Issue 232 of COAST Community News by Central Coast Newspapers

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Koala Kindy

Controversy rages over roadworks expenditure on the Central Coast pledged prior to the 2019 Federal Election. See page 3

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Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has reminded residents that online grocery delivery services are available. See page 6

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Erica Johnstone with one of the birthday joeys

The Australian Reptile park is celebrating seven of the world’s cutest animals, as a swathe of koala joeys turn one. Affectionately dubbed the Lucky Seven in 2019 after being bred into the Park’s

breeding program, the seven koala joeys have all been named after various Disney characters by their keepers. The joeys’ high social media profile has made them ambassadors for the koala species and raising awareness.

Koalas are thought to be on track to become completely extinct by 2050, with their numbers plummeting by a third between 1990 and 2010 due to habitat destruction, deforestation, fragmentation, cars and dogs.

The Park’s Mammal Keeper, Erica Johnstone, said staff were excited that the koala joeys were all growing up to be “healthy, happy individuals with unique personalities that are a part of an important breeding program here at the Australian Reptile Park”.

Following their eucalyptus leaf party, the joeys napped in their favourite spots for eighteen hours, as is customary for koalas after a big day. Source: Media release, Mar 4 Australian Reptile Park

Brown water safety concerns

Central Coast Council finished last financial year with a budget surplus of $62.4M, $14.9M more than it had budgeted for ($48.5M) See page 14 Woy Woy Philosophy Society

Many people who have been suffering with brown water coming out of their taps for weeks in various areas of the region, are not convinced by assurances from Central Coast Council that the water is safe to drink, despite its colour. Ratepayers from Point Clare to the Peninsula, Empire Bay and Killcare Heights, have reported muddy looking water pouring from the taps inside their homes, with numerous accounts on social media of

water not being fit to bathe or wash clothes in. Killcare Heights resident, Sharon McEvoy, is convinced that drinking the brownish water over recent weeks resulted in “the worst case of diarrhoea I have ever experienced”. “About a fortnight ago, I started to get really sick with diarrhoea and battled it for a week before going to the doctor, who conducted some tests,” she said. “He said tests had revealed aeromonas in my system and

that this usually resulted from contaminated water. “I was so weak I couldn’t even climb the stairs in my home without having to sit down at the top,” she said. “When you pour a glass of water, the discolouration isn’t as apparent, but when you fill a bathtub or handbasin, you can see how brown it is.” Since visiting the doctor, McEvoy has been only drinking bottled water. Continued P4

A Prince Among Men and women too of course

What a comedy of errors. It all started with Boof’s winning goal for the Mariners last week and ended with him being elected to Council. See page 33

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Collapse in community confidence results in calls for mayor’s resignation – Notice of Motion C

entral Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is weathering a storm of her own with calls for her to resign. A community campaign brewing on social media to start a legal class action against Council to compensate for damage caused to properties during the flooding of Tuggerah Lakes, which started on February 8. Councillors Bruce McLachlan and Greg Best have issued a Notice of Motion to be heard at the February 24 meeting, calling for the Mayor’s resignation. They say there is an “unprecedented collapse in community confidence in council, resulting in widespread calls for the mayor’s resignation”. The Motion says “in the spirit of acknowledging the community outrage” that Council supports the community’s call for the

mayor to stand down. Mayor Matthews and, indeed, Central Coast Council as a whole, has copped a fierce

community backlash over the delay in excavating The Entrance Channel to release banked-up floodwaters around the Tuggerah Lakes system.

The Mayor said on a radio program that she called upon the CEO, Gary Murphy, on Sunday, February 8, “to come up with a solution”.

“So, the staff actually did start the process of getting permission, you’ve got to remember the lakes are not our (Council’s) lakes, we

don’t own it, therefore, we couldn’t just go and start digging without permission,” she said. “Staff started asking for permission on Monday, February 10, and then had to make sure it was safe, and a low tide, before we started to dig,” the Mayor said. However, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) Crown Lands issued a statement saying Council contacted DPIE at 8.23am on Tuesday, February 11, seeking approval to widen the lake opening to manage flood risk. The statement said Council was advised at 9.25am on Tuesday, February 11, that it could consider using emergency powers under the Local Government Act for the widening, or do it under the Council’s existing licence. Continued P4

The management of the channel must change - Mehan T

he Entrance MP, David Mehan, has accused Central Coast Council of mismanagement of The Entrance Channel and directly contributing to the current flooding around Tuggerah lakes.

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He said Council’s decision to end dredging in 2018, before the usual dredging program had been completed, and its failure to maintain an adequate dredging program, had directly contributed to the current situation. “Council has failed to maintain its dredge, which it has not decommissioned, with no

plan in place to replace it,” Mehan said. “I support Mayor Lisa Matthews’ call for State Government funding to maintain The Entrance Channel and reduce flood risks. “I note that an application for extra funding had been sitting on the State Water Minister’s desk since last year.” Mehan had made similar representations to the Minister for Water recently. He wrote to the Premier urging the Central Coast be declared a natural disaster zone because of the flooding event. “Prior to the last State election, the NSW Government committed

$200,000 to establish an expert panel to investigate a clean-up plan for the Tuggerah lakes system,” Mehan said. “The State Government has done nothing to establish this committee. “The management of the channel must change. “We need a permanent dredge and a dredging program which has the confidence of the community,” Mehan said. Mehan welcomed the visit by the NSW Water Minister, Melinda Pavey, to the Central Coast yesterday. “I note my office was not officially advised of the visit even though the Minister visited The Entrance electorate,”

Mehan said. Council’s application for dredge funding took over six months to be agreed to and the Minister must explain. “The Minister needs to outline what steps will be taken to reduce the flood risk management around Tuggerah lakes and the channel. “Will the Minister assure the Coast community that whatever funding is requested by Council to better manage flood risk and The Entrance channel be supported?” Mehan said the Minister had not responded to his concerns being raised since February 2019. Source: Media release, Feb 18 &12 David Mehan, The Entrance MP

Davistown Progress Association will approach Central Coast Council to provide a “big fix” to ongoing sewerage problems, after the township’s sewer service experienced major flooding following the storm event on February 7-9. Association President, Jenny McCulla, said that service to more than 400 homes was affected, as stormwater runoff flooded the system and Portaloos had to be rushed in. “Major problems started to become apparent on February 10 and 11, and it became a serious health issue,” McCulla said. “I called Council and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, on the morning of February 12, and I have to say the response was very quick. “Council already had lots of trucks in the area pumping and vacuuming,and they responded immediately to our request for Portaloos for the areas worst affected. “By February 13, there were lots of trucks at work in the area, and the Portaloos remained throughout the following weekend.” By the afternoon of February 15, 70 percent of the affected homes had had their sewer service restored, with the final mop up concluding early the following week. A small number of Portaloos

Bill Konigsmark said he and his wife had endured an eight-day nightmare

were left in place at various locations in the township, with more severe weather conditions predicted. Residents, Bill and Dianne Konigsmark, said that they had endured “an eight-day nightmare”.

Recently returned from a stay in hospital, Bill Konigsmark said Council had had to pump out his home system four or five times over the eight days, with extended periods when the couple were left high and dry.

“There was one period of four days straight when we couldn’t use the toilet or even take a shower,” he said. “We had to make several dashes to the public facilities at Pirate Ship Park in Pine Ave.

David Mehan MP at The Entrance floodwaters

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A motion going before Council at its February 24 meeting calling for her to resign due to an “unprecedented collapse in community confidence in Council”.

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“One of these was very late at night, when my wife and I had to walk with torches to the park. “It was a dangerous time of night to be out walking and I ended up covered in mosquito bites.” Konigsmark said this was the second time he and his wife had experienced sewerage problems in the two years they have lived at Davistown. “You don’t expect this sort of conditions in 2020,” he said. Portaloos have now been left outside the couple’s home, but they are hopeful that they will not have to use them. Dianne Konigsmark said she was angry that her husband, still weak from his stay in hospital, had had to make the walk to the park to use facilities after midnight. “Some of the neighbours, who were not as badly affected, offered us the use of their facilities, but you can’t go knocking on doors at midnight,” she said. McCulla said Council staff were “magnificent” in keeping residents up to date and answering questions, and there had been a letter box drop of brochures from NSW Health. “But we never want a repeat of this,” she said. “We will be calling for a major overhaul and audit of the sewerage system.” Continued page 8

Call for Mayor to resign As the clean-up continues following the devastating storms earlier this month, Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is weathering a storm of her own.

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Portaloos bring relief

The motion will be brought by Councillors Bruce McLachlan and Greg Best, as a community campaign brews on social media to start legal class action against Council to compensate for damage caused to properties during the flooding of Tuggerah lakes which started on February 8.

Power has finally been restored to most suburbs on the Central Coast following the huge storm event.

oadworks along Ruttleys Rd at Mannering Park have started in preparation for a huge solar farm on Delta Electricity land.

Anglican parish decides to sell St Andrews church

After 10 years at the helm, Take 3 co-founder Tim Silverwood will step down as the group’s Chief Executive Officer. See page 15

As a conservative, I have enormous faith in the power of markets. They unleash innovation, propel investment, spur jobs and foster prosperity. See page 14

The Anglican Parish of Woy Woy has decided to sell St Andrews church in Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, with an auction date set for March 5. The property is described as a prime development site of 1422sqm, with a starting price of around $1.2 million. St Andrews Church is on land zoned R1 which may be used for a range of purposes, including multiunit development. Parish rector, the Reverend Michael Davies, said it made

practical sense to consolidate St Andrews and St Luke’s at Woy Woy, given a combined congregation of about 150. He said it was increasingly difficult to justify having two church buildings so close together, with two lots of ongoing maintenance costs. He said that “40 percent of the sale of Umina will go towards the Redress Scheme to compensate the survivors of abuse. “But also some money will come back into the parish so we can make the necessary improvements

to the Woy Woy site to make if more user friendly for children and families,” Mr Davies said. “In the wake of the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Sexual Abuse of children and others, the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle of which this parish is a part, had its own case study done and there was a lot that came to light of an historical nature about abuse. “So, as a result of that, the Diocese needed to find quite a few million dollars to put towards the Redress Scheme.

“All these reasons all came together and as a parish council we took ownership of the decision to close St Andrews and sell it. “We’ve brought the Umina congregation across into the Woy Woy site and I’m delighted to say that we haven’t lost a single person,” he said. “It’s a fresh look, a new beginning, a fresh start for everyone.” The Bishop of the Diocese of Newcastle, Dr Peter Stuart, announced a new name for the church at Woy Woy during a

special service last week: Holy Apostles Anglican Church at Woy Woy and the parish will be renamed Peninsula Anglican Parish. “We figured, as a parish council, that if the St Andrews building was to be no more, we probably needed to re-brand the parish and give the remaining church a new name,” Mr Davies said. SOURCE: Interview (Sue Murray) 12 Feb 2020 Michael Davies, Peninsula Anglican Parish

Tesch calls for more Return and Earn machines

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Its Chromefest weekend and I’ve never seen Robbo so busy. If he’s buffed the bumper bar on his Hilux once, he’s buffed it a thousand times. See page 33

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Preparation works underway for 220,000 solar panel farm

Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has called on the NSW Government to replace the Return and Earn machine destroyed in the Umina Mall fire over a year ago. She has also called on the Government to provide extra machines on the Peninsula to meet demand and to cover for breakdowns. “The Umina Mall fire in January 2019 destroyed the former Return and Earn machine at that site but

the NSW Government has failed to replace this vital facility in another location,” she said. She said the remaining machine in Woy Woy was often over-filled and regularly broke down. Ms Tesch was commenting on a statement by Member for Terrigal Mr Adam Crouch that Woy Woy and Umina Return and Earn stations have recycled a combined total 7,858,704 drink containers in the two years of their operation. He said the volume through the Umina Return and Earn was

4,238,941 and at Woy Woy it was 3,619,763. Ms Tesch said: “While there are four reverse vending machines in the Terrigal electorate, there is only one operating on the whole Peninsula. “That isn’t fair.” She said there were errors in the information supplied by Mr Crouch about the location of the Woy Woy machine. “Mr Crouch is talking about a Return and Earn machine in Woy Woy Woolworths that doesn’t

exist,” she said. “If Mr Crouch visited Woy Woy he would know that it probably refers to a machine in a completely unrelated carpark in Oval Ave. “The government has failed to act and, after several weeks of trying, I’ve had no response to my attempts to speak with representatives from NSW Department of Environment, provided by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment, to try and fix the errors. “Since the program started two

years ago, Return and Earn has now soared past 130 million drink containers across the 20 collection points on the Central Coast,” Mr Crouch said. “The growth of Return and Earn on the Coast has been phenomenal and it highlights a shift in our community’s thinking and behavior around litter,” he said. SOURCE: Media release, 27 Feb 2020 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford Media release, 25 Feb 2020 Adam Crouch, Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast

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Delta’s Company Secretary, Steve Gurney, said the road is currently being realigned to provide for a left turn into the ash dam property where the solar project will be installed. “A slight bend in the road will be straightened and these works should make it safe for both traffic turning into the ash dam and through traffic,” Gurney said. When roadworks are complete, there will be turning lanes from both directions into the property. The solar project is a power partnership between Enernet Global and Delta Electricity. Enernet will finance and construct the solar farm and sell the power to Delta, who will distribute it through the national

This solar farm at Moree is a similar size to the one to be built at Mannering Park electricity grid. and doing the studies the most appropriate firm within the 1,730ha Vales Point power station Delta will also use required to support an to build the project. power from the solar application to connect “Delta and Enernet are landholding. project in its retail the solar farm to the grid. also actively working The $75M project is business and ensuring a “Connection studies to finalise the site lease expected to create 100 significant contribution have progressed well and agreement, and Enernet construction jobs and to state and federal we expect to submit our expects site works to five full time ongoing government renewable application to AusGrid begin in late third quarter positions. energy targets. within a few weeks,” he of this calendar year,” The solar farm Gamble said. Enernet’s Chief said. is expected to be Operating Officer, “On the construction The solar field will be operational by the end of Simon Gamble, said planning side, we have on about 80ha of the the year. they were now working engaged widely with rehabilitated portion There will be about on preliminary designs contractors to identify of the 524ha ash dam,

220,000 solar panels which will generate enough electricity to power 20,000 homes annually and save 116,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year. Vales Point solar farm will have an estimated life of 30 years when it would be either rejuvenated or decommissioned. Solar projects are highly reversible after decommissioning, with all above ground infrastructure able to be removed. Over the next 18 years, Vales Point will be one of four NSW coal fired power stations to close and this transition to solar energy will add to NSW’s five major renewable power projects. Source: Media statement, Feb 28 Steve Gurney, Delta Electricity Media statement, Mar 2 Simon Gamble, Enernet Global Document, Jan 31, 2018 Environmental Impact Statement, State Significant Development 8533 NSW Department Environment & Planning Reporter: Sue Murray

Claimed Urban Congestion Fund rorts partially explained Controversy rages over roadworks expenditure on the Central Coast pledged prior to the 2019 Federal Election, with Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, claiming residents in the north of the region were “shortchanged” and Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, maintaining that there was an even distribution of roadworks between the two

electorates. McBride said the marginal Liberal held seat of Robertson took over 94% of the $105M available for the Central Coast. “On February 24 in Question Time, I asked the Prime Minister why 94% of roads funding on the Central Coast went to the Liberal held seat of Robertson,” McBride said.

“Does the Prime Minister think the Central Coast’s traffic congestion stops at Wamberal? “Residents, commuters and business owners in the northern areas of the Coast will tell him otherwise.” McBride said the Labor party had written to the Auditor-General requesting an audit into the design, management and politicisation of the

Urban Congestion Fund, through which the money was made available. But Wicks said a total of $105M investment was pledged on the Central Coast, $35M of which was for additional commuter car parking at Gosford and Woy Woy train stations, with the rest to be spent on upgrades to 29 Central Coast roads. “The $70M Central

Coast Roads Package is being delivered in partnership with Central Coast Council, who routinely identify priority roads requiring upgrades,” she said. “Of the 29 Central Coast streets that were funded as an election commitment, 14 were in Dobell. “The funding allocation of Urban Congestion Fund projects are

decisions of the Federal Government and are not conducted through a competitive grants process.” An examination of the full table of roadworks approved, confirms that of the 29 projects earmarked, 14 are in Dobell, 14 in Robertson and 1 in the electorate of Swansea. Continued P4

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Erica Johnstone with one of the birthday joeys

The Australian Reptile park is celebrating seven of the world’s cutest animals, as a swathe of koala joeys turn one. Affectionately dubbed the Lucky Seven in 2019 after being bred into the Park’s

Following their eucalyptus leaf party, the joeys napped in their favourite spots for eighteen hours, as is customary for koalas after a big day. Source: Media release, Mar 4 Australian Reptile Park

Brown water safety concerns

Central Coast Council finished last financial year with a budget surplus of $62.4M, $14.9M more than it had budgeted for ($48.5M) See page 14 Woy Woy Philosophy Society

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What a comedy of errors. It all started with Boof’s winning goal for the Mariners last week and ended with him being elected to Council. See page 33

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Wicks defends Urban Congestion Fund’s project selection Controversy rages over roadworks expenditure on the Central Coast pledged prior to the 2019 Federal Election. Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, claims that residents in the north of the region were “shortchanged”, and Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, maintains that there was an even distribution of roadworks between the two electorates. McBride said the marginal Liberal held seat of Robertson took over 94% of the $105M available for the Central Coast. “(On February 24) in Question Time, I asked the Prime Minister why 94% of roads funding on the Central Coast went to the Liberal held seat of Robertson,” McBride said. “Does the Prime Minister think the Central Coast’s traffic congestion stops at Wamberal? “Residents, commuters and business owners in the northern areas of the Coast will tell him otherwise.” McBride said the Labor Party had written to the AuditorGeneral requesting an audit into the design, management and politicisation of the Urban Congestion Fund, through which the money was made

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Work along this stretch of Glenrock Pde, Tascott, is among the projects approved

available. But Wicks said a total of $105M investment was pledged on the Central Coast, $35M of which was for additional commuter car parking at Gosford and Woy Woy train stations, with the rest to be spent on upgrades to 29 Central Coast roads. “The $70M Central Coast Roads Package is being delivered in partnership with Central Coast Council, who routinely identify priority roads requiring upgrades,” she said. “Of the 29 Central Coast streets that were funded as an election commitment, 14 were

in Dobell. “The funding allocation of Urban Congestion Fund projects are decisions of the Federal Government and are not conducted through a competitive grants process.” An examination of the full table of roadworks approved confirms that of the 29 projects earmarked, 14 are in Dobell, 14 in Robertson and 1 in the electorate of Swansea. A comparison of the cost of the works shows that in total $98.84M was pledged to projects in Robertson (including $35M for carpark upgrades); $5.92M was pledged to

projects in Dobell, and $236,000 was pledged to the Shortland project. A breakdown of approved works follows. In Robertson: Ocean Beach Rd and Rawson Rd, Woy Woy, $16,500,000; Steyne Rd, Saratoga, $11,310,000; Lushington St, East Gosford, $6,650,000; Shelly Beach Rd, Empire Bay, $3,025,000; Del Monte Pl, Copacabana, $10,000,000; Ridgeway Rd, Avoca Beach, $7,380,000; Mutu St, Woy Woy, $725,000; Glenrock Pde, Tascott, $1,500,000; St Huberts Island Bridge, $900,000; Everglades

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catchment, Umina Beach, $2,050,000; Gem Rd, Pearl Beach, $420,000; Springfield Rd, Springfield, $194,000; Racecourse Rd, West Gosford, $487,000; Springwood St, Blackwall, $2,700,000. Total: $63,841,000 In Dobell: Cresthave Ave, Bateau Bay, $529,000; Bayview Ave, The Entrance, $311,000; Kerry Cres, Berkeley Vale, $443,000; Maidens Brush Rd, Wyoming, $536,000; Shirley St, Ourimbah, $340,000; Sturt St Killarney Vale, $304,000; Tuggerawong Rd,Tuggerawong $407,000; Woodbury Park Dr, Mardi, $306,000; Craigie Ave,

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Kanwal, $425,000; Fravent St, Toukley, $374,000; Oleander St, Noraville, $530,000; Hibbard St, Canton Beach, $428,000; Albert Warner Dr, Warnervale, $436,000; The Corso, Gorokan, $554,000. Total: $5,923,000. In Shortland: Richardson Rd, San Remo, $236,000. Source: Agenda item 3.15 Central Coast Council Meeting, Nov 25, 2019 Media release, Feb 24 Member for Dobell, Emma McBride Media release, Feb 26 Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks

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Residents not convinced that brown water is safe to drink From P1 “It is costly and hard lugging bottles of water home, but I am afraid to drink (tap) water until I know it’s clean again. “We shouldn’t have to live like this. “Council needs to do whatever is necessary so we can drink the water.” But Council’s Director, Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader, said there was nothing in the water which would cause McEvoy’s illness. “Although not appealing, the water remains safe to drink,” Loader said.

“Regular tests performed by Council and independent National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) registered laboratories, ensure that water is safe for human consumption and complies with the water quality values provided in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.” Loader said discoloured water was a common occurrence which could be caused by several issues. “It is more frequently experienced during summer and periods of daily or seasonally higher demand in low lying areas, dead end

streets, and streets that normally experience low flow velocities,” he said. “Council regularly carries out programmed flushing on a fortnightly and monthly basis for areas with known historic patterns of discoloured and dirty water complaints to reduce the likelihood of this occurring.” Loader said the flushing program had been delayed over recent weeks as crews respond to urgent works following heavy storms in February. In response to calls on social media for Council to release the

analytical detail which confirms its statement that the brown water is safe to drink, Loader said Council “had no plans to publish the information at this stage. “It will be published in the annual report,” he said. Loader said Council was constantly conducting a water mains renewal program, with $40M to be spent on it this year and $60M next year. “In the event of discoloured water, first check Council’s website to see if there is a disruption in your area,” he said. “If there is not a disruption,

residents are advised to run the front garden tap into a bucket for 60 seconds every half an hour to check if the water has cleared. “If the water in the front tap does not improve after an hour contact Council on 1300 463 954. “Once the water in the front tap is clear, clear inside water lines by running the back garden tap into a bucket until the water is clear. “Water collected during this process can be used to water gardens. “Please be aware that the quality of drinking water can

change once it leaves Council’s distribution system and enters the plumbing on private property. “Those experiencing repeat discoloured water incidents are encouraged to contact Council with details of where and when the event occurred to help us analyse the information to determine further action.” Source: Media release, Feb 28 Central Coast Council Interview, Mar 3 Resident, Sharon McEvoy Interview, Mar 5 Central Coast Council Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader Reporter: Terry Collins

Community Environment Network CLIMATE CHANGE, BUSHFIRE AND WILDLIFE

Imagine The year is 2050 and our Central Coast Youth are now leading in their respective fields in our communities across the coast. The transition to renewable energy production is now complete, the local economies are interdependent on sustainable industries, run and owned locally. Community gardens are a hive of activity and act as community meeting hubs. Eco-tourism is a thriving industry employing more than half of the workforce in our region as our wetlands, old growth forests, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are world acclaimed. Each decade, from 2020, our next generation of community members and leaders were involved in projects, events and programs supported by the elders in our community and leaders in their respective fields. This staged succession planning was strategically coordinated by the leaders in 2020, ensuring our youth were learning to proactively develop and manage the challengers of their generation. This year, our CEN Youth will be working together with the elders (committee members) of our Community Environment Network (CEN), together on local community projects and events in generating positive action towards a sustainable future. CEN youth will be inspiring engagement of our wider community in connecting with our natural environment on the Central Coast. In 2019, our CEN Youth developed the ‘Steps Towards a Sustainable Future’, with the core themes of Protect, Reconnect and Regenerate. The steps focus areas included: Reduce Reuse Recycle; Transport; Renewable Energy; Native Trees, Plant Based Foods and Storytelling. These were developed to act as an easy guide for members of our Central Coast community to act in building a sustainable future. In which everyone with every action we take could have a positive impact. The story we write and tell ourselves this year and in years coming will determine our future and that for our next generation. At CEN, we are playing our part, as we all have a role to play in building sustainable communities and future leaders. What role will you play? For more information about the steps to take and to become involved with CEN Youth please visit our www.cen.org.au website and contact us via our CEN Youth projects page. Hale Adasal CEN Chairperson

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Amongst the values that have been destroyed were huge numbers of wildlife and unique ancient forests. This is particularly disheartening to Land for Wildlife members who take great pride in their properties. Initial review of members properties, reveals property losses of only 2%. In some areas, the temperature of the fires was estimated to exceed 1,000 degrees Centigrade. With wind speeds of over 100 Km/Hr and dry vegetation nothing could stop such fire intensity other than heavy rain. The situation with Climate Change is becoming so serious that it is sometimes hard to see the way forward. However, there is one. We need to cool the planet and sustainability is the answer by:

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CONNECTING AND CARING FOR ERINA CREEK CATCHMENT CEN was recently successful in receiving $20,000 in funding through The Australian Government Communities Environment Program. The project Connecting and Caring for Erina Creek Catchment was nominated by our local federal Member of Parliament, Ms Emma McBride. CEN will use the successful citizen science program Waterwatch to monitor water quality in the upper Erina Creek Catchment. Volunteers, school students and landholders will collect and contribute information about their local environment as well as being involved in on-ground activities such as riparian planting and workshops on managing their riparian land. The project runs until December 2020. If you live in the Matcham/Holgate area and would like to be involved please contact Rachael on waterwach@cen.org or Ph: 4349 4757. The first training day on water quality monitoring will be held at the end of March date TBA.

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Gosford: waterfront city with no waterfront amenity Central Coast Councillor Bruce McLachlan is sick of Gosford “being stuck in the 1950s” and wants to see a marina, restaurant, carparking and fast ferry terminal built on Council owned waterfront land, immediately south of Central Coast Stadium. Cr McLachlan will bring a motion to the March 9 meeting, calling for Council to acknowledge the lack of overwater recreational entertainment facilities on the Gosford waterfront and calling for a report on available opportunities to activate the area, including a review of the previous Masterplan and fast ferry terminal opportunities. “This is not the first time I have brought this matter up,” Cr McLachlan said. “I called for a briefing late last year. “We have more than $2M worth of plans sitting in a drawer “Gosford is the first waterfront city north of Sydney, yet there is no waterfront amenity. “This is a very real market we are overlooking. “There is a parcel of land

more carparking, a restaurant and a fast ferry terminal. “We had a ferry service to Sydney in the 1800s and it’s time that we had one again. “The whole bay can be transformed and it doesn’t have to be a huge development. “With all the other development going on in Gosford, we finally have momentum and it’s important not to lose that. “It is time for a comprehensive Masterplan to pull the entire area together. “All it takes is for Council to ask for expressions of interest in a private/public partnership to develop that land at no cost to ratepayers. “It is archaic thinking that we can’t have any sort of private partnership for developing public lands as other councils have done it successfully.” Cr McLachlan said it was time to stop looking for problems and instead look for solutions. Waterfront plan from a previous proposal

owned by Council on the waterfront and we are sitting on that asset doing nothing. “Other councils are moving forward on their waterfront

amenities – why can’t we?” Cr McLachlan said that with the medical precinct going ahead at Gosford Hospital and a State Government revamp of

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Coronavirus update and advice Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has reminded residents that online grocery delivery services are available in most areas of the region, as supplies of toilet paper and sanitised handwash dwindle at many supermarkets in a panic buying reaction to the latest news on the spread of the coronavirus. Social media has been flooded in recent days with comments and pictures showing bare supermarket shelves as shoppers rush to stock up on what they see as essential items, should there be an escalation of the virus. The trend state wide prompted Woolworths to announce on March 4 that it was imposing a quantity limit on toilet paper packs to ensure that more customers have access to the products. “The purchase limit of four packs per customer transaction applies in-store and online,” the company’s website says. “It will help shore up stock levels as suppliers ramp up local production and deliveries, in response to higher than usual demand. “Our teams are continuing to work hard on restocking stores with long life food and groceries from our distribution centres. “The vast majority of the products in our range remain available for our customers as normal.” A CCLHD spokesperson said it was prudent for households to have a small stock of nonperishable groceries to cover the event that in coming

Many Coast supermarkets have run out of toilet paper, tissues, hand sanitiser and other essential items

months, households are asked to self isolate. The spokesperson said it was also important to note the role of family and friends in supporting those in isolation. There have been no reported cases of coronavirus on the Central Coast. Meanwhile, the State Opposition has called for hand sanitiser to be made available at major railway stations, schools and other major public spaces on the Coast, as well as around the rest of the State. The call came following an announcement from the Department of Parliamentary Services that hand sanitisers would be made available at key locations around Parliament House.

“We don’t know a lot about this virus, but what we do know is that it can actually, if it’s similar to the other coronaviruses, survive on hard surfaces for quite a while,” Shadow Health Minister, Ryan Park, said. “So, if you’re out and about, you put your hand on a banister, you put your hand on a rail on a train or bus, it’s possible that you might end up with the virus on your hands.” Park said sanitiser should be made available at locations where many people gather, including major railway stations, public spaces and sporting events. Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said action to prevent coronavirus spreading further

should be taken in every city and town across the State, including the Central Coast. “There’s no reason why we can’t have hand sanitiser being dispensed in busy places across the entire State,” he said. But Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the move was unlikely. “While alcohol based hand wash is a key infection control resource in hospitals and other healthcare settings, it is unlikely to be safe or feasible to make this hand wash available on public transport or in other general public settings,” Crouch said. “I understand that NSW Health is currently assessing

what feasible options there may be for supplying or promoting hand sanitisers, or other infection control measures, to reduce the spread of communicable diseases, particularly for the winter months.” NSW Health has urged people returning from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand to be vigilant in monitoring themselves for respiratory symptoms or fever. NSW Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant, said symptoms may be very mild, and include fever, cough, sore throat, or shortness of breath. “If symptoms develop, immediately isolate yourself and call your doctor or health

direct 1800 022 222 for an assessment,” Chant said. If you have been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 (coronavirus), or you returned from mainland China recently, you must self-isolate for 14 days since last contact or departure from mainland China. “Please avoid gatherings if you have been in contact with suspect cases or in countries where there have been outbreaks,” Chant said. NSW Health provides up-todate information on COVID-19 on its website. “I want to stress that there is still no evidence of community transmission of COVID-19 in Australia,” Chant said. “This advice is to protect the community and the health of individuals who have visited higher risk international destinations.” NSW Health suggests the following safety measures: Clean your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, or an alcohol based hand rub; cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing with tissue or a flexed elbow; avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu-like symptoms; and, practice cough etiquette. Source: Media release, Mar 3 Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris and Shadow Health Minister, Ryan Park Media statement, Mar 5 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Media statement, Mar 4 Central Coast Local Health District Woolworths website NSW Health website

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TAKING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Investing in renewables Lower emissions Australia’s emissions are falling1

Australia is a world leader

• Emissions are more than 12% lower than in 2005.

• In 2019, Australia’s investment (per capita) in renewable energy was greater than the USA, Japan and the UK, and more than triple the (per capita) investment of Germany, China, France and Denmark.4

• Australia’s emissions are lower than in 2013, when the Coalition came into Government. • Emissions per capita are at their lowest level in 29 years, reduced by 41% since 1990.2

• Australia has the world’s highest (per capita) uptake of rooftop solar.5 Nearly one in four Australian homes have solar on their roof.

Australia is lowering emissions • Australia’s 2030 target is for a 26 – 28% reduction (on 2005 levels).

Snowy 2.0 and Battery of the Nation • The Morrison Government is investing $1.4 billion in the largest pumped hydro projects in the southern hemisphere – Snowy 2.0 and Tasmania’s Battery of the Nation and an interconnector. • These will generate enough storage to power around one million homes.

• On a per capita basis, that’s a reduction of 50 – 52%. This is more than the European Union, Germany, Canada, New Zealand or Japan have committed to over the same period.3

Climate Solutions Fund • The $2 billion Climate Solutions Fund supports practical projects, like capturing methane from landfill and storing carbon in forests and soils. New Technology

Investing in technology

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Senate Inquiry into Seismic Testing to sit at Terrigal The Senate Inquiry into Seismic Testing to sit at Terrigal on March 17, with Inquiry Chair, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, set to address a community meeting at Umina the night before. While seismic testing has been abandoned in waters off the region’s coastline, Save Our Coast’s Natasha Deen said that the Inquiry’s Gosford visit was still vitally important. “Until we have legislation in place, we are at the mercy of fossil fuel companies, who can request more seismic blasting at any time,” Deen said. “It is time we stopped this inhumane and tortuous blasting for fossil fuels that harms marine animals and devastates our living ocean. “This inquiry is long overdue, and it is finally an opportunity for the science and community concerns to be heard. “It is a known scientific fact that underwater noise does have an impact on marine animals, and in fact humans, not just impacting on hearing, but causing physical trauma, as recognised by the United Nations and numerous experts,

Senator Peter Whish Wilson with Save Our Coast team members at Parliament House

and this is supported by peer reviewed academic scientific literature.” Greens MLC, Abigail Boyd, said recent testing on Lake Macquarie had been a major concern. “The Greens stand with the community against the continuous harm inflicted by coal companies on our environment and condemn the

lack of respect shown to Lake Macquarie residents by (Centennial Coal’s) failure to adequately consult,” she said. Animal Justice Party, Hunter Valley Regional Group Leader, Darren Brollo, said the party “categorically opposes” all forms of seismic testing. “We must do all we can to raise community awareness of the disastrous impact that

seismic testing will have on our marine ecology,” he said. Chair of the Senate Inquiry, Senator Peter Whish Wilson, said scientific research into the effects of seismic testing had so far been inadequate. “What we have here is a multi-trillion dollar industry, an industry that has been exploring for oil and gas for the last 50 years or so, and yet there’s

been virtually no scientific research into the effects of seismic testing on marine life and commercial fisheries,” he said. “The issue was first raised with me by commercial snapper fishermen in 2013, when I first became a Senator. “They said that once they were allowed back to fish after a round of seismic testing, they

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found ‘there were no fish there any more. “When I looked into it, I was told by the Government at the time that there was no evidence that seismic air blasts have a negative impact on marine life. “They were right, there was no evidence, because there was no research.” Sen Whish Wilson will be the keynote speaker at a community gathering on Monday, March 16, at Umina SLSC prior to the Inquiry sitting the following day. The evening will celebrate the “community’s collective win” withAdvent Energy withdrawing plans to conduct seismic testing in the PEP 11 zone earlier this year, and to support the Senate Inquiry. The Senate Inquiry will be held at Terrigal Crowne Plaza on Tuesday, March 17, and is open for community viewing. Save Our Coast will be presenting community concerns on the day. Source: Media release, Mar 3 Save Our Coast, Natasha Deen; Central Coast Greens MP, Abigail Boyd; Senator Peter Whish Wilson; Animal Justice Party Hunter, Darren Brollo

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Proposal to ban real estate agents from council Central Coast Councillor, Bruce McLachlan, has labelled a Bill tabled in State Parliament which would ban property developers and real estate agents from being elected to local councils as “undemocratic” and “discriminatory”. Introduced on February 27, the Local Government Amendment (Disqualification from Civic Office) Bill 2020 was drafted by Labor Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren, and will be debated in Parliament later in 2020. Shadow Special Minister of State, Walt Secord, said it had

been Labor’s policy for years to ban property developers and real estate agents from being elected to NSW councils. “Communities expect the highest level of accountability and integrity from their councillors and mayors,” he said. “This is the government’s chance to put up or shut up when it comes to ensuring transparency and community trust in local government.” But Cr McLachlan said councils could do with more candidates from performance based business backgrounds. “Maybe something might get progressed, instead of the endless talkfest and party

politicking, with no community outcomes,” he said. “I find it humorous that Labor would use rhetoric that the community deserve the ‘highest accountability and trust’ against estate agents, just days after I called for our own Central Coast Labor Mayor to face a Vote of No Confidence, following public outrage against an alleged fake social media rant.” Cr McLachlan said the legislation was unlikely to be passed.

“Apart from the obvious discriminatory issues, the reality is that agents are well down the line in the DA process,” he said. “Lawyers, town planners, architects, designers, surveyors, engineers, builders and tradies, etc are more involved in the DA process than the agents, who sell or lease the finished products. “Pecuniary interests must be declared, regardless of the profession, so this is just a politically based push, aimed at

popular candidates like myself who have strong community ties, that threaten the political party status quo. “It is an undemocratic move. “As a local estate agent, I was the first councillor ever on the Coast to be elected under the line, with no party or group preferences, voted in on my own name and reputation, on first preferences. “I won the pre poll for The Entrance Ward, yet Labor claims I have no right to

represent ratepayers.” Cr McLachlan said he had been approached to form a Community Based Sensible Centre McLachlan Independents’ Group, to run in all wards, and break the party politics impasse that has “held the Coast back for decades”. Source: Media releases, Feb 28 Shadow Special Minister of State, Walt Secord Central Coast Councillor, Bruce McLachlan

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Coast Environmental Alliance rally to protect koala habitat Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) is pushing for a moratorium on all developments which have an environmental impact where core or potential koala habitat has been identified, and will hold a community rally in Gosford on March 13 seeking public support. Spokesperson, Jake Cassar, said the group was calling for a halt to the Wallarah 2 Coal Mine until independent studies can take place regarding the koala colonies in and around the area. “Studies should be made in the area proposed to be cleared for preliminary works, the train line (if that is still on the table) and (areas earmarked for) other associated infrastructure,” he said. “(The studies should) take into account dust, air, ground

water and noise pollution, and the impacts of increased traffic and subsidence on the surrounding environment.” Cassar said the group was calling on local, state and the federal government to join forces to fund large scale studies into the region’s koala populations and how they can best be managed to maximize

their potential to grow and thrive well into the future. “We are hoping Central Coast Council can table a motion to write to the State and Federal Government to this end,” he said. “Our ultimate goal is to make the Central Coast famous for being known as the largest natural koala sanctuary in the

world, and get Central Coast Tourism, schools, universities and businesses behind the project. Cassar said he welcomed recent notification from council that it is partnering with Local Land Services to undertake a survey with landholders in the Yarramalong Valley to collate recent koala sightings. “Council is also planning to complete targeted koala surveys, at approximately 100 sites across the region,” the notification said. Surveys are expected to be completed by the end of 2020, with the findings to guide the development of necessary planning control changes as part of the Central Coast Comprehensive Local Environment Plan project. Cassar said the move was “certainly a step in the right direction”.

“Central Coast Council should be congratulated for this initiative, as should everyone who has written to Council regarding protecting our local koalas,” he said. “I look forward to meeting with Council to get a clear understanding of the objectives and potential outcomes of this project. “I envisage local schools, businesses, tour operators, bushwalking groups and environmental groups all coming together to support it. “It could be something that bridges the gap between our local government and the community in an extremely positive and meaningful way. “I think it’s important that we remain cautiously optimistic about the process, and make sure that the surveys are comprehensive and transparent.”

Cassar said that the rally on March 13 would be held outside the Gosford Council Chambers at 6pm and would specifically be pushing for a halt to Wallarah 2. “This isn’t a protest,” he said. “We are rallying the community to come together in partnership with our elected leaders to work together to ensure that every option is explored for protecting our koalas and their habitat well into the future. “We already have some interest from local, state, and federal politicians regarding coming along to support the rally.” Source: Media releases, Feb 27 and March 2 Jake Cassar, Coast Environmental Alliance Letter, Feb 26 Anumitra Mirti, Environmental Strategies, Central Coast Council

2020-25 Cultural Plan adopted

Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said the Cultural Plan was a fantastic opportunity for the diverse arts and cultural sector to work towards a shared vision with Council over the next five years. “The Cultural Plan will position arts and culture as key

to strengthening the community, increasing the region’s economic development, and supporting its potential as a creative destination,” Cr Matthews said. “Moving forward, we will look to create opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to learn, create and be heard, participating in, and contributing to, the cultural life of the Central Coast in the process.” The Plan outlines a vision for the future direction of arts and culture in the region, with four key objectives: building a viable creative identity; growing our creative sector; embracing our cultural life; and, enlivening our cultural spaces and places.

It gives a variety of methods by which these objectives can be achieved. In building a creative identity for the region, it outlines a vision for encouraging regional arts and culture to be at the forefront of all civic celebrations. It aims to ensure that the region becomes known for its rich Aboriginal arts and culture through enhanced strategic partnerships and to promote high-quality festivals,programs and partnerships. It also outlines plans for a central role for arts and culture in driving tourism and the establishment of a regional arts information hub. In growing the creative sector,

the Plan suggests supporting artists in testing, developing and realising their work and facilitating local professional connections to drive the growth of screen, music, literature and performing arts. “We should link and partner with out of region markets and audiences”, the Plan says, “and provide opportunities for local talent to learn and develop, perform and showcase original work, as well as ensuring pathways for new and emerging artists. “Embracing our cultural life will involve enhancing a deepened understanding of Aboriginal culture and heritage for the community and creating opportunities for local

storytelling.” It stresses the importance of ensuring Aboriginal leaders have the central role in indigenous programs and strengthening cultural networks, community arts, local history and heritage. Enlivening our cultural spaces and places will be achieved by ensuring arts and cultural festivals encompass regional creativity and meaning of places, and activating public spaces with arts, performance and creative programming. Complementary to this is increasing outdoor programming to make the arts more visible and enabling the creative sector to play an active

role in the establishment of a vibrant night time economy. Another element is developing and optimising places and spaces for artists to connect, create, collaborate and show their work, and providing creative hubs and precincts in various town centres. It outlines Council’s role in achieving these objectives by listening and advocating, investing and promoting, and future planning. The progress of the Plan is to be reviewed in five years. Source: Agenda Item 2.6 Central Coast Council meeting, February 24 Central Coast Cultural Plan 2020-2025

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Latest crime statistics released New data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOSCAR) has revealed that crime is generally reducing across the region. However, the Central Coast recorded 1,624 domestic violence related assaults in the last 12 months to December, 2019, and the year before the Coast recorded 1,669 incidents. These figures have not changed in any statistically meaningful way and we remain above the State average per 100,000 people. By comparison, domestic violence has risen dramatically in pockets of Sydney, including Baulkham Hills and the Hawkesbury, where domestic violence incidents last year were 436 compared to 343 the year before. The Central Coast remained stable for all recorded criminal incidents, meaning there were no meaningful increases or decreases in the number of incidents. There were 295 sexual

assaults in 2019 and 280 in 2018. There were nine robberies with a firearm in 2019 and another 35 with a weapon that was not a firearm, and 43 more without a weapon at all. In 2018, those figures were 7, 30, and 46 respectively. In 2019, there were 2,730 malicious damage to property events reported and almost one thousand homes broken into. Last year, the coast recorded two murders, which is below the State average per local government areas. Violent crime on the Central Coast has not increased in the last two years to December, 2019, with the ratio to the general NSW rate remaining stable at just above the average. Property offences remained stable over the last two years with a ratio on parity with the rest of the State. The data comes from the NSW Police Force, extracted from the computerised operational policing system in

Terrigal man fell through a balcony A 71-year-old Terrigal man was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after he fell through a balcony. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to assist NSW Ambulance Paramedics who were treating the man on the scene, before transporting him to The Haven to be airlifted. He was then transported to

Police will allege that the incident occurred at about 3.45am on Saturday, February 22, when a 33-year-old man was found on Ocean Beach Road at Woy Woy suffering a stab wound to his neck. He was taken to Gosford Hospital where he remained in intensive care as of March 2. Police from Brisbane Water Police District commenced inquiries culminating in the arrest of a 25-year-old man

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survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics which estimates the proportion of crimes which are not reported to police and therefore not recorded in official statistics. The report said that in particular, personal crimes such as assault and robbery were less likely to be reported than crimes which involved households. “These surveys generally find

that about half of physical assault victims aged 15 and over report the incident to police, whereas break-ins are reported to police approximately three quarters of the time,” the report said. Source: Media release, Mar 4 BOCSAR Document, Dec 20 NSW Recorded Crime Statistics Quarterly Update: Dec 2019 Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Preparation works underway for 220,000 solar panel farm

Claimed Urban Congestion Fund rorts partially explained

Roadworks along Ruttleys Rd at Mannering Park have started in preparation for a huge solar farm on Delta Electricity land.

Controversy rages over roadworks expenditure on the Central Coast pledged prior to the 2019 Federal Election, with Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, claiming residents in the north of the region were

oadworks along Ruttleys Rd at Mannering Park have started in preparation for a huge solar farm on Delta Electricity Mehan stands land.

by criticism of council

The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said he does not resile from his criticism of Central Coast Council and its management of The Entrance Channel.

“People took a natural disaster and made it a political football” - Cr Matthews Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has described an unsuccessful motion at the Council meeting on February 24 to force her to resign as prompted by a “hateful campaign” fuelled by

Ignoring the recommendations of flood consultants blamed on Council amalgamation The reason there has been inaction in flood management of Tuggerah lakes is because of the amalgamation of Wyong and 220,000 solar panels Gosford Councils, according to which will generate electricity to Wyong MP and enough Shadow Minister power 20,000 homes annually and save 116,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year. Vales Point solar farm will have an estimated life of 30 years when it would be either rejuvenated or decommissioned. Solar projects are highly reversible after decommissioning, with all above ground infrastructure able to be removed. Over the next 18 years, Vales Point will be one of four NSW coal fired power stations to close and this transition to solar energy will add to NSW’s five major renewable power projects.

Testing causes concern

Only a month before the Senate Inquiry into seismic testing to be held on the Central Coast, more concerns have been raised about Centennial Coal’s testing in the waters of Lake Macquarie.

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You can only fool most of the people some of the time Lucy Wicks is absolutely right when she says that “setting climate policy ... should always be the responsibility of the elected government of the day” (Coast Community News edition 230). That is why we so desperately need the government to come up with a policy to match the rhetoric. However, this means a real policy and not just playing magic tricks with numbers to prove that emissions are being reduced when all the data show that emissions are increasing. Ms Wicks’ government is fond of playing semantic games, e.g. every project was eligible or we shall meet our Kyoto target, that have no relationship to reality, but it’s past time for some serious action to achieve a sustainable carbon neutral society.

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions I recall reading the first articles about the dangers of the greenhouse effect back around 1950, so, if we had been paying any attention to our global environment, we could hardly say that the current crisis comes as a surprise to us. Scientists have been warning us about it for about 70 years, which one would have thought, should be long enough to penetrate even the boneheads in our current Cabinet, but the

best response so far is the promise that “the Government is developing a Technology Investment Roadmap” which will, eventually, “set up an enduring strategic approach”, although to what, is far from clear. This is just NIMTOFF bafflegab, designed to put off any decision making until safely after the next election, at the very least. This Government managed to win the election on the strategy of having no policies about anything, and hence, no basis on which it could be criticised: General Greatauk would have been proud of them. However, this might not work a second time. Let us hope that the electorate demands a little more substance at the next ballot box. Email, Feb 26 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

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Claimed Urban Congestion Fund rorts partially explained Controversy rages over roadworks expenditure on the Central Coast pledged prior to the 2019 Federal Election, with Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, claiming residents EDITION 489in the north of the region were “shortchanged” and Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, maintaining that there was an even distribution of roadworks between the two

“Does the Prime Urban Congestion Fund, Minister think the Central through which the money Coast’s traffic congestion was made available. stops at Wamberal? But Wicks said a total “Residents, commuters of $105M investment and business owners was pledged on the in the northern areas of Central Coast, $35M of the Coast willREAL tell INDEPENDENT him which was forNEWS additional YOUR LOCAL otherwise.” commuter car parking McBride said the at Gosford and Woy Labor party had written Woy train stations, with to the Auditor-General the rest to be spent on requesting an audit into upgrades to 29 Central the design, management Coast roads. and politicisation of the “The $70M Central

Anglican parish decides to sell Tesch calls for more Return and St Andrews church Earn machines

decisions of the Federal Government and are not conducted through a competitive grants process.” An examination of the full table of roadworks approved, 2 MARCH confirms 2020 that of the 29 projects earmarked, 14 are in Dobell, 14 in Robertson and 1 in the electorate of Swansea.

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The Parish of- Phone: Woy4325Woy Member for 2250 Gosford Ms Liesl Umina Ms Biddy Office:Anglican Level 2, 86-88 Mann St, Gosford 7369 - Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford - E-mail: editorial@centralcoastnews.net - Website:resident www.coastcommunitynews.com.au has decided to sell St Andrews Tesch has called on the NSW Abrahams celebrated her 103rd church in Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, Government to replace the Return birthday on February 24 with family with an auction date set for March and Earn machine destroyed in the and friends 5. Umina Mall fire over a year ago.

Beach sculptures ‘pop up’ after storms A series of sculptures have “popped up” along Umina and Ettalong Beaches, making use of driftwood washed ashore during the recent storms.

Work starts

Mattress recycle project may extend to Woy Woy tip

Work has started on a $1.65M Woy Woy tip could be the next project to improve traffic flow at site to fully recycle unwanted the foot of Blackwall Mountain on mattresses. Memorial Ave, Blackwall, between Wyalong Rd and Warwick St.

Anglican parish decides toestate sell Discussion St Andrews Future of Peninsula real about Mt Ettalongchurch Council supports Coastal Twist given mixed assessment

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“All these reasons all came special service last week: Holy The Anglican Parish of Woy practical sense to consolidate to the Woy Woy site to make if Woy Woy Rotarians have been Central Coast Council is asking Central Coast Council has granted Woy has decided to sell St St Andrews and St Luke’s at more user friendly for children and together and as a parish council Apostles Anglican Church at Woy Woy Woy, given a combined families,” Mr Davies said. we took ownership of the decision Woy and the parish will be renamed Andrews Ocean given a church mixedin assessment of the residents to participate in the $50,000 for a second Coastal Twist “In the wake of the Royal to close St Andrews and sell it. Peninsula Anglican Parish. Beach Rd, Umina, with an congregation of about 150. He said it was increasingly Commission into Institutional “We’ve brought the Umina “We figured, as a parish council, future of real auction date set for estate March 5. and property development of a masterplan for Mt festival to be held on the Peninsula difficult to justify having two church

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To provide improved services to the community, Kariong Library is being relocated to The Hill Youth Centre, 98 Mitchell Drive, Kariong. In order to make this change Kariong Library branch will be temporarily closed from Tuesday 17 March, reopening in its new location on Tuesday 31 March. The returns chute will remain open 24/7 while the library is being moved to a new location. Nearest branch locations are Woy Woy, Umina and Gosford. As always our extensive range of free online resources and services will continue to be available 24/7 via centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/elibrary We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience during this time.

that if the St Andrews building was

The property is described development on thebuildings Peninsula Ettalong Reserve onthethe vegetated overI’m the October so close together, with children and others, Anglican Woy site and delighted to to belong no more,weekend. we probably needed as a prime development site of two lots of ongoing maintenance Diocese of Newcastle of which this say that we haven’t lost a single to re-brand the parish and give the 1422sqm,they with a starting of when werepriceaddressed by a headlandparishatis athe southern ofhe said. costs. part, had its own case end person,” remaining church a new name,” Mr around $1.2 million. He said that “40 percent of the study done and there was a lot that “It’s a fresh look, a new Davies said. Churchestate is on landagent. WoySt Andrews Woy real Umina Beach. SOURCE: sale of Umina will go towards the came to light of an historical nature beginning, a fresh start for

zoned R1 which may be used for a Interview (Sue Murray) 12 Feb 2020 Redress Scheme to compensate about abuse. everyone.” range of purposes, including multi-articles and more can be seen on line on our website www.coastcommunitynews.com.au Michael Davies, Peninsula The full the survivors of abuse. “So, as a result of that, the The Bishop of the Diocese unit development. Anglican Parish can alsoDiocese be seen ontowww.peninsulanews.info “But also some They money will come needed find quite a few of Newcastle, Dr Peter Stuart, Parish rector, the Reverend back into the parish so we can million dollars to put towards the announced a new name for the Michael Davies, said it made make the necessary improvements Redress Scheme. church at Woy Woy during a

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Not a Morrison fan Once again, may I beg your indulgence to convey my relevant comments on the Prime Minister’s recent travesty, although why was I not in the least surprised? As an avid political addict for years, I have watched and observed this man’s devious agenda to acquire the top-job, no matter what. This he achieved by his cunning and treacherous betrayal of his so-called friend, Malcolm Turnbull, which showed his true character. Make no mistake, Scott Morrison’s Christian beliefs are a façade, behind which is a cold and ruthless man who rules with a rod of iron and will allow nothing or no-one to get

FORUM in his way. Even in his former positions, he never did show any compassion for the less fortunate, and continues to do so. His disrespect for the Reserve Bank Governor’s advice has resulted in numerous rate reductions by the bank to attempt to improve the economy. Even his Treasurer’s recent address was condemned for his audacious duplicity on the economy and his spurious efforts to enhance their climate policy, which is totally obscure. Without any doubt, this Hawaiian holiday at this horrific

time was acrimonious and ill advised. It was also an affront to the hundreds of voluntary firefighters putting their lives at risk daily. Being shamed into returning early and his pathetic apology is a joke. Does this PM think we are all a bunch of gullible fools? As are so many others, I am shocked and distressed at the loss of lives and so many homes, especially at this time. Yes, so many did vote for him, but there is a very wise old saying, be careful what you wish for. Letter, Dec 23, Mary Notman, Niagara Park

It’s hardly “free” enterprise if the public pays for it To answer Robert Findley’s free enterprise? question (Forum, Coast It is ironic how those who FORUM champion Community News edition the latter are 230), it is the nature of private enterprise to maximise profits by minimising expenditure, and then to go begging for government handouts when things eventually go pear shaped due to their inefficient operations.

As an example, just look at Holden. Industries deserve protection only for so long. If they cannot stand on their own two feet after a while, then they don’t deserve to be in business. Is that not the very model of

amongst the first to demand the former. It’s hardly “free” enterprise when the public ends up paying for it. Email, Feb 25 Dave Horsfall, North Gosford

Terrigal is the worst beach in Australia An open letter to Central That beach is groomed Coast Mayor, Lisa almost every day. FORUM Matthews. Under your watch, this beach Terrigal Beach is an international destination and an absolute disgrace. It stinks of sewage, and is a

beach full of seaweed and debris. I used to live in Mosman/ Balmoral.

is the worst in Australia. Email, Feb 23 Chris Jones, Terrigal

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Climate change alarmists and deniers do not have a solid foundation in fact This letter to the editor is in reply to several letters that appeared in Coast Community News edition 230, pertaining to climate change. There are two camps, the climate change alarmists and the climate change deniers. Both of these extreme views do not have a solid foundation in fact. The climate has been changing for the last 4,500 million years, so the deniers have it completely wrong, not having any basic understanding of Earth Sciences. Alternatively, the climate change alarmists do not have a good case. To say that the planet had heated up by 1 degree C, for example, over a very short period, defies statistical reasoning. With the variations in temperature from place to place and from time to time, and at what distance from the surface you measure it, and over what time period you compare it, it would be hard to find any statistical significance, unless the change was much larger than the predictions from their dubious computer models. The climate change alarmists focus their attention on

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions emissions of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, which is produced by the combustion of fossil fuels. They point out that CO2 in the atmosphere has increased from about 200 ppm to 400 ppm since the Industrial Revolution and they assume that the cause is combustion of fossil fuels. This looks huge until you observe the units. The increase since the Industrial Revolution is 200 ppm which is 0.02 per cent. This is a miniscule change in concentration of the atmosphere even though it has doubled in that time. It can be conclusively shown that CO2 is a greenhouse gas. Being a greenhouse gas is a necessary but insufficient condition to claim that a miniscule change of 0.02 per cent of CO2 in the atmosphere

will heat the surface of the planet to any material extent. Unless the climate alarmists can show that a miniscule increase in CO2 in the atmosphere can materially affect temperature on the surface of the planet, they do not have a case for predicting catastrophe in the short term. In other words, the climate change alarmists cannot be taken seriously unless they can demonstrate the potency of a miniscule change in CO2 concentration. Where is the evidence for this? I have never seen any evidence of this. What they are saying is just opinion without factual back up. It is like the leap of faith you must have to believe that Jesus rose from the dead. The Europeans, who do not have a fossil fuel industry, have got on the bandwagon with great enthusiasm. Finding cost effective genuine replacement for fossil fuels is necessary, at least in the long term, as they are a nonrenewable resource, but for the time being, humanity is dependent on fossil fuels and nuclear. Email, Feb 27 Charles Hemmings, Woy Woy

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Council’s Consolidated Financial Statements 2018-2019 released Central Coast Council finished last financial year with a budget surplus of $62.4M, $14.9M more than it had budgeted for ($48.5M). The council received more grants and contributions than expected and if you take the grants away, council recorded a net operating deficit of $5.1M A faulty electricity meter giving incorrect readings from August, 2015, for more than three years, was blamed for part of this operating deficit. The dodgy meter at Mooney Water Treatment Plant saw ERM Energy and Origin Energy demand $1.3M in electricity back charges. An increase in employee costs of $1.4M due to back pay and industrial claims ($2.8M) added

another $4.2M to the deficit. Council said the industrial claims related to a large number of employees engaged at 38 hours per week, successfully seeking a review under the award to 35 hours per week. Employee costs were higher than budgeted by $14.6M, with lower than expected reductions in overdue leave balances, additional superannuation costs of $1.8M, and workers’ compensation of $2M. The total cost of employees was almost $200M, representing one third of operational costs. Rates and other annual charges brought in $362.706M. Total income for the year from normal operations was $637M, while total expenses for normal operations was $575M.

On the balance sheet, Council’s net asset value increased from $7.1B in 2018 to $7.2B in 2019, an increase of $104M. Council received less money in user charges and fees than expected. The report said that an “unfavourable variance of $6.6M for user fees and charges is largely attributable to underperformance in tipping fees of $6.9M, water usage charges of $1.6M, $1.3M in development related fees, $0.7M in Leisure and Lifestyle fees and charges (pools and theatres), and, $0.7M in Child Care fees. These variances are partially offset by an additional $5M received for Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) user charges for works completed on State roads. Grant funds of $2.3M for

Bushfire and Emergency Services and $1M for Stronger Community Fund programs were received and these were not in the original budget adopted in June, 2018. Council received more in rates and annual charges than expected, with an extra $6.8M against what was budgeted. This was attributed to water, sewer and drainage charges of $3.3M, domestic waste annual charges of $2.8M, and half a million extra in rates income. It received $2.5M more in interest and investment revenue than expected, which it attributed to tighter cash flow management resulting in higher cash and investment balances. The report noted there was also a small movement in interest rates during the year at times of

reinvestment that increased interest earnings. Council also received an added $4M in “other revenue” due to favourable variations in property and rental income, insurance recoveries, fines, section 355 committee income, and landfill gas royalty payments. It reduced its consolidated external debt by $31.7M from the year before, to be $233.2M at June 30, 2019. These are long term loans from external financial institutions. Traditionally, Council has utilised long term loans to finance large capital expenditures, particularly related to major water and sewerage network projects. The Council also publicly reported its Water Supply Authority’s financial performance

from July 1, 2018, and financial position to June 30, 2019. These showed an operating surplus of $5.4M before capital grants and contributions income, compared to $18M the year before. The net assets for Central Coast Council Water Supply Authority at June 30, 2019, was $3.6B. The final financial reports are due to be presented to council on Monday, March 9, along with the auditor’s report. The public can make submissions on the report, but only for seven days. Source: Draft Consolidated Financial Statements 2018-2019 Agenda item 2.9 Central Coast Council meeting Feb 24 Reporter: Merilyn Vale

Financial benchmarks not met due to mitigating circumstances A performance snapshot shows that Council failed two financial indicators but passed four other State Government mandated benchmarks in its 20182019 financial reports. Outstanding rates and annual charges did not meet the benchmark. Council’s ratio of 6.53 per cent was higher than the benchmark

of less than 5 per cent. This ratio assesses the impact of uncollected rates and annual charges on council’s liquidity and the adequacy of its debt recovery efforts. Council said it included the annual charges for water, sewerage and stormwater drainage services, which the majority of other NSW Councils did not have. Continued P15

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From P14 “Most other Councils will only have rates and domestic waste management annual charges to issue and collect,” the report said. Council’s annual rates notices are issued in July, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, with the option to pay quarterly in August, November, February and May. “This means that the ratio calculation reflects the amounts overdue, as the rates should be paid in full by the end of May,” the report said. “Council’s water notices contain a portion of the annual charges for water and sewerage as the annual charge for water and sewerage is split over the quarterly billing cycle, as well as usage charges for water and sewer where applicable. “Council’s water meters are read on a rolling schedule as part of our water meter reading program and issues water notices after the water meter has been read. “Payment terms for water notices are 30 days.” Council said the rolling schedule of water notices and due dates affected this ratio. For example, the water notices issued in June were not due for payment until the next reporting

period, but would be included in the ratio as if they were overdue. “Water meter reading and billing schedules have been brought forward marginally to ensure all water notices are issued and are due payable prior to 30 June,” the report stated. It had a positive impact on reducing the ratio from 7.82 per cent in 2018 to 6.53 per cent at June 30, 2019. “Council staff will work with our ratepayers on financially affordable payment plans in accordance with the Policy for Debt Recovery and Hardship, to move towards achieving industry benchmark for this measure,” the report said. Council also failed to reach the benchmark of better than 0 per cent in its operating performance ratio, which was minus 0.37 (0.37) per cent. This measures how well the council contained operating expenditure within operating revenue. Council said it would continue to review its operations to look for innovative ways to deliver services and take advantage of efficiencies to achieve the benchmark. It passed the industry indicators for own source operating revenue ratio, with 82.11 per cent beating the benchmark of

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more than 60 per cent. Own Source Operating Revenue Ratio measures Councils’ fiscal flexibility and the degree of reliance on external funding sources, such as operating grants and contributions. It passed the unrestricted current ratio, where the benchmark was more than 1.5 and Council was 1.68. Unrestricted Current Ratio measures the adequacy of working capital and council’s ability to satisfy obligations in the short term for the unrestricted activities of council. It also passed the debt service cover ratio, which measures the availability of operating cash to service debt, including interest, principal and lease payments. Council was 3.21 times above, which was above the benchmark of more than two times. It passed the cash expense cover ratio with 9.8 month’s liquidity, and the benchmark being more than three months. Cash Expense Cover Ratio indicates the number of months a council can continue paying for its immediate expenses without additional cash inflow. Source: Agenda Item 2.9 Central Coast Council meeting, Feb 24 Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Infrastructure Asset management receives a mixed report

Council failed two out of three performance indicators on the Infrastructure Asset management scale. The rate at which Council is renewing its infrastructure is above the benchmark by more than 32 per cent, which is a pass, but it is still behind in asset maintenance and backlog. The local government benchmark for the backlog is less than two per cent where Central Coast Council’s ratio is 2.41 per cent. This ratio shows what proportion the backlog is against the total value of

Council’s infrastructure. The ratio has improved slightly from June, 2018, when the ratio was 2.43 per cent. The third benchmark, the asset management ratio, compares actual maintenance against required annual asset maintenance. A ratio of above 100 per cent indicates that Council is investing enough funds within the year to stop the infrastructure backlog from growing. But Central Coast Council’s asset management ratio is below the 100 per cent benchmark, at 94.81 per cent. In the report, Council said it was focused on asset

management and would continue to work to improve on all the infrastructure asset performance indicators. No benchmark has been set on the cost to bring assets up to an agreed service level, but it provides a snapshot of the proportion of outstanding renewal works compared to the total value of assets under council’s care. The ratio has slightly improved during the 2018-19 financial year, dropping to 1.56 per cent from 1.59 per cent the previous year. Source: Agenda item 2.9 Central Coast Council meeting, Feb 24

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Business Connecting Community award winner recognised With International Women’s Day on March 8, it was fitting timing when Member for Wyong and shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, congratulated Central Coast businesswoman, Sharyn Burgess, in State Parliament on February 27. Sharyn was being congratulated for having received Central Coast Council’s 2020 Citizen of the Year awards under the Business Connecting Community category. Burgess is the creator of the Community and Business Women Network (CBWN), which aims to connect women in business and women in the community. “Sharyn Burgess is also involved with Wyong Neighbourhood Centre and supports other local charities to achieve great outcomes for the community,” Harris told Parliament. Burgess started the network

Sharyn Burgess (centre) with some members of the network

in May, 2018, and she is Community and Engagement Officer with the Iris Foundation, which oversees it. With a long background in working with various business chambers, she saw a gap in networking opportunities for women in the north of the

region. “I am passionate about women being involved in business and the community and there was just nowhere for them to meet and support each other at the northern end of the Coast,” she said. “Our mission is to cultivate an

environment where local women are able to network with confidence and equality, to be enriched through learning, to prosper through connection and friendships, and to give back to our community.” In under two years, the network has grown to include

260 financial members and has spread its wings to Gosford, with a meeting also planned for Ettalong in coming weeks. “I was approached to expand the network to the south of the Central Coast and set up my first meeting in Gosford in September, 2019,” she said. “I was hopeful I might get 50 women along, but 103 booked in and I had to cut off numbers.” A second meeting in February, attracted 98 women. “It’s wonderful to see the network spreading,” Burgess said. “All these women are using each other’s services, getting customers from each other and keeping business on the Coast. “I would say this has resulted in close to $1M being injected into the Coast since the network began.” “Many of the ladies who come along work from home and it’s important for them to be able to get together with other women in similar circumstances.

“And it’s not just for women in business. “We have some retirees who come along and just want to feel connected to the community. “We are also seeing a lot of women who are new to the area and we are helping them make friends as well as business contacts. “Women need other women – it’s as simple as that.” Burgess is excited that as the network expands, there is now the option for women all over the Coast to be involved. “We do community fundraisers too and have helped such groups as the Iris Foundation, Give Me 5 for Kids and Because we Care Central Coast.” Burgess said she was “blown away” by the Council award. “I couldn’t believe it; I was really shocked,” she said. Source: Hansard, Feb 27 Interview, Mar 4 Sharyn Burgess Reporter: Terry Collins

Eight awards for cheese factory The Central Coast’s Little Creek Cheese has taken out eight awards at the 2020 Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show as part of the Royal Easter Show. Sue Parsons, who owns and operates the business with husband Russell and son Alex Nelson, said the family was “thrilled” with the result. “There’s no way you could do all the shows associated with the Easter Show at one time, so different things are judged throughout the year,” Parsons said. “We actually had to nominate our entries in October last year.” The cheese factory, which operates out of the Wyong Milk

Russell Parsons at work in the factory

Factory, picked up a total of eight awards, 1 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze, in the competitive event, which sees entries from every State. The family owned cheese factory has been operating for nine years.

“It started as a hobby,” Parsons said. “We were sitting on the porch one day with a cheeseboard and wine and I asked Russell how cheese was made. “He didn’t know and a couple of weeks later he pulled out a

cheesemaking kit. “The three of us started doing it as a hobby, making cheese on the weekends, and then we started taking it along to parties, and eventually we decided to open our own factory.

“We found at that time that if you wanted to see a cheese factory you had to go to the Hunter Valley, so Russell and I gave up our jobs at Coles and started looking for venues. “It was time for a cheese change, but it took another year before we were ready to open. “It took us a while to find a suitable location, but when a real estate agent showed us the Milk Factory, we fell in love with it.” Parsons said the three were constantly experimenting with new flavours. “One of our customers asked if we made Greek pasta cheese, so we googled it, tweaked it, and now we make it,” she said. “We like to experiment so we try a lot of different flavours and see what works.

“Of course we have failures, but we have more successes. “We like to enter competitions to see we are still in the ballpark. “They give you an idea how you compare with other factories and products which are out there.” Parsons said he was still “amazed” when locals visit us at the factory and say they didn’t know it was there after nine years of operation. “This is the way cheese should taste, we make it with passion and love,” he said. Source: Media release, Feb 25 Little Creek cheese Interview, Feb 26 Sue Parsons, Little Creek Cheese

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Free Trade Day initiative founder recognised Yvette Wilson was named Terrigal electorate’s Woman of the Year at the 2020 NSW Women of the Year Awards, held at the International Convention Centre, Sydney, on March 5. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said Yvette Wilson and her husband Ryan were the masterminds behind Free Trade Day. “To help families struggling to make ends meet and the elderly living in dangerous homes that need essential

maintenance, Yvette and Ryan founded the Free Trade Day initiative in 2017,” Crouch said. “This initiative helps match tradespeople and suppliers to those in need of home repairs or maintenance. “Free Trade Day is so successful that it has expanded from the Central Coast to new locations in Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and the ACT. “I am heartened by Yvette’s tireless work giving back to the less fortunate and for creating such a fantastic initiative.” Minister for Women, Bronnie Taylor, congratulated all NSW

Local Women of the Year, thanking them for their contribution to the wider community. “Many of these women are well known but a lot of them are quiet achievers who tirelessly get on with making a difference,” Taylor said. The NSW Women of the Year Awards is an annual event where 65 women were named on the NSW Local Women of the Year Honour Roll for their exceptional work. Source: Media release, Mar 5 Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch

Yvette (second from left) with her mother, Jenny Robinson (left), Minister for Women, Bronnie Taylor, and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch

Commuters’ Association makes parking recommendations With no word yet on a pledge made almost 12 months ago in the lead-up to the Federal Election of $30M for additional car parking at Gosford Railway Station, Central Coast Commuters’ Association is “disappointed and frustrated that it is taking so long to formulate a plan”. Association Vice President, Eddie Ellis, said members would like to see more levels added to the existing commuter carpark in Showground Rd. “It can be increased to a height of 24.7 metres, which is approximately nine levels,” Ellis said. “In 2013, there was a quote of $7M to reinforce and build one level. “I had an architect look at the site some time ago and he suggested building new levels in steel, which need less reinforcing. “We would like to see the structure reinforced to allow for future expansion, and to allow for as many levels as

Eddie Ellis at Gosford Railway Station

possible.” Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, confirmed the Government’s $30M commitment for car spaces at Gosford, along with $5M for spaces at Woy Woy Railway Station. “Scoping and development activities are underway and will determine locations and

construction timeframes in due course,” Wicks said. “I, like the majority of Central Coast residents, look forward to both projects getting underway.” Ellis said a longer term parking solution could be found for both commuters and CBD workers with a partnership between the State Government

and Central Coast Council. “The State Government owns land directly opposite Gosford Station at the old Booth’s Motors site, where car parking is currently provided at ground level,” he said. “The site, covering land on both sides of Keevers La, allows for 68 parking spaces.

“If 138 Faunce St was purchased or resumed, the available land would extend from Mann St to Watt St. “All that is then needed is an adventurous architect. “The Government and Central Coast Council could share the cost of building each level of parking.”

Ellis said that with the current proposal for a revamp of the adjacent Gateway Centre proposing a height of up to 33 storeys, the carpark could go equally as high. “The bottom four levels could be shops or offices,” he said. “Levels five upwards could be built over Keevers La, allowing for approximately 100 parking spaces per level. “Then, perhaps in stages, 20 levels of parking could eventually be developed. “A car lift could be provided to reach level 10 of the car parking, so drivers would not need to be traversing up to 19 ramps when eventually fully built. “The top nine floors, when built, could be either offices or apartments.” “This would take a lot of discussion and planning and would be developed in stages over many years.” Source: Media releases, Feb 28 and Mar 3 Eddie Ellis, Central Coast Commuters Association

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Carers’ lounge is officially open Gosford Hospital’s new carers’ lounge is officially open from 10am to 1pm. Located in the main entry foyer, the carers’ lounge is a quiet and private space where carers can take a moment, use the business facilities, access information, have a break or relax whilst visiting the hospital. Free refreshments are offered to carers by hospital volunteers who can also link them with staff from the hospital’s Carer Support Unit to discuss services and other supports. Source: Website, Feb 19 Central Coast Health

Nolene Ryden with Ron Elshaw

Chairman of the Gosford Masonic Centre, Ron Elshaw, received recognition from the Crestani Scholarships Foundation during the Foundation’s recent awards ceremony at Gosford Hospital. Foundation volunteer, Nolene Ryden, presented Elshaw with an award recognising the

Gosford Masons as a major sponsor of the Foundation, which funds higher education for medical professionals treating cancer. Each year the Foundation holds an awards ceremony to acknowledge sponsors and individuals who support their program to keep the skills of medical professionals from the Central Coast Cancer Clinic at the highest level.

As part of their sponsorship, the Masons will hold a Gatsby High Tea at their Gosford Centre on March 22. Elshaw said that guests were encouraged to embrace the decadence of the roaring 20’s and dress to match the Gatsby theme of the occasion. Source: Media release, Feb 24 Ron Elshaw, Gosford Masonic Centre

Evergreen will be hosting an afternoon of Wine, Cheese and Live Music for Residents, Friends, Families and members of the Local Community!

Open Invitation Friday 20th March - 3.00pm to 6.00pm Retirement Living Units will be open for inspection and tours of the Village will be available! Yallambee Village Community Centre 9 Yallambee Avenue - West Gosford NSW 2250 To register your interest or for more information please call 4349 2300 or email info@evergreenlifecare.org.au Quality Seniors Living and Aged Care on the Central Coast! Evergreen Life Care is a community based not-for-profit organisation with a focus on welcoming customer service, set in a beautiful waterfront location!

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Regular participant in World’s Greatest Shave A Terrigal local is taking on the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave on March 15 and is inviting people to come watch him part with his locks and donate to the cause. A cancer survivor himself, Rowley Rushbrook, will be going under the razor at the Halekulani Bowling Club from 3pm. Rushbrook regularly takes part in the World’s Greatest Shave and believes that community fundraising will help eventuate a cure for the

insidious disease. “As a cancer survivor myself, I have an intimate knowledge of some of the issues involved in blood cancer. “Cancer is something we’ve all been touched by and money for research, prevention and future cure is worthwhile. “Each dollar raised could be the one that finds the cure,” Rushbrook said. He is aiming to raise $1,000 through his campaign. Source: Email, Mar 1 Rowley Rushbrook, Terrigal

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Doula was guest speaker at Dying with Dignity meeting The Central Coast branch of Dying with Dignity NSW, welcomed Australian Doula College’s Anna Pelle as their first guest speaker for 2020. Pelle spoke to branch members and guests in attendance about the role of a Doula and gave insights into this unique and widely unknown career. “Each of us has the right to a good death – to die with dignity and in control, in a chosen

place, with full knowledge of how we will die and the timing, with good, comfort care and chosen companions alongside, but all too often it doesn’t work out like that,’ said Dying With Dignity Central Coast Secretary, Joy Shannon. Doula is Greek for ‘Person of Service’. An End of Life Doula is a person who is there at the end of life, to support, encourage and counsel the person dying and, if needed, the family. Their role is strictly non-

medical. “In effect, the End of Life Douala acts a kind of personal assistant, handling calls, messages, enquiries and the like from friends and family. “They also have the ability to respond, to be positive about death, to listen and observe and to be impartial but always empathetic,” Shannon said. Source: Media release, Feb 26 Joy Shannon, Dying With Dignity, Central Coast

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News Breakfast [s] 6:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] Poh’s Kitchen [s] 11:30 Back Roads [s] 12:00 Grand Designs NZ [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Endeavour (M v) [s] Australian Story (PG) [s] 2:00 3:00 Escape From The City [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] The Repair Shop [s] 5:00 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 7:00 8:30 The Drum [s] ABC News [s] Gardening Australia [s] – Sophie Thomson meets two women inspired by Kangaroo Island’s native flora, Jane Edmanson meets two young 11:00 female horticulturists. 12:30 Endeavour: Raga (M) [s] QI: Opposites (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Football: Women’s International: Australia v Vietnam [s] 2:30 6:00 rage (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) 7:00 Classic Countdown: 1983 [s] 10:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:00 Endeavour: Raga (M) [s] Agatha Raisin: The Deadly Dance (Part 2) (M v) [s] 5:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] Fake Or Fortune?: Lautrec [s] 5:30 Landline [s] Football: A-League: Round 22 6:00 7:00 – Adelaide United v Western United *Live* From Coopers Stadium [s] ABC News [s] Doc Martin (PG) [s] Agatha Raisin: Love From Hell (Part 1) (PG) [s] – When James vanishes after a blazing row with Agatha, everyone is 10:00 left fearing the worst. Stateless (M l) [s] Call The Midwife (M) [s] Tea With The Dames (M) [s] rage Guest Programmer 1:00 (MA15+) [s] 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 Insiders [s] 12:00 Offsiders [s] 1:00 The World This Week [s] 1:30 Compass (PG) [s] 2:00 Songs Of Praise (PG) [s] 2:30 ABC News At Noon [s] 3:30 Landline [s] 4:00 Gardening Australia [s] How To Stay Young (PG) [s] 5:00 Keith Haring Uncovered (PG) 5:30 Everyone’s A Critic (PG) [s] 6:00 The Mix [s] 7:00 Program To Be Advised Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Compass: Champion Girls [s] ABC News Sunday [s] 8:30 Grand Designs: 9:30 Leominster (PG) [s] Stateless: Incognita (M l) [s] A Very English Scandal (M) 10:30 Line Of Duty (M v) [s] 11:30 Doc Martin (PG) [s] Call The Midwife (M) [s] 12:30 rage (MA15+) [s]

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Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Bringing Ashley Home” (M d) (’11) Stars: A.J. Cook, Jennifer Morrison, Patricia Richardson, Timothy Webber The Daily Edition (PG) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Better Homes And Gardens Movie: “Justice League” (M v) (’17) Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen Program To Be Advised Movie: “Project ALF” (G) (’96) Stars: Miguel Ferrer, William O’Leary, Jensen Daggett, Scott Michael Campbell, Beverly Archer, Charles Robinson Home Shopping Home Shopping Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show Weekend (PG) [s] Seven’s Horse Racing: Flemington - Australian Cup, Royal Randwick Guineas [s] Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Movie: “2012” (PG) (’09) – An academic researcher leads a group of people in a fight to counteract the apocalyptic events that were predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar. Stars: Amanda Peet, John Cusack, Morgan Lily, Woody Harrelson, Philippe Haussmann Movie: “Taken 2” (M v) (’12) Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D.B. Sweeney, Luke Grimes Home Shopping Home Shopping Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] House Of Wellness (PG) [s] Helloworld (PG) [s] Habitus House Of The Year My Road To Adventure (PG) Program To Be Advised Motorbike Cops (PG) [s] Better Homes And Gardens Seven News At 5 [s] Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] Seven News [s] My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals (PG) [s] – House Manu tackle fine dining in a new round of restaurant takeovers. The Good Doctor: Unsaid (M) God Friended Me: The Princess And The Hacker (PG) The Resident: Saints And Sinners (M) [s] Autopsy USA: Andy Kaufman (M d) [s] Home Shopping

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TEN (C13)

12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 1:00 Jamie’s Super Food Family 5:15 NHK World English News Classics [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:00 The Point 3:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 3:00 The Point Special: Quaden 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] Bayles Interview 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 3:30 Great British Railway (PG) [s] Journeys: Kirkby-In-Furness 5:00 10 News First [s] To Lancaster (PG) 6:00 WIN News [s] 4:05 Diana And The Paparazzi (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 7:30 The Graham Norton Show 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) [s] – Best bits with Robert 6:30 SBS World News De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, 7:35 The Crucifixion Mystery (M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dame 8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Trying (M) Julie Andrews, Jennifer 9:00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Countdown (M l,s) Olivia Colman, Dwayne 10:00 SBS World News Late Johnson, Dame Judi Dench, 10:30 Movie: “Silence” (MA15+) (’16) Hugh Grant and Tom Hanks. Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam 8:30 Hughesy, We Have A Driver (In English/ Japanese) Problem (M) [s] 2:25 8 Days (MA15+) (In German/ 9:30 Arj Barker: Organic (M s,l) [s] Turkish) 11:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 3:15 24 Hours In Emergency: 12:00 The Project (PG) [s] You Raise Me Up (M) 7:30 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:00 The Offroad Adventure Show 5:15 NHK World English News 9:00 Everyday Gourmet With 5:30 Worldwatch Justine Schofield [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 2:00 ISU Grand Prix Of Figure 12:00 Pooches At Play [s] Skating: Four Continents 12:30 The Living Room [s] (Seoul, South Korea) 1:30 Buy To Build [s] 3:30 Travel Man: Vienna (PG) 2:00 Australia By Design: Interiors 4:00 The Crystal Maze (PG) 2:30 Fishing Australia [s] 4:55 Great British Railway 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] Journeys (PG) 3:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 5:30 Great Continental Railway 4:00 Taste Of Australia With Journeys (PG) Hayden Quinn [s] 6:30 SBS World News 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] 7:30 Celebrity Mastermind (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] 8:30 Country Music: The Hillbilly 6:00 Bondi Rescue [s] Shakespeare (1945-1953) (PG) 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 9:35 Movie: “Downfall” (MA15+) (’04) 8:30 Ambulance UK (M) [s] Stars: Bruno Ganz (In German/ 9:45 999: What’s Your Russian/ Hungarian) Emergency? (MA15+) [s] 12:25 Raw Comedy Festival 2019 10:45 Blue Bloods: (M) Glass Houses (M s) [s] 2:10 Movie: “Madame Bovary” (M s) 11:40 Bull: The Flying Carpet (M) [s] (’15) Stars: Mia Wasikowska, 12:35 Bull: Imminent Danger (M v) Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller (In Latin/ 1:30 Home Shopping English/ French) 6:00 Religious Programs [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 8:00 Farm To Fork [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 8:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 1:00 Speedweek 9:00 Taste Of Australia With 3:05 Superbike World Hayden Quinn [s] Championship Round 1 4:00 George Clarke’s Shed Of The 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 12:00 Everyday Gourmet With Year (PG) 5:00 SBS News Special: Justine Schofield [s] 12:30 The Living Room (PG) [s] From The Ashes 5:35 Nazi Megastructures: 1:30 Program To Be Advised 3:30 Which Car (PG) [s] D-Day (PG) 4:00 RPM [s] 6:30 SBS World News 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:30 Secrets Of Our Cities (PG) 8:30 North America With Simon 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Reeve 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Dancing With The Stars (PG) 9:40 Is Australia Sexist? (M l,s) 9:30 The Graham Norton Show 10:40 Stacey Dooley - Russia’s War (M l,s) [s] – Best bits with a On Women (M l,s) (In English/ Russian) selection of Graham’s most famous guests. 11:40 Cycling: Paris-Nice: Stage 1 10:30 Hughesy, We Have A Plaisir To Plaisir Problem (M) [s] 1:10 Agatha Christie’s Criminal 11:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Games: Crime Does Not Pay 12:30 Home Shopping (M l,v) (In French) 4:30 CBS - This Morning [s] 2:50 Nazi Megastructures (PG)

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ABC (C20/21)

Tuesday 10 March Wednesday 11 March

TEN (C13)

NINE (C81/80)

News Breakfast [s] 6:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 The Cook And The Chef [s] 11:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 12:00 Grand Designs (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] A Very English Scandal (M) Escape From The City [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] The Repair Shop [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 2:00 The Drum [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 7.30 [s] 5:00 Australian Story [s] 6:00 Four Corners [s] 7:00 Media Watch (PG) [s] 7:30 Q&A [s] ABC Late News [s] 9:00 Louis Theroux - America’s 10:00 11:00 Medicated Kids (M l) [s] 11:30 Humans (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] 12:30 Compass (PG) [s]

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Mommy, I Didn’t Do It” (M v) (’17) – The follow up to The Wrong Woman. Ellen Plainview has finally finished law school, is practicing law, and looking forward to spending some time with her 17-year-old daughter Julie. Stars: Danica McKellar The Daily Edition [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals (PG) [s] 9-1-1: Monsters (M v) [s] S.W.A.T.: S.O.S. (M s,v) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Proven Innocent: In Defence Of Madeline Scott (Part 1) (M) Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway (PG) [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M l,s) [s] – Grooms’ homestays part one. The brides travel to their husbands’ home to see what life together might be like outside the experiment. 9:00 Botched: Playing With Fire/ The Boob Fountain Of Youth (M mp,n) [s] 11:00 Chicago Med (M) [s] 11:50 Harry (PG) [s] 12:40 It’s All Greek To Me (PG) [s] 1:05 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s]

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen [s] 12:00 Back Roads [s] Grand Designs NZ [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Love On The Spectrum (PG) Escape From The City [s] 2:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 3:00 The Repair Shop [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery 4:00 5:00 (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] 9:00 Program To Be Advised. Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico 10:00 (PG) [s] 11:10 ABC Late News [s] 11:40 Q&A [s] Humans (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] 1:00 Compass [s]

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “An Officer And A Murderer” (M v,s) (’13) Stars: Gary Cole, Laura Harris, Catherine Disher, Micheline Marchildon, Rossif Sutherland, Nahanni Johnstone, Lisa Ciara, Tom Barnett, Shannon Doyle The Daily Edition (PG) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals (PG) [s] The Good Doctor: Autopsy (M) [s] Gold Digger (M s,l) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Temptation Island USA: The Beginning Of The End (MA15+) [s] Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom: Ocular Fluid And Fighting Robots (M s) [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 Paramedics (M mp,l) [s] – Carina and Doddsy battle traffic to save a child. 10:00 Kings Cross ER (PG) [s] 11:00 Chicago Med: What You Don’t Know (M mp) [s] 11:50 Cold Case (M) [s] 12:40 Harry (PG) [s] 1:35 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 2:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s]

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking [s] 10:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 11:00 Grand Designs NZ [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 The Breakfast Couch [s] 2:00 Love On The Spectrum (PG) 3:00 Escape From The City [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 The Repair Shop [s] 5:30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] 9:00 Black Comedy (M l,s) [s] 9:30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) 10:15 Planet America (PG) [s] 10:45 ABC Late News [s] 11:15 Four Corners [s]

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

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “The Cheating Pact” (M v) (’14) – High school students, Heather, Kylie, and Jordan, under pressure from their parents to get into good colleges, convince a shy but very smart girl, Meredith, to take the College Entrance Test for them. Stars: Daniela Bobadilla, Laura Slade Wiggins The Daily Edition (PG) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals (PG) [s] First Dates Australia (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Temptation Island USA: Romantic Getaways (MA15+) Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom: Phone Confetti And A Wee Dingle (M) [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M l,s) [s] – Dinner party. Shock revelations stun the experiment and spark a big walk out. 9:00 Doctor Doctor (M d,s) [s] 10:00 New Amsterdam: Righteous Right Hand (M mp) [s] 11:00 Lethal Weapon: Coyote Ugly (MA15+) [s] 11:50 Westside (MA15+) [s] 12:40 Harry (PG) [s] 1:35 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s]

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Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “The Wrong Neighbour” (M v) (’17) – Newly separated Dad takes care of sixteen year old daughter, but meets new neighbour who threatens to unravel his old life. Stars: Michael Madsen The Daily Edition (PG) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Rebel Wilson's Pooch Perfect (PG) [s] Modern Family: Dead On A Rival (PG) [s] Modern Family: Paris (PG) [s] Modern Family: Spuds (PG) The Latest Seven News [s] Celebrity Obsessed: Steven Spielberg (MA15+) [s] Scandal (M) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom: Diamond Earrings And A Pumpkin Head (M) [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: Parramatta Eels v Canterbury Bulldogs *Live* From Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta [s] – Join our expert commentary team for all the action. 9:45 Golden Point: Parramatta Eels v Canterbury Bulldogs [s] 10:45 Taken: S.E.R.E (M v,d) [s] 11:45 Armed And Deadly (M) [s] 12:40 My Way [s] 1:05 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s]

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

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6:00 9:00 10:05 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:45 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 10:35 11:05 12:15 1:00 3:30

6:00 6:55 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:20 9:50 10:50 11:25 12:25

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Program To Be Advised ABC News At Noon [s] Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) Love On The Spectrum (PG) Escape From The City [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] The Repair Shop [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] The Drum [s] Sammy J [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] The Heights (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Would I Lie To You? (PG) [s] Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Informer (M l,v) [s] Louis Theroux - America’s Medicated Kids (M l) [s]

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

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Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] Hughesy, We Have A Problem (M) [s] Lawrence Mooney Moonman (MA15+) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS - This Morning [s]

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Woman With Gloria Steinem (PG) 3:00 Australia’s Hidden Shame With Ray Martin (PG) 3:55 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:30 The Supervet (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Planet Expedition (PG) 8:30 Trust Me, I’m A Doctor (PG) 9:30 Michael Mosley (M) 10:35 SBS World News Late 11:05 Football: The World Game 11:35 The Last Wave (M l) (In French) 12:35 Destination Flavour China 12:40 Cycling: Paris-Nice: Stage 2 Chevreuse To Châlette-surLoing 2:40 Borgen (M) (In Danish) 3:50 Great British Railway Journeys (PG)

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] NCIS: Perennial (M v) [s] NCIS: Los Angeles: Kill Beale Vol. 1 (M v) [s] – Callen and Sam travel to San Francisco to search for Beale after he’s kidnapped. WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s]

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Woman With Gloria Steinem (PG) 2:55 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Toni Collette (PG) 4:30 The Mosque Next Door (PG) (In English/ Arabic) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Australian Railway Journeys (PG) 8:30 Insight (M) 9:35 Dateline: Fiji’s High Tide 10:05 The Feed 10:35 SBS World News Late 11:05 The Twelve (M) (In Flemish) 12:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 12:30 Destination Flavour China 12:40 Cycling: Paris-Nice: Stage 3

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] Bull: Look Back In Anger (M v) [s] – Bull looks to select jurors who can empathise with an individual’s need for personal privacy. Bull: Behind The Ivy (M v) [s] The Project [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Woman With Gloria Steinem (PG) 2:55 Dateline 3:25 Insight (M) 4:25 The Mosque Next Door (PG) (In English/ Arabic) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Tony Robinson’s Hidden Britain By Drone 8:30 Dublin Murders (M) 9:35 Project Blue Book (M) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Homeland (MA15+) 11:55 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 12:25 Destination Flavour China 12:40 Cycling: Paris-Nice: Stage 4 2:40 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 4:25 Great British Railway Journeys (PG)

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] Gogglebox (M) [s] Law And Order: SVU: Counselor, It’s Chinatown (M s,v) [s] Blue Bloods: Higher Standards (M v) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS - This Morning [s]

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Woman With Gloria Steinem (PG) 2:50 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:25 The Untold Story Of Mesopotamia (PG) 4:25 The Mosque Next Door (PG) (In English/ Arabic) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Victorian Belfast (PG) 8:30 Secrets Of Britain: Secrets Of Her Majesty’s Secret Service 9:30 Drummer Girl (MA15+) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Deep State: Surrender (M l,s,v) 12:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 12:30 Destination Flavour China 12:40 Cycling: Paris-Nice: Stage 5

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Two artworks selected for Artexpress exhibition The Art Gallery of NSW’s annual Artexpress exhibition is one of the most popular and dynamic recurring exhibitions to take place at the Gallery, with the recently opened 2020 exhibition featuring works from two Central Coast residents.

Jade Abrahams with her work at the Gallery’s Artexpress opening

Sister act at NSW Junior Athletics Championships Terrigal High School’s resident racewalking sisters, Allanah and Sienna Pitcher have returned from Athletics NSW’s Junior Championships with a gold medal a piece.

what they value. “I was inspired by a trip to South Africa, where I experienced a vibrant community spirit and pride in the shanty towns, where despite having very little, people took much pride in their humble dwellings and meagre possessions,” Bolst said. Source: Media release, Feb 19 Sarah Shields, The Fold PR Website, Feb 20 Artexpress 2020 Artist Profiles, Art Gallery of NSW

Sean Gordon steps down as NAISDA Chairman Somersby’s NAISDA Dance College has farewelled its Chairman, Sean Gordon.

Allanah is in Year 11 and competed in the Under 18’s 5km event. Siena started Year 7 this year and competed in the Under 14’s 3km event. Both athletes blitzed their competition and are now gearing up for nationals at the end of March. Source: Website, Feb 25 Tania Turik, Terrigal High School

Terrigal High School’s, Jade Abrahams, and Central Coast Adventist School’s, Shona Bolst, are among the 48 recent high school graduates whose Visual Arts course major works

were selected for the 36th Artexpress out of over 8,500 student works submitted in the 2019 HSC. Abrahams’ work is entitled ‘After the things of nature’ and features drawn pieces. “I have used a mixed media approach to capture the complexities of the mind,” she added. Bolst’s work is entitled ‘Content disposition’ and is a collection of handmade pieces that explores the way people live and how that can affect

Allanah and Sienna Pitcher

Gordon stepped down from the role and from the Executive Committee at the end of 2019, after serving as Chairman for four years, and on the College’s Board of Directors since 2011. Mayrah Sonter replaces him as Chairwoman. She said that Gordon had been a fantastic leader during his tenure at NAISDA. “Sean’s significant leadership, commitment and contributions have been instrumental to NAISDA’s success and development. “Over the years, we have shared many memorable moments, with a particular

Sean Gordon has finished up a long career with NAISDA

highlight being Sean’s very special sharing of the Uluru Statement from the Heart with the College in 2017,” Sonter

said. Source: Newsletter, Feb 14 Kim Walker, NAISDA

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50th swimming carnival held February 17 saw Henry Kendall High School reach a new milestone when the school held its 50th annual swimming carnival. Principal, Andrew Backhouse, said despite the less than perfect weather, students attended and participated in significant numbers. “The event schedule needed to be changed due to a lightning related delay, however, the quick swimming by the students allowed us to make up time and run all scheduled events. “All age groups were strongly contested resulting in some close scores in the competition

for age champions,” Backhouse said. The following students took out their Age Champion Titles: Angus Gibbs and Kristina Grimley, 12 Years Champions; Ty Creek and Haylie Green, 13 Years Champions; Cooper Schoch and Sanika Nou, 14 Years Champions; Casey Stone and Georgia Muspratt, 15 Years Champions; Kyle Dowling and Jade Sweeney, 16 Years Champions; and, Tim Cuthbert and Katalena Abarca, 17+ Years Champions. Source: Newsletter, Feb 28 Andrew Backhouse, Henry Kendall High School

High Schools can now access RYDA for free

Two Schools held a combined disco Gosford and Henry Kendall High Schools held a combined disco on February 18. The disco was an initiative of both schools’ Student Representative Councils (SRC) and took months of planning and interschool communication to set up. The disco itself was held at

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Henry Kendall High School, with many students embracing the theme of Fluro 80’s. “The excited fervor of the students was evident as DJ Bass-sick played music selected by the students. “The disco overall generated roughly $450 worth of profit for each school, which Henry Kendall High School plans to re-invest into the leadership team and to fund further SRC based events,” Principal, Andrew Backhouse, said. “Overall, the disco should be seen as a massive success and is something that the SRC is eager to uphold as a tradition for years to come,” he added. Source: Newsletter, Feb 28 Andrew Backhouse, Henry Kendall High School

Central Coast Council has partnered with Transport for NSW to provide funding to enable senior students in all Central Coast High Schools to attend the award winning youth road safety program, RYDA, free of charge. The announcement comes as part of the Federal Government’s war on youth road trauma after 2019 saw 238 young people, aged between 17-25, die on Australian roads, a 5 per cent increase from previous years. The saddening figure is just the tip of the iceberg, however, with Road Safety Education (RSE), the providers of the RYDA program, revealing that for every road death, 30 more people were hospitalised, meaning that approximately 35,000 people were seriously injured in crashes on Australian roads. Despite a range of initiatives having already been implemented to reduce road trauma, the spike in youth trauma recorded has seen government agencies refocusing their approach, with education for novice drivers now recognised as the key,

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resulting in the free rollout of RYDA. Working closely with the community over the past 17 years, RSE has hosted over 23,000 local high school students at their one day workshops on the Central Coast. Approximately 1,500 students from 20 locals schools are booked to attend the program at Wyong Racecourse from March 3 to 23.

“RYDA is a series of practical and powerful workshops for high school students that challenge students to change the way they think about road safety, and lay the foundation for safe road use throughout their lives,” said RSE Program Director, Greg Rappo. “RYDA focuses on cognition development, building and increasing social competency and resilience, and motivating low-risk behaviour. “Our facilitators work with

students to develop and practice personalised strategies which will help them respond positively to challenges on the road, both as drivers and highly influential passengers. “This education doesn’t come from driving lessons or the school classroom,” Rappo said. Source: Media release, Mar 2 Greg Rappo, Road Safety Education

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Kariong Library to be closed for relocation A spokesperson for Central Coast Council Library Service said that Kariong Library was being relocated to The Hill Youth Centre, 98 Mitchell Dve, Kariong, and would be closed from March 17 as the new location is being refurbished. “The new location will have new carpeting, some new shelving, seating and furniture in the foyer, as well as refreshed collections and enhanced WIFI connectivity.

“The new space will also include staff offices allowing for extended mobile library and outreach services in the surrounding areas, as well as increasing security and safety for the staff,” the spokesperson said. It is estimated that the new location will open from March 31. During the closure, library items can still be returned to the after hours chute 24/7 at the current Curringa Rd site, with the after hours chute to also be relocated to the new

The previous meeting had people falling about laughing, said spokesman Vic Jefferies, when poems regarding bodily functions and outdoor dunnies brought the house down. “At one point, there was a serious risk of one of our visitors disassembling from laughter. “I am still contemplating some of what I heard last night,” Jefferies said.

“Absolutely wonderful to welcome back our old mate, Chris Drinan, after a serious illness, and good to see him present a couple of very good poems. “We were very fortunate to have George May come along with his Irish bouzouki and hear him present three iconic Eric Bogle songs. “Well done George and we hope to see you at the GBPs more often! “During the evening, we also heard from: Marion Dreyer; Fran Bush; Marie Kerr; newcomer, Pat Elphick; Ken

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site upon its opening. “The closest surrounding branch locations are Woy Woy, Umina Beach and Gosford. “As always our extensive range of free online resources and services will continue to be available 24/7. “We apologise for any inconvenience and thank the community for its patience during this time,” the spokesperson said. Source: Newsletter, Mar 2 Central Coast Council Library Service

Gosford Bush Poets had another big night Organisers are hoping for another big night when Gosford Bush Poets meet on Wednesday, March 25, at Gosford Hotel.

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Tough; David Melville, who presented his 2018 version of the Man From Snowy River which I am also still contemplating; and, Janelle Ambrose. “We will do it all again on the last Wednesday night of March in the conference room of the Gosford Hotel and we would dearly love to see you join us for what is always a great night of very much fun and friendship.” The fun starts at 7pm.

Bands for the Brigade with performers including The Rileys, Los Boncas, and Brian Stitt, is a fundraising day at Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club on Saturday, March 14. The day is full of fundraising activities including raffles,

games, jumping castle and plaster painting and it will raise funds for local rural firefighting brigades including Bucketty, Kulnura, Peats Ridge, Somersby, Spencer, Wollombi and Yarramalong. 100 per cent of money raised from the barbecue and other

events will also be donated as well as 10 per cent of all bar and bistro sales. The event starts at 2pm until late. Source: Press release, Jan 28 Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club

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Mardi Gras a family affair for Point Clare Families A contingent of the Coast’s rainbow families celebrated the 42nd annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. Living all over the former Gosford LGA, but predominantly at Point Clare, Tascott and Koolewong, Point Clare Families is a community group made up of all sorts of family units, with adults and children who identify as part of the LGBT+ community. Parent and guardian members are dedicated to raising openminded, accepting, confident and loving children. Members have proudly come together to fly the rainbow flag for the Coast in the Marid Gras parade for several years and were joined in this year’s

parade by two new Central Coast floats, Coastal Twist and Jopuka Productions. Aside from the unprecedented levels of Central Coast representation at in this year’s parade, the group’s float was also televised for the first time. Group member, Jenny Moes, said: “Point Clare Families had an unreal night at Mardi Gras. “We were float 150 and for the first time, our little grassroots float was televised and they had lovely things to say. “Our wonderful contingent that joined the Central Coast Pride float as Coastie Families, had a great night too.”

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A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST FRIDAY, MAR 6 Newcastle Permanent Cinema under the starsLion King (2019 version), Central Coast Stadium, Free entry, 8pm Aussie Nightmarkets, The Entertainment Grounds Gosford, 5pm - 10pm Girrakool Blues Festival and Barbecue, Mt Penang Event Park, Ticketed, 06/03 - 8/03 Beginning your Family History - 4 Week Course, Wyong Family History Group Cottage, 06/03 - 27/03, Booking’s required, 9:30am - 2:30pm Gosford Musical Society: Mamma Mia! Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 6 - 21/03, 2pm & 8pm sessions Tuggerah Lakes U3A presents a Talk on: ‘Inspiring Speeches’, The Entrance/Long Jetty RSL Hall, 10am – 12pm

CEN: Wildplant Newcastle, Ourimbah Hg Nelson & Digit Dave Provincial Championships Race Day, Community Nursery, Sellout 2020 Campus, FreeThe Entertainment Grounds, CEN Office, Ourimbah, Bookings required, 1pm Comedy Tour, Ticketed, 12pm 9am - 12pm Link and Pin, MONDAY, MAR 9 Ticketed, 7pm Securing your Head and Neck Cancer Gosford North Rotary’s 7th water supply: Mardi To Charity Ball, THURSDAY, MAR 12 annual Dinner for SOKs Warnervale Pipeline Avoca Surf House, (Save Our Kids Ticketed, 6pm Drop-In Session, Securing your from Suicide) water supply: Mardi To Watanobbi Community Climate: What it means for Mingara Recreation Club, Warnervale Pipeline Centre, 2pm - 4pm 6pm our Jobs and our Future yourvoiceourcoast.com/ Drop-In Session, with guest speakers, M2WP Tuggerah Library Point Clare Community Hall, TUESDAY, MAR 10 Westfield, 3pm - 5pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm The Central Coast Volunteer Hg Nelson & Digit Dave yourvoiceourcoast.com/ Support Group: Raising M2WP The Central Coast Series Sellout 2020 money for Guide Dogs skate, scooter and BMX Comedy Tour, fundraising stalls, Ultimate Gamer competition 2020, Hardy’s Bay Club, Bunnings, West Gosford Tournament (12-24yrs), Umina Skate Park, Ticketed, 7pm Westfield Tuggerah, Entry is free and open to Alliance Française Central Coast Festival Entry is free, riders aged 5-24 Central Coast: of Women: 4:30pm - 7:30pm Conversation Group Green Living Workshop: Women of Worth, Come and practice Pests, Predators and Wyoming Community FRIDAY, MAR 13 your French at any level, Companion Planting, Centre, Free Erina League Club, Central Coast Life Time Booking’s required, Kariong Social Dance: First attendance is free, Learning Centre Palmdale, kathy@gosfordcommunity. Workshops To Resume, 10am – 12pm bookings essential, org.au Kariong Progress Hall 12:30pm - 3pm Ticketed, 7pm - 10pm SATURDAY, MAR 15 WEDNESDAY, MAR 11 International DJ’s Slumberjack, Florida Beach Bar, Ticketed 7pm

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SATURDAY, MAR 28 Gatsby High Tea, 86-88 Mann Street Gosford, Tickets to be purchased prior, 2pm 0468 408 455 TUESDAY, MAR 24 Road Safety – On the Road 65Plus, Mingara Recreation Club, Free - Bookings essential, 10:15am 4350 5387

Central Coast Mariners vs Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Stadium, Ticketed, 5pm www.a-league.com.au Central Coast Bushfire Relief Concert, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 7:30pm Troubadour Folk Club: Hallett-Flood (Blue Mts) Peppercorns (WA), St Lukes Hall Woy Woy, Tickets at door, 7pm

Community Environment Network: Climate Action Plan Information Sesssions Community Workshops, Opera in the Arboretum Hamlyn Terrace & Nocturnal celebrates its 15th year, Community Centre, Bushwalks, - see if Crommelin Native 6pm - 8pm, you’re eligble for FREE Arboretum Pearl Beach, property management, have you say online or Ticketed, 3pm - 5:30pm Rowley’s shave for the Scout hall Mcmasters register your interest yourvoiceourcoast.com SUNDAY, MAR 29 beach, 6:30pm Leukaemia Foundation, 8:30pm Halekulani Bowling WEDNESDAY, MAR 25 4349 4756 Club, 3pm www.cen.org.au/events

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Humungus Plant Sale & Market stalls, Anglican Church The Entrance, 8am - 1pm

Tuggerah Lakes U3A presents a Talk on: ‘Historical Political Assassinations’, The Entrance/Long Jetty RSL Hall, 10am – 12pm

The Central Coast Volunteer Support Group: Raising money for Guide Dogs fundraising stalls, Wyoming Shopping Centre

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Coast’s LGBT+ community celebrates Mardi Gras Across the Coast people are returning to their daily grind after one hell of a glitter fuelled weekend after Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Among them are the members of Central Coast LGBT+ Community Group, a Facebook group created to ensure the local LGBT+ community had a way to share and connect with one another. Boasting over 900 members, Group Founder and Administrator, Stephen Wall, never would have imagined his Facebook group would grow into the Coast’s largest social network for LGBT+ people. “I started it seven years ago after moving to the Coast from Sydney. “At the time, I felt like there really wasn’t much on the Coast for the LGBT+ community, so I started the group as a way to see if there was more going on,” Wall said. The Group is involved with several other local LGBT+ groups and organisations and was a part of the landmark Coastal Twist Community Float that united a handful of these groups together under the one

Coasties that marched with the Coastal Twist community float

banner for the first time. Pink Drinks, Candy Bar, Rainbow Retro, Central Coast P-Flag, Central Coast Pride and the Naughty Noodle Fun Haus, all came together to fly the rainbow flag for the Coast in a collaborative effort that Wall described as truly special. “We had so many people involved, working across so

many different parts of the project, volunteering their time, working together and forming new friendships. “It was like we were one big family,” Wall said. Fellow Group Administrator and operator of Rainbow Retro, Michele Cook, said that while the Coast has had links to the festival spanning back to those

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that braved the streets for the original Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978, it was encouraging to see the Central Coast community come together like this. “While this certainly wasn’t our first Mardi Gras, it was definitely one to remember. “There were so many people from the Coast there

celebrating, including the two other Central Coast floats, Point Clare Families and Jopuka Productions, and we took down so many first timers who’ve all said they can’t wait to head back next year,” Cook said. While Mardi Gras is the major LGBT+ event in Australia, Group members have been activley getting recognition for the Central Coast at LGBT+

events around the state. According to Wall, members have been a part of Central Coast and Newcastle Prides and also had the honour of running the first Central Coast float at Broken Heel Festival. Source: Interview, Mar 2 Stephen Wall and Michele Cook, Central Coast LGBT+ Community Group Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Rescue and care for injured and orphan native animals. 24hr/day, 7days/week. Meet 3rd Sun Wyoming Community Centre, Maidens Brush Rd Wyoming 10am 4325 0666

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Central Coast Leagues Club 2nd Wed Taste and be educated on wine by various wineries. Purchases not mandatory Keith - 0420 722 529 Fraser - 0416 831 088

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Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Tues - St Luke’s Anglican Church, 7pm & 15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com

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BOOK REVIEW

CCN The Silent Patient Author: Alex Michaelides Publisher: Hachette

Alicia Berenson keeps a diary. She didn’t want to, but she was urged by Gabriel to write down her thoughts – Gabriel has sensed Alicia is depressed. Alicia thought she was hiding it, but he noticed – he notices everything. Alicia loves Gabriel very much and doesn’t want to cause him any concern, so she writes about joyous things, “no crazy thoughts allowed”. In ‘The Silent Patient’, we first meet Alicia six years after she killed her husband, Gabriel. At the time of the murder they were living a seemingly perfect life in a beautiful house in north-west London – Alicia was 33 and a celebrated painter and Gabriel 44, a successful fashion photographer. A neighbor hears gun shots around 11:30 at night. Police are called and Alicia is found, standing by the body of her husband who has been shot in the face five times, frozen with terror, a gun on the floor nearby.

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Alicia also has wounds, deep cuts to her wrists. Alicia is silent when she is questioned by police the following day. She is silent when she is charged with Gabriel’s murder. She is silent when she is arrested. She doesn’t write, she barely eats, she barely sleeps. She does paint. She completes a painting a few days after the murder, a self-portrait entitled

ALCESTIS. Alcestis is a heroine in Greek mythology who sacrifices her life to save her husband. Alicia is condemned for the painting and some consider it to be a confession. Her notoriety causes the price of her artwork to skyrocket. During her trial the defense enters a plea of diminished responsibility given Alicia’s history of mental health problems. The judge is swayed by the testimony

of Professor Diomedes, Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at Imperial College and clinical director of The Grove, where Alicia is subsequently admitted. We then learn that the narrator of the story is Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, who is fascinated with Alicia. He wants to help Alicia, heal her, fix her. After waiting years, a position becomes available at The Grove and he applies for it. Theo has issues too – he was abused as a child and his wife, Kathy is cheating on him. He gets the job at The Grove and sets out to save Alicia. He tries talking to people who knew Alicia, her brother in law, her art dealer. He gets her medication reduced by going above her doctor’s head. He becomes consumed with trying to get Alicia to talk but, in unraveling her mystery, Theo himself becomes unraveled. The Silent Patient is a psychological thriller with lots of twists and turns. It is Michaelides debut crimesuspense novel and has already received widespread praise, selling

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over a million copies worldwide and now subject to a movie deal. He was inspired to write it while doing a post-graduate course in psychotherapy and working part-time in a secure psychiatric unit for two years and it is therefore premised on strong knowledge and research. The real art however lies in the way he slowly and methodically develops the main characters, slowly and immersive unravelling their mental state. It is obviously a meticulously planned book, with multiple timelines and storytelling mediums, including the emergence of the narrator as a character and the parallels with the Greek tragedy of Alcestis. It is less an investigation of a crime and more an investigation of the criminal’s mind. It does not rely on flashy or pacey action scenes, but still creates plenty of and twists and tension. It also had an extraordinary ending I just didn’t see coming. I really liked this book – it’s one you really must add to your list! Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

MOVIE REVIEW

CCN Motherless Brooklyn Director: Edward Norton Rated: R

Late last year we brought you a book review of Motherless Brooklyn courtesy of our Reluctant Book Critic, Kim Reardon. As foreshadowed in her review, the movie has been picked up by Edward Norton and made into a major motion picture and has now arrived at screens in Australia. The first thing I should say is that readers of the book may find the movie puzzling in the extent of its creative deviation. It is, of course, a film-makers prerogative to choose his or her setting and create their own art. But it’s not these changes Norton makes, so much as the poor casting and direction that makes this film a big fail in my humble view. Unlike the book, which is set in Brooklyn 1999, the movie has been recast to the 1950s. Lionel Essrog (Norton) works for a second-rate detective agency owned by Frank Minna (Bruce Willis), a mobster who took in Lionel as an orphan along with his cohorts Tony, Danny and Gilbert, who call themselves the Minna Men. Lionel has Tourette’s syndrome with physical and verbal tics and is known affectionately by the others as “Freakshow”. When Minna is gunned down by a

group of mobsters, Lionel sets himself on a personal crusade to find his killer and avenge Minna’s death. Lionel takes us on a journey around the seedy nightclubs of Harlem and the slums of Brooklyn in his quest to find Frank’s killer. We meet a colourful cast of

characters, from mobster thugs, to scary albeit endearing jazz bands, to anti-development activists and ultimately to the city’s powerful and corrupt municipal authority, Moses Randolph (Alec Baldwin). We get inside Lionel’s mind and see how his Tourette’s affects every interaction he has, especially when he

gets nervous or is in the company of women. His invisible friend Bailey bears the brunt of Lionel’s outbursts. But part of Lionel’s condition is a photographic memory and it is this that allows him to piece together the clues to Frank’s murder. It is not just the setting that Norton has radically changed from the book – it is also the nature of Lionel’s character. He is less the deeply flawed, bumbling apprentice gumshoe from the book and more a street-smart, earnest (bordering on righteous) super-sleuth. Norton also tries to keep the serious social issues associated with the redevelopment of the Brooklyn slums centre-stage, but it causes the movie to drift away for long periods from the humorous meanderings and antics of Lionel. It is this and some jarringly unrealistic scenes, compounded by some pretty bad over-acting by Laura Rose (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) that repeatedly lift the viewer out of the story and prevents any real tension from building. Notwithstanding his wonderful portrayal of the young, stuttering Aaron Stampler all those years ago in ‘Primal Fear’ (1996), Norton’s portrayal of Lionel’s Tourettes is unconvincing. There is even something a little selfindulgent in Norton’s decision to cast himself as Lionel – he’s too old and too well-known to bring Lionel’s character alive.

In fact, with the exception of the cameo performance from Bruce Willis (who never fails to light up a film), there is not much positive to say about any of the performances. I think we’re tired of seeing the mean, corrupt antagonist once again being played by Alec Baldwin, whose performance is stilted and onedimensional. And while it pains me to say it, even the great Willem Dafoe doesn’t cover himself with glory here – but perhaps Norton’s blunder of casting of a short, thin, red-bearded German (who is clearly a decade older than Baldwin’s character) as the younger, brother of the tall, well-fed, dark-haired Randolph that’s too blame. There are some positives: Moments of cinematography magic by Dick Pope, superb jazz (I almost wanted to forget the movie and just listen to the soundtrack), some elegant streetfront set design by Kara Zeigon and some nostalgic 1950s fashion statements featuring hats-and-trench coats (was it Norton’s desire to dress up that drove his decision to set it in the 1950s?). I thought perhaps this might find much greater appreciation from New Yorkers than a dopey Aussie, but I note that even the New York Times also struggled to find anything good to say about this film. Unless you’re big Edward Norton fan (or a die-hard Bruce Willis fan), probably one to miss. Ross Barry

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Dignity Drive aims to end period poverty Woolworths stores at Erina, Gosford and Lisarow are calling on residents to get behind Share the Dignity’s annual Dignity Drive in March to support the fight to end period poverty for women in need across the region. Residents can help make a difference by donating a sanitary item via the Dignity Drive boxes located in each of the stores. In 2019, the charity collected nearly 38,000 sanitary products in the August dignity drive across Woolworths stores in NSW. These donations were distributed to girls and women who cannot afford to buy sanitary items each month. Woolworths Erina, Gosford and Lisarow Group Manager, Martin Allison, said it was heart warming to see how enthusiastic shoppers were to help support local women in need. “We hope that our customers will get behind Share the Dignity again and help us raise vital supplies for girls and women experiencing poverty, homelessness and domestic

violence,” he said. Chief Executive Officer of Share the Dignity, Deborah Ferguson, said the number of vulnerable women in Australia was growing. “We are working towards an Australia where women and girls will no longer be forced to use wadded up toilet paper or socks to manage their periods, which is a sad reality for too many girls and women today,” she said. “Share the Dignity encourages you to think, ‘one for me, one for her’, because while it may seem like a small gesture, we know small dignities make a big difference.” Funds committed by Woolworths from the sales of sanitary items in stores across the country over the past year have been used to purchase Dignity Vending Machines. Known as Pinkboxes, the machines dispense free period packs to women and girls supported by domestic violence services, homelessness hubs and schools. Source: Media release, Mar 2 Woolworths

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Woy Woy Philosophers Society Meeting #11: A Prince Among Men and women too of course What a comedy of errors. It all started with Boof’s winning goal for the Mariners last week and ended with him being elected to Council. He only went into Council to object to a heritage order issued on his 1920s outdoor dunny. But having left his glasses at home, he finished up signing the wrong form, inadvertently enrolling himself as a candidate, and woke up on Monday to find that he’d won the local election in a landslide. Everyone took the view that no one else could “bend it like Boof”. “I thought it was a petition to ban people from banning progress” he explained. “That’s all well and good,” said Robbo, “but what the f*** are you gonna do now, Councillor?” Robbo’s method of inquiry was not as Socratic as he liked to think – not much subtlety to it. “Well, I was hopin’ you fellas could help me out, you know, with some philosophical thinking” he said as we sat around in the Chamber, cracking open a few Six Strings. “For Christ’s sake Boof,” said Johnno, “Its Council – its’s no place for thinking.”We always giggled when Johnno blasphemed. “What about Machiavelli?” said I. “He knew a bit about politics.” “Naagh … yeah,” said Robbo. “He wrote ‘The Prince’ as a present to Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino, back in 1513 – to show him how to act like a complete …” “… statesman, yes, we know Robbo,” I said. “But essentially it was about dispensing with the abstract Christian and Platonic notions of “the truth” in favour of taking what is true to be that which is most expeditious.” “You mean most likely to keep you in power? “Exactly, he who neglects what is done for what ought to be done, sooner effects his ruin than his preservation.” “Did Machiavelli say that?” “No, Tony Abbott, over at the Hardy’s Bay RSL a few weeks back.” We all chuckled at that - we knew Tony Abbott was just a sweet, little puppy when it came to real politics, 1500s-style. You see, it was a tumultuous time then, in that part of the world, as Popes mostly waged violent, acquisitive wars against the Italian principalities or ‘city-states’. And poor old Lorenzo did not inherit his Principality by birth – no, he’d come into anew … just like Boof. “The first step for a new Prince to establish power,” I recalled, “is to base yourself in your new seat of power … don’t try and rule from afar.” “Does that mean Boof has to live in Wyong?” asked Thommo. “Yes, which is all good because his Nanna has a flat there, but I’m afraid he’ll have to destroy the city first … if a prince doesn’t destroy a city, he can expect to be destroyed by it.” “We can’t destroy Wyong,” said Johnno. “It’s too big … and that’s where most of Boof’s supporters are … all the disillusioned Mariners fan.” “Ok, well let’s just destroy San Remo then, as a warning, just like Darth Vader did with the planet Alderaan.” Everybody nodded – that made much more sense. “The second step is to indulge the lesser powers without increasing their power”. We contemplated that in silence for moment. “How about we build a giant pelican at The Entrance for everyone to marvel at and climb over and have their photo taken with … anything to divert their gaze from Boof’s seat of Power?” Perfect. So far, so good – it was great to see the Society’s deep thinking in full swing in the midst of a crisis. But then came the hard part. “What do we do with the powerful people?” “Well that’s step three,” I said. “Which is to put down all the powerful people – It’s what Alexander the Great did to great effect.”

“What do you mean put them down?” “It’s obvious,” said Robbo. “We have to kill them … all of them … and anyone related by blood … with blunt knives.” “That could get a bit messy. Do we really have to kill their families too? Shouldn’t Boof be trying to earn respect and solve everyone’s problems?” I asked “Don’t be ridiculous,” replied Robbo. “Machiavelli said if an injury is to be done to a man, it should be so severe that the Prince is not in fear of revenge. Misery is one of the devices that enables a new Prince to rule.” We discussed it further and realized that Boof himself was related by blood to many of the powerful people of the North. Much to Robbo’s annoyance, we decided we’d just give them all a very stern talking to, while showing them a picture of a blunt knife.” The final step in the Machiavellian play book was to build an enduring political structure and prevent any foreign power from gaining reputation. “How do we do that?” asked Thommo. “By demonstrating the values of justice, temperance and wisdom?” “No, through deceit, despotism and duplicity of course.” “But how do we keep it going?” “I’ve got it!” shouted Thommo. “Consultants … consultants are the solution to everything. They are the most professional people on the Coast, or better still from Sydney.” “But what do they actually do?” “Nothing of course. That’s the wonderful thing about them. Nobody that can do nothing quite as professionally as they can. If we make the terms of reference of their assignments ambiguous enough, they can spend years working out what it is their meant to work out.” “It’s beautiful,” I said. “We can get Boof to effectively outsource his way through a whole three year term. What do you think Boof?” But Boof, who always like to chime in late in a discussion, was busy rifling through some drawers. Suddenly he cheered and held up a folder. “Heritage Report,” he said, tearing it up into little pieces. “Hold off on those consultants Joffa – I think my work is done here.” Joffa

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Fairhaven art exhibition at Gosford Hospital A new art exhibition featuring works created by Fairhaven employees has opened at Gosford Hospital. Gilded Menagerie is an exhibition of artworks collaboratively created by the Fairhaven ReCreate supported employee team, with support from Gosford Regional Gallery. The exhibition opened at the hospital earlier this March and

will run until April 30 before it moves to the Erina Centre Gallery in May. ReCreate is a supported employment enterprise of Fairhaven that provides employment opportunities for people living with disability on the Central Coast. Led by experienced staff and volunteers, the team has created unique pieces from preloved and reclaimed

materials. All works were made on site in Fairhavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcycle hub at Point Clare and are available for purchase, with proceeds going towards helping Fairhaven support people living with disability on the Central Coast. Source: Media release, Feb 27 Carol Oakley, Fairhaven

East Gosford Lions Club Hall rejuvenated A piece of local history was celebrated in East Gosford in late February, with the reopening of the Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Community Hall after the completion of a major refurbishment project. Past Lions Club District Governor, Ron Jane, and wife Hazel, returned to the East Gosford Hall on Russell Drysdale St, which Jane conceived during his time as District Governor (1985 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 86). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ron was instrumental in getting the project for the construction of the Hall started

in 1994. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Working with the then Gosford City Council, the location was identified and approved in October 1996. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ron and his daughter developed the design and drafted plans which were finally approved for construction to commence on September 6, 2000, culminating with the hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening on October 6 in 2001,â&#x20AC;? said Lions Club of East Gosford Publicity Officer, Michael Tabone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks to the revenue collected through hall hiring

and supported by Central Coast Council, a major refurbishment project was undertaken by the Lions Club Hall Committee in 2019 to rejuvenate the community asset. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ron and Hazel, who now live in Wyee, spent the day with Lions Club members recounting the history of the hall and celebrating its rebirth,â&#x20AC;? Tabone said. Source: Media release, Feb 29 Michael Tabone, Lions Club of East Gosford

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Soccer club rejoins Premier League after 30 years A piece of sporting history is about to be made at Woy Woy Football Club, with the club poised to re-enter Central Coast Football’s Battlewin Premier League Competition for the first time in 30 years. Despite having been involved in the competition since its heyday in the 60s, The Woy Woy Roosters haven’t been seen in the Premier League since 1990, but after a phenomenal season in Division One in 2019, the Roosters are ready to crow. “Our promotion to the Battlewin has energised our Club and community,” said Club President, Peter Chippindale. “We even had a few tears from some of the old boys who played for the club back in the 90s, and it’s been just magic to see,” Chippindale said.

It’s the cherry on top of a big year for the Club after members settled into their new clubhouse and associated facilities, and with long time patron, Club legend and Head Coach, Phil Butler, poised to celebrate his 50th year with the Roosters, but there is still work to be done. Incidentally, 1990 was also the last year all three of the Peninsula’s football clubs were in the Premier League together, with the Roosters set to go toe to toe with Umina United and Southern and Ettalong United once the competition gets underway from March 20. Source: Interview, Feb 27 Peter Chippindale, Woy Woy FC Website, Feb 27 Central Coast Football History: Men’s First Grade Points Table 1965-2019 Reporter: Dilon Luke Cock-a-doodle-doo, the Woy Woy Roosters are back in the Premier League for the first time in three decades

Nippers win medals at state championships Surf Life Saving NSW’s 2020 Age Championships have been completed with many Nippers from Central Coast based surf clubs returning with state medals. The Championships were hosted by Swansea Belmont Surf Club at Blacksmith Beach from February 28 to March 1. Fourteen of the Coast’s clubs took part. North Curl Curl Surf Club ultimately won the day, taking out first place in the overall point score, but the Coast still made an impact, with a breakdown below of how each

club in the Coast Community News readership area fared. Wamberal ranked 15th and had medalists: Hayden McGregor, gold Under 11 Male Surf Race, gold Under 11 Ironman; Noah Nakagawa,

gold Under 14 Male Beach Sprint; Keenan White, silver Under 14 Male 2km Beach Run; Billy Brown, bronze Under 14 Male 2km Beach Run; Maia Abell, gold Under 12 Female 1km Beach Run; and, Harley Dimech, Matthew Humphries,

Noah Nakagawa and Keenan White, gold Under 14 Male Beach Relay. MacMasters ranked 24th and had medalists: Hamish TaylorMartin, gold Under 13 Male Board Race; Airley Arnold and Skye Hackshall, bronze Under

13 Female Board Rescue; and, Marcus Aitchison, Patrick Sheppard and Calum Walters, bronze Under 13 Male Board Rescue. Avoca Beach ranked 18th and had medalists: William Josling and Will Tebb, silver Under 11 Male Board Rescue; Talia Tebb, bronze Under 9 Female Surf Race, gold Under 9 Female Board Race; Ava Knight and Talia Tebb, bronze Under 9 Female Board Relay; and, Tully Craik, Ava Knight Cameron Lewis, Talia Tebb, bronze Under 9 Female Beach Relay. North Avoca ranked equal 35th and had medalist Emma Duggan, bronze Under 13

Ironwoman. Copacabana ranked equal 39th and had no medalists. Terrigal ranked 19th and had medalists: Tahj Hamilton, gold Under 12 Male Beach Sprint, silver Under 12 Male Beach Flags; Cooper Armstrong, Christian Coff, Thomas Rice, Harvey Smith, silver Under 9 Male Beach Relay; Paige Casey, gold Under 9 Female Beach Sprint; and, Tyla Channells, silver Under 11 Female 1km Beach Run. Source: Website, Mar 1 SLS NSW: 2020 SLS NSW Age Championships Final Results Portal Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Ace Buchan pipped in WSL Qualifier Avoca Beach played host to elite surfers from around the world at the Vissla and Sisstrevolution Central Coast Pro, a World Surf League (WSL) qualifying event, from February 25-28. The Avoca surf produced a four to six feet surf and several exciting contests. International stars included Kirra Pinkerton from the USA, Brisa Hennessy from Costa Rica and Daniella Rosa from Peru in the women’s competition, pitting their skills against local stars like Cedar Leigh-Jones (Avalon). Pinkerton showed why she was a former World Junior Champion and notched up a variety of near perfect scores in excess of nine-points to earn a place in the quarter-finals. “I’m super excited to make finals day,” said Pinkerton. “I kept looking for those lefts with the glassy faces that allow you to do one or two big turns. “I noticed the rights were really fast, so I wanted waves that slowed down a little bit, which I think the lefts did.” But it was South Africa’s Sarah Baum who took out the women’s final, producing the best rides when it counted. In the men’s competition,

Adrian Buchan

Avoca’s Adrian ‘Ace’ Buchan and Port Macquarie’s, Matt Banting, also lined up against a strong field of local and international surfers. Buchan showed the same skills that won him the event in its inaugural year in 2016. The WSL World Championship Tour surfer used several backhand attacks to his advantage in the heats to get the edge over his opposition. Buchan carried his fine form into the finals and came very close to taking out the tournament, winning his quarter final early in the day, selecting only two waves, but nailing them both with a combined score of 16.10. He was subsequently defeated by Port Macquarie’s, Matt Banting, in the semi, who then went on the clinch the final. “It feels awesome to be surfing an event on home surf and I think it gives me a bit more motivation to compete,” said Buchan. “It was awesome to see everyone turn up earlier in the week and see all the different competitors from different countries surfing here at Avoca,” Buchan said. Reporter: Ross Barry

Northern Power snatch finals berth It was a dramatic end to day two of Round 18 in Central Coast Cricket Association’s First Grade Cricket, with Northern Power snatching an unlikely semi-final spot. Re-commencing at 2-53 on February 29, Northern Power

quickly eclipsed Wyong’s first innings total of 111 losing just 4 wickets, with Ben Gillies unbeaten on 43. The Power then sent Wyong back in and subjected them to an onslaught of pace bowling from Brendan Charlton and Mitchell Howarde, dismissing the Roos for just 63 runs.

Howarde took 5 for 22 off 9 overs. The Power then needed just 19 overs to overhaul the required total of 62, with the loss of just 3 wickets, for an outright win, with Matt Clarke top scoring with 27. But the Power not only needed

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an outright win, but also for The Entrance Seagulls to lose their match to the Kincumber-Avoca Griffins. Their prospects were diminished early when the Seagulls put on an impressive 196, with Callum Dunkerley top scoring on 58. However, it was not enough in the end, as the Griffins piled on the runs, with an opening stand of 120 between Harry Woodhead and John McRae. The Griffins reached the Seagulls’ total with eight balls to spare, and as a result, the Power will get to play semifinal cricket. In other matches, the Narara

Wyoming Lions fought off the Southern Spirit at Col Gooley Oval. The Lions battled their way to 199 and the Spirit started well in reply, reaching 2-61, courtesy of Daniel Friend, 35, and Zane Smith, 30, before Keiran Lawson took the Spirit middle order apart with 5 wickets for 27 runs off 17 overs. At Duffy’s Rd, Minor Premiers, Lisarow Ourimbah, crashed to a rare defeat against a defiant Terrigal Matcham Bellbirds. Batting first, the Bellbirds posted 154, including an 85 run partnership between skipper, Reece Bombas (71) and Tim

Bowring (42), and shortly thereafter had the Magpies 3-4 after 6 overs. Lisarow Ourimbah was eventually bowled out for 101, with Josh Bridge the chief wicket taker for the Bellbirds with three scalps. The first-grade semi-finals will now feature a mouth watering clash between Lisarow Ourimbah and Kincumber Avoca at Sohier Park, while Narara Wyoming will take on Northern Power at Gavenlock Oval.

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Nicole McDermott and Eleanor Patterson

Tascott high jumper, Nicola McDermott, continued her unique rivalry with Victoria’s Eleanor Patterson last weekend (February 29) when the pair competed at the Wellington Track Classic. Both jumpers have already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, having cleared at the qualifying height of 1.96 metres on several occasions over recent months, and both are now closing in on the elusive 2 metre mark and a new Australian record.

On Saturday, it was Patterson who prevailed, clearing the bar at 1.99 metres, a new personal best for the young Victorian. McDermott, who once again cleared at 1.96 metres, came agonisingly close to also clearing at 1.99 metres, just grazing the bar on her way over. The 186cm tall McDermott has endeared herself to the Australian athletics community over the past year with her incredibly positive attitude and her trademark “Smiling Nic” setup.

She is no stranger to big event jumps, having won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. McDermott was also named Sydney University’s Blue Athlete of the year in late 2019. It was the third time the pair have gone head to head in as many weeks and they are set to meet again at the Australian Track and Field Championships at Sydney Olympic Park in March. Reporter: Ross Barry

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Triumphant Trio Gosford High School’s senior girl’s triathlon team have taken out the NSW All-School Triathlon Championships at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Competing against some high rated opposition, the trio of Ellie Richardson (swim), Anya Tatarinoff (cycle) and Zoe Clarke (run), showed some serious athleticism and determination to come from behind to take the gold medal. Ellie Richardson laid the groundwork with an outstanding swim, finishing a close fourth behind some very talented state swimmers. “I was a bit nervous and that swim distance was a bit shorter, and so I just knew I had to find some clear water and sprint toward the finish,” Ellie said after the event.

Cycling dynamo, Anya Tatarinoff then brought the team even closer to the lead with a grinding ride around the 15km track. “My legs were hurting. I was feeling good, but the wind was so strong, so I was just hammering it and trying to get the team into a good position for the run leg,” Anya said. Zoe Clarke then produced an inspired 3km run to take the lead only a few hundred metres out from the finish and cross in first place. “I just knew I had to give it my best shot, 3km is shorter than I usually like to run, so I knew that I didn’t have a lot of time to catch up, so I just sprinted as fast as I could and then I saw first and second not too far ahead of me, and so I just went for it,” Zoe said. It was an amazing win for the

Year 11 girls who have worked hard to maintain their training schedules on top of an increasing academic workload. “Yeah it was amazing, we definitely didn’t expect that. “We knew there was a lot of tough competition there on the day, so it was great to come out on top,” the girls said after the event. In an amazing double for the Central Coast, Tuggerah Lakes Senior College (TLSC), Berkeley Vale campus, also took gold in the senior boy’s All-School event. Blake Hessel, Lincoln Hey and Bryn Gaha produced outstanding performances to defeat a field of 85 schools from across NSW. The TLSC girls also competed fiercely, taking out the bronze medal in the CHS event.

Liliya wins five NSW gold medals

Cycle racing on road course at Calga suspended

Kincumber High School’s cycling dynamo, Liliya Tatarinoff, won five gold medals in five events at the 2020 NSW U15 Track Championships, at Sydney Dunc Gray Velodrome last weekend (March 1). In the final of the Sprint event, she overcame an early tactical error in the first final to power home in the final two races to take out the title. Liliya also thrilled the crowd with a barnstorming finish to win the gruelling 30-lap Points. The Points race involves an accumulation of points based on positioning at the 10th, 20th and, ultimately, the 30th lap. Liliya was well behind on points coming into the final stage of the race but produced a powerful finish to the leave the field in her wake and take out the gold medal. She also won the 500 metre time trial, the Keirin and the Scratch race. The 14 year old is quickly becoming noticed among the cycling community. Liliya’s older sister, Anya, is also an accomplished cyclist and was part of the Gosford High School senior girl’s triathlon team that took out the NSW All-Schools Triathlon

Central Coast Cycling Club’s Executive Committee has announced that the Club has suspended racing at its road course at Calga. The Club races the course annually during the winter months, but announced the suspension on February 20 due to mounting external pressure. In a statement, Club President, Brendan Marshall, said it was up in the air whether the club would be abandoning the course entirely. “With much regret, the Club will be suspending racing there for the foreseeable future. “The ever-increasing requirements from NSW Police and Central Coast Council, the

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spiralling costs, and the amount of work, planning and traffic control required to even get close to being approved is just too much for us to continue,” Marshall said. “Thanks greatly to all of the efforts from the Road Committee to try and get this approved, and thanks to all those riders for supporting the race over the years. “It is just beyond our reasonable attempts over several months, several revisions, and weeks’ of work,” he added. The news comes after the Australian Time Trials Association (ATTA) announced that they’d also been forced to abandon their usual event at

Calga due to the same pressures. “We will continue to race at our University of Newcastle course and we will look at adding races there later in the season. “We are also on the hunt for new race venues. “It is, however, becoming very difficult, and these days will require a safe, car free closed road circuit. “Open road or rolling enclosures are just too difficult for us to get approved,” Marshall said. Source: Website, Feb 20 Brendan Marshall, Central Coast Cycling Club

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APPROX. TIME LAG AFTER FORT DENISON Ettalong 40 min, Rip Bridge 2hrs - Wisemans Ferry 2 hrs 30 min, Koolewong 2 hrs 10 min In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated

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Two goals nowhere near enough against Western United The Central Coast Mariners suffered a 6-2 drubbing at the hands of A-League newcomers, Western United, at GMHBA Stadium on February 29. The Mariners made two changes to the side that faced Sydney FC last time out, with Kye Rowles returning to the defensive line-up and Jordan Murray re-joining up front. But it took just nine minutes before United’s celebrated striker, Besart Berisha, opened the scoring with a bullet-like header off a Diamanti free kick. The Mariners equalised minutes later with a penalty to Chris Harold, his second since joining the Club three weeks ago. However, the local Geelong fans were then rewarded with a barrage from the United attack, in which youngster, Max

Burgess, scored a hat-trick of goals in short succession, leaving the Mariners’ defence in tatters, and goalkeeper, Mark Birighitti, sprawling in all directions. Burgess had never scored in any of his previous 44 Hyundai A-League appearances, but made a mockery of the Mariners’ defence to score a treble in just 19 minutes. A rare highlight for the Mariners came just prior to half time with an acrobatic bicycle goal from Gianni Stensness, but Western United were not finished with the Mariners, netting two more goals, one to Andrew Durante, forcing the ball over the line despite Birighitti’s desperate efforts, and the other, a second to Berisha, who dispatched a cross from Josh Risdon at close range.

Mark Rudan’s side have jumped up to seventh spot on the ladder, two points outside the top six ahead of Brisbane Roar’s clash with Melbourne City. The Mariners remain rooted to the bottom of the ladder having now lost eight of their last nine games. Another depressing statistic is that Berisha’s last goal was his 20th against the Central Coast side, a new A-League record for a player against a single club. The Mariners will now host Wellington Phoenix at Central Coast Stadium on March 8, with the game marking a special occasion as the Pink Round for this season. Source: Website, Mar 1 Central Coast Mariners Reporter: Ross Barry

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Coast to host NSW Country Women’s Rugby 7s Central Coast Rugby Union will host the NSW Country Rugby Women’s seven-aside Championships over the weekend of March 1415, at Woy Woy Oval. Teams from across NSW country will be competing in

seven regional Zones Newcastle Hunter, Mid North Coast, New England, Central North, Western Plains, Illawarra and the Central Coast. Round matches from two pools will be played during the Saturday, with the Finals to be held on the Sunday.

The Grand Final is expected to kick off around lunch time on the Sunday. Central Coast reached the final of the Championships in 2019 and are hoping to go one better in 2020. The squad has been preparing for this weekend since earlier

in the year. The team will feature several local stars from the NSW Country 15s side, and will be co-coached by Michael Burgess and Luke Mack. Burgess is a former NSW Country representative women’s coach and is highly

credentialed to take the team into these Championships. His co-coach, Luke Mack, is also the local NSW Rugby Development Officer. President of Central Coast Rugby Union (CCRU), Larry Thomson, said: “It’s exciting to have some of the most talented

women rugby players competing right here on the Central Coast.” “There will be a few state selectors at the tournament and players will get noticed.” Source: Larry Thomson, CCRU Reporter: Ross Barry

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