Issue 163 of Wyong Regional Chronicle by Central Coast Newspapers

Issue 163 1 May 2019

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Council adopts Affordable Housing Strategy C

entral Coast Council is to dedicate at least three Council-owned sites for affordable housing partnerships in an effort to relieve housing stress being felt by an estimated 24,000 Coast families. At Council’s Ordinary Meeting on April 29, councillors authorised CEO, Gary Murphy, to finalise an Affordable Housing Strategy in a bid to provide more housing choice for households earning less than $100,000 per year. Drawing heavily on a draft strategy prepared by housing expert, Judith Stubbs, which was on exhibition for 103 days last year, the new strategy outlines a variety of measures to help households which pay more than 30% of their gross income on housing costs. The matter was previously deferred twice, as councillors worked together to develop a united approach to housing affordability. Councillors agreed there was a need for 8,000 more dwellings for very low income households, 2,100 more for low income households and 500 for moderate income households, by 2036. They voted to develop one Council owned site for an affordable housing partnership in the short term, with at least two more to follow as the strategy rolls out. Sites chosen will be well located with regard

to transport/services and not environmentally sensitive. Council will also facilitate a multi-tenure development which will seek to include a new generation boarding house for very low income singles or couples, one and two bedroom apartments for very low and low income singles, couples and small families, and space for an on-site outreach service and manager’s dwelling. It will look at a site for the short-term development of temporary dwellings such as caravans, cabins and tiny homes in partnership with a registered community housing provider. Other measures to be considered include: rezoning developable land within 400m of town

Opening of the Tiny Homes project in Gosford centres and 800m of and homelessness transport nodes to allow services, develop a pilot multi dwelling housing; home share scheme and zoning precincts within incorporate transitional Greenfield urban accommodation options expansion areas to in multi-tenure projects allow for multi-dwelling to help the homeless into housing; and permitting housing. multi-dwelling housing in Cr Chris Holstein said R2 zoned areas. the strategy would not Council will also be a “magic panacea for consider amending homelessness” but rather parking standards an attempt to keep people for residential flat out of homelessness. buildings and amending “Many people need its forthcoming more affordable housing Development Control options, including Plan to include a range trainees, apprentices and of lot sizes to allow newlyweds,” he said. for different housing Cr Jillian Hogan said typologies. the strategy “provides a Council will advocate diverse range of initiatives to State and Federal – it is about our people, governments for more our residents, from all resources to meet different circumstances, growing homelessness ages and workplaces. on the Coast. “We have an It will facilitate opportunity to make a relationships between difference and change local real estate agents the course of people’s

current zonings.” He said talk of changes to negative gearing had already seen a drop in housing investors. “If negative gearing is to be replaced, it has to be replaced by something else, and affordable housing may have to be the replacement,” he said. Cr Troy Marquart said he was concerned about one of the strategies, which involves Council advocating for increased resources for “one stop shops to provide information and referral as well as services for chronically homeless people such as outreach medical counselling services, low cost meals, laundry, shower and internet access and storage facilities. He was the only councillor to vote against adoption of the strategy. Mayor, Jane Smith, said although she realised some people had been frustrated by the lengthy process involved in coming up with a strategy, the outcome was positive. “Councillors worked hard to come up with a document most councillors support and that’s a great outcome,” Smith said. Source: Agenda item 3.1 Central Coast Council Ordinary Meeting, April 29 Interview, Apr 30 Central Coast Councillor, Bruce McLachlan Interview, Apr 30 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith Media statement Apr 30 Central Coast Councillor, Jillian Hogan Reporters: Terry Collins and Merilyn Vale

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Funding announced for 600 additional car spaces at Gosford

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Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the funds, from the Federal Government’s Urban Congestion Fund, would see $30m invested in 600 additional car spaces at Gosford, and $5m funding 140 more spots for Woy Woy commuters. “This is an issue that has been consistently raised

than 30,000 locals travelling to Sydney or Newcastle for work.” Wicks said securing the funding had been a “hard fought fight”. “This hasn’t been an easy win, but I would like to thank the thousands of people who signed petitions on the matter,” she said. “A lot of decisions are made because of the voice of the people.” Wicks emphasised that the move was not an election commitment, but that funds were already included in the Federal Budget. Consultation would be done with Central Coast Council

on the delivery of the parking spaces, she said. Central Coast Council Mayor, Jane Smith, said the significant increase in car parking spaces would go a long way in addressing the commuter and transport needs on the Coast. “Car parking and commuting are critical issues on the Coast and so this recognition and funding by the Federal Government is very welcome news for our community,” Smith said. “Council’s own Car Parking Strategy identifies the need for innovative parking solutions to meet the needs of our growing population. “This funding will allow

Council to provide the necessary upgrades needed at both stations and make a significant difference to the lives of our residents who currently commute.” The project forms part of a $253.5m congestion-busting funding boost for NSW as part of the Federal Government’s $1b Urban Congestion Fund. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said the investment will make life easier for Coast commuters. “Our investment means people can spend more time with friends and family, and tradies can be earning more on site, rather than being stuck in traffic or looking for parking,” he said.

we only had two levels of height as the limit. “Surely in this age of technology, designs of the highest standard can be achieved without going outside the parameters.” Mr McDougall said that the community needed to be fully consulted about planning provisions being applied to the Peninsula. He said the Council was currently not helping and the State Government was ignoring the problem. “It is time to bring all people to the table and work together for the benefit of the Peninsula.” He said State parliamentarians, councillors and planning staff should be involved and listen to the community, and not just “the everpresent developers”. SOURCE: Media Release, 3 April 2019 Harvey McDougall, Save Our Woy Woy

“This is a significant investment in tackling the congestion hotspots that are costing people precious time and losing businesses money. “People living on the Central Coast know better than anyone the very real impacts that road congestion has on people’s lives and we are doing something about the pinch points and bottlenecks that lie at the heart of the problem.”

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Source: Media release, Mar 27 Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks Interview, Mar 27 Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks Media release, Mar 27 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith

Mr Barry O’Farrell and Mr Alan Hayes (centre) with four Liberal politicians promising to stop Wallarah 2 in 2011

he Australian Coal Alliance (ACA) is considering its options after the Land and Environment Court ruled out its appeal against the Wallarah 2 coal mine. The community based group has fought for 20 years against the proposal by the South Korean governmentowned mining company, KORES, to put a longwall coal mine in the Central Coast’s major water catchment

of the Yarramalong and Dooralong valleys. A challenge to the validity of approval, on errors of law, was lodged with the Land and Environment Court in April, 2018, however, the court dismissed the challenge on March 22. ACA campaign Director, Alan Hayes, said: “Although we are disappointed with the decision, the ACA is still moving forward and currently considering the options available to us.” One of the campaign’s strongest supporters,

Wyong MP, David Harris, said it was one of his greatest disappointments that, after such a long campaign, it now looked like Wyong Coal (the Australian arm of KORES) could get its final approval and that the Liberal government did a backflip and changed its mind to allow the mine. “There’s still a few hoops to jump through and we will keep fighting,” he said, “because this will have quite a profound effect.” CFMEU NSW Mining and Northern Energy

District President, Peter Jordan, said the court decision should clear the way for the mine to proceed. “Now let’s get on with it,” he said. “Any further legal interventions to stop or delay this development are ideologically motivated and what our industry needs is fair rules that are consistently applied to give operators, investors and workers some certainty.” It is the security of the catchment and water supply to some

350,000 Central Coast people that the ACA is trying to protect from contamination from the mine. “If we lose our water supply from the water catchment, we do not have the luxury of another catchment area, and the distribution from the Mardi Dam to holding weirs and/or dams, and to Mangrove Dam, will be jeopardised,” ACA Director Alan Hayes said. “The new Mardi to Warnervale pipeline, like all other distribution pipelines from Mardi

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Dam, are dependent upon the Central Coast’s major water catchment not being compromised by mining.” Hayes said more than half the water in the dams supplying the Central Coast come from aquifers in the valleys where the mine will be located.

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Source: Interview Mar 27 Media statement Mar 31 Alan Hayes, ACA Interview Apr 1 Wyong MP David Harris Media release Mar 23 CFMEU Mining & Energy Journalist Sue Murray

Palm Beach ferry runs aground He announced: “The ferry The Palm Beach Ferry ran Cottage Point 31 relocated the aground in the Ettalong vessel,” said Marine Rescue that earlier ran aground at Half volunteer Mr Roger Palmer. Tide Rocks at the entrance to Channel on March 9. The ferry ran aground at Half Tide Rocks just before 5:30pm with three Marine Rescue NSW vessels and a team from NSW Police’s Marine Area Command attending. “Thirty-one ferry passengers were safely transferred off the vessel before NSW Police vessel WP 42 and Marine Rescue vessel

“Cottage Point 31 was able to secure a tow line to the ferry’s bow and, with all passengers removed and a solid three knot current, towed the large vessel to deeper water,” Mr Palmer said. The crews were able to get the ferry afloat again and on its way just after 6:30pm.

Brisbane Water is now safely on an emergency mooring and all Marine Rescue NSW vessels have been stood down.”

SOURCE: Social media, 9 Mar 2019 Roger Palmer, Marine Rescue Central Coast Technical failure blamed - Page 4

Cr Mehrten said the AGL a renewable energy generation produced 7437.12 megawatts of After the staff response, Cr Local ward councillor Richard Mehrtens has plant was the only registered plant, operated under a long-term electricity which was equivalent Mehrtens said the council response to meeting electricity needs for indicated that it didn’t consider received a response from industrial facility listed in the 2256 contract. Gas generated from within the about 1191 average Central Coast the facility impacted on local air Central Coast Council to postcode area on the Australian Government’s National Pollutant landfill at the Woy Woy tip was homes. quality and, until he was provided questions he asked about air Inventory. captured and converted to energy. The report estimated the with evidence to the contrary, he pollution at Woy Woy tip. He said it was listed as emitting The report stated that the methane destroyed by the facility had no reason to doubt council’s

Cr Mehrtens said a constituent had raised concerns about air quality after reading a report that described the air pollution as medium. Cr Mehrtens asked if council staff were concerned about the pollution generated by the “gas abatement” facility operated by AGL at the Nagari Rd tip. Central Coast Council staff provided the report to the March 25 council meeting in answer to Cr Mehrtens’ questions.

a total of 102,180kg pollutants. The inventory included 61,000kg of carbon monoxide, 28,000kg of nitrogen oxides and 12,000kg of sulphur dioxide. and listed 11 other pollutants including arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, polychlorinated dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as well as particulate matter. Council staff reported that the AGL facility at Woy Woy tip was

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Preparation of an Environmental Plan is next stage for controversial seismic testing

Three resident actions variances” should not exist in the groups concerned about planning controls. Designers should be able to development standards are likely to come together create properties that both fit within the planning controls and meet a to oppose non-compliant high standard of design, he said. development. “It used to happen before when

conversion of the methane enriched gas into electricity at this site was not considered to impact on local air quality. It said the landfill gas was predominately comprised of methane and was converted to electricity through the use of a generator. The resulting electricity was then sold into the grid. From the year to August 2018, the one megawatt generator

was equivalent to 38,197 tonnes of carbon dioxide. This would be equivalent to removing 11,234 cars from the road for one year, the report said. The report stated that the Australian Clean Energy Regulator recognised the greenhouse gas abatement and renewable energy activities undertaken at the tip and the site qualified for Australian Carbon Credit Units and Largescale Generation Certificates.

assessment of the safety. “At this time, I am satisfied with the response provided and have no intention to pursue this further,’’ he said. SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 5.7, 25 March 2019 Website, 4 Apr 2019 Woy Woy Landfill, NPI Media statement 5 April 2019 Richard Mehrtens, Central Coast Council

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Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, discusses the parking situation with a commuter at Gosford railway station car park

with me since becoming the Member for Robertson in 2013, and I am so pleased that we’re able to deliver this funding for our hard-working commuters,” Wicks said. “I’ve heard from many commuters about the frustrations of not being able to find a park, from people who park at 5am and sleep for an hour before catching the train, to parents who desperately want to spend time with their kids in the morning, rather than leaving before the sun rises to guarantee a park. “We are backing our commuters by working with Central Coast Council to form a strong plan to provide this vital infrastructure for the more

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Development action groups to consider joining forces

A meeting is planned of the Residents for Responsible Ettalong Development, Save Woy Woy Waterfront and Save Our Woy Woy groups. This will “allow members to come together and create a strong group to oppose all non-compliant developments on the Peninsula”, according to Save Our Woy Woy founder Mr Harvey McDougall. Mr McDougall said the community had the right to expect that developments complied with planning controls. “Unfortunately, there are too many which are going through that are non compliant,” he said. Mr McDougall said the council had put itself in a difficult position. With so many non-compliant developments, it made it difficult to refuse others. “The precedent has been set. “What is Council going to do?” Mr McDougall said “allowable

entral Coast commuters were the big winners this week with the announcement on March 27 of a $35m upgrade for car parking at Gosford and Woy Woy railway stations.

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sset Energy is definitely preparing to seek permission to conduct 3D seismic testing in waters off the Central Coast, with pre-planning for a mandatory Environmental Plan already underway, Director, Tobias Foster, has confirmed in an exclusive video interview with Central Coast Newspapers. If given the green light, the testing would be carried out over a 1,000sq km area, much of which is off our regional coastline. “We are at the stage where we are preparing an Environmental Plan,” Foster said. “We are determining how and when we wish to go about that at the moment. “As per federal regulations, we need to engage with the community and stakeholders and present an Environmental Plan to the national regulator, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA).” Foster said there was a definite need for the testing to be conducted off NSW waters. “The majority of the gas from Queensland is exported to Asian markets and gas for NSW has predominantly been from Victoria, but the reserves

the environmental regulator.” Foster defended the need for 3D testing, saying comparing it to 2D testing, was “a bit like colour TV compared to grainy black and white”. “It will improve our knowledge of the existence of hydro carbons and ensure development as efficiently and safely as possible,” he said. With drilling, the natural successor to seismic testing, Foster said an incident such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico was unlikely. “In terms of seismic survey, there is no risk of natural hyrdo carbon release,” he said. “As a consequence of Asset Energy Director, Tobias Foster drilling, of course, when we are are declining,” he said. “stretching back to the 80s” understand that noise as an penetrating geological strata, “What the discovery of and conducted as recently as energy source can disrupt we do need to ensure that that natural gas in NSW-would do 2018 off Norah Head, that the particular organisms in certain procedure is undertaken safely and effectively. is that, pending reserves and Sydney Basin contains hydro- contexts,” he said. engineering, we would be able bearing source materials which could yield “multi-

systems in place and that the industry continues to “evolve and improve technology, procedures and practices.” Following several incidents, including Deepwater, NOPSEMA had changed regulations to guard against such events, he said. “In terms of the drilling process, we will ensure all assets, nationally and locally, are in place and ready to act should the worst eventuate,” Foster said. He said the company was aware of, but undeterred by, thousands of vocal opponents to any seismic testing off Central Coast waters. “We undertook 2D testing in April, 2018, and we were certainly aware that local interest groups were concerned about our operations, and we anticipate that will continue into the future,” he said. “Australia must maintain energy security, it must maintain provision of raw materials for manufacturing and to ensure energy prices are kept as low as possible. “People must maintain that in the back of their minds when understanding what the petroleum industry provides “We have to understand each to offer a local source of gas trillion feet of gas”. of the risks, determine how we “We have to prepare an Oil for Australia.” to provide a cheaper energy “That’s a significant resource can mitigate against them, and Pollution Prevention Plan as See the full video interview at source. in anyone’s language,” he said. ensure that we have control part of any Environmental www.coastcommunitynews. “We need to secure an Foster said he did not agree measures during any activity Plan for our petroleum activity com.au/news/video-news/ energy supply for NSW for that any lasting damage would to ensure that any impact we (with) response mechanisms Source: decades to come.” be done to marine eco systems have on any marine organism to mitigate against any Video interview, Mar7 or eco system is managed potential spill.” Foster said it was obvious through seismic survey. Community News Partners Reporter: Terry Collins from 2D seismic work “What we have to do is effectively and acceptable to Foster said there were

He said the company was aware of, but undeterred by, thousands of vocal opponents to any seismic testing off Central Coast waters

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oongarrah, H a m l y n Terrace, Wadalba and Warnervale are forging ahead as the major growth areas on the Central Coast, and with developers investing billions of dollars on housing estates, it is expected that the commercial sector will follow. “Already, we’ve seen some confidence,” said Wyong MP David Harris, “with the massive expansion of Bunnings at Lake Haven, Tuggerah Lakes private hospital at Wyong, and the opening of HomeWorld at Warnervale. “The commercial sector is seeing the benefits and the opportunities that are being presented for this area and hopefully the State Government and the Council can work together to make sure the services that these new communities need are in place,” he said. Central Coast Council deals with a continual stream of development applications for new housing in the northern region, ranging from dual occupancies to single homes in small estates, to developments of 100 or more blocks. A milestone in the housing market is the start of the first residence to be built in Hilltop Park in the long-awaited Warnervale Town Centre. There are 10 blocks already sold in this 42-block section being developed by Blitz

Aerial view of Hilltop Park, the first housing development to start in Warnervale Town Centre Homes. Wyong MP, David Harris, was there on April 9 for the auspicious occasion of turning the sod of earth for the first building site and said: “I suppose today is the official launch and it is exciting because people have waited for over a decade and now they’re seeing the roads in place and houses being built. “It’s been a painfully long wait, but now we should see the commercial confidence grow and companies investing,” he said. Warnervale Town Centre has been in the spotlight since the 1990s

as the site for a new retail, commercial and community growth centre to be developed over 25 years. It is 119ha of developable land bounded by Hakone Rd to the north, Hiawatha Rd to the east, Sparks Rd to the south and straddles the main northern railway line to the west. About 15ha will be retail and commercial uses, 64ha for residential housing (about 420 homes) and the remainder open space, conservation and special activities including an 8ha nature reserve. The next cab off the

rank at the Town Centre is likely to be the first stage of a 106 lot residential subdivision at 200-222 Hakone Rd, Woongarrah, which was approved by Central Coast Council in February. An estimated value by the Allam Property Group of the three-stage development is $8.26m. The site area of 11.32ha is north of Mataram Rd, and north to Hakone Rd, with its southern boundary adjoining the school. It will be developed in three stages, 44 lots in the first, 48 in the second and 14 in the third. Another leap forward

was the opening on April 7 of HomeWorld’s first display village on the Central Coast, which is expected to stimulate home buyer interest. The village, on Virginia Rd, Warnervale, features 37 display homes from a range of 17 leading builders, including single and double storey homes, and one with a granny flat, showcasing the latest in design trends and innovative floor plans. HomeWorld CEO, Phil Jones, said: “The village is a $42m investment by the builders to the region, showing their commitment to the

growth of new housing and to generating local employment. Principal of McLachlan Partners real estate and independent Central Coast Councillor, Bruce McLachlan, said “the northern sector was seeing the results of the previous strong property market, with developers releasing new projects. “These usually have lead up times of two to five years from acquisition to development application approval and final release, so whilst current activity is strong, it is likely to ease back as the market stabilises,” he said. “New property replacement prices are often higher and drag values upwards of existing home prices, and generally improve values in an area, especially free standing homes. “It is usually medium density or high-rise units that suffer from oversupply and failed projects, with banks selling up developers, and Department of Housing making opportunity purchases, that cause price impacts. “The northern Central Coast is usually owneroccupier markets and more stable than investor orientated high rise markets,” he said. As the area grows, McLachlan said, “Council is recognising the need for more parks and as developer contributions are paid, Council is adding further playgrounds to existing parks.

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Council staff recommend Farnell Rd proposal approval Central Coast Council staff would take up 28 metres of street have recommended that frontage on bin night. The proposal fails to meet tonight’s council meeting approve a proposal for 27 apartment design guidelines for minimum separation distances units and seven townhouses from buildings to side and rear over five blocks on the corner boundaries. of Blackwall and Farnell Rds, Six units fail to comply with solar Woy Woy. and daylight access into living The report says the $11 million development on the 3721.5 square metre site owned by Apex Smart Homes Pty Ltd is permissible in the zone and that no councillor has made any representations about it. But residents submitted 87 comments or objections when it was first exhibited and 36 when it was exhibited a second time. They complained about overshadowing, infrastructure issues such as stormwater, traffic and parking, loss of privacy and light pollution among other issues. Save Our Woy Woy community group founder Mr Harvey McDougall said the submissions had been basically ignored. He will speak on behalf of the group at the public forum at 6pm, ahead of the council meeting. The group is calling on residents to attend tonight’s council meeting to give a clear message to councillors who will vote on a development proposal. The proposal exceeds planning provisions in a number of ways. It is above the height limit of 11metres by 7.5 per cent. It is above the maximum floor space ratio by 2.7 per cent. The setbacks along the boundaries are as little as 4.2 metres when six metres is the limit. The setbacks also compromise the deep soil provisions for landscaping along boundaries. The waste servicing requirements are exceeded by 89 per cent but the council report says the code was written at a time when the maximum residential bin size was 240 litres and the bins are now 360 litres. The council report states that the 34-unit development can be serviced with 28 bins and this

rooms and private open spaces. Units Nine, 18 and 27 only get one hour of sunlight between 9am and 3pm in mid-winter while three other units only get two hours. Two units have balconies that fail to provide a three-metre depth. The development fails to meet the communal open space policy of 25 per cent and the communal space it does allocate on the ground floor, at 21 per cent, fails to provide at least two hours of sunlight to at least 50 per cent of the space, only giving it to 25 per cent of the space. The report says the proposal has either 61 or 62 car parking spaces (it mentions both). In summing up, the report recommends approval, saying the proposed consolidation of five lots and redevelopment is consistent with all relevant directions under the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036. It says the proposed built form is considered acceptable in the context of the site and is in the public interest as it will provide a variety of housing types and densities within the area. Tonight’s meeting is at the Central Coast offices at Wyong. Meeting. It starts at 6pm with the public forum and the meeting proper starts after the speakers. This development is the first item on the business agenda so it should be dealt with early in the night. SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 2.1, 29 April 2019 Interview (Merilyn Vale), 23 April 2019 Harvey McDougall, Save Our Woy Woy

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Quick survey finds Woy Woy Bay in ‘good condition’ “Overall the waterway here is in A quick survey of Woy Woy Johnson said. “Tidal eddies and wind deposit good condition. Bay on April 23 has found “It was also pleasing to note the bay to be generally roadside litter in these mangroves, that a derelict vessel was removed clean and tidy, according to easily managed on a higher tide. “Only a large four wheel drive from the jetty boat ramp at Lions Clean4Shore facilitator Mr tyre was dragged from the water Park.” Graeme Johnson. near the end of Taylor St. Mr Johnson said Clean4shore

The survey was undertaken to seek out any larger items, and plan future outings and clean ups in the bay, he said. “The lower tide greatly restricted this survey, especially with the obvious small litter gathered in front of the railway station,” Mr

A wheelie bin and oyster basket were also found in the mangroves near the Spike Milligan Bridge. A slow cruise in a dinghy back through Woy Woy Channel, turned up smaller items, plus three buckets and a sleeping mat.

hoped to bring in a local school or youth group to clean the railway line foreshore and deeper into Horsfield and Correa Bay, on a higher tide. SOURCE: Social media, 23 Apr 2019 Graeme Johnson, Clean4Shore

Work to start on Woy Woy wharf The former Gosford City Council allowing access during all-weather Woy Woy’s new wharf should be completed by the end of adopted a concept plan for the future and all-tide conditions. Work will start in this financial next year, according to a upgrade of the Woy Woy Wharf, report to the Central Coast inclusive of a floating pontoon and year. associated infrastructure to ensure The report to council said Council. The council has to allocate $1.33 million in next financial year’s budget to comply with the 25 per cent funding agreement under the NSW Government’s Regional Communities Development Fund which gave the council $3.591million to redevelop the town centre wharf.

accessibility. The project provided for a new sea wall, a dedicated fishing wharf and associated facilities, footpath and cantilever boardwalk; lighting and landscaping. The project is expected to provide an improved facility for commercial ferries and for recreational use of Brisbane Water,

extensive community consultation was undertaken prior to the adoption of the concept plan but further community consultation will be undertaken in the finalisation of the design plans prior to construction starting. SOURCE: Central Coast Council agenda 3.4 and 3.5, 29 April 2019

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lives in a way we, as a Council, have never before,” she said. “We could fob off housing issues and say this is a state issue, or a federal issue, but affordable and alternate housing is everyone’s issue.” Cr Bruce McLachlan said he supported the strategy, following amendments made to the original draft which put more focus on placement in appropriate areas. “This is the first time the councillors sat down Source: Agenda item 3.1 as a group and worked Central Coast Council through the issues and Ordinary Meeting, April 29 it was quite rewarding in Interview, Apr 30 Central Coast Councillor, that regard,” he said. Bruce McLachlan “I do have some Interview, Apr 30 reservations but am Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith realistic and understand Media statement Apr 30 council cannot override Central Coast Councillor, state policy and the Jillian Hogan fact is people can build Reporters: Terry Collins and Merilyn Vale boarding houses in

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Action group’s objections rejected

len Road Action Group was caught unaware when the applicants for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre announced amended plans at the first hearing of the NSW Land and Environment Court.

Residents, Central Coast Council officers, and representatives of the applicants, Dr Sujatha Kalava and Dr Shashi Kanth Kalava, met with the court’s Commissioner for a conciliation conference on Wednesday, April 17, on-site at 74 Glen Rd, Ourimbah. The group’s town planning consultant, Gary Chestnut, said that when residents tried to submit to the Commissioner a drawing, illustrating how the building would impact on a neighbour, the applicant’s lawyer would not allow it to be entered into discussion because the plans had been amended and, therefore, the drawing was not relevant.

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“We haven’t seen the plans, we don’t know what the amendments are and the applicant’s lawyer did not explain,” he said. “It does seem unfair because the community does not know what the amended plans are, and it could very well be something that they do not object to. “It’s the proposal before those amendments that the residents object to on various counts” he said. After the site inspection, Council officers and the applicant’s legal team went into confidential conference with the aim of reaching agreement and putting up ideas to reach a compromise.

If they cannot reach agreement by May 8, the conciliation period will be terminated and the matter will be listed for the next available hearing date in the Land and Environment Court. There is no obligation to place the amended plans on public exhibition unless there are substantial differences to the plan, and it is at the discretion of Council officers in the planning department. Glen Road Action Group conducted a successful campaign to have the drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre rejected by Central Coast Council in October 2018, on the grounds of inadequate on-site

sewage servicing. The applicants then appealed to the Land and Environment Court. Gary Chestnut said the group had various objections, including variations to setbacks and impacts of privacy on adjoining owners, inadequate on-site sewage management system, non-compliance with the definition of a group home, the bulk and scale being out of character with surrounding dwellings and discrepancies between consultants’ reports. “The development application, as defined under the rules and regulations, does not

conform to the definition of a group home,” Chestnut said. “A traditional group home normally has five or six residents and is designed to transition people under drug and alcohol rehabilitation back to “normal” life and to learn life skills to look after themselves, yet this proposal is for 14 units. “Also, meals will be catered off-site and delivered to the centre and laundry will be taken off-site. “In the community’s opinion, this is a commercial enterprise rather than what a traditional group home should be,” Chestnut said.

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“There’s also concerns about building scale and height being out of character, and an illustration of that is the roof area of the proposed building, which is fourand-a-half times bigger than the roof size of any other house in the surrounding area,” he said. “The bushfire consultant’s report and assessor’s documents raise serious questions in that they say the building will be on the valley floor, but in fact, it will be on the ridgeline, also it was assessed as only requiring a 30m bushfire protection zone but as the development is classified as a group home it has to have a special protection zone of 60m. Source: Agenda item 2.3, Oct 29, 2018. Central Coast Council meeting Interview, Apr 26 Glen Road Action Group town planning consultant, Gary Chestnut Interview, Apr 30 Media Unit, Land and Environment Court Journalist, Sue Murray

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Urban Development Institute summit to explore high speed rail H

igh speed public rail transport to the Central Coast will be an in-depth topic of discussion at the next meeting of the state’s leading development industry body, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW. In the lead-up to the Federal election, both

the Coalition and Labor have expressed renewed support for faster rail and high speed rail to connect the regions of NSW to capital cities. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UDIA NSW, Steve Mann, said the UDIA supported faster connections for the regions as a clear pathway towards global competitiveness and delivering greater options for housing affordability.

The topic will be explored in depth at the UDIA NSW Regional Cities Summit to be held on Thursday, May 2, the Pullman Magenta Shores Resort, Magenta. Speakers on the rail issue will include Transport NSW’s chief transport planner, Tim Raimond, and Sydney University’s Chair in transport and supply chain management, Dr Rico Merkert.

Mann said the UDIA had been calling for fast rail as part of a Sydney Region Conurbation of five cities, Newcastle and Gosford in the north and coastal and inland centres in the south. “This greater connected region has the potential to support a population of more than seven million within 20 years if we commit to fast train public transport,” he said.

“UDIA is excited that the major federal parties are seriously discussing high speed rail as part of the impending federal election. “It is important that any future high speed rail does not bypass regional cities, which would benefit greatly from improved access into the country’s capital cities. “These measures would also support the

government’s recently announced population settlement plan by improving access to the regions for new international migrants, and would provide the much-needed access for international students at regional universities,” Mann said. Source: Media release, Apr 26 Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW

Community Environment Network Chairman’s Report Hello, In responding to concerns by locals over water pollution, I was reminded that frequently many activities lead to unintended consequences. Consider for example land clearing, where unintended consequences include; erosion, increased stormwater and water pollution. The results can be seen regularly on Tuggerah Lakes where the water becomes blue when the air is still, but when the wind whips up the bottom sediments the water changes to a chocolate brown. In planning for development we need to ensure the unintended consequences are reversed as often they are ignored. Young people impress me with their energy, optimism and courage. Watching the Extinction Rebellion rallies in the UK and Europe are amazing. The young have the answer, they are getting out and getting their voices heard. Our leaders are failing to acknowledge or come up with solutions to dying rivers, mass fish kills, hotter summers or species extinctions, their SILENCE is deafening. In the past year, the Central Coast environment has been declining with land clearing, wetland destruction and waste dumping. The young are our best hope of stopping this Race to the Bottom.

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of the Community Environment Network Inc. When: Sun, 2 June, 2019 Where: Lecture Theatre 1, Central Coast Campus, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah Time: 8:30 - 9:30 am Current financial members of CEN are eligible to nominate. If you are interested in nominating for a position on CEN's Executive and would like to find out more, then please contact John Asquith to discuss – email: esd@cen.org.au

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Ourimbah Masterplan’s implementation will result in loss of historical significance

u r i m b a h ’s h i s t o r i c a l significance of an 1800s timber town will be lost if development is allowed to go ahead under the draft O u r i m b a h Masterplan, says State Member for The Entrance, David Mehan

Hundreds of Ourimbah residents have already signed a petition to Central Coast Council to amend the plan to better protect the heritage township which will be destroyed if it goes ahead in its current form, David Mehan said. The Ourimbah Region Residents’ Association (ORRA) wholeheartedly agrees. “If we don’t protect our heritage, you take away the feel of the place,” said ORRA president, Di Willard, “and even though we’ve grown, we are still a village. It’s a village built on the

The timber railway station at Ourimbah, the oldest on the northern rail line. back of timber and is the historic significance of European settlement in Ourimbah from the 1830s. With its blue gums, blackbutts, round-leafed gum, spotted gum and white mahogany trees, it was an ideal place for the milling of timber to support a Sydney building boom between 1840 and 1870. Most of the timber sawn and milled at Ourimbah was used for local buildings, including the railway station, post office and houses along the highway, and that is

the precinct the locals and Mehan want to protect. “Some places have been modernised, such as the real estate agency and the hotel, but they’ve done that keeping within the character of the village,” Willard said. Submissions to the plan closed on March 28 but residents are hoping the petition will sway Council to amend the draft and make protection of Ourimbah’s heritage a key outcome. Mehan said this should

be done by ensuring the protection of existing heritage structures; limiting the height of structures along the Pacific Highway to single storey; imposing strict character materials and design requirements to any new development along the highway to ensure that there is a good blend of buildings. There are, at least, eight significant heritage structures within the township, including the timber post office and accommodation, and the oldest timber railway

station along the main northern rail line, and one of the few in NSW. “While these are referenced in the masterplan, there is no plan to maintain the current heritage streetscape, and the Workers’ Memorial is not even noted in the plan,” Mehan said. “The plan offers nothing more than preservation of heritage ‘islands’ alongside new development, which will have no regard to the existing heritage streetscape. “The masterplan allows modern four-storey apartments to be built next to single-storey timber heritage cottages, and that’s not an outcome my community wants. “It’s no use preserving single buildings on their own, then surrounding them with modern developments, as the significance of their historic value is lost. “You’ve only got to look at what happened at Gosford to see that is not what we want.

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“Ourimbah is the only suburb left on the Central Coast where there’s existing continuity of similar character buildings in a single street, and there’s no reason not to protect the whole streetscape. “Blue Mountains Council has a good record in this regard and has shown it can be done, and there is an opportunity at Ourimbah to do likewise, an opportunity that has been lost elsewhere on the Coast. Central Coast Mayor Jane Smith said she has asked Council’s Heritage Advisory Committee to consider the matter, provide input and make a recommendation. Source: Media release Apr 18 Interview Apr 29 The Entrance MP, David Mehan Interview, Apr 29 ORRA President, Di Willard Interview Apr 30 Central Coast Mayor Jane Smith Website, Apr 29 NSW Dept Environment & Heritage

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Emma loves the Coast. A true local, Emma’s family has been on the Coast for generations - and she went through school in Wyong and Tuggerah. The Coast is her home and she’s working hard to make our community an even better place to live. Emma spent 20 years working in health, 10 years as a Pharmacist at Wyong Hospital. She moved her way up from a clinical post to deputy director of pharmacy.

Emma works tirelessly for the Coast. She fought to save Wyong Hospital from privatisation and will stand up for pensioners, working families and young people. Emma understands families are doing it tough and will do her best to care for our community by: Protecting Medicare and strengthening our hospitals

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Feedback sought on draft Greater Ballot draw signifies commencement of Lake Munmorah Structure Plan Federal Election

entral Coast Council is inviting the community to provide feedback on the draft Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plan on public exhibition until Sunday, May 26. Council Director, Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said the draft Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plan was developed through significant analysis and stakeholder engagement, and once finalised, would deliver the first cohesive long term vision for land use in this important growth area of the Coast. “This draft plan sets out a long-term vision for the Greater Lake Munmorah study area, ensuring the area is designed for sustainable

growth, liveability and employment opportunities, whilst protecting the area’s unique character and sensitive natural settings,” Cox said. “With a coherent framework for development, facilitation of future growth and prosperity of the area, the plan identifies appropriate development footprints for new residential and employment land, relevant staging requirements, plus appropriate transport, environmental and open space networks.” The study area is a collection of 10 precincts connected by the Central Coast Highway: a biodiversity corridor; employment lands; Kingfisher Shores; sportsgrounds; Saliena Ave; Kamilaroo Ave; Chain Valley Bay; Northern Lake

Munmorah; Southern for both tourists and Lake Munmorah; and, locals. schools. “This structure plan Council is also taking will ensure the future this opportunity to liveability of the area inform the community and plan for a flourishing of projects taking place economy and wellin surrounding suburbs connected spaces, which make up the while also providing planning area, including greater certainty for the Northern Lakes, San community with regard Remo, Budgewoi and to land usage,” Mayor Toukley. Smith said. An interactive online “ P r o v i d i n g map has been developed opportunities for the to make it easier for the community to have their community to zone in on say is an integral stage the areas that interest in the development of them, view the draft plan this structure plan and precinct summaries and the feedback will be used provide feedback. to finalise a plan that Mayor, Jane Smith, meets the need of the said Council recognised community, now and in the importance of an the future.” overview vision and Public consultation framework for the future closes on Sunday, May development of Greater 26. Lake Munmorah as this Source: area continued to grow in Media release, Apr 16 population, industry and Central Coast Council as a popular destination Advetisement

he countdown to the federal election is on, following the crucial ballot paper positions draw and the opening of postal voting and early voting centres on Monday, April 29. In the race for Dobell, Aaron Harpley-Carr for the United Australia Party has come up trumps with the number one position. The sitting member, Labor’s Emma McBride, who holds the seat with a 4.8 percent margin, was drawn fifth on the ticket. There’s a field of six in Dobell, in the following order: United Australia Party, Aaron Harpley-Carr; Christian Democrats, Paul Grundy; Liberal National Party, Jilly Pilon; The Greens, Scott Rickard; Australian Labor Party, Emma McBride;

and Independent, Gregory Stephenson. In Shortland there is a field of seven, with, Susan Newbury, for the Sustainable Australia party taking the top spot and the sitting member, Labor’s, Pat Conroy, who holds the seat with a margin of 9.9 percent, in third position on the ticket. The ballot paper positions are: Sustainable Australia, Susan Newbury; Christian Democratic Party, Xing Yu; Australian Labor Party, Pat Conroy; United Australia Party, Dani Rifai; The Greens, Wylie Campbell; Animal Justice Party, Bryan McGrath; and, Liberal National Party, Nell McGill. Source: Website, Australian Electoral Commission Website, The Tally Room

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Operational Plan to deliver $791m investment

entral Coast Council will have an operating deficit of $7.7m over the next 12 months as they deliver a $791m investment in essential services and capital works for the region. Council’s Draft Operational Plan 2019-20 was placed on exhibition for public comment following lengthy debate at its meeting on March 25.

The draft plan forms the second year of Council’s Delivery Program 2018-21. Essential services will see a spend of $567.8m, while Council will outlay $223.2m on capital works in the priority areas of roads; water and sewerage service infrastructure; protecting and enhancing the local environment; community facilities and open space and recreation infrastructure. Despite a motion from, Cr Greg Best, to reject

the draft and call for a management audit to see why finances are deteriorating at such a rapid rate, councillors voted to put it on public exhibition following spirited discussion. Cr Best said the plan failed four of the nine benchmark criteria set by the NSW Office of Local Government and also called for a decrease for former Wyong Shire ratepayers to give parity with former Gosford City

ratepayers. He said the former Wyong ratepayers were paying $220 more than former Gosford ratepayers. Cr Kyle McGregor said the motion was a “stunt” and this should really be about putting the draft plan out on public exhibition. “There is time to address the inequities,” he said. Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, said Council’s estimated operating income for the 201920 financial year was

LABOR WILL TAKE $8,000 P/Y FROM OUR $31,000 P/Y PERSONAL RETIREMENT INCOME ACCOUNT HOW MUCH WILL THEY TAKE FROM YOU? My novice understanding of Labors changes to franking credits. The A.L.P. If elected proposes to stop payment of cash tax refunds owing to Australian Shareholders from unused tax credits attaching to their fully franked dividends from Australian shares such as B.H.P., The Banks, Telstra and many other good tax paying Aussie Companies. These companies pay 30% of profit to ATO as a pre paid tax(franking) credit for shareholders, this credit is held to offset any tax they might owe. However if they do not owe any tax the un-used tax credit is claimed back as a cash refund. This 30% cash tax refund is added to the 70% cash dividend already paid, this 100% amount is declared income in the tax return. It is this 30% cash tax refund (refundable franking credit) that Labor wants to unfairly take from shareholders dividends, Labor plans to selectively target 1million non working Australians who stand to loose $5 billion p/y income via this unfair change. Labor wrongly claim this cash tax refund to be a tax “loophole” or a “gift” from the government, as can be seen this is untrue, it is a legal tax refund of a un-used tax(franking) credit held in the shareholders name. Labor would make exemptions to their policy for some groups including themselves. They would exempt some Govt pensioners and not others. Many of these non working Australians are in the nil tax bracket and some on Govt pensions, whilst others have provided for themselves and want nothing from the Govt other than being left alone as planned for years ago. Seek professional financial advise for yourself. Reject Labors cash tax refund grab that discrimates against the same class of senior Australians This notice is placed in the public interest by P Campbell Ph: 0414 630 837

$560.1m, leaving an estimated budgeted operating deficit of $7.7m before capital grants and contributions. “We have a 10-year financial strategy and it is expected that we will be back in surplus following the next two financial years,” Smith said. “It is not uncommon for councils to operate on a deficit. “It comes down to a choice about the level of service we offer residents. “Energy and fuel costs have risen and there have been costs relating to integrating systems following the amalgamation of the two councils.” Smith said the draft plan continued Council’s commitment to prioritising key community needs and aspirations for the Central Coast in line with the Community Strategic Plan, which is Council’s “contract with the community”. “The Draft Plan details every project and initiative we will deliver over the next year with a strong focus on consolidation of Council’s core operating systems, delivering community infrastructure and meeting sustainability principles,” she said. Hundreds of projects are planned across the Coast in the $223.2m program with priority spending areas including: $72.7m on roads, transport and drainage; $38.4m on water and sewerage; $21.8m on open space and recreation; $16.3m on facilities and asset management; $9.4m on economic development

and project delivery; and, $4.5m on business enterprise. There will be $4.3m on waste services; $3.1m on natural and environmental assets; $2.7m on waterways and coastal protection; $2.3m on leisure and lifestyle; $1.1m on libraries; and, $148,000 on learning and education. “We will continue to review our operations to look for innovative ways to deliver services and take advantage of efficiencies to reduce the budgeted operating deficit,” Smith said. “Council is in a strong financial position with our infrastructure, property, plant and equipment portfolio having a gross replacement cost of $10.2b as at June 30, 2018, and an investment portfolio which is managed to ensure that Council has sufficient funds to deliver services to the community. “Our community have identified their vision of where they want to see the Coast grow and be in 10 years’ time. “We want a smart, responsible, green and liveable Central Coast and for all community members to have a sense of belonging. “This Draft Operational Plan 2019-20 will enable Council to deliver this for our community and continue to pave the way for a prosperous and positive future for our region.” Source: Agenda item 3.6 Central Coast Council Ordinary Meeting, Mar 25 Interview, Mar 26 Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith Reporter: Terry Collins

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Three shared pathways to be funded by a Labor Federal Government T

hree shared pathways which have been the subject of long c o m m u n i t y campaigns, and now on Central Coast Council’s priority list, could be a few steps closer to being established, following a Labor Party promise of a $15m contribution. The Tuggerawong foreshore pathway is a new 1km section to connect the existing pathway at Friday St, Tuggerawong, to the play area at Tuesday St, Don Small Oval, Tacoma. The Avoca Kincumber loop will follow the route along Avoca Dr, Kincumber, from Empire Bay Dr to Cape Three Points Rd, Avoca Beach, to extend the existing shared pathway network from Kincumber to Avoca Beach. Mannering Park’s existing shared pathway will be extended to Chain Valley Bay. Federal Members, Pat Conroy (Shortland) and Emma McBride (Dobell), announced the $15m funding as part of Labor’s policy of a $260m National Bike Paths Strategy which, they said, was the largest ever investment in shared pathways from a federal government. “These projects have already been identified by Central Coast Council as priorities and a Labor Government will ensure they are delivered,” Conroy said. McBride said community groups, including the Tuggerawong Pathway Group and the Avoca Community Association have also called for more investment in local

shared pathways. “This will complement Council’s commitment to invest in its Bike Plan,” she said. The draft Central Coast Bike Plan is expected to come before Council for debate and approval later in 2019. It contains two options for the community driven Mannering Park to Chain Valley Bay pathway. Mannering Park Precinct Committee has waged a 10-year campaign for a foreshore route to Kingfisher Shores, which is favoured by the majority, and indicated in a number of community surveys conducted by the Precinct and Council. The other option is along Ruttleys Rd and the Pacific Highway. A report to Council’s meeting on April 29 said money for preliminary investigation and assessment of design options was included in the draft 2019/20 budget which is yet to be adopted by Council. Councillor, Jillian Hogan, queried the community consultation process and Roads Transport Drainage and Waste Director, Boris Bolgoff, reported that it would be undertaken in 2020, across various platforms such as Council’s online site, social media such as Facebook, letterbox drops, and direct information and feedback sessions held at Mannering Park and Chain Valley Bay. Source: Media release, Apr 26 Federal Members, Pat Conroy, (Shortland) and, Emma McBride, (Dobell) Central Coast Council Ordinary Meeting, Apr 29 Website, Central Coast Council

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Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Anthony Albanese (centre); with (from left) We Ride Australia Director, Stephen Hodge; Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy; Member for Dobell, Emma McBride; and Labor candidate for Robertson, Anne Charlton

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Lake Munmorah shared pathway is nearing completion

The new pathway at Lake Munmorah is a vital community link

he Lake Munmorah 2km shared pathway on the Pacific Hwy, between Tall Timbers Rd and Carters Rd is nearing completion. Central Coast Council’s Director of Roads Transport Drainage and Waste, Boris Bolgoff said the 2.5m-wide pathway would improve safety and access along this busy stretch of road. “The pathway will allow better access for walkers, runners, cyclists, parents with prams and community members who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids,” he said. “This project will also see a pedestrian refuge, new road pavement and kerb and gutter installed at the intersection of Pacific Hwy and Kangaroo Ave. “We are rolling out and planning a range of pathway projects so that people of all ages and abilities can walk and cycle throughout the Central Coast using safe, inclusive and connected facilities. “Our focus is on projects that complete

missing links, create routes that loop and connect the region’s scenic waterways, and provide increased connection between centres, recreation spaces and public transport.” Mayor Jane Smith said the liveability and sustainability of the Central Coast would continue to improve with further development and expansion of the region’s network of footpaths, bike paths and shared paths. “Our network of pathways not only provides a means to get active and experience our beautiful environment, but also offers a legitimate alternative transport mode,” Mayor Smith said. “Creating the right mix of footpaths, bike paths and shared paths will also boost regional and economic development by encouraging tourism.” The new shared pathway on Pacific Hwy, Lake Munmorah is scheduled for completion in May, weather permitting. Source: Media release, Apr 8 Central Coast Council

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Federal budget receives a mixed response T

he Federal Budget handed down on April 2 by the Morrison G o v e r n m e n t predicting a surplus in 2019-20, has been labelled “a fragile promise” by Federal Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy. “It is a fragile promise based on unlikely wages growth, an under-spend in the NDIS, more cuts to pensions and other entitlements, and tricky accounting around the early collection of tobacco excise and early payment of council grants,” he said. “The real story is a slowing economy: stagnant wages, slow growth, 1.8 million Australians looking for

work or more work, very low inflation, slowing retail sales and housing declining.” Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, said the “best parts” of the Budget were a “copy and paste” from Labor’s policies and the worst parts had let down pensioners and low-income earners. “Hundreds of people in Dobell have been stranded without NDIS plans and services due to the Liberal National Disability Insurance Agency mandatory staffing cap, and this has not been removed as part of the Budget,” she said. “In fact, the Liberal’s projected budget surplus has been built through under-spending on the NDIS. “Promising $525m on vocational training and skills hubs is a

pretty underwhelming effort when this Liberal Government has cut $3b from vocational training over the past six years.” McBride said Labor’s 2019 Budget Reply benefitted the Coast, providing an additional $43.7m in funding for schools and lifting the cap on NDIS staff numbers to “get the support to people with disability when they need it. “We will take real action on climate change and renewable energy to drive down power costs,” she said. “Workers earning under $40,000 will also get a tax cut and penalty rates will be restored.” Conroy said the Liberals had matched Labor’s tax cuts for workers earning $50,000 to $90,000, “but have ignored the nearly three million workers who

earn less than that.” The NSW Business Chamber says the Central Coast should be a key beneficiary of the announcement on skills and jobs. “There were a number of very positive announcements with respect to skills development in this Budget,” Central Coast Regional Director, Paula Martin,. said. “So it’s important that the Central Coast, with the third highest youth unemployment rate in the state, should be a focal point for some of these important initiatives. “Central Coast businesses will certainly benefit from the government’s announcement that more than half a billion dollars would be set aside for 80,000

new apprenticeships nationally. “The incentive payment for employers will be doubled to $8,000 for taking on an apprentice, while the apprentice will also receive a $2,000 incentive payment. “This is a great outcome and was something actively sought by the NSW Business Chamber. “What is less clear is whether the Central Coast is in line for one of the Training Hubs also announced in the Budget. “The Government stated that it would spend $67.5m to trial 10 national training hubs in regions with high youth unemployment, with an aim of creating better linkages between schools and local industry, and other skills development measures.

“This is to be applauded, but with a big youth unemployment problem, we can’t afford to miss out on that trial.” Martin said the Government had delivered on an extension to the instant asset writeoff scheme for business. “They also extended the threshold to those businesses with turnover of up to $50m,” she said. Liberal candidate for Dobell, Jilly Pilon, was invited to comment on the Budget, however, she has not responded. Source: Media release, Apr 3 NSW Business Chamber Central Coast Region Media release, Apr 5 Member for Dobell, Emma McBride Media statement, Apr 11 Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy

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Other Regional News - In brief

Wyong Regional Chronicle focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262, & 2263. Given the arrival of new Central Coast Council, following is a summary of news articles published in

the most recent edition of each of our sister Central Coast publications. The full articles and more, as well as all previously published editions, can be seen on line on our website www.CentralCoastNews.net

Copies of these other publications may be obtained from our offices in Gosford, by subscription, or from a myriad of locations in the areas covered by each publication.

Edition 468

29 April 2019

Peninsula News focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas 2256 & 2257.

Council staff

Council staff recommend recommend Farnell Rd proposal approval

Quick survey finds Woy Woy Bay in ‘good condition’

Farnell Rd Central Coast Council staff have A quick survey of Woy Woy Bay on recommended that tonight’s April 23 has found the bay to be proposal approval council meeting approve a generally clean and tidy, according up 28 metres Central Coast staff would proposal for Council 27 units andtakeseven toof street Clean4Shore facilitator Mr have recommended that frontage on bin night. The proposal fails to meet tonight’s council meeting townhouses over five blocks on Graeme Johnson. apartment design guidelines for approve a proposal for 27 minimum separation distances and seven townhouses theunits corner of Blackwall and Farnell from buildings to side and rear over five blocks on the corner of Blackwall and Farnell Rds, Woy Woy.

boundaries. Six units fail to comply with solar and daylight access into living rooms and private open spaces. Units Nine, 18 and 27 only get one hour of sunlight between 9am and 3pm in mid-winter while three other units only get two hours. Two units have balconies that fail to provide a three-metre depth. The development fails to meet the communal open space policy of 25 per cent and the communal space it does allocate on the ground floor, at 21 per cent, fails to provide at least two hours of sunlight to at least 50 per cent of the space, only giving it to 25 per cent of the space. The report says the proposal has either 61 or 62 car parking spaces (it mentions both). In summing up, the report recommends approval, saying the proposed consolidation of five lots and redevelopment is consistent with all relevant directions under the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036. It says the proposed built form is considered acceptable in the context of the site and is in the public interest as it will provide a variety of housing types and densities within the area. Tonight’s meeting is at the Central Coast offices at Wyong. Meeting. It starts at 6pm with the public forum and the meeting proper starts after the speakers. This development is the first item on the business agenda so it should be dealt with early in the night.

Keira-Lee McNamara

Work to start on Woy Woy wharf Woy Woy’s new wharf should be completed by the end of next year, according to a report to the Central Coast Council.

Everglades catchment drain upgrade completed

ExchangeQuick student celebrates Man escapes serious injury in survey finds Woy Woy birthday in Australia shore dump

Central Coast Council has completed an upgrade to the Everglades catchment drainage in Umina Beach.

The Rotary Club of Umina Beach A man in his 50s has escaped “Overall the waterway here is in A quick survey of Woy Woy Johnson said. “Tidal and wind deposit condition. being struck has celebrated witheddiesserious injurygoodafter Bay on Aprila23 milestone has found “It was also pleasing to note the bay to be generally roadside litter in these mangroves, easily managed on a higher tide. that a derelict vessel was removedthe its Danish youth exchange by a wave and dumped onto cleanRotary and tidy, according to “Only a large four wheel drive from the jetty boat ramp at Lions Clean4Shore facilitator Mr was dragged from the water Park.” student Graeme whoJohnson. is celebratingtyre her shore at Killcare Beach on Easter near the end of Taylor St. Mr Johnson said Clean4shore The survey was undertaken to A wheelie bin and oyster basket hoped to bring in a local school or out any larger items, and plan were also found birthdayseek in Australia. Sunday, April 21. in the mangroves youth group to clean the railway future outings and clean ups in the

The report says the $11 million development on the 3721.5 square metre site owned by Apex Smart Homes Pty Ltd is permissible in the zone and that no councillor has made any representations about it. But residents submitted 87 comments or objections when it was first exhibited and 36 when it was exhibited a second time. They complained about overshadowing, infrastructure issues such as stormwater, traffic and parking, loss of privacy and light pollution among other issues. Save Our Woy Woy community group founder Mr Harvey McDougall said the submissions had been basically ignored. He will speak on behalf of the group at the public forum at 6pm, ahead of the council meeting. The group is calling on residents to attend tonight’s council meeting to give a clear message to councillors who will vote on a development proposal. The proposal exceeds planning provisions in a number of ways. It is above the height limit of 11metres by 7.5 per cent. It is above the maximum floor space ratio by 2.7 per cent. The setbacks along the boundaries are as little as 4.2 metres when six metres is the limit. The setbacks also compromise the deep soil provisions for landscaping along boundaries. The waste servicing requirements are exceeded by 89 per cent but the council report says the code was written at a time when the maximum residential bin size was 240 litres and the bins are now 360 litres. The council report states that the 34-unit development can be serviced with 28 bins and this

Bay in ‘good condition’

bay, he said. “The lower tide greatly restricted this survey, especially with the obvious small litter gathered in front of the railway station,” Mr

near the Spike Milligan Bridge. A slow cruise in a dinghy back through Woy Woy Channel, turned up smaller items, plus three buckets and a sleeping mat.

line foreshore and deeper into Horsfield and Correa Bay, on a higher tide.

SOURCE: Social media, 23 Apr 2019 Graeme Johnson, Clean4Shore

Red Shield doorknock planned Ettalong residents group to hear Handful of people attend ballot for May about development draw The Salvation Army has announced that its Red Shield Appeal doorknock will take place across the Peninsula on May 2526.

Work to Residents for Responsible Only start a handful of people, including Ettalong Development will hold a five of wharf the eight candidates on Woy Woy meeting tomorrow night, Tuesday, standing for the Federal seat of The former Gosford City Council allowing access during all-weather Woy Woy’s new wharf should adopted a concept plan for the future turned and all-tide conditions. completed by the April 30,befrom 8pm at end theofEttalong Robertson, up to witness Work will start in this financial next year, according to a upgrade of the Woy Woy Wharf, floating pontoon and year. report to the Central Coast inclusive of a one senior citizens centre. of the steps of democracy in associated infrastructure to ensure The report to council said Council. accessibility. extensive community consultation The council has to allocate choosing the prior ballot The projectaction provided for -a new was undertaken to thelist $1.33 million in next financial SOURCE:

year’s budget to comply with the 25

sea wall, a dedicated fishing wharf and associated facilities, footpath

adoption of the concept plan but further community consultation will

for commercial ferries and for recreational use of Brisbane Water,

Central Coast Council agenda 3.4 and 3.5, 29 April 2019

Missing teenager located

SW Police have advised that missing 13-year-old, K e i r a - L e e McNamara, has been found safe and well. M c N a m a r a disappeared from the Central Coast on April 21 and was last seen at a home in Gorokan around 11am. NSW Police issued a public statement regarding McNamara’s disappearance on April

23, urging anyone with information about her whereabouts to come forward. “Keira-Lee McNamara has not been seen or heard from since April 21 and police and her family are concerned for her welfare due to her young age,” the statement reads. The statement concluded with a physical description of McNamara, as well as the outfit she was believed to

be wearing at the time of her disappearance. Police also received information that she may have travelled by train from the Wyong area, also on April 23. NSW Police announced that McNamara had been found safe and well via their official Facebook page on April 26. Source: Media release, Apr 23 NSW Police Media Website, Apr 26 NSW Police Force official Facebook page

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per cent funding agreement under Central Coastand Council more can be seen onand cantilever lighting be undertaken in the finalisation The full agenda articles line on boardwalk; our website the NSW Government’s Regional 2.1, 29 April 2019 and landscaping. of the design plans prior to Communities Development Interview (Merilyn Vale), The www.PeninsulaNews.info project is expected to construction starting. www.centralcoastnews.Net They be council seenprovide on Fundcan whichalso gave the 23 April 2019 SOURCE: an improved facility Harvey McDougall, Save Our Woy Woy

$3.591million to redevelop the town centre wharf.

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Preparation of an Environmental Plan is next stage for controversial seismic testing

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Preparation of an Environmental Plan is next stage for controversial seismic testing Asset Energy is definitely preparing to seek permission to conduct 3D seismic testing in waters off the Central Coast, with pre-planning for a mandatory sset Energy Plan Environmental already

$18m in Federal funding allocated for stage one of Gosford University campus The row over staff parking fees A multi campus university for at the new multi-storey Gosford Gosford came a step closer to Hospital car park continues, with becoming a reality on April 3, with workers demanding a continuation an injection of $18m in Federal of the free shuttle bus service to funding for stage one of the environmental regulator.” systems in place and that the Showground Road so that they theproject. Hospital car parking fees dispute remains unresolved

industry continues to “evolve and improve technology, procedures and practices.” Following several incidents, including Deepwater, NOPSEMA had changed regulations to guard against such events, he said. “In terms of the drilling process, we will ensure all assets, nationally and locally, are in place and ready to act should the worst eventuate,” Foster said. He said the company was aware of, but undeterred by, If given the green light, the thousands of vocal opponents testing would be carried out to any seismic testing off over a 1,000sq km area, much Central Coast waters. of which is off our regional “We undertook 2D coastline. testing in April, 2018, and Asset Energy Director, Tobias Foster “We are at the stage are declining,” he said. we were certainly aware “stretching back to the 80s” understand that noise as an where we are preparing an that local interest groups “What the discovery of and conducted as recently as energy source can disrupt Environmental Plan,” Foster were concerned about our natural gas in NSW-would do 2018 off Norah Head, that the particular organisms in certain said. operations, and we anticipate is that, pending reserves and Sydney Basin contains hydro- contexts,” he said. “We are determining how engineering, we would be able bearing source materials that will continue into the and when we wish to go about future,” he said. which could yield “multithat at the moment. “Australia must maintain “As per federal regulations, energy security, it must we need to engage with the maintain provision of raw community and stakeholders materials for manufacturing and present an Environmental and to ensure energy prices Plan to the national regulator, are kept as low as possible. the National Offshore “People must maintain that Petroleum Safety and in the back of their minds Environmental Management when understanding what the TheAuthority full (NOPSEMA).” articles and more can be seen on line on our website www.centralcoastnews.net Coastpetroleum Community News industry provides “We have to understand each Foster said there was a specifically feet of gas”. for Australia.” to offer a local source of gas trillion “We havearticles to prepare ancan Oil also risks, determine how2260 we focusses on news related to post code areasof the 2250, 2251, and be read and definite need for the testing to to provide a cheaper energy “That’s a significant resource can mitigate against them, and Pollution Prevention Plan as See the full video interview at shared phone by going www.coastcommunitynews.com.au. be conducted off NSW waters. source. on your mobile in anyone’s language,” he said. to ensure that we have control part of any Environmental www.coastcommunitynews. “The majority of the gas “We need to secure an Foster said he did not agree measures during any activity Plan for our petroleum activity com.au/news/video-news/ from Queensland is exported energy supply for NSW for that any lasting damage would to ensure that any impact we (with) response mechanisms Source: to Asian markets and gas for decades to come.” be done to marine eco systems have on any marine organism to mitigate against any Video interview, Mar7 NSW has predominantly been or eco system is managed potential spill.” Foster said it was obvious through seismic survey. Community News Partners from Victoria, but the reserves from 2D seismic work Reporter: Terry Collins Foster said there were “What we have to do is effectively and acceptable to

is definitely preparing to seek permission to conduct 3D seismic testing in waters off the Central Coast, with pre-planning for a mandatory Environmental Plan already underway, Director, Tobias Foster, has confirmed in an exclusive video interview with Central Coast Newspapers.

Prime Minister praises Liberal candidates

Current dredging arrangement is a ridiculous process

Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on the Coast on April 9, discussing the Government’s support for small and family businesses at Central Coast Motor Group, North Gosford, and lending his support

Community Environment Network Chair, John Asquith, has called on the newly re-elected Coalition State Government to “strategically rethink” funding for waterways maintenance on the Central Coast.

Foster defended the need for 3D testing, saying comparing it to 2D testing, was “a bit like colour TV compared to grainy black and white”. “It will improve our knowledge of the existence of hydro carbons and ensure development as efficiently and safely as possible,” he said. With drilling, the natural successor to seismic testing, Foster said an incident such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico was unlikely. “In terms of seismic survey, there is no risk of natural hyrdo carbon release,” he said. “As a consequence of drilling, of course, when we are penetrating geological strata, we do need to ensure that that procedure is undertaken safely and effectively.

Rod Bower will run for the Senate

Human Rights activist, Rod Bower, will run for the Senate at the forthcoming Federal Election, alongside other climate-focused candidates, with Independents for Climate Action Now (ICAN).

$350,000 allocated to local Records tumble at classic car Avoca Beach Picture Theatre infrastructure upgrades at auction minor modifications approved Forresters Beach Member for Terrigal, Adam A 1964 Aston Martin selling for Minor modifications to the Crouch, has announced more than $1.55m and a 1997 Aussie Invader redevelopment of the Avoca $455,000,was topped the of, Beach $350,000 in local infrastructure He saidfetching the company aware but Picture Theatre have upgrades at Forresters Beach. sales at the auction of the entire been approved by Central Coast undeterredstock by, thousands of vocal to efforts by, Cr Jeff of Gosford Classic Cars opponents on Council, despite April 6 and 7. Sundstrom, any seismic testing off Central Coast waters at the meeting on April

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Wounding and kidnapping Central Coast Lifeguards have officially ceased patrol duties incident at Wadalba A A

man has been charged with wounding and kidnapping offences, following an alleged altercation on the Central Coast.

Around 6pm on Monday, April 15, two men, aged 53 and 55, and a woman, aged 62, were at a caravan park on Johns Rd, Wadalba. During the night, it is alleged that a dispute broke out between the two men, where the 62-year-old woman suffered wounds to her leg and the 53-year-old man received wounds to his hands.

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The 55-year-old man then allegedly assaulted the woman before threatening them both. Around 6am on Tuesday, April 16, the 53-year-old man approached a neighbour to call for help.

The woman was taken to Wyong Hospital for treatment before being transported to Royal North Shore Hospital, she is currently in a stable condition. Police arrived at the scene and arrested a 55-year-old man. He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with four offences, including wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and detain for advantage (kidnapping). Source: Media release, Apr 17 NSW Police Media

Double stabbing at San Remo P

olice are investigating after two men were taken to hospital with stab wounds. During Friday night, April 19, emergency services responded to reports of an assault between a group of men on Kallaroo Ave, San Remo. Two men, aged 25 and 26, were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics

before being taken to John Hunter Hospital with non-life-threatening stab wounds to their torso areas. Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District were contacted and commenced an investigation. Police have been told that three men were walking along Emu Dve after leaving a party, when

s winter draws nearer, Central Coast Council lifeguards have officially ceased patrol duties for the 2018-19 season, as of April 29. Mayor Jane Smith said Council lifeguards have had another busy yet successful patrol season. “Since October 2018, more than 2.4m people have visited our beaches, with Council lifeguards performing 1,122 rescues, attending to 5,496 first aid incidents and responding to 34,775 preventative actions across the Central Coast,” Mayor Smith said. “Our lifeguards have certainly worked hard

and done an amazing job during another busy season. “I thank them for the work they do in keeping our beaches safe for our community and for visitors to our region,” Mayor Smith said. Lifeguards will remain on patrol at The Grant McBride Baths, The Entrance, throughout the winter season, with

reduced hours from 8am until 1pm, Monday to Sunday. Beach patrol services for the 2019-20 season will recommence on September 28 at all patrolled Central Coast beaches and The Grant McBride Baths from 9am until 5pm. Source: Media release, Apr 26 Central Coast Council Media

A number of serious accidents happened on Easter Monday

a grey Mazda stopped nearby, and a physical altercation broke out between the three men and two males from the car, during which time the two men were stabbed. Inquiries continue to locate the men, who got back in the car, which is believed to have been driven by a woman, and left the scene. Source: Media release, Apr 20 NSW Police Media

embers of the Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad were kept busy over Easter Monday (April 22), responding to multiple incidents across the Coast’s north. “Just after 1pm, crews were tasked to an accident along Glen Rd at Ourimbah,” said Squad President, Joel Dawes. “Crews arrived to find

no persons trapped at the incident. “Just after 5pm, rescue crews were then tasked to another accident along Yakalla St at Bateau Bay. “They arrived to find a two car head-on collision with multiple patients involved. “The CareFlight Helicopter was also tasked to the incident,” Dawes said. “While rescue crews were still on scene assisting forensic

investigators at the Bateau Bay incident, they were then re-tasked to another head-on collision along the Pacific Hwy at Wadalba. “This incident left one patient trapped in the vehicle for a short time before being released and taken to the John Hunter Hospital,” he said. Source: Website, Apr 22 Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad Official Facebook page

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A high level of renewable energy production is not affordable

have written to my local member, Emma McBride, some 2 weeks ago (at the time of writing) about my concerns over energy policies being espoused before the May election, and to date, she has been unable, or perhaps unwilling, to answer me. Labor, the LNP and the Greens are going to this election with goals of 50 per cent renewable electricity production and a 45 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 (Labor), 23 per cent reduction in emissions and 26 per cent to 28 per cent of renewable electricity production by 2030 (LNP), but neither side is telling us about the costs of these policies. The Greens’ policy of 100 per cent renewable energy production and a closing down of the coal industry by 2030. is so irrational. that no reasonable person could consider it. Dr Brian Fisher is Australia’s leading researcher into energy policies and has worked for every Australian government since the Hawke Government. In his report released in March, (http:// w w w. b a e c o n o m i c s . com.au/wp-content/ uploads/2019/03/ Climate-Policy-Report14March19.pdf) he costs Labor’s policies at a

FORUM $1.2 trillion hit to our Gross National Product (GNP), a lowering of real wages and a substantial reduction in jobs relative to current conditions. He also costs LNP objectives to be a $293 billion hit to our GNP relative to current conditions. Neither Labor nor the LNP want you to consider the research of Australia’s leading research organisation because it does not fit their narrative. Labor instead has quoted Dr Warwick McKibbin, but Dr McKibbin has made two points, the first being that he has been erroneously quoted by Labor, and the second, his research is old and for it to be considered, it would need to be updated. Labor glibly says that renewable energy will reduce energy costs and create jobs in a new industry, but they cannot provide any proof of this and in fact the experience of countries around the world put the lie to these claims. We only have to look at our own States that have pursued renewable energy the hardest, South Australia and Victoria, who now have our most expensive power. China is quoted by those pushing for renewable energy, and in fact they have built

an industry supplying renewables because of their cheap labour costs, something that due to our high labour costs, we could never compete with. But in addition to this, the Chinese are not stupid. While they are building and using renewable energy, they are also building new high energy low emission power plants at six times the rate of output of their renewables, and so is the rest of Asia, leaving Australia with the highest labour costs and almost the most expensive electricity in the world, a totally unsustainable situation and a recipe for disaster internationally. Due to the costs to us of our subsidies to renewables and the associated costs of installing these, we now have the world’s most expensive electricity (now three times the cost per kw of electricity in Trump’s USA) and due to rise even more steeply under Labor’s policies. So. it won’t just be Huggies taking their manufacturing business offshore. Under both major parties’ policies. and especially Labor’s. you will see a flight of manufacturing jobs leaving Australia. The other two sectors that will be hardest hit under the climate change policies will be agriculture and transport.

Labor has already said they will be mandating a limit of 105 grams per km of emissions on fossil fueled cars. but refuse to say how this will be achieved. Of our top 10 selling cars. only one, the smallest and least powerful. can achieve this figure. So what costs are Labor going to put on vehicles needed by most of the population, like utilities, family cars, SUVs, 4WDs or just a car powerful enough to tow a van or trailer? They won’t tell us. and what about the existing fleet of older cars that Labor will need to get off the road to achieve their objectives? Are they going to tax them out of existence? Once again, it is what they are not telling us is where it is going to hurt. And as with electricity prices, the people hit the hardest will be those on lower incomes, the retirees, the elderly, and those with large families that will be the most affected, where the cost of electricity. in comparison to income. is becoming a bigger mountain to climb every time the power bill arrives. So as I see it, the major risk for us this election is not just what they are telling us, it is what they are not telling us that is going to ruin us.

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Correction

letter published in the Forum section of edition 162, written by Andrew FenwickClarke contained a typographical error.

In that letter it was stated that the Australian Coal Alliance (ACA) had received $20,000 of residents’ money from Central Coast Council to

put towards legal fees. Mr Fenwick-Clarke has advised that the actual amount the ACA received was $200,000 not $20,000. That amount was a grant from Central Coast Council to defray legal costs and was to be paid directly to the Environmental Defenders Office, not to the ACA. Editor May 30

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HEALTH

Vietnam Veterans’ Suicide Memorial unveiled

Vietnam Veterans’ Suicide Memorial unveiling in Slade Park

embers of the Rotary Club of Northlakes Toukley attended the unveiling of the new Vietnam Veterans’ Suicide Memorial in Slade Park, Budgewoi. The unveiling was held on April 7, with

the memorial being the result of a joint effort by the club, Central Coast Councillor, Jillian Hogan. and local veteran, Clarence Ormsby. Club President, Roshni Sinah, said the event was a successful yet sombre affair set to remind Central Coast residents of the ongoing battles of

Australian veterans in the lead up to ANZAC Day. “Janet Ormsby is the strength behind Clarence, and did a remarkable job of having all the decorations of white poppies (representing suicide) in place from 5:30am, and our group of helpers was there at 7:30am to place red

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poppies on the plaques. representing all the soldiers,” Sinah said. “It was a sombre walk. “Please Rotarians and families, take a walk and reflect on the lives of these soldiers and their sacrifice for our country,” Roshni Sinah said. “It is the least we can do to remember them.

“Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, attended the event, and Council also placed a seat for reflection, and I am certain those who have lost family will find this a very peaceful place,” she said. As part of the event, there were also performances from

students of Northlakes High School and Budgewoi Public School, local singers, and a Fijian dancer and theer was also catering organised by ladies from Central Coast Legacy branches. Source: Newsletter, Apr 16 Roshni Sinah, Rotary Club of Northlakes Toukley

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Help sought to replenish Community Pantry

y o n g Neighbourhood Centre is calling on the Wyong and s u r r o u n d i n g community to help replenish its Community Pantry before winter. The Centre is calling on the community to donate

food items and other necessities to help ensure that the Community Pantry remains open to the region’s most at-risk people. “The Centre is looking for the following donations: Cereal, sugar, milk, tinned tomatoes, tinned veggies, baked beans, tinned spaghetti,

tinned meat, spaghetti/ pasta, rice, pasta sauce, recipe bases, packet meals, two minute noodles, tinned fruit, deodorant, soaps and body wash, toothbrushes and toothpaste, shaving cream and razors, shampoo and conditioner, nappies and baby wipes”, said Centre Manager, Kylie Hopkins.

Donations can be dropped off at Building 2, 8 Rankens Court, Wyong, between 8:30am and 2:30pm on Wednesdays or Thursdays and between 2:30 and 4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Source: Website, Apr 24 Kylie Hopkins, Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Inc.

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New research: Copper stops colds if used early. CopperZap™ and put it on the market. Soon hundreds of people had tried it. Nearly 100% said the copper stops their colds if used within 3 hours after the first sign. Even up to 2 days, if they still get the cold it is milder than usual and they feel better. Users wrote things like, “It stopped my cold right away,” and “Is it supposed to work that fast?” Pat McAllister, age 70, received one as a gift and called it “one of the best presents ever. This little jewel really works.” Now thousands of users have simply stopped getting colds. People often use CopperZap preventively. Frequent flier Karen Gauci used to get colds after crowded flights. Though skeptical, she tried it several times a day on travel days. “Sixteen flights and not a sniffle!” Businesswoman Rosaleen says when people are sick around her she uses CopperZap morning and night. “It saved me last holidays,” she said. “The kids had colds going around, but not me.” Some users say it also helps with sinuses. Attorney Donna Blight had a 2-day sinus headache. When her CopperZap arrived, she tried it. “I am shocked!” she said. “My head cleared, no more headache, no more congestion.” Some users say copper

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Hospital redevelopment may not include an MRI machine M

ember for Wyong, David Harris, has expressed serious concerns that the $200 million redevelopment of Wyong Hospital will include a “shell” for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine (MRI), but no actual machine. The Health Services Union raised serious concerns at a recent meeting that planning for the proposed redevelopment will not properly meet the needs of the local community. At present, patients at Wyong Hospital requiring an MRI scan have to travel to a local private provider or be moved to Gosford Hospital. “This causes inconvenience to patients and the hospital, because electronic records from the private provider do not seamlessly transfer to the Wyong Hospital record system, as well as cost implications,” Harris said. An MRI can be used to detect brain

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Mother’s Day memorial service to be held

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Christian Science: What it is and how it heals A place at the table for healing prayer GOSFORD: The challenging problems we face today demand a fresh approach to solutions. We can’t afford to overlook the needed component of spirituality to make real progress on the issues that confront our lives and well-being. Practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker, Michelle Nanouche, says, “Through honest talk about the questions people ask, I give a one hour lecture followed by Q and A that tackles the essentials of Christian Science – its unique value as a system of healing, its practical Christianity, and its broader contribution to solving individual and societal problems today.” Nanouche will present her lecture titled, ‘Christian Science: What it is and how it heals,’ on 16th May 2019 at 2.00 pm at the Christian Science Church, 56 William Street Gosford. Admission is free. Everyone Welcome. The lecture will explore a variety of questions, including: “Why is it that genuine healing involves more than purely physical factors based on a patient’s biology and genetic make-up?” “What does Christian Science offer beyond positive thinking or faith healing?” “How is Christian Science both spiritual and scientific?”

Previous Mother’s Day memorial service the community entral Coast for Council will be to come together, to hosting a Mother’s remember and share Day memorial service stories about their dearly departed. to remember “Council is pleased to mothers who are no be once again putting longer with us. on this special service in The special service and partnership with White morning tea will be held Lady Funerals,” Mayor at Noraville Cemetery on Smith said. May 11 at 11am. Attendees are Mayor Jane Smith encouraged to bring a said the event is an framed photo of their opportunity for people to mother or loved one connect and share their to display during the service. stories. “Mother’s Day can be Source: a day of mixed emotions Media release, Apr 18 for many people, so Central Coast Council this service provides a Media supportive environment

Nanouche’s responses are based on the works and teachings of Jesus as recorded in the Bible, and as discussed in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures written by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Christian Science movement. Nanouche will also offer compelling examples– including the healing of a severe leg injury–from her professional practice of healing to illustrate elements of Christian Science treatment. Michelle Nanouche trained and practiced as a Christian Science Nurse for 10 years before changing her focus from nursing care to the practice of Christian Science healing through prayer. She brings over 30 years of professional healing experience to her current roles of practitioner, teacher and lecturer on Christian Science. She lectures on the connection between prayer and health throughout the US and in Africa and Europe. For several years, Nanouche was also the official contact person for information on Christian Science to public authorities, lawmakers, and media in the state of New Jersey, USA. Michelle Nanouche is a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. She travels from her home in Paris, France, and is available to lecture in French and English. For more Information contact Dianne Ambrose 02 43251674

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Central Coast High School students on the Combined High Schools Euro Tour

group of students from Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College (TLSC), The Entrance Campus, are completing a European History Tour with other Central Coast High

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“The group arrived in Rome safely this morning for a big day at the Spanish Steps, Pantheon and Trevi Fountain, just to name a few sights,” said Principal, Kirrily Harvey. The group has since travelled through Vatican City, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Paris and are currently making their way through Normandy to Belgium. “Their pace has slowed, moving out of city centres to travel up the French coast, through Normandy to Belgium, with a focus on modern history,” Harvey said. “Firstly, the group transferred to Caen to visit the Memorial of Peace before continuing on to Arromanches to see the D-Day beaches. “Students also enjoyed the city of Bayeux and the world heritage listed Bayeux Tapestry, depicting the 1066 Battle of Hastings, spanning its impressive 70 metre length. “En-route to Ypres, the tour stopped in St Omer

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and visited La Coupole, the construction and launch point for the V2 rockets that bombed London in WW2. “After a moving ANZAC Day Ceremony in Passchendaele, students were engaged in a tour of Dunkerque before enjoying free time to explore the quaint old town of Ypres. “On their last day in Belgium, the students visited many WW1 sites, such as the crater of Hill 60, the trenches of Hill 62, and Tyne Cot Cemetery. “In the evening the tour attended the traditional Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony, where tour leader, Peter Macey, was honoured with reading the ode to the fallen. “The ceremony has been delivered almost 35,000 times, every night since 1928 and is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices that have been made for our freedom,” Harvey said.

tudents from Wyong Public School welcomed members of the Wyong RSL Sub Branch to their school on April 11 as part of their ANZAC Day commemoration. “Our school leaders did a great job of running our ANZAC assembly,” said Principal, Todd Miladinovic. “The students were engaged and respectful as our guests Peter and

Bing from the Wyong RSL spoke about what ANZAC Day represents. “Our core choir sang ‘We are Australian’ beautifully and representatives from each class laid a wreath of poppies at the school flagpole before a minute’s silence was held to honour and remember those that have served, fought and lost their lives for our country,” Miladinovic said. Source: Website, Apr 11 Todd Miladinovic, Wyong Public School

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Cultural emersion trip in China A

group of students from Lakes Anglican Grammar School spent their April school holidays travelling around China as part of a cultural emersion

trip. Students spent their time visiting cultural sites and learning about the history and culture of China through sister school visits and homestays. Highlights from the

trip included visiting Tiananmen Square, the Terracotta Army, The Great Wall of China and Shanghai Disneyland. Source: Website, Apr 23 Michael Hannah, Lakes Anglican Grammar School

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Northlakes’ students marched on ANZAC Day

tudents from Northlakes Primary and High Schools and attended the Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club’s ANZAC Day March and commemorative service on April 25.

“Sir William Deane said that ANZAC is not merely about loss. “It is about courage, and endurance, and duty, and love of country,

and mateship, and good humour and the survival of a sense of self-worth and decency in the face of dreadful odds. “Thank you to the students, their families and staff who attended the service at Doyalson RSL,” said Northlakes High School Principal, Warren Welham. “I was very proud to have marched with a group of 22 students from Northlakes Primary School at the Doyalson

RSL ANZAC service. “Each and every one of these students was an excellent representative of our school, showing respect during the march and service. “Thank you to those families who brought their children,” said Northlakes Primary School Principal, Larry Micevski. Source: Website, Apr 25 Warren Welham, Northlakes High School Larry Micevski, Northlakes Primary School

Have Your Say on Reimagining Old Sydney Town Precinct You’re invited to our Community Information and Feedback Session for Reimagining Old Sydney Town Precinct.

At this session you will find out more information on the Draft Structure Plan and have an opportunity to meet the project team, ask questions and provide your feedback. This is an exciting project for the Central Coast Region. We value the site’s history and want to build on this, whilst exploring ways to enhance local economic growth and tourism. Your feedback is important and we encourage you to attend this session and provide your thoughts on the Draft Structure Plan.

Details: Please drop in at any time to find out more. • Date: Saturday 25 May 2019 • Time: 9am – 12pm • Venue: Wyoming Community Centre, 147 Maidens Brush Road, Wyoming NSW 2250 If you can’t attend the Community Information and Feedback Session we will be hosting Community Pop-ups at Tuggerah Super Centre on Saturday 11 May 2019 between 9am – 12pm and Erina Fair between 2pm – 5pm where you can find out more. We look forward to meeting with you and hearing your thoughts! If you have any questions about the project you can find out more at www.wctv.com.au

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Regional Show has plenty to offer

he Central Coast Regional Show will return to the Gosford Showground from May 4-5 for two action packed days of attractions and competitions that showcase the best of what the Central Coast has to offer. “Previously run as Gosford Regional Show, it was considered appropriate following the amalgamation of the Gosford and Wyong Councils, that the name Central Coast Regional Show be adopted to reflect the changing demographic of the region. “The Show Committee of the Gosford Showground Trust has proudly conducted this community event over the past 20 years to provide a show that celebrates all the great aspects of life on the Central Coast,” said Committee Chair, Roma Stonestreet. This year’s show marks 141 years of agricultural

shows being held at the showground and will see a number of new attractions and events, as well as old favourites return. “There will be great headline attractions that will not to be seen elsewhere on the coast plus entertainment, show rides straight from the Sydney Royal, show bags, pony rides, animal nursery, the Dress Up Pet

Parade and loads more,” Stonestreet said. The Show’s ever popular competitions will again be conducted by local non-for-profit organisations in the main rooms and pavilions. They cover a wide range of interests, everything from arts and crafts, baking, cake decorating, school entries, farm animals and pets, fruits, vegetables, plants and

other produce. Entries are welcome in all the competitions with awards and ribbons available to the top of the field. “The Committee is always keen to attract and include additional competition sections. “Contact 4311 2854 if you would like to participate,” Stonestreet said. Local vendors will

also have the chance to showcase themselves to the region with the return of the Trade and Food Areas. “The Show is a great opportunity for businesses to showcase their services and products in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere,” Stonestreet said. “Food vendors are selected to provide quality and variety, with

market vendors and notfor-profits also catered to. “Awards will also be given to best display outlet in each category,” Stonestreet said. Aside from the abundance of rides and competitions to enjoy, there’s also plenty of other family friendly activities taking place over the two day show, with Eljay Freestyle Motor Cycle Entertainment, The Circus Challenge, Troppo Bob’s Magic Show, The Paw Patrol, and the Autofeast car display as highlights of this year’s program. Stonestreet also said the Trust was delighted to announce that a new Antiques, Collectables and Heritage Fair would be launching at the Show for the first time this year. “Our iconic fireworks will also be returning to round out the first day of the Show,” Stonestreet said. Source: Media release, Apr 23 Roma Stonestreet, Central Coast Regional Show

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War Widows Guild of Australia National President, Meg Green, with Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, The Entrance War Widows Guild President, Fran Brock, Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, and War Widows Guild of Australia representative, Dianne Vogt, at The Entrance Field of Remembrance ceremony As part of the event, n the weeks before Cathedral in 1952, by Mrs who is also the Patron of C J Pope. the Guild, plants the first those chapters of the ANZAC Day, cross for the Unknown guild located outside of Mrs Pope conceived another time Warrior, followed by the Sydney area hold their honoured tradition the idea of establishing representatives from own commemorative swept through a Field of Remembrance the New Zealand services to honour Memorial Park, The in Sydney, after seeing Government, the NSW lost loved ones and to a similar ceremony held Entrance, when The City of embody the spirit of the in the old churchyard of Government ANZAC Field of St Margaret’s in London, Sydney, the three Armed Field of Remembrance. R e m e m b r a n c e alongside Westminster Services, RSL and the The Entrance War service was held at Abbey. War Widows’ Guild. Widows Guild held their the park’s War The Field is then open to ceremony on April 14. Each year a Memorial Memorial. Service is held in St associated organisations The ceremony was and members of the attended by the region’s Andrew’s Cathedral The ANZAC Field of public to plant small war widows and special Remembrance has been several days prior to wooden crosses or guests. ANZAC Day, followed by coordinated annually by tokens. Dedication of the Field the War Widows Guild Source: The Field remains open Website, Apr 14 of Australia, since its and the planting of official until sunset on ANZAC Meg Green, War Widows inception in the grounds crosses. Guild of Australia NSW Day. The Governor of NSW, of Sydney’s St Andrews

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Best selling children’s book brought to life

Beth Daly, Felix Jozeps and Shameer Birges star in Billionaire Boy

avid Walliams’ best selling children’s book, Billionaire Boy, will be brought to life in a new stage show coming to The Art House Wyong in May. Billionaire Boy follows the story of the horribly spoilt, Joe Spud. After his dad made ‘eleventy squillion dollars’ inventing Bumfresh toilet wipes, 12-year-old Joe

had everything a boy could ever want, including a golden underwater Ferrari, his own bowling alley and cinema, but all he really wanted was a friend. Walliams is best known for his work as an actor and writer for the TV show, Little Britain, but since 2000, he has also become the UK’s biggest selling children’s author, selling over four million copies of his books in the UK alone.

Horribly spoilt Joe Spud, is Billionaire Boy

The Australian stage adaptation of the book visits The Art House on May 20 and 21 as part of a national tour. In a hilarious show with huge musical numbers, plenty of kid-friendly humour and larger than life characters, the show gently conveys the book’s important messages about the value of family and friendship. Source: Media release, Apr 4 Emily Miller, The Art House

Saturday 11 May 2019 Narara Valley High School (9.30-1pm) Narara Ecovillage (1-4pm)

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A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST THURSDAY, MAY 2 Marketing and Media Workshop, The Hub Erina Fair, Free, 9:30am

Show, Gosford Showground, 4 - 5/05, Ticketed, 9am - 6pm centralcoastregionalshow. com.au

The Australian Bee Gees Frankie Valli & The Beach Show, Boys Show, Laycock Street Community The Laycock Street Theatre, Theatre, Ticketed, Ticketed, 8pm 8pm Zonta Women of FRIDAY, MAY 3 Achievement Dinner, Breakers Country Club Wamberal, Ticketed, 6 - 10pm

Coast Opera Australia “A Night Of Rose Tatttoo & The Intimacy” - Opening Hard Ons - Still Never Concert, Too Loud Tour, Parkviewroom Concert Ettalong Diggers, Hall Central Coast Ticketed, 9pm Leagues Club, Ticketed, 4343 0111 7:30pm & 9:50pm 4335 1485

Stars of the Central Coast, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 8pm

Shakespeare on the Coast The Tempest, Wyong Grove Theatre, Ticketed, 3/05 - 11/05, Multiple Screenings

Troubadour folkckub 20 years anniversary celebration, St. Luke’s hall, Ticketed, 7pm

Annual Fete, Ettalong Baptist Church, 8am - 1pm

SUNDAY, MAY 5

Balance: an unsteady problem, Umina Chiropractic Centre, Free Booking’s required, 6:30pm - 7:15 pm, 4341 6247 Mark Wilkinson - The Blue Eyed Girls Tour, The Rhythm Hut, Ticketed, 6:30pm Free Aboriginal Art Class, Kariong Neighbourhood Centre, Bookings required, 9:30am

The Shipbuilders Heritage Walk - Family Fun Day, Kincumber Waterfront, Ticketed, 9am - 1:30pm shipbuildersheritagewalk. com.au

Marina Prior & David Hobs on ‘The 2 of us’ Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 3pm

James’ Jazz Gang, Central Coast Leagues Club, Free, 2pm - 5pm

Aussie Nightmarkets, The Entertainment Grounds, Joey Fimmano’s ‘Music of 5pm - 10pm the Night’, Laycock Street Community A talk on ‘War Memories’ & Theatre, Ticketed, ‘Legacy’ 2pm The Entrance/Long Jetty RSL Hall, 10am - 12pm

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Central Coast Regional

TUESDAY, MAY 7 NSW State Archives 1828 Census Tour Information session, Tuggerah Library, Free, 11am

Meeting & Guest Speaker, Woy, 10am - 12pm 4335 1485 yourvoiceourcoast.com Halekulani Bowling Club, thearthousewyong.com.au Church On The Hill Markets, 11am Central Coast Comicon All Saints Anglican Church WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 Learn how to teach a A talk on 2019, The Entrance, 8am - 1pm Learner Driver, ‘Broken Hill - The History The Entertainment Grounds Free Aboriginal Art Class, Kariong Mountains Where Song Began, of its Legendary Pubs & Gosford, Ticketed, SUNDAY, MAY 12 Kariong Neighbourhood High School, Free, Breweries’ Greenway Chapel, 10am - 4pm Centre, Bookings required, 6:30 - 8:30pm The Ozcats Salute to the The Entrance/Long Jetty Ticketed, 7pm 6:30pm 4350 5387 Bob Cats – 9 piece RSL Hall, 10am - 12pm www.wheresongbegan.com roadsafety@centralcoast.nsw. Trumpets, Youth In Performing Arts Voluntary Assisted Dying gov.au Central Coast Leagues WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 2019, Bill Let’s Make NSW Next, Club, Free, 2pm - 5pm Laycock Street Community Room 3, Gosford Library, FRIDAY, MAY 31 Tempo Terrific Band - Sing Theatre, Ticketed, The Hive, Erina Fair, Along With Tempo, 22 - 25/05, 7pm MONDAY, MAY 13 Mad About Dirt, 10am Laycock Street Theatre, FRIDAY, MAY 24 Ticketed, 11am - 12:15pm Narara High School - A 3 Part Financial Literacy J.B. Priestley - An Inspector 10am to 1pm, Program, Calls, Narara Ecovillage - Old Primary School Wyong, The Kings of Country, Woy Woy Little Theatre, Laycock Street Community 1pm - 4pm, Building 1, 12pm - 3pm Ticketed, 17/05 - 2/06, Theatre, Ticketed, 8pm Diesel: Give me 0478 636 033 Multiple Screening’s Climate Crisis Forum Saturday Night Solo THURSDAY, MAY 9 What Do We Need to Do, Tour, SATURDAY, MAY 18 Le Freak: Forbidden Gosford Uniting Church, Ettalong Diggers, Fruit, Have Your Say Free - Booking’s Required, Ticketed, 9:30pm The Art House Wyong, 6:30pm - 8pm Gosford CBD Heritage 8pm

SATURDAY, MAY 11

Interpretation Strategy, Imperial Shopping Centre Gosford (food court) 11am - 1pm

Discussing Dementia 2: WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 On Caring, 2019 Central Coast Terrigal Uniting Church, Volunteer Expo, Registrations required, Erina Fair Erina Centre, 2:30pm - 5:30pm 10am - 1pm, Mother’s Day at Lake 43851248 or Haven Centre - Mini Pop Up 4329 7122 Markets, 9 - 12/05

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Free Health Education Session

70’s Unplugged, Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 8:30pm 4343 0111 Solar Plate & Viscosity Printing, The Makers Studio, Ticketed, 18 - 19/05

24 - 25/05, Ticketed, 2pm & 7:30pm 4335 1485

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Celebrating John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John & www.thearthousewyong. Anthony Warlow, com.au Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, Rick Price ‘Rarities’ Tour, 8pm Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 2019 Central Coast 8pm

Volunteer Expo,

- Falls Injury Prevention, Free kids Sushi Making SATURDAY, MAY 25 Central Coast Dementia The Art House Wyong, Wyoming Community Centre, Workshop, Alliance Clinical 10am - 2pm Cancer Council’s Biggest Booking’s Required, Sushi Hub Lake Haven Education Forum, Vivien Sale Presents 4329 7122 10am - 11am Morning Tea, The Entertainment Grounds Centre, Booking’s required, A Walk Through Time, Hardys Bay Community 1:30pm - 4pm Gosford, Ticketed, The Art House Wyong, SATURDAY, JUN 1 THURSDAY, MAY 16 Church, 10:30am - 12pm 8:30am - 4pm 7:30pm Terrigal Wamberal Rugby Rain or Shine: The Judy SATURDAY, MAY 25 League Raceday, Dan Sultan - Aviary Takes SUNDAY, MAY 19 Garland Story, The Entertainment Grounds, Tour, Laycock Street Community Laycock Street Community Ticketed, 11am - 5:30pm Theatre, Ticketed, Theatre, Ticketed, 7:30pm Street Paws Festival, 8pm Mt Penang Gardens & Christian Science: SATURDAY, JUN 8 Events Park, What it is and how it Canton Mixed Bowlers Free, 11am Breakaway Mixed Triples Phoenix Collective - Pearl Beach Showcase Sydney Comedy Festival heals, Charity Day, The Baroque Bizarre, Concert & Irvine Family Christian Science Showcase, SES Gosford Unit Canton Beach Sports Club, Piano Scholarship, Laycock Street Community Greenway Chapel, Church Gosford, Community Open Day, Ticketed, 9:30am Theatre, Ticketed, Pearl Beach Memorial Ticketed, Pateman Road, Erina, to the Free, 2pm, 4325 1674 5pm & 8pm Hall, Ticketed, 2pm 2:30pm 4:30pm www.csgosford.com.au left of the Erina FRIDAY, MAY 10 25/05 - Junior 0402 544 016 Council Depot, Free, Cancer Council’s Biggest SUNDAY, JUN 9 PCMUSIC.NET Showcase Concert, 10am 2pm Have Your Say Morning Tea, 26/05 - Senior Free presentation by Gosford CBD Heritage Day on the Farm, Toukley Presbyterian Alliance Française Scholarship Concert JazzLeague Interpretation 993 George Downes Dr, Church, 11:30am 1:30pm Conversation Group - Come 4344 2319 John Mackie/Yuki Kumagai Strategy, Free event, 10am - 4pm and practice your French www.pearlbeachprogress. Jazz Band entertainment FRIDAY, MAY 17 Kibble Park Gosford, at any level, Erina Leagues org.au and fun, 11am - 1pm Club, First attendance is Central Coast Leagues free, 10am – 12pm TUESDAY, MAY 28 Club, 2pm - 5pm Mother’s Day Luncheon, Entertainment grounds, Convict Footprints Theatre Learn how to teach a MONDAY, MAY 20 Ticketed, 3pm Company, Learner Driver, Alison Homestead Museum Ladies Night, Wadalba Community Banff Mountain Film Wyong, Ticketed, Three Ways of Seeing Ettalong Diggers, School, Free, Festival World Tour, 10am - 12pm Exhibition, Ticketed, 8pm 6:30 - 8:30pm Avoca Beach Picture The Art House Wyong, 4343 0111 4350 5387 Theatre, Ticketed, Blues on the Mountain, 15/04 17/05 roadsafety@centralcoast.nsw. 7pm - 10pm Mangrove Mountain Hall, David Walliams Handmade on the Coast, 26/04 Opening gov.au Ticketed, 5:30pm Woy Woy Wharf, Billionaire Boy live, James Reyne: A Crawl to Reception - 6 - 8pm THURSDAY, MAY 30 9am - 2pm The Art House Wyong, Now, 4335 1485 The Hits of the Crooners, Laycock Street Community Ticketed, 20 - 21/05, Laycock Street Community Council Pop Up, Halekulani View Club Theatre, Ticketed, 10am, 1pm & 6pm Theatre, Ticketed, supports the Smith Family Deepwater Plaza Woy 7:30pm

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Camera Club has success in prestigious international competition

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he Entrance Camera Club has placed third in the 2019 International Geroge W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon Photography Competition. Known throughout p h o t o g r a p h y communities as the ‘Glennie’, the competition is one of the most prestigious international events in the industry, and is hosted and conducted by The Merrimack Valley Camera Club in Massachusetts, United States. The Glennie is a nature photography competition open to photography clubs, with each club submitting up to 10 digital images. The competition is known for its diversity of subjects including animals, plants and landscapes. Awards are given to both clubs and individual

Carol Barry’s Predators in Action was The Entrance Camera Club’s most awarded image in the 2019 International Geroge W. Glennie Memorial Nature Salon Photography Competition images. Britain, Europe and club members receiving Australian club,” Spratt competed, individual awards. said. Club awards include Australia Top Five Clubs Total and it is the second time “This year, the Club was Carol Barry, Grace Score, based on The Entrance Camera again awarded third Top Bryant and Gail Hardy aggregate scores, while Club have entered the Scoring Club, maintaining were the club’s individual individual image awards competition. its 2018 standing. awardees with Barry include Best of Show, Club President, David “Our total score was achieving a host of awards Best Wildlife and Best Spratt, said he was 243, only 9 points behind for her image entitled of Category and Merit delighted to announce the first placed club, ‘Predators in action’, Awards. the club had placed Poulton-le-Fylde, from including Best Wildlife third in the Top Scoring This year, 65 Clubs England, and we were Image, Best in Mammal Clubs total, with three from the USA, Canada, the highest scoring Large Carnivores. and

the overall second place in the prestigious Best of Show. Bryant received two Merit Awards with ‘Fighting for a Share’ in the Birds-Raptors category. and ‘A Tooth or Two’ in the MammalLarge Carnivores category. Hardy gained a Merit Award for her image, ‘White Lipped Frogs’, in the Amphibian category. “The Entrance Camera Club is a small club that continues to punch above its weight in many photographic competitions. “The members take advantage of the beautiful natural environment of the Central Coast to hone their skills and support each other to improve. “Now in its 60th year, the club is looking forward to further successes in the future,” Spratt said. Source: Media release, Apr 27 Barbara Blades, The Entrance Camera Club

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