Family Services 4351 5008 Meals on Wheels Gosford 4363 7111 Woy Woy 4341 6699 Department of Community Services Gosford - 4336 2400 The Salvation Army 4325 5733 Samaritans Emergency Relief 4393 2450 St Vincent De Paul Society HELPLINE 4323 6081

also, see the Not for Profit organisations directory inside

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Classifieds advertising rates in print and on-line Classified advertising is the cheapest form of newspaper advertising. This newspaper is published on line on the night before publication date, and is read that way by hundreds of people. All advertisements, including these classified advertising pages, appear in full on-line as an additional benefit for free. See www.CentralCoastNewspapers.com or www.CentralCoastNews.net Central Coast Newspapers’ advertising rates are relatively much lower than in other newspapers and at the same time much larger than in other newspapers, with the minimum size being 50mm X 42mm. Approximately 16,000 copies of each newspaper are printed and distributed every fortnight.

Personal and Not For Profit Organisations As Central Coast Newspapers are community newspapers, the cost of advertising not for profit organisations’ events is subsidised. This makes them the same rate as non business advertisements. A mono 5cm advertisement only costs $33. Each additional cm costs $6.60 as does colour, and/or a photograph or a logo. Private advertisements need to be paid for at the time of booking.

Business rates The minimum size of 5cm X a single column only costs $40 + GST in mono and an extra $8 + GST for colour, a logo or a photograph, every two weeks. Most businesses choose to advertise on an ongoing basis and discounts apply for multiple bookings, if they are paid for in full, in advance. Having an advertisement run for 3 months only costs $215 + GST, for 6 months it is $385 + GST, and for 12 months advertising, the total cost is only $700 + GST – Approximately $14 per week. Artwork is free and advertisers are encouraged to change their advertisements frequently

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THE SHAME FILE

Central Coast Newspapers has a very liberal credit policy for advertisers and realises that from time to time, people, businesses and organisations get into financial difficulty and may need assistance and time to get things back on track. However, some people, businesses and organisations take advantage of this generosity they use advertising but simply don’t pay their account after several months and need to be taken to court to do so. From time to time, as necessary, we will name these people, businesses or organisations as a warning to our readers so that they will be wary when dealing with them. • Renotek, Tascott

Computers Gosford

formerly

& AthroBalm & Effective Business Solutions of Ettalong

• Michelle Umback - 2 Funky, Terrigal • Modern Asian Cuisine, • Audrey’s Family Restaurant, George Nouri • Tony Fitzpatrick trading as Victoria Street East Gosford Futurtek Roofing

Fabrics & • AAA Coastal Painting • Decorative Furnishings Steve McGinty, Service, Greg Sutherland, • Shelley Walker - Previously Wyoming trading as Headmasters Hair North Gosford • Ezy Homes Freddies Design, Park Plaza Gosford • Dean Lampard - Trading as Warehouse, Gosford Central Lampard Painting • Jessica Davis - A1 Cleaning Plaza Services, Erina • Coast and Country • Thomas James Clinton, Removalists - Gosford • Inspire P/L trading as CUP Trading as TMA Products

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In the Under 12’s, MacMasters Beach SLSC’s, Skye Hackshall, Bree Josling and Hamish Taylor-Martin made the cut. They will be joined by North Avoca SLSC’s, Emma Duggan, and Copacabana’s, Cooper

Hobbs. Wamberal SLSC’s, Oliver Pearson and Noah Nakagawa, will be representing in the Under 13’s, along with Avoca Beach SLSC’s, Pearl McQueen and Byron Benson. All six representatives for the Under 14’s hail from Gosford City LGA clubs, with, Mia Cracknell, Natalia Drobot and Jackson O’Mara, in for Avoca Beach, Lachlan Duggan, for North Avoca and, Emelyn Wheeler and Aymn Hamilton, in for Terrigal. It’s another all Gosford affair in the Under 15’s, with, Erin Hamilton, Kye Green and Ryan

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Matt Graham shares NSW Best Male Athlete of the Year Award

Surf Life Saving Central Coast Interbranch Team members named thletes from Surf Life Saving Clubs (SLSC) located across the former Gosford City LGA have dominated the selection for this year’s Surf Life Saving Central Coast Interbranch Team.

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arara’s, Matt Graham, has taken out a 2018 NSW Institute of Sport’s (NSWIS) major award.

Graham was named the winner of the M.J. Bale Male Athlete of the Year Award, an honour he shares with fellow 2018 Winter Olympic Games medallist, Jarryd Hughes. The duo shared the honour after taking out two of Australia’s three total Winter Olympic medals in February, with silvers in the men’s mogul skiing and snowboard cross events respectively. “This is definitely up there in terms of honours I’ve received as an athlete”, Graham said upon accepting the award. “I know some of the best Australian sports people have been in this spot so it’s an

Green, all in for Terrigal, Bronte Ayres and Daniel McLoughlin, in for Avoca Beach, and, Poppi Lever, in for MacMasters Beach. In the Youth Division, Avoca Beach’s, Holly Ayres and Zoe Clarke, will be joined by Terrigal’s, Sam Cummins. Rounding out the team in the Open Division are Terrigal’s, Luke Eltham and Rachelle King, who will be joined by Avoca Beach’s, Bailey Johns and Lily Cracknell. Source: Website, Nov 8 Stuart Harvey, Surf Life Saving Central Coast

extreme honour to have my name up with theirs,” he said.

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Macy Callaghan qualifies for Surfing’s Championship Tour

voca Beach’s, Macy Callaghan, placed second in the 2018 Port Stephens’ Toyota Pro World Surf League Qualifying Series (QS) 6000 event at Birubi Beach.

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Tide Chart FORT DENISON LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000

It was an exciting day of competition, as the race for spots on the 2019 Championship Tour almost reached its climax, with Callaghan up against Championship Tour competitor, Nikki Van Dijk. Van Dijk was the surfer to beat all week, building momentum through every heat of every round, and the

final was no exception. Callaghan had the jump on the more experienced Van Dijk, posting a solid 7.17 on her first ride. She then backed it up for a heat total of 13.34, leaving Van Dijk chasing a couple of good waves. Sadly for Callaghan, with less than 10 minutes left, Van Dijk found the scores she needed, taking her second QS 6,000 win for the season, with a twowave total of 14.56. At the same event last year, then 17-year-old Callaghan just missed the cut for the Championship Tour by one heat. A more relaxed, older and

experienced Callaghan came back this year and knew the best way to give herself a shot at qualification was to win this year’s event. She did make the final and after coming second, she thought her chances of qualification had once again been dashed. Fortunately for her, the final appearance was enough to put her into 6th place on the QS rankings, and put her onto the Women’s WSL Championship Tour as a full-time competitor in 2019. “Finishing second never felt so good,” Callaghan said. “I came second as a wildcard in France on the Championship

Tour recently, but I think this one feels even better than that. “My friends and family on the beach knew that I was on next year’s Championship Tour, but didn’t tell me so it was such a surprise when I came in. “I’m stoked with how I performed this week and had such a fun time here in Port Stephens, so to leave knowing I’m on the tour next year makes it a dream come true. “I’ve wanted to be on the Championship Tour since I was a little girl, and I know it’s where I’m meant to be,” Callaghan said. Source: Media release, Nov 13 Surfing NSW Media

Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

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

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Central Coast Heart are Netball NSW Premier League Open Champions

entral Coast Heart, the region’s elite netball squad that combines players from across the Coast’s three Netball Associations, has capped off a successful 2018 season by winning the Netball NSW Premier League Open Championship, along with a host of individual honours. Central Coast Heart defeated Eastwood Ryde Hawks, 60 to 55, in the 2018 Netball NSW Premier League grand final, in front of 300 local supporters, at Sydney Olympic Park, in September.

A strong first quarter was the key to the Central Coast’s win in a tightly contested match, with Heart withstanding several fightbacks by the minor premiers before finally prevailing to be crowned the 2018 champions. Heart captain and goal

attack, Amy Wild, was named the most valuable player of the grand final, after an inspiring performance in both attack and defence. The honours continued for the Heart, with Wild winning the Nance Kenny OAM Medal for Premier League Player of the Year at the 2018 NSW Netball Awards. The Heart have developed a stranglehold on this award, following wins by, Kristen Kessler, in 2016, and, Maddie Taylor, in 2017. The strength of local netball was further recognised with head coach of Heart, Amber Cross, winning the Margaret Corbett OAM Coach of the Year award.

Following Heart’s grand final win, Cross was also named as coach of the NSW Under 17’s team to compete in next year’s national championships. Heart also held their presentation night in October. “The evening was a celebration of the best ever season for Central Coast netball, culminating with the naming of the Athlete of the Year going to Wild (in the Opens division) and, Eliza Hand, (in the Under 20’s),” said Chair of Central Coast Heart, Sam Gribble. Source: Media release, Nov 11 Bronwyn Rumbel, Central Coast Heart

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Avoca Beach to host highly ranked surf competition

orld-class surfing will return to Avoca Beach, with the return of the Vissla Central Coast Pro in 2019, according to Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch.

The Vissla Central Coast Pro, one of three events in the NSW Pro Surf Series, will be held on the Central Coast for the next three years, thanks to support from the NSW Government. Crouch said the Central Coast Pro will continue as a highlight on the summer surfing calendar. “Following three successful years, I’m delighted that the NSW Pro Surf Series will be returning to the Central Coast for another three years,” Crouch said. “From 2019 onwards, we’ll see the Vissla Central Coast Pro elevated from a QS1000 to a QS3000 event, the only QS3000-ranked competition in Australia. “This will provide an even greater opportunity for professional surfers to stay in NSW as they chase points to qualify for the World Surf League Championship Tour. “The Vissla Central Coast Pro will showcase our region and local world-class surfers to the rest of the world, with hundreds of competitors expected to be in town. “This will provide a significant boost for local businesses,

accommodation, restaurants and retail,” he added. Minister for Tourism and Major Events, Adam Marshall, said across the three-year period, the NSW Pro Surf Series was anticipated to inject almost $3m into the state’s economy. “Major sporting events such the NSW Pro Surf Series play a huge role in turbocharging tourism in regional towns, and it’s great to have an event in this series returning to beautiful Avoca Beach for another three years,” Marshall said. “The NSW Government will continue to do all it can to support these types of events. “They are great for the economy, inspire our next generation of surfers and help us to reach our goal of tripling overnight visitor expenditure by 2030. “We look forward to seeing Avoca Beach packed with competitors and spectators next summer,” Marshall said. The NSW Pro Surf Series is managed by Surfing NSW and is a multi-stage competition series to earn points towards qualification for the World Surf League Championship Tour. The 2019 Vissla Central Coast Pro will kick off from February 27 and run until March 4. Source: Media release, Nov 19 Ben Sheath, Office of Adam Crouch MP

Perisher Ski Resort has named one of their ski runs after Narara local and long time skier, Matt Graham

Perisher ski run named after Matt Graham

erisher Ski Resort has honoured Narara Mogul Skier, Matt Graham, by renaming one of its popular ski runs after the 2018 Winter Olympic Game’s medallist. Graham was on hand to unveil the renamed run, which was previously known as Cold Shoulder, accessible off the Brumby T-Bar. “It’s a great honour to be recognised today with the naming of Mogul Matts. “I’ve spent heaps of time skiing here as a junior mogul skier, in both training and competition. “The run brings back a lot of great memories,” Graham said.

Perisher is Graham’s home mountain, where he first began his path to silver in PyeongChang. “I learnt to ski here when I was three years old, and I plan to be skiing here for as long as I physically can. “I got my first taste of Mogul Skiing when I joined the Perisher Winter Sports Club program in 2002,” Graham said. Perisher’s Chief Operating Officer, Peter Brulisauer, said: “Matt is a huge role model for aspiring athletes and will always remain one of Australia’s most internationally successful skiers, and we are so pleased to name Mogul Matt’s after him”. Source: Website, Nov 1 NSW Institute of Sport

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