Coast Community News 330

18 FEBRUARY 2022

ISSUE 330

Burnt out, fed up and may strike again

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Milk and Honey Hair in Gosford has been hit with a $63,000 debt by the State Government for JobSaver overpayments...

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Out&About

Singer-songwriter Jess Locke is headed home to Avoca as part of the Homecoming Tour.

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Central Coast nurses joined the throng of the Sydney rally on Tuesday, February 15

Around 160 nurses and midwives travelled from the Central Coast on February 15 to join a mass rally as nurses across NSW walked off the job demanding Premier Dominic Perrottet resolve the staffing crisis in public hospitals.

Nurses from Gosford and Wyong Hospitals, Long Jetty Health Care Centre and Central Coast Mental Health walked off the job for 12 hours from 7am, with Central Coast Community Health nurses joining the action for eight hours from 8am.

NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) Gosford

Hospital Branch President Meg Pendrick said staffing levels were the major concern for the industrial action.

Striking nurses were also asking for a fair pay rise above 2.5 per cent as recognition of their workloads during the pandemic and withdrawal of an amendment to the Workers’ Compensation Act that would force workers to prove they contracted COVID-19 at work.

“We have been concerned about staffing for years – the levels just don’t accommodate the need,” Pendrick said.

“On the Coast we are getting busier, people are getting older and experiencing more chronic

STOP PRESS

conditions requiring repeat admissions and there are also a lot of young families needing medical care.

“The number of nurses we have just doesn’t cover it.

“I often arrive for a shift where there should be eight nurses and there and maybe five or six with a couple of them on overtime.

“There are huge rates of burnout and we keep asking ‘where are the nurses?’.

“Those who could have left and the young ones come in and you can see the horror on their faces: many of them decide they can’t

work full-time.

“COVID has highlighted a system already stretched; you just can’t keep taking nurses off the floor.

“The whole system needs overhaul and we have gone to every avenue possible to try to get this fixed – striking is always a last resort.”

Pendrick said nurses were sick of being told levels were adequate and they were coping.

“I’m working in it and I’m not OK; I’m not coping,” she said.

“You can run on adrenalin for a while but not month after month.

“The fatigue levels are huge

and mistakes will happen.

“We have to do so many tasks there isn’t the time for real person-centred care and that’s not nursing.

“We are sick of our concerns not even being acknowledged – we’re all just really tired.”

As thousands of NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members took part in more than 20 rallies across the state, General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said they had reached the end of their goodwill and were desperate for the government to listen to their pleas for nurse-to-patient ratios.

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Premier lifts more COVID restrictions ee our website for the full release

Central Coast-based Greater Bank has been named as Australia’s leading home lender by financial comparison site, Mozo.

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Sport

Three juniors with the Central Coast Cycling Club were highly competitive at the 2022 Australian Junior Track Series in Launceston, Tasmania, on the weekend of February 12-13.

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Council could revisit committees structure after Arnebark critical of COSS Committee Central Coast Council could reexamine its committees structure after a public speaker at the February 3 meeting suggested membership of the COSS Committee was not truly representative of the community.

The COSS Committee recommended Council rejected any Coastal Open Space System (COSS) land being considered for mountain bike trails as it continued to develop a Mountain Biking Plan for the region.

Central Coast Mountain Bike Club (CCMTB) Secretary, Leif Arnebark, addressed the meeting at the public forum.

Arnebark completely rejected the notion that mountain biking was not compatible with COSS lands.

He claimed the COSS Committee did not include a fair selection of multiple stakeholders including environmentalists, tourism representatives, Traditional Owners and mountain bikers, as did the working group being formed to examine all options for the Mountain Bike Plan.

“Mountain bikers have been riding in COSS lands for over 30 years,” he told Council.

“Mountain biking has been shown to be one of the most ecologically sustainable forms of recreation available, with an environmental footprint very similar to that of bush walking.

“The recommendation is also completely counterproductive and at odds with the COSS strategy itself.

“COSS lands are community lands; they are used by tens of thousands of Central Coast residents every year for the purpose of recreation.

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“The land is for all to enjoy; it is for both conservation and recreation.

“The COSS strategy outlines what activities are acceptable within COSS lands; mountain biking is clearly stated as a permitted activity.

“The COSS Committee provides advice to Council on the management of 6,000 hectares of bushland on the Central Coast; land that is used daily by thousands of Coasties for recreation – land that has been touted by many as being ideal for ecotourism.

“Unlike the mountain bike working group the COSS Committee does not have balance in membership nor do the members have specific knowledge of many forms of recreation and/or tourism opportunities.”

He said the committee could not provide “balanced insightful advice”.

“The advisory group providing recommendations on management and strategy to Council should reflect this diversity of needs,” he said.

He suggested more members should be added to the committee to provide “insight to the committee on areas of recreation and tourism”.

While Administrator Rik Hart noted the committee’s recommendation he acknowledged that the current committee structure didn’t help Council.

He said he would take time to decide whether or not to refresh the committee structure.

Council CEO David Farmer said after the meeting that it would be useful to have a “blueprint on best practice” in place before the next election of Councillors.

“I have led five councils and they all had different models for committees,” he said.

“Committees (can) consume a large amount of resources; sometimes particular task forces short-term are more effective.”

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Shop owners want more safety controls in Wamberal shopping centre carpark Shop owners in the Wamberal shopping centre are advocating for more traffic controls in the Central Coast Councilowned carpark, after a car ploughed into the Not Just Cakes bakery just after 9:30am last Friday morning, February 11.

Owner Linda Beasley was not in the store at the time of the incident and was informed of it by a phone call from an employee.

“There was one shop assistant and one customer in the store at the time and a pastry cook at the back,” she said.

“I think it happened too quickly for them to have much of a reaction.

“Looking back at the CCTV footage, a car has come into the carpark and gone to turn into a car space but kept accelerating.

“Thankfully no one was hurt, including the driver of the car.”

Beasley said the extent of the damage was still to be determined by insurers but the front door and the brick wall

between the shop and the one adjoining had been damaged.

“It was really lucky she was still turning the car; if she had straightened up it could have been a lot worse,” she said.

Shop keepers are calling for Council to erect permanent bollards

“It could have come through the glass and right into the shop and someone could have been hurt.

“The wall will need to be rebuilt and the shopfront will need to be fixed.”

Beasley said the insurance company had temporarily boarded up the shopfront so the bakery can continue to trade.

“I believe a similar thing happened 10 or 11 years ago

on the other side of the shop and the BWS next door also had an incident in recent years,” she said.

“I really think Council needs to put some stoppers or bollards in the carpark.”

A staff member at BWS Wamberal confirmed a car had gone through the front of that shop around 18 months ago.

She said staff had appealed to Council at the time for more safety measures in the carpark, with no result.

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) responded to the incident last Friday.

Firefighters evacuated six people from the unit complex above the bakery as a precaution, assessing the structure and deeming it safe before allowing residents to return to their homes.

Police were also in attendance.

A Central Coast Council spokesperson said officers had commenced an investigation to identify what options are available to address safety concerns associated with the use of the car park.

“Consultation with shop owners/operators will be undertaken as part of this investigation,” the spokesperson said.

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“Nurses and midwives have signalled how fed up they are with the NSW Government for ignoring the need for nurse-topatient ratios, similar to those already working successfully in Queensland and Victoria,” he said.

“The staffing crisis in health won’t simply go away on its own.

“COVID-19 has only exacerbated the failings of our health system.

“What we’re asking for is not unreasonable; nurse-topatient ratios do save lives and result in better patient outcomes.”

Holmes said although the NSW Industrial Relations Commission issued dispute orders and directions against the NSWNMA on February 14, the NSWNMA Council supported the decision of public sector branches to take industrial action statewide.

He said during the strike, lifepreserving services were maintained in all public hospitals and health services.

The NSWNMA reiterated its ongoing willingness to hold discussions with the NSW

Premier but has not ruled out further actions over the coming months.

A NSW Health spokesperson said the strike caused “minor disruptions and delays” to health services throughout the state.

“These disruptions and delays mainly related to elective surgeries and some community health services,” the spokesperson said.

“Despite the strike action instigated by the union, in defiance of the Industrial Relations Commission’s Orders, our hospitals maintained life-preserving staff.

“Local Health Districts also had plans in place to minimise disruptions and delays in public hospitals, and to ensure all those in need of emergency and urgent care continued to receive it as quickly as possible.

“The NSW Government and NSW Health have engaged in talks with the union and remain committed to reaching a resolution in the best interests of our patients and all our healthcare workers.”

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Gosford business gobsmacked by JobSaver overpayment Milk and Honey Hair in Gosford has been hit with a $63,000 debt by the State Government for JobSaver overpayments and co-owner Belinda Beresford is worried other struggling small businesses on the Central Coast might also be in for a major shock.

Beresford, who co-owns the business with daughter Danielle Cohen, was advised last December by Revenue NSW a compliance review of successful applications for JobSaver payments was underway as part of a “standard” process.

She was asked to provide a swathe of documents and told she would be notified if she had an outstanding balance owing to Service NSW or if she was owed any money.

On January 29 this year, she was “gobsmacked” to receive notification that the review had shown she needed to repay a staggering $63,000 in what she said appeared to be a failure of the system.

“The stress has been unimaginable,” Beresford said.

“We applied for JobSaver at

the end of July last year and the first payment came in August.

“We supplied all the documentation that was required as part of the application, along with a letter from our accountant confirming closure and business downturn.

“Service NSW staff then calculated the rebate.

“We received our last payment in October and didn’t apply for any further payments as it wasn’t necessary (with lockdown over).

“I had completed all the necessary paperwork and trusted the system to calculate the amount we were due.

“I can’t see how I am at fault if Service NSW miscalculated.

“I am trying to get to the bottom of where things went wrong because I don’t want this to happen to any other businesses.

“You take the good with the bad every day in small business but this has been very stressful.

“When we were closed down last year with five hours’ notice because of lockdown we decided to put our efforts into growing as a team and

Milk and Honey Hair owners Belinda Beresford and Danielle Cohen

perfecting our products knowledge and skills.

“We gave our staff training and challenges and were still paying for our juniors to attend online TAFE courses.”

Beresford said even though the business was now open

again, there were stresses around limited customer numbers due to social distancing requirements and appointment cancellations and staff absences due to COVID-19 isolations.

She said paying back the

money wasn’t the biggest issue.

“It seems there could be a massive system problem which needs to be rectified,” she said.

“If this has happened to other business owners I hope they come forward so the system can be looked at.”

A spokesperson for Revenue NSW said audits had begun of the 2021 JobSaver payments and 2021 COVID-19 Business Support grant.

“These audits may identify customers who have received an over-payment of a grant from incorrect or misstated data being provided by customers,” the spokesperson said.

“The JobSaver payment was paid on the basis of the information provided by customers.

“Data matching by Revenue NSW has identified that some customers made errors or provided misleading information, such as including incorrect wages or having an insufficient decline in turnover.

“When it is found that a grant has been overpaid, Revenue NSW will work with customers to pay back the funds.

“Where a genuine mistake has been made and the customer is unable to return monies by the date of the invoice, an interest free payment plan can be arranged by contacting Revenue NSW on 1300 655 805.

“If a customer does not pay an invoice issued for the over payment of 2021 COVID-19 Job Saver payments or Business grants by the due date and has not made contact with Revenue NSW, a Debt Notice may be issued.

“If a 2021 COVID-19 Job Saver payment or Business grant invoice is not paid by the due date, a Fee Recovery Order will be issued and an additional cost of $65 is added to the fee.

“If the debt is not addressed by the due date on the Fee Recovery Order, Revenue NSW will start debt recovery action.

“There are options available to customers who are unable to pay their fees.

“For more information or call Revenue NSW on 1300 655 805 or go to https://www. revenue.nsw.gov.au/finesand-fees/fees.

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Ratepayers caught off guard by change in payment options Ratepayers in the former Gosford LGA should check their rates notices carefully as Central Coast Council has changed reference numbers, assessment numbers and BPAY biller codes.

Some ratepayers have reported confusion with preset payment details no longer valid.

A Council spokesperson said, following an upgrade of the technology system (property and rating systems) in

December 2021, all former Gosford City Council ratepayers were notified of the changes to their rates notices within their financial year 2021-2022 quarter three notice.

Council’s web page was also updated to alert customers of new assessment numbers.

“Former Gosford customers have been advised to ensure any saved biller codes or reference numbers are updated to the new codes shown on their notice,” the spokesperson said.

“This information is being

communicated in red, bold text on former Gosford customers’ rates notices to highlight the change of information and has been since the systems upgrade in December 2021.

“Council will continue communicating this change with former Gosford City Council customers over the coming months to ensure remaining customers update their details.

“During this transition, Council is allocating all payments made by customers to their former (but now

outdated) reference numbers and biller codes to ensure these payments are accurately recorded against their accounts.

“Customers and community members with questions relating to rates and water notices are encouraged to contact Council via the 24/7 online Customer Service Centre or by calling 1300 463 954.”

Source: Media statement, Feb 14 Central Coast Council

New 10-year electricity deal for large sites and street lights Central Coast Council has partnered with five Hunterbased councils to combine selected electricity requirements into a 10year Power Purchase Agreement.

The Agreement with MOJO Power, which commenced in January, combined the participating councils’ electricity requirements of 100GWh for large sites and

street lighting, and was expected to increase sources and consumption of renewable energy within the councils’ regions.

Central Coast Council Director Corporate Affairs and Chief Financial Officer Natalia Cowley said combining the Coast’s energy load with neighbouring local government areas to increase purchasing power helped leverage competitive market pricing and made good

commercial sense.

“Over the past 12 months Council has taken decisive action to implement cost management measures without largely impacting on the services it delivers to the community,” Cowley said.

“This Power Purchase Agreement provides Council with value for money, increases our use of renewable energy sources and further

demonstrates Council’s steadfast commitment to productivity improvements.”

Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart said Council was delivering on its commitment to incorporate renewable energy and energy efficiency in future design and planning.

“This agreement demonstrates such sentiment extends beyond the borders of

Central Coast Council’s boundary and recognises a commitment to sustainability and long-term financial stability across participating local government areas,” Hart said.

Council said the agreement followed an open tender process run in September 2021, with the winning bid from MOJO Power providing the best value for money outcome.

The other five councils participating in the agreement were Lake Macquarie City Council, Upper Hunter Shire Council, Maitland City Council, Cessnock City Council and Muswellbrook Shire Council.

More information is available at yourvoiceourcoast.com/ servicesandrates Source: Media release, Jan 10 Central Coast Council

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Dispelling misinformation about our IPART rate application - I would like to correct the record and reassure the community of Council’s approach in our application to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

Following IPART publicly exhibiting Council’s application to maintain the current rate structure for a further 7 years, the community has been met with misinformation of what this application really means for ratepayers. The media, in particular, have been reporting that Council’s application to IPART is to extend the 15% rate rise for a further 7 years. In part, this statement is true. Yes, Council is seeking to extend the current rate structure for a further 7 years, taking us to 10 years in total, consistent with our original application made last year. Nothing new.

What is creating confusion among our community is the word ‘rise’ – Council is NOT seeking an increase on top of what you currently pay in your ordinary rate, we are seeking a continuation of the status quo for a further 7 years.

By maintaining these rates at the current level means Council can maintain services, continue productivity improvements and meet debt repayments.

Let me be clear, this application does not mean a year-on-year increase.

The community now have further opportunity to have their say through IPART’s consultation process prior to their expected determination in May 2022.

Rik Hart - Administrator, Central Coast Council

Chemical CleanOut is back

Clear out your unwanted and out-of-date hazardous items from homes, garages, and sheds and correctly dispose of them for free over two weekends: • 9am to 3.30pm • 26 - 27 February: Kariong (Event Park, off Kangoo Road) • 5 - 6 March: Bateau Bay (Long Jetty Council Depot, Morris Place) Items that can be dropped off include pesticides, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, fluorescent globes and tubes, and more.

Incorrectly disposing of chemicals is not just an offence that attract fines and penalties, but they can also cause serious environmental effects by contaminating our waterways and landfill sites For the full list of chemicals that can be dropped off call 131 555 or search ‘household chemical cleanout’ online at epa.nsw.gov.au

Did you start the new year with a spring clean and have other items to get rid off?

You can dispose of electrical items for free at Council’s waste facilities.

Council also accepts and recycles mattresses to save limited landfill space and resources.

To find out which items can be disposed of for free or a fee, search ‘waste facility’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Delivering on commitment to renewable energy

Council has partnered with five Hunter-based Councils to combine selected electricity requirements into a ten-year Power Purchase Agreement.

The Agreement with MOJO Power combines participating Councils’ electricity requirements of 100GWh for large sites and streetlighting, to increase sources and consumption of renewable energy within the Councils’ regions.

Participating Councils are Lake Macquarie City Council, Upper Hunter Shire Council, Maitland City Council, Cessnock City Council, Muswellbrook Shire Council and Central Coast Council.

The Power Purchase Agreement provides Council with value for money, increases our use of renewable energy sources and demonstrates further productivity improvements.

Search ‘power purchase agreement’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au for more information.

Share your ideas for new visitor space at Mangrove Creek Dam

Help shape an exciting new Visitor Space at Mangrove Creek Dam by sharing your ideas, thoughts and stories associated with the picnic area, lookout and surrounds.

Have your say by 11 March, at yourvoiceourcoast.com

Council meeting

Find out when the next meeting is and watch it online centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/meetings

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Coast groups welcome Federal Government moves to protect koala populations

The Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) has welcomed a Federal Government decision to upgrade the status of koalas from vulnerable to endangered but spokesperson Jake Cassar said the group was keen to see what actions followed on from the decision.

Federal Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley, revealed the status change last week in the wake of the announcement of a $50M koala conservation and protection package.

Cassar said CEA had been advocating for koalas to be listed as endangered for many years.

“It’s deeply distressing that it’s come to this, but gives some hope at the same time,” Cassar said.

“Of course the most important thing is how the Government takes real and tangible action on this.

“There are developments across the state that are destroying koala habitat, with the Government recently approving Lendlease’s plans to

fragment Sydney’s only healthy and expanding Koala population at Campbelltown.

“Locally we have a proposed development at Kariong in an officially listed Area of Regional Koala Significance (ARKS).

“This development would see thousands of healthy koala habitat trees felled for only around 50 houses.

“So while I remain cautiously optimistic, I will be watching very closely to see what

legislative framework is put in place to save these iconic little Aussie battlers before they are lost forever.”

Ley said the Government was taking unprecedented action to protect the koala, working with scientists,medical researchers, veterinarians, communities, states, local governments and Traditional Owners.

The decision to change the status of the koala followed a recommendation from the

Threatened Species Scientific Committee and took into account the impact of koala populations of prolonged drought, followed by the black summer bushfires, and the cumulative impacts of disease, urbanisation and habitat loss over the past 20 years.

Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the $50M package would improve the health outcomes of the species, extend long-term monitoring,

make funding available for local and community-led projects and restore and preserve critical habitat.

“This package is a fantastic opportunity for local organisations like the Aussie Ark (conservation arm for the Australian Reptile Park) and Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary to apply for funding so they can establish or continue projects which aim to conserve and restore koala habitats,” Wicks said.

“Building on our $20,000 investment under the Communities Environment Program to investigate and research the Koalas population in Pearl Beach, measures under this package could also assist the Pearl Beach Arboretum to relocate koalas to the Pearl Beach area.

“The Government is investing in programs to train vets and vet nurses to treat koalas after extreme weather events, funding research to determine the genetic strength of various populations and investigating how unique DNA variants can provide resistance to diseases such as chlamydia.”

Aussie Ark president and General Manager of The Australian Reptile Park, Tim Faulkner, said he was excited by the announcement.

“The funding will prove valuable in providing a hope for a species that has seen much devastation, especially in the wake of the 2019/20 bushfire disaster,” Faulkner said.

“The investment, in particular to habitat restoration, will help expand on works already underway for Koala conservation that are helping to restore lost ecosystems, control feral predators and remove noxious weeds.”

The $50M package included: $20M for habitat protection projects; $10M for communityled initiatives; $10M to extend the National Koala Monitoring Program; $2M to improve koala health outcomes and $1M for koala care, treatment and triage.

It raised the Government’s commitment to koala conservation to almost $75M since 2019.

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COVID-19 ACTION PLAN

IF YOU TEST

POSITIVE

ON A RAPID ANTIGEN TEST: 1

Self-isolate and tell your household, social & work contacts. Household contacts must also self-isolate.

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Register your positive test result on the Service NSW website or app.

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For mild symptoms: rest, keep hydrated, eat small regular snacks, take regular medication

4

Monitor for worsening symptoms and call your GP. Shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhoea, minimal urination, coughing up mucous regularly.

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Monitor for severe symptoms and call Triple Zero (000): shortness of breath, severe dizziness, chest pressure/pain lasting more than 10 mins, unable to stand, blue lips. Call the ambulance for medical emergencies only.

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$2,000 boost for Wildlife ARC Wildlife Animal Rescue and Care Society (ARC) has been dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of native animals across the Central Coast for almost 35 years.

The registered charity has received a welcome boost of $2,000 after winning the public vote in the latest round of Greater Bank’s #GreaterCentralCoast program.

Wildlife ARC receives multiple calls a day to help in a wide variety of rescues from very diverse and sometimes complex situations across the Central Coast.

It then provides care and rehabilitation for the animals before releasing them back into the wild where they belong.

Wildlife ARC volunteer Suzanne Mannion said a growing population means more frequent threats to the welfare of local wildlife.

“Australia has some of the most diverse wildlife in the world, and here on the beautiful Central Coast we are fortunate to live with a huge variety of them,” she said.

“Living in such close proximity to nature is both a blessing and

a curse.

“The loss of habitat through increasing human population spreading into what was once natural bush land means that our wildlife face threats every

day, through the impact of people, vehicles and domestic pets.

“We rescue and rehabilitate all kinds of birds, mammals and reptiles needing care or

treatment until they’re ready to go back into the wild and rely largely on donations to fund our activities.

“The $2,000 from the #GreaterCentralCoast

community funding program will help us to cover our ongoing cost of providing care for some of our rescued wildlife.”

Greater Bank’s Central Coast Regional Sales Manager Josh

Swetnam said Wildlife ARC played a vital role in helping keep native animal populations healthy.

“It’s important that we are mindful of the impact development has on wildlife and try to minimise disruption to their habitat,” he said.

“In instances where impacts occur we are so fortunate to have an organisation such as Wildlife ARC that make an incredible contribution to supporting our local environment.”

Runners up in the January round were Kariong Wanderers Rugby Club and Central Coast Disaster Relief, which both received $500.

Voting in the February round is open until 5pm on March 2.

Contenders are Central Coast Dragon Boat Club, The Woy Woy Mural Project and NSW Rural Fire Service – Central Coast Communications Brigade.

You can vote online at greater. com.au/greatercentralcoast.

Source: Media release, Feb 14 Greater Bank

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CARING FOR THE COAST Gordon grew up at Umina Beach, and works on the Central Coast as an emergency department doctor.

He sees the impact of GP shortages and under resourced health services on the Coast.

As the son of small business owners, Gordon understands the challenges facing local small businesses.

A BETTER FUTURE Gordon will bring a new approach to build a better future on the Coast.

He will deliver quality health services, safer roads, better mobile & broadband coverage and support local businesses to create good, secure jobs.

He will protect our Coast from offshore oil and gas drilling by opposing PEP11.

Contact Dr Gordon Reid on 0406 393 334 or email gordon@drgordonreid.com.au reid4robertson Authorised by Bob Nanva, Level 9, 377 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000.

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Keep Trumpisms in America In the past there have already been some contributions in the Forum putting COVID vaccinations in doubt.

But what I read today in Coast Community News from February 11 made me spill my coffee.

There are two contributions full of hate speech and misinformation.

Publishing this without comment is not right.

People have a right to have their own opinion but they do not have a right to lie or to use hate speech in a public forum.

One writer did not give his famous name any honour by writing stuff like :”… stop murdering our children with unnecessary vaccines …” or ” … stop the mandates for experimental vaccines …”.

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions.

Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper and he follows it up with a hysterical rant.

This is so full of falsehoods that I don’t even know where to start to debunk it: I could, but It would require several pages.

Inger Terp follows up with attacks on “… experts, politicians and authorities, who have constantly and unnecessarily warned people inflicting a horrible

scaremongering towards them …”

Inger must be a real expert to see that all so clearly.

Maybe next time a bushfire is approaching our area, we should also call out the ABC for scaremongering.

That will stop the fire!

Overall, with all problems, errors, misjudgements, inflicted pain by lockdowns and restrictions, our medical experts and our leaders have done quite well in protecting us in this difficult time.

I find it disgusting that a radical uneducated minority is now flooding the forum of our local newspaper with lies and hatred.

Let’s keep Trumpism in America.

Email, Feb 12 Jo Muller, Woy Woy

Why cut back Council meetings?

I see that our Council is planning on cutting back on meetings in order to save ratepayers’ money (“Three meetings in two weeks then dropped to monthly”, CCN328).

FORUM As if providing insufficient notice and holding them during the holiday period wasn’t enough; is there any reason

why this profligate mob cannot use Zoom or Jitsi like other organisations do?

Email, Feb 9 Dave Horsfall, North Gosford

Rates hike application ‘misrepresents’ community sentiment Once again, Administrator Rik Hart ignores community sentiment in applying to IPART for a further rate hike (“Council forges ahead with request to extend 13% rate hike” CCN3280.

At least Council finally conceded the bulk of this rate hike ($15M out of $26M per year) is not to repay loans as previously suggested but to fund a recurring structural deficit that hasn’t been brought under control.

This structural deficit hasn’t been caused by lack of revenue because general rates have already gone up by significantly more than inflation over the past six years.

Council doesn’t have a revenue problem.

It has a management problem, a performance problem, and a productivity problem.

These problems are compounded when new leaders seek to embrace rather than change a rotten culture.

The Council’s planning documents supporting the rate

FORUM hike are a dog’s breakfast.

There is no prioritisation and no strategic resource allocation to align scarce resources with priorities.

If everything is a priority then nothing is a priority.

In fact, the Council’s only discernible priority is slugging the ratepayer.

To this end,public engagement has become a tool of persuasion rather than consultation.

But the community hasn’t been fooled.

Even the Council’s handpicked sample group, who were fed spin and propaganda before being asked their opinions, rejected the rate hike option.

These poor people were given just two options: rate hikes or service cuts.

They must have felt as if a school bully had them in an arm lock and threatened: “give me your pocket money or I’ll break your arm”.

But a clear majority still voted for the so called “deteriorate” option rather than rate hikes.

Mr Hart ignored this result

highlighting instead responses to loaded questions about services that did not include a price tag.

Well, of course, residents don’t want service cuts.

But they’ve also said loud and clear they don’t expect to pay 15 per cent more for services that have already been cut.

That’s why, without any prompting, almost 30 per cent wrote comments in the survey arguing for reduced internal costs and greater efficiency even though this was never offered as one of the options.

Mr Hart is misrepresenting the sentiments of the community.

Of course Council senior managers prefer rate hikes to the hard work of improving productivity and efficiency as requested by IPART. In response, I urge everyone to write to IPART asking that for once our interests be put above those of a Council bureaucracy that both caused and benefitted from recurring structural deficits.

Email, Feb 8 Kevin Brooks, Bensville

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Singersongwriter Jess comes home to the Coast

Jess Locke

Singer-songwriter Jess Locke is headed home to Avoca as part of the Homecoming Tour.

The brainchild of Dinosaur City Records, the tour will see concerts held at regional towns all over Australia between March and May, with each featuring at least one performer who hails from that particular town.

Locke will be supporting fellow singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre on March 11.

Now based in Melbourne, Locke grew up on the Coast.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve performed in the town I grew up in and where I wrote my very first songs,” Locke said.

“Sharing the stage with Julia is always a treat so it’s going to be a very special night.”

The indie rock artist has three albums to her credit and is building up a huge career on the Australian music scene.

Fellow performer Julia Jacklin is another hugely popular performer who is building up a following worldwide.

She has been nominated for six ARIA Awards and both US and UK independent music awards.

Jacklin has performed sold out shows the world over.

Dinosaur City Records cofounder, Jordanne Chant, is also a Central Coast export.

Now based in Melbourne, Chant founded Dinosaur City Records with Cody Menro Moore in 2017.

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“In 2019 we came up with the idea of a tour taking artists back to their home towns,” she said.

“I grew up on the Coast and it was often difficult to access live contemporary music.

“There are cover bands playing well known songs but there are a lot of people writing new contemporary music and they don’t seem to have a place in regional towns.

“We thought it would be really nice to take inspiration from that – and that’s where Homecoming came from.”

Born at Umina Beach, Chant moved to Point Clare as a teenager and loves coming back to the region to visit family and friends.

“I was home for six weeks over Christmas and it was

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Homecoming is a reimagining of Dinosaur City Records’ Hometowns regional music tour, which it co-founded with Spunk Records in 2019.

That tour took contemporary artists to rural outposts and included performances and talks for local high schools.

“This community-minded ethos continues with Homecoming, which will be accessible for fans of all ages and feature local performers opening each show,” Chant said.

“There has never been a more crucial time to bring live music back to regional towns.

“The pandemic over the past two years has halted regional travel, cutting off access to

loved ones and disrupting local tourism.

“For many artists performing at Homecoming, this will be the first time they will travel back to their hometowns in years.

“While we adjust to living life normally under COVID, the future of live music remains precarious.

“For many contemporary artists, this means booking smaller tours which do not include regional stops.

“Homecoming is an antidote to this oversight (and hopes to) encourage the next generation of great Australian musicians coming from regional towns.

Dinosaur City Records is an independent record label which emerged out of a desire to elevate the most exciting music from the Australian and

international underground.

Its roster includes local acts such as Skydeck, Solo Career, Deuce, Nick Griffith, Pillow Pro, Elmo Aoyama and Punko, as well as international artists Gum Country and Navy Gangs.

In 2020, Dinosaur City Records collaborated with a number of local labels to present Stay Inside: Songs from the Great Outdoors, a collection of tracks from over 20 Australian artists, created in isolation.

The Homecoming Tour will be presented with support from the Australian Council for the Arts.

Tickets for the show at Avoca are available through Humanitix.

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Spirit Level playing at Peninsula Theatre

Jenna Arnold as Marcia, Judi Jones as Susie, Geoff Hay as Jack and Frank Wiffen as Mark in Spirit Level

After almost nine months of being in the dark due to COVID-19 restrictions, the lights will go back on at Peninsula Theatre when the hilarious comedy Spirit Level opens for a threeweek season from February 18.

Postponed from last August, the Woy Woy Little Theatre (WWLT) show is now ready to open, with the set in place and an impressive lighting design.

Seat capacity has been reduced to allow for increased distancing and tickets are now available on the WWLT website.

Live Theatre is BACK at The Peninsula Theatre

With an experienced cast, Spirit Level is a feel-good comedy sure to cheer up theatre goers after months of lockdown.

Jack and Susie Cameron are spirits who have returned to the country cottage where they once lived.

This is because they were refused entry into heaven – Jack is an atheist.

In life Jack (played by Geoff Hay) was a famous crime writer and Susie (Judi Jones) his sophisticated wife.

In death they have been quite bored scaring off the estate agent (Frank Wiffen) and prospective tenants – until Simon and Flic come along.

Simon (Robert Alexander Maxwell) is an aspiring crime writer himself and idolises Jack and Susie; loves the idea that Flic (Josie Ginty) is pregnant.

Flic’s monstrous mother, Marcia (Jenna Arnold), is doing her best to separate them.

Simon gets writer’s block, so Susie draws Jack in to help him

as the spirits become enmeshed in the lives of the house’s new residents.

Add to the mix Susie’s guardian angel (Fran Kendall) and you have the perfect scenario for hilarious scenes of utter confusion.

Director Graham Vale said the dialogue is clever and fast paced as the audience listens to multiple conversation through much of the play.

“There is no time to rest – but plenty of time to laugh,” he said.

The theatre will operate under NSW Health guidelines as a COVID Safe registered organisation.

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Free writing workshops to be held in March

Local libraries will host a series of free writing workshops this March as part of Central Coast Writes, a community storytelling project that develops true stories from older writers and connects them with emerging young artists to illustrate.

Designed by local author Adrienne Ferreira of Bravewords Writing, Central Coast Writes is supported by Central Coast Council and Create NSW. The project aims to build a stronger writing community on the Coast by encouraging more

people to get together and reflect on their experiences, build writing confidence and connect across the generations through storytelling.

“We are wired for storytelling,” Ferreira said.

“It’s how we share our knowledge and experiences, how we make sense of the world and our place within it.

“Central Coast Writes encourages people to try creative writing as a way of capturing their stories — by experimenting, sharing and having fun.”

The first workshop is an introduction to life

writing and will focus on building confidence.

“I know that writing can be daunting,” Ferreira said.

“We worry that we’re not very good at it or that people won’t be interested in what we have to say.

“That’s why providing a supportive space is so important.

“Bravewords workshops teach people how to improve their writing but it’s not about producing something technically perfect.

“It’s about finding your voice, speaking your truth and connecting with others.”

In the weeks following the workshops, writers can continue in smaller groups to develop a story for publication.

“Local art teachers will be running illustration workshops for young people to bring visual designs to the stories, and the collaborations will culminate in a public exhibition later in the year, celebrating the Coast’s creative talent and showcasing true stories from our region,” Ferreira said.

The first life writing workshop will be held on Thursday, March 10, at the Erina Centre, followed

by Woy Woy library on Monday, March 14, Lake Haven Library on Tuesday, March 15, and

Tuggerah Library on Wednesday, March 16.

To register for a workshop and to discover more about Central Coast Writes,

visit bravewords.com.au.

Source: Media release, Feb 16 Bravewords Writing

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SBS (C30)

5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:05 3:00 3:30 4:35 5:00 5:30 6:30 7:30 8:40 9:45 10:45 11:15 12:10 2:00 4:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:15 2:45 4:30 5:30 6:30 7:35 8:30 10:30 11:25 12:30 2:20 4:20 5:30

1:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:30 7:30 8:30 10:05 11:10 12:25

NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize The Crucifixion Mystery (M v) NITV News: Nula Celtic Heart Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News The Lakes With Simon Reeve (PG) How To Build A Nuclear Power Station (PG) Rise Of Empires: Aztecs (In English/ German/ Spanish) SBS World News 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: Body With Breakfast (M) (In French) The Killing (M n) (In Danish) Vice Guide To Film (MA15+) Worldwatch PBS Newshour Bamay - Larrakia & Wulwulam Country Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) QE2: The World’s Most Luxurious Hotel KGB: The Sword And The Shield Battle Of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg (In English/ Japanese) SBS World News Great Escapes With Morgan Freeman: Fleeing Hellmira Ancient Egypt’s Darkest Hour (PG) 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) Dublin Murders (MA15+) Movie: “The 15:17 To Paris” (M) (’18) Stars: Ray Corasani, Ayoub, Alek Skarlatos Movie: “Harry Brown” (MA15+) (’09) Stars: Michael Caine Vice Guide To Film (MA15+) Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 France 24 News 6:30 Al Jazeera English News 7:00 BBC News 7:30 Italian News 8:10 Filipino News 8:40 Worldwatch Continues Speedweek Cycling: Tour Of Provence Highlights I’m Not A Runner (PG) Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) Mauthausen: Camp Of No Return (PG) (In English/ French/ German) SBS World News Curse Of King Tut (PG) Lost Cities Of The Trojans (PG) (In English/ Turkish) Every Family Has A Secret: Ellis Treleaven And Marie O’Connor (PG) Diana - Interview That Shocked The World (M) Michael Mosley - What’s My Diagnosis (PG)

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

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6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:25 3:00 4:00 4:55 5:25 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:15 9:35 10:20 10:55 11:10 11:25 12:30 1:15 6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:30 10:35 10:50 11:05 6:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:40 2:00 3:00 4:00 4:55 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:25 9:55 10:35 10:5.

11:10 11:55 6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:35 10:05 10:50 11:05

PRIME (C61/60)

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Australia Remastered [s] ABC News At Noon [s] The Cook And The Chef [s] Vera (M) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Back Roads [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Countdown To War [s] Ms Represented With Annabel Crabb (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Q+A (PG) [s] Killing Eve (M l,v) [s] Blue Water Empire (M) [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Grand Designs NZ (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] All Creatures Great And Small (PG) [s] Death In Paradise (M v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Outback Ringer (PG) [s] Forever Young - The Rise Of Injectables - A Catalyst Special (PG) [s] Dementia And Us (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Four Corners [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners [s] Countdown To War [s] ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Media Watch (PG) [s] Shetland (M l,v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] Starstruck (M l) [s] QI (M l,s) [s] Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Killing Eve (M v) [s] Shetland (M l,v) [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Back Roads [s] Nigella At My Table [s] Dementia And Us (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] Shetland (M l,v) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 (PG) [s] Foreign Correspondent (M) Q+A (M) [s] Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris [s] Griff’s Great Kiwi Road Trip: Make Yourself At Home [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s]

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00

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

2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 9:15 11:15 11:45 1:00

2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 9:00 11:00 11:30 2:00

2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:45

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TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Explore [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] – Two new couples join the experiment but one bride throws her wedding day into chaos.

La Brea: The Hunt (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] Botched: All I Want For Christmas (M) [s] Bluff City Law: You Don’t Need A Weatherman (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

11:30 12:30 1:30

5:30 9:00 11:30 12:00

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] The Hundred With Andy Lee (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] True Story With Hamish & Andy: Jack (PG) [s] Mr Mayor: Pilot (PG) [s] The Village: Choosing To Hope (M s) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Delish [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 5:30 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 1:00 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 2:00 (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 2:05 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 3:00 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 4:10 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 5:05 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 5:30 (PG) [s] 6:00 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 7:30 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 9:00 NCIS: Fight Or Flight (M v) [s] – 8:30 When the body of a Navy lieutenant is discovered 9:30 10:00 missing an eye, the NCIS investigation leads to the world 10:30 of cage fighting.

11:00 10:00 NCIS: Wide Awake (M v) [s] 11:30 11:00 The Project (PG) [s] 12:00 The Late Show (PG) [s] 12:20 1:00 Home Shopping 2:00

Worldwatch PBS Newshour Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize Tutankhamun’s Last Mission (M) The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Forest The World’s Greatest Palaces (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Who Do You Think You Are?: David Walliams (PG) Insight: The Pursuit Of Happiness (PG) Framed (PG) The Feed SBS World News The Point Shadow Lines (M l,v) (In Finnish) The Night Manager (M s) The Victim (M v)

5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Tenth Circle” 1:30 (M s,v) (’08) Stars: Britt 2:00 Robertson, Kelly Preston 3:00 Autopsy USA: Patrick 4:00 Swayze (M) [s] 5:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 7:00 7:30 Seven News [s] 9:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: 10:00 Adaptability (M) [s] The Front Bar (M) [s] – Join 10:30 Sam Pang, Mick Molloy and 11:40 Andy Maher as they share a laugh about the world of sport and catch up with stars of yesteryear and today.

Ambulance - Code Red (M) [s] 12:30 1:20 The Latest Seven News [s] 1:30 Autopsy USA: Davy Jones 4:00 (M) [s] 4:30 Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] My Way (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Under Investigation: Curse Of The High Country (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Forensics: The Real CSI: Double Domestic (M) [s] Grand Hotel: The Big Sickout (M l,s,v) [s] – Danny and Jason dive deeper into the mystery of Sky’s disappearance.

Tipping Point (PG) [s] Explore [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Bull: Quid Pro Quo (PG) [s] 9:30 Bull: Flesh And Blood (PG) [s] 10:30 This Is Us: The Challenger (PG) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings [s]

NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Insight: The Pursuit Of Happiness (PG) The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Coast The World’s Greatest Palaces (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Tony Robinson - The Thames At Night (PG) Concorde - Secrets Behind The Crash (M) Hidden Assets (MA15+) (In English/ Flemish) SBS World News In Therapy (M l,s) (In French) The Handmaid’s Tale (MA15+) The Good Fight (M l,s) Cacciatore (MA15+) (In Italian) The Hunting (M l,n)

5:30 9:00 11:30 12:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Driving Test (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] RBT: What A Doobie/ Surprise (PG) [s] Australia Behind Bars (MA15+) [s] A+E After Dark (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] New Amsterdam: Safe Enough (M) [s] – Max resists an idea that could bring New Amsterdam more revenue.

The Horn: The Crevasse (M) The Xtreme CollXtion (PG) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 The Talk (PG) [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Australian Survivor (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 First Dates Australia (M) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Hustlers” (MA15+) (’19) Stars: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles 10:40 Blue Bloods: Friends In High Places (M) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS Mornings [s]

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Family Sins” (M v) (’04) – A couple force their foster children to steal and set fire to apartment buildings when their tenants are unable to pay their rent. Stars: Kirstie Alley, Will Patton, Deanna Milligan, Kevin McNulty, Kathleen Wilhoite, David Richmond-Peck, Patrick Gilmore, Erin Karpluk Harbour Cops (PG) [s] Dog Patrol (PG) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Program To Be Advised The Latest Seven News [s] Program To Be Advised Home Shopping

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

1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:25 12:10 1:05 1:30 4:00 4:30

8:30 9:40 10:40 11:10 12:00 1:00 1:30 4:00 4:30

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

8:00 12:00 1:00 2:40 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:30

Entertainment Tonight [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Left Off The Map [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: El Pincho (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Defender (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Hairtrigger (M) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

SBS (C30)

5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “You May Now Kill The 12:00 Bride” (M v) (’16) – Nicole and 1:45 2:00 Mark get engaged, but his 3:00 stepsister believes she has a claim on him and is willing to do 4:00 anything to be his bride. Stars: 5:00 6:00 Tammin Sursok, Ashley 7:00 Newbrough, Rocky Myers, 7:30 Aubrey Reynolds What The Killer Did Next: Helen Bailey (M v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 9:10 The Chase Australia 10:10 (PG) [s] 10:40 Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] 11:40 SAS Australia: Guts (M) [s] The Amazing Race (PG) [s] 12:30 The Latest Seven News [s] World’s Deadliest Weather - 1:30 4:00 Caught On Camera (PG) [s] 4:30 Home Shopping Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “The Perfect Boss” (M v) (’13) – A rep for a pharmaceutical company goes to extremes to prevent a researcher from exposing the truth about a dangerous drug intended to keep the company afloat. Stars: Jamie Luner Crime Investigation Australia - Most Infamous S2: Death In A Heartbeat (M v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Panic (M) [s] The Rookie: Life And Death/ Five Minutes (M) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Movie: “Dirty Harry” (M l,v) (’71) Stars: Clint Eastwood Home Shopping

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

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

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5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize 2:05 Gangs Of Pompeii (M v) 3:00 The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Mountain 4:10 The World’s Greatest Palaces (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Heritage Rescue: Exeter Cathedral 8:30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets (PG) 9:30 Great House Revival 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 Paris Police 1900 (MA15+) (In French) 12:05 Wisting (M l,v) (In Norwegian/ English) 12:55 Unit One (M l,s,v) (In Danish) 4:25 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:10 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:00 11:50 12:45 1:45 4:00 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:55 3:00 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:35 8:30 9:25 10:20 10:50 11:50 12:40 3:30 4:25 4:50

France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Egypt’s Apocalypse Volcano (M v) Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize Ethnic Business Awards Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Scenic Coastal Walks With Kate Humble: Suffolk Coast The Long Call (M) No Body Recovered (M) SBS World News Gomorrah (MA15+) (In Italian) Partisan: Missing People (M l) (In Swedish/ English) Beforeigners (M l,n,s) Blinded (M l,v) (In Swedish) Vice Guide To Film (MA15+) Destination Flavour Singapore Bitesize

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

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58. Thin fog (4) 59. Capital of Norway (4) 60. Elude (5) 63. Gape (4) 65. Roomy (8) 68. Amphibian (4) 70. Requests (4) 75. Claw (5) 76. Component parts (5) 77. Acquired knowledge (7) 78. Moderate purple (5) 79. Surprised greatly (7) 80. Ancient god of wine (7) 81. Kindled (7) 82. Top tournament players (5) 83. Peril (6) 84. Paragons (6) 85. Early warning system (5)

1. Fruit (5) 4. Pill (6) 7. Adjusts (6) 11. Combat (5) 15. Vegetable (7) 16. Sewing implements (7) 17. Floorshow (7) 18. Performed (5) 19. Instructor (7) 20. Protective stratosphere layer (5) 21. Each and all (5) 22. Totals (4) 23. Sharp (4) 24. Narcissus plant (8) 25. Molecule (4) 29. In front (5) 31. Pleasant (4) 33. Impartial (4) 35. Winning move (9) Down 37. Dissimilar (7) 1. Mattock (7) 39. Sharp pain (6) 2. Mediate (9) 40. Vanishes (10) 3. Stashed (7) 44. Nobleman (4) 4. Pact (6) 45. Group of players (4) 5. Dressing (7) 46. Diffident (5) 6. Large mammal (8) 47. Unit of length (4) 8. Soreness 48.

Metallic element (4) the alphabet once only.(10) 9. Small flute (7) 52. Simple (10) 10. Tightlipped (9) 53. Mystery (6) 11. Short moral stories (6) 54. Small edible fish (7) 12. Article of clothing (7) 56. Revolt (9)

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Create Your Own Home Nursery Business

CHERALYN DARCEY

Many of us have turned to our gardens in these times for peace but a few have also found prosperity out amongst the green leaves and petals as a booming botanical industry opens new opportunities.

If you venture online, you can find plants and plant related merchandise increasingly sold by home businesses.

Go to any weekend market and you are bound to find someone selling plants and more and more are creating thriving online garden centres.

The most successful of these homebased plant people are discovering what the marketplace of any field already knows, specialising is the key to attracting customers.

This week we meet two Central Coast locals who have used their green thumbs and plant passion to create income streams, but first, let’s explore what you need to consider if you wish to create a successful home nursery at your place.

How to Begin It starts with you.

What do you currently have in time and resources? Begin with this and then build up.

I’ve met many home gardening-

related business people and all of the successful ones began with either nothing or a very small foundation that they built upon.

They gave themselves the opportunity to pace and meet the market.

Going in hard and big, spending up on infrastructure and resources before you even know if you are on the right track is usually a big gamble that unfortunately leads many to disaster.

What you can see is popular now, most likely will not be by the time you have established yourself in the marketplace.

By starting small and building your business, you can find your niche without losing vast sums of money and time in the process.

What Will You Grow Most successful ventures start with a defined passion, and I believe this is because you are much more likely to give your all to something you truly believe in and want to be around every day.

Even Bill Gates was just a guy who saw an opportunity in his love for computers.

Which plant or group of plants do you really have the most interest in? If you can’t answer that question, then start researching and with your feet.

Go and look at other gardens, find out all you can about plants that take your eye.

Look at the current market and while acknowledging what is currently trending, look for similar plants or ones that could be a part of the current story that you feel drawn to but have the potential for longevity.

Most importantly, what do you have the resources for? Let’s explore that.

Space How much space do you have available and more importantly how much sun/shade and growing capacity do you have? Will you be planting seeds and selling seedlings or creating

cuttings or will you be growing larger plants? Do you need racks, shelves, a greenhouse, shade house or garden beds?

Soil You might be growing your plants in beds, the ground or in pots but either way, there needs to be consideration about what soil you have and from where you will get more.

If you are going to be selling seedlings or potted plants, storage of soil will also need to be factored into your plant plans.

Buying anything in bulk is cheaper, including soil but you need to know where you will keep it.

Water I volunteer at my local community garden and one of the other gardeners, Graeme, has a wonderful saying, “Most people don’t have problems with their plants, they have problems with their water” and he is right.

Water is seldom factored into gardening plans, and it’s not just how much water you need but where is it coming from? Taps that are inaccessible to areas of the garden make it hard to be consistent with your watering so you may need to invest in additional plumbing or at least heavyduty longer hoses.

A water tank is one outlay that you should be undertaking early in your nursery at home business plan.

Additional considerations The legalities are rather simple.

As long you are not employing anyone, you can have a home nursery, but you must not be blocking access to other houses or the street when you sell.

Signage will need to be discussed with the council as well.

I would suggest business and public liability insurance as a must.

Selling will involve you finding ways to collect money and give receipts to your customers, and both can be

Ninh of Umina Little Sunshine

What began as a gardening hobby in her childhood has developed into an amazing business for Umina resident Ninh after she discovered her talent for breeding rare houseplants.

A few years ago, she made the move from Sydney to the Central Coast as her home nursery outgrew her available space.

Ninh started collecting rare houseplants as she loved their beauty and after two years, decided that by propagating cuttings from her plants she could sell them then have funds to purchase more rare plants for her collection.

She finds the process of creating a new plant from cuttings incredibly interesting and is passionate about crossbreeding and the chance of coming up with a new plant.

Ninh sells her plants and cuttings to her established rare plant fanbase via Ebay: https://www.ebay.com.au/usr/ninluon_0 and you can follow her on Instagram as well as see more of her stunning plants: www.instagram. com/aroids_de_skyla I’m sure many houseplant enthusiasts will be swooning over the breathtaking and incredibly beautiful rare plants that Ninh has procured and breeds.

handled by using services like Apple Pay, PayPal etc.

It is also relatively easy to obtain apps and card readers to accept payments.

If you decide to accept cash, be mindful that you will need to have a float for change.

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RHS Gardening School, Everything You Need to Know to Garden Like a Professional By: Simon Akeroyd and Ross Bayton Octopus Publishing February 2022 ISBN: 9781784728106

I am a Royal Horticultural Society book addict.

Though they are written in the Northern Hemisphere, the knowledge shared does translate well for the most part.

This book is a revised and updated edition and one I recommend to new gardeners particularly.

From developing a complete understanding of plants and basic botany through to everyday garden care and problem solving, this book also contains inspiration for garden design.

Gorgeous photography along with helpful and plentiful illustrations and an explanation of techniques in an easy to comprehend manner.

A must for all gardeners from new to advanced but I would particularly recommend RHS Gardening School to those who want a gardening core education in a handy book.

GARDENING GUIDE FOR COAST GARDENERS THIS WEEK You can plant the following now: Culinary herbs, beans, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrot, cauliflower, celery, chicory, cress, cucumber, endive, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, marrow, mustard, onions (spring), parsnip, potato tubers, radish, rhubarb crowns, salsify, silverbeet, swede, sweetcorn, turnips, zucchinis, ageratum, alyssum, boronia, begonia, calendula, cleome, cyclamen, forgetme-not, nasturtium, pansy, poppy (Iceland), stock, verbena, vinca, viola, wallflower Next Week: Growing in a Hanging Basket HAVE YOU GOT A GARDEN TO SHARE? Down in the Garden is looking for Central Coast gardeners who would like to share their garden with us.

We are particularly looking for: Home Nursery Businesses, Hanging Basket Gardens, Water Feature Gardens, School/Children Gardeners, Commercial Kitchen Gardens, Medicinal Plant Gardeners but all gardens and gardeners are welcome to have a chat with Cheralyn: 0408 105 864 Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am live every Saturday on CoastFM963.

She is also co-host of @ MostlyAboutPlants a weekly botanical history & gardening podcast with Victoria White.

Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

Alét and Rowena of The Kariong Succulents

This is another story of a passion gone wild.

Rowena loves plants.

She loves succulents.

She loves them too much.

In fact, her adoration of these juicy little gems outgrew their garden and home and so her husband Alét created a home nursery to claim back his living areas.

Open most weekends and with a thriving Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ succulenthills The Kariong Succulents attracts

buyers from all over the state at times.

Alét is responsible for the physical infrastructure of their nursery.

He has built and maintains shelving and gardening hardware while Rowena busies herself with propagation and general gardening.

I’m amazed at how well this business has grown in such a relatively small space.

Nurses by weekday, plant nursery people in their spare time, they have the most delightful and sometimes rare plants.

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Business & Property Top award for Greater Bank

Staff at the Erina branch of Greater Bank

Central Coast-based Greater Bank has been named as Australia’s leading home lender by financial comparison site, Mozo.

The site announced the winners of its 2022 Experts Choice Awards for Home Loans recently, with Greater Bank taking the category’s highest honour – the Home Lender Bank of the Year Award.

The customer-owned bank received the title after winning

the most Home Loan product awards.

Greater Bank’s Discount Great Rate Home Loan/ Discount Ultimate Home Loan Product took out two awards for Split Home Loan, while its Discount Ultimate Home Loan (Package) Product received the Fix Rate Home Loan and Investor Fixed Home Loan awards.

The Mozo Experts Choice Home Loan Awards are determined through an independent analysis

conducted by experts from Mozo, who assessed 441 home loans from 89 lenders to locate the best value home loans in the market across a range of categories.

Greater Bank Group Executive, Sales, Marketing and Distribution, Craig Newham, said the award is wonderful recognition, not only for the quality of products offered, but also the people working behind the scenes to deliver customers a quality offering.

“A hot housing marketing, record-low interest rates, along with our quality home loan product offering, were the foundations for what was a very successful 2021 calendar year for lending at Greater Bank,” Newham said.

“As a customer-owned bank that reinvests its profit into the business, we were well positioned to offer customers the lowest one-and-two-year fixed rates ever seen in Australia.

“It’s not just interest rates

though that determine the value of our lending products.

“Customers can gain a greater advantage with Greater Bank through our extensive range of benefits, including lower fees, quality features such as free online redraws and flexible payment options.

“This award is also great recognition for our people who work tirelessly every day to deliver our customers with the outstanding products and services that they come to expect from a leading

customer-owned bank.”

Greater Bank has been part of the Central Coast region since 1968 and now has branches at Erina, Lake Haven, The Entrance, Toukley, Tuggerah and Woy Woy. Across its operational area of NSW and South-East Queensland, Greater Bank currently serves more than 274,000 customers.

Source: Media release, Feb 10 Greater Bank

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Julia NEWBOULD Managing Editor • Money magazine Coming up with a bond for a home to rent is a stretch for plenty of renters. The bond is typically four weeks rent, depending on state government guidelines.

And because the bond is a security deposit to a new landlord in case there is any damage to the property, it is locked away until you move out. Often people are caught out because they have to come up with a new bond before they have their old bond paid out.

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Retirement villas in huge demand

Demand for retirement villas on the Central Coast is booming due to everincreasing property prices and the region’s prime location.

RetireAustralia expects its latest release of 12 retirement villas at Forresters Beach to sell fast with a waitlist already growing.

CEO Brett Robinson said

there were 25 people already on the waitlist and two deposits had been secured.

“The property boom most certainly will play a key factor in the overall sell, but what we have seen in the past and at this present moment is the villas at Forresters Beach are incredibly popular; we’re consistently getting inquiries about this village,” he said.

Robinson said the last release

of new villas was in 2017 when 158 villas sold within 24 months – an average of six-toseven villas each month.

Despite steady interest in the village, only 15 villas have been available for sale in the past three years.

Set around a network of lakes, the village has a Home Care Service offering help with household chores, meal preparation, showering,

dressing and medication support among other things.

The latest, and second last, release of 12 premium villas at Forresters Beach is worth $10M. When the project is complete, the retirement village will cater for 450 residents.

Robinson said the project had been developed over 20-year period.

“It’s really exciting to see the village’s growth after the first Development Approval was granted back in 2002,” he said.

Villas range in price from $550,000 to $950,000, each one different with a simplicity of design.

The village community features include: The Lake House overlooking a central lake; a bowling green, swimming pool and gym; a bar,

lounge and café; a community garden; a workshop and arts and crafts area, a hairdressing and beauty salon; an activity centre catering for exercise and billiards; and a private village bus.

Source: Media release, Feb 14 RetireAustralia

New super legislation a boon for the part-time workforce Business NSW Central Coast has applauded the passing of new legislation which will see a superannuation boost to 300,000 Australians on lower incomes, two thirds of them women.

The Enhancing Superannuation Outcomes for Australians Bill, which passed Federal Parliament last week, will abolish the outdated $450 threshold, when super is not paid if a worker earns less than that figure a month.

The threshold was denying many part-time and casual workers retirement savings.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Bill delivered on a key commitment in the 2021-22 Women’s Budget Statement.

“This will remove an outdated structural feature of the superannuation system and in doing so will improve equity in the system,” he said.

The Bill will also allow individuals aged between 67 and 75 to make nonconcessional superannuation contributions under the bringforward rule.

It also supports the repeal of the work test for nonconcessional and salary sacrificed contributions made

by individuals aged between 67 and 75.

The new superannuation measures will take effect from July 1 this year.

Business NSW Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin, said the Central Coast is a large employer of part timers who make up just over 40 per cent our total workforce with women comprising 78 per cent of parttime workers aged 25-34 and 87 per cent of part time workers aged 35-44.

“It is important that such a large section of our working community has measures in

place to support them towards retirement,” she said.

“The volatility of the last two years has seen a new working environment emerge so business can upscale or downscale their operations when needed.

“This has resulted in an increase of part time or flexible working hour roles across local industry sectors since 2019.

“Female participation in the workforce part time or full time is also necessary for the Central Coast to manage the current labour and skills shortages, so addressing equity in pay has

been long called for.”

The bill has also been welcomed by Industry Super Australia as a “first step towards addressing gender equity in retirement”.

The organisation said the major parties must also commit to paying super on Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay and sticking with the super guarantee rise to 12 per cent to seriously address the gender super gap.

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The art of grazing with Phat Platter variety of stunning grazing tables, catering boxes and luxury picnics.

It starts with cheese

GEORGIA LIENEMANN We’re back for the fifth instalment of our Summer salads series.

This week, we’re chatting to Paige from local business Phat Platter – a team of food and styling experts taking the coast’s picnic blankets by storm.

Originally providing the Coast with grazing tables, they have now expanded into providing the Central Coast, Sydney and Hunter Region with a wide

We’re passionate about highquality foods here at Phat Platter, so we thought we’d introduce you two of our favourite cheeses.

Our team has curated a beautiful blend of Australian and international cheeses providing you with what we think is a perfect mixture of different flavours and textures.

Our first favourite is our local triple cream brie from Binnorie Dairy - sourced from the Hunter Region, which has been supplying Australia with amazing cheeses for almost 20 years.

The triple cream brie is made using cow’s milk which has a soothing, mellow flavour with subtle tones of nuttiness and fresh mushrooms sauteed in butter extending into a creamy and smooth finish.

The second cheese we

feature regularly on our platters is a traditional French cheese called Fromager D’affinois Excellence.

This soft cheese has an infinite sweetness due to the extra cream that is collected from dairies in the surrounding countryside, located in the picturesque hills of the Rhone Valley, France.

This extra cream gives an elegant, silky-buttery mouth feel that adds to the enjoyment of this cheese.

Our tips for creating the ultimate grazing platter At Phat Platter we believe that any season is a good season for cheese, but we do think that enjoying a grazing spread on a summer afternoon accompanied by your favourite drink is very hard to beat.

The most important tip for creating the best summer platter is to source the best quality seasonal ingredients that you can find.

Juicy fruits and fresh vegetables pair perfectly with cheese – so freshness is everything.

We also love adding local raw honeycomb to our platters as it adds a sweet element to the spread.

Styling your platter Believe it or not, there is a method to our madness when it comes to our grazing tables!

When creating your own graze, it’s important to precisely

place each element so that people are more inclined to taste each cheese with specific meats and accompaniments.

We went around and asked the team their favourite combinations to give you some inspiration of how to assemble your own.

Stevie (The Boss’s) favourite combination on a grazing table is our ‘Shadows of Blue’ cheese paired with quince paste and prosciutto, “It is the perfect combination of salty, sweet and soft and creamy blue.”

Alex’s (Picnic Master) favourite is our delicious goat’s milk, truffle manchego paired with red wine and garlic salami and a smoked, sundried tomato.

“This is my all-time fave, the creaminess of the manchego combined with the smokey tomato and garlic notes in the salami is unbeatable!”

My personal favourite is the amazing D’affinios Excellence paired beautifully with our local raw honeycomb, a slice of fresh pear and a caramelised walnut.

Once you try this combination your taste buds will be begging for more.

It’s all about pairing delicious elements and textures to your platter so be sure to add a good variety of different cheese, meats and fresh produce.

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It’s always a great idea to let your cheese sit out to get to room temperature before serving as this is when you are able to experience the cheese at its full potential.

Both the texture and flavour of the cheese can change if it has come straight out of the fridge.

We also recommend with some of your hard cheeses to slice it and create a fan or different shape with the slices.

This adds layers, height and more dimension to your graze - because we all know it’s all about that insta pic!

Another tip is to crumble any hard, crumbly-textured cheese to add a new texture to your graze, which will encourage your guests to try it.

It’s especially great to do if you have two similar looking cheeses as it helps guests to differentiate between the two.

Styling your cured meats When it comes to cured meats it’s always a great idea to have a few different varieties to pair with different cheeses.

The most important thing with cured meats is to ensure that it’s sliced thinly.

A thick cut of cured meat becomes overpowering with cheese, so when you’re sourcing meats for your graze, be sure to ask your deli for a thinly sliced product.

It’s so important not to merely slap meat onto your platter - it will look flat and unappetising.

At Phat Platter we use a method we call ‘curling’.

We take the slice of meat and curl it around our fingers to create a unique shape for each meat, which adds more dimension on the platter.

For example, we fold prosciutto like an accordion, so that it takes on the appearance of a delicate ribbon sitting amongst the other ingredients.

The finishing touches It’s always a good idea to leave adding fruits and fresh vegetables as one of the final steps as this allows you to see where your platter needs certain colours, textures and height and you can place them accordingly.

Edible flowers - whether they are dried or fresh - will completely transform your graze.

The colours add an unmistakable flair that no other element can.

Phat Platter are open to order Wednesday – Sunday.

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Newcastle University to collaborate with State Government on innovation The University of Newcastle, with a Central Coast campus at Ourimbah, has welcomed the signing of a historic five-year NSW Government Innovation Partnership with the State Government which will boost innovation, attract investment and strengthen collaboration.

University of Newcastle ViceChancellor, Professor Alex Zelinsky, said the move highlighted the critical role that universities played in driving innovation and economic development.

“This is a valuable opportunity to strengthen our connections with the NSW Government and support activities aimed at helping the State, and our regions, be vibrant, connected, healthy and productive,” he said.

“We’ve already seen many benefits of these strong relationships – our joint efforts with our Local Health Districts are good examples of what can be achieved for our regions when we work collaboratively.

“Our University is committed to being part of a strong recovery for NSW and contributing to economic growth and innovation.

“As our regions diversify their economies, there is great potential for us to partner with government and industry to ensure our communities not just survive but thrive.

“This MOU will offer even more opportunities for us to work with the NSW Government

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and industry in NSW to contribute to economic growth and translate research into commercial success.”

Premier Dominic Perrottet said the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) agreements, signed with nine other universities as well as Newcastle, will cement Sydney’s reputation as the smart city down under.

“NSW is home to some of the world’s leading universities and we want to strengthen our working relationships with the sector to commercialise research and develop worldleading local precincts where people live and create jobs,”

Perrottet said.

“What you’ll see from our government through these agreements is a framework that takes NSW university collaboration to an unparalleled level.”

The agreements contain a pipeline of more than 100 current and potential strategic opportunities to support innovation across areas such as big data, artificial intelligence, cyber security, clinical innovation, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, regional development and more.

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Minister for Skills and Training, Alister Henskens, said the agreements were a critical part in positioning NSW as the leading Australian state for university and industry

collaboration.

“We don’t just want to rival other states for our collaboration, we want to lead the way across the IndoPacific,” he said.

“It’s exciting that this

agreement will facilitate our world-leading university minds to collaborate with industry to harness unprecedented collective firepower.”

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Amanda Carle of Kincumber is celebrating 10 years of supporting young parents all over the Central Coast in her role as a case worker for the Benevolent Society.

With a background in early childhood teaching and the disability field, she soon realised that outcomes were best achieved when working with complete family units and switched to case work many years ago.

“I have worked with various not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) ever since and even worked for the Benevolent Society for an 18-month stint some years ago but this time it has been 10 years in a job I love,” she said.

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Amanda Carle

Under a program funded by the Department of Communities and Justice, most days see Carle behind the wheel, driving all over the region either to see a family in person at their home or a community space, or to attend a playgroup at a community centre and connect with families there.

She supports families where the parents are 25 years old or younger, with the youngest parent she has worked with just 17.

“I am constantly amazed and impressed by the focus and commitment that the young parents bring to their new role,” she said.

“I didn’t expect to be quite so inspired by them.

“In terms of us raising happy healthy children, the cost of society not getting things as right as we possibly can is massive and can last a lifetime.

“I think that parenting is the most important job on the planet, so supporting parents to reach positive outcomes is something I’m very passionate about.

“I’m really loving working specifically with young parents now as that’s where the biggest gains can be made by families, setting up best futures for their little ones.”

Carle said having a strong local knowledge increased her understanding of communities and support services.

“The professional relationships formed over many years really help in getting great outcomes for families too,” she said.

Carle said COVID-19 had presented many challenges for young families.

“Most young parents are experiencing pregnancy and parenting for the first time,” she said.

“Due to COVID restrictions,

they have been unable to connect with loved ones or share in those vitally important social connection opportunities, like new parent groups and playgroups.

“The need for support services like ours has increased, as families have been so much more isolated, particularly at a time when tensions, domestic violence and mental health issues have hugely increased.

“Many of these young parents are quite isolated in terms of personal supports and some have had a pretty tough time of it.

“That extra support in linking them with organisations which can help can be invaluable.”

A Benevolent Society

spokesperson said according to NSW Communities and Justice, in 2018, 101 mothers aged 19 and under gave birth in the Central Coast district.

This accounts for 2.7 per cent of all births in the district, which is a higher proportion than the NSW state average of 1.9 per cent.

Teenage parenthood is associated with many challenges, like low socioeconomic status, educational under-achievement and drug abuse, the spokesperson said.

Young parenthood can further entrench and increase some of these problems.

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Scholarship opportunity for modern history students Central Coast students studying modern history can now apply for a Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship, which will provide opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of the history of Australians at war.

Premier Dominic Perrottet said up to 20 selected students would join a twoweek study tour to significant historical sites to learn about the service of Australian men

and women in the World Wars and other conflicts.

“This offers a unique learning experience that

complements the NSW History Syllabus, which enhances and reflects on history studies in the classroom,” Perrottet said.

“I encourage students in Year 10 and 11 with a keen interest in history to apply as this is a hands-on learning opportunity to represent their school and community.”

Minister for Transport and Veterans David Elliott said the 2022 study tour will take place during the Term 3 school holidays (September

26-October 7) and will visit locations in Sydney, regional NSW and the ACT. “The tour will be accompanied by a military historian to teach students about our nation’s military past and help them understand the importance of commemoration,” Elliott said.

“This is an especially important tour in 2022, a year that commemorates 80 years since our veterans fought for our freedom during the Second World War.”

Eligible students can apply online by submitting a short personal essay, a letter of recommendation, a parent consent form and a copy of a marked history assignment.

Registrations close on March 28, 2022.

For more information about the program visit www. veterans.nsw.gov.au/ education/premiers-anzacmemorial-scholarship.

Source: Media release, Feb 14 NSW Government

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Josh gets in the swim for Laps for Life SWIMMING Avoca resident and paramedic Josh Barnes will jump into the pool in support of ReachOut’s annual Laps for Life initiative for the third year in March.

The month-long swimming challenge raises funds to increase awareness around young people in Australia living with mental health difficulties and to help prevent youth suicide.

As in previous years Barnes will assemble a team of swimmers named Jess’s Squad in honour of his late sister Jess, who was a champion swimmer and won state titles in both surf and pool.

“Later in life she experienced mental health battles and she passed away two years ago through other circumstances,” Barnes said.

Jess’s Squad is growing.

The first year there were just eight people taking part, last year the squad swelled to around 30, but this year Barnes is hoping there will be 50 or so swimmers on the squad.

“The first two years I confined it to a limited number of people but this year I have really put the word out,” he said.

“We have more doctors, paramedics and other health professionals joining in.

“I also reached out to 5 Star Swim Schools, where both Jess and I trained and spoke to my old coach, who is going to get the kids there on board.”

With last year’s effort raising almost $11,000 for the cause, Barnes has set his sights a little higher this year and hopes to rake in $20,000.

He has upped his personal goal too.

“Last year I managed 30km and I’ve put that up a bit this

Josh Barnes - (Inset) his sister Jess

year to 40km,” he said.

Each member of the squad will log laps swum in March on

the lapsforlife website, to be added to the squad’s tally.

Five-time Olympic champion

Ian Thorpe is a patron and ambassador for Laps for Life and is challenging people of all ages to jump in from March 1-31 and swim laps at the local pool or beach to raise critical funds.

“It’s time to rally together as a nation to participate in ReachOut’s Laps for Life in support of youth mental health and suicide prevention,” Thorpe said.

“As the pandemic continues, young people are being disproportionately impacted and can feel stressed about key issues such as the impacts of COVID, and concerns about the future.

“All funds raised in the month-long swimming challenge will provide vital support for the one in four young people in Australia currently experiencing mental health issues.

“For those who are looking to

improve their swimming skills or haven’t hit the water in a while, Laps For Life is the perfect opportunity to make a splash.

“Not only can swimming benefit your health and wellbeing but you will be helping young people in Australia be happy and well.”

ReachOut CEO, Ashley de Silva, said more than 2.8 million turned to ReachOut’s resources and tools to get help last year.

“Laps for Life exists so that ReachOut can continue to support young people across Australia when it comes to mental health and suicide prevention,” de Silva said.

To register to take part in Laps for Life or to sponsor Jess’s Squad, visit: lapsforlife.com. au.

Terry Collins

Major upgrade for Erina Ice Arena Erina Ice Arena is to get a major upgrade thanks to a $592,395 grant through the NSW Government’s Regional Sport Facility Fund.

Business Manager, Christine Leghorn, said management had spent quite a bit of time during lockdown preparing its submission for the grants program.

“We’re very excited to be successful,” she said.

“We will be using the funding to improve and update our facilities.

“This will include some bathroom upgrades, updating the ice hockey netting and some work in the foyer to improve accessibility.

“We’ll also be updating the lighting and the balustrades in the grandstand for safety reasons.”

Leghorn said she hoped the upgrades would enable the venue to host more home

events for the region’s ice sports.

“We’re also hoping to grow ice hockey, especially for women and girls,” she said.

“Our bathroom and change room updates will allow more inclusivity for the girls.”

The arena is among 41 regional NSW organisations to share in more than $24M for new and upgraded sports facilities in Round 2 of the Fund.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch said the awarding of funding was a welcome boost for regional sport which was hit hard by the COVID-19 restrictions.

“This funding boost will enable Erina Ice Arena to provide a premier inclusive venue for both International Ice Sport Tournaments and local community ice-skating activities, right in the heart of the Central Coast,” he said.

“The awarding of these

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grants provides renewed optimism that 2022 will be a better year for sport and recreation right across the regions.”

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, Paul Toole, said the Fund had provided more than $49M over two years to increase participation and promote healthy lifestyles.

“COVID restrictions caused major challenges and these grants will be a welcome boost as the sporting sector recovers from the impacts of the pandemic,” he said.

“2022 is shaping up as a great year for sport in regional NSW and this support will help people of all ages and abilities get active and enjoy the benefits.

“An important focus of the fund is encouraging the participation of girls and women and people with disability.”

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New trauma kit for Avoca Boardriders SURFING The Avoca Boardriders club was one of 15 east coast clubs to be presented with a trauma kit recently

by Surfing NSW. North Shelly Boardriders also received a kit.

The presentation was a collaborative project between Surfing NSW and the State Government and coincided with the Australian Boardriders Battle final at Newcastle Beach.

The custom kits, which are designed for use in the event of an immediate, life-threatening trauma incident, were designed in collaboration with Surfing NSW staff, and include equipment to deal with immediate trauma, bleeding control, hypothermia, fracture management and minor wounds.

Avoca Boardriders Treasurer and life member, Rob Capilli,

said the community-based group caters for people who enjoy surfing and has members aged from about five to into their seventies.

“With around 250 members, a lot of them juniors, we have divisions ranging from the Legends, for those over 60, through Master, Opens and Juniors right down to the Micro Groms, for kids nine and under,” he said.

Capilli said the club, established in 1975, runs monthly contests as well as taking part in external competitions.

“It’s very much a social thing,” he said.

“We try to teach the kids about the water, about safety, about surfing in general and every couple of months we have a development day, where professional surfers like Adrian Buchan help to train them and teach them a bit about

A development day conducted by Avoca Boardriders

competition.”

As well as helping juniors develop surfing skills and confidence in a variety of surf conditions, the club provides a link to other surfing bodies including the peak surfing bodies Surfing NSW and Surfing Australia allowing those with high skill levels to move to superior levels of

competition such the Qualifying Series, World Qualifying Series and World Surf League.

It also teaches juniors and seniors CPR and Board Rescue (Surfers Rescue 24/7) through support from Surfing NSW, providing crucial training which could help save lives.

Capilli said the trauma kit was

gratefully received.

“We have safety officers but the trauma kit could certainly be helpful in the event of an accident,” he said.

“If something does happen on the beach, we are usually a bit down the beach from lifesavers, so this could help with immediate trauma treatment at the scene.”

Capilli said the boardriders often assisted with surf rescues, particularly on weekends.

“Just the other week a couple was caught in a rip and some of our members got them on boards and paddled them into the beach,” he said.

Surfing NSW, Surfers Rescue 24/7 Coordinator, Matt Lawson, said surfers are often the first to respond to surf-zone incidents at unpatrolled or regional beaches.

“In many of these cases,

every second counts,” he said.

“Providing these specialised trauma kits and training across 190 locations in NSW will save lives.

“If immediate first aid is required as a result of a shark attack, fin chop, or propeller injury we can help to reduce serious injury or preserve life while paramedics are on the way.”

The trauma kits were developed by TacMed Paramedics and Military Medics with approved equipment used by military, law enforcement and ambulance agencies globally.

An online training course will supplement the kits to ensure everyone is competent in using the equipment.

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Gosford Red Devils return to top leagues RUGBY UNION The Gosford ‘Red Devils’ have recommitted themselves to the Central Coast Rugby Union competition in the Men’s Premier One and Two leagues for the 2022 season, with growth in the juniors preparing them for entry into the senior Women’s as well.

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“There’s a lot of junior explayers that are still involved in the club, so we kind of want to rally those guys around because they bring a lot of knowledge and a lot of depth on how the club used to be and how competitive Gosford was only three or four years ago when they made the Grand Final.

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“Our culture is about putting on a barbecue, having group training sessions where some of the seniors get amongst the Juniors.

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“That’s really exciting for us in terms of having the ladies involved and the young women coming through, so hopefully in the future we will have women competing in the senior ranks as well.”

The new season will open up this Saturday, February 19, with the ‘Sevens by the Sea’ Gala Day competition hosted

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Outstanding results for cycling trio in Launceston

Central Coast Cycling Club’s Nicole Duncan and Lilya Tartarinoff in first and second place

CYCLING TRACK Three juniors with the Central Coast Cycling Club were highly competitive at the 2022 Australian Junior Track Series in Launceston, Tasmania, on the weekend of February 12-13.

After two days of many races, the Central Coast’s Nicole

Duncan and Liliya Tartarinoff finished in first and second overall, with Sonia Vetsch close behind in seventh place out of 30 riders in the Junior Women’s Under 17’s age group.

The three Central Coast cyclists constantly pushed each other along to perform at their best, often competing against each other, sometime

together in team events.

On Day One, Saturday February 12, the Scratch Race finished with Nicole in first, Sonia in fourth and Liliya in sixth; the Tempo with Liliya in first, Nicole in sixth and Sonia in seventh; and the Points Race with Nicole in second, Liliya in third and Sonia in seventh.

Also on Day One was the tag-

team Madison event, wherein Nicole and Liliya together earned first place, whilst Sonia finished third in partnership with Lauren Bates from Canberra Cycling Club.

On Day Two, Sunday February 13, the Scratch Elimination was finished with Nicole in first, Liliya in second and Sonia in twelfth; the Keirin Final with

Nicole in first, Liliya in second and Sonia winning the 7th12th place final.

Liliya also won the Day Two Scratch Race, and all three competed together for an eighth-place finish in the Team Sprint.

The end results were overwhelmingly positive for the three young riders who return

to the Central Coast with more cycling accolades to their names.

This will help them prepare for the upcoming 2022 AusCycling Junior Track National Championships, now scheduled to go ahead from March 24 – 27 in Brisbane.

Haakon Barry