Coast Community News 286 by Central Coast Newspapers

1 APRIL 2021

ISSUE 286

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Clean-up continues

Central Coast Commuters Association’s newly elected President, Eddie Ellis, outlines his priorities. See page 10

Out&About

Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow are some of the strange things to have washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from March 18-23. See page 6

Over the two-week Easter holiday break, The Australian Reptile Park will run its Superhero school holiday promotion, Zooperheroes. See page 19

Business

This tank washed up at Terrigal on March 29

Re-settling alligators a tricky task The Australian Reptile Park said hello to 10 huge, adult male alligators, when they arrived from Australia Zoo on March 30. It was all hands on deck as keepers took on the physical task of introducing the alligators into their new home. Zookeepers had to open each box carefully, releasing the alligators into the lagoon, which is already home to 45 other adult alligators. Australian Reptile Park Director, Tim Faulkner, said it was a crazy morning with a few close calls. “The ground is still wet and slippery from recent rainy weather, which added an extra element of danger,” Faulkner said. “We all were kept on edge all morning but are happy to report all of the gators are safe in their new home.

Head of Reptiles, Daniel Rumsey and keepers, releasing 10 alligators at the Australian Reptile Park

“We didn’t know what sort of alligator was going to come out of each box as we opened

them. “Was this one going to be nice or was it going to come

charging out with us being the first thing it sees? “We were kept on our toes,

that’s for sure.” Head of Reptiles, Daniel Rumsey, said the keepers would keep a close eye on the new arrivals, ensuring they settle in nicely. “One slight step out of place can cost you, so we are very careful to follow a wellthought-out plan and ensure the safety of all staff in such a mammoth task,” Rumsey said. “We’re so glad to see it was a success, and all of the gators have begun to settle in and are swimming around happily.” Most of the new alligators have been named after famous rappers, with Notorious B.I.G, Flavor Flav and Tupac being just a few of the new arrivals. The Park now 55 American alligators, the largest population living in Australia.

The NSW Government’s first JobTrainer Skilling for Recovery program has kicked off at Baker Street in Gosford, educating and teaching young people the skills of hospitality. See page 29

Sport

The Central Coast Over 34 Years Masters’ Division One hockey team have won the NSW State Championships at Central Coast Hockey Park over the weekend from March 27–28.. See page 37

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Out&About

Coast cops a drenching X-factor star and Gosford resident, Jason Owen, has been nominated as a two-time finalist in the 2021 7News Young Achiever Awards.

A comprehensive plan to lift the profile and freshen-up The Entrance to attract visitors all year round and boost the local economy.

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They were joining thousands of women nation-wide in a March4Justice, after claims of sexual harassment and violence engulfed Federal Parliament recently. Event organiser, Kel Butler, spoke about her experiences of sexual harassment and abusive

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Central Coast local, Matt Graham, has won the International Ski Federation’s World Cup Crystal Globe title in Almaty, Kazakhstan, after a long 2020-2021 Series. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, with event organiser, Kel Butler

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For the first time in six days the water level was starting to fall in Tuggerah Lake on Tuesday, March 23. The lake peaked at 1.50m at about 10pm on Sunday, March 21, and the level was holding steady until Tuesday at 9.30am, when the measurement taken at Long Jetty was down to 1.21m. It was not likely to subside to below the minor flood level of 0.9m until at least Wednesday, March 24. The peak level in this flood (1.52m) was higher than the April 2015 flood, when levels reached 1.45m, but less than the February 2020 flood at 1.67m. Day after day since the deluge began on Thursday, March 18, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued severe weather warnings, and with the wind

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picking up on Tuesday, gusting to about 55km/h, residents were on alert for debris floating downstream and around the lake floodwaters as well as fallen trees. There had been nine landslips at various locations and residents were warned about falling trees which had become unstable because of the saturated ground. There was a long list of road closures which occurred almost immediately after the heavy rain started and many are still closed. Some schools were closed as well as the Ourimbah university campus. Trainlines were impacted and replacement buses were in place for a range of routes. By the end of the weekend, , 340mm of rain had fallen in the previous four days across the Coast and NSW Premier, Gladys

Berejiklian, declared a state of natural disaster on Sunday, March 21. The Entrance Channel has remained open during this event, however, on Friday, March 19, Central Coast Council took precautionary action and excavators removed a small amount of sand on the north side of the channel to allow a more direct out-flow of flood waters. By Tuesday, the channel entrance was 120m wide and floodwaters were gushing out to sea. Wyong SES Unit Commander, Matt le Clercq, said the unit had been run off its feet in the past six days. “Flood rescues have been somewhere in the mid 30s, that’s cars in water, animal rescues, resupply and medical evacuations,” he said. “We’ve been really busy with

about 680 jobs – all types such as flooding, roof damage, flood rescues.” He said the flooding was widespread around the lakes and the valley communities of Yarramalong, Dooralong and Jilliby being hit hard from the rising rivers and creeks. “The first couple of days we were busy with flood rescues and in the past two days we have been doing welfare checks around isolated properties such as South Tacoma, Chittaway Bay and up in the valleys,” le Clercq said. Council has had a job on its hands with widespread road damage, the wet weather pond at Wyong South treatment plant had been impacted by the rainfall, portable toilets were taken to South Tacoma for residents having sewerage problems, and Mooney Mooney Dam was spilling over.

The dam is now at 98 percent capacity and Mangrove Creek Dam is 66 percent full, Mardi Dam 72 percent. “There’s been a real community spirit throughout this flood event, the community support, the work of the volunteer agencies such as the Rural Fire Service and the Volunteer Rescue Association, all working together to support the community,” said Wyong SES Unit Commander, Matt le Clercq. “The support for the SES has been fantastic and we’ve had a lot of spontaneous support, too, just dropping into the shed to lend a hand, especially with sandbagging, which has freed up our members to go out and be there for the community.” Sue Murray See more flood coverage on pages 11 - 13

Pete Mackay, a Trauma Clinical Nurse Consultant at both Wyong and Gosford Hospitals, was the first staff member to receive the AstraZeneca vaccination

Despite Premier Gladys Berejiklian declaring a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast region, the Peninsula weathered almost a week of torrential rain which began on March 18 surprisingly well.

Take 3 for the Sea joined Clean4Shore and students from the Berkeley Vale Campus of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College for a cleanup See page 34

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Rubbish washed up on Patonga Beach

Although some residents reported minor flooding incidents, no Peninsula roads were closed, with many crediting the area’s sandy land base for a lack of more serious incidents. The most significant effects on the Peninsula were severe build-ups of floodwaters on roadsides, highlighting the area’s ongoing drainage issues, the re-emergence of numerous potholes and debris being washed up on local beaches, with Patonga the

hardest hit. As Central Coast Council warned residents to secure loose items around their homes and move vehicles away from trees, the Peninsula remained comparatively unscathed, despite averaging over 60mm of rain each day from March 18-23. The highest daily rainfall was recorded at Woy Woy, which received 106mm of rain in the 24 hours to 9am on March 19. March 19 offered a slight reprieve from the rain, but it returned with a vengeance on March 20, with Woy Woy recording 105mm in the 24 hours to 9am March 21 and heavy rains continuing on the Peninsula until March 23.

Orange has been the theme for many schools around the Central Coast, with Harmony Week and the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence coinciding with each other.

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The Marine Rescue Base at Norah Head has been closed following a landslip along the foreshore of Cabbage Tree Bay following the severe weather and prolonged torrential rain between March 18 and 23.

Vicki Scott and other women gathered outside the Gosford Chambers ahead of the March 23 meeting were joined by suspended councillor Jeff Sundstrom

Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow are some of the strange things to have washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from March 18-23.

With more than a quarter of the region’s population aged over 60, the spotlight will shine on them when the Seniors’ Festival returns... See page 17

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Business

Over the two-week Easter holiday break, The Australian Reptile Park will run its Superhero school holiday promotion, Zooperheroes. See page 19

Business

This tank washed up at Terrigal on March 29

Flooding clean-up is well underway Centra Coast Council’s Status of Women Advisory Committee has had a reprieve.

Ten members of the Peninsula Ocean Swimmers Group dodged the recent wild weather to complete an 8.5-kilometre swim from Lion Island on Sunday, March 13. See page 39

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Out&About

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Reprieve for Status of Women Advisory Committee

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Sport

Central Coast Commuters Association’s newly elected President, Eddie Ellis, says his main focus is trying to ensure that the $30M allocated...

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Peninsula holds up well under deluge

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Education

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Health

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The clean-up is underway as the Central Coast recovers from almost a week of torrential rain which saw Premier Gladys Berejiklian declare a state of natural disaster for the region on March 21.

This driver hit strife on Narara Valley Dr

The bridge over Budgewoi Creek at Mackenzie Reserve

Rebecca Baldwin from Narara has stepped out of her comfort zone, stripping off to be painted for the 2022 So Brave calendar to raise breast cancer awareness.

Gosford Regional Gallery will hold a range of School Holiday Workshops this Easter between April 5 and 17.

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Clean-up continues

The Status of Women’s Advisory Committee has been saved, thanks in part to a conversation that the Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson...

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Out&About

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A crowd of over 400 attended the march at Gosford waterfront

News

Due to recent heavy rains, followed by a future forecast of sun, the Australian Reptile Park is issuing a warning to the public predicting an influx of funnel-web spiders.

Pearl Beach Progress Association will host a range of events on April 3 to help celebrate over the Easter long weekend.

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Landslip closes Marine Rescue Base at Norah Head

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‘Watch us roar’ was the cry of Mingaletta community group representative, Aunty Robyn Reid, at last week’s March4Justice event on Gosford Waterfront.

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State of natural disaster declared

Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, says the Federal Government has “let down” the people of the Peninsula...

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Health and the institutions that are meant to protect them instead blame them, dismiss them, retruamatise them and worst of all, stand by the men accused of hurting them.” Butler called for changes in legislation and education, and more support for systems around coercive control, consent, rape and domestic violence.

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Due to popular demand, Gosford showground will host its second camel racing event, just in time for Easter, on April 2.

relationships. “I’ll never forget how it made me feel,” Butler said. “But now I understand hiding is not the answer, that being silent is part of the problem and a form of enablement. “I need to speak … silence is poison, and it is exactly what perpetrators rely on so they can keep perpetrating unhindered and unaccountable. “Women are still getting assaulted in all sorts of ways,

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Pensinsula’s women call for action

The iconic Norah Head Lighthouse is a grand old lady gracing the headland at the eastern edge of the village for the past 118 years.

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Almost 500 women marched along Gosford waterfront on March 15 to call for an end to genderbased violence.

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Former Gosford Councillor Vicki Scott, who was instrumental in setting up the committee in 2005, has applauded Council’s decision to retain the group, which had been at risk of disappearing. A motion put to Council’s March 23 meeting would have seen the committee swallowed by a Social Inclusion and Advocation Advisory Committee, one of several moves suggested to consolidate various advisory groups into seven new, larger ones. But following a small protest outside Council’s Gosford chambers ahead of the meeting spearheaded by Scott and

impassioned pleas from Scott and suspended Councillor Jillian Hogan, Administrator Dick Persson was swayed and decided to keep the committee in place by amending the motion. “I was very pleased that (Mr) Persson agreed with me and others who have been supporting the committee in (maintaining its) status quo,” Scott said after the decision had been made. “I look forward to the day when we don’t need a women’s committee, but we are far from ready for that. “At a time when this country is so dismayed at the treatment of women, and each day seems to bring a new and nastier story, it was disappointing that Council had chosen to put up a Continued page 4

Over the past week, communities around the foreshore of Tuggerah Lakes and in the valleys, banded together to start the massive mopping up after the flooding caused by more than 400mm of torrential rain over six days.

A COVID-19 vaccination clinic funded by the Federal Government will be operating out of Coast & Country Primary Care, formerly Central Coast Primary Care, by the end of the month. See page 31

Sport

Mariners CEO, Shaun Mielekamp, is urging all local fans to come out of the woodworks for this weekend’s clash against Melbourne Victory.... See page 38

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Seagrass clean-up begins

Once the rain stopped, the flood waters receded quickly and by 3pm on Wednesday, March 24, the water level in Tuggerah Lake had dropped to 0.86m, and was still falling below the minor flood level of 0.9m with no further flooding expected. Then came the clean-up. Over the weekend of March 27 and 28, Central Coast Council crews collected 87 tonnes of seagrass wrack from around 1.6kms of Tuggerah Lakes foreshore. Acting CEO, Rik Hart, said he was appreciative to see how

the community had come together to support Council’s clean-up. “We all know that natural materials, especially seagrass and seaweed, wash up on our foreshores after these events,” Hart said. “Over the weekend we received many reports from community groups and members who had noticed debris washing up on our beaches, in some cases they have worked together to safely move these items up away from the water, ready for us to collect. “In other cases, the items were too large or dangerous to move and the community alerted us to the location of these objects. “By doing this, they have made it much easier for us to know where the hot spots are.” Beaches are still closed until at least Wednesday, March 31, and while Council continues to

Re-settling alligators a tricky task

monitor water quality, it is recommended not to swim in the lakes, estuarine waterways or the beaches. Boaters are warned to be on the lookout for floating debris. “The damage to our local roads has been much worse than we have seen before and our crews have been hard at work. “Since last Saturday, we have repaired more than 2,600 potholes,” Hart said. “We understand that there are many residents still cleaning up as well. “Residents can place seagrass and vegetation debris in a safe location next to access roads or pathways within foreshore reserves, or on the kerbside outside their property and we will come and collect it,” Hart said. Once placed on the kerbside, phone Council on 1300 463 954 for a Tuggerah Lakes Continued page 12

Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed an announcement that the NSW Government is slashing red tape and removing barriers for tradies... See page 26

Sport

A 1–1 draw against Melbourne Victory has split the Central Coast Mariners’ safety net at its seams, with the heavy momentum... See page 40

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The Australian Reptile Park said hello to 10 huge, adult male alligators, when they arrived from Australia Zoo on March 30. It was all hands-on deck as keepers took on the physical task of introducing the alligators into their new home. Zookeepers had to open each box carefully, releasing the alligators into the lagoon, which is already home to 45 other adult alligators. Australian Reptile Park Director, Tim Faulkner, said it was a crazy morning with a few close calls. “The ground is still wet and slippery from recent rainy weather, which added an extra element of danger,” Faulkner said. “We all were kept on edge all morning but are happy to report all of the gators are safe in their new home.

Head of Reptiles, Daniel Rumsey (middle right), releasing 10 alligators at the Australian Reptile Park

“We didn’t know what sort of alligator was going to come out of each box as we opened

them. “Was this one going to be nice or was it going to come

charging out with us being the first thing it sees? “We were kept on our toes,

The NSW Government’s first JobTrainer Skilling for Recovery program has kicked off at Baker Street in Gosford, educating and teaching young people the skills of hospitality. See page 29

Sport

The Central Coast Over 34 Years Masters’ Division One hockey team have won the NSW State Championships at Central Coast Hockey Park over the weekend from March 27–28.. See page 37

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Its official … Copacabana Naval Memorial Residents of Copacabana are celebrating the fact that their Naval Memorial is now registered as an official War Memorial. The memorial was designed and built by Roque Hammal, a long-time resident of Copacabana, who served as a naval diver and marine engineer and is the founder of the Australian Navy in Vietnam Veterans’ Welfare Association of WA & NSW, and the Navy Veterans’ Welfare Association of NSW. “The Australian Navy in Vietnam Veterans’ Welfare Association of NSW has been based at Copacabana for over 15 years providing assistance to any serving or former members of the Australian Defence Force,” Hammal said. “The association also fosters a community spirit by organising and participating in community and commemorative events and appreciates the Naval Memorial being recognised as an Official Memorial with the NSW War Memorial Register.” Hammal said it was important for a small community like Copacabana to have a memorial as a focus for activities around Anzac Day and Remembrance

border around the edge of the panel and the back, left, and right sides of the plate. A third stainless steel plaque is attached to the bottom plate in front of the two bollards. Hammal said the anchor represents the final resting place for naval personnel, with the chain set in a figure-of-eight around two bollards to denote infinity. “The memorial is not permanently fixed to the ground,” he said. “It was approved by Central Coast Council as aTransportable Naval Memorial, as no digging was permitted out of respect for the Aboriginal heritage of the area. “When on display, it is positioned near two flagpoles adjacent to the Surf Life Saving Club at Copacabana Beach. ‘It is in place three days before and three days after commemorative services, such as Anzac Day, Remembrance Day, and any other veterans’ commemorative events.” Day. It was also important in helping educate younger generations about our ANZACs and the supreme sacrifices

made in war and peace time by our defence forces, he said. The memorial is dedicated to all naval personnel, in war and peace time, whose final resting

place was the ocean bed. It consists of an upright metal panel, with two stainless steel plaques attached. The panel stands on a metal

plate, in between a brass propeller and a brass anchor, which has a chain wrapped around it. A chain is also used to form a

Source: Media release, Mar 29 Australian Navy in Vietnam Veterans’ Welfare Association of NSW

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Community Bulletin - Natural disaster recovery Reach out for support

With a declaration of natural disaster for the Central Coast, support services are available for impacted residents to aid recovery. Resilience NSW is the lead disaster management agency for NSW, responsible for all aspects of disaster recovery. Anyone requiring support can call the Disaster Welfare Assistance line on 1800 018 444. Residents may also be eligible for a disaster recovery assistance payment. If your home or belongings have been damaged, a lump sum payment of $1,000 for eligible adults and $400 for each eligible child under the age of 16 may be available. Support for impacted small businesses, primary producers and non-profit organisations is also available. Teams from NSW SES, RFS and Fire and Rescue are undertaking building assessments in flood affected areas. For more information on where to contact these services please visit the news section on Council’s website at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Recovery efforts underway

The Central Coast received 400mm of rain during the recent severe weather event. Our local SES crews worked around the clock to support our community, with more than 1,120 requests for assistance across the Central Coast. Recovery efforts are now well underway with Council crews undertaking clean-up across the flood affected and storm damaged areas. Since the clean up began Council has repaired more than 2,600 pot holes across the Central Coast, collected 87 tonnes of dry seagrass wrack from around 1.6kms of Tuggerah Lakes foreshore and more than 615 tonnes of seaweed from Terrigal Haven beach. Council teams continue to focus on making areas safe for the community and clearing debris from roads, footpaths and public spaces and repairing the significant damage to our road networks across our local government area, our lakes and coastal foreshores. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue the clean-up.

Clean up options for residents

We understand there are many residents still cleaning up after the floods. You can place seagrass and vegetation debris in a safe location next to access roads or pathways within foreshore reserves, or the kerbside outside of your property and we will come and collect it. Once its there, please call us on 1300 463 954 to book the collection. If you need to clear excess waste and flood debris from your property as a result of the severe weather, you can book a standard bulk kerbside collection for both excess garden waste and normal bulk waste. Residents can book up to six general or green waste bulk kerbside collections a year of two cubic metres per allocation. Bulk kerbside entitlements are reset annually on 1 February. Book at www.1coast.com.au You can also dispose of bulk flood affected waste directly at one of Council’s two waste management facilities located in Woy Woy and Buttonderry (Jilliby) for a reduce fee.

Please do not drop donations into affected areas

In partnership with the NSW Government, GIVIT is managing donations for this recovery. Dontate now: givit.org.au

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Revamp of Sun Valley Park set to commence Construction is set to commence on the redevelopment on Green Point’s Sun Valley Park with work expected to be completed by June. The revamp will provide a safe, functional, inclusive regional playspace, funded by the NSW Government in association with Central Coast Council and is expected to be completed by June 2021. Council Director Community and Recreation Services, Julie Vaughan, said the vision of the redevelopment is to produce a regional playspace that will create opportunities for play and social engagement. Construction begins at Sun Valley Park

“The community will benefit from upgrades to the basketball courts and carpark, as well as the construction of an inclusive regional playspace consisting of play equipment, park furniture, barbeques, drinking fountain, pathways, landscaping, fencing and a new amenity building,” Vaughan said. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the redevelopment would encourage an active outdoor lifestyle for a wide range of ages and ability levels. “This is exactly what the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund is designed

to deliver, and I’m thrilled to see it becoming a reality,” Crouch said. Council Administrator, Dick Persson, said this project delivers on a number of community nominated goals outlined in Council’s Community Strategic Plan. “The community can have confidence that important projects like this have been budgeted for as part of Council’s revised Operational Plan, and they will continue to progress as Council moves towards financial stability,” Persson said. Source: Media release, Mar 26 Central Coast Council

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People often ask me what it’s like to be Administrator of a Council. Clearly there are challenging aspects, particularly when hard and unpopular decisions need to be made. By far the biggest positive about the job is the ‘window’ it gives you into the community. On Thursday I spent an hour visiting Coast Shelter and learning about what they do. Coast Shelter provides a wide range of services to low-income and homeless people. This includes nine women, men and youth refuges, interest free loans, laundry services, health on the streets mobile GP clinic, wholesome lunch and dinners provided by volunteers, and more. Council provides accommodation for their headquarters and catering operation, and they receive funding from State and Federal Governments. Coast Shelter could not provide the level and diversity of services without its large volunteer ‘army’. Coast Shelter also receives support from local businesses such as Sanitarium, Just Cuts, supermarkets providing food due to go out of date, donations from Rotary, Clubs NSW, Central Coast Leagues Club, Ettalong Bowling Club, and more. I asked their impressive new CEO, Michael Starr, what they needed, he says “More volunteers are always welcome”. Coast Shelter is the most impressive not-for-profit I have come across. If you have spare time and an interest in making a difference, give them a call on 4325 3540. Dick Persson AM Administrator, Central Coast Council

Seniors Festival returns to the Central Coast

The largest event for seniors in the southern hemisphere, NSW Seniors Festival is especially significant on the Coast, with more than a quarter of our population aged 60 years or older. Through April, we will shine the spotlight on a range of services and resources available to seniors through a COVID-safe calendar of events including educational workshops, fitness programs and entertainment.

A highlight of the Festival is the Seniors Expo on 15 April 10am-2pm at Wyong Race Club, which will feature a variety of stallholders from services and community groups around the Coast that offer support for older people to age in a healthy and positive way.

Older residents are active in all facets of community life and add significant value and knowledge to our region as workers, volunteers, neighbours, friends, parents and grandparents. With a growing ageing population, we are celebrating our older residents by promoting inclusion, independence and quality of life for all community members.

Pick up a copy of the full program from your local library, 50+ Leisure& Learning Centres and Seniors Centres or view online at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ seniorsfestival

Council meeting

To find out when the next Council meeting is and to view it online go to centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ meetings

Development Applications and Consents Development Applications and Consents can be inspected at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au by searching ‘Development Applications’ or in person at Council offices in Gosford and Wyong 8.30am-5pm weekdays.

Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2019, submissions on Development Applications are required to be published on our website. Submissions lodged using Council’s DA Submission Form or online portal will have personal contact details and signature redacted. All other submissions will be published in full. Your submission may also be reproduced in full in Council reports or in Court proceedings.

Youth Week celebrates young people’s contribution

In collaboration with local young people and youth service providers, we are celebrating National Youth Week from 16-24 April. Youth Week began as a NSW Government initiative in 1989, and has since grown to be a celebration of young people in every state and territory across the country. The week is organised by young people, for young people aged 12-24 years and provides the opportunity for young people to: •

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have their voices heard on issues of concern to them showcase their talents

celebrate their contribution to the community and most of all have fun!

The theme this year is ‘Together More Than Ever’ and there is a wide range of events our young people can register for.

Download the full program, visit the What’s On section on our website at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/events

Council’s financial situation

Council has adopted a Recovery Action Plan that will review all aspects of Council’s operations. For up-to-date information search ‘news’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

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I want a public inquiry – Crouch Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Couch, will directly petition Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock for a public inquiry into the financial woes of Central Coast Council. A Parliamentary debate on an e-petition with more than 20,000 signatures calling for a judicial inquiry will be held on May 6, but Hancock will make a decision on the future of the Council prior to that, when the current period of administration finishes on April 29.

Crouch said while he admired the two women who had organised the e-petition, there was a difference between a public and a judicial inquiry. “The difference is that calling for a public inquiry allows the Minister to trigger a (further) suspension of councillors,” he said. “The Minister has two choices at the end of April – to ask suspended councillors to return or to call a public inquiry (in which case) they would remain suspended. “The Administrator has invited the councillors to attend Council briefings, but I will do

everything possible to ensure the councillors never return. “The return of councillors is one of the main concerns in the community; they have seen (the councillors’) behaviour over the years and are not impressed. “We had a group of eight councillors who tried to play politics for three years rather than focussing on what community wanted them to do. “They had a great opportunity post amalgamation to do the right thing for the people of the Coast. “There are projects which

may never happen because of this potential mismanagement.” With Administrator Dick Persson having indicated that he would not carry on in the role if the period of administration were extended, Crouch said Minister Hancock would have total discretion over appointing a new administrator if she decided to opt for a public inquiry. “It is important the community supports me in (letting the Minister know) we are resolute in wanting an inquiry,” he said. Crouch said front-line Council staff do an “amazing job”.

“A public inquiry would expose who was responsible and help to ensure these terrible mistakes and failings are never repeated,” he said. “I support the petition which is being presented to the NSW Parliament in May, but I am going one step further by directly petitioning the Local Government Minister for a public inquiry.” Source: Media release and video interview, Mar 31 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch

Terrigal Boardwalk opens April 14 Love it or hate it, the controversial Terrigal Boardwalk will be officially opened for public use on April 14. Some eager residents jumped the gun, posting pictures on social media as they tried out the new walkway linking Terrigal Beach to The Haven on the weekend of March 27-28, prompting a warning from

Central Coast Council that it was still under construction. The $5.8M project has been in the pipeline for years, with concept designs first going out for community feedback in November 2018. Following several modifications, community opinion remained divided, with Council surveys showing that of 688 written submissions

received, 52 per cent expressed general support for the proposal while 48 per cent expressed a lack of support. In March last year, a contract was awarded and construction began in April. In February this year, word came that the installation of hardwood decking boards along the entire length of the 277m boardwalk had been

finished. Since then, work has proceeded with the installation of LED lighting within the hardwood handrail, electrical work undertaken, the installation of a hardwood bench at the viewing platform and concreting work to connect the boardwalk to the existing footpath at The Haven. “Every part of the boardwalk

has been designed to complement the natural environment and will be composed of materials that can withstand the elements to ensure its longevity into the future,” Terrigal MP, Adam Crouch, said. “After waiting many years for this dream to become a reality, I am delighted to confirm that the Terrigal Boardwalk will open to the community on

Wednesday, April 14. The boardwalk includes integrated seating, lighting and a viewing platform and has been jointly funded with $2.98M from the NSW Government’s Regional Growth – Environment and Tourism Fund and $2.9M from Central Coast Council.

ANZAC DAY Service P R O U D LY P R E S E N T E D B Y

The Palmdale Group will host ANZAC Day Ceremonies at both Palmdale and Greenway on 25th April, to pay respect to the memory of our service men and women. Due to COVID Restrictions within the chapels, extra seating outside the chapels at Palmdale and Greenway will be available, with accompanying screens to watch the services.

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The ANZAC Day Services will be live-streamed online through the Palmdale Website for those that cannot attend.

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Clean-up continues Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow are some of the strange things to have washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from March 18-23. Central Coast Council is continuing a major clean-up effort to restore the Coast’s roads, waterways and foreshores. Over the weekend of March 27-28, Council crews collected more than 615 tonnes of seaweed from Terrigal Haven Beach and 87 tonnes of dry seagrass wrack from around 1.6kms of the Tuggerah Lakes foreshore. Council Acting Chief Executive Officer, Rik Hart, said he was appreciative of how the community has come together to support the clean-up. “We all know that natural materials – especially seagrass and seaweed – wash up on our foreshores after these events,” Hart said. “Over the weekend we received many reports from community groups and members who had noticed

This impromptu seating arrangement washed up at Ettalong Beach

debris washing up on our beaches, in some cases they have worked together to safely move these items up away from the water, ready for us to collect. “In other cases, the items were too large or dangerous to move and the community alerted us to the location of

these objects. “By doing this, they have made it much easier for us to know where the hot spots are, and I want to thank them for taking the time to alert us to these issues. “The damage to our local roads has been much worse than we have seen before and

our crews have been hard at work to prioritise the safety of our road users. “Council has completed significant road repairs at Kulnura, Terrigal and Umina Beach and repaired more than 2,600 potholes across our road networks. “We understand there are

many residents still cleaning up as well. “Residents can place seagrass and vegetation debris in a safe location next to access roads or pathways within foreshore reserves, or on the kerbside outside of their property and we will come and collect it.

“Resident may also book a bulk collection through Council’s contractor Cleanaway to remove flood affected waste or take it to their local waste management facility for a reduced fee. “While we will continue to work across the Coast, I would encourage the community to keep letting us know when you see something that needs our attention; be it debris on our beaches, a pothole that needs our attention or some other storm damage, you are our eyes and ears and we can only fix it if we know it’s there.” Hart reminded the community that swimming was still not recommended at local beaches, ocean baths and estuarine swimming sites as the clean-up continues. Beaches remained closed until at least March 31, with further evaluations to come. To book a seagrass collection, residents can contact Council on 1300 463 954 or book online though the “Report an Issue” button on the homepage of Council’s website. Source: Media release, Mar 30 Central Coast Council

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CEN calls for mountain biking study to be put on ice The Community Environment Network (CEN) has called on Central Coast Council to stop spending money on “unnecessary ventures” like the development of mountain bike facilities and fulfil its legal responsibilities to protect the environment. CEN Executive Member, Gary Chestnut, said at a time when Council was making workers redundant, cutting services and increasing rates and charges, a mountain bike feasibility study should not be a priority. “Developing local or regional mountain bike tracks is not a core activity for Central Coast Council,” Chestnut said. “It should put on ice for better times.” Chestnut said the Council’s Mountain Bike Feasibility Study Discussion Paper, for which

public comment recently closed, reveals that Council is not keeping up with its current responsibilities as a local government or landowner. “It does not have the resources or the money to pursue using its land for local or regional mountain bike facilities,” he said. “Even if state or federal funding was made available, Central Coast Council could not afford to operate or maintain such facilities. “The discussion paper says the extent of illegal mountain bike trails on the Central Coast is 38km but lists 11 other locations known to have illegal mountain bike tracks of unknown length –Blackwall Mountain, Bradley’s Reserve at North Avoca, Brisbane Water National Park, Davistown Road bushland, Katandra Reserve, Munmorah State Conservation Area, Mount Alison, Pixie

Avenue bushland, Rumbalara, Wambina and Wyrrabalong National Park. “Every 20km of mountain bike trail represents one football field of cleared bushland but Council doesn’t even know the extent of illegal trails on the land it owns at Blackwall Mountain, Bradley’s Reserve, Davistown, Katandra, Rumbalara or Wambina and the extent of illegal trails at Kincumba has been underestimated. “The solution put forward in the discussion paper is that

mountain bikers –the people who build and use this everexpanding network of illegal trails –will take responsibility for any track or facility built on Council land and suddenly stop building new tracks. “How is that for leaving the kids in charge of the lolly shop? “The NSW Local Government Act states ‘Councils should consider the long term and cumulative effects of its actions on future generations and should consider the principles of ecologically sustainable development’.

“The protection of COSS lands, now and into the future, is of paramount importance to sustaining the Central Coast’s biodiversity.” Chestnut said Section 2.4 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act of 2016 clearly states that a person who damages the habitat of a threatened species or threatened ecological community who knows that it is the habitat of any such species or community is guilty of an offence that carries a maximum penalty of $330,000 for an individual (plus a per-day or per-animal penalty) or two years’ imprisonment. “Those who damage habitat in the carrying out of an illegal activity (such as building or using unsanctioned bike tracks) are taken as knowing that it is habitat,” he said. “It is not good enough for Central Coast Council to throw its hands in the air and say it is

too difficult to catch the people damaging endangered habitat. “Allowing damage to such habitat is arguably a dereliction of the Council’s responsibilities. “If Council is going to spend money on mountain biking that money should be spent on signs about the penalties for the destruction of habitat, CCTV cameras and/or drones to catch the culprits, education and enforcement to stop the building and use of illegal trails and bush regeneration to repair the extensive damage already caused. “We are urging the community to send a clear message to Central Coast Council that COSS land is not the appropriate location for mountain bike facilities,” he said. Source: Media release, Mar 18 Community Environment Network

Hogan applauds retention of Status of Women Advisory Committee Suspended Councillor Jillian Hogan has applauded Central Coast Council’s recent decision to retain the Status of Women’s Advisory Committee as women continue to face the ongoing issues of domestic and family violence, sexual assault and equality and equal pay in the workforce. Administrator Dick Persson has credited a conversation he had with Hogan for influencing his decision on March 23 to retain the committee, which had been at threat of amalgamation into a larger Social Inclusion and Advocation Advisory Committee. Hogan highlighted the local figures of domestic violence and sexual assault and helped convince the Administrator that there was a need to focus on these issues. On the Central Coast there

have been 1,489 reports of domestic assaults in the past two years. Sexual assault on the Coast for the same period increased by 21.7 per cent with 365 reported incidences. Indecent assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences made up another 392 reports. Persson told the March 23 Council meeting that he spoke with Hogan, who had sent in a submission against the proposed committee amalgamation. “I had a long talk with Jillian Hogan who influenced me substantially,” Persson said. “Many of you would know her, she run’s the San Remo Neighbourhood Centre, and she highlighted the domestic violence and sexual assault figures; there’s a lot of real need to focus on women’s issues on the Central Coast.”

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Also protesting the proposed amalgamation of the committee was group of about 20 women dressed in black and led by former councillor, Vicki Scott, who gathered outside Council chambers ahead of the meeting. During the meeting, Persson asked why there were men on the committee and showed a

graph highlighting how many meetings the men had missed. He said he thought a committee such as this was better served with women members. Hogan, who had been on the committee, had resigned due to the number of male councillors who were members. “Women are still underrepresented in leadership roles with data demonstrating that women are underrepresented at all levels of decision-making; in leadership and executive roles worldwide and achieving gender parity in the workplace as well as in political life, is far off,” Hogan said in her written submission. Hogan highlighted the overrepresentation of men on the women’s advisory committee. She said the Status of Women Advisory Committee elevates specific women’s issues by

giving women a voice and the opportunity and platform to respond to issues that overwhelmingly impact women. “The recent events within parliament and the subsequent response by women with the March4justice events calling for an end to gendered violence, sexual assault, discrimination and harassment of females, is indicative of the entrenched attitudes and behaviours that still exist in this country,” she said. “I hold on to the idea that in order to create change we must listen to the community and those that sit in this Council. “When we talk about women we are not just referring to women my age; we are talking about young women, women who today are still being sexually assaulted, who are beaten in their own homes. “It is the drive of groups such

as the Women’s Advisory Group (which elevates) the voice of women and highlights the case for change within Council as well as the broader community. “Women today face many issues in the quest for gender equality.” Hogan said another issue women are facing is the lack of equality and equal pay in the workforce. Nationally, Women are paid 17.5 per cent less than men doing the same work. In addition, women constitute 37.9 per cent of all full-time employees and 67.2 per cent of all part-time employees. “This brings further economic disadvantage for part time workers leading to reduced superannuation, less home ownership, higher rates of homelessness, poverty and overall financial insecurity,” she said. Merilyn Vale

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What is the Liberal Party hiding? Businesses under the former Gosford council are proposed to see a 50 per cent rate increase Sydney Morning Herald 22 March 2021

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$26M earmarked for Coast water, sewer and road upgrades The Central Coast is set to benefit from more than $26M in NSW Government funding for improvements to water infrastructure and local roads. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said the funding for Central Coast Council would deliver new sewerage infrastructure in the booming Gosford CBD. “This significant amount of funding will go towards the vital yet largely unseen

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch (right), with Planning Minister, Rob Stokes

infrastructure needed to help the Central Coast community grow,” Crouch said. “Between 2016 and 2041 the region’s population is expected to increase by 95,250, and we need to provide the essential infrastructure to accommodate this growth now. “$25.5M will support sewerage gravity mains, sewerage pressure mains, two new pumping stations and an upgrade to an existing pumping station supporting 5,000 new homes in the Gosford CBD.

“Another $800,000 will be spent at Louisiana Rd, Hamlyn Terrace to improve stormwater drainage and road safety, including culverts to manage flooding, road reconstruction, lighting and a shared path. “$500,000 is also being allocated to begin planning for the Chain Valley Bay Rd intersection upgrade, which will provide safer access to the Pacific Hwy and unlock the opportunity for more homes in the northern part of our region.” Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Rob Stokes,

said the projects were supported by the NSW Government’s Housing Acceleration Fund and the Voluntary Planning Agreements (VPA) Program. “The Housing Acceleration Program is a $1.3B fund for 56 transport, water, wastewater, drainage and community infrastructure projects in metro and regional areas to accelerate housing delivery,” Stokes said. Source: Media release, Mar 30 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Commuters’ Association calls for Showground Rd carpark upgrade Central Coast Commuters Association’s newly elected President, Eddie Ellis, says his main focus is trying to ensure that the $30M allocated by the Federal Government to upgrade commuter parking at Gosford Station is used for that purpose and not given to the Central Coast Council for its own use. “I would like to see the current car park in Showground Rd reinforced to allow for nine extra levels to be added, then add extra levels as and when needed,” Ellis said.

“I also see the need to introduce quickly the new carriages, thus enabling more carriages to be added, particularly for commuters at peak times. “We have also been trying for some time to speed up the train journey from Gosford to Central, “It used to be achieved in 60 minutes – it now takes considerably longer. “Gladys Berejiklian commissioned a report on how to achieve this when she was Transport Minister and we are anxiously waiting for it.” Ellis was appointed President

following the recent death of former President, Kevin Parish. He was formerly Vice President of the group. Ellis has been a member of the Association for over 25 years. He has a long history of community service, being the President of the Copacabana Progress and Community Associations for 10 years, and now a Lifetime Member. He served on the Gosford Council Traffic Committee for over 15 years. Ellis was also a member of the Diaconate of the Green

Point Baptist Church, and served on various committees over the years. He was also a Director of the Green Point Christian College, later becoming the Board Chairman. In 2011 he received the NSW Premier’s Community Service Award. The new Vice President is Chris Hattley. Any commuter concerns can be reported to 0408 439-777. Source: Media release, Mar 30 Central Coast Commuters Association

Central Coast Commuters Association President, Eddie Ellis

Housing system is completely broken - Mehan The Labor MPs of the Central Coast are calling on the State Government to provide immediate relief for renters under stress as they deal with an unprecedented number of enquiries from people who are homeless or facing homelessness due to eviction.

The MPs say rental vacancies on the Coast are at their lowest in recent memory and asking rents are at an all-time high. They want the Government to step in and provide additional temporary accommodation support and additional rent relief. More affordable

accommodation needs to be provided in the medium to long term by building more public housing and facilitating more residential land release as a priority, they say. Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, said for those seeking social housing the situation is dire with the Coast

having less social housing than it did 10 years ago. “On a daily basis my office assists people who are in desperate need seeking housing support,” Mehan said. “After the biggest real estate boom in the state’s history, it is unacceptable that we have people who can’t find a home.

“Our housing system is completely broken.” Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said many were doing it tough in the wake of COVID-19. “For the first time so many people who have never had to hold their hand out for support are having to and that’s very telling of the current economic

pressure on families across the Central Coast,” she said. Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, said price gouging and bidding wars were pricing local families out of the market. Source: Media release, Mar 30 Central Coast Labor MPs

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New lost and found system for public transport Central Coast commuters are set to benefit from a new digital system set to make tracing items lost on public transport a lot easier.

Minister for Transport and Roads, Andrew Constance, said the Lost Property System will bring all transport modes onto one platform, making it easier for customers to submit lost enquiries. “We know recovering an item is a pain point for our customers and once the item is gone, they think there is slim chance of getting it back,” Constance said. “Fortunately, this isn’t the case and the introduction of

this new system will streamline the process, even if you’re unsure exactly where you may have left it behind. The Lost Property solution will use automatic matching to increase the likelihood of returning items to the owner. “Ultimately, we will see a much more connected system so even if people have travelled across multiple modes of transport, the one enquiry can cover their full journey. “Historically we have seen around 200 items per day left on our train network and a similar amount for buses. “In a typical year we’re seeing around 200,000 items left on the public transport network and only around 45 per cent of

those enquiries get resolved. “Customers misplace items of material and emotional value every day and up until now the process of retrieving them has varied for each mode of transport with no way to stay up to date with your submission. “Now customers can lodge a lost property enquiry online 24/7 and receive email notifications advising of the status until the item is found or for up to one month if the item is not found. “They can also upload images when lodging their enquiry and make edits or remove their request after it has been submitted.” The new system is now live and applies to all public

transport across the Greater Sydney area, including the Central Coast, and for all NSW TrainLink services. Customers can submit an enquiry via the Lost Property webform on transportnsw.info, Transport BOT and the Opal Travel app. Sydney Trains holds items for 28 days with all unclaimed items then sent to Pickles Auctions and auctioned online. Among the items most commonly left behind on public transport are glasses, umbrellas, wallets, mobile phones and Air pods. Source: Media release, Mar 29 Minister for Transport and Roads, Andrew Constance

Assistance offered for energy users IPART reviews rate pegging system suffering flood-related hardship As Central Coast ratepayers receive through rates to be variations, developer The NSW Government is encouraging flood affected energy customers on the Central Coast and across the state to take advantage of available financial support and consumer protections. Energy Minister, Matt Kean, said nobody facing hardship should have to worry about being unable to pay their energy bill or having their electricity or gas supply disconnected in the aftermath of recent devastating floods. “Our communities are doing it tough, and I want to make sure that energy customers that are having difficulty paying their bills are supported as they recover,” Kean said. “My message to customers is know your rights, and my message to retailers is know your responsibilities.” All NSW energy retailers are

required to offer residential and small business customers who indicate they are in financial stress a hardship arrangement or payment plan until June 30, under the current Australian Energy Regulator (AER) Statement of Expectations. Energy retailers are also forbidden from disconnecting the electricity supply of homes and businesses that have been in contact with their retailer to advise they are in financial distress, unless the customer requests supply be disconnected. The NSW Government also provides financial assistance through the Energy Accounts Payment Assistance (EAPA) Scheme for customers in financial stress or an emergency, such as natural disasters. “If you are having difficulty paying your current household energy bill, because of the

floods, you may be eligible for emergency financial assistance via EAPA vouchers,” Kean said. “This financial year we have been able to support over 42,000 energy customers through the scheme, and I encourage anyone doing it tough to jump on the phone or online to be assessed for this bill support.” The NSW Government has temporarily increased the funding threshold from $300 to $400 per assessment, twice per year, taking the combined available assistance for both electricity and gas to $1,600 per year. The increased threshold will be available until June 30 Customers can submit an application to be assessed for EAPA vouchers online via ServiceNSW or on 13 77 88. Source: Media release, Mar 29 Energy Minister, Matt Kean

anxiously await a decision from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on a proposed 15 per cent rate rise, the tribunal is reviewing its current system for setting local government rates revenue (the rate pegging system).

The move is in response to a commitment from the NSW Government commitment to allow councils to align their rates revenue with population growth. “The review is focused on ensuring local councils can continue to provide quality services to their communities, including in those areas experiencing population growth” Acting IPART Chair, Deborah Cope, said. IPART has been asked to recommend a rate peg methodology that allows the general income councils

varied annually in a way that accounts for population growth. The review will make recommendations on the adequate levels of revenue required by councils to service growth, with a focus on changes to total rates revenue not individual rates. IPART is inviting submissions to its Issues Paper on the impact of population growth on council costs. The rate peg is based on the annual change in the Local Government Cost Index (LGCI), which measures the average costs faced by NSW councils. “Under the current system, an increase in the population of a council area does not necessarily result in an increase in revenue from rates,” Cope said. “The costs incurred by councils to service growth are recovered from special

contributions and supplementary valuations.” IPART’s review of the rate peg will look at population growth in rural and regional NSW, as well as across Sydney. Cope said the key issues to be explored include: the different types of income councils can source to cover the costs of population growth and the role of the rate peg.; varying population growth between councils in NSW and how to define population growth; and the impact of population growth on council costs. IPART is seeking feedback on the issues to be explored through the review until May 3. The Issues Paper is available at www.ipart.nsw.gov.au. IPART will present a Final Report to the Minister for Local Government in September. Source: Media release, Mar 25 IPART

Lodge Morning Star

What do you know about us? Lodge Morning Star has been inextricably linked to the Central Coast community since 1922. The Peninsula’s very own lodge will be celebrating its centenary in 2022 and as part of the celebrations we are producing a book detailing the fascinating history of our lodge. We have plenty of masonic information to include, but we really want to highlight the many interesting, funny, heart-warming and sometimes strange stories you may have about our lodge.

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Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute Opens Mid-2021 Around 550 student places for medical and allied health students administered by the University of Newcastle. $85 million project jointly funded by the Federal and NSW State Governments and the University of Newcastle at Gosford Hospital.

Creating hundreds of local jobs in the heart of Gosford.

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Dr Suess banned … but porn is OK So, Dr. Seuss books are to be withdrawn from publication, because someone is offended.

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And Gone with the Wind, a great historical novel, is criticised because someone is offended. But pornography is readily available to all, even if hundreds of people are offended. Have we become completely mad? The overly zealous protectors of our society are using our guilt over “sins of our fathers” to suit their own agendas. How long are we going to be conned by them to undermine

See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper our society by constantly chipping away at things that have been such a big part of our history? I say thanks to Dr. Seuss and Margaret Mitchell for sharing their great talent with us, in

giving us such pleasure and knowledge of the reality of life, free of the madness that has become such a big part of modern society. We’ve all got the message that there has been a lot of pain and injustice in the past, and we have to make changes. We certainly can’t change the past, but don’t make us victims of guilt by attempting to negate our past – it’s our story! No wonder we are becoming reliant on artificial intelligence because it seems that each day we are losing more of our own.

We are frequent visitors to Gosford as we go there for haircuts and dentist. I got out of the car and without realising dropped my phone into the gutter. Someone handed it in to Gosford Police station almost

FORUM straight away. When we went to claim it we were so happy and relieved to have it back. I wanted to thank the person who found it, but the police could not give out a name because of privacy reasons. I did find out that it was a

I am a ratepayer who strongly objects to the proposed ridiculous rate increase, not least because it would mean that Gosford residents would pay 25 per cent and Gosford pensioners an average 33 per cent, extra, based on Council’s own figures. There has been a gross failure

young man about 20 years old, and I am so delighted to know that there is a young person out there that would do such a kindness. It has renewed my faith in human nature, and I wanted to say thank you to whoever it is and wish him well in life.

I am quite angry that in the morning peak period they are putting on four carriage trains instead of eight carriages from the Coast into Sydney. Social distancing cannot be achieved, and I know this first hand.

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by Council to inform people of this. Council has not been transparent about exactly who was responsible for the lack of financial controls leading to the enormous budget blowout and now wants to pass (the problem) on to ratepayers.

Email, Feb 9 Richard Lane, Kariong

FORUM I don’t believe the reason is due to the floods, because they are still running eight carriage trains out of Sydney to the Coast on the afternoon peak. The trains have been bad for

two months with cancellations etc. Totally unacceptable and obviously poor maintenance and other incompetence are to blame. Email, Mar 25 Bruce Pryor, Wyoming

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Email, Mar 30 Bronwyn Willits, Sydney

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Nobody warned Gosford ratepayers before the Council merger that they would be slugged with vastly higher “harmonised” rates. The Central Coast Council should be demerged on June 30.

Four carriage trains not enough for morning peak times

Letter, Mar 35 Carmel Stanford, Point Frederick

Thank you mystery 20yo We are a senior couple and (recently had) a day trip today to Gosford.

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I was very interested in the recent article by Cheralyn Darcey, but [I do note] that some plants can have poisonous seeds and should be avoided. (I haven’t studied her list comprehensively and I am sure that those she has mentioned are perfectly safe.)

FORUM Any good garden centre would be happy to give advice and I am sure she also would be happy to advise as well. I used to dry and preserve a lot of flowers and leaves in the UK many years ago. One of my favourites was

copper beech which I preserved by soaking the stems in glycerine until it had been absorbed up into the leaves. Of course English lavender was my all time favourite, but sadly it doesn’t smell the same here! Email, Mar 29 Paula Watson, Holgate

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PUBLIC INQUIRY Into Central Coast Council

The Councillors were removed by the Local Government Minister last October, and unless a Public Inquiry begins, the Councillors will be allowed to return to their positions on 29 April. I support the petition which is being presented to the NSW Parliament in May, but I am going one step further by directly petitioning the Local Government Minister for a Public Inquiry. A Public Inquiry would expose who was responsible and ensure these terrible mistakes and failings are never repeated. Please support my petition for a Public Inquiry by using the QR code. I will be presenting this to the Local Government Minister in mid-April.

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67 infringement notices issued and 3 stolen vehicles recovered More patrols are being scheduled following the success of Operation Hondo earlier in March which targeted unregistered trail bikes and dangerous riding behaviour in the Lake Munmorah, Gwandalan and Catherine Hill Bay areas. The joint operation was undertaken by Traffic and Highway Patrol Commands from Tuggerah Lakes and Lake Macquarie Police Districts. Three stolen motor vehicles were recovered. A fourth stolen motor vehicle

was pursued by Police but terminated due to concerns for safety of the community. An investigation into that pursuit is underway to locate the vehicle and its occupants. As a result of Operation Hondo, 67 infringement notices were issued for various offences including a driver being detected driving while being in the Low Range Prescribed Concentration of Alcohol (PCA). Additionally, six defect notices were issued. A suspended driver was

issued a court attendance notice after Police detected the driver using a mobile phone while driving. Police say they observed a significant reduction in unregistered trail bike activity throughout this operation and feedback from community members and local Police believe that this is a result of ongoing high visibility policing being conducted, and more patrols targeting trail bikers in northern suburbs are scheduled. Source: Website, Mar 24 Tuggerah Lakes Police District

Injured man rescued at sea The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance at 10.30pm on Saturday, March 27, following reports of an injured crew member on the bulk carrier, MV Yuyo, three nautical miles east of

Norah Head. The 37-year-old male crew member was conducting lifeboat drills when he was injured. The Helicopter Critical Care Medical Team was winched on to the ship to treat and stabilise the man before being winched

back into the helicopter from the ship’s hatch cover and flown to John Hunter Hospital where he was treated for compound fractures in his leg. Source: Media release, Mar 29 Northern NSW Helicopter Rescue Service

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Vegan Alive festival a huge success Helen Abdilla and her daughter Stacey at their Little Vegan Make Up Shop stall

Hundreds of residents gathered at Kibble Park in Gosford on Sunday, March 28, to browse through a wide range of vegan-based stalls. The very first Vegan NSW Alive Festival event hosted a series of talks and live music session throughout the day, as people gathered around the bandstand sheltering from the sun. Over 70 stalls were on offer ranging from cruelty-free clothing, homewares and eco products, to plants, personal care products and plant-based cuisine.

Stacey Abdilla, owner of the Little Vegan Make Up Shop stall, said she was surprised at the turnout at the event. “I love the markets … we sell a variety of different brands of vegan and cruelty-free products, including palettes, masks, foundation, mascara, and lipstick,” Abdilla said. “I’m a make-up artist and I realised there were so many products that weren’t vegan or were tested on animals, so I wanted to make a shop which resolved that.” Abdilla said she has been vegan for seven years and found the transition to be a smooth process.

“It’s easier now - veganism is becoming more mainstream so its heaps easier for people to try it out for the first time,” she said. “It’s an instance of swapping out products, moving away from your usual favourites and giving the vegan alternative a try.” The owner of Big Bite Energy, a reusable homewares lifestyle business, agreed. Seonaidh Murphy said she usually hosts a stall at the Sydney vegan markets and hopes to encourage people to make the change to a plantbased lifestyle.

Sergio, Julio and Jorge from The 3 Amigos discussed the wide variety of vegan food available

“Our brand has always been about sustainability, so veganism has gone hand in hand with that,” Murphy said. “I think it’s a gradual process of working out what is suitable to you, and then picking out a few items that you can replace. “It has to suit your lifestyle otherwise you’re not going to use it.” For those feeling a little hungry after wandering around the stalls, a long line of eateries was on offer, ranging from Mexican and Thai to bakeries, pasta and paella. Jorge Spinola and Julio Balderrama from The 3 Amigos,

a plant-based paella stall, said their business aims to respect the environment. “We are proving to everyone that it is completely possible to have nice and tasty vegan food – you can find any food alternative,” Balderrama said. “It’s been three years since we started this and it’s like a hobby where people can come and try our traditions,” Spinola said. “Everyone can enjoy a little bit of Spain!” Woy Woy’s Sandra Mayor was one of the hundreds attending Saturday’s event, donning a colourful frock made of tea

towels. Mayor said she was keen to drink, eat and learn her way through the markets as she is “just totally about the plantbased lifestyle”. “I’m not totally vegan yet, but I’m wanting to get there, so I’m here to learn and explore,” Mayor said. “It’s been a process over a number of years [and] these gorgeous foods are much nicer than the ones before.” The next Vegan NSW Alive Festival will be able held at Kibble Park on September 25.

Shipbuilders heritage walk is on again After being cancelled due to COVID-19 last year, the Rotary Club of Kincumber’s Shipbuilders Heritage Walk will be back bigger and better than ever on Sunday, May 2. The walk consists of a gentle stroll from Kincumber past Yattalunga and Saratoga to Davistown. The route is suitable for all ages, comprising 3km of flat, mostly paved walkway, mostly along the beautiful waterfronts of the four villages. Co-ordinator Peter Rea said from the 1820s for 120 years, more than 500 large wooden ships were constructed on Brisbane Water. “Many of them were built

along the route of this walk and this day celebrates the work of the shipbuilders, the pioneers, the men and women involved,” Rea said. “Also recognised will be our First Nations people, who over thousands of years left their mark at 5,000 sites from the Hawkesbury through to Brisbane Water.” The starting point will be on the waterfront accessed from Carrack Rd, Kincumber, where walkers can buy a 4 Villages Souvenir Passport ($5 adults and $2 children). They will also receive a four question Q&A card. At each of the four villages there will be a check point where the passport can be

stamped and walkers can view historical displays and find the answers to the Q&A card questions. Completed Q&A cards will be placed in a box at the end of the walk, with the first four correct cards drawn winning a History Ferry Tour during the 2021 season. There will be a special children’s prize as well. “Two years’ work has gone into building the historical displays, featuring examples of the types of ships built in the district all those years ago,” Rea said. “On the Davistown waterfront there will be lots of activity; music, food, stalls, vintage machinery and classic car

displays including lots of chrome and bright colours from the American cars. “The 38 seat catamaran history tours, trialed at our last event, will be back this year, commencing two hours earlier at 9am.” Fee shuttle buses from Davistown to Kincumber will include the Rotary Big Red Double decker bus. The Rotary Club of Kincumber is being joined by a number of community groups and local business to make this 4 Villages-Shipbuilders Heritage Walk the biggest and best ever. Source: Media release, Mar 20 Peter Rea, Co-ordinator, Shipbuilders Heritage Walk

Visitors at the last Shipbuilders Heritage Walk

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Coast Opera goes from strength to strength Coast Opera Australia (COA) has welcomed a new CEO to the team in preparation for some enticing operatic events lined up for the year. COA founder and artistic director, Angela Brewer, said bringing on new CEO Monique Cardon helped her focus on the company’s artistic elements. “I feel relieved, encouraged, excited and thrilled, as Monique and I discussed; I’m an artist firstly, not an administrator,” Brewer said. “So, I want someone in this role who has the experience and who knows what they are doing. “This will ensure that the artistic events will reach a national level and will be as professional as always.” Brewer also welcomed a new board member, David Abrahams, to the team. The head of Digital Services at Coast Community News, Abrahams has extensive knowledge and experience on the Coast. She said that bringing enthusiastic and dedicated people onto the board benefited the company and the community as well. “I look around, and I feel extremely humbled,” Brewer

said. “They are people who understand that world, have experience in that world, and are very generous to be able to give back and see the value in an artistic company that is just starting up.” CEO, Monique Cardon, said she’d been a Coastie for over 30 years and had watched as the community’s artistic and cultural sectors grew. “I’m really thrilled to be on board; I’ve been associated with the company for the last couple of years, and struck up a great friendship with Angela, so it feels like a very natural way to help and work with the organisation,” Cardon said. “We are seeing this culture come to the Coast with beautiful music and performing arts, but a professional opera company is something else— it’s a step above. “What we want to do is make sure that it’s accessible to every person, not just an elite few and not just those who can afford it.” Cardon said she was excited to showcase local artists and operatic talent to the community with a season full of events across the year. “I can see that Coast Opera Australia is going to really have a footprint in this community as

From left: COA Chair, Virginia Henderson. Artistic Director, Angela Brewer, and CEO, Monique Cardon

we roll out a calendar of events, where people will get to know us and what opera is,” Cardon said. “Once we do little tasters for people, they will understand that its accessible, affordable and an absolutely beautiful art form.” Kicking off 2021, COA organised Opera Afloat, a postpandemic performance planned for February 28 at Saddles in Mount White. The event, which would see opera singers performing and floating on top of the water, was unfortunately postponed due to the uncertainty of COVID-19. Brewer said she was

delighted to announce that the much-anticipated event would be going ahead later in the year. “It had to be pushed back for obvious reasons with the COVID-19 shutdown over Christmas time, and a large majority of our audience is not just from the Central Coast, but also from Sydney (and) were unable to come,” she said. “So, therefore, it had to be delayed, and it was the right thing to do for the artists, the businesses, and for the company so that we could literally stay afloat.” Brewer said the events planned for the rest of the season would be on a smaller

scale and would all be COVID safe. “For our audience members and our artists, we will be hosting events that are structured (to be) smaller and more intimate,” she said. “And of course, after the success of last year’s ANZAC Day performance, we are hoping to repeat and build on this important commemorative event.” To help fund these upcoming events and projects planned for the Coast, COA is looking into government grants and other ways of raising money. Cardon said they needed to cover costs for the artists, lighting, sound, and other technical elements that came with running an opera company. “We are not affluent at all; we are an organisation that has survived COVID-19 like all performing art companies across Australia,” Cardon said. “We haven’t been able to have live events, so there has been no money coming in—for the organisation to grow and prosper in the future, we will be looking for donations, sponsorships, partnerships, and other fundraising means.” COA is now an organisation with DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status which means it can accept and receive public

monies and private donations. Chair, Virginia Henderson, said starting an artistic company during COVID-19 was an act of utter faith but was pushed along by the board members’ dedication and community support. “My personal experience has been over the last 30 years in building companies from the ground up, and I think it’s been about the ability to match and understand what might motivate people to be involved in this company, but further and most particularly to hold the vision,” Henderson said. “I think what we have done is put a team of people together who have come from professional backgrounds, and therefore any supporter can be ensured that their money is in safe hands. “The thing that I have found the most satisfying is working with some incredibly talented individuals—seeing the potential for something to really get behind, and someone (Angela) who I think has profound courage and strength of vision. “It’s time to begin looking ahead and seeing this little embryonic thing turn into a butterfly very soon.” Hayley McMahon

COASTAL DIARY EVENTS ON THE CENTRAL COAST

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My Kids Market, Breakers indoor sports stadium, entry fee, 9am - 12pm

Seniors Expo, Wyong Race Club, 10am - 2pm

Alliance Française Central Coast Meeting, centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ Diggers Club Ettalong, Brass Monkeys (Family Fun seniorsfestival RSVP required, - Acrobats - Music - Tricks), WEDNESDAY, APR 14 10am - 12pm Laycock Street Theatre, SATURDAY, APR 17 Ticketed, 10am GEBC April Luncheon Event, Easter at Umina 2021 Paddle NSW The Entertainment Grounds Marathon, Markets, Gosford, Ticketed, FRIDAY, APR 9 Illoura Reserve Davistown, 12:15pm Peninsula Recreational 7am 2pm Mirusia: A salute to the Precinct, 9am - 2pm Peter Byrne Presents: seekers and the classics, SUNDAY, APR 11 Forever Diamond, The Art House Wyong, Easter Sunrise Service, Laycock Street Community Flavours by the Sea, Ticketed, 8pm Soldiers Beach SLSC Theatre, Ticketed, 11am Reserve, 5 - 9am Memorial Park The

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School Holiday Fun! Lakeside Shopping Centre, 6 - 17/4 creativehubaustralia.com/

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The Rise at Wood Glen: Open House, 105 Karalta Road, Erina, 10am - 12pm 4365 6800 risewoodglen.com.au/

The Midnight Gang: A CDP Kids Production, The Art House Theatre, Ticketed, 10am & 12pm

Woy Woy Waterfront Markets, THURSDAY, APR 15 Brick Wharf Road, Woy Woy, 9am - 2pm Roady4roadies 2021, The Entrance Leagues Club, 11am

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Palmdale Lawn Davistown. Cemetery & Memorial 8:15am - 1:30pm shipbuildersheritagewalk. Park - 57 Palmdale com.au Road, Palmdale, 9am. Greenway Chapel & Memorial Gardens - TUESDAY, MAY 4 460 Avoca Drive, Green Bluey’s Big Play, Point, 11am

Heike Arnefh Redefining miracles: overcoming crises and THURSDAY, APR 29 finding security, Rhonda Burchmore is free live talk, 7pm GLAMAZONIA, 43251674 The Art House Theatre, www.csgosford.com.au Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC, Central Coast Stadium Ticketed, 5pm

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The Art House Theatre, 4 & 5/5, multiple sessions

The 4 Villages Shipbuilders’ Heritage Walk, Via Kincumber, Yattalunga, Saratoga,

Central Coast Potters Autumn Exhibition and ceramics sale: A Drop in the Ocean, Gosford Regional Gallery, 7 - 19/5, 9:30am - 4pm www.ccpotters.org

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Zooperheroes at Australian Reptile Park Over the two-week Easter holiday break, The Australian Reptile Park will run its Superhero school holiday promotion, Zooperheroes. The promotion aims to educate guests on the “superpowers” the animals at the park have and raise awareness about conservation. Free daily Superhero Stunt shows will be held at 1pm featuring popular superhero characters doing flips, tricks and activities with the audience. General Manager, Tim

Faulkner, said guests could get a photo with the heroes after the stunt show. “Zooperheroes is the best, most action-packed school holiday (activity) we have,” Faulkner said. “We’re so excited to educate guests on just how phenomenal our animals are and the special capabilities that make them so unique.” Just some of the animals featured in the promotion include Elvis The Crocodile as The Hulk, Hugo the Galapagos Tortoise as The Flash, funnel

web spiders as Spider-Man, platypus as Aquaman, rattlesnakes as Cyclops (due to their thermal heat vision), Kraken the Komodo dragon as Venom, Adina the Dingo as Wonder Woman, and echidnas as Iron Man for their iron defence. Signs around the park will highlight each animal’s “superhero” powers, and there will be an Avengers jumping castle for guests. Source Media release, Mar 26 Australian Reptile Park

Superheroes will be at the Australian Reptile Park these school holidays

Fete to support Legacy Foundation A fete offering homemade crafts, delicate jewellery, and delicious cakes will be held at Brisbane Water Legacy in Point Frederick by the Toukley Torchbearers on April 18. Money raised at the fete will go towards supporting families of veterans through the Legacy Foundation. Toukley Torchbearers member, Wilma Pisani, said they are a small but hardworking organisation of around 22 members.

“We have not been able to host many fundraisers for the last 12 months,” Pisani said. “We are not sure how this will go as it is a one-off, but we are hoping if we get the word out there, people will come and support us. “My ladies are terrific cooks, excellent craftsmen and great sewers.” Items sold at the stalls will include jams, pickles, relishes, cakes, biscuits, slices, plants, craft, jewellery, books, DVD’s, and bric-a-brac.

The day will also include a morning tea, sausage sizzle, and a raffle. Pisani said the Toukley Torchbearers have previously raised almost $30,000 for the Legacy Foundation. “It is a very pleasing job because we can help families, send kids to college, and give these people an opportunity that they would not have had before,” she said. Legacy is an Australian charity established in 1923 and founded on a promise made

from one digger to another – “to look after the missus and the kids”. Money raised from small volunteer groups such as the Toukley Torchbearers helps go towards programs and services to provide social, financial and developmental support. Legacy focuses on providing for young families and children, ageing and vulnerable widows, and dependants with a disability. Jacinta Counihan

BOOK REVIEW

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If I Had Your Face Author: Frances Cha Publisher: Penguin

If I Had Your Face is the debut novel from Frances Cha about a group of young women who live in Seoul. There is Ara, who for some reason has lost her ability to speak. She is a hairdresser who is obsessed with Taein from the K-pop band Crown. She lives with Sujin. The two met while when they were going to school in Cheongju. Sujin was at the Loring Center, which was housing for an orphanage as well “as a home for the disabled and deformed.” Sujin works in a nail salon but dreams of becoming a salon girl (a salon is where men go to drink and are supplied with young, surgically beautiful women to keep them

company). South Korea is said to have the highest rates of plastic surgery in the world with as many as one-third of all women going under the knife. It is seen as a critical step in career advancement. Right now, Sujin is not pretty enough to be a salon girl, but she has been saving hard to have the plastic surgery required to become pretty enough. Kyuri lives across the hall from Ara and Sujin and works at Ajax. Ajax is a ten-percent salon, which “employs the prettiest 10 percent of girls in the industry.” Kyuri can guide Sujin on the best beauty enhancing procedures because she has had most of them, “stitches on her double eyelids look naturally faint, while her nose is raised, her cheekbones tapered, and her entire jaw realigned and shaved into a slim v-line.” Bruce is one of Kyuri’s favourite customers at Ajax, he showers her with expensive handbags as he is ultra-rich. She has grown to be a little bit in love

with him. Miho lives with Kyuri and is a talented artist who studied in New York. There she met Ruby who was dating Hanbin (both of them unbelievably wealthy). Miho and Hanbin are now back in Korea and dating each other. Wonna lives downstairs and is married. She lived with her grandmother until she was eight.

Her grandmother wasn’t the touchy feely type, “But I grew up not knowing the difference between a bearable life and an unbearable life, and by the time I discovered there was such a thing, it was too late.” There was a terrible accident involving her cousin. She desperately wants a child but has had a few miscarriages. There were a lot of Korean references in this story, which I completely understand as the book is set there, however for an ignoramus like me, it would have been handy to have footnotes explaining what the words referred to (such as office-tel, salon girl). There seems to be a lot of focus on going to good schools and getting a job in a top tier firm. Jobs in second and third tier conglomerates are frowned upon. Men don’t come out of this book looking so good. Both rich and poor (but particularly the rich) men seem to have little consideration for women. Actually, the women of authority

(rich mothers, bosses) also don’t come out of it looking so good. Come to think of it there is a lot of meanness all around. Seems like this group of women needed to stick together because it was them against the rest of the world. It was an eye opening book about life in Korea for young women. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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6:00 Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] Gardening Australia [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] News Breakfast [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised The Cook And The Chef [s] 12:00 Movie: “Jailhouse Rock” (PG) 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] (’57) Stars: Elvis Presley, Judy 1:00 World’s Greatest Islands: 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] The Royal Variety Performance 2020 (PG) [s] Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Coral Islands (PG) [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 11:30 Gardening Australia [s] Jennifer Holden, Dean Jones 2:00 Tipping Point [s] 3:00 NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 12:00 ABC News On Good Friday [s] 2:00 House Of Wellness [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Bulldogs v South Sydney 12:30 Easter In Australia [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] Rabbitohs *Live* From ANZ 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 1:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] (PG) [s] Stadium, Sydney [s] 2:00 Shakespeare And Hathaway 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] (PG) [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 3:00 ABC News On Good Friday [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: Melbourne Storm v 3:40 The Cook And The Chef [s] 8:30 Movie: “The Dressmaker” Brisbane Broncos *Live* From 7:30 The Living Room [s] (M v,l,s) (’15) – A glamorous 4:05 Devil’s Advocate [s] 8:30 The Graham Norton Show woman returns to her small AAMI Park, Melbourne [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] (M l,s) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs (PG) [s] town in rural Australia. With her 9:55 NRL: Golden Point [s] 10:40 Movie: “The Gambler” (MA15+) 9:30 Program To Be Advised 6:05 Jesus: Countdown To sewing machine and haute (’14) Stars: Mark Wahlberg, 10:30 Just For Laughs (M) [s] – Just Calvary (PG) [s] couture style, she transforms George Kennedy, Griffin For Laughs featuring stand-up 7:00 ABC News [s] the women and exacts sweet Cleveland, Jessica Lange, comedy from the most famous revenge on those who did her 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] comedians from Australia and wrong. Stars: Kate Winslet Omar Leyva, Steve Park, Brie 8:30 Vera: Dark Angel (M v) [s] beyond. Larson, Chil Kong 10:00 Keeping Faith (M l) [s] 11:00 Sun, Sea And Surgery (M) [s] 11:00 The Project (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “Loss Of Faith” (M v,l) 12:45 New Amsterdam: 11:05 ABC Late News [s] 12:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] (’97) Stars: Daphne Zuniga The Island (M d,mp) [s] 11:20 The Weekly With Charlie 1:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping Pickering (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Which Car? [s] 6:00 Easy Eats [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] 12:00 Award Winning Tasmania [s] 7:30 4X4 Adventures [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: 8:30 The Offroad Adventure Show 12:30 Destination WA (PG) [s] Randwick/ Caulfield [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 1:00 My Way [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 12:30 Scotland The Brave [s] 12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 1:30 Animal Embassy [s] 2:00 Old People’s Home For 4 12:30 Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] 2:00 Australian Red Cross Front Line (PG) [s] Year Olds [s] 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] Connecting [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 3:00 Miriam’s Big American 1:30 Buy To Build [s] 4:00 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 7:00 Movie: “Willy Wonka And The Adventure: The American 2:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] Chocolate Factory” (G) (’71) – A 4:30 The Garden Gurus [s] Dream (PG) [s] 2:30 Easter With The Australian 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] sweet boy from a poor family 4:00 Football: W-League: Semi Women’s Weekly [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] dreams of finding one of five Final: Teams TBA *Live* [s] 3:30 Program To Be Advised 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] golden tickets hidden inside 6:00 Ask The Doctor (PG) [s] 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] chocolate bar wrappers which 6:30 Landline [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:30 Space Invaders (PG) [s] will admit him to the eccentric 7:00 ABC News [s] 6:00 Advancing Australia [s] 8:30 Movie: “The Bourne Legacy” and reclusive Willy Wonka’s 7:30 The Durrells (PG) [s] – 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] (M v) (’12) Stars: Jeremy magical factory. Stars: Gene Beleaguered mother Louisa 7:00 Territory Cops (PG) [s] Renner, Scott Glen Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Julie Durrell uproots her four unruly 11:15 Movie: “Empire” (MA15+) (’02) 7:30 Ambulance UK (M) [s] Dawn Cole, Paris Themmen, children to build a new life. 9:50 999: What’s Your Stars: John Leguizamo Denise Nickerson, Michael 8:20 Finding Alice (M l) [s] Emergency? (M) [s] 1:00 Australia’s Top Ten Of Bollner, Jack Albertson 9:10 Harrow: Alea Iacta Est (M v) [s] 10:50 Program To Be Advised Everything [s] 9:05 Movie: “Storm Boy” (PG) (’76) 10:05 A Very English Scandal (M) 11:50 Inside The Children’s 1:30 The Avengers: Something Stars: Finn Little, Jai Courtney 11:00 Doctor Foster (M l,s) [s] Hospital (PG) [s] Nasty In The Nursery (PG) [s] 11:10 Ambulance: Code Red (M) [s] 12:05 rage Guest Programmer 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Home Shopping 12:30 Home Shopping (MA15+) [s] 6:00 Easter Sunrise Service [s] 6:00 Religious Programs [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 8:30 Freshly Picked [s] (PG) [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 1:00 AFL: Women’s Footy (PG) [s] 9:00 Australia By Design [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 1:00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie 2:00 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday [s] 11:30 Songs Of Praise (PG) [s] 2:30 Driving Test: Cooper (PG) [s] 12:00 Advancing Australia [s] Special (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 3:00 NRL: Newcastle Knights v St 12:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:30 Beach Cops (PG) [s] 12:30 Landline [s] George Illawarra Dragons *Live* 1:00 The Offroad Adventure Show 2:00 Movie: “Wildcats” (PG) (’86) 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] From McDonald Jones Stadium, 2:00 All 4 Adventure (PG) [s] Stars: Goldie Hawn 2:30 Australia Remastered (PG) [s] Newcastle [s] 3:00 Road Less Travelled [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 3:25 Restoration Australia [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 4:20 Back Roads [s] 7:00 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:50 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] 8:00 Movie: “Jason Bourne” (M v) 4:30 Taste Of Australia With 6:00 Seven News [s] 5:20 Antiques Roadshow [s] (’16) – The CIA’s most Hayden Quinn [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s 6:20 Compass (PG) [s] Front Line (PG) [s] dangerous former operative is 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:50 Bluey: Easter [s] 7:30 Crime Investigation Australia: drawn out of hiding to uncover 6:00 WIN News [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] Most Infamous: The Kimberley more explosive truths about his 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:40 Grand Designs NZ [s] Killer (M v) [s] past. Stars: Matt Damon 7:30 The Graham Norton Show 8:30 Harrow (M v) [s] 8:35 Movie: “The Holiday” (PG) (’06) 10:25 NINE News Late [s] (M l,s) [s] 9:20 Silent Witness (M v) [s] Stars: Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, 10:55 Shallow Grave: The Burning 8:30 Movie: “The Wolf Of Wall 10:25 Patrick Melrose - At Last Kate Winslet, Eli Wallach Suitcase (M) [s] Street” (MA15+) (’13) Stars: (MA15+) [s] 11:20 Autopsy USA: David Bowie 11:50 Young, Dumb And Banged Up Jordan Belfort, Jonah Hill 11:25 Keeping Faith (M l) [s] (M d) [s] – David Bowie’s death In The Sun (MA15+) [s] 12:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:25 Wentworth: Scars (MA15+) [s] from cancer is examined. 12:40 The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 1:20 rage (MA15+) 1:05 Destination WA [s] 4:30 CBS This Morning [s] 4:05 Wentworth: Scars (MA15+) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

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Saturday 3 April

Friday 2 April

6:00 7:00 9:00 9:30 9:55

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)

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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SBS (C30)

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Living Room [s] 8:30 The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] 9:30 Program To Be Advised 10:30 Just For Laughs (M) [s] – Just For Laughs featuring stand-up comedy from the most famous comedians from Australia and beyond. 11:00 The Project (PG) [s] 12:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Which Car? [s] 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 7:30 4X4 Adventures [s] 8:30 The Offroad Adventure Show 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 12:30 Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:30 Buy To Build [s] 2:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 2:30 Easter With The Australian Women’s Weekly [s] 3:30 Program To Be Advised 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Advancing Australia [s] 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 Territory Cops (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance UK (M) [s] 9:50 999: What’s Your Emergency? (M) [s] 10:50 Program To Be Advised 11:50 Inside The Children’s Hospital (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Religious Programs [s] 7:30 Fishing Australia [s] 8:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 8:30 Freshly Picked [s] 9:00 Australia By Design [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday [s] 12:00 Advancing Australia [s] 12:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:00 The Offroad Adventure Show 2:00 All 4 Adventure (PG) [s] 3:00 Road Less Travelled [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] 8:30 Movie: “The Wolf Of Wall Street” (MA15+) (’13) Stars: Jordan Belfort, Jonah Hill 12:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS This Morning [s]

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

NINE (C81/80)

6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00

Gardening Australia [s] News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Grand Designs NZ [s] ABC News At Noon [s] The Durrells (PG) [s] Shakespeare And Hathaway (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 8:30 Brazen Hussies (M l,n,s) [s] 9:30 Invisible Wars: Airborne Attack (PG) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 10:45 Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire (PG) [s] 11:55 Wentworth: The B*tch Is Back (MA15+) [s] 12:50 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:35 Wentworth: The B*tch Is Back (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Running: The Stawell Gift *Live* [s] 2:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [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 Movie: “Bridget Jones’s Diary: The Edge Of Reason” (M d,l,s) (’04) – After finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she's dreamed of having. Stars: Celia Imrie, Colin Firth, Gemma Jones, James Faulkner, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Renee Zellweger, Shirley Henderson, Helen Fielding 10:40 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:10 Station 19: For Whom The Bell Tolls (M) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Movie: “Pretty In Pink” (PG) (’86) – A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy. Stars: Molly Ringwald 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] – The remaining couples must decide whether to go to final vows or leave the experiment. 9:00 Under Investigation: The Disaster Aircraft (PG) [s] 10:00 100% Footy (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Extreme Planes (M) [s] 12:15 Tipping Point [s] 1:10 A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Living Room [s] 1:00 The Living Room [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] . 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] . 7:30 What The Hell Just 7:30 What The Hell Just Happened? (PG) [s] Happened? (PG) [s] 8:30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem 8:30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem (M) [s] (M) [s] 9:30 Best Of The Sydney Comedy 9:30 Best Of The Sydney Comedy Festival (MA15+) [s] Festival (MA15+) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:50

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Brazen Hussies (M l,n,s) [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Finding Alice (M l) [s] Shakespeare And Hathaway (PG) [s] 2:40 Catalyst Bytes [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 8:30 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds (PG) [s] 9:30 Stackorama! (PG) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 Who Killed Belinda Peisley? (M l,s) [s] 12:05 Wentworth (M l,s,v) [s] 12:50 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:40 Wentworth (M l,s,v) [s] 4:30 The Drum [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Love In The Vineyard” (PG) (’16) – A woman’s life gets thrown into turmoil when her boyfriend’s ex claims that he is the father of her child. Stars: Emmanuelle Vaugier 2:00 Motorbike Cops (M) [s] 2:30 Coastwatch Oz: Caught With Ketamine (PG) [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] 7:30 Britain’s Got Talent: I Wasn’t Expecting That (PG) [s] 8:30 The Good Doctor: Decrypt (M) 9:30 The Great Diamond Heist (PG) 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:00 Station 19: Into The Wildfire (M l) [s] 12:00 Kiss Bang Love (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 Botched: Cross-Eyed Nips And Cartel Hips (M) [s] – A bombshell who can’t keep fat in her booty seeks advice, while another patient who had plastic surgery from a dentist hopes for a breast revision redemption. 10:00 Australian Scandal: Love Hurts (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Labour Of Love: There’s Something About Kirsty (PG) [s] 12:15 Our Lives: Extraordinary People (PG) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Cube [s] 8:30 NCIS: What Child Is This? (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles: The Noble Maidens (M) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS This Morning [s]

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One 10:30 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:55 Shakespeare And Hathaway (PG) [s] 2:40 Catalyst Bytes [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:10 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:10 Grand Designs (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 The Weekly (PG) [s] 9:00 Fisk (PG) [s] 9:30 Melbourne Comedy Festival 2021 (M) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 Whiteley (M l,s) [s] 12:35 Wentworth (M l,d,v) [s] 1:20 rage (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 5:00 France 24 Feature News 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Program To Be Advised 12:00 Movie: “Flirting With Forty” (PG) 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] (’08) Stars: Heather Locklear, 2:00 Dateline 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] Robert Buckley, Cameron 2:30 Insight (M) 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] Bancroft, Chelah Horsdal 3:30 The Eleven O’Clock 3:30 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 2:00 Motorbike Cops (M) [s] 3:40 Great British Railway 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 2:30 Coastwatch Oz: Crab Catcher 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] Journeys (PG) 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 6:00 NINE News [s] (PG) [s] 4:20 The Kennedys: The Path To (PG) [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] Power (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 6:00 WIN News [s] 9:00 Amazing Grace (M) [s] – The 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] custody battle over Grace’s 6:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 7:30 The Cube (PG) [s] granddaughter takes a 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News surprising turn. Grace confronts 8:30 Bull: A Higher Law (M) [s] – A 7:35 Tony Robinson’s History Of 7:30 Highway Patrol Special: hit-and-run case is complicated past traumas when her exReckless And Rowdy (PG) [s] Britain: Tudors (PG) when the priest charged, claims 8:30 Sydney Harbour Patrol (PG) husband’s new partner goes into 8:30 Ambulance: Code Red (M) [s] the actual driver confessed to emergency labour. 9:30 Born To Kill?: Jeffrey Dahmer 9:20 Departure: Grounded (MA15+) him, but he can’t reveal their 10:00 New Amsterdam: Why Not (M) [s] 10:10 SBS World News Late identity due to the confidentiality 10:40 Romulus (MA15+) (In Old Yesterday (M) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] that comes with confession. 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 The Front Bar (M) [s] Latin) 9:30 Bull: Separate Together (M) [s] 11:45 The Night Manager (M v) 11:30 The Enemy Within: 12:00 Movie: “Reaper” (M v) (’00) Confessions (M) [s] Stars: Catherine Mary Stewart, 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:35 Counterpart (M l,v) 12:15 Tipping Point [s] Chris Sarandon, Isabelle Cyr 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 2:40 George Clarke’s Shed Of The 1:10 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] Year

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Ex-Coastie’s tree change memoir After growing up near the waterways of Saratoga and the beaches of the Central Coast, Todd Alexander shares the story of his “tree change” to the country in his latest memoir, You’ve Got to Be Kidding: A Shedload of Wine and a Farm Full of Goats. Over eight years ago, Alexander left his 20-year career in the corporate world working for eBay and moved inland to a Hunter Valley farm with his partner, Jeff. They bought a run-down vineyard set on 100 acres off the Sweetwater Rd just north of Pokolbin after witnessing the peaceful life of the country whilst on a holiday in the

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came along with it. It covers dealing with bushfires, drought, snakes, rapidly changing business demands, sick rescued animals, the unstoppable breeding of peafowl and the

odd unreasonable customer. “It’s a bit soul-destroying working in an office every day of the week,” Alexander said. “But it’s not only now about being my own boss … but

being surrounded by animals, fresh open-air and growing your own veggies; that’s what really made me feel like I stumbled across the secret for life if you like. “A lot of city people – particularly during COVID lockdowns – have looked at life in the country as an idyll. “And while we have lots of fresh air and open spaces, I also wanted to let people know life on the land comes with a unique set of challenges.” His passion for writing stems from when he was at school. “I remember we did a creative writing assessment, and I topped the year with 13½ out of 15,” he said. “My piece was read aloud to other students as an example

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Brilliant Brassicas

CHERALYN DARCEY

It’s time! Time to get those cabbages and cauliflowers planted for a winter harvest. I am addicted to broccoli fresh from the garden, alright, anything fresh from the garden, but it is impossible to beat that immediate crispy crunch and sweet earthy flavour of a quickly snapped stalk of broccoli. So, let’s get you growing the brassica family of plants for cooler weather treats. What are Brassicas? These are the mustard family of plants and also part of the Cruciferae family. They are all incredibly good for you as they contain high levels of fibre and vitamins and depending on their type, many other beneficial elements. All of these vegetables are also often referred to as ‘super’ foods because they contain substances known as glucosinolates. These are what give them their stronger flavour and aroma, but it is these that also help inhibit the development of many cancer types as well as reduce inflammation and balance our stress responses. The Big Four The list of vegetables belonging to the Brassica family is very long, but these are probably the most common vegetables that most of us consume regularly along with gardening and cooking tips. Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) Although there are lots of varieties, most really do best when cultivated now, in the autumn. Sow into seed trays and then transplant when around 8 to 10cm high. Water the trays well for a few days before transplanting and then ensure they are kept moist after moving into place. Bury the first two leaves when planting out as this will ensure greater stability of the growing plant. They need a sunny position in very deep, rich soil that is free draining. Watering needs to be regular to avoid loose heads and a nitrogen-rich general fertiliser is recommended. To harvest, cut the head from the plant and then score the stump of the plant twice in a cross about 1.5cm deep as this can encourage a supplementary growth of smaller cabbages. No matter the type, all can be used by shredding their raw leaves for salads, as an addition to stir fries that can also replace noodles for a lower carb option and are the base for most coleslaws and sauerkraut. Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) Like many vegetables, Broccoli has lots of varieties these days and this means you can pretty much ensure yearround crops in our temperate area. In saying that, now is the time for planting most, and you can get those seeds into trays so they are

ready for the garden once they reach the size recommended by the variety. They all love a warm position and lots of sun and though free-draining soil is best, they do like to be kept a tad on the moist side. Feeding should be regular and keep the nitrogen levels low in your selected feed as you want more florets not more leaves. Harvest as per variety by cutting the head and leaving as much stem as possible so that additional supplementary heads can form. Keep feeding so this can occur. So many ways and so many delicious outcomes. The stems can be chopped up and roasted, added to stir fries or soups and the delicious heads chopped into salads raw or used in stir fries or even steamed. Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) Most varieties can be planted from mid to late autumn. On the Coast, they are best raised in seed trays and then transplanted once about 10cm in height. Make sure that watering is steady and even throughout growth until harvest as this will give you nicely formed heads. Keep nitrogen feeding low as you want the plant to focus on development of the head, not the leaves. They do like a liquid feed every fortnight as well. Once the heads are reaching maturity, bend over the leaves and tie at the top to enclose. This will keep them white, clean and deter pests. Harvest by cutting head from plant once the size for variety has been achieved or if you notice separation of florets occurring. Keep up feed and watering of plant after harvest as this can encourage additional smaller heads.

Use in the same way as Broccoli but also try grating as a low carb substitute to rice or slicing through entire firm heads to create Cauliflower steaks which cook up wonderfully on the BBQ. Brussel Sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) Look out for varieties that can be planted in autumn, (which is the majority) and sow into seed trays. They are not fond of root disturbance so you might like to chance sowing into their final destination, if not, water well the days before popping them out of their trays. You will need a sheltered position that is sunny and a very rich, free-draining soil for these lovelies. While your seeds are germinating, let’s check the soil quality in their final position. It needs to be rich in organic matter, so add if needed and requires a pH of around 7. If lower, then add lime as per instructions. Once you have planted out your brussels sprouts, feed with a nitrogen rich fertiliser, but once sprouts have begun to form, back off on the nitrogen. They love steady watering so don’t let them dry out. To harvest, cut off mature sprouts with a sharp small knife. I was never a fan until I had these little beauties roasted. Just superb! You can also steam, sauté or finely slice or even grate raw for salads. Pests love Brassicas

Having healthy soil and plants are the best defence against pests and disease but you might try also some clever companion planting. For brassicas, plant in some anise, thyme, pennyroyal and letting a healthy tomato plant or two stay in the plot can also help deter pests. Don’t water the actual plants but rather the soil and that goes for fertilisers as well as this will help keep diseases at bay. If you do have an infestation of insects, look for an organic preparation but perhaps one of the best ways is to simply sacrifice a few plants in a plot grown near the edge of your garden. Plant a couple of each in a small plot for the pests. Leave them undisturbed and you should see pests preferring to set up home there rather than your busy garden area.

We love them and so do pests and this is one reason that I have suggested bringing up your seedlings in seed trays rather than planting them straight into the garden bed. This gives them a bit of a chance to develop.

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Brassica Pest Buster This is my recipe for your brilliant brassicas. Use to send them elsewhere. 7 whole unpeeled cloves of garlic 2 whole chillies ¼ cup chopped dill ¼ cup of tansy or mint ¼ cup chopped tomato leaves or rosemary ½ teaspoon organic liquid dishwashing liquid Throw all in a blender, cover with water and process until liquid. Strain and then use on your plants by spray directly on all parts of the plant in the evening once a fortnight or as required. Test on a small area first to ensure your plants can tolerate it. There are so many brilliant brassicas to explore and discover other than ‘the big four’ and some you might consider for your garden include: bok choy (Brassica rapa, variety chinensis), brown mustard (Brassica juncea), collards (Brassica oleracea, variety acephala), kale (Brassica oleracea, variety acephala), kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea, variety gongylodes), turnip (Brassica rapa, variety rapa), horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), wasabi (Eutrema japonicum), watercress (Nasturtium officinale), white mustard (Sinapis alba), radish (Raphanus sativus), rock cress (genus Arabis), rocket (genus Sisymbrium) and even wasabi (Eutrema japonicum).

TIME TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY This week you could plant: broad beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, cress, leeks, mustard, onions, spring onions, peas, radishes, spinach, turnips, chives, coriander, dill, endive, garlic, rocket, calendula, carnation, cornflower, delphinium, everlasting daisies, foxgloves, honesty, lobelia, nigella, primula, snapdragon, statice, wallflower. AROUND THE COAST THIS WEEK

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Business & Property Sara Lee notches up 50 years on the Coast Their cheesecake is legendary, their orange cake is a classic, and over the years, their chocolate slab cake has featured at many birthdays all over the Central Coast. But now it is time for Sara Lee to celebrate its own birthday as it celebrates more 50 years of production at its factory in Lisarow. Sara Lee opened the factory in 1971 on what was previously a citrus orchard. The brand was originally started in the USA in the 1930s by Charles Lubin, who named his first bakery after his daughter, Sara Lee, after trying to master the cheesecake. When it made the move to Australia, Sara Lee officially opened on the Central Coast and has since been baking its famous cakes, pies, danishes, cheesecakes, and croissants for many across Australia, New Zealand, and further abroad. Sara Lee Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, Mark Mackaness, has been with the company for two years and said he doesn’t know many other brands which have stood the test of time as Sara Lee

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has. “It is one of those businesses that, because of its location on the Central Coast, has a rich employment history in the local area,” Mackaness said. “We tend to get a lot of families who work here over many generations. “But also our work culture itself is different. “Sara Lee has a family environment, and it sort of builds on some of those same values you have in families. “Within our production

facility, it’s not just line operators. “We really take our experience of baking to heart, employing a lot of pastry chefs and bakers from around the local community.” Mackaness said the orchards that originally surrounded the factory influenced the flavours of the products. “The benefit of having the orchards nearby was they used to pick the oranges for the orange cake, which has always been a big product for the Sara Lee portfolio,” he said.

“That has since changed, but it kinda talks a little bit to the way the business has evolved - natural ingredients, local ingredients, lots of handmade products in the early stages. “We now use more technology, but that said, just short of 90 per cent of all of our ingredients are still sourced locally.” Apart from the basic slab cakes, some other products include the chocolate ganache baked cheesecake, the French vanilla cheesecake, sticky date pudding, deep dish rustic apple

crumble pie and blueberry danishes. Mackaness said only ingredients you can find in an average kitchen are used. “If you look at our ingredients list, they’re the sort of stuff that you would find in an average kitchen cupboard,” he said. “Even though we are a scaled-up operation and a bigger business, that doesn’t stop us having a focus on the things that matter. “Quality natural ingredients which are familiar with people today is really important, and

then I think it’s the process as well. “If you come to our factory, it’s no different to a larger scale kitchen; we have giant-sized mixes, etc. “The last part (of our success) is the quality of our people; we employ pastry chefs, and we employ bakers and people with expertise in that field. “It is a great brand that started here on the Central Coast and something we have always been very proud of.” Jerry Sammut has worked at Sara Lee for 34 years and remembers a time when it was the size of a three-bedroom house. “Gosh yeah, the factory has changed a lot; you would not recognise it,” Sammut said. “I am a supervisor now, but I started off as a general hand and worked my way up, completing different courses here and there. “There has been no reason to leave, they have treated me well. “I love the sticky date pudding, it is my favourite product.” Jacinta Counihan

Fair Work recovers unpaid wages in NDIS sector The three businesses were among a total of 27, also including NDIS providers in western Sydney and inner-east Melbourne, which were investigated by Fair Work inspectors between September 2019 and July 2020. In total, the FWO recovered $43,204 in unpaid wages for 322 workers.

The most common contraventions related to underpayment of the minimum wage, followed by underpayments of weekend penalty rates and failure to pay travel allowances. Businesses audited offered various forms of assistance to NDIS users, such as accommodation services, household tasks, community

participation and personal mobility equipment. Fair Work Ombudsman, Sandra Parker, said inspectors targeted locations where there had been growth in NDIS provider numbers and where more vulnerable workers were being employed. “The FWO was concerned about the potential for non-

compliance with workplace laws among NDIS service providers because of the sector’s rapid growth, with increased competition from new, relatively inexperienced employers,” Parker said. “The Fair Work Ombudsman’s investigation should serve as a reminder to new employers and those in expanding industries about the importance

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Dust off those dancing shoes Get ready to put on your dancing shoes because all restrictions on dancing at pubs, nightclubs, and weddings across the Central Coast and NSW have been lifted. Venues still have to abide by social distancing rules, with at least 25 people allowed before they have to comply with the one person per 2sqm rule. The easing of restrictions came into effect on March 29. The Sunken Monkey Hotel General Manager, Sean Wagstaff, said the move would make managing the venue easier. “It is really good news as it has been a massive year for the industry,” Wagstaff said. “There have been hard times, and it has been difficult with all of the changes. “It will definitely be good to let people enjoy themselves by listening to live music. “It also means we start planning for events in the future.” Wagstaff is hoping to start up

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an old school/commercial night on Saturday nights for an older crowd but also said he would not forget about the youngsters. “Through COVID, we realised the venue did well without the nightclub, so we have decided to move away from this direction a little,” he said. “We will still hold night club nights once a month.” In other restriction easing

rules which came in on March 29, masks are no longer compulsory for public transport, although still strongly recommended. Weddings and funerals are no longer be restricted, with singing now allowed, including in places of worship. There is no cap on visitors in the home, however, if there are more than 100 people, there must be a COVID-19 safety

plan and electronic recording of visitor details. Up tp 200 people are now allowed at personal outdoor public gatherings, and 100 per cent seated capacity is permitted at entertainment venues, including stadiums and theatres, Businesses and other organisations still need to ensure they keep accurate records of all attendances,

including through QR Codes, to enable fast contact tracing in the event of any community transmission. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the latest easing of restrictions was a significant step forward as NSW continues its COVID-19 recovery. “With no community transmission and our quarantine and frontline workers now receiving their

second vaccinations, the timing is right to further ease restrictions across the State,” Berejiklian said. “As we do this, it is important we don’t let our guard down and continue to check-in at venues, keep our social distance and get tested if we have even the mildest of symptoms.” Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, said the further lifting of restrictions would help support businesses and jobs across the state. “Today, we take another big stride in the right direction; easing restrictions is important in helping businesses return to normal, it’s like a jab of confidence for the economy,” Perrottet said. Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, said the initial focus of the vaccination program on frontline quarantine, border and healthcare workers reduced the risk of COVID being introduced into the community from an overseas source. Jacinta Counihan

New package to encourage people to Love NSW Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed the announcement of a new $51.5M economic package from the State Government designed to encourage people back into the Sydney CBD, re-ignite live music across the state, and support jobs in the accommodation, entertainment and tourism sectors. The package includes a $24M Live Music Support allocation to Destination NSW to be administered in partnership

with Create NSW and the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner. There is also $5.5M for a Business Events Industry Support package to assist businesses in Greater Sydney and across NSW and $2M for a Tourism Industry Marketing Support package through the Love NSW campaign. Up to 200,000 accommodation vouchers valued at $100 will also be available to NSW residents to be spent with registered accommodation providers within the Sydney CBD.

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Create NSW would boost the ailing events and music industry on the Central Coast. “We have so much talent on the Central Coast and support to showcase this talent will help local venues get through the traditional quieter winter months. “In the meanwhile, the current Dine and Discover program has launched on the Central Coast and I encourage all eligible community members to download their Dine and Discover vouchers and frequent a venue that has done it tough through COVID.

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effects,” Powell said at the Wall Street Jobs Summit. “That could create some upward pressure on prices.” The sell-off and Powell’s comments spooked stockmarkets. The Nasdaq, home of America’s tech powerhouses, fell 0.43%. Closer to home, the Reserve Bank responded by bringing forward some of its bond purchases, as part of its commitment to anchor the three-year bond yield to its 0.10% target. The goings-on here and abroad are significant, but experts don’t expect borrowing to get costlier any time soon. “Today we received confirmation that the RBA is in no way contemplating adjusting its current monetary policy settings, and reconfirmed its commitment to a sustained economic recovery,” says Anthony Doyle,

cross-asset specialist at Fidelity International. “It continues to maintain that significant gains in employment are required to generate materially higher wages growth. As a result, it reconfirmed its guidance that this is unlikely to occur until 2024 at the earliest.” Stephen Miller, an investment strategist at Grant Samuel Funds Management, says the

RBA is holding firm on rates to stop the Aussie dollar from taking off. “The world’s central banks are playing a game of competitive devaluation – a currency cage match,” he says. “The RBA has no choice but to remain in the cage by maintaining measures whose purpose is, among other things, to prevent the AUD from

appreciating to a level that compromises international competitiveness and compromising its activity, employment and inflation objectives.” Then there’s the all-important impact rising rates would have on the property market which, according to CoreLogic, is seeing the fastest price increases in 17 years. “The outlook may be positive,

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New skills training program focuses on hospitality The NSW Government’s first JobTrainer Skilling for Recovery program has kicked off at Baker Street in Gosford, educating and teaching young people the skills of hospitality. The pre-employment training program provides fee‑free or low‑fee training courses for young people, job seekers and school leavers, to help them gain skills in industries with job growth and skills needed. Owner of Baker Street, Chef Daniel, is the first businessperson on the Central Coast to be involved in running the training program’s practical element. “My involvement as a qualified industry professional is to give my take on who we should teach, how we should teach it, and show kids and adults how we should do hospitality properly,” Chef Daniel said. “The course will start with basic hygiene, how to make all your basic café things; sandwiches, coffees, and things like that. “That will be the start, but it will eventuate into full

(L-R) Statewide Business Training (SBT) Training and Development Manager, Ryan Hartley, Chef Daniel, and Training Services NSW Skill Broker, Petrina Waddell

hospitality training and full chef courses.” The program comes after the end of the JobKeeper initiative which has placed pressure on young people who are unskilled and/or unemployed. Petrina Waddell works for Training Services NSW and is the Skill Broker representative for the Central Coast. Her job is to locate new staff who are trained and ready to fill roles with specific skill

requirements, and find ways to upskill existing, newly employed, or redeployed staff either into a new role at the business or into a role at another business. “I am looking after the Central Coast region, and today we are looking at hospitality,” Waddell said as the program launched. “We will be going through many other industries as well. “I am out with employers and asking them what they want,

instead of just hosting a generic training program. “Under the recovery of COVID, we want now to get people highly skilled in the hospitality sector. “I know Chef Daniel has a passion for really lifting the standard of hospitality workers in the Gosford CBD, and we want to support that by doing a funded program.” Ryan Hartley is the Training and Development Manager for

the registered training organisation, Statewide Business Training (SBT). He has worked in partnership with the NSW government and Chef Daniel to deliver the program. “We provide the accredited training; we have the accredited trainers and the industry experts, and we roll out the training and tap into the funds for the students looking for employment and training,”

Hartley said. The program is eligible for youth aged 17-24 who are unemployed, registered with Centrelink, about to be redeployed or made redundant, and workers who are expected to become unemployed. Chef Daniel said he wants to help to bring quality staff to hospitality and show youth the great elements involved in the industry. “I want to really infect the Central Coast with perfection, professionalism and style and actually make hospitality sexy,” he said. “You don’t have to be just in the kitchen, you can be all around the world with hospitality and meet people from everywhere. “I want to be able to infect kids with all my passion and love for hospitality and show them they do have a choice and they can make something happen and become something, just like I did, and just as every other chef or hospitality worker did. “It is really important we inspire the young ones.” Jacinta Counihan

Coast businesses hold their breath as JobKeeper ends There is a degree of nervousness across the Central Coast as more than 5,000 local businesses face the repercussions of the end of JobKeeper on March 28, says Business NSW Regional Director Paula Martin. “Whilst all towns across the region utilised the stimulus package, there were areas with heavier dependencies on it like Tuggerah, Wyong, The Entrance and the Peninsula who may be up for some challenging times in the next few months,” Martin said. “Tourism, events and the arts businesses are the most affected but there are also businesses we don’t think of like racing clubs through to pest control businesses which have done it tough. “The recent flooding events have showed us yet again how fragile the business community is and towns reliant on visitor trade have been hit yet again with uncertainty which is why we are encouraging Easter holiday visitors not to cancel their plans. “The recently launched Dine and Discover voucher scheme is an ideal way to show your support as well as help our

small businesses get through the quieter months of the year.” While many businesses in the region may have to face the reality of letting staff go as the supplement ends, another aspect of concern is the flowon effect which could be felt by other businesses, as clients continue to battle the effects of COVID-19 without the ongoing support of JobKeeper payments. One such business is Central Coast Timber Pest Reports. Owner Keith Andrews said he was anticipating a temporary lull in business. “We have found that whenever money gets tight, we

go quiet,” Andrews said. During past periods of economic difficulty, Andrews said his business had experienced a 20 per cent drop. “It happens when people don’t have the money to spend on essentials and there is usually a 4-5 week period before things start to pick up again,” he said. Despite appeals from some quarters for a continuation of JobKeeper, the Federal Government says it has achieved its objectives of supporting businesses and saving jobs, preserving employment relationships and

delivering much needed income support across the economy. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said JobKeeper was an economic lifeline which helped keep around a million businesses in business and 3.8 million Australians in a job at the height of the pandemic. “The RBA estimated that JobKeeper saved at least 700,000 jobs,” Frydenberg said. “When JobKeeper was announced on March 30, 2020, Australia was standing on the edge of an economic abyss. “We were all witness to the confronting scenes of tens

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Phase 1a vaccinations commence Trauma Nurse Consultant Pete Mackay was the first health professional to receive the COVID-19 vaccination on March 22, as phase 1a of the roll out commenced at Gosford Hospital. Mackay, who works in the Emergency Departments at both Gosford and Wong hospitals, said he was grateful to be the first staff member to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of the Federal Government’s nationwide vaccination program. “In my role I care for a number of trauma patients during each shift, each of them varying in their conditions, needs and vulnerabilities,” he said. “Having the COVID-19 vaccine gives me extra

assurance that I’m going to be keeping myself, my patients, my colleagues and when I get home, my loved ones safe.” Gosford Hospital is one of the latest hospitals in NSW to be set up to provide AstraZeneca vaccinations to health staff as part of the vaccine roll out. The first staff members who will receive their vaccine at Gosford Hospital will be those working in COVID-19 clinics, Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units at Gosford and Wyong hospitals. All other healthcare workers including medical and tertiary students with placements in the Central Coast Local Health District will be part of the Phase 1b rollout of the vaccine. CCLHD CEO, Dr Andrew Montague, said the first vaccinations were an “exciting milestone in our response to

the COVID-19 pandemic”. “The establishment of the Gosford Hospital Regional Vaccination Hub means that we’re now able to provide those with the greatest risks of potential exposure to COVID-19 access to the vaccine as close to their homes as possible,” Montague said. “I’d like to thank the staff for their ongoing efforts and also thank everyone who has been involved in the planning and set up of the Gosford Hospital hub.” Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said 200 staff members were set to receive the jab each day from March 22. “Every single one of the 8,000 nurses, doctors and health staff on the Central

Coast will be offered a vaccination over the next 10 weeks,” Crouch said. “A second dose of the Astrazeneca vaccine will then be administered to each person after 12 weeks.” A second vaccination clinic will soon be established at Wyong Hospital. For more information about COVID-19 vaccination in NSW, visit the NSW Health website. For the most up-to-date information on Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination program, visit the Australian Department of Health website Source: Media release, Mar 22 Central Coast Local Health District Media release, Mar 24 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch Pete Mackay was the lucky first

Siblings brave the shave In support of their father, who is battling lymphoma, three Lisarow siblings have shaved their heads for the World’s Greatest Shave to raise money for other families going through a similar experience.

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Declan Squire (19), along with his brother, Riley (16), and sister, Araluen (21), took part in the shave on March 12 and have since raised over $9500. “Someone mentioned the World’s Greatest Shave to me and that they were doing it,” Declan said. “I decided that I would as well

because I would not want anyone to go through what we have.” The siblings’ father has been fighting a cancer that attacks the immune system for the past few years. Declan said his father had undergone treatment, but with little effect, causing him physical, mental, and emotional pain over this period. “We all stay positive and do everything we can for him in this time, but we have come to see that there is something we can do for others suffering similar circumstances,” he said.

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GEORGIA LIENEMANN This is the final instalment of our guide to Autumnal eating and we’re hearing from Jenna Logan from local business Meals 4 Mummas – an Ayurvedic postpartum meal delivery service for newborn mothers, servicing Sydney to Newcastle.

Ayurveda is an ancient Indian health science with over 5000 years of practice. It is a system of health and wellness that matches diet, lifestyle and herbs to the individual using our very own unique biocharacteristics – which refer to your body shape, size, appetite, cravings and bone structure. The Ayurvedic system describes all people, the climate and foods through the lens of the ‘doshas’: vata (wind), pitta (fire), and kapha (water). Whilst this concept, which is foundational to the system of Ayurveda, seems poetic, it provides remarkable insight into how best to eat for our individual type. They view the ratio of vata, pitta, and kapha characteristics similarly to how we view a person’s constitution and believe it determines our physical, mental, and emotional character traits – as well as our

unique strengths and weaknesses. This ratio is unique to us and therefore we need to make changes or adjustments to our lifestyle based on them, rather than it being one-diet-fits-all scenario. This allows you to tune in to what your body needs and you can begin eliminating foods that quite simply do not agree with you and be more curious to try new foods and see how you respond. The first principle of Ayurveda is ‘you are what you digest’, not merely what you eat. Simply put, you can eat the most nutritious diet but if your body is unable to break those foods down and digest them it’s all for naught. This concept is a great way to introduce seasonal eating from an Ayuvedic perspective. Rather than Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn, Ayurveda divides the year into three seasons: vata season, which goes from late Autumn into early Winter; kapha season, from the coldest, darkest part of Winter into Spring; and pitta season, the hottest time of year from late Spring to early Autumn. On the Central Coast, we have

wonderful access to fresh, locally grown produce. Eating foods that are grown in season means you are consuming food that has not been sitting in storage just so that you can have year-round access to certain fruits and vegetables. Eating what is in season supports your system in what it needs to meet the demands of the season. Eating light salads in winter just isn’t going to cut it. Autumn is the time to put the building blocks in place ahead of Winter, to support your body, come the colder months. It’s the time to focus on more nourishing foods, referred to as ‘Ojas’ in the Ayurvedic system, which for Autumn are root vegetables and warming, slow-cooked meals. Cooling temperatures pull blood inward to the core as the body scrambles to protect itself from heat loss. The extremities lose access to blood and warmth, drying out the skin on the arms, legs and eventually the colon. The core of the body rich with blood, conversely, improves appetite just in time to nourish and insulate the skin with a fresh layer of fat. It’s especially important for ‘vata’ constitutional types, to ensure they are well nourished coming into this vata season of

the year as they are the most vulnerable to the detrimental effects of overlooking warming foods. Food to Eat 1. Healthy fats. Ghee is every Vata’s best friend, especially during windy and cool Vata season. Consume as many healthy fats as possible. This can include: raw milk, olive oil, nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, hazelnuts), seeds (sunflower, pumpkin), avocado, and of course the golden elixir of life, ghee. 2. Warm, cooked and heavy foods. Stick to warm and easily digestible meals such as stews, soups, basmati or brown or wild rice, dahl, and cooked root vegetables. 3. Hot, nourishing beverages. Spiced teas such as ginger, licorice, and cinnamon are balancing for light and airy Vata. To make a wonderful turmeric milk: melt 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder with 1/2 teaspoon of cardamon powder in one cup of warm milk, on the stove. When the spices have assimilated into the milk, add 1 tsp of raw honey. This delicious beverage helps with immunity and calms the nerves. It will also help with sound sleep. 4. Spices. These exotic Ayurvedic spices not only

taste amazing, they are also energetically warming and grounding and Vatapacifying. Additionally, they help with digestion, which Vata may struggle with. Try: turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, black pepper, or saffron. 5. Broths. Sip on homemade vegetable broth, chicken broth, bone broth, as the weather cools. It is also a good idea to drink warm water throughout the day. Foods to Avoid 1. Raw foods and salads. These are difficult to digest in Vata season and will unbalance you during this time. Summer (Pitta season) is the best time to eat raw vegetables. 2. Bitter, astringent and pungent foods. Indulge instead in sweet, salty and sour tastes, which will balance Vata. 3. Leftovers, raw foods, canned foods, processed foods these will aggravate Vata. Eating fresh, homemade, sattvic meals is best for Vata types. 4. Coffee and caffeinated tea. Especially for Vata-dominant types, these are too stimulating. Consume in moderation. 5. Dry snack foods. This includes chips, popcorn, crackers, and dry, cold cereal

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Lots of fun activities during school holidays Kids won’t find themselves bored this Easter holidays with Central Coast Council hosting a selection of activities for the whole family to enjoy. Over the two-week break, everything from nature tours and live entertainment to online escape rooms and sports clinics will be offered at different locations across the Coast. Kids can head to the town centres of Gosford, Toukley, The Entrance and Wyong to be involved in interactive activities and workshops such as Easter craft, sensory play and minifarm animals, bubble soccer, laser tag and more. On Easter Saturday, families can head to Memorial Park at The Entrance to meet a roving giant Easter bunny. A series of clinics and workshops will be held for older children such as the Bowl Groms Skate and Scootering Skills Workshops at Blue Haven and Basketball Clinics for children aged 7 to 13 at Niagara

Flavours by the Sea will finish up the holiday activities on April 17

Park Stadium. Aspiring young musicians can participate in a special skills workshop with talented singer/songwriter Fletcher Pilon or learn how to drop the beat in a two-day DJ workshop. Those looking to upgrade their professional skills can undertake free Responsible

Service of Alcohol and Barista training. The Green Living Kids workshops are also back, where they can make worm towers, insect hotels and beeswax wraps while learning about sustainability. Council will be running a series of nature walking tours

across the bushlands and nature reserves, where families can spot wildlife and learn more about nature. Children can become a citizen scientist and discover creatures in local waterways as part of the Waterbug Blitz workshop. A variety of swimming programs and inflatable pool

courses will take place at Council’s pools. At Council’s libraries, kids can get involved in a range of online and face to face activities such as exploring the science of robotics with Ozobots, entering the world of tabletop gaming with Paints of War, or taking part in an escape room.

The Laycock Street Community Theatre will also be hosting some kid-friendly shows such as high-calibre acrobats, comedy, live music, and high-flying tricks with Brass Monkeys. To finish off the holidays, Council’s multicultural event, Flavours by the Sea, will be held on April 17 at The Entrance from 11am-3pm. The event will celebrate the region’s diversity with a taste of the world’s best food, music and art by offering Spanish, German and Vietnamese food stalls, a beer and wine bar by Six String Brewery, an Indigenous Art Exhibition and a main stage line-up including headliner, Christine Anu, and supports Salsa Kingz and Dogma. More information on times and tickets can be found at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ schoolholidays. Source Media release, Mar 29 Central Coast Council

Review of K-2 English and Maths syllabuses welcomed The Central Coast Council of P&Cs (CCCP&C) and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, are encouraging teachers, parents and the broader community to help shape new English and Maths syllabuses for Kindergarten to Year 2. Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell, said the release of the new curriculum for feedback is the first major milestone in the NSW Government’s ambitious curriculum reform, which will see a new focus on the core subjects Maths, English and Science. Crouch said the proposed English and Maths syllabuses would prioritise the basics and help to raise standards. “This review of the school curriculum has been commissioned by the NSW Government and is the first of its kind in 30 years,” he said. “The world has changed so much over the past 30 years and the school curriculum must keep pace, so that our youngest students can build strong foundations for their future.” Crouch said 45 expert Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 teachers had already provided their feedback but the Government is also inviting Central Coast teachers, parents

and community members to have their input. Mitchell said literacy and numeracy skills are critical to unlocking young people’s potential while at school, improving their academic outcomes and enhancing their careers. “The new curriculum will see all educators teaching essential knowledge in evidence-based sequences for our students to build important foundational knowledge,” she said. “We have prioritised essential content and provided clear examples to teachers to reduce ambiguity. “Teachers are the drivers of student outcomes. “By reducing the clutter and confusion for teachers, it allows them to focus on their students. “Our approach to these reforms is evidence-driven and focused on student success. “The feedback we have had from teachers is very positive and confirms we are moving in the right direction.” CCCP&C President, Sharryn Brownlee, said the organisation was pleased to see changes finally being made to the K-2 curriculum to ensure that children are given every learning tool to ensure they are able to read and write. “Hopefully these changes will

ensure that no student reaches high school struggling with reading and writing,” Brownlee said.

“More support needs to be in place though, for those children with a learning disability and early diagnosis is key.”

Public feedback will be accepted until Friday, April 30. To read the consultation materials and provide

feedback, go to: www. educationalstandards.nsw. edu.au. Terry Collins

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Over 230kg of rubbish collected Avoca Markets teamed up with community environmental group, Sea Shepard Central Coast, on March 28 to pick up 231kg of rubbish from the beach and surrounding areas at Avoca. The activity was in conjunction with the markets and was part of the nation-wide Clean Up Australia Day initiative.

Avoca Markets Organiser, Brad Cardis, said the clean-up went extremely well, with over 50 people joining in. “We had a huge response from the public who helped clean up over 231kg of garbage from the beach,” Cardis said. Sea Shepard recorded picking up 200 cigarette butts, 380 plastic food packages, 140 hard and solid plastics, 2515

pieces of foam insulation, and 102 glass beer stubbies. “I wanted to thank Sea Shepard for being involved in the day and helping to run this great initiative,” Cardis said. “I also wanted to thank the local community for getting involved and helping to make our area a cleaner and better place.” Jacinta Counihan

Turn those clocks back We all get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday night, April 4, with clocks going back an hour at 3am due to the end of daylight saving. The return to standard time will enable early risers, morning joggers, dog walkers and shift workers to make the most of

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The Terrigal Surf Club will host its annual ocean swim fundraiser this Easter long weekend. On Saturday, April 3, the event will include a 1km swim kicking off at 9am, and a 2km swim at 10am. Chair of the Committee, Wendy Walsh, said this is the club’s 20th annual ocean swim. “We get around 300 to 400 people each year,” Walsh said. “A lot of people come from out of town, which is nice. “It is a day for the whole

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family. “All of the money raised goes towards keeping the club ticking over.” The swim course is not decided until the day, and this is the first time timing devices will be used for the event. Accom Properties is the sponsor of the event and will host a raffle on the day. Registration costs $25 for the 1km, $30 for the 2km, or $40km for both swims. Jacinta Counihan

Call for nominations for Seniors Awards Central Coast residents are being encouraged to nominate seniors who are helping make their communities an inspiring place to live for the NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Awards. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member

for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the Awards would celebrate the work of inspirational seniors. “Seniors continue to go above and beyond as volunteers, carers and role models throughout our community,” Crouch said. “If you know a senior who helps make the Central Coast a

better place to live, I strongly encourage you to nominate them.” Local Achievement Awards will be presented as part of an exciting schedule of events across the ste for this year’s NSW Seniors Festival. The NSW Seniors Festival is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and

enables older people to engage with each other, their community, ageing services and relevant businesses. Acting Minister for Seniors, Geoff Lee, said the Festival and Awards highlight the important role seniors play in the community. “This annual Festival is about celebrating the positive impact

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9. Recipients of the Local Achievement Awards will be announced during the NSW Seniors Festival, which runs from April 13-24. Source: Media release, Mar 29 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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team’s players being selected for the NSW State team. These players are Dougal Alexander, Hugh Wickert, Lee Cormack, Cody Tribe, Brett Griffin and Michael O’Connor. The win also marks a hopeful beginning to a new era of hockey on the Central Coast, this being the first State competition held here since the completion of facility upgrades from April to June, 2020. The implementation of these upgrades were led by Johnson who was also subsequently named the Volunteer of the Year at their annual Awards Night on March 25. In Johnson’s own words, it was pleasing seeing the growth of his sport, the success of the local teams and the enjoyment that it is bringing to families. “By doing all that work last year, it has enabled us to compete in this tournament and actually win it, so I get gratification from seeing the

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IN MEMORIAM HORNERY, Margaret Ann (Ann) nee Morris Passed away 23/3/2021 Late of East Gosford Beloved wife of Ted (deceased) and adored mother of Megan. Dearly loved sister of Wilma, Noela, Neville (deceased), John (deceased) and Pam and loved by their families. Aged 81 years Forever in our hearts Family and friends are warmly invited to attend the funeral service for Ann on Wednesday 7th April, 2021 at Erina Chapel 376 The Entrance Rd, Erina Heights commencing at 11:30am then proceed to Point Clare Cemetery, Coolarn Ave, Point Clare for a graveside service.

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Northern clubs dominate senior grade cricket finals CRICKET The 2020-21 Central Coast Cricket Association season has come to an end with the conclusion of the First and Second Grade Opens finals over the weekend from Saturday to Sunday, March 27-28. Over the two days of cricket at Tuggerah Sporting Complex, Northern Central Coast clubs showed their dominance with a Second Grade win to LisarowOurimbah over The Entrance and a First Grade win to The Entrance over Terrigal Matcham. The First Grade match ended in a decisive victory for the Seagulls, defeating the Bellbirds by eight wickets. After winning the toss and sending the Bellbirds in to bat, the Seagulls started strong through Mitch Starkey’s bowling, taking three wickets, including the big wicket of Ryan James for a duck, to have the Bellbirds reeling at 4/46. However, the Bellbirds fought back with Kristian Mitchell and James Kennedy combining for a 95 run partnership to get the Terrigal team back in control of the game. When Kennedy was dismissed for a very well made 51 runs, Harry Brien continued the good work before Dylan Bennett took two wickets in two balls, first dismissing Mitchell for 59 and then captain Alex Patterson on the next ball for a duck. This quick change in momentum pushed the Bellbirds back on the ropes at 7/155. Brien was joined by Nick Toohey and the pair added 22 runs before Brien fell for 25 runs. This led to the demise of the Bellbirds’ batting play, with the remaining batsmen falling in quick succession for an end score of 187 runs.

The Entrance’s First Grade winning team

Throughout this innings, Starkey continued his bowling form to finish with 5/45, while Bennett and Adam Taylor took two wickets each. Despite finishing strong, the Seagulls had a nervous start with the bat in hand, with Ashley Hardy being dismissed for six runs from 31 balls. However, from here it was a straight shoot to the title for the top rated batting line up that never gave the Bellbirds

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Hemming finished with 23 runs not out, while Hardy reached 81 not out, once again showing himself to be a big match player. For his impressive batting performance, Broc Hardy was awarded the Damien Wright Medall as the Man of the Match. For Terrigal Matcham, it has been another year of near misses, now making it three Grand Finals lost in three years. In the Second Grade, The

Entrance could not pull off the win, with an out-performing Lisarow Ourimbah team taking away the premiership after a very tough contest. For his amazing bowling figures of 8 wickets for 44 runs off 20.2 balls, Jason Buckley was declared Man of the Match. These two results have rounded off a topsy turvy cricket season on the Central Coast, one that suffered from early delays due to Coronavirus

restrictions and late delays due to the torrential wet weather of the previous week. Despite this, the year of cricket has been able to conclude on a positive note, with two finals played in pristine conditions. Source: Match reports, Mar 28-29 Scott Burkinshaw, Central Coast Cricket Association

Lisarow Ourimbah’s Second Grade winning team

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another look. After Ashley Hardy’s dismissal, Shaun Byfield was joined by Broc Hardy as the two put on a 94 run second wicket partnership to give all the momentum to their side. After Byfield was bowled, lbw, by Josh Bridge, for an excellent 68 runs, skipper Jeff Hemming joined the young Hardy and the two went on to finish with an unbeaten 81 run partnership to see The Entrance claim the premiership.

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First versus last ends in a draw

Two photos of Marcos Ureña celebrating his goal, pointing back at Daniel Bouman who came up with the assist

FOOTBALL A 1–1 draw against Melbourne Victory has cut the Central Coast Mariners’ A-league ladder lead to just 3 points above their next opponents, Adelaide United. Over 5,000 supporters attended the match on Saturday evening, March 27 with high expectations and great voice. But the home side got off to a bad start with Victory finding the opener through Callum McManaman in the 20th minute.

Victory’s Jake Brimmer stepped up for the free kick, finding McManaman unmarked on the right, before the forward volleyed the ball past Mariners’ keeper, Mark Birighitti, into the net. Despite the deficit, the hosts kept pressing, with several chances coming from Matt Simon and Oliver Bozanic going amiss as they searched for the equaliser. A yellow card was issued for Gianni Stensness in the 30th minute for a foul on Elvis Kamsoba. The Mariners finally levelled

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the score through striker Marcos Ureña in the 31st minute. A skilful dummy and turn set from Daniel Bouman down the right found Ureña in space, and the attacking forward slotted the ball home past Victory keeper, Matthew Acton. In the dying minutes, a foul on Bouman at the edge of the box heightened the crowd’s emotions. Referee, Alireza Faghani, issued a free kick but nothing came of it, with Ureña firing over the crossbar.

The Mariners looked to come on strong in the second half, immediately pressuring their opposition into a constant state of ultra-defence. In the 50th minute and just metres away from the box, Simon pounced on a stray ball in front of goal but was unable to find the net. A break of play allowed the sides to rest as Victory’s Storm Roux was carried off the pitch on a stretcher, replaced by Aaron Andersen. With the scoreboard level, play shifted from end to end.

Yet nothing stuck as Simon and Bozanic fired shots to no avail, with the visitors also having a chance through Kamsoba in the 77th minute. A double change for the Mariners in the 78th minute saw Michal Janota and Alou Kuol replace Ureña and Daniel DeSilva, as Victory also made a change with Birkan Kirdar coming on for Brimmer. Victory’s Nicholas Ansell was then shown a yellow card for holding back Kuol in the 79th minute. Once five added minutes were announced, the game

seemed to ramp up in tempo again, with the Mariners firing plenty of corners as the clock ticked closer to full-time. The final whistle saw the four man referee group booed off the pitch as they headed down the tunnel, with Mariners’ fans unhappy with several calls throughout the 90 minutes. The Mariners will now set for their next home game against a resurgent Adelaide United on Thursday, April 1, kick-off 7:40pm. Maisy Rae

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Paddles to the fore

Brisbane Water Paddlers at Davistown

Avid paddlers have the chance to race out on the open Brisbane Water on April 17, part of race four of the 2021 PaddleNSW Marathon Series. The race, starting at Davistown, will include 13

divisions which will race around a 5km lap course; Divisions 1-7 paddling four laps (20km), Division 8 paddling three laps (15km), Divisions 9-12 paddling two laps (10km), and Division 13 paddling one lap (5km). Brisbane Water Paddlers will

host the event with participants required to be registered with Paddle NSW before getting involved. President of Brisbane Water Paddlers, Craig Dodd, said division one is for elite paddlers who average around 13km an hour around the course.

“Those paddlers in division one are required to get out of the boat and run around a grass area before they get back in the water,” Dodd said. Brisbane Water Padders, affiliated with Paddle NSW, was established in 2015 and has grown into a club of competitive

and social paddlers of all sexes, ages, ethnicity, and abilities, running many races and social paddles each week. This is the fifth year the group has hosted the state-wide paddle event which has been running for over 30 years. Dodd said they hope to have

around 130 people attend and have previously had contestants aged anywhere from 18 to 75. The race will start at 9.30 am from Restella Ave, Davistown, and registration can be made through Paddle Australia. Jacinta Counihan

Late game clincher for Warriors RUGBY LEAGUE A try-fest at Canberra’s GIO Stadium on Saturday, March 27, between the Raiders and the Central Coast’s NZ Warriors saw the Warriors snatch victory with a try in the dying moments of the match. The Warriors got on the score sheet first through Addin Fonua-Blake in the fifth minute with a try that came from a first phase team attack involving four quick passes to find the prop in space 10 metres out. Four of the Raiders’ five tries then came one after the other, topped off by a successful field goal kick to leave the half time score positioned at 25 – 6 to the home side. The Warriors hit back early in the second half, starting almost straight away in the 42nd

minute through a 50 metre try orchestrated and scored by Kodi Nikorima. The halfback got his last touch on the ball on the 20 metre mark and sold a dummy before finding his way to the try line. The Raiders’ replied with a try to Ellito Whitehead.

An offload from Jarrod Croker found Jordan Rapana, who kept the ball alive with a kick downfield that was gathered in the goal area by the forward surging Whitehead. A successful conversion by Croker brought his side to 31 points. But from there it was all the

Warriors. First, Bayley Sironen scored his second try of the season under the post, capitalising on a nimble, spinning run of captain, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Their next try was scored by Ben Murdoch-Masila, coming from a questionable pass from Nikorima.

The home crowd were certainly sure the ball had gone forward, but referee, Henry Perenara, saw it otherwise. A 69th minute try to TuivasaSheck then brought the visitors within striking distance of the lead. The game’s last try came to Adam Pompey in the 78th

minute after the Warriors had carried the ball all the way from their own line in five tackles. Nikorima’s conversion put the Warriors’ lead out to three points. In one final turn of the game, in the very last minute, the Raiders had the opportunity to score, but a try saving tackle from Tuivasa-Sheck (and a VAR review) denied them. The nail-biting contest showed the Warriors class and their ability to come back from behind to win an 80 minute game of footy. The Warriors will now prepare for their next outing against the Sydney Roosters at Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday, April 4. Haakon Barry