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The Great Wall of Ettalong

Two Peninsula residents have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List (one posthumously). See page 10

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A dancer from Umina Beach led a performance at a Sydney festival this month to help celebrate the stories of First People. See page 17

Health The Helado team and the newly constructed wall

A 3-metre high timber wall has been constructed in front of a popular set of shops in The Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach, leaving local businesses and community members

scratching their heads. Owner of Helado Cafe, Chris Perkins, said they had no knowledge of the construction until they discovered the newly built wall outside their café on January 20.

“I don’t know what the idea behind the wall was, we have always stayed within our lease,” Perkins said. “When you walk down the street, the café has kind of become invisible and (it) has

also limited the amount of seating I can place there because it’s encroaching into our space a little bit.” The Memorial Ave arcade was purchased by a developer with plans to demolish half of

the site, making space for a five-storey hotel equipped with function facilities, a roof-top terrace bar and swimming pool. Continued page 4

Woy Woy’s own spider man A Woy Woy resident has made national news after discovering a new species of spider in Western Australia last month. Adam Fletcher, an electrician and keen photographer, identified the Maratus Fletcheri spider during a three-week expedition through the southern parts of the wildflower state. And on December 17, the new species was named after Fletcher and described by Photo: Adam Fletcher

Julianne Waldock at the Western Australian Museum. Fletcher said he has always had a love for photography and spiders. “After years searching for and photographing these little beauties, my good friend Michael Doe and I became friends with Michael Duncan, an entomologist from Western Sydney University,” Fletcher said. “After many weekend trips away searching for different

species of Peacock spiders, we decided to form a not-for-profit group called Project Maratus. “We wanted to put them out in the world so everyone could see what they were, and we tried to do as much research as we could ... where they are found, what habitat. “After five or six years of doing it, we’d already found a few new species that had been given other names by people who wrote the paper. Continued page 4

More than 800 people were tested for COVID-19 in just six days at a pop-up testing clinic established at Woy Woy Hospital in the lead-up to Christmas. See page 31

Sport

The 2020/2021 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series came to its conclusion on Saturday, January 23 at Ocean Beac See page 35

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It took firefighters two hours to contain a fire which broke out at Woy Woy Waste Management Facility on January 10.

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Fires ravaged waste management facilities at either end of the Central Coast on January 10 – the first time both Woy Woy and Buttonderry tips have experienced simultaneous fires.

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Health risks of toxic emissions

Meals on Wheels volunteer Paula Hardwick was named Central Coast Citizen of the Year at Council’s Australia Day awards ceremony on January 20.

A ban placed on river dams within the Ourimbah Creek and Jilliby Jilliby Creek water sources is just one aspect of water management on the Central Coast being reviewed by the NSW Government.

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Lauraine Martinus, Team Leader of Red Cross Emergency Services Central Coast, was commended on her dedication to the community at a special event held at the NSW Parliament last month. The announcement comes after a group of Red Cross volunteers from across the state received Bushfire

Emergency Citations, which recognise the services of thousands of people who fought the fires and supported communities. The seven volunteers who attended the event were invited to represent 636 Red Cross volunteers and staff across the state who are being awarded the service honour. As a Red Cross Emergency Services volunteer for more than 17 years, Martinus said some of the scenes of last year’s bushfires were devastating.

“Last year I travelled down, with my team members, to the Recovery Centre at Batemans Bay (and) we were able to work with local agencies to provide support to those people affected,” Martinus said. “I helped people register and linked them with support, from clean clothes, to a place to sleep, to financial assistance. “I was able to listen to their stories of what they had been through and offer comfort, reassurance and referrals to other agencies in the area. “A lot of people were

devastated and feeling totally lost, all they wanted was a chat and some information.” As leader of the Central Coast team, Martinus has led a number of emergency responses over the past year for fires, floods, and COVID-19 related crises. In 2020 alone, Martinus worked in bushfire and flood evacuation centres, made over 400 personal support calls to returning Australians in hotel quarantine, taught primary school preparedness lessons, and delivered gel cooling neckties and messages to

elderly residents on the Central Coast to prepare for heatwaves. “It is a pleasure to be able to help people in their time of need,” Martinus said. “That is why I put my hand up last year to provide telephone support to those people staying at quarantine hotels in Sydney.” Martinus commended her fellow volunteers from the Central Coast team who also provided invaluable support and assistance to vulnerable residents.

Central Coast Bicycle User Group (CCBUG) will continue its Social Sunday Cycles sessions with a ride to start at Fisherman’s Wharf, Woy Woy, on January 17. See page 17

Health

Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is warning Peninsula residents to be aware of the importance of continuing with COVID-safety measures... See page 35

Peninsula Chamber of Commerce says a rate rise is “the last thing” the Coast needs, as Central Coast Council invites residents to have their say on a proposed rise of 1015 per cent this year.

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Central Coast Council Acting CEO, Rik Hart

Council has notified the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) of its intention to apply for a Special Variation (SV) of either a one-off 10 per cent remaining in the rate base for seven years or a one-off 15 per cent, remaining permanently in the rate base, inclusive of the

2021/22 rate peg of 2 per cent. Acting CEO Rik Hart said he understood community concern about paying more rates, but this was needed for Council’s long-term financial security and ongoing service delivery which would benefit everyone. “We have been open with the community about our financial situation and are taking significant steps to help our bottom line – we are selling assets, reducing staff numbers and materials and contracts, reducing the capital works program, looking at fees and

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‘The last thing we need’ - Chamber

Claims made that Vales Point allowed to pollute at double NSW legal levels

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Sport

A Woy Woy cricketer has been named player of the round after an impressive performance at Woongarrah last weekend. See page 40

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Central Coast residents have expressed grave concerns about prospective rate rises in the aftermath of the council’s financial blowout. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) announced it had received 2,700 direct submissions (in December) from concerned residents – the highest number of submissions ever received on a single topic. Residents are invited to have a say on the proposed rate rise for the region which could potentially be as high as 15 per cent. Council has notified (IPART) of its intention to apply for a Special Variation (SV) of either a one-off 10 per cent remaining in the rate base for seven years or a one-off 15 per cent,

remaining permanently in the rate base, inclusive of the 2021/22 rate peg of 2%. With a 10 per cent rise the average residential increase would be $2.13 a week ($111 p.a.) and the average business increase $6.11 a week ($318 p.a.). With a 15 per cent increase the average residential rate rise would be $3.20 a week ($166 p.a.) and the average business rise $9.30 a week ($477 p.a.). Acting CEO Rik Hart said he understood community concern about paying more rates, but this was needed for Council’s long-term financial security and ongoing service delivery which would benefit everyone. “We have been open with the community about our financial situation and are taking

Central Coast Council Acting CEO, Rik Hart

significant steps to help our bottom line – we are selling assets, reducing staff numbers and materials and contracts, reducing the capital works program, looking at fees and

“I urge all community members to keep an open mind, consider the information put before them, and to provide feedback over the coming weeks before Council determines in early February whether or not to formally apply to IPART for a Special Variation.” Information on the options being considered for an SV as well as a survey for ratepayers and residents can be found at yourvoiceourcoast.com Council will consider a report about the Special Variation options, inclusive of community feedback, at its meeting on February 8. IPART will continue to accept submissions until March 1. Source: Media release, Jan 11 Central Coast Council IPART website, Dec 24

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Sport

Sport Origin Energy is moving ahead with plans to install a battery, the biggest of its type in Australia, at its Eraring coal-fired power station, on the shores of Lake Macquarie. The BMX track at Duffys Reserve, Terrigal, has been closed for two months while the track is being upgraded by Central Coast Council with funding from the State Government. See page 39

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The battery would be used to store 700 megawatts of electricity from any source, including solar, wind, gas, as well as the coal-fuelled turbines, and send that power into the grid when needed. With an estimated investment by Origin of more than a billion

Power station to install country’s biggest storage battery

dollars, the Eraring battery project is currently the largest in Australia, in the move to drive down emissions and transition towards renewables, cleaner systems and more reliable electricity supply. Origin has sought an Expression of Interest to suitably qualified companies to supply and install the large scale battery. A Connection Enquiry has also been lodged with service provider TransGrid to connect the battery to the national grid

via the Eraring substation. Eraring is Australia’s largest power station supplying about a quarter of NSW’s energy needs and is Origin’s only coalfired generator. It is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2032 and this 700-megawatt battery will allow Origin to use existing infrastructure and network connections long after the power station has stopped producing electricity by burning coal. The battery will also support

the NSW energy grid’s transition away from fossil fuels and the entry of new solar and wind projects in coming decades. Origin Executive General Manager, Energy Supply and Operations, Greg Jarvis, said the battery at Eraring supported Origin’s decarbonisation objectives as well as recent NSW energy policy announcements to transition to renewable energy. “A large-scale battery at Eraring will help us better support renewable energy and

maintain reliable supply for customers by having long duration storage ready to despatch into the grid at times when renewable sources are not available,” he said. “It will support Origin’s orderly transition away from coal fired generation by 2032.” Operation of the battery is expected to be established over three stages, with the first being reached by late 2022, and full operation by 2026. Sue Murray

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Two years ago, the Mariners launched the Yellow and Navy Foundation, the primary function of which was to provide opportunities and pathways for young players. See page 38

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Central Coast Council is facing the brunt of ratepayer anger over its plans to institute either a 10 per cent or 15 per cent rate rise from next year. A letter sent to residents in recent weeks seeking community feedback has sparked a flurry of letters to this newspaper and comments online, with ratepayers unhappy about their limited options. The online survey pointed to in the letter allows residents to express support for one of the two rate increase options, but has no provision for people to respond that they don’t want any increase at all, or want a variation of the two options on the table. Some residents are suggesting people should bypass the Council survey and go straight to the IPART website to have their say. IPART will decide on whether or not the Council can impose a rate rise and how much it can be.

Resident David Watts of Terrigal says the rate increase would take 22 years to pay off the Council debt. He says a better idea would be financing a half a billion dollar loan at two per cent per year. That would mean the council would have a $10M interest bill every year. He said the council had $10B in assets and a plan to sell some to meet the financial obligations could be devised. Administrator Dick Persson has defended the need for a rate rise. “As ratepayers you are ‘the shareholders’ of the Council; there is no one else who will or should contribute to fixing the financial mess we’re in,” he said. “Some call on the former councillors to pay - not possible. “The amount vastly exceeds their personal wealth, and secondly, there is no legal path for this to happen. “Others suggest the State Government should pay

because they forced the merger. “As made clear in my 30- day report, the merger had a very minor role in blowing out Council’s budget. “The State Government will not accept responsibility for the financial mess created by the councillors elected and the CEO they appointed. “The ‘turnaround’ plan (acting CEO Rik) Hart and I are putting in place will give a balanced budget next year and deliver small surpluses thereafter to start paying off our debt. “This plan involves cutting costs more than raising revenue. “It avoids closing existing services.” Persson said if IPART approves the increase, when combined with harmonising rates between former Gosford and Wyong, the average rates increase for the former Gosford Council area will be around $7 a week, and former Wyong average rates will decrease by about $3 a week.

Resident Brian Davies of Palmdale said he was like many others who refused to fill out the survey. “It doesn't matter if we put dissenting comments, they'll only count the ticked boxes,” he said. “Whose future are we securing? “The ratepayers didn't get themselves into this mess and yet miraculously it's no one's fault? “I see the rate rise as being like charging the lab rats to subsidise the experimenters. “The state government imposed this massive amalgamation experiment on a whole lot of councils for political reasons and it's been a dismal failure. “It was not imposed on any proven basis and was always expected to take many years before any benefits were achieved. “To add insult to injury the (State) Government has been cost shifting (its) responsibilities to councils so our rates are de

facto taxes to the government as they spend less of the state taxpayer funds. “There seems to be a lot of finger pointing at the suspended elected councillors but as I see it the basic problems existed before they came on the scene. “And they could only work with the financial reports provided to them that did not show the true situation, as demonstrated by several outside investigations into finances not showing any problems. “Admittedly during their time we had COVID, fires, floods and beach erosion to make matters worse but had we had adequate support for amalgamation and the State Government paying (its) share for disaster support then I believe we'd much better off.” Feedback to IPART is open until March 1. The council survey closes at midnight on Friday, January 29.

At the age of just three, Taylah Ross of Point Frederick had her first operation – to remove a plexiform neurofibroma which was growing on the back of her neck... See page 31

Sport

The Western Sydney Wanderers have brought the dream start by the Central Coast Mariners to an end with a thrilling 1-0 defeat of the locals at Central Coast Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Merilyn Vale and Terry Collins

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The Great Wall of Ettalong

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Two Peninsula residents have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List (one posthumously). See page 10

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Vandalism and theft at The Entrance Sensory Garden took a cruel turn a week ago when a woman discovered a memorial to her late husband had been stolen. Full story, page 6

Wyong Race Club accused of theft from the community

Ratepayer anger over prospective rate rise Dooralong Public School has been abandoned to decline into a derelict state since it was closed in 2011, and there are no clear plans for its future. See page 34

The festive season may be over, but there are still plenty of family fun activities available for the rest of the holidays.

It was a bittersweet day for staff at the Australian Reptile Park when Hope the wombat left the park to live in the wild at Cedar Creek Wombat Rescue on January 21.

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Dr Ben Ewald (left) and Will Belford of Future Sooner

charges and we have been able to secure further loans,” Hart said. “The last thing we want to do is put more burden on our ratepayers. “But if we do not have a substantial increase in our rate income as well, then even harder decisions will need to be made. “For our community that would mean a significant reduction or even elimination of services that they need and rely on us to provide. “Our first priority has to be the repayment of restricted funds, which were unlawfully used, so that does not become a burden for future generations. “This is a conversation our community has to have, and we want to hear from as many residents and ratepayers as possible.

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Vera’s Water Garden is open and ready for play following a contamination issue.

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Four northern suburbs people have been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours List 2021 for their outstanding community service and achievements.

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Billion dollar battery for Eraring Power Station

Community angst over prospective rate rises

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Family run business, The Outlook Riding Academy, is a little different to others, offering guests ponies, parties, and a psychologist.

A smack of bluebottle jellyfish has hit Central Coast beaches over the past week, causing major inconvenience for beachgoers.

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Garden marred by vandals

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Woy Woy volunteer thanked by Premier A group of Red Cross volunteers from across the State with Lauraine Martinus (3rd from left) personally thanked by Premier Gladys Berejiklian for her dedication to the local community

A Woy Woy resident has been personally thanked by Premier Gladys Berejiklian for her efforts and service during last summer’s bushfires.

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Local sculptor, Pete Rush, has been awarded a funded residency deal by Central Coast Council to continue creating sculptures on Central Coast beaches.

Legal action has started against Wyong Race Club amid claims that it has breached obligations under the Trust over the Wyong Showground land. The showground has been used jointly by community groups for more than 100 years, but over recent years, the Wyong Race Club Board has evicted community groups such as Wyong Poultry Club, Wyong Rescue Squad, Wyong Lions Club, Wyong Pigeon Club and closed the gates to all other community groups and activities. After 24 months of unsuccessful representations to bring Wyong Race Club representatives to the discussion table, the community groups have resolved to commence legal proceedings against the club,

its directors, auditors and legal advisors. The community groups are being represented by advocacy enterprise, Albert Warner Pty Ltd, whose spokesman, Mark Hoddinott, said the showground site is, and always has been, community land with many users and uses, including Wyong Race Club. “For more than a century, the Wyong Showgrounds were a joint community facility used by dozens and dozens of groups. “However, upon the arrival of the Administrator in 2014, under the direction of NSW Racing, and the appointment of a new Board, the showgrounds have been quarantined for horse racing use only,” Hoddinott said. See page 4 for more

A dancer from Umina Beach led a performance at a Sydney festival this month to help celebrate the stories of First People.

Blue Bay’s Paula Hardwick has been crowned the Central Coast Citizen of the Year. See page 12

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Health The Helado team and the newly constructed wall

Celebrity conservationist, Marc Jacewicz, will host a Clean Up Australia session at Bateau Bay Beach.

A 3-metre high timber wall has been constructed in front of a popular set of shops in The Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach, leaving local businesses and community members

scratching their heads. Owner of Helado Cafe, Chris Perkins, said they had no knowledge of the construction until they discovered the newly built wall outside their café on January 20.

“I don’t know what the idea behind the wall was, we have always stayed within our lease,” Perkins said. “When you walk down the street, the café has kind of become invisible and (it) has

also limited the amount of seating I can place there because it’s encroaching into our space a little bit.” The Memorial Ave arcade was purchased by a developer with plans to demolish half of

the site, making space for a five-storey hotel equipped with function facilities, a roof-top terrace bar and swimming pool. Continued page 4

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An upset win for the Central Coast Mariners away from home against Sydney FC on Friday, January 22 has skyrocketed them back to the top of the A-League. See page 40

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More than 800 people were tested for COVID-19 in just six days at a pop-up testing clinic established at Woy Woy Hospital in the lead-up to Christmas. See page 31

Sport

The 2020/2021 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series came to its conclusion on Saturday, January 23 at Ocean Beac See page 35

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Training session turns into rescue mission A training session turned into a rescue mission after a crew from the Central Coast Outriggers heard the yells of a man floating in rough ocean conditions around Lion Island on January 16. Crew steerer Pam Iliffe hopped aboard the Daringyang canoe and paddled out for an open water training session with five other crewmates at 7.30am on the day. “I was the steerer of this experienced relatively strong crew, and safety was paramount,” Iliffe said. “My intention was to paddle between Middle Head and Lion Island then turn on the lee side of the island and head back to Patonga as the weather at that time had deteriorated somewhat.” Meanwhile, holidaygoer Tim Jordan and his friend had also paddled out on their skis on the sunny and calm morning, but conditions quickly turned rough once they rounded the corner heading for Patonga. “Being on holiday and very relaxed, we just jumped in the skis and took off without legropes,” Jordan said. “I was in a new ski and not used to its handling character

The outrigger crew who rescued Tim Jordan

in these conditions (but) I was confident of getting back in the boat and told my mate to continue on. “After two unsuccessful attempts, I lost hold of the ski in a big gust and watched it being picked up and rolled over several times at such a rate, that I was unable to swim fast enough to keep up. “Eventually I gave up swimming after the ski and decided I needed to conserve

my strength to wait-out being picked up.” Jordan said he floated in the water for a while before noticing the crew heading towards his location, which was about a kilometre southwest of Lion Island. Iliffe said they had heard the faint and distant sounds of someone calling out for help among the waves. “I guess about 300 metres away, was a person in a life

vest alone, floating in the water, a real human being out in these rough conditions, waving a paddle,” she said. “He was disappearing and reappearing. “As we paddled over, I was going over in my head some safety procedures, not knowing what to expect.” The crew had a phone at the ready with Marine Rescue numbers, a first aid pack, and two coaches on board with first

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aid accreditation. Iliffe said Jordan appeared alert with no visible injuries and wasn’t showing many signs of distress. “Our coach, Jim, talked to Tim then helped him aboard; he was now showing signs of getting cold,” she said. “I do not know how much longer it would have been before he would have lost consciousness.

“I can tell you, Tim was so pleased to jump aboard Daringyang and be heading back to Patonga.” As they ventured back, they passed Jordan’s friend on the other ski, who had turned around to search for him. “He saw me perched on the boat so was able to let my family know I was OK upon his return to Pearl Beach,” Jordan said. “When they had me back at Patonga, Jim, organised a twoman jet ski to head out and look for my ski which by this time, would be south-east of Lion Island heading west in the prevailing conditions. “So apart from losing my ski and a large chunk of pride, all ended well—my special thanks to the team for their assistance on the day.” Iliffe said it was essential to respect the weather conditions and check yourself before venturing into the ocean. “A life was saved, and lessons learned all round; I would like to thank the crew for their effort in rescuing Tim Jordan, it was a great result,” she said. Hayley McMahon

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The Great Wall of Ettalong From page 1 These plans were approved by Central Coast Council in May 2020, with construction costs estimated at $18.58M. Before the approval, the proposed hotel and DA application had 45 objections, with concerns the building exceeded its maximum height requirements and had insufficient car parking. Perkins said they assumed the wall had been constructed

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to directly impact their business, with their café standing in the way of the developer’s demolition plans. “The only motivation that we can see for its construction is to make it look like we are closed or to make us invisible from passing trade,” Perkins said. “We have over two years remaining on our lease and have full access to use that part of the arcade for our tables and

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Perkins said they had contacted the building manager, but it was still unclear as to why the wall was built or why nobody was informed. “When we decided to open Helado four years ago we were just a family wanting to have a go, trying to bring something a bit different to the Coast,” Perkins said. “We’re very proud of the fact that we can support so many locals with jobs and simply want to continue with the business we started, in the location we chose, for the remainder of our agreement.” Attempts to contact the developer for comment were unsuccessful. Hayley McMahon

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“To have one finally named after me is a great feeling ... words can’t describe it.” In the Western Australian Museum’s study, Maratus Fletcheri males are described as having blue, green and red stripes in the anterior half of the abdomen. The third legs of the species have dense brown and black brushes on all segments and white bristles in clumps on the femur, patella and tibia. Females hold no markings dorsally, but have an oval abdomen, yellow legs and grey patches at the joints. Courtship behaviour has been observed for five male and female pairs as part of the study revealing that the male raises one leg to attract the female’s attention. Once the female is watching, the male raises the other third leg as well, raising and expanding the abdominal fan centrally and side-to-side, before rotating the fan to one side. Fletcher said finally capturing

the spider was a surprisr. “Our days were made up of driving hundreds of kilometres and literally searching all day in whatever bush we could find and once the sun was going down, we would try to find a campsite or just pull up on the side of the road for the evening,” Fletcher said. “After almost two weeks of non-stop searching, we were pretty tired and weary so stopped at a campsite. “And as was the norm I rang home to my wife and kids to say “Hi we are still alive - all is good’. “Whilst wrapping up my conversation with my wife I noticed a small spider jumping around my feet ... I crouched down to find this little a Peacock jumping spider ... and even better a new species of Peacock spider. “We just do it for the love of it!” More information on the Maratus Fletcheri spider can be found on the Project Maratus Facebook page. Maisy Rae

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Don’t light fires on the beach

The aftermath of the 2012 Pretty Beach fire which started from a beach fire on Lobster Beach

As we enjoy the long, hot summer days at our local beaches, the Killcare Wagstaffe Rural Fire Service is reminding community members about the dangers of lighting recreational beach fires. Killcare RFB Captain Michelle Biddulph said the firies put out multiple beach fires at Putty and Killcare Beach on the night

of January 16. “From an RFS perspective, fires on beaches always have the potential to spread into surrounding vegetation and cause bushfires,” Biddulph said. “This risk is always greater during the statutory bushfire danger period between October 1 and March 31.” Biddulph said they also extinguished beach fires at

Maitland Bay on January 14 and a large beach fire at Tallow Beach on December 10 last year, as well as fires at Lobster Beach and campfires at Hawke Head. During the bushfire danger period, the risks of beach fires burning out of control are more significant due to increased windy, warm, and dry conditions. “Beach fires not properly extinguished may also be a risk

(in) generating embers and causing a bushfire for some days after being left unattended,” she said. “This occurred both in 2012 and 2018 when a beach fire at Lobster Beach caused significant bushfires which threatened houses at Pretty Beach and Hardy’s Bay. “Not only is there the chance that embers may start a bushfire, but kids, adults, and dogs could severely burn their

feet if they inadvertently tread on them, even the following day.” Biddulph said they often saw sand used to extinguish beach fires which was dangerous due to sand remaining extremely hot for hours after and advised that water was always the best extinguisher. If community members see a fire or embers on the beach, they are encouraged to call 000 and remain on scene to keep

the fire safe and prevent it from escaping where possible. “Our community has seen first-hand the disastrous and frightening impacts of bushfires which have started due to beach fires, so they do not hesitate in calling 000 to report these fires,” Biddulph said. “Enjoy the beach and the beautiful surrounds, but do not light a fire!”

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Narrow escape as gum tree falls A flash storm at Phegans Bay earlier this month left the community rocked after a 20-metre-high tree fell down across the street just minutes before residents returned home.

The tree dented the roof and fell across the road, bringing down powerlines

The tall red-gum tree came down at the east end of Olive Ave at approximately 4.30pm on Monday, January 4, demolishing the front brick wall fence of a house, and damaging its roof and a car parked in the driveway.

Neighbour Noel Plummer said he witnessed the tree fall down across the street onto the house. “The wind gust that blew it over only lasted a few seconds but was incredibly strong and very, very scary,” Plummer said. “The wind was just horrendous. “It took down the power line on its way down and cut the power. “The tree was at least 40

years old and is about the seventh large tree to come down in the easterly section of Olive Ave in recent years.” Emergency service crews from NSW Fire and Rescue and Central Coast Council arrived on scene by 4.50pm and by 9.30pm, the tree had been cut up into small pieces and the road re-opened. By noon the following day, power had been restored to the surrounding houses. Maisy Rae

Timeline extended for feedback on rates Peninsula residents now have until February 1 to provide feedback to Central Coast Council on a proposed rate rise of 10-15 per cent next year. Council has extended the deadline for its survey and added an option where residents can opt for no rate rise above the IPART peg. Previously the survey allowed ratepayers only two options - to vote for a 10 per cent or a 15 per cent increase (over different timeframes). The changes follow

community backlash over limited options, with many choosing to lodge submissions direct with the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) and Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President, Matthew Wales, saying a rate rise was the “last thing” the Coast needs. Wales said a rise would add a further layer of financial burden on landlords and businesspeople already doing it tough coming out of COVID-19. Acting CEO Rik Hart said he

was closely monitoring community sentiment as it was critical that voices were heard. “Our very early and preliminary survey results are giving a strong indication that ratepayers feel restricted in their opportunity to express their views about the option of no rate rise at all,” Hart said. “We have looked at less than 10 per cent of the survey responses, as there is a lot of data to process with over 3,300 surveys completed. “More than half the respondents in this small

sample don’t want any rate rise … and we are certainly seeing some similar commentary in letters to my office and the Administrator’s Office. “I can totally understand this viewpoint. “However, I need to make it clear that no rate rise is not a viable option. “Council needs a rate rise to repay the restricted funds spent on community infrastructure and services and to deliver a level of service to the community that ensures our assets and essential

services are maintained. “I urge all community members to keep an open mind, consider the information put before them, and to provide their feedback before February 1. “We are committed to capturing as much community feedback as we can in order for the Council to consider whether or not to formally apply to IPART for a Special Variation of the rates.” Council has notified the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) of

its intention to apply for a Special Variation (SV) of either a one-off 10 per cent rise remaining in the rate base for seven years or a one-off 15 per cent, remaining permanently in the rate base, inclusive of the 2021/22 rate peg of 2 per cent. Information on the options being considered for a Special Variation as well as the survey for ratepayers and residents can be found at https://www. yourvoiceourcoast.com/allprojects/securing-your-futurerate-rise Terry Collins

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Cousins do their bit for endangered birds The “Pelican Lady” has received a special donation of over $80 from four children who were encouraged to help fundraise to help the endangered birds. Wendy Gillespie met the cousins while out surveying for sick and injured birds over the Christmas period. She said she was later surprised with a donation they had fundraised from the local community. “Their thoughtfulness paid for a week’s supply of fish bought to survey injured birds throughout the Peninsula,” Gillespie said. “It was so sweet.” Gillespie said she is tracking pelicans for rescue, but not all can be followed. Three pelicans have been rescued including a fivemonth-old male, sick from algal toxin ingestion, and two critical fishing tackle cases. A young seagull was also discovered to have had its legs entangled with a braided fishing line. Gillespie said at the Woy Woy Lions Park alone, she has recently found three ducks and

Cousins Evie, Lilly, Jakari and Kyton raised money to help injured birds

doves with fishing hook and line injuries, including entangled feet. “Fishing over this holiday period always takes a heavy toll on our birds and other

wildlife,” Gillespie said. “Please report all entangled birds or those left with tackle in their face or with knife injuries early.

“The holiday clean-up often takes weeks as many birds in trouble aren’t seen until the holiday mayhem ceases. “Please call me if you can help with free fish frames that

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Erica named Dreamtime Awards finalist A Blackwall resident has was named as a finalist in the national 2020 Dreamtime Awards. Erica Smits, a proud Gamilaroi and Murri woman, was named one of four finalists for the Awabakal Excellence in Education award in the annual program. Although she didn’t win, being named a finalist recognises the extensive contribution and guidance Smits has provided to the community during her almost 10-year career with the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC), and her long-term

commitment to completing tertiary education. Smits said it was an honour to be named a finalist and have her journey recognised. “Being a finalist meant the world to me; to go and see all the other nominated members and all the great work everyone is doing for our mob was very inspiring,” Smits said. “I didn’t think becoming a finalist would ever happen to me, but I am very humbled and honoured.” The Charles Sturt business graduate started her career as a Project Officer with the NSWALC, and during her time

with the organisation, completed a number of courses at TAFE, before beginning her Bachelor of Business degree. Smits said becoming an officer at the NSWALC was a fantastic experience. “My family has always been around land rights, my dad is a staunch land rights activist and has been in the land rights movement since I was born,” Smits said. “It was always going to be the way I was going to go. “Seeing Darkinjung rise from the ashes and become this peak body on the Central Coast was great to see.

“I wanted to help the mob – there’s not one particular moment that stands out but helping out land councils that were being dissolved was good ... it’s always good to just be along for the ride.” And now as the Director of the Sydney-Newcastle region for the NSWALC – a career goal she set out to achieve 10 years ago – Smits said it has been a rewarding, but recently challenging role. “I set out to be a proactive director and made sure I wasn’t sitting on the sidelines,” Smits said. “I just want to be there to

support and be involved with anything I can get my hands on. “[We’re’] just trying to help the land councils to get back on track after the COVID-19 lockdown. “We need to get back to having members meetings, conducting surveys,connecting with our elders and youth.” The Dreamtime Awards focus on providing an opportunity for First Nation Peoples from across Australia to come together and recognise excellence in the categories of sport, arts, education, health and community. Maisy Rae

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Insight into Cambodia project A Woy Woy club enjoyed a presentation recently on a sustainability project to help support families in rural Cambodia. The Rotary Club of Woy Woy was visited by guest speaker Christine Owen at the January 12 meeting.

Owen visited the project in Cambodia in February 2020 and spent 10 days helping families learn about safe water and sanitation, sustainable incomes, healthy food and education. The project helps villages build schools, install wells, learn about alternative

agriculture and begin to manage community projects. Woy Woy Rotary President Joan Redmond thanked Owen for sharing her experience. “Christine showed us a fascinating insight into Cambodia, as they did some touring prior to starting work on the project,” Redmond said.

“[It’s] good to see people working together to build better lives.” The Sustainable Cambodia program has been running for 16 years and operates over a three-five-year commitment. The project must be sustainable and raise funds.

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Peninsula residents recognised in Australia Day Awards Two Peninsula residents have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day Honours List (one posthumously). Dr Denise Fleming of Pearl Beach was awarded an AM for her work in a variety of leadership roles which aimed to provide support and career assistance to women.

And the late Geoffrey Melville, formerly of Empire Bay, has been awarded a posthumous OAM for service to the community through a range of roles. Former long-time Peninsula resident and Central Coast Town Crier Stephen Clarke was also recognised with an OAM for service to the community of the Central Coast.

Governor-General David Hurley announced 845 recipients nationwide on January 26. “The individuals we celebrate today come from all parts of our great nation and have served the community in almost every way conceivable,” he said. “They’re diverse and unique but there are some common

characteristics, including selflessness, commitment and dedication. “Recipients have not put their hand up to be recognised. “Most would consider the achievements that they are being recognised for to be ordinary or just what they do. “Over the past 12 months we have seen outstanding

examples of achievement and service to the community … and I encourage Australians to look to the Order of Australia as a means of acknowledging the important work of their peers. “The Order of Australia belongs to all Australians and my strong message to the community is that if you know someone that is worthy, take the time to nominate them.

“It is a wonderful way to recognise and celebrate achievement, service and contribution to the community. “The sum of these contributions speaks to our nation’s greatest strength – its people.” Nominations can be made at www.gg.gov.au Terry Collins

New honour for Town Crier Former long-time Peninsula resident and Central Coast Town Crier Stephen Clarke has been honoured with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours List for his service to the region through a range community roles. “I feel pretty special, it was a lovely surprise,” Clarke said. “It’s been a real honour to represent the Central Coast and Australia at national and international Town Crier events and competitions.” Clarke was trained as a Town Crier by the official Sydney Town Crier, Graham Keating, and became the Gosford City Stephen Clarke, OAM

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Honoured for services to women in business A Pearl Beach resident has been recognised for her significant service to women in business with an AM in this year’s Australia Day honours list. Dr Denise Chasmar Fleming was credited for her work in a variety of leadership roles that aimed to provide support and career assistance to women. Fleming said she was excited about being nominated and hoped it would help promote other women to the ranks in future years. “It’s a very humbling issue ... the women who I know, who have been honoured, have done a lot more than I have,” Fleming said.

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“To join the ranks of those women, I’m very honoured. “I’m very focused on equality in all things – my nomination to be a Member of the Order of Australia might help get the female numbers up.” From Director of NSW’s Adult and Community Education department to the Chairman of the Special Olympics from 1996-2003, Fleming has held a variety of roles throughout her illustrious career. And as a foundation member of Chief Executive Women since 1989, Fleming said she has consistently focused on fighting on issues of equality. “Equality is not only gender; my career has focused on trying to get equality to others

- women, the LGBTI community ...” Fleming said. “In this role, we were instrumental in funding scholarships for women in business to further their education. “Education to me is a critical issue, and the opportunity (for) education is critical. “It’s very important that people have access to these spaces.” The Founder and Managing Director of Foresight Management Group has also had experience organising the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board and with the Department of Primary Industry and Energy in the 1990s.

However, Fleming said that even when women reach these roles of power, the discrimination does not stop. “Inequality hasn’t diminished that much unfortunately,” Fleming said. “When you sit around the board table, one of the most common comments women make at the executive level is that they’re not heard. “We don’t have power – and to get it, we have to take it. “And people who have power don’t want to give it up.” Fleming also received the Centenary Medal in 2001 and the Australian Sports Medal in 2000. Maisy Rae

Posthumous OAM for the late Geoffrey Melville The late Geoffrey Melville, formerly of Empire Bay, has been awarded a posthumous OAM for service to the community through a range of roles. Melville was involved with the Rotary Club of Umina Beach for

over 40 years, holding every committee position at least once, and being President in 1984-85 and 2014-15. He received four Paul Harris Fellowship Awards. Melville was a life member of Peninsula Village Aged Care

and was honorary director from 2003-2019. He was also a former chair of the Building Committee and a former member of the Care Governance Committee. Melville was a committee member of Peninsula Salvation

Army Red Shield Appeal from 2001-19 and was Peninsula Zone Chairman from 2016-19. Other community activities included: organiser and emcee, Anzac Day services at Empire Bay, over 20 years; President, Empire Bay Progress Association, five years; Justice

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Help improve quality of dunes A local community group is calling for new volunteers to help participate in improving the natural environment through a new program. Umina Community Group relaunched its Dunecare program on Wednesday, January 27, following a wellearned break over the holidays. The Group meets every Wednesday from 8am to 10am

at a range of locations to provide volunteers the opportunity to meet their neighbours while also learning about ecology. On the first Wednesday of the month, the group meets at Ocean Beach Rd, on the second Wednesday, they meet at Berith St, and the third and fourth Wednesday meetings are held at South St. Group leader Alison Winch

said the dune plants had been growing well over the holiday break, but so had the weeds. “Our priority is to always remove the weeds and plant with native vegetation,” Winch said. “We are now running four groups every Wednesday across the dunes with 25 to 30 regulars each week. “The program runs in conjunction with Central Coast

Council ... they provide plants and a supervisor to oversee each meeting with appropriate planting advice and make sure we are all following protocols.” To help contribute to the Group’s Dunecare program, locals can contact group leaders for more details by emailing contacts@ uminacommunitygroupcom.au Maisy Rae

Support service for those in need A unique support service is coming to the Peninsula with weekly food, health check-ups and haircuts provided for those in need. Central Coast Disaster Relief (CCDR) and Woy Woy CWA are starting the service in-kind program in late February, located on the grounds of the CWA hall. CCDR founder Carly Pal said they had received feedback that COVID-19 had significantly impacted the Peninsula and that there were not enough support services in the area. “We have received such great

support to get a service up and running in the Peninsula area— but we are still seeking food businesses that are local, to join a rotating roster of food providers for the new service,” Pal said. “We are trying to ease the financial burden that so many families and individuals are facing, and with Job Seeker and Job Keeper being phased out totally by the end of March, we think that this need will only continue to grow.” Throughout 2020, CCDR assisted other services on the Coast, but demand for refuge and relief services continued to

grow. CCDR decided to start its own support service within the community, appropriately named Care4Coast, with an event hosted every Monday night in Kibble Park, Gosford. “We have hairdressers on board and nurses that come down and provide non-invasive health checks; food is provided, as well as food hampers, snack packs, toiletry packs and pet food,” Pal said. “At our last service, 43 people turned up, which is more than double the numbers we were supporting last year, which was around 17 people.”

Woy Woy CWA president, Jane Bowtell, said the Peninsula service would provide similar assistance and be a permanent Thursday evening event. “There will be food hampers, snack packs, clothing, a hairdresser, dinner on the night, and hopefully some other health services down the track,” Bowtell said. “We will have three CWA volunteers, and CCDR will have theirs—all COVID Safe and with the necessary QR codes. “This is open to those sleeping rough or in community housing or people just wanting a meal, a chat, a friendly face.”

Pal said the services were for anybody in need, not just exclusively for the homeless, but for families going through a financial crisis, domestic violence, or for those who just needed a chat. “It’s for everybody, not just those who may be sleeping on the streets or doing it rough; it’s for families, children, the elderly community, and pensioners,” she said. “This service on the Peninsula will be aimed at everybody and anybody who needs help.” Along with the much-needed Peninsula food providers, Pal said they struggled to find

appropriate storage. They are looking for any businesses in the community that could offer a discount on storage. “(We need) something we can regularly access, not just to store things but so we can make up snack packs and hampers,” Pal said. Community members wishing to donate or volunteer their services can reach out via the CCDR email ccdr. community@gmail.com or through the Facebook page. Hayley McMahon

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Change to Advisory Committee reports will mean out of sight, out of mind At the time of amalgamation in 2016, Gosford and Wyong Council had a total of 23 Advisory and Trust Committees. At his second meeting, the Administrator at that time (Mr. Reynolds) resolved to dissolve those committees of Council. This was seen by many as a move to shut the doors to the community and remove Council business from scrutiny. When elected Councillors were back in place, we began the process of re-establishing Advisory Committees. At the most basic level, these committees are an important two-way communication channel. Committee members provide information to Council and are expected to share information from meetings with their networks. The role of Advisory Committees is to advise Council and staff. Committee members contribute a range of skills, knowledge and experience that Council staff and Councillors may not possess. They include business people, professionals, scientists, academics, government agencies, community advocates and resident groups. They participate on a voluntary basis. Central Coast Council currently has 17 Advisory Committees in areas including tourism, economic development, heritage, status of women, natural resource management, COSS, companion animals, playspaces and town centres.

The minutes of the Advisory Committees are currently reported to Council. This is an important part of providing advice to Council, as is their role. Even when there is no specific recommendation to Council, the minutes reflect the discussions and priorities of the committee and Council staff. On 27 April 2020, Council staff submitted a report that recommended that the minutes of Advisory Committees no longer be reported to Council unless a decision was required. Councillors voted unanimously to reject the recommendation.

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On 27 January 2021, a report to the current Administrator (Mr.Persson) recommends that minutes for Advisory Committees no longer be reported to Council unless a decision is required. Instead, a list of meetings would be tabled with links to the minutes. Of course, this sounds good in theory however it undermines the intent and role of the Advisory Committees in providing advice to the governing body of Council. The minutes will no longer be tabled as part of the Business Paper of Council - and inevitably, at some point in the future, minutes will be removed from websites and links will no longer work. This move by the current Council undermines and de-values the contribution of committee members. It also, once again, appears to remove the business of Council from scrutiny.

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Since Sept, 2017 • Over 6 resolutions of Council supporting protection of Porters Creek wetland • More than 3 meetings between Council staff and Councillors • Recommended for protection by the Coasts & Catchments Tuggerah Lakes Advisory Committee • At least 2 Councillor site visits • Agreements for protection drafted Still no protection in place for Porters Creek Wetland

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The storm water pipes have no collection pits to capture sediment, heavy metals oils and nutrients from hard run off surfaces. Until collection pits are installed at Ettalong Beach, dangerous pollutants from the storm water pipes will always be a potential hazard to bathers. Email, Dec 22 Patrick Croke, Ettalong Beach

Ratepayers should not bear burden I went to the Council and they said “Oh that’s for future construction” - right. Many must have complained as the fee disappeared in the end of year rates notice only. We have no kerb or guttering and a thin strip of asphalt with rough pothole shoulders; our road is third world as well. Some are worse, with signage

FORUM saying road under water every time it rains - Shepard St is a good example and I use it for under car washing. Add all of this up and you can see why residents are angry with Council over rates existing infrastructure is extremely poor and not worth an increase to pay for third world systems. For these Council people to claim that other councils have higher rates and we should

align with their rates is not credible as the others will have better infrastructure from better management. The CCC has incurred big losses before. Central Coast Council should be brought to account, not given a mandate for higher rates. There should be absolutely no power to increase the burden onto the ratepayer as this is absolutely abhorrent.

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I refer to your notice that we received today in the post informing us of the rate increase to $3.20 per residential house and $9.30 per business. We wanted to voice our disapproval of this notice and to reiterate how very unfair this increase is to us ratepayers when bad management has been the fault for this situation to occur within the Council. We feel that this increase is extremely unfair to the ratepayers. It is not the ratepayers (who have) incurred debts of $565M and blown the budget (by) more than $200M.

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As for being open and sharing this situation with us, we feel that this is incorrect as this had been reported in various news agencies and (it) was therefore out of your control and power to keep this bad situation quiet. Whilst we understand there is nothing that we can do about this increase, we felt our voices should be heard as to how very

unfair this is to the local residents (who) all do the right thing in regards to paying rates and keeping the local community ‘chugging along’ financially and communally. I appreciate that councils have the ability to set rates and fees as they see fit; I understand that councils have to strategically set priorities for resource allocation. Despite this, the current circumstance of Central Coast Council concerns us greatly. Please be assured that we will be exercising our disappointment with Central Coast Council at the next local government election. Email, Jan 21 Michelle Savage, Woy Woy

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Happy ending for trapped possum WIRES Central Coast is calling on residents to keep an eye out for injured animals after a trapped possum was found at Umina on January 18 close to 10am.

A Woy Woy house was left in flames last week after an explosion from its double garage caused substantial damage to the property. The residence on Fairview St caught alight on January 18 at approximately 2.30pm with the attached cottage receiving fire, smoke, heat and water damage. A spokesperson for Fire and Rescue NSW said crews arrived on scene after receiving the call at 2.35pm. “Five crews were on scene – two from Umina, two from

Kariong and one from Berkeley Vale - and found a number of cylinders with gas inside the garage and then cooled them down,” the spokesperson said. “There was asbestos found in the garage ... crews applied a bonding agent to help contain the asbestos and make the area safe. “The garage partially collapsed. “Crews extinguished the fire by 4.30pm and left the scene just after 5pm.” No injuries were recorded at the scene.

Neighbour John Orme said he witnessed the initial blast from his backyard which was 50 metres from the property. “The initial explosion sounded like an LPG gas tank erupting, followed by many more minor ones,” Orme said. “[It] was an inferno of smoke, fire and continual explosions. “There was a big cloud of smoke coming from the property for about 45 minutes until crews got the fire under control.” Investigations into the blaze are continuing.

Fire and Rescue NSW released the possum, which was stuck inside a power pole cover on Veron Rd, after being contacted by WIRES. Rescue crews from Umina and Gosford fire stations arrived on scene and used specialist rescue equipment to scare the possum so it escaped the guard on its own more than an hour later. The possum was then secured by the WIRES team, who are now assessing it before releasing back into the wild. A WIRES spokesperson said the type of rescue advice given depends on the location of the trapped animal. However, general advice states to call wildlife rescue on 1300 094 737 if a sick, injured or orphaned animal is found. It is then recommended to remove any external threats to the animal, and if safe to do so, contain the animal in a warm, dark, quiet place.

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Suspicious behaviour on Pearl Beach Police are appealing for information after reports of suspicious behaviour by a woman at Pearl Beach on December 27. Police were told two fiveyear-old boys were sitting on the sand at about 11am when they were approached by an older woman. The woman, described as having short grey hair and wearing pink-coloured clothing and blue shorts, approached the boys, grabbed them by the arms and told them she was going to take them home with her. The boys managed to break

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free and told their father, who was nearby. The incident was reported to officers from Brisbane Water Police District,who commenced an investigation. As inquiries continue, police are appealing to anyone who

might have been on the beach on Sunday, December 27, and witnessed the incident, to come forward. The beach was reported to be crowded at the time, and there were unconfirmed reports that there were a number of opportunistic thefts of unattended property by unknown people. Police are also keen to hear of any thefts which could be related. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers. Source: Media release, Dec 29 NSW Police Media

A man has been charged after he was found not wearing a face mask while on a train bound for Woy Woy and allegedly biting a police officer on Saturday. About 3.10pm, officers attached to Brisbane Water Police Transport Command observed the man not wearing a mask while travelling on the southbound train from Gosford. Police allege that when they asked if the 43-year-old man had a mask and directed him to provide identification he

refused and became aggressive. As police attempted to arrest him, he tried to punch officers before OC spray was deployed. It is alleged the man punched a constable before he was wrestled to the floor and bit the constable twice on his stomach area and finger, causing lacerations and bruising. The man was taken to Gosford Police Station where he was charged with not wearing a fitted face covering on public

transport, failing to comply with a direction, resisting an officer in execution of duty, and assaulting a police officer in execution of duty causing actual bodily harm. The man was granted conditional bail to appear in Woy Woy Local Court on February 11. The constable was taken to Gosford Hospital for treatment and has since been released. Source: Media release, Jan 17 NSW Police Media

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Dancer celebrates stories of First People The performance explored Shana’s connection with her ancestors and the land Photo Rachel Main

A dancer from Umina Beach led a performance at a Sydney festival this month to help celebrate the stories of First People. Shana O’Brien performed at the biennial Yellamundie Festival on Friday, January 22, at Eveleigh’s Carriageworks centre. O’Brien’s piece, ‘Waterholes’, explored the emotion of connecting to ancestors and the potential that water presents for healing.

The dancer said she feels incredibly grateful for the opportunity to perform at the festival. “It’s my first time choreographing a piece – it’s really exciting,” O’Brien said. “I have a mentor and dancer to work with ... there’s support and guidance there for me to make that transition from [dance] into choreography. “It’s been a process – I got led to this place by something else, that something else that

resides in your belly.” O’Brien said she is proud to have lived and grown on Darkinjung land and credited her decision to start painting in the COVID-19 lockdown as inspiration for the dance piece. “I didn’t have access to dance spaces [so] I started painting waterholes and it feels like creating this piece is a continuation of that journey and research,” O’Brien said. “During this process, my team and I went to the

waterholes and spent the day there, seeing the beautiful way the trees curve, the landscapes – that’s all going to influence the work and the movement of the performance.” As a dancer and graduate of NAISDA Dance College, O’Brien has worked with a variety of choreographers and participated in cultural residencies on Moa Island in the Torres Strait Islands and Nyinyikay in North East Arnhem land. She said she hopes to push

the performance even further in future. “Hopefully this is a first development of this work and I want to continue working on it, getting it bigger and making it into a full-length production,” O’Brien added. “I’d like it to have more of a life.” Four performances from six First Peoples storytellers were shown at the event – the only festival in Australia to identify and present new First Peoples

stories for stage. Each work underwent two weeks of development workshops, before being presented to audiences over the three-day event. With the title of theYellamundie Festival deriving from a Darug word meaning “storyteller”, the project was supported by Create NSW, Australia Council for the Arts, City of Sydney and the Office for the Arts.

Umina artist takes a Sojourn to regional gallery A Umina artist is set to headline an exhibition at Gosford Regional Library next month in a bid to celebrate endangered Australian birds and their habitats. Nicole Berlach will bring together the Sojourn piece with help from fellow artist LissaJane de Sailles – this will be the pair’s second collaborative

exhibition. The exhibition will feature natural history illustrations and woven sculptural forms to depict the semi-permanent homes that are created by these vulnerable birds. The work of the children’s book illustrator has also been published internationally and can be found in the Archival Collection at the State Library of NSW.

The free exhibition will commence on February 6 and will run to March 14, from 9.30am-4pm every day. More information on the exhibition can be found online at www.centralcoast.nsw.gov. au/whats-on/art-and-culture/ sojourn. Source: Media release, Dec 11 Central Coast Council Nicole Berlach will host Sojourn at Gosford Regional Library

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Coastal Twist to make a splash at Mardi Gras For the first time in its 43year history, Sydney Mardi Gras Parade is set to transform the Sydney Cricket Ground into a glitter-fuelled showcase of LGBTQI+ culture and community, and the Peninsula’s own Coastal Twist Festival will be right in the thick of it.

Residents interested in being a part of Coastal Twist’s Mardi Gras festivities are encouraged to reach out to the organisation now

More than 5,000 paradegoers from 100 LGBTQI+ community groups from around Australia are expected take over the venue on March 6. Coastal Twist Festival’s collective of LGBTQI+ doers, makers and allies are busily getting ready to make a splash, and a statement with their ocean-themed costumes. “This year’s Mardi Gras theme is ‘Rise’, and most

Coasties would have felt the impact of droughts, fires, floods and a global pandemic,” Coastal Twist Chair, Juan Iocco, said. “It has tested everyone’s spirit and resolve. “Throw creatives and marginalised peoples into that mix, and as the agents of change, we know firsthand when we rise to the occasion, amazing things happen.” Leigh Rijff and Shane Milsom have stepped up as Coastal Twists’ 2021 Co-Head Designers, and the pair said their vision for this year’s festivities was one of unity and celebration. “Our intention is to bring our multiple diverse local communities together as one unique and beautiful force

through our float,” they said. “As the hinterland rolls down to our coastline, the Central Coast creates one of the most amazing coastlines in the world and with that magic as our inspiration our float will ‘Rise’ with some of the fabulous hidden creatures from the depths of our salty waters,” Milsom said. “Mardi Gras is this magic time of year where we all come together as a community to not only make something special to showcase the Central Coast at the parade, but it’s also about forming new bonds, new connections and making lifelong friendships that continue well after all the glitter and glamour ends,” Rijff said. With 2021 to be Coastal Twist’s second appearance at

the Sydney Mardi Gras, Iocco said the organisation was honoured to have been chosen to take part in the revamped COVID safe version of the event. “The 2021 parade will take inspiration from its past and move away from large floats, focusing instead on the outlandish pageantry of vibrant costumes, puppetry and props that made it such a phenomenon in its earliest years,“ he said. “In a twist of fate, getting back to community roots is one of the good things that’s come out of this pandemic and anyone wanting to get involved with Coastal Twist and the parade, from marching to costume making to admin, can learn more on our website.” Dilon Luke

Macyn taps his way to glory A dancer from Killcare was part of a team which tapped its way to glory at a tap dance competition at Sydney’s Olympic Park recently. Macyn Van Borssum and his team from Darren Disney Dance scooped up the top prize at Dancelife Unite’s championships on January 20. The all-boys team, with an

age range of 12-18, won its division with a 97.5 per cent score and then won the competition’s Most Entertaining Routine award for its performance. The nine tappers were then asked to take on troupes of 40 to 50 in the overall national championships division the next night. Their a capella performance

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was awarded the highest honour at the competition, as they brought home gold with a final score of 99.9 per cent. Macyn’s Dad, Greg Van Borssum, said he was immensely proud after the team ran out as winners. “Their performance was flawless; there are some amazing tappers in the group,” Van Borssum said. “It was awesome work ... we were ecstatic!” The 13-year-old dancer has been tapping from the age of two. “Macyn has won a lot of local level competitions in tap but this is his first major one,” Van Borssum said. “He just started tapping on his own, doing his funny foot things ... he’d do it in his Uggs, in his flipflops. “I took him to Darren (Disney)

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when he was about six, and it was like watching a baby learn how to walk. “But now Mace is like Fred Astaire.” His instructor, Darren Disney, is one of the original Tap Dogs and cites Wednesday’s win as his school’s first ever overall win. “I’m so proud of each and every one of you, achieving such a high standard with awesome leadership and choreography by Kurt Dawson,” Disney said in a social media post. “Holding our own at this phenomenal competition level is a dream come true. “You smashed it. “A fantastic week of competition with all our groups, some competing for the first time - well done everyone.”

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New dance studio for Peninsula A new semi-professional dance studio is set to open up on the Peninsula next month to help budding dancers experience company projects and create their own showreel. The Interchange Dance Project will feature weekly professional contemporary sessions for dancers aged 1319 at the Patonga studio. Dancers in the youth program will be exposed to different contemporary techniques and guest choreographers, work with live musicians and create small projects. Owner and artistic director Francesca Gozdek said she was excited to launch the Project to give performance opportunities to young, up and coming dancers on the Central Coast.

Gozdek’s dancers performed at Patonga Creek last month

“If you are a contemporary dancer, you have to travel to Sydney and Newcastle to perform, there is nothing on the Coast ... you don’t get to experience semi-professional training,” Gozdek said. “Depending upon how many dancers we get, we plan to commence the program in late February and will train once a week for four and a half hours. “Each month the company will make a short dance film. “During the program, the company will work towards a larger, full-scale live performance that will premiere at the conclusion of the program in June.” Gozdek said sessions will be different each week, with improvisation classes once a month on offer with live music. The director grew up and

trained in Italy, plying her trade in contemporary, ballet and modern dance. Gozdek furthered her studies in Los Angeles before spending a year in London working as a freelance dancer, going on to call Australia home in 2015.

Budding dancers who are interested in the project can apply on the Interchange Dance Project website, with more information on ticket prices also available. Maisy Rae

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involves presentations from authors Tom and Meg Keneally, Vicki Hastrich, Charlotte Wood, Andrew Kwong, Jane Palfreyman, journalist Chris Masters, and actors Judy Nunn and Graeme Blundell. President of the Bouddi Society, Phil Donnelly, said the organisation is very pleased to be part of the event.

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6:00 Sunrise [s] 5:30 Today [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Divine Secrets Of The 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] Ya-Ya Sisterhood” (PG) (’02) 1:00 Explore [s] 1:10 Movie: “Wedding Daze” (M s,l) Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ellen (’07) Stars: Jason Biggs, Isla Burst, Fionnula Flanagan Fisher, Joe Pantoliano 2:30 Border Security International (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s 7:30 Great Getaways (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Crocodile Dundee” (M) Front Line (PG) [s] (’86) – An American reporter 7:30 Highway Patrol Special: goes to the Australian outback Characters (PG) [s] to meet an eccentric crocodile 8:30 Movie: “Ant-Man” (PG) (’15) poacher and invites him to New Stars: Corey Stoll, Evangeline York City. Stars: Paul Hogan Lilly, Judy Greer, Michael Douglas, Paul Rudd 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 10:50 Movie: “Hard To Kill” (MA15+) 11:00 World’s Worst Flights: Terrorism (M) [s] (’90) Stars: Bill Sadler, Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William 11:50 The Horn: The Longest Day (M) 12:40 Tipping Point (PG) [s] Sadler, Frederick Coffin 1:30 Home Shopping 1:00 Home Shopping 6:00 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra Summer [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 12:00 Movie: “Harum Scarum” (G) (’65) Stars: Elvis Presley, Mary 1:00 Animal Embassy: Aditlo Jorge 1:30 Tennis: A Day At The Drive Ann Mobley, Michael Ansara *Live* From Memorial Drive 2:00 Surf Patrol [s] 2:30 Border Security International Tennis Centre, Adelaide [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:30 Tennis: A Day At The Drive 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] *Live* From Memorial Drive 6:00 Seven News [s] Tennis Centre, Adelaide [s] 7:00 Cricket: Big Bash League: Eliminator: Teams TBC *Live* 11:00 Movie: “The Nice Guys” (MA15+) (’16) – In 1970s Los From TBA [s] 11:00 Movie: “Se7en” (MA15+) (’95) – Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a Two detectives, a rookie and a missing girl and the mysterious veteran, hunt a serial killer who death of a porn star. Stars: Ryan uses the seven deadly sins as Gosling, Russell Crowe, his motives. Stars: Morgan Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Freeman, Andrew Kevin Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Walker, Daniel Zacapa, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Yaya DaCosta 1:00 Cybershack (PG) [s] Cassini, Bob Mack 1:30 Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping 6:00 Easy Eats [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 9:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 Today Extra Summer [s] 10:00 rage (PG) [s] 12:00 Destination WA [s] 12:00 Surf Patrol [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer 12:30 Animal Embassy (PG) [s] 12:30 Beach Cops (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 1:00 Award Winning Tasmania: 1:00 Movie: “Miracle” (PG) (’04) 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] Huon Valley [s] Stars: Kurt Russell, Patricia 12:30 Australia Day 2021 *Replay* 1:30 Explore [s] Clarkson, Noah Emmerich 2:30 Making Child Prodigies [s] 1:40 Movie: “House Arrest” (PG) 3:00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat [s] 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens (’96) Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 3:30 Dream Gardens: Jennifer Love Hewitt 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s Erskineville, NSW [s] 3:50 Serengeti: Exodus (PG) [s] Front Line (PG) [s] 4:00 Ask The Doctor: 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] Cold And Flu (PG) [s] 5:30 RBT: Mum Was Right (PG) [s] 7:00 Cricket: Big Bash League: 4:30 Landline Summer: 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] Qualifier: Teams TBC *Live* All About Bees [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] From TBA [s] 5:00 Football: A-League: Round 6: Western United FC v Melbourne 11:00 Movie: “Drive Angry” (MA15+) 7:30 2021 Sounds Better Together (PG) [s] (’11) – A vengeful father Victory *Live* From AAMI Park escapes from hell and chases 10:00 Movie: “Crocodile Dundee II” 7:00 ABC News [s] (PG) (’88) Stars: Paul Hogan, after the men who killed his 7:30 Midsomer Murders: Send In Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon daughter and kidnapped his The Clowns (PG) [s] granddaughter. Stars: Amber 12:10 Movie: “License To Wed” (M s) 9:00 Endeavour: Apollo (M v) [s] (’07) Stars: Robin Williams Heard, Billy Burke, Nicolas 10:30 Call The Midwife (PG) [s] 1:55 Explore [s] Cage, William Fichtner, Todd 11:30 Deep Water (M l,s) [s] 2:05 Home Shopping Farmer, Christa Campbell 12:20 rage Guest Programmer 5:30 Wesley Impact [s] 1:30 Home Shopping (MA15+) [s]

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures (PG) [s] 11:00 Gardening Australia [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:55 The Delinquents (M n,s) [s] 2:40 Program To Be Advised 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 6:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) [s] 8:30 Rick Stein’s Secret France [s] 9:30 Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian (M l) [s] 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 10:50 Nolan (PG) [s] 11:50 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] 12:50 Killing Eve (M v) [s] 1:35 Would I Lie To You? (PG) [s] 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Rick Stein’s Secret France [s] 11:00 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Unforgotten (M l) [s] 2:10 The Ex-PM (M l,s) [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 6:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame: Anthony Field (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat [s] 8:05 Vera: Changing Tides (PG) [s] 9:35 Mystery Road: The Waterhole (M l) [s] 10:25 State Of The Union (M) [s] 10:55 Barracuda (M l,s) [s] 11:55 rage (MA15+) [s]

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

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

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

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6:00Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:30Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00Program To Be Advised 1:00 PBS Newshour 3:00Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:00 The Rise Of The Clans: 3:30Left Off The Map [s] Brothers At War 4:00Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Great Irish Railway Journeys: 4:30The Bold And The Beautiful Killarney To Cobh (PG) (PG) [s] 3:25 Who Do You Think You Are?: 5:0010 News First [s] Justine Clarke (PG) 6:30The Project (PG) [s] 4:25 Great American Railroad 7:30I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Journeys (PG) Of Here! (M) [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 9:00Law & Order: SVU: Ballad Of 6:00 Mastermind Australia Dwight And Irena (M) [s] 6:30 SBS World News 10:00Law & Order: SVU: Must Be 7:35 The World’s Greatest Palaces Held Accountable (Part 2) (PG) (M) [s] 8:30 The Rise Of The Nazis: 11:00This Is Us: In The Room (M) [s] Night Of The Long Knives (M) 12:00WIN’s All Australian News [s] 9:35 World On Fire (M) (In English/ 1:00The Project (PG) [s] French/ German/ Polish) 2:00The Late Show With Stephen 10:45 SBS World News Late Colbert (PG) [s] 11:15 24 Hours In Police Custody: 3:00Home Shopping Knifed (M l) 12:10 Home Ground (MA15+) 4:30CBS This Morning [s] (In Norwegian) 5:00 CGTN English News 6:00Headline News [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 8:30Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 12:00Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 1:00Program To Be Advised 2:00 The Rise Of The Clans: 2:30Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00Judge Judy (PG) [s] A Queen Betrayed 3:30Left Off The Map [s] 3:00 NITV News: Nula 2021 4:00Farm To Fork [s] 3:25 Who Do You Think You Are?: 4:30The Bold And The Beautiful Todd McKenney (PG) (PG) [s] 4:30 Great American Railroad 5:0010 News First [s] Journeys (PG) 6:00WIN News [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:30The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia 7:30The Living Room [s] – For 6:30 SBS World News years the Doyles have been 7:30 Planet Of Treasures: busy fostering children, raising Africa (PG) their own three girls, and 8:30 Who Do You Think You Are running a charity. Barry wants to UK?: Naomie Harris (PG) transform their backyard into an 9:35 V E Day - Minute By Minute entertaining oasis for the entire (PG) family. 10:30 SBS World News Late 8:30The Graham Norton Show (M) 11:00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does 10:30The Project (PG) [s] Countdown (M) 11:30WIN’s All Australian News [s] 11:50 Twin (M l,v) (In Norwegian) 12:30The Late Show (PG) [s] 3:25 Great British Railway 1:30Home Shopping Journeys (PG) 6:00Which Car? [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 6:30Entertainment Tonight [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 7:00Escape Fishing With ET [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 7:30All 4 Adventure [s] 1:00 PBS Newshour 8:30Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures 2:00 Great Irish Railway Journeys 9:30Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] (PG) 12:00Beyond The Fire (PG) [s] 3:45 Gourmet Farmer 12:30Left Off The Map [s] 4:20 Remarkable Places To Eat 1:0010 Minute Kitchen [s] 5:30 KGB: The Sword And The 1:30Jamie And The Nonnas [s] Shield (In English/ Russian/ 2:30Australia By Design [s] Ukrainian) 3:00What’s Up Down Under [s] 6:30 SBS World News 3:30My Market Kitchen [s] 7:30 Going Places With Ernie 4:00Everyday Gourmet [s] Dingo: Whitsundays (PG) 4:30Farm To Fork [s] 8:00 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned 5:0010 News First [s] Britain (PG) 6:00Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 9:00 Movie: “Once Upon A Time In 7:00Toddlers Behaving (Very) America” (MA15+) (’84) Stars: Badly (PG) [s] Robert De Niro, James Woods 8:00Movie: “The Girl On The Train” 1:00 Movie: “Sweet Country” (M v,s,n) (’16) Stars: Emily (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Bryan Blunt, Justin Theroux Brown, Luka Magdeline Cole 10:15Movie: “The Children Act” (PG) 3:00 White Right: Meeting The (’17) Stars: Emma Thompson Enemy (MA15+) 12:20Home Shopping 4:00 Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal 5:00Religious Programs Kitchen

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

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

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

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6:00 Easy Eats [s] 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 The Xtreme Collxtion (PG) [s] 10:30 Peaking (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 11:00 Melbourne Summer Series 12:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] *Live* [s] 1:30 Movie: “Pleasantville” (PG) (’98) Stars: Reese Witherspoon, 5:30 Territory Cops (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen 4:00 Australia’s Amazing Homes: 7:00 Married At First Sight: Grand Reunion (MA15+) [s] – The Vintage Twist (PG) [s] most memorable brides and 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] grooms from past seasons of 5:30 Sydney Weekender (PG) [s] MAFS come together for a huge 6:00 Seven News [s] dinner party that will see old 7:00 Cricket: Big Bash League: flames reunited and old feuds Knockout *Live* From TBA [s] – reignited. Featuring Martha, There will be no second Cyrell, Jess, Ines, Troy, Dean chances when this season’s and Tracey. third placed team takes on the 8:45 60 Minutes (PG) [s] winner of The Eliminator in a sudden-death final where both 9:45 Seduced By Evil (M) [s] teams will throw everything at 10:15 NINE News Late [s] 11:45 Killer On The Line: each other. Darlene Gentry (M v) [s] 11:00 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls (MA15+) [s] 12:35 Young, Dumb And Banged Up In The Sun (M) [s] 12:00 Medical Emergency (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 12:30 Home Shopping

5:00 CGTN English News 6:00Religious Programs [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 7:30Fishing Australia [s] 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle 8:00Good Chef Bad Chef [s] English News 6:00 France 24 8:30My Market Kitchen [s] English News 6:30 Al Jazeera 9:00Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] English News 7:30 Italian News 9:30Studio 10 Sunday [s] 8:10 Filipino News 8:40 French 12:00Program To Be Advised News 9:30 Greek News 10:30 1:30Taste Of Australia With German News 11:00 Spanish Hayden Quinn [s] News 11:30 Turkish News 2:00Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures 12:00 Arabic News 12:30 ABC 3:00RV Daily Foodie Trails [s] America: World News Tonight 3:30Farm To Fork [s] 1:00 Speedweek 4:00All 4 Adventure [s] 3:00 Gymnastics: 5:0010 News First [s] World Challenge Hungary 6:00WIN News [s] 5:00 Travel Man: Rome 6:30The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 5:30 KGB - The Sword And The 7:30I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Shield (In English/ Russian/ Of Here! (M) [s] – After weeks in Ukrainian) the jungle, one celebrity will be 6:30 SBS World News crowned King or Queen of the 7:30 Einstein And Hawking: jungle for 2021! Masters Of Our Universe 9:00The Graham Norton Show 9:20 Trump’s American Carnage (M l,s) [s] (M) 10:00The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 10:20 Bamay 11:00Bull (M) [s] 12:00Home Shopping

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 11:00 Gardening Australia [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:45 Meet The Ferals [s] 2:00 Unforgotten (M l,v) [s] 2:45 First Nation Farmers [s] 3:00 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:35 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill: Endeavour And Tahiti (PG) [s] 10:25 You Can’t Ask That (M) [s] 10:55 ABC Late News [s] 11:30 Harrow: Pater Familias (M) [s] 12:20 Wentworth (MA15+) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Tennis: ATP Cup Tennis *Live* 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Tiny House Of Terror” 4:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] (M v) (’17) – After the tragic 6:00 NINE News [s] disappearance and presumed 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] death of her tech mogul husband, a woman decides to 7:30 Married At First Sight: Grand Reunion (Part 2) (M) [s] move to a rustic and cosy tiny house. However, she soon feels 9:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Celebrity Special that she’s being watched. Stars: (Part 1) (PG) [s] – The original Francia Raisa 2:00 Gold Coast Medical (PG) [s] Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 3:00 The Chase UK [s] is back with a series of prime 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] time specials. Tonight 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] Australia’s favourite celebrities battle it out in a quest to win one 6:00 Seven News [s] million dollars for their chosen 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] charity. Hosted by Eddie 7:30 Holey Moley (PG) [s] McGuire. 9:00 9-1-1: The New Abnormal (M) 10:00 The Rookie: Follow Up Day (M) 10:15 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 World’s Deadliest Weather: 10:45 Children Who Kill (M l) [s] 11:45 The First 48: Deadly Secret/ Caught On Camera (M) [s] Behind Closed Doors (M) [s] 12:00 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence: The Saturday Night 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Strangler: Joe Kappen (M) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 8:30Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 12:00Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00Program To Be Advised 2:00 Great British Railway 2:30Entertainment Tonight [s] Journeys (PG) 3:00Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:30 Pompeii’s Final Hours: 3:30Left Off The Map [s] New Evidence (PG) 4:00Farm To Fork [s] 3:25 Who Do You Think You Are?: 4:30The Bold And The Beautiful Ernie Dingo (PG) [s] 4:25 Great American Railroad 5:0010 News First [s] Journeys: Southport To 6:00WIN News [s] Leyland (PG) 6:30The Project (PG) [s] 5:00 Letters And Numbers 7:30The Amazing Race Australia 5:30 Jeopardy! (PG) (M) [s] 5:55 Mastermind Australia 9:00Movie: “Peppermint” (MA15+) 6:25 SBS World News (’18) Stars: Jennifer Garner, 7:35 The Architecture The John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Railways Built: St. Pancras Juan Pablo Raba, Annie (PG) 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency: Ilonzeh, Jeff Hephner In Love And War (M) 11:00WIN’s All Australian News [s] 9:25 The Story Of The Songs: 12:00The Project (PG) [s] Madonna (M) 1:00The Late Show With Stephen 10:30 SBS World News Late Colbert (PG) [s] 11:00 Hamilton Agent (MA15+) 2:00Home Shopping (In Swedish/ English) 4:30CBS This Morning [s]

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Four Corners [s] 10:45 Bee Cause: Purple Hive [s] 11:00 Gardening Australia [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 1:00 Unforgotten (M l,s,v) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 Designing A Legacy [s] 9:30 Program To Be Advised 10:30 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 Glitch (M l,s) [s] 12:00 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] 12:55 Parliament Question Time [s] 2:00 rage (MA15+) [s] 3:10 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] 4:30 The Drum [s] 5:30 7.30 (PG) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 5:30 Today [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 Tennis: ATP Cup Tennis *Live* 12:00 Program To Be Advised 4:30 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 1:30 Surf Patrol [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 2:00 Gold Coast Medical (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:30 Travel Guides: 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] Whitsundays (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 8:30 Who Wants To Be A 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] Millionaire: Celebrity Special 7:30 Holey Moley (PG) [s] (Part 2) (PG) [s] 9:00 The Good Doctor: Frontline 9:45 Murder, Lies & Alibis: The (Part 1) (M) [s] – Shaun treats a Bank Job (M) [s] – The full patient who has an illness that untold story of Australia’s is not only unpredictable in greatest bank robber who nature, but also unlike anything brought Sydney to a standstill in he or the team has seen before. January 1984. The ‘Mexican Claire continues to work standoff’ involved 100 heavily through her grief. armed police and a car chase 10:00 The Resident: which captivated the nation on A Wedding, A Funeral (M) [s] live TV. 11:00 Station 19: No Recovery (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 12:00 Black-ish: Liberal Arts (M) [s] 11:30 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year 12:30 Home Shopping Asia (PG) [s] 12:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s]

6:00Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:30Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00Program To Be Advised 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:30Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:00 Great British Railway 3:00Judge Judy (PG) [s] Journeys (PG) 3:30Left Off The Map [s] 2:30 Pompeii’s Final Hours: 4:00Farm To Fork [s] New Evidence 4:30The Bold And The Beautiful 3:25 Who Do You Think You Are?: (PG) [s] Patti Newton (PG) 5:0010 News First [s] 4:25 Great American Railroad 6:00WIN News [s] Journeys: Haworth To 6:30The Project (PG) [s] Huddersfield (PG) 7:30The Amazing Race Australia 5:05 Letters And Numbers (M) [s] 5:30 Jeopardy! (PG) 9:00NCIS: Sunburn (M v) [s] – 6:00 Mastermind Australia McGee and his wife Delilah’s 6:30 SBS World News Bahamian vacation turns into a 7:30 Great Continental Railway high-stakes mission. Journeys 10.00 NCIS: Los Angeles: 8:35 24 Hours In Emergency: Love Kills (M) [s] Pressure Point (M) 11:00WIN’s All Australian News [s] 9:30 Travel Man’s Greatest Trips: 12:00The Project (PG) [s] Mind Body And Soul (PG) 1:00The Late Show (PG) [s] 10:25 SBS World News Late 2:00Home Shopping 10:55 The A Word (M l,s) 4:30CBS This Morning [s] 12:00 The Pier (MA15+) (In Spanish)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News Mornings [s] 10:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 10:30 Stan Grant’s One Plus One [s] 11:00 Grand Designs [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:35 Media Watch [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:10 ABC News Afternoons [s] 4:00 The Heights (PG) [s] 4:30 Back Roads (PG) [s] 5:00 Escape From The City (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (PG) [s] 9:00 Aftertaste [s] 9:30 QI: Rubbish (PG) [s] 10:00 Program To Be Advised 10:45 ABC Late News [s] 11:15 Four Corners [s] 12:00 Media Watch [s] 12:20 Wentworth (MA15+) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 1:30 Surf Patrol [s] 2:00 Gold Coast Medical (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Holey Moley (PG) [s] 9:00 Movie: “Captain America: The First Avenger” (M v) (’15) – Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a “Super-Soldier serum”. But being Captain America comes at a price. Stars: Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell 11:30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam (PG) [s] 12:00 Code Black: La Familia (M) [s] 1:00 Home Shopping

6:00Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News 8:30Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News 12:00Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00Program To Be Advised 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:30Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:00 Where Are You Really From? 3:00Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:30 Pompeii’s Final Hours: 3:30Left Off The Map [s] New Evidence (PG) 4:00Farm To Fork [s] 3:25 Who Do You Think You Are?: 4:30The Bold And The Beautiful Natalie Imbruglia (PG) (PG) [s] 4:30 Great American Railroad 5:0010 News First [s] Journeys (PG) 6:00WIN News [s] 5:05 Letters And Numbers 6:30The Project (PG) [s] 5:35 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30The Amazing Race Australia 6:00 Mastermind Australia (M) [s] – Seeking help from the 6:30 SBS World News locals for an iconic outback 7:35 Britain’s Most Historic Towns challenge - the dunny derby, 8:30 The Last Journey Of The their newfound friends must take Vikings their place on the ‘throne’ for a 9:30 Vikings: race across town. The Final Straw (MA15+) 9:00Bull: Flesh And Blood (M) [s] 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:55 24 Hours In Emergency: 10:00Bull: Missing (M) [s] Someone To Come Home (M) 11:00WIN’s All Australian News [s] 11:50 Movie: “1987: When The Day 12:00The Project (PG) [s] Comes” (M) (’17) Stars: Kim 1:00The Late Show With Stephen Tae-ri (In Korean) Colbert (PG) [s]

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6:00 rage (PG) [s] 7:00 Weekend Breakfast [s] 9:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 11:30 Songs Of Praise (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Landline Summer [s] 1:00 Everyone’s A Critic [s] 1:30 Wild Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 War On Waste: Turning The Tide (PG) [s] 3:30 The Mix [s] 4:00 Football: W-League: Round 6: Canberra United v Adelaide United *Live* From Viking Park 6:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs - House Of The Year: Down To Earth (PG) 8:30 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures (PG) [s] 9:15 Stateless (M l,v) [s] 10:15 Killing Eve (MA15+) [s] 11:00 Wentworth (MA15+) [s] 11:45 Endeavour: Apollo (M v) [s]

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: PLANTS TO WORK WITH This will not only help them live but also should provide a bit of dramatic spotlighting to feature your new green friends. Low light plant suggestions: Devil’s Ivy (Epipremnum aureum) will grow in filtered light to shade and can handle the top few centimetres drying out – in the Language of Plants, they are thought to build prosperity and block unwanted visitors. Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) is a shady lady as well and only needs watering once a week and thought to help stimulate new ideas and encourage communication.

MY PLANTS SOMETIMES NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT

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Indoor plants can make us healthy, happy, calm, more focused and breathe a little easier – science has proved it – but can you just plonk any old plant anywhere? Interest has returned to sharing our living spaces with potted plants and it’s not so hard once we know where that fun fern or juicy succulent came from. Then it’s just a matter of matching their homeland environment with our own. The secret is, there is no such thing as an ‘indoor’ plant, just ones that usually live in the understories of forests and jungles, the shadier side of life on rocky outcrops and ones who are simply really good at adaptation. While it’s relatively easy to care for our green friends in our loungerooms and patios, it can be a different situation for the plants in our workspaces. Weekends away, busy work commitments, no time to water and feed yourself let alone the plants, sets

Are you just forgetful or do you really have to go away on work trips still? Ok, no judging, let me share a few tips. There are self-watering pots and devices available to do the work for you and slow-release fertilisers to feed your plant buddies as well. Just don’t forget to use them! Also, stick a ‘plant meeting’ in your diary once a week to check in on each of your plants, give them a review and make sure they are doing ok. Low maintenance plant suggestions: Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior) is almost indestructible – it adapts, half dies and revives but if you treat it nicely this plant will love you back and it is said that this plant brings good work ethics and increases productivity. ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia) can handle just about whatever you can dish up and still look amazing – low light is also no problem for this stunner either, which is said to increase security and smooth negotiations.

THIS PLACE IS HOTTER THAN ME It’s not just that a workspace is too hot, because I’m going to assume you are not going to torture yourself all day. The problem for your plants is that if it’s really hot you are going to flick on the air-con, the fans, open up the doors and probably have more important things to do, like self-survival than noticing the wilting palm in the corner. All of the ways you try to cool yourself will not be taken as well by the plants. Most do not like dry cold air blasted at them. Heat tolerant plants: Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) prefers things on the warmer and humid side so make some mist, mist mist! In winter they can survive with a drink every few weeks. They boost interest and help those learning. Succulents and Cacti are both warmth lovers and enjoy light so don’t keep these babies in the corner and don’t overwater as this is the usual cause of death. Most will bring longevity and ingenuity.

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OUR WORKSPACE HAS THE LIGHTING OF A DUNGEON

Do you work in a greenhouse or a space with similar lighting? You need to be honest here because there is a big difference between ‘full sun’ and ‘streaming, lightfiltered rooms’ in the plant kingdom. If your amazing light is because your walls are basically glass, then you have to be super careful with plant placement. A plant sitting next to a full sun window all day is like sticking it in your oven. The reflected heat and magnified light aren’t good for most. Light loving plants: Swiss Cheese Vine (Monstera obliqua) likes to be in the light and makes a lovely desk plant on a trellis or even left to run along surfaces. It can help boost opportunities and helps others see your point of view. Wax Plant (Hoya spp.) can be trained to climb up or along a support or left to cascade over an edge and do not need much water preferring things on the dry side. This plant brings with it protection and prosperity.

Maybe it’s your preferred office décor or situation, or maybe you are selling medieval video games or clothing – that cool, but not so much for most plants. You will need to find plants that can survive and hopefully thrive in these low light conditions or place a few strategic grow lights over them.

Seriously, a lot of food stores are cold for a reason, to keep the produce fresh. This can be wonderful for some plants but not for those that can trace their family tree back to the jungle! Chilled environments also usually have dry air.

up most workplace plant collections for a slow and sad death. This can also be the case for home office plants as they can become unnoticed in super busy times. Eateries and retail spaces can also benefit from a greening-up – not only are plants an instant décor items that are ‘on trend’, they will purify the air and help relax and delight your customers. While you must ensure that your indoor environment matches your plant’s needs, there are also meanings and energies that many cultures across the world attribute to plants which may just help us face whatever 2021 has in store for us.

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If your workspace is just a touch on the cooler side, then you can try standing pots on trays filled with pebbles that are kept moist. Another trick is to group plants together to recreate a little microclimate that naturally increases the humidity and air temperature or to create a light misting. Cooler area plant suggestions: Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) does need bright light, but it can live happily in cooler temperatures and the added bonus it that it can stay alive for weeks without watering. Jade Plant brings luck and financial gains. Dragon Tree (Dracaena marginate) is a ‘false palm’ meaning it looks like a palm but is not one and this leaves us with the palm feel but a plant that can tolerate cooler spaces. This plant will help heal relationships.

HOME IS WHERE MY WORK IS All of the above will of course suit your homework space but you also have the additional benefit of being able to move your plants more easily at home. Don’t be afraid of giving them a new position in other parts of your place if things just don’t seem to be working out. This is an oldie but a goodie: when it is raining, take them on a field trip! Sit them outside to enjoy a refreshing shower of pure rainwater. It will clean the foliage, give them a boost in natural goodness and make them happy. Lots of plants are toxic to both humans and pets so my suggestions for home offices are of the more people and pet-friendly kind. Safer home office plants: Radiator Plant (Peperomia spp.) suits a desk but will tolerate a bit of shade – they are very easy to grow with a huge number of beautiful varieties available. This plant brings with it the ability to see the facts and truth. Spider Plants (Chlorophytum colosum) are enjoying a big comeback from their 1970s heyday and why not? They are also very easy to propagate from their ‘jumping spiders’ and are said they boost mindfulness.

WHAT GOES WITH MY DESK? I’ve noticed that most plants live (and quickly die) on work desks and reception counters. Sure, that orchid in flower is divine, but it’s not going to like the fluctuating temperatures of a hairdressing

salon doorway or your softly lit consulting room desk. Other considerations are the size you can comfortably work with as no one wants to be hidden in a fernery looking for their pen, or maybe you do! Water needs and an area to water should be thought through as some plants love a big, long regular immersion so you will need a sink or area to do that as no one wants seeping water next to computers and papers. If you work with others, take care that your plants are low on the allergy scale and a good rule of thumb is to not have flowering plants as the pollen is usually what causes these problems for some people. Desk and countertop suggestions: Painted-leaf Begonia (Begonia rex) are great substitutes for flowers with their pretty colours, but they will need to be watered with rain or distilled water. These plants boost creative thinking and set a firm boundary. Air Plants (Tillandsia spp.) are the perfect desk mates because there are no pots of dirt or saucers of water to tip onto your electronics. They do need good airflow, just like you, and bring calm and peacefulness.

ON THE GARDEN GRAPVINE Woy Woy Produce Swap 10 - 11am Woy Woy Community Garden, 85 - 87 Moana Street Woy Woy. Home gardeners bring your excess food to share with other growers. facebook.com/ WoyWoyPeninsulaCommunityGarden Grace Springs Farm - Morning Chores Tours, cuddle chicks, collect eggs, sit on a tractor, pat cows and experience life on a beautiful chemical free working farm on the NSW Central Coast 0425258699 to bookbv 1 THIS WEEK YOU COULD PLANT beans (dwarf and running), beetroot, burdock, carrot, chives, cucumber, marrow, salsify, turnip, boronia, cineraria, cleome, cyclamen, forget-me-not, lobelia, lupin, marigold, pansy, primula, stock, verbena, zinnia Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 - 10am every Saturday on CoastFM96.3 a live home and gardening lifestyle radio show: www.coastfmgardeninggang. com. Send your gardening questions, events and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Folk club back with some great events The Troubadour Folk and Acoustic Music Club has some great events planned for 2021, thanks to some new sound equipment obtained through the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership 2020 grant. With new equipment and the hope of easing restrictions, the club has able to book a range of Australian performers for this year’s program. President Michael Fine said they had scheduled the grand opening of their concert program at the Everglades Club in Woy Woy on February 27. “On that night, the fabulous traditional/electric folk band Traditional Graffiti make a long-awaited return visit to the Central Coast,” Fine said. “Formerly known and loved as the Wheeze and Suck Band, this Sydney-based group performs exciting, lively folk harmony in the

involving music and social gatherings are difficult to implement,” Fine said. “As soon as it becomes possible to have 30 or more people together in our homes, we hope to implement them at short notice— we’ll announce them on the Troubadour website and Facebook. Fine said that despite current guidelines, they could still hold jam sessions twice each month in the EcoGardens at Kariong Community Centre on the first and third Sunday afternoons. “The past year has been tough on us all,” he said. “Live music is looking up once again.” Tickets to the grand opening concert are available on the club’s website troubadour. org.au or via its Facebook page.

A Troubadour audience enjoying a Garden Concert with visiting Scotish folkie Alistair Brown in February, 2018

style many find reminiscent of the great Steeleye Span. “With fantastic vocal harmonies, exciting instrumentalists and always

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Much is written about the officers that established the penal colony in Australia, but little is known about their wives. A Room Made of Leaves changes that as it traces the life of Elizabeth Macarthur based on her long lost secret memoirs. (Not her real long lost memoirs which were indeed found at her daughter’s home in England and published in 1914, but a more enticing fictitious set with loose connections to the originals.) In Kate Grenville’s revisionist biography, John Macarthur, a British officer and his wife Elizabeth came out with the second fleet. He is considered a pioneer in the wool industry. But what if he wasn’t the brains behind the operation? We meet Elizabeth when she is growing up in Bridgerule in Devon,

with a powerful foot thumping rhythm, they give life to many of the great old British folk ballads as well as other songs from the folk and

contemporary repertoire.” Fine said they had hoped to host a few garden concerts this month, featuring local performers and musicians

but were forced to postpone. “In the current climate of uncertainty, local lockdowns and the unpredictable closure of interstate borders plans

Source: Media release, Jan 22 Troubadour Folk and Acoustic Music Club

BOOK REVIEW England. Her father is a farmer but died shortly after Elizabeth’s younger sister. Her mother couldn’t handle the farm by herself, so they go to live with her Grandfather. Her Grandfather had a small farm but his passion was sheep and he instilled that passion on a young Elizabeth. Bridie is the daughter of the local pastor and Elizabeth’s childhood friend. When Elizabeth’s mother remarries, a twelve-year-old Elizabeth goes to live with the pastor and his wife. Here she learns what is expected of a young lady, and that it is imperative to keep one’s virtue until marriage, “I was not beautiful, I had no family, no portion. I was not connected to anyone of importance. My sole asset in the world was my maidenhood.” Fast forward ten years and Bridie and Elizabeth are twenty-two. The young women are at risk of being old maids. Bridie comes to the attention of Captain Moriarty. Accompanying Captain Moriarty is Ensign Macarthur: “Mr Macarthur was an ugly cold sort of fellow. There was nothing smiling or pleasant about him. A sullen bottom lip gave him the look

of a petulant child, and he was badly marked by the smallpox.” But he had fire and Elizabeth was drawn to him. Elizabeth forgets what her sole asset is and before long she is showing, so Ensign Macarthur is instructed to marry her. It isn’t a happy marriage. He doesn’t have kind words for Elizabeth and treats her like a piece of furniture. He is a schemer and often gets into arguments with fellow officers. He is also obsessed with getting promoted which will eventually lead to wealth.

The first step in doing this is to head off with the second fleet to the new penal colony of Australia. Elizabeth must make a life for herself and their young son (other children will follow). She will entertain officers in her salon and come to the attention of Mr. Dawes who will, in turn, end up being the love of her life. After much scheming and conniving Macarthur gets acreage in Parramatta. Elizabeth suggests they export wool but he has no interest in that, “My dear wife, your enthusiasm is to be applauded, he said. But let me convince you by means of a little arithmetic. The price of wool is measured in pence, that of mutton in shillings. A difference by a factor of twelve, you see.” But after few years Macarthur comes up with a brilliant idea to export wool. (Yep, the guy’s a genius.) The story transported me back in time. I enjoyed the years when Elizabeth was growing up in England and her friendship with Bridie but there were times, after she arrives in Sydney that didn’t grab my attention so much. There are glimpses of Australia’s rugged and often brutal history of

colonisation. I lost track of all the officers she would entertain in her salon and the different schemes her husband was getting himself into and it made me wonder if this revisionist biography bordered on the dull, how dreary must the original version have been. But, it is quite well written and, as the Conversation review so neatly puts it: “Grenville so convincingly creates Elizabeth’s voice it is easy to forget her opening warning: “Do not believe too quickly!” Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Business & Property Pop-up shop helps charities through COVID-19 A Woy Woy pop-up shop established to help local charities through the pandemic is now struggling due to the same crisis, with hopes that a rare book sale might drum up some community interest. Woy Woy Antiques and Collectables in Deepwater Plaza was set up in June last year during the height of COVID-19. Store manager Mitchell Gordon said the shop was established to help different charities directly affected by the crisis. “The pop-up shop gives a percentage of its monthly profits to different local charities, it is staffed by a group of enthusiastic local

volunteers who assist me daily,” Gordon said. “Brisbane Water Rotary Club, Coast Shelter, Brisbane Water Historical Society and RSPCA NSW Central Coast Shelter are some of the local charities that have received donations. “Ironically, COVID is currently jeopardising the shop’s future— localised outbreaks are seriously affecting sales on a daily basis.” Gordon said the shop had donated around $700 per month to a different local charity last year which had now dropped by more than half. Community members can help by visiting the store to donate items or by purchasing a book, an antique or a

collectable, with a rare book sale currently available for January. With over 50 rare books for sale, priced between $10 and $295, there is sure to be something of interest for everyone. “A rare book which has graced the hands of a pioneer aviator will now sit in pride of place in the heart of Woy Woy this month,” Gordon said. “The Grasshoppers Come, by David Garnett, with an inscription by aviator, librettist, biographer, poet, memoirist and artist Baroness Maie Casey is a part of a selection of rare titles available. “Other titles include a scarce 1776 edition of The Iliad and a signed copy of Nancy Wake’s 2001

biography.” There are more than 1000 books for sale, most between $2 and $5, with a percentage of profits going to Mary Mac’s Place. “People in the community have donated the rare books; they chose to donate, knowing that we are helping local charities,” Gordon said. “The more customers that come through the door, the more local not-for-profit organisations we can assist.” The COVID-19 safe sale runs until January 31, 9.30am-5.30pm on weekdays, 9.30am-4.30pm on Saturdays, and 10am3.30pm on Sundays. Hayley McMahon Mitchell Gordon at Woy Woy Antiques and Collectables with some of the rare books on offer

Concerns over Council’s temporary labour hire policy Ten months after Central Coast councillors first asked for a report on the way the Council was hiring labour, an internal audit has admitted noncompliance with the framework for temporary labour hire. And a number of significant concerns about specific engagements have been referred directly to Council’s internal ombudsman. This is despite a report to the councillors in March, 2020, which provided assurances that Council was adhering to legislative requirements. The revelations are in the December minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee which received a report from the Council’s internal audit into contractors, temporary and contingent labour hire. The Council meeting in March

2020 was provided with a report that stated that prior to and since amalgamation, Council had made considerable progress in adopting a structured and controlled method of engagement and management of temporary personnel. This report shows that further reviews contradicted that advice. “Subsequent to these assurances, this audit has reviewed current practices in managing temporary labour hire in terms of cost, tenure, performance, project planning and volume as well as assessing the adequacy of current policies, procedures, and reporting,” the report stated. “This audit identified that the controls over key risks associated with temporary labour hire are insufficient and require improvement.

“In particular, there has been a lack of ownership of the agency hire framework; and non-compliance with the framework for temporary labour hire.” The audit concluded that Council’s framework for engaging and managing temporary labour was ineffective and did not comply with guidelines, and practices outlined by the Audit Office of NSW. The report goes on to talk about a number of significant concerns around specific engagements. “These engagements were referred directly to the Internal Ombudsman and did not form any further part of our testing,” it says. “These are being investigated separately by the Internal Ombudsman.” Council was approached on Monday, January 18, for more

information but no comment was received prior to deadline A total of 16 recommendations for improvement were made, with 13 rated as high-risk exposures. The report said all recommendations, “in whole or part”, were accepted by management. The report acknowledged that since the start of the audit, management had been undertaking a project to improve systems and processes around the engagement and management of contractors and temporary labour hire and noted that “overall, management appear to be seeking to better understand the full extent of temporary labour hire and panel arrangements for wet plant hire, day labour and traffic control personnel”. It said Council’s financial crisis has led to the termination

of many agency and contractor engagements. Councillor Greg Best first championed the review of Council’s hiring arrangements, asking for a report in March last year and when that report came back in April appearing to show compliance he said he would wait for the audit report. The November minutes of the audit, risk and management committee show Council’s contract management has also been audited. That review identified that the controls over the key risks in contract management were inadequate and required improvement. “This is mainly due to the lack of a complete and approved contract management framework, and consequent inconsistencies in the approach to contract management across Council,” the review said.

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It said for an enhanced framework to be effective it would need comprehensive implementation, monitoring and compliance by the directorates. “An approved framework would add clarity regarding roles, responsibilities, processes, expectations, knowledge retention, and confirmation that risks are being considered and addressed,” the report said. “This audit identified that the contracts register, although incomplete and in need of support, contains the best information available on contracts requiring management. “Based on this data Council had approximately 470 contracts (greater than $150K), with a total value of $1,141,444,000 in FY 2018/19.”

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Businesses shine in new microsite Small business owners on the Peninsula are set to be endorsed by a new digital directory aimed at discovering creative areas and boosting local tourism. Central Coast Council launched the Makers and Creators microsite through the Love Central Coast website last week. Residents can explore a range of brands and bespoke small businesses on the directory, which ranges from painters and poets to beekeepers and craft beer distillers. Central Coast Council Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said the digital resource showcases the growing creative areas of the Coast. “We are home to a community of talented and forwardthinking individuals and this fantastic new digital directory makes it easier for all of us to

Tim and Vanessa from Ettalong Beach’s #untrashy

discover and engage with their work,” Vaughan said. “A Maker and Creator is an individual or group who creates something unique to share with our community and visitors.”

The microsite on the Love Central Coast website was funded by the NSW Government through $50,000 from the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund. Umina Beach designer, Carlie

Carlie Ballard’s fashion brand is featured on the Council site

Ballard said it was great to have a concise directory of creatives in the area. “There is such an expansive talent here and its only growing now there is an influence of people coming to the Coast in

recent times,” Ballard said. “Having moved from Sydney, I was searching for this type of creative outlet, and knowing there are others out here doing similar things on a national and global level, is pretty cool.

“It’s really exciting to be part of this group of talented people.” An eco-friendly business in Ettalong Beach aimed at providing alternatives to single-use plastics, has also been identified on the digital directory. Co-owner of #untrashy, Tim Heffernan, said becoming involved with the microsite has been a welcome addition to his business. “It is a great tool and we are looking forward to connecting more with our local community,” Heffernan said. “We are hoping to establish ourselves as the Coast’s very own eco-friendly business. “Overall, it’s been a really easy process to apply for.” Residents and local business owners can also submit a free listing for the directory by visiting lovecentralcoast.com. Maisy Rae

Coles shoppers dig deep The generosity of customers at Woy Woy Coles has placed the supermarket as the sixth highest fundraiser of the 19 stores on the Central Coast for the Coles Group national Christmas Appeal.

Woy Woy Coles raised $4,500 in the Coles group national Christmas appeal

Shoppers at Woy Woy supermarket raised $4,500 of the NSW total of $471,713. Also making the top 10 list for the region was Umina Beach Coles, which raised $2387 for the appeal. Collectively, Coles supermarkets on the Coast raised $60,821.77. More than $3.2M was donated across the nation in the lead-up to Christmas to

help feed vulnerable Australians and support families affected by childhood cancer. This was more than 2.6 times the amount raised in the 2019 Christmas fundraising campaign. More than half the funds raised were from Coles supermarket customers who purchased a $2 donation card at the checkout to support food rescue organisation, SecondBite, and national children’s cancer charity, Redkite. Coles Central Coast Regional Manager, David Murray, said that while 2020 was a challenging year for everyone, it was great to see such

incredible generosity from Coles customers across the Coast to help provide support for families and individuals doing it tough. “Raising more than $60,000 in a few short weeks is a terrific effort,” he said. “I’d particularly like to thank our customers and team members at West Gosford who have raised an incredible $11,434, which is a record for the area.” Coles Liquor stores also achieved record fundraising efforts, raising a national total of $720,000 for SecondBite, up almost 25 percent from the 2019 Christmas Appeal. Coles Express customers

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Women’s Economic Forum in both India and Los Angeles and was a recipient of the Exceptional Women of Excellence award for her work as a coach and trainer. Ratcliff speaks at networking and business events throughout Australia. “Robyn knows how to help people make change and get results in their business and their life,” CBWN founder Sharyn Becker said. “Robyn spent many years as the National Learning and Development Manager for one of Australia’s largest franchise

companies. “She is a business growth and personal development specialist. “Robyn motivates and inspires people to make changes in their business and lives, so that they can have the life that they truly desire. “She helps people to break through whatever barriers are hindering their success and teaches people how to make margaritas when life gives them lemons. “One of her favourite sayings is: You can have results or excuses...but you can’t have

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Coming soon: a policy for staff expenses Central Coast Council is working on more than 270 unaddressed recommendations and management actions arising from reviews by the NSW Audit Office, external consultant reviews and Council’s own internal auditor and its internal ombudsman. The internal auditor is suggesting that instead of continuing to conduct business assurance audits which would

simply layer up more management actions to fix broken controls, the internal audit should change emphasis. The change includes deciding on a top five “quick wins” and getting the Executive Leadership Team and unit managers moving on them quickly. One of the Top Five options is a policy for staff expenses. Others are a cash management framework and a process for reporting contracts

below $150,000. Another focus will be deciding on another top five high risk issues and to concentrate on fixing them. These issues include performance management, workforce planning, and systems and process frameworks. This year’s Roads Maintenance (Pothole Management) audit has been moved to next year along with the Property Rates audit.

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Grants to spruce up three Peninsula venues Three local organisations on the Peninsula have benefitted from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership program.

The Hardys Bay RSL received funds to help fix rainwater leakages

Hardys Bay RSL, Empire Bay Public School and Killcare Surf Life Saving Club each received thousands of dollars in funding to support community projects and improve patron safety and wellbeing. Rainwater leakages are set to be fixed at Hardys Bay RSL through a $16,357 grant for guttering repairs and new gutter guards. Volunteer and club representative John Brown said the club is grateful for the assistance in maintaining the community asset.

“In times of heavy rain, the roof [currently] leaks inside the club and also onto parts of the deck ... a lot of time is spent mopping up and cleaning out gutters,” Brown said. “We are waiting for approval of the funding deed which should happen over the next few weeks and work can commence shortly thereafter. “The work will include replacement of parts of the deck roofing to reduce the heat for our dedicated local musicians who play on the deck.” The Empire Bay Public School P&C Association has also received $10,000 in funding to install cabinetry, counter-tops and an oven with a cook-top. $3,321 was given to the

Killcare Surf Club to help install split-system air conditioning in the training room to enable better use of the space. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the funding would deliver much-needed improvements to local facilities. “I congratulate each of these organisations for their success in receiving funding...I look forward to seeing how each project benefits our wider community,” Crouch said. Applications for the 2021 round of the Community Building Partnership Program will open soon, with more information available at www. nsw.gov.au/cbp Maisy Rae

Opposition raised to proposed Umina development A development application lodged on January 25 for a residential flat building at 42 South St, Umina, has already attracted six submissions in opposition, with major concerns raised including parking congestion and lack of green space. The application, by CA Pedavoli, would see six units constructed on the small block at a cost of $3.19M but no planning documents were available on the Central Coast Council website as at January 26. One submission said too many cars already blocked the street as shoppers, visitors and residents all compete for the limited space. “It is a hot street to walk as the vegetation has diminished and hard surfaces have increased and traffic has increased,” the submission says. “Cars are parked on both sides of the street day and night already so six households is too many for this size block in South St. “While the building works proceed there will be less room to park and walk during this time also. “It would be smart to prioritise an increase in vegetation in South St to partly mitigate the heat sink effect experienced currently in this area.” Another submission said it would seem highly unlikely that placing six villas on the site

could possibly meet building code criteria. “Each villa would require a garage, visitor parking (would need to be) provided and the complex would need to meet the required hard surface/soft landscaping ratio,” it says. “Plans and details need to be provided to all residents of South St due to the existing problems already experienced in this street of parked cars. “This is due to close proximity to the beach and shopping centre and in particular staff working in Bunnings occupy many parking spaces in the

street.” Another objector said the development would impact liveability in the area and called for a substantial reduction is size of the proposal. “With such a heavy footprint, there will surely be no room for appropriate setbacks and trees,” the submission says. “This will greatly diminish our liveability and the value and desirability of our suburb.” One submission said another matter of great concern was the lack of green space in a development of this size on a

house block. “I believe that the usual three-unit development for a house block in this area should be adhered to,” it says. Every submission expressed concerns over parking issues in an already crowded street close to the main Umina Beach shopping strip. Details of the proposal will soon be available on the Council website. Source: Central Coast Council DA tracker, Jan 26 DA60728/2021

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GEORGIA LIENEMANN This week in our ‘guide to feeling good’ series, we’re talking to my good friend, holistic Dentist Dr Vijaya Molloy. She is the owner and Principal Dentist of Vitality Dental Tuggerah which she established with the aim of providing the Central Coast Community with exceptional dental experiences. Vijaya has trained across many areas of Dentistry including Orthodontics, Implants, Sleep Apnoea, Acupuncture, Cosmetic Dentistry and Nutrition and is passionate about taking a whole-body approach to dental care. Breathing and Sleep by Dr Vijaya Molloy The pursuit of wellness is a common theme in many people’s lives. I think we’d all agree our mental wellbeing is elevated when we have the physical and mental capacity to pursue our lives to the fullest, whatever that personal definition may be. Within my practice I encounter a number of people that have spent many years battling with chronic exhaustion. In these patients, often their breathing and sleep have not been checked. In my opinion the two go hand in hand. BREATHING One of the routine questions I ask my patients is whether they breathe through their nose or mouth. Sometimes people do not know, or they may breathe through their nose during the day and their mouth at night. A clue that you are mouth breathing is waking with a dry mouth or needing to drink through the night. My personal favourite phrase is ‘the nose is for breathing, the mouth is for eating.’ Why the nose is better Nose breathing is more of an effort than mouth breathing which means we are less likely to over breathe or potentially hyperventilate. The ability of the red blood cells to effectively release oxygen into the bloodstream relies on the correct concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the blood stream, this is known as the Bohr Effect. When we overbreathe, we are less likely to achieve this critical Carbon Dioxide concentration which results in less bioavailable oxygen. The result

is ongoing fatigue both physically and mentally. Our Nervous System We have two nervous systems, the sympathetic and parasympathetic. These systems are mutually exclusive, which means they cannot work together. The role of the sympathetic system was primally responsible for helping us deal with imminent threat such as running away from wild animals and coping with famine and should only be active for short bursts of time. We experience a ‘fight or flight’ response. Our blood vessels dilate, heart rate and breathing increases and we get a surge of adrenalin. The body cannot continue to produce adrenalin over a long period of time so eventually cortisol (stress hormone) takes over. When we are ‘sympathetically activated’, the main focus of our brain is to keep our body alive, we are essentially living in ‘survival mode.’ This means that our digestive ability will be impaired, rational thought and reasoning becomes difficult and weight loss is almost impossible. It is also very difficult for women to conceive during periods of extreme stress as the body interprets the increased cortisol as a signal that the conditions are unsafe for procreation. Mouth breathers live in a perpetual state of sympathetic activation. Our parasympathetic system is responsible for unconscious processes such as digesting food, regulating blood sugar and maintaining our sleep quality. When the sympathetic system is constantly ‘on’, the parasympathetic system doesn’t get a chance to perform and our health suffers. SLEEP Chronic Mouth breathing impairs the quality of our sleep. Children and Sleep In my clinic I often see children with a diagnosis of ADHD, learning difficulties, or restless, erratic sleep. In many cases these behaviour patterns are symptoms of an underlying sleep disorder. Sleep disorders may range in severity from laboured breathing to actually stopping breathing, this is sleep apnoea. Children with a sleep disorder or sleep apnoea will often wet the bed past 4 years old and mostly breathe through their mouths. They may also experience reflux and regularly

complain of stomach aches. They might have been a poor sleeper from birth. Unlike adults who become slow and sluggish when they are overtired, a child will show signs of hyperactivity. Other symptoms are unprovoked aggression and emotional outbursts. Untreated sleep disordered breathing will impact every aspect of a child’s life, from their academic performance to personal interactions, physical and emotional development. Crowded teeth and a narrow palate are also common problems. The ideal facial rest position for both children and adults is to have the tongue resting against the roof of the mouth (the hard palate), lips lightly held together and breathing through the nose. In a young child the pressure of the tongue helps develop the palate to a shape that neatly accommodates all the teeth and encourages the development of symmetrical facial proportions. Mouth breathers usually have a narrow palate, crowded teeth and a long face shape. Adults Along with the cognitive and emotional symptoms previously mentioned, an adult that snores regularly has a higher risk of heart disease, stroke and dementia. Causes In children, sleep disordered breathing or sleep apnoea is usually the result of enlarged adenoids, tonsils or food or environmental intolerances. Adults don’t usually have adenoids but a deviated nasal septum and enlarged turbinates may be a problem. Excessive weight can be a problem too. Treatment A common trend circulating the net is taping the mouth to force nasal breathing. (Medical micropore tape, not duct tape!) I have mixed feelings about this approach. If someone has a physical blockage in their nasal passages, I see no benefit in trying to force them to nasal breathe. The tape can however be useful in retraining someone with a clear nose under the guidance of a trained oral myologist or dentist. I notice that some children and adults breathe and sleep better after I have expanded their palate. This is because the expansion also creates space in the nasal passages and facilitates easier breathing.

DR VIJAYA MOLLOY Children and adults with sleep disordered breathing may require surgical treatment with an ENT. In some people eliminating certain food groups may help. Gluten and Dairy are the most common culprits. Sleep studies are useful in both adults and children in establishing the severity of the sleep disorder. Even after surgery sleep apnoea may still be present as there can also be a blockage in the throat. In this case a CPAP machine or dental device to position the lower jaw forward can be used at night. The benefits of a good night’s sleep can be life changing. Once the nose is clear, breath training may be needed as it’s hard to suddenly switch to nasal breathing after years of using your mouth. Nasal breathing requires a lot more effort which can make the transition challenging. Feel Good Tips 1. With the fast pace of life today most of us don’t breathe to our full potential. I recommend finding at least three one minute intervals throughout the day to focus on your breath. Inhale deep into your stomach for 5 breathes, hold for 6 counts and exhale for 8. It is important that the exhalation is longer than the inhalation. Repeat several times and notice how much more grounded and relaxed you feel. This little exercise helps us ‘turn on’ the parasympathetic nervous system. 2. It’s a mantra that is often repeated, but I will say it again; limit your screen time. Screen time especially in the couple of hours before bed sends neurological messages that affect our sleep quality. Summary Be mindful of your breathing and the quality of your sleep. If you feel you could use help with either consult a medical professional you can trust. An ENT who is mindful of the effects of mouth breathing is a good place to start. To find out more about Dr Molloy’s wholebody approach to dental care, head to www. vitalitydentaltuggerah.com.au or listen to her

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800 people tested in six days at Woy Woy More than 800 people were tested for COVID-19 in just six days at a popup testing clinic established at Woy Woy Hospital in the lead-up to Christmas. Central Coast Local Health District Acting Chief Executive, Kate Lyons, said testing was a vital part of stopping the spread of the

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fevers, coughing, a sore throat, shortness of breath, a runny nose, loss of taste, and loss of smell,” she said. “If you experience any symptoms, no matter how mild, please come forward for testing immediately, then

isolate until you receive a negative result. “Testing is quick, free, and easy. “As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve across NSW, it is important that

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GPs in dark over their role in vaccine rollout Doctors on the Peninsula have been left unaware of their role in Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout after a lack of communication from senior staff. The announcement comes after the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) welcomed government confirmation that GPs were to help with the rollout and the Australian Medical Association called for expressions of interest from general practices to take part in the safe delivery of the vaccine. Joasia Zakrzewski, a doctor at Umina Surgery on West Street, said she had received little communication about this decision from the Government. “There hasn’t been that much communication with us directly, so a lot is picked up via [the] media, and emails from the colleges and word of mouth,” Zakrzewski said. “Hopefully the program will start to roll out in February and then will move quickly. “GPs aren’t involved in the first rollout - they’re going to be done with the Pfizer vaccine in seven supercentres, I think. “Then I think GPs will be involved in the AstraZeneca vaccine as that doesn’t have the same cold requirements and is made in Australia. “We do not get classified as first line so we’re second in line for the vaccine anyway.” However, doctors working in GP-led respiratory clinics are set to receive the vaccine

in phase 1a of the rollout in keeping with their critical role and safety concerns. RACGP President, Dr Karen Price, said GPs will play an important role in the vaccine rollout. “This is a massive undertaking for our country and GPs will be essential,” Price said. “The majority of Australians go to their GP for their vaccinations and for many Australians they will do the same for their COVID-19 vaccine. “There are many challenges ahead, including the need to build community confidence in the new vaccines through evidence-based information campaigns that address the community’s specific concerns and deal with misinformation and myths. “These challenges also underpin why general practice will be so crucial in the rollout. “We are connected to our communities; we know our patients and they trust us. The Federal Government has announced an accelerated rollout, bringing it forward to mid-to-late February, with high priority groups to receive the vaccine first. These groups include up to 1.4 million vaccine doses for quarantine and border workers, frontline health care workers, and both aged care and disability care staff and residents. Up to 15.8 million doses of the vaccine will then be on offer for elderly adults aged from 70 upwards, to other

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Introducing kids to rugby RUGBY A Woy Woy sporting club has launched a community campaign aimed at developing talent and encouraging young players to join ahead of the 2021 season.

Woy Woy Rugby Club Juniors unveiled the Play Your Part campaign on January 19 at its home ground at Woy Woy Oval on Oval Ave. A team of coaches and mentors will visit Peninsula schools along with a NSW Rugby representative to help

build the campaign. Vice President Rebuben Muldrock said the campaign aims to increase the awareness of the club in the community and engage more players and volunteers to help support the club’s growth. “With support from local

organisations and the success of junior teams in recent years, [the] Club is in a great position to offer inclusion and community engagement leading into the 2021 season,” Muldrock said. “The aims of these camps are to provide an introductory

rugby instruction and showcase the opportunity kids can obtain through playing rugby. “[It will] provide an opportunity for all players, officials, coaches, managers and volunteers to develop rugby skills, social skills, build confidence and develop a

respect for others.” More information about the camps can be found at: www. woywoyrugby.com.au/playyour-part Source: Media release, Jan 19 Woy Woy Rugby Club (Juniors) Vice President, Reuben Muldrock

WHERE DO YOU GET IT? FOLLOWING IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF COAST COMMUNITY PELICAN POST PICKUP LOCATIONS. PAPERS ARE DELIVERED TO ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS ON PUBLICATION DAY. BOOKER BAY

Booker Bay General Store 72 Booker Bay Rd Daley’s Point

The Cove Retirement Village 36 Empire Bay Dr

EMPIRE BAY

Bayside Gardens Lifestyle Village 437 Wards Hill Rd

Empire Bay Tavern 1 Poole Cl

Impact Plants Café 9 Poole Cl

United

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ERINA FAIR

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IGA

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Ettalong Diggers

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Ettalong Beach Motel 46 The Esplanade

50+ Leisure and Learning Centre Broken Bay Rd & Karingi St

Ettalong Public School 23 Karingi St

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Central Coast Leagues Club 1 Dane Dr

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UMINA

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Umina Beach Café 509 Ocean Beach Rd

Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club

18A Railway St

66 Memorial Ave

43/45 Blackwall Rd

Woy Woy Public Hospital

Kuoch Chemist Ms Liesl Tesch MP 20 Blackwall Rd

Peninsula Plaza

176 The Esplanade

Woy Woy

Melbourne Ave

Peninsula Plaza

Club Umina

Peninsula Village 91 Pozieres Ave

Michel’s Patisserie Woy Woy Library

7 Kathleen St

Boronia Court Hostel Kathleen St

BlueWave Living5/6 Kathleen St

Ettalong Bowling club

Umina Library

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Cnr West Street and Bullion Street

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Ocean Beach Rd

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Coles

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Yousave Chemist 315 West St

Umina Surf Life

Woy Woy Hotel

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Woy Woy Organics 8/23-27 Chambers Pl

Fishermen’s Wharf The Boulevarde

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Woy Woy Rugby Umina Beach Public League Club School 82 Blackwall Rd Sydney Ave McDonald’s Lois Jones Real 7/13 Charlton St Estate Deepwater Plaza 226 West St

NRMA Ocean Beach WAGSTAFF Holiday Resort Wagstaff Sydney Ave Newsagency & Jasmine Greens General Store Park Kiosk 46 Wagstaffe Ave Peninsula Recreation Precinct, Sydney Ave

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Umina SLSC shine in final round of Junior Ironperson Series

Photos: Tom Simpson

LIFESAVING The 2020/2021 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series came to its conclusion on Saturday, January 23 at Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club, with clubs from all over the Coast competing for gold. The Series lasted over three rounds, with over 240 registered athletes between U10-U17 years competing with

more in the U19/Opens and 30 plus years. Points were tallied based on ending position across the Series, making up an overall total to decide on each division’s winners. In the final round of the series, Ocean Beach produced small conditions that tested the fitness of all competitors. Among the local clubs, it was Umina Surf Life Saving Club

who stood out with multiple wins across the age groups. In the Female U11s, Umina’s Amber-Skye Stevenson finished off the Series with a perfect score having won all three rounds. Later in the Female U14s, there was nothing to separate the two Umina competitors Sienna Scahill and Hannah Stevenson on the overall points board, with Hannah winning on the day and Sienna finishing

second. Hannah went into the round a point behind her fellow club member Sienna, who had maintained her lead after a Round One win. Archie Rayner of Umina won overall in the Male U15s, maintaining his strong lead after a win and second place in Round One and Two, but it was Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club’s Jett Green who won Round Three.

5@5

The next race was the Female U17s, which was won by Umina’s Poppi Lever both on the day and overall. In the second last race of the day, the Female 30 years plus, Jenni Darwin earned Umina its last medal with her first race day win and the overall lead on total points. As well as being a hotly contested sport series, the Newcastle Ironperson is also a chance to support emerging

lifesavers by testing their skills across a number of physical challenges. All the races were hard fought by competitors of all ages and was a testament to the Central Coast’s overall dedication to maintaining the highest standard of Surf Lifesaver. Source: CC SLSC Media Release and Results Table.

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to get onto patrol. “A big thank you to them, their trainer Donny Macdonald, and the two assessors- Tim Pittolo and Richard Taylor. “Richard has been very generous with his time this season and Tim from Terrigal SLSC jumped in at short notice to help us out also.” Sheppard said after originally cancelling the course due to the COVID-19 lockdown before Christmas, the club was able to conduct its assessment on January 10. Source: Newsletter, Jan 15 President of Killcare SLSC, Craig Sheppard

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NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Refers potential volunteers to community orgs. Supports Central Coast both volunteers and Central Coast Community community orgs. Training for Art Society Legal Centre Weekly paint-outs enquiries Not for profit service providing volunteers & their managers. 4329 7122 Tuesday. free legal advice. recruit@volcc.org.au Phone: 0428 439 180 Monday to Friday Workshops: 1st and 3rd 9am to 5pm Wagstaffe to Killcare Wednesdays 9.30 am 4353 4988 Community to 12.30 pm, at Gosford contact@centralcoastclc.org.au Protect and preserve the Regional Gallery & Art Centre. Community Groups environment & residential Phone: 0409 666 709 nature of the Bouddi Social Meetings 1.30 pm ABC “The Friends” Peninsula and to strengthen on 4th Wednesday for Support group for Public community bonds demonstration Broadcaster. 2nd Mon, 7.30pm 4325 1420 Aims: Safeguard ABC’s publicity@artcentralcoast.asn.au Wagstaffe Hall 4360 2945 independence, adequate info@wagstaffetokillcare.org.au funding, high standards. Ettalong Beach Art Meetings through the year + & Crafts Centre Entertainment social mornings Adult classes in Pottery Well-known guest speakers Frantastics Choir Inc Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, 0400 213 514 High quality variety www.fabcnsw.org.au Pastels, Silvercraft, entertainment available for Patchwork & Quilting matinee 0412 155 391 Central Coast bookings at your venue. www.ebacc.com.au Caravanners Inc ebacc.email@gmail.com New members welcome. 3rd Sun - Jan to Nov 1pm Mondays during school Visitors - New Members terms Hospital Art welcome, Trips Away, Social Walter Baker Hall, Woy Woy Australia Inc. Outings, friendship with like 4343 1995 Meet every Tue and Fri minded folk www.frantastics.org 9am-2pm - 109 Birdwood Details from Geoff Ave, Umina - Painting and LEARN TO DANCE 0447 882 150 Canvas drawing. Volunteers Social ballroom dancing for all welcome ages, all you need is a desire Peninsula Village 0431 363 347 to learn and dance, hospitalartaustralia.com.au Playgroup no partner required. Carers, Grandparents, Community Centres meet every Wed at 15 parents & children Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, Empire Bay Probus Club ‘Intergenerational Playgroup’ 2:00pm Friendship, fellowship, Tues 10-11.30am Anne - 0409 938 345 and fun in retirement. 4344 9199 anneglazier@y7mail.com Very active club, outings, excursions, dining - 3 Health Groups Peninsula School times a month for Seniors Al-Anon 1st Thur 1.30pm If someone’s drinking is Community Centre, Empire Bay Progress Hall causing you problems... McMasters Road, Woy Woy Visitors Welcome. Al-Anon can help Discussions, rumikin, craft, 0414 280 375 1300 252 666 history, walks, & coach trips Meetings Sat 2pm Tues, Wed, Thur CENTRAL COAST Woy Woy Hospital 4341 5984 or 4341 0800 MARINE DISCOVERY Ocean Beach Road CENTRE The Krait Club The revamped CCMDC is Community Centre - Cooinda Alcoholics Anonymous open. Schools and Group - Someone cares. Village, Neptune St, Umina bookings welcome by Thurs - 12.30pm, Progress 10.30am For seniors. Gentle appointment. Hall Henry Parry & Wells exercises, quizzes, games, Building has special needs Street East Gosford social activities, guest access and toilets speakers, entertainment and Open 7 days 9am – 3pm. Central Coast Terrigal. bus trips - 4344 3277 Parkinson’s 4385 5027 Support Group ccmdc@bigpond.com Volunteering www.ccmdc.org.au We aim to help individuals Central Coast

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Violence offering a holistic and their families better Coastal a Cappella program making our manage living with Award winning women’s a community safer. Parkinson’s Disease cappella chorus. Guest speakers are a regular Counselling services available Music education provided. Monday @ Ettalong Baptist Rehearsals Tuesday 7pm @ feature of our meetings. Church Barrenjoey Room , 2nd Tue - 1.30pm Red Tree Theatre Tuggerah. book an appointment: Performance opportunities. 1800 644 189 0417 472 374 Hire us for your next event. penlighthouse@gmail.com 0412 948 450 www.peninsulalighthouse.info/ Meals on Wheels coastalacappella@gmail.com Delicious meals delivered Woy Woy Stroke free - Join us for a midday Troubadour Central meal - Help with shopping Recovery Club Coast Folk, and cooking classes Everglades Country Club Traditional & Acoustic 2nd Tues 11am 4341 6699 Music and Spoken Word Company, up-to-date info, Concerts, Ukulele meets, hydrotherapy, bus trips Overeaters and Sessions 1300 650 594 Anonymous (OA) 4342 6716 12-step fellowship for those mail.info@troubadour.org.au S.A with eating disorders. No Political Groups Is Internet porn destroying dues, fees, or weigh-ins. your life. Central Coast Greens Peninsula Com. Cntr, cnr. Mc We may be able to help. Active regarding ecological Masters Rd & Ocean Beach We are a 12 step fellowship sustainability, social & Rd. Woy Woy, Fri 8pm like AA. economic justice, peace & 0412 756 446 Meets every Sat at 7pm on non-violence, grassroots www.oa.org the Central Coast democracy & getting Contact for further details Greens elected Peninsula Village 3rd Thur 0473 631 439 Wellness Centre centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au newcastlesagroup@gmail.com Offering holistic and centralcoastgreens@gmail.com complementary therapies Schizophrenia & including aromatherapy, Australian Labor Party Bipolar Fellowship massage and music therapy Political discussions, national, For Schizophrenia Bipolar 4344 9199 state and local government & Mental Health sufferers. issues Family carers & friends.are Peninsula Village Meals welcome. Service Groups Delivered daily to your door Meetings 1st Thursday Nutritious, great for the elderly Inquires re-venue please ring Lions Club of Woy Woy 4344 9199 Everglades Country Club 4344-7989 or 4368-2214 3rd Monday of each month Make new friends and Peninsula Village Central Coast Asbestos have fun while serving your Carer’s Support Group Diseases Support community. For carers of loved ones with Group 0478 959 895 dementia - 1st Wed - 10 to Support for those suffering 11.30am with asbestos diseases and Rotary Clubs Paula 4344 9199 others interested in asbestos International service club issues. You are not alone, meet with others who can improves lives of communities Prostate Cancer share their experiences. Bring in Aust. & o/seas. Fun-filled Support Group activities, fellowship and a family member or friend. (Gosford) friendship. 1pm at Ourimbah RSL on Last Fri, Terrigal Uniting Rotary Club of Woy Woy forth Wed of each month. Church, 380 Terrigal Drive, Tues 6pm Everglades Maree 0419 418 190 Terrigal Country Club. 9.30am to 12 noon Music Don Tee 0428 438 535 4367 9600 www.pcfa.org.au Brisbane Water Brass Brass Band entertainment Special Interest for the community playing all Peninsula Lighthouse Bridge types of popular music. Guiding you through the Duplicate Bridge Mon Tue Rehearsal every Wed storm - Your only local mobile Thur Fri Sat-12.15pm 8pm -10pm counselling service & Wed 9.15am 0419 274 012 Supporting ALL people Brisbane Water Bridge Club, suffering from Domestic Peninsula Community Centre

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Women’s Groups CWA-Umina Beach Cnr Ocean Beach Rd and Sydney Rd Craft & Friendship: 1st, 3rd, 4th Wednesday at 9.30 Branch Meeting: 2nd Wednesday at 10am Phone: 0410324282 cwaofnswuminabeach@gmail.com

Country Women’s Association Woy Woy 30 The Boulevarde, Woy Woy Craft & Friendship: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Wed 10AM. Meetings: 4th Wed 10AM. Ph: 0411 434 785 woywoycwa@gmail.com

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TIDE CHART

FORT DENISON

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

0.52 0302 0.48 0346 0.44 0432 0.43 28 0220 29 30 31 0852 1.82 0933 1.88 1015 1.91 1059 1.90 1

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000 Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

0520 0.44 0022 1.49 0112 1.51 1143 1.84 0612 0.47 0708 0.51 THU 1534 0.34 FRI 1613 0.29 SAT 1652 0.26 SUN 1732 0.26 MON 1814 0.28 TUE 1229 1.75 WED 1318 1.62 2129 1.36 2209 1.40 2251 1.44 2335 1.47 1857 0.33 1942 0.40 0205 1.53 0305 1.56 0410 1.60 0516 1.66 0621 1.73 0042 0.55 0137 0.51 0812 0.56 0926 0.59 1048 0.57 1208 0.51 1315 0.43 0719 1.80 0812 1.86 THU 1415 1.47 FRI 1522 1.34 SAT 1642 1.26 SUN 1801 1.25 MON 1909 1.28 TUE 1410 0.35 WED 1457 0.30 2032 0.47 2130 0.54 2233 0.58 2340 0.58 2004 1.33 2052 1.38

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

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Dare to believe

Mariners 2 - 0 Sydney FC FOOTBALL An upset win for the Central Coast Mariners away from home against Sydney FC on Friday, January 22 has sky-rocketed them back to the top of the A-League. Despite the Mariner’s early run of good form, they headed into the oldest rivalry in the A-League with the weight of history against them, with Sydney having won all but one of their last 17 games. Nonetheless, the blue and yellow took charge of the match and suppressed their hosts throughout the first half, maintaining their more disciplined defensive structure of the 2021 season. At times, it came down again to the secure handling of Mark Birighitti in goal, who made five crucial saves in the first half alone, one at point blank range in the 14th minute. The first big chance for the

Mariners came in the 43rd minute from a Danny De Silva free kick that ended in a stunning bicycle kick from debutante Daniel Bouman. Neither was too much for Sydney keeper, Andrew Redmayne, on that occasion. But that changed in the 54th minute with a combination of good fortune and strong pressure after a break by Bouman and a carefully crafted cross in search of Matt Simon instead found a loose foot of Sydney defender Ben Warland which skewed it passed the gloves of Redmayne. This marked a shift in the momentum of the game, with Sydney unable to get a shot on goal. In the 75th minute, the challenge for the hosts doubled when Alou Kuol scored his second goal of the season. It started in the back line off an aggressive defensive move

by Ruon Tongyik who fed Josh Nisbet into space. A one-two move between Nisbet and Jordan Smylie was thwarted by the Sydney defensive line, but they were unable to clear the ball further than Kuol who was lurking on the edge of the penalty area. The number 29 side-footed the ball into the bottom right hand corner of the goal. Kuol went looking for another goal a few minutes later with a dazzling 70m run against a Sydney team forced into pressing higher up the field, but he couldn’t get it past Redmayne. The game opened up with Sydney launching long, hopeful balls into threatening areas, forcing a number of saves and corners out of the Mariners defence, but they were unable to crack the code. End result: 2-0 to the Mariners.

The win sent the Mariners back to the top of the table with a two-point lead over the second place Western Sydney Wanderers, although both Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City have a game in hand. Regardless of this, a healthy 5-1 goal ratio for the Mariners has earned them the highest goal difference at this stage of the season. Last year’s player of the

season, Mark Birighitti now has three clean sheets in four games while the suffocating defence of Tongyik and Kye Rowles has been noticed across the League. The Mariners now take on Wellington Phoenix at Central Coast Stadium on Saturday, January 31. After four wooden spoons in five year, do we dare to believe? Haakon Barry

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Pairs winners, Bailey Meti and Brendan Stokes (L-R)

LAWN BOWLS A busy week of Bowls at Ettalong Bowling Club has concluded after some outstanding performances from competitors all across the Coast, but most notably from Ettalong Club itself. Ettalong hosted three major events in the Central Coast (Zone 15) Junior Championships. On Tuesday, January 19, was the Junior Pairs, where the

contest for gold came down to the Ettalong duo Brendan Stokes and Bailey Meti verses Munmorah’s Olivia Crane and Canton Beach’s Reegan Peterson. The greens were reported to have been particularly tricky that afternoon with a constant wind sweeping through. In the end, the Ettalong bowlers took the championship with a score of 20-4 after 15 ends. The following day, Billy Waite

and Blayne Cook of Mingara Bowling Club, as well as Brendan Stokes and Bailey Meti of Ettalong won the 2021 championship after defeating fellow Coasties Olivia Crane and Josh Smith of Munmorah, Terrigal Bowling Club’s Sam Griffiths and Gosford Bowling Club’s Brandon Willmette. While both teams played exceptionally well, team Meti proved too good to beat on the day with a final score of 22-4. The winning four are now

through to the State Championships which will be held in Warilla in July. Two days later, Bailey Meti went on to win the Singles in final competition against Mingara’s Blayne Cook, 21-6. Bailey went on to claim the 2021 Junior Grand Slam in his final year in the junior division, after winning in the Fours, Pairs and Singles. This exceptional effort was recognised by Bailey’s club at the Ettalong Memorial Bowling

Club’s 2020 Presentation Day, held on Saturday, January 23. The Bowls Central Coast Secretary, Doug Rose, presented Bailey with the Zone 15 2020 Under 18 Bowler of the Year Award. With Bailey turning 18 later in the year, he has only a few months left to compete in the juniors, although he already has much to be proud of at Ettalong Bowling. Bailey has won four Singles, four Pairs and four Fours

Championships, Bowler of the Year three times, in 2013, 2019 and 2020, and two Grand Slams, in 2016 and now 2021. As well as Bailey, Philip Westcott was awarded at the Presentation Day as the 2020 Bowler of the Year, and the 2020 Most Improved award went to Gary Eggleton. Source: Zone 15 Bowls Central Coast website:bowlscentralcoast.org.au

Southern Spirit thwarted on final ball CRICKET The 2020/2021 Under 21 Glenn Rowlands Shield has come to its conclusion, with The Entrance defeating Southern Spirit in a T20 contest that came down to the last ball.

Lachlan Cork walking after being dismissed.

Taking to the bat first, The Entrance set a score of 109 runs and Southern Spirit later reached 103. Southern Spirit found few opportunities to outmanoeuvre

a steady performance by The Entrance with the bat. An early 36 run partnership between Callum Dunkerley and Broc Hardy lasted for five overs before Dunkerley was caught by Lachlan Bull off Lachlan Cork. After 20 overs, Rhiley Carr was still standing with 31 runs off 33 balls not out, and Cooper Fullerton with 12 runs off 17 balls not out. Southern Spirit got off to a slow start with Bull being

bowled by Hardy in the second over after only getting a single run. A 35 run partnership between Lachlan Bayliss and Cork kept Spirit in the hunt. However, once Bayliss was caught by Dylan Bennet off Regan Stone, The Entrance began to accumulate wickets. In the last three overs, a partnership between Ethan Jones and Toby Pymble threatened to snatch the game for Spirit, with 13 runs needed

in the last over. But it was not to be. With a six needed off the last ball to even the scores and send the game into a super over, Pymble lobbed it into the safe hands of Hardy, bringing the game to an end. The two best bowlers of the game were The Entrance’s Levi Bailey and Bennet, both of whom took 3 wickets off their four overs. Haakon Barry