Coast Community News 342

20 MAY 2022

ISSUE 342

News

Election countdown

People with disability, their families and workers in the sector on the Central Coast attended an event in Gosford recently as part of a National Day of Action to protest funding cuts to individual NDIS plans...

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Out&About

On the eve of the federal election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese were on a final campaign blitz with Scomo demonstrating a ball-and-all tackle in Davenport that former Sharks Paul Gallen would be proud of.

After a two-year hiatus, Central Coast Comicon – the region’s biggest celebration of everything and anything pop culture – is set to return on Saturday, May 28.

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Business

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Green Grid Plan shows Council needs to acquire open space More than half of land zoned for future open space needs to be acquired

by Central Coast Council, the council-underadministration’s newly endorsed Green Grid Plan shows.

A first of its kind for regional NSW, the Plan aims to deliver an interconnected network of open space that will keep the Coast’s major centres cool, encourage healthy living, enhance biodiversity and

Heat Islands across the coast are highlighted in red

ensure ecological resilience.

The plan shows the Central

Coast contains 4,829 ha of land zoned for public open space

(RE1) and 498 ha of land zoned for private open space (RE2) such as golf courses.

In addition, a number of Council bushland reserves, zoned environmental protection, National Parks and State Forests offer opportunities for recreation.

The plan says that 35 per cent of land zoned RE1 is owned by Council, “leaving 65 per cent as areas for future open space as a result of future acquisition”.

The Green Grid establishes a

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framework for planning and identification of future projects.

Current availability of open space found that 89 per cent of people lived within a 400m radius of publicly owned land but this was not equal across each of the 17 Social Planning Districts and a large proportion of these areas contained no mapped open space improvements, such as play equipment, outdoor gyms, or paths.

Sport

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Central Coast Mariners went down 3-1 in their semi-final away to Adelaide United on Sunday, to crash out of the A-League finals

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A humpback whale breaching

Whale watchers will be on high alert in coming weeks with sightings off the Coast picking up as the annual migration from Antarctica to warmer northern waters continues and the Central Coast Dolphin Project (CCDP) gears up to conduct the region’s first whale census.

CCDP spokesperson, Ronny Ling, said reports are starting to come through, with at least one or two sightings every day.

“Excitingly, we are seeing not just humpbacks, but also some minke whales pass by,” Ling said.

“If you have the patience to watch regularly you will be rewarded. Pods of dolphins are also coming through at the moment – a large pod was spotted off Wamberal on May 16.”

Ling said the dolphin action was less about mating than socialising, fuelled by large schools of fish in the region’s waters.

“And around 10 seals are sitting around the area too. They’ve been spotted at Barrenjoey, Terrigal and Norah Head,” he said.

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“This is the greatest time of year to get out there and really take a look at what nature has to offer.”

Best spots on the Coast for whale watching include The Skillion at Terrigal, Captain Cook lookout at Copacabana, Cromarty Hill at Forresters Beach, Crackneck Lookout, Norah Head and Wybung Head.

Meanwhile, the first Great Central Coast Whale Survey will take place from June 24-27.

Ling said the concept was for people to contribute to citizen science by observing local whale migration and behaviours.

“We would love as many people as possible to be out watching whales from one of the many vantage spots along the Central Coast,” he said.

“It’s a great opportunity for the whole family to be involved. We appreciate any reports that come in, whether people can spare half an hour or a full day.

“The best part is, it is absolutely free to participate.”

Data collected will help scientist calculate travel times, identify behaviour and possibly identify

individual whales.

Text or call 0490 401 969, or email centralcoastdolphins@gmail.com for details and to get a sighting record sheet.

Minister for Environment, James Griffin, said about 40,000 humpback whales would undertake one of the longest journeys of any animal species.

“After declining to an estimated few hundred whales in the early 1960s, the recovery of the humpback whale population is a great conservation success story and one we can all be proud of as we enjoy watching these majestic creatures make their way up the coast,” he said.”

Whales cover about 10,000km during their annual round trip from Antarctic waters, at a migratory speed of about 6km/h.

Most of the whales that travel past the Central Coast are humpbacks, but southern right whales, dwarf minke whales, tropical whales and even blue whales can sometimes be seen.

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Green Grid Plan shows Council needs to acquire open space From page 1 Only 64 per cent were close to sports fields and less than 23 per cent were near mapped bushland walking tracks although 90 per cent were near some sort of publicly owned bush walking track that was not mapped.

The plan will implement the principles and actions identified in the recently adopted Greener Places Strategy and will enable Council to apply for grant funding, supporting current and future capital works projects, such as a Tuggerah to Ourimbah Mountain Bike (MTB) off-road path via Kangy Angy CCC estate, Old Maitland Rd reserve, CCC bushland, CCC Mardi Dam catchment & State Forest; and closing and rehabilitating trails not part of the access system at Munmorah State Conservation Area.

They are among more than 20 pages of projects attached to the report, but they are not endorsed by Council, nor has detailed costing assessment been undertaken, the report says.

“The Plan integrates with several of Council’s future and current strategic documents

including the Local Strategic Planning Statement, Streetscape Design Manual, Local Character Statements and the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan,” Council said.

“The intent of the Plan is to shape the future character of the Central Coast through understanding current natural and built assets and how these can be connected in the future.

“It is intended that the Plan will be used as a framework for LGA-wide and local place planning in the region for the next two decades and beyond.”

The Plan identifies different components of the region and forms them into six grids: Ecological Grid; Recreational Grid; Hydrological Grid; Cultural Grid; Agricultural Grid; and Transport and Public Domain Grid.

Overarching aims of the green grid include improving the liveability and walkability of local centres, improving climate resilience and supporting ecologically sustainable development.

Anything done as part of the overarching Green Grid needs to be sympathetic to the aims of the six grids.

The agricultural grid explains that the Central Coast contains 22,327 ha of land that is zoned either for Primary Production (zoned RU1) or as a Rural Landscape (zoned RU2) in relevant Local Environmental Plans.

Council completed a rural lands audit in 2020, through visual assessments of properties to determine the types of uses that were occurring within each zone.

“In both RU1 Primary Production and RU2 Rural Landscape zoned land, rural living was the predominant use where no dominant commercial use was observed,” the report said, Commercial fishing licences occur over waters of the region, which allow for the harvesting of fin fish, prawns and crayfish.

In addition, 4,390 ha of aquatic leases for the farming of oysters occur along the Hawkesbury River and in Brisbane Water.

The agricultural grid aims to identify and support key agricultural and rural areas, to strengthen production and connection to agricultural lands, and encourage the maintenance of the rural landscape.

“This will be achieved through identifying important agricultural land zone for these uses, encouraging quality agricultural nature-based tourism ventures, to establish the region as a key destination for these types of activities such as farm tourism,” the plan says.

The transport and public domain grid aims to provide green active transport corridors for more sustainable, active and connected local centres.

“This will be achieved through providing connectivity to centres and places of interest such as shorelines, beaches and public reserves,” the plan states.

It will also improve environmental performance of public domain areas including during infrastructure upgrades such as considering lifestyle life cycle analysis of projects, addressing urban heat island effect and providing habitat for urban wildlife.

The Central Coast contains 460 heritage listed items which represent a wide range of items including houses, trees and ruins.

There are 24 items that are listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.

The cultural grid aims to conserve and interpret areas and items of cultural significance.

It will also promote opportunities for cultural tourism and economic development, Council said.

The ecological grid aims to maintain ecological processes through improving ecological resilience within natural areas in response to increasing pressure from climate change, urban development and other indirect impacts.

The ecological grid will also ensure areas of higher biodiversity value are adequately protected and managed and will encourage community behaviours that protect and enhance ecological values.

Targeted field surveys for the plan detected 17 species of microbat, including eight threatened species, 16 species of native ground-dwelling and/ or climbing mammals, including four threatened species, five species of introduced mammals, three species of reptiles and 82 bird species, including two exotic species and four threatened species.

The recreational grid aims to

improve connectivity, accessibility and quality of open space.

This will be achieved through encouragement for participation in outdoor activities, improving opportunities for sustainable outdoor recreation within natural areas, including establishing the Central Coast as a destination for such activities.

The hydrological grid aims to protect and enhance natural waterways and coastline.

This will occur through best practice management of waterways.

Next steps include determining the location of future conservation lands and conservation projects.

Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said adoption of the plan was a key milestone in ensuring the region’s long-term liveability.

“The Plan will be used as a framework for LGA-wide and local place planning for the next two decades and beyond and is expected to streamline project alignment for future public projects,” Mr Hart said.

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Major parties vie for first home buyers’ vote With housing affordability likely to be one of the major issues affecting many Robertson voters on May 21, both major parties have announced schemes to help first home buyers into the market, with mixed reactions.

Labor kicked the ball off by announcing its shared equity scheme.

The Help to Buy scheme would cut the cost of buying a house by up to 40 per cent, with eligible home buyers needing a minimum deposit of 2 per cent.

The Federal Government would make an equity contribution of up to a maximum of 40 per cent of the purchase price of a new home and up to a maximum of 30 per cent for an existing home.

Homebuyers would not be required to pay rent on the stake of the home held by the Federal Government and would have the option to buy back that stake when their finances improve.

Labor candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, said many hopeful home buyers on the Central Coast are priced out of the market.

“Housing prices have gone up

Housing affordability is sure to be a major election issue on the Coast

by 20 per cent nationally, but by over 40 per cent here on the Coast,” he said.

“This scheme is about getting people into homes sooner by cutting the amount they need and would be open to 10,000 people each year.

“It’s a proven method and is working in other states around Australia and in countries like the UK.” The Liberal Party hit back early this week with a plan to allow home buyers to access their superannuation to help them secure a home.

Under the Super Home Buyer Scheme, first home buyers would be able to invest up to 40 per cent of their superannuation,

to a maximum of $50,000, to help with the purchase of a home.

It would apply to both new and existing homes with the invested amount to be returned to the buyer’s superannuation fund when the house is sold, including a share of any capital gain.

Concerns over the Liberal plan have been raised by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which claims it undermines the core purpose of the superannuation system.

“Accessing your super early won’t get you closer to your dream home or fix Australia’s housing crisis,” AIST CEO, Eve

Scheerlick said.

“Using super as a deposit will drive up property prices, leaving Australians with higher debt and depleted retirement savings.”

Industry Super Australia Chief Executive, Bernie Dean, said the scheme would add tens of thousands of dollars to housing prices and undermine the retirement savings of all Australians.

“Any additional money Australians can take out of super via the scheme announced today would almost immediately be gobbled up through housing price surges,” Dean said.

“Throwing super into the

housing market would be like throwing petrol on a bonfire – it will jack up prices, inflate young people’s mortgages and add to the aged pension, which taxpayers will have to pay for.”

But Master Builders Australia (MBA) says the policy will mean keeping the dream of homeownership within reach of Australians while maintaining the integrity of the superannuation system.

“The success of this policy is that it is aligned with the intent of superannuation which is to provide sufficient retirement income,” MBA CEO, Denita Wawn, said.

“People who own their home, particularly in retirement, are significantly more secure financially than those who do not; they enjoy a higher standard of living,” she said.

Incumbent Liberal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the scheme would make the great Australian dream of owning your own home a reality for many.

She said it would give many Central Coast residents a “leg up” to enter the housing market.

Wicks stressed that under the scheme, buyers would continue to build their super savings

while living in their own home.

“When you sell, the amount you invested is returned to your super, plus a share of any capital gain,” she said.

“Superannuation is there to help Australians in their retirement, and the Super Home Buyer Scheme will ensure Australians can use those savings they are responsibly building up to improve their quality of life now and standard of living in retirement.”

The Super Home Buyer Scheme would start by July 1, 2023 with no income or property caps and eligibility restricted to first homebuyers who must have separately saved five per cent of the deposit.

Reid said the Liberal plan was “short-sighted”.

“Super is designed so people would have financial support they could rely on in their retirement,” he said.

“If young people are raiding their super now they will be worse off in the future; it’s poor economic management and would make it more expensive for the county to support people in their retirement.”

Terry Collins

Coast Connect Central Coast Council’s weekly news and community information

Administrator Message

Progressing towards a sustainable future

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has delivered their determination supporting Central Coast Council’s current rate structure for a further seven years; a decision that was a sensible one.

This outcome allows Council to continue to maintain current service levels, comply with current banking requirements, and most importantly allows us to continue, without interruption, our 10-year long-term financial plan that provides for long-term financial stability for the organisation.

This is a decision that factors in the unique situation this Council was in and the recommendation made by the Public Inquiry Commissioner “For the Administrator to ensure the completion of the Business Recovery Plan as adopted and amended by Central Coast Council since October 2020.”

We’ve achieved one of the most significant financial turnarounds of any organisation in under 12 months, with the current and forecasted surpluses repaying the emergency loans over the next 10 years.

For the community – there is no increase to your rates. This is a continuation of the current rates you pay with the exception of the rate peg as determined

by IPART every year.

Now that we have an outcome, Council will be examining services where we’re not meeting community expectations and reflect this in future operational plans for an incoming Council to consider.

Rik Hart, Administrator

Council meeting

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

Decision to maintain rates - what this means for you

IPART determines the maximum percentage which NSW Councils can increase their rates income each year, which is referred to as the rate peg. For 2022-23 IPART have determined a rate peg of 1% for Central Coast Council. This means the average annual rate increase for residents for 2022-23 is $13.

For more information and to read FAQS, go online to yourvoiceourcoast.com/servicesandrates

Infrastructure works underway in May

Building and maintenance works continue this month at Council’s sports and recreational spaces, community facilities, environmental areas, and on our network of roads, drainage and water infrastructure. Some projects include accessibility improvements to playspaces, drainage works at sports grounds, construction of public toilets and sports amenities, priority creeks flood mitigation works, Gosford CBD water and sewer upgrade, and ongoing pothole repairs and other roadworks.

To see list of works search ‘infrastructure underway’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

Over 191 tonnes of waste stopped from entering our waterways by Gross Pollutant Traps

We have removed over 191 tonnes of waste from Gross Pollutant Traps in March and April following consistent heavy rainfall- stopping litter, dirt, sediment, and other pollutants from entering the Central Coast waterways with stormwater.

Council has 339 Gross Pollutant Traps installed at key locations across the coast – both below and above ground. This infrastructure plays an important role in protecting the Coast’s waterways and environment.

For more information search ‘Gross Pollutant Traps’ at centralcoast.nsw.gov.au

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Davistown residents want pothole repair schedule stepped up Davistown Progress Association is asking how roads funding for flood affected areas has been prioritised by Central Coast Council, with major works needed in the suburb not scheduled for attention until the 2022-23 financial year and the one after that.

Council had advised that renewal works are set to be undertaken in Kincumber Cres during the next financial year, with works on Magnolia Ave not scheduled until the 202324 financial year.

Progress Association President, Jenny McCulla, says one section of Kincumber Cres (just past the Magnolia Ave intersection) has 24 potholes with residents fearful of

damage to their cars and possible head-on collisions.

“When a section of road becomes very dangerous due to the huge number of potholes, residents truly hope Council will be flexible enough to step up its program,” McCulla said.

“If Council has applied for the flood repair funds both last year and this, how are they prioritising the use of these grant funds – is more funding required to assist, or does the program need streamlining?

“I have never seen roads so poor … our roads in Davistown need urgent attention.”

McCulla will meet on site with Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, in coming days to highlight the issue and seek his intervention.

“Many local people have reported this section to Council to have the potholes fixed, and have been ignored,” she said.

“Past filling of this section only results in further potholes opening up with each east coast low.

“The section of road (which cuts between two sections of wetlands) is frequently inundated following heavy rain.

“It needs road -raising and resurfacing and proper drainage.

“It is extremely difficult to negotiate this section of road without driving on the opposite side of the road, so often now there are near misses (and) many locals have sustained car tyre and rim damage.”

McCulla said while Kincumber

Cres and Magnolia Ave were of the most concern, other roads needing urgent attention include Kyoga Ave, the corner of Pine Ave and Kincumber Cres and Pine Ave with Lilli Pilli, Illawong Cl and Dilgara Ave (near the Lilli Pilli intersection), Davis Ave and Emora Ave. A spokesperson said Council is responsible for over 2,000km of road network and is committed to maintaining and improving roads across the entire region.

“Council acknowledges that there has been an increase in the number of potholes and similar defects impacting our road network which arose from the continued intense rainfalls and flooding experienced across many of suburbs in recent months,” the

spokesperson said.

“Council staff are continuing to inspect the road network and associated infrastructure to identify any defects, such as potholes.

“Defects or safety concerns (which) meet Council’s current service levels are placed in Council’s maintenance management system and scheduled for repairs on a priority risk basis.

“Additional resources have been allocated and Council crews remain working additional hours to carry out repair works to ensure that the road network and associated infrastructure is fit-for-purpose and keeps our community safe.”

The spokesperson said it was likely that the backlog of

pothole repairs from the recent weather events will be repaired within three months, on a priority risk basis, with continuing wet conditions impacting the normal schedule.

“Highest priority pothole repairs are those which are situated within direct wheel lanes; of significant width and depth; and occur on roads which carry higher volumes of traffic,” the spokesperson said.

“Council is progressing with investigations and identifying remediation works to allow grant funding applications to be developed and submitted to secure funding to bring our roads and associated infrastructure back to a satisfactory condition.”

Terry Collins

Labor matches $40M roads pledge Labor has matched last week’s $40M pledge by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to upgrade roads on the Central Coast if it wins government on May 21.

Labor candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, said the region had some of the

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worst roads in NSW, and they needed proper investment for the future.

According to a recent NRMA report, Reid said, the Central Coast had the second-highest number of callouts to fix tyres and wheels in the state, missing top spot by just one call.

“After recent weather events,

there are also more potholes and hazards on local roads than there have been previously,” he said. “Our roads have been neglected for far too long and are in desperate need of an upgrade.

“This $40M investment will also ease congestion and save locals from damaging their

cars because of crater-size potholes on our roads.”

Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, joined Reid in making the announcement.

“People on the Central Coast have been crying out for proper road investment for years,” McBride said.

“We have people here who

are avoiding driving at night or who are taking a different route to work because of potholes and other hazards. This investment will go a long way towards improving safety for motorists across the Coast.”

Source: Media release, May 13 Federal Labor Party

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Election countdown On the eve of the federal election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese were on a final campaign blitz with Scomo demonstrating a ball-andall tackle in Davenport that former Sharks Paul Gallen would be proud of.

As the prime ministerial candidates slugged it out, here on the Coast the two major candidates – Gordon Reid (Labor) and Lucy Wicks (Liberal) in were also engaged in a fierce battle for the marginal seat of Robertson.

We asked them both why local residents should vote for them and here’s what they had to say.

Reid: Renewable, wages and the ABC “People in Robertson want change across multiple areas, including health, the environment and small business support.

“We have had the same old tired government for the past decade; we have a trillion dollars of debt and nothing to show for it,” he said.

“Wages are stagnant and the cost of living is skyrocketing.”

Reid said one of Labor’s flagship policies was rewiring the electricity grid to make it more efficient, and investing in renewables.

“We are also advocating for community batteries across

the nation and for electric vehicles to be made cheaper towards achieving our 2030 emission targets and net zero emissions by 2050,” he said.

“The community batteries would see solar panels on people’s roofs feed into the batteries, which would feed back into homes when the sun is no longer shining, during that peak evening period.”

He said these measures would see a major reduction in power costs for Coast residents.

Reid highlighted Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s push for a minimum wage rise for the 2 per cent of the population on the minimum wage was essential.

“These people need a pay rise,” he said.

Reid said Labor was committed to funding the ABC, SBS and independent regional news services.

“Australia needs an independent source of news and these services are also essential for emergency and disaster notifications,” he said.

Reid said if he is elected on May 21, the Coast can expect a local Member who is “accessible and dependable”.

“You can rely on the fact I will make sure it is easier to see a doctor,” he said.

This would be supported by moves to make it easier for doctors to relocate to the Central Coast and the provision of an urgent care centre in the electorate, he said.

Notice of 1080 program The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is conducting an aerial baiting program in Brisbane Water and Popran National Parks from Sunday 22nd May 2022 to Sunday 5th June 2022.

The operation will use 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate) poison for the control of wild dogs and foxes.

The program is designed to minimise predator impacts on wildlife, especially threatened species, and to minimise impact of wild dogs on neighbouring stock.

Signs will be placed at the entry to the baiting location.

Domestic pets are not permitted in NSW National Parks managed lands. Pets and working dogs may be affected (1080 is lethal to cats and dogs). Pets and working dogs must be restrained or muzzled in the vicinity and must not enter the baiting location. In the event of accidental poisoning seek immediate veterinary assistance.

Please contact the local Central Coast NPWS area office for more information on (02) 4320 4200.

Wicks: Strong track record Incumbent Liberal member, Lucy Wicks, said residents could expect a returned Coalition Government to build on the “strong achievements” it had already delivered.

She touted the Government’s $85M contribution to the Central Coast Clinical School and Central Coast Research Institute and its $18M commitment to a university on the old Mitre 10 site in Gosford

as two of the biggest achievements.

She also highlighted the Government’s recent commitment of $2.2M to keep the successful Health on the Streets Program (HoTS) program running for three more years.

Wicks said the Government was still committed to delivering commuter carparks for Woy Woy ($5M) and Gosford ($30M).

“When you make a commitment you need to see it

through,” she said.

“We are still committed to a Performing Arts Centre for Gosford but that is in the hands of Council.

“Construction of the new Woy Woy carpark will begin by the end of the year.”

Regarding the Gosford commuter carpark, Wicks said there had been “frustrating delays” but she had been working “night and day” to overcome obstacles.

“When Council went into administration we had to find another partner to deliver the project and Transport for NSW is looking at sites,” she said.

Wicks said she would stand by the Government’s track record of balancing the national budget and dealing with “one of the greatest challenges, certainly in my lifetime” in COVID-19.

She said the Government response, including the JobSeeker and JobKeeper schemes, had helped

businesses on the Central Coast get to “the other side” of the pandemic.

“We have the highest vaccination rate in the world and one of the lowest mortality rates,” she said, while also pointing to falling unemployment figures.

Wicks said the spotlight shone on conditions in Parliament by Brittany Higgins had impacted her deeply.

“It forced me to face some of the challenges I have (had) in my own lifetime and I hope I can use that experience for good,” she said.

Wicks said she would be a voice in Parliament and the community not only to end the cycle of abusive behaviour in the workplace and in homes but to reverse it.

“This incredibly brave young woman started the conversation but there is a long way to go.”

Ross Barry

Beach season on Coast ends Beach season has officially closed on the Central Coast with more than 2.4 million visits recorded at the region’s 15 patrolled beaches during Council patrol times over the summer.

Central Coast Council closed the season on April 25, with the next season starting on September 24.

Council lifeguards completed 746 rescues and treated more than 1902 first aid incidents during the season.

Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said both Council staff and Surf Life Saving volunteers who patrol the beaches on weekends have faced challenges this year.

“We have had unusual weather conditions with major storm events, resulting in extended beach closures due

to poor water quality issues and risk of debris in the water,” Hart said.

“Additionally, one of their biggest challenges this season was monitoring, and often responding to, water emergencies at remote beach areas away from the flagged patrolled areas.”

Hart said drones were used at Ocean Beach, Avoca and The Entrance.

“These drones assist in

increasing lifeguard reach outside patrolled flagged locations at the sites and are proving vital in beach safety,” he said.”

Hart said keeping the community safe on our patrolled beaches is the top priority for both Council and local Surf Life Saving Club volunteers.

“Being able to identify rips and how to react in an emergency situation is a crucial

AERIAL SPRAYING OF BITOU BUSH The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning to conduct aerial spraying of Bitou Bush using Metsulfuron Methyl 600WG. This program will occur for one day (weather permitting) between Monday May 16 and Friday June 10, 2022, in Bouddi National Park along the coastline from Macmasters Beach to Lobster Beach Visitors are advised that the reserve will be closed from 6am till 5pm the day of spraying.

Signs will be posted notifying people of the exact date and time of closures.

For more information, please contact the Girrakool NPWS office on (02) 4320 4200

step in minimising beach incidents, and we commend the Council lifeguard teams and Surf Life Saving volunteers for their commitment and diligence,” he said.

Safe swimming options are available throughout the winter at Grant McBride Baths, Toukley Aquatic Centre, Gosford Pool and Peninsula Leisure Centre.

Source: Media release, May 13 Central Coast Council

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A CLEAR

CHOICE

FOR THE CENTRAL COAST Previous Government

Our Government

3.9%

5.7%

NSW Unemployment

11.8%

NSW Youth Unemployment

$21,247

Income Tax on $90,000 Income

$18,217

30%

Small Business Tax Rate

25%

12.9%

Electricity Price Increases (Average Annual)*

0.4%

17 opened

Detention Centres for Illegal Immigration

19 closed

$135.6 million

Central Coast Hospital Funding

$274.8 million

83%

Local Medicare Bulk Billing Rates for GPs

88%

$13.3 billion

Aged Care Funding (Annual)

$29.8 billion

$4.1 Billion

NSW Schools Funding

$7.7 billion

(Sept 13)

(Sept 13)

(2013-14)

(Dec 07 to Sept 13)

(2012-13)

(2012-13)

(2012-13)

(2013)

As at 14/04/2022

(Mar 22)

8.4%

(Mar 22)

(2021-22)

(Sept 13 to Dec 21)

(2020-21)

(2020-21)

(2022-23)

(2022)

* Australia-wide figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Authorised by C. Stone, Liberal, Level 2, 131 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

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Gosford rally protests funding cuts to NDIS People with disability, their families and workers in the sector on the Central Coast attended an event in Gosford recently as part of a National Day of Action to protest funding cuts to individual NDIS plans leaving thousands of people without critical support.

The #DefendOurNDIS National Day of Action followed new economic modelling showing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) employed 180,000 people in NSW and contributed almost $17B to the NSW economy Labor candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, spoke on future plans for the NDIS.

Participants at the Gosford rally

Every Australian Counts spokesperson, Elly Desmarchellier, said there were many stories of NDIS participants who had seen their plans cut without proper explanation.

“We’re still seeing too many cases of people struggling to navigate a system that seems to focus on cost ahead of individualised supports,” she said.

“This election, we will be calling on all candidates to remember the purpose of the NDIS and commit to a scheme that treats people as human beings, not numbers.”

National Disability Services (NDS) management team CEO, Laurie Leigh said: “The NDIS must be seen as more than just

a cost line in the budget – it is an investment in people and communities.”

Central Coast local and ParaMatilda, Tahlia Blanshard, suffers from cerebral palsy and is currently in Spain representing Australia in the CP World Cup. “The NDIS makes such a big difference in the lives of disabled people “We shouldn’t have to go through the exhausting strain of having to continually justify why we need the most basic of supports to live our lives,” Blanshard said.

Find out more about Defend our NDIS at everyaustraliancounts.com. au.

Terry Collins

New directory lists disabled access beaches

Avoca Beach has easy access

Avoca and Toowoon Bay beaches feature on a new beach access directory, launched this week by Accessible Beaches Australia.

The new site, developed in partnership with Deloitte, is the first of its kind in Australia, with detailed listings giving

Australians with disabilities better information on accessibility.

“The more information we can provide about accessibility to Australian beaches for people with disabilities, the better equipped those people will be to know if that beach is appropriate for them or not,” founder and chair of Accessible

Toowoon Bay beach

Beaches Australia, Shane Hryhorec, said.

“The new beach access directory has lots of resources for people with disabilities.

“There are a lot of considerations for people with disabilities when going to the beach. You don’t just have to think of towels and sunscreen and the best beach with the

best surf, but also whether it will be possible to access that beach and what equipment and tools might be needed.

“If it becomes too hard, then inclusivity at the beach just won’t happen.”

Hryhorec said Deloitte had a passion for improving the experience of those with disabilities going to the beach.

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“They recognised this digital platform was essential to ensuring people with disabilities could access their local beaches,” he said.

“It was created for people with a disability to be made widely available at no cost to any person with a smartphone or computer and has the benefit of being an interactive

information tool that is kept updated through audits and user feedback.”

To find accessible local beaches, log onto https:// accessiblebeaches.com/ and search a suburb.

Source: Media release, May 16 Accessible Beaches Australia

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Coast Shelter pays tribute to volunteers John O’Reilly remembers what it’s like to have nowhere to stay and no money.

Affectionately known as Shamus, he is one of 110 active volunteers at Coast Shelter who will be celebrated during National Volunteer Week from May 16-22.

O’Reilly recalls a time in the early 1960s when he made his way to Adelaide on the promise of work which didn’t eventuate.

He had nowhere to stay, no money, and was unable to carry his belongings on him for fear of looking homeless and being denied any other work.

“Being on the streets, it was difficult to keep clean and

Coast Shelter volunteer John “Shamus” O’Reilly

presentable,” he said.

O’Reilly said he knows that having a meal provided and access to showers, washing machines and more provides a sense of self-respect and confidence to someone facing challenges.

A retired merchant seaman, O’Reilly was partly raised in orphanages and has a strong sense of responsibility for those in need of a helping hand.

A volunteer with Coast Shelter since 2002, he dons heavyduty overalls to do a weekly commercial clean of the community centre restaurant.

Coast Shelter will feature its volunteers on social media all week, as part of Volunteering Australia’s National Volunteer

Week, which this year has the theme of “Better Together”.

The Coast Community Centre aims to provide a hand up when times are tough.

The volunteer kitchen hands prepare, cook and serve free meals for lunch and dinner five days a week.

Kylie Hogan, who runs the Coast Shelter Volunteer program, said O’Reilly’s work was not glamorous.

“But it ensures the kitchen and all the appliances are kept in great operational condition each week,” she said.

“The tough task of cleaning the appliances, rangehoods, filters and heavy plastic floor mats is not for the fainthearted.”

Hogan said the centre has enjoyed a 5-star rating by Council Health Inspectors, thanks to the efforts of O’Reilly and other volunteers.

CEO Michael Starr said Coast Shelter would find it challenging to deliver the great outcomes it achieves each year for clients without its volunteers.

“This year’s National Volunteers Week theme could not be more appropriate, as Coast Shelter is ‘Better Together’ when our volunteers serve alongside us,” he said.

Coast Shelter turns 30 this year: Visit the Coast Shelter website for anniversary celebration details.

Terry Collins

Push to roll out new trains at Kangy Angy In a snap press conference at Kangy Angy Rail Maintenance Facility on May 13, the NSW Government announced it would push ahead with the rollout of the new intercity fleet of trains on the Central Coast line, despite lingering safety concerns from the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU).

The RTBU says staff are refusing to work on the new trains without safety amendments because of “unacceptable safety risks to the travelling public and rail workers”.

Minister for Finance and Employee Relations, Damien Tudehope, said he had advised the union that he would not support any RTBU demands that further delayed the rollout of the trains.

“They are safe, world-class trains that will enormously improve the experience for commuters, especially those with a disability, and they should be in operation today,” he said.

Treasurer Matt Kean said the NSW Government was

“drawing a line in the sand” to get the fleet into service.

“There is $2B worth of rolling stock sitting in mothballs and rusting on the tracks (at Kangy Angy) because of these unreasonable demands by the unions,” he said.

Named the Mariyung fleet, the new intercity trains will travel to the Central Coast and Newcastle, down to Kiama on the South Coast line and from Sydney to Lithgow on the Blue Mountains line.

The fleet was supposed to start rolling out in late 2020, starting with the Central Coast/ Newcastle line, but they have been stuck in storage at Kangy Angy while the RTBU and the NSW Government have been in discussions and court battles for years, even before the trains arrived from South Korea.

RTBU NSW Secretary, Alex Claassens, said safety concerns stemmed from train guards not being able to adequately monitor the platform during departure.

He said passengers would be at risk from crucial blind spots in surveillance, meaning they could have undetected

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accidents or falls into the gap between the train and platform and staff would be unable to hear them.

This is due to drivers and guards solely monitoring from CCTV cameras mounted on the sides of the trains.

The RTBU doesn’t believe the “customer service guard” operating from a crew compartment is adequate, instead of an in-person guard.

Claassens said workers were worried about the lack of audio, the inability to monitor all angles on monitors at the same time and the restricted line of sight because of the design of the train carriages.

Chief Operating Officer at NSW Trainlink, Dale Merrick, said at the press conference that the Mariyung Fleet had safety and customer features on an international standard.

“There are 20 cameras on each side of the train and that gives guards visibility of the platform and train interface that we don’t already have (on other trains), so they are a safety aid of the highest quality,” he said.

In July 2021, NSW Trainlink received accreditation from the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) to operate the Mariyung fleet, comprising 610 carriages, into service.

The ONRSR is the national regulator that administers the Rail Safety National Law and achieving its accreditation means the operating model and systems for the Mariyung fleet have been assessed as safe.

Minister Tudehope said at the press conference last week that if the NSW Government was to accede to the union demands as they currently stood, it would cost in the vicinity of $1B. “It is not the best thing for the public to modify a state-of-theart train,” he said.

“There is a significant number of Mariyung trains sitting (at

Kangy Angy Rail Maintenance Facility), ready to run and the aim is to get these trains into service.”

Tudehope said he thought the RTBU’s stance in relation to these trains was not so much about safety issues but industrial issues with ongoing negotiations between the union and the Government.

Claassens said the Minister’s announcement showed a complete disregard for the safety of commuters and disrespect for workers.

“The Minister is also misrepresenting the findings of the regulator,” he said.

“Rail workers have long said they will refuse to drive the new intercity fleet until the significant safety issues are adequately addressed … and as soon as those safety concerns are addressed, we’ll happily operate them,” he said.

Meanwhile, the trains remain in storage at Kangy Angy and the NSW Government is yet to announce when they will start running on the Central Coast line.

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Man arrested and almost $900,000 seized by police

Administrator is running out of time and people to blame If the new IPART Chair, Carmel Donnelly, really believes “Council is making adequate progress in addressing its financial situation,” why has she just rubber stamped a second ratepayer funded bailout in the space of twelve months? (“15% rate rise extended by seven years,” CCN Issue 341).

Almost $900,000 in cash was seized

Anyone with information about these incidents should call

Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.com.au Information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Investigators attached to Taskforce Erebus executed five search warrants on the Central Coast on May 18, arresting a man and seizing almost $900,000 in cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime.

Criminal Groups Squad detectives searched several storage units at Woy Woy, then a home at Umina, from 9am.

A 37-year-old man was arrested while allegedly

attempting to flee the Umina home and taken to Gosford Police Station.

A short time later, detectives located $338,000 in cash at the home, before returning to the storage facility and seizing a further $556,000 and additional sums of foreign currency.

The man – who is a UK National – has since been charged with entering enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, and

knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime.

He was refused bail to appear at Gosford Local Court on May 19.

Anyone with information that may assist Taskforce Erebus investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or https://nsw. crimestoppers.com.au.

Source: NSW Police Force Facebook page, May 19

The decision makes no rational or economic sense, so many will suspect it is a political decision by the State Government appointed IPART. The sheer size of the rate hike is inconsistent with its stated purpose of repaying loans from the financial crisis.

The extra rate income being levied - $253M over ten years – is more than double the $110M Council says it needs to repay the loans (after deducting extra income from asset sales).

This means even after the loans are repaid, Council managers remain incapable of balancing their books. So much for their “adequate progress” in addressing the financial situation.

Nor has last year’s significant rate hike led to any improvement

FORUM in services.

Indeed, the IPART Chair admits: “it was clear to us services have been falling.”

So why does she think it makes sense to extend a rate hike she admits has been ineffective?

The blunt reality is that services are declining despite last year’s rate hike because Administrator Rik Hart and CEO David Farmer have done precious little to address root cause problems such as poor management performance culture and low productivity.

There is still no strategic resource allocation to eliminate waste and align resources with community priorities.

Time is now running out for Mr Hart and his senior management team.

With Council coffers bursting at the seams, and no elected Councillors to blame for continuing gaffes and mismanagement, there can be no excuses if services do not improve by a similar quantum to the increase in rates.

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Comicon will return to the Central Coast on May 28

After a two-year hiatus, Central Coast Comicon – the region’s biggest celebration of everything and anything pop culture – is set to return on Saturday, May 28.

With the majority of attractions and entertainment included in the ticket price, the interactive family event is a colourful,

creative festival for young, old, and everyone in-between.

Pop culture enthusiast and Comicon regular, Nathan Feick, said the festival was a chance for Coasties to “fly the geek flag”, embracing the spirit of favourite super heroes, video games, television and anime.

“At the same time we can support those local artists and vendors who share our

passion,” he said.

“Regional Youth Support Services (RYSS) have made this an annual event that is marked in the calendar for many people throughout NSW; after two years away we are so happy to see it return for 2022.”

Attractions on offer will include: Cosplay/costumes; comics; anime; Star Wars lightsaber lessons; Disney and

Lego displays and workshops, sci-fi-fantasy and a medieval battle re-enactment.

There will be an archery attack, video gaming, virtual reality, Battle Royale laser tag and manga art, along with a vintage pin-up pageant.

Attendees will be able to take part in vintage arcade games, circus craft, tabeltop gaming, drawing and craft workshops.

Also on site will be food trucks, merchandise stalls and live music.

The event will raise much needed funds for Regional Youth Support Services, so they can continue to provide support for young people across the entire Central Coast.

Central Coast Comicon will take place at the Entertainment Grounds, West Gosford, from

10am-3pm on Saturday, May 28.

For ticket prices and more information go to www.cccomicon.com.au Source: Media release, May 19 Regional Youth Support Services

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Ben Hur finally set to open at Woy Woy Little Theatre It’s set to be bigger than – well, bigger than Ben Hur! After two years of Zoom rehearsals, three date changes and other minor obstacles, Ben Hur is finally set to go on stage for a three-week season from May 27.

The Woy Woy Little Theatre production has literally been years in the making, with COVID-19 restrictions constantly forcing cancellations.

But now lockdowns have ended, the actors are ready, and audiences are in for a treat at the Peninsula theatre.

You might wonder what could possibly be funny about a stage version of a 900-page 19thcentury Biblical epic novel that was the subject of one of Charlton Heston’s best-known films.

But the comic adaption by Patrick Barlow, who also wrote The 39 Steps, is a perfect lighthearted piece for theatrestarved audiences.

The play features four actors playing a plethora of characters with lightning-quick changes

Central Coast Chorale returns to the stage Central Coast Chorale will present its first concert in a year at 2.30pm on Sunday, May 22, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church, East Gosford.

Spokesperson Pam Warton said Sing On – Sing Out would be a celebration of the choir’s spirit and desire to bring the joy and beauty of music to all lovers of fine music on the Central Coast.

“There is no better way to break COVID’s ‘sound of silence’ than to experience in person and share with others the exquisite music of Gabriel Fauré,” she said.

Greg Buist and Rebecca Bright in Ben Hur

and seemingly infinite plot points, telling the story of a British amateur theatre group trying to bring to life the historical fictional revenge tale of Judah Ben Hur. The Jewish prince from Jerusalem is wrongfully accused of murder, enslaved by the Romans, and ultimately redeemed by becoming a compassionate Christian.

The WWLT version, directed

by Christine Vale, features Terry

“Excerpts from his famous Requiem and rarely performed Messe Basse will be performed alongside the exuberant music of Bernstein and Sondheim.”

Warton said other surprising musical treats await the audience.

Sydney based harpist and harp teacher, Owen Torr, will be a featured performer.

“He has played principal harp with the Sydney, Singapore, West Australian, Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras and is a regular performer with Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet at the Sydney Opera House,” Warton said.

“He has played on the soundtrack for films including Australia, Happy Feet, Jumper and Daybreakers and plays at the Chris O’Brien , a specialist cancer hospital, where he volunteers as part of the Living Room project for holistic living.” singers in the Also performing will a String Quartet led by Alastair DuffForbes and singer Elke Hook and George Gilmour.

For ticket details call 0402 021 931 or visit www. centralcoastchorale.org.

Source: Media release, Apr 30 Central Coast Chorale

Matthews, Jake Cain-Roser, Rebecca Bright and Greg Buist.

The four well-known actors each play a multitude of roles, crossing boundaries of gender, ethnicity, class and good taste.

Session details and bookings are available on the WWLT website: www.woywoylt.com.

All bookings must be made online, with full refunds available should another COVID-19 crisis occur.

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New mural for floor of regional gallery From the author who brought you The 39 Steps

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Internationally recognised artist Jenny McCracken will produce a mural on the floor of Gosford Regional Gallery over four days from May 19-22.

Known for her threedimensional, illusion murals, McCracken currently has an exhibition of 17 works at the gallery, focusing on threatened

bird species.

The mural she will paint captures the moment of release of a regent honey eater.

The Central Coast is one of the few habitats of the regent honey eater, but there are thought to be as few as 300 of the birds in the wild.

Taronga Zoo operates a release program for the birds,

which is the focus of the mural.

McCracken will paint the 4m mural in front of the public over the four days, and it will remain in place at the gallery until the end of June.

Source: Media release, May 17 Central Coast Council

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Discovered program back to help young singers and songwriters Central Coast Council’s Discovered program is back for 10th series, with young locals now invited to showcase their singing and song writing talents.

For over a decade, the Discovered vocal professional development program has been supporting Central Coast singers and singer/songwriters aged 7-24 years.

The program includes an exciting contest, a professional development program and performance opportunities which allow young people to hone their singing and song writing skills.

Budding young singers will be supported and mentored by music industry icons including Gina Jeffreys and Rod McCormack.

Council Unit Manager Leisure Beach Safety and Community Facilities, Phil Cantillon, said the journey of Discovered

develops young voices, builds community and further grows the skills of young people.

“Discovered provides a platform for young people to explore a career in singing, develop their confidence and receive guidance from music industry professionals,” Cantillon said.

“Last year many events were cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, so it will be great to see competitors performing back on stage this year and vocal workshops delivered in person once again.

“The competition component of this program allows participants to compete for their share of an impressive prize pool, plus recording studio time, a vocal scholarship and professional development opportunities.

“Beyond the competition series, the Discovered Voices Youth Choir lead by International

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Rod McCormack and Gina Jeffreys

Award-winning Music Director Linda Wareham, provides free weekly singing sessions allowing local young people to work on their vocals in a group environment and take part in performance opportunities.”

Council Administrator, Rik Hart, said Discovered provides local young people with similar interests the chance to connect

and form a sense of community.

“Discovered is a fantastic program that offers young local music talent the opportunity to connect and build on their singing and song writing skills,” Hart said.

“This program has paved the way for some of the Coast’s most exciting young music artists, who have gone on to do

great things in the music industry.”

Discovered has supported and mentored some of the country’s most celebrated young musicians including The Voice winner Karise Eden, Australia’s Got Talent champion Fletcher Pilon and most recently Kelly Griffith (performing as ELASKIA).

Since winning the Discovered competition in 2014, Kelly Griffith has gone on to experience great successes in her song writing, with her debut single Calling Out My Name featuring in Netflix series Dynasty and Marvel’s Runaways.

The Discovered competition also includes a WILDCARD online voting component, allowing those at home to join the Discovered journey and select two singers to perform in the semi-finals and a further two singers to perform in the grand final.

Registrations to compete in the upcoming Discovered competition heats are now open and close on Monday, June 13.

Young people aged 7-14 years can also register for the Discovered Voices Youth Choir, taking place at the Hub Erina from now until September.

To sign up for Discovered competition,join the Discovered Voices Youth Choir or learn about upcoming professional development programs visit info.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ discovered.

Discovered is supported by Central Coast music industry personalities and entities including Gina Jeffreys, Rod McCormack, Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) and Maheraw Music Vocal Coaching.

Source: Media release, May 18 Central Coast Council

Woytopia festival looking for volunteers The Woytopia sustainable living festival is back again this year on Sunday, November 6 – and the organisers are looking for a couple of volunteers to help make the event a reality.

Woytopia is a one-day community festival featuring music, food stalls, an “ecomarket”, children’s activities and entertainment, and green living talks and workshops, as well as wildlife and bushtucker

shows. The event, run by the Peninsula Environment Group (PEG) has been held once every two years since 2010 (but missed 2020 due to Covid).

“Woytopia is a community event that provides a great family-friendly day out, while also providing a chance to find out about sustainable living and connect with local environment groups,” event co-manager Mark Mann said.

“The festival is organised entirely by volunteers, and

we’d like a couple more people to help put us put it all together.

“Previous experience with event management, and in particular organising markets, would be fantastic, but not essential,” he added.

Anyone interested in helping should email Mark Mann at info@peg.org.au.

For more details about Woytopia, visit woytopia.org Source: Press release, May 17, 2022, Peninsula Environment Group

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Artists of the Coast book launched Central Coast artist Glenn Hambleton officially launched his book Artists of the Central Coast in Their Own Words on Saturday, May 14 at The Entrance Gallery.

Artist and author Glenn Hambleton at the book launch

The hardcover coffee table book features conversations with 39 local artists.

“Each artist has shared their artistic journey, giving the reader a deep personal insight into their passion for art and creativity,” Hambleton said.

“In early 2017 I decided to write a book. I wasn’t sure what the book was going to be about, other than it was going to involve my love for the arts.

“This all came about because my mother, who passed away

too young, had written a book she hoped to have published but this never eventuated. I feel proud to have completed this book and I feel my Mum has been with me all through this journey, encouraging me to get it done even when I thought it would never get finished.

“I moved to the Central Coast from Western Australia in 1989.

I instantly fell in love with the Coast and was in awe of the coastline and its beautiful bays, beaches and the great surf. I eventually settled in Kariong, and loved kayaking the mighty Hawkesbury River” he said.

“I decided to write a book that told the artists’ story from when they first started art to where they are now in their art

careers.

“It was important to me that I covered various mediums, genres and styles so I reached out to sculptors, photographers, environmental artists and, most importantly, some of our local Indigenous artists.”

The result of Glenn’s hard work is a beautifully designed coffee-table style book showcasing 39 amazing local artists.

There will be another talk and book signing at the Gosford Regional Gallery from 10am to 4pm, Saturday, May 21.

Featured artists Graeme Balchin, Garry Purchase, Nina Angelo, Katerina Apale, Russell Austin, Sue Bannister, Karen

Bloomfield, Kylie Cassidy, Leasha Craig, Nicole de Mestre, Simone Dennis, Ken Duncan, Jon Ellis, Steven Fisher, Donna Fletcher, Margaret Fortey, Kath Giovanelli, Paul Haggith, Glenn Hambleton, Yianni Johns, Ken Knight, Meg Lewer, Kelly-Anne Love, Trena Lowe, Debbie Mackinnon, Paul Macklin, Paula MacMillan Perich, Glenn McKimmin, Klayte McSweeney, Helen Mortimer, Felicity O’Connor, Robyn Pedley, Judith Price, Jordan Richardson, Lavinia Smith-Lewis, Mike Staniford, Peter Stuckey, Elsie Winkel and John Woulfe.

Source: Media statements, Glenn Hambleton, May 16, 2022

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

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Q+A (M) [s] Grand Designs [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Barons (M d,l) [s] Father Brown (M) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Long Lost Family (PG) [s] Tenable [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30: Australia Votes [s] Gardening Australia [s] Keeping Faith (M l) [s] Agatha Raisin: The Deadly Dance (Part 1) (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (M) [s] Tomorrow Tonight: Lying (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s]

PRIME (C61/60)

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

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

10:45 1:00 6:00 7:00 10:00

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Landline (PG) [s] Back Roads [s] Australia Votes 2022: Election 12:00 Day [s] Midsomer Murders: Murder Of 2:00 Innocence (PG) [s] Father Brown: The Skylark Scandal (PG) [s] War On Waste [s] 4:00 Grand Designs (PG) [s] 5:00 ABC News: Australia Votes [s] 6:00 Australia Votes: Election 7:00 Night: Polls Close *Live* [s] Australia Votes: Election Night 11:00 *Live* [s] Australia Votes: Election Results *Live* [s] Barons (M d,l) [s] The Good Karma Hospital (PG) [s] Victoria: The White Elephant 1:10 (PG) [s] rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s] 2:30 6:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 7:00 Insiders [s] 10:00 Offsiders [s] Compass [s] Songs Of Praise [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Landline [s] 1:15 Gardening Australia [s] 1:45 The Great Acceleration: Food, Water, Waste (PG) [s] Further Back In Time For 4:00 Dinner: The 1940s (PG) [s] 5:00 Tomorrow Tonight (PG) [s] 5:30 6:00 Art Works [s] 7:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] Compass (PG) [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Grand Designs: South 8:30 Lakeland (PG) [s] 9:30 Barons (M d,l) [s] Life (M l) [s] Harrow: Ut Biberent Quoniam 11:30 Esse Nollent (M v) [s] Agatha Raisin: The Deadly 12:30 Dance (Part 1) (PG) [s] Dark Money (M) [s]

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

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Sundays At Tiffany’s” 12:00 (M s) (’10) Stars: Alyssa Milano, Eric Winter, Ivan Sergei, Stockard Channing, Emily Alyn Lind, Kristin Booth House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:45 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 2:00 Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 4:00 Seven News [s] Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 6:00 Movie: “I Feel Pretty” (PG) (’18) – A woman struggling with 7:00 7:30 insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman 9:55 10:35 on the planet. But what happens when she realises her appearance never changed?

Stars: Amy Schumer, Michelle 12:40 1:30 Williams, Tom Hopper 4:00 Program To Be Advised 5:30 Home Shopping Home Shopping 6:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Iron Giant” (PG) 12:30 (’99) Stars: Jennifer Aniston, 1:00 Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel 1:30 Movie: “Caddyshack” (M d,l,s) 2:00 (’80) Stars: Chevy Chase, Ty 2:30 Webb, Ted Knight 3:30 Seven News At 4 [s] Australia Decides: Your Vote 4:00 2022 [s] 5:00 Seven News [s] Australia Decides: 2022 6:00 Federal Election [s] Movie: “The Taking Of Pelham 7:00 123” (MA15+) (’74) Stars: Denzel Washington, John 8:00 Travolta, Luis Guzmán, Victor 10:00 Gojcaj, Robert Vataj, John Turturro, Michael Rispoli Repco Supercars Highlights 11:00 2022: Winton Supersprint - Day 1:30 1 - Highlights 2:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 1:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:30 Motorbike Cops (PG) [s] 3:00 Highway Cops (PG) [s] Movie: “Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood” (PG) (’02) 6:00 7:00 Stars: Sandra Bullock Better Homes And Gardens Seven News At 5 [s] Sydney Weekender [s] Seven News [s] The Voice: Semi-Final (PG) [s] 8:45 – The Voice semi-finalists leave 9:45 nothing behind as they defend 10:15 their place in the competition.

11:10 Program To Be Advised Murder In The Outback: The 12:00 Falconio & Lees Mystery (Part 1 And 2) (M) [s] The Blacklist: Dr. Razmik Maier (M) [s] 1:00 Repco Supercars: 1:30 Highlights [s] 4:00

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

TEN (C10)

NINE (C81/80)

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Movie: “The Wrong Nanny” (PG) (’17) Stars: Lindsay 8:00 Hartley, Freya Tingley, Brody 12:00 Hutzler, Bree Williamson, Monti 1:00 Sharp, Monique A. Green, 2:00 2:30 Nicole Bilderback 3:00 Garden Gurus Moments [s] 3:30 Pointless (PG) [s] 4:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:00 NINE News [s] 6:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] NRL: Eels v Sea Eagles *Live* 7:30 From Commbank Stadium [s] 8:30 NRL: Golden Point (M) [s] Movie: “Beirut” (MA15+) (’18) 9:30 Stars: Jon Hamm, Jay Potter, 10:30 Khalid Benchagra, Ania Josse Tipping Point (PG) [s] 11:30 Home Shopping 12:30 Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 6:00 Easy Eats [s] 6:30 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Today Extra Saturday [s] Our State On A Plate (PG) [s] 7:30 8:30 The Rebound [s] 9:00 Great Australian Detour [s] Outback & Under [s] 9:30 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] Taronga: Who’s Who In The 12:00 Zoo (PG) [s] 1:00 The Garden Gurus [s] 2:00 NINE’s Afternoon News 2:30 Election Special [s] Election 2022: Australia 3:00 Decides - Polls Close [s] 3:30 NINE News Saturday [s] 4:30 Election 2022: Australia 5:00 Decides - Vote Count [s] 6:00 Election 2022: Australia Decides - Election Night [s] Election 2022: Australia Decides - Analysis [s] Movie: “Truth” (M l) (’15) Stars: 11:00 12:00 Cate Blanchett 1:00 The Rebound [s] 5:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] 8:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 8:30 Drive TV [s] 9:30 Lego Masters (PG) [s] 12:00 NRL: Titans v Sharks *Live* 12:30 From Cbus Super Stadium [s] 1:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] – Sixteen celebrities go head to head in a brand new season of Celebrity 4:30 Apprentice Australia.

60 Minutes (M) [s] 5:00 NINE News Late [s] The First 48: In A Lonely Place 6:30 7:30 (MA15+) [s] 5 Mistakes That Caught A Killer: Roy Whiting (M) [s] Unspeakable Crime: The Killing Of Jessica Chambers 9:00 (M) [s] 10:00 Drive TV [s] 11:00 Home Shopping 12:00 Religious Programs

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

The Talk (PG) [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] The Living Room (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Living Room (PG) [s] Have You Been Paying Attention? (M l,s) [s] First Dates Australia (PG) [s] Just For Laughs Australia (M l,s) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Religious Programs [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] The Offroad Adventure Show My Market Kitchen [s] Australia By Design: Innovations [s] Studio 10: Saturday [s] Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures [s] The Offroad Adventure Show Roads Less Travelled [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] All 4 Adventure [s] Farm To Fork [s] 10 News First [s] 10 News First: Your Decision [s] – 10 News First provides rolling coverage as the results of the election unfold.

The Cheap Seats (M l) [s] Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs Religious Programs [s] Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey [s] The Living Room (PG) [s] Studio 10: Sunday (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] Farm To Fork [s] Football: Isuzu Ute A-League Men: Semi Final Leg 2b: Melbourne City v Adelaide United *Live* From AAMI Park Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] – It’s time to switch things up, and everyone is now cooking for themselves to stay in the competition.

FBI: Kayla (M v) [s] FBI: Brother’s Keeper (M v) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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

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

SBS (C30)

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 8:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Country Music: Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way? (1973 - 1983) (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys: Ho Chi Minh To Hoi An Hin (PG) 8:40 Ancient Superstructures: The Louvre (PG) 9:40 Secrets Of The Royal Palaces (PG) 10:30 SBS World News 5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 8:00 Worldwatch 2:00 The Untold Story Of Australian Wrestling (In English/ Urdu) 2:10 Dr Russell’s Imaginarium (PG) 2:50 The Lost Season (PG) 4:00 The Rising: Willie Mays 4:30 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 5:30 Governor Macquarie’s Silent Witness (PG) (In English/ Hindi) 5:40 Nazi Megastructures (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers (M) 8:30 Big Fat Quiz Of Everything (M) 10:15 Cycling: Giro D’Italia: Stage 14 *Live* 1:30 Movie: “The Young Victoria” (PG) (’09) Stars: Emily Blunt 5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 8:00 Worldwatch 1:00 Motor Sports: Speedweek 3:00 Football: Countdown To Qatar 3:30 Cycling: Tour Of Hungary Highlights 4:30 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 5:30 The Untold Story Of Australian Wrestling (PG) 5:40 Nazi Megastructures: The Battle Of Kursk (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Viking Empires: The Dark Foreigners (PG) 8:30 Viking Empires: The Dynasty Of Ivarr (PG) 9:30 Blitz Spirit With Lucy Worsley (PG) 11:10 Cycling: Giro D’Italia: Stage 15 *Live* 1:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 2:25 Good Food Needs Good Soil

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

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Monday 23 May

ABC (C20/21)

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

Thursday 26 May

Wednesday 25 May

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

PRIME (C61/60)

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Landline [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Victoria (PG) [s] Poldark (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Long Lost Family (PG) [s] Tenable [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 (PG) [s] Australian Story (PG) [s] Four Corners (PG) [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Language And Me [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Q+A (PG) [s] Keeping Faith (M l) [s] Poldark (PG) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Tenable [s]

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

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Courtney Act’s One Plus One Grand Designs [s] ABC News At Noon [s] The Upside (PG) [s] Poldark (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Long Lost Family (PG) [s] Tenable [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Space 22 (PG) [s] The Family Court Murders: Outwitted (PG) [s] Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America: Porn’s MeToo (MA15+) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s]

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

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners [s] Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] Space 22 (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Media Watch (PG) [s] Poldark (PG) [s] Grand Designs Australia (PG) [s] Long Lost Family (PG) [s] Tenable [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (M) [s] You Can’t Ask That (M) [s] QI: Sexed-Up (PG) [s] Would I Lie To You? (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s]

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

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

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

10:00 11:00 11:30 12:30

2:15 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 9:00 10:15 10:45

11:45 1:00

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 11:30 Australian Story [s] Gardening Australia Presents 12:00 Palazzo di Cozzo (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] 2:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 2:30 The Weekly With Charlie 3:00 Pickering (M) [s] 4:00 Poldark (PG) [s] 5:00 Grand Designs Australia 6:00 (PG) [s] 7:00 Long Lost Family (PG) [s] 8:30 Tenable [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] Sammy J (PG) [s] ABC News [s] 9:30 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] 10:30 Q+A (M) [s] Rosie Batty’s One Plus One: 11:00 12:00 Dr Richard ‘Harry’ Harris [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] 2:00 The Family Court Murders

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

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TEN (C10)

SBS (C30)

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

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [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] Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] – In a battle of egos, celebrities must work to impress UK’s self-made billionaire, Lord Sugar, or risk being fired.

Million Dollar Murders: Amanda’s Fight (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] 100% Footy (M) [s] Manifest: Wingman (M v) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs

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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] 9:40 FBI: Most Wanted: Greatest Hits (M v) [s] 10:30 FBI: Most Wanted: The Line (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

7:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 8:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Make Me A Dealer (PG) 9:55 Paddington Station 24/7 (PG) 10:50 Legacy List (US) (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Country Music: Music Will Get Through (1973 - 1983) (PG) 3:00 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Savings Lives At Sea (PG) 8:35 24 Hours In Emergency (PG) 9:30 The Assassination Of JFK: Ten Mistakes (PG) 10:25 SBS World News 11:00 Medici: The Magnificent Part II (M)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “The Wrong Woman” 12:00 (M v) (’13) Stars: Danica 1:30 McKellar, Jonathan Bennett, Fred Dryer, Jaleel White, Alicia 2:00 3:00 Lagano, Dina Meyer Police: Hour Of Duty (M) [s] 4:00 5:00 The Chase UK (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 Program To Be Advised 7:30 Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] 9:10 Big Brother (PG) [s] The Good Doctor: One Heart (M) [s] – Dr. Shaun Murphy and 10:10 10:40 Dr. Alex Park grapple with a life-and-death decision and must decide between saving 11:35 one patient over another.

The Rookie: Coding (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] 12:25 The Resident: The Space 1:15 Between (M) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] Outback & Under [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] Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] Matt Wright’s Wild Territory: Trouble In Paradise (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Law & Order: Organized Crime: The Good, The Bad And The Lovely (MA15+) [s] Murdered By Morning: Smokey Mountain Murders (M l,v) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Explore [s] Home Shopping

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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 The Cheap Seats (PG) [s] 9:40 NCIS: Birds Of A Feather (M) 10:40 NCIS: Los Angeles: Work & Family (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

5:00 9:00 9:55 10:50 12:00 2:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Secrets In A Small Town” (AKA ‘Nowhere To Be Found’) (M v) (’19) – A mother’s worst nightmare comes true when her teenage daughter goes missing. Stars: Kate Drummond, Rya Kihlsted, Al Mukadam, Ron Lea, Nell Verlaque, Joelle Farrow, Matt Connors, Yvonne E. Davidson Criminal Confessions: Waterloo (M l,v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] Program To Be Advised Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (PG) [s] 9-1-1: Fear-O-Phobia (M) [s] 9-1-1: Dumb Luck (M) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] The Resident: 6 Volts (M) [s] Home Shopping

NINE (C81/80)

6:00 9:00 11:30 12:00 1:45 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30

9:00

6:00 6:00 Today [s] Sunrise [s] 7:00 9:00 Today Extra [s] The Morning Show [s] 7:30 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Celebrity Apprentice Movie: “Murder At 1600” 8:00 Australia (PG) [s] (M l,s,v) (’97) Stars: Wesley Snipes, Alan Alda, Diane Lane, 1:30 Great Australian Detour [s] 12:00 1:00 2:00 Pointless (PG) [s] Daniel Benzali 2:10 World’s Deadliest Weather: 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 2:30 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Caught On Camera (M) [s] 3:00 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] 3:30 6:00 NINE News [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 4:00 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised 4:30 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Seven News [s] Australia (PG) [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 Travel Guides: Turkey (PG) [s] 5:00 Big Brother (PG) [s] 6:30 – Our Travel Guides take on Britain’s Got Talent: Audition Turkey for a week-long holiday 7:30 6 (PG) [s] full of exotic culture, history and 8:40 The Latest Seven News [s] unexpected surprises.

Outrageous Weddings (M) [s] 9:40 – In this show of bonkers brides 10:10 NINE News Late [s] and doomed grooms, there’s a 10:40 Prison Girls: Life Inside 10:30 (MA15+) [s] proposal that’s too hot to handle. A bride says ‘I do’ to 11:35 Damian Lewis: Spy Wars: 11:30 Exodus (M) [s] herself.

12:30 Absentia: Quid Pro Quo (M) [s] 12:30 Tipping Point [s] 1:30 1:30 Home Shopping Home Shopping 4:30 Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Lies In Plain Sight” (PG) (’10) Stars: Chad Michael Murray, Ethan McAllister Kochie’s Business Builders Highway Cops (PG) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] Program To Be Advised Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back: Southern Kitchen (M l) [s] – Gordon and the team revamps a traditional Southern food restaurant.

Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack (M l,v) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] The Front Bar (M) [s] Movie: “Dying On The Edge” (M s,v) (’01) Stars: John Heard, Jasmine Guy Home Shopping

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

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

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Movie: “The Perfect Stalker” (M) (’16) Stars: Krista Morin, John Koensgen, Scott Gibson, Richard Chevolleau Talking Honey: Friends With The Boss [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] NRL: Storm v Sea Eagles *Live* From AAMI Park [s] NINE News Late [s] The Equalizer: The People Aren’t Ready (M) [s] URBEX: Enter At Your Own Risk: Untouchable (M l) [s] Outback & Under [s] Home Shopping Religious Programs A Current Affair (PG) [s]

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

3:00 3:35 4:05 5:05 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00

Worldwatch Make Me A Dealer (PG) Paddington Station 24/7 (PG) Legacy List (US) (PG) Worldwatch Country Music: Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’ (1984 1996) (PG) Living Black The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) Who Do You Think You Are?: Lisa Curry (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind (PG) SBS World News Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Insight: Inheritance (PG) Dateline: Japan’s Wartime Sex Slaves (PG) The Feed SBS World News Cycling: Giro D’Italia: Stage 16 *Live*

The Talk [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Everyday Gourmet [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] Five Bedrooms (M l,s) [s] Bull: The Envelope, Please (PG) [s] This Is Us: The Night Before The Wedding (PG) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping CBS Mornings [s]

5:00 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 8:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Make Me A Dealer (PG) 10:00 Paddington Station 24/7 (PG) 11:00 Legacy List (US) (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Dateline: Japan’s Wartime Sex Slaves (PG) 2:30 Insight: Inheritance (PG) 3:30 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Tony Robinson - WWII By Drone: Battle Of The Bulge (PG) 8:30 Big Ben - Restoring The World Famous

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 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Law & Order: SVU: Video Killed The Radio Star (M) [s] 9:40 Program To Be Advised 10:40 Program To Be Advised 11:40 The Project (PG) [s] 12:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

5:00 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 8:00 Worldwatch 9:00 Make Me A Dealer (PG) 10:00 Paddington Station 24/7 (PG) 11:00 Legacy List (US) (PG) 12:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Always Was: Widi Homeland (PG) 3:05 The Point 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia Highlights 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 World’s Most Scenic River Journeys: Italy (PG) 8:30 Living With PTSD (M) 9:30 Holding (M l,v) 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 Cycling: Giro D’Italia: Stage 18 *Live*

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

Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

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

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Games day to celebrate Davistown hall centenary The Davistown community will come together on June 19 at a huge outdoor games day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Davistown hall.

A continuation of the community’s 100 Year Roaring ‘20s celebration, the day will start at 10am on the waterfront, with games, stalls and activities until 3pm.

Davistown Progress Association President, Jenny McCulla, said the first half of the celebration, a Roaring ‘20s Community Party, was held in April with more than 200 residents attending, many dressed in Roaring ‘20s outfits.

“Sadly, because of heavy overnight rain, and soggy foreshore grounds, we couldn’t do the outdoor games,” McCulla said.

“We did, however, have lots of

Three-legged races will be one of the activities on offer at the Davistown Hall Games Day

indoor stalls, the hall heritage display, quoits, some great live music, ’20s-inspired dancing

and indoor tables and stalls with locally hand-made goods, arts and crafts, potted plants

and food.”

McCulla said the Games Day on June 19 would feature all

the previously cancelled activities.

There will be live music from home grown bands Top Cat and Sven and the Cegs and plenty of stalls featuring coffee, local produce, arts and crafts and community tables.

Lorraine Parker, who paints local wildlife and dogs, will be just one of the local artisans participating.

The Saratoga fire engine and vintage cars will be on show and there will be a full program of outdoor activities including face painting, quoits, croquet, sound healing, and a dance competition with $700 in prizes to be won.

A kayak paddle from Pine Ave will get things underway at 9am, with a kayak race at 10.35m, a Central Coast Heritage Cruise at 11am, a putt putt parade at 11.20am, a

Mitre 10 tug-of-war at noon and three-legged races at 1.30pm.

At 2pm there will be a brief history of the hall, with free cupcakes.

Built in 1922, the hall was licensed to screen movies in the same year and in 1949 it officially became the Davistown Cinema.

In September 1962, it reverted to use as a public hall, and a major refurbishment took place in 1987.

In 1988, Davistown Progress Association Incorporated was noted as the registered proprietor.

Since then the hall has enjoyed multiple updates and refurbishments.

Terry Collins

Confronting play brings the audience to their feet A confronting play about the culture of sexual violence in Australia was held at Avoca Beach Theatre on Tuesday evening May 17 and the assembled audience jumped to their feet, not to applaud but to shout out their outrage.

The original theatre play ‘Rape and other acceptable practices’ premiered previously at The Art House in 2021 before heading off on a tour to a handful of locations around NSW and the ACT. Written Dr Daniel Widdowson and directed and Sylvia Marie Keays, both Central Coast locals attached to the Salt House Creative Studio in

Kincumber created the work based on a series of discussions with assault and rape victims.

The show is primarily a commentary on unacceptable social problems which include sexual assault, gaslighting, silencing victims, and victimising perpetrators.

The one-act minimalist production explores themes not usually discussed openly in public and includes scenes that depict rape, abuse, and speaking out, touching on themes of abuse of power, mental health, a duty of care, trust and support and consequences for families.

Actors Claudia Shnier, Peter Maple and Callum John Hayes pull off a compelling and

professional performance about a topic we all don’t really want to discuss.

Yet, by the end of the one hour show, the actors cleverly ask the audience to be part of how the show concludes.

This is confronting theatre that will make your blood boil one moment and cry the next.

The performance was followed by a Q&A discussion about with the actors, director and playwright.

Audience members bought forward excellent observations as well as some harrowing stories of being caught in situations, not unlike the scenes in the play.

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Play director, actors and writer at the Q&A held after the show

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State win for CWA cooking whiz Woy Woy CWA member, Amy Scott, has won her first Land Cookery competition at state level – and she couldn’t be more chuffed.

Amy Scott with her prize-winning butter cake

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Lessons in Chemistry

Scott took first prize at the recent NSW State Conference for her butter cake.

“I joined the CWA around eight years ago,” she said. “I had always wanted to join, but bringing up a young family in Sydney with a husband who was a shift worker didn’t give me the opportunity.

“When we moved to the Coast eight years ago, one of the first things I did was join. It has been a fantastic way to get to know my community and establish friendship groups.”

Always a keen cook, Scott is now the Woy Woy branch Cookery Officer and a qualified Land Cookery judge.

“It took a few years of mentoring and exams but I got there,” she said. “Now I am asked to judge regional shows – wherever they want me in NSW.” Before judging at state level, entrants have to come first or second at the local level and

first at the group level.

“I received second place at state level a few years back for my marmalade but winning a first prize was a lovely surprise,” she said.

“We have all ages in the Woy Woy branch, from women in their late twenties to some approaching 90.

“It’s quite a diverse branch.

There is nothing wrong with tradition but it is also important to move with the times.

“There are a lot of younger women joining the CWA, which is fantastic. But I do enjoy the company of the older ladies as well – they impart so much knowledge and wisdom.

“It goes the other way as well, with younger members helping the older ladies with things they might not have attempted such as using the internet.”

The Woy Woy branch meets each week.

“We have ladies with a variety of talents. Some are good at handicrafts, some belong to our writing group, some are more technically minded or have social media talents,” Scott said.

“We study a different country

Terry Collins

BOOK REVIEW

Author: Bonnie Garmus Publisher: Transworld

Elizabeth Zott is a chemist.

That is the first thing that she would want you to know about her.

She has fought tooth and nail for every inch she has gotten, and she hasn’t gotten as far as she would have if she were a male.

She is thirty years old and has a five-year-old daughter Madelaine, “Mad”.

Elizabeth is broke, so she takes a job hosting a cooking show on television, “Supper at Six” because after all, isn’t cooking just a form of chemistry.

The story is about how Elizabeth became a single mother trying to make ends meet.

Jump back 10 years to 1952 where we meet Calvin Evans working in his lab at the Hastings Research Institute.

Calvin is a genius and has been featured on the cover of Chemistry Today.

He grew up in a home for orphans in Iowa after his adoptive parents and aunt died.

Calvin is described as being tall and lanky, not very attractive, introverted, has a passion for rowing and can hold a grudge.

Unlike Elizabeth, who also works at Hastings, Calvin has his own lab and a multitude of supplies.

The two meet when Elizabeth, low on supplies, barges into Calvin’s lab and absconds with some beakers.

every year and also study agriculture and the environment.

“Some people like to just have a cup of tea and a chat – and of course, there is a lot of cookery.”

Branch President, Jane Bowtell, said members were proud of Scott and grateful to her for sharing her advice and experience.

The branch is gearing up for its 90th birthday celebrations on June 9 at 10am.

“The Woy Woy CWA has been a constant presence on the Peninsula since 1932,” Bowtell said.

“In recent years we have gone from strength to strength and currently have almost 60 members who continue to help the branch grow and remain relevant in 2022.”

She said the high tea on June 9 would honour founding members and all they achieved, as well as embracing current community needs and future expectations.

For more on Woy Woy CWA, email woywoycwa@gmail. com

Calvin assumes, because she is a woman that Elizabeth is a secretary.

Not good.

And when the team Elizabeth works with realise it was Calvin’s beakers she took, they are horrified, “she overheard the same few grousing about her – about how she took herself so seriously, how she thought she was better than any of them, how she refused dates from all of them, even the single men. And how the only way she could have possibly gotten her master’s from UCLA in organic chemistry was the hard way.”

Calvin and Elizabeth run into each other a few weeks later and a friendship blooms.

The two outsiders realise they have so much in common.

Elizabeth is the first woman Calvin can talk to and Elizabeth notices how he takes her research seriously.

They both had tragic childhoods and have overcome so much to be where they are.

As much as they try to keep it platonic the relationship becomes serious and they realise they are each other’s soul mates.

Calvin wants to marry Elizabeth.

Elizabeth doesn’t want to get married as she doesn’t want to be thought of as Mrs. Calvin Evans but wants to gain her own reputation using her own name.

One day Elizabeth comes across a mongrel dog in an alley that follows her home.

They bathe him and name him Six-Thirty, “to commemorate the exact time they’d become a family”.

There is a tragic accident having to do with leash laws and the fear of loud noises that leaves Elizabeth alone and pregnant.

It is the 1950’s, unwed women didn’t get pregnant and continue to keep their jobs.

Luckily Calvin put her name on the deed to the bungalow he owned, otherwise she would be homeless.

While pregnant she converts the kitchen into a laboratory.

Because even though she has been fired she is a chemist.

She makes ends meet by consulting work, which means the chemists from Hastings come to her to solve problems with their research and then they take credit and put their names on her findings.

Elizabeth gives birth and checks herself out of the hospital early because she realises no one is there to feed Six-thirty.

She is alone.

She is getting overwhelmed.

She is depressed.

Harriet Sloane a neighbour from across the street has already raised three boys and is stuck at home with Mr. Sloane so she is more than willing to help Elizabeth and soon the two become friends.

Mad grows up to be an intelligent child, reading Dickens by the age of five but becomes unstuck when given a homework assignment to fill in a family tree.

That will set off a series of events that will change all their lives.

I really got pleasure out of reading this book.

It is a funny, touching story about a woman that refuses to compromise with a crazy set of characters and one amazing dog.

Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property

Peats Ridge flower grower named finalist in Fresh Awards After taking out the title three times before, including in 2021, S&P Dominello of Peats Ridge has been named as a finalist in the Flower Grower of the Year category at the 2022 Fresh Awards.

Run by Sydney Markets, the awards celebrate the success, hard work and determination of local business owners and their staff.

They also provide an opportunity for independent retailers and growers to showcase their quality produce, industry expertise, innovative practices and dedication to their customers.

Sam Dominello, who started the business in 1980 with brother Phil, said he was surprised but pleased to be named a finalist yet again.

“I’ll be even more surprised if we win this year,” he said.

“But it feels really good to be named a finalist once more.”

The brothers, who are third

generation flower growers, run a very family-based business.

“Our family have always been market gardeners, mainly on the vegetable side of things,” Dominello said.

“My father, also Sam, had a real passion for flowers and always had them growing near the vegies.

“Over time, Phil and I decided the flowers were a better proposition for us.

“It’s still very much a family business … my wife Mandy is the financial controller and office manager, Phil’s wife works in the packing shed and our sister is our sales manager in Sydney and has really good relationships with our customers,.”

Dominello said one of the main reasons for the company’s success was its location.

“We have a natural advantage, being located on the Central Coast plateau – I can’t emphasise that enough,” he said.

The team at S&P Dominello

“We are 1,000 feet above sea level and have a good water supply – it’s a great farming area.

“We have a much better climate than some of the Sydney growers.

“We have a commercial worm farm and use those products on our crops and that helps a lot with quality.”

The company has 4ha of green houses, with all product

under cover, and a staff of 14.

This year there are 63 finalists across 15 award categories vying to be crowned the winners at the Fresh Awards gala dinner on June 29 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.

Sydney Markets CEO Brad Latham said retailers and growers are evaluated through an intensive mystery shopping program.

“They are judged on everything from produce quality and freshness to customer service and industry knowledge, as well as their store appearance and innovative approaches,” he said.

This year sees the introduction of a new award category – Non-retail/Studio Florist.

The new award recognises floral businesses for their

achievements in originality, expression and visual composition in areas such as events and styling, floral design and visual merchandising.

“After two difficult years where we were forced to cancel the Fresh Awards, we are making up for lost time by celebrating the achievements of the fresh industry with an event bigger and better than ever,” Latham said.

Sydney Markets Chairman, John Pearson, said he was inspired by how businesses have adapted to change over the past two years.

“There has been a significant increase in online shopping and click and collect within the fresh industry and these retailers have worked tirelessly to keep up with consumer’s needs,” he said.

“We are proud to recognise those who excel in the industry via the Fresh Awards.”

Terry Collins

Community organisations should apply now for grant funding Gosford Tennis Centre (GTC) has received $30,986 to build a new shed thanks to the 2021 Community Building Partnership program.

Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, visited the Racecourse Road club house to announce the funding.

“The Gosford District Tennis Centre is a fantastic community sport organisation,” she said.

“This funding will go towards repairs to the shed, which the club desperately needs.

“It’s great to see public sport

organisations receiving welldeserved grant funding to improve facilities.”

Operations Policy and Funding Coordinator at the club, Kylie Brown, said the impact of the grant would be far-reaching, providing a safer working structure for workers and volunteers and storage of equipment such as nets and mowers.

“Whilst the replacement of a shed is not a sexy sell, the GTC Committee are grateful for the support of much-needed replacements,” she said.

With the next round of funding

Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, presents the cheque to members of Gosford Tennis Centre

now open and $400,000 on offer for the Gosford electorate, Tesch is encouraging all eligible

organisations to apply.

“The CBP grants are for notfor-profit community

organisations, schools and local councils, and in last year’s round we saw much-needed funding provided to key community groups to deliver their services,” she said.

One Coast organisation to be successful in the 2021 funding was Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club, which received more than $25,000 for repairs and maintenance to the site.

“Get your applications in because these grants, unfortunately, are limited and in high demand across community organisations on the Central Coast,” Tesch said.

“It is so important that we continue to invest in shaping better and more inclusive communities, and the CBP grants go some way in fostering this.”

Applications for the latest round close on Friday, June 10.

Details are available at www. nsw.gov.au/projects/ community-buildingpartnership.

Successful applications will be announced in December.

Source: Media release, May 16 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch

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Chamberlain Group to be at inaugural industry festival expo The Chamberlain Group, the world’s largest manufacturer of automatic garage door openers, will be just one of the exhibitors at the inaugural Central Coast Industry Festival Expo, to be held on September 1-3.

The global leader in smart access solutions for the residential and commercial sectors will showcase its market leading products, award-winning manufacturing capabilities, sustainability initiatives and career pathways.

The festival is an initiative of Central Coast Industry Connect, a not-for-profit industry organisation for the advanced manufacturing and food/drink production sectors in the region.

Chamberlain Group, based at West Gosford, is operated by a team of 40 and is the Australian success story behind recognisable brands like Merlin®, LiftMaster® and Grifco®.

Sydney’s Anzac Bridge, Perth’s Optus Stadium and Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport are high profile examples of structures or facilities in which Grifco motors

are installed, products designed and manufactured by Chamberlain on the Central Coast.

The West Gosford engineering team is also responsible for designing Chamberlain’s product range for a global market.

In October 2021, Chamberlain won the Excellence in Export and Global Supply Chain Award at the Hunter Manufacturing Awards.

In the same year, it also received an international design award for one of its products.

In 2019, Chamberlain was named Manufacturer of the Year at the Hunter Manufacturing Awards.

Head of Operations – Oceania, Graeme Sheekey, said collaboration and embarking on a lean manufacturing journey have been critical to the company’s success.

“In 2017, we set ourselves a goal to be globally competitive and produce world-class products,” he said.

“That’s when we commenced our continuous improvement lean journey, which established the foundation for the work we do at the Gosford factory.

Inside the Chamberlain Group facility at West Gosford

“As part of that journey, we joined Central Coast Industry Connect, and they helped connect us with other local manufacturers.

“We learnt so much from visiting their facilities and then customising what they do for our operations.”

Since winning the Manufacturer of the Year award, Chamberlain has had an open-door policy, inviting other manufacturers to learn from it as they embark on their own lean journeys.

The Central Coast Industry Festival is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and NSW Governments under their

disaster recovery funding arrangements.

Its purpose is to support Central Coast businesses involved in manufacturing and food/drink production to rebound from the challenges stemming from the impact of bushfires, floods and COVID-19 and build resilience against future disruption.

Held over two weeks from August 22, the festival will deliver a program of free events for attendees and will culminate in a three-day Industry Expo which will bring leading manufacturers and related businesses together to strengthen local networks, identify business development

opportunities and promote manufacturing career pathways to local student and parents.

Sheekey said all manufacturers faced product shortages from overseas supply chain issues and skill shortages during COVID-19 lockdowns.

“While some businesses took a massive hit, others, like ours, grew and improved,” he said.

“Overall, manufacturing fared reasonably well.

“I think festival visitors will be surprised to discover how advanced manufacturing is on the Central Coast and how good everyone is at doing what they do.”

He said Chamberlain began focusing on developing skills in-house through apprenticeships in 2018 and will showcase the skills of their existing apprentices on day two of the expo, which will bring industry, schools and universities together to highlight the variety of careers on offer within the advanced manufacturing, food, beverage and agriculture sectors Chamberlain also hosts factory visits for schools to encourage more students to

consider advanced manufacturing as a career path.

Sheekey said Chamberlain is on track to become a zerowaste facility at West Gosford by 2025, making it more attractive to the younger generation as an employer of choice.

“The Central Coast Industry Festival is a great opportunity for Central Coast manufacturers to collaborate and showcase what we do,” he said.

“Chamberlain Group really wanted to be a part of that because we want to give back as much as we can by sharing our journey and the work we do with other manufacturers and the broader community.”

The Central Coast Industry Festival and Expo will be held at Mingara Recreation Club, Tumbi Umbi from August 22-September 3.

To learn more about the festival and expo or express interest in being an exhibitor, contact festival organiser Alex Blow at alex@ centralcoastfoodalliance.com. au.

Source: Media release, May 17 Central Coast Industry Connect

Coast franchisee seals the deal at national awards Megasealed Central Coast has been recognised with two major awards at the leak repair company’s recent national conference and awards evening.

Held at Sea World on the Gold Coast on May 6-7, the awards reconnected Megasealed franchisees from all over the country after two years of COVID interruptions.

Central Coast franchisee Peter Neilson was recognised for his outstanding contribution

to the company, with his team picking up awards for Accounts Receivable Turnover and Inventory Turnover.

Neilson said he was humbled to receive the recognition.

“I am a strong believer that whatever paths you take in life, you are only ever as good as the people around you,” he said.

“The continued success and growth of the business would not be possible without my amazing franchise manager

Geoffery Farrell and my team of dedicated technicians and administration staff, who turn up and deliver unbelievable results for our clients and business.”

The Gala Awards Dinner recognised the achievements of top-performing franchisees from around the country, with 16 winners acknowledged across multiple categories.

Source: Media release, May 12 Megasealed

Peter Nielson and Geoffrey Farrell with the awards

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Election call for affordable housing as rents soar Two housing providers say Robertson ranks in the top 10 electorates in Australia for rent rises, and have urged all candidates in the federal election to commit to delivering better social and affordable housing.

PowerHousing Australia and Pacific Link Housing say housing affordability will define the election for many voters in the electorate.

PowerHousing CEO, Nicholas Proud, said a review of CoreLogic data from March 2020 to March 2022 revealed rents rose by 13.61 per cent in the past 12 months and 26.6 per cent in the past two years, with housing prices up 45.66 per cent.

Proud said 20 per cent of people in the electorate received Age Pension, Disability Support Pension or JobSeeker, above the national average of 16.19 per cent, and this exacerbated the impact of housing pressures.

“These increases in prices since the onset of COVID are simply overwhelming,” he said.

“Cost-of-living increases, especially rent, impact those on low and fixed incomes the hardest.

“Robertson also has a median age of 42.5, higher than the national average of 38 – it is unclear how the estimated 3,845 pensioners renting in Robertson will afford these increases in rents.”

While he welcomed Labor’s announcement of a Help to Buy

“There needs to be a broader funding mechanism to ensure the continued affordable housing supply.

“Countering this challenge and creating greater certainty in affordability, our 36 Community Housing Provider (CHP) Members provide 75,000 social and affordable homes to 125,000 people nationally.”

Proud said he wanted to see a national housing plan with a

federal-state partnership, shared equity and incentives for developing social and affordable housing.

He also called for the replacement of older social housing with more efficient design and reduced carbon footprint.

Ian Lynch, CEO of local Tier 1 Community Housing Provider (CHP) Pacific Link Housing, said rising rents had outstripped

Source: Media release, May 12 PowerHousing and Pacific Link Housing

Fleet vehicles reduced in productivity gains

Fox control program

Central Coast Council has reduced the number of fleet vehicles from 1021 to 641 since 2018 as part of productivity improvements.

Dear neighbours, Greater Sydney Local Land Services will be leading a fox control program in the Central Coast.

As a result of strong support from local landholders we have been able to develop and lead a integrated fox control program. The high number of properties involved has been critical to achieving optimal outcomes and is crucial to the success of the program’s implementation.

This program is part of our ongoing work to reduce fox numbers and their impact on primary production and native wildlife in these areas.

The below landholders are participating in the current program and will be laying fox ground baits on the listed properties. The program will commence on the 28 May and run until 12 of June.

Please restrain all domestic pets and working dogs during this time. In the unlikely event of accidental poisoning of domestic pets seek immediate veterinary assistance.

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program, to assist 10,000 lower-income earners buy a home of their own, and the Housing Australia Future Fund, creating 30,000 social and affordable homes in the next five years, he said more needed to be done to create affordable housing.

“Ten thousand shared-equity homes is a start, but this would need to be increased five-or 10-fold to tackle the problem,” he said.

increases in rent assistance.

“Targeted policies for affordable rental accommodation are sure to win over marginal voters,” he said.

“Whilst median rents may have increased in this electorate, our tenants will not see such significant rises in median rents, as CHPs keep a realistic rent in place for those that need this. However, our financial capacity can only go so far.”

Lynch was cautious about the Liberal Party proposal to let first home buyers access their superannuation to buy a property.

“A greater impact on housing affordability would be to address the lack of supply of affordable properties both for purchase, and for rental via Community Housing Providers, to make housing available for people to rent over a long and stable tenure,” he said.

It has made annual cost savings since resuming management of three former YMCA leisure facilities in 2017 and it now has one library back-of-house location, instead of four.

Council-underadministration says it has met all milestones and targets in its Financial Recovery Plan that was put in place in late 2020.

“These actions have been taken to ensure Council’s ongoing financial sustainability,” Council said.

“The focus of Council is now on consolidating and improving the performance of the organisation.”

Council said everything possible had been done behind the scenes to reduce costs and minimise service reductions to the community.

“This includes a focus on productivity improvements which should have been realised as part of the 2016 merger of Gosford and Wyong Councils but were not, such as improving internal systems, processes, equipment and

Central Coast Council has drastically reduced the number ofvehicles in its fleet

better management of staff time,” Council said.

“Some of these productivity improvements will continue to have an ongoing positive impact on improved service delivery and the community will see the benefits year on year.”

Council has produced a Productivity Improvements Fact Sheet which outlines the measures implemented to manage costs including significant staff reductions, restrictions of spending and reducing capital works programs (such as infrastructure and IT systems); and selling property assets.

Council said it has taken decisive actions in a short space of time since uncovering

its financial problems in November 2020, including obtaining emergency bank loans to reimburse the restricted funds that had been spent “unlawfully on projects that the community had benefited from”.

“Productivity improvements have also been made through better management of staff time, purposeful equipment to help staff do their job efficiently and our technological progression coming to fruition with our staff benefiting from using upgraded technology systems and transitioning manual processes into digital ones.

“This means we have stopped some clunky and inefficient processes,” Council said.

It said that some of the productivity gains will continue to have an ongoing positive impact on improved service delivery and the community will see the benefits year on year.

“In a nutshell, we continually strive to be more productive, so we can use those ‘saved hours of staff time’ to deliver an improved service level for our community,” the Council said.

Improvements scheduled over the next three years include a ‘one theatres’ management model being investigated for efficiencies, instead of three council theatres managed differently; a one public tree service system with consistent procedures and timeframes instead of two current systems; one outdoor dining application and management process to replace two processes; consolidating a number of aspects of road, drainage and pavement design and overall management to create efficiencies in staff time.

Council also has a ten-year strategy to transition to electric light vehicles underway to stay abreast of industry trends and to reduce Council’s total fleet fuel consumption rates.

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Calling for big ideas to stage showcase events Central Coast Council is calling for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from prospective event management organisations, individuals and local businesses interested in delivering events and initiatives aimed at reconnecting communities across the region.

Following the announcement of the NSW State Government Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Events Program, Council is looking to apply for $335,000 from this pool of funds to aid the delivery of community events and is calling for local businesses and organisations to help support this application.

Open from today until Sunday, June 5, Council’s EOI will allow local event organisers to put forward their event concepts that further enhance local events calendars and provide renewed chances for residents and visitors of the Central Coast to come together.

Council’s Director Community and Recreation Services, Melanie Smith, said the funding would be split between Council’s flagship events and

One of the flagship events on the Central Coast calendar, Chromefest at The Entrance

local event organisers with big ideas.

“Council is thrilled at the prospect of this grant funding boost, which will help provide local businesses the opportunity to connect with the wider community,” she said.

“If our grant application is successful, we plan to apply $135,000 to Council’s flagship events such as ChromeFest,

Central Coast Music Festival, Love Lanes and more, with the remaining fund of up to $200,000 made available for application through the EOI process.

“Council will be honoured to offer local event organisers the opportunity to help boost the Central Coast’s calendar of events for the community, especially after the social and

economic impact COVID has had on communities across the country.

“If we’re successful in receiving the funding, not only will we be able to help contribute to the enhancement of our region’s liveability, but we will also be giving a muchneeded boost to our local tourism and economy by attracting more people to the

Coast with these events,” Smith said.

The funding is conditional on Council being successful in receiving this grant from NSW State Government, with funding offered for successful events or activations ranging from $50,000 to $200,000.

Applications can include one event or a series of events.

Council Administrator, Rik

Hart, said Council was determined to enhance opportunities for local businesses that work to genuinely connect communities.

“We are hopeful Council’s successful application for the grant funding will see big ideas from interested event organisers come to fruition,” he said.

“We encourage all interested community members or local event organisers to submit an EOI to get involved and help deliver engaging events with memorable experiences for the Central Coast community.”

To be eligible, EOIs will need to make sure their event is open to all members of the public, is held before March 31, 2023 and has a primary purpose of reconnecting communities and improving social cohesion of the local community.

For more information on the EOI process and opportunities, or to submit an application, visit www.centralcoast.nsw. gov.au/eoi

Customer loyalty helps business through pandemic Tracey Herft and Kylie Bright had chalked up 28 years between them working together at a hair care salon and retailer so when the owner decided to retire and shut-up shop, they realised there was only one thing to do – buy the business themselves.

Across Australia, retail associations are still counting the pandemic’s impact on bricks and mortar, and while it did delay the opening of the new Bateau Bay Price Attack salon, next month the duo will celebrate six months in business, and they want to thank locals for their support.

They have been “blown away” by the customer loyalty from the previous store and the rush of support from not only Bateau Bay locals but also from

neighbouring suburbs.

The new business in Bateau Bay Square also brings job opportunities to the area: the Herft and Bright team looking to employ both hairdressers and retail staff, offering flexible working hours, to meet the employment market.

“We received so much encouragement from everyone from the company support team to our former customers – so it was a real no brainer to take the plunge,” Herft said.

“It’s something we absolutely love, and we work so well together bringing different skill sets to the business.”

The duo was not fazed, when NSW went into lockdown, as they were looking to open a new store in a new location in August, but the craziness of the pandemic meant the reality of that opening date moved

further and further away.

“We never lost sight of the final goal,” Herft said.

“Bricks and mortar retail suffered from the pandemic because a lot of people have learned to shop online who probably had not prior to the pandemic. But one of the big things that came out of lockdown was our need for interacting with people.

“Price Attack salons are about making a difference in someone’s life through a cut, colour and style cut: all wrapped up with a warm greeting, a cup of coffee and a chance to have some much needed “me” time.

“You can’t buy a haircut on the internet.”

Source: Media release, May 12 Bateau Bay Price Attack

Tracey Herft and Kylie Bright thank local community support for their “new” business

Source: Media release, May 16 Central Coast Council

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Age matters in the cryptocurrency ranks Is cryptocurrency entering the investing mainstream?

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Not-for-profit organisation Social Futures is offering support to Central Coast employers looking to fill job vacancies by showing them how to access a skilled but untapped workforce – people with disability.

Social Futures says it is easy and inexpensive to become an inclusive workplace for people with disability, opening the potential to attract new employees and customers.

Manager of capacity building, Lynda Hope, said Social Futures can deliver onsite inclusive workshops on the Central Coast and has produced helpful videos about employing staff with disabilities.

“Many talented people, with great work ethics, can’t get a job because employers either don’t recognise what they have to offer or think it will be too hard to accommodate a person with disability,” Hope said.

“Social Futures, which delivers the National Disability Insurance Scheme in northern NSW, employs many talented people with disabilities.

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Maree Jenner with colleagues at Social Futures

funding to make workplace adjustments for an employee with disability.”

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Maree Jenner is a Local Area Coordinator with Social Futures, running the inclusion awareness program Different on the Outside, Same on the Inside in primary schools.

Born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, Jenner said she had become adept at developing problem-solving skills.

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Walk to raise funds for myeloma research When Wendy Ball of Davistown hurt her back at work nine years ago, she didn’t think much of it.

But the persistent injury didn’t get better and, after seeing a Workcover doctor, Ball went to her own GP who sent her for various scans.

That night she was in hospital with a diagnosis of myeloma.

“I was very healthy and well before that and didn’t really know much about the disease before my diagnosis at the age of 50,” she said.

“But I became very unwell and developed clots. In 2014 I had a stem cell transplant, which was very successful, and I was on medication for a while.

“At the moment I am not on

Wendy Ball with fellow team member Kerrie Brims

mediation and leading a very healthy life.”

The disability worker, who transports special needs children to school and works as a teacher’s aide, is keen to raise awareness of the disease and has organised a walk in Gosford on May 29 as part of Myeloma Australia’s “3.8 With a Mate” fundraiser.

“The disease is not curable but it is treatable,” she said.

“All money raised through 3.8 with a Mate will go towards research, which is going ahead in leaps and bounds as different drugs are being discovered.

“The 3.8 represents the 38 people per week who are diagnosed nationally.”

Walkers will meet near Gosford Sailing Club at 9am on

May 29, and walk along the waterfront to the Brian McGowan Bridge and back.

“It will also be a chance to grab a cup of tea of coffee at the Eat Streets Café and have a catch-up,” Ball said.

“The walk is as much to raise awareness as to raise funds.”

Ball has been walking 3.8km each day to warm up and raise early funds.

“Others have raised money in various ways. One of the girls is selling candles and will sell them on the day of the walk,” she said.

Register to walk, or help fundraise by buying a Team Myeloma T-shirt or cap, at https://myeloma.org. au/38withamate/ Terry Collins

Tesch urges submissions to homeless inquiry Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, is encouraging Central Coast residents to contribute to the NSW Upper House Standing Committee on Social Issues, with submissions to close on May 29.

Tesch said 31 per cent more women over 55 had experienced homelessness in the 2016 Census compared with the 2011 Census. And she said she

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Resident John McLean said the event raised more than $3,500 for the Cancer Council, more than surpassing the social club’s goal of bettering last year’s tally of $2,000.

“Everybody was generous with their support and the silent auction and raffles were very well accepted,” McLean said.

“Our thanks to the local businesses for their generosity in providing the wonderful array of prizes and products.”

Source: Media release, May 11 John McLean

feared the situation was getting worse.

“I am deeply concerned about people aged over 55 experiencing homelessness,” Tesch said.

“We know the cost of living is rising and people are falling behind. Coasties are struggling to put food on the table, to cover the cost of their medical bills after Medicare cuts, and to meet rising rent prices.

“We should be looking after

those who are vulnerable, not pushing them further into the risk of homelessness.”

Tesch said rising incidences of domestic violence had likely forced more older women into homelessness.

“If you or anyone you know is on the verge of homelessness, or is homeless and is over the age of 55, please write in to the inquiry,” she said.

“It is important real stories are heard, and the impact this

situation is having on our community is communicated.”

To lodge a submission and for more information, visit: https:// www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/ committees/inquiries/Pages/ inquiry-details. aspx?pk=2865#tabsubmissions.

Source: Media release, May 16 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch

Scones and fun at morning tea fundraiser

Kariong Neighbourhood Centre will host a Biggest Morning Tea on June 1 to raise funds for the Cancer Council.

The day promises fun for the whole family, with fresh baked scones with jam and cream and a kids’ cupcake icing competition.

Visitors will enjoy entertainment by members of the Nearly Vintage choir, a plant stall and the chance to win lucky door prizes.

The event will be run by the centre’s dedicated team of volunteers, several of whom have experienced cancer or had family members affected.

Lyn Mar is a staff member and volunteer at the centre and the driving force behind the Biggest Morning Tea event.

As a staff member she runs the Active Playgroup and Little Big School transition to school programs.

As a volunteer she coordinates the Food Relief program every Wednesday, with a team of devoted volunteers.

Lyn Mar (left) and team members Lyn Thomsen, Jenny Noyce, Janice Main and Stephen Hart gear up for the morning tea

“Like most families, my family too has had to endure cancer,” Mar said.

“My husband, father and younger sister were lucky to survive their cancers but I have lost a niece in her twenties to an aggressive cancer and its impact is hard on the family for life.

“So every effort to learn about the different cancers and how we can beat them is in

everybody’s best interest.

“And what an easy and fun way to help – come and sit down with friends to enjoy a cup of tea and some fresh scones.”

Biggest Morning Tea: 10am1.30pm, Wednesday, June 1, at Kariong Neighbourhood Centre, Langford Dr, Kariong.

Source: Media release, May 17 Kariong Neighbourhood Centre

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN - A Tree for Your Garden attain a height of 5m.

It has very pretty pinkish-red foliage and although the roots can be invasive, they are a good choice if you have the right position as they are drought tolerant and can handle the wetter months well.

as a patio.

Shady Trees

CHERALYN DARCEY

Every garden needs a tree, even a small tree and with a little tree planning you will find one to suit yours.

Find out the expected minimum and maximum height because thinking you will just ‘trim it down’ is not a good plan as trees are healthiest if they are allowed to grow naturally.

The lifespan of the tree will need to be considered as well.

Some areas, such as the average home garden, are suited for faster-growing, short-lived trees while others, like verge trees and larger home gardens, are better for long term planning and planting.

How deep, wide and invasive the root system of trees will become differs across species so you will need to do a bit of research or ask your tree provider about these facts.

It is just as important to plant trees away from overhead lines as it is to steer clear of underground services and infrastructure.

Where is that shade going to drape itself? Website, ‘Find My Shadow’ will help you plot the sun’s position and shadow cast on your garden and home throughout the year.

The canopy of the tree is referred to as the ‘width’ measurement and this is how far the branches usually grow from the trunk and will of course impact the amount of shade and where it will fall on surrounds.

Whether the tree is deciduous, or evergreen is also important.

A deciduous tree is one that loses its leaves in the colder months and will be perfect for areas in which you would prefer increased light and warmth in winter and shade and coolness in summer, such

I spoke with Jennifer Wilder of GUST (Grow Urban Shade Trees), a group of Central Coast volunteers dedicated to urban greening through education and community assistance about the need for shade trees in our suburbs.

“One way they help is by lowering the temperature of their surroundings, especially verge trees which make a huge difference to tarmac temperature.”

Jennifer explained.

GUST will help those living on the Central Coast plant trees on their verges, ones that are most suitable for the area, and provide gardening advice on looking after them.

They have a particular focus on encouraging us to welcome more endemic natives to be grown as shade trees on the Central Coast, which makes perfect sense as these will naturally be easier to grow and help provide shelter and food for our local wildlife.

You can find GUST on Facebook: facebook.com/ GUSTGrowUrbanShadeTrees Something Fast If you want your shade quick, these suggestions all grow faster than most trees.

Please note though that many fast-growing trees are shortlived or not as long-lived as you might like.

Blueberry Ash (Elaiocarpus reticulatus) is a coastal beauty that does very well in frost-free areas.

It can attain a height of 9m when given a rich soil that drains well and warm sunny position.

Evergreen Ash (Fraxinis griffithii), a popular parkland and street tree that grows to provide a glorious canopy to 5m in width and can attain a height of up to 8m.

Easy to grow and hardy once established.

Dwarf Lemon-scented Gum (Corymbia citriodora) will give you speed of growth, that sought-after lemon fragrance and lovely flowers without the

Cheese Tree (Glochidion ferdinandi) provide food for many of our birds and is an excellent tree to consider as it will grow in most conditions, including shade and sun and in most soils.

Height range is 8 to 30m depending on conditions.

gigantic size of its 30m fullsized relative.

These will only get to about 7m high and 5m wide so are much more suitable as the average garden shade tree.

usually grow to 8m.

Weeping Lilly Pilly (Waterhousia florinund) is one for the fans of soft hanging foliage.

Due to this habit, it also makes a brilliant screening tree and can, in the right conditions for it, grow to a height of 10m but you can get 8m out of most.

They are rather hardy, like full to part sun and have edible fruit.

Chinese Poplar (Populus simonii) is a thinner tree, and a few grown in a line can make a non-intrusive tall screen.

They suit areas where width of growth may be an issue and can give your garden that delightful autumn feel as the leaves turn from green to a brilliant yellow as the season changes.

They can grow to 12m in the right conditions but 8m is average.

Width is about 2 to 3m.

A full sun position with a rich soil is best.

Deciduous Trees

Something Local

If you are seeking that winter sun and summer shade, then here are a few likely suspects.

If you plant something that is originally from the area you live in, then you are almost guaranteed of success and a wonderfully happy and healthy plant that also contributes to regenerating the local environment.

Red Cedar (Tonna ciliate) is a fast growing and large tree that is only suitable for those with lots of space.

It is a native rainforest tree that is one of the few Australian deciduous trees and it can grow up to 60m in height.

Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei) fills the streets of many suburbs with its brilliant, coloured flowers.

I’m a sucker for the hot pink ‘Tuscarora’ myself.

If you love colour and want a deciduous tree, I think you would be hard pressed to find something as good as these beauties.

Love to hear your suggestions though! They will grow best in full sun with rich soil and

Newspapers

Here are few general Central Coast suggestions for you to consider.

Coast Wattle (Acacia sophorae) is a beautiful shrub that can grow into a small tree to 3m in sheltered positions.

It has thick foliage, bright golden flower spikes and is happiest in sandy soil.

Willow Bottlebush (Callistemon salignus) has the gorgeous, yellow birdattracting flowers and can

Native Frangipani (Hymenosporum flavum) is not related to common frangipani.

This beautiful tree will reward you will delightfully scented flowers in spring and can grow up to 8m, but the average size is about 6m.

Although it does like soil on the richer side, it is rather tolerant of most.

HOW TO PLANT A TREE Once you have selected your tree give it the best start in life and you will be rewarded.

An old gardening saying: ‘Spend three times as much on your hole as your tree’ is very true! *No matter the soil your tree needs, it will require good drainage.

Get yours up to scratch by adding compost to heavier clay soils. *Dig the hole three times the width of the pot. *Enrich the hole depending on your tree species with compost/fertiliser. *Pop your pot into a larger container of water until bubbles cease. *Slide tree out of pot and plant to the advised depth for your species. *Ensure your tree is straight.

Install stake/s if suggested but be careful to use flexible ties and do not tie too tightly or you will damage tree and inhibit natural growth.

Trees need to be secure, but they must be able to flex in the wind.

Stakes can usually be

removed after six to twelve months, depending on the tree. *Fill in the hole and press down soil firmly to remove air pockets. *Water deeply to encourage deep and stabilising root growth.

Most newly planted trees need to have their soil kept moist until they are established (a few weeks) but check with your species requirements. *Depending again on your tree type, additional liquid fertiliser may be added. *Mulch is vital in our climate.

A mulch will regulate the soil temperature, retain water and eventually break down to provide nutrients.

Mulch should be kept at least 10cm away from the trunk of the tree and by about 6cm thick.

YOUR GARDENING GUIDE You can plant the following: culinary herbs, artichokes, broad beans, broccoli, cress, lettuce, mustard, onions, peas, radishes, shallots, spring onions, silverbeet, spinach, ageratum, alyssum, calendula, candytuft, Canterbury bells, carnation,cineraria,cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, everlasting daisy, forget-menot, foxglove, godetia, gypsophila, hollyhock, honesty, larkspur, linaria, Livingston daisy, lobelia, nemesia, nigella, pansy, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, stock, sweet pea, viola, Virginia stock, wallflower 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.

Archived articles can be found on Cheralyn’s Blog: www.florasphere.com Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@ gmail.com

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Wins for Kariong, Avoca and Warnervale The Central Coast Rugby match of the day on May 14 saw Kariong beat the Ourimbah Razorbacks 5026 in a high-scoring game.

In a match moved to Tuggerah with Kariong Oval unfit to use, the Razorbacks opened with the first try but Kariong quickly replied to take the lead.

By half-time Kariong had jumped to a 27-12 lead. The Razorbacks crossed for two converted tries early in the second half but it was all Kariong in the final quarter, with the team posting 18 points in the last 20 minutes.

Hooker Richard Harvey, centre Mitch Clay and lock Nic Outra starred for Kariong and shining on the field for Ourimbah were prop Steve Finley, who crossed for three tries, halfback Jarrod Grange, and fullback Toby Carver.

Avoca Beach proved too strong for Woy Woy, running out winners by 62-7 at Ettalong Oval after Heazlett Park was

Photo: David Lyon

Photo: David Lyon

Avoca Beach proved too strong for Woy Woy

closed.

Avoca jumped to a 31-0 halftime lead and continued to dominate in the second half.

Best players for Avoca Beach were hooker Cooper Elliott, No.8 Matt Anderson, halfback Mitch Magrath and winger Joe Carroll, who crossed for three individual tries. Fullback Cory Delaforce, who scored the team’s lone try, hooker Sione

Mitchell Briggs in action for Avoca Beach

Fanua and halfback Tiraho Pakai were Woy Woy’s best.

At Woongarrah Oval, Warnervale defeated Gosford 29-7 with Gosford losing home advantage when the venue was changed from Gosford Showground.

It took much of the match for Warnervale to assert control.

Gosford scored first with a converted try, but by half-time

Warnervale had taken the lead by 12-7.

Warnervale cemented the win in the second half with two tries.

Best players for Warnervale were prop Jack Gary, who scored two tries, flanker Kye Haslam and halfback Brenton Acreman. Gosford was bestserved by props Ben Harvey and Suli Hakalo.

The Terrigal-Hornsby games were not played due to COVID issues.

Warnervale leads Premier 1 on 15 points, with Avoca Beach on 14, Kariong on 11, Ourimbah on 10, The Lakes and Terrigal on 9. Hornsby and Gosford have 5 each, with Woy Woy yet to make an appearance.

The Bay President’s Cup team met The Lakes at Joseph Banks

Oval with The Lakes running out winners by 41-7.

Women’s 10’s rugby continued with three excellent matches.

The Lakes recorded a comfortable win over Kariong/ Razorbacks, while Terrigal had a close win over Hornsby.

Round 7 on May 21 will see Warnervale take on Avoca Beach at Woongarrah Oval, Ourimbah Razorbacks host Terrigal at Ourimbah Rugby Park, The Lakes and Kariong clash at Slade Park, and Hornsby play Woy Woy at Woy Woy Oval.

The Bay Rugby Club will have the bye in President’s Cup. The Central Coast Women’s 10’s competition will feature two matches; Terrigal will play the combined Kariong/ Razorbacks team, while Warnervale will host Avoca Beach.

Source: Media release, May 16 Central Coast Rugby Union

Semi-final heartbreak for Mariners fans Central Coast Mariners went down 3-1 in their semi-final away to Adelaide United on Sunday, to crash out of the A-League finals.

It was a disappointing end to a disappointing, up-and-down, season.

In a statement on social media, the club tweeted: “It hurts, but we are proud of what this group achieved. Written off by everyone at the start of the season, and again, we prove them wrong! We won’t back down.”

Fans may have had higher expectations after the blue and yellow made the semi-finals in 2021.

Both teams went into the elimination final in good form, undefeated in five prior matches.

Adelaide United went on the attack from the outset, spurred on by a packed Coopers Stadium, and the home team was first to score through Craig Goodwin in the 25th minute.

The Mariners seemed starstruck by the intensity of the match at times but

The defeated Mariners after the match

defended stoutly to keep the deficit to 1-0 down at half time.

The young Mariners lifted in the second term, winning an opportunity when Jason Cummings was downed just outside the box.

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

Beni Nkololo’s free kick beat the wall but didn’t trouble Gauci in Adelaide’s goal.

Then Cummings put the ball in the back of the net after a brilliant run from Max Ballard, only for VAR to rule it offside.

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In the 66th minute, Adelaide cut through the Mariners on the counterattack to go 2-0 up much to the home crowd’s delight.

Head coach Nick Montgomery then made a surprise triple

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substitution with Marco Urena, Harrison Steele and Lewis Miller interchanged for Nico Muller, Josh Nisbet and Storm Rue. The move was rewarded when Ballard turned in the box,

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punting the ball to Rue, who tapped in for a goal, and it was game on again.

In the 82nd minute Jacob Farrell almost got on the scoresheet after N’kololo made room on the right and cut back to Farrell in the box, but he was blocked by the experienced Adelaide defence.

With six minutes added on, the visitors kept pushing.

That risked leaving holes in defence and, two minutes into added time, the home side scored their third.

The Mariners kept fighting, with a skilful header by Farrell just missing the mark.

Notwithstanding the strong showing from some of the talented young players brought into the Mariners front line this year, there will now likely be deep reflection from the club (and its new owner) on how to reconnect with community football and become a genuine flag contender.

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

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Coast Race Day a huge success

Best Dressed winners Sharon Edmonds, Debbie Winter and Craig Smythe

Race day at Gosford

The annual Coast Race Day at Gosford on May 7 was a huge success, with more than 4,000 guests passing through the gates.

“We were thrilled that the weather turned it on in the days leading up to the event, just enough to dry the track (which was upgraded to a soft 7 on the day) and surrounding trackside areas, which were all prebooked by guests,” Gosford Race Club CEO, Daniel Lacey, said.

“It was pleasing to see the

large crowds after a difficult couple of years with COVID restricting attendance and capacity to our bigger events.”

A massive 10-race program featured some of Gosford’s best racing action with the MostynCopper Gosford Gold Cup won by Numerian, trained

by Annabel Neasham and ridden by Sam Clipperton.

The DeBortoli Wines Takeover Target was won by Blondeau, trained by Chris Waller and ridden by Chad Schofield, while The Coast was won by Rustic

Steel, trained by Kris Lees and ridden by Jay Ford.

The day also featured the inaugural running of the Thunder Thousand, which was won by Siege, trained by James Cummings and ridden by Rachel King.

Off the track, racegoers were treated to live music by Balinese duo Kuta Groove in the Hooves Beach Club and, following the last race, the Powderfinger Tribute band.

Fashionistas came from near and far to compete for the more

than $10,000 prize pool in The Coast Fashions on the Field competition, this year sporting a digital spin.

“We decided to adopt the more digital format for this year’s Fashions on the Field competition to align with our local members and race day attendees,” Race Club Commercial Manager, Kristina Ayton, said.

“We have found in previous years that a lot of people are turned off the idea of competing because of the pressure of

getting up on stage and parading in front of judges and a crowd. By removing this pressure, we hoped to attract those who wouldn’t necessarily register as well as the passionate contestants who travel from afar.

“The level of glamour and professionalism on display was incredible and, with a few tweaks, I believe this format will be very popular moving forward.”

Best Dressed Lady on the day was Debbie Winter, Best

Dressed Gentleman was Craig Smythe and Best Dressed Contemporary Sharon Edmonds.

Race Club Chairman, Michael Cusick, said the race day puts The Coast firmly back on the map and attracts visitors from across NSW and beyond.

To keep up with all the racing news, go to www. theentertainmentgrounds. com.au Source: Media release, May 12 Gosford Race Club

City steals narrow win in seesawing contest City have claimed victory in the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby League clash, defeating Country 30-26 in a high-scoring shootout at Niagara Park Stadium on the Central Coast on Saturday May 14.

It was a seesawing contest from the opening whistle, with a late Liam Lough try securing the win for his side.

Within a minute City found themselves right on the attack after causing an error from the kick-off.

City edged closer to the line when they earned a penalty, then a few moments later William Derederenalagi forced his way to the goal-line and kept hold of possession to score after being tipped.

Craig Cannane had no trouble adding the extras.

Cannane soon added a try of his own at the nine-minute

The City Wheelchair Rugby League team celebrate their win

mark before converting from in front of the posts for 12-0 buffer.

The next 10 minutes was all Country as they produced two four-pointers to lock up the scores.

Zac Carl scored the first of those by steaming onto a great line for his try.

The second came through Toby Popple in the left corner after some brilliant leadup play

from Rick Engles, sweeping from his preferred right to left before laying on an offload for Popple to score.

Brett Henman converted both tries from out wide.

City pushed the lead further when Derederenalagi caught the ball with room to move on the end of a right edge shift and dotted down in the corner.

Yet just when City hoped to take a six-point advantage to

the break, Country responded again with a well-deserved try to Engles in the 40th minute.

Henman nailed his third conversion to tie the scores 18all at the half.

The second half started slower than the first as the score-line remained locked up for over 10 minutes.

Someone needed to break the game open and Engles obliged scooping up a loose

ball at speed and racing two thirds of the field to score.

City then hit back with a long range effort as Jessie Mowczan snatched a long ball from overhead and found open space all the way to the tryline.

City still remained behind with less than 20 minutes left as Cannane was unable to convert.

The deficit didn’t last long once City was awarded a penalty with Henman electing for the successful shot at goal.

Country would quickly work their way into scoring distance before drawing a penalty and edging back in front with two more points.

City weren’t done yet as Lough’s big moment came after 70 minutes of play.

From 15 metres out he spotted a gap and veered to his right, finding a clear path to

score under the posts before Cannane brought the score to 30-26.

It remained the final score in what was an entertaining clash to round out the opening day of 2022 Country v City.

Derederenalagi’s two-try effort earned him Player of the Match honours for the afternoon.

In addition to an amazing game of footy, the crowd was treated to an impromptu rendition of the National Anthem by young girl recruited from the crowd just prior to kick-off after the MC realised he hadn’t brought with him the pre-recorded version.

From all reports, she did a brilliant job!

Tom Gibbs (reprinted with permission from NSWRL)