Coast Community News 295 by Central Coast Newspapers

4 JUNE 2021

ISSUE 295

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Fire and Rescue responds to hazard spill

With submissions now having closed on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has joined the fight. See page 5

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Lisarow singer songwriter, Lucy Parle, has won the teen category in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for her song BACK UP. See page 17

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a hazardous materials spill at a concrete plant on Apollo Close, West Gosford, on June 3.

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FRNSW crews arrived to find a truck leaking fly ash due to a faulty valve. Attending crews worked to close the valve and safely disperse the fly ash. FRNSW rendered the area safe and no one was injured.

Asset Energy issues tender for subsea drilling equipment Asset Energy, a subsidiary of Advent Energy, has issued a call for tender for the provision of subsea wellhead equipment, materials and associated services for the Baleen drilling program, as part of the PEP-11 offshore gas and drilling project.

Diagram of the Baleen Prospect

This is despite the fact that Federal Minister for Resources, Keith Pitt, is yet to make a decision on renewal of the PEP11 permit, which expired on February 12. Renewal of the licence would allow oil and gas exploration drilling off the coast from Port Stephens to Sydney for another two years, with an area just off Lake Munmorah as a target site called the Baleen Prospect. In 2018, a seismic exploration

survey was carried out along a line of about 200kms over the Baleen Prospect. Asset Energy holds an 85 per cent interest in PEP-11 and is the operator of the permit, while Bounty Oil & Gas holds the remaining 15 per cent interest in the licence. Asset Energy Director, David Breeze, authorised the call for tender on Monday, May 31. “This equipment provides the foundation for the Baleen well and is the first stage of well construction,” Breeze said. “This is an important step in the preparation and planning for the Baleen 1 well (and) ensures that Asset Energy will be ready to commence drilling after relevant approvals have been received. Continued page 4

Highland Grove Preschool in Green Point has once again participated in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, raising over $500 for the Cancer Council. See page 35

Sport

The inaugural Toby Martin Award, an award that recognises the perseverance, courage and strength of young Toby Martin, who passed away following his battle with leukaemia, has been given to Archie Pulley. See page 38

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Air show deemed a resounding success

The Central Coast Sky Surfers (CCSS), based at Point Clare, will just one of the many groups exhibiting at the inaugural Central Coast Airshow at Warnervale over the weekend of May 22 and 23 See page 7

Rain didn’t deter scores of school students from their rally on Friday, May 21, to make a stand against Federal Government funding for what they claim to be dangerous gas and coal projects.

The Terrigal Trojans have moved to the top of both the Men’s and Women’s rugby ladders with convincing wins at The Haven last weekend.

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IPART decides Residents of the former Gosford local government area looking at a rates hike of more than 40 per cent from July 1, following an IPART decision on May 17 to approve a 15 per cent rate rise for Central Coast Council.

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With harmonisation of rates between the former Wyong and Gosford councils on track to proceed in tandem, those in the former Gosford LGA can expect to see a rate rise of 41.6 per cent. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal agreed to Council’s request for a Special Rate Variation (SV) of 15 per cent, inclusive of the 2 per cent cap, but for three years only. Despite receiving multiple private submissions protesting the rate rise, IPART said it had

assessed the Council’s application against Guidelines issued by the Office of Local Government (OLG) and had decided to approve a temporary SV of 15 per cent in 2021-22, which is to be retained for three years and then removed. “During this three-year period, the Council will be able to implement its proposed business recovery plan, consult with its ratepayers regarding appropriate service levels, and if required, apply for a permanent SV,” a statement from IPART said. The statement clarified that, together with the rates harmonisation process, businesses in the former Gosford LGA will see a 50.2 per cent rise and agriculture will face a whopping 53.2 per cent hike.

Residents and businesses in the former Wyong LGA will actually see rate reductions as part of the harmonisation process. “Many submissions we received vocalised ratepayers’ concerns about the proposed higher rates in light of the Council’s current financial position,” IPART said. “These concerns need to be balanced against the Council’s financial need and its requirement to deliver ongoing community services. “Without the special variation, the Council’s financial position (would) continue to deteriorate and it may have difficulty repaying its loans. “However, there is some uncertainty around the Council’s long term financial modelling as (it) has only

recently started implementing a program of substantial cost containment measures.” IPART said it had considered all the concerns and issues raised in submissions. “Stakeholders considered that ratepayers should not be responsible for the Council’s mistakes,” it said. “Most of the submissions from stakeholders opposed the SV and raised concerns around the Council’s financial mismanagement of funds and the Administrator’s assertion that the use of restricted funds was unlawful. “Some also argued the Council should be more accountable for its actions which led to its poor financial situation, or that the Audit Office should have done more to prevent the mismanagement

including restricted reserves being unlawfully spent. “We acknowledge these concerns and the understandable anger ratepayers feel. “Nevertheless, the Council clearly does have a financial need for the SV.” Even so, IPART found that Council’s application for a permanent increase in general income was not appropriate given the purpose of the SV and uncertainty around the Council’s financial position, hence the three-year limit. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said if the rate rise had been a decision for the State Government to make, it would not have been approved. Continued page 4

Two successful businesswomen have started a female founders - women in business community group called Sub Rosa – Real Women’s Business. See page 27

Sport

The Terrigal Avoca Panthers have emerged triumphant in the top of the table clash against the Killarney Vale Bombers in both the Black Diamond Cup Women and Men’s leagues. See page 38

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Administrator implores the community to get the facts around asset sales Central Coast Council is reminding the community to have their say on the next stage of the asset sales program, Tranche 3, which closes for consultation at 5pm on Friday, May 28. The consultation forms part of Council’s business recovery plan which required a review of property assets that could be sold to assist with the current financial situation. Administrator, Rik Hart, said that to date there had been more than 800 responses from the community, along with spreading of misinformation. “There has been a lot of concerns raised from the community based on hearsay, which are completely

inaccurate and creating unnecessary distress,” Hart said. “It must be stressed that Council is only considering selling one percent of its property portfolio, and of what is listed for potential sale, there are only 13 open space areas listed to be rezoned before sale, which are all in close proximity to other open space areas. “I implore the community to get the facts and take the time to read the frequently asked questions and the interactive map, which provides specific details for individual parcels, such conditions of sale to allow for continued public parking. “It is also important to note that only parcels classified as operational land and zoned for

the correct purpose of sale, will initially go back to Council for endorsement to sell, and these can be identified as the blue pins on the online interactive map. “Other properties that need to be rezoned or reclassified prior to sale require an in-depth, lengthy process that can take up to 18 months and include further chances for the community to have their say. “I want to emphasise the significant liquidity issue that Council is facing, which needs to be resolved as quickly as possible in order for community infrastructure to be maintained and community services to continue. “The sale of assets, along with the 15 percent rate rise, are crucial components of our

business recovery plan, which was adopted by the last Council sitting, and will allow us to deliver much needed capital to improve Council’s financial position and provide assurance to our lenders. “This urgent need for income may override historic strategic direction, with potential for the community better realised by the private sector. “Any parcels sold will not only provide economic return from the sale of land, but also provide opportunity to raise income from future rates as well as realise savings from maintenance costs and loss of depreciation of assets. “Properties are either being sold through a competitive sales and marketing campaign to ensure the best sale price, or

in the case of direct sales with a proposed buyer, properties are sold at no less than the market value determined by an independent valuer. “I encourage the community to inform themselves and if you are still concerned over any land that is earmarked for potential sale or have ideas about how the land could be better utilised, make sure to have your say,” Hart said. He said Bateau Bay Library would remain open at its current location until an improved service was relocated within the shopping centre, where it will continue to be managed and operated by Council.

This National Volunteer Week, children’s education charity, The Smith Family, is celebrating the contributions of more than 8,000 volunteers who make its work possible. See page 34

Sport

“It was a great economic boost for the region, the weather was perfect for both pilots and the spectators, everything flowed smoothly

In a season defining match at AAMI Park on Saturday evening, Melbourne City have beaten the Central Coast Mariners 1 – 0... See page 39

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need to give a shout out to them as well,” Codrington said. He said community support was exceptionally good. “It certainly demonstrates that we have the capacity to put these shows on for the benefit of the Central Coast and that the airport is truly a community infrastructure. “As a way of giving back to the Central Coast, we would

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suffering from genuine hardship, and for those behind on rates in that circumstance our teams have worked with them to plan repayments,” Mr Hart said. “However, more than half of the properties targeted in this sale have outstanding rates for more than five years, and all other attempts for Council to address this has failed. “It also includes 50 vacant properties that are more than one year in arrears and have not provided an application for

genuine hardship or entered into an arrangement that meets Council guidelines for payment. “In such a dire financial situation, we can no longer expect other ratepayers to subsidise these unpaid properties.” Council said it would not proceed with the sale of any land owned by pensioners but it noted that pensioner land meeting the criteria for sale for rates equal the value of $2,249,609. Council said collections for

unpaid rates follow two processes: Internal collections for unpaid rates start at 15 days in arrears for amounts over $10. Unpaid rates balances that exceed $2,000, inclusive of both water and rates charges, are outsourced to a legal services provider for recovery at two or more quarters in arrears (about 6-7 months overdue). There are several strategies that are used by the legal service provider to settle

arrears with rate payers with starts with a contact letter and moves on to a notice of legal action and many steps later it may end with a recommendation for sale. Council requires that arrangements to pay must not exceed nine months, inclusive of new bills, unless supported by an application for genuine hardship. Source Press Release; Central Coast Council Meeting Highlights Email May 25.

Sport

In the first home game for the Sydney Ice Dogs at their new home venue, the Erina Ice Arena, the team has recorded its first win. See page 37

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Council has exhausted all other avenues available under the Local Government Act to recover these rates and will now move to sell 123 properties by public auction. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the sales were the option of last resort. “We understand that some members of our community are suffering from genuine hardship, and for those behind on rates in that circumstance,

our teams have worked with them to plan repayments,” Hart said. “However, more than half of the properties targeted in this sale have outstanding rates for more than five years, and all other attempts by Council to address this has failed. “It also includes 50 vacant properties that are more than one year in arrears and have not provided an application for genuine hardship or entered into an arrangement that meets Council guidelines for payment. “In such a dire financial situation, we can no longer expect other ratepayers to

subsidise these unpaid properties.” Council said it would not proceed with the sale of any land owned by pensioners, but it noted that pensioner land which met the criteria for sale to recover rates, equalled the value of $2,249,609. In the former Wyong local government area, there are a total 80 properties with outstanding rates, and 46 with outstanding water rates. There are 25 vacant properties, seven business properties, 14 residential properties and 34 pensioner residential properties.

In the former Gosford Council area, there are 25 vacant properties, two business, 50 residential and 110 pensioner residential. Council said collections for unpaid rates followed two processes. Internal collections for unpaid rates start at 15 days in arrears for amounts over $10. Unpaid rates that exceed $2,000, inclusive of both water and rates charges, are outsourced to a legal service provider for recovery at two or more quarters in arrears (about 6-7 months overdue).

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Super Mums in dramatic surf rescue

Source: Media release, May 25 Central Coast Council

A daring rescue at Umina Beach last month has led to calls for increased signage at a popular tourist spot after a family was involved in an almost fatal accident.

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Sport

The Central Coast Roosters have come away with a Round 12 win against the Cronulla Sharks... See page 39

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Out&About

It’s now smooth sailing for the Bay Gallery in Ettalong Beach after a brand-new makeover left the exhibit with a unique attraction.

Sporting clubs across the Peninsula participated in a ‘Shoosh for Kids’ campaign last month to help raise awareness about poor spectator behaviour at community sport matches.

When Trevor Wrightson, 87, of Wyee Point retired as electrical foreman at Vales Point Power Station, he turned his hand to writing books and is now a globally recognised author..

There are several strategies that are used by the legal service provider to settle arrears with ratepayers, which starts with a contact letter and moves on to a notice of legal action and many steps later it may end with a recommendation for sale. Council requires that arrangements to pay must not exceed nine months, inclusive of new bills, unless supported by an application for genuine hardship.

With submissions now having closed on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has joined the fight.

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123 properties to be sold by public auction to recover unpaid rates Central Coast Council has moved to recover more than $1.7M in unpaid rates and charges.

Fire and Rescue responds to hazard spill

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The burnt truck (Inset - The Truck on fire - Photo: Sarah Stock)

Surf Life Saving NSW’s Australian UAV Service (AUAVS) has partnered with She Maps and launched a drone program for school students in Years 5 to 9.

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A clean up project at Lion Island last month has resulted in a record amount of debris collected, and local wildlife to bounce back...

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Council has exhausted all other avenues to recover these rates available under the Local Government Act and will now move to sell 123 properties by public auction. Council Administrator Rik Hart said the sales were the option of last resort. “We understand that some members of our community are

Education Three road workers were hospitalised after a B-double semi-trailer crashed into two work trucks on the M1 Pacific Motorway in the early hours of Tuesday, June 1.

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like see this type of event to be held on a regular basis,” Codrington said. One of the major events at the show was the RAAF display, the formation displays of the Air Force Roulettes and it was the first time an F-35A fighter jet had been on display in an air show like this one.

Council moves to recover unpaid rates Central Coast Council has moved to recover more than $1.7 million in unpaid rates and charges.

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at train stations and other locations. “The shuttle buses from the off-site parking areas worked pretty much perfectly and feedback on social media was saying how well organised the event was. “We were very thankful to local landholders who allowed us to use their property for spectator car parking, so we

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The moon put on a show on May 26, as it was not only a super moon, it was also a blood moon and a total lunar eclipse.

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Education and all in all it was an enormous success,”said John Codrington, Chairman of Your Central Coast Airport Association. “We haven’t got the economic figures in yet but there were many local businesses benefitting from the air show, both the vendors on site and the money flowing around the businesses off-site such as those around the parking areas

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The $172M Northside Private Hospital at West Gosford has been approved by the State Government.

The air show held at Central Coast Airport last weekend was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 15,000 people from near and far over the two days of May 22 and 23.

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John Peter Howard Reserve play space at San Remo and Helen Reserve dog park at Gorokan are temporarily closed while Central Coast Council does some improvement works. See page 5

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B-double semi-trailer crashes into two work vehicles

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An endangered green sea turtle rescued by a diver from (AASRCC) has been released back into the ocean after a month of rehab.

Tumbi Umbi based artist, Carmen Jackson, is being recognised on a national scale for her artwork on the television show, Colour In Your Life, with Graeme Stevenson.

The air show held at Central Coast Airport was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 15,000 people from near and far over the two days of May 22 and 23.

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Ocean Alley, Spacey Jane, Dear Seattle, Merci Mercy, and the CLEWS will perform at the NEXT EXIT festival at the Entertainment Grounds in Gosford, on May 23.

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15,000 people attend Coast Air Show

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Terrigal on top

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Super Mums! Friends Zoe Hauptmann (left) and Chrystal Lynch (right) helped rescue the family at Umina Beach

Friends Zoe Hauptmann and Chrystal Lynch were out surfing near the NRMA Ocean Beach Holiday Resort on Monday, May 10, when they discovered several people struggling in a nearby rip. The family was holidaying at the Resort and was set to return to Sydney later that afternoon. But as the children played, running in and out of the waves, trouble struck, and they found themselves caught up in the strong rip. The children’s father then

entered the water to help, before succumbing to the rip himself. Chrystal said her memory of the overall event was hazy, but she can firmly remember the panic she felt as she saw what was happening. “I had gone out surfing with Zoe and had gone further down the beach to practice in the shories … and I remember a man coming out towards me in the water,” Chrystal said. “He asked me to help as there were some people struggling. “I heard there were a couple of kids and I just bolted up the beach and stopped when I heard them calling out for help. “I could see they were all scared and exhausted – the man, Cheyne, looked absolutely panic-stricken.

“He knew it was bad. “I remember running with my board to them and thinking ‘Is this real, is this really going to be up to me?’ because there were literally several other, far more capable board riders only 50 metres up the beach. Chrystal said she found four people out there treading water, with another man Mick out trying to keep the older boy afloat. She said her heart sank when she realised there was another man out there. “I realised that I didn’t have a board anymore…I’m tired, I’m in a rip, I’m with a man who couldn’t talk. Continued page 4

Staff at Woy Woy Public School will wear a special shirt each Wednesday in a nod to local Indigenous communities.

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In the Women Tens Rugby conference, the Gosford-Woy Woy side have won two games in a row to establish themselves as third on the table and one point below Terrigal in second. See page 48

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Lisarow singer songwriter, Lucy Parle, has won the teen category in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for her song BACK UP.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to a hazardous materials spill at a concrete plant on Apollo Close, West Gosford, on June 3.

Diagram of the Baleen Prospect

Highland Grove Preschool in Green Point has once again participated in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, raising over $500 for the Cancer Council. See page 35

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With Central Coast Council still footing a bill of almost $1.9M for erosion mitigation works at Wamberal and North Entrance, NSW Labor is demanding that the State Government explain why it has short-changed councils desperate to fix and improve waterways. The party says that a $72.7M funding pool was allocated to provide grants under the Coastal and Estuary Grant Program from 2016/17 through to 2020/21, but a Freedom of Information request had revealed that just over $38M was allocated, with the funding period set to expire at the end of June 2022. The data also revealed that almost 250 funding applications had been lodged, and a quarter of those were rejected, including applications from Central Coast Council. Shadow Minister for Local Government, Greg Warren, said he couldn’t understand why the government had denied funding to communities that had been impacted by erosion

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Labor calls out State Government over funding for beach erosion works

and other serious waterway issues. “Councils like Newcastle and Central Coast have had to beg for funding relief to assist communities that were severely affected by erosion,” he said. “It beggars belief that funding was there to help these communities yet the government did everything it could to avoid handing over the money. Shadow Minister for the

Environment and Heritage, Kate Washington, said the state had coastlines washing away. “We have houses hanging from cliffs, and councils desperate for more resources,” she said. “The Government has already committed this funding. “They’ve made the announcement, they’ve asked for the kudos, but then they refuse to spend the money. “The problem hasn’t gone away, if anything it’s getting

worse. A Central Coast Council spokesperson confirmed Council was required to complete emergency works at Wamberal and The Entrance North beaches at a total cost of $2.9M following severe storms last July under the direction of the Local Emergency Operations Controller (LEOCON), appointed by the NSW Government. “As per advice, Council sought reimbursement of costs

through the NSW Coast and Estuary Grant program and had submitted grant applications for both Wamberal and The Entrance North seeking fifty percent reimbursement (the maximum available) in October 2020,” the spokesperson said. “In November 2020, Council received notification that the grant application for Wamberal had been successful with up to $992,501 of funding made available, however the application for Entrance North

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had been unsuccessful. “This has left $1,894,139 remaining unfunded and presently to be incurred at the cost of Council.” “Council also received advice from Resilience NSW on December 10, 2020, that they were not aware of any other State or Commonwealth funding available under the Emergency Management Arrangements for reimbursement of the costs to implement the LEOCON’s direction.” On February 3, 2021, then Administrator Dick Persson announced he would write to the NSW Premier and seek her assistance in obtaining more funding. “The works undertaken by Council during this emergency was under the direction of the Local Emergency Operations Controller as appointed by the NSW Government,” Persson said at the time. Council has, to date, not revealed a response to Persson’s letter to the Premier. Terry Collins

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Asset Energy issues tender for subsea drilling equipment From page 1 “When the well has reached total depth and has been fully evaluated, the well will be plugged and abandoned in line with pre-drill planning as an exploration well, and the wellhead and associated equipment will be removed from the seabed.” Offshore gas and oil drilling in the PEP-11 licence has been widely condemned in the

community and in March Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced his opposition to renewing the licence. There has also been staunch opposition to the permit extension from the NSW Government, the Federal Labor Party, many Coalition MPs, residents and community groups, including Save Our Coast, which has been opposing PEP-11 for many

years and collected 86,000 signatures on petitions to stop PEP-11. “It is disappointing that the proponents of PEP-11 intend to push forward with their plans to drill off the Central Coast, despite the licence having lapsed and no decision yet concerning the renewal,” a Save Our Coast spokesperson said. “The Government must make

it clear to Advent Energy that they have no right to commence works. “Save Our Coast has hoped all along for a fair process to meet the wishes of the communities directly affected by this dangerous fossil fuel project. “The future of PEP-11 is currently in the hands of Minister Pitt, so any steps toward drilling are untimely

outside of that fair process. Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy, said the call for tenders was “extraordinary” while Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, said the call for tender raised a number of questions. “Why hasn’t the Minister made a decision, given the Prime Minister rejected the project almost three months

ago?” she said. “I wrote to Minister Pitt after the Prime Minister came out against the project and he said he was currently considering the matter. “The Minister could end the uncertainty for our community by making a decision today. “It’s clear that the fight to save our Coast isn’t over.” Sue Murray and Terry Collins

Community Environment Network WILDPLANT COMMUNITY NURSERY SALE ON SATURDAY 5 JUNE Our popular plant sales are back for 2021 and will continue to be held on the first Saturday of each month from 9am to 12pm. Our next sale day is: Saturday 5 June 9am to 12pm CEN Office, off Brush Rd, Ourimbah Native plants are inexpensive (starting at $3), help conquer climate change, create habitat for local birds and animals and encourage outdoor activity.

Come along to our plant sale at the CEN Office, Ourimbah, buy a few local native plants and chat about local environment issues. Check out our revamped library while you are here. We have a range of local native plants available including ground covers and herbs, shrubs and trees, bush food, bird attracting, native bee attracting, frog friendly and screen plants. Cash and EFTPOS accepted.

BERKELEY VALE FORESHORE WALK AND TALK Join Central Coast Waterwatch on Friday 4th June 2021 to celebrate World Environment Day. Come along on a guided foreshore walk and learn about your local waterway and wetland ecosystems with Central Coast Council Estuary Management Officer. • Learn about the work being done by Çouncil to combat degradation and restore saltmarsh communities within the Tuggerah Lake system. • Find out how you can make a difference and help protect these important ecosystems.

• Morning tea provided. Venue: Blue Bell Park, Berkeley Vale Foreshore - Time: 10am-12pm RSVP: by 1st June 2021 For more information Contact Central Coast Waterwatch Coordinator Rachael Register online: www.cen.org.au/events Phone: 4349 4757 Email: waterwatch@cen.org.au This event is supported by a Central Coast Council Community Development grant.

WYONG RIVER CATCHMENT CRAWL Join Waterwatch Central Coast for a fun and hands on tour of the Wyong River. Participants will travel by bus and explore the river for native flora and fauna, conduct water testing and learn about the local area. When: Saturday, 19th June 2021 Time: 8.30am-3pm Where: Meet at Wyong, to travel by bus Cost: $5 - includes bus travel, morning tea, lunch and report of information collected on the day. (Please list names of participants in comments if booking in more than 1 participant)

DO YOU NEED HELP MANAGING THE NATIVE BUSH ON YOUR LAND? Find out how you can get FREE bushland management help on your property to conserve our native flora and fauna. Do you have a property with at least half a hectare (1.2 acres) of native bushland and live in or near COSS (Coastal Open Space System) land? You may be eligible to receive FREE support from this project. • FREE and subsidised bush regeneration on your land; • FREE workshops and training events; • FREE membership to Land for Wildlife; • FREE to loan – motion sensor cameras and tree

poppers; • Opportunity to join up to a ‘Green Team’ Landcare group tackling weeds together on private land COSS Connections and Rehabilitation Project: upcoming workshop: 7th July, 10am-12pm - Riparian Planting Event, Copacabana Register at cen.org.au/events For more information: Nicole Heta E | Nicole.heta@cen.org.au P | 4349 4756

Please notify us of any special dietary requirements in the comments section when booking. Bookings Essential RSVP: by 12pm Wednesday, 16th June 2021 (unless booked out prior) Please wear suitable enclosed walking shoes - no sandals or thongs For more information please email waterwatch@cen.org.au or phone 4349 4757 This project is supported by Central Coast Council, through a community development grant.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2021 OF THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT NETWORK INC When: Saturday, 19 June, 2021 Where: Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre, Terrigal Drive, Terrigal Time: 9:00 am Current financial members of CEN are eligible to nominate.

If you are interested in nominating for a position on CEN’s Executive please visit cen.org.au and go to events to download the nomination form and return by 12th June 2021. If you would like to find out more please email admin@cen.org.au

From our Chair Volunteers and staff at the Community Environment Network come together because we share similar values and want to use our knowledge and skills to benefit our community and region. We hope to leave the legacy of a healthy environment and community for future generations. Australia’s First Nations people have given the legacy of one of the most spectacular countries on earth. If we call ourselves Australians, we should be looking after Country and all who live in our communities to continue that legacy. During my time as Chair of CEN our committee meetings have included lively discussions about how to respond to challenging and unsustainable developments in our region. Committee members have varying view on how we, as a voluntary communitybased organisation, should respond. This diversity is essential in any community organisation, just as biodiversity is vital for sustaining the natural environment’s resilience. Community and environment will need resilience to combat extreme weather and unsustainable developments encroaching on our inherited wetlands, native forests, and oceans. I will not be renominating as Chair at our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) but I hope to stay on the committee to focus on CEN Youth, which I created two years ago as Chair. This will be one of my legacies. What legacy will you leave behind for our Central Coast Community and future generations? Please join us to help create the legacies of a healthy environment and community for years to come.

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With submissions now having closed on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has joined the fight to have Gosford City Bowling Club (GCBC) removed from the list for proposed rezoning for commercial use. Tesch cited a decision by former Administrator, Dick Persson, to take the Terrigal Bowling Club off the list and said that not removing GCBC as well suggested the decision was political. “The electorates run under the NSW Liberal Member seems to be the only ones getting their cries listened to,” Tesch said. “In my electorate there are way more than two assets up for sale and, as yet, not one of them has been struck off. “I am calling on the Administrator to halt the zoning of this (GCBC) land and respond to the calls of our bowlers in Gosford too and I am calling on the Parliamentary Secretary of the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, to use his apparent

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bargaining power to represent all of us.” The Entrance Bowling Club is also still up for sale, with the condition that the club be retained. The GCBC was first built in 1937 and extended in 1971 and Tesch says three-quarters of the land was donated to Central Coast Council in 1956

on the condition it remain as a Bowling Club,” Tesch said. “The Central Coast Council has absolutely no right to attempt to rezone the land the Bowling Club and its greens are on, given the history of this property and the Club,” she said. “The original land was a grant from the State Government to

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be kept in perpetuity by Council for the distinct and absolute continuing use for a Bowling Club and greens. As well as conducting a weekly All Ability Bowls Program and hosting sports classes for local schools, the club is used by around 60 businesses from the local area for their Christmas parties and

other events, with barefoot bowls being very popular, Tesch said. With submissions now closed, a further report taking submissions into account and recommending future action is expected to come to Council within weeks. Administrator Rik Hart said Council needed to secure at

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least $60M in sales from the $90M of assets listed for proposed sale or rezoning in preparation for sale. “We need to think about how we move forward from here and we need to do that in a fairly short space of time,” Hart said. “We will be focusing on operational land in the first instance – it is a longer process to rezone community land to operational.” A Council spokesperson said once Council has resolved to sell any property, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is authorised to finalise the terms of the sale in accordance with the Land Transaction Policy adopted by Council. The properties will either require an independent valuation or be sold for not less than Council previously paid for the sites. The properties will be listed with agents and competitively marketed for the highest market price.

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Three new road safety projects announced The Central Coast is set to benefit from three new road safety projects, thanks to more than$3.6M in State Government funding.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, at the base of Kariong hill

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said $3,662,000 would be invested in line markings, crash barrier upgrades, electronic signage, reflective pavement markings and curve and advisory speed signs. “People in regional and rural areas make up one-third of NSW’s population, but more than two-thirds of the road toll,” Crouch said. “The three projects being

funded by the NSW Government are designed to save lives and prevent serious injuries, and include Central Coast Hwy at Kariong, the Pacific Hwy at Wadalba and Brush Rd at Glenning Valley. “Each upgrade will help to reduce the likelihood of both head-on and off-road crashes, particularly in night conditions, by improving visibility and line delineation. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole, said no one should have to hear the devastating news that a loved one has lost their life in a crash. “We know how important good roads are – projects like

these are ensuring every trip is a safer one and building on our vision for a safer, stronger regional NSW,” Toole said. The three new projects are in addition to 12 projects announced in February. The Pacific Hwy, between Louisiana Rd and Minnesota Rd at Wadalba, will see $1.002M spent on enhanced line markings and Brush Rd at Glenning Valley will gain new guideposts with reflectors, new curve ad advisory speed signs and reflective pavement markers at a cost of $260,000. Source: Media release, May 27 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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From Council I held an Extraordinary Council meeting on 1 June 2021 as it was my view that Council take the opportunity to place on the record its response to two key matters raised in the Auditor General’s qualified opinion outlined in the Report on Local Government 2020. There is no question whatsoever that Central Coast Council deserves a qualified report given our current financial situation. However, the Audit Office in its report made some factually incorrect statements and assumptions that in my opinion required correction. First and foremost, I can agree with the recommendation made for the Office of Local Government to clarify the legal framework relating to restrictions of water, sewerage and drainage funds. However, I rebuke the finding in the report that Council ‘argued’ to change its policy on the use of restricted funds collected through water, sewage and drainage. This is an academic argument, the way the unrestricted funds were presented in the financial statements is not the way they were accounted for internally by the Council. The internal accounting was in line with the Local Government Act. Until any legislative ambiguity is resolved Council will tie itself to the Clayton Utz advice regarding the treatment of water and sewer funds as restricted. As a result of the findings, Council will implement reporting monthly, Profit & Loss Statements and cashflows both via our website and at Council meetings. Rik Hart Administrator, Central Coast Council

Have you felt the winter chill?

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Smoke from woodfire heaters can cause a nuisance. The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) advises if you can see or smell smoke from your wood-fired heater, you may be causing problems for yourself, your family and your neighbours. The impacts of woodsmoke are highest in the winter months where wood-fired heating can produce up to seven times more pollution than cars. There are a number of things you can do to improve this, increase your heater’s efficiency and help us all breathe more easily including: •

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Beware of ‘hot loads’

As the winter months roll in and the nights get cold, many of us start lighting our fireplaces and outdoor fire pits. Did you know hot ashes from fireplaces, fire pits, BBQs or log burners are a common cause of fires in garbage trucks and at facilities?

The inside of a garbage truck is not an easy or friendly place. The machinery is designed to compact as much waste into the truck as possible and the waste is dropped, pushed, stirred, mixed and squashed using heavy machinery. Even the smallest amount of heat or embers can react with waste items to quickly turn into a fire.

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.

Help keep our drivers and trucks, emergency services, other members of the public and our environment safe by completely extinguishing hot ashes before placing them in your red-lidded bin. Stay swimming this winter

Did you know the Peninsula Leisure Centre, Gosford Olympic Pool and Toukley Aquatic Centre are all heated? This makes them ideal places to entertain the family during the colder months. We are also encouraging families to ‘stay in the swim’ through the winter season. The dangers of water do not disappear when the weather gets colder, so keeping our children’s skills at an optimum level is our best defence.

Children who also train through the months of winter progress through the levels at a much faster rate than those who do not. Find out more, search ‘leisure centres’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Things to do

Each year between June and August humpback whales migrate northwards from Antarctica heading for the southern Great Barrier Reef where they give birth. There are many places along the coast to view whales during the migration period including Norah Head Lighthouse, Crackneck Lookout at Bateau Bay, Captain Cook Lookout at Copacabana, The Skillion and Gerrin Point Lookout. Search ‘lookouts’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

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Supporters gather for Voluntary Assisted Dying law reform Supporters of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law reform came together at Central Coast Leagues Club on May 21 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Central Coast group of Dying with Dignity NSW and to recognise the contribution of long-time coordinator, Dr Beverley Symons. Keynote speaker for the event was Member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, who is currently in

the process of drafting the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill due to be released in July and debated later this year. Many of those present have lobbied for the law reform for decades. Greenwich presented Symons with a framed copy of the Community Recognition Statement which he had read out in Parliament a few weeks earlier. “I would like to commend the

Central Coast Group of Dying with Dignity NSW for their dedication and hard work over 25 years in raising community awareness of end-of-life issues including the need for voluntary assisted dying laws,” he said. “Through persistent lobbying, educational and social activities … the Central Coast Group has been able to convince politicians, and aspiring politicians, from all major

parties, that to represent their constituents on the Central Coast, they must support the rights of the terminally ill and support voluntary assisted dying law reform. “For a number of years now, the four Members who represent the four electorates on the Central Coast have publicly expressed their support for law reform.” MPs David Harris (Wyong), David Mehan (The Entrance)

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Street flags mark Reconciliation and NAIDOC weeks Artwork by students at Kincumber Pubic School, as well as Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College (The Entrance and Berkeley Vale), Wyong High School and Wadalba Community School, feature on brightly coloured flags strung up around the region through Maliga – an annual visual storytelling program that helps to mark Reconciliation and NAIDOC Week. The flags, at Wyong, Toukley, Long Jetty and Umina town centres and along Tuggerah Straight, will stay in place until the end of NAIDOC Week on July 11. Maliga sees First Nations young people share stories of culture and identity through visual, performance and literary

expression. Central Coast Council Acting Director Community and Recreation Services, Phil Cantillon, said this year’s artworks showcase both a traditional and contemporary style. “Council is thrilled to once

again help celebrate the stories and talent of our young First Nations people aged three to 18 through the Maliga program,” Cantillon said. “The street flag presentation is an annual highlight for the Coast and this year we can enjoy pieces by local artist Kyle Waters and the

work of (Central Coast) students. “Maliga means Shine in Darkinjung language and the Maliga visual storytelling program is a community led initiative that provides an outstanding platform for young First Nations people on the Coast to shine.”

Gosford Regional Gallery and The Entrance Gallery will also celebrate First Nations Peoples through exhibitions and events including: the Cleverman exhibition (Gosford Regional Gallery); the Colours of Country exhibition (Gosford Regional Gallery); and Saltwater Freshwater (The Entrance Gallery). Maliga is made possible through collaborations with local Elders, cultural leaders and educational institutions and the participation of First Nations families. This year’s flags include a representation of ‘Tiddalik the Frog’ brought to life through the illustrative skills of local artist of Kamilaroi descent, Kyle Waters. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said Council is committed to

supporting reconciliation and celebrating young First Nations peoples from the Coast. “The Coast is home to a growing First Nations peoples community – including many talented young people – and it is wonderful to be able to hear their stories and experience their work through important initiatives such as Maliga,” Hart said. “It is important to mark Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week and encourage everyone to enjoy the artworks across the Coast and attend the featured exhibitions at our galleries.” Source: Media release, May 27 Central Coast Council

Avoca Beach clean-up on World Ocean Day Local community group Plastic Free Avoca Beach will run a beach clean-up from 9am-11am on June 6 in conjunction with World Ocean Day. One of thousands of events happening worldwide to celebrate World Ocean Day, the

day will begin at 9am at Hunter Park near the Avoca Beach surf club, where participants can sign in and collect gloves and bags. Participants are asked to bring a water bottle, hat and sunscreen and to wear enclosed shoes. There will be a free morning

tea after the clean up with helpers reminded to bring a reusable cup. All litter collected will be catalogued and the data entered into the National Marine Debris Database where it will help researchers understand and solve the problem of marine pollution.

The event is also supported by the Central Coast branch of OCCI (Ocean & Coastal Care Initiatives). Plastic Free Avoca Beach was formed in 2019 to inspire and support local businesses and individuals to reduce singleuse plastics. The group holds regular

community events including beach clean ups, clothing swaps and kids’ craft. World Ocean Day, coordinated and promoted internationally by The Ocean Project and officially recognised by the United Nations, is celebrated on June 8 every year. This year it is focused on

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How can I take part in the Public Inquiry? The independent Commissioner is now accepting written submissions from the community, Council staff and suspended Councillors. Submissions must be emailed to centralcoastcouncil.publicinquiry@olg.nsw.gov.au by Monday, 21 June. The independent Commissioner will also hold public hearings and if you would like to make an oral presentation, email centralcoastcouncil.publicinquiry@olg.nsw.gov.au.

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Who is running the Public Inquiry? Roslyn McCulloch, a lawyer with 30 years’ experience in the judicial system, has been appointed as the independent Commissioner of the Public Inquiry. Commissioner McCulloch will gather documents and information, review written submissions and hold public hearings. What powers does Commissioner McCulloch have? The Terms of Reference direct Commissioner McCulloch to investigate Council’s financial management and its ability to serve the local community. They also allow Commissioner McCulloch to investigate “any other matter that warrants mention”, which will ensure the Public Inquiry is open and transparent. This Public Inquiry has many of the powers, authorities and protections of a Royal Commission.

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What happens when the Public Inquiry is completed? Commissioner McCulloch will provide a report to the Local Government Minister and will also provide advice on whether the Councillors should be dismissed, whether elections should be called, or whether an Administrator should remain in charge. Who pays for the Public Inquiry? The Public Inquiry will not cost Central Coast ratepayers a single cent. The Public Inquiry is expected to take approximately 12 months and cost $1 million, and will be funded by the NSW Government.

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Suspended Central Coast Councillor and former Mayor, Jane Smith, said councillors have their hands tied in trying to make effective submissions to the public inquiry into Council, with no access to electronic devices used during their tenure. With no success achieved in making a plea to Administrator Rik Hart at the May 25 meeting requesting access, Smith said the process of applying for information under the Government Information (Public

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Access) Act 2009 (GIPA) process was “completely unworkable”. “This inquiry will be looking at decision making during the councillors’ term, but we have no way to access information which informed our decision making,” she said. “We had to hand in all electronic devices, including our laptops containing calendars, emails, details of briefings and so on, as well as our phones. “I have notes (made at the time) but that won’t be sufficient. “We are now treated like residents re getting information

and that is completely unworkable.” Smith said the time for receiving information via the GIPA process could take weeks. “And when they do respond they might answer one thing then you might think of something else you wanted to ask – and you have to lodge another GIPA request,” she said. “If you’re asking for information involving someone else, they have to go to that person and get approval. “It is not a fair and reasonable approach – its (not in the interests

of) natural justice or procedural fairness. “I would like to see some ability to supply councillors with laptops so they can access the Hub, which is where a lot of information was stored. “It is essential for councillors to respond to this inquiry. “The Commissioner will also have absolute discretion to decide if what is put forward is relevant and that is another concern.” Smith said while she did not have a full grasp on the terms of reference for the inquiry, she was

concerned that it would mostly centre on Council matters from 2017 onwards. “The problems began well before 2017,” she said. Smith also claimed former Administrator Dick Persson had “overstepped his remit” in writing to Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock recommending that suspended councillors should not be eligible to stand at the next election, expected to be late next year. “I feel the Administrator made unilateral recommendations which undermine our

democracy,” she said. “It was not his role to limit who people should vote for. Smith said she was concerned that the current administration appeared to have effectively taken out any action on climate change. “It is staggering that current staff now appear to be ignoring doing anything meaningful in that area,” she said. Source: Interview, May Suspended Councillor Jane Smith

Public submissions to Inquiry to close June 21 The public, along with suspended councillors, have until June 21 to submit their thoughts to the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council. But the suspended councillors will not have access to their Council-issued laptops which were confiscated the moment they were suspended. Suspended Councillor Jane Smith addressed Administrator Rik Hart at the May 25 meeting, hoping for access to information (see story above). Rik Hart said he had every sympathy as the councillors

had very little time from being in situ to being suspended. CEO David Farmer added that Council will proactively release information on the website in the next week and make it available to all parties. He said the suspended councillors were able to use informal GIPA requests, but noted the Council hadn’t received one yet. “We will be publishing a significant amount of information and if people want more, they will have to go through the GIPA process,” Farmer said.

The public inquiry is currently in information gathering mode and Council has been asked to provide documents. At the Council meeting on May 25 Farmer said council would proactively publish on the Council website documents provided to the inquiry. The terms of reference for the Inquiry are to report to the Minister for Local Government on whether the governing body acted in a manner that maximised the success of gaining efficiencies and financial savings from the merger process; if it disregarded

the financial consequences of its decisions; and whether the governing body’s decisions since 2017 contributed to the financial position which the Council finds itself in. The Commissioner, Roslyn McCulloch, has to decide if the governing body ensured, as far as possible, that its decisions had regard to the financial sustainability of the Council, and that it kept under review the performance of the council, including that council spending was responsible and sustainable by aligning general revenue and expenses.

The public can submit information including on any other matter that warrants mention, particularly those that may impact on the effective administration of Council’s functions and responsibilities or the community’s confidence in the Council being able to meet them. The inquiry’s information paper said there are protections available to people making a submission against potential liability for defamation, provided the material is relevant to the Terms of Reference.

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Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, says the State Government should either monitor NSW councils’ restricted funds or get rid of them altogether and let councillors and community decide how to spend their money. “Beggars belief” was how Hart described Central Coast Council’s change in how it reported restricted funds - a change made without legal advice. Hart made the comments while talking about the change in reporting introduced back in 2016 that meant more than $88M of restricted funds were written up as unrestricted funds at the start of the merger of the former Wyong and Gosford councils. In fact, the Council had less than $5M in unrestricted funds when it merged, an amount that Hart said was nowhere near enough for a half a billion dollar business. But he also said it was an academic argument because the way the unrestricted funds were presented in the financial statements was not the way they were accounted for internally by the Council.

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Administrator says governance around 2016 policy change “beggars belief” The internal accounting was in line with the Local Government Act. Up until the merger in May, 2016, the former Gosford and Wyong councils, both of which were water authorities, had historically accounted for unrestricted water and sewer cash as restricted as per the Local Government Act 1993. Upon merger, the accounting treatment was changed by creating a voluntary accounting policy reported in the May 12, 2016, financial statements for both councils. “That this occurred without legal opinion and was never questioned by anyone beggars belief,” Hart said at a June 1 extraordinary meeting. The meeting was called so Council could respond to the Auditor General’s qualified opinion of Council’s 2019-2020 financial statements. Council said the previous reporting of restricted funds as unrestricted were prior years’ reporting errors. The Auditor General called it a change in policy. Hart said that unless adjudicated through a court sometime, the public was left

with two legal opinions. “But call it this way, the Auditor General’s advice from the Crown Solicitor is 95 per cent in favour of what we did and five per cent in favour of the Auditor General,” he said. His report to the meeting noted that: “It is important to note that the change in voluntary policy treatment upon merger amounted to a reclassification of over $88M of water and sewer funds as unrestricted cash for Council. “This appears to be a material change to be made without a formal accounting position paper or legal opinion. “The notes to the 2016 financial statements identified that the result of the voluntary change in accounting policy was to improve the unrestricted current ratio, which is a key ratio determining whether the merged councils were ‘Fit for the Future’. “There is no evidence that Council ‘argued’ for the change in accounting policy. “For that reason, Council is surprised that, when taking over in 2017, the Audit Office did not more heavily scrutinise the governance decisions that underpinned that earlier decision

of Council. “Particularly since the audit opinion for 2016 offered a disclaimer of opinion because there was insufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion. “Furthermore as reported in the statement by management in the 2016 Financial Statements, Council’s then CEO Rob Noble and responsible accounting officer, Stephen Naven, were unable to fully attest to the completeness and accuracy of the balances contained within the income statement and classifications of equity within the financial reports. “Moreover, a full analysis of externally restricted cash balances had not been undertakentoallowmanagement to assert that the balance is correctly stated in accordance with the relevant legal obligation that gave rise to the required restriction. “Council has no record that a position paper supporting any change to the accounting policy was prepared or considered. “Any such change to an accounting practice ordinarily requires Council and senior staff (Chief Financial Officer) to sign

off, and this did not occur. “The Chief Executive Officer at the time has confirmed to me that he was totally unaware any such accounting policy had been put in place. “I am surprised that the Auditor General or the Audit Risk Improvement Committee (ARIC) did not pick this up, noting it occurred for four consecutive years.” As for the future, Hart pointed out that the Office of Local Government has recommended that NSW councils no longer be required to report on their unrestricted cash positions. “If you are going to have restricted reserves and make it sacrosanct, then you have to, in inverted commas, police it,” he said. “I believe removing this requirement could result in more councils breaching both their internal and external restricted funds. “In my opinion, it would be sensible for all councils to be reporting on a quarterly basis on their unrestricted funds and their internally and externally restricted funds. “And the Auditor General as part of their annual audits of all

councils of NSW, audit the balance of those funds at year end. “The Central Coast will report on a monthly basis, profit and loss statements and cash flows both by the internet and council meetings.” Hart said the government needed to make up its mind on internal and external fund accounts. If it wanted to keep them, it needed to monitor them, councils needed to be required to report on them and they needed to be audited. “The other option is to take (restricted funds) away,’ he said. “This option would allow the community and council to decide together how that money is spent and allow democracy at the end of term,for the community to decide if the councillors had done the right thing with those monies.” Meanwhile, Hart supported the recommendation from the Auditor General calling on the Office of Local Government to clarify the legal framework relating to restrictions of water, sewerage and drainage funds. Merilyn Vale

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Council buck-passing on Gosford wharf In reference to Hernan Ratto’s letter (CCN293), Gosford Council wharf is a disaster. I wrote to Liesl Tesch MP about the public wharf and about people living on boats at the wharf, the dumping of grey and black water directly into our waterways, rubbish dumped on the wharf and signs put up by the illegal boaters stating “caution dogs ahead” which was forwarded to Central Coast Council. I received an email from the Council dated May 21, 2021, which was the biggest buck passing exercise I have ever encountered. Council stated that “Council’s community safety officers attended the area and issued a number of fines for vehicles and trailers unlawfully parked”. The vehicles and trailers are still parked there. Council also stated that “The mooring of boats at Gosford is managed by Marine Rescue NSW. Please contact Marine Rescue with your concerns”. I contacted Marine Rescue who state they do not have the authority to move on boats if the owner refuses to pay or overstays the 4 day maximum. Some boats have been there for well over a year. Why do they still have access to electricity and fresh water? Council’s next big buck pass was “The NSW RMS regulates the discharge of wastewater from boats. Please contact NSW Roads and Maritime to discuss your concerns”. Council stated that if I like they will make representation on my behalf, which I’m sure would take months.

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FORUM Council’s next statement was “It should be noted that Council does not have legislative powers to undertake enforcement action for unsightly land or anti-social behavior”. Why have we got local government? I agree with Hernan that Council’s public wharf and The Coast Bar and Grill is an eyesore. What a great welcome to the Central Coast; ratepayers should be embarrassed. Email, May 27 Mick Robinson, Gosford

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How can we trust Council to spend the additional rates revenue wisely? The rates increase is now a fait accompli (“More light shed on IPART rates decision”, CCN 294), but what assurance do we have that these new imposts will achieve the results that we are promised? It seems that IPART has been disquietingly casual in its decision to entrust Council with the responsibility for spending these extra funds wisely, particularly since, in making its decision, it has drawn particular attention to “shortfalls in Council’s consultation with the community”, has noted “uncertainty around the Council’s long term financial modelling”, has commented that “Council does not have a demonstrated track record of delivering cost savings or efficiencies” and has criticized Council’s “poor history of

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FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper realizing cost savings, including failing to recognise synergies from amalgamation”. Despite these caveats which, one would have thought, might have justified a more cautious decision, IPART has approved the significantly increased burden on ratepayers, with the off-hand comment that the Office of Local Government will be responsible for oversight of proper use of the funds. The Office of Local

Government had oversight of the Council for the three years during which it plunged us into the financial morass (as did the NSW Audit Office and the Council auditors), so what faith can we put in the competence of this body? Would it be an enormous surprise if, at the end of three years, we found ourselves in the same situation as we face now, with another application to IPART for more funds, because Council has not performed up to standard and met its obligations? The squandering of funds on the unnecessary referendum, on a dubious Warnervale airport study and on a proposed new Gosford waterfront plan, amongst other fripperies, doesn’t inspire confidence that the Council has any sense of the priorities of the community. When local libraries are being

closed or curtailed, despite the fact that they have strong support from locals, to provide funds for activities that are of highly uncertain value, it doesn’t sound as though “shortfalls in Council’s consultation with the community” are going to be remedied any time soon. Why does the Council have more staff now than the two councils together had before amalgamation; why is work being farmed out to contractors when there is supposedly qualified Council staff available; why is so much of our vital business being conducted in secret when we are the primary stakeholders in the decisions being made? There are many questions to be pondered when our next rates bills come in. Email, May 31 Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy

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What happened to the Performing Arts Centre?

There was much thought, meetings, articles, architects’ impressions, positive and enthusiastic conversation re a possible performing arts centre at Gosford. Well, what happened? It all went away; where did it go? I cannot think of ONE building here on the Coast which is eye

FORUM catching. A building which would make you feel proud and happy every time you would look at it. No shortage of buildings shooting up like mushrooms. Most of these are just ordinary and many are just plain ugly, an eyesore. It is so clear that the dollar

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sign is behind everything; build it fast and on to the next. Don’t worry too much about the quality and aesthetic, just do it! Well, the Central Coast has the most beautiful nature but it sure is NOT the cultural navel of the world! Email, May 26 Inger Terp, North Avoca

Is Monty Python in charge? So, the plan is to sell off community assets in order to replenish an illegally depleted fund, which exists to provide community

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Driver charged in relation to CBD burnout Police have now charged a 27-year-old Gorokan man following an investigation into an alleged dangerous incident at Gosford in March.

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The man has been charged with driving in a manner dangerous and will face Gosford Local Court in June. Police investigated after reports of “large burnouts” in heart of Gosford CBD and when they responded Police say they noticed “lengthy, long black lines” at the intersection of Mann and Erina Streets. Officers attached to Brisbane

Water Highway Patrol made inquiries with local businesses and obtained CCTV footage that captured the incident, as well as the identity of the driver. Police will allege the CCTV footage shows the Gorokan man driving a black coloured Holden Commodore SS sedan into the intersection. It is alleged the driver then caused the rear wheels to spin harshly, causing large plumes of smoke to blanket the intersection, whilst the rear of the vehicle rotated 360

degrees. Police also allege the driver continued to maintain the burnout as he drove off in an easterly direction on Erina St, on the incorrect side of the road. At the time the dangerous manoeuvre was performed, at least a dozen pedestrians were on the footpath, as well as a number of persons on the roadway within close proximity to the vehicle, Police allege. Source: Traffic and Highway Patrol NSW Police

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Lisarow singer songwriter wins international acclaim Lisarow singer songwriter, Lucy Parle, has won the teen category in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for her song BACK UP. The single is set to be officially released on Friday June 4 by Boutique Australian indie label Double Drummer. At just 17 years of age and currently completing her final year of high school, the competition win has set Lucy up for a bright future. “When I was young my grandfather told my mum, they I could sing so they enrolled me in a vocal lesson when I was around 8 years old,” Lucy

said. She said she remembers writing songs as a young child and recording voice memos on her phone from a young age with Taylor Swift inspiring her to learn guitar. “Releasing an EP in 2017 was my first recording experience and I released my first single called Crayon Sun in 2020 which did really well on Triple J Unearthed High. “After school I definitely want to continue music and maybe release an album.” The ISC is the world’s largest songwriting competition, with over 23,000 artists entering in 2020 and included Coldplay,

Dua Lipa and Tom Waits on the judging panel. Lucy was in good company, with other category-winning Australian artists including Birds of Tokyo, Mia Wray, Mia Rodriguez, Golden Features, The Presets and Merci, Mercy. Her accomplished songwriting has also recently awarded her another win and finalist placement in the Youth category of the Australian Songwriters Association as well as a nomination for ASA Songwriter of the Year (supported by APRA/AMCOS). Jacinta Counihan

Lucy Parle has won the teen category in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) for her song BACK UP

Seven Tassie devils born in the wild in Aussie Ark project Seven Tasmanian devil joeys have been born to adults released on the mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years, and our own Australian Reptile Park General Manager, Tim Faulkner, was there to witness the event. The project to save these Australian icons was undertaken by Faulkner’s notfor-profit, Aussie Ark, in partnership with Re:wild and WildArk. Twenty-six adult Tasmanian Devils were released into the wild sanctuary in late 2020, with 7 of those being reproductive females and Aussie Ark is estimating the birth of up to 20 joeys in the

wild this year. Initial pouch checks of the 7 confirmed so far show the joeys are in perfect health and developing as they should be. Aussie Ark rangers will continue to monitor the mother devils through camera traps and will conduct follow up pouch checks in the coming weeks to ensure the health and wellbeing of both mom and joeys. Faulkner said the project has been a long process. “We have been working tirelessly for the better part of 10 years to return devils to the wild of mainland Australia with the hope that they would establish a sustainable population,” Faulkner said. “Once they were back in the

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wild, it was up to them, which was nerve wracking. “We had been watching them from afar until it was time to step in and confirm the birth of our first wild joeys, and what a moment it was.” Tasmanian devils vanished entirely from mainland Australia in large part because they were outcompeted by dingoes, which hunt in packs. Dingoes never made it to Tasmania, but across the island state, a transmissible, painful and fatal disease called Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), the only known contagious cancer, decimated up to 90 percent of the wild population of Tasmanian devils. Just 25,000 devils are left in the wild of Tasmania today.

For the last decade, the Aussie Ark team has been building an insurance population of Tasmanian devils and learning everything they can about the animals, including about their reproductive physiology, behaviour, and ecological needs, all leading up to the 2020 reintroduction of 26 adult devils. The program began in 2011 with 44 individual devils and today it is home to more than 200, which is about 50 percent of the entire captive insurance population spread across mainland Australia. Source: Media release, May 25 Aussie Ark

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Local director driven by the struggles of returned soldiers Central Coast resident Christie Koppe is the director of a new theatre production, Borderless, set to open at the Chippen St Theatre, Sydney, on June 4. Borderless touches on the struggles faced by veterans during deployment and upon their return to home. The one-man show follows a pair of stepbrothers, Blake and Hussan, as they journey from their small coastal town to the desolate battlegrounds of the Afghanistan war. The play was written by PeterWillima Jamieson who Koppe worked closely with. Jamieson said it is inspired by a news article he read on Australian war soldiers. “The concept for the idea was triggered by a news article I read

about 18 months ago,” Jamieson said. “It was a small heading stating that 46 Australian soldiers died during the Afghan/Iraq conflict, but over 500 have committed suicide since their return home. “Sadly, this number, as of today, has increased to over 700. “I remember reading (the article) and feeling ill at the thought of such a statistic; I wanted to know more. “I have a few friends of mine who I hadn’t seen in a long time that had served in Afghanistan, so I asked them if we could meet up and chat about their experiences during their deployment and what it was like coming back home and fitting back into civilian life. “We sat down and chatted over a beer for what must’ve been 2-3 hours, and it was eye-opening, to

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say the least. “So much is shown in the media about war and the conflict that happens over there, but what was truly shocking to me was

how the nightmares they faced followed them back home. “It was appalling to hear how little the defence department did in helping, not only them but a lot

of other veterans. “I was so overwhelmed with what I had heard that it compelled me to do my part in hopefully bringing about a change.” Koppe said the production is different from others she has directed as she is often drawn towards comedy and musical theatre. “There are some stories of grief that cut through and speak deeply to me, and on those rarer occasions, I direct a serious play,” Koppe said. “Sadly, the mental health issues raised in the piece became more and more poignant as the pandemic spread across the world. “The raw dialogue and descriptive storytelling all make for an incredibly intimate production. “I have extended his (Jamison)

story through the use of set, lighting, sound and video design, assembling a larger team than perhaps Peter originally expected.” “Some poignant flashbacks are reflected with videography, and others are blurry across space, all hinting at his mental state while his beautifully descriptive writing remains the star of the show.” Borderless has been selected as a finalist for Best Script Award Best Short Script Under 30 Pages, a Semi-Finalist in International Script and Storyboard Showcast Best Script Award 2020 - Best New Stage Play, and Shortlisted - Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award 2020. The opening night of the show will be on June 4 and will run until June 12. Jacinta Counihan

Saint Joseph’s Workshop awarded Volunteer Team of the Year A group of 44 volunteers at Saint Joseph’s Workshop, which manufactures new furniture to support the work of St Vincent de Paul, has taken out the Volunteer Team of the year category in the 2021 National Volunteer Week Central Coast Awards. The 44 volunteers manufacture more than 800 items of new furniture each year which go towards supporting St Vincent de Paul’s welfare recipients and fundraising efforts as well as women’s refuges. The estimated value of their output is in excess of $70,000

per year. Fiona Morrison, Executive Officer of Volunteering Central Coast (VCC), which runs the annual awards, said the team’s effort was testament to how volunteering is changing communities and lives. The awards are designed to recognise individuals who devote their time, energy and enthusiasm as volunteers in the Central Coast Community. “The theme for this year’s National Volunteering week was Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine,” Morrison said. “It certainly reflects the experience we have at Volunteering Central Coast of a

resurgence in people wanting to volunteer and organisations seeking new volunteers after a hiatus of COVID restrictions, and reconnecting with their loyal volunteers from years past. “The judges were looking for how volunteers personified VCC’s message about volunteering – Helping people, changing lives. “The people of the Central Coast are very generous with their time, skills and hearts with a higher percentage of people volunteering here than in Greater Sydney.” The awards were presented by Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member

for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, Shadow Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong, David Harris, Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, Emma Gilbert of the Department of Communities and Justice and VCC Board members Randal Tame, Jacqui Larkin and Andrew Cordwell. Volunteer of the Year was Gabrielle Grenier, who has volunteered at Mary Mac’s Place for about two years, helping to keep the organisation running during COVIS-D-19 restrictions. The Living Legend award for someone who has volunteered for more than 10 years with the same organization, went to

Roma Dowling of Toukley Neighbourhood Centre and Young Volunteer of the year 2021 was Jourdan Mitchell, who has supported the new YMCA Central Coast site since its creation 18 months ago. Adam Crouch acknowledged recipients for their commitment and countless hours of community service. “The Central Coast is home to more than 46,000 volunteers and our community has a higher rate of volunteering than any other region in Australia,” Crouch said. “Volunteers are the backbone of our community, particularly in the last 12 months when COVID-19 forced rapid changes

to everyone’s daily life. “From local sporting groups and school P&Cs to environmental groups and notfor-profit organisations, volunteers are the silent army that keep the Central Coast going.” Other award recipients were: Nicole Doerksen, Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre (Excellence in Corporate Volunteering); and Clive Moane, St Vincent de Paul (Excellence in Volunteer Management). Source: Media releases, May 27 Volunteering Central Coast and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Diggers Club Ettalong, East Gosford Progress Hall, walkaboutpark.com.au Ticketed, 7:30pm 10am – 12pm Central Coast Waterwatch: RSVP: 0416 303 804 World Environment Day HARVEST FESTIVAL Berkeley Vale Foreshore Lions Club of Woy 12 - 13/06 Walk and Talk, Blue Bell Peninsula Inc: Park, 10am - 12pm Tea Cosy Expo, Umina Beach Surf Club, SATURDAY, JUN 5 Pick your own pecans, 12/6 at 1 -5 pm, The Pecan Lady Orchid, 13/6 at 9am - 5pm Central Coast Mariners v Ticketed, 12 - 13/06, 14/6 at 9am - 4pm Western United, 9am - 4pm Central Coast Stadium, pecanlady.com.au Glenworth Grazing Crown Jewels Cabaret Ticketed, 5pm (Fundraiser) Food and Wine Festival, Sustainable Natives, Naughty Noodle Fun Haus Glenworth Valley WEDNESDAY, JUN 9 94 Keighley Avenue, Online tickets only, 7pm Outdoor Adventures, Somersby, 12 - 13/06, GEBC June Event: Ticketed, 12 - 13/06, Australian Plants Society 9am 4pm Special Guest Speaker 11am - 5pm June meeting: The bigger Roy Maslen, The Entertainment Grounds, picture - Identifying local native trees, Ticketed, 12:15pm Phillip House kariong, 1:30pm, $2 entry SATURDAY, JUN 12

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Bonza Market, Gale Citrus Wholesale Eastcoast Tours, 1109 Peats Ridge Road, Eastcoast BeveragesNursery, 1265 Wisemans Ferry Peats Ridge, 12 - 13/06, 993 George Downes 8am - 3pm Road, Somersby, Dr, Kulnura, 12 - 13/06, 12 - 13/06, 10am - 4pm ticketed, 10am - 4pm

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6:00 Football: Men’s Internationals: Australia v Kuwait *Live* [s] 6:30 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Q&A [s] 11:05 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 1:30 That Pacific Sports Show [s] 2:00 Smother (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Think Tank [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia[s] 8:30 Vera: Cold River (M) [s] 10:00 Doc Martin (PG) [s] 10:50 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 The Vaccine [s] 11:20 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 11:50 You Can’t Ask That (M) [s] 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 1:20 David Stratton’s Stories Of Australian Cinema (MA15+) [s] 2:35 Love On The Spectrum (PG) 3:25 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Jack Charles (PG) [s] 3:55 Ask The Doctor (PG) [s] 4:25 Landline [s] 5:00 Football: A-League: Central Coast Mariners v Western United *Live* From Central Coast Stadium [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 The Durrells (PG) [s] 8:20 Sanditon (PG) [s] 9:10 Wakefield (MA15+) [s] 10:10 MotherFatherSon (M l,d,s) [s] 11:10 Dark Money (M l,v) [s] 12:20 rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s] 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 9:00 Insiders [s] 10:00Offsiders [s] 10:30The World This Week [s] 11:00Compass (PG) [s] 11:30Songs Of Praise [s] 12:00ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30Landline [s] 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] 2:30 Doc Martin (PG) [s] 3:30 Restoration Australia (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads [s] 5:00 Art Works [s] 5:30 Antiques Roadshow [s] 6:30 Compass [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Spicks And Specks [s] 8:30 Wakefield (M l) [s] 9:25 Smother (M l) [s] 10:20Unforgotten (M l) [s] 11:05Glitch (MA15+) [s] 12:05Dark Money (M l,v) [s] 1:05 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:40 Movie: “Psychics In The Suburbs” (M) (’15)

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

NINE (C81/80)

TEN (C13)

SBS (C30)

6:00 Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:00 France 24 Feature News 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 1:00 The Living Room [s] 12:00 Movie: “Jesse Stone: Benefit Of 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:00 Destination Flavour China 1:00 Movie: “Drop Dead Gorgeous” 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] The Doubt” (M v) (’12) Stars: Bitesize Tom Selleck, Kohl Sudduth (PG) (’99) Stars: Kirsten Dunst, 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With 2:05 How The Victorians Built Justine Schofield [s] 2:00 House Of Wellness [s] Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Britain (PG) 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 3:30 Nulla Nulla (PG) 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 6:00 Seven News [s] (PG) 6:00 NINE News [s] (PG) [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 4:05 The Great House Revival (PG) 5:00 10 News First [s] 8:30 Movie: “Pitch Perfect” (M l,s) 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 6:00 WIN News [s] (’12) – Beca, a freshman at 7:30 NRL: Wests Tigers v Penrith 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Barden University, is coaxed Panthers *Live* From 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 7:30 The Living Room [s] into joining The Bellas, the all Leichhardt Oval, Sydney [s] 6:30 SBS World News 8:30 Have You Been Paying girls a cappella group. But 9:50 NRL: Golden Point [s] 7:30 Life And Death In Attention? (M) [s] before they take on their 10:35 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 6 Herculaneum (M s) 9:30 The Graham Norton Show competition, The Bellas must *Live* From Roland Garros 8:30 World’s Most Beautiful (M l,s) [s] revamp their repertoire. Stars: Stadium [s] – Join us as live Railway Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow play continues during Day 6 of 10:25 Program To Be Advised 9:25 The Windsors’ Lost Letters: 10:50 Program To Be Advised the 2021 French Open, brought 10:55 The Project (PG) [s] Family First (PG) 12:05 Andrew Denton’s Interview: to you live from Roland Garros 11:55 WIN’s All Australian News [s] Rebecca Gibney And Geraldine Stadium. Brett Phillips and Clint 12:55 The Late Show With Stephen 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Beforeigners (MA15+) (In Stanaway will bring you all the Colbert (PG) [s] Hakewill (PG) [s] Norwegian) action live and free. 2:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping 5:00 France 24 Feature News 6:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 6 6:00 Which Car? [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 5:15 NHK World English News 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] *Live* From Roland Garros 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] Stadium [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 7:30 The Offroad Adventure Show 1:00 PBS Newshour 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Eagle 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 2:00 SBS News Flood Special: 8:30 All 4 Adventure [s] 10:00 Today Extra - Saturday [s] Farm/ Flemington/ Rosehill Hard Rain 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 Cybershack (PG) [s] *Live* [s] 2:30 Rhythmic Gymnastics: World 12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 12:30 Reel Destinations [s] 1:30 AFL: Round 12: St Kilda v Cup Tashkent 12:30 Everyday Gourmet With 1:00 Celebrity Apprentice Sydney *Live* From Marvel Justine Schofield [s] 4:00 Trail Towns Australia (PG) [s] Stadium [s] 1:00 10 Minute Kitchen [s] 4:30 Planet Expedition Mexico 2:30 Explore TV [s] 4:30 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 5:30 Hitler’s Holy Treasure 3:00 Netball: Magpies v Fever *Live* 1:30 Healthy Homes Australia [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 2:00 Program To Be Advised 6:30 SBS World News From John Cain Arena, 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 3:00 What’s Up Down Under [s] 7:35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Melbourne [s] Front Line (PG) [s] 3:30 The Living Room [s] Journeys: New Zealand 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] 8:30 Australia’s Biggest Singalong 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 7:00 Surveillance Oz (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] *Live* (PG) 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:30 Movie: “The Fast And The 6:00 Advancing Australia [s] 10:30 Movie: “Florence Foster Furious” (M v,l) (’01) Stars: Paul 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 6:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Jenkins” (PG) (’16) Stars: Meryl 7:30 David Attenborough’s A Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Streep, Hugh Grant Perfect Planet: The Sun (PG) 7:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, 8:00 The Savoy (PG) [s] 12:30 Great British Railway 8:40 Movie: “Fast & Furious 7” Rick Yune, Chad Lindberg 9:00 Ambulance Australia (M) [s] Journeys: Larne To Dumfries (M v,l) (’15) Stars: Vin Diesel, 9:40 Movie: “2 Fast 2 Furious” (PG) Paul Walker, Jason Statham, 10:00 999: What’s Your (M v,l) (’03) Stars: Cole Hauser Emergency?: Knife Crime (M) 1:05 Movie: “Babel” (MA15+) (’06) Michelle Rodriguez 11:50 Crime Investigation Australia: Stars: Brad Pitt (In English/ 11:25 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 7 11:00 NCIS: Blown Away (M v) [s] Most Infamous: Buried Alive 12:00 Home Shopping Spanish/ Arabic/ French/ *Live* From Roland Garros (MA15+) [s] 5:00 Religious Programs Japanese/ Russian) Stadium [s] 1:00 Home Shopping 5:00 France 24 Feature News 6:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 7 6:00 Religious Programs [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 7:30 The Call (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News *Live* From Roland Garros 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 8:00 Pooches At Play [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Stadium [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 8:30 Freshly Picked With Simon 1:00 Speedweek 7:00 Weekend Today [s] (PG) [s] Toohey [s] 3:00 Football: FIFA World Cup 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 9:00 Australia By Design [s] 2022 Magazine 1:00 Kochie’s Your Money & Your 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 1:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday [s] 3:30 Motor Sports: Andalucia Rally Life [s] Giants v Swifts *Live* From Ken 12:00 Advancing Australia [s] Highlights 1:30 Program To Be Advised Rosewall Arena, Sydney [s] 12:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Great British Railway 3:00 Dog Patrol (PG) [s] 3:00 NRL: Newcastle Knights v 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] Journeys (PG) 3:30 Border Patrol (PG) [s] Parramatta Eels *Live* From 1:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:35 Hitler And Churchill (PG) 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] McDonald Jones Stadium, 2:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 5:35 How The Nazis Lost The War 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] Newcastle [s] 3:30 Hotels By Design (PG) [s] (PG) 6:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 4:00 Fishing Australia [s] 6:30 SBS World News 7:00 7News Spotlight: 7:00 Celebrity Apprentice 4:30 Taste Of Australia With 7:30 Anne Boleyn: Arrest, Trial, Ride Of Your Life (M) [s] Australia (PG) [s] – Which Hayden Quinn [s] Execution (PG) 8:15 Crime Investigation Australia: team can create an irresistible 5:00 10 News First [s] 10:10 Vitamania: Truth About Most Infamous: The Killer puppy video which has the 6:00 WIN News [s] Vitamins Punch And Contract To Kill potential to be the next viral 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 11:45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does (M v,s) [s] social media movement? 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Countdown (M l,s) 9:40 The Real Manhunter: The 9:00 FBI: Never Trust A Stranger (M) 1:35 24 Hours In Emergency (M) Murder Of Clare Bernal (M v) [s] 8:35 60 Minutes [s] 9:35 NINE News Late [s] 10:00 FBI: Outsider (M) [s] 2:30 Movie: “The Two Escobars” 10:40 Criminal Confessions: The 10:05 Law & Order: Organized 11:00 FBI: Pilot (M) [s] (MA15+) (’10) Stars: María Worst Betrayal (M v,l) [s] Crime (M) [s] 12:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Ester Escobar, Alexis García V. 11:40 The Blacklist: The Wellstone 11:05 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 8 1:00 Home Shopping (In Spanish/ English) Agency (M v) [s] *Live* [s] 4:30 CBS This Morning [s] 4:25 Vice Guide To Film (M l,v) 1:00 Home Shopping

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)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles Consumer Advice: (d) drug references, (s) sexual references or sex scenes (h) horror, (l) language, (mp) medical procedures, (n) nudity, (v) violence

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

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TEN (C13)

SBS (C30)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Framed For Murder” (M s) (’07) Stars: Elisa Donovan, Susan Walters 2:00 Autopsy USA: Johnny Cash (M) [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 Big Brother (M) [s] – The new heads of house embrace their role, joining forces to create havoc. Meanwhile past alliances are thrown out the window. Big Brother is hosted by Sonia Kruger. 9:00 9-1-1: Survivors (M) [s] 10:00 S.W.A.T.: Kingdom (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19: Louder Than A Bomb (M l) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway (PG) [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 Emergency [s] 10:00 100% Footy (M) [s] – Phil Gould, Paul Gallen, James Bracey and more debate the biggest issues in Rugby League alongside the games most influential figures. 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 9 *Live* From Roland Garros Stadium [s] – Join us as live play continues during Day 9.

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] – Contestants must pair up with another contestant to form seven teams, each team must create crayfish two ways. 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] 9:40 Program To Be Advised 10:10 Just For Laughs (M) [s] 10:40 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 2:10 How The Victorians Built Britain: The Birth Of The Machines (PG) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 The Great House Revival 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Secret Scotland: Skye (PG) 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency: You Can’t Buy Love (M) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Darklands (MA15+) 11:45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: The Mirror Cracked (M d,s,v) (In French) 1:30 Years And Years (M l)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Four Corners [s] 11:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Sanditon (PG) [s] 2:00 Little Women (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Michael Kirby (PG) [s] 8:30 Love On The Spectrum [s] 10:20 China Tonight [s] 10:50 ABC Late News [s] 11:20 Q&A [s] 12:25 A Life In Ten Pictures [s] 1:15 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:30 Ice Wars (M d) [s] 4:25 The Drum [s] 5:25 7.30 [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Deadly Secrets By The Lake” (M v,s) (’17) – A decorated NYPD detective returns to her hometown after her sister is charged with the murder of her boss. Stars: Stefanie von Pfetten, Steve Byers, Tahmoh Penikett, Fulvio Cecere, Claire Rankin, Ferelith Young, Chris Gillett 2:00 Autopsy USA: Roy Orbison (M) [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 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 The Good Doctor: Vamos (M) 10:00 Ambulance: Code Red (M l) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Filthy Rich: Pilot (M d,s,l) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:05 The Weakest Link [s] – The Weakest Link returns to Australian screens with a brand new series and new host, comedian and actress Magda Szubanski. 10:10 Kath & Kim: Fame (PG) [s] 10:40 Kath & Kim: Holiday (PG) [s] 11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 10 *Live* From Roland Garros Stadium [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] – The four contestants cooking in today’s elimination challenge discover they will be cooking a vegetarian dish. 8:40 How To Stay Married (M) [s] 9:10 NCIS: Rule 91 (M v) [s] 10:10 NCIS: Mona Lisa (M v) [s] 11:00 The Project (PG) [s] 12:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:15 How The Victorians Built Britain: The Railway Revolution 3:05 Living Black 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 The Great House Revival 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Celia Pacquola (PG) 8:30 Insight: Amnesia 9:30 Dateline: Myanmar’s Spring Revolution 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Point 12:00 Taken Down (M d,l) 1:00 Movie: “Blue” (PG) (’17) Stars: Tim Silverwood (In English/ Filipino/ Indonesian)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Catalyst [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 Little Women (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 You Can’t Ask That (M) [s] 9:35 QI: Rock ’n Roll [s] 10:05 Program To Be Advised 10:45 The Set [s] 11:20 ABC Late News [s] 11:50 Four Corners [s] 12:35 Media Watch (PG) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Salem Falls” (M s) (’11) 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Driving Test: Atia (PG) [s] – A man with a troubled past 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice tries to settle down in a small Australia (PG) [s] town, finds love and then ends 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] up being the target of a witch hunt. Stars: AJ Michalka, James 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] – Who Van Der Beek, Sarah Carter will survive the Millionaire Hot 2:00 Autopsy USA: Christopher Seat? Six contestants go head Reeve (M) [s] to head to win the cash. 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 Rugby League: State Of Origin 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] *Live* From Melbourne Cricket 6:00 Seven News [s] Ground [s] – It’s State v State, 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] Mate v Mate. Wide World Of 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] Sports presents Game One of 9:00 Movie: “Sweet Home Alabama” The 2021 State of Origin (PG) (’02) Stars: Candice season. *Live* From Melbourne Bergen, Jean Smart, Fred Cricket Ground. Ward, Ethan Embry, Mary Kay 10:10 Rugby League: Post Match [s] Place, Josh Lucas 11:10 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 11 11:15 The Latest Seven News [s] *Live* From Roland Garros 11:45 The Front Bar (M) [s] Stadium [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Bull: Pillar Of Salt (M) [s] – Bull must convince a jury that an alleged murder was actually a tragic accident. 9:40 Bull: Labor Days (M) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS This Morning [s]

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:15 Dateline 2:45 Insight 3:45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Coast 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 8:30 The Secrets Of The Cadbury Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury 9:25 Bloodlands (M l) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Stella Blomkvist: Murder At Harpa (Part 1) (MA15+) (In Icelandic/ English) 11:55 The Night Manager (M s,v) 3:20 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Australian Story [s] 10:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 11:00 Can We Save The Reef? [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 2:00 Pine Gap (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 Q&A [s] 9:35 A Life In Ten Pictures [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 11:00 Movie: “A Royal Night Out” (M s) (’15) Stars: Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Pelican Brief” (M v,l) (’93) Stars: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard, John Heard 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s] – The team tackle party loving Nick whose face tells the tale of one too many late nights and Michelle, whose drab baggy clothes and reclusive lifestyle are a far cry from her fun loving past. 9:30 How To Look Good Naked: Brogan And Nicola (M n) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:00 Busted In Bangkok (M) [s] 12:00 Zumbo’s Just Desserts [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives: Free (Part 2) (PG) [s] 2:00 The Weakest Link (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 RBT: Regret/ Wake Up (PG) [s] – Follow the police units for a unique behind-the-scenes look at RBT patrols testing for alcohol and drug affected drivers. 8:30 Paramedics (M) [s] 9:30 New Amsterdam: Death Begins In Radiology (M) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 12 *Live* From Roland Garros Stadium [s] 3:00 A Current Affair [s]

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Home Stretch

Author: Graeme Norton Publisher: Coronet

This is the third novel by Graeme Norton – yes that Graeme Norton, I didn’t know that he was an author either. And besides fiction, he has also published two non-fiction works. Seems the man is multitalented. Set in Mullinmore, a small town in Cork in the late 1980’s a group of people set out for a day trip to the beach. Among the group is Bernie and David, who are getting

married tomorrow. Bernie is worried about getting sunburnt but David is hoping the day will take Bernie’s mind of the wedding – she is getting a little too anxious about it. Carmel has been asked to be part of the wedding party which has caused some ire because Linda, Carmel’s sister did not get such an honor. Carmel is hoping that the trip settles some of Linda’s anger. The owner of the car is Martin. He is the son of the town doctor and has a year left in medical school. Some say he is a bit strange, a bit off, while others just think he is handsome. The final member of this group heading to the beach is Connor. The others don’t really know

Connor well, even though his parents own the local pub. Martin has invited him along and since it is Martin’s car, they can’t say otherwise. On the way back from the beach there is an accident, the car didn’t manage to negotiate Barry’s roundabout, “judging from the battered roof, it had

rolled once, maybe more.” There are casualties, there are injuries, there is blame. Connor goes to court and receives a two-year suspended sentence. His family agree that he is lucky, but he has become a pariah and the family decide that it is best for him to get out

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of town for a while. His father finds him a construction job in Liverpool. In Liverpool things go sour pretty quickly and we don’t hear from Connor again until 1995, when is turns up in London. Meanwhile Ellen, Connor’s sister, marries Martin and they have two children. Martin becomes the town doctor and Ellen is his dutiful wife. But the marriage isn’t a happy one. Martin keeps secrets and Ellen prefers not to pry. Her parents have had so much to deal with already with Connor that she doesn’t want them to stress about her marriage. Fast forward to 2012 and Connor is now in New York,

getting over the end of a longterm relationship. While drowning his sorrows at the local bar he meets a fellow Irishman which will change the course of his life and make him think of the past that he has been running from for decades. For some of us, the 80’s don’t seem that long ago, but times were different and people were less tolerant. I really enjoyed the pace of the book and the writing. It turns out that besides being a witty talk show host, Graeme Norton is a gifted writer. Also, If you decide to read this book please continue onto the acknowledgements. They are pretty powerful. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Cover up with Screening Plants

CHERALYN DARCEY

If you can’t stand living with that heat reflecting metal panel fence, the windows of your neighbours blinking into your home or the view of the local shops, then screening plants are here to save the day. Some can even make alternatives to fences, and all will cool down your garden, provide a wind break and enrich your home in some way as well as giving you privacy. What’s the difference between a hedge and a screen? Hedges are dense and completely block out the view while screens break up the view. Screening growth lets airflow and dappled light through, and they can often look a little more natural. Privacy screening growth is somewhere in between. It will block the view to provide privacy, but will still be a little looser in growth than hedges to allow some airflow and light in. Types of Plants Evergreen trees and shrubs are going to be the choice for many as they provide year-round screening and although any plant could be trained to become a screen, including well trained vines, here are a few I recommend. Mock Orange aka Orange Jessamine (Murraya paniculata) is one of the most popular hedging and screening plants. With its divine orange/jasmine perfumed flowers along with glossy green foliage it’s easy to see why. They can reach up to four meters in height and require a spacing of between 75 to 100cm to create a screening effect. They need regular feeding, a very well-drained rich soil and do prefer part-shade. Viburnums are not known as ‘the hedges friend’ for nothing! They grow incredibly quickly and so can do the job of providing a screen fast and without the garden intrusiveness issues something like bamboo can pose. There are many varieties of this plant, and each have varying needs, so look for one that suits your light and soil position. Personally, I have a Sweet Viburnum

(Viburnum odoratissimum) screen along one of my front fences, planted to make the area a little more private from the street. Sweet Viburnum likes full sun to part shade, moderately rich and very well-drained soil and loves to be well-mulched, kept watered but not overly wet. It will grow up to nine meters in height and in ultra-fast time but pruning to keep it in check. Bottle Brush (Callistemon spp.) is often overlooked as a screening plant and one I am currently cultivating in another area of my garden. Not only do you end up with a hardy, beautiful looking native screen but also gorgeous flowers for you and the native birds and bees! There are many varieties that grow in all sorts of shapes and sizes and have lots of different foliage and leaves. Have a chat to a friendly local nursery person to find one to suit you. Vicki of Narara Valley Nursey agreed, and I asked her for other suggestions. She said, “Hands down I think Lily Pilly (Syzygium smithii) is one of the best choices as well as it is a native, fast growing and you get edible berries from most types.” She said that they can get to an impressive five metres in height so are perfect to block out that towering thing you no longer want to see but smaller varieties are available as well. Spacing to create a screen should be around 75cm and they like a very freedraining, rich spoil structure that is kept moist. “There are so many varieties and look out for psyllids resistant types because that can be a problem in your area” she advised.

Planting and Growing Tips Get your spacing right to begin with. Roots can easily overcrowd and contribute to disease or death of your plants in a too closely planted screen or create a dense hedge that may not suit you. Too far apart may not afford the look or privacy that you are after. Don’t just use the recommended spacing on the plant label, check the recommended spacing for planting a privacy screen using that plant. Scale is important to the overall look of your garden so think of the final size of your screen. Large and high screens/hedges look

better with larger leaves while more compact ones suit smaller leaves. Prune and trim your screen regularly to encourage and maintain the shape you are looking for and when you do, make sure you feed your plants as you are reducing their available foodmaking structure. Water as suggested for your plants and reduce as they attain full size. TIME TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY Everyone seems to love Hydrangeas and now is a good time to take hardwood cuttings. Still time to transplant deciduous trees and shrubs

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This week I visited the San Remo Community Garden after an invitation from Helen, one of the locals who loves being a part of her community garden. Chairman Andy took me on his famous San Remo Community Garden tour, and we chatted about what it’s like to garden as a community gardener and generally on the Coast. Established in 2005 after identifying a parcel of unused council land, the community worked hard to make their dream a reality and what a vision it is! I’m greeted by a large block of neat though artfully arranged beds crafted from old boats, bathtubs, sinks and recycled building materials.

A huge patio and shed provide yearround protection for the gardeners who right now are chatting, laughing and plant planning over the whistling kettle. Andy tells me, “The plants are really secondary. The way we like this garden to be is a peaceful and joyous place to come to and you don’t have to garden, you can just sit with us, have a yarn, a cup of tea and a bit of cake.” A living wall of bromelias with artwork poked into any available space would be happy in Picasso’s Garden and statues of every conceivable type created from rescued materials delight me at every turn through the pathways.

San Remo Community Garden, 3 McCrea Blvd, San Remo, is open, free to the public Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am to 12pm and everyone is welcome. Facebook: San Remo Community Garden. Andy answers my Three Big Gardening Questions One Plant You Can’t Live Without: Globe Artichoke flowers he thinks are magnificent. They are his favourites. A Piece of Advice: Find out where your sun is in the garden, don’t rush into things and keep a good sharp hoe. What Do you Think Your Garden Is Missing: An entertainment area as he would love live music at the garden.

as well and watch out for the caterpillars of any cabbage moths that may be around. You could plant artichokes, asparagus crowns, broad beans, broccoli, cress, cabbage, carrot, English spinach, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mid and late season onion`s, parsnip, peas, radish, rhubarb crowns, shallot bulbs, snow peas, spring onion, turnip, English daisy, candytuft, Canterbury bells, delphinium, dianthus. forget-me-nots, lobelia, gypsophila, honesty, lupin, nemesia, nigella, pansy, poppy, snapdragon, statice, stock, sweet pea. PLANT HAPPENINGS AROUND THE COAST THIS WEEK Long Jetty Produce Swap, 10am - 11am Saturday 5th June Tuggerah Lakes - Branch of CWA NSW Share excess organic edible produce from your garden: veggies, fruit, plants, flowers, cuttings, seeds, eggs, honey, homemade pickles and jams. Come together with minded locals and make some new friends. Native Bee Hotel Workshop & Native Plants Giveaway, Pearl Beach Arboretum, 10am Saturday 12th June. In conjunction with the Ephemeral Art trail, Franscisco Garcia Bulle Buenowill be conducting a workshop on how to set up Solitary Bee Hotels to be used in the Arboretum. Koala and bee attracting plants will be given away to the community (one per household). pearlbeacharboretum. org.au for details. The 2021 Central Coast Harvest Festival Program See what’s on, plan your weekend (12th - 13th June). The program is now available online at: info.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ harvestfestival Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am every Saturday on Coast FM 96.3. Contact Cheralyn gardeningcentralcoast@ gmail.com with your questions, events, news or if would like to be a part of ‘DOWN IN YOUR GARDEN’.

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Business & Property $600,000 grant for Vision Lighting

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, looks over the Vision Lighting operation with Mark Firth and Matt Henderson

The Central Coast will soon be the home of high-quality commercial lighting products, thanks to the establishment of a $1.3M manufacturing and laboratory facility at Somersby. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said Vision Lighting would receive a

$600,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Regional Job Creation Fund to help facilitate the project. “Vision Lighting’s exciting expansion will create 30 new, full-time jobs and allow the company to design, test and manufacture luminaires for hospitals, universities and offices,” Crouch said. “This end-to-end

manufacturing facility will be located adjacent to the current warehouse in Somersby, and will include operations offices, staff facilities and a luminaire testing laboratory. “The NSW Government funding of $600,000 is targeted at allowing Vision Lighting to modernise production machinery and methods, expand storage space for raw materials and components,

and establish eight new production lines for manufacture, testing and packaging.” Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, John Barilaro, said the $100M Regional Job Creation Fund will create at least 5,000 new direct jobs in regional NSW by helping businesses expand their production lines and provide incentives for relocation

to the bush. “Regional NSW is the engine room of our State and providing support to companies like Vision Lighting to expand their operations and become more competitive will help get the regional economy into gear and back up to speed,” Barilaro said. “The Regional Job Creation Fund is creating jobs by helping

businesses fast-track their growth plans, giving them the funding they need to purchase equipment or extend their premises today, instead of in the future, and providing work for tradies and suppliers.” Source: Media release, May 18 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Last month to redeem Dine & Discover vouchers With Dine & Discover NSW vouchers due to expire at the end of June, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, is encouraging Central Coast residents to redeem their vouchers before it’s too late. Crouch said a total of 213,974 vouchers, each worth $25,

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businesses to benefit are cafes, restaurants, pubs, taverns, bars and clubs. “The hospitality industry is one of the Central Coast’s biggest employers and I’m delighted to see 166,331 of the $25 ‘dine’ vouchers redeemed at local businesses,” Crouch said. “A total of 37,271 ‘discover

NSW’ vouchers have also been redeemed at museums, galleries, historical sites, cinemas, and sport and recreation activities, including several thousand at the recent Central Coast Air Show.” Every NSW resident aged 18 and over is eligible to receive two $25 ‘dine’ vouchers which can be used for eating in at

restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs and clubs and two $25 ‘discover NSW’ vouchers which can be used at cultural institutions, live music and arts venues. Vouchers will expire after 30 June. Source: Media release, June 2 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

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Erina Fair is continuing to kick sustainability goals, with a recent multimilliondollar overhaul of its airconditioning system helping to reduce the centre’s energy consumption by approximately 420,000 kwh annually. Centre manager, Stephen Ross, said the upgrade is just one of several sustainability initiatives in place across Erina Fair including an organic waste recycling program, which diverts on average 50-60 tonnes of food waste per month to the Sutherland Shire Water treatment plant to power the methane electricity plant. Since signing up to Simply Cups, Australia’s leading coffee

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consumption by 26 per cent over the past four years, enough to fill 14 Olympic sized swimming pools. Last year, the centre replaced all 72-watt light fittings with 22-watt LED fittings, which led to significant reductions in energy consumption. The centre collects storm water debris which is tipped back into landfill each quarter through a catchment system which prevents it going into the Central Coast storm water infrastructure. And the centre recently started returning polystyrene boxes to Flemington markets to be reused, handing back an estimated 450 boxes per month. “Our investment in the new

air-conditioning system, along with our sustainability initiatives, are part of our commitment to becoming truly sustainable – environmentally, socially and economically,” Ross said. “We’ve made some great progress in reducing our energy and water consumption, we’re also doing well with reducing the amount of waste going to landfill, but there’s certainly more we can do. “We’re continuing to explore other avenues where we can make a real difference to the environment and the community.” Source: Media release, Jun1 Erina Fair

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programs - the Community Development Grant Program, the Community Events and Place Activation Program and the Community Support Program,” Vaughan said. “These three programs have been prioritised due to the significant benefits and outcomes they will deliver to the broader community. “Unlike in previous years,

there will only be one round of grant applications over the 2021-22 financial year for the Community Development and Events and Place Activation Grants programs, so if you are looking to deliver a project or event in the next 18 months, we encourage you to plan ahead by attending our upcoming information sessions and applying when applications open in July.

Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said the Community Grants Program plays an important role in supporting organisations to deliver events and programs that respond to the needs of the community. “Through its (this) Program, Council provides community organisations with the support to deliver activities and events which build the community’s

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time on my father’s advice to “average down” and buy new shares. “It’s a good company. I have a mate who works there,” was the fatherly advice. The whole experience has been a hard pill to swallow, more so for my brother: “I took the advice of one parent, which screwed me, then I took the advice of the other parent, which also screwed me.” The whole episode shouldn’t come as a surprise. A 2019 report from the Australian

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Want to buy your first home? Here’s what’s in the Budget for you Home loan affordability has inched further within reach of first home buyers and single parents, but whether it will do much to narrow the gender and socioeconomic divides is an open question. The federal Budget’s housing piece has three key parts. First, 10,000 home loan guarantees will be provided

for single-parent households, allowing them to put down a deposit of 2%. Second, a further 10,000 guarantees will be rolled out, allowing first home buyers to put down a deposit of 5%. Finally, the maximum amount of voluntary contributions that can be released under the First Home Super Saver scheme has risen from $30,000 to $50,000.

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State provides $50,000 for Council move to ePlanning The NSW Government is providing $50,000 for Central Coast Council to transition to the new, digital ePlanning system. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said ePlanning allows residents and property owners to lodge and track development applications

(DAs) online. “Gone are the days of having to fill in piles of paperwork and travel to a Council building to lodge a DA,” Crouch said. “ePlanning puts people at the centre of the DA process by eliminating paperwork, allowing applications to be submitted anywhere in realtime, avoiding delays and

boosting transparency. “Transitioning from a paperbased system to a digital platform is a significant change for Central Coast Council, which is why the NSW Government has provided $50,000. “With 95,250 extra people calling the Central Coast home by 2041, it’s important that all

levels of government help to make the planning process as quick, hassle-free and transparent as possible.” Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, said the grant will help Council improve their level of service. “Whether upgrading or replacing IT systems and software, learning how to use

the platform, or providing support to their residents, this grant will help Council get what they need to get online,” Hancock said. Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said this funding is a welcome boost towards Council’s continuous improvement program in online customer services.

“Our customers want change that makes doing business with us easier and simpler. Continuing to transition development assessment and planning functions to a better web-based service is a step in the right direction,” Hart said. Source: Media release, May 31 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast

Crown Land Managers invited to apply for funding Crown Land managers and community groups that use Crown Land on the Central Coast are invited to apply for a share of $17M in NSW Government funding.

“They also provide affordable and secure land for a wide range of community-focused organisations including surf lifesaving clubs, scouts and girl guide groups, the RSPCA, PCYCs, the State Emergency Service and others.”

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Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the funding could be used for a range of projects including upgrades, maintenance work, weed and pest control, and bushfire management. “The NSW Government has provided $364,825 for 11 local Crown Land projects in the past 12 months, with more funding now on offer,” Crouch said. “Applications will be accepted from reserve managers and users including Central Coast Council, community groups, showgrounds and caravan parks, so I strongly encourage all eligible local organisations to apply.” Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, said grants will focus on projects that can deliver social, environmental, cultural and economic benefits.

“Crown reserves play a critical role by protecting the environment and providing green open spaces for parks, ovals, walking, cycling and sports and recreation activities to keep communities healthy and happy,” Pavey said.

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Bridging the gap between the homeless and health Since March 2020, the Health on The Streets (HoTS) team has been bridging the gap between the homeless and the healthcare system by providing free health assessments to those most in need. And while the deadline might be some time away, the team hopes to receive more funding which will allow them to continue their work. The free mobile clinic was launched last year by Coast and Country Primary Care. Team Leader, Joel Smeaton, Registered Nurse Katrina Russell and Outreach worker Melanie Brian spend their time in the van, visiting hotspots around the Central Coast, and providing free health assessments for the homeless, people with severe and persistent mental illness, or people who simply don’t trust the mainstream health care system. Joel Smeaton said their main

(L-R) Team Leader, Joel Smeaton, Outreach worker Melanie Brian, and Registered Nurse Katrina Russell

focus is on free clinical intervention. “We hold regular static hubs at community centres across the coast, and on other days we respond to referrals from community service organisations, such as the Police or Council Rangers, about people who might be sleeping rough or couch surfing or living in the car with their

children,” Smeaton said. “We have partnerships with other community organisations who look after the ongoing case management of our clients.” Katrina Russell is the HoTS Registered Nurse and the first thing she does when meeting a patient is assess how she can help them.

“I do primary health assessments including dentistry, and physical health assessments,” Russell said. “From that, I’ll work out whether they need vaccinating or what things I can do to improve their health. “I do mental health assessments and connect them with GPs, Psychiatrists, and Psychologists.

“We do blood tests as a part of the assessment testing for chronic diseases and infectious diseases and we either treat them from the van, or we refer them onto specialists.” She said one of the most significant benefits they can provide their clients is trust. “They come from families with drug abuse, domestic violence, some are coming from well families, although it is a minority, and those patients have a severe mental illness and they have chosen to disassociate themselves from their families,” she said. “We have treated around 20 people for Hepatitis C.” With funding set to run out in June 2022, the team hopes they can receive more to help the program continue, and maybe even buy a new van or hire another nurse. “What could benefit me could be funding for another nurse,” Russell said. “At times, we have to say no to referrals or delaying referrals and following up with outreach

because we just can’t keep up. “Sometimes we are down at the Peninsula, and we have got several people to see down there, and we have rangers at Wyong calling us. “Sometimes there are children in tents, and we have to try and choose which one we go to be able to assess, treat and refer them onto other services.” Despite the unsure future, there is one thing that is certain - the HoTS team is providing precious care and treatment to those who need it most. “It is very satisfying, and it gives me a lot so joy for the people who have never engaged in services and then to see big improvements in their health,” Russell said. HoTS visits Mary Mac in Woy Woy every Tuesday between 11.30am and 1.00pm, and Coast Shelter every Thursday between 10am and 1pm, plus every second Monday. Jacinta Counihan

Local health district recruiting nurses Central Coast Local Health District is in the process of recruiting 20 new nurses, a mix of Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses to join the team at Gosford Hospital. Each of the new nurses will work in Acute Medicine in the areas of Neurology, Stroke, Respiratory, Gastroenterology,

Endocrine, Renal, Cancer, Short Stay Medicine and General Medicine. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch said the nurses will join a dynamic team at the hospital, recently redeveloped at a cost of $348M. Wyong Hospital is also in the final stages of its $200M redevelopment.

“We may have world-class public health facilities on the Central Coast, but we also need world-class staff to provide care and support to local patients,” Crouch said. “Being the very proud husband of a nurse has given me a unique insight into the dedication of these staff. “Working in a public health facility is more than an

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Delicious choko recipe: baked with maple, sesame & miso glaze hardy perennial - one that’s easy to propagate and grow at home. They’re rarely attacked by pests and provide a huge, abundant crop from each plant (often upwards of 50 fruit)!

GEORGIA LIENEMANN Did you know chokos have enjoyed a great season here on the coast? Possibly not. I’ve been revelling in them this year and managed to come up with a delicious, easy choko recipe that will impress any skeptic. If you love miso eggplant, I promise this will win you over. Granted, it won’t be featuring in any ‘world’s sexiest vegetable’ lists any time soon, but I think the choko is sorely underrated and deserves a more prolific renaissance than it’s had in recent years. This was a commonly consumed fruit only one generation ago in Australia – why has it fallen out of favour? Perhaps it’s the urban legends dubbing it a cheap, subpar ‘filler’ substitute for apples - in McDonalds apple pie, for example. Many a grandma was known to bulk out her best stews and pies with chokos as they are cheap as chips and incredibly versatile, taking on the flavour of whatever they’re cooked with. The vine is an extremely

The fruit are also very inexpensive to buy. I’ve been buying two big locally grown chokos for only $1.40 for the past few weeks from the gorgeous girls at Nurtured Earth. If you do have access to a vine, it’s not only the choko fruit that can be eaten, but in fact, every single part of the plant is edible and highly nutritious. The seeds, stems and leaves have been shown in the literature to be bursting with powerful antimicrobial compounds, making it a great functional food to be consuming at this time of year as we head into flu season. The fruit itself is rich in a range of antioxidant phytochemicals as well as micronutrients like

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As with many nutritious, inexpensive foods – it needs to be jazzed up in the kitchen before it can really be appreciated.

What does it taste like? Well, let’s be honest: not much. It’s flavour and texture is reminiscent of zucchini when cooked and when including the younger fruits raw in salads, it can be quite sweet, crisp and juicy – more like a

How to use it The best fruits are the younger ones, which admittedly are harvested a bit earlier in the season – I’m coming to you a tad late this year. The bigger, more mature fruits have a much tougher skin and the astringent sap that lies directly beneath it

becomes more abundant as they age, making them slightly harder to peel. Peeling them is mildly annoying at the best of times. So, unless I’m adding tender young chokos into salads (which only happens at the beginning of the season in early Autumn), I tend to cook them first and slice the skin off afterwards - or simply eat around them. That said, the skin isn’t inedible – just a bit tough. However, if you’re baking or roasting it first, as we are in this recipe, it softens substantially and can

Baked Maple, Sesame & Miso Choko

This recipe is next level with toasted sesame oil, but if you don’t have any on hand, I’ve also made it with olive oil and it’s still pretty delicious. Ingredients: 1 large choko Sesame oil for cooking (or olive) Pinch of salt Miso glaze: 1 tbsp miso paste (white ‘shiro’ miso is my favourite) 1 tbsp maple syrup (you can sub honey, but not quite as nice) 1 tsp toasted sesame oil

Method:

1. Heat the oven to 170C. 2. Slice the choko in half lengthways and remove the seed. Then slice each half into four long wedges, so you have eight total, roughly the same size. 3. Toss them in a drizzle of sesame or olive oil and a small pinch of salt (don’t overdo it as the glaze is salty enough), then lay them on a baking tray. 4. Place the tray in the oven and check them at the 20 minute mark.

Depending on your oven, you may need to flip them over at this point if they’re browning to quickly on the underside.

5. Cook them for an additional 15 minutes or so, until they’re cooked through, then smear the glaze over each piece - as if you’re spreading peanut butter on toast. It’s best to try and keep it off the pan if you can as being so high in sugar, it has the tendency to burn. The glaze is usually thick enough to stay put. 6. Bake for another 5-10 minutes, ensuring it doesn’t burn, then take them out and enjoy once they’ve cooled slightly

enjoyed much like the roasted skin of butternut pumpkin. What I love about chokos is that they are actually quite versatile in a culinary sense and can be eaten in a number of ways: • S liced raw into salads • Pickled in wedges or diced into chutneys • A dded to soups (chunky or blended) • C hopped or diced into stirfries • Included in a raw vegetable juice • Steamed, then smeared with butter and salt • R oasted with olive oil or butter and salt • A dd to stewed fruit dishes like pies, compotes or apple sauce • S teep the leaves into an antimicrobial tea • S lice the seeds and include them in stirfries It’s possible to be allergic to the fruit and the sap in older fruits can be a mild skin irritant to those with sensitive skin so it’s always best to wash your hands if you’ve gone to the effort of peeling them. Now, on to my latest discovery! Choko is a superstar substitute in the delicious traditional Japanese dish that is miso-glazed eggplant. Anything that helps me dodge the chore of peeling them is a winner, but as anyone who relishes the regular version of this dish will know, it’s jam-packed with flavour. Something our humble little choko really calls for. With only three ingredients in the glaze, this is such a quick and easy side dish to whip up without much effort.

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ARAFMI celebrates 45 years of supporting carers Central Coast ARAFMI will celebrate 45 years of supporting carers and the community at a special function on June 9. To be held between 10am and 2pm at Lerida House, 21 Bellbowrie Ave, the day will highlight services offered by the not-for-profit group committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of Central Coast families and carers. Attendees will find out more about the new wellness program, The Trust – Beyond

the Stigma and be able to tour the new mental health carers respite accommodation. They will learn about support services including the Family and Carer Support program and Yakkalla mental health recovery program. Wellness, art, dance and pottery demonstrations will be on show and there will be a Devonshire tea, coffee and a barbecue. Entertainment will be provided by the Yakkalla Band. The day will begin with a smoking ceremony at 11am,

followed by speeches from the Central Coast ARAFMI Chairperson and CEO and Jack, a lived- experience participant. The organisation supports the mental health of whole families; individuals, children, parents, grandparents and loved ones, recognising the valuable contribution carers of loved ones with a mental illness make in the community. Source: Media release, Jun 2 Central Coast ARAFMI

Claudia helps bring neurofibromatosis out of the shadows Claudia Hobday from Wyoming was one of many around Australia who helped to help raise awareness around Neurofibromatosis (NF) in May. Across the month, the Children’s Tumour Foundation (CTF) ran the campaign, NF Out of the Shadows, which encouraged those suffering from the disease to come out and share their story. NF is a lifelong genetic condition that causes tumours to form on nerves in the body, including the brain and spine. Progressive and unpredictable, NF can also cause cancer, blindness, deafness, as well as physical differences, learning difficulties and chronic pain. It is impossible to predict how mild or severe the visible and invisible impact of NF will be on a patient, as every person’s experience is different and over half of all cases begin in families with no history of the condition. Hobday has been living with NF her whole life but only found out when her daughter Zoe was diagnosed after her fourth birthday. “After a day of celebrations, I had tucked the children into bed and looked through the photos I had taken that day. “I noticed in every photo her left eye seemed crossed. “I dismissed it and thought she was probably just excited and tired. “My husband Ben and I monitored her eyes over the next couple of days, then decided to make an appointment to have them tested.” Following this appointment, they booked their son, Arthur, into an eye appointment and then took Zoe to see a paediatric ophthalmologist in Sydney. Hobday said having never heard of NF she was not prepared

for the news they got next. “After hours of seemingly benign tests, I was completely unprepared for what was to come next. “We were advised to go straight to the Children’s Hospital for an MRI of Zoe’s head as she suspected something was pushing up against her eye. “The ophthalmologist called the emergency department herself and handed me a referral with instructions to have Zoe start fasting.” “When we finally got to hospital, Zoe was seen by several doctors including the emergency department doctor, an eye doctor, neurologist and an oncologist. “We were exhausted, hungry and thirsty. “At 8pm, we were told they suspected Zoe has NF1 and that possibly, I have it too.” “Zoe was admitted and an MRI scheduled for the following morning. “[My husband] Ben had flown back from Melbourne to meet us at the hospital in time to be told she had an Optic Pathway Glioma. “The Neurologist came back to see us the following day and diagnosed both Zoe and I with NF1 and suggested Arthur come and see him to be assessed too. “Just three weeks after her diagnosis, Zoe started chemotherapy as a second MRI showed that her OPG had already grown. “There was no “watching and waiting”, just treatment.” After these events, Hobday started looking back on her own life and understanding how she had been affected by the disease. “In 2017, I had discovered a lump in my left breast but was told it was nothing serious. “In August 2019, another lump appeared in my right breast.

“Considering my NF diagnosis, I had a scan and two biopsies to check for malignancies. “I was told that they were intraductal papilloma and I had the lumps surgically removed. “In March 2020, I feel another lump in my left breast, but after having both breasts scanned, discovered another in my right too. “Once again these were biopsied, and I was told that they were intraductal papilloma. “The following month I had them surgically removed as a precaution. “We are now monitoring Zoe with regular MRIs and eye

appointments every three months.” Every day, Hobday said they find out new things about NF, and she hopes that sharing her story will help others come forward if they need help. “What was initially quite overwhelming has simply become a part of who we are now, but that does not mean we are not vigilant of how quickly things can change.” NF affects one in every 2,500 adults and children, and on average, every three days a child is born with NF in Australia. Jacinta Counihan

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Gosford East P&C raises concern over possible sale of car park Gosford East Public School P&C Association is concerned that selling off a car park in East Gosford will cause more congestion and traffic along Central Coast Hwy, and in turn, risk children’s safety.

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Scholarships awarded to 67 students in social housing, out-of-home care Sixty seven young people across the Central Coast will receive cash payments of $1,000 from the NSW Government to help achieve their academic aspirations. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the annual Department of Communities and Justice Scholarship is offered to students growing up in social housing or out-of-home care. “The 67 local students who will benefit from these scholarships can use the $1,000 for education expenses like textbooks, IT equipment and internet access,” Crouch

said. “I know that this will help to lift the load for students in their final years of high school or early years of tertiary education. “Funding these scholarships is not just a cost – it is an investment in the future of young people growing up in social housing or who are in out-of-home care on the Central Coast. “The NSW Government is working hard to improve school completion rates, boost vocational and tertiary qualifications and enhance work readiness, so that young people can break the cycle of disadvantage.” Minister for Families,

Communities and Disability Services, Alister Henskens, said recipients can use their funds for education-related expenses. “A good education provides the foundation for the future and these scholarships are about giving young people a helping hand to pursue education or work,” Henskens said. The breakdown of scholarships by suburb is: Gosford 15; Terrigal 5; The Entrance 13; and Wyong 34. Source: Media release, Jun 3 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

The land to be sold off by the Central Coast Council is a car park reportedly used by staff at St Joseph’s Catholic College located at 3 Albert Street and 9 Russell Drysdale Street. Four schools in East Gosford are located within close proximity of each other; Gosford East Public School, St Joseph’s Catholic College, St Edward’s College, and St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School - East Gosford. Currently there is not a large amount of parking meaning parents and students are forced to park along residential streets, which also causes problems for locals. President of the Gosford East

Public School P&C Association, Ben Davison, said traffic caused by this congestion is already bad and selling this car park will make it worse. “We are concerned mostly from the viewpoint of safety. “You have a lot of small children, a lot of cars, and a lot of parents who are in a hurry, trying their best to get in and out as best they can,” Davison said. “The parking on Webb Street itself goes 300-400m up the street because you get all the St Joseph’ parents parking there… and then people try and do U-turns because you can only turn left on Central Coast Hwy… the traffic situation at the school is already pretty bad.” He said his biggest concern is that the Council may sell the car park to a developer who does not have the community’s best interest in mind. “With the Council being in the financial position it is in now, we’re worried that rather than

deciding on what’s in the best interest of the community, it will be who can pay the most money,” he said. “If it was sold to a private developer who is going to build a bunch of townhouses on it, that is only going to make this situation significantly worse. “You are going to have more parking on the street, less access, and it is going to add dozens of more cars onto the road.” Members from the P&C handed out flyers last week to residents and parents to help raise awareness about the issue. Davison said they have also raised their concerns with politicians. “Ideally, we would like to see it used as a pick-up/drop off space for all three schools to help alleviate the situation… because at the moment Gosford East doesn’t have one at all.” Jacinta Counihan

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Highland Grove Preschool raises over $500 in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Highland Grove Preschool in Green Point has once again participated in Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, raising over $500 for the Cancer Council. The preschool has been a long-term supporter of the fundraiser, holding the event on the premises for over 20 years. Highland Grove Preschool ran the event over May 25, 26, and 27, with the 2-3-year-old room participating in the event between 9.00 am until 10.30 am, and the two larger rooms

(3-5-year-old’s) between 10.30am until 12noon. Highland Grove Preschool Owner and Director, Kylie Wade, said they would often see between 50 and 70 visitors per day during the event. “Today (May 25) we had around 60 people and everyone had a beautiful day,” Wade said. “The visitors join us for the children’s Group Time, where we sing many of our favourite songs, read a story and share in a dance. “We then move to our garden

for scones cooked by our Centre Director and pikelets which are cooked by the 4-5 year olds with their teachers in the morning. “The visitors stay and play in our garden for the next hour, and the generations mixing together in this way is always wonderful.” Wade said the feedback received from families is that this is always a favourite preschool event. “We missed running it last year.” Jacinta Counihan

Local resident in fight to save Rumbalara Refuge Local resident, Mitchell Connolly, is fighting to keep the Gosford Rumbalara Refuge run by Coast Shelter off the Central Coast Council’s asset sales list. As a teenager, Connolly faced homelessness and spent many years sleeping on the streets, on friends’ couches and in and out of Central Coast refuges. The Rumbalara refuge run by Coast Shelter was a place Connolly could receive support. The refuge also helped manage his finances, stay in employment, and eventually secure his first rental property. Since then, Connolly has run a successful business and contributes back to Rumbalara,

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“With the current global issues, this is one of the worst times this could be happening. “Homelessness and associated factors such as drug and alcohol abuse, depression and suicide are already high on the central coast. “This will only intensify with the current events globally, which are already increasing statistics in the same areas of drug and alcohol abuse, depression, and suicide. “It is therefore extremely counterintuitive at this time to be making matters worse for our homeless youth and the community at large.” Jacinta Counihan

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From the 22 junior teams in the running for the honourable award, 12-year-old Archie Pulley from Kincumber Avoca Cricket Club was given the honour of being the first recipient of Toby Martin’s legacy. Cherie Pulley describes her son, Archie, as a quiet achiever, and said this award was a great representation of Toby’s legacy. “This is such an auspicious award, and it is so much bigger than just that,” Pulley said. “I think Archie goes on quietly and doesn’t make a lot of noise, but I know they’ve seen him working hard, being a great team player and constantly supporting everyone. “For Archie, he has the opportunity to carry Toby’s incredible legacy, and he has to honour that and uphold the qualities ingrained in Toby, as he naturally does.” Toby Martin was an avid cricket supporter and during his battle with leukaemia, he continued to play cricket when his health allowed it and supported his team from

BMX The newly renovated Terrigal BMX Track has officially been opened sporting reshaped jumps, asphalt berms, and synthetic surface on dirt sections.

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sidelines when he could not. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said Toby Martin’s legacy will always be on the Coast. “This is a beautiful and meaningful award that makes

us all hold each other a little closer and realise just how precious life is,” Tesch said. Source: Media release, June 2 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch

Humpback Highway Watch Ronny Ling and his Central Coast Dolphin Project and Central Coast Newspapers have combined to bring you a regular Humpback Highway report in each edition of this newspaper. Whales were spotted from Copacabana, North Avoca, Terrigal and Foresters Beach early last week. Besides individual whales, we are now starting to see pods of 2 or 3 moving through. Unfortunately the big swell has moved the whales a lot further out. Hopefully by this coming weekend they will again be closer in. With the big seas, it has also meant that seals are hauling out to rest and recuperate. They are fine, but just need plenty of space. If you see a seal, stay back at least 40m. Don’t get between it and the water. Keep children and dogs well away and never try to feed or touch them If you would like to volunteer with us, please let us know.

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If you are lucky enough to spot a whale, seal or dolphin, please text or call the Project on 0490 401 969 or email centralcoastdolphins@gmail.com

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Times are in local standard time (UTC +10:00) or daylight savings time (UTC +11:00) when in effect.

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The redeveloped Terrigal BMX Track is part of the Central Coast Council and NSW Governments Duffy’s Oval Recreation Precinct revitalisation project. The project involved upgrading the track to BMX Australian competition standards, and has also made it more accessible and functional, particularly during wet weather. Council Acting Director Community and Recreation Services, Phil Cantillon, said the BMX upgrade has improved

the riding experience of users and greatly enhanced the experience of Terrigal for our community and visitors. “If you haven’t seen the changes, I recommend you pop over and have a look. “Not only has the redevelopment made a safer and more functional space for all, but it now also provides a more competitive facility for Terrigal BMX Club to stage competitions and bid for State events, which in turn will boost the local economy.” Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said a $300,000 commitment from the NSW Government had made this project a reality. “Not only has the project significantly improved the track for BMX enthusiasts and

locals to enjoy, construction workers have been supported and the local economy has received a much-needed boost as we continue to recover from COVID-19,” Crouch said. Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said Council will continue delivering projects the community has asked for. “Projects like this one are a great example of the NSW Government and Council working together to continue to deliver projects for the community that provide health and social benefits,” Hart said. The BMX track redevelopment was funded by a $300,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund. Source: Media release, May 29 Central Coast Council

New funding to encourage female participation in sports Local community organisations are being urged to apply for funding for infrastructure projects with the recent announcement of a $3.5 million fund from the State Government. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said applications will be accepted from community organisations, Central Coast Council and the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council. “A total of $3,537,518 has been specially allocated to our community through Round Four of the Stronger Country Communities Fund,” Crouch

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said. “50 percent of this funding will be focused on female sports facilities and programs, to encourage greater participation and level the playing field for women and girls across all levels and codes of sport. “Applications are also being accepted for a range of projects that improve local amenities, boost community morale and improve health and wellbeing.” Minister for Women, Bronnie Taylor, said providing facilities, particularly women’s changerooms, will ensure all female athletes are supported from grassroots to the elite

level. “Purpose-built facilities should be standard and not an exception, and better amenities will help address this barrier and encourage girls and women to participate in the sports and activities they enjoy and want to play,” Taylor said. Applications for Round Four of the Stronger Country Communities Fund will close on Friday, June 25. More information about the Fund can be found at www. nsw.gov.au/SCCF. Source: Media release, May 31 Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000

Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

0433 1.45 0522 1.42 0104 0.61 0144 0.56 0021 0.67 0221 0.52 1049 0.59 1127 0.59 0607 1.40 0649 1.39 0730 1.38 0812 1.36 SAT 1718 1.54 SUN 1758 1.61 MON 1202 0.59 TUE 1237 0.59 WED 1311 0.60 THU 1345 0.62 1945 1.79 2331 0.73 1835 1.68 1910 1.74 2019 1.82 0338 0.49 0417 0.50 0500 0.51 0545 0.53 0633 0.53 0030 1.68 1015 1.32 1238 1.30 0932 1.33 1059 1.30 1146 1.29 0724 0.52 SAT 1500 0.66 SUN 1540 0.68 MON 1622 0.71 TUE 1710 0.73 WED 1804 0.76 THU 1335 1.34 2133 1.83 2213 1.81 2254 1.78 2339 1.73 1906 0.77

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

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Youth teams shine for Crusaders BASKETBALL For the Central Coast Crusaders, another challenge was presented by the Sutherland Sharks and Blacktown Storm, one that the Youth Men and Women teams were able to overcome but stopped the Opens in their tracks. Played on Saturday, May 29, at Breakers Indoor Sports Stadium, the Youth Women were first up in a contest against the Sharks. In a tennis-like match that went back and forth all game, the final score was 65 – 59 to the Crusaders, but it wasn’t until the closing minutes of the game that the girls pulled away. Sara Matthews led the way with an outstanding 31 points, a team high for the season, with half of those coming off some very efficient three point shooting. Abbey Cracknell once again put in the work that we’ve grown used to seeing this season, commanding the team at both ends of the floor. Katie Bailey and Paris Forcadilla also did a stellar job

playing their role and Paris went on to hit a late shot to seal this win for the girls. The win takes the Youth Women to the top of the Pool B ladder with seven wins and only one loss. The Youth Men played and won against the Storm in another hard fought 68 – 60 point win. The boys got out to an early 20 – 2 lead, muscling the Storm

out of contention, but the visitors came back in the third quarter to make things a little shaky for the local boys. “The Storm play a loosey goosey streetball style of basketball which, when it works. is very difficult to play against,” said Head Coach Mikko von Lueders. Nonetheless the boys got it done with many notable performances.

Captain Hammish Loader and Oliver Hedger led the scoring with Hedger contributing 23 and Loader 21. Alex Bailey and Nicholas Wooller also played their part with a disciplined display in the face of the Storm comeback. Unfortunately for the Crusaders, both Opens teams were defeated. The Women took a big hit against the Sharks, going down

85-67. The Sharks are one of the best teams in the league in 2021 and the women will take some positives away from their strong showing in the third period where they narrowed the margin to 10 points. “We played possibly our best game in a losing effort to a powerhouse undefeated Sutherland Sharks,” said Head Coach Lueders.

Sara Matthews continued her domination on the offensive end, scoring 28 points, grabbing 5 offensive boards and a total of 13 rebounds. Team captain Jonalyn Wittwer contributed 16 points off some nice three point shooting. Abbey Cracknell found herself in early foul trouble, causing her to miss out on much of the first quarter. In the final match of the day, the Mens team fell to the Sharks 59 – 77. It was the first game this year where no players in the team scored over 20 points, the highest score coming from James Trustum with 14. “Another tough result for us against Sutherland, we just found it hard to score which hasn’t been a problem for us this season,” Coach Jared Scoines said. Along with the Youth teams, the Open Men will next face the Hornsby Spiders on Saturday, June 5, at the Brick Pit in Thornleigh. Source: Media Release, June 1 Central Coast Crusaders

Roosters reign RUGBY LEAGUE The Central Coast Roosters have come away with a Round 12 win against the Cronulla Sharks in the Harvey Norman Women’s Premiership on May 29. It was a brisk and windy Saturday evening match-up at Central Coast Stadium between the teams positioned second and third on the ladder. Both teams went into the contest with seven out of seven wins throughout their 2021 campaigns meaning one team was destined to go home with their perfect run of form at an end. The opening try came for the visitors in the third minute due to the quick reactions of Corban Baxter, first onto the loose ball. A high bomb on the try line was miscalculated by the Roosters defence and left bouncing on the grass. Baxter snapped up the ball from her shin height and jogged it in for a try under the post. The Roosters came close to a quick rebound through a powerful leg drive to the line by Tayla Predebon. With three players clinging to her, the Prop reached for the white paint but lost control of the ball with the final downward push.

A second try shortly followed for Cronulla from quick passing along their attacking line, finding Andie Robinson on the wing with the overlap. Despite this, a ferocious energy remained in the Central Coast’s play, with Roxette Murdoch straight away forcing a knock on through a fierce tackle. The Second Rower followed this up with a strong run up the guts of the defence, taking her team over for their first try of the evening. Alicia Martin also crossed the line for the Roosters before half time but the assisting pass was

deemed forward and the teams went into the sheds at half time with the score still positioned at 6 – 10 in favour of Cronulla. This lead was quickly overturned by the Roosters in the second half, with a try coming for Simone Simone in the 38th minute. From the penalty touch, a number of well-timed passes and strong running receivers brought them within five metres of the line before Simone’s final carry finished the move off. Having lost their lead, Cronulla hit back hard with a flurry of attacks from the restart, but

two dropped balls quashed their chances at finding points. The following six phases saw the Roosters advance 80 metres to put their visitors back on their hind legs. A few minutes later, a third try came for the Roosters, once again scored by Murdoch. The initial break came for Murdoch in-between Cronulla’s defensive line and it left Fullback, Tiana Penitani, alone to deal with an advancing two-on-one situation. However, Murdoch didn’t need her support, instead steam rolling over Penitani en

route to the tryline. The third successful conversion by Hannah Southwell gave to the Roosters an eight point lead. With ten minutes to go, another bulldozing run came from Predebon, taking the Roosters right up to the try line. Although the four-pointer did not immediately follow, the Sharks were kept in their defensive half for the remainder of the game and a try finally came for star Roosters Fullback, Isabelle Kelly, after constant territory pressure, solidifying her team’s win 24 – 10.

The win sees the Roosters overtake the Sharks to now sit beside league leaders, the Mount Pritchard Mounties, also undefeated so far this season. The next challenge for the Roosters will be against the Mounties in a first verses second clash where, once again, only one team will emerge with their flawless campaign still intact. This game will be played at Aubrey Keech Reserve, Sydney, on Saturday, June 5. Haakon Barry

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Dirt track dominator

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Kenny Angel out in front on 93 (Inset: Kenny on the winners podium)

DIRT BIKE RACING A local Central Coast rider has taken out two first places at the annual Australian Long Track Championships, held over the weekend between May 29-30.

Kenny Angel from Greenpoint competed with two bikes in two events and at the end of the champs came away with two trophies. The races were held over an 800m dirt track, each

including three laps. Firstly, Angel entered the twin cylinder unlimited cc race with his 1000cc Ducati and was in front from the getgo, winning his heats before advancing and winning the

final. Following this, in the Over 35 years unlimited bike category, Angel entered with his 450cc Honda and, after winning two heats and coming second in a third,

advanced to a final which he also won. The win comes for Kenny ahead of the local Central Coast Cup that will be undertaken over the long weekend from June 12 & 13

at Somersby Track. With his two national titles established, Angel will seek to perform again for his local region. CCN

Mariners caught in the Jet-stream FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners suffered a home ground loss at Central Coast Stadium to their F3 rivals, the Newcastle Jets, on the evening of Tuesday, June 1. After defeating the Jets twice this season already, most recently a fortnight ago, the Mariners failed to complete the triple, ending two goals behind at 0 – 2. With the wooden spoon looming, the Jets went into this match as clear underdogs and the Mariners started the game with an attacking mindset, pushing players forward in search of an early goal. Their attack was neutralised by a solid, efficient defensive

set up by the Jets, cutting off the passing lanes that all season have set the Mariners up for scoring opportunities. Unfortunately for the Mariners, the strategy created some holes at the back and made them vulnerable to the Jets’ strong counter-attack. The visitors put away their first goal in the 27th minute, courtesy of Roy O’Donovan. A lobbed through ball was launched by Jordan O’Doherty in his team’s defensive half, finding the head of Mariners defender, Key Rowles, who inadvertently directed the ball into the feet of Archie Goodwin. A wide pass to O’Donovan found the ex-Mariner on the outside of Jack Clisby in defence and his sharp strike beat keeper, Mark Birighitti,

and into the net. With the opening goal secured, the momentum continued to shift in the favour of the away team and it wasn’t long before they found the net again. This came in the 33rd minute, put away by Lucas Mauragis, once again on a

counter-attacking break. The ball was stolen from Matt Simon on the half-way line, leading to a three-onthree attacking situation for the Jets. Angus Thurgate advanced with pace before slicing in between Daniel Hall and Gianni Stensness with a

through ball to find Lucas Mauragis on a 45 degree angle ahead of goal. Birighitti was able to get a foot onto the low struck ball and Stefan Nigro tried valiantly to head the deflection clear, but neither was enough to prevent the goal. With the score remaining 2 – 0 at half time, the Jets returned to the field with the intention of sealing off their win through a careful defensive approach. This allowed the Mariners more time on the ball, but they were let down by poor execution in their passing and crossing play. The Mariners continued to suffer from a lack of shots on target. An early substitution of Simon for Alou Kuol also

failed to yield results with the young super-sub struggling to find the ball in recent appearances. In the end, it was a disappointing result for the Central Coast side, although they remain in third place on the A League ladder ahead of Macarthur on goal difference. While a spot in the finals was all but confirmed by the Wellington-Perth draw (May 30), the result may well have cost the yellow and blue a home ground advantage in the Elimination Finals. Their final game against Western United to be played at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, June 5, starting at 5:05 pm, may well prove crucial in this respect. Haakon Barry