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ust a year ago the Gosford skyline was full of the sight of cranes at work on a variety of major projects which were to kickstart the rejuvenation of the city centre.
But in recent months, many of the cranes have disappeared, as some projects have been completed while progress on several other key proposals has stagnated. The completion of the ATO, the finance building and Bonython Tower, at opposite ends of Mann St, were a promising start to the rejuvenation, but several major projects, including the Waterside and Mariner Plaza developments, seem to have come to a standstill. Raine and Horne Commercial, Central Coast, Sales Agent, Andrew Dunn, thinks the property market is “on its way back” following recent State and Federal elections. “We could potentially see more developments moving forward as the market recovers,” Dunn said. A major stumbling block for the larger projects, he said, could be attributed to changes to the “sunset clause” for “off the plan sales” made in recent years in NSW. The sunset clause is used when buyers purchase “off the plan”, as is common with many high rise residential developments and the clause sets a time by which a development must be completed. “Historically, either the buyer or the seller was entitled to withdraw from the property
sale if the development was not finished by that date,” Dunn said. “In the last Sydney property boom, some developers were holding back completion of projects so they could take the property back and sell it for a higher price. “To protect purchasers and the integrity of ‘off the plan sales’, the State Government made changes to the legislation. “Unfortunately, one of these protections was that the maximum sunset period be two years. “Many of these larger developments in Gosford can’t be completed in two years, so developers need to fund the project commencement without any pre-sales. “At present, the market depth and availability of project funding make this scenario far too risky for a developer to entertain,” Andrew Dunn said. But CKDS Architecture
Director, Caine King, said he hoped to see an increase in development applications as business confidence restores. “There was a bit of a stall in DAs following the amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong councils,” King said. “There wasn’t much confidence in the market of being able to get larger projects off the ground.” King said new State planning controls introduced in 2018 were helping to build confidence. “We have seen a little bit more interest since the State and Federal elections and we hope to see even more DAs lodged,” he said. “Everything we see being built now is from (approvals) five years ago or so. “We still need new developers coming in to keep the market flowing.” Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said Council’s planned Cultural Precinct, to comprise
a regional library, performance centre and linking walkways on a block bounded by Mann and Donnison Sts, would be “an important project to stimulate activity” in the CBD. Confirmation of the exact site is expected later this year, once commercial negotiations have been completed. “The completion of the ATO building and others in the CBD have already made a difference, and hopefully, these things, combined with the Gosford Hospital expansion and a projected university campus, will bring in more people and stimulate local business,” Smith said. As far as stalled projects went, Smith said once Council had approved a DA, project timeframes were then a matter for the developer. “A lot of land banking has been a problem in the past,” she said. “Various developers would gain DA approval and then
either sit on the land or sell it.” Smith said new planning controls set by the State Government might not be “the right mix” for Gosford. The Government introduced its State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP), covering Gosford CBD, in October, 2018. “I believe the government should have been more modest in its controls,” Smith said. “Just going higher is not necessarily viable. Prior to the government setting new planning controls, developers were already permitted to build to 20 storeys, she said. “Council’s role is not just to please developers but to create liveable spaces. “Massive towers need to be balanced by the correct infrastructure and open spaces.” Council is doing its bit to make the city development
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ready. A spokesman said Council’s expansion and upgrade of the Gosford CBD water and sewage system was on track to be delivered over the next five years, involving upgrades to existing water and sewer infrastructure as well as new infrastructure in key areas across the CBD area. These include two new sewer pump stations, new connections to the President’s Hill reservoir zone and to the Gosford Hospital redevelopment, new lower pressure sewer systems to the Gosford Racecourse, and 7.7km of water mains and 6.4km of sewer mains. Council has also rolled out more than 260 parking sensors in the CBD, following on from the successful implementation of car parking sensors in The Haven and Surf Club at Terrigal in 2018. “The installation of sensors helps residents and visitors identify available parking through the ParkSpot (Central Coast NSW) app,” the spokesman said. “Using real time data, ParkSpot displays areas of available, restricted and unrestricted parking in the streets of the Gosford CBD. The sensors run between Donnison St and Erina St, and Baker St and Albany St North. We look at some of the key building sites in the CBD and their current state of development.
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region-wide swing of more than 3% to the Liberal Party at the May 18 Federal Election has seen, Lucy Wicks, returned for a third term as Member for Robertson, and Labor’s, Emma McBride, holding onto her seat of Dobell by the slimmest of margins.
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Wicks said it was a “tremendous honour” to be returned, and an endorsement of the Federal Government’s plan for the Central Coast and what it has delivered over the past six years. Wicks first took the seat in 2013, being re-elected in 2016 by a slim margin of 1.1 per cent. She increased that margin to more than 4 per cent at the 2019 election. “It did feel very positive over those three weeks on prepoll, and while the polls were pointing to a, Bill Shorten, and Labor win, that’s not what I was hearing at Woy Woy, Gosford or Kincumber,” she said. “The feedback I was getting was that there was real concern about what a, Bill Shorten, Labor-led government would look like. “It was a tough campaign, one of the hardest I have fought, with Labor and the unions throwing everything at us, but it really was a seat we had to win vote by vote, person by person. “Our focus remained strong. “People said they were pleased to see projects finally being delivered. “When we say we are going to do something we do it. “I always knew it was going to be a close race, but having known, Scott Morrison, for 20 years, I know his leadership capabilities, his determination
Emma McBride with Rachel Willis and Paul Lewis of Coast Shelter
and his incredible heart. “When he says people matter, he really means that.” Labor candidate, Anne Charlton, congratulated Wicks on retaining the seat and said she would continue to hold the Liberals to account for promises made during the election campaign. At the time of going to press, latest first preference figures for Robertson, with 89.11% of the vote counted, were: Lucy Wicks (Lib) 47.14% (43,355); Anne Charlton (Lab) 34.21% (31,461); Cath Connor (Greens) 7.68% (7,066); David Abrahams (Ind) 3.03% (2,785); Robert Marks (United Australia) 2.76% (2,539); Sean Bremner-Young (Animal Justice) 2.04% (1,872); Judy Singer (Sustainable Australia) 1.74% (1,601); and, Fiona Stucken (Christian Democrats ) 1.40% (1,284). In two party preferred: Lucy Wicks (Lib) 51.14% (50,130); Anne Charlton (Lab) 48.86% (41,833). Robertson remains a bellwether seat, having gone to the winning party at every
election since the early 1970s. At Dobell, Emma McBride, who took the seat in 2016 from Liberal, Karen McNamara, was re-elected despite a 3.17 per cent swing away from Labor, following a spirited campaign battle against Liberal candidate, Jilly Pilon. While she was “grateful to be re-elected”, McBride said there would be an analysis of what caused the swing against Labor, but in the meantime, it would be back to business. “I’m going out into the community to listen and hear, and work towards what matters most to them,” McBride said. “The two main issues people come to me for are aged care and the NIDIS, and I’ll be working to make sure that the people get what they need.” McBride said her next term would also have a strong focus on unemployment, education and schools. “Thank you to everyone who put their confidence in me to serve our community, and to all the volunteers and
quality in Tuggerah Lakes and Terrigal,” Smith said. “My congratulations to all the sitting members who were re-elected in both State and Federal elections and thanks to all those candidates who put up their hands to be considered for election. “We’ve heard significant funding promised to the Central Coast, now it’s time to buckle down and deliver for the community. “I look forward to bringing our State and Federal members together in June, in a leadership forum, to focus on key projects that we can work through collaboratively. “We will start with our roads; I know roads are always a high priority for our community. “Our community demand a Lucy Wicks on election night with daughter Mollie-Joy high level of service and safety supporters,” she said. policy direction they want the from their road network. At the time of going to country to take over the next “With thousands of press, latest first preference few years. kilometres of roads on the figures for Dobell, with “Business needs certainty, Coast there is a lot to be done.” 89.82% of the vote counted, and particularly in NSW, where The Coalition promised a were: Emma McBride (Lab) we have had two elections in $70m Central Coast roads and 41.60% (41,229); Jilly Pilon the space of two months. pathway package in the lead(Lib) 40.79% (40,419); Scott “There is no doubt that up to the Federal election, Rickard (Greens) 7.38% important business decisions as well as almost $4.3m in (7,317); Aaron Harpley-Carr like expansion, taking on pathways and road upgrades (United Australia) 5.29% additional staff or bringing on in North Avoca. (5,241); Gregory Stephenson extra product lines have been At the State election, more (Ind) 3.10% (3,070); and, Paula held off until these election than $400m was pledged for Grundy (Christian Democrats) results were known. works on the Central Coast 1.84% (1,825). “The return of the Coalition Hiwy and the Pacific Hwy In two party preferred: Government will be well through Wyong. Emma McBride (Lab) 51.54% received by the business Source: (51,076); Jilly Pilon (Lib) community, and they will Media release, May 20 48.46% (48,025). now move forward with Member for Robertson, Lucy Meanwhile, NSW Business investing in their business Wicks Media release, May 20 Chamber Central Coast capabilities, without the added Paula Martin, Regional Director, believes the Coalition win concerns about issues such as Central Coast NSW Business will restore sagging business Workplace Relations.” Chamber confidence, not only in our Central Coast Mayor, Jane Interview, May 21 Member for Dobell, Emma region, but across the nation. Smith, has called on all levels McBride “There can be no of government to work together Media release, May 22 higher accolade than the to deliver the funding and Central Coast Mayor, Jane Prime Minister retaining infrastructure commitments Smith Media release, May 22 Government,” Regional promised in both the State and Labor Candidate for Robertson, Director, Paula Martin, said. Federal elections. Anne Charlton “It was a long and hard “Millions have been pledged Australian Electoral Commission Tally Room, May 29 fought campaign, and one to upgrade local roads, shared Reporters: Sue Murray and where the electorate has pathways and sporting Terry Collins made their decision about the facilities, and to improve water
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Long awaited final vision of Warnervale Town Centre unveiled
The new Central Coast Council was more bureaucratic and less attentive to the distinctive needs of Wagstaffe and Killcare area than the former Gosford Council.
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fter years in the planning, the final vision for Warnervale Town Centre has been unveiled, and the concept has come together to create a self-contained community hub of affordable housing, parklands, retail, commercial and community facilities. It’s the vision of developers, Lirun Developments Pty Ltd, and Sales Agent, Dan Ahearn, says this “exciting and innovative”
development, Hilltop Park, at Sparks Rd, Woongarrah, will come together over 10 stages. “There will be both premium and affordable residential housing sites, as well as modern central retail and community facilities, to create the most exciting community hub the Central Coast has seen for decades,” he said. “At the centre of this master precinct development, will be a retail and commercial area with a proposed supermarket, long-term day care centre, child play centre, medical centre
and pharmacy, and other shops and professional offices. “A family tavern at the top of the hill is also planned with an extensive beer garden where patrons can sit in the sunshine with their family enjoying meals and drinks while soaking in the expansive views of the mountains to the west and south, and the lakes and ocean to the east. Ahearn said adjacent the shopping and commercial precinct and family tavern, would be the 5.2 ha Hilltop Parklands.
“This huge open space area will include a cycling track, a separate walking/ jogging track, playing fields, proposed netball courts, multiple barbecue facilities and recreational facilities, together with a viewing platform to take in the views of the entire region,” Ahearn said. “The focus of both the developer and Central Coast Council is to provide a high-end quality recreational parklands amenity for families and the broader community. “It is also proposed to have an area within the park celebrating the heritage and culture of
the traditional owners of the land.” Ahearn said that stages one to four are approved and already developed and comprise 140 residential blocks of land. “About 60 percent of stage 1 has been sold, stage 2 will be released to the market in about a month, and then stages 3 and 4. “Many of the lots are designed specifically to accommodate affordable housing lots so as to ensure that the opportunity to live within Hilltop Park is available to everyone.”
Central Coast Council has approved Stage 5, the commercial and retail sector, and ground works are expected to start by the end of the year. The parklands will be developed after the release of Stage 6 housing. Future land releases for housing are yet to be approved but will be “straight forward development applications,” Ahearn said.
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Source: Media release May 31 Lirun Developments
That is the view of WagstaffeKillcare Community Association outgoing president Ms Peta Colebatch, who is worried local needs will be swamped. The association has to be active in identifying and asserting its local needs, she said. These needs include development controls issues and discussions with council continue on a range of matters. “Meetings and letters have produced little response to the longterm challenges facing residents in Hawke Head Dr and Albert St, who do not receive garbage services. “To date, the Council has failed to require the contracted service to provide a small garbage truck that can service these areas, and again, this will continue to be pursued. “This is a matter of Council policy which should be simple, but Council seems impervious to community needs. “Similarly we continue to have ongoing battles in our attempts to retain our local low key, friendly, bush and beach aware community standards when developments occur. “With growing developments and the building on previously unbuilt blocks, it is inevitable that tree cover (and hence bird and animal habitats) are reduced. “While some of this is inevitable, it appears that many people who are attracted to this area may not be aware of the community standards, and new houses may reflect a more suburban than the past low scale approach. “Moreover, the amalgamated council staff may reflect the more liberal approaches of the former Wyong Council and height and boundary changes may result. “The council is preparing new combined approaches to the very large council area it now oversees. “The association remains concerned that our local needs will be swamped in this rush to centralisation and uniformity of planning approaches. “We have proposed that the
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character statements be retained, and that a separate chapter with our planning requirements be used for clarity, similar to the one used in the past by Gosford for Pearl Beach. “Similar concerns are felt with regard to the destruction of trees and having clarity of approach so that large trees are not removed without a qualified assessment of whether they pose any risk.” Ms Colebatch said these issues needed to be pursued with vigour by the incoming committee. She said the committee had continued its liaison with other groups supporting improvements to the Hardy’s Bay waterfront and she was optimistic that some progress would actually be made this year. “However, concerns remain with the overall planning system. “Submissions were made on the proposed Local Environment Plan. “The former Coastal Open Space lands still need to be protected and large tree destruction remains rampant.” She said progress on some projects remained slow and frustrating. Endless negotiations continued with National Parks to try to upgrade the Half Tide Rocks Track as the association had funds available. But the department remained unresponsive and the association was now trying approaches to politicians but meanwhile the informal track continued to degrade. “Similarly, we have had bureaucratic frustrations with the amalgamated council and our previously approved Turo Park extension upgrades, as following an initial positive response to our requests, progress has stalled,” Ms Colebatch said. “However, discussions continue with council officers on the need for sandstone multi-purpose blocks, infill and prevention of flooding, the footbridge over Turo creek, and sculptures. “This will be pursued in the coming year, and we hope that we will be successful in having some carved sculptures there, and elsewhere, so that we can end up with our own sculpture walk.”
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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Ms Rachel Labador and Environment Minister Mr Matt Keane placing a burrow on Lion Island
Concrete burrows installed for penguin colony
New concrete burrows have been installed on Lion Island for its Little Penguin colony. The colony came under threat when a bushfire sparked by a freak lightning strike last August destroyed over 80 per cent of the Little Penguins’ habitat. Lion Island is just one of four locations in NSW where Little Penguins congregate to mate and nest. Prior to the fire, Lion Island was considered one of the safer colonies as its primary threats human interference and predators such as foxes, feral cats and dogs and goannas - were scarcely present on the island. Due to the destruction of prime nesting sites serious concerns were held for the future of the colony. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service have worked with the NSW Local Land Services and volunteer landcare groups to undertake habitat restoration at the island and recently installed 20 handmade concrete nesting
burrows. Wildlife service ranger Ms Rachel Labador, who has been monitoring Lion Island since the fire, coordinated the installation of the burrows at key sites across the island on May 30. According to Ms Labador, the burrows were “cutting edge” when it comes to penguin protection and were far superior to previous wood and plastic artificial burrows used at other colonies, providing more comprehensive protection from the elements and potential predators. Ms Labador said the timing for the installation could not have been better, with the burrows placed just in time for the colony’s first return to the island since the fire. The Little Penguin breeding season runs from June to August and it is hoped that the new burrows will ensure the season is a success despite parts of the colony’s habitat still being fire damaged. “The penguins are currently ‘prospecting’, returning to the island to find a place to burrow,
mate and lay their eggs,” she said. “It’s our hope that over the coming months we’ll return to find the burrows occupied and some birds on eggs,” Ms Labador said. NSW Environment Minister Mr Matt Kean said the burrow program was part of a push to protect the Little Penguins’ future. “We’re installing these nests to protect penguins, enable them to nest and hopefully grow the population,” he said. The burrows were designed by the Wildlife Service and constructed by Women’s Shed group, the Fix-It Sisters. Should the new burrows be successfully integrated into the colony, there is potential for the design to be rolled out at colonies across the state and possibly the country. SOURCE: Interview (Dilon Luke), 5 Jun 2019 Rachel Labador, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Media Statement, 5 Jun 2019 Video footage, 30 May 2019 Matt Keane, NSW Environment Minister
SOURCE Newsletter, 1 Jun 2019 Peta Colebatch, WTKCA
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A $100m five tower major residential development proposed for Gosford
$ 1 0 0 m development on John Whiteway Dr, Gosford, comprising five residential towers and extensive landscaping, has progressed to the next stage of consideration with the NSW Planning Department. The proposal would see 260 apartment units in the five towers over six, eight and 12 levels, and two levels of basement parking providing 423 spaces on a 2.3ha site. The Department has issued the Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) for the project, to be assessed as a State Significant Development, with applicant JWD Developments having two years to lodge a Development Application and an Environmental Impact Statement. While the proposal exceeds height controls applying to the land, variations to height restrictions will be considered through the design review process. In an Architectural Design Statement, ADG Architects said the site, at 87-89 John Whiteway Dr, was unique in that it was well positioned as a viewing platform, was protected by bushland and yet still connected to the CBD. “Often CBDs are places of disconnection and isolation for residents, however, we
designed to reflect the natural topography with the utilisation of green roofs and other elements. The development would aim to cater for families, first home buyers and downsizers. Major features would include luxury pools and decking, raised planters, active turf areas, communal outdoor dining, a coastal bushland walk, golf putting greens and rooftop gardens. AGD Architects principal, Anthony Kelly, said the development would be “not like anything in Gosford at the moment”. “It is extremely important to integrate the community up there already and also the landscape,” Kelly said. “We are now starting to work through the EIS and DA process and we’re targeting approval within 12 months, with construction hopefully to start late next year. “There is a lot of work to be done, from detailed design to engineering and environment work.” JWD Developments is a commercial and residential construction company specialising in apartment and nursing home conversions as well as residential home construction and refurbishment.
An aerial view of the proposed site, showing location of the five towers
believe that this site will create a unique lifestyle for future residents,” the statement said. “Through landscaped vistas and small footprint design, the
buildings will allow the site to be activated via numerous outdoor amenities.” These would range from communal gathering/meeting
areas, such as bocce and tennis courts, to elegant walkways blending into the natural environment. The towers would be of
slender design, offering view corridors to Rumbalara, Presidents Hill and Brisbane Water, the statement said. The facades would be
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Source: NSW Planning Department Major Projects site, Jun 6 Interview, Jun 7 Anthony Kelly, Principal, ADG Architects
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Toxic working environment, mass resignations and multi bed closures at aged care facility
staff member from Casuarina Grove Aged Care Facility, Hamlyn Terrace, claims that the facility has become a “hidden hell hole” and believes that it is destined for closure, which could see some of the region’s highest care elderly displaced. According to the staffer, who did not wish to be named for fear of retribution, behind closed doors, Casuarina Grove was on a downward spiral, with secret bed closures, declining patient care standards and warring staff. Casuarina Grove is the largest of the Specialist Supported Living (SSL) facilities operated by Family and Community Services (FACS) NSW. According to FACS, the 100 bed purpose built facility was opened in 2011 and specialises in providing 24-hour support for people with an intellectual disability and complex ageing related needs, and was the first of its kind to be built in NSW. The staffer said concerns first emerged when management closed 20 beds abruptly and with little explanation. The staffer said the
beds, which are located in Units 5 and 6, had been shut for at least six months, and as a result, new resident admissions had also effectively been capped. “We were told the Units had been closed for renovations but they’re not even 10 years old and neither myself or any staff member that I’ve spoken to about it has seen any activity in those Units since they were closed,” the staffer said. They said Casuarina Grove was currently operating in a state of limbo and that unbeknownst to the general public, the facility
All is not what it seems at Casuarina Grove had been on the market The staffer said many for sale since 2017, a staff members faced daily claim they believe elicits bullying and intimidation further questions over the at the hands of an “inner bed closures. circle” of staff members “It (being for sale) just in these Units. proves the renovation “A hierarchy has formed excuse was bogus. amongst the Registered “The closure was Nurses, Assistants in implemented to help Nursing and the Unit streamline a handover if Manager and staff on the place ever sells,” the the outer, or who speak up about issues, face staffer said. According to the staffer, character assassination the current state of and routine bullying,” the affairs has led to several staffer said. They said that despite disputes between staff and management which staff members bringing concerns to has allowed a “culture of their fear and intimidation” to management, the covert be entrenched in certain nature of the issue Units at Casuarina Grove. allowed it to fester and has resulted in several
resignations. “The issue here is that they protect each other and substantiate each other’s claims about false incidents with other staff members. “This makes it extremely difficult to actually make a complaint about their behaviour and conduct stick,” the staffer said. According to the staffer, the issue has gotten so bad that this inner circle is now directly compromising the safety of residents, staff and the wider Hamlyn Terrace, Warnervale and Wadalba communities. The staffer alleges that
a member of the inner circle, who is an Assistant in Nursing (AIN), has been showing up to work intoxicated and that management have been going to great lengths to excuse her behaviour. “This AIN drives to Casuarina Grove, completely and utterly drunk and arrives incapable of doing anything. “She has shown a reckless abandon for her own life and the lives of others and amazingly, to the best of my knowledge, she has faced no disciplinary action for her conduct,” the staffer said. “What’s more is that management have been aware of this behaviour, as multiple staff members have put in complaints, but have done nothing about it. “I know of multiple occasions where this AIN arrived drunk and was allowed to sleep it off or the Unit Manager arranged a taxi to take her home. “I’ve even been told that other staff members have been directed to drive this AIN back to her home in Wadalba. “How has this been allowed to go on?” the staffer said.
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Medium density plan for Woy Woy A radius of one kilometre around Woy Woy would be designated “medium density residential” under a plan being considered by Central Coast Council.
Woy Woy is one of five strategic centres identified in a draft urban plan that may eventually lead to a new local environment plan, the guidelines used for the assessment of development applications. The town centres, with a radius of one kilometre, will “offer high amenity settings for medium density residential and maintain their distinctive characters” according to the draft plan which goes to council tonight (June 24). If passed by the councillors, the draft urban spatial plan will go on public exhibition for 60 days and council will undertake community workshops in each of eight planning precincts identified in the local strategic planning statement that is part of the plan. Woy Woy town centre is within one of those eight planning precincts. The entire peninsula is part of the one West Brisbane Water and Peninsula planning area. Priorities for Woy Woy town centre include adopting a strategic plan to support population growth that will not generate unsustainable traffic impacts, while protecting the scenic quality and character of the area. But it will also promote housing densities that will encourage socially diverse population and short stay accommodation “in a manner that does not impact connections and movement as well as limiting growth in environmental hazard areas”. Also, it wants to encourage revitalisation of Woy Woy through the development of a “cohesive domain approach strategy that supports a pleasant and safe town centre with housing, jobs, services, community facilities and entertainment for residents and visitors”. Umina will be a town centre, providing low to mid-rise living with some medium density housing
as part of mixed-use areas in the commercial centre. Specifically, Umina’s priorities will be the creation of a civic area through enhancement of the useability of public space in the centre and providing safe public realm ensuring functionality for wide cross section of the community. “Key attractors” will be connected by maximizing opportunities for ecological and environmental sustainability including rainwater recycling, energy efficiency, and cycling. It will capitalize on amenity benefits by improving relationship between public and private spaces to the benefit of the public while fostering community ownership and approval as part of the renewal process and business community. Another priority will be creating opportunity for innovative development and design. Ettalong Beach has been designated a village with a range of 600 metres from the centre. Priorities identified in the draft are to support local business and retain the existing amenity. The built form is meant to be low to medium rise development with a focus on town houses and villa development. The vision in the draft is the first stage in developing council’s local strategic planning statement which it must deliver by July 2020 under State Government rules and which leads to a comprehensive local environment plan - and that’s the plan that sets development guidelines. As part of a separate process, character statements about places will be developed under a comprehensive review of the Central Coast Development Control Plan – another planning instrument. Council will identify actions required for achieving the planning priorities, as well as the basis on which it will monitor and report on the implementation of those actions. The State Government required all merged councils to develop an integrated vision which included
prioritised land use planning. Council’s draft plan aims to provide the framework for the coast’s growth and development over the next 20 years but it sits inside the directions of the NSW State Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 and council’s own Community Strategic Plan 2018. Its role is to provide a clear direction for strategic planning instruments “to deliver housing diversity, transport improvements, a protected natural environment, infrastructure upgrades, economic and social vitality desired by the community, without compromising the identity, quality and nature of Central Coast living”, according to the report to council. These directions include revitalising town centres, upgrading public spaces and creating new housing types and improving “movement” networks and to “transform neighbourhoods into inclusive, adaptable, resilient and smart hubs of growth”. The report to the councillors says: “The draft Plan will ensure that the Central Coast of tomorrow will grow into a World Class Region that is smart, green and liveable with a shared sense of belonging and responsibility. “Gosford Regional Centre will become a Living City Centre that acts as the Capital of the Central Coast, providing regional facilities and a positive local identity. “Our other Centres will thrive with more living and working opportunities, providing key services to surrounding communities. Importantly, our communities will be physically connected through appropriate infrastructure and socially connected through strong relationships and sense of unity.” The report states that Woy Woy peninsula has had a population growth of between 0.5 per cent to one per cent in the years 2011 to 2016 and the same percentage growth is forecast for the next 10 years. SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 2.1, 24 Jun 2019
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ust a year ago the Gosford skyline was full of the sight of cranes at work on a variety of major projects which were to kickstart the rejuvenation of the city centre.
Rotary club plans youth charity ball The Rotary Club of Umina Beach will hold its Central Coast Youth Charity Gala Ball at Gosford RSL on November 9.
Proceeds of the evening will go to the Top Blokes Foundation, a men and boys social, educational and mental health organisation. Outgoing Rotary club president Mr Paul Quinn said: “The Top Blokes Foundation supports over 400 young males on the Central Coast each year, through mentoring and social education programs across primary schools, high schools and in the wider community. “Young males who engage in
the program are improving their mental health and reducing their risk-taking behaviours. “On the Coast, the Top Blokes team are aiming to reach an additional 200 young males through their programs in 2020 and your attendance at the Ball will help us raise the funds they need to achieve this,” Mr Quinn said. Mr Quinn said he anticipated “a fun evening with fantastic food and wine and a band that is sure to keep you dancing all night long”. The club is currently seeking sponsors for the event. SOURCE: Newsletter, 19 Jun 2019 Simon Darwin, Rotary Club of Umina Beach
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But in recent months, many of the cranes have disappeared, as some projects have been completed while progress on several other key proposals has stagnated. The completion of the ATO, the finance building and Bonython Tower, at opposite ends of Mann St, were a promising start to the rejuvenation, but several major projects, including the Waterside and Mariner Plaza developments, seem to have come to a standstill. Raine and Horne Commercial, Central Coast, Sales Agent, Andrew Dunn, thinks the property market is “on its way back” following recent State and Federal elections. “We could potentially see more developments moving forward as the market recovers,” Dunn said. A major stumbling block for the larger projects, he said, could be attributed to changes to the “sunset clause” for “off the plan sales” made in recent years in NSW. The sunset clause is used when buyers purchase “off the plan”, as is common with many high rise residential developments and the clause sets a time by which a development must be completed. “Historically, either the buyer or the seller was entitled to withdraw from the property
sale if the development was not finished by that date,” Dunn said. “In the last Sydney property boom, some developers were holding back completion of projects so they could take the property back and sell it for a higher price. “To protect purchasers and the integrity of ‘off the plan sales’, the State Government made changes to the legislation. “Unfortunately, one of these protections was that the maximum sunset period be two years. “Many of these larger developments in Gosford can’t be completed in two years, so developers need to fund the project commencement without any pre-sales. “At present, the market depth and availability of project funding make this scenario far too risky for a developer to entertain,” Andrew Dunn said. But CKDS Architecture
Director, Caine King, said he hoped to see an increase in development applications as business confidence restores. “There was a bit of a stall in DAs following the amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong councils,” King said. “There wasn’t much confidence in the market of being able to get larger projects off the ground.” King said new State planning controls introduced in 2018 were helping to build confidence. “We have seen a little bit more interest since the State and Federal elections and we hope to see even more DAs lodged,” he said. “Everything we see being built now is from (approvals) five years ago or so. “We still need new developers coming in to keep the market flowing.” Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said Council’s planned Cultural Precinct, to comprise
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ready. A spokesman said Council’s expansion and upgrade of the Gosford CBD water and sewage system was on track to be delivered over the next five years, involving upgrades to existing water and sewer infrastructure as well as new infrastructure in key areas across the CBD area. These include two new sewer pump stations, new connections to the President’s Hill reservoir zone and to the Gosford Hospital redevelopment, new lower pressure sewer systems to the Gosford Racecourse, and 7.7km of water mains and 6.4km of sewer mains. Council has also rolled out more than 260 parking sensors a regional library, performance either sit on the land or sell it.” in the CBD, following on from centre and linking walkways Smith said new planning the successful implementation on a block bounded by Mann controls set by the State of car parking sensors in The and Donnison Sts, would Government might not be “the Haven and Surf Club at Terrigal be “an important project to right mix” for Gosford. in 2018. stimulate activity” in the CBD. The Government introduced “The installation of sensors Confirmation of the exact its State Environmental helps residents and visitors site is expected later this year, Planning Policy (SEPP), identify available parking once commercial negotiations covering Gosford CBD, in through the ParkSpot (Central have been completed. October, 2018. Coast NSW) app,” the “The completion of the “I believe the government spokesman said. ATO building and others in should have been more “Using real time data, the CBD have already made modest in its controls,” Smith ParkSpot displays areas a difference, and hopefully, said. of available, restricted and these things, combined with “Just going higher is not unrestricted parking in the the Gosford Hospital expansion necessarily viable. streets of the Gosford CBD. and a projected university Prior to the government campus, will bring in more setting new planning controls, The sensors run between people and stimulate local developers were already Donnison St and Erina St, and Baker St and Albany St North. business,” Smith said. permitted to build to 20 We look at some of the As far as stalled projects storeys, she said. key building sites in the CBD went, Smith said once Council “Council’s role is not just had approved a DA, project to please developers but to and their current state of development. timeframes were then a matter create liveable spaces. for the developer. “Massive towers need to “A lot of land banking has be balanced by the correct been a problem in the past,” infrastructure and open she said. spaces.” “Various developers would Council is doing its bit to gain DA approval and then make the city development
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50 to 70 Mann St and 114 53-71 Mann St Georgiana Tce Owned by Central Owned by New Coast Council Hong Kong Macau This site was acquired by the Australia Pty Ltd former Gosford Council as a possible location for a regional library. With the actual siting of the library still to be determined as part of Central Coast Council’s Cultural Precinct planning, this site, adjacent to the Council building, presently sits dormant and decrepit. A decision on the boundaries of the cultural precinct, which will incorporate a regional library, a performing arts centre and walkways, is expected later this year.
This site, incorporating the former Frogys roller skating rink in Mann St, is earmarked for a $234.36m triple tower, mixed use development. The Waterside development will comprise commercial and residential premises, shop top housing, a cinema, hotel and tavern. It was approved by the JRPP on December 18, 2015, with the owners announcing construction would soon start. But despite some early
demolition work, progress seems to have stagnated. CKDS Architecture Director, Caine King, said the demolition stage of the project had successfully been completed. “Some issues surrounding asbestos removal from the site were negotiated and resolved and the final clearance certificate is pending,” he said. “Once that is obtained, and that is imminent, the owners will look at planning for stage one of the development, to take place on the corner of Baker St and Georgiana Tce. “A submission on this next stage will go to Council later this year. “In the meantime, the owners of the site are in discussions with Council and the State Government concerning possible interim usage of the site.”
45 Mann St Owned by: Crown Land (Lot 454)Central Coast Conservatorium Inc is the Reserve Trustee Central Coast Council - Lot 453 (at the rear) - tenanted by Central Coast Conservatorium Inc In 2015, Central Coast Conservatorium Inc was promised $2m by then NSW
Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, as part of a $12m contribution towards regional performing arts infrastructure on the Coast. Central Coast Council and the Federal Government also committed $10m each to a purpose built centre for performing arts. But as debate over the possible siting of a Regional Performing Arts Centre grew, the $2m originally promised to upgrade the Conservatorium seems to have been lost in the shuffle. Acting President of the Conservatorium, Claire Braund, said despite several proposals from the Con for a regional performing arts centre, including an acoustic quality concert hall, to be sited on and behind its current heritage building at 45 Mann St, planning had stalled. “Neither the $10m for the RPAC nor the $2m originally promised to us has been forthcoming in the latest State Budget,” Braund said. “While the Board is very disappointed that the $2m promised to the
Conservatorium has not been realised, we have not lost heart and will be working closely with Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, and the Arts Minister to see what can be done to secure this vital funding to upgrade our premises.”
27 - 37 Mann St Owned by: Rola Property Group A mixed use retail, commercial, restaurant, and residential development valued at $53.7m was approved by the JRPP in December, 2016. Since then, no activity has been observed on site and the listed owner has proved impossible to contact.
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Owned by: M. Eskander, Telstra and Transfield Services Australia This 15-storey Merindah Apartments residential building, comprising 140 units, and valued at $34m, was approved by the JRPP in September, 2015, and is nearing completion. It is located in the B4 Mixed Use part of Gosford tucked
behind the former South Gosford Post Office, which is a heritage item. The site has an area of 6,022 square metres, with frontage to both Mann St and Henry Parry Dr. It includes 193 parking spaces in three basement levels. Of the 140 apartments, 19 have one bedroom, 106 have two bedrooms and 15 have three bedrooms. Apartments are currently listed for sale for $349,000 -
Gosford CBD deve (Gosford City Centre 2018). The Central Coast Quarter masterplan has been designed to create a fully mixed-use precinct. We are looking forward to putting forward the masterplan soon.”
$1,180,000. It appears to be on track for completion in December, 2019, with CKDS Architecture director, Caine King, confirming that most units have already been sold.
17 Mann St Owned by LMNO One Pty Ltd A mixed use development, comprising 33 residential units plus commercial space and car parking, valued at $5.96m was approved in May, 2013. Attempts to contact the listed owner were unsuccessful.
Vaughn Ave & 32 Mann St Owned by St Hilliers The remainder of the former Gosford Public School site sits idle. St Hilliers Development Manager, Justyn Ng, said St Hilliers remained excited about the future revitalisation of the city centre. “We are currently progressing discussions with all key stakeholders regarding future development of the remainder of the site at 32 Mann Street,” Ng said. “Developing the site in a way that adds value to the community over both the short and longer term is really key for us and the community consultation undertaken in 2018 has assisted us to guide this plan. “The site has been evolved to reflect the new Gosford State Environment Planning Policy
32 Mann St Owned by St Hilliers This mixed use commercial development valued at $34.21m was completed in February, 2019. It is home to the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation and comprises six levels of office space, housing State Government workers, and one level of retail.
38 Mann St, 99 Georgiana Tce Owned by: City of Brisbane Investment Corporation This building is home to the Australian Taxation Office, valued at $20.69m. It was opened in April, 2018, kickstarting what was predicted to be a building boom in the CBD. It is a five-storey commercial building with associated car park.
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108 Donnison, 123-125 110-118 Mann St Donnison St Owned by Gosford Owned by Central City Development Coast Council Central Coast Council is Pty Ltd moving forward with detailed
A mixed use development, comprising commercial, retail, supermarket, hotel and shop top housing, valued at $157m, was approved by the JRPP in May, 2015. The twin tower Mariner Plaza has seen no action since. Greg Walker of MacArthur Projects, one of the project managers involved with the development, said he could not make a comment as discussions with Central Coast Council are ongoing. Walker said an announcement on the future of the project could be expected in the next couple of months.
designs for the Gosford Cultural Precinct, on a yet to be confirmed site incorporating this property and bounded by Mann and Donnison Sts. Council intends to create an integrated cultural hub which will connect Gosford Regional Library and Innovation Hub (the Regional Library) and a Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre (RPACC). The precinct will comprise both priority projects, which were selected following extensive research and analysis, pedestrian linkages and undercover parking. Details of the exact
boundaries of the precinct are expected to be released once various commercial negotiations have been concluded. Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said Council was negotiating the purchase of some properties and detailed design work on the precinct would begin once negotiations were concluded.
159 Mann St Owned by Bonython Property and Investments This $19.3m, 13 floor mixed use development, including restaurant, offices and shop top housing (56 units) is one of the few Mann St projects which has actually been
realised. Approved in December, 2015, by March, 2018, the first six floors of the development were complete. Practical construction work was finished by March, 2019, with all strata and title registrations complete by May. Raine and Horne Commercial sales agent, Andrew Dunn, said sales were proceeding well, with only eight or nine residences left to be sold, and limited commercial space still available.
136-146 Donnison St Owned by the Lederer Group The Lederer Group has lodged an application with the State Planning Department for a $280m redevelopment of the former
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Kibbleplex site as part of its larger Gosford Alive Plan. A masterplan for the Kibbleplex redevelopment will be on display near the Erina St entry in the Imperial Centre from 11am-2pm on June 27, July 4 and July 6, with community feedback welcome. The proposal is for a mixed use development comprising five towers above a podium, which will house residential, retail, entertainment, leisure, and food and beverage outlets. The Lederer Group’s initial proposal says the project would transform an “unappealing car parking site” into a “lively, attractive and vibrant precinct to serve the growing needs of the emerging population in and around the Central Coast”. The development would include car access to Donnison, William and Albany Sts, an open plaza to Henry Parry Dr fronting Kibble Park, residential accommodation in the form of flat buildings or shop-top housing, food and beverage retail premises, an indoor recreation centre and a cinema. The Lederer Group, which also owns the Imperial Centre, acquired Kibbleplex and adjoining vacant land from the former Gosford Council for $13m on March 1, 2016.
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171 Mann St Owned by Lederer Property Group Lederer committed to an $18m refurbishment of the Imperial Centre in 2015, which was completed in 2016. The Imperial Shopping Centre is the CBD’s only shopping centre. Source: Central Coast Council DA tracker Media statements, Jun 25 Central Coast Council Interview, Jun 25 Andrew Dunn, Raine and Horne Commercial Media statement, Jun 25 Greg Walker, MacArthur Projects Interview, Jun 25 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith Interview, Jun 26 CKDS Director, Caine King Reporter: Terry Collins
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e g i o n a l Development A u s t r a l i a , Central Coast (RDACC), has welcomed announcements in the recent State Budget regarding infrastructure funding across the Coast, but say that we need to start working as a region to attract critical, large-scale enabling infrastructure funding from State and Federal Governments.
RDACC Chair, Phil Walker, said regional leaders needed to provide a united voice to attract funding to drive economic development in terms of employment opportunities, access to
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quality facilities and services, and to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future. “While it’s great to see money being allocated to improving infrastructure on the Coast, particularly $150m+ for road upgrades and $60m+ dedicated to redevelopment projects at Gosford and Wyong hospitals, these are mainly commitments to continue existing projects,” Walker said. “What we really need to focus on as a region is proactively attracting funding for significant enabling projects that will ignite the Coast.” RDACC CEO and Director for Regional Development, John Mouland, said it was important to work with Central Coast Council, local MPs and
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key regional stakeholders to develop a renewed Regional Infrastructure Priorities List and develop competitive business cases to viably compete with other regions for essential infrastructure funding.
“This process will also build on the recent regional collaboration efforts to identify key enabling projects for funding consideration under the $4.1b Snowy Hydro Scheme Legacy Fund for Regional NSW,” Mouland said.
“These projects include the Tuggerah Employment and Lifestyle Activation Precinct (and Food Innovation Centre), Somersby, the Mt Penang Employment Precinct and the Gosford Hospital Health, Education and Research Precinct. “We also need to be focusing our efforts on transport linkage projects such as the fast rail and current M1 upgrades, and the NorthConnex initiative that will improve connectivity to metropolitan centres and the opportunities that these projects will provide to our entire community.” Mr Mouland said the Coast had historically not received its fair share of funding, despite being one of the largest regional population centres in NSW.
“Although it is easy to blame all levels of government for this ongoing challenge, we need to learn from other successful regions that have decided to take a more collaborative approach,” he said. “It’s time for our region to stop complaining, to put aside political agendas and individual ideologies and present a united voice on behalf of our 350,000 residents (forecasted to grow to 414,615 by 2036), to proactively attract the funding the residents of the Central Coast and our future generations deserve.” Source: Media release, Jun 20 Regional Development Australia, Central Coast
Cultural Precinct costs could soar to well over $200m
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entral Coast C o u n c i l l o r, Greg Best, has called for more public transparency around planning for a Cultural Precinct in the heart of Gosford, and fears costs for the project could soar to well over $200m.
Discussions on the precinct, mooted for a large block of land between Mann and Donnison Sts, continue to be done in confidential mode, as commercial negotiations proceed relating to some land acquisitions necessary to see the project come to fruition. But Clr Best is fearful
that a cost blowout could lead to a situation similar to the sacking in 2008 of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council for mishandling the construction of the cultural and entertainment centre known as the Glasshouse. Then Local Government Minister, Paul Lynch, sacked the council after the project’s cost blew out from $6m in 2002 to over $40m. Clr Best says costs associated with the Gosford Cultural Precinct, which will incorporate a regional library, performing arts centre, linking walkways and car parking, could well “be heading north of $200m, including acquisition
and construction”. “With overruns and unforeseen problems, this project could conceivably move towards quarter of a billion dollars,” he said. “This is likely to be the biggest civic project in Australia, I think, and the public should be kept informed of the costs.” Clr Best said $4-5m had already been spent on planning for the project. “This is almost half of the total cost of the Wyong Art House,” he said. “The former Wyong Council provided a state of the art venue with around 500 seats and a fly tower for $12.5m.”
Council will provide a public update on the precinct as soon as commercial negotiations have concluded and will look into the cost of engaging an auditor to report on risks in relation to land acquisition and capital/construction costs, including operating costs over a 10 year scenario, following a successful motion from Clr Best at the June 24 meeting. “But this doesn’t go far enough,” he said. “This money could really be better spent elsewhere. “We have a $150m backlog on roads, sewerage, drainage and critical infrastructure. “I believe the people of Gosford are absolutely entitled
to a performing arts facility similar to the Wyong facility, in fact it is well overdue. “But this has blown out to extraordinary proportions. “Twelve months ago, I formally moved that Council engage Price Waterhouse Coopers to do a thorough risk analysis of this project and was voted down. “I just want us to get it right.” Councillors unanimously supported Best’s motion, with, Clr Doug Vincent, noting that although a “reality check” would be a good idea, Gosford residents definitely needed a library and a community space and had been paying a rates levy for the purpose.
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Mayor, Jane Smith, said the Cultural Precinct would play an important role in stimulating activity in the CBD. “It’s a large project and Council is negotiating the purchase of some properties,” she said. “Once that is complete, detailed design work will begin.” Source: Agenda item 7.1 Central Coast Council Ordinary Meeting, Jun 24 Interview, Jun 25 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith Interview, Jun 26 Central Coast Councillor, Greg Best Reporters: Terry Collins and Merilyn Vale
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fter months of discussion and community input, Central Coast Council has finally voted to match State government funding of $2,938,600 and proceed with construction of a controversial boardwalk at Terrigal, with several conditions. Councillors voted on June 24 to enter into an agreement with Restart NSW, which will provide $2.938m from the Regional Growth Environment and Tourism fund, with Council’s 50/50 commitment to include $1.648m already collected from the Terrigal Tourism/ Business Development Rate. The boardwalk, which has divided community opinion since the offer of State funding was first made, has been the subject of several motions and sometimes heated debate at Council meetings over recent months. Prime concerns raised by opponents of the plan included engineering considerations and loss of amenity around the
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rock face. But Mayor, Jane Smith, said that at the end of the day, the boardwalk would offer all inclusive access between Terrigal Town Centre and The Haven for pedestrians. “Council has listened to the community and made some changes to the design of the proposed boardwalk to ensure minimal adverse environmental impacts associated with construction and future use,” she said. “Council will also investigate any heritage significance of the rock platform and work with the funding body to
accommodate any heritage considerations. “I can certainly understand both sides of the debate and this has been a difficult matter for me, and for certain other councillors. “But we believe we have addressed most of the concerns raised.” The motion to proceed, which was passed by councillors 8-6, outlines various conditions which include: The tender to be for a fixed price (so no cost blowouts); the rock platform to remain accessible; no vegetation or rock face to be intentionally removed
and minimal stabilisation and remediation to the rock face; orientation and location of piers to ensure no encroachment on the rock shelf located within the tidal waters between The Haven and the Terrigal Beach point. In order to maintain natural tidal movement of water at the western end of The Haven beach, the design of the Boardwalk decking will be extended as far as practical to the corner of the building designated as the Sailing Club, minimising the proposed extension of the sandstone retaining wall. Access will be provided via
steps from the boardwalk to the rock platform at the cliff outcrop and materials will be selected to minimise shading of the macroalgae beds in the intertidal areas. The motion was carried with councillors, Rebecca Gale Collins, Jilly Pilon, Bruce McLachlan, Chris Holstein, Chris Burke, Troy Marquart, Greg Best and the Mayor voting in favour, and councillors, Lisa Matthews, Richard Mehrtens, Jess Sundstrom, Louise Greenaway, Doug Vincent and Jillian Hogan. against. Clr Greenaway said she couldn’t support the “destruction of the headland”
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which would happen if the boardwalk went ahead, but Clr Collins said she supported the majority of residents who wanted the boardwalk, not the “noisy minority”. Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, has welcomed the decision. “This decision is clearly what the majority of our community wanted,” he said. “Eighty one per cent of residents who were surveyed by Council support the boardwalk. “This is in addition to 2,000 residents who signed my petition to help secure the funding commitment in 2018. “I look forward to Council getting on with the job of delivering the boardwalk and nearby rock pool as quickly as possible.” Source: Agenda item 4.3 Central Coast Council Ordinary Meeting, Jun 24 Media release, Jun 24 Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch Interview, Jun 25 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith Reporter: Terry Collins
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entral Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, put Coast MPs in the hotseat regarding election promises made prior to recent State and Federal elections, when she hosted the first in a series of forums on June 21.
Smith said the first forum focused on roads and shared pathways due to their high priority in the community and high levels of funding promised during both elections. She said the best way to ensure community priorities were delivered for the region was to bring all levels of government together with a common purpose and commitment. “It was really productive to have our Central Coast State and Federal representatives in the one room,” Smith said. “What is clear to me from listening to successes in other regions and also the work that is happening in preparing Council’s Economic Development Strategy, is that regions prosper when we can all get behind key projects and activities. “I am hoping this is the first of many such forums where we can come together to discuss the pressing issues facing our region, find common ground and consensus to help solve them, and take the region forward.” During the May 18 Federal
Senator Deborah O’Neill, Taylor Martin, MLC, MP Lucy Wicks, Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, MP David Mehan, Central Coast Council CEO, Gary Murphy, MP Liesl Tesch (seated), MP Emma McBride and MP David Harris.
election campaign, more than $70m was committed in local roads funding, with close to $400m pledged to improve the network of state roads on the Coast in the lead-up to the State Election on March 23. In Council’s own recently adopted Operational Plan for 2019-20, almost a quarter of the budget, 23.68%, will be spent on roads, $112.28m operational and $74.97m in capital works. At the forum, Council staff presented on how road upgrades are prioritised, innovation in road delivery, and the region’s first integrated Bike Plan and Pedestrian and Mobility Plan (PAMP) which includes shared pathways and
footpaths. The plan aims to provide a coordinated network of shared pathways right around the Coast and Smith said combined Council, State and Federal funding was crucial to completing the missing links and creating a more active and connected community. Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) provided information on current works underway on the Coast including: The M1; Pacific Hwy upgrade through Lisarow; The Entrance Rd at Long Jetty; Brisbane Water Dve at Point Clare; and, Empire Bay Dve at Kincumber. RMS planning is also underway on priority projects
for the Central Coast: Pacific Hwy and Manns Rd (Lisarow to Narara and then Narara to West Gosford); Blackwall Rd and Memorial Ave in Woy Woy; The Warnervale Link Rd; Central Coast Hwy from Wamberal to Bateau Bay; and Pacific Hwy through Wyong. MPs attending were: Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks (Federal); Member for Dobell, Emma McBride (Federal); Senator Deborah O’Neill; Member for Wyong, David Harris (State); Member for The Entrance, David Mehan (State); Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch (State); and, Taylor Martin MLC. Minister for Regional Roads and Transport, Paul Toole, was
represented by RMS Director, Anna Zycki. Among priorities identified by MPs were: Pathways (completing missing links, improving connectivity and disability inclusiveness); protecting environmental areas; looking after and tidying up road networks; parking (commuter and in town centres); drainage upgrades; other transport options and modes of transport; and greater utilisation of community facilities. “It was a wonderful opportunity to hear from Council about their priority projects and importantly to discuss the rollout of some key commitments like our $70m
road package announced as part of the Federal Election,” Wicks said. Mehan said council was to be commended for the initiative. “I enjoyed the opportunity to work collectively and cooperatively with my colleagues for the benefit of the Central Coast,” he said. Tesch said Council’s online interactive map of roads and drainage projects was an “excellent tool to quickly show everyone local upgrades underway in their area”. Source: Media release, Jun 24 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith
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No major announcements beyond election commitments in NSW budget
he NSW Budget, handed down on June 18, has been met with a mixed reaction on the Coast, with Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, welcoming a $802m surplus and Labor MPs, Liesl Tesch (Gosford) and David Mehan (the Entrance), saying it is a budget “delivered by a government that has run out of ideas” comprising “a series of re-announced projects”. Crouch said the Budget delivered on election commitments and got on with the job of building a better NSW. “Strong financial management has ensured NSW is the number one state in Australia, which means our Government can take the pressure off families and provide support for those who need it,” he said. Crouch said highlights included : $13.5m to continue upgrades at Terrigal and Wamberal Public Schools; $2.5m to kick-start the redevelopment of Gosford Police Station; $60.5m for stage 1 of the Wyong Hospital redevelopment; and, $151.2m for Central Coast road projects, namely $6.5m to complete the Empire Bay Drive intersection at Kincumber; $33.9m for the Pacific Highway at Lisarow, and $104.6m for the M1 Pacific Highway between
Tuggerah and Doyalson and Kariong and Somersby. There has also been a $93m commitment for planning for a new rail alignment, including between Sydney and Woy Woy; $212,000 to plan an expanded commuter car park at Tuggerah; $6.3m towards the Gosford City Centre water supply and sewerage upgrades; $1m to continue renovation and extension work at Kariong Fire Station; $16m for essential infrastructure works at Mount Penang Parklands; $500,000 to investigate water quality at Terrigal and surrounds; and $200,000 for Tuggerah Lakes. But Tesch and Mehan said despite a surplus delivered by privatising $70b worth of
public assets and service cuts affecting the Coast, the budget has delivered no new major projects for the region. “The Liberals have failed to deliver specific funding or a timeline on their election commitment to station access upgrades at Ourimbah, Narara, Lisarow, Point Clare and Niagara Park,” they said. They said disappointments for the Coast included no commitment to reining in parking costs at Wyong and Gosford Hospitals. Tesch said she was disappointed with the lack of investment in the growing region. “The Liberal Government is telling us to take 70,000
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additional residents escaping Sydney over the next 15 years but they have provided no support to assist with that growth, no plan for how our infrastructure will cope, and no funding for additional jobs,” she said. “The election has given the government a blank cheque to get away with ignoring regional areas. “There is no vision, no consideration of the big issues affecting our region or our state.” While Tesch welcomed news that maximum weekly Opal card charges will drop to $50, she said that without more services it would be less of an incentive for people to use public transport.
Meanwhile, NSW Business Chamber said that despite no major announcements beyond election commitments, investment in public transport and road projects was welcome. Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin, said the Budget gave local business much needed confidence that the Government is listening to the needs of the State, but more action was needed. “A commitment to provide 100,000 fee-free VET courses will facilitate necessary skills pathways to our unemployed youth, the third highest rate in NSW,” Martin said. “However, business conditions remain difficult on the Central Coast and we need
as much investment as we can get. “Our community is primed and ready for growth but there are some headwinds facing the economy and with $93b of investment already in the pipeline, there is a lot to get through. “Infrastructure priorities that can transform the Central Coast include addressing the lack of transport connectivity, a major barrier to thriving home grown industry north and south of the region “Business precinct investment to encourage the start-up and scaling of high tech industry is essential to reduce the skills drainage of high knowledge workers to Sydney on a daily basis. “An aggressive focus on the revitalisation of the Gosford CBD including settling on a site for UoN Gosford Campus is vital for positioning the Central Coast as a ‘smart’ region, offering industry valuable connections to innovation and research. “We will continue to work with all levels of government to ensure the Central Coast gets the infrastructure and the investment it needs to grow, prosper and meet its full potential.” Source: Media release, Jun 18 Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch Media release, Jun 18 MPs, Liesl Tesch (Gosford), and David Mehan (The Entrance) Media release, Jun 19 NSW Business Chamber, Central Coast
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Coastal Open Space System champions sought
Special unit to be established to deal with violent detainees
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special unit for small numbers of high-risk detainees is to be set up at Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre at Kariong in the wake of a violent outbreak at the centre on June 9.
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Mayor Jane Smith is calling on residents to become COSS Champions
entral Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, is calling on residents to join Council in protecting the Coast’s natural environment by becoming a Coastal Open Space System (COSS) Champion.
Over 70 have already signed up to be champions at the inaugural Strom Talk held on World Environment Day at the Greenway Chapel in Green Point. Smith said Council had recently resolved to reaffirm its commitment to protect and improve the biodiversity and environmental values of COSS lands on the Central Coast. “COSS Champions will continue the legacy of Beryl
and Allen Strom, and many others, who fought to protect vital conservation areas on the Central Coast and across the state. “We have national parks and the COSS system because of the efforts of our community, and we need more champions just like them. “If you stand in most places in the former Gosford Local Government Area (LGA), the southern part of the LGA, and look up to the ridges of the hills, you see vegetation. “That is unique and, more importantly, that is COSS. “No other LGA in NSW has a reserve system like it. “That is why we need Council and the community working together to ensure its protection and expansion.”
COSS was established by the former Gosford Council in 1984. It is a network of reserves supporting native vegetation and managed by Council for a number of environmental and community values. The primary purpose is to maintain areas of native vegetation and habitat for native animals on public land. During the Ordinary Meeting on May 27, Council reaffirmed its commitment to the COSS and the objective of protecting and improving biodiversity and environmental values of COSS lands and other land within the Central Coast LGA. Source: Media release, Jun 13 Central Coast Council Media
Public Service Association (PSA) Acting General Secretary, Troy Wright, said incidents at the centre up to and including June 9 were indicative of an “escalation of violence” throughout the Juvenile Justice system which was becoming a “crisis” situation. “There was an assault on a staff member at Frank Baxter on June 6 or 7 which saw him having to go to hospital, although he was not admitted,” Wright said. “The same week there was an assault on a staff member at the Cobham centre in Western Sydney which was even more serious resulting in facial fractures and contusions. “These are two examples of an escalation in the frequency and severity of violent acts throughout the system.” The attacks were followed on June 9 by an incident where up to eight detainees gained access to a roof at the Frank Baxter centre, setting some materials alight and throwing projectiles to the ground. “It was an extremely volatile situation and our members are to be commended for
containing it and getting home safely,” Wright said. All of the inmates had come down from the roof by early the next morning, but Wright said the incident highlighted a lack of “behaviour management” at the state’s six juvenile justice centres. “There is an assault and they just put the perpetrators on a plan and move them to another centre,” he said. “For more than two years we have been saying this is totally inadequate. “The department needs to establish a therapeutic centre for violent offenders, where they can be isolated and attended by psychiatrists and other professionals. “This behaviour should be addressed while they are in custody, before they are released back into the general populace.” Wright said when the detainees gained access to the roof, staff members made the legal decision to cease work in an unsafe environment under Work Health and Safety Regulations. “They refused to work while at risk and this was their legal right,” he said. An arbitration meeting later that day saw staffers return to work, having received a number of undertakings from the department, which the association felt was sufficient to ensure member safety over the rest of the long weekend. Wright said he met with
association members at the centre on June 12, where they devised a short-term plan to minimise risk over the next few weeks, centred largely around staff ratios and routine. This was followed on June 13 by a meeting between Public Service Association officials and the Secretary for Family and Community Services and Justice, Michael Coutts-Trotter, which was also attended by various other interested parties. Discussion of amendments to the Detention Centres Act continued and Juvenile Justice NSW agreed to dedicate the Bouddi unit at Frank Baxter to accommodate up to five high risk detainees with enhanced custodial supervision and specialised behaviour management services on site. It was also agreed that two additional staff would be placed on the Youth Officer Centre Support team at Frank Baxter to bring down the increased tension in the centre and enable rapid response to any further incidents. Wright said the PSA saw the moves as a promising development in the “long running dispute around workplace violence”. Source: Media statement, June 11 Department of Juvenile Justice Interview, June 12 Troy Wright, Public Service Association Media release, June 21 Public Service Association Reporter: Terry Collins
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entral Coast Council is encouraging those interested in shaping the future of waste and resource recovery across the region to register for a community workshop.
The workshops follow online consultation to help formulate Council’s first Waste Management Strategy, which seeks to inspire change to help maximise the amount of waste diverted from landfill and its impact on the environment. Council Unit Manager, Waste Services and Business Development, Andrew Pearce, advised that the workshops would be the last round of public consultation before the first draft Strategy was prepared. “Initial feedback and ideas
are now with staff, who would like to sit down with the community and test some proposed actions for the strategy,” Pearce said. “It is imperative that we gain a heightened understanding from our residents and businesses of the viability of waste diversion actions, as it’s their willingness to come on board with proposed initiatives that will determine future successes. “Following these workshops, staff will develop Council’s first draft Waste Management Strategy, which will be placed on public exhibition later in the year,” he added. Mayor Jane Smith said she was looking forward to working with the community in developing an innovative and sustainable Waste Strategy. “With 55 per cent of household waste being sent to landfill, we need to work
together to come up with the best ways to reduce this and protect our natural environment into the future,” Mayor Smith said. “We are doing our part to try and reduce waste through initiatives such as our draft single use plastic policy and Green Living Program, and now more than ever, we need the community to join us. “If you are have a great waste reduction idea then please register for a workshop and be part of influencing positive environmental change in our community,” Mayor Smith said. Workshops will be held in Wyong, Umina and Erina, with the Erina workshop taking place at the Erina Centre, Erina Fair, from 10am to 12pm on July 3. Source: Media release, Jun 24 Central Coast Council Media
Central Coast Highway safety upgrade underway
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otorists are advised of changed traffic conditions on the Central Coast Highway at Kariong for a safety upgrade to be carried out east of Woy Woy Rd.
The upgrade started on June 11 and includes vegetation
clearing, extension of existing stormwater drainage, road widening and installation of central median and roadside safety barriers. Work will first be carried out between 7am and 5pm from Monday to Friday and 8am and 1pm on Saturdays, over four weeks, weather permitting. Following this, night work
will be carried out between 7pm and 5am from Sunday to Thursday to minimise disruption to motorists. Roads and Maritime Services expects to complete this work in eight weeks, weather permitting. Source: Media release, Jun 6 RMS Media
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Luxury retirement apartment complex being built at Erina
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An artist’s impression of the exterior of the development
onstruction has begun on a new luxury retirement apartment complex at Erina.
Approved by Central Coast council in September, 2016, RetireAustralia’s The Rise at Wood Glen will be the next stage of expansion of the Wood Glen Retirement Village. RetireAustralia Development Manager, Bill Clydesdale, said the apartments were attracting plenty of interest from buyers looking for a premium coastal lifestyle. “We are extremely proud of this exceptional project which is unlike anything seen before on the Coast, with world-class
designs and expansive layouts that capture the Erina Valley views,” Clydesdale said. “The Rise is designed for seniors looking for a rewarding lifestyle without compromise, where they can live the life they’ve always dreamed about. “These apartments offer secure, low-maintenance living full of life’s little luxuries while being close to our beautiful beaches, cafes, shopping and cinemas.” Clydesdale said a popular feature of the apartments was their indoor/outdoor living and north-east facing orientation, glass doors and expansive windows. To be built over two stages, The Rise will comprise 58
purpose built two and threebedroom independent living apartments and gardens in the gated community. Designed by leading seniors living architects, Marchese Partners, The Rise’s spacious apartments are purpose built for later life and include high end finishes, European appliances, and expansive balconies with full height glassed walls. Facilities include a resort style lodge, hairdressing salon, library, swimming pool, spa, gymnasium, bowls green and billiard table. Source: Media release, Apr 30 Pitch PR for RetireAustralia
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Terrigal Beach, The Haven and Terrigal Lagoon closed due to poor water quality
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Toxic working environment, mass resignations and multi bed closures at aged care A staff member from Casuarina Grove Aged Care Facility, Hamlyn Terrace, claims that the facility has become a “hidden hell hole” and believes that it is destined for closure, could see some of staff which member
Power station sale contracts sought to explain $1b loss mystery The NSW Legislative Council has supported The Greens’ call for the government to release the sale contracts for Vales Point and Eraring power stations.
Protected tree on controversial Facility, Hamlyn Terrace, claims that land chopped boarding house the facility has down become a “hidden hell hole” and The long-running battle over the believes that it is destined for closure, controversial boarding house in which could see Glen Ourimbah, looks set to someRd, of the region’s highest care resume withelderly one of the heritage displaced. tallowwood trees having been According to the staffer, whodown. did not wish chopped
Severe lack of transparency over drug and rehabilitation centre approval The neighbourhood in Glen Rd, Ourimbah, is “absolutely gutted” that the Land and Environment Court has approved a drug and rehabilitation centre at number 74.
Four Central Coast holiday parks have joined the ever growing, Australia wide stable of vacationdestinations managed by NRMA Parks and Resorts.
Three residents named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
56 residential lot subdivision approved
Three residents of the former Wyong Shire have been named in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
A new 9ha housing subdivision at Wadalba is an example of successful eco development with a mix of housing and wildlife protection, according to a Statement of Environmental Effects
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Toxic working environment, mass resignations and multi bed closures at aged care facility
Coal Ash Community Alliance formed
The risks of coal ash stored on the shores of Lake Macquarie, at the Vales Point and Eraring power stations, has come under the scrutiny of local residents and a member of of the inner prompted the formation the
circle, who is an Assistant in Nursing (AIN), has been showing up to work intoxicated and that management have been going to great lengths to excuse her behaviour. “This AIN drives to Casuarina Grove, completely and utterly drunk and arrives incapable of doing anything. “She has shown a reckless abandon for her own life and the lives of others and to be named for fear of amazingly, to the best retribution, behind closed of my knowledge, she doors, Casuarina Grove has faced no disciplinary was on a downward action for her conduct,” spiral, with secret bed the staffer said. closures, declining “What’s more is that patient care standards management have been and warring staff. All is not what it seems at Casuarina Grove aware of this behaviour, Casuarina Grove is the beds, which are located had been on the market The staffer said many resignations. as multiple staff members largest of the Specialist in Units 5 and 6, had for sale since 2017, a staff members faced daily “The issue here is that have put in complaints, Supported Living (SSL) been shut for at least six claim they believe elicits bullying and intimidation they protect each other but have done nothing facilities operated by months, and as a result, further questions over the at the hands of an “inner and substantiate each about it. Family and Community new resident admissions bed closures. circle” of staff members other’s claims about false “I know of multiple Services (FACS) NSW. had also effectively been “It (being for sale) just in these Units. incidents with other staff occasions where this According to FACS, capped. proves the renovation “A hierarchy has formed members. AIN arrived drunk and the 100 bed purpose “We were told the Units excuse was bogus. amongst the Registered “This makes it extremely was allowed to sleep it built facility was opened had been closed for “The closure was Nurses, Assistants in difficult to actually make off or the Unit Manager in 2011 and specialises Wyong Regional Chronicle focuses on newstospecifically relating areas 2258, 2261, a taxi to take renovations but they’re and to thepost Unitcode implemented help Nursing a complaint about 2259, their arranged in providing 24-hour even 10The yearsfull old articles and streamline Manager andwebsite staff onwww.centralcoastnews.net 2262, not & 2263. and more can beif seen on our a handover behaviour and conduct her home. support for people with neither myself or any staff the place ever sells,” the the outer, or who speak stick,” the staffer said. “I’ve even been told an intellectual disability member that I’ve spoken staffer said. up about issues, face According to the staffer, that other staff members and complex ageing to about it has seen any According to the staffer, character assassination the issue has gotten have been directed to related needs, and was activity in those Units the current state of and routine bullying,” the so bad that this inner drive this AIN back to her the first of its kind to be since they were closed,” affairs has led to several staffer said. circle is now directly home in Wadalba. built in NSW. the staffer said. They said that despite compromising the safety disputes between staff “How has this been The staffer said They said Casuarina and management which staff members bringing of residents, staff and the allowed to go on?” the concerns first emerged Grove was currently has allowed a “culture of their concerns to wider Hamlyn Terrace, staffer said. when management operating in a state fear and intimidation” to management, the covert Warnervale and Wadalba closed 20 beds abruptly of limbo and that be entrenched in certain nature of the issue communities. Continued P4 and with little explanation. unbeknownst to the Units at Casuarina Grove. allowed it to fester and The staffer alleges that The staffer Edition 472 said the general public, the facility 24 June 2019 has resulted in several
from Casuarina Grove Aged Care
Air quality monitoring stations have recorded high levels of sulphur-dioxide The Wyong air monitoring station has twice recorded levels of sulphur-dioxide (SO2) in excess of World Health Organisation (WHO) standards.
Medium density plan for Woy Woy
Four holiday parks to be managed by the NRMA
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Medium density A radius of one kilometre around The Rotary Club of Umina Beach Low-flying helicopters seen Woy Woy Woyplan would be for designated will holdWoy its Central Coast Youth flying around Ettalong and Woy
“medium density residential” Charity Gala Ball at Gosford RSL on Woy recently may have been an under a plan being considered by November 9. electricity provider’s bushfire A radius of one kilometre as part of mixed-use areas in the prioritised land use planning. Council’s draft plan aims to Central Coast safety patrol. around Woy WoyCouncil. would be commercial centre. Specifically, Umina’s priorities provide the framework for the will be the creation of a civic coast’s growth and development area through enhancement of over the next 20 years but it sits the useability of public space in inside the directions of the NSW the centre and providing safe State Government’s Central Coast Woy Woy is one of five strategic public realm ensuring functionality Regional Plan 2036 and council’s centres identified in a draft urban for wide cross section of the own Community Strategic Plan plan that may eventually lead to community. 2018. a new local environment plan, the “Key attractors” will be Its role is to provide a clear guidelines used for the assessment connected by maximizing direction for strategic planning of development applications. opportunities for ecological and instruments “to deliver housing The town centres, with a radius environmental sustainability diversity, transport improvements, of one kilometre, will “offer high including rainwater recycling, a protected natural environment, amenity settings for medium energy efficiency, and cycling. infrastructure upgrades, economic density residential and maintain It will capitalize on amenity and social vitality desired by the their distinctive characters” benefits by improving relationship community, without compromising according to the draft plan which between public and private spaces the identity, quality and nature of goes to council tonight (June 24). to the benefit of the public while Central Coast living”, according to If passed by the councillors, the fostering community ownership the report to council. draft urban spatial plan will go on and approval as part of the renewal These directions include public exhibition for 60 days and process and business community. revitalising town centres, council will undertake community Another priority will be creating upgrading public spaces and workshops in each of eight opportunity for innovative creating new housing types and planning precincts identified in the development and design. improving “movement” networks local strategic planning statement Ettalong Beach has been and to “transform neighbourhoods that is part of the plan. designated a village with a range into inclusive, adaptable, resilient Woy Woy town centre is within of 600 metres from the centre. and smart hubs of growth”. one of those eight planning Priorities identified in the draft The report to the councillors precincts. The entire peninsula are to support local business and says: “The draft Plan will ensure is part of the one West Brisbane retain the existing amenity. that the Central Coast of tomorrow Water and Peninsula planning The built form is meant to be will grow into a World Class Region area. low to medium rise development that is smart, green and liveable Priorities for Woy Woy town with a focus on town houses and with a shared sense of belonging centre include adopting a strategic villa development. and responsibility. plan to support population growth The vision in the draft is the “Gosford Regional Centre will that will not generate unsustainable first stage in developing council’s become a Living City Centre that traffic impacts, while protecting the local strategic planning statement acts as the Capital of the Central scenic quality and character of the which it must deliver by July 2020 Coast, providing regional facilities area. under State Government rules and and a positive local identity. But it will also promote housing which leads to a comprehensive “Our other Centres will The Rotary Club of Umina the program are improving their densities that will encourage The full local articles and more can be seen on our www.CentralCoastNews.net environment plan - and that’s thrive on withline more living website and Beach will hold its Central mental health and reducing their socially diverse population and the plan that sets They can also working be seen on www.PeninsulaNews.info development opportunities, providing risk-taking behaviours. short stay accommodation “in guidelines. key services to surrounding Coast Youth Charity Gala Ball “On the Coast, the Top Blokes a manner that does not impact As part of a separate process, communities. Importantly, our at Gosford RSL on November team are aiming to reach an connections and movement as well character statements about communities will be physically 9. additional 200 young males as limiting growth in environmental places will be developed under connected through appropriate Proceeds of the evening will go through their programs in 2020 hazard areas”. a comprehensive review of the infrastructure and socially to the Top Blokes Foundation, a and your attendance at the Ball will Also, it wants to encourage Central Coast Development connected through strong men and boys social, educational
designated “medium density residential” under a plan being considered by Central Coast Council.
Amendments to Berith St approval
New construction method used
Trees removed from the dog track
Abigail O’Grady of Umina has been named the Schoolbased Apprentice-Trainee of the Year at the Central Coast Regional Training Awards.
A new road construction method using recycled plastics, glass and toner cartridges has been used at Wards Hill Rd in Empire Bay.
Established and newlyplanted trees have been removed from the dog track on the Araluen Dr extension at Pretty Beach
Local bee features in native bee stamp and coin set
Clean-up collects bottles, cans, straws and butts
Development issues not addressed, councillors told
Rotary club A Woy Woy Bay wildlife More than 400 bottles and cans, Issues raised by council staff photographer has had one of his 250 plastic straws and 1000 in a “pre-development meeting” plans youth images featured in one of Australia cigarette butts have been collected about a proposed Ettalong fivePost’s latest commemorative in a clean-up of Umina Beach on storey development have not been charity ballobjectors stamp and coin sets. Sunday, June 16. adequately addressed,
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errigal Beach, The Haven and Terrigal Lagoon were closed on June 26 due to poor water quality. Central Coast Council’s Facebook page said that heavy rainfall in the area resulted in the opening of the lagoon which likely contributed to the poor water quality. “However, testing shows that this is not the sole source of pollution,” the post said.
“Warning signs are in place and Council advises that community members should not swim or surf in the area until the signs have been removed.” The post said Council would continue to monitor the water quality and would advise when the signs were removed. While all other Coast beaches remained open, Council recommended that people avoid swimming and surfing for at least one day after rain
at ocean beaches and for up to three days after rain at lagoon/ lake and estuarine sites. “Swimming is not recommended near stormwater drains or where there are obvious signs of pollution such as litter, discoloured water, odours and surface scums (oil and foam),” the post said. Source: Central Coast Council Facebook page, Jun 26
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Roads and Maritime Services Director, Hunter Region, Anna Zycki, said the State Government is investing $2.2m to continue planning for the proposed upgrade and is seeking community input. “The proposal includes new
turn lanes from Manns Rd into Narara Creek Rd to improve traffic flow for motorists turning in nearby schools and residential areas,” Zycki said. “These intersection upgrades have been identified as a high priority to improve travel times along Manns Rd, as they would improve road user safety, traffic flow and access to public transport. “The proposals involve a range of improvements at the intersections and approaches, including new traffic lanes and
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Development approved because State planning laws override Council decisions
Several Manns Rd upgrades proposed p g r a d e s proposed for two intersections on Manns Rd at West Gosford and Narara, are set to provide traffic relief during peak times.
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paths. “The improvements will provide safer access to Glenvale School and St Phillip’s Christian College, particularly during peak periods around school pick-up and drop-off. “An extra lane is also proposed on Manns Rd at the Stockyard Place intersection at West Gosford for southbound traffic.” Source: Media release, May 21 Roads and Maritime Services
Proposed telecommunications tower causes concern
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esidents had until June 21 to comment on a telecommunications tower proposed for Brisbane Water Dr at Koolewong.
Koolewong and Point Clare Tascott Progress Association has questioned the need for a tower, with two others planned along Brisbane Water Dr, and three already in place, at Koolewong, Tascott and Point Clare. Spokeswoman, Helen Orchard, said concerns centred around the aesthetics of Brisbane Water Dr and possible electro magnetic emissions from multiple towers. “We have had some residents expressing concern that these towers are going to be quite an eyesore along the waterfront,” Orchard said. “People who live in houses close to the proposed tower
are concerned about exposure to emissions. “We realise these are minimal, but if they keep putting towers up, we wonder how the emissions multiply.” Documents provided in support of the plan with Central Coast Council state that a 30m monopole (31.5m including antennas) would be constructed adjacent to the railway line, with the choice of a single monopole designed to reduce the visual impact of the tower. There would be a circular headframe at the top of the pole. The mobile phone base station would be unmanned, of low maintenance and remotely operated, with operational visits to the site 2 to 6 times per year for maintenance purposes. The proposal involves the installation of anti climbing devices on the tower, preventing access to members
of the public. The tower is designed to provide improved Telstra 4G coverage to rail commuters and other users moving through Koolewong and surrounding areas, forming an integral part of Telstra’s mobile telecommunications network along the rail corridor between Woy Woy and West Gosford. If approved, the tower would take approximately five weeks to construct. Documents say the site was chosen because there would be minimal or no impact on the environment during the construction and operation phases and areas of environmental significance or heritage listed sites had been avoided. Source: Central Coast Council DA tracker, June 11 Interview, June 11 Helen Orchard, Koolewong and Point Clare Tascott Progress Association
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he approval of a contentious seniors’ housing development at Green Point by Central Coast Council highlights the extent to which State planning laws govern Council decisions, Mayor, Jane Smith, said. The development, which will comprise eight twobedroom units in Caldwell Cl, Green Point, was approved by councillors on May 13, despite concerns raised by residents over the narrowness of the street and the potential for increased traffic and garbage truck activity. After deferring a decision on March 11, councillors attended a site inspection on April 2, with approval finally being granted subject to various conditions. “The underlying issue is
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that residents bought into this street expecting it would house only single dwellings,” Smith said. “But the development is allowable under State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPP) and that comes in over the top of council’s own planning parameters.” Cr, Chris Holstein, said he felt for residents of the narrow cul-de-sac and that he had “angsted” over the application. But with the development being compliant with State Government requirements, he felt he had no choice but to support it. Cr, Jeff Sundstrom, had similar concerns but also ended up supporting the approval. To counter concerns over garbage collection, Council has adopted the wheel-in/wheelout service option where shared bins are serviced by the waste contractor.
Council officers reported that extra traffic activity “could be absorbed with minimal impact” and pointed out the close proximity of various bus services. Council will restrict usage of the housing to seniors or people who have a disability and those people sharing a home with same to prohibit abuse of the use of the units by non-compliant residents. The development will modify the existing on-site stormwater detention (OSD) and nutrient control systems. After assessing compliance under all relevant instruments and polices, council officers recommended approval of the application. Source: Agenda item 2.7 Central Coast Council Ordinary Meeting, May 13 Interview, May 14 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith
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Tascott man arrested after high speed car chase
Ram raid arrest leads to several other charges being laid
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man has been charged with multiple property offences following a ram-raid on a Umina business. At about 3:40am on Saturday, June 15, a black 4WD vehicle drove through the shop front of a bicycle store on West St, Umina. The driver then entered the store and allegedly stole an electric bicycle valued at $4,700, before returning to his vehicle and leaving the scene. The black 4WD was located, abandoned, at a nearby carpark a short time later. At about 7am on the same day, police received
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A high speed chase has ended in a slew of charges for a 20-year-old Tascott man
20-year-old Tascott man will face Gosford Court later this June after leading police on a high speed car chase across the Southern Central Coast. At about 9:50pm on Saturday, June 22, police attached to Brisbane Water Highway Patrol attempted to stop a Holden Commodore, police at the time noticing that the vehicle’s front plate did not match the rear plate. The vehicle failed to stop on Avoca Dve, where police will allege the driver fled at high speed along Avoca and Empire Bay Dve. Due to excessive speed
and manner of driving. police discontinued attempting to stop the vehicle. At about 10pm, police again sighted the vehicle in Umina Beach. The vehicle again failed to stop and travelled through a number of residential streets in Woy Woy and Umina Beach. The vehicle continued onto West Gosford and Somersby, at high speed. Road spikes were unsuccessfully deployed on Debenham Rd South by another Highway Patrol officer. The vehicle continued to Narara on Manns Rd before entering a cul-de-sac and
driving into a residential driveway. The vehicle came to a stop and then reversed into the side of a Highway Patrol vehicle causing minor damage. Shortly after all three occupants were arrested. The driver was conveyed to Gosford Police Station where he was charged with: Police Pursuit Not Stop, Reckless Driving, Mid Range Drink Driving (second offence), Drive Whilst Disqualified, Exceed Speed Limit Over 45kph, Refuse or fail to submit to breath test (roadside), and a further six outstanding warrants. Source: Media release, Jun 23 NSW Police Media
reports that a man fitting the description of the alleged person involved in the ramraid was in the vicinity of West St, Umina. Following extensive patrols of the area, officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District arrested a man attempting to break into a vehicle on Alfred St, Umina. After the arrest, a search warrant was executed at a property on Sylvania Rd, Umina, where the alleged stolen bike was recovered. Several other items were also seized, linked to other stolen property investigations.
The 42-year-old Umina Beach man has been subsequently charged with a total of 21 offences that included take and drive conveyance, drive while disqualified, break enter and steal, malicious damage, resist arrest, carry cutting weapon upon apprehension, steal from motor vehicle and trespass. He was charged with four more property related offences as a result of the additional items seized at the Sylvania Rd residence. Investigations are continuing with more charges probable. Source: Media release, Jun 17 NSW Police Media
Fire crews respond to multi vehicle accident in Niagara Park
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ire crews from Wyoming and Gosford responded to a multi vehicle accident in Niagara Park on June 8. The crews arrived to find persons trapped following
a collision and were tasked to assist with extraction alongside other emergency services. One trapped person was extracted from a vehicle and
conveyed to hospital with one other person. Crews then worked to make the crash site safe again for other motorists. Source: Website, Jun 8 Fire and Rescue NSW, Wyoming
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Seventh person charged with murder of Clint Starkey
dditional charges have been laid by detectives investigating the murder of Mangrove Mountain man, Clint Starkey. Just after midnight on Thursday, April 6, 2017, Clint Starkey presented at Gosford Hospital with serious head injuries. He was later flown to Royal North Shore Hospital, where he remained in a critical condition until he died on Monday, June 12, 2017. Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, assisted by Brisbane Water Police District, established Strike Force Bartondale to investigate the
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assault and circumstances surrounding Starkey’s death. Their inquiries revealed he was assaulted at a service station at Peats Ridge, which was examined by specialist forensic officers. Strike force investigators have charged nine men, six with murder, as part of their
investigations so far. They remain before the courts. Of those, a 41-year-old man was arrested at a Mangrove Mountain home in April, 2017, and charged with a number of offences, including conceal serious indictable offence of another person and firearm offences. Following further investigations, the now 42-year-old man was arrested at Singleton Police Station on Tuesday, June 11. He was charged with murder and refused bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court. Source: Media release, Jun 10 NSW Police Media
Changed traffic conditions on the M1
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otorists are advised to be aware of changed traffic conditions on the M1 to take effect on July 5 as an upgrade continues between the Kariong and Somersby interchanges.
The two existing M1 northbound and southbound lanes will shift to the right towards the central median for about two kilometres, between the southern end of the project and Wisemans Ferry Rd.
New work areas will also be set up on the northbound M1 exit ramp to Gosford and the southbound M1 entry ramp to Sydney. The maximum load width on the northbound exit ramp to Gosford will be 6m and maximum load width on the southbound entry ramp to Sydney will be 5.1m. Additionally, at the northern end of the project, the two existing northbound lanes will shift to the right towards the central median for about four kilometres from just north of
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the Gindurra Rd Bridge and return to the original alignment south of the Peats Ridge exit ramp. Work to prepare for these changed traffic conditions around the Kariong interchange is currently underway. The changed traffic conditions are expected to be in place until October and speed limits will remain at 80km/h. Source: Media release, June 19 Roads and Maritime Services
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11-year-old Max Taylor saves a life
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amberal Surf Life Saving Club’s (SLSC), 11-yearold Max Taylor, has been awarded Surf Life Saving NSW’s Rescue Award of the Month for March, after showing life skills and rescue experience beyond his years when he pulled a swimmer from a deadly rip off Wamberal Beach in March.
Growing up on the sand and in the waves as a Nipper and member of the Wamberal Express Boardriders’ Club, Max knows his beach well. “He’s grown up in the waves,” said Max’s dad, James Taylor. “He knows Wamberal, really understands the beach, and he’s a fit kid,” he added. Little did Max or his dad know that this local knowledge, fitness and skill would be unexpectedly thrown into action to save a life. At 5:30pm on Tuesday, March 12, Max paddled in, returning to shore from an after school surf at Wamberal. He headed across the beach to the carpark where he expected he would meet his dad, but was distracted when he heard someone calling for help. Max recalls looking around to identify where the cries were coming from and seeing a group of people on their phones calling Triple 000. Beyond the group he noticed a swimmer struggling in a rip current. “I’d just come in and thought I could help,” said Max. With council lifeguard patrols over for the day and no other surfers in the water, Max took it on himself to attempt a rescue. “I felt really confident.
Wamberal SLSC’s Max Taylor
“I’m in the water every single day even in winter, so I’ve built up my skills,” Max said. The tide was low and the wave size was about a metre and breaking heavily on the sandbank. The testing conditions forced Max to be smart with how he used the rip to his advantage to get to the patient as quickly as possible. After negotiating the break, Max paddled out to the swimmer and looking back at the shore, noticed he was almost 150 metres from the beach. The swimmer was panicking and fatiguing fast. Max got off his board and pushed it over to his patient to put space between them, so he wasn’t dragged underwater. He then instructed the patient to climb onto the board. After he had the patient balanced and floating on the board, Max pushed and kicked the board from behind back to shore. Despite being a fit waterman, Max admitted that assisting the adult male on the board was tough and wore him out. “There was one point on the way back in that I got really tired and puffed out, but I saw Harry Carpenter running down and he came to help me,” said
Max. Off-duty Central Coast lifeguard Harry assisted Max as he arrived back onshore. The group ensured both the patient and rescuer were okay before talking to the patient about how he got into trouble. He admitted this was his first swim in Australia and that he had just dropped everything on the beach and walked into the water. The man was exhausted from the experience but overwhelmingly thankful for the fast response from Max. After nominating Max for the Rescue of the Month award, Wamberal SLSC member, Wayne Young, spoke of the enormous contribution Max makes to his community on and off the beach. “We’re very proud of Max. “He’s learnt so many skills as a Nipper and in his Boardriders’ Club,” he said. “It is truly admirable that an 11-year-old could have the maturity to assess the risk to himself and know the extent of his own skill to save someone on his own.” Max said, “I felt really happy that I saved someone’s life. “It made me feel proud.” Source: Media release, Jun 11 SLS NSW Media
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Children with hearing loss will benefit from changes to the NDIS
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Copacabana family is one of thousands affected by a child’s hearing loss likely to benefit from an overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s (NDIS) eligibility processes. According to The Shepherd Centre CEO, Dr Jim Hungerford, 50 per cent of Australian hearing impaired children currently miss out on crucial specialist early intervention services. The Shepherd Centre is a NSW based not for profit organisation specialising in early intervention to help children who are deaf or hearing-impaired develop spoken language skills. Since its foundation, The Shepherd Centre has opened a whole new world of sound for more than 2,000 children, including the world of 5-month-old, Heath Hurrell,
from Copacabana. Dr Hungerford said the overhaul was a result of recent consultations between families affected by hearing loss, experts in the sector, and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), with the NDIA choosing to implement a new approach to improve access to support via the NDIS. The key feature of the new approach is a nationally consistent eligibility criteria that ensures all young children with significant permanent hearing loss can access the NDIS. Previously, the eligibility criteria varied from state to state, and sometimes even by location. An Australia wide rapid referral pathway that makes it possible for children to receive an NDIS funded plan within three weeks of the families’ first appointment with Australian Hearing is required. This is crucial, as early intervention therapy must start
Heath Hurrell
by six months of age to prevent long term language delay. Following the initial phase of the NDIS rollout, many children had to wait until 18 months of age before their services were funded. Another feature is an
appropriate level of initial ‘first plan’ funding that is sufficient for the specialist services children with hearing loss require. This will prevent the continued use of a ‘one size fits all’ funding approach, with the new system’s ability to
offer tailored funding for each child’s individual needs. The Hurrell family have been accessing The Shepherd Centre’s early intervention services via the scheme after the NDIS recognised their eligibility and processed a plan when Heath, who was born with mild-moderate deafness in both ears, was just a few weeks old. Mum, Katharine Hurrell, said the ease of access to the NDIS was incredibly helpful at a time when the family was still processing Heath’s diagnosis. “We didn’t really know how much we would need NDIS funding and I believe that without this, we would not be able to access The Shepherd Centre’s services and support, which have already been life changing for Heath and our family,” said Katharine Hurrell. Dr Hungerford said the changes to the NDIS approach mark a new era in access for Australian children with hearing loss, and their families.
“By addressing these funding problems with the new approach, Aussie families like the Hurrell’s can now access the right support, at the right time,” said Dr Hungerford. “These changes will enable more children than ever to reach their full potential. “People deserve to have equal opportunities to make their dreams come true, regardless of disability,” he said. Deafness is the most common disability among children in the western world. It costs almost $16,000 per year per child to provide these essential services. The Shepherd Centre relies on government support and fundraising to help the more than 500 families who turn to them each year and close the gap in access to these critical services. Source: Media release, Apr 10 Maya Ivanovic, Palin Communications
Locals encouraged to consider a career in aged or disabled care
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AFE NSW is encouraging Central Coast locals to consider a career in aged or disabled care, with the care industry forecast to experience the highest growth in jobs of any sector by 2021. Over this time, more than 4,300 additional people are expected to be employed as aged or disabled carers in NSW, an increase of over 10
per cent. The Department of Jobs and Small Business echoes this favourable perspective, with it predicting “very strong growth” in the number of workers over the next five years and is also encouraging anyone looking for a satisfying career to consider one that involved nurturing others. North Gosford resident, Branwen Gillen, has done just that, and after four months into a Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) at TAFE NSW, Gosford, she is
embarking on her disabled support career in a practical sense. On June 14 Gillen began a 120-hour work placement with disability services provider, Wyoming’s House with No Steps, and said she is excited to be one of many TAFE NSW students getting ready to assist in filling the sector’s skills shortage. “In looking around to change professions, I quickly discovered that this was something I wanted to pursue.
“It’s a big growth sector with a lot of jobs around. “I kept seeing them pop up and knew I was on the right path,” Gillen said. “I am really looking forward to applying the hands-on training I‘ve received to my work placement at House with No Steps. “It’s a good, meaningful profession, helping people. “Through providing individual support, disability carers help people within the community to thrive. I feel so pleased
about entering this sector. “A lot of disabled people can be socially isolated. “We help get them out in to the world, empowering them to have some fun and perhaps even head into the workplace, depending on the level of support they need and of course, there is often the basics such as assisting with feeding and cleaning, which can be just as rewarding,” Gillen said. House with No Steps Area Manager, Central Coast/Lake
Macquarie, Giovanna Kozary, agrees. “We have nearly 5,000 committed staff and they are the heart and soul of our organisation. “We’re big on providing our staff with more than just jobs. “We’re here to provide them with clear career paths, and high quality training is an important part of that,” Kozary said. Source: Media release, Jun 14 Kristy Sheppard, TAFE NSW
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Dry July to raise funds for CoastCanCare wellness program
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ry July is just around the corner and for the seventh year in a row, Central Coast Local Health District’s (CCLHD) CoastCanCare wellness program will be the major beneficiary of the District’s Dry July fundraising campaign.
Dry July is a national fundraiser with a local focus that encourages participants to go alcohol free in July to raise funds for adults affected by cancer. Funds raised through Dry July for CoastCanCare help to support local patients diagnosed with cancer, their families and carers, by connecting them and providing information, education and tools to develop skills for coping with a cancer diagnosis, treatments and side effects. This year, to raise awareness about Dry July and the wellness program, CoastCanCare
is running therapeutic art workshops where radiation oncology patients and their carers, friends and family will have the opportunity to create artworks out of their radiation oncology masks. This will culminate in a unique exhibition, titled Masks Unveiled, to be displayed
in Gosford Hospital’s main foyer from July 1 through to September. Radiation oncology masks are made of mesh and moulded to the patient’s face and help to accurately target treatment areas and protect patients during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.
CoastCanCare Program Coordinator, Tia Covi, said the masks symbolise something different for each patient. “The art workshops and exhibition will aim to be a therapeutic and healing exercise, providing an outlet to express patients’ personal experiences,” she said.
Covi said art therapy was just one of the free wellness activities offered by CoastCanCare. “Other sessions include tai chi, music therapy and exercise groups, which all have a strong focus on the importance of self-care, relaxation, mindfulness, support and connectedness
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during a difficult time in people’s lives. “There are also sessions that offer practical advice such as the legal and financial services workshop which equips and empowers people with important information they need to know,” she said. Covi said the popular CoastCanCare program would not be able to keep having such a positive impact without the support of the local community through the annual Dry July appeal. “It is wonderful to see the benefits of CoastCanCare for locals living with cancer and we want to continue offering this valuable wellness and recovery program in the future. “We are therefore extremely grateful for the Central Coast community’s involvement and generosity in taking on the Dry July challenge and getting behind this great cause,” she said. Source: Media release, Jun 17 Central Coast Local Health District Media
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Narara Valley High School crowned best Senior School
Mairead and Fletcher graduate from Talent Development Program
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n a nod towards the region’s young and emerging musical talent, two local high school students have graduated from the 2019 Talent Development Project.
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Narara Valley High School crowned best Senior School at the Cows Create Careers Competition
griculture and Primary Industries students from Narara Valley High School competed in Dairy Australia’s Cows Create Careers Competition
earlier this June. The competition called on students to express their understanding of calf rearing through a movie or model submission.
Narara Valley’s, Jeena Starkey and Kiara McCaw, won best Senior entry for the Central Coast/Hunter with a 3D model highlighting their knowledge of the reproductive system of dairy cows.
Narara Valley also took out best overall Senior School for the Central Coast/Hunter. Source: Website, Jun 19 Samoan Forrest, Narara Valley High School
Zimbabwe Project is drawing to a close
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osford High School’s Zimbabwe Project is drawing
to a close. “A small but very dedicated
group of Year 10 and 11 students have found time in their week since International
Terrigal High School’s, Fletcher Pilon, and Lisarow High School’s, Mairead Tamsin Young, were two of the 12 NSW high school students to be offered a place in the 2019 program, which is run by the Talent Development Foundation. The project was launched in 1991 as a means of offering professional development for performing arts students and has grown into one of the most successful youth training and development programs in the Australian entertainment industry. Its alumni include notable artists such as, Angus and Julia Stone, Human Nature and Paulini. Admission to the program is
Women’s Day in March to prepare personal hygiene kits for girls of similar age in Zimbabwe. “Fifty-five kits have been prepared. “The lives of 55 school age girls will potentially change through this project. “Education is a socially valued resource and our kits will enable empowerment through the continuity of education and this could be life changing,” said Principal, Michael Smith. The kits will be delivered to communities in need across Africa in July. Source: Newsletter, Jun 14 Michael Smith, Gosford High School
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by a rigorous audition process and a 12 month commitment to attending master class workshops in Sydney, and writing and performance sessions. The 2019 graduation was held on June 17 at Sydney’s, Giant Dwarf Theatre. Terrigal High School Principal, Tania Turik, congratulated Pilon on completing the program whilst balancing his HSC studies. Lisarow High School Principal, Nicole Hunt, extended her congratulations to Tamsin Young. “Congratulations to Mairead and the 2019 Talent Development Project cohort on their graduation from the program. “Mairead performed beautifully with other talented musicians from across NSW,” she said.
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Malynley Shield goes to Orange High School
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osford and Orange High Schools continued their long running annual school interchange tradition in June, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Malynley Shield.
The rivalry between the schools started in 1968 after a draw in a rugby league match. That draw ignited an annual competition which has now developed into a two day athletic and academic free for all, known as the Malynley Shield. Each year one of the schools hosts the event, with 2019 seeing Gosford students pack their bags and make the trip to Orange to compete in everything from field hockey
to chess, and of course rugby league. The annual event is a highlight of the school year for both schools with lifelong friendships having been forged over the half a century that the Shield has run. Gosford had retained the Shield for the past three years, but 2019 was not their year, with Orange High School claiming the Shield. Newly appointed Principal, Michael Smith, said: “This year, Orange was victorious in winning the Shield, but the ongoing relationships and friendships that have been formed by students and teachers represent the true goal of the tradition.” Source: Newsletter, Jun 14 Michael Smith, Gosford High School
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Proposed new K to 6 facility will revolutionise teaching and learning
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entral Coast Grammar School (CCGS) has announced plans for a new K-6 Junior School.
CCGS Headmaster, Bill Low, announced the plans on June 10 and said the construction would accelerate CCGS’s capacity to deliver next generation education. At the core of the new Junior School architectural design are three buildings, one each for Years K to 2, 3 to 4 and 5 to 6, with flexible learning spaces flowing into seven neighbourhoods, one for each year level, with a transition onto landscaped gardens and terraces. The project also includes the construction of an outdoor junior assembly area that will also serve as a sports grandstand and amenities, plus conversion of existing K to 2 rooms for senior use. Low said that the new K to 6 facility, which will be ready for the start of the 2021 school year, will revolutionise teaching and learning. “During the last four years we’ve transformed our learning culture and implemented Harvard Education’s Teaching for Understanding Framework, but it’s challenging to deliver student centred, innovative and collaborative learning
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in buildings dating from the foundation of the school in 1985. “Revolutionising learning has driven every design decision for this new facility, resulting in a learning environment centred on students rather than classrooms. “Adaptable furniture and learning spaces will give teachers the flexibility to facilitate individual focus,
group projects and grade workshops according to different learning intentions and learning styles. “Each of the facility’s 30 light filled learning spaces will be fitted with cutting edge technological enhancements to individualise learning and connect students in exciting and absorbing real world scenarios,” said Low. According to Low, senior
students will also benefit from the new building when existing K to 2 facilities are rapidly redeveloped to create senior learning spaces, which will fundamentally realign the geography of the campus. Source: Website, Jun 10 Bill Low, Central Coast Grammar School
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Bay to Bay hopes to have raised over $100,000 for charities
The Bay to Bay 2019 is shaping up to be the most successful one yet
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he 2019 Bay to Bay Running Festival saw more than 3,000 runners put their heels to the pavement on June 16 to raise funds for Central Coast based charities.
Back for its 16th instalment, The Bay to Bay 2019 saw a record number of runners descend on the Woy Woy waterfront to make the dash to Gosford’s Central Coast stadium or near about, in one of the festival’s three recurring events, the half marathon, the
12km fun run and the 2km kid’s fun run. After the success of the 2018 festival, event organisers also introduced a 5km fun run/walk event to the line-up for the first time. This year’s winners circle
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included, Scott Westcott and Anna Heath, who won the Men’s and Women’s half marathon, Rose Davies, who won the Women’s 12km fun run, and, Zac Roberts and Melanie McDonald, who placed first in the Men’s and Women’s 5km event. North Avoca’s, Jack Colreavy, claimed first in the Men’s 12km fun run for the fourth time. While figures for funds raised are still being finalised, Race Director, Jenny Barker, said the Festival Committee was hopeful that this year’s result will break into the six figures, given the record participation. “Last year’s festival raised $90,764 for local charities, but with this year having the best attendance of the festival yet, we’re excited to learn the final figure,” Barker said.
When asked about the popularity of this year’s event, Barker put it down to the Bay to Bay being unique in its family oriented approach. “One of the big things about these types of events is how hard it can be to coordinate for parents,” Barker said. “The inclusion of the 5km event as well as the changing in the time of the kids 2km event meant that more families that wanted to run together could, and parents that wanted to participate in the half marathon or the 12km event had more time and options to plan their day,” she said. The army of volunteers that always assist the Committee in making the festival a success also played a big part. “One of the recurring bits of
feedback we keep getting is just how positive and helpful our volunteers are. “They really left an impact which reflects on the event and we couldn’t have done it without them. “It’s nice to be known as the happy festival,” Barker said. Major charities for the 2019 festival include Camp Breakaway, the Central Coast Local Health District and St Brendan Catholic School’s The Hive program. Barker said the final figure would be revealed later this month at special community barbecue in Terrigal. Source: Interview and website, Jun 19 Jenny Barker, Bay to Bay Running Festival Committee Dilon Luke, Journalist
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The feature concert is a celebration of the work of French composer, Camille Saint- Saëns, known as one of the most popular classic composers of his time. According Central Coast Chorale’s, Ellie Vasta, SaintSaëns’ operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music are played to audiences
throughout the world, but his choral and vocal music are not widely known. “This concert offers all lovers of fine music a rare opportunity to experience the beauty and richness of Camille Saint-Saëns’ neglected world of song. “If you love his Carnival of the Animals, just wait till you hear his Carnival of Song,” Vasta said. The Carnival of Song gets underway from 2:30pm. Source: Media release, Jun 21 Ellie Vasta, Central Coast Chorale
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A Carnival of Song at East Gosford entral Coast Chorale will present Camille and Co – A Carnival of Song, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, East Gosford, on July 21.
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he heart of the Gosford CBD is set to transform into a winter wonderland these July school holidays when Winter in the Park returns. From July 6, Kibble Park will be transformed into a mecca of winter themed, family friendly activities and entertainment courtesy of Central Coast Council, with an igloo village, ice carvings and ice sculptures
just some of the wintery fun on this year’s program. “This year’s Winter in the Park will inspire even the most determined hibernators to get out and about and enjoy the fun,” said Council’s Unit Manager, Community Partnerships, Glenn Cannard. “The live ice carving display by international ice sculptor, Kenji Ogawa, will amaze, and the kids will love exploring the igloo village, which is also a fantastic spot to capture some fun photos,” he said.
Mayor Jane Smith said Council invited locals and visitors to head to Gosford this July school holidays and experience the fun on offer. “Community members often tell me how much they value this type of Council event, with a focus on family entertainment, creating memories, building a stronger community and supporting our local businesses,” Mayor Smith said. “Winter in the Park brings families together for a whole
lot of fun in a month when it can be tempting to stay inside. “Who wants to stay indoors when you can explore an igloo village and watch an Ice Age show,” she said. Winter in the Park will run from July 6-20, starting from 10am each day. Disability parking is available to visitors at Eliza St carpark. Source: Media release, Jun 3 Central Coast Council Media
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Chris and Aileen Savill with the group of local tradies and volunteers that worked on the Saratoga MAD Day
ragtag group of Central Coast tradespeople and volunteers came together on June 15 to change the lives of a Saratoga couple doing it tough. The group came together to take part in a United Tradies MAD Day and performed a major renovation of the couple’s home, free of charge. Chris and Aileen Savill are the couple behind United Tradies, an organisation dedicated to
connecting tradespeople with those in need within their community. Short for Make A Difference, MAD Days are the official name of these community projects. The Saratoga project was their eighth MAD Day, and according to Chris, was the most successful one yet, with volunteers completing more jobs than ever before. “We had a fantastic group of volunteers and trades,” Chris said. According to Chris, the husband and wife duo fell
on hard times after a sudden illness forced them to expend their super to keep a roof over their head. When those funds were gone the couple were faced with the prospect of selling their home and risked losing out exponentially on the final figure due to its state of disrepair. “Generally, we don’t touch for sale homes as we’re not about helping people turn a profit, but when we heard this couple’s story we knew we had to help,” Chris said. And help they did, with Chris
and Aileen fielding the cost of materials for the works which were undertaken by 15 volunteers. Over a 12 hour period the couple’s home was totally transformed with 37 individual jobs completed on the site. “Gyprocking, fitting a new kitchen, tiling, plumbing, complicated electrics, painting, landscaping, fitting balustrades, cleaning, varnishing, the list goes on,” Chris said. Chris said the couple were thrilled with the result and were thankful to the small army of volunteers that helped them in their time of need. “That’s what United Tradies is all about, showing people what can be accomplished when they work together,” Chris said. Source: Interview, Jun 25 Chris Savill, United Tradies Dilon Luke, Journalist
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ustralia’s foremost prestigious and controversial portraiture prize, the Archibald Prize, is among a number of exhibitions announced as part of Gosford Regional Gallery’s Winter/Spring Program. The new program also sees the return of the hotly contested Gosford Art Prize, which this year has been expanded to include an Aboriginal Art prize. Central Coast Council Team Leader, Art Galleries, Arts and Culture, Tim Braham, said the Gallery prides itself on securing prestigious exhibitions for the community and it is because of this that the venue has recently been ranked as TripAdvisor’s number one destination to visit in the southern area of the Coast, among 17 other local
attractions. “We are delighted to continue bringing fantastic exhibitions to the Central Coast and saving locals a trip to Sydney or Newcastle,” Braham said. “The most exciting exhibition in our new program is the 2019 Archibald Prize, choosing to return to the Gallery for just the third time in its 98 years of exhibition, telling us that the experience we offer here on the Central Coast is worldclass. “The Gallery is also a platform for local artists to professionally display their works, and we have some great local exhibitions including Short Stories by Miriam Cullen, PARADIGM/ SHIFT by Natalie Verriest, Heads above water by Peter Baka, and Tales of a modern Blackfulla by Garry Purchase,” Braham said. Source: Media release, Jun 7 Central Coast Council Media
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new dinosaur themed sensory place space opened at Wendy Dve, Point Clare, on June 14. Designed to encourage the imagination of visitors and accommodate the needs of children on the Autism spectrum, improvement works include a double slide, basket swing, dinosaur fossils, hand crafted timber seats and a low canopy of trees which provide a sense of a secure space within a defined boundary. The $145,000 upgrade project was jointly funded by
Central Coast Council and NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership program, and delivers on the Community’s vision for well maintained and activated open space areas and facilities that bring the community together. A new pathway also links the Point Clare community from Camden Cls through to Wendy Dve, with pedestrian access gates at each end. Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said the revitalisation of the Wendy Dve play space has created an inclusive recreational space that promotes healthy lifestyles
and community engagement. “This collaborative project demonstrates our commitment to providing inclusive spaces and opportunities for all people to feel welcome and participate in community life,” Mayor Smith said. “We encourage members of the community to visit this wonderful space which delivers on our Community’s vison for activated open spaces and facilities in natural settings.” Source: Media release, Jun 14 Central Coast Council Media
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch and Mayor Smith at the Wendy Dve Sensory Dino Park unveiling
Winter Blues Festival at Diggers @ The Entrance
Diggers @ The Entrance is proud to be a major part of the annual Winter Jazz and Blues Festival held at The Entrance on the weekend of July 12 to 14. The following high quality line–up of over 34 Blues artists has been booked to provide twelve hours of outstanding free blues entertainment for all to enjoy. Friday, July 12
BluesAngels 7.30pm – 8.30pm 10pm – 11pm Saturday, July 13 7.30pm – 8.30pm Guitars and gobirons, mandos and banjos, swinging saxophone and creampuff clarinet, the Beatles bass and a thimbleful of washboard waling, spoons, kalimba and the junkyard drumkit; it’s trad east coast blues the way we don't often hear it. Pre-WW1 songcatchers matched with post-WW2 blues-bashers and modern times' funkin’ rootsabilly. Born in 2010, BluesAngels, the Central Coast’s premier folk blues band has played fests from Goulburn blues to Dorrigo bluegrass, St Albans folk to The Entrance jazz, and many, many more.
you on a journey to the deep south, where the Delta blues was born, and then through the ages and styles from past to present. In his show, Mark incorporates instruments such as the resonator guitar with slide, cigar box guitar, and a stomp box to keep the beat. He uses a unique picking style he learnt from Brother John from the Blues Preachers. Mark will be joined by, Eric K. Betts, on blues harp and vocals to create a versatile and dynamic sound, and, David Rowlands, on washboard to create a trio. Eric and David have both had considerable experience with many blues bands and are masters of their art.
Saturday July 13
Blast From the Past Blues Band
OAM, lead vocals; Alfredo Zotti on piano and Hammond; Alan Nash on Drums; and, Ian Hyden on bass.
Traditional Graffiti 3.45pm – 4.45pm ‘Traditional Graffiti’ is the roots music experience that evolved out of Australia’s ever-popular gang of English ex-pats, the Wheeze & Suck Band. Ian ‘The Pump’ Macintosh (Melodeon, guitar, Harp), John ‘Red Tips’ Milce (Percussion, jokes) and Nigel ‘Muddy’ Waters (Mandolin, Cello Mandolin, Harp & Guitar), continue their unique readings of traditional, ceremonial and contemporary roots material. After re-emerging in 2018 following the end of the Wheeze & Suck Band’s successful 7 albums and 22 years of activity, Traditional Graffiti has appeared at many festivals and clubs around NSW, and released a new album, ‘Traditional Graffiti 1’, in May, 2019.
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Mark ‘N the Blues 8.45pm – 9.45pm Let Mark’s passion for the blues take
Blast from the Past is a band made up of professional jazz and blues musicians that play in other bands. They get together occasionally to play some jazz and blues such as is the case for this year’s Jazz and Blues Festival at the Diggers Club, The Entrance. The members of this great quintet are: Ian Mason on guitar; Helena Brunner
Jack Derwin Trio 5pm – 6pm On slide, resonator, unique vocals and
rack harp, add some progressions over amplified finger style and stomp box, you have Jack Derwin performing an eclectic blend of blues covers and originals. He gives an audience the best in nu kool blues & roots with a dynamic edge. His recent album, ‘Umina Blue’, charted at no 8 on the Australian blues and roots charts. With a slew of festivals right around Australia, NZ and Asia scattered behind him, 3 chain award nominations for best album, song and male vocalist, songs on global collections and Qantas playlists, Jack’s eclectic song list, pitches somewhere between non-purist old school blues, outback sunsets and urban lights and themes. Jack brings his performance to the festival with two brilliant musicians, Warren Ambrose on 5 string bass guitar, and local resident, Mick Huxley on drums and percussion.
MC and vocalist, Paul Wilson, is mostly known around the Coast for running the Big Blues Jams that attract large numbers of outstanding musicians. Paul is joined by Andrew Webster, a noted jazz guitarist, Warren Henry, a well known author with a drumming pedigree, and multi-instrumentalist, Walter de Jong, who has the uncanny ability to provide a perfect harmony in any song, any genre, at the same time as he plays Hammond organ. And it’s all anchored by, Mick Field, who’s played bass for an extensive list of Melbourne blues bands.
BluesAngels Saturday, July 13 7.30pm – 8.30pm
The Squeezers
Two Buck Blues Band 6.15pm – 7.15pm The Two Buck Band mostly plays what some people describe as cool blues, an eclectic style that moves between jazz, county, zydeco and rockabilly, but with a story. Frequently this “story” takes them into unexpected places, both musically and narratively, which is part of the reason people follow them, and why they play together.
8.45pm – 9.45pm The Squeezers’ music is best described as “swingin’ rhythm and blues, with a touch of soul”. Several years ago, the Squeezers started performing in addition to the Lemon Squeezin’ Daddies, with a similar but different repertoire, occasionally a bit bluesier and always a bit more relaxed, but with the same focus on fun and entertainment. The core of the Squeezers repertoire is “swing blues”. Think of this as being at the crossroad where blues meets jazz and rock n roll.
Because the music blends all these elements, it has a broad and immediate appeal to just about everyone. Although every Squeezers’ performance is a show in itself, the band is ideal with a crowd that likes to get up and dance.
Blues Wranglers 10pm – 11pm After jamming together at the Central Coast Blues Society in 2015, Les(Birdman)Blundell (harmonica) and Trent Taylor (guitar & vox) formed a duo. In 2016, they were joined by, Dan Batton guitar) and, Belinda Taylor (keys), followed by bass and drums, and began playing numerous venues across the Central Coast. In 2018, a lineup change brought in, Wayne Lawler(bass) and Al Smith (drums). With a diverse range of Blues tunes from the classics to the early Blues tracks of ZZ Top and Fleetwood Mac, with moody melodies to foot stomping rhythm and more, you are sure to get your Blues fix.
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-A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST THURSDAY, JUN 27
The Ettalong Food Fair, The Galleria, Free entry, 10am - 4pm
recovery, Registrations required, Umina Surf Club, 6 - 8pm
Black, White & You - Full Day Charcoal & Ink Workshop, Hardys Bay Community Church Hall, Ticketed, 10am
Christmas in July Luncheon, Linton Gardens, Ticketed, 01/07 - 31/07
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Gosford Alive Consultation - The Redevelopment of the WEDNESDAY, JUL 3 kibbleplex town centre, Level 1 Imperial Centre, Chaika With Support Twin Central Coast Council 27/06, 4/07 & 6/07, Workshop - The future of Willows, waste and resource 11am - 2pm The Rhythm Hut, recovery, 4324 4299 Ticketed, 6:30pm Registrations required, Erina Centre, Erina Fair, 10am - 12pm
Council Pop Up, Erina Fair, 5pm - 7pm
THURSDAY, JUL 4
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Superwog, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 7:30pm Dracula by Steven Dietz, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 28/06 - 30/06, Multiple Screening’s
FRIDAY, JUN 28
Summer mixtape party, Ettalong diggers, Ticketed, 8:30pm 4343 0111
We’ve Got Tonight Tribute Show, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 8pm 43 233 233
Gosford Nurses’ Conference, The Willows Gosford, Ticketed, 4/07 & 5/07, 8:30am - 4pm
FRIDAY, JUL 5
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Winter in the Park! Kibble Park Gosford CBD, 6/07 - 20/07
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Cowra on the Coast Food and Wine Festival, Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific, Free entry, 11am - 5pm Solo Antarctic sailor Lisa Blair - The offshore masterclass, Gosford Sailing Club, Ticketed, 9am - 4:30pm
MONDAY, JUL 8 Calling all Learner Drivers Learn how to Service your Car with Hyundai, Booth’s Hyundai Tuggerah, 6pm - 7:30pm
TUESDAY, JUL 9
Yoga Festival, Umina Beach Yoga, 29/06 - 30/06 Narara Ecovillage Open Day, Narara ecovillage, Ticketed, 1 - 4pm Earthship Wicking Bed Workshop, Booking’s required - 9am - 3pm
SATURDAY, JUL 13
Chocolate Starfish: One Last Kick Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 9:45pm 4343 0111
Elton John & Time Rice’s Aida: A Timeless Love Story, Laycock Street Theatre, Ticketed, 2pm
THURSDAY, JUL 11
Beginning Your Family Gosford Steam Weekend History, Largest Operating Steam Gosford Library, Booking’s Robot Song, Locomotive, required, Flash Festival 2019 - The Art House Wyong, Gosford station 10:30am - 12pm Hawkesbury river, Ticketed, Ticketed, 10am & 1pm, Fire, 29/06 - 30/06 4335 1485 Woy Woy Little Gregg Arthur with Quartet www.thearthousewyong. Theatre, Ticketed, Quartet, com.au SUNDAY, JUN 30 5/07 - 7/07, Laycock Street Theatre Symphony Central Coast- 2pm & 8pm, 4344 4737 Auditorium, Ticketed, Aged Care - A New www.woywoylt.com Concert 2 From Russia 8pm Alternative, with Love, Mingara events centre, Central Coast Art Society Winter Wonderland Wine Performing Arts Centre Booking’s required, Winter Exhibition, Dinner by Tyrrell’s, CCGS, 2:30pm Gosford Regional Art $100 mingara food Crowne Plaza Terrigal, Society, 05/07 Opening Jack McCoy Talk Story, voucher for all Ticketed, 6:30pm Night - 6-8pm, 05/07 Laycock Street Theatre, attendees 10/07 - 10am - 4pm A Taste of Sociocracy (aka Ticketed, 5pm 0416 258 041 Dynamic Governance) www.bit.ly/agedcareinfo SATURDAY, JUL 6 Try VR For Free Day, Narara Ecovillage, Diggers at the Entrance, Booking’s required, FRIDAY, JUL 12 Booking’s required, 10am Wildplant Community 6:30pm - 9pm Nursery, The Gosford Branch of CEN Office Ourimbah, Mental Health Awareness SATURDAY, JUN 29 Children’s Medical Program, 9am - 12pm Research Institute - Coffee www.cen.org.au Music Week Morning, Mental Health Awareness The East Gosford Progress experience a week of NAIDOC Nylon Program, Hall, Ticketed, 10am dynamic learning, - presented by Naughty Narara ecovillage, Central Coast Noodle Fun Haus, Ticketed - Booking’s Cinema under the Stars Conservatorium, Laycock Street Theatre, How to train your Dragon 3, required, 10am - 12pm Bookings required, Ticketed, 8pm Everglades Country Club
29/06 - 5/07, 4324 7477
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MONDAY, JUL 1
Central Coast Council Workshop - The future of waste and resource
Coastal Art Exhibition, Opposite the Bakehouse Gallery Patonga, 06/07 - 28/07, 10am - 4pm
Woy Woy, Free event, 6:15pm
THURSDAY, JUL 25
SUNDAY, AUG 4 The Food and Wine Festival, Mt Penang Gardens and Event Park, Free entry, 11am - 5pm
The AC/DC Story, Ettalong diggers, Ticketed, 8:30pm 4343 0111
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Christmas in July! Dinner & Show, Club Umina, Ticketed, 6:30pm 4343 9999 Come Celebrate Bastille Day with the Alliance Française Conversation Group, Erina League Club, First attendance is free, 10am - 12pm
Roald Dahl’s The Twits, The Art House Theatre, Ticketed, 25/07 - 27/07, Multiple Screening’s 4335 1485
WEDNESDAY, AUG 21
TUESDAY, AUG 6 Faulty Towers - The Dining Experience, Ocean Beach Hotel Umina, Ticketed, 7pm, 4341 2322
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Diplomacy, The Art House Wyong, FRIDAY, AUG 23 Council Pop Up, Ticketed, 6/08 - 8pm, Wyong Village Central, Stepping Out - Tap-Dancing 7/08 - 2pm 10am - 12pm Comedy With Two Left Feet, 4335 1485 yourvoiceourcoast.com The Art House Wyong, FRIDAY, JUL 26
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SATURDAY, AUG 10 Strictly Ballroom The SATURDAY, AUG 24 Musical, 2 Day Workshop Laycock Street Community Charcoal & ink artwork on COSS Connections Theatre, Ticketed, plywood, Guided Bird Walk, 26/07 - 10/08 Yarramalong Store & Cafe, Rumbalara Reserve, Ticketed, 9:30am SUNDAY, JUL 14 Ticketed, 8am - 11am Metro Fest, 4349 4756 Handmade on the Coast, The Youth Art Warehouse, SUNDAY, AUG 11 Ticketed, 6pm - 10pm Woy Woy Wharf, Blues on the Mountain Handmade on the Coast, 9am - 2pm featuring Karen Lee SATURDAY, JUL 27 Woy Woy Wharf, Andrews, 9am - 2pm MONDAY, JUL 15 Mangrove Mountain Hall, Troubadour Folk Club Ticketed, 6pm Country Music Festival Witches Leap (Aust) 2019, Celtic Music, THURSDAY, AUG 29 The Waterfront Plaza and St. Lukes Hall, Memorial Park, Council Pop Up, Ticketed, 7pm 10am - 4pm Lakehaven Shopping Central Coast Asthma & West Ham United Centre, 10am - 12pm yourvoiceourcoast.com Player ID Camp 2019, Respiratory Management, TUESDAY, AUG 13 Erina Leagues Club, James Browne Oval, SUNDAY, SEP 8 Free, 9am - 4:30pm 15 & 16/07, 10am Handmade on the Coast, 2pm, 0434 413 140 Christmas in July Race Day, Woy Woy Wharf, Register at The Entertainment Grounds, 9am - 2pm www.georgecowiefootball.com Ticketed, 11am - 5:30pm WEDNESDAY, JUL 17 Frank Ifield - Encore, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 1pm
FRIDAY, JUL 19
Glenworth Valley’s Horses Birthday Festival, Glenworth Valley, Ticketed, 27/07 & 28/07, 9:30am
SUNDAY, JUL 28
Shaun Kirk, The Rhythm Hut, Ticketed, 6:30pm
Grigoryan Brothers SATURDAY, SEP 14 - Past, Present and The Entrance Food & Wine Future, Festival, The Art House Wyong, The Entrance Lake House, Ticketed, 8pm Ticketed, 11am - 9pm 4335 1485 www.thearthousewyong. THURSDAY, SEP 19 com.au
Search For Land Seminar, Hair: The Original Tribal Tuggerah Community Hall, WEDNESDAY, AUG 14 Rock Musical, Ticketed, 10am - 3:30pm Stepping Out - Tap-Dancing The Art House Wyong, SATURDAY, JUL 20 Comedy With Two Left Feet, Ticketed, FRIDAY, AUG 2 Laycock Street Theatre Multiple Screening’s The Bays Art Show, Auditorium Gosford, 4335 1485 The Bays Community Hall Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Ticketed, 14 - 16/08, thearthousewyong.com.au/ Tour 2019, Woy Woy, 20 & 21/07, 2pm & 8pm whats-on/hair Avoca Beach Picture 10am - 4pm Theatre, Ticketed, THURSDAY, AUG 15 THURSDAY, SEP 26 7pm SUNDAY, JUL 21 Hitler’s Daughter, Council Pop Up, Rugby League The Musical, The Art House Wyong, Westfield Tuggerah, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 16/08 - 16/08, 5pm 7pm Ticketed, 8:30pm Multiple Screening’s
SATURDAY, AUG 3 Camille and Co - A Carnival of Song, St Patricks Catholic Church Gosford, Ticketed, 2:30pm
Carnevale 2019 Exhibition, The Art House Wyong, 03 - 29/08
FRIDAY, AUG 16 Top Dog Film Festival Avoca, Avoca Beach Picture Theatre, Ticketed, 7pm - 9:30pm
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FRIDAY, OCT 4 Coastal Twist LGBTIQA + Arts & Culture Festival, Umina Beach Surrounds, 4 - 6/10, 10am - 6pm
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NAIDOC Nylon at Laycock Theatre
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The Moving Stills are one of the headline acts for RYSS’ inaugural Metro Fest
Inaugural Inaugural Metro Fest mixed bowls for young people
Woy Woy Bowling Club held its inaugural Tuesday Mixed Bowls on Tuesday, July 28.
and the losing rink team. A meat raffle was also held. It is planned that this will now continue as a weekly event, with Play commenced at 1pm with Youth Arts Warehouse, the are to RYSS Youth Arts Coordinator, all bowlers welcome. 40 bowlers out playing a game of
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egional Youth Support Services (RYSS) is hosting Metro Fest, a new ‘mini music festival’ for young people on the Central Coast this July.
release, 29 Jul 2015 inaugural Metro Fest will beMedia Sharon Aldrick: “Metro Fest triples. Gaye Scarfe, Woy Woy At the end of play, prizes were Women’s Bowling Club headlined by Gold Member is open to all young people awarded for the winning rink team
Set to take place in Gosford’s
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and The Moving Stills, with supporting acts, The Loose Leaches, Turtle Custard and AW HECK, also set to take to the stage. The event is being supported by Music NSW and according
looking for a safe drug and alcohol free place to enjoy live music and the creative arts.” Source: Media release, Jun 21 Sharon Aldrick, RYSS
Tijuana Cartel return to The Rhythm Hut
“The energetic five piece ijuana Cartel will O’Sullivan, the band’s producer and multi-instrumentalist. create an eclectic sound return to Gosford’s where classic flavour meets “No one else does what they The Rhythm Hut modern groove, peppered with on July 7 as part of the do, shredding Flamenco guitar, Competitors in the inaugural Woy Woy mixed bowls competition roots and reggae. Hut’s ‘winter warmer’ pulsating electronic beats “Often compared to Matt line-up of live music and mixed with Middle Eastern Percussion and soaring Corby, Fat Freddy’s Drop events.
Runabout towed to Davistown
trumpet riffs. and The Beautiful Girls, “This tour is set to be one the sweet soulful voices of A favourite of The Rhythm Hut stage, Tijuana Cartel are massive party with a string Cheyne Starkie and Lizzie are complemented smooth out shows,” said, The aboard Central Coast 22.by Marine hasof sell towed back on tourRescue with their latest The rescue boat was then a saxophone, psychedelic Hut’s, Lou Sawilejskij. release, six-metre Bhairavis Garden,half-cabin assigned to locate and secure two runabout with two people on synthesisers and togroove large logs hazards safe Supporting Cartel on deemed packed full of their distinctof the board from south Rip Tijuana navigation seen around the orientated drums and bass.Rip Bridge to Davistown. the night are The Starktones. quirky beats.
Bridge area. The The logs were located. One was Brisbane, Source: described as “huge”. described as awere placed They ashore Media release, Junfor 24 removal by Council. Lou Sawilejskij, The Rhythm
The motor had failed on Sunday, Hailingand from “We 7, are atmaking better June around 9:15am, they required help to get back to Starktones are music than ever, and the new the ramp adjacent to Davistown material Wharf. has taken on a new ray of sweet, sweet, sunshine,Media release, 8 June 2015 Public tow was completed by Hut life The and feeling, everything is mixed with all the good bits of Ron Cole, Marine Rescue Mr Al Howes, Mr Karl Liepa, Mr NSW Central Coast Unit reggae, soul and psychedelic. Paul Oliver and Mr Bruce Larking about movement,” said, Carey
JoJo Zaho is on the NAIDOC Nylon line-up
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n celebration of of culture and community renegades bearing offerings NAIDOC Week, the wrapped up in an evening that can, and often do, reshape Naughty Noodle Fun of fierce, genre bending and expand views. “Support independent artists Haus is bringing a line- entertainment. Naughty Noodle Artistic highlighting their proud history up of LGBTIQ Indigenous Director, Glitta Supernova, and ongoing fight for equality artists to Gosford’s From leftsaid Glen Phillips Dick Nowland with Scott theSimington, audience canDale expect andand recognition by the mere Laycock St Theatre for all things adventurous and definition of their performance its inaugural NAIDOC unorthodox as these artists offering,” Supernova said. Nylon. explore their ideas and NAIDOC Nylon gets underway
Bowls carnival h in approach worst to storytelling in bold fromconditio 8pm on July 6. Showcasing both renowned
26 teams finally made it onto the new ways. The 2015 Umina Kingfi sher and emerging greens. Carnival, held fringe on Thursday, Source: “From burlesque toThe drag,start was delayed Friday ‘Faboriginal’ TorresFriday, Strait July 16and and July 17 Media release, Jun 1 due to continuing problems with performance was performance played artists, in the worst art to illusion, Glitta Supernova, Naughty Islander the weather, however conditions conditions that organisers come celebrate improved with these once again and Noodle despite Fun Haus NAIDOC Nylonrecall is a celebration could in the 44the bitterly cold winds and pioneering and year history of the bowls artists
competition.
An initial downpour flooded all three greens requiring matches to be played on only two greens but
threatening skies, all three games were completed and results decided. The winners of the carnival were a composite team, with lead
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hree members of Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) have been named to Surf Life Saving NSW’s (SLS NSW) IRB Interstate team. Charlie Phillips, Josh Stephens and Bronte Bagala were selected following the conclusion of the 2019 Sharskin NSW IRB Premierships, which wrapped up on June 16. Terrigal placed third in this year’s Premiership after an intense competition played out at beaches across the Coast and Hunter regions over four rounds. Competitors named in the 20 strong state team come exclusively from clubs that landed in the top four over the Premiership season, and
will go head to head with some of the nation’s best IRB teams when the Australian IRB Championships get underway in July. Phillips made the Interstate team for the first time after a number of top results over the Premiership series. “I’ve been racing for three years now. “I only started competitively driving this year and have been going really well in both the Under 23 and Open divisions. “I’m really proud and happy to make the NSW team. “I’ve been working really hard and everything has come together. “I can’t wait to start training with the team,” he said. Source: Media release, Jun 16 Sally Mac, SLS NSW Media
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hree Central Coast sporting legends have taken out awards at the 2019 NSW Community Sports Awards. The Awards night, conducted at NSW Parliament House, is held every year to recognise outstanding achievements and contributions to community sport in NSW, often carried out by volunteers. The Coast’s, Jordan Kiss, Amber Cross and Shane Alvisio, were all honoured with awards, which was held on June 20. Cross was named the 2019 Community Coach of the Year with Alvisio receiving a Distinguished Long Service Award for his dedication to judo instruction. Kiss, who hails from North Avoca, was named the 2019 Young Official of the Year for her outstanding commitment to netball over the past year. She shares the honour with Jordan Ashby-Brigandi. Source: Media release, Jun 21 Greg Campbell, PRISM Strategic Communications
Jordan Ashby-Brigandi (left) and Jordan Kiss (right) with Nicholas Watkins, Chief Operating Officer Revolutionise Sport
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NRL poster girl and Berkeley Vale local, Isabel Kelly, was a welcome sight for the Blues, with a knee injury casting doubt on whether she’d be able to play, but it was former Kincumber High School student, Kirra Dibb, who truly impressed on the night, helping setup the key plays that secured the Blues their fourth consecutive State of Origin Shield. The Blues went into the second half on the backfoot, with the Maroons having a 4-nil lead after an exceptional first half performance. This was when Dibb imposed herself on the game, catching the Queensland defence off guard with a long pass to, Jessica Sergis, to level the score line. It was a crucial moment for the Blues and a standout one for Dibb, who was making her representative debut.
The Dibb lead equalizer triggered a Blues takeover, with NSW taking command and crashing over Queensland to bank two more tries to ride out to fulltime with a 14-4 win. The good football on display coupled with the massive crowd of over 10,000 compared with 6,800 fans that attended the game in 2018, has now sparked debate on whether or not the Women’s
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Locals help Blues win State of Origin again
here were some familiar faces on the pitch when the NSW Blues’ Women’s team destroyed the Queensland Maroons 14-4 in the women’s State of Origin on July 21.
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Origin should take on the three game format of its male counterpart. It’s a move that would see more unearthed talents like Dibb have a chance at representative rugby league and continue the boom in the women’s side of the sport. Source: Game notes, July 21 Dilon Luke, Journalist
Saratoga’s Eddie Williams in action during the Monster Truck Pull Photo: Rouge Fitness
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aratoga’s, Eddie Williams, has returned from the 2019 World’s Strongest Man Competition with a number of new personal bests.
failure and dead lift a 375kg car, and that was just to determine the finalists. Williams started his campaign strong, taking out first in his group’s Monster Truck Pull event, but lost out in the Giants Medley to the United States’, Martin Slicis. Williams would record a personal best in the Frame Deadlift (375kg car) and the 155kg Log Lift, but it was not enough to catch Slicis who ended up taking out overall first in Williams’ seeded group
Held from June 13-16, in Florida, USA, the competition made no qualms about its purpose to unearth the world’s strongest man, with hopefuls expected to pull monster trucks, hold a 200kg Atlas stone above their heads until
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and claiming the right to contest the finals against the other group winners. Slicis would go on to win the 2019 title. Despite losing out in the qualifiers, Williams said he was thrilled with his results and congratulated Slicis, who he described as his best friend in the sport, on his win. Source: Websites, Jun 13-17 2019 World’s Strongest Man Results portal Eddie Williams, Facebook page
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Nicola is an automatic qualifier for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Prodigal son Vanstrattan returns to Mariners
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he Central Coast Mariners have a n n o u n c e d the signing of Jess Vanstrattan as Goalkeeping Coach for the next three years.
Nicola McDermott celebrating her Olympic qualifying jump Photo: Jesper Zerman
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ascott High Jumper, Nicola McDermott, has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after an exceptional run through the European Athletics circuit in June.
As reported in Coast News 209, McDermott is the sixth best ranked female high jumper in Australian history and opened her European campaign with a silver at the Josefa Odložila Athletics Competition in Prague. Her silver earning 1.91m
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jump was a new personal best for McDermott as the highest jump she’d recorded off Australian soil. McDermott backed up her campaign with a gold in the Invitation Sollentuna Grand Prix in Sweden, recording another personal best jump of 1.92m. Her greatest result of the campaign so far saw McDermott achieve a jump of 1.96m at the Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic to take the bronze and to qualify for the Olympics. It’s a dizzying high for McDermott whose professional athletic career had been leading up to the Olympics since she first made a name for herself in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. “It’s an incredible feeling to reach the automatic qualifier for Tokyo 2020 Olympics in taking the gamble with coming to Europe to achieve this standard, yet big faith fuels big performances,” McDermott said. “This is just the beginning, with some very close attempts at 1.98m. “I know there’s more to come this season. “Here’s to the higher heights,” McDermott said. Source: Website, Jun 21 Nicola McDermott, Official Facebook page
After years of successful coaching in the Hyundai A-League, Vanstrattan is returning to the Yellow and Navy after the departure of Matt Nash. Born in Gosford, Vanstrattan played his junior years for Terrigal United before plying his trade professionally in Italy for 10 years. In 2009, he returned to Australia to play for A-League side, Gold Coast United, before moving to the Mariners the following year. 2014 saw Vanstrattan begin his coaching career with
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the Central Coast Mariners Academy, before moving on to positions with Newcastle Jets, Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory. “It’s good to be coming home” Vanstrattan said. “I had mentioned to Phil Moss (former Head Coach) that I wanted to start coaching and he offered me a role in the Academy.
“I’ve always been thankful for that opportunity. “That’s the reason I started coaching in the first place, to give young guys the opportunity to take their football to the highest level. “I was fortunate growing up on the Coast that I had some great goalkeeping coaches and was given those opportunities to succeed. “I’ve had a few great talks with Alen, and he seems really positive about the season ahead. “I’ve bumped into a few of the players and the reports are all positive, so hopefully we can assemble the strongest squad possible and be really competitive this year,” Vanstrattan said. Source: Media release, Jun 20 Carly Carmichael, Central Coast Mariners
Mariners sign four players to 2019/20 squad
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he Central Coast Mariners have announced the inclusions of Abraham Majok, Jai Ingham, Samuel Silvera and Daniel De Silva to the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 squad. Majok (20), originally from Kenya and moving to Australia in 2005, began his NPL career in 2014, playing for Spirit FC. In 2016, he moved to the Western Sydney Wanderers youth and then promoted to the Hyundai A-League squad. He has signed on a one year deal. Ingham (25) makes the move to the Mariners from Melbourne Victory, where he spent the last two seasons.
Having also represented New Zealand on an international level, the winger is joining the Yellow and Navy on a two year deal. A young Socceroo, Silvera (18) also joins the squad on a one year scholarship deal. The former Western Sydney Wanderers’ youth star was part of the successful Under 20’s Championship squad in 2017, also taking out the Wanderers’ Youth Player of the year honours. Finally, De Silva will be returning to the Mariners after the conclusion of his one-year loan deal with Sydney FC. De Silva was the first player to be part of the Hyundai A-League Intra-league loan system which came into place in 2018. Head Coach, Alen Stajcic, is
pleased with the squad that is forming so far, but knows he still has some key signings to make. “We’re really excited at the recruitment process that we have undertaken so far,” Stajcic said. “We have a few key positions that we need to fill, including a Goalkeeper. It’s been extensive, both domestically and internationally. “We’ve nearly completed our domestic signings so far, but we’ve still got our visa players to come, which we will hopefully be in a position to announce shortly,” he said. Source: Media release, Jun 21 Carly Carmichael, Central Coast Mariners
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everal games in Round 14 of Central Coast Football’s Battlewin Premier League Competition were impacted by wet weather during Round 14. Terrigal toppled Southern and Ettalong United in their Round 14 fixture. Four minutes into the game the score was 1-1, with, Beyhan Irmako’s, second minute goal for Terrigal cancelled out almost immediately by Ettalong’s 18-year-old, Tom Patterson. Terrigal then took control of the match and had opened
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up a 4-1 lead by the half-time break with goals to, Anthony Pace, in the 20th minute and, Erik Riquelme, in the 40th, bookending an Ettalong own goal midway through the half. Cameron Wilkinson then removed any doubt of the result with a goal 10 minutes into the second half. Wyoming also emerged victorious in their clash with Gosford City. Wyoming have moved into a season-high second place after this hard-fought win over a tenacious Gosford City side. The kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes, started in overcast but dry conditions but then deteriorated rapidly with heavy rain during the last 10 minutes
The games that did go ahead saw Umina beat Gosford City 5-3 and East Gosford topple Kariong 4-nil. In what was a big game for the WPL, third and fourth placed Umina United welcomed Gosford City to Umina Oval. The last time these two sides met produced a six-goal thriller in Round 2, with Gosford City securing the three competition points with a 4-2 win. Their Round 11 was to take a similar path to the initial clash between the two sides, with Umina finding the lead
on three separate occasions only to be pegged back by a confident Gosford City side. Ultimately, Umina found two late goals to ensure that they emerged victorious from the match, running out 5-3 winners, and closing the gap to the top two sides to just two points in the process. East Gosford’s Hylton Moore Oval hosted Kariong United, with the sixth placed Rams looking to snap out of a bad run of form that had seen them lose back to back matches heading into the weekend. Kariong on the other hand were still in search of their first points of the season after suffering a heavy 9-0 defeat to competition leaders Kanwal. The Rams started this match with intent, creating a number of scoring opportunities throughout the first half, with
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of each half, with the match finishing almost in darkness. It was a great credit to the perseverance of the players and the two officials that the match was completed. The only goal came from the penalty spot in the 50th minute. Hall’s strike was the only one to get past Gosford’s in-form Goalkeeper and Man of the Match, Jack Arigho. The games between East Gosford and Avoca and Toukley and Killarney District were both washed out. Source: Website, Jun 25 Lachlan Herd, Central Coast Football
Gosford steamrolled Woy Woy in their Round 10 fixture
Kariong forfeit WPL match after first half rout
ound 11 of Central Coast Football’s Women’s Premier League saw two of its five fixtures abandoned due to heavy rain.
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Striker, Kelly Hogan, taking full advantage as she bagged four first half goals to take her season total to 13, two shy of Kanwal’s, Hayley Green. Ultimately, there was to be no more action in this fixture with the Kariong side not returning to the field in the second period. This resulted in the referee signalling the completion of the match due to forfeit, with East Gosford picking up the three points. The games between Terrigal and Woongarrah and Kincumber and Toukley were both cancelled due to wet weather. Source: Website, Jun 25 Lachlan Herd, Central Coast Football
ound 10 of the Central Coast Rugby Union Competition saw wins to Terrigal and Gosford, while Avoca Beach lost to Warnervale.
Terrigal defeated Hornsby at Woongarrah Oval with the final score in Terrigal’s favour, 62 points to 37. It was not until the final period that the result was cemented. It was not long after the kick off before Hornsby had crossed for three tries and were leading by 17 points to nil. Gradually, Terrigal hit back, and by halftime, had taken the lead by a narrow 24 points to 23. It was a high scoring match but one that was close for the first 65 minutes. Hornsby scored early in the second half to take the lead again and a possible upset
was on the cards. Hornsby took three intercepts in the match and these length of the field tries were certainly proving exciting for the spectators. Much of the second half was close, however, Terrigal was able to post several late tries to jump ahead on the scoreboard. Warnervale defeated Avoca Beach in a nail biter, also at Woongarrah Oval, 27 points to 22. Avoca Beach had the slightly better of the first half and led at the halftime break by 8 points to 3. Avoca Beach continued to have the better of play early in the second half and increased their lead early. It all seemed to be going quite well for the visitors, however, the home side suddenly began to put things together. Some good play saw Warnervale storm home and take the lead and the match. The game could have gone
either way, but some good play by Warnervale in the final stages saw them grab the victory. Gosford convincingly defeated Woy Woy at Woy Woy Oval to the tune of 51 points to 15. It was totally Gosford’s match and they controlled things from the start to the finish. Woy Woy were never in the first 40 minutes and Gosford almost ran at random during that period. By halftime Gosford had jumped to match winning 31 points to nil lead and the match was all but over. Woy Woy did get going a little when they crossed for two tries but it was all too late. Gosford ran in eight tries to the home team’s two to emphatically record an important win. Source: Media release, Jun 22 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union
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