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Editorial

Man vs Ocean

Since JobKeeper was announced on the 30th March it has provided a massive economic and psychological boost to the nation. See page 16

Out&About

The Australia Reptile Park gave visitors a front-row seat to the milking process of five of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most venomous snakes. See page 19

Business

Photo: Klayte McSweeny, Photoslog

Residents from 18 beachfront homes at Wamberal remain locked out of their properties as the State Government and Central Coast Council install emergency measures to prevent even more erosion after heavy seas battered the coastline last week. State-appointed Local Recovery Coordinator, Lee Shearer, has been assigned the task of working with the community on recovery. See our full coverage on pages 4-6

JobKeeper extension brings happiness to the arts and hospitality sectors For many Central Coast businesses, an extension of the JobKeeper program announced this week by the Federal Government could prove to be the difference between staying afloat and going

under. The payment is set to continue at its current level until September 27, after which it will be extended for a further six months at a reduced rate. From September 28 until

January 3, 2021, it will drop to $1,200 per fortnight and $750 per fortnight for employees who worked less than 20 hours a week in the month of February preCOVID-19. Continued page 25

What might self-driving cars do for people with a disability in places like the Central Coast? See page 29

Council Watch

When Council discussed the proposal for a new regional library at its July 13 meeting, Cr Bruce McLachlan asked whether the community really wanted a new $30M library. See page 31

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Mystery clearing of Darkinjung site

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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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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-

SOURCE Media release, 8 July 2020 Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal

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. SOURCE Media release, 6 July 2020 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Since JobKeeper was announced on the 30th March it has provided a massive economic and psychological boost to the nation. See page 16

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Ominous storm clouds and heavy rain moving in over Long Jetty

annual basis, with applications for the next round of funding closing on November 11.

Crouch defends need for $7 million roundabout

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Transport for NSW has confirmed that it has met only 13 percent of its biodiversity offset requirements.

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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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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.

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

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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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Town centre starting to take shape Out&About

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.

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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, 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

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.

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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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

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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.

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.

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

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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.

The boys are back in town

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

Sport

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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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

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Wild weather lashed the north of the Central Coast on July 12, with heavy rain, thunder and lightning putting on a sky show and hail carpeting Gwandalan like snow. The Bureau of Meteorology and State Emergency Services started putting out warnings to batten down the hatches a few days before the storm swept through. Deputy Unit Commander of Wyong State Emergency Service, Sue Robson, said that they were called to 27 jobs over the three-day storm period.

“It wasn’t quite as bad as expected because it wasn’t the East Coast Low everyone thought it was going to be, instead it was a low-pressure system, but it still brought some heavy weather,” Robson said. The low-pressure system brought damaging winds, big tides and heavy seas with winds averaging 60 to 70km/h and peak gusts in excess of 90km/h while the powerful seas started scouring out the already unstable sand dunes along The Entrance North Beach.

Marlene and Gerry Pennings have lost about 4m of their backyard, but they say they are still quite stable as their house is a further 7m back. “Our house is over 100 years old, so we are a bit different to some of the newer homes which have much deeper foundations,” Marlene said. “Council is doing everything they can, they have been very supportive and the beach crew is very helpful, getting as much done as they can by moving sand to shore up the banks and sometimes working up to one o’clock in the morning.

“The engineering staff have been out to check us and we’re safe, but we’ll be keeping an eye on those big tides coming in over the next couple of days,” Marlene said. Paul Green and his wife have lived at The Entrance North for the past 16 years and he says this beach erosion is definitely the worst that most people along the beachfront have seen. “We’ve lost 10m of our land, and we’ve got about another 10m left,” Green said. “I’m feeling pretty anxious and a little frustrated.

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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“We wanted permission to do something along the beach to shore up the sand dunes but obviously we weren’t getting enough council and state government support, everything just takes too long. “We wanted to put down geosandbags or sandstone, something that’s safe for people, and we weren’t looking for a handout, but knew that something had to be done sooner than later or we could very well finish up like Wamberal is now.

High seas slowly but surely demolishing the sand dune at North Entrance beach Photo: Klayte McSweeny, Photoslog

Residents now have assurance that council will not take regulatory action for emergency work carried out, but only at Wamberal and The Entrance North, and the work has to have been designed and approved by a qualified coastal

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Photo: Klayte McSweeny, Photoslog

The Glen Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre continues to work towards getting The Glen for Women up and running at Wyong Creek.

engineer. The works also need to be certified as not likely to have significant adverse impacts on other land and the work is only that which is reasonably required to protect the property. The time frame for the works is limited to four weeks. The decisions were made at July 20’s extraordinary council meeting called to update the community and councillors on the coastal erosion impact resulting from a low pressure system that stretched from Merimbula to Port Stephens. Continued page 4

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JobKeeper extension brings happiness to the arts and hospitality sectors

Sport

For many Central Coast businesses, an extension of the JobKeeper program announced this week by the Federal Government could prove to be the difference between staying afloat and going

After a long wait, the Central Coast Rugby Union season finally kicked off on July 18, with Ourimbah and The Lakes off to a flying start. See page 31

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The Australia Reptile Park gave visitors a front-row seat to the milking process of five of Australia’s most venomous snakes.

The Wyong District Garden Competition is back for its 47th instalment and entries are now open.

Health

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Residents allowed to do emergency work to protect storm affected properties Beachfront residents at The Entrance North and Wamberal have been given direction on what emergency work they can do in the wake of the beach erosion caused by a low pressure system bringing wild weather and heavy seas which hit their sand dunes.

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under. The payment is set to continue at its current level until September 27, after which it will be extended for a further six months at a reduced rate. From September 28 until

January 3, 2021, it will drop to $1,200 per fortnight and $750 per fortnight for employees who worked less than 20 hours a week in the month of February preCOVID-19. Continued page 25

What might self-driving cars do for people with a disability in places like the Central Coast? See page 29

Council Watch

When Council discussed the proposal for a new regional library at its July 13 meeting, Cr Bruce McLachlan asked whether the community really wanted a new $30M library. See page 31

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Details of $3M tobacco haul in April released

A haul of illicit tobacco worth more than $3M was seized at Peats Ridge in April and destroyed in a major operation by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). The crop was among $171M worth of tobacco seized nationwide during the 2019-20 financial year by the Illicit Tobacco Taskforce (ITTF) working with assistance from police in all states and Australian Border Force. The ITTF was established in 2018 to investigate, prosecute and dismantle organised crime groups which use the proceeds of illicit tobacco to fund other

criminal activity, as well as ensure the appropriate revenue is paid to the Australian Government. ATO officers executed 19 search warrants and uncovered more than 184 acres of illicit tobacco growing in hot spots across regional NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The Peats Ridge crop was 13.2 acres in size and yielded 2400kg of tobacco worth around $3.1M. Assistant Commissioner, Ian Read, said the ATO was committed to disrupting organised crime syndicates that produce and supply illegal tobacco for sale on the black market in Australia, resulting in

Some of the illicit tobacco collected by the ATO at Peats Ridge

lost excise. “The trade in illicit tobacco products in Australia has widespread negative consequences across the community,” Read said. “Tobacco growing operations are not run by small producers or farmers. “They are run by organised crime syndicates who deliberately engage in illegal activities to fund their extravagant lifestyles and other criminal activity. “We’re finding crops in regional and remote areas of the country, being grown on land being leased from unsuspecting owners under

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the guise of growing vegetables.” Read said tip-offs from members of the public were hugely valuable in locating illegal crops. Signs to look out for include intense labour production between November and May, suspicious enquiries about land for lease, unexplained use of water resources and large crops of leafy plants that may resemble kale, cabbage or corn. “Public tip-offs build on the intelligence we gather from a range of sources and help us to identify, seize and destroy these illicit crops before they are harvested and sold on the

black market,” Read said. Australian Border Force Special Investigations Commander, Greg Linsdell, said the ITTF is dedicated to disrupting the supply of illicit tobacco and had seized more than 75 tonnes of smuggled tobacco and approximately 361 million smuggled cigarettes to June 30 this year. “This is equivalent to over $399M in evaded duty,” he said. “Illicit tobacco costs the Australian community $647M in lost revenue each year; it takes vital money away from the community.” NSW Police Force State Crime

Commander, Assistant Commissioner, Stuart Smith, said it has been illegal to grow tobacco in Australia for more than a decade. . “If convicted, growing tobacco carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years’ imprisonment,” he said. If you suspect that illegal tobacco is being grown or manufactured in your community you can confidentially report it online at ato.gov.au/illicittobacco or by calling 1800 060 062. Source: Media release, Jul 20 Australian Taxation Office

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Man vs Ocean For Julius and Karen Huszarek, the past week has been something of a nightmare. Evacuated from their Wamberal home on Monday, along with many of their neighbours, the couple are staying with friends at Terrigal as Central Coast Council works in partnership with the State Government to stabilise the sand dunes in front of their home. “Our home didn’t sustain as much damage as a lot of others,” Julius Huszarek said. “We are on the northern end of the beach, partially on rocks, but the property next door has been undermined and is pulling down our timber deck slowly.” He said he was at a meeting receiving an update on Monday morning and by noon he had been told he would need to evacuate. “It was a bit of a schemozzle,” he said.

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“We were given two hours on Monday and on Tuesday to remove as much of our belongings as we could, and police were on hand to make sure everyone moved out. “The next day the water and power was cut off, barricades were up, and the homes were off limits.”

Huszarek said residents had been told they could be out of their homes for 1-4 weeks. “The situation seems to change daily,” he said. “There is some talk of us being back in by Monday but another big storm is predicted in coming days so we will have to wait and see.”

Huszarek said a majority of residents were angry at Council. “I joined a working group around 18 months ago, but it was really just a talk fest and hasn’t even met since December,” he said. “I am also a member of the Wamberal Protection

Association and we are angry that Council has had plenty of opportunity over the years to do something about this situation, but bureaucracy has been stalling everything. “They have spent around $400,000 to get various geotechnical reports, which had already been done years ago,

and even though they knew we were one step away from disaster they turned a deaf ear. “The State Government has said there is money available to effect a solution, but Council hasn’t even attempted to apply for this money.” Huszarek hit back at some claims on social media that many of the affected homeowners had built or extended their homes against the advice of Council, with some successfully appealing Council refusals in the Land and Environment Court. “I believe this involves a minority,” he said. “I have talked to around twothirds of the affected residents and they are all prepared to pay for a seawall. “Some residents did get permission to build a wall in front of their homes, but the conditions were so onerous they gave up.” Terry Collins

Authorities mull engineering options for Wamberal Beach Several options for a longterm solution to erosion at Wamberal Beach, including a revetment wall along the beachfront, are under consideration as Central Coast Council weathers accusations of inaction on a situation which has been escalating for decades. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has laid the blame for the present state of affairs at the feet of Council, saying the State Government provided more than $200,000 in funding in 2018 for the development of a long-term solution. Council’s Director Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said the amount had been matched by Council, with

the funds used for various geotechnical and other studies which were necessary before any solution could move to the design phase. “Manly Hydraulics is now preparing some design work which should be available by the end of the year.” Cox said. Council CEO Gary Murphy said rock filled bags now being situated on the beachfront as a temporary measure could be incorporated into an eventual long-term solution. Manly Hydraulics Laboratory was engaged by Council in May to prepare concept plans for a terminal protection structure with planning to include workshops with residents and key stakeholders. Council is also preparing

Coastal Management Programs in accordance with the NSW Coastal Management Framework, to be completed prior to the end of 2021. It has called on the State Government to fast track recommendations of the Wamberal Beach Management Options: Cost Benefit and Distribution Analysis Report (CBA) of 2017. The State Government says these recommendations were signed off on at the time and action could have been taken long before now. A geotechnical assessment carried out for the CBA concluded that a seawall would not mitigate the risk of flooding, but would only mitigate the risk of damage to properties sitting on the beach dune.

“In the case of 20 beachfront properties the extent of damage risk faced is already mitigated due to a building requirement to put down piles to bedrock,” the report said. “Thus, sand can be eroded from underneath these properties during storm events and will only involve utility reconnection costs.” The CBA suggested that the key beneficiaries from construction of a seawall would be the owners of beachfront properties and the trade-off would be the loss of annual visits due to the loss of the beach. “This loss of visitors may create some concern in the wider Central Coast LGA, especially as 41% of the beach-front properties that

would potentially be protected by a seawall (at the expense of the beach) are not permanently occupied and 32% are owned by people residing outside the Central Coast LGA,” the report said. Several engineers have indicated the preferred option is a revetment wall because it produces a different pattern of wave energy that not only reduces beach erosion but also sustains the beach itself. The CBA report itself actually recommended “planned retreat” as the best of eight options that included a number of different revetment walls. Mayor Lisa Matthews has called for solidarity between the tiers of government. “This is a not a time for

blaming each other – it is a time for us to work together to deliver long-term solutions for the Coast, including for those who have been so terribly impacted by this event,” Cr Matthews said. “We can’t do things piecemeal.” Cr Matthews said she had requested a report on development application approvals relating to the affected homes at Wamberal, including information on DAs originally declined by Council but later approved on appeal by the Land and Environment Court and waivers which might be included in DA approvals. Terry Collins

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Calls to declare Wamberal Beach erosion a natural disaster Central Coast Council has declared a local emergency and given direction on what emergency work residents at Wamberal and North Entrance can do on private property in the wake of the erosion from the week’s events. Residents now have assurance that Council will not take regulatory action for emergency work carried out at those two locations only and the work has to have been designed and approved by a qualified coastal engineer. The works also need to be certified as not likely to have significant adverse impacts on other land and only that which is reasonably required to protect the property. The time frame for the works is limited to four weeks. The decisions were made at an extraordinary Council meeting on July 20, called to update the community and councillors on the coastal erosion impact resulting from a low pressure system that stretched from Merimbula to Port Stephens. Cr Chris Holstein put up a 13 point recommendation and the two hour meeting was spent

mainly refining the direction to residents about emergency work. The public screening of the meeting was adjourned at one point as legal advice was sought. When the meeting resumed, CEO Mr Murphy suggested the following words be added:

“that council is not approving such work as it is not the consent authority and not representing that such works will be effective to protect the subject property or not adversely affect other properties”. This was adopted along with another point explaining that all

such works would be carried out at the expense of affected residents. The 13 point motion was eventually adopted by unanimous vote. Council acknowledged the distress of residents impacted by the severe weather and the work of the Local Emergency

Operations Controller in coordinating the response of State Emergency Services, Council and other government agencies to the situation. “The work on the ground is a collaborative approach from all government agencies involved, particularly the SES, Department of Public Works,

Department of Family and Community Services, NSW Fire and Rescue, council staff and other key emergency services,” the adopted motion read. Council asked for a full list of regulatory responsibilities of each of the government agencies involved and called on the State Government to declare a natural disaster (as opposed to a local emergency) as that would mean more assistance for residents and access to funding for council. Council called for a meeting with the NSW Premier and relevant ministers to fast track and “resolve agreed actions”. It requested an update from the NSW Government on the Wamberal Beach Management Options: Cost Benefit and Distribution Analysis Report finalised in August 2017 including fast tracking the recommendations from that report. It also requested a status update on the Coastal Management Plan. Cr Holstein said the councillors needed to commit to a long term solution and be prepared to see it through. Merilyn Vale

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Wamberal beachfront defence begins An emergency operation swung into action on Thursday to stabilise the beachfront at Wamberal, after heavy storms last week saw homes destabilised and decks crumbling into the sea, with residents of 18 homes evacuated on Monday. Huge bags of rocks are to be installed by crane at the base of the waterfront dunes in an effort to stabilise the beach ahead of more storms predicted for early next week. Central Coast Council, working in conjunction with the State Government, will facilitate the installation of the “rock socks”, each of which will hold 2-3 tonnes of large rocks, at the toe of the sloping dunes in an effort to protect homes from further impacts. Council CEO, Gary Murphy, said the area had been fenced off and security patrols would ensure members of the public were kept well away from the site. “We’re not out of the woods yet,” Murphy said. “Our priority is the safety of the community and people are warned this is not a time to

Superintendent Tony Joice, Local Recovery Coordinator, Lee Shearer and Central Coast Council CEO, Gary Murphy, outlined emergency operations on Wednesday

sight see. “This is dangerous, technical work, and the beach has been closed as it is undertaken.” Murphy said the bags of rocks, each of which would be several metres long, would serve as a temporary deterrent to further erosion of the beach, although their life span could be “months if not years” and they could possibly be

incorporated into a more permanent solution further down the track. The stabilisation works commenced as the region moved out of an emergency phase which began last Friday, spearheaded by Local Emergency Operations Coordinator Police Superintendent Tony Joice and involving multiple disaster and welfare

agencies. “We worked around the clock to make sure no one was injured or killed and now we move into the mitigation and recovery phase,” Joice said. He said the emergency team would remain on alert and could be reassembled at short notice if the need arose. Wamberal Surf Club carpark

has been set up as a staging area for the works and traffic management will be in place. Residents and visitors are advised to take extra care if travelling through the area and obey all signage while the works are underway. Meanwhile former NSW Police Force Assistant Commissioner, Lee Shearer has been appointed Local

Recovery Coordinator by the State Government. Shearer brings a large base of local knowledge, having previously held the role of Central Coast CoordinatorGeneral for the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. “I will serve as the linchpin in co-ordinating state services to support Council and residents so we can get residents back into their homes as quickly and safely as possible,” Shearer said. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Shearer would build on the emergency work spearheaded by Superintendent Joice to protect lives, minimise damage to properties and clean up the beach. “In addition to dozens of private properties, the hundreds of millions of dollars of public assets along Ocean View Drive must be protected,” he said. A similar, but scaled down, operation will take place simultaneously at North Entrance. Terry Collins

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Upgrade to Niagara Park Station approved It’s all systems go at Niagara Park railway station, with a major upgrade receiving planning approval last week.

An artist’s impression of the Niagara Park railway station upgrade

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said new lifts would be installed at Niagara Park and Ourimbah stations through the NSW Government’s Transport Access Program. “These accessibility upgrades have undergone the design phase and the community consultation phase, and now

have planning approval to begin,” Crouch said. “The two multi-million dollar projects will make access easier for train customers, including people with a disability, limited mobility, parents and carers with prams and travellers with luggage. “Gartner Rose has been tasked with the construction and work will begin in the coming weeks.” The Niagara Park Station upgrade includes, among other things, three new lifts, a new

‘kiss and ride’ space, a pedestrian crossing across the Washington Ave commuter car park, five new bicycle hoops; and lighting, CCTV and signage upgrades. Transport for NSW will continue to liaise with key stakeholders during the detailed design and construction phases of the project. Source: Media release, Jul 17 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

More debris from APL England washes ashore Debris from the APL England shipping container incident in May continues to wash up on Central Coast beaches. The container ship lost 50 containers 73 kilometres off Sydney on May 24, with debris starting to wash ashore two days later. Clean up crews led by NSW Maritime were back out in force after several confirmed sightings of more floating debris along the coastline, including at Forresters Beach.

It is believed that recent storms and heavy seas stirred up debris that had previously settled on the ocean floor. NSW Maritime Executive Director Alex Barrell said teams to the north and south of Sydney were responding after members of the public sent through pictures and alerted the hotline late last week. “We have multiple teams now cleaning up the shipping container parts, face masks and plastic food containers,” Barrell said. He said there were confirmed

reports of debris from Cronulla and Boat Harbour to Maitland Bay and even as far away as Lord Howe Island. “Sea conditions along with recent wild weather appear to have stirred up containers on the ocean floor,” he said. “Skippers should remain vigilant and keep a proper lookout as there is now a greater possibility of encountering container pieces that are submerged, semisubmerged or floating.” Modelling is being used to determine likely impacts with

increased inspections being carried out as a result. “NSW Maritime will continue to maintain the capability to quickly mobilise crews when notified about debris by members of the community,” Barrell said. Anyone finding debris or seeing containers is asked to call 13 12 36 (Option 2) or email incident@transport.nsw.gov. au Source: Media release, Jul 16 NSW Maritime

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Labor calls for a top-up to disability and carer support payments Central Coast based Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill has added her voice to calls from the Australian Greens for extra economic support for people on the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and Carer Payment. Greens Spokesperson for Families, Ageing and Community Services, Senator Rachel Siewert, said in the wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis the Government must urgently top up the DSP and Carer Payments so disabled people and carers can meet the additional costs they are facing because of the pandemic. “Disabled people and carers have been doing it extremely tough for the last few months without extra support to assist them with the higher costs they’ve been facing for groceries, transport and access to essential supports and medical supplies,” Siewert said. “With further lockdowns and economic hardship now inevitable, it is incumbent on

this government to acknowledge the thousands of Australians on the DSP and Carer payment who need extra support.” Greens Spokesperson for Disability Rights and Services, Senator Jordon Steele-John, said people had been desperately holding out for the second $750 economic support payment, which was due to be paid last week. He said both payments, the first in March and the second last week, had been needed to cover the costs of essentials and would disappear quickly, putting many thousands of disabled people and carers “back in a precarious financial position if they don’t receive extra, ongoing support from the government”. Senator O’Neill said Central Coast residents were anxious and scared about what could be in store as the country navigates its first recession in 30 years. “Many people on the Disability Support Payment and Carer

Payment have lost their jobs or hours, and seen their income fall as a result of coronavirus,” she said. “We’ve never seen unemployment like this on the Coast and the (Liberal Party has) left people with disability and carers way behind - as if they don’t matter.” But Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the government had acted decisively to supportAustralians through this difficult time and has positioned the economy to recover strongly. She said the Coronavirus Supplement of $550 per fortnight on top of regular JobSeeker payments assisted those who felt COVID-19 had directly impacted their ability to find and retain paid employment. Wicks said the Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment was paid at the highest rate of support in the system at $930 a fortnight (significantly higher than the JobSeeker base rate) and

recipients should by now have received two $750 Economic Support Payments. “Additionally, people who are receiving the (Economic Support) payment have access to the Pensioner Concession Card, which provides access to more concessions than the Health Care Card than people on JobSeeker payment have,” she said. Wicks said the government had also announced a $90.7M support package to help Australians with a disability gain employment as well as other support services, including a dedicated phone line, 1800 643 787 to provide accessible information, counselling and outreach services to assist people with a disability. “The Government has also ensured people with a disability have access to Personal Protective Equipment including allocating an additional 500,000 masks to the disability sector,” she said. Terry Collins

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M1 rubble used to reinforce local fire trails Fire trails across the Central Coast have been rebuilt over the past three years using more than 30,000 tonnes of excess rubble and rocks from upgrades on the M1. The reinforced fire trails have been credited with helping contain fires in the north of the region earlier this year and stand the Coast in good stead for the coming bush fire season. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the initiative had already helped save homes. “Rural Fire Service volunteers were truly heroic in their successful efforts to save homes and lives here on Arizona Road in Charmhaven (on New Year’s Eve), but the reinforcement of this trail in the months beforehand played a key role in that outcome,” Crouch said. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole, said the partnership between Transport for NSW and Central Coast Council had saved money and time for both parties.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, with Transport for NSW staff and Rural Fire Service volunteers

“This truly was a win-win situation because Transport for NSW saved on transportation and processing costs, while Central Coast Council tripled its fire trail reinforcement program at no extra cost,” Toole said.

“Hundreds of local homes are still standing because fire fighters were able to hold back the inferno that swept through the area on New Year’s Eve while standing on a reinforced trail.

“The huge success of this project means the initiative could be used right across the state.” Rural Fire Service Superintendent, Viki Campbell, said the strength of the

upgraded trails had given local brigades a firm foundation for holding back the fire that swept through on New Year’s Eve. “Fire trails play a very important role in accessing fires and bringing them under

control,” Campbell said. “Last fire season, the local network of trails assisted firefighters in protecting hundreds of homes in the area.” Central Coast Council Environmental Unit Manager, Luke Sulkowski, said rough estimates on cost savings over three years would be $930,000 for material and about $500,000 for rock reuse. In addition to the rubble used to reinforce fire trails, rock from the M1 has been used to block trails and bushland where Council wants to prevent access to 4WD vehicles to prevent arson and dumping. It’s not only the fire trails which have benefitted from the M1 upgrade. More than 200,000 tonnes of concrete pavement was recycled and reused on the upgrade between Tuggerah to Doyalson and recycled glass asphalt was used as part of the upgrade between Kariong and Somersby, as well as about 25,000 tonnes of recycled and reused concrete pavement. Terry Collins

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FROM THE MAYOR Council proudly invests in and manages 260 playspaces across the Central Coast, delivering on our community’s vision for activated spaces and places which build social networks. 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. The past 12 months has seen the design, construction and delivery of 18 new or renewed local playspaces across the region and five playspace upgrades. Community feedback has guided the concept plans for new playspaces and we are again seeking community input into the draft Central Coast Playspace Strategy. This strategy was developed to set consistent guidelines for the development and sustainable management of playspaces across the whole Central Coast region. This includes delivery of future playspaces that 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. To view the draft Central Coast Playspace Strategy, playspace FAQs and list of region’s playspaces go to yourvoiceourcoast.com. Feedback is open until 14 August. Mayor Lisa Matthews Central Coast Council

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OUR FUTURE Recycled roads, smart solar and hi-tech car parks

Council has demonstrated its commitment to sustainability by using smart technology and innovative or recycled materials for several projects. A ‘road train’ technique has been applied at Kulnura and Chain Valley Bay in an Australian first using a new road stabilising and paving technology which lays foamed bitumen in a way that reduces construction time, increases use of recycled road pavement, reduces greenhouse emissions and delivers a more consistent road surface. Meanwhile, a Wyongah road upgrade has been completed with over 90 percent recycled materials, using over five million glass bottles, 270 kilograms of plastic and thousands of tonnes of used concrete and road gravel. Despite looking like a standard road, every layer of the road, including the road base, surface, kerb and guttering, footpaths and drainage, uses mostly recycled materials. A Smart Parking Program is also being trialled at West Gosford, with cameras equipped with smart parking analytics helping commuters find available parks faster. The cameras identify available spaces and feed the data in real time to the free NSWGOV Park’nPay app, which is linked to 266 car parking spaces in Gosford and 409 car parking spaces in Terrigal. The cameras offer a simpler and more cost-effective method than inground parking sensors. Council is also turning to solar energy to reduce its carbon footprint. Work has begun on the installation of 3,500 rooftop solar panels on 28 Council-owned buildings, capturing an additional 1.2MW of solar power and reducing Council’s energy costs by around $220,000 each year. The solar project has been co-funded with money collected at Woy Woy Tip under the repealed Federal Government carbon tax which was applied to gate fees from 2012-2014.

OUR OPPORTUNITIES Building assets during COVID closures

The COVID-19 shutdown has provided the opportunity to undertake work which would have been more complex when our facilities were in use. These projects include new customer service points at five libraries; new deck and roof repair at Wamberal Surf Life Saving Club; refurbishment of Grant McBride Baths, Wyong customer service point, Kincumber library and relocation of the Kariong library. We’ve installed a multi-purpose digital scoreboard without disrupting competitions. This was completed with joint funding from State and Federal Governments, Council, Woy Woy Rugby Union and League Clubs. A water play park is being installed at the Peninsula Leisure Centre, co-funded by the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund and Council.

OUR ONGOING WORK Key infrastructure upgrades

Maintenance and upgrades to open space and recreation, road, and water and sewer infrastructure has continued throughout COVID-19. Some significant upgrades include: • Terrigal Boardwalk construction and rock pool upgrade • Duffy’s Reserve amenity building upgrade • Grant McBride Baths extensive maintenance and repairs • Peninsula Leisure Centre Water Play Park construction • Mardi to Warnervale Water Pipeline • Kariong Library relocation and refurbishment • Digital scoreboard at Woy Woy Oval • Playspace upgrades • Tennis court upgrades • Amenity building construction and upgrades • Boat ramp upgrades.

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Community Bulletin - COVID-19 Information YOUR SAFETY

YOUR COMMUNITY

Avoid complacency, stay safe and get tested With recent outbreaks of community transmission of COVID-19 in other Australian communities, it’s important we avoid becoming complacent about stopping the spread of COVID-19. The continued reopening of our community and growth of our local economy is dependent on there being minimal cases of COVID-19. The NSW Government has created resources to help businesses operate in a COVID-safe way and has asked councils to help businesses in their local government areas to improve their performance in COVID safety. The Government’s COVID Safe Check app provides a way for customers to give feedback in real time to businesses and to alert regulators to take action where necessary. In some cases, feedback about businesses which may not be fully complying with a Public Health Order may be provided to councils through the Office of Local Government. Councils have been asked to engage with any identified businesses through targeted site visits, the primary purpose of which will be to guide and assist business operators towards

compliance with the State Government’s Public Health Orders. All enforcement action will remain a matter for the NSW Police Force, rather than Council staff. Businesses can access more information, checklists and resources about operating in a COVID-safe way at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ business-support Meanwhile, community members are also encouraged to continue to practise social distancing and washing their hands with soap and water regularly. They are asked to cooperate with State Government advice in relation to the size of public gatherings and the number of visitors they welcome into their homes. If residents or visitors feel unwell, they should seek a COVID-19 test and isolate themselves while they wait for their results. To find a local COVID-19 testing clinic, visit health.nsw.gov.au/ Infectious/covid-19/Pages/clinics The latest information about taking precautions can be found at nswhealth.gov.au In uncertain times, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. If you would like to talk to someone about your concerns, visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/help

Grants helping community to recover from COVID-19

Council’s Working Together Staying Strong Grant Program is helping local support services to provide important community help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The $300,000 grant program opened in May to help not-for-profit and community services meet the additional demand generated by COVID-19 and the current economic situation. Eligible applicants can apply for up to $10,000 per project. The Working Together Staying Strong Grant Program runs until 30 September or until all the funds are allocated. In its first month of operation, 11 community projects were awarded a total of $83,874. For full details, visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/funding We’ve also developed Grant Finder – a central hub which lists grants from a diverse range of philanthropic organisations and governments. This tool can be used by businesses, community groups and organisations. Details centralcoast.grantguru.com.au

AMEX and cash payment changes for customers

To help slow the spread of COVID-19 we have made our customer service points libraries cashless to eliminate the handling of notes and coins. Cheque, EFTPOS, Mastercard and Visa options continue at these locations. Central Coast Council oﬀers nationally recognised apprenticeships and traineeships in a variety of areas across the organisation. We are committed to developing local youth, by providing apprentices and trainees with on-the-job experience and additional opportunities for professional development in a range of trade and NOW OPEN FOR 2021 business areas. To apply, or to ﬁnd out more, visit our current vacancies page at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/careers Applications close at midnight on Sunday 9 August 2020.

Cash payments can continue to be made at Australia Post and Westpac branches. The use of AMEX is also no longer available at any Council venues and facilities. If you have any questions, want to know where your closest Customer Service point is, or would like help on how to make a payment online, please contact us on 1300 463 954.

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Teenage boy charged over assault of police officer A teenage boy has been charged after allegedly assaulting police and damaging property. Officers from Brisbane Water Police District were called to Sylvan Valley Rd, Niagara Park, about 11:40am on Friday, July 17, after reports of a domesticrelated incident. Police will allege in court a 17-year-old boy and 50-yearold woman were involved in a verbal argument, when the teenager began to smash the inside of the vehicle they were sitting in, before getting out and damaging the outside.

Man charged over touching A man has been charged after allegedly sexually touching another man on a train. At about 12:40pm on Saturday, June 21, a 20-yearold man boarded a city-bound train at Strathfield, when an unknown man entered the carriage and spoke to him. The unknown man left the carriage before returning a

short time later and allegedly sitting on the man’s lap and sexually touching him. Police were notified later the same day and commenced an investigation. Following inquiries, officers from PoliceTransport Command arrested a 46-year-old man at a home at Canton Beach on Wednesday, July 8.

He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with two counts of sexually touch another person without consent. The man was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Wednesday, July 29. Source: Press release, Jul 8 NSW Police Media

Police arrived and spoke with the pair, before the youth was arrested and taken to Gosford Hospital. While being escorted to the police vehicle upon release from hospital, the teenager allegedly pushed a female senior constable and assaulted a male constable. The senior constable fell to the ground and struck her head, causing a laceration. The constable sustained swelling to his face.

The teenager was taken to Gosford Police Station and charged with destroy of damage property (DV), escape police custody and assault police officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm. He was refused bail to appear before a children’s court on Saturday, July 18. Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott, said acts of violence and abuse towards police is unacceptable. “These daily attacks on police officers right across the state are not only disappointing but

extremely concerning, as these are the people who are putting their lives on the line to protect yours,” Minister Elliott said. “We are averaging close to 50 police assaults a week and it’s not good enough. “This is why I’ve announced a parliamentary enquiry into these horrific incidents to try to better understand why they continue to occur in unacceptable numbers,” he added. Source: Press release, Jul 18 NSW Police Media

Narara man faces sexual abuse charges A Narara man will face court over charges of alleged sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl. On Tuesday, June 30, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad commenced an investigation following reports a child was sexually abused by a man who was known to her. Following extensive inquiries,

investigators, assisted by officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District, arrested a 44-year-old man at a home at Narara about 7:45am on Sunday, July 5. The man was taken to Gosford Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of intentionally sexually touch child under 10 years.

Police will allege that the man sexually abused the 5-yearold, while staying with her family at a home in Port Stephens in April this year. He was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Tuesday, July 21. Source: Press release, Jul 21 NSW Police Media

Mountain biker recovering A mountain bike rider is recovering in hospital following a serious accident along the mountain bike trails in Ourimbah State Forest earlier this week. The Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad and NSW Ambulance Special Operation Paramedics were called to site just after 3pm on Sunday, July

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off their bike and needed medical care. The rider was located deep into bushland and was treated at the scene before being stretchered out by emergency services and delivered to an awaiting ambulance. Source: Website, Jul 19 Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad

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Body recovered from Wyong River A body, believed to be that of a missing man, has been found in Wyong River. The 34-year-old man was reported missing to officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District on Sunday, July 5. At about 3:45pm on Monday,

July 13, the body of a man was found in the Wyong River by members of the public. The body is yet to be formally identified, however, it is believed to be that of the

missing man. Initial inquiries suggest his death is not suspicious. A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner. Source: Press release, Jul 14 NSW Police Media

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‘Strategic’, not manufacturing, self-sufficiency (a rebuttal) In response to Bruce Hyland’s letter to the editor that appeared in edition 251; Mr Hyland writes that I am advocating manufacturing selfsufficiency. A check of what I submitted confirms that I did not and never meant to either.

FORUM A manufacturing ability (for strategic purposes) does not imply manufacturing selfsufficiency. I agree with him that advocating manufacturing self-sufficiency for Australia is a failure to grasp reality.

Australia with its lack of economies of scale and high wages (in the international context) is uncompetitive in a general sense in manufacturing and we have just lost our automobile manufacturing. Self-sufficiency implies independence from other sovereign states which does

not necessarily mean producing all the goods and services that we consume. As Mr Hyland points out we can do better by trading. Self-sufficiency means control of what is vital to our continuing independence as a sovereign state. What I am advocating is

Why have state and local government’s adopted selfregulation to identify those responsible, person or entity for illegal land clearing at Kariong? Missing in action are the Minister for Planning and CEO of the Central Coast Council, for

FORUM whom action in the Land and Environment Court (L&E) is to be avoided more so than the pandemic. Early signs indicate there will not be referral to the L&E Court for action. Who is in control of this development at Kariong? Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council Chairperson, Matthew West, has confirmed illegal clearing occurred some time ago yet there has been apathy from both levels of government. Stand by for many more controversial matters.

Illegal land clearing will not be the first and only problem to be questioned, by the media and the public. Jake Cassar’s concerns are justified. From the outset Jake Cassar has highlighted serious environmental issues while the Joint Regional Planning Panel has performed as intended, to assist and negotiate development approval. It is not a hurdle as claimed. The numbers are with the government appointed members, do the math. Letter, Jul 12 Norman Harris, Umina

trade-off between cost and strategic benefits. The alternative is to be under the potential domination of other sovereign states. The world’s strategic alliances are presently in a state of flux. Email, Jul 22 C Hemmings, Woy Woy

Will the Regional Library have any books?

Self-regulation is not working The following letter is in response to the article ‘Mystery clearing of Darkinjung site’ that appeared on the front page of edition 250; Selfregulation, as we have seen and heard too often has not been successful in combating the COVID pandemic.

strategic self-sufficiency with which Mr Hyland seems to agree. But I go further; I submit we should protect our strategic supply lines and strategic industries (e.g. essential medical supplies and fuel) even at a cost. Of course, there will be a

Council is charging fullspeed-ahead, by council standards, with the longanticipated regional library (Council forges ahead despite division on Regional Library, CCN251) now due (optimistically) in 2023. This concord of libraries will have “meeting and information spaces, flexible open plan workplace, incubator spaces (for chickens?), at least eight multi-purpose meeting rooms, at least two office suites, one large theatre style lecture room with seating capacity of 300,

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See Page 2 for contribution conditions exhibition spaces, local history spaces, a reception area/ customer service, administration space and installation of digital technology.”

With luck, it will also have additional office space and car parking, and, if it comes anywhere near the $27M budget, it will be a miracle as well. The only notable omission seems to be books, a reading room and archive-research space: it is a novel concept for a library. Perhaps, this line of thinking could be extended into other areas, what about a City Council without councillors? I’d pay a dollar for that. Email, Jul 17 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

Clr Jane Smith Independent Deputy Mayor Central Coast Council Local Government - the closest level of government to our community Local government is often described as the closest level of government to the people. The role of a Councillor is varied - from responding to resident concerns about a local road to strategic planning for the next 20 years for our region. Councillors are accountable to our community. This article gives a snapshot of my activities during the last month. • Social Impact Taskforce - a group to discuss responses to the social impacts of COVID-19 • Attended a launch event for Youth Connections on behalf of the Mayor • Attended a site visit with staff looking at employment lands in the Warnervale area • Extraordinary Council Meeting • All day Councillor workshop with staff to review Council’s Operational Plan and Budget for the next 12 months. We know that Council, like may businesses and organisations, will feel the economic impact of the pandemic. This workshop discussed how we plan for that impact. • Site inspection with staff - looking at a residential proposal in the north of the Central Coast • Councillor Briefings - staff providing information and answering questions about items that will be coming to a Council meeting. • Meeting with representatives from Department of Planning included Councillors and staff to discuss the range of plans that are being developed and how Councillors will be involved • Media interview responding to criticisms of Council made by a State MP • Ordinary Council meeting • Site meeting with Council staff to look at issues raised by residents about local roads. • Chaired the meeting of the Employment and Economic Development Advisory Committee - we received an update on some of the economic impacts from COVID-19 for our region. • Innovation Breakfast Series - public event via Zoom. A fantastic

Storms battering our co astline

initiative from our staff with speakers on the future of education • Attended the Local Government NSW Water Forum (via Zoom) speakers included Melinda Pavey, Minister for Water and experts in water management •U pdates from staff regarding impacts of severe weather along our coastline - including at North Entrance, Wamberal and Avoca Beach. One of the initiatives that I have supported in Council is the establishment of Advisory Committees. This is a way of involving community members, agencies and other organisations in providing advice on areas where Council has certain responsibilities. It also increases the transparency and accountability of our Council. During the last month, I have attended a number of Advisory Committee meetings including: • Heritage Advisory Committee • Coasts and Catchments Committee for Tuggerah Lakes • Water Management Advisory Committee • Town Centres Advisory Committee This snapshot highlights the diversity of activities that involve Councillors. Of course, there are also emails and phone calls with local residents and in normal times, we would also be attending community meetings and events. Local government is central to the functioning of our democracy. Prior to amalgamation, the ratio was one Councillor for approximately 16,000 residents on the Central Coast. The amalgamated Council results in a ratio of one Councillor to approximately 22,000 residents and by 2036 this is likely to increase to 1 to 27,000 residents. Although a Councillor’s role is challenging and continually subject to much scrutiny and criticism, it is also rewarding and plays an essential role for our community. I would encourage anybody who has an interest in our democracy to engage more with their local community and our local Council.

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Over the last week, we have experienced significant weather events resulting in coastal erosion in a number of locations along our coastline. The first priority must be the safety of residents and the community - and Council has been working with a range of agencies in responding to this priority. The broader issue of coastal erosion is long-standing with both local and state government having a role to play. Councils need to work within the legislation established by the State government. Council has a Coastal Zone Management Plan endorsed by the NSW Government that identifies a revetment wall for Wamberal Beach. The design is underway and the cost will be millions of dollars. Where the money comes from to pay for the wall is still to be determined. No solution is a permanent solution and no wall will last forever. Council continues to work with NSW agencies to design a revetment wall.

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JobKeeper hits the mark and will continue to provide support by Josh Frydenberg

suggest there is a “strong case” for continuing the program with some modifications. This is what the Government will do. The report details how the COVID-19 crisis is expected to see employment levels decline by 5% between the March and September quarters which is a faster and higher rate than that experienced in the recessions of the 1980s and 1990s.

Josh Frydenberg, Federal Treasurer Since JobKeeper was announced on the 30th March it has provided a massive economic and psychological boost to the nation. At a cost of $70 billion it is supporting 960,000 businesses and 3.5 million workers or around 30% of the pre-COVID private sector workforce. It is the single largest fiscal measure in Australia’s history. Legislated for 6 months,

Treasury have now completed a review at the midway point of the program. The review concludes JobKeeper is a “proven delivery mechanism to deliver widespread support at scale” and that it has met its objectives to save businesses and jobs; maintain the formal connection between employer and employee; and provide necessary income support. With the labour market remaining weak, Treasury

Between February and May, more than 2 million people went from employment to either being out of work or working fewer, or in some cases, zero hours. In this deteriorating economic environment, JobKeeper’s flat fortnightly $1,500 payment has been a lifeline for many. In the words of one small construction business “JobKeeper ensured we stayed breathing,” while another in the food services sector said “JobKeeper is the only reason we are open today.”

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Using a range of data, including single touch payroll information collected by the ATO and high frequency ABS surveys conducted during COVID-19, Treasury found businesses receiving the payment had on average a decline in turnover in April of 37% compared to the same month a year prior. Job separations between employers and employees in these businesses had doubled as restrictions were implemented in the period prior to JobKeeper. Following the introduction of JobKeeper, payroll jobs started to stabilise after an 8.1% fall over the four weeks to midApril. The sectors with the largest number of JobKeeper recipients were those in professional services, construction, and healthcare and social assistance. Females comprised 47.1% of total recipients, slightly higher than the 44.9% they make up of private sector employment. Sole traders represented 40% of the organisations receiving the payment but only 12% of individual recipients. The program was demand driven and while some eligible businesses chose not to apply, only 1 in 10 of these businesses cited complexity and insufficient cash flow as the reason for not doing so. Consistent with its core objective, ABS data found 44% of businesses surveyed said JobKeeper influenced their decision to keep on staff, even if hours were reduced. It was a conscious decision to introduce a flat $1,500 fortnightly payment as it enabled the money to be distributed as quickly as possible using existing systems. However, one of the consequences of the flat payment equivalent to the minimum wage was that some recipients were receiving more under JobKeeper than they did pre-COVID.

The Treasury review finds that around a quarter of JobKeeper recipients saw their income increase by an average of around $550 – the same amount of the additional coronavirus supplement paid to JobSeeker recipients. While the income increase of $550 is significant, it’s important to acknowledge that this is calculated based on the income a recipient was receiving from their JobKeeper employer and does not take into account any income that they may have lost through losing a second job. The review found secondary jobs comprised 39% of all jobs lost since March and a number of recipients particularly those that are part-time or long term casuals receiving JobKeeper may have had second jobs. The Government is introducing a second tier payment as part of JobKeeper 2.0 to better reflect the preCOVID-19 incomes of recipients. In recommending that JobKeeper be continued, Treasury did point out that it should remain a time limited program, as it can create some disincentives which become more acute as the economy opens up. While JobKeeper itself does not inhibit an employer from making an employee

redundant, it could restrict labour mobility and people switching jobs. As the JobKeeper payment does not move with the staff member, it can discourage them from moving to another firm that is doing better.

In extending the JobKeeper program to March 2021, only businesses that continue to see their turnover fall below the threshold will be eligible for continued support. This will ensure JobKeeper remains targeted to those that need it most. While not every one of these businesses will necessarily make it to the other side, by tapering the payment and extending the JobKeeper program, we give these businesses the best chance of remaining viable. JobKeeper has been an enormously successful program. It has helped keep people in jobs and businesses in business. Given the scale and size of the economic shock hitting the Australian economy, the JobKeeper program will be continued providing critical support for those who need it most. Josh Frydenberg is the Federal Treasurer

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Central Coast Kids In Need holding on with Toby’s Gift - page 18 Central Coast ARAFMI is firing up its campaign to save its Young ARAFMI program

Young ARAFMI program closes Mental health service provider, Central Coast ARAFMI, is ramping up its campaign to secure vital funding for its comprehensive youth and family carer support programs after long standing arrangements with Central Coast Local Health District were axed at the beginning of July. Coast Community News spoke to ARAFMI’s CEO, Rhonda Wilson, just before the commencement of the new financial year. At the time details of the tendering process were unknown, as were the number of programs at risk under ARAFMI’s youth and family offering, but now Wilson has

confirmed the Young ARAFMI program has closed. According to Wilson, ARAFMI has also been invited by the District’s Mental Health Services to apply for its new Family Intervention Service model, but as feared, the new pilot proposal does not align with the young carer oriented services ARAFMI provides – meaning there’s little point in applying as they’re unlikely to be selected. To fight for their funding, ARAFMI launched a twopronged campaign anchored by community advocacy and an Invisible Carers petition (available on Change.org) and now the organisation is preparing to take their campaign to the Federal

Government. “Having gone through local political streams we are now taking our efforts to a federal level, and Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has responded with an invitation to meet with our Service Manager and listen to our story later this month,” Wilson said. “We’ve also sent letters to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and 10 other MPs. “Our petition has reached over 1,500 signatures and we will continue to fight for our community-developed, wrap around support services. “In the meantime, we would like to reassure our community that we are still supporting our families and are hoping to continue to do so.” she added.

Since launching their campaign, ARAFMI clients from across the Coast are also using their voices to outline just how invaluable ARAFMI’s programs have been to them. One such client is Kincumber’s Christine Moore, who has shared her personal journey with ARAFMI. “My story with ARAFMI began with an enquiry for help with my grandchild’s parents in 2006,” Moore said. “I needed immediate help to understand mental health issues within our family unit. “Then over the years I kept coming back and forth for support with counselling services. “I was never turned away, sometimes even without an

appointment, I was always seen by a counsellor. Moore say the guidance from Cath Rowe, ARAFMI Family Support Manager, when her grandchild needed help and she needed solutions to keep her safe, was incredible. “Cath helped me immensely to navigate the way through these tough times with so much support I will be forever grateful. “In 2018 I became my granddaughter’s legal guardian – I could not have achieved this without the support I received from ARAFMI. With uncertainty over whether ARAFMI’s funding will return for their young carers program, many families are concerned there will be nowhere else to

go. “Through Young ARAFMI [my granddaughter] was able to feel safe, trust again and find her voice that was silenced by trauma,” Moore added. “Her program coordinator was the only person she trusted, and that remains the same today. “Families like mine seeking out ongoing support from ARAFMI will be devastated if that support suddenly stops. “Why would anyone want to dismantle what already is stable and is working well?” Anybody interested in supporting Central Coast ARAFMI’s campaign can learn more by visiting their website. Dilon Luke

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Central Coast Kids In Need holding on with Toby’s Gift For 27 years they’ve been a fountain of support and compassion for Central Coast families with seriously ill children but now Central Coast Kids in Need (CCKIN) needs help themselves. The Bateau Bay based charity financially supports families with travel, accommodation and medical expenses but has fallen on hard times in the wake of the pandemic. According to CCKIN Treasurer, Rhonda Doyle, the charity is at risk of running out of funds to continue their vital work because it can’t hold any of its traditional fundraisers under current COVID restrictions around events and physical distancing. It’s left a $100,000 hole in their budget and with no vaccine for the coronavirus in sight, Doyle says it’s only a matter of time before the charity burns through its reserves. “We’ve crunched the numbers and it looks like we’ll only have enough money to continue on as normal for the next nine months, “Last year we provided over $467,000 in support to 345 families and in the first 20 days of the new financial year we’ve already outlaid $16,000 and have 117 families on our books, so this situation is one we’d never thought we’d be in,” Doyle said. Adding to the charity’s woes

Central Coast Kids in Need’s Rhonda Doyle and Lorraine Churchill (centre) with other volunteers and Wyong Roos Foundation members

is their lack of government support and increasing costs to deliver certain services in a COVID environment. As a voluntary run organisation filling in a service gap between Sydney and Newcastle, CCKIN also relies heavily on the generosity of Coasties to help fill its coffers, but Doyle said that support had also been impacted as regular donors feel the financial sting of COVID-19. “We have appealed to local MPs, Central Coast Council and the region’s State and Federal representatives about stimulus

support but the only responses we’ve received have been to advise we don’t qualify for anything as we’re a voluntary run organisation. “We’ve also seen a drop off in donations because all of our usual big corporate donors have been impacted by COVID and just little things like no one using cash anymore is really having an impact,” Doyle said. With no clear-cut solution other than an influx of donations, Doyle said CCKIN was now scaling back its services in an effort to persevere.

“We’re going back to grassroots and not accepting new referrals right now. “We hate turning people away, but we will run out of money otherwise,” Doyle said. Thankfully, the charity has been thrown a lifeline in the form of two $30,000 donations, the first of which was raised by one of the families CCKIN has helped. The Martin family from Bouddi created the Toby’s Gift fundraiser in memory of their son Toby who lost his battle with Leukemia earlier this month.

It was Toby’s dying wish to give back to the charity who supported his family throughout his battle. His story was recently featured on A Current Affair, with his parents encouraging people to donate to the legacy fundraiser to honour the memory of their son who wanted to be remembered as a good person. In just two weeks Toby’s Gift has raised over $31,000 and counting, with donations pouring in from across the country. And it appears to have had a

flow on effect, with CCKIN also receiving a $30,000 donation from long time supporters Wyong Roos Foundation and a further $15,000 through the donation portal on their website. However, while Doyle said CCKIN would be eternally grateful for the funding, she believes it’s not enough to pull the charity back from the brink. “Toby’s story has touched the hearts of people right around Australia and all of these donations will certainly be put to good use, but this is only a short term boost and until we’re able to fundraise again we don’t know what’s in store,” Doyle said. With their plight now freshly on the nation’s consciousness CCKIN volunteers are hoping the ripple effect will help mobilise additional support. “Both Lucy Wicks and Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared in the A Current Affair story so we’re hoping Ms Wicks and other MPs will take more interest in helping us. “We’re also hopeful some big corporations might consider reaching out to support us to. “We are a small charity, but we do big things,” Doyle said. Anyone interested in donating to CCKIN can do so by visiting their website and following the how to donate instructions. The Toby’s Gift fundraiser is also still active on Go Fund Me. Dilon Luke

Lifeline store … or Winter Woolly Wonderland? Amidst the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and the possibility of a second waver on the Coast, volunteers at the Gosford Lifeline shop are doing their bit to put smiles on the faces of residents by hosting a weekly dress up event in store. They are encouraging residents to pop in and check out the changing weekly window displays and staff costumes. Store Manager, Tammy Bateman, said themes so far had included Cosplay, Pyjama Party, Christmas in July, Linen Week and Winter Woolly Wonderland. “When you come into our store, it’s five minutes of something else, something to take your mind off of what’s going on, and it’s great for your mental health,” Bateman said.

said. “Lifeline does such amazing work in our community, it’s lovely that they have taken it upon themselves to add a bit of extra light and laughter. “I’d encourage shoppers to head down to the store in Gosford to support a great cause, give a little back to those in need, and see the wonderful positive spirit of the volunteers.” Lifeline provides a 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention service for Australians undergoing emotional distress and Lifeline stores provide 80 per cent of funding for these critical crisis support services. Lifeline Gosford is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-3pm. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch (centre right) with volunteers at the Lifeline shop in Gosford

“The community absolutely loves it and (people) always walk away with a smile on their

face.” Member for Gosford, Liesl

Tesch, popped in this week to congratulate staff on the initiative.

“With all that is going on, it’s nice to be able step into a shop and into a bit of fun,” Tesch

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Reptile Park celebrates World Snake Day The Australia Reptile Park gave visitors a front-row seat to the milking process of five of Australia’s most venomous snakes, as a part of World Snake Day last week. The park is the only facility in the country that milks terrestrial snakes for their venom, which is then used to make a lifesaving antivenom. The snakes on show included the death adder, tiger snake, eastern brown snake, king brown and coastal taipan. All these species are known for their poisonous bites which is why the milking process is so critical. After the Australian Reptile Park collects the venom, it is sent to the global vaccine company Seqirus, who is responsible for the production of antivenom. Every year in Australia, an estimated 3,000 people are bitten by snakes, and on

average 300 of those people require antivenom to save their life. Head of Reptiles, Daniel Rumsey, said it was important to remember that snakes are

Masterclass allows artists to make their mark The Central Coast’s Makers Studio will hold a four-day Make Their Mark exhibition at the Gosford Regional Gallery, starting July 30. The free exhibition will feature a variety of art forms such as printmaking, paintings, sculptures textiles, all which have been created by 14 members from the studio. The Makers Mark Studio is a communal creative space located at East Gosford where artists and community members come together and share resources. The exhibition will open between 1pm and 4pm on July 30 and from 9.30am-4pm from July 31-August 2 and while walk-ins are possible, people are encouraged to book online through the gallery. This is because the gallery will only be allowing 20 people to enter at one time to ensure all required COVID-19 safety regulations are followed. Since opening in 2016, the hub has held regular workshops on a range of art projects. This weekend will see the studio’s first master class back

after COVID-19 restrictions were implemented. The Release Print Master Class will be a two day workshop taken by well-known printmaker, Dianne Fogwell. Colour printing and collagraph, printmaking basics and lino and woodblock jigsaw prints workshops are some of the upcoming classes being offered by the studio. The studio has over 50 members and is always welcoming new people with all abilities to join and get involved.

not the enemy. “It was truly an amazing moment to get out there with all the boys and do what we do best, milk snakes,” Rumsey said.

“Not only was it a great experience to compare the venoms from each snake, it was done with a great purpose as the venom will be made into antivenom and eventually go

towards saving someone’s life one day. “Snakes are amazing reptiles; we love nothing more than raising awareness that they’re not the villains [many] people

stereotype them to be. World Snake day at the Australian Reptile Park also included an education session on each species which revealed some interesting facts. The second-longest venomous snake species in Australia is the king brown which can produce 1.5 milligrams of venom in a single bite. It was also revealed that the king brown snake is part of the black snake family, despite its deceptive name. Eastern brown snakes were also among the snakes milked on the day and are the second most toxic of any land snake in the world. They thrive in populated areas, particularly on farms in rural areas with mice and are the cause of a large proportion of snake bites to humans. Jacinta Counihan

Laker recovering after terrier-fying ordeal Life is on the up for Laker the little Maltese Terrier who was dumped by his owners from a moving car at West Gosford earlier this month. The traumatised pooch was recovered thanks to the efforts of members of the public, the West Gosford business community and West Gosford Vet’s Dr Emetia Cull, who all rallied to locate Laker after he fled into the industrial district, after almost causing a severe motor vehicle accident by running through traffic. After spending some time in Dr Cull’s practice Laker is now in the care of the team at Central Coast Animal Care Facility (CCAF) who’ve been hard at work getting him ready to find his forever home. CCAF Coordinator, Dee Walton, has also been hard at work tracking down the people that dumped Laker.

And while she won’t name and shame them, Walton said she was tired of people mistreating animals and was taking steps to ensure authorities did not overlook this incident and others like it. “Whilst I’m not going to go through specific details, I can confirm he was dumped by his owners. “This makes the fourth case in recent weeks of dumping. “I’m absolutely appalled with what I found out about Laker’s case and to be honest I’m over people thinking it’s their god given right to treat animals this way. “I’m taking action to ensure these cases don’t go unnoticed,” Walton said. With Laker’s journey capturing the hearts of Coasties across social media, attention now turns to his adoption. It’s understood Laker has completed his necessary vet

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work and behavioural assessment with CCAF now accepting appointments for adoption interviews, but Walton has warned there’ll be stiff competition for anyone interested in bringing Laker home. “Laker will need a forever home where he is not left alone for long periods of time and is allowed to spend the majority of his time indoors with his family and to avoid disappointment, we will not be taking too many appointments,” Walton said. Dilon Luke

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5:30 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 10:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 10:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One 12:00 Movie: “Heroes’ Mountain - The 12:00 11:00 The Repair Shop [s] Thredbo Story” (M l) (’02) Stars: 1:00 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Craig McLachlan, Paul 12:30 National Press Club Address Featherstone, Anthony Hayes 3:00 4:00 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s On The 2:00 Program To Be Advised 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 5:00 Sauce (M) [s] 6:00 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 2:30 Program To Be Advised 7:00 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:30 4:10 Think Tank [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] [s] – Joh visits the home of 6:00 The Drum [s] 9:45 7:00 ABC News [s] Farmer Wants A Wife host 7:30 Monty Don’s French Gardens: Natalie Gruzlewski. Charlie and 10:35 Adam are teaming up to turn a The Gourmet Gardens [s] – whole lot of old stuff into Monty travels to some of the something brand new and most famous ‘potager’ or unique. Ed makes chicken and kitchen gardens. 8:30 MotherFatherSon (MA15+) [s] chips. 9:30 Marcella (M v) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Red Sparrow” (M) (’18) Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel 10:20 ABC Late News [s] Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts 12:40 10:50 The Virus [s] 11:10 Program To Be Advised 11:10 The Weekly [s] 1:30 11:40 rage (MA15+) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 12:00 (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:00 World’s Most Extreme: 12:30 The Sound [s] World’s Most Extreme Bridges 1:25 Movie: “The Heartbreak Kid” 12:30 (PG) [s] (M s,l) (’93) Stars: Claudia Karvan, Alex Dimitriades, Steve 1:00 Dads Make You Laugh Out 1:30 Loud (PG) [s] Bastoni 2:00 2:00 Program To Be Advised 3:00 Dream Gardens [s] 4:00 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 3:30 Escape From The City [s] 5:00 (PG) [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:30 5:00 Football: A-League: Wellington 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 6:00 Phoenix v Adelaide United 7:00 Front Line (PG) [s] *Live* From Bankwest Stadium 7:30 [s] – The A-League is back after 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Patrol (PG) [s] a four month recess with 27 7:30 Movie: “Safe House” (M v,l) games in 28 days to complete 9:45 (’14) Stars: Brendan Gleeson, the 2019/20 season. Denzel Washington, Robert 7:00 ABC News [s] Patrick, Ryan Reynolds 7:30 Shakespeare And Hathaway: O Thou Invisible Spirit Of Wine 9:40 Movie: “Clash Of The Titans” 11:50 (M v) (’01) Stars: Mark (PG) [s] 1:40 Wahlberg, Tim Rot 8:15 Les Miserables (M v) [s] 2:00 11:40 Program To Be Advised 9:20 Thirteen (M l) [s] 5:30 10:20 The Good Karma Hospital (M) 12:30 Home Shopping 6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 9:00 Insiders [s] 11:00 12:00 House Of Wellness [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 1:00 Kochie’s Business Builders: 1:00 10:30 The World This Week [s] Small Business First [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 2:00 1:30 Movie: “Message In A Bottle” 11:30 Songs Of Praise [s] (PG) (’98) Stars: Kevin Costner, 2:30 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 3:00 Robin Wright, Paul Newman, 12:30 Landline [s] John Savage, Illeana Douglas 1:30 Monty Don’s French Gardens 2:30 Restoration Australia (PG) [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 6:00 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 3:30 Silvia’s Italian Table [s] 7:00 4:00 Todd Sampson’s Life On The 5:30 Sydney Weekender [s] 8:50 6:00 Seven News [s] Line: Resistance (PG) [s] 7:00 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 9:50 4:30 The Mix [s] 10:50 – Host Natalie Gruzlewski 5:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] returns playing Cupid to bring 5:30 The Sound [s] 11:50 together five new farmers on 6:30 Compass (PG) [s] their quest to find true love. 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Revisited: East Devon 8:30 Between Two Worlds (M) [s] 12:45 9:30 Liar (M v,l) [s] 8:30 Vera: Cold River (M) [s] 10:30 Autopsy USA: 10:00 Vanity Fair (PG) [s] 1:35 Aaron Hernandez (M) [s] 10:50 The Bletchley Circle: San 2:00 Francisco: Charlotte’s Web (M) 11:30 The Blacklist: The Kazanjian 2:30 Brothers (M) [s] 11:35 Happy Valley (M l,v) [s] 3:00 12:30 Home Shopping 1:40 rage (MA15+) [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)

TEN (C13)

SBS (C30)

Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News Today Extra (PG) [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Living Room [s] 2:00 Native America (PG) Movie: “While We’re Young” 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 NITV News: Nula (M) (’14) Stars: Ben Stiller 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:30 Lucknow (PG) Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] (In English/ Hindi) NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 3:40 Building The Tube (PG) 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:35 Walking Britain’s Lost NINE News [s] (PG) [s] Railways: Somerset And Dorset A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 WIN News [s] NRL: Brisbane Broncos v 6:00 Mastermind Australia Melbourne Storm *Live* From 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News Suncorp Stadium [s] 7:30 The Living Room [s] – 7:35 Secrets Of The Railway: The Amanda, Barry, Chris and Friday Night Knock Off [s] Cairns Kuranda Mining Miguel set off to Lismore to pay Movie: “American Assassin” Railway (PG) a visit to the selfless carers at a (MA15+) (’17) – After the death 8:30 Mary Beard’s Shock Of The of his girlfriend at the hands of local animal rescue centre. Nude (PG) terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn 8:30 Have You Been Paying 10:45 SBS World News Late Attention? (M) [s] into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by a tough- 9:30 Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) 11:20 Movie: “My Awkward Sexual Adventure” (MA15+) (’12) Stars: as-nails former US Navy SEAL. 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] Jonas Chernick Stars: Dylan O’Brien 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Law & Order: Criminal Intent: 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen 1:10 Luther (MA15+) 4:25 Great British Railway Colbert (PG) [s] Phantom (M v) [s] Journeys (PG) 1:30 Home Shopping Home Shopping 5:00 CGTN English News 6:00 Unknown Road Adventures Ellen (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] Weekend Today [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] Today Extra - Saturday [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 7:30 What’s Up Down Under? [s] Award Winning Tasmania: 2:00 Basketball: NBA Spotlight: 8:00 All 4 Adventures [s] Spirit Of Tasmania (Part 2) Stephen Curry 9:00 Which Car (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 2:30 Figure Skating: ISU World 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] Christmas In July - The Figure Skating: The Men’s 12:00 The Children’s Hospital (PG) Nutcracker (PG) [s] Competition 2019 1:40 Farm To Fork [s] Delish [s] 4:00 Gadget Man: Self Improvement 2:00 Pooches At Play [s] The Voice: Grand Final (PG) 4:30 Chasing The Midnight Sun 2:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] (PG) 3:00 What’s Up Down Under? [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 WWII - Battles For Europe: 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Breakout Of Normandy (PG) 4:00 Everyday Gourmet With NINE News Saturday [s] 6:30 SBS World News Justine Schofield [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme 4:30 Taste Of Australia With Movie: “The Mummy” (M v) Railway Journeys: Hayden Quinn [s] (’17) Stars: Tom Cruise, Russell The Lunatic Express (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] Crowe, Annabelle Wallis Movie: “The Legend Of Tarzan” 6:00 Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds [s] 8:30 Movie: “Chappaquiddick” (M l) 7:00 The Children’s Hospital (PG) (’17) Stars: Jason Clarke, Kate (M v) (’16) Stars: Margot 7:40 Ambulance UK (PG) [s] Mara, Ed Helm, Bruce Dern Robbie, Alexander Skarsgard 8:50 Beecham House (M) [s] 10:25 Birth Of A Movement (M v) Movie: “Starting Over” (M v) 9:50 Movie: “Ocean’s Thirteen” (PG) 11:25 Luther (MA15+) (’79) Stars: Burt Reynolds (’07) Stars: George Clooney 4:30 Great British Railway Delish [s] 12:15 Tommy: VIC (M) [s] Journeys: Home Shopping 1:00 Home Shopping Ely To King’s Lynn (PG) Wesley Impact [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 6:00 Religious Programs [s] Animal Tales [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] Weekend Today [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 8:00 My Market Kitchen [s] Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 1:00 Speedweek Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 8:30 The Living Room (PG) [s] 3:00 Cycling: Virtual Race Across 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] World’s Greatest Animal 12:00 Program To Be Advised America 2020 Highlights Encounters (PG) [s] 2:00 Luxury Escapes (PG) [s] 4:00 Equator From The Air (PG) Getaway (PG) [s] 2:30 Australia By Design [s] 4:50 Great British Railway Driving Test (PG) [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] Journeys (PG) [s] NRL: Gold Coast Titans v 5:25 WWII - Battles For Europe: 4:00 Which Car (PG) [s] Penrith Panthers *Live* From 4:30 RPM [s] Operation Market Garden (PG) Cbus Super Stadium [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] (In English/ German) NINE News Sunday [s] 6:30 SBS World News Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Secrets Of The Angkor 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 7:30 Bachelor In Paradise (M) [s] Empire (PG) NINE News Late [s] 9:00 FBI: The Lives Of Others (M v) 8:30 Pompeii: Life Before Death Cold Case - New Leads [s] – The son of a prominent (PG) – Pompeii is nestled in the Wanted: Do Trieu (M) [s] “mommy blogger” is kidnapped, shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Mysteries And Scandals: whose massive eruption in 79 and the FBI must sweep Serial Killers Of The 80s (M v,s) through her two million followers AD simultaneously destroyed World’s Greatest Animal to find the culprit. and preserved this bustling Encounters: 10:00 FBI: Exposed (M v) [s] Roman town. Marine Animals (PG) [s] Hayley & Lauren’s Adelady [s] 11:00 NCIS: Burden Of Proof (M) [s] 10:15 Man On Wire (PG) 12:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] (In English/ French) Home Shopping 12:00 Luther (MA15+) Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 1:00 Home Shopping 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s] 4:00 ADHD And Me (M l) Home Shopping

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

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

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PRIME (C61/60)

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Explore: Te Puia [s] Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) Movie: “Olympus Has Fallen” (M v,l) (’13) Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell NINE News Late [s] Timeless: The Darlington 500 (M) [s] Tipping Point [s] Explore: Treetop Estate [s] Home Shopping Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo Home Shopping Ellen (PG) [s]

Tuesday 28 July

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Explore: Treetop Estate [s] Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) Tipping Point [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] – Episode two of Australian Ninja Warrior sees the return of some of our best Ninjas, as they battle it out with the strongest set of newcomer Ninja’s we’ve ever seen. A Glorious Life: Bill Lawry (M) [s] 100% Footy (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] Lethal Weapon (MA15+) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping Ellen (PG) [s]

5:30 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 10:00 Four Corners [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 10:45 Meet The Ferals: Goats [s] 12:00 Movie: “My Neighbour’s Secret” 12:00 1:00 11:00 The Repair Shop [s] (M v) (’09) – A husband and 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] wife begin to suspect that their 1:10 1:00 Rosehaven (PG) [s] newly widowed neighbour may 3:00 1:30 Retrograde [s] have a serious dark side. Stars: 4:00 5:00 Nicholas Brendon, Chandra 2:00 Call The Midwife (M) [s] 6:00 West, Vincent Ventresca, 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 7:00 Dakota Goyo, Sandra Wilson, 4:10 Think Tank [s] 7:30 Natalie Lisinska 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] 9:20 2:00 Program To Be Advised 6:00 The Drum [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s On The 11:30 Sauce (M) [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 12:00 9:30 Putin - A Russian Spy Story 7:30 America’s Got Talent: (MA15+) [s] Audition 6 (PG) [s] 8:45 Criminal Minds: Face Off/ And 12:50 10:20 ABC Late News [s] 1:45 In The End (M v) [s] 10:50 Q&A [s] 2:00 10:45 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:55 Wentworth: 2:30 11:15 The Goldbergs: Preventa Danger Within (MA15+) [s] 3:00 Mode/ Dave Kim’s Party (PG) 12:45 The Letdown: Frankenstein (M) 12:30 Home Shopping 4:00 1:15 rage (MA15+) [s]

Wednesday 29 July

5:30 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 10:00 Landline [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 11:00 Grand Designs Revisited [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:00 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 1:10 1:00 Marcella (M l) [s] 2:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue [s] 3:00 2:00 Call The Midwife (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 4:00 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 5:00 4:10 Think Tank [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 7:30 7:30 7.30 [s] – Farmers Alex, Harry, Neil, 8:00 Back Roads: Omeo, Victoria [s] Nick and Sam return to their 8:30 Four Corners [s] farms, each bringing one lady 9:15 Media Watch [s] they’ve chosen to spend the first 9:35 Q&A (PG) [s] 24-hour date with. 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 8:30 9-1-1 - Lone Star: 9:20 11:10 Shaun Micallef’s On The Pilot/ Yee-Haw (M) [s] Sauce (M l) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 12:10 Wentworth: 11:00 S.W.A.T.: Rocket Fuel (M) [s] 10:35 11:35 Boys In The Yard (MA15+) [s] 12:00 Black-ish: Elder. Scam/ Advance To Go (PG) [s] – Dre 12:05 12:55 The Letdown: Pilot (M l) [s] brings everyone together for a 1:00 1:25 rage (MA15+) [s] 1:30 rowdy family game night. 3:00 Gardening Australia [s] 4:00 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Call The Midwife (M) [s]

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Q&A [s] 11:00 The Repair Shop [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:40 Media Watch [s] 2:00 Call The Midwife (M) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:15 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 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering [s] 9:00 Rosehaven (PG) [s] 9:30 Retrograde (M) [s] 9:55 Planet America [s] 10:25 ABC Late News [s] 11:00 Four Corners [s] 11:45 Media Watch [s] 12:00 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] 12:50 The Letdown: Genealogy (M l) 1:20 rage (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Not Like Everyone Else” (M) (’06) Stars: Alia Shawkat, Illeana Douglas, Eric Schweig, Ritchie Montgomery, Gary Grubbs, Simone Carter 2:00 Criminal Confessions: Waterloo (M v,l) [s] 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 Program To Be Advised 11:00 The Front Bar (M) [s] – Join Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and Andy Maher as they share a laugh about the AFL world. 12:00 Air Crash Investigations: Aloha - Hanging By A Thread (PG) [s] 1:00 Holidays Make You Laugh Out Loud (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Planet America [s] 10:30 Back Roads [s] 11:00 The Repair Shop [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 1:30 The Weekly [s] 2:00 Call The Midwife (M v) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:15 Think Tank [s] 5:10 The Repair Shop [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 8:30 Escape From The City [s] 9:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One: Josh Niland [s] 10:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 11:00 When Louis Met Paul And Debbie (PG) [s] 11:50 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Brothel (M l) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “19th Wife” (M v,s) (’10) Stars: Chyler Leigh, Matt Czuchry, Alexia Fast 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 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows - Part 1” (PG) (’10) – Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction, the Horcruxes. Stars: Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson 10:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:45 Program To Be Advised 11:45 Program To Be Advised 12:30 Home Shopping

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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)

TEN (C13)

NINE (C81/80)

Thursday 30 July

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Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore: Farmer Market [s] 2:30 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] 4:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] RBT: No Cakes Today/ 5:00 Designated Driver (PG) [s] 6:00 Emergency: Triple Tank 6:30 Throwdown! (M) [s] – Dr Mark 7:30 tries to help a car crash patient 9:00 under police guard, but the man appears to be hiding something suspicious in his underpants. Botched (M) [s] 10:00 11:00 NINE News Late [s] New Amsterdam (M) [s] 12:00 Dr Miami: Pretty Kitty (M) [s] 1:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 Home Shopping Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Movie: “If I Stay” (M) (’14) – Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] NRL: St George Illawarra Dragons v South Sydney Rabbitohs *Live* From Netstrata Jubilee Stadium [s] Golden Point (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] Murdered By Morning: Mother’s Day Murder (M) [s] The Fix: Lie To Me (M v) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Home Shopping Ellen (PG) [s]

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SBS (C30)

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Bachelor In Paradise (M) [s] – When a newbie struts into Paradise with a date card in hand, and sights set firmly on a certain someone, rumours start to swirl. Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 Inside Westminster: The Houses Of Parliament (M) 2:50 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) 4:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:35 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways: Wales (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Prince Philip - An Extraordinary Life (PG) 8:30 Einstein And Hawking: Masters Of Our Universe 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Football: The World Game 11:30 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M l,v) (In French) 1:20 Luther (MA15+) 4:25 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (MA15+) 4:55 Shane’s Moorish Spice Journey Bitesize

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Bachelor In Paradise (M) [s] Just For Laughs Uncut (MA15+) [s] – Nothing is offlimits in Just For Laughs Uncut where the biggest comics in the business showcase their raunchiest material. NCIS: She (M v) [s] NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping The Talk (PG) [s]

5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Secrets Of HM Prison (M) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:35 Who Do You Think You Are?: Charlie Teo 4:35 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Coast 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Bangkok To Hua Hin (PG) 8:30 Insight 9:30 The Feed 10:00 24 Hours In Police Custody: Murder In The Woods (Part 2) (M l,v) 11:00 SBS World News Late 11:30 Bad Banks: Dying Banks (M l) (In German/ English) 12:30 Cardinal: Kevin/ Toof (MA15+)

5:00 CGTN English News Headline News [s] 5:15 NHK World English News Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour Program To Be Advised 2:00 Untold Australia (M l) Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:05 Great British Railway Judge Judy (PG) [s] Journeys (PG) My Market Kitchen [s] 3:40 Insight Everyday Gourmet With 4:40 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Justine Schofield [s] Coast The Bold And The Beautiful 5:30 Letters And Numbers (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 10 News First [s] 6:30 SBS World News WIN News [s] 7:30 Warrior Women With Lupita The Project (PG) [s] Nyong’o (M) (In English/ Fon/ Bachelor In Paradise (M) [s] French/ Yoruba) Tommy: The Swatting Game 8:30 10 Mistakes That Sunk The (M) [s] – Tommy must find a Titanic (PG) criminal who makes fake 911 calls. 9:30 Luther (MA15+) Bull: Justice For Cable (M v) [s] 10:30 SBS World News Late WIN’s All Australian News [s] 11:00 24 Hours In Emergency (M l) 12:05 Movie: “C’est La Vie” (M l,s) The Project (PG) [s] (’17) Stars: Jean-Pierre Bacri, The Late Show With Stephen Benjamin Lavernhe (In French) Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping 2:05 Gigantes (MA15+) (In Spanish) The Talk (PG) [s] 4:00 Heston’s Feasts Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) [s] – Celebrities watch all the same TV as us, so let’s join them on the couch and hear what they have to say. Law & Order: SVU: She Paints For Vengeance/ Revenge (M) Blue Bloods: Black Out (M) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Over The Black Dot 3:00 First Australians: They Have Come To Stay (PG) 4:35 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Coast 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Hitler’s Supercars (PG) 8:30 The Day Hitler Died (PG) – This is the story of Hitler’s final hours, as told by people who were there. It features exclusive forgotten interviews with members of Hitler’s inner circle. 9:30 War Of The Worlds (MA15+) (In English/ French) 10:25 SBS World News Late 11:00 Tin Star (M l,v) 11:50 Asylum City (M) (In Hebrew) 4:00 Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (MA15+)

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. 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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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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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Rhythm Hut prepares for first live event

For many in the arts and entertainment industry, the restrictions posed by the coronavirus have caused many challenges. But for Rendra Freestone, founder of The Rhythm Hut in Gosford, the path forward is looking positive. After shutting the doors back in March, the unique music and cultural venue will hold its first event back on Saturday, August 1. The celebration will feature two ticketed events, both of which have been capped at 40 people to allow for appropriate social distancing measures. The official Hut Re-opening night will be preceded by a PreParty during the day. The Hut Re-opening night will include a performance from Freestone (AKA Ren Stone), who will be debuting his new single, Hold Yourself. The iconic live music venue is known around the Central Coast for its intimate gigs, exclusive live shows, art and music classes, and traditional drumming circles. The Rhythm Hut has registered itself as a COVID safe venue which means safety

Rendra Freestone is staying positive despite the challenges of COVID-19

measures have been put in place for the event. People will not be allowed to drink while standing; they will not be able to change seats; hand sanitizer will be readily available and signing in before entry will be required. “We will make milk crates into little floor cushion tables for the front rows,” Freestone said. “It will all be very beautiful,

colourful and cosy with candles, flowers and handmade decorations. “We will have specific seating throughout the venue, and we will have all the lounges spread out to help ensure appropriate social distancing.” A donation-run online streaming service has also been set up as a result of the event’s popularity. All the money made from this

streaming service will go to the artists and crew involved in putting on the night. One of the biggest challenges Freestone has found in reopening the venue has been getting his head around the changing restrictions and laws. “The numbers of people actually allowed is quite confusing with factors like floor space, outside/inside areas, staff and performers all being factored in,” he said.

“We don’t want to get a fine, and we want to do the right thing for the community. “Also, a lot of people are still fearful of COVID 19. “The way we present ourselves as we re-commence business in terms of social distancing is tricky. “We want to be warm and inclusive but still stress no touching. “It’s just tricky to get the

correct message out.” The roots of the Rhythm Hut run back to 2001 when Freestone started running two Tribal Rhythm Classes at Erina. Over the years, he has engaged himself in the culture of rhythm, acquiring a variety of instruments to establish drumming circles and classes. He is also known for running some of the largest drum circles in the country, including at Splendour in the Grass and Peats Ridge Festival. The Rhythm Hut also hosts art exhibitions, comedy nights, drumming and dance workshops among other things. The venue also acts as a place for backpackers to stay on a work-for-board base. Even though restrictions still pose a threat to the future of the arts and entertainment industry, Freestone is staying positive. “It has been really hard for us, financially…but we have been able to use the time to reflect and make the space more cosy and beautiful than ever,” he said. Jacinta Counihan

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The Glass Hotel

Author: Emily St. John Mandel Publisher: Picador

Vincent and Paul are step sister and brother – same dad, different mothers. Vincent is an odd name for a girl, but her mum loved the poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay. Vincent grows up in Caiette, a remote town in British Columbia that is only accessible by boat, while Paul grows up in Toronto. When Vincent is 13 her mother takes her canoe out and is never seen again. The canoe is found, empty. Paul, 18, is sent to help with Vincent but what can he do? He can’t even take care of himself. Paul has issues with drugs and spends quite a bit of time in rehab. He is an older student by the time he goes to University and, while he loves music, he studies finance, which he finds “fatally uninteresting”. (His mother is paying for the degree and she won’t spend money on something as impractical as music.) It is 1999, Y2K hysteria is in full swing. One night Paul decides to do something social – he goes to a bar to see a band. The outing sets off a series of events that will change his life. Years later Vincent and Paul both find work at Hotel Caiette. Vincent tends bar while Paul is the houseman. Yes, their tiny remote town now has a world class hotel, “…guests in Caiette want to come to the wilderness, but they don’t want to be in the wilderness. They just want to look at it, ideally through the window of a luxury hotel. They want to be wilderness-adjacent”.

The owner of this wilderness-adjacent hotel is Jonathan Alkaitis, a widower who invests money for other people. He is very successful, with “the tedious confidence of all people with money ... the breezy assumption that no serious harm could come to him”. Jonathan’s investors think they are part of a secret club as they receive remarkable returns. Leon Prevant is an executive of a shipping company. He is staying at the hotel at the same time Jonathan makes one of his visits. While having drinks at the hotel Leon and Jonathan strike up a conversation and discuss business and Leon ends up investing his life savings with Jonathan – now he too is part of the club.

When Paul is fired from his job and leaves, Vincent is given a big tip and Jonathan’s phone number … and decides to leave too. The next few years are glory ones for Vincent. She lives with Alkaitis in his sprawling mansion in Connecticut. The arrangement is that she has to be available whenever he wants her, in and out of the bedroom and, in return, she has his credit card. Alkaitis is 34 years older than Vincent (who is, in turn, five years younger than Alkaitis’s daughter) and he likes to tell people they are married. Against all odds, Paul finds success with his music. He now composes and performs. Vincent catches one of his performances at the

Brooklyn Academy of Music but is too disturbed to stay and leaves early. Business for Alkaitis is good until 2008 when the global financial crisis hits and the “kingdom of money” grinds to a halt. People lose their life savings, people take their own lives, people go to jail. Vincent cuts her hair, learns to cook and gets a job on a containership and then … she disappears. This was a very easy book to read. For the first time in a while I didn’t get bored in the middle. The story line bounces and weaves and intertwines with such finesse that it could only be done by a very talented writer. Reality bumps up against “the counterlife” The bad try to rationalise their deeds while the good get hurt. Ultimately, the reader gets to enjoy a great story. As an interesting side-fact, Emily St John Mandel’s previous book, Station Eleven (2014) is about a world ravaged by a hyper-lethal form of swine flu. But as The Guardian describes it, the book is set amidst the “machinery of late neoliberalism, juddering along with characteristic inequity … a tale of Ponzi schemes, not pestilence”. But there is some haunting images in the story. As The Guardian writes, “The Glass Hotel is crowded with phantoms: lost mothers; wronged victims; a “ghost fleet” of empty container ships; a beyond-the-grave curse scrawled in acid.” Wonderful stuff – this was one of my favourites. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property JobKeeper extension brings happiness to the arts and hospitality sectors For many Central Coast businesses, an extension of the JobKeeper program announced this week by the Federal Government could prove to be the difference between staying afloat and going under. The payment is set to continue at its current level until September 27, after which it will be extended for a further six months at a reduced rate. From September 28 until January 3, 2021, it will drop to $1,200 per fortnight and $750 per fortnight for employees who worked less than 20 hours a week in the month of February preCOVID-19. From January 4 to March 28, 2021, the two payments will be $1,000 and $650. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks said the second phase of JobKeeper would help businesses not only get through the coronavirus crisis but recover on the other side. The Government also announced that the Coronavirus Supplement for those on JobSeeker income support will be extended until December 31, dropping back to $250 per fortnight from September 25. “The Government’s focus remains on the safety of all Australians and I know that the extension from September will bring a sigh of relief from many in our community,” Wicks said. “The program will continue to make a difference to local businesses across the Coast by keeping a connection between employers and employees to help them get

Glitta Supernova in one of her last appearances before the COVID-129 shutdown in March

to the other side of the crisis.” One industry which has been severely impacted by the coronavirus is the arts. Naughty Noodle Fun Haus Creative Director, Glitta Supernova, said JobKeeper had been crucial for the survival of many arts organisations and welcomed the extension. Supernova said she was “elbows deep” in planning for this year’s Coastal Twist Festival, which has been pushed back to October 30.

“This is an unknown scenario (with a) balance of risk taking and responsibility mixed with the following of strict government guidelines,” she said. “The arts and entertainment sector was one of the first to be shut down by regulations put in place to fight COVID-19 and will be one of the last sectors to return to normal. “JobKeeper has been an important support for those who have been able to access it.

“There are around 40,000 private sector arts workers in the creative and performing arts, which includes performers as well as administration and venue workers. “Of those, 25,370 - or just under two-thirds - received a JobKeeper payment in April. “Of the 15,000 or so who have missed out, the majority are likely on the boosted JobSeeker payment, which is $400 a fortnight lower than the wage subsidy.

“We all know arts and culture are major drivers for domestic and international tourism as well as boosting the hospitality sector, underpinning the vitality of our cities and regions, and the perception of Australia internationally. “Right now as organisations and artists we are focussing on the present, while planning for the future.” Central Coast-based Senator Deborah O’Neill said any measure to support businesses and workers who were hurting was welcome, but this week’s announcement still hasn’t fixed the problem. “Every single person who was excluded from the original JobKeeper scheme remains excluded,” she said. “Shorter term casuals raising families, ‘dnata’ workers and university staff remain excluded. “Then we've got early childhood educators who have just been kicked off JobKeeper, and hospitality, arts and entertainment workers who have been shifted onto no income support or onto JobSeeker. “There are over 20,100 workers and 5,303 businesses in the electorate of Robertson that rely upon the JobKeeper package at the moment - this is too important to get wrong.” O’Neill said while extending the JobSeeker payment was a step in the right direction it was disappointing that it was not permanently increased. “This is crucial to providing security for the almost 9,000 JobSeeker recipients in the electorate of Robertson who, come Christmas time, will be in the dark again about

whether or not the social security net will be there to support them,” O’Neill said. Business NSW is supportive of the tapered support package for business post September, especially for those dependent on international tourists. “Three out of four (74%) say staff tell us they are much better off because of JobKeeper, but this does not represent reality if just under half of businesses tell us they will not be able to maintain current hours or headcount when payments stop,” Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin, said. “With the industries most affected by Covid-19 making up nearly 40% of the workforce on the Central Coast, the reality of an ‘economic cliff’ is a real proposition for the region. “The industries most affected include arts and recreation services, accommodation and food services, education and training, administrative and support services, transport, postal and warehousing and construction. “Construction alone accounts for nearly 12,000 employed locals and is the highest driver of apprenticeships and trainees. “Impacts to this sector will have a knock-on effect to pathways considered by our youth. “The scaling back of Job Keeper will give business confidence and breathing space to plan for the next six months.” Terry Collins

Local businesses required to have Covid-safe credentials Central Coast businesses are being urged to check, test and promote their COVID-safe credentials as a way of minimising the potential spread of the coronavirus in the region. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said

the latest data shows 590 Central Coast businesses have received a COVID-safe tick of approval but hundreds more need to do the same. “The NSW Government has put industry-specific information under the one roof, including downloadable badges for businesses with COVID-safe plans to display in

their premises, so customers know they have the tick of approval,” Crouch said. “Every single business must do the three steps – complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan, register as a COVID-safe business, and download and display COVID-safe materials.” Crouch said non-compliant

businesses could face significant penalties. The Public Health Orders allow for penalties of up to $55,000, and a further $27,500 penalty for each day an offence continues, for businesses that breach the requirements. On the spot fines can also be issued.

“The COVID-safe requirements are now being strictly enforced by NSW Police, Liquor & Gaming inspectors and NSW Health officials,” Crouch said. “Following the COVID-19 safe requirements is not optional. “We need to safeguard the health and safety of our

community while also ensuring local businesses can remain operational.” For more information, go to: www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/ covid-safe-businesses. Source: Media release, Jul 23 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Marketing the Coast – online Central Coast tourismbased businesses can now register for free online events to hear expert advice about the domestic market, how to sell bookable products online, and how to work with distribution partners. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the webinars and training are hosted by the NSW Government’s tourism agency, Destination NSW. “This is free, expert advice for local tourism operators and will help attract new and returning visitors to the Coast,” Crouch said. “Some parts of our community have been hit by the triple whammy of fires, flood and COVID-19 over the past few months. “The webinars and training will help local businesses to upskill and adapt.” Some upcoming webinars include: July 28 - Restart Series: Sell bookable products

online; August 4 - Discuss and Develop Your Business: Commissions and the travel distribution system; August 12 - Discuss and Develop Your Business: Creating effective trade fact sheets; and August 26 - Discuss and Develop Your Business: Working with your

accredited Visitor Information Centre. Destination NSW Chief Executive Officer, Steve Cox, said the events were an important step on the road to recovery for the state’s tourism industry.

“The Restart Series are webinars addressing the pressing issues facing our industry right now such as how to attract customers in the domestic market, which is important for operators who have previously focused on international visitors,” Cox

said. “The Discuss and Develop Your Business workshops are practical sessions where operators can hear directly from Destination NSW’s industry development team and guest speakers.”

For more information, go to: www.destinationnsw.com.au/ nswfirst. Source: Media release, Jul 22 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Small businesses cautious on utilising loan guarantee scheme Business NSW Central Coast has cautiously welcomed a recent announcement of an extension of the Federal Government’s Coronavirus SME Guarantee Scheme but says businesses remain concerned about a range of issues relating to cash flow and access to finance. Under the existing Scheme, the Government is guaranteeing 50 per cent of new unsecured loans to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in partnership with 44 approved lenders, with more than 15,600 businesses having accepted loans totalling $1.5B. This remains in place until September 30, when phase two of the scheme will kick in, allowing: extending the

purpose of loans beyond working capital; permitting secured lending (excluding commercial or residential property); increasing the maximum loan size to $1M million (from $250,000) per borrower; increasing the maximum loan term to five years (from three years); and allowing lenders the discretion to offer a repayment holiday period. But Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin, says more needs to be done to reduce red tape and promote eligibility benefits to small business. Martin said a recent survey revealed that while many businesses indicated an improvement in their ability to access finance, a majority observed either no

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improvement (42 per cent) or only a negligible improvement (25 per cent). “Even though interest rates for small business loans have fallen, businesses tell me it still remains difficult to secure loans,” she said. “The SME loan guarantee scheme has presented difficulties in meeting requirements not immediately apparent to the business. “Almost one in three respondents who sought additional finance indicated they were dissatisfied with their experience. “Many respondents commented there was considerable red tape and processing delays associated with securing their loan. “Just under 50% of businesses which didn’t apply

for assistance said they didn’t have a need, didn’t think their business qualified or preferred other assistance. “Taking out debt was generally an unpopular response among businesses reporting a revenue loss (17 per cent). “This compared with downsizing operations (60 per cent), reducing staff expenses (56 per cent) and using owners’ personal funds or drawing down cash reserves (49 per cent). “This suggests many businesses are reluctant to take on debt given uncertainties about the future, as well as potential inability to access debt finance on favourable terms.” Terry Collins

Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin

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Wage subsidy for apprentices extended Central Coast businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief following announcements this week of the extension of several Federal Government initiatives designed to keep businesses operating as the coronavirus pandemic continues. For OpenShutters of Berkeley Vale, news of the $1.5B expansion of the Supporting Apprentices and Trainees wage subsidy to keep apprentices employed was especially welcome. Eligibility for the subsidy will be expanded to include medium-sized businesses with 199 employees or fewer who had an apprentice in place on July 1 and it will be extended to March 2021. It will help keep apprentices in work by subsidising their wages and builds on an initial $1.3B package announced in March. The initiative covers 50 per cent of the wages paid to apprentices and trainees, up to $7,000 per quarter. OpenShutters Managing Director, Gail Cottrill, said keeping the company’s two apprentices employed had been a major concern during the pandemic. “We are very big on training and the wage subsidy has enabled us to keep both our apprentices on,” Cottrill said. “Traditionally they would be the first to go as they are the least diverse in what they can achieve but it is critical to keep their training going. “It is extremely important to keep supporting them and not demoralise them by not allowing them to finish what they started. “This scheme has absolutely made the difference in being able to keep them on. “We had been debating how we were going to manage keeping them on so this

(extension) is absolutely a huge relief.” Cottrill said the company, which specialises in timber shutters, louvres and screens which are classed as luxury items, had seen a huge decline in business. “We have been trying to make the best of a bad situation but it’s not easy to switch to making something else which could be better utilised at the moment,” she said. “We have tried a few different things, but nothing which can really replace shutters at this stage. “We have been able to diversify the apprentices’ duties a little, which has been beneficial to them.” Cottrill said while the business had been forced to reduce some staff members’ hours for a short time, it had not had to make anyone redundant. She credited JobKepper with being another lifeline for the business. In addition to the $1.5B investment in keeping apprentices employed, the Government has also pledged $500M to be matched by states and territories to help train school leavers and job seekers. The joint state-federal $1B JobTrainer fund will provide for around 340,700 additional training places nationwide giving people access to preapprenticeships, short courses and full qualifications to develop new skills in growth sectors. Courses will be free or low cost in areas of identified need. Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the initiatives would provide a much-needed boost to jobseekers and school leavers across the Central Coast, ensuring locals are trained in the skills needed by our business community. “Backing training, apprentices, and jobs is all part of the Government’s plan to restore our economy after the

coronavirus pandemic and keep Australians in our local area in work,” Wicks said. While Business NSW Central Coast commended the Government for increasing funding for existing apprentices, it says more still needs to be done to encourage employers to take on new apprentices. Regional Director, Paula Martin, said an ongoing survey conducted by business NSW indicated that apprenticeship commencements on the Coast would drop by 36% next year. “There were 7,019 (sign-ups) in 2019 (for 2020) and our forecast would be 4,492 commencements in 2020 (for a 2021 start),” Martin said. “This translates to a drop of apprenticeships on the Central Coast of 2527; that’s an extra two and a half thousand kids facing unemployment. “Businesses will be heartened by the ongoing support for apprentices beyond September 30, which was looming large as an economic cliff. “On the down side, it is disappointing that there has been no announced increase in support for those wanting to commence an apprenticeship. “However, we remain hopeful that there will be additional announcements down the track to support employers who want to take on new starters. “The nation is still at risk of significant skills shortages in 3-4 years’ time without new starters coming on board. “As part of the JobTrainer package, the National Skills Commission will need to ensure that the short courses being offered support people into employment or at least dramatically increase their chances of employment. “We look forward to working with Governments of all levels to identify the types of short courses needed.” Terry Collins

OpenShutters Managing Director, Gail Cottrill (centre), with apprentices Conrad Martin and Jayden Raleigh

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Gosford affordable housing project set to begin Construction is set to begin next month on a 41-unit affordable housing development in Gosford, which received final approval this week after being fast tracked through the State Government’s Planning System Acceleration Program. Parliamentary Secretary for the central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the project, at 56-58 Beane St, would be a major boost to the region’s economy and help relieve housing stress in the heart of Gosford. “The project will engage local builders and suppliers, creating 45 jobs during construction and injecting $10M into the economy,” Crouch said. “This affordable housing is located near transport links and a range of essential services and facilities like the

Imperial Shopping Centre and Kibble Park. “It is one of many projects the NSW Government is undertaking to revitalise the City Centre and make Gosford great again.” Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, said the project will see a vacant lot of land transformed into a contemporary sevenstorey building that will deliver dozens of safe and comfortable new homes. “As our communities begin to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, social housing projects like this inject muchneeded jobs and provide fitfor-purpose new homes for those who need them most,” Pavey said. “These homes are being built to the highest standards, setting a new benchmark for local design and quality, and are located close to employment

and vital community services such as schools, hospitals and transport links to help ensure better outcomes for tenants.” The development comprises 20 one-bedroom and 21 twobedroom units with basement parking for 19 vehicles, bicycle and motorbike spaces, rooftop solar for energy efficiency, and extensive landscaping works. It is part of the NSW Government’s Future Directions for Social Housing – a plan to drive better outcomes for tenants by providing more and better social housing. The project will be delivered by the NSW Land and Housing Corporation with construction expected to commence in August. Source: Media release, Jul 22 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch

North Construction voted one of the best places to work Tuggerah-based company, North Construction & Building, has been voted one of the best places to work in Australia. The 100% employee-owned commercial construction company ranked 17 in the 2020 edition of Best Places to Work study, conducted by Great Place to Work Australia, in the 100-999 employee category. The benchmark study attracted comments from 39,156 Australian-based employees from 124 companies. North Managing Director, Matthew Cook, accepted the award virtually. “To be named as one of the best companies to work for in Australia is such an honour,” Cook said. “As a business, we have always strived to be an employer of choice, creating a culture of trust that not only nurtures and develops each individual but also embrace excellence, camaraderie and fun. “Employees flourish in hightrust workplace cultures; trust is the foundation of all that we do and all that we are.

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North Managing Director, Matthew Cook

“This award and recognition are the culmination of our efforts over the past 30 years and a wonderful acknowledgement of our dedication to our people, our subcontractors, our clients and our community.” The data collected for this year’s study was unique in its

nature as it was taken from before and during the coronavirus outbreak. Great Place to Work Australia Managing Director, Zrinka Lovrencic, congratulated the Central Coast company for its achievement. “The organisations in the

study are leading the way amid the pandemic, demonstrating care for their employees, customers and communities during this challenging time,” Lovrencic said. “The COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge facing organisations across the globe, and it puts a premium on being a high trust

people-first culture. “We celebrate the companies that earned places on our 2020 Best Places to Work benchmarking study and we hope this will inspire more companies to continue maintaining and building trust with their team members.”

97% of North’s employees took part in a survey to help determine the results. Great Place to Work said North Construction & Building stood out as a company which has been transforming the construction industry by doing business differently. When introducing new initiatives in the current changing landscape, they were seen to be inspiring, inventive, and innovative. North Site Manager, Ryan Wheele, said there was a great culture of trust, learning, growth, and opportunity for those on- and off-site. “I’m supported by senior management and my colleagues both professionally and personally,” he said. “I wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.” Other notable areas of recognition were its competent, honest and ethical senior management team; strong employee sense of responsibility; and fair, nondiscriminative; and comfortable working environment. Source: Media Release, Jul 22 North Construction & Building

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Driverless vehicles present a big opportunity for people with a disability What might self-driving cars do for people with a disability in places like the Central Coast? Notwithstanding recent improvements, the Coast still has a relatively poor public transport network, something that hinders people who cannot drive themselves to work or social engagements. And so it was with much anticipation I travelled to the Newcastle foreshore to experience for myself the driverless shuttle imported from France. If the shuttle was to be trialled and accepted here on the Central Coast, I could see it being a huge advantage to people living with disabilities, mobility issues, the elderly and people who are unable to drive. In 2016 approximately 6.4 per cent of people on the Central Coast needed help in their day-to-day lives due to disability. Due to the Central Coasts close proximity to Sydney CBD, on demand access to public transport could open up many more options for employment for people with disabilities. Many people across the Central Coast also live in suburbs or isolated areas with little to no access to public transport. Apart from family, friends and support workers, these people have very little options for employment or social activities in the community. Having the flexibility of an ondemand transport method would open up countless

A fully automated electric NAVYA shuttle.

opportunities to engage and participate in day-to-day society. Newcastle City commences trials The City of Newcastle last week commenced a 3-month trial of an automatic shuttle on the Newcastle foreshore between Watt Street and Nobbys Beach roundabouts on weekdays between 10am and 2pm. The free shuttle is being operated by Keolis Downer, on behalf of the City of Newcastle and shuttles along Wharf Road at around 20km per hour. The trial is part of a suite of mobility, energy and data innovations contained with the Newcastle Smart City Strategy, which received $5m funding through the Federal

Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs program last year. The driverless shuttle has undergone rigorous safety planning and testing to operate on public roads. Testing was finalised in midMarch to operate the trial using a fully automated electric NAVYA shuttle. Keolis Downer is leading the way in the operations of autonomous vehicles with many trials conducted across Australia including at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Flinders University in Adelaide and Sydney Olympic Park. The trial commenced on July 6 2020 and gives residents and visitors the chance to ride the shuttle for free and provide feedback on the new accessible mode of transport, which will

Eric Barrett takes a ride

play an important role in customers’ multi-modal journeys in the future. The fully accessible, 11-seat NAVYA vehicle has the latest technology, with sensors and cameras that assess its surrounding environment. The on-board computer and sensing systems can detect obstacles,anticipate movement of other vehicles, analyse the risk of collision, measure the vehicle’s velocity and determine its travel route, while also making decisions to slow down, brake and adjust its path. Newcastle’s driverless shuttle is fully electric and automated however a chaperone will be on board the vehicle when it is operating. The driverless shuttle trial has been developed in

accordance with national and NSW legislation and regulations to ensure it meets required safety standards. Can it be brought to the Central Coast? I really enjoyed the ride – it was easy to get on and off and I felt comfortable and safe, mainly because it moved very slowly and cautiously (something I think may have frustrated some of the other road users!) More importantly, I felt excited about the direction of this trial, about the opportunities autonomous vehicle can bring to people with a disability. It made me start to imagine whether the Central Coast Council could consider such an innovative trial as part of its disability inclusion strategy? As many trials have been

conducted in Australia’s large cities, I think a broader trial outside of large built up areas needs to be considered to open up rural and semi-rural areas so that more people have access to their local and broader communities on the Central Coast. A trial on the Central Coast could be a good model for other large urban areas to implement in their surrounding suburbs and wider communities. Connecting these wider communities to the main cities and towns across Australia would benefit not only people with disabilities, but other marginalised groups of people who would like to contribute to their economy. Eric Barrett Disability Employment Advocate

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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

42222/2012

Address

Suburb

Proposed Development

13-07-2020 69 Hillside Rd

AVOCA BEACH

Secondary Dwelling & Swimming Pool (Amended Application)

58217/2020

08-07-2020 35 Carolina Park Rd

AVOCA BEACH

334/2020

09-07-2020 15 Lakin St

58413/2020

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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 No

Address

Suburb

Description

Proposed Conversion of Lower Ground Floor to Secondary Dwelling

56501/2019

993 The Entrance Rd

FORRESTERS BEACH

Construction of a Single Storey Group Home (Amended Application) Applicant - Ferntree Homes Pty Ltd

BATEAU BAY

Demolition of Existing Dwelling, Dwelling & Tree Removal

647/2020

245 Peach Orchard FOUNTAINDALE Rd

13-07-2020 16 Bundaleer Cr

BENSVILLE

Alterations & Additions, Deck & Awning

Demolish Existing Shed & Construction of a New Dwelling Creating a Detached Dual Occupancy Applicant - CEO Architectural

523/2020

08-07-2020 81 Lakedge Ave

BERKELEY VALE

Awning

600/2020

3 Hicks Ln

TUMBI UMBI

Dwelling House (Temporary) During Construction of Dual Occupancy Applicant - Mr B Hillier

301/2020

10-07-2020 18 Somerville Cl

BUDGEWOI

Dual Occupancy (Detached), Subdivision & Demolition of Existing Structures

1148/2018

3 Hicks Ln

TUMBI UMBI

Staged Dual Occupancy (Detached), Shed & Inground Pool (Amended Application) Applicant - Mr B Hillier

55561/2018

08-07-2020 12 Cheero Point Rd

CHEERO POINT

Partial Excavation to Sub Floor Internal Works Plus Deck Replacement of Extension New Double Garage (Amended Application)

54919/2018

09-07-2020 78 Del Monte Pl

COPACABANA

Dwelling House (New) with Attached Garage & Plunge Pool (Amended Application)

58486/2020

08-07-2020 32 Malinya Rd

DAVISTOWN

Garage with Attached Rear Awning Roof, BBQ & Fencing

55329/2018

14-07-2020 4 Lavinia St

FORRESTERS BEACH Covered Deck & Minor Internal Alterations (Amended Application)

542/2020

10-07-2020 27 Pleasant Valley Rd FOUNTAINDALE

Remove 10 Trees

566/2020

07-07-2020 191 Kanangra Dr

GWANDALAN

Dwelling

54722/2018

13-07-2020 49 Heath Rd

HARDYS BAY

Dwelling Addition, New Garage & Stairs, Extend Deck (Amended Application)

56759/2019

14-07-2020 108 Araluen Dr

HARDYS BAY

Extension of Existing Concrete Access Bridge (Amended Application)

58477/2020

10-07-2020 243 Woy Woy Rd

HORSFIELD BAY

Deck

123/2020

10-07-2020 45 Treelands Dr

JILLIBY

Additions to Garage to Create a Dual Occupancy (Detached)

445/2020

08-07-2020 34 Craigie Ave

KANWAL

Home Business - Beauty Therapy (Amended Application)

549/2020

06-07-2020 2 Vaughan Cl

KILLARNEY VALE

Home Based Cake Business

455/2020

08-07-2020 34 Cornish Ave

KILLARNEY VALE

Awning

518/2020

09-07-2020 65 Dampier Bvd

KILLARNEY VALE

Additions

58533/2020

14-07-2020 85 The Scenic Rd

KILLCARE HEIGHTS

Carport & Deck

175/2020

06-07-2020 143 - 147 Cherry Ln

KULNURA

Proposed Temporary Use of Land for 12 Months Only as a Function Centre

568/2020

10-07-2020 23 Kooloora Rd

NORAVILLE

Demolition of Garage, Alterations & Additions

58464/2020

09-07-2020 19 Lake Shore Dr

NORTH AVOCA

2 Storey Addition to Front of Existing & Garage

56103/2019

10-07-2020 46 Bellevue Cr

NORTH AVOCA

Alterations & Additions to Existing Dwelling

497/2020

09-07-2020 50 Footts Rd

OURIMBAH

Dwelling

57629/2019

14-07-2020 40 Wycombe Rd

TERRIGAL

New Dwelling House & Retaining Walls (Amended Application)

58355/2020

07-07-2020 24 Salisbury Dr

TERRIGAL

Second Storey Addition

407/2020

08-07-2020 9 & 10 / 243 - 245 Main Rd

TOUKLEY

Use & Fitout to a Food & Drink Premises

58238/2020

14-07-2020 9 Kurow Cl

WAMBERAL

Use of Existing Bathroom & Sink Facilities within a Shed

58532/2020

10-07-2020 162A Ocean View Dr WAMBERAL

Swimming Pool

1160/2019

06-07-2020 27, 29 & 29A Amsterdam Cct

Alterations & Additions to Existing Childcare Centre & Signage (Business Identification Signs)

1290/2018

08-07-2020 51 Windsorgreen Dr WYONG

WYONG

Written submissions close: 21 August 2020 No

Address

58744/2020

56A The Esplanade ETTALONG BEACH

Suburb

Description Demolition of Existing Building, Construction of 3 Storey Residential Flat Buildings, Basement Parking, Pool & 2 Lot Strata Subdivision Applicant - Elk Designs

58829/2020

59 Terrigal Dr

TERRIGAL

Demolition of Existing Dwelling & Construction of 9 Unit Boarding House Applicant - L J Cox

803/2019

48 McLachlan Ave

LONG JETTY

Boarding House with 8 Rooms and Demolition of Existing Buildings (Amended Application) Applicant - ADG Architects

658/2020

WYONG 14 - 16 Alison Rd, Alison Rd (Between Pacific Hwy & Rankens Ct), 10 Rankens Ct, Robleys Ln, Hely St (Between Robley Ln & Alison Rd)

Use of Wyong CBD to Host an Arts Festival, 1 Event per year for 5 Years Applicant - Central Coast Council

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Dwelling (Amended Application)

Complying Development Certificates No

Date

Address

299/2020

06-07-2020 190 - 192 The Entrance Rd

Suburb

Proposed Development

LONG JETTY

Change of Use - Pilates Studio Shop 9

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In defence of libraries When Central Coast Council discussed the proposal for a new regional library proposed for Gosford CBD at its July 13 meeting, Cr Bruce McLachlan questioned whether the community really wanted a new $30M library. He recalled fond memories of visiting the library with his father in the 1960s but after surveying a cohort of young uni students, wondered if they can’t now get all their research online. Cr McLachlan asked if the Council was chasing an outdated idea and whether libraries were in fact still relevant. Reporter Merilyn Vale asked the community whether libraries still have a role in the 21st century. Are local libraries still a resource valued by the community?

Derek Mahone lost his job at the start of COVID-19 closures. Applying for Centrelink assistance and new jobs was made more difficult because he didn't have access to library printing services as the libraries closed during that time. “Something I find with people who work in offices, probably including councillors who have office staff, is that they don’t understand the importance of printing services provided at libraries,” he said. “I am a life-long reader and have always been a member of a library somewhere since my Mum first enrolled me more than 50 years ago. “I also travel frequently and move home a lot and I don't like to own a lot of books so borrowing books for a short time suits me. “Borrowing is more sustainable and environmentally friendly and it is silly to say libraries are out of date when they are now being started for things other than books like Toy Libraries and Tool Libraries and we are talking about the new sharing economy.” Mother of two Deborah Moyr said libraries provide the best way of bringing the world of books to a child and there was no way a person could afford the range of books that her kids had devoured over the past eight years, thanks to libraries. “We've lived on the Coast for four years and I sometimes feel like we've read every kids’ book there is in the library, but then we visit a different branch, or the library

gets a stack of new ones in, or we move up an age bracket and wow, the options are huge once more,” she said. “My kids are so excited about visiting the library and after an hour I am commonly needing to beckon them away with the lure of food or something, anything, to get them to extract themselves from the library without a tantrum! “In particular, at the age when they are just starting to read, the library is an absolute necessity in my mind. “The early readers are so short and they've completed them in 20 minutes and repeating them ends up with word memorisation rather than decoding, so access to a variety (like the 50+ in the libraries) is essential to ensure you find topics that interest and engage kids and allow them to continually challenge themselves with new words.” She said the babies’ singalong sessions, the toddler reading time, the Council school holiday program activities and the Lego sessions were all great. Student Lachlan Smith said libraries were essential for younger people, providing a place for study after school. “I remember through the HSC that I stayed at Erina library every Thursday night till close as it was open till about 7pm,” he said. “It’s a shame though some libraries don’t do the same as my local one only stays open till 5pm.” Fiona Beveridge said she was believed reading was great for mental health, coping with stress and

lockdown, developing empathy. “I love fiction, but I've also benefited from reading so many books about parenting and psychology and enjoyed watching lots of DVDs,” she said. “Both my children love libraries and the 3-year-old and 1.5-year-old both love visiting the library and borrowing books, and it's opened up huge worlds for the 3-year-old.” She said to suggest that libraries are outdated was suggesting that books belong in a museum. “The first years of a child's life are critical to their wellbeing outcomes for the rest of their life. “If the Council can support these early years through access to games, books, sing-along and reading sessions then they should. “If, at the other end of the spectrum, the Council can support the elderly as they face social isolation and encourage physical movement - getting out of the house and going to the library might be the only physical movement for some people in a day - then they should. Mair Preston praised the staff at Toukley Branch for delivering talking books for her husband. It was fantastic service, she said. “We have always had a very good relationship with Ladies at Toukley for 12 years since we moved to this area from Sydney.” Robin Balcomb said she regularly uses the Bateau Bay Library and has been blown away with how helpful they

have been during COVID times. “My mother (86) was unable to visit her own library in Sydney and they didn't home deliver, so I was able to get her a large range of audio books to make her isolation bearable... and they delivered to my door - an amazing community service,” she said. “Libraries aren't just about books, they are about community support. “Many families don't have access to computers or internet, so a library is the next stop. “Many can't afford to buy books or magazines, DVDs or music. “They promote community activities and support families through children's activities, book groups, knitting supplies just to name a few. Craig Hillman said a differentiation must be made between questioning the need for a $30M regional library and the need for local libraries which are more accessible and service locally. “Would the community be better served by an investment in local libraries?” he said. “In earlier discussions Council suggested there would be a ‘reconciliation’ of services after the new library was built and this was assumed to refer to possibly closing smaller libraries.” Bob Doyle said one element missing in the discussion was the notion of ‘Build it and they will come’ “A world class library is part of a necessary vision for Gosford,” he said.

“It does not discount the need for regional libraries either. “We should embrace the future and be bold in our planning for it.” Mary-Jayne House from Long Jetty said libraries are a community space - they are accessible, open, safe, welcoming places of learning and connection. “We know that these things are vital for building healthy communities - they have a role to play in mental health, in visibility, in encouraging brains and bodies to stay active and healthy, and in providing a space open to all, not just for those able to play sport for example, as is the case with sporting grounds,” she said. “The variety of events our local libraries run is wonderful - family history, study skills, advice and programs for babies right through to seniors, in addition to the opportunity to borrow books, DVDs, magazines, audio books and more. “They offer internet access, advice from staff about how to research and find information, and an open space where you can go without having to spend money.” She said she would love to see a landmark library on the Central Coast. “If we look at something like the new Inner West library (which has also just won an architectural award), this is now a major centre for events, conferences, facilities, and functions. “It is an absolute failure of the imagination to consider libraries as 'outdated' and

also very narrow to not understand that lots of people engage with these places and would visit a drawcard facility.” In his defence, Cr McLachlan said he was a long-time library supporter. “My father was an avid reader and we made a weekly mid-week outing to the local Long Jetty Library, now the RSL museum, to return our books, or get late fees,” he said. “It was an enjoyable experience with my father as a youngster, but that was in the 1960s. “I really question is that activity relevant for families today, and I question the $30M outlay for a Regional Library. “Are people really going to travel from Toukley or Wagstaff to visit the Regional Library? “I actually surveyed that question to young uni students, and the overwhelming answer was no. “They can get all their research online. “And are we then going to rationalise and close the local ones, that our elderly can access, which would be a perfectly economically, rational financial decision. “If you recall in debate I said to staff why not just come out and be honest, say you want to build a new Council chamber for staff, that includes a library, which is more the reality of the changed plans that were thrust at councillors with little background information.” Merilyn Vale

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Appeal for more registered organ donors

Little Indi was born with a rare disease

Half of the adults on the Central Coast are registered organ donors, but more people are being urged to sign up as part of the national awareness DonateLife Week. The week also aims to raise awareness on the importance of talking with family and friends about the decision, as their confirmation is required for the donation to occur. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) Organ Donation Coordinator, Yoni Hope-Hodgetts, said that in

Australia there are around 1,600 people on the waitlist for an organ. There are a further 12,000 people on dialysis. She acknowledged that families can find it difficult to donate a loved one’s organ but said that having this discussion prior can make the decision a little easier. “We know that in 9 out of 10 cases, families agree to donation when their family member is a registered donor,” she said. “We are incredibly grateful to

Indi had a liver transplant when she was just four months old

those families who have generously said yes to organ donation at such a difficult time in their lives.” Central Coast mother, Lee McBay, is all too aware of the happiness a donated organ can bring to a family. McBay’s daughter, Indi, was born with a rare childhood disease which blocks the bile ducts in the liver, causing lifethreatening consequences. When she was only 26 days old, Indi went through a surgery which drained the liquid from her liver but this turned out to

be a temporary solution. “Although she recovered amazingly well from surgery and was a little champion, about six weeks later, we were advised that the procedure had failed, and she would need a liver transplant in the future,” McBay said. “At about four months of age she started to go downhill. She had severe jaundice, was having a hard time holding onto nutrition and eventually needed overnight feeds via an NG tube as well as a weekend hospital stay for some extra

care. “She soon became too sick to leave the hospital.” Receiving a suitable liver from an organ donor meant that Indi could undergo a lifesaving liver transplant. “We were so lucky and grateful we received the call and she went into surgery about nine hours later,” McBay said, “After a mammoth 16 hours surgery we were able to see her again in ICU. “Indi is now 12 months posttransplant and has been

The medicine of friendship They say laughter is the best medicine, but for three local women who’ve battled cancer together, friendship could give it a run for its money. Affectionately known as ‘The Three Sisters’ at Central Coast Local Health District’s CoastCanCare wellness program, Wendy Murdoch, Marg Smee and Sue Smith, were strangers to one another before cancer diagnoses brought them together. The trio forged a strong friendship after meeting through CoastCanCare’s art and wellness sessions and have since gone on to form a social group that makes dignity bags for homeless women. They also host a mean morning tea which they regularly coordinate to welcome new program participants. It’s a friendship that goes beyond cancer and a

testament to the lasting impact a connection can have on someone’s health. The trio are also regular contributors to the programs annual Hope Through Our Eyes Dry July Art Exhibition. The exhibition is a mainstay of CoastCanCare’s art therapy offering and sees the halls of Gosford Hospital transformed into a gallery of works depicting each artists’ personal cancer journey. This is typically done through the decoration of radiation masks, but this year’s exhibition also features a display of 1,000 paper cranes created by the trio and their social group. The piece takes pride of place at the centre of the exhibition and is a fitting display, with the paper crane a universal symbol for peace, love, hope and healing. Hope Through Our Eyes will be on display until August 31. Dilon Luke

Wendy Murdoch, Marg Smee and Sue Smith with their paper crane display

kicking goals ever since. “She was initially about three months behind in her milestones but is now running after her big brother like a normal 15 month old. “We think of Indi’s donor and their family every day and are so thankful.” DonateWeek runs from July 26 to August 2 and the registration form can be found on the Australian Government Organ and Tissue Authority website. Jacinta Counihan

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St Johns reconvene First Aid in Schools With school’s officially back in session for Term 3, St John Ambulance NSW is reconvening its First Aid in Schools program, and schools across the Coast are being encouraged to sign up. The free program is offered to primary school children around Australia and is designed to equip them with basic first aid skills and knowhow. From CPR, to cuts, burns and nosebleeds, the program is tailored to deliver vital first aid information in a format suitable for children, and is further broken down between year groups, with the ultimate goal to empower children to be able to act in the event of an emergency. Ken Schneider is St John’s First Aid in Schools Educator for the Central Coast. Over the past five years, he’s visited virtually every primary school in the Central Coast LGA, and has taught the program to over 10,000 children.

St John’s First Aid in Schools program

He is adamant that every child can benefit from the program and encourages interested parents and guardians to consider raising it with their school. “All children should know the basics of first aid because you never know what the future will hold, and them having this knowledge could very well

save a life,” Schneider said. According to Schneider the program also puts a spotlight on one of the most glaring issues involving children in modern first aid, not knowing how to get help. “The first thing we do with the kids is teach them how to make a proper emergency call.

“Most children know to call 000, but when you ask them what they need to do next, there’s usually a stunned silence. “Kids don’t know that they need to ask for a specific service and they don’t know that they need to give the operator information about what has happened and where

they are. “It seems really basic, but kids really don’t know how to properly report an emergency because no one ever tells them what to do,” Schneider explained. Schneider said the program deviates based on what the school has indicated they want

students to be learning about, with some specialised programs on CPR, allergies and asthma complementing the general program. But regardless of what program is being delivered, Schneider said parents could rest assured it would be fun, informative and action based to keep children engaged. “Every educator has their own way of doing things, but we all make sure we’re scaling down the topics at hand to a child’s level of understanding. “For me, that means lots of hands-on activities and lots of interaction, so the kids have fun,” Schneider said. “I think empowering kids with this knowledge is one of the best things a school can do. “That’s why I do it, because sometimes kids do end up in these situations and who knows, one day the life they save could be their own,” Schneider said. Dilon Luke

NSW Central Coast Training Awards announced

Samar Yousef

The winners of the 2020 NSW Central Coast Regional Training Awards have been announced. Hosted by the Central Coast Apprenticeship and Traineeship Advisory Committee (CCATAC), the awards are the Coast region’s leg of the NSW Training Awards and are designed to recognise and celebrate the exceptional efforts and abilities of students, trainees and apprentices across the LGA. Due to the pandemic this year’s awards were announced via a video presentation hosted

by NSW Training Ambassadors and Central Coast award alumni’s Katayoon Karimodini and Nelson Florimo. This year’s major award winners were: Kayla Chapel, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year; Brady Casey, Apprentice of the Year; Amy Denniss, Trainee of the Year; and Rachel Wood, Vocational Student of the Year. Two local high schoolers were also among this year’s winner’s circle in Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus’ Peyton Bennett and Wyong High

Peyton Bennett with Nelson Florimo

School’s Samar Yousef. Bennett was awarded the VET in Schools Student of the Year Award for her efforts during her Certificate II in Hospitality course and Yousef the School Based Apprentice/Trainee of the Year for her Certificate II in Sport Coaching undertaking. Both girls and their fellow awardees are now in the running for their award categories at the state leg of the Training Awards to be announced later this year. When accepting her award Bennett told the hosts cookery was something that she was

considering a career in. “It’s something I’ve always loved doing ever since I was a little girl, especially with desserts and cakes and those sorts of things [that] have always been my passion,” Bennett said. “If I were to win the NSW Award it would massively boost my confidence in myself and help me push myself more. “It’d also be really reassuring of what I’m doing and allow me to take that next step without second guessing myself,” Bennett said. In accepting her award Yousef

spoke about the importance of seizing opportunities when they are presented and encouraged other Coasties to consider what vocational education and training could do for them. “Four years ago, I was one of 10 students from Wyong High School chosen to participate in the Taking Chances program. “It’s a life skills program that focuses on using sport as a mechanism. “I absolutely loved it and wanted to do more. “After doing some work experience with Taking

Chances I picked up the Sport Coaching course and that enabled me to do a traineeship with them and now I an assistant facilitator with Taking Chances,” Yousef said. Yousef went on to thank her teachers and support network at Taking Chances who helped her get started on this path. “I think opportunity opens doors to future opportunities. “This is all something I didn’t see myself doing but it’s been such an amazing experience,” she said. Dilon Luke

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Call for nominations for Fred Hollows Humanity Award The Fred Hollows Foundation is calling for nominations its Fred Hollows Humanity Award, which recognises Year 6 students who demonstrate compassion, integrity and kindness towards others. Founding Director of The Fred Hollows Foundation, Gabi Hollows, said it was never more relevant to honour children for these attributes than in 2020. “Fred used to say the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other. “To see students honouring these words by showing compassion, kindness and integrity during such a challenging year is incredibly inspiring,” Hollows said. The awards are open to all states and territories in Australia and have recognised more than 1500 students for their generosity, empathy and humanitarian spirit since 2012. As part of the awards one exceptional student from each

Zara Waugh (second row from back, fourth on the right) with Gabi Hollows and the rest of the 2019 NSW Humanity Award recipients

state and territory is also chosen as a Fred Hollows Junior Ambassador. Last year’s NSW Junior

Ambassador was St Phillip’s Christian College’s Zara Waugh. Moved by photos of impoverished children in

Kenya, Waugh founded an annual fundraising event at her school called ‘Kenya Help Day’. The initiative called on fellow

students and members of the school community to donate money to support Kenyan children to get an education.

Zara has enthusiastically run an annual Kenya Help Day for the past six years and has so far raised more than $20,000 for two schools in Kenya. As Junior Ambassador, Waugh also received $5,000 to donate to the cause of her choice and she opted to donate it to The Fred Hollows Foundation’s eye health services in Kenya. With Waugh a shining example of what children can achieve in the humanitarian sector, Hollows encourages all Central Coast parents, teachers, principals and community members who believe they know a Year 6 student deserving of a Humanity Award to nominate them. Nominations are open until September 11 and can be made via the Fred Hollows website. Dilon Luke

Pre-licence road safety program designed for Year 9 students A new road safety program designed for students about to begin practicing for their learner’s permit has been launched. With the support of the Federal Government, the Australian Road Safety Foundation (ARSF) launched its RoadSet program on July 7. RoadSet is a free online interactive learning experience and education tool aimed at Year 9 students to help them become better road users and to make Australian roads safer for everyone. Driven by the ARSF with funding provided by the Australian Government, RoadSet combines original animation with gamified interactions to deliver immersive, engaging content across 10 easy-to-digest modules, which are supported by additional curriculumaligned teaching and learning resources. ARSF founder and CEO, Russell White, said the Progressive Web App was an important innovation that will provide a national approach in

age appropriate road safety education and is a first step in moving towards a more holistic learning platform for the next generation of road users. “We need to remember that safety isn’t just about drivers, but about all road users, and that includes children on bikes, skateboards, scooters or simply walking on foot,” White said. “Road trauma is the biggest killer of Australian kids aged between one and 14 and to change these tragic statistics,

we need to address road safety in a new way. “Our innovative approach is designed to increase road safety awareness skills in young Australians and highlight strategies to help prevent crashes and reduce road trauma,” he added. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Michael McCormack, said road safety is of vital importance to each and every Australian.

“RoadSet transforms the way road safety education is delivered. “The program takes students on an engaging, self-guided learning journey, helping them develop their road awareness skills across a range of conditions, environments and scenarios,” McMormack said. And according to White, the free to access program could soon become mainstream on the Central Coast as schools, young people preparing for their driving tests and the wider

community use the program. He added that schools especially will have an easy time applying the program as it’s been designed to integrate into the Australian Curriculum’s Health and Physical Education learning area and can also be run as a separate wellbeing or road safety education program. White said reducing road trauma was ultimately a community issue he hoped RoadSet would help address. That’s why, in addition to schools, we’ve made RoadSet

available to the wider community. “Youth-based groups and other organisations can access the RoadSet program, along with all accompanying teaching and learning resources, free of charge,” he said. Adolescent Success Executive Officer, Angela White, said RoadSet empowers teenagers to take ownership of their own behaviour. “Getting teenagers to pay attention to road safety messages can be a challenge. RoadSet’s approach is refreshingly different and talks to students on their level,” she said. Students and other individual users can download the free RoadSet program by visiting www.roadset.com.au on any device. Teachers and community educators can access supporting learning materials by visiting the teacher resources page on the RoadSet website. Source: Press release, Jul 7 Chanelle Mihailoff, Thrive PR

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Wamberal student a finalist in poster competition Wamberal Public School student, Harrison Cranny, was a finalist in Interrelate’s 2020 Say No To Bullying Poster Competition. This national competition is open to all primary schools across Australia and coincides with the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence in March. The aim of the competition is

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UTR Event concludes with Open Finals Gosford Tennis Centre (GTC) held its UTR Open Event last weekend (July 18-19) after rain forced the deferral of the competition the prior weekend.

Teodora Jovic and Gloria Jovic.

In sunny conditions, spectators were treated to some spectacular tennis over the weekend. In one of the major highlights, Teodora Jovic took out the Open Women’s Singles final from Gloria Jovic. In the Open Men’s Singles tournament, GTC’s Blazo

Blazo Djurovic and Jun Sasagawa

Djurovic proved too strong for fellow finalist Jun Sasagawa Djurovic then partnered with GTC’s Brad Simpson to win the Open’s Men’s Doubles final from Eric Tripathi and Jun Sasagawa. The Division 2 Men’s Doubles was a showdown between local players Dylan Barrett/Iain Shand and Caleb Littlefield/Tony Haworth with Barrett and Shand prevailing in the end. Ross Barry

Tight finishes to Round 3 Battlewin Premier League matches Woongarrah and Killarney District have continued their early dominance in Central Coast Football’s (CCF) Battlewin Premier League Competition. The two teams are sitting in equal first on the competition ladder after strong performances in Round 3. Killarney District started their game against Southern and Ettalong United with a bang, scoring in the first minute and setting the scene for what was to be a highly energetic match. Despite the rocky start for the away side, Ettalong’s efforts did not go unnoticed as they

fought hard to create many scoring opportunities, only to have their efforts just miss the mark. Killarney District snuck in another goal just before the first half drew to a close, showing their ability to bounce back with bite after their loss, last round, to Terrigal. Ettalong’s James Lepre was able to score twice in the second half after a series of great leads, bringing both teams neck and neck, but in the final minutes of the game, a depleted Ettalong allowed Killarney District to slip the match winning goal past them

in an impressive display. Woongarrah’s fixture with East Gosford was another exciting affair played on slippery terrain. Woongarrah created some opportunities early on in the match that were hitting wide, before Kane Woolston’s shot from the penalty area was able to meet the net and set the trajectory for the rest of the game. Woolston would then score again from a free kick outside the 18-yard box only five minutes later, taking the away team into halftime on a 2-0 lead.

The second half hosted some disjointed play aided by undesirable field conditions, but that did not stop the scoring, with Woongarrah netting a goal midway through the half, before East Gosford retaliated with a stunning shot from the penalty zone. After a series of smooth and accurate passes, Woolston went on to score a hat trick for his team, taking them to 4-1 and eventually winning the match 4-2. In other matches, Umina defeated The Entrance Bateau Bay 1-0, while Wyoming defeated Berkeley Vale 1-0 as

well. The surprise of the round however was KanwalWarnervale’s one-all draw with Terrigal. The Rovers were eager to be back on the pitch after their washed out game the previous weekend, while Terrigal were aiming to hold on to their winner’s status heading into the fixture. The first 30 minutes of what was a very tight contest saw Terrigal struggle to create chances until the quick-footed Zach Allen ran home a goal after creating space in the penalty area.

Kanwal-Warnervale struck back 10 minutes later after a push from a Terrigal player granted the Rovers a penalty that was converted into a goal. Two Kanwal players were then red carded after raised elbows to their opposition, jeopardising their chances for the rest of the game. In the second half, Terrigal continuously pushed into their opposition’s half but repeated scoring attempts were denied by Kanwal’s robust defence. Source: Match Report, Jul 21 Jess Zavolokin, CCF

Charlesworth cries foul over promotion of Wanderers Academy side Central Coast Mariners owner, Mike Charlesworth, has labelled a decision by Football NSW to promote the Western Sydney Wanderers’ Academy side to the NPL1 league as unfair and lacking in integrity. Football NSW’s decision to promote the Wanderers’ up from the NPL2 came after the Sutherland Sharks pulled out of the remainder of the season. The decision has Charlesworth

crying foul as other eligible Academy teams like the Mariners’, were overlooked for the opportunity, despite placing higher than the Wanderers’ last season. “The Central Coast Mariners are disappointed by and strongly opposed to the recent decision made by Football NSW that ignores the recommendation of the Socceroos Head Coach, temporarily promoting one Hyundai A-League Club Academy team to NPL1 while

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excluding other eligible Club Academy teams from having the same opportunity,” Charlesworth said via media statement. “The club understands that the recommendation to Football NSW was to promote all Hyundai A-League Club Academy sides into NPL1 for the 2020 season to ensure Olyroos eligible players within those clubs would receive more game time and opportunity to play against the strongest possible opposition.

“Despite this, a decision was made to discriminately apply this recommendation, resulting in one club receiving beneficial treatment and two other clubs and their players missing out on this opportunity. “The Mariners are bemused by the lack of integrity and fair judgement in this decision, which has clearly not taken the results of the previous seasons into account nor the rules of FIFA which regulate the promotion and relegation between leagues in FIFA

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nations. “This decision is a frustrating obstacle to confront as we strive to provide the best opportunities and pathways for our Academy players, and we will assess all our avenues around this issue moving forward. “To see a determination that hand picks which clubs are handed an opportunity and which clubs are not reeks of poor governance and process and the correspondence that I have received from the

Chairman of Football NSW is unacceptable and patronising to our club. “If Football NSW wish to follow the technical direction of Graham Arnold that is great, but to pick and choose which parts of his recommendation are adopted to benefit individual clubs is the type of behaviour that erodes the trust that the football community has in the administrators of our sport,” the statement reads. Dilon Luke

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Ourimbah, The Lakes and Terrigal have a good first round After a long wait, the Central Coast Rugby Union season finally kicked off on July 18, with Ourimbah and The Lakes off to a flying start. The Match of the Day between Warnervale and Ourimbah was a close one throughout, but ultimately Ourimbah held on to win by 29 points to 19 at Woongarrah Oval. The first half was a quite even affair, but it was Ourimbah who went to the halftime break leading by 15 points to 5. With the limited preparation that all teams have had this year, both teams did put on a good display of rugby. However, it was always Ourimbah that kept in front on the scoreboard. The second half continued in much the same vein as the first. In fact, both teams were able to add 14 points each to their score in the second stanza.

Warnervale and Ourimbah opened the 2020 season Photo: Warnervale Rugby Club

Warnervale got very close on the scoreboard late in the second half, but it was the visitors who were able to post some vital late points to secure the win. Both teams will take a lot from this clash and things do look good for both teams this year.

Best for Ourimbah in the first half were Rob Peden, who crossed for a try in the match, Josefa Biu, who played his usual strong game, and Dan Jones. Best for Warnervale in the same period were Lachlan Natapu, Kye Haslem and Cameron McNamara.

In another match, The Lakes showed great form when they defeated Kariong by 62 points to 24 at Kariong Oval. This was a very free flowing match with the attack from both teams the main feature. The Lakes basically won this match in the first half when

they went to the break leading by a massive 41 points to nil. It was 40 minutes of rugby where The Lakes’ forward pack was strong and their backline extremely dangerous. The Lakes always looked dangerous with the ball in hand and were able to cross for

continual tries in the first 40 minutes. The second half saw Kariong finally kick into gear and actually outscore The Lakes in the final 40 minutes by 24 points to 21, but it was all far too late. Best for The Lakes were Peni Raulini, Epi Vurle, Logan Hemopo, and Macui Raulini. Kariong were best served by Lachlan Peruch, Tyson Potger and Aiden Chambers. Just like with Warnervale and Ourimbah’s bout, both teams will take much from the match and can expect a good season ahead. Elsewhere Terrigal defeated Woy Woy by 70 points to nil, to join Ourimbah and The Lakes atop the leaderboard heading into Round 2. Source: Match Report, Jul 18 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union

Local rugby league season officially cancelled It survived lockdown, two exoduses, a financial crisis and a major overhaul, but just a day before kick off, Central Coast Rugby League’s Senior Competition has officially been cancelled. Central Coast Rugby League (CCRL) President, Gerard Andrews, announced the cancellation on Saturday, July 18, citing new spectator restrictions from NSW Rugby League in the wake of Sydney’s COVID resurgence as the cause. Under the new guidelines, the competition was to be restricted to essential personnel only, meaning that there would be no spectators allowed at games.

As gameday revenue is the most significant form of finance for most clubs, Andrews said the directive made the season untenable for most member clubs, with a majority vote to abandon the competition the final nail in the coffin for senior rugby league in 2020. “The CCRL received the directive from NSW Rugby League on Friday, July 17. “When we notified the clubs, the majority came back to us saying that this was unworkable for them, so the CCRL Executive put it to a vote, and all bar three clubs voted to not move ahead with the season. “It was disappointing, but ultimately it was the decision made by the league community,” Andrews said. With kick off set for Sunday,

July 19, it’s a depressing end to a competition whose community has gone above and beyond to weather the

COVID storm, but for players at least, there is a silver lining, with local teams able to enter the Lower Hunter Rugby

League Competition, which Andrews said was still going ahead. With the seniors now axed, it’s not clear if the juniors will follow suit, but for the time being it’s understood that their competition is proceeding as planned. With no other codes adopting the same measures as NSW Rugby League, Andrews said that time will tell whether the decision to cancel crowds was premature, but one thing he is certain of is the hard work that went into preparing the season. “Hundreds of hours of work from the clubs and CCRL went into this season, so this outcome is very frustrating. “We had all of the policies and procedures in place and we were just a breath away from

starting. “I can understand why NSW Rugby League has made this decision, but right now, it’s hard to say if it was the correct one,” Andrews said. With no competition, focus now shifts to preparing for the 2021 season, which Andrews is hopeful will be a return to the usual state of play. For clubs, this unexpected interim will also be an opportunity to take stock of their individual situations and give them some breathing room to recover financially. Andrews said the CCRL will be doing the same. “We will continue to work hard as we prepare for season 2021,” Andrews said. Dilon Luke

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Is our stadium cursed?

After a strong resumption to the 2020 NRL season in May, the Terrigal-based NZ Warriors have suffered a series of defeats, including a thrashing by the Sharks at Central Coast Stadium last Sunday, that leave them teetering near the bottom of the ladder. The Central Coast Mariners also tightened their grip on the A-League wooden spoon last weekend with a 0-1 defeat to Perth Glory, also at the Stadium. The long and painful slide to the bottom for Central Coastbased teams playing in national competitions begs the question – is our wonderful Stadium cursed? Warriors numbers thinning On Sunday (July 19), the Warriors recorded their first loss at Central Coast Stadium and have now posted three losses in their last four matches to be sitting in 13th place, along with the Cowboys, Bronco and Titans with only the hapless Bulldogs beneath them. The Warriors were never able to get into stride in their match against the Sharks,

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Sharks 46 - 10 NZ Warriors who led 18-0 after just 15 minutes. They were tormented for most of the match by former team-mate, Shaun Johnson, who showed his old club no mercy scoring a try, assisting in three others and kicking seven goals from eight attempts. Coach Todd Payten had even more worries with three players – Wayde Egan, Jack Hetherington and Patrick Herbert – all taken from the

field in the first half for HIA tests. Egan returned to the pitch to score a late consolation try for the Warriors, but it was too little, too late. The mounting injury list compounds the headcount woes for the Warriors, which gets even worse after this weekend’s match against the Roosters when wingers Ken Maumalo and David Fusitu'a, prop Agnatius Paasi and rookie forward King

Perth Glory 1 - 0 Mariners Vuniyayawa all fly back to New Zealand. On Thursday (July 23) a frustrated Payten criticised other NRL teams for selfishness, claiming only four first-grade level players have been offered up for loan. Mariners woes deepen In the A-League, the Central Coast Mariners also succumbed to the curse of the stadium with another excruciatingly narrow loss to

Perth Glory. A first half goal from Glory’s Dane Ingham proved the difference despite a concerted push by the Mariners in the second half to score an equaliser, including a near miss from Jordan Murray who leapt into the air to contest an aerial ball before landed heavily and being stretchered from the field with a shoulder injury. The loss cements the Mariners in last place with

only a few matches remaining, including an F3 derby here in Gosford on Friday evening (July 24) against the Newcastle Jets. The Mariners have shown an uncanny knack this season of losing games despite seeming to dominate possession and create more scoring opportunities. Their woes were compounded this week when Football NSW elected to promote Western Sydney Wanderers Academy team to the NPL1 League ahead of the Mariners Academy team despite the Central Coast team finishing ahead of the Wanderers Academy team last season (see full story on page 38). On a brighter note for the blue and yellow, former NZ international Michael McGlinchey and Brazilian import Jair both return for the Mariners this week along with Lewis Miller who is returning from injury, although Jordan Murray will not make an appearance this week due to his injured shoulder.

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