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Community comes together for clean up

With water rates expected to rise on the Central Coast from July 1, the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce said they were “deeply disappointed” by IPART’s draft decision this week. See page 3

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Business Following weeks of wet weather, the Peninsula has begun the clean-up … one fridge, one pontoon, one water drum at a time. See page 2 for more Photos:Clean4Shore

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‘Cloak of secrecy must be lifted’ – Warren NSW Labor has ramped up pressure on the State Government to release its findings of the public inquiry into Central Coast Council. Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, confirmed on March 8 during budget estimates she had received the report but could not give a timeline on its release due to her “due diligence around the recommendations.” Tuckerman said she will ensure she gives a “timely answer” but didn’t disclose

how long she has had the report or reveal any of its contents. Shadow Minister for the Local Government, Greg Warren, spoke outside the former Gosford Council Chambers on March 15 and demanded its immediate release. “The cloak of secrecy must be lifted around this report,” Warren said. “The people of the Central Coast deserve to know what is in that report so that they can have a greater understanding what has happened to their community, why their Council

fell apart and the plan going forward and support they need going forward. “If the government continues to hide this away, one can only be left to ponder that this is a direct outcome from their forcibly merged Councils of Gosford and Wyong. “We know that those two Councils were already struggling, we know the adverse financial effects it has had on this community, what we don’t know is what’s in that report. “They simply need to table this report – it’s the community’s

report, it’s not the Liberal Party’s, it’s not the Government’s, this is the people of the Central Coast’s report. “She needs to do it today … now is the time transparency is delivered.” Warren said he held concerns over the motivation behind the delayed release. “There’s more spiderwebs around this issue as you go back in history then you’d find in a dormitory. The government has been very sneaky about this right from the get-go,” Warren said.

“We know that the forcibly merged process from this government was politically motivated and quite frankly, why should the people of the Central Coast pay the price for what is ultimately a failed government policy.” Labor MPs argued the community should be able to receive and read the report, and comment on the recommendations before the NSW Government responds to them. Continued page 4

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Following weeks of wet weather, the Peninsula has begun the clean-up … one fridge, one pontoon, one water drum at a time.

It’s been a mass community effort with areas across the Peninsula seeing tonnes of debris litter the beaches after the latest flood disaster. Even a horse was found to have washed up on Ettalong Beach. According to Central Coast and Hunter Valley Horse and Livestock Evacuation & Rescue Aid, the Clydesdale mare drifted in floodwaters from the McDonald River into the Hawkesbury River before ending up at Ettalong on March 11. COMMUNITY The horse has since been removed from the beach by Council staff and the owner notified. Local environmental group, Clean4Shore are among those helping up with the clean-up effort across the Central Coast.

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Owner of Clean4Shore, Graham Johnston, said his teams have seen a significant amount of debris wash up at Patonga, collecting over 2.6 tonnes of waste on just one day at the beachside suburb. He said his teams collected numerous tyres, fridges, cladding, water drums, and an inflatable vessel at Patonga, along with local residents on March 13. “The large water tank is still standing, too big for our vessel, and a lounge chair and double bed base also too difficult on this trip,” Johnston said. “Car tyres, eight bags of small litter, drums [were] buckets also removed. “Debris is consistent along the rocky foreshore towards Lion Island. “Returning to the main jetty beach, covered in timber debris, the locals and kids had assembled large and small items close to the beach for the Clean4shore small team of Paula, Steve, Shelly and Logan to load into the barge, which quickly filled. “The barge was very full of rubbish being gathered, the good call was to off load the barge into the Council skip bins, then back in the water to ‘fill her up again’.” Johnston credited the previous ‘clean up’ work volunteers had undertaken last year for the reason the Coast is not seeing mass flood debris wash up on the beaches. Clean4Shore will now take students onto the Brisbane Water to help with

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the clean-up, while others will return to Patonga. Central Coast Council said the majority of debris has washed up at Patonga, Ocean Beach and Umina Beach. “More debris is expected as a result of the floodwaters coming down from the upper Hawkesbury River,” a Council spokesperson said. “Council crews commenced cleanup of debris stockpiling and removal at Ocean Beach and Umina on March 9 and are continuing to undertake clean-up activities. “In addition, Council has been working with Clean4Shore removing debris at Patonga, with assistance from the Federal government’s Environmental Restoration Fund. “Two Coastal Operations Crews and contractors attended Umina and Ocean Beach carrying out beach clean-up with 35 tonne collected to date, this figure will increase greatly with stockpiled material taken to council landfill over the coming days.” Meanwhile, beaches remain closed due to large dangerous sea conditions. Those affected by the latest wet weather could be eligible for flood assistance through the Disaster Relief Grant. More information is available by going to nsw.gov.au and searching ‘disaster recovery’ or call 1800 018 444. Maisy Rae

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Peninsula chamber ‘deeply disappointed’ by IPART water rates decision With water rates expected to rise on the Central Coast from July 1, the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce said they were “deeply disappointed” by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) draft decision this week. IPART released its draft decision on the proposed rises and is inviting consumer feedback until April 14. Council, as the region’s water authority, had applied for a 34 per cent annual increase, effective from this July, which IPART estimated at an average annual rise of $360 per household. Under IPART’s draft prices, a rise in water rates would be phased in over four years, with the combined yearly bill for a typical household increasing by around $200 (19 per cent) on July 1 this year and thereafter increasing by around $49 (4 per cent) per year, before inflation, until 2025-26. Chamber President Matthew Wales said the group was “deeply disappointed” at IPART’s draft decision.

“This comes at a time when Central Coast Council is attempting to extend the Special Variation to the general rates for a further seven years beyond the three years already approved by IPART,” Wales said. “Residents and business owners on the Peninsula are already coming to terms with between a 30-40 per cent increase in rates and now Council is wanting to extract further dollars from the already empty pockets of the community. “I don’t know what the current Council administration thinks, but ordinary small business owners and Peninsula residents don’t have endless piles of cash to bail out the mistakes of the former Central Coast Council.” Wales reaffirmed the Chamber’s belief that the Council should sell off the Central Coast Water Authority to help pay down its debts. “The Chamber still believes that Council should consider selling down part or all of the Central Coast Water Authority and use the billions that could

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be raised to pay down its huge debts and set up a Future Fund to pay for the ongoing operations of the Council and the huge backlog of infrastructure works,” Wales said. “It’s up to Council how they do this and how they manoeuvre around the legislative and valuation issues. “Let’s not forget that the former Central Coast Council had racked up the largest local government debt in Australian history and they expect us to pay for it over the next ten years without anything tangible in return. “This is unacceptable to the business community and the

Chamber will be making submissions accordingly to IPART by the April 14 deadline.” IPART Chair, Carmel Donnelly, said the draft decision recognised the genuine need to invest in quality water services on the Central Coast, but it was critical they were accompanied by improvements to Council’s water performance and accountability. “Our role here is to protect customers from excessive prices but at the same time to recognise people do need good drinking water and good waste-water management,” Donnelly said. “The decision was made considering the minimum

necessary for a water authority to meet standards.” Donnelly said IPART had found there was a genuine need for the Council to invest in its water and waste-water systems to improve performance, with the decision heavily influenced by customer feedback on problems with water quality and reliability. She said 89 per cent of those who responded to IPART’s request for feedback on Council’s submission said they would prefer any increase to be phased in. “We also heard disappointment and distrust in Central Coast Council from some people in relation to previous financial management issues, including the running of CCC Water,” she said. “The tribunal decided it is crucial that CCC Water is more accountable and transparent and be held to account that it spends the increases on improving performance.” Donnelly said the draft decision was accompanied by several papers suggesting ways of monitoring Council’s performance in the area of

water management. “We intend to recommend CCC Water reports on its performance to the community annually,” she said. “We expect CCC Water to consult with the community to develop a set of performance measures that reflect the community’s preferences. “We have provided some examples CCC Water could consider in the draft report, and we are interested in the community’s feedback on them.” Donnelly said IPART also intends to recommend the Minister gives it a referral to investigate and report on CCC Water’s performance and progress in two years’ time. IPART is encouraging customers and the community to make submissions on the draft report by April 14 and participate in a public hearing on April 5. The draft report, draft determination, survey, and registration for the public hearing are available via IPART’s website. Maisy Rae

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‘Cloak of secrecy must be lifted’ – Warren From page 1 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, said trust in Council cannot be restored until the report is released. “Let’s hope the Minister fronts up with at least $100M to put in this community, probably $200M if you count the IPART loss we have had over the last three years. However Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast,

Shadow Minister Greg Warren (left) with Labor MPs, Leisl Tesch and David Mehan

Adam Crouch, lashed back at the claims. “This is appalling politics by the Labor members … the Minister has to table the report into Parliament and then it will be made public,” Crouch said. “I suspect the report will be tabled as soon as we get back into parliament. “It’s disingenuous as there is no one in the Gosford Chambers – it just shows they have no idea what’s going on.

Opera in the Arboretum is back The Pearl Beach Arboretum came alive last weekend with the sounds of opera at the annual ‘Opera in the Arboretum’ event. Over 550 music lovers attended the Arboretum on March 12 to hear the sounds of José Carbó, Jane Ede, Rosario la Spina, Clarissa Spata, Francis Greep, Kayla Lush, Kaito Deed and Patrick Brennan accompanied by the Central Coast Chamber Orchestra. The event opened with Gavi Duncan and his didgeridoo who gave the crowd of a moving Welcome to Country.

President of the Rotary Club of Woy Woy, Julie Jones, thanked all members of the club for their work in organising the event. “The audience were treated to glorious voices, wonderful music, a taste of younger talent and those dress,” Jones said. “After two years of having to cancel this event because of Covid, it was a nervous wait for all concerned as the rains kept falling throughout the week leading up to the event. “On the day, the ground dried, the sun shone and the members of the Rotary Club breathed a

sigh of relief - the event could go ahead. “Wayne Jennings, the Opera Convenor looked a happy man as the crowd opened their chairs, spread their blankets and poured their wine ready for over two hours of wonderous music.” Proceeds from the event will go to Rotary charities including the Central Coast Conservatorium String Program, Umina Surf Lifesaving Club and Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club.

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“Let’s be really clear that the Labor Councillors’ legacy is a decade of higher rates … people need to remember who is responsible. “As a rate payer I am just as furious as everyone else.” The public inquiry into the financial crises of the Council was called in April 2021 by the former Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock. Maisy Rae

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First sod turned on aged care refurbishment

From left, Construction Manager Joshua Sheather, Contracts Administrator Nicholas McMaster, Lucy Wicks MP, Cathy Allen, Kathy Murphy, John Frost, Ross Pearse, David Hook, Matt Downie, Paul Tonkin, Jared Savage, Joel Price and Colin Delaforce

Construction has started on a major refurbishment and rebuild at local aged care organisation, Bluewave Living, which will allow more residents to be accommodated. Stage one of the extension commenced on March 10 at a soil turning event which was joined by representatives from

North Construction, BlueWave Living staff and Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks. CEO of Bluewave Living, Matt Downie, said stage one of the development will provide an additional 20 beds to the facility. “This first stage is a significant $12M investment for BlueWave, which will transform the built

environment in which we care for our Elders Living here,” Downie said. “Each of the new Households will accommodate around 16 residents, and each household will have its own domestic looking kitchen (which residents can also access and use), dining, living spaces and courtyards.”

Downie said the project will provide a ‘more normalised’ home environment for residents. “Familiar spaces and familiar layouts to one’s own home has been well evidenced to provide a much better living experience in which we provide care for and supports residents’ independence and choices,” Downie said.

“It has also shown to assist in reducing behaviours for residents who might be suffering from Dementia or other cognitive impairments, by providing an environment which is familiar to them. “BlueWave Living has always been very highly regarded in terms of our excellence in quality care, and our extensive activities program we run for

our residents. We are now moving towards best practice in terms of the built environment for our Elders living here.” Downie said the first stage of development is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, with further stages planned over the coming years. Maisy Rae

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‘Smiles on Dials’ event returns to Umina After cancelling their March event due to adverse weather conditions, the Central Coast branch of the Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) will return to Umina Beach on April 2 with a ‘smiles on dials’ event. The event will allow those with a disability to experience surfing – a pastime that the able bodied often take for

granted. The local DSA branch said they would surf ‘rain or shine’ and have put the call out to volunteers to help on the day. Volunteering consists of helping participants to and from the beach, assisting them in and out of the water including tandem board riding. The DSA said volunteers do not need to know how to surf, they just need to be willing to get wet and have some fun,

RFS Captain recognised for community service

From left, Group Captain RFS Alan Lundi, Superintendent Central Coast RFS Viki Campbell, Captain Michelle Biddulph, President of WTKCA Mike Allsop and President of Killcare/Wagstaffe Fire Brigade Warwick Teasdale

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the ‘Outstanding Community Contribution’ award from the Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Association (WTKCA) in recognition of her role as Brigade Captain. The award was presented by WTKCA President of Mike Allsop in the presence of

colleagues, Senior RFS Officers and local residents. In her acceptance, Biddulph reminded the community that Bouddi translates to ‘Heart’ and is at the heart of this community and its endeavours. “In her 10 years as Captain of

Source: Media release, March 6 Disabled Surfers Association Central Coast

Local seniors to be recognised with community award Local seniors who are making a difference in the community could be recognised for their efforts in the 2022 NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Awards.

Captain of the Killcare/ Wagstaffe Rural Fire Brigade, Michelle Biddulph, has been recognised for her 10 years of dedication to the community at an awards night on March 9.

and if you surf, it’s a bonus. A rash shirt will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own wetsuits. To register as a Volunteer or Surfer, visit bit.ly/April2Umina The event will start at 8:30am with surfing commencing at 9:30am.

the Brigade Michelle has succeeded in building up community resilience, community respect and has promoted the role of women in the Rural Fire Service,” Dr Noelene Brasche said. Maisy Rae

Nominations are now open for the awards program which celebrates the work and achievements of seniors in the community. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, encouraged residents to nominate their peers. “Seniors are invaluable to the Gosford electorate as volunteers, carers and role models – even more so during such a challenging year,” Tesch said. “If you know a senior who helps make our community diverse, inspiring and active,

then I encourage you to nominate them for acknowledgement of their contribution.” Winners of the Local Achievement Awards will be announced during the NSW Seniors Festival which runs from March 25 to April 3. More information about the awards program is available at seniorsfestival.nsw.gov.au Nominations close at 12pm on Monday, March 21. Source: Media release, March 2 Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch

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Face-to-face aged care support now offered at Woy Woy A new aged care specialist officer will now be able to offer face-to-face support at the Woy Woy Services Centre for locals wishing to access aged care services. The free service will be able to provide in-depth information on different types of aged care services, check eligibility for government-funded services, provide financial information about services, help appoint a My Aged Care representative, and connect residents to local support services. After starting five weeks ago in the role, Ann Lions said she has had a great introduction to the role. “It’s been an exciting introduction and I feel like we’ve been able to assist a lot of people already,” Lions said. “Often when someone is looking at needing care, they may be referred to by as someone such as a GP, a family member, neighbour, a friend – it’s a matter of providing the information so that people can assist someone to get the care that they need.” As the only aged care

Lucy Wicks MP and aged care specialist officer Ann Lions outside the Woy Woy Service Centre

specialist on the Central Coast, Lions said she has already been fully booked up with people travelling from across the Coast to access the service. “I’ve had residents come

from about an hour north at the top end of the Coast, I’ve also had someone come up from Sydney,” she said. “[But] across the Services Australia network, any staff

member can provide them with general information about accessing aged care and can help them call the My Aged Care Service Centre.”

Lyons is able to see up to four individuals or families a day with sessions ranging from 90 minutes to two hours. “A customer I had last week summed it up – I had a lady who is moving into aged care interstate and selling her home here on the Peninsula. “She came with her daughter and son-in-law and at the end of our interview, which took nearly two hours, her son-inlaw said he had been online a number of times and spoke to numerous people over the phone (but that) this was the first time he’s been able to get all the information they need so they can make the right decision.” The local service, which is just one of 80 positions across Australia, was introduced in response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Aged Care which found there is “very limited information available about the quality of services provided” to people. The Commission stated the function of care finders should be to assist older people seeking aged care services

with information about the aged care system and case management services. “From my understanding of the outcome of the Royal Commission, the Government has introduced this service purely because it was identified that there needed to be a faceto-face service,” Lions said. “Prior to this role, people could only connect with the My Aged Care Services online or via phone and for some people that is not appropriate. “I feel like this is a fantastic improvement and I’m certainly sure that it’s something that is going to be valued by our senior Australians and their families and carers.” The service forms part of the Federal Government’s $18.3B aged care reform package. Appointments with an Aged Care Specialist Officer can be made by visiting the Blackwall Rd Service Centre or by calling 1800 227 475. More information is available at servicesaustralia.gov.au/ myagedcarefacetoface Maisy Rae

Woy Woy school oval finalised in time for winter sports season Woy Woy Public School has provided an update on its infrastructure projects with the school’s oval upgrade finalised just in time for the sporting season to commence.

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aforementioned sports to take place on a field that’s pretty close to full-size. “Our students can’t wait to get on the oval to try the posts out and to kick a few goals, but they’re going to have to be Principals Ona Buckley and patient for a few weeks yet Dan Betts said the school’s oval while the new grass establishes 138 Robina Town Centre Robina itself. Qld 4226 upgrade has Drive been finalised “At this stage it looks like the with the installation of multiPO Box 3275 Robina Town Centre Qld 4230 oval will be ready for use in the purpose goalposts. Tel: 1300 36 0867 Fax: 1300 81 8962 “The posts were strategically last two weeks of term.” The Department of email: artwork@localdirectories.com.au positioned closer to the Bowden Education’s Asset Management Rd end of the oval in order to www.localdirectories.com.au create a safe space for team have also approved a of planned Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 number maintenance projects, which children to play at the Park Rd are due to commence in the end of the oval; away from the school holidays to minimise bigger kids and their games of touch footy and soccer,” disruptions to learning and school routines. Buckley and Betts said. “We have been able to “The new posts will allow arrange for the replacement of training sessions for all of the

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Any lasting solution to Woy Woy Rd alignment will be costly Jeff Pages is quite right that the topography and distance make a connection to Woy Woy from the Mount White interchange economically impractical (“Topography against Mt White road link”, PP 050). The amount of traffic would never justify the cost of such a link, unless Woy Woy were built up like Manhattan Island. However, it is possible to find an alternative route up the escarpment from the old abattoir site, bypassing Bulls Hill and connecting with Woy Woy Road on top of the plateau, thus eliminating all the worst length of Woy Woy Road. It would be costly, but any solution to the Woy Woy Road alignment is going to be costly, if it is to work at all. As Brisbane Water Drive becomes more congested, it

FORUM See Page 2 for address and contribution conditions. Opinions expressed are those of the writer and not necessarily of the newspaper will be worth looking at this option for access to the Peninsula. The main drawback is that it will have to pass through Brisbane Water National Park, and this will be difficult to negotiate with those who, understandably, want to protect the natural environment of the park. However, in a decade’s time when the need will have become more obvious, it should be possible to reach

some compromise on this. Given how long these projects take to bring to fruition, now is the time to begin investigations of the possibility, not in ten years’ time when the need will be urgent. I understand that there might be some First Nation sites in the park that might lie in the path of such a route. Obviously, this would have to be taken into account in the design process, but the local representatives of the First Nation people should be happy to participate in the exercise. Who knows? Once such a link is in place, it might even be possible to consider a replacement of the Rawson Road level crossing. Then, everyone will be happy. Bruce Hyland, Woy Woy.

She will be missed Many congratulations to local editor and journalist, Jackie Pearson for her success, as director of Truepenny Media, publisher of The Point ESG News Site, in receiving funding from the Walkley Foundation to help promote public interest journalism.

FORUM I will miss Jackie’s excellent forensic reporting with CCN but know that the work she is passionate about - ‘to highlight the social and environmental consequences of modern governance – bad and good!’ is of more importance than ever

with so many regional newspapers being closed down and even our public broadcaster, the ABC, under constant threat from relentless attrition of funding and resources spread too thinly in regional and remote areas. Gillian Telford Booker Bay

Opposed to packaged liquor licence It hasn’t taken long for the new owners of the Pearl Beach General Store to apply for a 7 day (10.30am10.00pm) packaged liquor licence, a move that is already causing considerable angst amongst Pearl Beach permanent residents. Quite simply, with five other take away liquor outlets within a 3 km radius of Pearl Beach an additional outlet at Pearl Beach is neither warranted or needed. Pearl Beach is a unique and small village with an ageing population. The village is already overcommercialised with short

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term rentals and day trippers. We don’t need to witness the excessive partying, noise pollution and reckless driving inspired by the easy access to alcohol that could result from the granting of the packaged liquor licence. The ability to buy take away liquor in Pearl Beach could lead to consumption across the road or on the Coral Crescent picnic areas in what are currently council mandated “no alcohol to be consumed zones” including on the beach, leading to potentially disruptive behaviour not acceptable within the

Pearl Beach community. A retail liquor outlet in Pearl Beach could potentially lead to more unlawful consumption of alcohol in our village as well as resulting in more bottles and cans on the beach, and it could also overtax the capacity of communal garbage containers which are often overflowing especially at weekends and holiday periods. Concerned residents are urged to lodge their objections to this proposal with the NSW independent Liquor and Gaming before the April 3rd closing date for submissions. Email, March 15 Tony Higgins, Pearl Beach

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Lara puts on her dancing shoes

Lara Keogh and dance partner Scott

Killcare resident and clinical psychologist Lara Keogh will take to the stage in May to help raise funds for Cancer Council NSW, putting on her dancing shoes for Stars of the Central Coast. She will be taking to the stage at Laycock Theatre to dance in their annual event on May 13. Although initially terrified of the idea of dancing in front of an audience, Keogh said she is excited to raise funds for the worthy cause. “So much of my life is spent

supporting people and giving them strategies to cope with difficult situations – whether it’s having an MRI scan when they’re claustrophobic or it’s having to have surgery to remove a lump from their breast or a difficult conversation with a loved one,” Keogh said. “This is a chance for me to ‘walk the walk’ and do something I’m afraid of in honour of these people who constantly amaze and inspire me.” She said her goal is to raise at least $5,000 through direct sponsorships and

fundraising activities. Keogh’s first fundraising activity is a High Tea at Killcare Surf Club on Saturday, March 19. She said she has had an overwhelming response from local businesses keen to support the fundraising event, with silent auction and raffle prizes donated by businesses such as the Lucky Bee, The Box at Ettalong, Strong Bodies Strong Minds personal training, Sorrento pizzeria, Elyse in Wonderland, and Lisa Sanasi Ceramics.

In April, Keogh will host a Men’s Health Lunch at Hardys Bay Club with Dr Ash Bowden providing tips on staying

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Thursday 17 March

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Sunrise [s] The Morning Show [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Dark Desire” (M s,v) (’12) Stars: Kelly Lynch, Nic Robuck, Michael Nouri The Real Manhunter: The Murder Of Clare Bernal (M d,v) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia (PG) [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] SAS Australia: Focus (M) [s] The Rookie: Breakdown (PG) [s] The Rookie: Heart Beat (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Movie: “The Dead Pool” (M) (’07) Stars: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan C. Kim Program To Be Advised Home Shopping

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Four Corners [s] Monash And Me (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Media Watch (PG) [s] Press (M l,s) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Escape From The City [s] Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (PG) [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL (M) [s] Starstruck: Party (M l) [s] QI (PG) [s] Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M) [s] ABC Late News [s] The Business [s] Killing Eve (M v) [s]

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Easy Eats [s] Weekend Today [s] Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] NRL: Women’s Premiership: Eels v Roosters *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [s] NRL: Women’s Premiership: Knights v Dragons *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [s] NRL: Knights v Tigers *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle [s] NINE News Sunday [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] 60 Minutes (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Australian Crime Stories: The Hunter (M v) [s] The First 48: The Fighter/ Final Ride (M) [s] Shallow Grave: The Collectors (M) [s] The Garden Gurus [s]

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Religious Programs [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] What’s Up Down Under [s] Left Off The Map [s] Studio 10: Sunday (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised My Market Kitchen [s] Luca’s Key Ingredient [s] Australia By Design Waltzing Jimeoin (PG) [s] Farm To Fork [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 10 News First [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] – As castaways return to camp from purgatory, alliances are seemingly reformed, a tribemate selflessly gives up their reward. FBI: Studio Gangster (M v) [s] FBI: Legacy (M v) [s] The Sunday Project (PG) [s] Home Shopping

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 France 24 News 6:30 Al Jazeera English News 7:30 Italian News 8:10 Worldwatch Continues 1:00 Motor Sports: Australian Superbikes: Round 2 *Live* From Queensland Raceway 4:00 Cycling: Paris-Nice 2022 Highlights 5:00 Small Business Secrets (PG) 5:30 Two Sands (PG) 5:40 Secret Nazi Bases (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Baiae - The Atlantis Of Rome (PG) (In English/ Italian) 8:30 A Spy In The FBI (M) 10:10 The Real Hunt For Red October (PG) 11:00 Michael Mosley - Into The Mind: Emotions/ Mind Control/ Broken Brains (PG) 1:55 Food Fighter (M l) 3:30 Contagion (M)

Today [s] 6:00 Today Extra [s] 7:00 NINE’s Morning News [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] Explore [s] 8:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 12:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 2:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 3:00 NINE News [s] 3:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 4:30 La Brea: The Storm (M) [s] – When a chaotic superstorm hits 5:00 the clearing, a structural 6:30 collapse puts Marybeth and 7:30 Lucas’ lives in danger. Gavin 8:30 embarks on a journey into his past. 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 100% Footy (M) [s] 10:40 Bluff City Law: The All-American (PG) [s] 11:30 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 12:30 Hello SA (PG) [s] Home Shopping 1:30

The Talk [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (M) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Left Off The Map [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor (PG) [s] Would I Lie To You? Australia (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Shattered (M) [s] FBI: Most Wanted: Ghosts (M) [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping

5:00 France 24 Feature News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch – Deutsche Welle English News 6:00 Worldwatch Continues 2:00 Talk For Life 3:10 Hidden Algeria: The Sahara (PG) (In English/ French) 4:10 The Royal House Of Windsor: Fire, Feud And Fury (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Scotland - Escape To The Wilderness (PG) 8:30 Royal History’s Myths And Secrets (PG) 9:35 Great House Revival 10:30 SBS World News 11:00 Paris Police 1900 (MA15+) (In French) 12:10 Tin Star (MA15+) 1:15 Unit One (M l,s,v) (In Danish) 4:30 Vice Guide To Film (MA15+)

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6:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Dog House Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 NCIS: The Wake (M v) [s] 9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles: Murmuration (M v) [s] 10:30 NCIS: IRL (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] My Way (PG) [s] Pointless (PG) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Under Investigation: The Coward Killer (PG) [s] – Follows the trail of the ‘Coward Killer’, John Wayne Glover, from the 1960’s to his murder spree of elderly women in the 1980’s. NINE News Late [s] Forensics: The Real CSI: Indecent Exposure (M) [s] Grand Hotel: Long Night’s Journey Into Day (M l,s,v) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Home Shopping

6:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (M) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Left Off The Map [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Gogglebox Australia (PG) [s] 9:30 Program To Be Advised 10:30 This Is Us: Heart And Soul (PG) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

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

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

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France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Rivers Of Australia: The Murray (PG) The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) The Royal House Of Windsor: The Top Job (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind (PG) SBS World News Zelenskky - The Man Who Took On Putin (M) Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Insight: Catfishing (PG) Dateline: Murder In Malta The Feed SBS World News The Point Shadow Lines (MA15+) (In Finnish) Transplant (MA15+) France 24 Feature News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Dateline Insight (PG) Cook Up With Adam Liaw Bitesize Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys (PG) Jeopardy! (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind SBS World News Michael Mosley’s Health Intervention (M) Life On The Outside (M) The Responder (MA15+) SBS World News In Therapy (M l) (In French) The Handmaid’s Tale: Chicago (MA15+) The Good Fight: And The Firm Had Two Partners (M l,v) Before We Die (M d,l,v) (In Swedish)

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Local author shares insight into Papau New Guinean life A local author has recently published a children’s book aimed at providing a look into the life and culture of Papau New Guinea. Horsfield’s Bay’s Peter Comerford said ‘A Survival Story of Michael and Natlik’ is an adventure survival story set in the island country. The book, which is aimed at 11 to 14 year olds, is Comerford’s first children’s book after previously selfpublishing a book with anecdotes and short stories of his time in Papau New Guinea. Comerford said his new novel follows this. “A small part of the adventure is based on a personal real-life experience, but the story as a whole is influenced by my

experiences as a teacher and headmaster in Papua New Guinea where my wife and I spent 15 years,” Comerford said. “Four of our children, including undiagnosed twins, were born in Popondetta and we have made several trips back, the most recent being to Bougainville and New Ireland. “This is my first children’s story and was written with Papau New Guinea schools in mind – I don’t know of any stories where a Papua New Guinean is a hero.” The story, which is set in the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea, is centred around Michael, an 11-year-old boy, who flies to Papua New Guinea to stay with his uncle on his

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copra plantation. Michael is befriended by his

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uncle’s house servant Natlik who teaches him how to

recognise poisonous plants, and stinging corals, how to spear fish and light a fire without matches. Michael absorbs what he is taught like a sponge much to Natlik’s approval. Michael’s uncle decides to take him on a boating fishing trip before his holiday comes to an end and tells Natlik the day they will return. The trip is exciting but turns into a nightmare and Michael is left floundering in shark infested waters. When Michael and his uncle fail to return Natlik goes in search of them with hopes of bringing them back safely. “The book seems have appeal for both young people and their parents, so I hopefully have

done something right to get that response,” Comerford said. “Most Australians know very little about our nearest and valuable neighbour and ex Territory. “I hope this story creates an awareness of the pace of life, culture and a stunning and beautiful world that also comes with some dangers. Some of the story has been described as ‘Raw and challenging … as Michael is challenged by the hard edge of the world of adults but with no adults to show him the way,’ (James B. Amazon reviews). Comerford said he has now started to write a sequel. Maisy Rae

CWA Woy Woy contributes to refugee women fundraiser

Rosemary Kariuki, helps support refugee women who are victims of domestic violence

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Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World Author: Peter S Goodman Publisher: Custom House

I heard about this book while listening to ABC radio. Peter S. Goodman is a global economics correspondent at the New York Times. He has worked for the Washington Post, Huffington Post and International Business Times. Davos Man is a term coined in 2004 by Samuel Huntington, a political scientist. It stands for “those so enriched by globalization and so native to its workings that they were effectively stateless, their interests and wealth flowing across borders, their estates and yachts sprinkled across continents, their arsenal of lobbyists and accountants

Members of the Country Women’s Association’s Woy Woy branch have handcrafted an applique quilt valued at $1,200 to help fundraise for refugee women who are victims of domestic violence.

The fundraiser raffle will be held after a special screening of Rosemary’s Way at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre on March 19. Funds will go towards the CWA NSW and Rosemary Kariuki (2021 Australian of the Year Local Hero) who connects

refugee and migrant women who are socially isolated or victims of domestic and family violence. She is known as ‘Mama Africa’ by the thousands of women and families that she has assisted throughout the years after escaping domestic

abuse and ethnic conflicts herself. Killcare business Alira Hair has also donated $100 worth of vouchers for products or services for a lucky raffle winner. Other prizes include a two

night stay at Emerald Downs near Port Macquarie and a hamper of CWA handmade goodies. The $2 raffle tickets can be purchased at your closest CWA branch. Maisy Rae

BOOK REVIEW straddling jurisdictions, eliminating loyalty to any particular nation.” Generally, anyone that attends the Davos Forum. Goodman focuses on five “specimens”: Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase; private equity magnate, Stephen Schwarzman; richest man on earth Jeff Bezos of Amazon; asset manager Larry Fink; and Marc Benioff, founder of Salesforce. But he will also comment on the Forum’s founders, Klaus Schwab, Bill Clinton, Emmanual Macron, Steven Mnuchin, Mitch McConnell and George Osborne, “each of these figures has aided Davos Man in pursuit of fresh prey while helping himself to choice morsels”. While much of the book is about the destruction Davos Man has done to the United States, attention is also drawn to the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Sweden. How, under the guise of dogooders, billionaires are depleting the world to line their pockets. Banners at the forum claim

They applied their lobbying muscle to turn gargantuan, taxpayer-financed bailout packages into corporate welfare schemes for the billionaire class.”

the mission is, “Committed to Improving the State of the World”, while behind the scenes, “It is the largest lobbying operation on earth. The most powerful people gather together behind closed doors, without any accountability, and they write the rules for the rest of the world.” By financing politicians and deploying lobbyists they have wreaked havoc on financial regulation, removed anti-trust laws, weakened labour movements.

Goodman uses the term “Cosmic Lie” often in the book and states that it means “the alluring yet demonstrably bogus idea that cutting taxes and deregulating markets will not only produce extra riches for the most affluent but trickle the benefits down to the lucky masses-something that has, in real life, happened zero times”. While the pandemic claimed lives and livelihoods for many, Davos Man “feasted on the calamity, snapping up real estate, shares of stock, and other companies at distressed prices.

All the while taking credit for “rescuing humanity.” Marc Benioff called CEOs heroes. Bezos kept Amazon running while putting his workers at risk. They have decimated health care and then patted themselves on the back when procuring protective gear “If the agony of 2020 had demonstrated anything it was how the rich could not only prosper but profiteer off everyone else’s suffering.” I think the prologue of the book is great and really made me angry with the state of the world and despondent that there seemed to be no way to stop it, nobody that couldn’t be bought off. Goodman gives many examples and goes into a lot of detail, but it was too much for me.

About a third way through my interest waned and I found myself playing Wordle instead. It is a well-researched book, and I think it is an important message to get out, but maybe an abridged version would have been better. The solution, according to Goodman, “can happen only through the exercise of democracy – by unleashing strategies centred on boosting wages and working opportunities, by erecting new forms of social insurance, by reviving and enforcing antitrust law, and by modernizing the tax code to focus on wealth.” Perhaps it’d be enough to just take the assets off the five specimens – just like we did with those Russian Oligarchs. (I mean aren’t these guys Global Oligarchs? Doesn’t that word have an evil ring to it now?) Oh, and in case you want to buy this book this book, it is available on Amazon – Jeff B sends his regards. Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent merger a step closer

Greater Bank Chair Wayne Russell and Newcastle Permanent Chair Jeff Eather

The merger of Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent, both with branches on the Central Coast, is a step closer, with the Boards of Directors of both institutions unanimously endorsing the proposal and recommending their respective members vote in favour of joining the two mutuals. After announcing a Memorandum of Understanding last August to explore merging, Chair of Greater Bank, Wayne Russell, and Chair of Newcastle

Permanent, Jeff Eather, have formalised the Boards’ support by signing a Merger Implementation Agreement (MIA). The merger proposal will now be submitted to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for review, before being put to members of both organisations at meetings likely to take place later this year. Russell said both organisations have conducted extensive due diligence over the past five months and unanimously agreed the proposed merger is in the best

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interests of their respective member bases. “The due diligence process has confirmed our initial view that this is the right time to bring together our two organisations, which in their own right offer exceptional financial strength built on years of solid performance,” he said. “Combining our resources and financial strengths provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and innovate, to deliver even better value for Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent customers.”

The merged organisation would become one of Australia’s leading customer-owned financial institutions, keeping both iconic brands – Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent – and serve a combined customer base of almost 600,000 people. The combined entity will have $19.8B in assets and will bring together both organisations’ workforces with no forced redundancies for at least two years and maintain the Hunterbased customer contact centres and headquarters and all current branches for at

least two years. Eather said merging the two locally grown mutuals would ensure long-term sustainability, without compromising either’s values. “This is a highly compelling opportunity to grow and compete on our terms,” he said. “Importantly, we remain fiercely committed to being customer-owned and continuing to invest profits for the benefit of our customers and the communities we serve.”

If the merger proceeds, it is proposed Wayne Russell will chair the merged entity and Jeff Eather will assume the role of Deputy Chair. Newcastle Permanent Chief Executive Officer, Bernadette Inglis, will be Chief Executive Officer and Scott Morgan, currently Chief Executive Officer of Greater Bank, would be the entity’s Deputy CEO. Further information is available on the Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent websites. Terry Collins

FREE SEMINAR Challenging Wills Seminar

Experienced down-to-earth help and advice throughout the Central Coast This free public seminar is being given by Brazel Moore Lawyers to help people understand what to expect, so they know where they stand in: • Challenging a Will; or • Defending a Will from Challenge The theme is to educate people about the options and choices available to them if they have been

left out of a Will - or if you want to leave someone out of your Will - alerting you to the pitfalls and procedures in dealing with Challenging Wills and how you should best deal with challenges. Mr Geoff Brazel, Solicitor will present the seminar on Challenging Wills to help you through the maze of legal regulation

The seminar will be presenting in a friendly relaxed atmosphere and there will be plenty of time for your questions. You’ll be helped a lot in understanding the system and will then be able to confidently consider what steps you need to take to properly consider challenges to Wills.

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Michelle BALTAZAR Editor-in-Chief • Money magazine What’s not to like about buying property off the plan? You can buy tomorrow’s apartment at today’s price – a no-brainer because residential property prices always rise across the board. NOT! Money’s not a problem – you need only 10% of the price tag as a deposit. And if you’re an owner-occupier, you might qualify for some stamp duty concessions depending on which state your apartment is in. The icing on the cake is a visit to a display apartment on which no expense has been spared – it’s sleek, beautifully finished, minimally furnished and you fall in love! But before you sign any contract or pay any money, take a deep breath and prepare yourself to do a lot of hard work to make sure you’re not making a big mistake. Sure, you can make money buying off the plan, which

means buying an apartment before construction has been completed or maybe even started, but it’s no sure thing. Especially now with many experts tipping much more modest – or no – growth in residential prices in many areas for some time after the big rises in 2021. While it would be nice to chalk up a capital gain on your apartment before settlement, and maybe even sell it on at a profit after only outlaying a 10% deposit, most buyers are in for the longer haul. Most plan to use it as either a home or an investment and so will proceed to settlement. Of course, if your apartment is worth less than the agreed price at settlement you may experience difficulties in getting a mortgage for the full amount you need. Be cautious and use the period between paying your 10% deposit and settling to build a contingency fund to cover any shortfall.

The other major problem is that when your apartment is completed it’s not what you expected. Maybe floor sizes or layouts have changed, and/ or the fittings and finishes are nowhere near as glam as those that seduced you in the display apartment. Even worse, it could have structural issues. So how can you make sure the apartment you are buying without seeing or touching will be to your liking and free of major hassles? While you can’t ever be 100% certain, you can take steps to make this a more likely outcome.

1. Choose a reputable developer and builder. Do some background research on the developer and builder of the complex you plan to buy into and only proceed if you find these are established companies with good reputations. That way the risk will lower, plus you’re more likely to be approved for finance, as banks prefer to lend on off-the-plan properties constructed by reputable builders. Also check the companies have plans to rectify any defects as quickly as they can. Don’t be afraid to ask builders and developers to

provide the names of previous clients as references and follow these up. 2. Have the contract thoroughly reviewed. Off-the-plan contracts are often more complex than those for established homes, so make sure yours is thoroughly checked by an expert. Double-check yourself for clauses that favour the developer, such as those that enable them to change the plan, particularly finishes and floor sizes. With fittings and fixtures, make sure you know exactly what you’re getting upfront, including brand and model.

Ensure there is a deadline for completion. Also be wary of sunset clauses as some developers have cancelled contracts due to construction running past the sunset date and then on-sold the property at a much higher price. In some states, including NSW, recent legislation means if a developer wants to rescind your contract on the sunset date, it must have your permission to do so. Ensure that, in the worst case, if you are pushed out of the contract, you will receive your full deposit. 3. Pay attention to the strata fees. These ongoing costs of owning an apartment can be hefty. While a development with a big pool and gym may seem appealing, the maintenance of these amenities will lift the cost of your strata fees. 4. Conduct a thorough pre-settlement inspection. Enlist an expert to help and make sure you check room sizes and all fixtures and fittings. Other checks you should undertake include a flood test on the balcony to ensure water drains away from the apartment and does not pool. And test all power points and the hot water pressure. PAM WALKLEY

Make sure you get value when you pay for advice Money magazine’s Paul Clitheroe recently received a letter from someone who was paying $9000 in financial advice fees to have their super managed (in a retail fund). This was 1.1% of their super ... most industry funds charge well below 1%. . Marisa Broome, chair of the Financial Planning Association,

has some useful tips on what advice should cost. An adviser may charge per hour, a flat fee, a percentage of funds involved or a combination of all of them. “What is important is that you as a client have to be told this upfront, and if you are not seeing value then you need to meet with your adviser and discuss either how you will get more value or how you

will pay for their services in the future,” says Broome. She says price is not an issue if people see value in what they get in return. So long as the adviser can demonstrate that they are operating in the best interest of the client, that the fees they charge are justified in the strategy they deliver and over time the goals are achieved, then there is rarely a

comment on the cost. A good adviser can help with budgeting and financial planning for the future, can recommend and implement an investment strategy, can establish your insurance needs and put that into place and can also look at your estate planning. They may also help you plan, and perhaps secure, finance for your home or investments, and

help you plan for life moments like marriage, children, divorce, redundancy and retirement. Costs might vary from a commission only (paid by the insurer) for insurance advice, to a strategy fee of as little as $2000, to much more for complex advice. “We do know from core data research that it costs, on average, a financial planner

over $3500 to provide compliant initial advice primarily due to the regulatory regime, but some may be happy to discount this for the benefit of a longterm relationship with a client,” says Broome. If you don’t know anyone who can recommend an adviser, the FPA has a “Find A Planner” area on its website (fpa.com.au). JULIA NEWBOULD

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Local residents have raised concerns after finding poisoned native bush rats on their properties after they were mistakenly targeted as pests due to information provided on supermarket shelves. Blackwall resident Kelly Small said she has taken poisoned native bush rats that were “suffering terribly from rodenticide poisoning to the vet. “Sadly, they do not survive,” Small said. I have native bush rats on my property that are being poisoned and it is so upsetting to find them trembling and in pain in my trees and plants. “It breaks my heart that Australian stores sell rodenticides to anyone no questions, across the counter and provide no educational awareness information or signage, when Australia has 60

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native rodent species. “People just assume they are pests because of a lack of awareness and education.” Native rodents can be easily mistaken for non-native species and can resemble the black or brown rat depending on their size. They eat plants and bugs and

are natural pollinators and seed dispersers. Small said she would like see awareness around this issue be shared by Central Coast Council. A Council spokesperson said the Coast is home to many natural areas which provide habitats for native animals.

“Maintaining healthy populations of native animals is important for the ecology of the Central Coast and means we can continue to see and enjoy native species on the Coast into the future,” the spokesperson said. “In addition to native species, there are also pest species in

our environment which may be present on, or impact properties – black rats are a pest species that is widespread, including in some residences. Council said that where rat control is planned, the potential to inadvertently poison nontarget species is considered and steps are taken to avoid it

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occurring. “Ensuring a positive identification on the problem pest is important, as is using a poison that minimises impact on wildlife. “Community members are encouraged to research how positive identification of animals can be conducted. “The Australian Museum’s website, for example, has information which explains the differences between the pest black rat, the native bush rat and even the ring-tailed possum, which while being a marsupial, can sometimes be confused with a rat.” The North Head Sanctuary managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust is currently employing protection management plans for the native rodent as they are listed as a Threatened Species. Maisy Rae

Unvaxxed Council employees face the sack A number of Central Coast Council staff who remain unvaccinated are facing the sack as they come to the end of extended leave while others have already been terminated. Coast Community News believes about 40 staff are on leave with their future with Council in doubt, and another 20 or so have received temporary reprieves. Council has confirmed another five permanent staff and 12 casuals have been terminated. Council announced in November last year that all workers “who attend the workplace or have interactions with the public are required to be fully vaccinated” by January 9, 2022.

Council said it has approved a small number of “temporary reasonable adjustments” in line with its COVID workplace policy for staff who were unable to be vaccinated due to medical and other reasons. “The adjustments are in place at all levels within the organisation including operational staff,administrative staff and for some leaders,” Council said on Friday. “Five permanent staff and 12 casual staff who indicated they were going to remain unvaccinated or were unable to have temporary reasonable adjustments approved due to the nature of their role were terminated in line with the COVIDsafe Workplace Policy. “All staff without an approved temporary reasonable adjustment, such as those on

parental leave or extended leave will need to be vaccinated before attending the workplace,” Council said. Council’s COVID policy states that any medical contraindication will be assessed individually, considering the work environment and expected contact with both staff and the community. The presence of a medical contraindication does not guarantee that ongoing employment can be provided. “Temporary reasonable adjustments will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the relevant Director,” the policy states. United Services Union (USU) spokesman Luke Hutchinson said the union had helped more

than 20 people gain the “temporary reasonable adjustments”. Some of these temporary adjustments will last for up to six months, he said. He said about one third of councils across the state had the same sort of policy while some other councils were asking for certain sections of the workforce to be vaccinated. The Council said that where temporary reasonable adjustments are approved, the length of the reasonable adjustment time frame will be allocated, and the employee must comply with any additional controls as determined by Council. The policy states that: “Once the temporary reasonable adjustments have concluded,

team members who choose not to be vaccinated will be advised of the consequences. “In most cases, this will begin the conversation regarding cessation of employment.” In October 2021 all staff were advised of Council’s intent to formulate a policy on vaccination against COVID-19. “The risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the workplace is a very real risk, Council continues to undertake measures to protect staff from any workplace transmission of COVID-19,” Council said last week. “We want all employees to go home safe and healthy at the end of each day.” The COVIDsafe Workplace Policy was developed collaboratively with Council

staff, the United Services Union, the Local Government Engineers Association and the Development and Environmental Professionals’ Association. After finalisation of the draft policy, it was presented to the Health and Safety Representative Committee for input and the Consultative Committee for staff consultation. Following consultation, the COVIDsafe Workplace Policy was endorsed by the CEO David Farmer on November 30, 2021. The official Council headcount at the end of June 2021 was 2,183 which included permanent, fixed term and casual employees. Merilyn Vale

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DOWN IN THE GARDEN: Flooded and Soggy Garden Rescue

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An overly soggy garden that dries out over a few days can be revived without too much fuss, but a flooded garden needs a deeper clean-up and a few more steps to keep you safe and get your garden back to health. If plants are left to stand in water for more than a few days, they can die from lack of oxygen supply to their roots and if they do manage to survive then fungal diseases that develop in these conditions may still be a major challenge. When flood occurs, toxic compounds can wash into your garden such as chemicals, petroleum products and raw sewage along with pathogens and unwanted weeds. Then there is silt. This is a sediment of dust sized partials that move easily in water and when the water recedes, the silt will compact and lead to increased acidity and oxygen starvation in soil. When this silt and mud is left on plants it will also stop the process of photosynthesis. Once the sun returns its gaze upon our gardens, it’s time to get into rescue mode, but not so fast! There is a right way and more importantly, a safe way to save our plants. First Steps to Recovery As always, safety first and if your garden was flooded then you need to wear waterproof gloves and boots and a mask is also advisable.

This is to reduce the risk of you becoming infected with pathogens. If your garden flooded then you need to wash away any left behind silt and mud from plants, paths, structures, and the surface of the garden as soon as possible. Silt will harden as it dries and be difficult to remove. Get rid of all debris that has fallen or swept into your garden as soon as possible as rotting plant materials will contribute to the spread of disease and fungal activity as well as invite pests in. Let the garden dry out, don’t start planting just yet and do not eat any raw leafy greens, soft fruits, or berries as these will more than likely have absorbed dangerous levels of contaminates. Rule of thumb is to not eat produce for a month, to wash with soapy water and cook before consuming. If you suspect that your garden has been contaminated with raw sewage, then you should remove and destroy annuals and not consume from longer living plants until the following year. Soil Rescue After washing, dig in any remaining silt and turn over soil well to help aerate the garden beds. Your soil will need to be treated with fungicide as well to hold back outbreaks. All that water would have also washed away nutrients and even broken down your soil structure. This needs to be repaired quickly so that your existing plants have a better chance at survival as well. Do a soil test to determine what may be needed to improve your soil and add organic matter, fertilisers, and composts to replace lost nutrients. If you can get hold of a bunch of seaweed, then mulching with this will help increase fertility of soil, break down any remaining silt and encourage the return of worms but any organic mulch will help.

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You need to be tough and face the fact that some of your plants may not recover but you can help by using fungicides and pest control methods. Use seaweed solutions liberally as these promote strong root growth and are an amazing health tonic for stressed plants. Be ready for competing weeds to start showing up as they move in more easily with silt and remove as soon as you see them. If a plant seems beyond rescue, be strong and remove it as it may infect other healthier plants in your garden.

General advice it to wait at least 60 days after flooding until you plant again. For those gardens that experienced heavy rainfall without actual flooding, test the readiness by rolling a ball of soil in your hand. If it will easily crumble when pushed with a finger and no water can be seen oozing out, then you are right to plant. If you need to wait, there is nothing stopping you planting your seeds in seed pots and trays while your garden recovers. By the time the seedlings are ready, your garden will have had time to rest, repair and rejuvenate.

With all this rain, again hold off on planting anything directly in the garden but you can plant out seeds in sheltered spots. You can plant the following now: Culinary herbs, beetroot, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrot, cauliflower, chicory, cress, endive, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, mustard, onions, parsnip, peas, salsify, shallots, spring onions, silverbeet, swede, spinach, turnips, ageratum, alyssum, calendula, candytuft, carnation, columbine, cornflower, delphinium, dianthus, everlasting daisy, forgetme-not, foxglove, godetia, gypsophila, hollyhock, larkspur, nigella, pansy, polyanthus, poppy, primula, snapdragon, statice, stock, sweet pea, wallflower

Lawn Repair Flooded lawn areas can be saved if the remaining silt is less than about 2cm deep. Try and wash off as much as possible and go over the surface with steel rake to break up the silt surface. Hose on a seaweed solution to encourage root growth. For deep silt, you may need to start again but the trick is to get rid of the silt and to get air into the soil below.

YOU AND YOUR GARDEN Soil to Plate with Youth Connections and SWAMP Sustainable Wetlands Agricultural Makers Project (SWAMP) at the Central Coast Wetlands is facilitating an amazing project with Youth Connections of Tuggerah. Created with the support of Central Coast Council and delivered by the enthusiastic volunteers of SWAMP, it is a grass roots pilot program aiming to deliver a nature, gardening, cultural and educational program for the young clients of Youth Connections. In the spirit of ‘soil to plate’ the project will see the creation of a ‘pizza garden’ and then the cooking of pizzas to share with family and friends. In the first week Youth Connections participants travelled to Narara Valley Nursery to begin the preparation and decision making around what will be needed to create the pizza garden. The youth engaged with decisions about which soil, what seeds or seedlings they might like in their garden, as well as the smells and sounds of a bustling nursery with a wide variety of plants.

In the following weeks an above ground garden was established at the SWAMP community garden site by the group for the selection of herbs and vegetables that will eventually find their way into on to the pizzas. Other activities included kitchen apron making and a joyful visit to Grace Springs Farm in Kulnura which enabled all to experience agriculture on a larger scale. Thank you to Syl Marie Photography. youthconnections.com.au swampcentralcoast.com.au

FLOOD-PROOF GARDEN I’m not too sure there is such a thing, but here are a few ways that may help reduce the risk of flood and help water drain more easily from your garden. Create a slope to your garden, even 2 degrees can be enough, so that water runs off more easily and make sure it slopes away from buildings. The installation of drains and even the clever French Drain will help immensely. These are also known as ditch drains, French ditch, sub-surface drains and land drains and they not only help save your garden but will pull water away from the foundation of your home as well. They work by collecting overflowing water and filtering it through gravel or rocks. Selection of plants is always important so considering planting more natives as these will generally be more adaptable to conditions and to recovery as well as helping stop possible soil erosion. To direct water away from your house and to store for later use, install a water tank and consider rain barrels under your down pipes. Collected water in these can be used for the garden later. GARDENING GUIDE FOR COAST

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HAVE YOU GOT A GARDEN OR GARDENING TOPIC TO SHARE? Down in the Garden is looking for Central Coast gardeners who would like to share their garden with us. We are particularly looking for: Evergreens, Tulips, Spring Bulbs, Water Feature Gardens, School/ Children Gardeners, Commercial Kitchen Gardens, Medicinal Plant Gardeners, and Community Gardens but all gardens and gardeners are welcome contact: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com Cheralyn Darcey is a gardening author, community garden coordinator and along with Pete Little, hosts ‘At Home with The Gardening Gang’ 8 10am live every Saturday on CoastFM963. She is also co-host of @ MostlyAboutPlants a weekly botanical history & gardening podcast with Victoria White. Archived articles can be found on Cheralyn’s Blog: www.florasphere. com Send your gardening questions, events, and news to: gardeningcentralcoast@gmail.com

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Full Circle Farm: it’s not the cow, it’s the ‘how’ practices. This week we’re chatting to local farmer Shannon Kelly from Full Circle Farm about a practice that is possibly the single biggest determining factor of meat quality – something colloquially referred to as rotational grazing. Weird farming at Full Circle Farm

GEORGIA LIENEMANN We’re midway through a series exploring the countless benefits associated with sourcing good quality meat and animal products.

Last week we touched on how misleading labels like ‘free range’ and ‘organic’ can be and highlighted a more reliable way of discerning quality: shopping local and asking the producer directly, about their agricultural

Its ok to be weird. It’s even ok to be a weird farmer. At Full Circle Farm; we like to do things differently to standard, industrial agricultural practices. We’re weird and proud of it! We move our herd of 80 cattle almost every day. Sometimes up to 4 times a day! Madness to some, but hear me out. This practice is called ‘Adaptive Grazing Management’.

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This approach to grazing brings a plethora of benefits to the land, the animal and the consumer. So much so, we do it with all of our animals. 1,000 egg layer chickens, 1000 meat chickens, 50 pigs and 200 ducks. All of them move. To understand why this way of farming is so exciting, we first need to understand what needs improving with standard grazing practices. Typically, herds are ‘setstocked’. Cattle, for example, are given a large paddock, continuously grazing the pasture with little or no periods of rest. The problem with this is that cattle are like children: they head straight for the icecream! The herd eat the best, sweetest grass first, leaving the lower successional species (their veggies) to go to seed. When they stay in that same paddock, the real issue is created when that ‘ice-cream’ plant starts to recover and grow new leaves. Since those cheeky cattle love their ice-cream about as much as I like a generous bowl of salted caramel ice-cream; they go back to those plants and over-graze them when they are in their most fragile phase. This sets the plant back, sometimes wiping them out completely. Instead of the paddock improving, the less palatable plants proliferate and the quality of pasture and its

capacity to nourish the animal, declines over time. What is Adaptive Grazing Management?

Adaptive Grazing Management is the process of moving animals continually through paddocks with a focus (and sometimes obsession!) on pasture recovery. Good graziers will slow down and speed up their herds to accommodate the continual variables mother nature throws at them. This is what we do at Full Circle Farm. After our herd have grazed the pasture, they are not allowed to come back to that paddock for 30-150 days, depending on the season, rainfall and other variables. The herd eat a more balanced diet of higher and lower quality pastures. Our pasture can then recover, allowing all plants to fully recover before their next grazing period. The main result is pastures, soil and land that maintains its health – and even regenerates. Some may look at this approach and conclude that it’s too much work. Not so! Moving cattle each day is such a joyous activity. They come like big puppy dogs when you call them, making the cattle prod and cowboy antics null and void. This way of grazing is nothing new. In fact; it’s a blatant plagiarism of a naturally occurring, beautiful

relationship between the ruminant animal and grasslands. Think of the wildebeest on the Serengeti. Huge herds of ruminant animals mobbed together for fear of predators, mowing grasslands flat and constantly moving onto new ground. Adaptative Grazing Management seeks only to copy the genius of nature and its patterns. For anyone playing at home; no, we don’t have a bunch of lions waiting in the bushes keeping our cattle mobbed together. It wouldn’t be very kidfriendly! We use single strand electric fence lines that we can construct and deconstruct in minutes. Combined with a portable water trough, we have the ability to keep our cattle mobbed together and match the topsoil generating process that’s been around for eons. Regenerating soil and pasture health There are numerous other benefits to this approach of land and animal management. When perennial pastures are pruned and allowed to recover properly, they pulse carbon from the atmosphere down into the soil where it belongs, improving our most valuable resource – our soil – over and over again. There are farmers turning deserts back into grasslands, cleaning up our air, reviving communities, simply using the humble, underrated, overvilified cow. Regarding environmental health as a whole, the saying ‘it’s not the cow it’s the how’ is incredibly fitting. The secret to drug-free cattle When our herd of cattle constantly move onto new ground, they are moving away from ‘yesterday’s toilet’. Parasite cycles work by larvae hatching out of dung, crawling up a leaf to be ingested again by the animal. When the herd has moved

onto fresh pasture, the parasite has no host to ingest them and they die off – breaking the cycle. This is why our animals don’t do drugs! When parasite cycles are shut down, we don’t need to pump our animals with pharmaceuticals to keep them healthy. This equals cleaner meat, with no nasties. This way of managing ruminant animals is normal and natural. It’s grounded. When we put the majestic cow into feedlots, we create a food system that is completely abnormal. We need thousands of square kilometres of land to grow grain to feed to an animal that is not even designed to eat it. All for the lofty industrial goals of bigger, fatter, faster, cheaper. A food system like this hurts our land, the animal and ultimately the consumer’s health. Why don’t we as a society get behind food production systems that are the opposite to this? Consumers have had and will always have the power to drive change. Adaptive Grazing Management can sequester carbon, regenerate soil and improve pasture. What a story. What hope for our nation and beyond! The humble cow, the caring farmer and the conscious consumer: working together in an utterly fantastic landhealing endeavour. So, the next time you buy beef or any other animal protein, ask ‘how often are they moved’ and ‘did they eat their ice-cream AND veggies’! Full Circle Farm offer their delicious, quality products to the public via convenient online shopping with home delivery, local markets and ‘food clubs’ all over the coast. To find out more, head to fullcirclefarm.com.au or follow their story on Facebook or Instagram.

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Umina United named Sports Club of the Year Umina United 2020 Premiers side

FOOTBALL Umina United Football Club was recognised at a national awards show this week for their mentoring and coaching of junior members. The local club was crowned NSW Good Sports Club of the Year at the Good

Sports Awards show in Melbourne on March 15. The club was also named runners-up in the National Club of the Year category. “Good Sports has allowed us to distinguish ourselves as a family-friendly and inclusive club that welcomes new members of all ages,” Club Treasurer and Sponsorship

Coordinator, Gavin Robinson, said. “Since joining Good Sports, Umina United Soccer Club has seen an increase in our overall membership and also a greater engagement of non-playing members because of the safe and close-knit environment we’ve created in our community.

“To be recognised so highly out of the 11,000 Good Sports clubs is a great honour and a testament to all of our fantastic club members, who live the values of Good Sports and make this a fantastic club every day of the year.” Umina United was recognised for their mentoring and rolemodelling healthy behaviours

in junior members, implementing clear alcohol policies and being a sporting home for people new to Umina. Minister for Sport, Stuart Ayres, said communities are built on local clubs and organisations that have strong and welcoming environments. “Sport brings communities together and much of the social

and economic fabric of our great state. The Umina United Soccer Club and every incredible New South Wales Good Sports Awards finalist demonstrates the impact sport has in shaping positive, lifelong behaviours,” Ayres said. Maisy Rae

Mariners draw far from Glory FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners have come away with one point on the A-League ladder after a deadlocked draw against Perth Glory away from home, Tuesday March 15. It was a case of desperate defence for the Mariners who were kept constantly on the back foot under a barrage of 21 shots by their hosts. More than once, Mark Birighitti’s efforts in goal made the difference between a draw and defeat, most pertinently seen in the 18th minute with a saved penalty shot. Jason Cummings’ obstinate knee caught the leg of exMariner, Jack Clisby on his

darting run into the penalty area. Bruno Fornaroli stepped up to take the chance and shot low and hard, yet too close to Birighitti who had the strength in his right hand to palm the ball out of play. “It brings back memories of Melbourne City days at the training ground,” Birighitti remarked at the end of the game, recollecting the halfseason these two spent with the same club in 2018/19. “He’s a great player, it’s a toss of the coin, I was lucky enough to go the right way and get a good hand on it.” A further four shots on target again called for the goalkeeper’s hands-on attention, with more skimming the outside of the

Jason Cummings in action for the Mariners

post to the relief of the struggling defence. In attack, the Mariners were hard pressed to find assertive positions on goal. An early chance for Beni N’Kololo was the most testing moment all game for Glory

keeper, Bradley Jones, after which the majority of the away side’s possession was spent in the midfield struggle. For Head Coach, Nick Montgomery, taking one point away from Perth with a few key players missing may have been

a good, if not lucky, outcome. “Of course, I’m happy to come away with a point, (but) I think that’s probably our worst performance of the season.” Monty said. “(In the) first half we were unacceptable, I told the boys at half time that the good thing is we can’t play any worse than we’ve just played. “So many times this year we’ve been the better team, we’ve outplayed teams, we’ve played really well and come away with nothing, so I think over the course of the season we were due a little bit of luck. “We had to make quite a few changes, leaving boys behind due to circumstances from the border which is out of our control.

“We knew the rules and regulations in terms of not having the booster … I’m not going to force anyone to get a booster jab just to travel to Perth and play a game, I totally respect their decision.” The Mariners are now preparing for their upcoming match against the Macarthur Bulls, to be played on Saturday, March 19 at Glen Willow Stadium in Mudgee. The regional location for the fixture was organised as part of an extended relationship between the Mariners and MidWestern Regional Council with the aim of boosting football’s growth in Mudgee and making the most of the stadium’s professional grade facilities. Haakon Barry