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Labor MPs on the Central Coast claim money meant to support NSW councils with extra costs of amalgamation, including Central Coast Council, has instead been redirected to councils in Coalitionheld electorates. See page 3

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Kids across the Coast will be spoilt for choice when it comes to playtime, with Central Coast Council delivering a mix of 18 new and improved playspaces across the Coast. See page 17

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Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announces the new palliative care unit with members of the Elsie’s Retreat Committee

Construction will begin this year on the region’s first dedicated Palliative Care Unit at Gosford Public Hospital thanks to a commitment from the State Government announced on July 16.

The 10-bed unit, to be located in the hospital’s old maternity ward, is expected to be operational by the end of the third quarter next year, with tenders set to go out in coming weeks. The announcement follows

an eight-year campaign spearheaded by community advocacy group, the Elsie’s Retreat Committee, supported by the Lions Club of Wyoming East Gosford Centennial. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member

for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said it was critical that families facing the death of a loved one have more choices and greater access to high quality care. “That’s why it has been a personal priority for me and for the NSW Government to find a

way of enhancing palliative care options right across the Central Coast,” Crouch said. “For many families – including my own – palliative care is an incredibly sensitive issue. Continued page 10

The boys are back in town Some unusual visitors of the flippered kind have been spotted around Central Coast waters in recent weeks.

This chunky boy popped in to say hi at Koolewong Photo: Lynne Mather

Central Coast Dolphin Project spokesperson, Ronny Ling, said the group had spotted bachelor seals exploring the Brisbane Waters. They have been monitoring several seals for quite a while and sightings had been recorded in recent weeks at Point Clare,Tascott, Koolewong, Woy Woy Bay, Avoca and Copacabana. “These seals are part of a bachelor seal colony at Barrenjoey and often venture to

the Central Coast and sometimes onto Brisbane Water,” Ling said. With the official name of Pinnipeds, which means flipper foot, there are three sub species of the semiaquatic marine mammals; fur seals and sea lions, elephant and leopard seals and walruses. “There were seals all up and down the east coast 250 years ago, but they were virtually wiped out in the early 1800s following European colonisation,” Ling said. “They are starting to come back and there are several colonies along the coastline. “The Barranjoey colony

consists of up to 15 long-nosed fur seals. “These are almost sexually mature male seals known as bachelors and they explore and extend territories. “Sometimes they are joined by smaller seals who are around five years old and are serving an apprenticeship as they learn to hunt fish, squid and penguins. “While they are based at Barranjoey, the seals will often go exploring to check out what’s to eat and we are hoping that within 7-10 years we may start to get females there as well. Continued page 5

The well-known Avoca Beachside Markets will be resuming on Sunday, July 26, after being forced to stop running because of COVID-19. See page 25

Sport

Long suffering Mariners fans will be hoping for a stronger post-Covid showing from the blue and yellow this Saturday evening. See page 38

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Women wanted on NPWS frontline Continued page 16

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Tyne Hamilton with fellow NPWS staff members on the job

Council leads in digital DA innovation Residents wanting to lodge a development application (DA) with Central Coast Council can now do so from the comfort of their own home, with the official launch on July 1 of the State Government’s new ePlanning initiative.

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It has been touted for months, but the new streamlined online lodgement system is now firmly place, with Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello joining Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Council CEO Gary Murphy in Gosford for the announcement, Crouch said ePlanning would see an end to the days of having to fill in piles of paperwork and travel to a council building to lodge a DA. “This transforms the way people on the Central Coast access the planning system,” he said. “The experience from some councils that have already

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, Central Coast Council CEO, Gary Murphy, and Customer Service Minister Victor Dominello at the announcement

adopted the online system shows that DA processing times are being slashed by more than half. “With significant future population growth in our community, it’s important that we all work to make the planning process as hasslefree, transparent and simple as possible.” Dominello said there would be a transitional stage for the next six months as Council

starts accepting and processing DAs, complying development certificates and post-consent certificates via the NSW Planning Portal. From December 31 it will be mandatory for all of these applications and PCA appointments to be completed on the Portal. “This initiative puts the customer at the centre of the DA process by eliminating paperwork, allowing

applications to be submitted anywhere in real-time, avoiding delays and boosting transparency,” he said. “It is far safer in this COVID environment and one of the most important elements is transparency.” Dominello said increasing numbers of people had become more online savvy during COVID-19 but that those who struggled with the technology could be walked through the

process at Council chambers. Central Coast was one of the first councils to put its hand up to be part of the new system. Murphy said Council staff had embraced the new procedures and the system had gone online prior to the July 1 deadline. “We could see this was the way of the future and we wanted to be ahead of the game,” Murphy said. “This will cut out a lot of paper and the process will be a lot better for the customer. “People can go online to the portal and see the status of their application so the visibility of seeing where things are up to is very good. “We also want people who might be uncomfortable with eplanning to know that we will help them through the process.” Source: Media release, Jul 1 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Media conference, Jul 1

On June 28, dozens of locals flocked to headlands around the Central Coast to witness the northern whale migration. See page 38

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A small team of local artists has created a mural painting in Budgewoi celebrating the theme, Unity in Diversity. See page 15

Photo: Paul Bennet Airshows

A major air show and festival being planned for Central Coast Airport at Warnervale in May 2021 has the potential to boost aviation tourism and create a new regional event attracting thousands of spectators. Adventure flight and aviation event company, Paul Bennet Airshows, is seeking approval

for the two-day event from Central Coast Council, which owns the airport. A festival type arrangement is being planned with food vendors, static displays, family amusements and roaming performers, headlined by daring aerobatic displays. The organisers expect the venture to draw a crowd of about 10,000 people to the

airport over the course of two days and to be an economic boost to the area. Aside from potentially kicking off a new regional event, if Central Coast Air Show takes off, it will also bring attention to the Warnervale airport as a significant asset and piece of regional infrastructure, after the site was absent from Council’s Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS).

The airport was the subject of many community submissions to the LSPS from residents, both for and against, wanting clarity about the role that the airport will play in the Coast’s future. Central Coast Aero Club (CCAC) is the principal user of the airport and the Coast’s only aviation tourism providers. President, Andrew Smith,

believes that the Central Coast Air Show could be just the thing to kickstart aviation tourism on the Coast. According to Smith, scenic joy flights are the Coast’s only major form of aviation tourism, with the flights an exhilarating way to experience the region’s sweeping hinterlands and stunning coastline. Continued page 4

Funds allocated to ease Carters Rd congestion Some positive actions are afoot for Central Coast Council to resolve traffic congestion and parking problems in Carters Rd, Lake Munmorah.

Mayor Lisa Matthews has signalled a strong push will come from Central Coast Council for the Coast to play a key role in hosting teams and events during the 2023 FIFA Womens’ World Cup. See page 40

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Council has allocated $650,000 in the 2020-21 operational budget for stage one of a car park and road upgrade which will go to the July 27 meeting for adoption. A Council spokesperson said options to improve traffic and parking in Carters Rd were being developed, including

additional car parking adjacent to Lake Munmorah High School. Also, Council is now liaising with Ausgrid regarding a licence for the existing car park in Carters Rd, a move Ausgrid has been trying to resolve for years. In March, Swansea MP, Yasmin Catley, put out yet another call to Council to take responsibility for the car park which Ausgrid built in 2012 on a vacant lot next to its substation, at the request of the community.

She said since 2015, Ausgrid had attempted to lease the car park to Council on a 50-year lease for the peppercorn rent of $1 per year. “Council kept resisting and Ausgrid eventually said the car park would be closed, but we couldn’t allow that to happen, and I met with Council staff about a month ago to discuss a way forward,” Catley said. Traffic congestion and lack of parking has been causing chaos in Carters Rd for many years. Continued page 4

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It’s been a wild four months, but we are still here. And, not only have we survived (touch wood), but in the past 6 months we have doubled the circulation of the Coast News across 200 distribution points.

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This year’s Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim (TBOS) has been cancelled. See page 30

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The proposed development, adjacent to environmentally sensitive and culturally significant land on Woy Woy Rd, has been the subject of heated debate in recent weeks and crossed its first major hurdle with the Joint Regional Planning Panel determining last week it has strategic and site specific merit. But founder of Coast Environment Alliance (CEA), Jake Cassar, said he had noticed several large cleared areas on the subject site last weekend. “My heart just sank when I saw the carnage in an area well known for its endangered plants and animals,” he said. “Someone had taken some kind of large machinery and just ploughed through the extremely sensitive bushland. “It was devastating.” Cassar said several hundred

listed koala habitat trees had been knocked over and piled up as if ready to be burned in an act of “mindless environmental vandalism”. DLALC Chairperson, Matthew West, said it had come to Darkinjung’s attention some

time ago that illegal clearing had occurred at the site. “Darkinjung wishes to make it clear that at no time did we authorise any internal or external party to begin land clearing at this site,” West said.

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The second round of community consultation is now open on the Wallarah Creek Catchment Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan.

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War memorial to get a facelift

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A major air show being planned for May 2021 at Warnervale Airport has the potential to boost aviation tourism.

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Mystery clearing of Darkinjung site He said Darkinjung had been falsely accused of being responsible for illegal clearing perpetrated by trespassers. “As a result, Darkinjung has instigated a legal investigation to determine who the person or entity responsible for the illegal land clearing is in order to see justice served,” he said. Meanwhile, West said last week’s decision by the Regional Planning Panel was a “significant step on Darkinjung’s journey to determine its own future for its lands”. “It’s crucial for our community that our lands play an active role in ensuring a brighter future not just for our people, but the whole Central Coast community,” he said. “This proposal would preserve more than half the site in its pristine ecological state. “This conservation land will also act as a significant buffer between our development footprint and the Bambara Aboriginal Cultural landscape.” But with a planning proposal yet to be prepared and submitted for a Gateway determination, Cassar said the

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Mystery surrounds the unauthorised clearing of a tract of land at Kariong owned by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) and earmarked for a controversial 70-home housing development.

The NSW Government has announced a new $388M funding package to tackle the state’s elective surgery backlog.

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Volunteer motorcyclists’ medical courier service, Blood Bikes Australia, has started up on the Central Coast .

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Hardys Bay Club is making plans to reopen with a new community focussed business model after being forced to close.

With 125 new roles on offer across the state, women are especially being encouraged to join at the frontline to break down the misconception that field roles are too physically demanding for women to consider.

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Construction will begin soon on a new primary school at Warnervale, with Richard Crookes Constructions awarded the contract for main works construction.

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The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is calling on Central Coast women to help protect national parks and threatened wildlife.

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Demolition work on the old Union Hotel on the corner of Mann and Donnison Streets began this week.

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fight was far from over. If supported at Gateway the proposal would follow the usual planning proposal process including more detailed studies (if required), agency, Council and community consultation. The planning proposal would see 7.1ha of the 13.2ha site remain zoned E2 environmental conservation. Cassar said the 5,000 member CEA had received notification from Aboriginal stakeholders that the land is “extremely culturally significant to them” and would continue to oppose the development. “You can already see the endangered ecological plant communities known as hanging swamps clinging on to life next to the land that has been ravaged,” he said. Cassar claimed the panel had made its decision without having any knowledge of the threatened flora and fauna on the site, bushfire hazards, or what the Central Coast community thinks of the proposal. Terry Collins

Woy Woy War Memorial is set for a facelift following an allocation of $9600 from the NSW Government’s Community War Memorials Fund.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Mr Adam Crouch said conservation work to be undertaken on the memorial in Brick Wharf Rd, included cleaning and repairs to the spire, as well as

repairs to the marble inscription plaques. “The Central Coast community lost many, many people to war and this sacrifice should never be forgotten,” Mr Crouch said.

“Woy Woy War Memorial is a place where our community regularly pays tribute to the war effort and it also represents a part of our community’s history.” Funding is available on a bi-

annual basis, with applications for the next round of funding closing on November 11. SOURCE Media release, 8 July 2020 Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal

Crouch defends need for $7 million roundabout

Central Coast businesses are becoming increasingly worried about their future as the end date for the JobKeeper supplement looms.. See page 26

Sport

Gosford tennis superstar, Nick De Vivo, endured in a tantalisingly tight final of the Gosford Tennis Club’s (GTC) U18 boys UTR event against Wyong rival, Riley Courtney. See page 40

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Mr Adam Crouch has defended the need for a $7 million roundabout at the corner of Maitland Bay Dr and Picnic Pde, Ettalong, as the work began on July 6.

“This upgrade is absolutely necessary for this busy intersection, and when completed will massively ease congestion and improve access in and out of Ettalong,” said Mr Crouch, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal. He said Central Coast Council had issued a licence to Transport for NSW to occupy part of Ettalong Oval for 12 months during the intersection upgrade. The northern section of Ettalong Oval, next to the Broken Bay Scout Group hall, would be fenced off and used for access by construction vehicles and plants, storage of materials, equipment, containers and shed, temporary fencing and

gating associated with the upgrade works, he said. “The upgrade includes installing a new raised concrete roundabout, concrete medians, new shared pathways, a pedestrian refuge and on-road cycle lanes,” Mr Crouch said. “There are 19,000 motorists who travel through this intersection each day. “It serves as the main link between the Peninsula and suburbs to the north of the Rip Bridge like Empire Bay and Kincumber. Initial work involved utility relocations, setting up a temporary site compound on Picnic Pde, vegetation removal and installation of signs, and erosion and sediment control measures, he said. Work would be carried out on weekdays and some night shifts would be required.

Breaking ground (from left) Cr Jillian Hogan, Cr Kyle MacGregor, Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, Mayor Lisa Matthews, Cr Doug Vincent and Wyong MP David Harris

Civil works have started at Warnervale Town Centre. They are expected to be finished by October, ready for construction to start soon after on the retail and commercial facilities. Also, Central Coast Council will deliver a water and sewerage upgrade in Warnervale Town Centre following the provision of an $8.5M funding package from the NSW Government. Commencement of the civil

works was marked by an official ground breaking ceremony on Monday, July 13. The long awaited Warnervale Town Centre is the “heart” of the residential development, Hilltop Park, by private developers Landcorp NSW. The Sparks Rd residential development and town centre is generating thousands of jobs during construction and into the future, hundreds of millions of dollars in investment and boosting economic confidence in the north of the Central

Coast home between 2016 and 2041, and enabling population growth to occur around Warnervale Town Centre is also a key part of this.” Building of the town centre facilities is expected to start soon after civil works finish in October. The town centre will have a long day childcare centre, children’s play centre, a variety of retail shops, family tavern, medical facilities and pharmacy, and possibly an arts and theatre, as well as a

Woolworths supermarket, opening up about 500 new ongoing jobs. Also, there will be parklands, including a dedicated area honouring the history of the local indigenous community, an open-air sports facility, bike tracks, jogging/walking tracks and other community amenities within the parklands area, which Landcorp NSW is planning to finish by early 2022.

Australian Seabird Rescue Central Coast (ASRCC) has achieved what’s believed to be a world first in turtle rehabilitation. In June, the organisation said goodbye to Dotti the green sea turtle, after releasing the adult female at Norah Head following nine months of rehabilitation. Dotti had been struck by a boat, suffering a severe crack in her shell and from float syndrome, a condition that makes turtles float due to gas build up in their organs.

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Two community organisations have benefitted from a combined Community Matching Grants program.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coat, Adam Crouch, announces the new palliative care unit with members of the Elsie’s retreat Committee

Construction will begin this year on the region’s first dedicated Palliative Care Unit at Gosford Public Hospital thanks to a commitment from the State Government announced on July 16.

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After months of care, Dotti’s shell healed, but her issues with floating persisted. Upon further veterinary inspection, it was determined that the endangered turtle was suffering a collapsed lung and pneumothorax. After several attempts to drain the air building up in her body, Dotti’s vet, Dr Jonathon Howard, concluded that she had a tear in her lung which was leaking. Continued page 4

Mil Tek Waste Solutions at Tuggerah is one of three Central Coast businesses to share $600,000 from the BinTrim program.

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Some unusual visitors of the flippered kind have been spotted around Central Coast waters in recent weeks.

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Central Coast Rugby League (CCRL) has released its amended 2020 season draw following the departure of The Entrance Tigers from the senior competition. See page 31

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World first procedure in marine reptile medicine

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Coast, says Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris. Contracts have now been signed for an $8.5M upgrade of water supply infrastructure, announced on July 9 by Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch. “The new upgraded sewer mains and pumps in Warnervale Town Centre are critical to help develop it into a major residential hub,” Crouch said. “We know that 92,250 extra people will call the Central

This chunky boy popped in to say hi at Koolewong Photo: Lynne Mather

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Labor MPs claim misdirection of council merger funds Labor MPs on the Central Coast claim money meant to support NSW councils with extra costs of amalgamation, including Central Coast Council, has instead been redirected to councils in Coalition-held electorates which didn’t undergo amalgamation. Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, said it was totally unacceptable that more than $100M of the $250M Stronger Communities Fund Tied Grants program had been redirected. “Central Coast Council has missed out on funding which could have fast-tracked infrastructure and better supported the amalgamation of the Gosford and Wyong councils which was forced on ratepayers in a completely undemocratic way,” he said at a press conference on July 13, where he was joined by Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, and Member for The Entrance, David Mehan. “We know the cost of amalgamation is anywhere between $200M and $250M. “We are calling on the NSW Government to immediately restore the funding and reallocate it to eligible councils

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, and Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, at Gosford waterfront on July 13

like the Central Coast.” Harris said Labor would be pursuing the matter when State Parliament returned in the last week of July and that it has been referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Auditor General. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the Government committed $10M for infrastructure and $10M for

amalgamation costs to the newly-merged Central Coast Council in 2016. “Every single dollar has been delivered to Council,” he said. “In 2018, the NSW Government committed a further $5.5M for Central Coast Council to deliver park upgrades, surf clubs, renovations, roadworks, upgraded sporting and recreation facilities and improved youth facilities.

“All funding allocations have followed established guidelines. “In the past two years alone, Central Coast Council has received $104M in grant funding from the NSW Government. “This is more than almost any other council in NSW.” Harris claims some of that money came from different grant funding programs, other

than the Stronger Communities Fund Tied program in question. Tesch said extra funding could have helped with projects such as a bike path connecting Gosford and Point Clare, kerb and guttering and the education precinct in the Gosford town centre. “We deserve more, and we don’t want to see pork barrelling and delivery in other electorates,” she said.

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren, asked the Information and Privacy Commission to investigate whether the NSW Government intentionally withheld information regarding the Stronger Communities Fund Tied program. He said in a media release that a freedom of information request into the grants program was refused, despite State Parliament ordering the NSW Government to turn over about 3,000 pages of documents into the grants, including more than 4,700 references to the program. Meanwhile, the Public Accountability Committee of the NSW Parliament has recently established an inquiry into the integrity, efficacy and value for money of NSW Government grants programs. Committee Chair, David Shoebridge, said the inquiry was about bringing greater transparency and public accountability to a range of government funding schemes, including the well-publicised Stronger Communities Fund. Sue Murray and Terry Collins

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$600,000 in Bin Trim funding for local waste management companies Three Central Coast recycling and waste initiatives will share more than $600,000 in funding from the Bin Trim program, funded under the NSW Government’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, with Elisabeth Blik from WildBlueGlobal Consulting

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the money would go to Mil Tek Waste Solutions, WildBlueGlobal Consulting and Waste-Pro. “These three organisations will work with local businesses to help them increase their

levels of recycling and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill,” he said. Mil Tek Waste Solutions is receiving $300,000 to work with businesses and help them achieve 15 per cent diversion from landfill. WildBlueGlobal Consulting will focus on the aged care, childcare and hospitality sectors with a grant of $258,790, while Waste-Pro will receive $134,652.50 to help businesses better recycle plastics, pallets, organics, and overflow paper and cardboard. “These three organisations are all working towards a

common goal of helping to reduce the 1.8 million tonnes of NSW business waste which currently goes to landfill.” Jason Campbell from Mil-tek Waste Solutions said the company was working hard to support and implement costeffective waste solutions as businesses continue to reinvent, restructure and push forward with the new normal in the wake of COVID-19. Elisabeth Blik from WildBlueGlobal Consulting said the company had diverted more than 16,000 tonnes of waste from the Coast in the last round of Bin Trim funding.

“This new funding allows us to help businesses reduce costs and get back on their feet after COVID-19,” she said. Blik is undertaking several recycling initiatives, one of which is collecting food waste from preschools and cafes to be used as animal food. Christian McLean from WastePro said it would continue to offer free professional advice on waste reduction savings and a boost in recycling. Source: Media release, Jul 10 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Green New Deal for the Central Coast The Central Coast Greens are developing a new strategy on what the region might look like beyond COVID-19 and how to make that happen. Last month they hosted the first in a series of online panel discussions on their Green New Deal for the Central Coast, with a second discussion set for July 25.

The upcoming event will focus on education and feature civil and environmental engineer and life-long activist for social and environmental justice NSW Greens Senator, Mehreen Faruqi, Climate Emergency Coordinator for the NSW Teachers Federation, Kelly Marks, and former President of the Australian Teachers’ Union, writer and

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Organiser Chantelle Baistow said the first Zoom forum on June 20 received positive feedback. “We aim to create a forum to discuss what progress is already being made, and where the practical opportunities lie in the economy after COVID-19,” she said. “This is a crucial time for regeneration and renewable

industries, while also making sure a just and diverse transition is made with sustainable job opportunities and support. The forum will be conducted from 11am-12.30pm on July 25 and people can register online via contact-nsw.greens. org.au. Terry Collins

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“There is just one breeding colony in NSW at the moment – at Montague Island off Narooma – but the bachelor colonies are setting up all along the coast claiming lands for possible future breeding.” Ling said some seals follow the fish out of area, but monitoring of the Barranjoey colony showed that many were returning. “This is a great sign they are setting up a new residence,” he said. Ling said it was important never to try to touch, pat or feed the seals. “These are wild animals and

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can be unpredictable,” he said. “You shouldn’t go closer than 40 metres, but it’s perfectly safe to enjoy them from a distance.” Ling said the mammals were most likely to be spotted sunning themselves on rocks or jetties in daylight hour. “They are nocturnal feeders,” he said. “They party all night and sleep all day – much like teenage boys.” The Central Coast Dolphin Project encourages residents to send in any pictures they might take of the seals to help with the monitoring process. Terry Collins

As a region, the Central Coast has weathered the coronavirus pandemic extremely well to date, but with new hot spots emerging in Melbourne and Sydney over recent weeks, complacency could be a killer, says Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch. Some targeted measures have already been reintroduced. In particular, restrictions on hotels will tighten up again from July 17 with new measures to cap visitors inside venues at 300, scale back group bookings from a maximum of 20 down to 10 and record visitor details for contact tracing. The tough new compliance measures will also see dedicated hygiene marshalls patrol venues with a capacity of greater than 250 whenever they are open and smaller hotels with a capacity of fewer

Acting Chief Executive, Central Coast Local Health District, Kate Lyons

than 350 must have a marshall employed in peak periods. “We’ve been very lucky on the Coast, with only 117 cases recorded during the peak periods of March and April,” Crouch said. “We know most of these came from repeople returning from overseas. “But we can’t take that for granted – these new clusters are a big wake up call. “I have every faith in our Health District but the responsibility (for keeping COVID-19 at bay) comes back to the community. “We have to do the right

thing; it’s not worth risking infection just to jump a queue.” Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) confirmed this week there have been no new cases of Covid-19 locally in the past month but reinforced the need for continued vigilance. CCLHD Acting Chief Executive, Kate Lyons, said recent reemergences of the virus elsewhere in NSW were a timely reminder of how easily COVID-19 is spread. “We have been through a lot as a community this year already – fire, floods and now the COVID-19 pandemic - but we have come a long way and

we have done this together,” she said. “Easing of restrictions continues to be a good sign of the progress we all continue to make. “However, this also means it is more important than ever to remain vigilant, especially with the situation in Victoria. Lyons emphasized the importance of maintaining physical distancing of 1.5 metres and for people to get tested if they are unwell, even if the symptoms are mild. “[Testing] is particularly important because like other diseases, you can be infectious just before you get symptoms. “Stopping the spread of COVID-19 is about taking care of ourselves and each other. “It is a community effort.” Meanwhile, health authorities have urged anyone who attended the Crossroads Hotel at Casula between July 3 and 10 or the Picton Hotel on July 4, 9 or 10 to get tested immediately, even if displaying no symptoms. Terry Collins

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Koolewong boat ramp and car park upgrade completed

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, inspects the extended car parking which was the final stage of the Koolewong boat ramp upgrade

Central Coast boaters now have improved access to Brisbane Water with the $1.5M redevelopment of Koolewong boat ramp officially complete. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said

the final stage of works involved improvements to the car parking area. “The most recent work involved extending the capacity of the existing car parking area with 27 new spaces for boat trailer parking and five spaces for car parking, including one disability-accessible space,”

The newly completed boat ramp at Koolewong

Crouch said. “The three-year-long redevelopment of this popular boat ramp was co-funded by the NSW Government and Central Coast Council. “The new facilities include a newly-reconstructed boat ramp, an on-ramp, an L-shaped pontoon,car park improvements

and landscaping.” Central Coast Council Mayor, Lisa Matthews, said the new carpark was a win for local and visiting boating and fishing enthusiasts and complemented Koolewong’s quality boating facilities which were built in 2018. “We appreciate the NSW

Government providing funding which has enabled Council to deliver this new public infrastructure which provides increased car and trailer parking capacity and improved safety and traffic flow,” Cr Matthews said. “With over 173 kilometres of waterway foreshores on the

Central Coast it’s no wonder that boating, fishing and other waterway recreational activities are so popular with residents and a major drawcard for tourists.” Source: Media release, July 9 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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No assurances from council on red bin collections Councillor Greg Best has once again failed to convince Central Coast Council to issue an assurance that red bin collections will definitely not be scaled back from weekly to fortnightly. Cr Best first raised the issue in July last year, prior to the public exhibition of the Central Coast Waste Strategy, which makes numerous references encouraging the reduction of red bin pick up cycles as an environmental and cost saving device. At that time, his motion for an assurance the red bin service would be reduced was knocked back. He sought the same assurance at the latest Council meeting (July 13), asking councillors to “put ratepayers out of their misery” by ruling out a reduction in services. “Raising rates by more than $4M last week and now to leave open the prospect of a significant reduction in the red bin services is an outrage,” he said. He told fellow councillors that a number of other councils had

already moved to fortnightly collections and said ratepayers would “not in any way” accept such a reduction. He said Council should acknowledge the pressures felt by the community throughout the coronavirus pandemic. “This should not be magnified [by] escalating public health concerns through emissions from pungent red bins,” he said.

“I can only imagine if a transparent and open question were crafted in a genuine poll to our community asking them, ‘Would you be happy with Council reducing your red bin pick-ups by 50% and providing you with a complimentary can of air freshener?’ The answer would be outrage and an unequivocal no.” Cr Louise Greenaway said she had not heard a single person express concern over

the issue, and she would abstain from the vote. “We should be saying what we will do, not ruling things out,” she said. Director Roads Transport Drainage and Waste, Boris Bolgoff, told councillors that if there were to be a change to bin collection systems in the future it would come to councillors for consideration first. Bolgoff said if the Food

Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) system were to be adopted in the future, it would see food waste allowed in green bins, which would be collected weekly. Deputy Mayor Jane Smith put up an amendment that councillors consider the matter when the draft Resource Management Strategy comes back to Council. Cr Smith refused a suggestion from Cr Doug Vincent that her

amendment include a statement that at this time the Council has no desire to get rid of weekly collections. She said her amendment was about getting a report from the professionals and debate on the matter “diminished” the work of staff. Her amendment was successful, with Councillors Rebecca Gale, Best, Chris Burke, Lisa Matthews and Jilly Pilon voting against it. The amendment became the motion and was carried with the same voting numbers. People have already taken to Facebook protesting any change in red bin collection services, with multiple posts on theTell Council page forecasting an increase in illegal dumping if red bins were to be collected fortnightly. Some people said red bins would need to be bigger if collected fortnightly and some even went so far as to suggest dumping rubbish outside Council chambers in protest. Source: Agenda item 6.2 Central Coast Council meeting, Jul 13

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Calls for urgent drain and sewer works at Davistown Central Coast Councillor Rebecca Gale has vowed to persist in seeking urgent drainage and sewerage mitigation works at Davistown, where heavy rains earlier this year saw 415 homes without services for up to four days. Cr Gale put the hard questions to Council staff in a Question on Notice and was not entirely happy with the response she received at the July 13 meeting. The move followed a call by Davistown Progress Association for an urgent review of the drainage system. In her Question on Notice, Cr Gale requested a comprehensive audit of the water and sewer infrastructure of Davistown. She said some of the main outlets to Brisbane Water were too small to take the water from surrounding tributary drains and called for larger drains with one-way gate filters to stop clogging from debris of inward backflowing water. She said unsealed roads led to frequent flooding at numerous locations and the entire drainage system needed to be regularly and

Flooding in Mireen Ave, Davistown, after light rain this week

systematically cleaned and called for smoking of all drains to locate any illegal stormwater connections to the sewer. In a lengthy response, Council staff said drainage infrastructure in the Davistown area had been constructed and sized in line with the adopted drainage design specifications of the time. It said the sealing of older drainage pipe systems, like the

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Muddy residue following light rain in McCauley St, Davistown, this week

2020- 21 financial year, the response said, works will continue on the upgrade of Davistown Rd which includes drainage improvements associated with the road project. However, it did say the community could highlight specific flooding locations and

From page 1 Final work and commissioning activities are underway on the $3 billion NorthConnex project. The twin nine kilometre tunnels will be the missing link between the M1 Pacific Motorway at Wahroonga and the Hills M2 Motorway at West Pennant Hills. When open, it will be the deepest road tunnel in Australia, removing up to 5,000 trucks from Pennant Hills Road daily. The tunnel will feature a series of contemporary internal lighting features to keep drivers engaged and focused as they travel through the tunnel. Current work to complete the project includes finalising landscaping, fencing and minor repairs across all locations. Commissioning activities continue to take place along the alignment. Activity to vacate temporary construction areas is underway at Eastbourne Avenue, Wahroonga, and along the M1 Pacific Motorway, while work at the tunnel support facilities at Wilson Road, Pennant Hills and Trelawney Street, Thornleigh is nearing an end. Visit livetraffic.com.au for the latest traffic information. Air quality reporting The NorthConnex tunnel ventilation system is designed to meet stringent air quality criteria. Baseline ambient air quality monitoring has been recorded outside the tunnel since late 2018. This monitoring will continue for at least two years after NorthConnex opens to traffic. When NorthConnex opens, there will be 24 hour air quality monitoring inside the tunnel and from ventilation outlets. Real time hourly results of air quality monitoring and relevant meteorological data is available at www.northconnex.com.au/environment-andapprovals/air-quality. A hardcopy report is available on request.

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request an investigation and it is from this Cr Gale takes heart. “I have gone back to the progress association and asked for a list of locations to be investigated and have reported those to Council officers and I won’t be letting this issue go,” she said. “Drainage is a major issue,

particularly at Davistown, and I wasn’t satisfied with the response so I am continuing to try to get more traction. “While I am aware there are budgetary considerations and it won’t happen overnight, I will continue fighting for the remainder of my term. “The benefit of handling the matter through Questions on Notice is that the concerns are now on public record. Progress Association president, Jenny McCulla, said she did not want to see a repeat of the situation in February, when more than 400 homes were without a toilet or clean water for up to four days. “Even after light rains, the flooding is evident and there is mud everywhere,” she said. “The flooding, antiquated drainage and inefficient sewerage system needs some attention now, not when another sudden heavy downpour knocks out the service again.”

“The least we can do as a community and as a Government is create the best facilities in a hospital setting. “The new indoor and outdoor spaces will transform palliative services for patients, families

and carers. “It is so important that we create the right environment where there is not only the best care, but the surroundings are sympathetic too. “The great news is … that has the ability to expand.”

Elsie’s Retreat committee member, Oana McBride, said having the unit at Gosford Hospital was the best model for ongoing funding. “We are sort of in the middle here at Gosford …it’s easy to get too,” McBride said. The inspiration to lobby for the unit started 12 years ago after McBride’s close friend, Elsie, tragically passed away from breast cancer. Elsie noticed that at the time there was no service for people in their last stages of life and asked McBride to establish one here on the Central Coast. “[Elsie] said this is what we have not got on the Coast, so this is what we need; promise me you will get this done,” McBride said. The funding is part of a $10.1B investment in health infrastructure from the NSW government, which also committed in 2019 to eight new palliative care nurses for the Coast. Fit-out costs for the new unit are estimated at around $400,000, with operational costs to become apparent once the unit is up and running. Jacinta Counihan and Terry Collins

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Despite the interruption COVID-19 has had on our every day lives, Council has been able to continue delivering essential services for our community and play our part in keeping the economy going and keeping locals in jobs. The latest milestone is Council’s progression with important water and sewerage infrastructure for Gosford CBD and Warnervale Town Centre. These projects are part of the NSW Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 - the ‘blueprint’ for growing our regional economy, accelerating housing supply and protecting and enhancing the natural environment on the Central Coast. Supported by a combined $21million in NSW Government funding under the Housing Acceleration Fund, this important next step will assist Council’s delivery of water and sewage infrastructure in two key growth areas of the Central Coast. In Gosford CBD it will help meet the needs of an increased level of high-rise residential dwellings, the ongoing redevelopment of Gosford Hospital, the completion of the ATO and NSW Financial Services developments and other developments planned for the Gosford CBD area. In Warnervale Town Centre it will help accelerate housing and commercial development in line with the Government’s plans for the region. This is another example of what can be achieved when all levels of Government work together.

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As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Council has reopened additional facilities and services, in accordance with safety regulations. • Gosford administration office has reopened as a customer service point, including for planning enquiries (mornings only). Wyong administration office remains closed while maintenance work is undertaken but will reopen soon. • Customer service transactions are now also available at libraries at Erina, Lake Haven, The Entrance, Tuggerah and Woy Woy. • JP services available in limited hours at Gosford, Kincumber and Umina Libraries. • Our Book Mobile service is back at a reduced capacity. • Co-working facility the Gosford Smart-Work Hub has reopened providing an alternative to working from home or commuting to the office. • The Grant McBride Baths are open for swimmers with a lifeguard in attendance 8am-1pm each day. • Central Coast Stadium has welcomed its first spectators to NRL games, with a maximum attendance of 4,500 patrons. Please continue to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by staying home if you feel unwell, regularly washing hands and practising social distancing. For an updated list on the status of Council facilities and services got to centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/facilities The 27 July Council Meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube. Details: centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/meeting-livestream for more information. For customer service, contact us on 1300 463 954, online at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au or by visiting customer services points listed at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/facilities

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Council’s Economic Development Strategy with a Recovery and Resilience Framework is now online for public exhibition until 20 July. The Economic Development Strategy is a bigpicture plan that identifies broad objectives and actions over 20 years, accompanied by an Economic Recovery and Resilience Framework which addresses the impacts of COVID-19 and brings forward key action items to support the local economy and lay the foundations for sustainable growth. Go to yourvoiceourcoast.com and have your say before 20 July.

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With many businesses experiencing hardship in the current financial climate, Council has set up a number of resources to help them operate as efficiently as possible. These include: • a dedicated priority customer service channel for businesses seeking information from Council, including online resources • access to Council’s one-stop Grant Finder hub to source potential financial injections • a commitment by Council to procuring goods and services from local businesses whenever possible and to promoting its upcoming works program to local suppliers • online platforms which help local shoppers and businesses connect with other local businesses • non enforcement of delivery times specified in development approvals. For more details, visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/business-support

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Telling your Left from your Right David Casey (Forum, Edition 250) queries the claims to conservatism of broadcasters Andrew Bolt and Alan Jones. I argue that their resistance to change, even when the evidence supporting the need for it is overwhelming, exactly constitutes conservatism, albeit in its extreme form. Opposition to any move away from coal as a major energy source falls precisely in this category. Notwithstanding my arguing that resistance to change, by definition, is conservatism, many of the wealthy and powerful who define themselves as such, are far from conservative economically (as has ever been thus). Yes, they operate to retain their dominance, but also work to increase that dominance by seeking, for instance, greater market power and reduced (or total exemption from) taxation. So, for this group, support for the less fortunate through taxation is seldom viewed

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions positively. To their credit, assistance to favourite charities is commonly seen as doing the right thing while retaining freedom of choice. For many on the left, charity provision, while valued, is considered inadequate because of its hit or miss nature, and its placing people in a mendicant role. Rather, a system that seeks to ensure that all are educated to achieve their potential, and all have a dignified and decent standard of living is preferred. Only systematic research coupled with government service provision alongside

private enterprise and such charities that are in existence can achieve this. Those on the left can be “conservative” economically, by opposing those who seek to divert more and more away from those in need to their own pockets. At the same time, most on the left In Australia at least, are socially liberal. They want a society in which people are free to live their private lives as they choose, but not in a way that is unfairly exploitative of others. A thorough analysis of the issue could fill a book. I must just add that part of the confusion I think comes from Robert Menzies choice of the title “Liberal” for his then new party. Though his intent might have been for a tinge of social liberalism alongside economic liberalism, it is mainly the latter that has strengthened over the decades. Email, Jul 14 Sonnie Hopkins, Tascott

Tory policy to cripple the ABC In response to R. Hall’s letter to the editor that appeared in edition 250, it is Tory policy to cripple the ABC for refusing to toe the conservative line. It is inevitably either the death by a thousand cuts, or by forcing them to compromise their integrity by accepting commercial advertising, so don’t expect Lucy Wicks to go against her own party. What other facility has the means to conduct emergency broadcasts during bushfires

FORUM etc? What other facility is not afraid to question authorities, lest they upset their sponsors? And what other facility could provide cyclone warnings to the Pacific Islands until Radio Australia got shut down in 2017? Internet access is all very well, but it tends to require electricity (a somewhat scarce commodity during a typhoon);

a battery-powered short-wave receiver will do the job quite nicely, and it is even possible to buy a clockwork-driven radio so even batteries are not required. I hesitate to use the term ‘The Lucky Country’ as those who do have invariably not actually read the book, but why must we be technologically backward in a country so full of potential? Email, Jul 13 Dave Horsfall, North Gosford

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Self sufficiency, like nostalgia for Chesty Bonds, is not a viable option The letters from C. Hemmings and Robert Findley in edition 250 both advocating manufacturing self-sufficiency for the country, display a failure to grasp reality. Mr Findley’s claim that “We had a wonderful country and were self-reliant” is pure fantasy: Australia has never, in its history, been self-sufficient, and, as the world becomes more complicated and integrated, the chances of our ever being self-sufficient recede at increasing speed. The fact that Mr Findley could once buy (over-priced) footwear made in Australia had, as its main effect, the inability of many people to afford shoes, for the simple reason that the productive mechanism was too inefficient to be globally competitive. That was not something to be proud of. This same factor applied, across the board, in a wide

FORUM range of manufacturing activities that were only kept alive by measures protecting them from real competition, thus making every Australian poorer than was necessary, for no purpose other than benefit to protectionist politicians and to entrepreneurs who could take advantage of this cosy environment. A world in which every country concentrates on its natural advantage and trades the product of that natural advantage (material or nonmaterial) with other countries that operate on the same principle is one where we all benefit. In order to make even a gesture towards selfsufficiency in manufacturing, we should have to be prepared to make ourselves measurably poorer - not a policy that many politicians would relish advocating to the electorate.

Of course, Mr Hemmings is correct (as I have said so myself) that we need to protect strategic supply lines, to have a national stockpile of vital commodities (not an oil supply stored in the USA) and to possess a sufficient and agile manufacturing sector that can respond to emergency situations. With these capacities, we can strengthen ourselves against international blackmail and maintain a capability to cope with unexpected natural occurrences. That is the foundation of our national security and is unarguable. Beyond this, nostalgia for Chesty Bond athletics is not a viable basis for structuring our employment targets, directing our training priorities and positioning ourselves within the international community. Email, Jul 10 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

Call for obituaries We compliment you and your team for excellent coverage throughout your local newspaper for the local community and especially for us seniors. Being volunteers for seniors, we know that a very large percentage of seniors rely on

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Brisbane Water Police Officers assist with Victorian border closure Officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District have assisted NSW Police with the closing of the state’s border with Victoria. A spokesperson for the District said a small team of officers made the trip to the border to assist with closing duties at crossing stations around the state. “Some of our colleagues at incredibly short notice travelled

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south last week and assisted with duties on Victorian border crossings and we are continuing to assist in coming weeks. With some officers assisting at a rural crossing near Jindabyne, the spokesperson said many have reported on some of the differences between their old beat and new assignment. “We are told it was a gorgeous

work backdrop with quite different scenery and temperatures to Brisbane Water, with max reached of only 5 degrees in the middle of the day. “We are told the fire (pictured) kept them toastie. “Well done ladies and gents,” the spokesperson said. Source: Website, Jul 14 Brisbane Water PD

The mystery of the hidden speaker Mystery continues to surround the KincumberDavistown cycling track hidden speaker incident that’s set the community on edge, but according to local police it was probably just a hoax. The community first became aware of the situation after a social media post penned by an anonymous woman claimed two men (or possibly older

teens) were using a hidden speaker to project cries for help from a distressed woman from bushland off an isolated stretch of the track. Fake or not, the post, which was originally shared by the Friends of Avoca Facebook group, has attracted more than 1,000 comments from concerned residents and has been shared almost 2,000

times since it was published on July 7. But according to a Brisbane Water PD Duty Officer, no formal report of the incident was ever made to police as the post suggests, with police also finding out about the matter via social media chatter. It’s that omission that’s prompted officers to suspect a hoax is afoot and lending credence to that theory is the fact that no other reports of a

similar incident at the track were made that day. Sceptics are also asking why the woman failed to retrieve the speaker, both as evidence and to prevent any other passer-by’s from being affected by the rouse. However, the woman has reiterated her position via another anonymous post on Friends of Avoca. “Please know that what I described really happened.

“One of my children isn’t sleeping at night because he is so worried about what happened. “A number of people have asked whether police were contacted. “I called Gosford Police Station immediately after the incident. “I also called the Police Assistance Line (PAL) on Tuesday afternoon to make sure it was being followed up.

“While it was a different crew at Gosford that night, they said that a police car would have been sent to check the area that afternoon and that additional patrols would be set up along the track. “I just wanted to make sure you didn’t think I was making this up and taking advantage of this page,” the post reads. Dilon Luke

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Police officer assaulted A man is before the courts after allegedly assaulting a police officer at Halekulani.

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At about 5am on Tuesday, July 14, officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District attended Walu Ave, Halekulani, after reports an unknown male was yelling loudly and allegedly attempting to enter properties and threatening nearby residents. After patrolling the area, police observed the man enter his own home and left with nil issues. Shortly after, around 7am, officers returned to the street after reports the man was again seen allegedly trespassing and threatening residents. Two officers spoke to the man, when he became aggressive and allegedly

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punched a senior constable, a 47-year-old woman, in the head multiple times. He was restrained before he allegedly lunged at the senior constable again and OC spray was deployed unsuccessfully. The man allegedly continued to punch and knee the officer in the head before he was restrained and arrested. The senior constable sustained facial lacerations

and was treated at the scene before being taken to Wyong Hospital for further treatment. The 28-year-old man was taken to Wyong Police Station where he was charged with two counts of enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, stalk/ intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal), assault police officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm, resist or hinder police officer in the execution of duty, and intimidate police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm. He was refused bail at Wyong Local Court and will appear before the same court later this month. Source: Press release, Jul 14 NSW Police Media

Ice lab uncovered at Tuggerah Two men are before the courts and an ice laboratory has been dismantled following a multiagency police operation at Tuggerah over the July 11 and 12 weekend, as part of an ongoing investigation into the importation and manufacture of prohibited drugs. The State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Squad and the NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC) established a joint operation under Strike Force Collarene to investigate drug related activities by a criminal syndicate. Following extensive inquiries, two men, aged 47 and 36, were arrested outside a business on Ace Cres, Tuggerah, at around 5:45pm on Saturday, July 11. A subsequent search warrant was executed at the business, where police uncovered a clandestine laboratory,

containing equipment and substances consistent with the manufacture of crystal methylamphetamine (ice). All items were seized by the Chemical Operations Team for forensic examination. The pair were taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with manufacture and supply prohibited drug in a large commercial quantity. Commander of the Organised Crime Squad, Detective Superintendent Martin Fileman said the arrests of these men were significant. “Police will allege in court that the pair were members of a criminal syndicate manufacturing and supplying the drug ice,” Det Supt Fileman said. “The substances seized on Saturday in Tuggerah had the potential to manufacture a large commercial quantity of

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ice with an estimated street value of $2.4M. “As the importing of illicit substances has become more challenging for Organised Crime, many groups are turning to manufacturing their own supply to keep up with market demand. “But while they are adjusting the way that they do business, NSW Police and our partner agencies such as the NSWCC, will remain just as dogged in shutting down their operations and putting those responsible before the courts,” he added. The men were refused bail and appeared at Newcastle Local Court on Sunday, July 12, where they were formally bail refused to appear at Wyong Local Court. Investigations under Strike Force Collarene are continuing. Source: Press release, Jul 13 NSW Police Media

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Heavy storms hit Coast Gale force winds and heavy storms saw almost 50 calls for help on the Central Coast on July 14, but Gosford SES Unit Commander, Steve Tobin, said the unit had been prepared for much worse.

High seas at Terrigal during the height of the storm on Tuesday Photo: Alan Cooper

attending to the calls received. “The majority were leaking rooves and there were a number of tree jobs,” he said. “Only one of those impacted a house and caused minor damage – we got to the rest before they caused any damage.” The Coast was one of the hardest areas in the state. NSW SES took more than 400 calls for assistance across the state, with the worst affected areas being the Hunter and the Central Coast. Hazardous surf conditions prevailed along the coast for Tuesday and much of Wednesday, with erosion occurring at several Central Coast beaches.

Tobin said around 23 calls were recorded in the Gosford area, with about the same number at Wyong. “We fared pretty well,” he said. “It was nowhere near as bad as what we had prepared for. “We had teams organised the previous Thursday but considering what was expected, we escaped very lightly.” Even so, Tobin said teams were out day and night

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Significant tree registration fee abolished Central Coast councillors have voted to abolish a $250 fee for nominating trees for inclusion on the Significant Tree Register just weeks after approving it. The $250 fee was included in a raft of fees and charges approved for 2020-21 on June 29, but quickly raised a red flag with Councillor Louise Greenaway and concerned community members. Councillors also voted at their meeting on July 13 that criteria for listing a tree be expanded to include cultural significance along with heritage and historical value.

Cr Greenaway told fellow councillors the register had been a matter of discussion since August, 2019, when it was resolved to expand the Significant Tree Register which had operated under the former Gosford Council to include trees from the former Wyong council area. “I supported the motion, having lived under the devastating Tree Policy of the former Wyong Council, which saw the removal of trees and resultant damage to habitat, amenity and heritage,” she said. “Nearly a year later we are yet to have a process by which

people can nominate trees from the former Wyong Shire.” Cr Greenaway said nominating a tree was a community service of no benefit to the nominator. She said other council areas haver registers which celebrate trees for their horticultural, aesthetic, indigenous and heritage value, with many of them providing interactive maps showing trees of significance and heritage trails incorporating trees. Councillors also requested the CEO to investigate the opportunities for incorporating the Significant Tree Register in Council’s Local Planning

Instruments with the specific intention of providing long term protection to the trees listed on the register. The decision followed an impassioned address from environmentalist Joy Cooper in the public forum prior to the meeting. Cooper said the register maintained by the former Gosford Council had been valued by the community and easily accessible, with no fee required to nominate a tree. “Since the amalgamation I have observed the register having less and less visibility and even an attempt by staff … to persuade councillors to not

even have a register.” she said. “Fortunately for us the councillors valued this register. “Our region should be showing off, highlighting and differentiating our uniqueness and beauty. “I find it astounding it has taken 11 months for the register to be reactivated and be back on the council web site. “The extensive community consultation with the Community Strategic Plan One Central Coast clearly showed the Central Coast Community valued the natural environment and visitors to the Central Coast did as well.

“This being the case, the Significant Tree Register should be being embraced and adopted post haste. “A Significant Tree Register and current technology should allow for locals and visitors to our area to download an app and be able to either take a drive to all local historically significant trees, or all significant trees in their suburb. “The Significant Tree Register in the past has allowed me to have a deep understanding of the trees in our area and the love others have of particular trees.” Terry Collins

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Play time Kids across the Coast will be spoilt for choice when it comes to playtime, with Central Coast Council delivering a mix of 18 new and improved playspaces across the Coast. Design, construction and delivery of the new and renewed playspaces has taken place over the past 12 months with the community guided district playspace at Shelly Beach Rd, Empire Bay recently completed and works on the Coast’s new regional playspace, Sun Valley Park at Green Point, poised to begin. With work at two other district playspaces, Swadling Reserve, Toowoon Bay, and Susan Fahey Park, Copacabana, also about to kick off, there’s never been a better time to be 10 or under. One Coastie who knows her way around a playground across is Katie Stokes. Stokes is the Founder and

Editor of Playing in Puddles, the Coast’s go-to guide on all things kids. It’s a one-stop-shop for parents, carers and guardians looking to learn more about what the Coast has to offer its youngest residents and one of its most popular features is its comprehensive review of playgrounds. The reviews cover everything mums and dads need to know about whether a playspace is right for their family and Stokes and her family have been kept very busy over the past few weeks checking out what’s new and what’s improved. “Since the holidays started, we’ve been making trips to playspaces around the Coast around five times a week and it’s been great to see so much investment in our local parks and playgrounds,” Stokes said. “Playspaces are such important community assets.

“They’re a place where families can meet other people, where they can get outdoors and be active, and best of all they’re completely free. “With so many people moving to the Coast it’s important that our playspaces be a positive and dynamic part of the Coast and I think we’re on track for that,” Stokes said. Of the new and improved playspaces Stokes said Kincumber’s Pinyari Park was a standout for families with toddlers, while Canton Beach’s Beach Parade Playground and Gavenlock Oval Playground at Narara were great for ages 5 and up. “Pinyari Park is this really cute nature playspace that’s got a lot of wooden features that are great for younger kids. “The other two are great for older kids as they have a lot of climbing features which are great for burning off energy,” Stokes said.

But Stokes choices for the best playspaces on the Coast are a tie between Rotary Park at Terrigal and MacMasters Beach Playground. They’re her family’s old faithfuls and she said they ticked all the right boxes. “Rotary Park is the full package. “It’s great for all ages, is accessible to families with special needs and has great amenities. “MacMasters Beach is a little quieter but it’s another great all ages park and is in such a beautiful spot directly opposite the beach,” Stokes said. With so much work underway to improve playspaces on the Coast, Stokes said the only thing the region was missing was a dedicated regional playspace and she’s hopeful pipeline projects like Sun Valley Park and Gosford’s Leagues Club Field will remedy that.

With council’s draft Central Coast Playspace Strategy now on public exhibition residents are being encouraged by council to have their say on what the future of the Coast’s almost 300 parks and playgrounds should look like. “The draft Central Coast Playspace Strategy is currently on public exhibition and we encourage the community to jump online to review and submit feedback,” said Council’s Environment and Planning Director, Scott Cox. “The strategy was developed to set consistent guidelines and goals for the development and sustainable management of playspaces across the whole Central Coast region. “The Playspace Strategy also ensures future playspaces are appropriately located with equal distribution across the region, and are well designed, inclusive and will further develop our network of quality

playspaces to provide a range of play experiences catering to the varied needs of our community. Mayor Lisa Matthews is also proud to see an abundance of new playspaces. “Playgrounds are important spaces, through which the community builds social networks and keeps active. “Effectively designed playgrounds and parks encourage play at all levels and offer a place for children to learn, exercise, reflect, run, explore and take safe risks; they are places where children can meet with friends and have fun with family members,” Mayor Matthews said. Submissions can be made on the draft Central Coast Playspace Strategy via the Your Voice Our Coast website until August 14. Dilon Luke

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Fairy penguin rescued at Terrigal A fairy penguin is in the care of Australian Seabird Rescue Central Coast (ASRCC) after coming ashore at Terrigal Beach. ASRCC Coordinator, Cathy Gilmore, said the penguin dubbed ‘Ariel’ by her rescuer, was located after spending a few days around the Haven. “One of our fantastic volunteers, Jessie Fancett, combed the beach to find her. “Our vet found lacerations around her body, most likely from being caught in fishing line or netting, and they’d become infected, so she wasn’t in a good way,” Gilmore said. After a few days in care and a course of antibiotics, the little penguin is on the mend. “We were a bit worried about Ariel as she wasn’t eating and

had to be tube fed, but she’s really come over the hill. “She eats by herself, she loves to swim and she preens, all the stuff penguins should be doing, so once she’s finished her course of antibiotics we’ll be planning her release. “However,it was disappointing that no one called her in. “A friend of mine actually messaged me about the penguin after her son saw her on the beach. “We’ve been told she’d been in the area for days and that members of the public had been taking photos of her, but we did not get a formal report. “Other than Manly, there are no mainland roosting sites for fairy penguins in NSW and they’re certainly not a common sight on Terrigal Beach, so it’s

concerning that no one saw this penguin and thought something might be wrong,” Gilmore said. Gilmore added the penguin was most likely the same one spotted near Terrigal Boat Ramp last week and believes she is most likely from the Lion Island colony. Witnesses say they did report the penguin to a wildlife rescue service but according to Gilmore, the advice they were given about it migrating was misinformation. Gilmore now encourages all Central Coast residents who come across seabirds and other marine life in distress to contact ASRCC by phone or text to 0438 862 676. Dilon Luke

Arty Crafty Day to raise funds for Davistown Hall Davistown Progress Association hopes to bring the community back together following COVID-19 restrictions, support local artists, and raise funds for its hall with an Arty Crafty Day on July 25. The day will run from 11.30am-5pm and feature a range of local arts and crafts made by community members. It will include performances by local musicians, a fun session called Dancing on the Green and a raffle. Association president, Jenny McCulla, said there were a few reasons for running the event. “It will be to support local craftspeople and artists who are having a hard time at the

moment because of COVID,” McCulla said. “It will also give the local community a small celebration.” On the day there will be a decorate your bike competition for children aged 4-8 and 9-12, with the prize funded by local real estate agents. The event will also raise some much-needed funds for the volunteer-run hall to help with rent, insurances, Council rates and pest control. “Anything we raise on the day will go back into those bills and maintenance of the local community hall,” McCulla said. She said the event would be COVID safe. “Inside the hall we will have a specialist coming in to help

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World first procedure in marine reptile medicine Australian Seabird Rescue Central Coast (ASRCC) has achieved what’s believed to be a world first in turtle rehabilitation. In June, the organisation said goodbye to Dotti the green sea turtle, after releasing the adult female at Norah Head following nine months of rehabilitation. Dotti had been struck by a boat, suffering a severe crack in her shell and from float syndrome, a condition that makes turtles float due to gas build up in their organs. After months of care, Dotti’s shell healed, but her issues with floating persisted. Upon further veterinary inspection, it was determined that the endangered turtle was suffering a collapsed lung and pneumothorax. After several attempts to drain the air building up in her body, Dotti’s vet, Dr Jonathon Howard, concluded that she had a tear in her lung which was leaking. It was that tear that prompted him to try a procedure believed

to never have been done on a sea turtle, an autologous blood patch. The procedure commonly performed on humans, sees blood drawn from the patient and injected back into the chest to then form a clot to seal the tear. Dotti survived the surgery, and in the weeks that followed, her carers at ASRCC noticed that she began to float less, until she eventually was able to

lay at the bottom of her pool, a tell-tale sign that she’d recovered. A CT scan confirmed the good news that Dotti’s lung had reattached to her shell and that there was no longer air in her chest. Dotti was cured, and for the team at ASRCC, it felt like they’d witnessed a miracle. They’re now excited at what breakthroughs Dr Howard’s

procedure could bring about in marine science and turtle care. “Dr Howard is writing up his findings from Dotti’s case and it’s so exciting to think about how this could help so many turtle species. “We truly believe this is the first time this kind of procedure has been performed anywhere in the world and how brilliant is it that human medicine can work on sea turtles?” said ASRCC Coordinator, Cathy

Gilmore. For Gilmore, Dotti’s recovery is also a personal miracle after her initial prognosis was grim. “As the coordinator, it’s my job to make the call on when it’s time to euthanise an animal that is not getting better. “Our volunteers threw everything at Dotti to try and get her on the mend and she was with us for so long that every single one of us had been

involved in some aspect of her care, so the prospect of making that call when she wasn’t getting over her floating weighed heavily. “Thankfully, Dr Howard went the extra mile, as he always does, and now look at the result, a world first in marine reptile medicine,” Gilmore said. When release day rolled around, Gilmore said there was nary a dry eye at Cabbage Tree Harbour when Dotti took her first dive. “The most beautiful part about it was that when she went under her first wave it looked like she was just gone. “We didn’t see her until she came up for her first breath, but that’s how it’s supposed to be. “She did what she was made to do. “It was really a spectacular outcome,” Gilmore said. Source: Interview, Jul 13 Cathy Gilmore, Australian Seabird Rescue Central Coast Reporter: Dilon Luke

Eight community organisations receive $1,000 grants Eight community organisations have benefitted from a combined Matching Grants program. A partnership between the Rotary Clubs of Kincumber, Terrigal and Wyong-Tuggerah, the program was held in association with the Central Coast International Women’s Day Combined Committee (CCIWDCC) and Gosford MP, Liesl Tesch. It will deliver a $1,000 grants to each of eight local organisations to assist them with their invaluable community

work. Winners ranged from sporting groups and arts organisations to schools and outreach programs. One recipient, Fixx Events, will put the funds towards The Christmas Fair at Kariong, including to stock more boomerang bags and reduce plastic pollution. Day for Girls Avoca Beach, who support disadvantaged women and girls around the world who do not have access to women’s menstrual hygiene products, will use their grant

money to purchase a new cutting table and associated equipment so members can work in the safest possible environment. The Day for Girls movement was started to ensure girls could confidently continue with their education whilst menstruating and chapters like Avoca Beach contribute by creating DFG Kits for girls in disadvantaged regions containing reusable sanitary items with instructions on how to use, clean and store them. Toukley’s Dragons Abreast

dragon boat club was another recipient and use the funds to purchase a new boat trailer. The club is the Central Coast chapter of an Australian wide dragon boating movement that promotes health, fitness and friendship among breast cancer survivors. Other recipients include Holgate Public School’s Parents and Citizens Association who will purchase new instruments to allow more students to get involved in the school’s music program and Gosford’s House of Praise Turning Point

Foundation who will use the money to boost their Operation Christmas Hamper initiative for vulnerable and disadvantaged residents. Umina’s Naughty Noodle Fun Haus also received a grant to assist with the fit out of their new base of operations at Ettalong Hall, while WOW Wave of Wisdom will use the proceeds of their grant to help action the outcomes of their recent Caring Empowerment Summit held as part of the Central Coast’s International Women’s Day celebrations.

Liz North is the Treasurer for both the Rotary Club of WyongTuggerah and the CCIWDCC and said both organisations were thrilled to be able to support two such worthy local causes. “It’s really very gratifying to be able to help these groups – they keep giving and they reach so many people who fall through the cracks. “They serve the community selflessly, so I feel quite humbled to support them,” North said. Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Peet, John Cho, TI with a team of researchers to 7:00 ABC News [s] find a new planet for humans. 12:05 Movie: “Project Eden” (M v) 7:30 Shakespeare And Hathaway: (’17) Stars: Erick Avari, Mike Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Matthew All That Glisters (PG) [s] Dopud, Paul O’Brien McConaughey, Mackenzie Foy 8:20 Les Miserables (M v) [s] 10:45 Movie: “Tango And Cash” (M) 1:50 9Honey - He Said, She Said 9:20 Thirteen (M l) [s] (PG) [s] (’89) Stars: Sylvester Stallone, 10:20 The Good Karma Hospital (M) 2:00 Home Shopping Kurt Russell, Teri Hatcher 11:10 rage Guest Programmer 5:30 Wesley Impact [s] 1:00 Home Shopping (MA15+) [s] 6:00 Animal Tales [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 9:00 Insiders [s] 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 1:00 Kochie’s Business Builders: 1:00 The Voice: Semi Final (PG) [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 3:00 NRL: Penrith Panthers v North Small Business First [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] Queensland Cowboys *Live* 1:30 Movie: “The Wizard Of Oz” (G) 11:30 Songs Of Praise [s] From Panthers Stadium [s] (’39) – Dorothy Gale is swept up 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] in a tornado on her farm in 12:30 Landline [s] Kansas, transporting her to the 7:00 The Voice: Grand Final (PG) [s] 1:30 Monty Don’s French Gardens – The Top 4 artists compete for magical land of Oz where she 2:30 Restoration Australia (PG) [s] the title of The Voice Australia embarks on a quest to see a 3:30 Silvia’s Italian Table [s] 2020 in a huge public vote. Wizard who can help her return 4:00 Todd Sampson’s Life On The 9:00 60 Minutes (PG) [s] home. Stars: Judy Garland Line: Heat Transfer (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 10:00 NINE News Late [s] 4:30 The Mix [s] 11:00 Cold Case - New Leads 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Wanted: Mona Blades (M) [s] 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] 5:30 The Sound [s] 11:55 Mysteries And Scandals: The 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] Last Power Play: The Killing Of 7:00 Program To Be Advised 7:40 Grand Designs [s] Gavin Smith (M v,d) [s] 8:00 Program To Be Advised 8:30 Vera: Cuckoo (M) [s] 9:00 Movie: “Deadpool 2” (MA15+) 12:55 World’s Greatest Animal 10:00 Vanity Fair (PG) [s] Encounters: (’18) Stars: Ryan Reynolds, 10:50 The Bletchley Circle: San Forest Animals (PG) Wade Wilson, Josh Brolin Francisco: Wake (M v) [s] 1:50 9Honey - Every Day Kitchen 11:35 Movie: “The Heartbreak Kid” 11:20 The Blacklist: The Kazanjian 2:00 Home Shopping Brothers (MA15+) [s] (M) (’93) Stars: Claudia Karvan 2:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 12:30 Home Shopping 1:10 Happy Valley (M l,s) [s]

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

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66) 7FOOD (Channel 74)

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

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6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Living Room (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Living Room [s] 8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] – Have Tony Martin, Celia Pacquola, Denise Scott, Ed Kavalee and Sam Pang been paying attention? 9:30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) 10:30 Adam Hills: Take His Legs (M) 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] 1:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Unknown Road Adventures 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 7:30 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 8:00 All 4 Adventures [s] 9:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 The Children’s Hospital (PG) 12:40 Farm To Fork [s] 1:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 1:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 2:00 Pooches At Play [s] 2:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 The Living Room (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 The Children’s Hospital (PG) 7:40 Ambulance UK (PG) [s] 8:50 Beecham House (M) [s] 9:50 Movie: “Ocean’s Twelve” (M l) (’04) Stars: Brad Pitt 12:45 Supercars: Highlights Winton 1:45 Tommy: The Ninth Girl (M) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Religious Programs [s] 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 8:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 8:30 The Living Room (PG) [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 12:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:00 Farm To Fork [s] 1:15 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Australia By Design [s] 3:30 Which Car (PG) [s] 4:00 Supercars: Highlights Sydney 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] – In today’s Semi-Final challenge, our top three contestants compete for a place in the Grand Final. 9:00 The Montreal Comedy Festival (M) [s] 10:00 NCIS: The Last Link (M v) [s] 11:00 NCIS: Trapped (M) [s] 12:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Native America: From Caves To Cosmos (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Building The Tube: The Central Line (PG) 4:20 Lady Jane Grey - Murder Of A Child Queen: Live To Die (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Kenny Rogers: Biography (PG) 9:30 24 Hours In Emergency: Moving On Up (M) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique 1:30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 2:30 Aerial Asia: India/ Indonesia 4:25 Great British Railway Journeys: Cromford To Burton (PG) 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Basketball: NBA Spotlight: Los Angeles Lakers 2:30 Figure Skating: ISU World Figure Skating: Ice Dance 4:00 Gadget Man: Property 4:30 Movie: “The Fatal Game” (PG) (’96) Stars: Mark Whetu 5:30 WWII - Battles For Europe: D-Day (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys: Crossing The Emerald Isle (PG) 8:30 Life Drawing UK (M n) 10:45 Sunshine: Shadow Man/ Dark Knight/ Find Your Man/ Jacob’s Ladder (M) (In English/ Dinka) 2:40 Movie: “Live Flesh” (MA15+) (’97) Stars: Liberto Rabal (In Spanish) 4:30 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 France 24 News 6:30 Al Jazeera News 7:30 Worldwatch Continues 12:55 Speedweek 2:55 Cycling: La Course By Le Tour De France 2018 4:00 Cycling: Incycle 4:30 Cycling: Cadel Evans Conquering Le Tour 5:30 WWII - Battles For Europe: Battle For Caen (PG) (In English/ German) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Mont Saint-Michel: Scanning The Wonder (PG) (In English/ French) 8:30 Supervolcano (M) 10:30 Atlantis Rising (PG) 12:15 How To Lose Weight Well (PG) 2:55 The September Issue (M l) 4:30 Great British Railway Journeys (PG)

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

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Landline [s] 11:00 Grand Designs Revisited [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Marcella (M l) [s] 1:50 Victoria (PG) [s] 2:40 Deadlock (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank [s] 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Back Roads [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:35 Q&A (PG) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 11:10 The Prince And The Paedophile (M s) [s] 11:55 Wentworth: Checkmate (MA15+) [s] 12:40 Get Krack!n (MA15+) [s] 1:15 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:10 Gardening Australia [s]

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 12:00 Movie: “Christmas In Conway” 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Voice: Grand Final (PG) [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] (M) (’13) Stars: Andy Garcia, 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] Mandy Moore, Cheri Oteri, Riley 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] Smith, Mary-Louise Parker 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 2:00 Program To Be Advised 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:30 Fergie And Andrew: The Duke 6:00 WIN News [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] And Duchess Of Disaster (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 9:00 The Royals: A Family In Crisis 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] – After a long culinary journey (M) [s] – A look at issues 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] the two finalists are competing affecting the monarchy including 9:00 Movie: “The Meg” (M) (’18) – for a $250,000 cash prize and the rift between Princes Harry When the members of an the title of Masterchef Australia and William that would underwater research facility are 2020. eventually lead to the Duke and under threat owing to a seventy 9:00 Have You Been Paying Duchess of Sussex five feet prehistoric shark, Jonas Attention? (M) [s] acrimoniously quitting the royal Taylor, a deep sea diver, is 10:00 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) family entirely. hired to save them. Stars: Jason 10:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Statham, Ruby Rose 10:40 100% Footy (M) [s] 12:00 The Project (PG) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 1:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] 11:30 The Goldbergs: Pickleball (PG) 11:40 Lethal Weapon (MA15+) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 12:00 Black-ish: Juneteenth (PG) [s] 12:30 Tipping Point [s] 1:20 9Honey - Every Day Kitchen 12:30 Home Shopping 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s]

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners [s] Meet The Ferals: Cats [s] The Repair Shop [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Rosehaven (PG) [s] Retrograde [s] Victoria (PG) [s] Deadlock (M) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank [s] The Repair Shop [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Shaun Micallef’s On The Sauce (M) [s] Putin - A Russian Spy Story (MA15+) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s] Wentworth (MA15+) [s] Get Krack!n (M l,s) [s] rage (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “A Sister’s Secret” (M) (’09) Stars: Alexandra Paul 2:00 Program To Be Advised 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 8:50 In The Blink Of An Eye (M) [s] – It was a moment that changed Australia forever. Four young children killed on their way to buy ice-cream. Featuring unseen vision and exclusive interviews. 10:05 Criminal Minds: Family Tree (M v) [s] 11:05 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:35 The Goldbergs: Game Night (PG) [s] 12:05 Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Last Day (M)

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Q&A [s] The Repair Shop [s] ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Media Watch [s] Victoria (PG) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank [s] The Repair Shop [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Weekly With Charlie Pickering [s] Rosehaven (PG) [s] Retrograde (M) [s] Planet America [s] ABC Late News [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Wentworth (MA15+) [s] Get Krack!n (M l,s) [s] rage (MA15+) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “My Neighbor’s Keeper” 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Award Winning Tasmania [s] (M v) (’07) – A married couple befriends the widower next door 1:30 Animal Embassy [s] to offer comfort during his time 2:00 Paramedics (PG) [s] of grief, but his hidden agenda is 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] far more sinister than they could 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] have imagined. Stars: Laura Harring, Linden Ashby 6:00 NINE News [s] 2:00 Program To Be Advised 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 7:30 RBT (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 8:30 Emergency (M) [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 9:30 Botched: Magical Mystery 6:00 Seven News [s] Breasts (M n,l) [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 11:00 New Amsterdam: 8:30 America’s Got Talent: The Domino Effect (M) [s] Audition 5 (PG) [s] 11:50 Dr Miami: Downsized And 10:15 The Latest Seven News [s] Daddy Issues (M) [s] 10:45 Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell 12:40 Tipping Point (PG) [s] And Back: Bella Gianna’s 1:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] (MA15+) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 11:45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam 4:30 The Avengers (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 5:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s]

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Planet America [s] Back Roads [s] The Repair Shop [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Weekly With Charlie Pickering [s] Call The Midwife (M v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank [s] The Repair Shop [s] The Drum [s] Sammy J [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] The Heights (PG) [s] Escape From The City [s] Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One: Dylan Alcott [s] Would I Lie To You? (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: Wrestling (MA15+) Baptiste (M l,v) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Lost Wife Of Robert Durst” (M v) (’17) Stars: Katharine McPhee 2:00 Program To Be Advised 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s] 9:30 Program To Be Advised 10:00 Movie: “The Losers” (M l,s,v) (’10) – A CIA special forces team are betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA. Stars: Chris Evans, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Óscar Jaenada, Jason Patric 12:30 Home Shopping

9:30 10:20 10:50 12:00 12:45 1:15 6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:40 2:00 3:00 4:10 5:10 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 9:55 10:25 11:00 11:45 12:00 12:50 1:20 6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:15 5:10 6:00 6:55 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:45

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

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66) 7FOOD (Channel 74)

6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:00 Movie: “Inside Llewyn Davis” (M) (’13) Stars: Oscar Isaac 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] Justine Schofield [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 7:30 Paramedics (M) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 8:30 Diana: In Her Own Words (PG) 6:00 WIN News [s] 9:50 NINE News Late [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 10:20 Harry And Meghan: A Royal 7:30 Bachelor In Paradise (M) [s] Crisis (PG) [s] 9:00 NCIS: The Last Link (M v) [s] – 11:20 Timeless: The War To End All An old family friend pleads with Wars (M) [s] Gibbs to join him on a road trip. 12:10 Australia’s Top Ten Of 10:00 NCIS: She (M v) [s] Everything: Funny Brits Down 11:00 NCIS: Los Angeles: Under (M) [s] Vendetta (M v) [s] 1:00 Tipping Point [s] 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 1:50 Explore: 1:00 The Project (PG) [s] Hamilton Gardens (PG) [s] 2:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 Home Shopping 2:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s]

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:05 The 2000s: The I Decade (M) 2:55 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 4:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:40 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Scotland 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 The Windsors’ Lost Letters: The Family Firm (PG) 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency: Liberation Day (M) 9:25 Meghan Markle Escaping The Crown (M l) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Football: The World Game 11:20 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M l,v) (In French) 1:00 Safe Harbour (M l) (In English/ Arabic) 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour The Secret Life Of Peter The Great (M v) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:35 Who Do You Think You Are?: Noni Hazlehurst 4:40 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Sheffield 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Chiang Mai To The River Kwai (PG) 8:30 Insight: Puppy Love 9:30 The Feed 10:00 24 Hours In Police Custody: Murder In The Woods (Part 1) (M l,v) 11:00 SBS World News Late 11:30 Bad Banks: Brave New World (M l) (In German/ English)

6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:05 Inside Strangeways Prison 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] (M) 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:00 Great British Railway 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] Journeys: Dundee To 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful Aberdeen (PG) (PG) [s] 3:35 Walking Britain’s Lost 5:00 10 News First [s] Railways: Dartmoor 6:00 WIN News [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 7:30 Bachelor In Paradise (M) [s] 6:30 SBS World News 9:30 Tommy: VIC (M) [s] – Racial 7:30 V E Day - Minute By Minute tension rises between the LAPD (M) and the African American 8:30 Who Gets To Stay In community, following the Australia? (M) murder of a notable community 9:30 The Restaurant That Burns activist. Off Calories (PG) 10:30 Bull: Excessive Force (M v) [s] 10:40 SBS World News Late 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 11:10 24 Hours In Emergency: 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] The Good Fight (M l) 1:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 12:05 Movie: “1987: When The Day 2:30 Home Shopping Comes” (M) (’17) Stars: Kim 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s] Tae-ri (In Korean)

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 Movie: “Hope Springs” (M s) 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] (’12) Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Meryl Streep, Steve Carell 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Justine Schofield [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 6:00 NINE News [s] (PG) [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:30 NRL: Parramatta Eels v West 6:00 WIN News [s] Tigers *Live* From Bankwest 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Stadium [s] 7:30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) 9:45 Golden Point (M) [s] 8:30 Law & Order: SVU: Must Be 10:30 NINE News Late [s] Held Accountable (Part 2) (M v) 11:00 Murdered By Morning: 9:30 Law & Order: SVU: Inside Job (M) [s] Zero Tolerance (M) [s] 11:50 The Fix: Scandal (M v) [s] – 10:30 Blue Bloods: Mind Games (M) Maya obtains surveillance 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] footage of Jessica from the night 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] before her death. 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen 12:40 Tipping Point (PG) [s] Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 2:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s]

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

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Over The Black Dot The Crusades (PG) Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:35 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: The Lake District 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Inside The Orient Express (M) (In English/ French) 8:30 Killer Bridges: Polcevera Bridge (In English/ Italian) 9:30 War Of The Worlds (MA15+) (In English/ French) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Tin Star (M l,v) 11:50 Amy Winehouse: Back To Black (M l,s) 1:00 Asylum City (M l,v) (In Hebrew) 4:00 The Attack - Countdown To Terror (M l,v)

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

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Taste and be educated on wine WYOMING ALCOHOLICS by various wineries. COMMUNITY CENTRE ANONYMOUS Purchases not mandatory Mon - Ladies Social Community support, Zumba, ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE - Someone cares. Keith - 0420 722 529 Wed Night & Sat Mixed Social book club, community garden, Wed & Fri - 12.30pm, Progress Free social French Fraser - 0416 831 088 Tuition given facility hire, fine assistance, conversation groups. Hall Henry Parry & Wells Level 2, Central Coast volunteer opportunity, CDAT & Small classes at East Gosford Street East Gosford LEARN TO DANCE Leagues Club OSHC/Vacation Care & Bateau Bay 4323 3890 Social ballroom dancing for all 4334 3800 4323 7483 Renee 0435 028 416 4323 3890 ages, all you need is a desire accounts@gosfordcommunity.org.au www.afcentralcoast.org.au www.gosfordcommunity.org.au to learn and dance, afcentralcoast@gmail.com GOSFORD NORTH CENTRAL COAST FAMILY no partner required. PROBUS CLUB HISTORY SOCIETY meet every Tues - St Luke’s CENTRAL COAST 4th Tues, Grange Hotel, Tue to Fri 9.30am - 2.00pm Anglican Church, 7pm ART SOCIETY Wyoming 10am First Sat 9.30 - noon & 15 Lorraine Ave BETTER HEARING Lectures, demonstrations and 4322 5560 Thur 7pm - 9pm Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm AUSTRALIA discussion. Other times by appointment. Anne - 0409 938 345 Hearing loss management Weekly paint-outs Tues 4324 5164 GOSFORD AND DISTRICT anneglazier@y7mail.com Support and educational 4349 5860 for locations www.centralcoastfhs.org.au ORCHID SOCIETY groups providing practical Workshops 4363 1156 admin@centralcoasths.org.au Persons interested in Orchids NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF experience and confidence 9.30am 1st & 3rd Wed and their culture AUSTRALIA CENTRAL 4321 0275 Meetings 1.30pm 4th Wed HENRY KENDALL 4th Wed, 7.30pm COAST SUB-SECTION Gosford City Arts Centre. Kincumber School of Arts, COTTAGE & Meets on the 2nd Sat of each PROSTATE CANCER 4325 1420 Tora Ave, Kincumber HISTORICAL MUSEUM month at Gosford RSL 10am, publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au SUPPORT GROUP 0405 669 707 Visit our c1838 Cottage & new memebrs most welcome, Last Fri 9.30am gosfordorchidsociety@yahoo.com.au Museum with exhibits of early serving or ex ran, rn and other Terrigal Uniting Church HANDWEAVERS, settlers. School and group commonwealth navies. 380 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal SPINNERS AND TEXTILE SENIORS’ COMPUTER bookings. Members & 0400 103 765 4367 9600 ARTS GUILD brucesmith59@bigpond.com CLUB volunteers welcome. Open www.pcfa.org.au Spinning and weaving, Non-profit club to help Wed/Sat/Sun 10.30am COMMUNITY CENTRES patchwork and quilting, felting members master computers, 2:30pm. West Gosford DYING WITH DIGNITY and other fibre and fabric tablets, phones and keep up 4325 2270 Campaigning to give those crafts, community quilting bees www.henrykendallcottage.org.au with grand children GOSFORD 50+ LEISURE suffering unrelievable terminal Brisbane Water Historical Society - Day and Night Groups Friendly Volunteer Helpers AND LEARNING CENTRE or incurable illness the choice 4325 4743 scccc@internode.on.net Mon-Fri to receive legal medical www.cottagecrafts.net.au Google scccckincumber FELLOWSHIP OF Chess, darts, handicraft, indoor assistance to die. 4307 9421 FIRST FLEETERS bowls, knitting, line dancing, Quarterly mtgs, Erina Fair. TOUKLEY DISTRICT ART For anyone interested in early origami, painting, pencil 0434 426 486 SOCIETY history. TERRIGAL WAMBERAL drawing, scrabble, robyncameron@y7mail.com Painting, drawing groups and Don’t need to be a First Fleeter. RSL SUB-BRANCH scrapbooking, sit & sew, table classes, demonstarations and Point Clare Community Hall Pension and welfare officers tennis, Ukulele MEALS ON WHEELS workshops. 2nd Sat 10:30am available to assist with DVA 4304 7065 Delicious meals delivered free 7 days 10am-4pm, Cafe 4392 1926 4311 6254 compensation claims and Join us for a midday meal Tues-Drawing group 10am benefits GOSFORD-NARARA Help with shopping and Wed - Painting group 9:30am Breakers Country Club NEIGHBOURHOOD cooking classes 4392 4666 Wed & Fri 10am – Midday 4363 7111 CENTRE toukleyartgallery@gmail.com Meet 2nd Sat 10am BRISBANE WATER BRASS School Holiday activities, www.toukleyartgallery.com.au 4384 2661 Brass Band entertainment for playgroup, multicultural CANCER INFORMATION Terrigal-WamberalSB@rslnsw. the community playing all COMMUNITY GROUPS programs, community activities & SUPPORT SOCIETY org.au. types of popular music Rooms for Hire Promoting prevention, self-help Wed 8pm -10pm ABC - “The Friends” 4329 4477 and freedom of choice in 0419 274 012 Safeguard ABC’s U3A CENTRAL COAST admin@gnnc.com.au therapies. independence, funding, & Enjoy a diverse range of Henry Kendall Gardens standards. Meetings through courses and activities for COASTAL A CAPPELLA POINT CLARE Summer 3rd Mon - 7pm, the year & social mornings seniors. Keep your mind active Award winning women’s Winter 3rd Sat - 2pm COMMUNITY HALL Well-known guest speakers and make new friends. a cappella chorus. 0410 696 458 Community garden, paygroup, 0400 213 514 0408 704 701 Music education provided. cisscentralcoast@bigpond.com craft & exercise groups www.fabcnsw.org.au www.centralcoast.u3anet.org.au Rehearsals Tuesday 7pm @ Function or meeting room hire Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah. 4323 7483 PENINSULA LIGHTHOUSE Performance opportunities. CENTRAL COAST VOLUNTEERING accounts@gosfordcommunity.org.au Mobile counselling service Hire us for your next event. CARAVANNERS www.gosfordcommunity.org.au CENTRAL COAST supporting ALL people 0412 948 450 3rd Sun - Jan to Nov Refer potential volunteers to suffering from Domestic coastalacappella@gmail.com Trips Away, Social Outings, community organisations & KARIONG Violence friendship with like minded provide support to them. Counselling services NEIGHBOURHOOD folk SOUNDWAVES Training to volunteers and Mon, Ettalong Baptist Church, CENTRE Geoff 0447 882 150 A cappella harmony for men managers of volunteers Info 0417 472 374 Early childhood clinic, free Mon 7.00 to 9.30pm sessions held regularly. penlighthouse@gmail.com family law advice, active Central Coast Leagues Club, 4329 7122 www.peninsulalighthouse.info/ COMMUNITY LEGAL playgroup, computer classes, Dane Drive, Gosford recruit@volcc.org.au CENTRE OOSH services, fitness classes, Max 4324 3631 Not for profit service providing AL ANON FAMILY arts & crafts, over 50’s Kieran 4324 1977 WILDLIFE ARC free legal advice GROUPS HEALTH friendship group, youth group, Rescue and care for injured Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm We offer hope and friendship & social groups. and orphan native animals. SYMPHONY 4353 4988 for people affected by 4340 1724 24hr/day, 7days/week. contact@centralcoastclc.org.au CENTRAL COAST someone else’s drinking. wwww.knc.net.au Meet 3rd Sun Wyoming Community Orchestra Al-anon family groups Community Centre, Maidens Rehearsals Wed 7.30 - 9.45pm 50+ SINGLE & meet weekly, please contact TERRIGAL 50+ LEISURE Brush Rd Wyoming 10am Erina 1300 252 666 SOCIAL GROUP & LEARNING CENTRE 4325 0666 info@sympnonycentralcoast.com al-anon.org.au Fun & friendship Fitness, yoga, bridge, Monthly progam of dinner, mahjong, zumba gold, line WINE APPRECIATION TEMPO TERRIFIC dancing, scrabble, dancing, tai chi, painting, craft CLUB CONCERT BAND cards, Tenpin etc. & computer classes. Central Coast Leagues Club Plays popular music for 0437 699 366 4384 5152 2nd Wed community events. 0407 003 214

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LABOR PARTY OURIMBAH/ NARARA BRANCH

Discussion/action community Issues – 3 levels of Government Function Room, Grange Hotel, Wyoming 7.30pm 1st. Monday 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

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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

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

Women working together to make a difference and improve lives while making new WOMEN’S GROUPS friends. Social outings and community WOMEN’S HEALTH involvment. CENTRES Wyong 3rd Wed 6.30pm Counselling, therapeutic and Terrigal 3rd Mon 12 noon social groups, workshops, Gosford North 2nd Wed 7pm domestic violence and abuse 0417 480 549 issues. All services provided by 0407 008 555 women for women 4324 2533 LIONS CLUB OF WOY WOY www.cccwhc.com.au Make new friends & have fun while serving your community SOROPTIMIST Everglades Country Club INTERNATIONAL 3rd Monday of each month 0478 959 895 BRISBANE WATER Making a difference in the lives of women & girls through ROTARY CLUB OF awareness, advocacy & action GOSFORD 2nd Thur 7 pm Supporting local & overseas Breakers Country Club, communities. Dover Rd, Wamberal Share fellowship & fun. sibrisbanewater@siswp.org Gosford Golf Club 6pm Thurs www.siswp.org 0414 777 748 www.gosfordrotary.org.au

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RESTAURANT Shop 15/7 Link Rd. Green Point Shopping Village Green Point NSW 2251 Ph 43655525 www.boonsthai.com.au We are pleased to announce that we will be OPEN for lunch and dinner from Tuesday 2nd June 2020 © Lovatts Puzzles for DINE IN TAKEAWAY & HOME DELIVERIES continue to be available. Thank you for your continued loyalty and support

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Discounts to adopt a dog or cat

If you’re an older person looking to adopt a dog or cat, there couldn’t be a better time to pay a visit to the RSPCA’s Central Coast shelter at Somersby. NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders can take advantage of a 50 per cent discount on adoption fees for senior pets. Many seniors have been

feeling especially isolated and lonely in recent months, due in large part to social restrictions brought about due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a furry companion can often fill the void. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said a significant proportion of the Central Coast’s population is made up of seniors.

“I know there are many in our community who would benefit from the company of a devoted dog or a cuddly cat,” he said. “The Somersby shelter is offering a 50 per cent discount on adoption fees for pets aged eight years or older. “This new partnership with the RSPCA is a fantastic deal for senior citizens on the Central Coast as well as providing a loving home for an

older animal.” Seniors who take up the offer will also receive a 10 per cent discount on veterinary treatment at RSPCA animal hospitals. If a senior is no longer able to look after a pet, the animal can be returned to the RSPCA or refostered under the free Home Ever After (HEA) program. Acting Minister for Seniors,

Geoff Lee, said free delivery of the new pet could be arranged for seniors living within 45 minutes of an RSPCA shelter. “This is the perfect partnership between pets and people,” Lee said. “Our furry friends improve health and wellbeing by reducing the feelings of social isolation and loneliness often experienced by seniors.”

The 50% adoption fee discount is one of many new offers released to NSW Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card holders in July. For more information and a full list of offers, go to: www. seniorscard.nsw.gov.au. Source: Media release, Jul 15 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

BOOK REVIEW

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The Mercies Author: Kiran Millwood Hargrave Publisher: Pan McMillan UK

It is Christmas Eve in 1617 in Vardø, a small island located off the coast in north-eastern Norway. Very north and very east. A whale has been sighted close to shore, so the men of the town go out on their boats to try to catch it. While they are at sea, a brutal storm comes, suddenly, “like a finger snap” – no one survives. Forty of the town’s men are lost, among them, Maren Magnusdatter’s father, her brother Erik and her betrothed, Dag. Christmas day brings snow along with the grief. Maren, her mother and pregnant sister in law, Diina are snowed in for three days. Just when Maren wonders if they will die one of the town’s women, Kirsten, digs them out and insists they go to church. Maren is practical and, along with Kirsten, among the first women to rise from the shock of grief to prepare food and bring the men’s bodies from the shore. Over the ensuing months, many of the island’s women begin to manage the fishing, the building, reindeer herding and butchery as well as all their usual domestic work – some of them even take to wearing torusers. Many of the women are Sami women and turn

to Sami spiritual beliefs in their grief while others seek solace in the Church – many think the men were tricked by the whale, that the devil is involved. Eighteen months later, a new Commissioner is appointed to oversee the town. Absalom Cornet is from Scotland and has been chosen by the Lensmann, who has the ear of King Christian IV (the Lutheran King Christian has introduced laws against witchcraft and has his sights set on wiping out the Sami people of the far north). On his way to Vardø, Cornet stops in Bergen and chooses himself a young woman, Ursa, as a

wife. One their long journey to Vardø by ship, Cornet forces himself upon Ursa nightly and takes all her possessions. They arrive in Vardø to find they will be staying in a small boathouse, not what they were expecting – cold, sparse and no servants. Ursa is ill-equipped for the cold weather or how to keep house and enlists the help of Maren to navigate domestic duties. A friendship blossoms into a beautiful romance, but also a very dangerous one. Cornet, however, sees only a place untouched by God and flooded with a mighty and terrible

evil, one he must root out at all costs. We discover that he was chosen to be Commissioner because he has experience dealing with witches. Meanwhile, the mixture of grief. jealousy and superstitious have caused the women of Vardø to break broken into factions. Slowly they begin to turn on each other - fingers are pointed, and accusations made – and the trials begin. I was drawn to this book because my mother was Norwegian and, because of her, I have a deep affiliation with the country. As I discovered, The Mercies is based on real life events. There was indeed a storm on Christmas Eve 1617 which led eventually to the Vardø witch trials. Thousands of women, many of them of the Sami people, were executed. A memorial by Louise Bourgeois and Peter Zumthor now stands on the site and was the touch-paper for this novel. I enjoyed reading this book with its strong characters, beautiful settings and deep sense of historical tragedy. I was particularly drawn in by the strength of Maren and her fellow women joining together in the face of adversity and the way this is contrasted with patriarchal fear, at that time, of women’s strength and reason. Well worth reading. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property Avoca Beachside Markets are back

The well-known Avoca Beachside Markets will be resuming on Sunday, July 26, after being forced to stop running because of COVID-19. The monthly market, which is held at Heazlett Park Foreshore, has not run since February. To ensure the event abides by the required restrictions, the layout of the market has been altered. Event organiser, Brad Cardis, said he is looking forward to bringing people back together. "We are so excited to get back out there – it gives us a chance to say, 'look we are back,' with the restrictions," Cardis said. "We just wanted to make sure that whatever we do out there is within reason. “We made the decision that it can be done on a reduced level," he said. The Avoca Beachside Markets is known for hosting a range of stalls run by businesses who sell products such as local art, skincare, jewellery, clothing, international food and more. It is also a popular place to watch local musicians who play throughout the day. Cardis said reopening the markets is not only crucial for the community, but also for stall owners who rely on it for business. "We have 110 business, and they really need some guidance as well, because some of them have not been working for five months and have had no income,"

"We are going to lose about 30 stalls this month because of the spacing, so we are really trying to focus on the ones that have been affected the most," Cardis said. To accommodate for distancing measures, organisers have mapped out a whole new site map in line with Council requirements in which all stalls will have to be spaced out to make room for the required one-metre gap. "In the food area, we have done some changes with the spacing because obviously, that's where a lot of the crowds come from, to eat and drink," Cardis said. There will be hand sanitisers at all entry points of the market and ground staff who will tract compacity. Visitors will also be urged not to sit down or gather in groups for long periods. Cardis emphasised they are placing responsibility on all the stall owners to do their part, with each business asked to sign a document declaring that they will be COVID safe. "It just comes down to everyone doing their bit because we have seen what happen when it is not done properly," Cardis said. Daniel Hughes is the owner of Mr Goaty Gelato and Bar Botanica, and a long-time stall operator at the Avoca Beachside Markets for a while. Because of the shutdown Hughes had to close his shop, Bar Botanica, for ten weeks. Over half of his income comes

from events such as markets and weddings, so the reopening of the Avoca market is very important. "This is the first event we have done since we have had to close, so it's a really special thing for us because it's the first one back and Avoca Markets are our absolute favourite,” Hughes said. Hughes also said he would be making sure he is abiding by all of the required COVID restrictions. "We have stopped taking cash payments, so we are contactless, and we are frequently sanitising. "Our operation from the van is simple… we have gelato in the freezer, you pick up the cone and put the gelato in it. It is pretty safe and easy for us in comparison to a lot of people," Hughes said. Lisa Sanasi has also been running her stall, Lisa Sanasi Ceramics, at the Avoca Beachside Markets for some time and emphasised how important these markets are for bringing the community together. "People have come to know and love it as a social outing. “Even if people are not purchasing, they go for a wander through the markets on a sunny day," Sanasi said. "It is great for the business and getting people out and about, but there is also a slight sense of being daunted but this looming possibility of clustering people," Sanasi added. Cardis also feels the pressure,

but he still has not let that take away from the excitement. "I am over the moon," he said.

"It still is a bit confusing for us, but we are going to do everything in our power to have it as ethical and keep it all

within reason." Jacinta Counihan

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1,500 Coasties employed on NorthConnex project More than 1,500 Central Coast workers and 50 local businesses have been involved in building the $3B NorthConnex project, which will save the region’s commuters hours in travel time when it opens later this year. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Central Coast businesses were playing a key role in the delivery of NorthConnex project, with the nine-kilometre tunnel remaining on track to open in

the third quarter of 2020. “Not only will this ‘missing link’ provide 15 minute travel time savings for Central Coast commuters, it has also provided employment opportunities for a massive number of local residents,” Crouch said. He said local companies were involved in a range of facets of the project, including construction and engineering, cooling, dust and odour control, noise barriers, joinery, uniforms, formwork and concreting and cleaning. Some of the Central Coast

companies working on site include: BRP Industries, Somersby; Coldmist Cooling Australia, Empire Bay. D.H. Holland Constructions, West Gosford; Rite-Veyor, West Gosford; Hyatt Ground Engineering, Kulnura; Pluim Joinery, Lisarow; Goodgear, West Gosford; Aspro Australia, Somersby; Fitt Resources, Lisarow; Creteform, Terrigal; Armec, Ourimbah; and MCA National Group, Tuggerah. Source: Media releases, Jul 10 and 14 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Local procurement to feature in Council support for local businesses

Central Coast Council is continuing to support the local economy with a range of measures to help businesses experiencing hardship in the current economic climate. The initiatives follow an earlier support package for businesses during the recent COVID-19 closures. The phase two support package takes a multi-pronged approach to assisting business owners. Elements include: a dedicated

priority customer service channel for businesses seeking information from Council, including online resources; access to Council’s one-stop GrantFinder hub to source potential financial injections; a commitment by Council to procuring goods and services from local businesses whenever possible and to promoting its upcoming works program to local suppliers; online platforms which help local shoppers and businesses connect with other local businesses; and non-

enforcement of delivery times specified in development approvals. Executive Manager Innovation and Futures, Ricardo Martello, said Council has a role as a facilitator in helping local businesses move forward during the financial downturn. “We have set up a dedicated customer service queue for businesses, and we are constantly adding to our website with information about ‘hot button’ topics such as development applications, reopening after COVID-19,

transitioning to home-based operations and general business operations,” Martello said. “We are committing wherever possible to source goods, services and works for contracts with a value of less than $250,000 from Coast suppliers. “We are making it as simple as possible for business owners to source information and creating opportunities for them to become part of Council’s supply chain.

“In coming weeks we will be rolling out an education campaign supporting suppliers to understand the requirements for competing for Council procurement contracts and providing increased visibility of our upcoming works program.” Mayor Lisa Matthews said supporting and building the local economy will have benefits for the whole community. “Local business growth will support local jobs, which in turn keeps people based on the Coast rather than having to

commute to other regions for work,” Cr Matthews said. “In turn, that contributes to more dollars spent in the local economy, improved health and wellbeing and better lives for all residents including families.” For more information on Council’s Business Support Package go to centralcoast. nsw.gov.au/business-support Source: Media release, Jul 14 Central Coast Council

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The proponent of a controversial seniors’ housing development at Kincumber says a new study reinforces the need for more communal living options on the Coast. Currently under consideration by Central Coast Council, Choice Living Avoca would comprise 202 manufactured homes, short-term caravan sites, community buildings and amenities for over 552 on a site on Avoca Dr. Kincumber and Picketts Valley Community Action Group (KPVCAG) has been vocal in its opposition to the proposal citing over-development, traffic congestion and loss of amenity as some of its major concerns and petitions objecting to the plan and signed by 4,600 people have been lodged. But Choice Living Avoca Project Director, Phil Goodman,

said new research by the DCM Group showed seniors looking to buy into retirement and lifestyle communities have changed their priorities following the advent of COVID-19. “Prior to COVID, the ‘product’ or home was the most important consideration,” he said. “The DCM research found that pre-COVID, only 2 percent of future purchasers listed loneliness as a trigger to move to seniors’ housing. “However, now that figure has jumped to 27 percent as many people looking to buy today have different sets of values. “In lifestyle communities the main consideration for purchasers has always been about the sense of place, a feeling of belonging, being connected to the location (land,

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sea, trees, nature) and being connected to neighbours. “The Choice Living Avoca site provides an opportunity to create a truly unique community with a strong connection to the land. “In recognition of local concerns about the perceived

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scale and density of the project, information seminars were conducted, and a full analysis completed on the submissions made through the application process and social media sites.” Goodman acknowledged that the outcry around perceived

over-development had led to concerns over environmental impacts, including the impact on the Avoca Lagoon’s water quality and traffic congestion. “Today, under general agricultural practices there is little to no control on the environmental outcomes for the land, but based on my experience, a residential land lease community that does not require any further land subdivision can deliver Council the ability to apply conditions relating to the long-term management and control of the future environmental outcomes over the total site,” he said. Goodman said Choice Living Avoca development would provide suitable accommodation for a growing and aging population, while retaining key wooded hillsides and green corridor linkages, and re-establishing watercourses to mimic natural

conditions. He also confirmed that no permanent access onto Picketts Valley Way was envisaged for the project and committed to helping with a preliminary design in support of improvements to the existing Picketts ValleyWay/Scenic Hwy intersection. With over 80 per cent of the expressions of interest lodged to purchase being made by locals, Goodman said the project was already in high demand with residents in the area. He said extensive and ongoing fauna and flora mapping continues to be carried out by eco-planning consultants to identify the opportunity for 8ha of bushland to be permanently preserved as a potential COSS corridor (or supplement COSS land).

blanket approach with generic design and amenity standards will result in developments that are poorly matched to existing local character,” Scott said. She said the Government should allow councils to retain the power to decide on individual developments, ensuring the right balance between the need for different forms and size of housing that support existing amenity and local community expectations. But Crouch said the purpose of the Code is to improve housing affordability as well as encourage more housing diversity. “The Code only applies where

a council has already zoned land for this type of development,” he said. “Every council in NSW has had more than two years to tailor the Code to their communities.” A spokesperson for Central Coast Council said Council was considering the impacts of what the announcement means for the community. “Council will analyse the impact of this announcement and provide additional comment directly to the community in due course,” the spokesperson said.

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Keeping to the Code Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has hit back at claims by the State Opposition that the NSW Government’s new Low Rise Housing Diversity Code will lead to overdevelopment and crowding. The Central Coast is one of 46 Local Government Areas which saw the Code implemented on July 1 in areas where it had previously been deferred. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren, is demanding the Code be scrapped or heavily amended.

“The Code sets aside Council planning controls and allows more intense, unplanned development,” Warren said. “Under the Code, terrace houses, dual occupancy and manor houses will be fast tracked under the State Environment Planning Policy as ‘complying developments’ in as little as 20 days. “These do not require a full development application to a council, only a complying development certificate issued by a certifier. “This process removes Council oversight and community input.

“The Code has been described by many councils as overdevelopment by stealth and has the potential to overcrowd suburban streets across the state.” Labor wants the Government to either scrap the Code entirely or permanently exclude local government areas which are especially bushfire prone and have already made provision for medium density in local planning rules. It also wants to ensure the Code does not remove existing planning controls or community input. Local Government NSW (LGNSW) has also voiced

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New Erina physiotherapy clinic approved A $950,000 physiotherapy clinic at Erina has been approved by Central Coast Council, despite concerns raised by neighbours around traffic congestion, loss of privacy, overshadowing and asbestos removal. To be located at 419 Terrigal Dr, the project will see an existing home demolished to make way for the clinic, which will comprise four consulting rooms, an office, amenities, a staff room, and a gym area. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) lodged with the application says the building design will not result in any adverse environmental, amenity, social or economic impacts to the site and surrounding area. “The proposal entails a health services facility that is commensurate with the locality and the land use zoning,” the EIS says. “The use of the land would not adversely impact on the surrounding properties and would allow the existing environment to be adequately

An artist’s impression of the new clinic

protected. “The use of the land for the erection of a Physiotherapy Clinic is considered to be an orderly and economic use of the subject land, whilst reflecting the character of the

locality and the environment.” The EIS says the proposal is consistent with the established mix of medium density residential development in the locality and would be in the public interest.

“The proposal would cater for the community needs for the local population within the Central Coast LGA,” it says. Landscaping in keeping with the low-density residential zoning will be incorporated.

The EIS says the clinic has been designed to allow sufficient visual separation and screening from adjoining properties. It will incorporate a mixture of external cladding with

colorbond roofing utilising with finishes compatible with other premises in the area. “The design incorporates a balance of horizontal and vertical elements to incorporated breaks in form that is encouraged by the design criteria of the Develoment Control Plan (DCP), it says. The walls will be in light earthen tones and incorporate a break in form with the implementation of vertical elements complemented by a green climbing wall on the facade. The EIS says the clinic is unlikely to generate offensive noise pollution requiring mitigation with a significant portion of car spaces provided underneath the building and entry and exit to the building also located underneath. There will be four practitioners and two support staff with hours of operation Monday to Friday 8am- 7pm. Source: DA tracker DA57808/2020 Central Coast Council website

Council raises concerns over proposed DLALC Somersby development Central Coast Council has crafted its response to the proposed Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council proposal to rezone land at 250 Reeves St, Somersby, to allow a 14-lot subdivision of about two hectares each. The rezoning proposal would see another 150 hectares rezoned to environment conservation. The council was asked to comment on the proposal by the State Government’s planning department which will decide on the proposal. Deputy Mayor Jane Smith said it was an extremely sensitive location. “It is a site with significant environmental values including threatened plant and animal species, endangered ecological communities and a key regional wildlife corridor,” she said. “The site is also identified as part of the Coastal Open Space Strategy because of those important environmental values. “To lose these qualities would contribute to a decline in biodiversity in our region. “The NSW Government

released a State of Environment 2018 report last year which showed that the number of species at risk of extinction continues to rise. “One of the main threats is the clearing and disturbance of vegetation. “Every decision we make either helps solve these problems or make them worse.” Councillors approved the submission at their July 13 meeting. The submission notes the area is located within the Sydney Regional Environmental Plan Central Coast Plateau Areas (SREP). The SREP aims to provide for the environmental protection of Central Coast plateau areas and to provide a basis for evaluating competing land uses, including to protect the natural ecosystems, to maintain opportunities for wildlife movement, and to discourage the preparation of draft local environmental plans designed to permit rural residential development. The council submission says the SREP states that “A council shall not consent to development on land to which

this plan applies where, in its opinion, the carrying out of the development shall result in the destruction of sedgelands”. “Noting that although Council is not the consent authority, Council is particularly concerned about the potential impact of development of this land upon sedgelands,” the submission says, adding that the location drained into the Narara Creek catchment and potential impacts on flooding should be considered. The Council said its Coastal Open Space System (COSS) had identified the site for acquisition due to its significant environmental and cultural values. Council requested further consultation with the Department of Planning on how to bring lands related to this proposal into COSS. The rezoning request has been prepared by Urbis Pty Ltd on behalf of Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) for an area of 178.5 hectares (ha) and is located about 4.5km north west of Gosford town centre. It involves rezoning a portion of the site fronting Reeves Road from RU2 - Rural

Landscape to E3 - Environmental Management and amending the minimum lot size control to develop about 8-14 rural residential lots. The proposed E3 zone equates to 28.5 ha or about 15 per cent of the site of which about 14ha become a no build buffer zone. The plan includes rezoning the residual land within the existing RU2 zone to E2 – Environmental Conservation. Darkinjung intends to explore potential use of a discrete site within this zone for a dwelling house and a building or place in which to undertake cultural activities, the rezoning application says. “This location is expected to be towards the western side of the site near a suitable vehicular access point. “The proposed amendments will result in the conservation of approximately 150 ha or approximately 85 per cent of land within the E2 zone on the site.” Urbis says the site is not considered suitable for agricultural activity and the rezoning would therefore protect ecologically significant land from potentially

irreversible environmental impacts associated with intensive agriculture. The application says the site has the potential to provide a dedicated building or place for Darkinjung to undertake cultural activities to the benefit of Darkinjung members and broader Aboriginal and local community for functions, operations and cultural activities. It says existing biodiversity values on the site would be conserved and secured through the rezoning of 150 ha (or 85 per cent) of the site to E2. “Any loss of threatened species habitat and endangered ecological communities resulting from the development footprint can be offset through the conservation of the remaining 150ha of the site or other Darkinjung land within the region through a Stewardship Agreement,’’ the proposal states. “The rezoning of land currently zoned RU2 to E2 will ensure that the important biodiversity habitat connectivity function envisaged by the biodiversity corridor linking Strickland Forest to the Brisbane Water National Park

will be secured through the proposed rezoning. “Biodiversity investigations have confirmed that [the] proposed E3 zone will have minimal impacts on the biodiversity corridor identified in the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 within the eastern portion of the site.” The site has direct access from Reeves St to the north and is bounded to the west by the M1 Pacific Motorway. Adjoining land uses include rural residential dwellings and agricultural land uses to the north and east of the site, site containing facilities for the RSPCA and natural bushland to the north east and south of the site. The site is vegetated and comprises a natural riparian corridor from west to east, featuring Fountain Creek. A regional biodiversity corridor runs through the eastern portion of the site zoned RU2 Rural Landscape and E2 Environmental Conservation under Gosford Local Environmental Plan 2014. Merilyn Vale

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Council forges ahead despite division on Regional Library Plans are forging ahead for a Regional Library and Innovation Hub in Donnison St, Gosford, but not all councillors are on board. Lead consultants for the project, Lahznimmo Architects, were appointed on April 1 to develop the designs and associated documentation for statutory submissions and calling of construction tenders. Councillors were told at their July 13 meeting that work is on track with a report set to come back to Council in August prior to a Development Application submission. The $27.7M project will be funded through a Council Special Rate Variation of $8.1M, a Federal Government Commitment of $7M and $12.6M from the sale of the Kibbleplex building. Councillors voted against a secondary recommendation that design works be halted and revised to allow for an additional level of office space and carparking which would have seen an extra $550,000 in funds needed. Councillor Kyle MacGregor said the community was “being

The regional library will be at the Parkside site at 123 Donnison St (This is a design concept, not the final plan)

sold a pup” with inadequate car parking facilities. “This is a sub-standard option and won’t meet demands,” he said. “When you do something, you do it right.” He was supported by Councillor Greg Best, who said the second option was a better business option. But Councillor Rebecca Gale said extra funds were not

available and Council needed to stick to the $27.7M budgeted for the library. Councillor Bruce McLachlan questioned whether or not the community really wanted a $27.7M library. “I just question (if) we’re chasing an outdated idea,” he said. “University students have everything they need on their phone and a library at the uni.”

Councillor Jilly Pilon abstained saying she wasn’t supportive of the library but, if it was to go ahead, she would like to see the extra floor space and parking. The motion to proceed with the planning in its current form passed with Councillors MacGregor, Doug Vincent, Best and McLachlan voting against it. According to a funding

agreement with the Federal Government, Council must deliver .a library building of at least 4,000m², which includes: meeting and information spaces; flexible open plan workplace; incubator spaces; at least eight multi-purpose meeting rooms; at least two office suites; one large theatre style lecture room with seating capacity of 300; exhibition spaces; local history spaces’ a reception area/customer

service; administration space; and installation of digital technology comprising Wi-Fi, hearing loops, video conferencing and radiofrequency identification (RFID). Mayor Lisa Matthews said she was pleased to see the progress for the catalyst project which would enhance the Gosford city centre and deliver for the Central Coast community. “This is an important project that will help meet the ongoing social,recreational,educational and technological needs of our growing community and improve our residents’ quality of life,” Cr Matthews said. “Even more, we need spaces and places where our community can meet, connect and learn. “We have the funding and project plans in place, and we are getting on with delivering a regional library for the community.” The library is expected to be delivered by 2023. Source: Agenda item 3.7 Central Coast Council meeting, July 13

Councillors divided over self-awarded pay rise After a long debate, Central Coast councillors voted to give themselves a pay rise at the July 13 council meeting, but the matter will come back for another round of discussion after two councillors put their names to a rescission motion. Council’s next meeting on July 27 is shaping up to be a blockbuster with the operational plan, otherwise known as the budget, also up for consideration. Councillor Greg Best, who has been hinting the budget will hold some nasty surprises, called on councillors to support his motion to reverse the pay increase. The pay rise, or as councillors who voted for it prefer to call it, a “re-classification” which brings with it an increase to councillor remuneration, was voted in on July 13, by eight votes to six. One Labor councillor, Doug Vincent, voted against the pay rise and one Liberal councillor, Troy Marquart, was not at the meeting. The rest of the ALP councillors and independents Jane Smith, Chris Holstein and Louise Greenaway voted for the pay increase while Independent councillors Greg Best and

Bruce McLachlan as well as liberal councillors Jilly Pilon, Rebecca Gale and Chris Burke voted against. Cr Vincent said after the meeting he would donate his increase to three charities and Cr Best said he too would consider donating the increase, but that he was in discussions with his colleagues on developing a suitable rescission motion for the next meeting. “This will give all concerned another opportunity to reconsider this totally out of touch ‘self-awarded’ pay rise,” he said. “This Council recently raised rates by $4.4M after losing $41M last financial year and now the same people can somehow justify a pay rise with the Mayor getting a further

$11,000 bringing her total remuneration to $131, 000 plus a luxury car and expenses. “If this were a private corporation working on real KPIs and performance criteria the administrators would have been called long ago. “Simply put, our community is really struggling under the weight of COVID-19, struggling to make ends meet and struggling to find a job, let alone to get a pay rise. “This just says it all, an absolute slap in the face of our ratepayers by an out of touch Council, clearly spending someone else’s money.” Cr McLachlan confirmed he would support the rescission motion. The pay increase comes

about because the Local Government Remuneration Board has reclassified council and with that comes an increase to the minimum and maximum rates the councillors can pay themselves. While they don’t have to adopt the maximum amount, a report from staff recommended that it was appropriate for a council the size of the Central Coast to remunerate councillors at the higher level. “While this represents an increase, this needs to be considered in the light of the fact that Council has long held that it should be in a different category,” the report said. The council is now the only council in a new category of Major Strategic Area and the remuneration span for this

category is the same as for a Major Regional City. The tribunal also addressed the non-payment of super to councillors. It ruled that councillors are not employed by council and the fee paid is not a salary. According to Cr Vincent, the increase represents a six per cent pay rise for councillors and a ten per cent for the Mayor and, during the debate, he said when ratepayers were struggling it was not a good look. “As leaders we shouldn’t be having this debate,” he said. Cr Best said it was a tokenistic but important gesture to not accept the increase for councillor remuneration. Cr Holstein defended the

increase. “This remuneration argument has been going on for 30 years and one reason council can’t attract a wide range of councillors is because the pay is woeful,” he said. “This is a reclassification of the work we do. “It works out about $30 a week. “It is the sixth largest council in Australia and one of the biggest financially in Australia.’’ He suggested it was quite easy to see from attendance records that some councillors found it hard to get to all meetings because of other commitments. He said his diary showed in one year he had attended more than 130 meetings, more than 80 events and more than 60 zoom meetings. Previously the remuneration to a Central Coast councillor was a maximum of $30,410 per year. That has now risen to $32,040. The Mayoral fee moves from a maximum of $88,600 to $99,800. The full increase means an adjustment to the council budget of an additional $35,650. Merilyn Vale

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Development Consents Notice is given of the granting of the following Development Consents and Complying Development Certificates pursuant to Section 101 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. Consents can be made available for inspection by contacting Central Coast Council. No

Date

Address

54047/2018

23-06-2020 125 Avoca Dr

Suburb

Proposed Development

AVOCA BEACH

Demolition of Existing Dwelling & Dwelling House (New) (Amended Application)

Looking to lodge a development application, complying development application, or a construction, sub-division and occupation certificate? Visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/NSWPlanningPortal for more information and to register for the NSW Planning Portal

Date

58315/2020 58403/2020

Address

Suburb

Proposed Development

24-06-2020 58 Yarrabin Rd

UMINA BEACH

Rear Addition, Internal Alterations & Front Porch

02-07-2020 20 Greenhaven Dr

UMINA BEACH

Deck Extension

58431/2020

24-06-2020 111 Karingi St

UMINA BEACH

Swimming Pool

58622/2020

02-07-2020 8 Loxton Ave

WAMBERAL

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling & Swimming Pool

129/2019

03-07-2020 1 -13, 15 - 35 Warnervale Rd & 95 - 105, 107 - 171 Virginia Rd

WARNERVALE

Subdivision (158 Residential Lots, 1 Commercial Lot, 14 Residue Lots & Wildlife Corridor).

565/2020

30-06-2020 32 Rays Rd

BATEAU BAY

Shed

503/2020

30-06-2020 9 Nightshade Dr

BERKELEY VALE

Dwelling

494/2020

01-07-2020 7 White Fig Dr

BERKELEY VALE

Dwelling

961/2018

30-06-2020 55 Guardian Rd

WATANOBBI

422/2020

03-07-2020 6 Scribbly Gum St

BERKELEY VALE

Single Storey Attached Dual Occupancy & Torrens Title Subdivision (1 Lot into 2)

Dwelling & Detatched Studio (Amended Application)

432/2020

04-07-2020 49 Watanobbi Rd

WATANOBBI

Dual Occupancy (Attached) & 2 Lot Torrens Title Subdivision

37044/2009

30-06-2020 256 Blackwall Rd

WOY WOY

Dwelling Addition - Demolish Main Bedroom, Laundry & Garage & add 3 Bedrooms, Study, Laundry & Carport

56538/2019

30-06-2020 112 Booker Bay Rd

BOOKER BAY

Swimming Pool Inground

58293/2020

24-06-2020 376 Booker Bay Rd

BOOKER BAY

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling

478/2020

30-06-2020 59 Sunrise Ave

BUDGEWOI

Alterations & Additions

58353/2020

30-06-2020 70 Moana St

WOY WOY

Dwelling Addition

58420/2020

26-06-2020 9 Joyce Ave

WYOMING

Relocate Bathroom, Living Room Addition & New Deck

555/2020

30-06-2020 68 Springall Ave

WYONGAH

Shed

506/2020

29-06-2020 33 Trevally Ave

CHAIN VALLEY BAY

Dwelling

58433/2020

02-07-2020 169 Copacabana Dr

COPACABANA

Secondary Dwelling

354/2020

01-07-2020 1508 Mandalong Rd DOORALONG

Dwelling & Inground Pool

58399/2020

01-07-2020 110 Rickard Rd

EMPIRE BAY

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling

57808/2020

29-06-2020 419 Terrigal Dr

ERINA

Demolition of the Existing Dwelling/ Ancillary Structures & Construction of a Physiotherapy Clinic

58006/2020

25-06-2020 22 Portsmouth Rd

ERINA

Approved Shed being Mirrored to Allow Carport Access from Level Side.

318/2020

02-07-2020 14 Stenning Ln

FOUNTAINDALE

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dual Occupancy

58462/2020

30-06-2020 7 Cooper Rd

GREEN POINT

Retaining Walls

553/2020

03-07-2020 38 Winbin Cr

GWANDALAN

Alterations & Additions & Inground Pool

579/2020

30-06-2020 4 Bateup Dr

HAMLYN TERRACE

Dwelling

Complying Development Certificates No

Date

Address

Suburb

Proposed Development

278/2020

03-07-2020 81 Fairmont Bvd

HAMLYN TERRACE Dwelling

272/2020

02-07-2020 87 Fairmont Bvd

HAMLYN TERRACE Dwelling

282/2020

02-07-2020 23 Mountain View Dr

WOONGARRAH

Screened Enclosure

Development Applications

575/2020

02-07-2020 33 Crane St

HAMLYN TERRACE

Dwelling

476/2020

30-06-2020 1 Dalgety Rd

KANGY ANGY

Inground Pool

58359/2020

24-06-2020 7 Kuch Pl

KARIONG

Carport

56271/2019

16-06-2020 290 Avoca D & 88 Scaysbrook Dr

KINCUMBER

Residential 108 Bed Aged Care Facility (RPP)

58441/2020

30-06-2020 141 Avoca Dr

KINCUMBER

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling

Address

Suburb

Description

991/2019

29-06-2020 176 Greta Rd

KULNURA

Use of a Manufactured Home as a Rural Worker's Dwelling including Construction of an Attached Verandah & 2 Carports & Associated Works

58697/2020

14 Springwood St

BLACKWALL

Demolish Existing Dwelling & Construct 3 Unit Multi Dwelling Housing Applicant - KM Design Partners

49179/2016

65 Donnison St W

GOSFORD

Residential Flat Building 50 Apartments (Amended Application)(Re-Advertised) Applicant - CKDS Architecture Pty Ltd

49479/2016

60 - 62, 64 Hills St

NORTH GOSFORD

Residential Flat Building 75 Units & Demolition of Existing Dwellings (Amended Application) Applicant - SLD Development Two Pty Ltd

993/2019

17 Burns Rd

OURIMBAH

Section 82(A) Review of Determination - Boarding House (Comprising 2 Buildings, 18 Double Rooms & Caretakers Room) & Associated Works Applicant - Urbanesque Planning Pty Ltd

408/2020

03-07-2020 1 / 5 Nirvana St

LONG JETTY

Proposed Alterations & Additions to Existing 2 Flats

482/2020

30-06-2020 3 Riveroak Dr

MARDI

Awning

58374/2020

01-07-2020 Hawkesbury Riv

MARLOW

Jetty & Pontoon

58391/2020

01-07-2020 104 Reeves St

NARARA

Freestanding Garage

57832/2020

24-06-2020 66 Tramway Rd

NORTH AVOCA

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling (Amended Application)

284/2020

30-06-2020 8 Fern Rd

OURIMBAH

Shed (Amended Application)

443/2020

29-06-2020 7 Pacific Hwy

SAN REMO

Shed & Tree Removal

56407/2019

29-06-2020 10 & 12 High St

SARATOGA

Subdivision Creating 5 Residential Allotments (2 Existing Allotments into 5 Allotments), Demolition of Existing Dwelling & Ancillary Structures & Associated Easement to Drain Water through Lot 132 DP 27245.

57561/2019

25-06-2020 234 Terrigal Dr

TERRIGAL

The following Development Applications are notified for public comment and can be viewed online at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Written submissions close: 14 August 2020

Integrated Development

Written submissions close: 7 August 2020

Address

Suburb

Description

590/2020

255 Hansens Rd

TUMBI UMBI

2 Attached Dual Occupancy & Subdivisions Applicant - Acrow Investments Group Pty Ltd. The application has been made for the development consent under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. Approval is also sought from NSW Rural Fire Service.

626/2020

64 Boyds Ln

WYONG CREEK

Boundary Adjustment & Consolidation of 4 Lots into 2 Applicant - Everitt & Everitt Consulting Surveyors Pty Ltd. The application has been made for the development consent under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979. Approval is also sought from NSW Rural Fire Service.

6 Town Houses

58520/2020

29-06-2020 16 Ena St

TERRIGAL

Subdivision Strata

58643/2020

30-06-2020 9 Painters Ln

TERRIGAL

Subdivision Strata

436/2020

01-07-2020 155 - 163 The Entrance Rd

THE ENTRANCE

Partial Demolition of Existing Building

483/2020

30-06-2020 5 Fifth Ave

TOUKLEY

Alterations & Additions

475/2020

29-06-2020 221 Tumbi Rd

TUMBI UMBI

Carport

469/2020

29-06-2020 7 Hansens Rd

TUMBI UMBI

Swimming Pool & Associated Safety Barriers

50925/2016

25-06-2020 91 Pozieres Ave

UMINA BEACH

New Residential Aged Care Facility - 120 Beds, 3 Storey Building (JRPP) (Amended Application)

58109/2020

30-06-2020 433 Ocean Beach Rd UMINA BEACH

Multi Dwelling Housing - 6 Unit Development

Central Coast Council is required to comply with the requirements of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 20019 which requires submissions on Development Applications to be published on Council’s website. In order to maintain privacy, all submissions lodged using Council’s DA Submission Form or online portal will have personal contact details and signature redacted. Submissions received not using Council’s DA Submission Form or via the online portal will be published in full. Your submission may also be reproduced in full in Council reports or in Court proceedings.

Council Offices are currently closed to the public. Customer service continues via phone 1300 463 954

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Mangrove Creek Dam Photo: Justin Stanley

Level one water restrictions to remain through winter Level one water restrictions will remain in place on the Coast through the winter months and be reassessed in November. The decision was made at the council meeting on July 13 after Cr Rebecca Gale moved the recommendation from

staff, saying it was a prudent move. Under the old rules, the water restrictions were to go back to water wise rules once the Mangrove Creek Dam reaches 55 per cent. Water Director Jamie Loader said the first point of the

recommendation was to remain on level one even if the 55 per cent was triggered. He said it would be no impost on the community during winter and the position could be revisited in November, coming into summer. He said the second part of the

recommendation was to revisit trigger levels for restriction levels. He was recommending that trigger levels go up as needed but that the decision to ease them come back to council for a decision. He said the level at Mangrove

Creek Dam on Monday, July 13 was 54.5 per cent. Mardi Dam was fractionally higher. He explained that pumping water from Mardi to Mangrove was triggered at 70 per cent. During debate, Cr Greg Best talked of the infamous February

8 weather when parts of the Central Coast experienced flooding and he wondered if the area was going to have the same problems this week with lots of rain and wind expected. The decision to adopt the new plan was unanimous. Merilyn Vale

New Land Transaction Policy goes on exhibition A Land Transaction Policy which will replace those of the former Gosford and Wyong Councils is about to go on public exhibition. A chief tenet of the policy is to minimise Council’s exposure to unnecessary risk in land sales, acquisitions, restrictions over Council’s land, land swaps, dedications and donations of land. “As such, this policy will

assist in Council’s risk management in relation to land transactions,” a report to councillors at their July 13 meeting explained. Other old policies were reviewed and incorporated into the new policy. One was the Acceptance of Care, Control & Management of Public lands acquired by other Authorities. This was a policy of the former

Gosford Council and detailed the circumstances under which Council would accept care, control and management of land for public purposes. Staff said this had been addressed within the new draft policy. Another former Gosford policy, the Easements/Leases/ Licences-Utilities, Authorities and Companies policy, which was used to assess the payment of compensation for

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easements granted to utilities, authorities and companies, has also been incorporated into the new policy. A third policy, the Citywide Business Improvement Districts policy from the former Gosford Council, which was established in order to collect and redistribute levies to suitable businesses, was no longer required. Councillors were told that the fund associated with the levies

has since been expended and businesses were supported through other Council mechanisms. Councillors were asked for feedback and given advance copies of the draft policy and relevant attachments on June 19, but no feedback was received, the staff said. The policy’s objectives are to ensure Council sells, retains or acquires ownership of land that is needed for its current and

future service delivery; that the land portfolio is managed strategically; and that land transactions include appropriate consultation with relevant stakeholders and are undertaken in accordance with applicable laws. The draft will be on public exhibition for comment for 28 days. Merilyn Vale

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New online breastfeeding classes With more than 3,000 babies born on the Central Coast each year and close to 90 per cent of new mothers planning to breastfeed, the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) has introduced new online breastfeeding education sessions to give support and information to families. Breastfeeding Education Live (BEL) interactive webinars are led by qualified breastfeeding educators and cover such topics as how to position and attach baby to the breast, reading baby’s cues and signs that baby is getting enough milk. They also contain information on resources and support for when the baby arrives. The webinars are especially timely, with many other services closed due to

COVID-19. “A lot of expectant parents have never held a baby, let alone seen one being breastfed,” ABA spokesperson Nerida Carter said. “‘Many have missed out on the traditional learning through the generations. “That’s why it’s so important that they have access to the kind of prenatal education that ABA is providing.” Carter said prior to COVID-19 the association conducted face to face meetings and classes. Meetings were quickly diverted online and the 90-minute webinars are designed to fill the gap created by the suspension of face-toface classes. “Online sessions are different from face-to-face interaction, but they have many benefits,” she said.

“Many enjoy attending BELs from the comfort of their own home. “They are able to ask questions and interact with other expectant parents in a small group. “The aim is to empower expectant parents and give them the confidence they need to breastfeed their baby.” Carter said there were 75 association members on the Coast, a third of whom are trained volunteers. BELs are held on weekends and some weeknights. Registration is through the ABA website and sessions cost $20 for ABA members and $125 for non-members. For details email: actnswoffice@breastfeeding. asn.au. Terry Collins

Call for nominations for Healing Heart Award

Central Coast residents are being encouraged to nominate a local nurse or midwife who made a difference during their time in care by nominating them for this year’s NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. The annual awards recognise the significant skill, passion and valued contributions of nurses and midwives. To ensure the state’s most exceptional nurses and

midwives can be celebrated in the safest possible way, this year’s awards will be held virtually, with an online ceremony slotted for November 26. While most awards are nominated by local health districts and speciality networks the Healing Heart Award is nominated by patients and Central Coast Local Health District encourages residents to consider nominating a local for the award.

“The Healing Heart Award is a special people’s choice award, with nominations open to patients, families and carers. “It honours a nurse or midwife for providing exceptional care. “Does this sound like someone you know?” a CCLHD spokesperson said. Nominations can be made via NSW Health’s website until July 27. Source: Website, Jul 10 Central Coast Health

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TAFE course broadens speech pathologist’s capabilities Rachel Wood, who runs a private paediatric speech pathology service in Springfield, has recently doubled up her skills by completing an online Certificate 3 in Early Childhood Education and Care through TAFE NSW. She undertook the studies to complement her paediatric knowledge, making her sessions towards children highly specialised. The Cheeky Monkey Speech Pathology, initially opened in February, provides therapy for children of all ages who struggle with speech, language and communication difficulties. Wood has already had previous experience working with children, but she wanted to broaden her skills when dealing. “I embarked on a career working with children after high school and although I was employed in a range of paediatric speech pathology roles for almost two decades, a part of me always wondered whether I should study education and combine the two vocations,” Wood said. “They are very complementary skills sets; I consider completing

the TAFE NSW course to be a significant milestone in my lifelong learning journey, giving me the tools and experiences to understand children better and start my own business, to help them and their families.” Wood has worked as a paediatric speech pathologist for over 19 years and has also gained experience in other specialised areas at the Cleft Palate Clinic & Deafness Centre at Westmead Children’s Hospital. “I incorporate the information I learned about cognitive and physical development, child behaviour management, family dynamics and cultural sensitivity techniques into my practice,” Wood said. Wood also works as a casual educator at Footprints Early Learning Centre in Erina where she completed work experience during her studies. Like many other local businesses people, during the peak of COVID-19 she had to adapt her business to the new online environment by offering telehealth sessions instead of face-to-face meetings. “It was probably not the best timing because [Cheeky Monkey Speech Pathology]

had just started taking off, and then everything dropped off because everyone was isolating at home,” she said. “Since resuming face-toface it has picked up again, and that is the same as lots of industries, once you can go back to face to face things settle down a bit.” While acknowledging the benefits of broadening her online skills, she said she prefers dealing with patients in person. “It is so much easier working with kids to be doing it face-toface,” she said. “I think because you have got to keep the kids motivated and interested, using games and toys, that’s our main way of keeping them focused so when you take that away it is very tricky. “Helping a child to use a sound that they thought they couldn’t articulate, helping them to say their name correctly, increasing the range of words they can use, helping them communicate with longer sentences - these are the moments I love and cherish best.” Jacinta Counihan

Council action plan to support people with disabilities

Central Coast Council is striving to make the region more accessible for people living with a disability by encouraging community members to join its Access and Inclusion Reference Group. The group’s main role will be to help implement Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan. According to Council, the plan sets out the actions it will deliver to enable people with disabilities to better access mainstream services, facilities, information and support. These actions will ensure that people living with disabilities are included in society and can fully participate in community life. Council is encouraging any community members who live

with a disability, or who are a family member or a carer of someone who has a disability, to join. Council’s Director for Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said the Reference Group will have an additional role. “The current Action Plan is in its final year, so the Reference Group will have the important task of helping us develop our new Disability Inclusion Action Plan which will help shape access and inclusion in our community from 2021-2025,” Vaughan said. Mayor Lisa Matthews strongly encourages the community to get involved. “To be a truly responsive and inclusive community, our Coast needs to hear the voices of

people who live with disabilities and understand the barriers they experience to full community participation,” Cr Matthews said. The current NSW Health Disability Inclusion Action plan outlines four main objectives. They include improving awareness, creating liveable communities, providing equitable systems and processes, and supporting access to meaningful employment opportunities. Submissions being accepted up until 5 pm Thursday, July 23. The Expression of Interest form can be found on the Council website. Source: Media release, Jul 7 Central Coast Council

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Indigenous artwork adorns nbn nodes

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Striking designs on two nbn network nodes at Kincumber are two of seven across the region set to brighten up the infrastructure and provide a little insight into Indigenous culture. Created under the Maliga program in a collaboration between Central Coast Council, nbn and schools across the Coast including Kincumber Public School and Kincumber High School, the artworks can

be seen at Joalah Rd and Bungoona Rd. Nodes to the north of the region which also feature artworks are at Alison Rd and Cutler Dr, Wyong, Clydesdale St, Wadalba, and Shelley Beach Rd and Bateau Bay Rd, Bateau Bay. Council’s Director of Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said the inclusive project aimed to support reconciliation through the celebration of Aboriginal arts

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and culture. “These designs truly display the meaning of Maliga which is to ‘shine’ in Darkinjung language and they certainly take pride of place in our neighbourhoods,” Vaughan said. “We are proud to run this creative platform for Indigenous children and young people across the Central Coast to share visual stories based around cultural identity and connection to place.”

The place-based Indigenous artworks showcase four designs which include written descriptions to engage the passing community with the artworks’ story and meaning. Mayor Lisa Matthews said the project celebrates the region’s indigenous culture with the nbn nodes providing a unique and creative way to showcase the Maliga artworks. “This project has provided the opportunity to further connect the community with

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the Maliga program, particularly considering many components of this year’s program were cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions,” Cr Matthews said. “I congratulate the artists and school children involved in the program and thank nbn for the funding which has allowed this creative endeavour for our community.” Head of nbn NSW ACT, Matt Frodsham, said it was something the nbn team was

proud to be a part of. “This initiative was a wonderful opportunity to create artwork that reflects the children’s connection to the local area and their heritage and turn these essential network components into works of art,” he said. “Our node cabinets provided a canvas and the artworks share wonderful cultural stories across the community.” Terry Collins

Education Week 2020 goes online All NSW’s Education Week events will be held online to help reduce face-to-face contact between parents, students and teachers. The annual state-wide event will be running from Monday August 3 to Friday August 7 NSW Education will be streaming the Education Week launch video at 10 am on Monday that will reflect on events of the year. Through the week, schools are being encouraged to live stream their own events and

assemblies to their school community to involve families. A key event of the week occurring on Wednesday will be a live stream of the ‘Department of Education’s Film by…’ which will be a virtual film of the best student films of last year. Learning together is the theme for the year, which will be focusing on the topics change and resilience; schools are the cornerstone of communities; connect better and learn together; and connect

better and learn together. The principal of Woy Woy South Public School, Mr Matt Barr, said his is one Central Coast school who will share Education Week with parents online. “This year, due to the continued foreseen restrictions preventing parents from entering school grounds, we have chosen to mark the occasion by continuing to share our learning journey with our school community online.” “We are also taking this

opportunity to reach out to all families in a bid to collate short video about their homeschooling experience under the theme learning together.” “The students will be involved in a number of in-school activities that will be shared with our parent body via social media,” Barr said. The online #EdWeek20 hashtag will also be shared as another way to connect with others. Jacinta Counihan

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Virtual Career Expo for senior students

My Journey, a free two day virtual career expo for NSW high school students in Years 10 to 12, will launch on July 22. Created by Career Links and the NSW Department of Education, My Journey will focus on vocational education and training as a career path, and is set to be one of the

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representatives, through virtual booths, live webinars and chatrooms, with the experience designed to help them make informed decisions about their future careers and have key conversations with the right people. “COVID-19 has had such an impact on the education of our young people, we were

determined to support them at this difficult time,” Purcell said. “We were disappointed with the cancellation of the Career Expo’s across the state due to COVID-19, we believe all students should have the same opportunities, regardless of external forces impacting them. “This is why we are staging

the My Journey Virtual Expo.” Students who have attended expos in the past and felt that they weren’t helpful are also being encouraged to give My Journey a chance, with the focus on vocational education a departure from traditional expos that often focus on higher education pathways. The Expo will run from midday

to 8pm on July 22 and 23. The virtual exhibition stands will be available for a further three months after the expo, so that students can go back and access information, webinars and job applications. Source: Press release, Jul 13 Holly Lambert, Enigma Communications

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Mariners fans hope for a memorable finish to a forgettable season Long suffering Mariners fans will be hoping for a stronger post-Covid showing from the blue and yellow this Saturday evening when the A-League competition resumes. The club confirmed on Monday (Jul 13) that fans will be able to attend Saturday’s clash against Perth Glory at Central Coast Stadium. With a capped capacity of 4,500 in line with government regulations, Mariners Members will be given an exclusive redemption period ahead of a general public release. Central Coast Mariners CEO Shaun Mielekamp said it marked an exciting point and said everyone at the club was looking forward to the return of matches and crowds. “Our Members have been so important for us and so supportive during this time, and it’s fantastic that they can attend our first match back,” he said. On Thursday, Football Federation Australia (FFA) Head of Leagues, Greg O’Rourke, announced a number of changes to the competition rules, regulations and match day protocols for the remainder of the A-League season. “In line with the options provided by FIFA and IFAB and announced by FFA circular in May 2020, we will be allowing teams to have up to five substitutes per match and will also be temporarily suspending the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR),” O’Rourke said.

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“With the high number of matches to be played in a short period of time, the use of extra substitutes will obviously allow teams to increase game time for more of their players and manage player loads but it will also allow for more opportunities for those on the bench to push for selection and drive their ambitions. The VAR decision appears to

reflect a number of factors and the FFA said it will revisit the use of the VAR for the Hyundai A-League 2020 Finals Series at a later date. “In addition, we will also be extending the technical areas to allow for social distancing as well as suspending the team walk outs,line-ups,handshakes and coin toss procedure prematch.

Mariners defender, Jack Clisby, says he is counting down the days to the clash with Perth Glory after almost a month of training since players returned. “I can only imagine how keen they are to get back into the stands, as keen as we are to get back on the field,” Clisby said.

“The last game playing without them it just seemed strange, it’s such a strange footballing world watching and playing games without crowds.” The 28-year old Clisby, who hails from Perth, told media on Tuesday that the three month hiatus presented him the opportunity to spend more time with his family, including his

daughter who will soon turn one. “We decided to stay here during the tough period, with everyone isolating, but I managed to spend a lot of time with my daughter, watching her grow up and even did some renovations on the house so I made good use of the time I think.” The clash against Perth will be one of four remaining fixtures for the Mariners, with home games against the Jets and Wanderers over the ensuing nine days followed by a final fixture against Melbourne Victory in Sydney. “We’ve got a couple of games left but we want to finish the season on a high and look to get off the bottom of the ladder, so for us the goal is to win the four games and we can definitely do that,” he said. “We’ve won games against Perth and Melbourne [this season] so I think on our day, when we’re performing and if we bring to the game what we can do then we can get results and the boys really believe that.” “Everyone knows [Perth] are a great side, and they’re governed by a top quality coach in Tony Popovic, [so] they’ll come out and be looking to win their games,” he said. “But the positive for us is that our games are up on the coast, we’re at home even though it’s classified as their home game.” The match kicks off at 5pm. Ross Barry

Oztag resumes From page 40 Oztag will soon be back at Bateau Bay, West Gosford and Woongarrah, with Central Coast Oztag preparing to launch their revamped winter competition from July 20. The three venues include Woongarrah Oval, Bateau Bay Oval, and Adcock Park. Central Coast Oztag (CCO) has produced a stable of national title winning teams over the past few years. Charmaine Ceeney is CCO’s President, and despite all the

concern around COVID-19 and its impact on her committee’s ability to prepare for the winter competition, she’s hopeful it’ll go off without a hitch. “Traditionally our summer competitions are huge, with the winter competitions attracting less interest, but a lot of people have indicated that they want to play this winter and now we’re looking at roughly 600 players across the Bateau Bay and Woongarrah competitions alone,” Ceeney said. According to Ceeney, her committee has been hard at work hammering out the COVID

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guidelines they’ve received from Australian Oztag into easy-to-digest return to play protocols so teams can hit the ground running come game day. “The biggest impact on the winter season was just the whole uncertainty surrounding it because of COVID, but now we have the greenlight to go ahead and teams have indicated that they’re all excited to be getting back on the paddock after being so unsure for so long,” Ceeney said. “Prior to the season starting,

we will be updating our community about what new rules they will need to follow during the season. “The big challenge will be ensuring physical distancing requirements are observed and we will be relying on the community to take these new rules on board. “Parents especially will need to try and help us move forward as best we can under this staggered approach. “CCO does not want to see community sport shutting down because people aren’t adhering to the rules.

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“We have doubled our staff for the season ahead and we are determined to make this season work,” Ceeney said. Also on the agenda for July is national title selection, with the event to help the CCO finalise its representative teams for the 2020 Australian Junior National Championships, to be played in Coffs Harbour in October. From there, players that excel will have the chance to be selected for a national team. With preparation for the winter season now well and truly underway, Ceeney said the next few months will help

inform the CCO’s approach to the summer season. “The summer competition is our big one. “It easily gets around 10,000 players but there’s no way we’d be able to operate a regional competition with those numbers under the current guidelines, so we’re hopeful restrictions will ease by then,” Ceeney said. Central Coast Oztag is accepting individual player registrations for those who do not have a whole team. Dilon Luke

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Warriors to face Sharks in Gosford The Central Coast’s adopted NZ Warriors will face the Cronulla Sharks in Gosford this Sunday (July 19) in what many see as a mustwin match for the kiwis. The Warriors went down narrowly 12-16 in an upset loss to the Gold Coast Titans last weekend (July 11). Playing in gold and black “bush shirts” in a tribute to the city of Wellington, the Warriors burst out of the gates to set up an early 12-0 lead. Captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck stood up Titans’ Beau Fermor to score his 50th NRL try before a deft Peta Hiku off-load set up Ken Maumalo to score in the corner. But some gutsy Titans defence and a series of dubious refereeing decisions against the Warriors saw the momentum swing around. A touch of genius from the Titans Tyrone Peachey in the

second half then saw them bridge the gap and, ultimately, take the lead. The Titans win came as an upset having lost their last 10 games at Robina and coach Justin Holbrook was relieved to come away with the points. “It was just a great,

determined win. “We were extremely poor with the footy in the first half, but we defended well,” Holbrook said. In an interview with the New Zealand Herald, Warriors interim coach Todd Payten says he is embarrassed for league

after being officially told four decisions were wrong in his side’s loss to the Gold Coast Titans. Payten also told Newstalk ZB’s D’Arcy Waldegrave that he gave NRL referees boss Bernard Sutton a blast over the mistakes.

The Warriors have sunk to 13th place on the NRL ladder, albeit they are just two point outside of the top eight. In a further blow, four Warriors players will return home to New Zealand later this month. The club confirmed that David Fusitu’a, Ken Maumalo,

Agnatius Paasi and King Vuniyayawa had been given a flight date of July 27, two days after the Roosters match. The players had previously committed to staying in Australia only on the proviso of being joined by their families, but the Warriors were subsequently unbale to gain the travel exemptions required to facilitate this. Warriors chief executive Cameron George said the club supported the decision of the four players who have now been away from home for three months. In brighter news, Kodi Nikorima and second rower Eliesa Katoa both return from for injury for the Sharks clash, which kicks off at 2pm on Sunday. They will then take on the Sydney Roosters, also in Gosford, on July 25. Ross Barry

Berkeley Vale Panthers are ready to roar Central Coast Rugby League (CCRL) has released its amended 2020 season draw following the departure of The Entrance Tigers from the senior competition.

The Berkeley Vale Panthers, looking to impress in 2020 Photo: Andrew Stark

With kick off slotted for July 19, excitement is peaking for the return of grassroots footy on the Coast, with northern clubs set to star in a handful of blockbuster matches. The Berkeley Vale Panthers and Wyong Roos will go toe to toe in their first game of the season at Berkeley Vale Oval. The Toukley Hawks will also have a home crowd for their season opener when they host the Kincumber Colts at

Mackillop Oval, while the Ourimbah-Wyoming Magpies round out the fixture with their match against the Terrigal Sharks at Duffys Oval. Unfortunately, the Northern Lakes Warriors will have to wait another week for their first run on the paddock after drawing the bye. With the reigning premiers (Tigers) out of the mix, long time runners up the Roos have emerged as the favourites heading into the season, but with such a brief preseason, it’s impossible to predict how the competition will shake out. Panthers’ Senior Coaching Coordinator, Alex Moore, believes that the premiership is anyone’s for the taking and

he’s not phased at facing the favourites in the opener. “We’ve got a great mix of experience and new talent at the Panthers this season, so the mood is high going into the weekend,” Moore said. Although he admits that he’s not sure whether preseason prep has gotten the Panthers where they need to be, Moore said every club was likely to be in the same boat, so no club should be written off early. “It’s disappointing that the Tigers are out, but we still expect this to be a tough competition. “We don’t know what the other clubs have done to prepare, but a lot can happen

between Round 1 and the semi-finals, so right now it’s anyone’s game,” Moore said. Come what may, Moore said the Panthers were keen to make an impact this season. “We’re confident going into Round 1. “We go out trying to win every game and even though were expecting a tough game from Wyong, at the end of the day, for us it’s about the effort we show. “We’ll be giving it a red hot go,” Moore said. Source: Interview, Jul 13 Alex Moore, Berkeley Vale Rugby League and Sports Club Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Gosford withdraws from CCRU Premier 1 competition After what has been a most tumultuous period, Central Coast Rugby Union’s (CCRU) 2020 competition is finally set to start this weekend (July 18). CCRU President, Larry Thomson, said it had been a most difficult time for clubs and administrators to get a competition up and running during the pandemic, with all clubs affected in varying ways. “Unfortunately, The Bay Rugby Club (formerly The Entrance Rugby Club) has decided not to compete this year. Two other clubs have also pulled the pin on senior competitions, including last year’s Premier 1 grand finalists, Gosford. “Gosford will not be fielding a Premier 1 team this year, while Warnervale will not take the field this year with a Premier 2 team. “2020 has been very different year to say the least, and the

Players from Gosford Rugby at last years’ final

CCRU have taken everything into consideration to get a competition up and running and to also meet the needs of all clubs,” Thomson said. In the Premier 1 contest, Thomson has picked The Lakes’ clash with Kariong as the match of the day. “These two teams had promising seasons last year

but faded towards the end of the year. “The Lakes made the finals last year but were defeated in the minor semis by Gosford and will be hoping to go further this year. “However, on Saturday they meet a team which has a new coach [Max Malkin] and will be fully prepared for the match.

“All clubs this season have had very difficult lead ups so there are so many unknowns in these first few matches. The Lakes too have a new coach with Marshall Hemopo in charge. “These two coaches would be just keen to get onto the paddock and obviously would be hoping for a victory first up.

The other key match will be Ourimbah versus Warnervale. “Ourimbah will go into this match as favourites based on performances from last year, however, anything could happen in this match,” Thomson said. “Ourimbah had a most disappointing end to last season, when they were

eliminated in the Finals by Gosford in what was a huge upset on the day. “Warnervale had an up and down season last year, so hopefully for them, things have steadied and they can have a pleasing year in 2020. “Warnervale at home are always difficult and will prove a real obstacle for Ourimbah. “Warnervale has kept the coach from last year, Jake Holman, and will be all that more experienced after his efforts last year. “Ourimbah has a new coach in Matt Hopkins, and he has left nothing to chance in his efforts to get a great start to the season for his team,” Thomson said. In the remaining match last year’s premiers, Terrigal, will take on Woy Woy at Woy Woy Oval. Source: Press release, Jul 13 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union