Issue 238 of COAST Community News by Central Coast Newspapers

17 APRIL 2020

ISSUE 238

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End of era for Woy Woy Leagues Club

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Authorities and residents of the Coast alike appear to have been largely successfully in keeping tourists away from the Coast See pages 3

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Easts Group announced this week that it has closed Woy Woy Leagues Club permanently. The iconic club, in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, has been closed temporarily over recent weeks due to the state-wide COVID-19 related restrictions, but after a long financial struggle, Easts Group has now decided to make the closure permanent. The news would come as a

shock to the club’s 3,846 members, including both playing and non-playing members. Easts Group Sports Director, Brien Samphier, said the decision was not made lightly and comes with a heavy heart. “We, as a Board, fully understand and realise the disappointment and sorrow that our Woy Woy members and staff will be feeling with this decision,” Samphier said.

Easts Group entered into a joint venture with the Woy Woy Leagues Club in 2012, during a difficult period when the club was reportedly suffering financially. Samphier said the Easts Group, which is also home to the NRL’s Sydney Roosters, has enjoyed over seven years of partnership with the club. “I have personally formed an enjoyable allegiance and many friendships with our sporting

club, leagues club and staff members, and also throughout the surrounding Peninsula Community.” Samphier said. “In 2012, the Woy Woy club’s doors were closing, and we’ve kept it going since, but at an ongoing loss.” As part of the partnership, the Easts Group have provided significant financial support to the playing group over the years, at times in excess of $100,000 a season.

In an effort to turn the club’s financial position around, the Board of Directors began a process to redevelop the club site including over-55 style accommodation, commercial office spaces and a new leagues club premise. The proposal was met with great enthusiasm by local members, according to Samphier.

Despite the encouraging news that the numbers of confirmed cases in the region is plateauing, the Coast is still near the top of regional statistics, behind only Sydney, the Northern Beaches and Shadow NSW Health Minister, Ryan Park

Waverley, according to NSW Health statistics. There were 117 confirmed cases on the coast at April 15, according to Central Coast Health figures. Shadow Minister for Health, Ryan Park, questioned why the Coast and several other regions hadn’t qualified for more testing under new criteria issued by the Government. Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, says Coast residents should have access to an increased testing regime. Member for Gosford, Liesl

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The search for a man who fell off a bulk carrier in waters off the Central Coast has been suspended.

Calls for more testing on the Coast The State Opposition is calling on the NSW Government to immediately expand testing to everyone reporting COVID-19 symptoms on the Central Coast, with the region reporting the fourth highest number of confirmed cases per capita in the state as at April 16.

NSW Arts Minister, Don Harwin, resigned from cabinet on April 10, after being slapped with a $1,000 fine.

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Tesch, backed the call, saying more testing would help ascertain if “asymptomatic carriers” were out and about. “In an Australian first, the Queensland Government has declared the Central Coast, Sutherland Shire and Canterbury Bankstown to be virus ‘hotspots’ and is forcing anyone returning to Queensland from these areas to self-isolate for 14 days,” Park said. “Testing in NSW has generally been limited to returning travellers or known contacts of confirmed cases. Continuied page 6

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While the development of an effective COVID-19 virus are being fasttracked by medical research groups around the world... See page 9

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SHUTDOWN

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C As Prime Minister Scott Morrison urged all Australians abroad to head for home, Central Coast residents all over the globe were faced with cutting holidays short See page 8

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38 confirmed COVID-19 cases The Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has advised that cases of COVID-19 on the Coast have more than doubled since Monday with 38 cases now confirmed for the region. Of the 38 cases, five people have recovered and are no longer in isolation, while all others are being monitored at home in isolation, with no cases currently requiring hospitalisation. While the number of cases is accelerating, so too are the number of tests being taken, and so this pattern

may not be as alarming as it might first seem. Nevertheless, CCLHD has announced that it will reprioritise all surgery appointments to create more capacity in intensive care units in anticipation of an increase demand in relation to the Coronavirus. Hospitals will also be conducting outpatient clinic appointments over the phone or by video where possible, to reduce close contact. CCLHD Chief Executive, Dr Andrew Montague, stressed that there would be no impact to emergency and trauma patients, as well as urgent surgery cases and said District

staff will communicate directly with affected patients about rescheduling where necessary. The full release from Central Coast Health is available on our website. Across the state, 190 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed as of 8pm on Wednesday by NSW Health, bringing NSW’s total number of confirmed cases up to 1,219, with over 72,780 cases tested and excluded from the total. Overseas travel remains the highest source of the infection with 647 of the state’s cases confirmed as being acquired overseas.

Of the confirmed cases 16 are in intensive care with 10 requiring ventilators. The state also has its first four confirmed cases in children under the age of 10 with a 2-month-old boy, a 1-year-old girl, a 2-year-old-girl and a 7-year-old girl all confirmed as having the virus. The increase in confirmed cases comes as the NSW Government commenced tougher lockdown protocols on Monday, March 23, including the closure of all pubs, clubs, restaurants, food courts and other public meeting venues. The new protocols included a

recommendation that all people stay at home unless they need to do otherwise. A ban on all overseas travel, a ban on real estate auctions and inspections, restrictions on the number of guests at weddings and sadly, a limit of 10 mourners at all funerals. There is also now a ban on extended family barbeques and other gatherings. On Thursday, NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said new powers had been given to the police to enforce these restrictions. Reporter: Ross Barry

Commercial fishing operators working across the Central Coast are struggling to stay afloat in the wake of the State's reform to the industry.

Local call centres have helped this Australian telecom company in avoiding the strain of the crisis. See page 21

Second economic support package announced The Federal Government’s second economic support package, announced on March 22, has been applauded by the Central Coast business community.

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The $66.1B package follows on from the Government’s first stimulus package of $17.6B, and will see eligible small businesses on the Coast able to apply for up to $100,000 in support funding, and people in stress able to access up to $10,000 of their superannuation

in 2019-20, and a further $10,000 in 2020-21. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the plan aimed to “cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus and help build a bridge to recovery. “A total of $189B is being injected into the economy by all arms of Government in order to keep Australians in work and businesses in business, including in the Electorate of Robertson,” Wicks said. Continued page 6

Beachgoer increase sees 52 rescues at Umina Beach

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Woy Woy Philosophy Society

Missive #13: Spinoza’s Taxonomy of Knowledge … and dunny roll

“I’d like to see the bloody virus get through that!” It may not have been Robbo’s best idea ever, to meet in the empty Gosford Leagues carpark, but after we’d arranged all five of our Hiluxes into circular formation (just like General Custer), we really did feel quite invincible. See page 29

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Umina Surf Lifesaving Club conducted 52 rescues over the weekend of March 21 and 22, when terrible surf, several rips, warm weather and Sydney beach closures saw an increase of beachgoers at the beach.

Scahill said: “It was a very difficult weekend for members, particularly as beachgoers were spread out and not swimming between the flags. “It got to the point where patrollers ended up taking up positions along the beach all the way to Kiddies Corner to ensure

we had the coverage we needed,” Mr Scahill said. He said so much strain was placed on patrollers that the club was forced to call in off-duty members to assist. Both Surf Life Saving Central Coast and Central Coast Council opted to end their patrol season at

the end of last week. Mr Scahill admitted the sudden cessation of patrols while the beach remained open had him worried, but he was hopeful that the beach would not see a crowd like that again as the temperature cooled and the public adopted more stringent social distancing

Club president Mr Stephen

practices. “It is a little concerning and I would definitely advise not to go swimming for the time being,” he said.

SOURCE: Interview (Dilon Luke), 26 Mar 2020 Stephen Scahill, Umina SLSC SEE PAGE 3 - Early end to patrols

Fishing operators say they struggle to stay viable Commercial fishing operators working in the waters off Patonga say they are struggling to stay viable in the wake of the State Government reforms to the industry. They met in Woy Woy last week with Shadow Minister for Primary Industries Ms Jenny Aitchison and Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch. Wild Caught Fishers Coalition secretary Ms Mary Howard said mesh fishers were suffering through a restriction on the number of days they could work.

“They are trying to cope with working on limited days and they have to balance that with weather conditions and species movement,” she said. “It doesn’t always work out comfortably and affects their ability to actually be viable. “The ability to transfer quotas across the state for mud crab fishers was meant to make the industry more viable but has had the opposite effect. “As a result of the reforms, mesh fishers can now keep crabs caught in their nets, whereas previously they couldn’t and this is impacting

crab fishers. “Changes to the shares system for prawn trawl fishers means they have had to buy more shares to keep their business going. “These moves have forced many fishermen out of the industry and put others in additional debt. “It has impacted many families on the Central Coast and elsewhere,” Ms Howard said. Mr Dane Van Der Neut has been fishing the waters off Patonga in Broken Bay and the Hawkesbury River for the past 12 years. Continued Page 8

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Facilities Leasing and Licencing Policy on public exhibition

ommunity groups and residents who use community facilities are urged to check out a new draft Facilities Leasing and Licencing Policy which is on public exhibition until May 14. The policy clarifies Central Coast Council’s approach to rental charges, tenure, maintenance responsibilities and the process for leasing and licensing existing and new sites. Council developed the new Draft Facilities Leasing and Licencing Policy following an extensive review of the use and management of more than 300 community facilities. During the review process, community engagement was encouraged through stakeholder discussions, workshops and an online survey. Residents said they wanted council to provide and support a network of affordable and maintained facilities and that these formed

Hamlyn Terrace Community Centre the active hearts of local lease or licence terms community centres and will recognise the need halls, senior citizen and communities. There are eight for council to respond youth centres, sports categories of tenant to to changing community grounds and associated which council may lease needs over time, as well buildings. The policy does not or licence a community as the need for tenants to facility or commercial have certainty of tenure if apply to surf clubs or they are seeking to invest seasonal hire or short building. The policy talks about in capital improvements term arrangements, or community facilities the length of a lease or to a facility. The lease or licence which are managed licence which council may offer to each terms recognise the need by staff or Section 355 for council to minimise committees. category of tenant. Mayor Lisa Matthews It talks about the risk associated with process for offering a the management of its said the review was new lease or licence assets and that proposed important to provide clear on expiry of an existing large investments into equity across council’s lease or licence and or onto council owned portfolio of community states that new lease or managed assets may facilities in a consistent and licence agreements be subject to specific and transparent manner. agreements “Our community will not include as-of- detailed provide right renewal options or between council and the facilities opportunities for sport, entitlements to additional proponent. Community facilities recreation, cultural lease terms. The policy says that include arts and cultural activities, events, meeting centres, childcare, spaces, social gatherings,

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learning, volunteering and business premises,” Mayor Matthews said. “Council is committed to continue to provide community facilities at an affordable rate and to keep them maintained to a standard that the community expects.” She said the new Draft Facilities Leasing and Licencing Policy was a good news story for the community with many organisations providing vital services and programs through the wide range of community facilities that are leased, licenced or hired. The draft policy went to the council meeting on March 9 where the councillors agreed to put it on public exhibition for a period of 60 days to get community feedback. The policy is 18 pages and public feedback closes on Thursday, May 14. You can find it here: https://www. yourvoiceourcoast.com/ community-facilitiesreview Source: Meeting & Media release, Mar 9 Agenda Item 3.3 Central Coast Council Reporter: Merilyn Vale

Work on dredging of The Entrance Channel is underway C entral Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is calling out the politics being played over dredging The Entrance Channel and the “short-term thinking” of Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch. Crouch wrote to the

Mayor saying that the NSW Government was disappointed that dredging had not started. He said a month had passed since the Water Minister, Melinda Pavey, confirmed a $600,000 grant for dredging and that council staff told him dredging work could commence very quickly. “Council has talked about action without actually taking any,”

Workers and businesses on the Central Coast and around the state are now able to access a range of advice and support on non-health...

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A Guide to Federal Government Stimulus Measures

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$130B JobKeeper Payment

$1,500 per fortnight per employee for up to 6 months Businesses of less than $1B turnover and whose revenue has fallen more than 30%, or businesses of more than $1B turnover where revenue has fallen more than 50% Revenue impact will be based on BAS statements for last month or quarter relative to the same period last year Employers must apply to the ATO with supporting info Payable for all employees on the payroll as at 1 March 2020 and who continue to be engaged – full-time, part-time and casuals employed for at least 12 months Payable where businesses re-engage employees recently stood down Scheme commences 30 March – payments will be made by the ATO in arrears commencing 1 May

Income Support Supplement Income support supplement of $550 per fortnight Full amount payable to recipients of Jobseeker (NewStart) Payments, Partner Allowance, Widow Allowance, Sickness Allowance and Wife Pension, Youth Allowance, Parenting Payment, ABSTUDY Living Allowance, Farm Household Allowance and Special Benefits Expanded access for employees recently stood down, sole traders/ selfemployed, casual workers and contract workers who meet the income tests as a result of the downturn due to the Coronavirus Asset testing for JobSeeker Payment, Youth Allowance and Parenting Payment will be waived for the period of the supplement

Household Support Payment Two separate $750 payments to pension, social security, veteran and other income support recipients and eligible concession card holders First payment will be available to those who eligible recipients any time from 12 March 2020 to 13 April 2020 Second payment will be available to those who are eligible payment recipients on 10 July 2020. A person can receive both payments, but only one in each round Exempt from taxation and will not count as income for the purposes of social security, farm household allowance and veteran payments.

Cashflow Assistance for Business $31.9B

The Central Coast’s COVID-19 situation has developed rapidly since our last edition. See page 9

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Enhancement to earlier Package#1 measure (12 March) Now up to $100,000 available to eligible small and medium-sized businesses (turnover less than $50M) and not for-profits (NFPs) Minimum of $10,000 per business for initial period (up from $2,000) Maximum of $50,000 per business for initial period (up from $25,000) Eligible entities will then receive an additional payment for the period JuneOctober equal to the total they have already been paid Payable as an automatic credit by the ATO of 100% of PAYG tax withheld on workers’ wages and salaries from 28 April 200 Different methodologies applied for monthly and quarterly activity statement lodgements – see treasury.gov.au website for details Wage subsidy of 50% for apprentices and trainees from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020 up to a maximum of $21,000 per person Expected to benefit around 690,000 businesses employing around 7.8 million people, and around 30,000 NFPs (including charities)

As the Coast’s health system braces for a rise in hospital admissions, nascent signs have emerged of a slowing in the rate of spread of the COVID-19 virus. Earlier this week, the NSW Government imposed new restrictions to limit social gatherings to just two people and to force travellers returning from overseas into mandatory quarantine in city hotels.

A Central Coast COVID-19 Task Force has been established to help local business through this volatile time.

Neither rain nor COVID-19 could dampen the spirits of over 180 locals that came together for the eighth annual Black Dog Ride 1 Dayer at Bateau Bay. See page 18

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NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian also granted new powers for police to enforce the rules and impose on the spot fines for overt breaches, while health authorities frantically re-purposed health facilities to increase the State’s intensive care capacity. Against this backdrop, the number of new infections reported in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm Wednesday (April1) was 116, down from over 200 the week before.

This brings the total number of reported cases in NSW to 2,298, with 43 people in intensive care units. On the Central Coast, the Local District Health advised the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 104, an increase of just 14 cases in the past 48 hours, down from an increase of 32 in the same period last week. There are still no Coronavirusrelated deaths on the Coast and, in fact, only one (non-ICU)

hospital admission. Over 4,280 people have now been tested on the Coast, which implies a positive test rate of around 2.4 per cent, a rate which is very low considering it is based on a sample of people experiencing symptoms and/or who have potentially been exposed to the virus. The slowing rate of spread in NSW comes roughly a fortnight after the initial shutdown measures were introduced and

stands in stark contrast to the rest of the world, where the global death toll has now climbed to almost 50,000. In another glimmer of hope, NSW Police Commissioner told reporters on Wednesday morning, April 1, that the State's social distancing laws, which prevent people from leaving the house without a "reasonable excuse", will be over by the end of June. Reporter: Ross Barry

Two’s company, three’s a fine The National Cabinet has moved to adopt stricter social distancing guidelines, taking the limit on gatherings down from 10 people to just two and requested all Australians stay at home.

Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced the drastic new measures during his March 29 press conference, telling the nation that the Cabinet was taking action to slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives and livelihoods. “We will be living with this virus for at least six months, so social distancing measures to slow this virus down must be sustainable for at least that long to protect Australian lives and help Australia

to keep functioning,” the Prime Minister said. “Our public health measures are taking effect, with over 211,000 tests undertaken and 3,966 confirmed cases in Australia (as of March 29). “The rate of increase in the virus curve is slowing, but overall numbers are still increasing,” he added. Exceptions to the two person gathering limit include: people living in the same household going out together; funerals – maximum of 10 people with strict social distancing to be adhered to; weddings – maximum of five people with strict social distancing to be adhered to; and family units. Following his announcement,

the Prime Minister noted that the new two person limit was not legally binding and that it was up to the individual states and territories to adopt measures to make it enforceable. NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, indicated her government would be moving to adopt the measures and empower the NSW Police Force to enforce them, with new legislation coming into effect on March 30. Under the new guidelines NSW Police now have the power to issue on the spot fines of up to $11,000 and in extreme cases jail time, for those not complying with the restrictions. Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Tourist asked to stay home

As self-isolation measures ramp up for Australians returning from overseas, stories of Central Coast residents recently returned.

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The Federal government has now released three economic stimulus packages, each one trumping the one before it in size and scope. Central Coast news has tried to assemble details of the measures most relevant to local residents, including workers, households, retirees and small business. This guide is provided to the best of our understanding and we done our best to check the facts and details of how to access each of the stimulus measures. However it is advised that you visit www.treasury.gov.au for more information. The NSW State Government has also released a range of stimulus measures which are not included here, but which we have detailed in earlier edition of Coast Community News.

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Crouch said. However, Mayor Matthews said council had waited five months for the NSW Government to approve a funding grant to support the dredging program. “This was an announcement that was made at the tail end of the floods,” Mayor Matthews said.

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Early Access to Superannuation $1.15B Eligible individuals may access up to $10,000 of their superannuation before 1 July 2020. They will also be able to access up to a further $10,000 from 1 July 2020 until 24 September 2020. Available to individuals who are unemployed, eligible for job seeker payments, youth allowance, parenting payment, special benefit or farm household allowance; or who On or after 1 January 2020, individuals made redundant or had their working hours reduced by 20 per cent or more, or sole traders whose business was suspended, or turnover reduced by 20% or more Application assessed by the ATO via the MyGov website Separate arrangement to apply for self-managed super funds Commences 20 April 2020

Reduction in pension deeming rates $0.9B Temporary reduction in superannuation minimum drawdown requirements for account-based pensions and similar products by 50 per cent for 2019-20 and 2020-21 Reduction in both the upper and lower social security deeming rates to 2.25% and 0.25% respectively. Lower benefits are expected to benefit around 900,000 income support recipients, including around 565,000 people on the Age Pension who will, on average, receive around $324 more in the first full year

SME Guarantee Scheme and other business lending measures Government guarantee of 50% of new unsecured loans to SME enterprises (less than $50M turnover) for working capital Maximum total size of loans of $250,000 per borrower Loans will be up to three years, initial six month repayment holiday Subject to lenders credit assessment processes (Government will encourage lenders to provide emergency overdraft facilities) Commences early April 2020 and available for new loans made by up until 30 September 2020. Exemption for banks from responsible lending obligations (6 months) $90B term lending facility by the RBA for banks at a fixed interest rate of 0.25 per cent to support lower business lending rates 0.25% reduction in RBA official cash rates to 0.25% and 3-year bond-buying operations to reduce longer-term rates

Relief for financially distressed businesses Temporary increase in threshold for creditors to issue a statutory demand on a company and the time required to respond demands Temporary increase in threshold for a creditor to initiate bankruptcy proceedings and extension of period of protection for debtors Relief for directors from any personal liability for trading while insolvent Targeted relief from provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 to deal with unforeseen events that arise as a result of the Coronavirus ATO to tailor solutions for struggling business, including temporary reduction of payments or deferrals, or withholding enforcement actions including Director Penalty Notices and wind-ups.

The Federal government has Investment incentives $6.7B now released three economic stimulus packages, each one trumping the one before it in size and scope.

Increase to instant asset write-off threshold from $30,000 to $150,000 Accelerating depreciation deductions for larger investments – 50% of cost of an eligible asset on installation with existing depreciation rules to apply to the balance For businesses with aggregated annual turnover of less than $500 million Expected to support over 3.5 million businesses employing more than 9.7 million employees.

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Central Coast Council has joined forces with peak business organisations to set up a Central Coast COVID-19 Economic Task Force.

The word is coming from all levels of government on both sides of the political spectrum, “if you’re staying on the Central Coast and don’t live here, go home”. And if you are a Coast resident who is aware of non-residents staying in the region, report them. As Easter and the school holidays approach, Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has called for holiday makers and tourists to return home and stay home while social distancing and social isolation measures remain in place. “Home means home, this is not the time for a holiday,” Wicks said. “I’ve heard from many local residents about their concerns with an influx of holiday makers choosing to self-isolate on the Central Coast. “While I can understand why tourists would want to come to our beautiful region, right now, it’s simply not OK. “It is vital for the safety of our community that people stay in their primary residences to self-isolate and to follow the Government guidelines around

non-essential travel. “This is a particularly important message with school holidays and the Easter long weekend approaching.” The State Government has made it abundantly clear that holidaying in a regional area is not a reasonable excuse to be traveling at this time, and the offence carries a maximum penalty of imprisonment for six months or a fine of up to

do the right thing and stay at home to protect our community from coronavirus.” Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, echoed the sentiment and said only permanent residents of the LGA should be on the Coast. “The Central Coast LGA currently has the fourth highest count of COVID-19 cases in NSW (as of April 1),” Crouch

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The man bitten by a shark whilst surfing at Wamberal Beach on Monday, April 6, has been identified as 38-year-old Wamberal resident, Hayden Edwards.

Missive #14: Hobbes’ Social Contract

Well, it was no easy task getting the Society together this week, what with the ban on social gatherings and all. See page 29

Puzzles page 19 Hayden Edwards with his children

A spokesperson for Central Coast Council confirmed reports of the encounter. “At approximately 10:15am, a surfer was paddling his craft at the local beach when he encountered what is believed to be a shark. “The surfer suffered lacerations to his right hand. “After making his way to shore, he was provided initial first aid by Council Lifeguards before being transported to hospital for further treatment. “The incident is being investigated by NSW Department of Primary Industries who will attempt to

identify the species involved in the attack,” the spokesperson said. Edwards himself has since taken to social media to confirm the details. An avid surfer, Edwards said that a perfect day in the water quickly became a nightmare. “I’ve been surfing most days for as long as I can remember. “As I wandered down the track to Wamberal Beach, I could see the water glittering from the sun, it was beautiful. “I paddled out, but once I was out the back, the perfect day became a nightmare, as within a split second, a 6ft shark grabbed my hand, severing three tendons, and tearing a hole in it. “I’m extremely lucky that it didn’t rip my arm off but unlucky that it happened at all,” Edwards said.

Source: Website, Apr 6 Dorsal Reports Australia Social media, Apr 6 Hayden Edwards, Wamberal Media statement, Apr 7 Central Coast Council Media Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Authorities and residents of the Coast alike appear to have been largely successfully in keeping tourists away from the Coast

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More positive signs are emerging that the Coronavirus curve is flattening in NSW, including here on the Central Coast . See page 5

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The irony of the greatest ever state intervention in society by a Liberal government is not lost on most people. See page 12

The State Opposition is calling on the NSW Government to immediately expand testing to everyone reporting COVID-19 symptoms on the Central Coast, with the region reporting the fourth highest number of confirmed cases per capita in the state as at April 16.

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NSW Arts Minister, Don Harwin, resigned from cabinet on April 10, after being slapped with a $1,000 fine. See page 5

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The search for a man who fell off a bulk carrier in waters off the Central Coast has been suspended.

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In his post he also thanked the Council Lifeguards and nurses and doctors that treated him and said he was now preparing for surgery to repair the tendons and the rehab that followed. He also thanked the community for their well wishes and said he was keen to spend more time with his family. “I just want to get back to my favourite thing in the world, being a dad to my three beautiful kids. “Life’s short, don’t waste it,” Edwards said.

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$11,000 (or both), with an additional fine of $5,500 for each day the offence continues, Wicks said. “I look forward to a time when tourists can return to the Central Coast to support local businesses, enjoy our beautiful beaches and amazing scenery, when the restrictions are lifted,” she said. “We are all in this together, we all have the responsibility to

said. “The way to stop this increasing is for everyone to follow the restrictions and social distancing rules. “If your residential address is not a Central Coast suburb, it’s important that you go home. Given the LGA’s status as a popular holiday destination and its abundance of holiday homes, Crouch advised permanent residents that they should feel free to report any holidaymakers flouting the travel directive to Crime Stoppers. “The Federal and State Governments have made it crystal clear that no one should be travelling right now,” he said. “Any non-permanent residents who travel to the Coast risk placing undue pressure on our Local Health District if they get sick. “The Central Coast Local Health District is doing an amazing job in dealing with this pandemic, but they are only equipped to deal with permanent residents, as are all other Local Health Districts in the State.

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While the development of an effective COVID-19 virus are being fasttracked by medical research groups around the world... See page 12

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Spread of new infection slows Authorities appear to have been largely successful in keeping tourists away from the Coast over the Easter long weekend, albeit a few local residents were fined for social isolation infringements. A 34yo Bateau Bay man was fined $1,000 for breaching self-isolation rules after returning from overseas travel, while an 18-year-old man from Willoughby, who could not give a good reason for travelling to Avoca Beach, was also issued with a $1,000 fine and sent home. The tough medicine of social distancing and business shutdowns, however, appears to be working. As at 8pm Monday night, there were 117 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Central Coast, an increase of just two cases over the long weekend. That’s down from 121 as reported last week and that’s because some of the earlier reported cases that were categorised as Central Coast cases were in fact residents of other regions diagnosed here but who have since recovered and returned home.

There have now been over 6,000 people tested for the virus on the Coast, which currently has the fourth highest percentage of cases per 32.59 per 100,000 residents. As shown on the chart, 81 of these cases have now recovered which means there’s just 36 “live” cases on the Coast with only two of those in hospital. Local District Health have so far been very quiet about the reported outbreak of 16 cases

at Gosford Hospital over recent weeks, however based on the broader data, the outbreak appears to have been contained. Separately Central Coast data analyst, Patrick Spedding, is concerned about the lack of information available regarding COVID-19 hot spots. “A couple of weeks ago we were just getting numbers of diagnosed cases for the entire Central Coast, and it’s a very big region.

“Recently authorities have released numbers by postcode, but even then, some of our postcodes cover a great many people and very extensive areas”, Spedding said. “For example, there has been some talk of a hot spot in Gosford, but just saying Gosford is too broad a description.” Spedding has been using his skills to map areas on the Coast with respect to coronavirus diagnoses. “I’ve been using Census

numbers and blending them with some of the data available so we can provide more information on what is going on in specific suburbs per head of population”, he said. Spedding said he was pushing NSW Health to release more specific data. “If we can get information at a suburb level, it would be more informative and useful in deciding which areas to avoid,” he said. Spedding has set up a website

with his latest mapping on COVID-19 cases. The latest map of postcode level data is show adjacent. “We can protect privacy and at the same time inform the public so that we can reduce some of the panic we are seeing, particularly in this region. “As we say in business, if you don’t measure it you can’t manage it.” Reporter: Ross Barry

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Funding for preschools and Council run childcare Central Coast parents have received a reprieve on paying childcare fees with the announcement on April 9 of a State Government $51M funding package for preschools and $82M to support Council run childcare centres. The news followed criticisms that a Federal childcare package announced on April 2 did not include provisions for either. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said parents will not have to pay preschool fees for up to six months, thanks to the $51M in funding. Crouch said the Government had also committed up to $82M to support Council run childcare centres which are not eligible for the JobKeeper payments. “There are 14 community preschools across the electorates of Gosford, Terrigal,

The Entrance and Wyong that will benefit from this announcement,” Crouch said. “It means that scores of three to five year olds will continue to receive quality childcare and that parents will continue to have access to childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those working on the frontline during this crisis. “It will also provide funding certaintyduringanunpredictable

time, ensuring that preschool teachers and educators can be confident that they will remain employed and that childcare centres remain viable into the future.” Eight childcare centres run by Central Coast Council will also qualify for funding relief. Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, Sarah Mitchell, said the funding means that community preschools and

Council-run childcare centres will be required to remain open, unless they are closed on health advice. “Families and children can now also be assured that their preschool service will continue to operate, providing some familiarity for them during these trying times,” Mitchell said. Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, especially welcomed the childcare package. “This is a challenging time and all levels of government must continue to work hand in hand to support Australians, now and in preparation for when the crisis passes.” The United Services Union (USU) has also applauded the move. “Local government is the largest provider of childcare services in NSW, but the exclusion of councils from the Federal Government’s $1,500

per fortnight JobKeeper payment threatened to cause the closure of hundreds of centres due to a major funding shortfall,” USU General Secretary, Graeme Kelly, said. “The NSW Government’s funding package for local councils will ensure that these centres can remain open to provide care for the children of essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.” Kelly commended Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, for listening to the concerns of the sector and providing urgent funding to keep centres operating.” Local Government NSW (LGNSW) hailed the $82M package for Council-run centres as “fantastic news” that would save jobs and support communities. LGNSW President, Linda Scott, said the move was a lifeline, not

only for families and councils but for the people working at the centres who would otherwise be out of work. “LGNSW has been in intense talks with the NSW Government on this issue, and we are so grateful that they have stepped up and come to the rescue,” Scott said. Following the announcement, Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning, Jodie Harrison, called on the Government to introduce clear virus control guidelines for childcare centres, to protect families and educators. Source: Media releases, Apr 9 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews United Services Union Local Government NSW Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning, Jodie Harrison

JobKeeper allowance not available to council employees The State Opposition has called for a bold NSW Local Government stimulus and survival package to support council workers during the coronavirus pandemic, but Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, says a local government specific package is unlikely. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren, said councils were “bleeding money” in an effort to soften the impact of COVID-19 on communities. “A stimulus package would not only provide councils with a much needed financial injection, but it would also help fast-track shovel ready projects and ensure that employees remained in the workforce,”

Warren said. He said most councils were dipping into cash reserves to keep things afloat, but many would not be able to do that over an extended period of time. “In some cases, councils, particularly in rural and regional NSW, are the biggest employer in their community.” Warren said. “If the state government supports councils through this COVID-19 crisis then councils can support their communities, it’s that simple.” NSW Labor leader, Jodi McKay, said workers in the crucial sector, as well as their families, had been largely overlooked by the State and Federal Governments. McKay said a plan was urgently needed to include

protections for local government workers who are unable to work remotely or cannot be in their workplace due to the COVID crisis, including the same pay and protections provided to State “crown” employees. She said there should be no termination of employment or reductions in take home pay of any local government employees during the crisis period, including casual employees. McKay is calling for a dedicated Keep Councils Working and Services Fund for NSW Local Government. “This hardship fund would allow local councils, both those that are drought and bushfire affected and smaller councils which have a reduced rate base and virtually no reserves, to retain workers and continue

to provide essential services,” she said. She is also calling for the creation of a Local Government Infrastructure Fund to stimulate local jobs and undertake community based shovel ready projects. “Economists agree that this is the best way to stimulate local economies,” she said. She wants a clear ruling from the Federal Government on whether a greatly reduced local government rate base is equivalent to a significant drop in business trade, allowing all employees, including casuals and those stood down, to receive the Job Keeper $1,500 per fortnight payment. McKay also wants a guarantee that local government general managers cannot use the current COVID crisis to reduce

wages and conditions. She said the suggestions had been made following strong representations from the United Services Union and Local Government NSW. “These are extraordinary times and they require extraordinary measures,” McKay said. “We need a bold plan so that local government workers can feed their families and have a roof over their heads.” Local Government NSW (LGNSW) President, Linda Scott, welcomed a recent announcement on State Government funding help for Council run childcare centres but said the Federal Government’s refusal to make the JobKeeper allowance available to council employees sent a “very different message”

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to the community and called for more State Government intervention. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the State Government was “particularly committed” to ensuring council staff are supported as much as possible, given the essential services they provide. “Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, is currently working to ensure the needs of Council staff are taken care of,” Crouch said. Source: Media release, Apr 3 NSW Labor leader, Jodi McKay Media statement, Apr 7 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Media release, Apr 9 Local Government NSW Media release, Apr 15 Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren

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Harwin resigns from cabinet NSW Arts Minister, Don Harwin, resigned from cabinet on April 10, after being slapped with a $1,000 fine for self isolating prior to Easter at his Central Coast holiday home instead of at his primary residence at Elizabeth Bay. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said the incident should serve as a stark reminder to anyone holidaying on the Central Coast to go home. “Any single person in a second home or on holidays on the Coast, I advise you to pack up your kit, like Mr Harwin’s done, put your tail between your legs and get back to your primary residence,” Tesch said. “It’s devastating and heartbreaking for people who are doing the right thing, to have other people flouting the rules. “I’ve had a lot of people from Sydney contacting my office to see if they can use their own

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holiday houses on the Central Coast. “The answer is a clear no. “People need to stay in their own backyard, and by that I mean stay within the location on their driver’s licence, or face a $1,000 fine.” News broke on April 9 that

Harwin had been at his Pearl Beach holiday home for some weeks and was planning to stay there through the Easter weekend, contrary to directives from Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, that Sydneysiders should stay at their primary residences to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

Shadow Arts Minister, Walt Secord, called on the Premier to sack Harwin saying that he had “completely ignored” health officials and his own party leaders. “We are all in this together and we have to stick to the strict rules to protect the community,” Secord said. “Social distancing is about saving lives and Harwin is not above the law.” The same day, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said he welcomed confirmation from Police Commissioner, Mick Fuller, that he would investigate the matter. “The message is simple and it applies to everyone, no matter what your job is,” Crouch said. “Go home and stay home.” Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, fronted the press to reaffirm that she felt “very passionately” about protecting the state’s citizens. “But I can’t be responsible for

every person’s actions,” she said. “Sometimes people have to step up and take personal responsibility. “I regret and apologise to everybody that someone from my team undertook this activity and the perception is not good. “I am deeply disappointed.” The Premier made the point that Harwin had been living at Pearl Beach for some weeks and was “technically up there well before the restrictions were in place”. But on April 10, Harwin tendered his resignation as Minister. “There is nothing more important than the work of the government in fighting the coronavirus crisis,” he said. “I will not allow my circumstances to be a distraction from that work and I very much regret that my residential arrangements have become an issue during this time. “At all times, I have sought to

act in accordance with public health orders and I sought advice that my living arrangements complied with those orders. “I remain confident that I have acted in accordance with those orders. “I know however that perception is just as important during these times. “The Premier and her team are doing an outstanding job during the biggest crisis our state and nation have faced during our lifetimes. “It is absolutely vital they should be able to focus entirely on the health and economic issues facing our community.” Source: Media releases, Apr 9 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Shadow Arts Minister Walt Secord Premier’s address to the media, Apr 9 Media statement, Apr 10 Former Arts Minister, Don Harwin Media release, Apr 13 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch

University faculties respond to calls for medical supplies Lisarow-based company, Guru Labels, has partnered with the University of Newcastle in a major operation to supply hundreds of critically needed face shields to medical workers on the front line as the coronavirus pandemic continues. University Pro ViceChancellor, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Professor Liz Sullivan, said teams had been mobilised to develop and deliver the shields, with 300

already in use in the field and orders for hundreds more. Unlike other 3D models still in development, the chosen design is made from standard PET plastic laser-cut in bulk, strips of foam and pieces of elastic and is easy and quick to assemble, with Guru Labels assisting with the mass laser cutting of the PET for the shield. University physicists, engineers and designers worked in conjunction with health professionals to ensure the design addressed their

needs, with the Centre for Organic Electronics team leading the project. “Providing our medical and health workers with the resources they need to do their jobs safely is of paramount importance,” Sullivan said. “This is a truly collaborative effort. Guru Labels Director, Nick Lowe, said the company had been collaborating with the university on a wide range of innovative products. “Most recently we were

contacted by (the university) requesting urgent assistance to utilise our laser cutting equipment to help cut components for medical mask shields,” Lowe said. “The cutting process was very different to our usual work and (we delivered) mask components to spec and in a timeframe that the university required. Professor Paul Dastoor, Director of the Centre for Organic Electronics (COE) within the Faculty of Science,

said researchers had arrived quickly at a face shield prototype which could be manufactured quickly. “Industry partners were also quick to support the cause, with Guru Labels laser cutting the PET in bulk and the Australian National Fabrication Facility team based at the University contributing to the build of the shield assembly line,” he said. “There’s truly a community rallying together to contribute what they can in this crisis.”

University Pro ViceChancellor, Faculty of Engineering, Professor Brett Ninness, said the university was developing a range of projects. “As scientists and engineers, our responsibility is to try and solve some of the world’s greatest challenges, and right now, COVID-19 is it,” he said. Source: Media releases, Apr 9 University of Newcastle; Guru Labels

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Man lost at sea

The search for a man who fell off a bulk carrier in waters off the Central Coast has been suspended. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed that the search had been terminated at 6pm on Wednesday, April 15, with the man’s time frame for survival ending at last light. The sailor was aboard the Newcastle bound MV Western Marine when he fell overboard at around 7:30am that morning, when the ship was 50kms off

the coast of Terrigal. A major multi-agency search and rescue operation was in full effect from 8am, with

rescuers searching for several hours. “The decision to suspend the search was based on expert

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Calls for more testing on the Coast From page 1 “However, NSW has now made testing available to anyone reporting symptoms in areas like Blacktown, Westmead and Liverpool, after doing so for places like Ryde, the Eastern Suburbs, Broken Hill and Port Macquarie in the previous week.” Park questioned why the Central Coast has been left off the list. “While we welcome any expansion in testing for COVID-19, it’s vital that anyone who needs a test can get one in any part of NSW,” he said. “If Queensland is requiring anyone who has been on the Central Coast to self-isolate for 14 days, then NSW should be fully testing its own residents in these locations.” Park said it was also long overdue to test all aged care workers. Harris said it was “more than reasonable” that there should be higher testing rates on the Central Coast given the available figures. Tesch said that there was concern among residents that there are people moving about in the region who have not been tested and may be carrying the disease. “As numbers of reported new cases of COVID-19 begin to flatten around Australia, it is vital that health authorities maintain a rigorous testing regime on the Central Coast,” she said. “We have more cases than both Illawarra and the Blue Mountains, yet we have conducted fewer tests and have a lower testing percentage by population. “To get on top of this, and to really know that we are stamping out the novel coronavirus, we need to be sure that community transmission is not occurring. “We need more testing on the Coast to make sure that asymptomatic carriers aren’t out and about. “We need to make sure that people testing negative aren’t carrying the virus, and that people who have recovered aren’t testing positive again, as is happening in other countries.

“The Coast has an older population that needs to be shielded from the ravages of this disease, and the best way to do that is by increasing testing and properly resourcing our local fever clinics.” But Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Increased testing had been added for several areas which have been prioritised, as they have a small number of cases of community transmission where the source has not been identified. “The nomination of particular areas for increased testing and surveillance due to some cases of community transmission complements broader testing measures across NSW, including on the Central Coast,” he said. Crouch said almost 6000 Central Coast residents had been tested for the virus with new cases plateauing in recent days. “The next fortnight will be critical and I hope people continue to listen to the advice from Government and continue to behave appropriately,” Crouch said on April 15. “Never before have we needed the community to be so vigilant.” “I understand the criteria for testing has been relaxed, so if you have any symptoms at all, please get tested. “I am pleased that we are providing dedicated COVID-19 clinics here on the Coast, at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals. “Both of these are operating seven days a week and I would urge anyone who is feeling unwell with a cough or a fever to get assessed at one of these free COVID-19 clinics, or speak with their GP.” Source: Media release, Apr 12 Shadow Health Minister, Ryan Park Media statement, Apr 15 Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris Media release, Apr 14 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch Media statements, Apr 14 and Apr 15 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch NSW Health website, Apr 16

The most devastating bush fire season in the state’s history officially ends With the coronavirus pandemic dominating headlines, the official end to the State’s bushfire season passed almost unnoticed, with a very clear warning from fire authorities not to become complacent as the next bushfire season looms. March 31 marked the official end to the most devastating bush fire season in the state’s history. Central Coast Rural Fire Service District Superintendent, Viki Campbell, said the region had been fortunate to sustain relatively little damage in the face of bushfire threats from the Three Mile Fire and smaller blazes, including at Charmhaven and Wangi, in the peak of the season, from December, 2019 to January, 2020. “In all, around 10% of the bushland in the combined Central Coast/Lake Macquarie area was lost, but only four residential homes, one facility (a toilet block at Mangrove Dam) and 15 outbuildings were lost,” Campbell said. “A further 13 homes and 13 outbuildings sustained damage, but of most importance is that no lives were lost in the region and there were few instances of significant injury.” Campbell said firefighters had managed to save 401 houses, 30 facilities and 51 outbuildings which were in the direct line of the fires. “People should be preparing their homes now for next season,” she said. “We have had some rain, which is good in terms of fuel moisture levels, but if we have lots of hot, dry weather, we will be at risk again.” While the next season starts on October 1, Campbell said it could be brought forward if conditions warrant it. Outgoing NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons, said that statewide, the season had been unprecedented in terms

of conditions experienced, the loss of lives and property, and the threat to communities across large parts of NSW. “NSW RFS crews and other agencies responded to more than 11,400 bush and grass fires that burnt more than 5.5 million hectares, the equivalent of 6.2% of the state,” Fitzsimmons said. “Fires destroyed 2,448 homes, however, the great work of firefighters saw 14,481 homes saved. “There were six days where areas across NSW recorded catastrophic fire weather conditions. “At the height of activity, there was on average around 2,500 firefighters in the field each shift, with up to 4,000 on days of increased fire danger and impact.” Fitzsimmons said the unprecedented conditions saw a combined inter-agency response from NSW RFS, Fire and Rescue NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Forestry Corporation NSW, NSW State Emergency Service, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance and the Australian Defence Force. “We must also thank the international response and assistance from Canada, the United States and New Zealand,” he said. With a tragic total of 25 lives lost, including those of the three NSW RFS volunteers and three US aerial firefighters, Fitzsimmons said emergency services personnel, especially NSW RFS members, had given much, spending time away from their families, jobs and loved ones. “Time and time again, we’ve heard from affected areas how the incredible work of firefighters on the ground, backed up by the crews in the air, have helped save people and property,” he said. Source: Media release, Mar 31 NSW Rural Fire Service Interview, Apr 16 Central Coast Rural Fire Service District Superintendent, Viki Campbell Reporter: Terry Collins

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16,000 businesses to benefit from Jobkeeper payment

With payments under the Federal Government’s Jobkeeper scheme set to begin from May 1, Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, says up to 16,000 Central Coast businesses, already eligible for tax relief assistance, stand to benefit. “The historic $1,500 fortnightly JobKeeper Payment will keep millions of Australians in jobs, as we work to soften the impact of the coronavirus on the Australian economy,” Wicks said. “The $130B package to support businesses and their employees is one of the most important pieces of legislation passed in Federal Parliament since World War II, with the economic shock exceeding that experienced during the Global Financial Crisis over a decade ago. “The JobKeeper payment will assist most businesses who employ Central Coast residents to retain their employees during this pandemic and continue to do so once we move into the recovery phase.” Wicks said the Federal Government expects the unemployment rate to rise to 10 per cent in the June quarter from 5.1 per cent in the most recent data, in light of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. “Without the JobKeeper Payment, Treasury estimates that the unemployment rate would be 5 percentage points higher than what we now anticipate, peaking at around 15 per cent,” she said. “Businesses across a range of industries here on the Central Coast have had to

close their doors and others have seen a significant drop in activity as we exercise social distancing measures to contain the spread of the virus. “The Federal Government’s economic support measures are temporary, targeted and proportionate to the challenge we are currently facing, and

they will ensure that Australia bounces back stronger on the other side.” The historic wage subsidy will see around six million workers nationwide receive a flat payment of $1,500 per fortnight through their employer, before tax. It will be paid to employers,

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A 28-year-old West Gosford woman has been arrested and charged with property offences.

Police have release CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in relation to frauds committed around West Gosford in February.

At about 3:30pm on Wednesday, April 8, Brisbane Water Police executed a search warrant upon a residence on the Central Coast Hwy, West Gosford. The woman was arrested and duly conveyed to Woy Woy Police Station where she was subsequently charged. During the search, police seized two vehicles suspected of being fraudulently obtained

At 12:12pm on Monday, February 3, a man entered a business at West Gosford and utilised a lost credit card to process several fraudulent transactions on businesses in the West Gosford area. Following investigations, officers from Brisbane Water Police have obtained an image of a man who they would like to speak to. Source: Website, Apr 9 Crime report E 73511632 Brisbane Water Police District

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The woman was subsequently charged with two counts of shoplifting and two counts of possess prohibited drug. She is due to appear at Gosford Local Court on June 25. Police continue to investigate the large amount of identity documents which have been stolen from Sydney Metropolitan, Hunter and Port Stephens policing districts, with further charges anticipated.

serious injuries and was in need of rescue. Following a vertical rescue team operation, the man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Critical Care Medical Team, before he was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious but stable condition. Source: Media statement, Apr 14 Glen Ramplin, Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service Reporter: Dilon Luke

Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in relation to a theft at a West Gosford business. At about 7:40pm on Thursday, February 27, a man entered a business on Central Coast Hwy, West Gosford, and took goods without payment. Following investigations, police from Brisbane Water Police District have obtained images of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries. The man is described as Caucasian, 38-42 old, thin build, 1.75 tall, mid/dark brown hair under a black hat. He was wearing a navy blue flannelette shirt and denim jeans and black shoes at the time. He was seen with a grey bag and leaving the area on a pushbike. Source: Website, Apr 9 Crime report E 74309342 Brisbane Water Police District

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Virus ‘oddities’ raising concern While the development of an effective COVID-19 virus are being fast-tracked by medical research groups around the world, several academic studies of the virus’s RNA genome are highlighting some concerning characteristics of the virus. According to a report by British and German geneticists, the virus has developed three strains, referred to as Types A, B and C – all three are derived from the pathogen first found in bats, but each has evolved in different ways. While Type A was closest to the virus in bats, the strains responsible for most deaths in Wuhan was Type B, while Type C was the variant found most often across Europe and the UK. Type C had not been detected in any patients in mainland China, though had been found in samples from Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea, the study said. In other words, not only is it well-suited to human transmission, but it is mutating as it spreads. Further, it is possible that some strains may be more virulent that others in some populations and that this may be another factor, in addition to how quickly governments responded to the initial outbreak, that may explain why some regions suffered higher infection and mortality rate than others. In another study, researchers found the COVID-19 coronavirus can produce more than three times the amount of pathogens than the strain responsible for the SARS

outbreak in 2003, although patients may be initial less symptomatic. The research, led by Hong Kong University microbiologist Yuen Kwok-Yung, was based on tests conducted on lung tissue removed from COVID-19 patients. The results underlined the virality of the disease compared to SARS. Separately, the South China Morning News (April 12) reported that researchers in China and the US found that COVID-19 can destroy T lymphocyte cells (T cells) in humans, a key part of our immune system responsible for identifying and eliminating virus-infected cells. The discovery coincides with frontline doctors’ observation that COVID-19 can attack the human immune system and cause damage similar to that found in HIV patients. The researchers from Shanghai and New York found a unique structure in the virus’s spike protein that appears to trigger the fusion of a viral envelope and cell membrane when they came into contact. The virus’s genes then enter the T cell and disable its protective function. Further investigations of the virus infection of primary T cells would evoke “new ideas about pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic interventions,” the researchers said in the paper which was published in the peer-reviewed journal Cellular & Molecular Immunology.

Finally, a study by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAIID) in Montana and other U.S. Universities has found that COVID-19 can survive on some surface for up to 72 hours or more. It is well known that viruses require a host to live in and spread. It is also widely believed that viruses can only exist for a few hours on an exposed surface. But the study, recently published in the New England Journal, has thrown this view into doubt. The researchers at the NAIID analysed the decay rates of COV-19 under different conditions and on various surfaces, including plastic, stainless steel, copper, and cardboard. Their results show the virus was still present on both plastic and stainless steel up to 72 hours. The half life of the virus, the period in which half the virus disappears, was around six to seven hours on these two types of surfaces. On copper, no viable trace of the virus was measured after four hours while, on carboard, no viable trace was measured after 24 hours. The results highlight the risk of further community contamination given the ability of COVID-19 to remain at infectious levels on surfaces for several days. Ross Barry

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Rate of CO2 increase is a long way away from equilibrium The understanding of global warming and associated climate change requires careful research and a good background in the scientific principles involved. Unfortunately, Mr Caruana’s letter (Coast Community News edition 235) shows little evidence of careful research nor understanding of the necessary scientific principles. I will limit my comments to his erroneous concept of equilibrium. To quote “recorded facts prove that nature is logically providing its own equilibrium .... with photosynthesis.”

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions The values he provides clearly demonstrates he is wrong. A change from 350ppm to 400ppm of CO2 represents an increase of about 14 per cent in 100 or so years. Such an increase (and rate of

increase) is a long way away from equilibrium. In fact, atmospheric CO2 concentration appears to have been stable (in equilibrium) at 285ppm preindustrial era. Today the level is around 405ppm and possibly higher. This represents an increase of at least 42 per cent in 170 years. The poor old Earth’s photosynthesis system has been unable to keep up with this increase. The system is even further away from equilibrium than Mr Caruana cares to believe. Email, Mar 31 Col Hodgson, Mt Elliot

Collapse of the oil price will sink all new subsidised green projects There is no longer any need for anyone to understand, or accept, that all the oxygen consumed in burning all the fuel and forests is quickly returned to the atmosphere, or that all the carbon dioxide produced equilibrates daily to 0.04 per cent. The collapse of the oil price will sink all new subsidised

FORUM green projects and devalue all green infrastructure and products. Common sense will return to electricity generation. Mission accomplished. For the record, I have written to Universities’ Chemical Engineering Departments, one

in England and one in Australia and neither replied. Obviously, they are too heavily involved in non-chemical projects. Clearly, Universities aren't the same anymore. Some were great institutions up to 1954. Email, Apr 12 Guy Caruana, East Gosford

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PH is incorrect and should in fact be pH A correction to my letter published in the Forum of Coast Community News edition 235. It has been explained to me by a person with superior knowledge on chemistry, that my comment referring to an increase in PH is incorrect and

FORUM should in fact be pH. According to this latest advice, reported with my basic knowledge of chemistry, small P signifies minus Log10 of the Hydrogen ion concentration in

moles per litre. I just wonder if Mr Caruana can explain what this means to your readers? Thank you to your informed and alert reader. Letter, Mar 31 Norman Harris, Umina

Reading letter only left me with a headache Please, nobody attempt to respond to the farrago of nonsense presented by Guy Caruana (Forum Coast Community News edition 236). It is best not to give any suggestion of credibility to

FORUM such a rambling and disjointed series of non-sequiturs and misstatements. At least claims by Lucy Wicks are intelligible and can be

subjected to questioning. I have three University degrees, but repeated reading of Mr Caruana's letter only left me with a headache. Email, Apr 8 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

Letter on climate change is a joke The letter by Col Hodgson (Coast Community News edition 237) on climate change is a joke. Climate change supporters need to prove there is change, not deniers.

FORUM I say there is no change, no science is settled, and the trees and plants love CO2. You sir, table these facts that show otherwise.

Our recent bushfire season was the sixth worst in recorded Australian history and areas like Mt Elliot are at risk because of the fuel load and lack of forest management. Email, Apr 12 Godfrey Franz, Gosford

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Unique ANZAC Day commemorations coming to the Coast

The Coast is being asked to observe ANZAC Day from their driveways Photo: RSL NSW

RSL NSW is calling on Central Coast residents to honour the service and sacrifice of the nation’s service people this ANZAC Day by taking part in a collective Dawn Service from the safety of their homes. RSL NSW Acting President, Ray James, confirmed that the body was throwing its support behind the collective Dawn Service idea and is urging all NSW residents who can do so to stand at the end of their driveway or at their balcony from 6am on April 25 to observe a minute’s silence. “Traditional dawn services and marches are just not possible this year, but during these difficult and uncertain times, it is vital that we stay true to our values of mateship and camaraderie and that we honour our service personnel

and show our ANZAC Spirit,” James said. Central Coast District Council of RSLs has indicated that they fully support the initiative. Council President, Greg Mawson, said the Council hopes that residents would embrace the idea come ANZAC Day and added that any resident with a bugle and the skill to do so, can add weight to their area’s Dawn Service by playing the Last Post, the Rouse and the Reveille, provided they get the blessing of their neighbours. “It may be a small gesture, but these are challenging times and this is a great opportunity for the people of the Central Coast to honour our servicemen and women,” Mawson said. RSL NSW is also encouraging residents to tune into the nationally televised service from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

NSW Senator, Jim Molan, has also announced he is launching an Anzac At Home campaign to highlight the ANZAC experiences of Australians during the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Staying at home on April 25 feels inherently wrong to Australians, but I believe that by sharing how we will be commemorating ANZAC Day at home, we can continue to make our veterans proud,” Sen Molan said. Sen Molan is encouraging Australians to share their ANZAC stories and how they commemorate the day on social media, using the hashtag AnzacAtHome to bring them all together. The Senator noted it was important that commemoration doesn’t just reflect those who have served. “Every year we see schoolchildren across Australia

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involved in Legacy and ANZAC Day services, many of whom may not have a connection directly to a veteran but still understand the importance of commemorating those who have served,” Sen Molan said. “This is an opportunity for all to share their stories of commemoration, as well as sharing how they will be marking a unique ANZAC Day in 2020,” he added. RSL NSW has also announced a means for the social media savvy to pay their respects, launching their Community Ode initiative. Announced on April 8, RSL NSW is encouraging all NSW residents who can to record videos of themselves reading The Ode and other messages to veterans and to post it their social media with the hashtags Anzac Spirit and Light Up The Dawn. “The Ode is a crucial element

of all ANZAC Day services, its words embedded in the hearts and minds of Australians as a way we can solemnly communicate our enduring appreciation for those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. “The Ode is also an enduring promise that we will continue to honour them, and never forget,” James said. “This year, as we cannot come together in person, these video messages alongside any personal messages of support will be one way we all come together in our time of commemoration, albeit virtually. “As with all other Australians right now, we have to change the way we do things, evolve and make the best of our situation. Nothing can ever take away the importance of ANZAC Day and what it means to all of us, most especially

those currently serving, and all veterans and their families. “Those serving today, and all veterans and their families have given so much to our country, and while we are doing things a little differently this year, what will never change is the eternal respect, thanks and admiration the Australian people have for those who protect us. “It is also very important to note that while we are all doing things a bit differently at the moment, RSL NSW remains open and available to support and assist veterans and their families,” James said. Source: Media statement, Mar 26 Ray James, RSL NSW Press releases, Mar 30, Apr 8 Zac Smith, Office of Jim Molan Interview, Apr 2 Greg Mawson, Central Coast District Council of RSLs Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Coast Community Connections’ services now more important than ever Coast Community Connections’ (CCCL) vital community service has not been halted by COVID-19, with the local not-for-profit keeping key services open to the public despite the viral epidemic. CCCL offers a broad range of community services including a Vacation Care service located in Gosford. Its free Youth, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Problem Gambling counselling services, currently offered via a telehealth platform, have become even more critical in the current environment, and CCCL have continued to operate those services in an abridged manner. The group’s ageing and disability in-home direct care, as well as its home modifications and maintenance services, are also still available. CEO Bruce Davis has spent several years building CCCL into a resilient organisation, but says it ultimately comes down

to the quality of his team. “Being an organisation that has operated for 45 years with a mantra of providing innovative support solutions, it was important for us to adapt our services in line with current social distancing measures so we could continue to provide important services to our

community,” Davis said. “I am impressed by how well our team has adjusted to these changes, and I’m proud that they are taking their role in this so seriously. “Many are on the front line during this pandemic, so it’s very pleasing to see their strong commitment to our

community.” The consolidated Vacation Care service has proven to be successful during the first week of the April school holidays, with places still available, and will continue to operate during week two. Located at their Gosford site, the facility includes a large

Stars of the Central Coast postponed but has already raised over $55,000 Stars of the Central Coast has been postponed, but that hasn’t stopped this year’s movers and shakers from raising over $55,000 for local cancer services.

The annual fundraising event is held by the Cancer Council of NSW Central Coast (CCCC) and sees notable locals take to the dancefloor in a battle to see who can raise the most

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funds for the Cancer Council to channel back into local cancer support services. This year’s Stars came from all walks of life, with doctors, bakers, journalists, hospitality workers, tradies, a roller skating force of nature and even our own Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, getting in on the fun. Their big performance was due to take place at Laycock St Theatre in May, but with the theatre closed until further notice and public gatherings cancelled for the foreseeable future, CCCC has opted to postpone the event until October. With the postponement, this year’s Stars will have more time to brush up on their individual routines, find the perfect costumes and most importantly, have an extra few months to fundraise for the cause. “For seven years, this fabulous event has brought so many people together in what is an incredible display of community, fun, laughter and entertainment, and we

know that after a few months of uncertainty, tough times and isolation, that is exactly what our fellow locals will need,” a spokesperson for CCCC said. Ticketholders can rest assured that their May ticket will automatically be valid for the new performance date of October 11 and that the CCCC will be making contact to confirm details. “Our Stars will take a break from their group rehearsals but will be back at it in a few months when it is safe to do so. “They are excited, committed and can't wait until October. “$55,000 has already been raised to support cancer patients and their families with services here on the Central Coast, which they need now more than ever. “The fun, fundraising and dancing will continue when the world returns to normal,” the spokesperson said. Source: Website, Apr 1 Stars of the Central Coast Reporter: Dilon Luke

outdoor area and three separate indoor areas to allow staff to manage small groups of children of varying age groups, as well as assist with social distancing. Priority bookings are being offered to children whose parents are essential workers. “We also now offer our

counselling services via a telehealth platform,” Davis said. “This means those who are seeking help can get in touch with one of our counsellors via phone, text, teleconference, messaging, skype, Zoom and Facetime. “The Home Maintenance and Modifications team are also currently completing several major projects to the value of $350,000 under the NDIS and Commonwealth Home Support schemes,” Davis added. “We are working hard to adapt to current restrictions and ensure residents in need in the local community are well supported with essential services and equipment such as grab rails, hand showers, so that they feel a greater sense of care and independence in these tough times. Source: Interview, Apr 16 Coast Communiy Connections CEO, Bruce Davis Reporter: Ross Barry

Work dog finds retirement home

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A Copacabana family has welcomed a very special Fire and Rescue NSW veteran into their lives. Viking the Labrador has worked as a fire accelerant detection canine for FRNSW for the past six years, but with his retirement looming, FRNSW put the callout amongst its firefighters to find Viking a new forever home. Copacabana resident, Luca Bertoldi, was the lucky winner out of 20 applicants, with the Bertoldi clan welcoming Viking

to his new home over the Easter long weekend. Bertoldi said that with everything going on with COVID-19 and his family confined to their home, Viking’s arrival made for a very special Easter for his two children. Viking’s handler, Craig Gordon, while sad to see him go, said he was happy that Viking had found a new family. Source: Video, Apr 14 Fire and Rescue NSW Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Elsa attracted 10 million views Elsa the koala is something of an internet superstar, having attracted 10 million views on her various video posts since being rescued as a new born by the Australian Reptile Park in 2019. The koala, named Elsa after the heroine in the Disney animated film, Frozen, celebrated her first Easter at the Park, after being hand raised before being released to live full time with other koalas. She might be named after a Frozen character, but the tiny joey has been melting hearts all over the world while gaining viral fame. Park staff rushed to her aid last year when her mother was unable to produce milk. The tiny joey would have not survived if keepers had not intervened. Now aged one, Elsa is able to eat a diet solely of eucalyptus leaves and is living full time with six other koala joeys from last year’s breeding season. Ultimately, she will become a

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part of the Park’s crucial koala breeding program. During Elsa’s infancy, keeper and koala expert, Hayley Shute,

was her surrogate mum. “Easter is a very special time of the year for families, and although koalas cannot have

chocolate like we can, I think fresh eucalyptus leaves were the next best thing,” Shute said of Elsa’s first Easter.

“Elsa loves attention and it’s safe to say she had a wonderful time getting cuddles and kisses from all the keepers as she loves being the centre of

attention.” Elsa has become something on an ambassador for koalas which, at the current rate of decline, are on track to become extinct by 2050. Koala numbers have plummeted by a third in the 20 years between 1990 and 2010, due to habitat destruction, deforestation, fragmentation, cars and dogs. The numbers have increased since the recent devastating fires that wreaked havoc on Australia late in 2019 and early this year. Although closed, The Australian Reptile Park is currently posting online educational videos and live streams each day to help keep those at home educated on wildlife and conservation. The educational videos premiere at 10am each morning with a daily livestream occurring at 2pm every afternoon. Source: Media release, Apr 11 Australian Reptile Park

Modified Program for Youth Week While it’s not the program they anticipated, Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS), has served up a host of activities for local youths to enjoy during Youth Week 2020. The RYSS team had to cancel several events planned for this year’s program, but their new one is still chock full of

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opportunities, information and activities for locals aged 12 to 25. From online yoga classes, to podcasts, to information about the upcoming My State Student Film Festival, RYSS has pulled together a variety of options to cater to the diverse interests of the Coast’s young people, whilst respecting the need for everyone to stay at home. In a nod to one of their most popular events, RYSS is also calling on all local high schoolers to put their design skills to the test in the Central Coast High Schools Comicon Costume Design Competition. Like every mass gathering scheduled to take place over winter, Central Coast Comicon has been postponed, but RYSS added the costume competition to its Youth Week line up. According to Event Manager, Briar Forrester, it’s shaping up to be a highlight. “Central Coast Comicon is the

one and only pop culture festival in our region. “It’s a creative celebration of all the wonders from film, TV, comics, gaming, steam punk, literature, anime, sci-fi, history and more. “Cosplay has become a huge part of our Con and that’s why we’re holding the competition,” Forrester said. The competition is open exclusively to high schoolers in the Central Coast LGA who can create any costume they’d like. Aside from bragging rights and a Comicon prize pack, the winner will also receive a $500 donation for their high schools Textiles/Design department to utilise as they see fit. For more information about the competition, including how to enter and for updates about Central Coast Comicon visit the Central Coast Comicon website. Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Little Quirks Band feature on Isol-Aid Festival The Coast’s Little Quirks Band has become the first Central Coast act to feature on Isol-Aid Festival. A family act, sisters Abbey and Mia Toole, along with their cousin, Jaymi Toole, are the Little Quirks. Forming in 2015 to pursue their mutual goal of making music, the trio have become one of the hottest folk-pop acts to emerge from the Coast and while they’re still teetering on the edge of making it mainstream, they’ve already carved a name for themselves in Australia’s indie circuit. The trio have toured the country and have supported some big names in Jack River, Xavier Rudd and Alex the Astronaut, a far cry from their early days busking at weekend markets around the Coast. While the girls are no stranger to the festival scene, Isol-Aid was their first crack at a livestreamed festival, with their set on April 11 a unique opportunity to introduce their music to the thousands of Aussies that tuned in from around the country. Launched to give musicians a platform during the COVID-19 pandemic, Isol-Aid kicked off in

could spare to Support Act, a charity established to help musicians and artists make it through to the other side of COVID-19, or to buy merchandise directly from artists’ websites. That was on the second last weekend of March, and since then there’s been an Isol-Aid every weekend, with the online festival growing to include up and coming acts right alongside those big name artists. Since making their Isol-Aid debut the Little Quirks socials have been flooded with messages of support and well wishes from new fans, proving that the festival founders were on to something. With Mia still in school, the Little Quirks are doing what pretty much every other local is doing, buckling down to wait out the pandemic. But as the first local act to feature on Isol-Aid, we can’t wait to see other locals follow suit. Source: Website, Apr 11 Isol-Aid Festival Video, Apr 11 Little Quirks Band Reporter: Dilon Luke

Mia, Abbey and Jaymi Toole, AKA the Little Quirks Band

the days following the initial lockdown of everything deemed non-essential. The arts and entertainment

industry has been one of the hardest hit by the sudden shutdown with artists and musicians facing the prospect

of months without paying work. Set up through Instagram, Isol-Aid was intended as a one off massive weekend of free to

stream live music featuring 72 of Australia’s hottest acts, with people tuning into the festival asked to donate whatever they

Crowne Plaza denies having tourists as guests The Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific has assured the community that the only guests it’ll be welcoming over the April school holidays and into the foreseeable future are frontline workers who need to travel as part of their jobs.

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Hotel management issued the following statement to address rumours that the hotel, which is known for drawing droves of holidaymakers over the Easter/April holidays, already had a large number of guests. “In these times, we are very concerned about keeping our community safe.

“We have seen some comments that Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific is close to being full of tourists. “We’d like to correct that misinformation and assure you that we are obeying all restrictions regarding nonessential travel. “We have restricted the number of rooms on sale and we allocate those to essential travellers only. “This means that some online booking websites will show in their results that there are only a few rooms left on sale, but please note that this refers to their allocation, not to the number of rooms available in the hotel. “We have a very limited

number of bookings at the moment. “We’d like to assure you that all accommodation bookings have been contacted and notified of the government restrictions regarding nonessential travel. “As far as we know, all current bookings are for essential travel for work and we've requested they present documentation to this effect. “We hope that the community will take comfort in the fact that we are doing all we can to keep our community as well as our guests and colleagues safe.” Source: Media statement, Apr 7 Crowne Plaza Terrigal Pacific Reporter: Dilon Luke

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New ways to stay socially connected As strict social restrictions remain in place on the Central Coast in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, residents are coming up with new ways to stay socially connected. For married couple Lorene (Loz) and Sharleen Thompson of Narara, it’s all about putting smiles on faces. “It was actually Sharleen’s idea,” Loz Thompson said. “Last week she bought a bunch of scratchies and we put them in envelopes with inspirational quotes. “We have grandchildren who live with us, so we took the kids for a walk and put the scratchies in letterboxes all around the neighbourhood.” On Easter Sunday the couple, who live close to a public walkway, decided to put a table on the path with some Easter eggs and a bucket of chalk, inviting passers-by to take an egg and leave a message on the ground. “By Sunday afternoon there were a reasonable number of comments and by the middle of the week there were messages along the entire path,” Thompson said. “It’s a well used walkway and people seem to be loving it. “The kids are having a lot of fun and the adults are having a go too. “It gives people something else to think about and we are really pleased that despite the number of people who pass through, including youngsters, not one single offensive message has been put down. “We are both lucky that we are still out and about working, as we both work in aged care, but the first thing we do when we get home is look at the new messages on the path. “It’s a great way of communicating while maintaining social distance and when it rains it will be

Lorene and Sharleen Thompson are brightening up Narara with chalk footpath messages

gone.” Thompson said the couple shares the images on the internet and on Faceboook to spread the fun. “We are looking at buying our second bucket of chalk,” she said. Thérèse Murray of The Entrance and several of her neighbours and friends have found a way to survive the pandemic with all of the Coast’s libraries closed. “We have started a book club,” Murray said. “I'm the only non-retired member and work full-time, so don't have as much time to read as some of the others, who usually go to the library several times a week to borrow books. “With the libraries closed, we’re exchanging books instead. “We leave books on each other’s doorsteps with a knock

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and a wave. “We text or email each other when we need more books and send silly jokes at the same time. “This is perfect for some of my neighbours who are not on social media.” But social media, of course, is providing a great deal of distraction for many, as Coast residents connect with family and friends around the Coast, in other parts of the country and even overseas via video chats and games on a number of websites. The Berry-Porter Larimore family of Woy Woy and Lisarow decided on a Face Time group call to celebrate the youngest clan member’s second birthday. “We had family members linked up on the Coast, in Sydney and in Melbourne,” Yvonne Berry-Porter said. “The call started with a view of my grandson on the potty

and we all cheered.” Primary school teacher Hayden Cowley of Koolewong has established a new on-line game with friends all over the Coast and beyond. “I’ve been playing darts with my mates via Facebook messenger,” Cowley said. “We set up the camera on our dartboards and all keep score and chat while the game(s) are on. “It’s fun trying to pick what the other lads get from a tiny little dartboard on the screen. “We have named it Dartsolation.” The McNeill family, also of Koolewong, set up a family bingo game via Zoom with about 15 family members of several generations taking part, from multiple locations, including Albania. “We had scratchies, portraits and poems specifically designed to be mailed to the

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winners,” McNeill said. For Aidan Cuddington and his wife Margie of Umina Beach, the answer to social isolation lies in lots of online interaction, complete with trivia hook-ups with friends. But the trick, Cuddington says, also lies in the art of online conversation. “In these testing times of isolation, and reliance on electronic methods of communication, one of the challenges faced by those of us in the ‘First World’ is finding topics with which to open and sustain conversations on line via Skype, Zoom or other systems,” he said. “There are the all too obvious ones of ‘how are you coping?’, ‘how are the family?’ and the ubiquitous ‘did you get any loo paper this week?’, but then we find ourselves searching for something interesting to ask or say. “It is difficult to discuss subjects such as music clips, funny videos etc because we’ve all seen them on the posts we’ve shared. “There is no sport to talk about, unless you’re interested in racing or the political machinations and manoeuvring going on within the football codes as they desperately try to shore up their shaky empires, and we’re all up to date with political news worldwide.” Cuddington’s solution was to come up with a set of suggestions to make verbal and particularly on line face-toface communication easier in the present climate. “Avoid posting some news on social media until after you’ve shared it verbally,” he said. “Wear something different and invite comment, but be prepared for disparaging and

possibly unkind words. “Before your call, set all the participants up to present a few trivia questions for the others to answer; even just one or two can get the party started. “Our group of regular trivia friends hold a weekly Zoom session where each participant asks seven questions; easy to prepare and fun. “You can get as competitive as you please. “Try and set up a background that invites comment from your viewers. “If you are talking regularly, try changing your position within your home for each call. “Parents with young children could include a recent piece of child’s artwork or you could include your own creation/s. “If you can, put a bit of music on in the background, just loud enough for others to hear but not so loud that it’s intrusive. “Ask others if they want to play something while you’re chatting, you can arrange who plays what in advance if you like. “Finally, remember the basic rules/principles of conversation and don’t fall into the trap of talking for the sake of talking as there is such a thing as a comfortable silence. “The joys of technology mean that there is no excuse for not picking up the phone and asking someone if they’re OK, and showing you care without clicking on an emoji.” Source: Media release, Apr 10 Aidan Cuddington Media statements, Apr 15 Yvonne Berry-Porter, Therese Murray, Mitch McNeill Interview, Apr 15 Lorene Thompson Reporter: Terry Collins

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Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News Today Extra [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Kevin Can Wait: The Whole 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Inside St Paul’s Cathedral Enchilada (PG) [s] 2:40 Entertainment Tonight [s] (PG) Lego Masters (PG) [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:55 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Great British Railway 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Journeys (PG) 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 The Supervet: (PG) [s] NINE News [s] Noel Fitzpatrick (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 WIN News [s] Lego Masters (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Informer 3838 (Part 1) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 7:35 The Queen Mother (PG) (MA15+) [s] – Explosive twopart mini-series about ‘Lawyer 8:45 Hughesy, We Have A Problem 8:30 Michael Mosley: (M) [s] – Hughesy, Dave O’Neil, X’, Nicola Gobbo, who risked Make Me Stay Awake (PG) Nath Valvo, Kate Langbroek her life to double-cross 9:30 Michael Mosley: A History Of and Jan Fran tackle the first Australia’s most notorious Surgery Fixing Faces (M l) world problems we just can’t criminals. 10:30 SBS World News Late seem to solve. Decades: The Amazing 11:00 Trust Me (M l) 9:45 Carl Barron Drinking With A 12:05 Dead Lucky (M l) Noughties (PG) [s] Lethal Weapon: Fork (MA15+) [s] 1:05 Borgen (M) (In Danish) Gold Rush (MA15+) [s] 11:40 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 3:25 24 Hours In Emergency: Killer Couples (M v,s) [s] 12:40 The Project (PG) [s] Just Seventeen (M) Home Shopping 1:40 The Late Show (PG) [s] 4:25 Great British Railway Ellen (PG) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping Journeys: Torquay To Totnes Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] David Attenborough’s - The Blue Planet: Frozen Seas (PG) 9Honey - He Said, She Said: Mental [s] Lego Masters (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Lego Masters (PG) [s] Movie: “The Castle” (M l) (’97) Stars: Eric Bana, Michael Caton, Stephen Curry Botched: Twin Terrors (MA15+) [s] The Bad Seed (M v,l,s) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Straight Forward (M) [s] Home Shopping Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo Home Shopping Ellen (PG) [s] Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] David Attenborough’s - The Blue Planet: Seasonal Seas (PG) [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Lego Masters (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Doctor Doctor (M) [s] Paramedics (M) [s] New Amsterdam: 14 Years, 2 Months, 8 Days (M) [s] Chicago Med: Who Can You Trust (MA15+) [s] Don’t Tell The Doctor (M) [s] Westside (MA15+) [s] Award Winning Tasmania: Hobart (PG) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping Ellen (PG) [s]

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Also see: GEM (Channel 82) GO! (Channel 83/88) LIFE (Channel 84)

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Also see: 10 PEACH (Channel 11) 10 BOLD (Channel 12)

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Also see: SBS VICELAND (Channel 31) SBS MOVIES (Channel 32) SBS FOOD (Channel 33) SBS NITV (Channel 34)

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ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE

Free social French conversation groups. Small classes at East Gosford & Bateau Bay Renee 0435 028 416 www.afcentralcoast.org.au afcentralcoast@gmail.com

CENTRAL COAST ART SOCIETY

Lectures, demonstrations and discussion. Weekly paint-outs Tues 4349 5860 for locations Workshops 4363 1156 9.30am 1st & 3rd Wed Meetings 1.30pm 4th Wed Gosford City Arts Centre. 4325 1420

publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au

HANDWEAVERS, SPINNERS AND TEXTILE ARTS GUILD

Spinning and weaving, patchwork and quilting, felting and other fibre and fabric crafts, community quilting bees - Day and Night Groups 4325 4743 www.cottagecrafts.net.au

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Painting, drawing groups and classes, demonstarations and workshops. 7 days 10am-4pm, Cafe Tues-Drawing group 10am Wed - Painting group 9:30am 4392 4666 toukleyartgallery@gmail.com www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

COMMUNITY GROUPS ABC - “The Friends”

SUNDAY LUNCH BUNCH Singles over 55 Luncheons 1st & 3rd Sun 0418 772 569 (after 2pm)

HEALTH GROUPS

GOSFORD AND DISTRICT ORCHID SOCIETY

Persons interested in Orchids and their culture 4th Wed, 7.30pm Kincumber School of Arts, Tora Ave, Kincumber 0405 669 707

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SENIORS’ COMPUTER CLUB

Non-profit club to help members master computers, tablets, phones and keep up with grand children Friendly Volunteer Helpers scccc@internode.on.net Google scccckincumber

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TERRIGAL WAMBERAL RSL SUB-BRANCH

Pension and welfare officers available to assist with DVA compensation claims and benefits Breakers Country Club Wed & Fri 10am – Midday Meet 2nd Sat 10am 4384 2661

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CENTRAL COAST CARAVANNERS

Enjoy a diverse range of courses and activities for seniors. Keep your mind active and make new friends. 0408 704 701

3rd Sun - Jan to Nov Trips Away, Social Outings, friendship with like minded folk Geoff 0447 882 150

COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

Not for profit service providing free legal advice Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm 4353 4988 contact@centralcoastclc.org.au

50+ SINGLE & SOCIAL GROUP Fun & friendship Monthly progam of dinner, dancing, scrabble, cards, Tenpin etc.

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Fitness, yoga, bridge, mahjong, zumba gold, line Central Coast Leagues Club dancing, tai chi, painting, craft 2nd Wed & computer classes. Taste and be educated on wine 4384 5152 by various wineries. CCLC INDOOR BOWLS Purchases not mandatory Mon - Ladies Social Keith - 0420 722 529 WYOMING Wed Night & Sat - Mixed Social Fraser - 0416 831 088 COMMUNITY CENTRE Tuition given Community support, Zumba, Level 2, Central Coast LEARN TO DANCE book club, community garden, Leagues Club Social ballroom dancing for all facility hire, fine assistance, 4334 3800 ages, all you need is a desire volunteer opportunity, CDAT & to learn and dance, OSHC/Vacation Care GOSFORD NORTH no partner required. 4323 7483 PROBUS CLUB meet every Tues - St Luke’s accounts@gosfordcommunity.org.au 4th Tues, Grange Hotel, www.gosfordcommunity.org.au Anglican Church, 7pm Wyoming 10am & 15 Lorraine Ave 4322 5560 Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm Anne - 0409 938 345

Safeguard ABC’s independence, funding, & standards. Meetings through the year & social mornings Well-known guest speakers 0400 213 514 www.fabcnsw.org.au

WINE APPRECIATION CLUB

U3A CENTRAL COAST

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VOLUNTEERING CENTRAL COAST

Refer potential volunteers to community organisations & provide support to them. Training to volunteers and managers of volunteers Info sessions held regularly. 4329 7122 recruit@volcc.org.au

WILDLIFE ARC

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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NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA CENTRAL COAST SUB-SECTION

Meets on the 2nd Sat of each month at Gosford RSL - 10am, new memebrs most welcome, serving or ex ran, rn and other commonwealth navies. 0400 103 765 brucesmith59@bigpond.com

COMMUNITY CENTRES GOSFORD 50+ LEISURE AND LEARNING CENTRE

Mon-Fri Chess, darts, handicraft, indoor bowls, knitting, line dancing, origami, painting, pencil drawing, scrabble, scrapbooking, sit & sew, table tennis, Ukulele 4304 7065

GOSFORD-NARARA NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

School Holiday activities, playgroup, multicultural programs, community activities Rooms for Hire 4329 4477 admin@gnnc.com.au

POINT CLARE COMMUNITY HALL

Community garden, paygroup, craft & exercise groups Function or meeting room hire 4323 7483 accounts@gosfordcommunity.org.au www.gosfordcommunity.org.au

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Mon, Wed & Fri, 12.30pm - Someone cares, Anglican Church 3 Mann St Gosford 4323 3890

BETTER HEARING AUSTRALIA

Hearing loss management Support and educational groups providing practical experience and confidence 4321 0275

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AL - ANON FAMILY GROUPS HEALTH

POLITICAL PARTIES

We offer hope and friendship for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Al-anon family groups meet weekly, please contact 1300 252 666

CENTRAL COAST GREENS

HISTORY GROUPS

centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com

al-anon.org.au

CENTRAL COAST FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Tue to Fri 9.30am - 2.00pm First Sat 9.30 - noon Thur 7pm - 9pm Other times by appointment. 4324 5164 www.centralcoastfhs.org.au admin@centralcoasths.org.au

BRISBANE WATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY

• Coach tours • school educational tours • annual street stalls • participation in History Heritage Week Margaret Pearce 4325 2270

FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS

For anyone interested in early history. Don’t need to be a First Fleeter. Point Clare Community Hall 2nd Sat 10:30am 4392 1926 4311 6254

Local, state wide, national and international issues and campaigns Council and parliamentary representation 3rd Thur

LABOR PARTY OURIMBAH/ NARARA BRANCH

Discussion/action community issues - 3 levels of Government Niagara Park Primary School 7.30pm 1st Mon 0410 309 494 kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

PUBLIC SPEAKING BLUE GUM FLAT TOASTMASTERS

Develop confidence by improving your speaking skills. 1st & 3rd Mon 7.15-9.30pm Ourimbah RSL 4362 7227

SERVICE GROUPS INNER WHEEL CLUBS

4325 9854

www.cclcbridgeclub.asn.au cclcbridgeclub@westnet.com.au

CENTRAL COAST GOJU-KAI KARATE

Traditional Karate & self defence for teens & adults No contracts, cheap rates Wamberal - Mon 6.30pm Kincumber - Thurs 7.15pm 0417 697 096 www.centralcoastgojukaikarate.com.au

CENTRAL COAST SOARING CLUB INC

Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members 14 and up Bloodtree Rd, Mangrove Mountain Thur, Sat, Sun 0412 164 082 0414 635 047 www.ccsoaring.com.au

SPIRITUALITY IN THE PUB

Ecumenical & interfaith speakers forum & Q&A. 1st Tues March to October 2nd Tues November 7.30 to 9pm Grange Hotel, Wyoming 4365 9197

WOMEN’S GROUPS

Women working together to WOMEN’S HEALTH make a difference and improve Last Fri 9.30am CENTRES lives while making new Terrigal Uniting Church Counselling, therapeutic and friends. BRISBANE WATER BRASS 380 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal social groups, workshops, Brass Band entertainment for Social outings and community domestic violence and abuse 4367 9600 involvment. the community playing all www.pcfa.org.au issues. All services provided by Wyong 3rd Wed 6.30pm types of popular music women for women Terrigal 3rd Mon 12 noon Wed 8pm -10pm DYING WITH DIGNITY 4324 2533 Gosford North 2nd Wed 7pm 0419 274 012 www.cccwhc.com.au 0417 480 549 Campaigning to give those 0407 008 555 suffering unrelievable terminal COASTAL A CAPPELLA SOROPTIMIST to incurable illness the choice Dynamic award winning INTERNATIONAL to receive legal medical help to LIONS CLUB OF WOY WOY women’s a cappella chorus die. Erina Fair. Make new friends & have fun BRISBANE WATER Music eduction provided 02 4369 8053 while serving your community Making a difference in the lives Performance opportunities j2@heelstone.com.au 3rd Mon of women & girls through Hire us for your next event. Woy Woy Leagues Club awareness, advocacy & action 0412 948 450 0478 959 895 2nd Thur 7 pm MEALS ON WHEELS coastalacappella@gmail.com Breakers Country Club, Delicious meals delivered free Dover Rd, Wamberal ROTARY CLUB OF Join us for a midday meal SOUNDWAVES sibrisbanewater@@siswp.org Help with shopping and GOSFORD A cappella harmony for men www.siswp.org cooking classes Supporting local & overseas Mon 7.00 to 9.30pm 4363 7111 communities. Central Coast Leagues Club, SPORT Share fellowship & fun. Dane Drive, Gosford Gosford Golf Club 6pm Thurs CANCER INFORMATION Max 4324 3631 0414 777 748 DOYALSON WYEE & SUPPORT SOCIETY Kieran 4324 1977 www.gosfordrotary.org.au SOCCER CLUB Promoting prevention, self-help Football club for the local and freedom of choice in SYMPHONY ROTARY CLUB OF community. Juniors from under therapies. CENTRAL COAST 5 to senior teams. Henry Kendall Gardens GOSFORD NORTH Community Orchestra Kerry 0410 045 981 Summer 3rd Mon - 7pm, Active community minded club. Rehearsals Wed 7.30 - 9.45pm president@doylowolves.com.au Winter 3rd Sat - 2pm Many projects focussed on Erina 0410 696 458 assisting youth info@sympnonycentralcoast.com cisscentralcoast@bigpond.com Graham Black - 0410 509 071

Early childhood clinic, free family law advice, active playgroup, computer classes, OOSH services, fitness classes, PENINSULA LIGHTHOUSE arts & crafts, over 50’s Mobile counselling service friendship group, youth group, supporting ALL people & social groups. suffering from Domestic 4340 1724 Violence wwww.knc.net.au Counselling services Mon, Ettalong Baptist Church, 0417 472 374 penlighthouse@gmail.com www.peninsulalighthouse.info/

MUSIC

TEMPO TERRIFIC CONCERT BAND

Plays popular music for community events. Adult members play wind, brass and percussion 0405 619 980 www.tempoterrific.com

grahamblack@outlook.com.au

SPECIAL INTEREST CCLC BRIDGE CLUB

Duplicate Bridge, partner not required. Central Coast Leagues Club 12.30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri. Sat 1.30pm, Wed 7.15pm

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BOOK REVIEW

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General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money John Maynard Keynes

In the aftermath of the Great Crash of 1929, the Hoover administration did nothing. Not only was neo-Classical economics so confoundingly mathematical, but the laissezfaire economy was purportedly self-correcting and so its key prescription for authorities was, in fact, to do nothing. The laissez-faire economy in depression was like a beached ship waiting for the tide to come back in or, for the more pious, a penance for past acts of greed. The policy of waiting had worked just fine in the wake of the crises in 1907 and 1921. But in the years following the 1929 crash, there was no such bounce and no such recovery. By 1932, production had fallen virtually in half, one-third of all personal and corporate wealth had evaporated, and unemployment was fast approaching one in five workers and rising. Penance of this scale and duration had not been suffered before. By this time, several leading economists had broken from neo-Classical orthodoxy to argue that the boom-and-bust pattern of growth was not some unalterable pulse of capitalism and that the government could, and should, focus on the problem of economic instability, as opposed to inequity. Irving Fisher, for instance, posited a trade-off between inflation and unemployment, later developed by Bill Phillips (as the “Phillips Curve”). Fisher adhered to the prevailing belief that markets would tend toward full employment under conditions of competition. But his English contemporary, John Maynard Keynes, had a different view, a view shaped by his participation on behalf of the British Treasury in the Treaty of Versailles and reflected in his scathing post-mortem, The Economic Consequences of the Peace. Keynes’ had come to believe that a free-market economy did not necessarily generate full employment and that booms and busts were, in fact, a product of economic mismanagement. Keynes theory was not really a different theory, but rather a recasting of the prevailing neoClassical Theory. Keynes had been educated in neo-Classical Theory by its

most accomplished masters, Alfred E. Marshall and Arthur C. Pigou, and even taught it for many years at Cambridge. He saw no problem with the super-structure of Classical Theory or its core premise of diminishing returns – he simply believed it contained several basic errors. He argued the assertion that markets tended to equilibrium at full employment was just a special case within his more general theory, “The General Theory of Interest, Employment and Money.” The main premise of Classical Theory that Keynes objected to was Say’s Law that supply always created its own demand. Classical economists saw savings as deferred consumption. The disequilibrium caused by a rise in savings, they argued, would cause interest rates to fall, encouraging stronger future consumption and investment and, in turn, restoring full employment. Keynes argued this was an optical illusion. Since income could either be spent or saved, and since current income could only be generated by spending on either consumer goods or new capital goods, by definition, savings must at all times be equal to investment. To argue otherwise he said “supposed a depositor and his bank can somehow contrive between them to perform an operation by which savings disappear from the system.” While the volume of savings and investment must be equal, Keynes argued the driving forces for each were quite different. The level of savings would rise or fall linked to growth in income and the propensity for people to save more as their income rose. But more of the world’s savings were now being channeled into major financial centres, where it could either be held as cash or allocated by professional managers to shares, bonds, or to new plant and equipment. New productive capital formation therefore, depended on its expected return relative to the prevailing complex of interest rates of different maturities and risk. And depending on how it was allocated, argued Keynes, savings and investment could be equal at interest rates well

above the level consistent with full employment of the workforce. A pivotal aspect of Keynes’ thesis was that it contained the first real contemplation of expectations in investment decisions. He defined the marginal efficiency of capital (for physical equipment and securities alike) as the rate of return which discounted all expected future cash flows to their current replacement cost. New capital formation was therefore linked to expectations of future demand and prices for goods just as stock prices were linked to expectations of future dividends and bond prices were linked to expectations of future coupons. Importantly, Keynes depicted the process by which people formed expectations was largely by extrapolating current conditions. In his words: “It would be very foolish, in forming our expectations, to attach great weight to matters which are uncommon. It is reasonable therefore to be guided to a considerable degree by the facts about which we feel confident, even though they may be less relevant to the issue than other facts about which our knowledge is vague and scanty. For this reason the facts of the existing situation enter disproportionately into the formation of our long-term expectations; our usual practice being to take the current situation and project it into the future.” This aspect became a key point of attack on Keynesianism in the 1970s but it is worth

noting here that it was in this context that Keynes gave us his “beauty contest” analogy in which he distinguishes productive investment based on long-term expectations of fundamental demand, from speculative investment, premised on shorter-term readings of crowd psychology. The latter, he said, was less about deciding who is the prettiest and more about second-guessing who the judges of the contest will decide is the prettiest. In explaining why the 1929 Crash and the Depression were more severe in America, Keynes lamented that the art of forecasting in the United States had become too focused on short-term market psychology: “Whenthecapitaldevelopment of a country becomes a byproduct of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be illdone. The measure of success obtained by Wall Street, regarded as an institution of which the proper social purpose is to direct new investment into the most profitable channels in terms of future yield, cannot be claimed as one of the outstanding triumphs of laissez-faire capitalism – which is not surprising if I am right in thinking the best brains of Wall Street have in fact been directed toward a different object.” The final key ingredient to Keynes’ framework was the supply of money. He had shown the transactional demand for money was primarily a function of national income while the more speculative demand for money was a function of prevailing interest rates and investors’

liquidity preferences. The supply of money, on the other hand, was largely set by monetary authorities and, in the days of the gold standard, tied to gold. And therein lays a central explanation by Keynes for the high unemployment of the 1930s. Due to the strictures of the gold standard, money was too tight and the market-clearing rate of interest too high to encourage enough new private investment to support full employment. Keynes offered further explanations for the severity of the Depression. Firstly, the sheer magnitude of new investment during the late 1920’s meant each new dollar of capital formation began to suffer rapidly diminishing returns from mid-1929, right at the time interest rates were finally being raised (he argued authorities would have been better served lowering rates at this late stage of the boom). This was compounded by heavy depreciation charges and sinking funds that deflated profits in the early 1930’s. Given his belief that businesses extrapolated current conditions, he called this a “crisis of confidence”. This crisis of confidence could only be reversed, according to Keynes, by a jump-start via government spending. With low confidence, monetary stimulus alone might not fuel new investment, even at very low interest rates. Only a direct jolt in the form of new public works would be effective. Such investment, he argued, would have a knock-on effect throughout the economy as the income so earned was re-spent, in turn, creating more demand to inspire a new round of private investment. Keynes referred to this phenomenon as the “multiplier” effect. Just as a central bank could act as a lender of last resort, he believed that, in this way, the Treasury could act as employer of last resort. By the time Keynes’ published the General Theory in 1936 it was no longer a radical treatise but a more formal, academic justification of the Roosevelt Administration’s New Deal. In a trip to the United States shortly after Roosevelt’s inauguration, Keynes met with the President to reinforce the

case for concerted fiscal stimulus to “prime the pump” of economic recovery, explaining in some detail the deeper second- and third-round multiplier effects. Roosevelt is said to have later talked of liking Keynes but not understanding much of what he said. No matter, for by now disciples of Keynes had sprung up everywhere, infiltrating Washington and the halls of Treasury. The rise of Keynesian Law and a ramp-up in military spending from the late 1930s eventually restored growth to the United States. By 1940, unemployment had fallen to 2 per cent. It also inevitably brought Keynes back into the world of foreign diplomacy. Well before the end of the War, debate had shifted to post-war economic policy. What would happen when the war ended and spending stopped? The spectre of a renewed rise in unemployment loomed large. Truman was also adamant the Allies must not repeat the mistakes of the Entente in 1919. The failure at Versailles, so well pre-empted by Keynes, meant it was natural for him to play a role in developing the blueprint for a more sustainable peace. Initially, Keynes participated in a series of missions in the early 1940s by British Treasury officials to Washington seeking war loans and military support. The negotiations were highly charged and often unfruitful. The Americans were still bound by their doctrine of isolationism and were unwilling to help defeat one Old European power just to restore the dominance of another. From Keynes perspective, Britain had been forced off the gold standard by American protectionism. And could not the American’s see that Hitler would not hesitate to cross the Atlantic once he had defeated Britain? It was during this time that Americans established a love-hate relationship with the barbed, but silkily eloquent Englishman. The American people loved his celebrity, but his disdainful discourse with negotiators won him few real friends in Washington. Ross Barry

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Some small businesses can’t access JobKeeper

Chis Perkins, Helado café

Access requirements to the JobKeeper welfare scheme may undermine the salvation to small business that the Morrison Government is hoping for, according to some local proprietors. The JobKeeper payment package was passed by the Morrison Government several weeks ago in the hope it would quickly inject funds into the small business sector and save millions of Australians from losing their jobs. ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, even declared that any business owner who refuses to access JobKeeper was “immoral”. But one element to the scheme’s operation, according

to many small business owners, could inadvertently make in inaccessible. To access the JobKeeper payment, employers are required to initially pay employees a minimum of $1,500 per fortnight to be eligible for arrears paid back on a monthly basis. This means companies must have the money to pay employees first. However, a small company’s eligibility also depends upon having faced a fall in turnover ofmore than 30%. Falls in revenue of this magnitude for small business usually mean negative net cash flows. Therefore, businesses that are losing money every day,

need to fund wages for retained employees out of their own pocket or through new borrowings. One such business that is facing this predicament is the local Ettalong café, Helado, where owner, Chris Perkins, is currently undecided if he should apply for the scheme. “If we do come on board with the scheme,” Chris said, “that means we need to find $3,000 per employee per month to access the funds. “There’s a lot of small businesses that are in the position where (they) really don’t have any ability to that. “That could mean taking out a bank loan if you want to be good to your staff and keep them on, but if re-payments are

simply deferred, this could lead to bigger challenges for businesses down the road.” Central Coast businesses are scrambling to make rapid changes to survive the economic impact of COVID-19, according to the latest quarterly Business Conditions Survey, released by the state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW. Regional Director, Paula Martin,said business conditions on the Coast continue to deteriorate rapidly, with a doubling of COVID-19-related revenue losses reported over a two-week period beginning March 23. “The special COVID-19 edition of the survey, which attracted almost 2,000

respondents from every part of the state including 55 from the Central Coast, clearly shows the nature and extent of the impact that multiple economic shocks have had on the NSW economy over the first quarter of 2020.” The report shows that across the Central Coast in the first quarter of 2020, business confidence decreased by over 14%, with 40% of responding businesses declaring a drop in total sales revenues. “We have seen a dramatic change from local business investing to grow their business last quarter to a complete refocus on reducing business costs. “Maintaining business solvency has jumped three-

fold and sharp rises in the cost of goods have now become the top costs for local businesses.” The JobKeeper scheme was specifically created to provide relief to companies who, due to these depressions in confidence and revenue, can no longer support their employee base, and yet it may be that those who need it most won’t be able to access the funds. Source: JobKeeper Payment webpage, ATO: https://www. ato.gov.au/general/JobKeeperPayment/?=Redirected_URL. Media release, Apr 9 Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin Interview, April 16 Chis Perkins, Owner, Ettalong café, Helado Reporter: Haakon Barry

Two-for-one pints when pubs re open Clubs and pubs all over the Central Coast are feeling the pinch as coronavirus restrictions remain in force. For Mick Hill, licensee and owner of The Grange Hotel at Wyoming, the period of isolation is proving tough, but he is hoping that a new initiative from Carlton & United Breweries and the Australian Hotels Association might help a little. “The hotel, of course, is completely closed, and all we have operating is the liquor barn,” Hill said. Hill is taking advantage of the shutdown to repaint the hotel interior and undertake some refurbishment, supplying local tradesmen with a bit of work. “We’re doing a lot of cleaning – the hotel kitchen has never so looked so good and neither have my gardens and lawns.” Hill said the Federal

Government’s JobKeeper program, which will provide $1,500 per fortnight for every eligible employee, would hopefully help him retain all 34 staff members. “A lot of the staff are coming in to do the cleaning and with JobKeeper set to kick in soon, backdated to March 30, I’m hoping no one will lose their job,” he said. “I’m not sure yet how it’s all going to work. Hill, who has been working at the pub for more than 40 years, is confident that it will survive to the other side of the pandemic. “My dad built the hotel in 1972 and I came here to work with him in 1979,” he said. In the meantime, Hill has signed up to the For the Love of Your Local campaign being conducted by Carlton & United Breweries and the Australian

Hotels Association. The campaign aims to inject $1M into Australian pubs and clubs by calling on Australians to buy a pint now to drink later. Patrons simply visit www. loveofyourlocal.com.au, nominate their participating local and buy a pint of CUB beer. The cash goes to the venue immediately. Carlton & United Breweries then matches that purchase with a free pint, meaning people get two pints for the price of one when their local re-opens. “I’m hoping a lot of customers come on board, so I know that I’m going to get their business back when we reopen.” Source: Interview, Apr 15 Mick Hill, owner The Grange Hotel Reporter: Terry Collins

Mick Hill at the now deserted Grange Hotel at Wyoming

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Narara Ecovillage CoOperative has moved forward with stage two of its growth, submitting a development application to Central Coast Council for a 43 lot residential subdivision, including essential service infrastructure. This infrastructure would include roads, power, water, sewage and telecommunications and associated works at 33 Gugandi Rd, Narara. Stage two comprises about 3.6 hectares of the site, which overall encompasses almost 63 hectares. The vision for the site is “to research, design and build a stylish, intergenerational, friendly demonstration ecovillage at Narara, blending the principles of ecological and social sustainability, good health, business, caring and

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other options that may evolve for our wellbeing.” The co-op acquired the land from the Department of Primary Industries in May, 2013. It had been operating as the Gosford Horticultural Research and Advisory Station.

A number of the former horticultural and research buildings and structures remain on the site. Stage 1 consent comprised the community title subdivision of the site, the demolition of various structures and

buildings and the provision of essential servicing infrastructure. This consent established the broad principles for the future staged development and houses are currently being constructed on the lots created

by the first subdivision. As part of stage two, a greenhouse would be demolished and 40 trees and the remnants of the citrus orchard and plantings of the former Horticultural Institute within the Stage 2 site would be removed. The stage one perimeter road would be extended through the Stage 2 site providing direct access onto Research Rd, and a new internal loop road would be accessed off Gugandi Rd. The proposal went on public exhibition on March 25. Already one person has submitted a response to the plan. That person said that they had had several near miss head on collisions with vehicles making a right hand turn from Research Rd into Fountains Rd, because the vehicles were making the turn on the wrong side of the road.

‘’The increased traffic from the Eco Village, especially during school hours, means that more vehicles are making this turn to avoid traffic outside Narara Valley High School,’’ the submission stated. The person, whose identity was redacted on the council website, asked for a complete review of current traffic management in the area. “Personally, I would prefer a concrete division instead of double lines at the intersection of Fountains/Research Rds, as this would prevent the "cutting" of the corner from both directions and would also prevent drivers from performing U-turns in the intersection,” the submission stated. The proposal is on public exhibition until April 17. Source: DA 58072, DA Tracker, Apr 7 Central Coast Council website

Two tower development approved after 14 years A two tower mixed residential and commercial development at 17 Mann St, Gosford, beside the police station, has been given amended approval by Central Coast Council. The proposed development was first approved in January, 2006, and has been amended over the years. The development was considered physically started after council approved, in 2010, an application for a two stage development, with stage one including security fencing. More changes to the design saw the Western tower grow from six to eight storeys and the Eastern tower from seven to nine storeys. The latest approval changed the front facade to cement

rather than steel. Council said the approved plans remained essentially the same. The two tower development includes three levels of basement car parking with access off Mann St. The latest development approval was given under delegated authority in March and no public exhibition was required. The owner of the site is listed as Jiling Jin, Huanhai Pty Ltd, with architects ADG Architects. The architects were contacted but no comment was forthcoming on when work on the site would start. Source: DA 28605/2005 DA Tracker, April 14 Central Coast Council Website

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Free parking for Gosford Hospital staff during pandemic Gosford Hospital staff can now park in the hospital’s public car parks for free, as the NSW Government works to ease the burden on frontline workers during the pandemic. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the NSW Government is doing everything it can to reduce the stress on health staff who are working around the clock. “Our healthcare workers are on the frontline of our battle with COVID-19 and we need to do whatever we can to support them during this difficult time,” Berejiklian said. “We hope this new measure makes life a little easier for our doctors, nurses and other hospital staff who are working hard to keep us all safe,” she added. Staff parking at and around Gosford Hospital has been a contentious issue among staff for years and came to an ugly head in the final phase of the hospital’s redevelopment in 2019, when it was revealed that onsite parking rates for

staff were to rise by almost $10. That announcement came after staff spent months scrambling to find parking near the hospital when traditional on street parking was restricted by construction, and saw a handful of rallies take place protesting what the Health Service Union labelled a

“blatant cash grab” by the Central Coast Local Health District against its own workforce. The CCLHD maintains that the pricing was in accord with regulatory guidelines at the time. In a statement,a spokesperson for the CCLHD confirmed Gosford Hospital staff were

welcome to utilise the hospital carparks at no charge. “The free parking will be available to cleaners, administration and security staff as well as medical staff, doctors and nurses,” the spokesperson said. NSW Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, said the new parking measures came into effect on

April 10. Health Services Union Secretary, Gerard Hayes, said these changes will go a long way to ensure all NSW health workers are well supported during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a stressful time for our hospital staff, who are doing vital work to keep the community safe and these

measures announced by the NSW Government will ensure they are supported during this health crisis,” Hayes said. Source: Press release, Apr 10 Office of Gladys Berejiklian, NSW Premier Media statement, Apr 16 Central Coast Health Reporter: Dilon Luke

Help us to help you Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have issued a simple message to the Central Coast community: help us to help you. NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said that as more cases of COVID-19 continue to be confirmed on the Coast, pressure is building on local health services. With this situation being mirrored across the State, Holmes urged Central Coast residents to trust and respect that their local nurses and midwives would look after them, and to avoid doing

anything to make their job harder than it already is. “The number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in regional NSW is increasing and nurses and midwives are doing everything they can to look after those who have been hospitalised,” said Holmes. “Please do not treat nurses, midwives and other health workers like they are infectious. “These trained professionals should be respected and must not be abused, spat on or assaulted as they move through our communities, to and from their workplaces. “Nurses, midwives and other health workers are hard at

work in our hospitals and other health settings keeping us all safe. “If you need to visit a hospital, be aware that your access may be limited and you may undergo screening as part of safety measures against the spread of COVID-19 to patients or other hospital staff. “The reality is that nurses, midwives and other health workers are extremely aware of their own personal risks as they endeavour to care for others in our hospitals and communities. “They deserve respect as they go about their work, and for the work they are doing,” Holmes said.

“Unfortunately, we’ve heard of many instances where community members have been stealing bottles of hand sanitiser, face masks and other vital resources from hospital wards, leaving nurses and other hospital staff exposed. “This is not acceptable behaviour. “We can all make a difference in limiting the spread of COVID-19 and from a nursing and midwifery perspective that will save lives, not only the lives of patients, but also nurses and midwives,” Holmes said. Source: Press release, Mar 26 Gia Hayne, NSW Nurses and Midwives Association

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The Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has released a new online resource to help adults talk to children about COVID-19. The new resource, entitled ‘The Virus and My Family’, is available for download through the CCLHD’s website and was developed by mental health staff to help parents and guardians broach the topic of COVID-19 with children who might be struggling to come to

terms with the current situation. “It can be hard to know how to talk to kids about COVID-19. “Our mental health staff have developed a helpful resource to assist parents to explain COVID-19 to young children in a simple way, to help them feel less anxious and better understand some of the changes they are experiencing. “The resource contains activities you can do with your little ones to help them express their concerns and can be used

to help you start a conversation on how they are coping and ways you can help them,” a CCLHD spokesperson said. The resource is listed on the CCLHD’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health page, which includes several other resources and links to services centred around child/youth mental health. Source: Website, Apr 14 Central Coast Health Reporter: Dilon Luke

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As the Coast’s health NSW Premier, Gladys system braces for a rise in Berejiklian also granted new hospital admissions, powers for police to enforce the nascent signs have rules and impose on the spot emerged of a slowing in fines for overt breaches, while the rate of spread of the health authorities frantically COVID-19 virus. re-purposed health facilities to increase the State’s intensive Earlier this week, the NSW care capacity. Government imposed new restrictions to limit social Against this backdrop, the gatherings to just two people number of new infections and to force travellers returning reported in NSW in the 24 from overseas into mandatory hours to 8pm Wednesday (April1) was 116, down from quarantine in city hotels. over 200 the week before.

stands in stark contrast to the size and scope. rest of the world, where the global death toll has now climbed to almost 50,000. In another glimmer of hope, NSW Police Commissioner told reporters on Wednesday morning, April 1, that the State's social distancing laws, which prevent people from leaving the house without a "reasonable excuse", will be over by the end of June.

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Two’s company, three’s a fine The National Cabinet has to keep functioning,” the Prime moved to adopt stricter Minister said. social distancing guidelines, “Our public health measures taking the limit on are taking effect, with over gatherings down from 10 211,000 tests undertaken and people to just two and 3,966 confirmed cases in requested all Australians Australia (as of March 29). stay at home. “The rate of increase in the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, virus curve is slowing, but overall announced the drastic new numbers are still increasing,” he measures during his March 29 added. press conference, telling the Exceptions to the two person nation that the Cabinet was gathering limit include: people taking action to slow the spread living in the same household of COVID-19 and save lives and going out together; funerals – maximum of 10 people with livelihoods. “We will be living with this virus strict social distancing to be for at least six months, so social adhered to; weddings – distancing measures to slow this maximum of five people with virus down must be sustainable strict social distancing to be for at least that long to protect adhered to; and family units. Australian lives and help Australia Following his announcement,

Temporary increase in threshold for creditors to issue a statutory demand on a company and the time required to respond demands Temporary increase in threshold for a creditor to initiate bankruptcy proceedings and extension of period of protection for debtors Relief for directors from any personal liability for trading while insolvent Targeted relief from provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 to deal with unforeseen events that arise as a result of the Coronavirus ATO to tailor solutions for struggling business, including temporary reduction of payments or deferrals, or withholding enforcement actions including Director Penalty Notices and wind-ups.

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recommendation that all Coast are struggling to stay people stay at home unless afloat in the wake of the they need to do otherwise. A State's reform to the industry. ban on all overseas travel, a See page 10 ban on real estate auctions and inspections, restrictions on the number of guests at weddings and sadly, a limit of 10 mourners at all funerals. There is also now a ban on extended family barbeques and other gatherings. On Thursday, NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, said new powers had been given to the police to enforce these restrictions.

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The Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has advised that cases of COVID-19 on the Coast have more than doubled since Monday with 38 cases now confirmed for the region.

Central Coast Council has joined forces with peak business organisations to set up a Central Coast COVID-19 Economic Task Force.

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The man bitten by a shark identify the species involved in whilst surfing at Wamberal the attack,” the spokesperson Beach on Monday, April 6, said. has been identified as Edwards himself has since 38-year-old Wamberal taken to social media to confirm resident, Hayden Edwards. the details. A spokesperson for Central An avid surfer, Edwards said Coast Council confirmed that a perfect day in the water quickly became a nightmare. reports of the encounter. “At approximately 10:15am, “I’ve been surfing most days a surfer was paddling his craft for as long as I can remember. at the local beach when he “As I wandered down the encountered what is believed track to Wamberal Beach, I could see the water glittering to be a shark. “The surfer suffered from the sun, it was beautiful. “I paddled out, but once I was lacerations to his right hand. “After making his way to out the back, the perfect day shore, he was provided initial became a nightmare, as within first aid by Council Lifeguards a split second, a 6ft shark before being transported to grabbed my hand, severing hospital for further treatment. three tendons, and tearing a “The incident is being hole in it. investigated by NSW “I’m extremely lucky that it Department of Primary didn’t rip my arm off but Industries who will attempt to unlucky that it happened at all,” Edwards said.

In his post he also thanked The irony of the greatest the Council Lifeguards and ever state intervention in nurses and doctors that treated society by a Liberal him and said he was now government is not lost on preparing for surgery to repair most people. See page 12 the tendons and the rehab that followed. Woy Woy Philosophy Society He also thanked the community for their well wishes and said he was keen to spend more time with his family. “I just want to get back to my favourite thing in the world, being a dad to my three beautiful kids. Missive #15: The Birth of Libertarianism “Life’s short, don’t waste it,” Edwards said. Week one of the shutdown was exciting, piquing our Source: Website, Apr 6 natural interest in human Dorsal Reports Australia behaviour ... by week 3 Social media, Apr 6 were all ready to bite each Hayden Edwards, Wamberal others arms off. Media statement, Apr 7 Central Coast Council Media Reporter: Dilon Luke

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The Story of Jim Bowcock, Part 2 (from A Pocketful of Yesterdays) Then came the war … The men went off to fight and there was a desperate shortage of workers. Jim had started work at the age of 14, working on the neighbouring farm, chipping the beans. Avoca was famous for its early beans – these were planted in June on high sunny land which would then produce a crop before any other region in NSW except up north. The aim of the game was to have beans, even a bag would score you fame, in Melbourne on Melbourne Cup day. So, each year there was eager harvesting in late October and then the early beans were rushed off by train for the special rendezvous with the Cup. There were also a lot of citrus in the area at one point, but Jim explained that the soil was too rich so that the Valencia oranges, tasty though they were, developed a skin a quarter inch thick, and buyers didn’t want to plough through that amount of rind. The oranges did better on less rich soil, though many oranges were still grown in the valley along with other fruit. Jim switched from local farming to work in Gosford for SunGold while still a teenager and, to get to work, he needed a motorcycle. He got himself a BSA. While motorbikes were more common than cars in the day, in his early 20s, Jim did find himself driving a car, but not his own, a taxi. He had a taxi contract to take five workers to the Boys Home and then take home five who were knocking off. The Boys Home accommodated kids “not as bad as kids today”, says Jim. They were good enough to lend out to farmers, so short

was labour during the war and early post-war. These prisoners were delivered by bus, supervised apparently, and made good workers. Jim loved his BSA and tells of the rattling ride on those machines and how they’d race on the dirt roads to any excitement in the offing, like when the guest house at Avoca caught fire, or when a plane crashed on Avoca Oval. Valiant efforts were made to save the beloved piano upstairs at the guesthouse. Braving the flames, the men got ropes around the beast and were lowering it to the ground when the ropes broke and the piano smashed to the concrete. The plane was luckier. It was a regular flight that came over every day, collecting weather information. Everyone heard it spluttering overhead on that particular day and raced to where it looked like coming down, guessed to be Heazlett Oval. It was almost a perfect emergency landing but the pilot ran out of grass and clipped a wing, though, as Jim points out, he didn’t tip on his nose and break the prop. The plane was there for a couple of days until they took it apart and hauled it back to Sydney on a truck. During the war there was another plane that went over every day, regular as clockwork. You could set you watch on it. This plane was hunting Japanese submarines along the coast. What else was fun apart from sport? Dances at the Kincumber hall were a big event, boys and girls arriving separately, the girls chaperoned by Mum or Dad. Jim remembers Joe Stahl, a German, making everyone laugh. Indeed, it was said that if you

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hadn’t seen Joe do the chicken dance, you hadn’t lived. Joe, dirt poor, living in a humpy, was also farming in the valley. Sometimes Jim worked for him and so got to know him well. Joe was as funny as Charlie Chaplin, it was said, and with a nose like Jimmy Durante. At the dances, Joe would abandon whoever he was dancing with and go into his solo act. He’d take over the floor, flapping like a chicken, people laughing and applauding until they’d had enough and wanted the dance floor back. Joe could be a pest and one night a drunken group tried to drown him in a pond, or at least that’s what Joe thought they had in mind. He fought like a wild animal, ripped the shirts off four men, imagining they’d boot him down each time he tried to get his head above water. This Joe was a born romantic, more a dreamer it seems than a successful lady’s man, and he had a chronic obsession with the screen star, Claudette

Colbert. There was a bus on Saturdays and Sundays from Avoca to Gosford for lovers of the Pictures. First it went to the Valencia theatre on Mann Street which was then becoming a dump, according to Jim, and next to the new Regal which was all swank. For six shillings, you got a return trip on that bus plus entrance to the movie. High-class stuff like Gone with the Wind, was the Regal’s fare, whilst the Valencia struggled along, showing rubbishy B movies till it closed. It was probably at the Regal that Joe fell for Claudette Colbert, Jim thinks. Maybe Joe saw Claudette in the five times Oscar winner, It Happened One Night, and probably Joe wished it had! Another terrible setback was Joe’s attempts to make life more comfortable for his parents. He rigged up a hanging bed to keep them out of reach of rats. But the rats dropped from the rafters onto the poor old folks and away they went, the parents, not the

rats. Joe kept everybody laughing, never thinking of going on the stage because there was no stage to go on, except the stage of life Taxi work led to young Jim becoming friends with bus drivers in Gosford and a bus driver himself. The buses were sturdy second hand Leyland double-deckers from Sydney. Why are there no photos of double-deckers of the Central Coast at the time, I wondered? Two reasons, according to Jim. Firstly, a double-decker legally required a conductor to collect fairs, adding to the cost of running it. Secondly, the schoolkids would always ride on top and create top deck mayhem, running, wrestling and chucking things. There was a mirror that allowed the driver to see what was happening up top, but the boys found a way to cover it and so it was a blind ride for the nervous driver. For these reasons apparently, they chopped the top off those local buses, made them into single deckers. Where they hard to start? “Not that hard,” Jim said. “You’d take off the manifold, pour a little ether into the air intake, then there’d be a bang loud enough to wake all of Gosford, and she’d run all day without stopping.” Not only the buses needed igniting. There was one driver who was notorious for driving drunk. Pulled into the office, this Harry was asked if he knew it was illegal to drink and drive. “Of course, Boss” said Harry. “I never drive while I’m drinking, I always pull over.” Moving from buses later in life, Jim bought a milk run and soon acquired the young Andy Hoban, now a famous Avoca surf club identity, as a helper. In those days, it was bottled milk they delivered and people left their money, 12c a bottle, in certain agreed hiding places.

One time they were plagued by thievery, the money at one particular house being always gone. They staked out the place and caught the young thief. Jim must have given him something of a belting because the parents took him to court and for six months, Jim was on a good behaviour bond, the little villain no doubt delighted. In those days Avoca Beach did fill up over summer. The population swelled as hundreds of tents went up where the surf club now is. Families stayed there through to February, the nights noisy with singalongs, keeping awake those who wanted to get up before dawn to fish. There was always a very keen Avoca fishing culture, those boats on the beach, and Walter Pickett, far out to sea each morning. He’d invite campers to go out with him but his boat was so leaky, that few risked it. Indeed, his boat got to be so dangerous that the locals chipped in to buy Walter a refurbished boat. When he found out that strange new boat on the beach was for him, his eyes filled with tears. The gift was not surprising, Walter, himself as I’ve told, was generous to a fault and thus much loved. When he and his grandson got back with the catch, Walter often gave away flapping snappers to the campers. Just like he would come down from his farm to the camp ground with a pole across his shoulders, walking like a Chinaman, two cans of homegrown fruit, one on each end, also to give away. No wonder they locked Walter up from time to time, such crazy benevolence, the sword, and those scattered threepences, all too weird! Mike Rubbo, March 2020

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The Story of Gosford Rugby League’s war hero, “Jike” Stuart Extract from: Here Come The Townies, by Andrew Stark There was an heroic Australian private who volunteered as a human target. He walked down the centre of the road alone, while his comrades, with tommy guns, crept alongside amongst the rubber trees. There were a lot of dead Japanese snipers that day. The private was wounded but fought his way on to Parit Sulong. Recollections of Gosford Primary School teacher, Stuart Levick - Grim Glory by Gilbert Mant.

The Gosford Rugby League Football Club’s contribution to the war effort was immense. The number of enlisted men who had previously pulled on the town’s cerise and blue jersey was disproportionately high when lined up against that of the general populace. From the 1940 teams alone, over a dozen Gosford players served their nation. This list included team stalwart, Jack Stuart, who enlisted two months after the tragic death of his wife, Eileen. Stuart had been a regular member of the Gosford forward pack since transferring to the town in his job with the Railways Department, moving from Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River early in 1934. A year or so beyond settling in Gosford, Stuart purchased a greyhound named “Jike”, which he ran at the local tin hare race meets. The dog gained some notoriety for its obvious intelligence and the rangy Gosford forward would share the crafty pooch’s short and sharp moniker. Lyanne Weston, Jack Stuart’s daughter said: “My father had a greyhound which shared this name. “I am not sure which came first, the nickname or the dog. “The story goes that the dog was forced into retirement when he jumped the fences midstream in a race to lie in wait on the other side of the

track for the rabbit to appear.” By 1941, Jike Stuart was a Staff Sergeant serving with the 8th Division’s Provost Company in Malaya. His son Ian recalls a story that his father relayed about the days leading to the fall of Singapore, when as the Staff Sergeant, Jike Stuart was required to search the ships in an attempt to return the Officers who were attempting to run away. The ill fated 8th Division was effectively cut to pieces in attempting to defend positions in Malaya and Singapore during early 1942, and two thirds of all deaths sustained by the Australian Army in the Pacific was said to have been suffered by this Division alone. Two and a half thousand men were killed in action, with many more rounded up and subjected to horrific conditions in Japanese labour camps. One in three of these men would die in captivity. Stuart survived the Japanese invasion of Singapore. He was imprisoned in Malaya’s notorious Changi prisoner of war camp and endured malnutrition, Dengue Fever and Malaria. To add further misery, while working in the camp, his right foot was run over and damaged terribly by a railway truck loaded with sand. The initial diagnosis was that the foot needed to be amputated but Jike refused and told them to fix it! “I know he was one of the custodians of the “broom head

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with a radio buried inside”; this was hidden from the prison guards and was a lifeline for the men to the outside world”, Lyanne Weston said. Stuart’s foot injury and the physical battering and nutritional neglect that his body endured while being held captive, put paid to any aspirations he may have held of a rugby league comeback after the war. He did however, recommence playing both cricket and tennis. Jack Stuart stood over six feet tall and during his footballing days was renowned for his considerable upper body strength. He had always loved his sport and was an avid St George supporter. Jike enjoyed nothing better than watching the Sydney matches on TV with the volume turned down and the radio commentary turned up, and woe-betide anyone who interrupted. His daughter Lyanne recalls as a child visiting her father in the Concord Repatriation

Hospital after the war and suggests that he may well have turned out for the Dragons during the famous Kogarah club’s formative years. “There was another inpatient who had worked as a gatekeeper for the St George club who remembered our father, so I only knew that he had played First Grade for St George as a young man”, Lyanne said. There is no record of Jack Stuart having ever played grade football with St George, although he may well have represented the Club at a junior representative level during the early 1930s. His father was the local baker at Bexley during the Depression years and the family lived deep in the heart of Dragons territory at Earlwood. All of Jack’s early football would therefore have been played within the confines of the St George junior league. Jack Stuart presents as an immensely robust character with an indomitable ability to carry on through considerable

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adversity. It was a testament to the man’s inner grit that he was back playing in the Gosford forward pack just weeks after the death of his first wife, Eileen. He would later marry Elva Gertrude Hurst, and the couple produced two children, Ian and Lyanne. The family ran a farm on Mangrove Mountain before moving to Green Point. Jack Stuart passed away in 1969 aged 58. Stuart survived the horrors of the Changi prisoner of war camp and returned home without ever complaining about a thing. “One story I remember from my time on the farm was that Dad was bitten by a Red Bellied Black Snake. “He went in to Gosford to see Dr Duncan and the doctor said, ‘I will have to put you into hospital for the night’. “Dad stood up and said, ‘Sorry, I’ve got to get home to feed the chooks’, and walked out of the doctor’s office”, Ian

Stuart said. More generally, the Gosford Rugby Leagues Club’s representation in WWII was enormous. Trolling through Gosford team lists from the 1940 season reveals forty one players spread across two Gosford teams. From this list it can be confirmed that at least two dozen did serve in the armed forces during the Second World War. Australian War Memorial figures reveal that 9.87% of the New South Wales population did enlist during the seven year campaign, however, the Gosford Rugby League Football Club circa 1940 contributed at over five times that rate. Over fifty eight percent of Gosford players donned the khaki. Given this extraordinary sacrifice, it’s little wonder that the Club failed to pull a team together during the proceeding five winters. Andrew Stark

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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

End of era for Woy Woy Leagues Club From P1 However, in January 2019, the Site Compatibility Certificate Proposal was rejected by the State Government’s Independent Planning Committee. “By this point, the Easts Group had invested around $800,000 into the development’s compilation and design,” Samphier told Coast Community News. “Over the latter months of 2019 and into 2020, the financial trading position of the club continued to decline, posing a significant financial burden.” Along with newly appointed Easts Group CEO, Joe Kelly, Samphier has promised to liaise with licensed clubs within the Peninsula community in an attempt to transfer the Woy Woy club’s membership base across to a new club to ensure that members have a home they can enjoy. “Should we be successful in achieving this goal for the benefit of our members, the

Easts Group will pay the joining fee costs of each of our members to transfer to this club. “We shall also be negotiating this transfer process for our loyal staff members who have served the Woy Woy Club for many years, in an effort and attempt to gain them employment wherever we can to the best of our ability.” The club currently employs 16 staff. Despite this disappointing turn of events, the Easts Group is seeking to make good on its commitment to develop the Woy Woy Juniors. In coordination with the Easts Group Board of Directors, an annual grant of $20,000 over the next three years has been approved, to begin once the Coronavirus pandemic has passed, to support the development of local junior rugby league players, with the option to extend this for a further two years. Easts Group’s past involvement has involved endeavours such as organising

various Sydney Roosters’ NRL Matches throughout the Central Coast and updating the football fields and facilities at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, The Entrance Campus, into a first-class training facility for Central Coast Rooster representative players. The departure of the Easts Group as a financial sponsor places a big question mark over the future of the senior’s playing group. Samphier said that Easts would use their best endeavours to help the senior players to continue as a team or potentially merge with another playing group. With the restart of the 2020 season still unclear, these developments have added even greater uncertainty to the future of Rugby League on the Peninsula. Source: Interview, Apr 15 Brien Samphier, Sports Director of Easts Group Easts Group letter to Associated Sporting Club Committee & Club Members, Apr 8 Reporter: Haakon Barry

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Freemasons donate Rescue Boat

The Freemasons on the Central Coast have continued their longstanding support of Terrigal Surf Lifesaving Club by donating a new $13,800 Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) to the club. In 2014, the Freemasons began their working relationship with Terrigal SLSC, commencing with the provision of pink ‘rashies’ to all Nippers and Seniors who participated in carnivals, as a safety measure. In the same year, Freemasons

donated an IRB to replace the club’s current model which had seen better days. It was appropriately named ‘Freemason I’. In late 2019, Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club approached Freemasons again, requesting assistance in purchasing another IRB, as their current IRB, the ‘Freemason I’, was now five years old and a new IRB design had been proven to be more appropriate to surf conditions in their area. The goal is that ‘Freemason I’ will still be maintained and available as a support vessel

and as a training IRB, with the new IRB taking over as the primary vessel. In early March, the new IRB, ‘Freemason II’, arrived and testing commenced. Then on March 21, with both IRBs in attendance and raring to go, Freemasons on the Central Coast joined with Terrigal SLSC representatives, at Terrigal Beach, for the official presentation. Source: Media release, Apr 8 Simon Pierce, Freemasons on the Central Coast

You cannot be serious Residents in some parts of the Central Coast are a little miffed at the closure of their local tennis courts, claiming tennis is one of few remaining sports that can still be played at a safe social distance. Local operators, however, say they are trying to manage courts in accordance with guidance from Tennis NSW. Tennis NSW has given discretion to local clubs and operators to keep courts open subject to a set of COVID-19 guidelines. These guidelines restrict participation to players only, limit games to singles and provide guidance on hygiene practices, including cleaning of surfaces, among other things. Tennis NSW also stated

however that clubs, coaches and operators across the country are all different and that making an assessment on whether a safe exercise environment can be provided depends on a range of factors which will apply differently at each venue. In Avoca Beach, the local courts have been in regular use, including by local coaches and juniors and, from all accounts, players have stuck to the guidelines. In Pretty Beach, on the other hand, the Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Association padlocked the court several weeks ago. The Association states on its website: “In the interest of maintaining social distancing, the Wagstaffe local public tennis court has been closed

until further notice.” Why the hard-line approach? Association President, Mike Allsop, says the Association is mindful of people’s need for recreation and exercise, but that the Association was not able to provide on-site management to ensure compliance with Tennis NSW guidelines. He said the Association was concerned that the courts may become crowded with visitors. Locals however have said that there have been very few visitors to the area due to the travel restrictions and that it should be enough for the Association to rely on people’s adherence to state enforced social distancing protocol. Reporter: Ross Barry

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Slipping ‘Through The Cracks’

Through the Cracks (inset - Angela Davies) Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au

Locally trained five year old gelding, ‘Through The Cracks’, has taken out the prestigious 1,400 metre Provincial Championship at Randwick of the Easter long weekend, and connections have enjoyed the lion’s share of the total $400,000 in prizemoney for the event. In times of crisis, sporting triumphs can bring people together, just like those of Don

Bradman and Phar Lap during and after the Depression years. The Central Coast now has a new team of local heroes to add to the list, ‘Through The Cracks’, Trainer Angela Davies and the horse’s owners, led by horseracing enthusiast, Michael Hohos. Hohos reportedly snapped up ‘Through The Cracks’ at a Hunter Valley yearling sale for just $7,500 and syndicated across several of his Coast

based friends, a restauranteur, a baker and a sparkie, among others, for $750 each. ‘Through the Cracks’ is trained locally at Davies’ Narara stables. Davies is already something of a local legend, having trained horses on the Coast for decades and is known for a more hands-on and caring model of training. “This is our horse, he is my Phar lap, these are the things

that make people happy,” said Davies. Many owners and punters alike have backed Angela and the horses she trains over the years and many have come away with smiles on their faces. In 2015, the inaugural Provincial Championships proved a resounding success for the racing industry and was hotly contested by a number of provincial trainers.

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Since then, the race has become one of the biggest races of the Autumn Carnival. The 2020 Polytrack Provincial Championships originally offered record prize money for a Provincial race, with a $500,000 prize pool, though this was adjusted down to $400,000 due to current budget constraints. We asked Davies why the sport of horse racing was still able to be performed in the

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current shutdown period. “Because we [the sport] can control social distancing and keep minimal human contact. “Now racing has really come into its own, as it’s the only sport operating,” she said. The win is also a first for the relatively small Gosford racing fraternity. Source: Interview Angela Davies, Apr 14 Reporter: David Abrahams