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Conroy and McBride returned to Parliament but with a reduced margin

ts business as usual on the northern part of the Central Coast with both Labor MPs being returned after the Federal election on Saturday May 18, although both Shortland and Dobell showed sizeable swings away from the Australian Labor Party. Shortland has always been a Labor seat and the sitting MP, Pat Conroy, went into the election with a solid 9.9 percent margin, yet, counting so far is showing a huge 5.8 percent swing away from Labor and a downturn in almost every polling booth in the electorate. “It’s fair to say that the people of Shortland did not like the Labor policy agenda and sent a very strong message that this is not what they want”, Conroy said. “I am humbled and grateful for the trust to be re-elected but only a fool would ignore the message from the electorate. “I think they (voters) reacted to a dishonest scare campaign about the franking credits and the working middle class people felt that Labor had abandoned them.” Conroy said voting trends also showed that there was “enormous dissatisfaction of what was going on in Canberra” because of upward voting trends to minor parties and independents.

No stopping Emma McBride and Pat Conroy “I will be getting around to community groups and individuals to make it clear to people that Labor has heard and accepts that they didn’t like our policy agenda and I will be working hard to build their trust again,” he said. Conroy said he expected to emerge from final counting with a four percent margin. With 81 percent of the vote counted, and on a two party preferred basis, Conroy had 54 percent of the vote with 47,031 and

the Liberal candidate, Nell McGill, held 45 percent of the vote with 39,842. First preference counts at the time of publication were: Susan Newbury, Sustainable Australia, 3.02 percent of the vote on 2,628; Xing Yu, Christian Democatic Party (Fred Nile Group), 1.99 percent on 1,731; Pat Conroy, Australian Labor Party, 41.23 percent on 35,821; Dani Rifai, United Australia Party, 4.44 percent on 3,869; Wylie Campbell, The Greens, 7.92 percent

on 6,885; Bryan McGrath, Animal Justice Party, 3.52 percent on 3,056; and, Nell McGill, Liberal Party, 37.87 percent on 32,909. For the second time, Emma McBride has won the seat of Dobell but her margin has narrowed with a 3.17 percent swing away from Labor. McBride said she was “grateful” to be reelected and there would be a lot of analysis of what happened with the swing away from Labor. “As soon as I can,

I’m going out into the community to listen and hear, and work towards what matters most to them,” she said. “The two main issues people come to me for is aged care and the NDIS, and I’ll be working to make sure that the people get what they need,” she said. McBride said her next three-year term will also have a strong focus on unemployment, education and schools. She congratulated

other re-elected Central Coast Federal MPs, Pat Conroy (Shortland) and Lucy Wicks (Robertson) and extended “best wishes to the Coalition on being returned to government”. “Thank you to everyone who put their confidence in me to serve our community and to all the volunteers and supporters who care about our community,” McBride said. With almost 82 percent of the vote counted and on a two-party preferred basis, McBride was leading with 51.64 percent of the vote on 46,682 and Liberal candidate, Jilly Pillon, had 48.36 percent of the vote with 43,719. Votes were still being counted as this newspaper went to publication and the latest first preference figures were: Aaron Harpley-Carr, United Australia Party, 5.20 percent of the vote on 4,700; Paula Grundy, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group), 1.78 percent on 1,611; Jilly Pilon, Liberal, 40.96 percent on 37,032; Scott Rickard, The Greens, 7.04 percent on 6,368; Emma McBride, Australian Labor Party, 41.96 percent on 37,926; and, Gregory Stephenson, Independent, 3.06 percent on 2,762.

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Source: Website, May 21 Tally Room Australian Electoral Commission Interview, May 20 Shortland MP, Pat Conroy Interview and Media statement, May 21 Dobell MP, Emma McBride

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Five of the eight candidates for Robertson at the ballot draw on April 24. From left: Lucy Wicks, David Abrahams, Cath Connor, Robert Marks and Anne Charlton

Only a handful of people, including five of the eight candidates standing for the seat, turned up to witness one of the steps of democracy in action, as the ballot was drawn on April 24 at the Australian Electoral Commission office in Gosford. The process was repeated across the country in each electorate with the same script being followed and starting at exactly noon. Eight wooden balls were put into a wire cage and the handle was turned. A second Australian Electoral officer sat behind the cage, with a black mask over her face. She pulled the numbers out of the cage and handed them to a third employee who declared the numbers. The first name out of the barrel was, Judy Singer, from Sustainable Australia, who won the coveted first place on the ballot paper, commonly believed to favour the so-called donkey vote. Taking second place on the ballot paper will be, Robert Marks, of the United Australia Party, followed at number three by, Fiona Stucken, of the Christian Democratic Party, Fred Nile Group.

Independent, David Abrahams’, name came out of the barrel fourth. “I can’t complain – four is my lucky number,” Abrahams said. “Seriously, I have been very impressed with the process of the ballot draw.” Sitting Member, Luck Wicks, of the Liberal Party of Australia, said placement on the ballot paper wasn’t all-important. “What’s really important is that people know who they are voting for and why,” Wicks said. Cath Connor, of The Greens, took sixth place on the ballot. “It’s nice to have the official part of proceedings done – we are now off and running,” she said. Sean Bremner Young, of the Animal Justice Party, took seventh spot on the ballot, followed by the ALP candidate, Anne Charlton, at eighth. In summary, your ballot paper for the seat of Robertson in the May 18 Federal Election, House of Representatives, will read: 1. Judy Singer – Sustainable Australia; 2. Robert Marks – United Australia Party; 3. Fiona Stucken – Christian Democratic Party – Fred Nile Group; 4. David Abrahams – Independent; 5. Lucy Wicks, Liberal Party of Australia; 6. Cath Connor – The Greens; 7. Sean Bremner Young – Animal Justice Party; 8. Anne Charlton – Australian Labor Party. Source: Australian Electoral Office Gosford draw, Apr 24 Reporters: Merilyn Vale and Terry Collins AEC Tally Room website, Apr 26

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Federal election officially underway he ballot order has been decided for the seat of Robertson, with Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, saying the May 18 Federal Election will be “the most important choice voters on the Coast will make in a generation”.

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Fish kills could come with seismic testing - Abrahams The day after David Abrahams attended the Hands Across the Water protest about what seismic testing would do to marine life, he found hundreds of dead fish off Killcare Beach. “I was the one who reported the fish kill at 5am on Monday morning,’’ Mr Abrahams said. “We think there were a couple of thousand. “The first thing I thought was that we can expect this to happen much more regularly if seismic testing goes ahead.’’ Mr Abrahams, an independent candidate standing for election on May 18 in the federal seat of Robertson, has been campaigning to get his fellow election candidates to commit to fighting

the exploration permits. He said he was aware of the Department of Primary Industries’ advice that the fish wash-up was the result of a faulty net from a legal commercial fishing operation but he was seeking full clarification. “It’s very odd that there were so many fish – more than a small trawler net and some of the fish looked traumatised,’’ he said. Mr Abrahams was one of hundreds of people who gathered at Umina Beach on Sunday, May 5, to oppose proposed 3D seismic blasting for offshore oil and gas exploration. Save Our Coast founder Dr Natasha Deen said more than 1000 people held hands from Umina Beach along to Ocean Beach, covering more than 1km of

coastline to symbolise defending the coast. “We are sending a powerful message to our federal MPs and electoral candidates, and the oil and gas companies, that the communities from Newcastle, The Central Coast and the Northern Beaches are united in opposition to this devastating plan for seismic blasting and offshore oil or gas rigs off our beautiful coast,’’ Dr Deen said. “The communities along the east coast of NSW are deeply connected to our coast and we will continue to oppose PEP 11 (Petroleum Exploration Permit) every step of the way, to protect our marine animals and Save Our Coast that we all love.” She said seismic testing involved underwater airgun blasts

that detonated every few seconds 24 hours a day continuously for days or weeks on end. Scientific evidence has been shown that it could kill plankton over 1km away, impacting on the entire ecosystem, as well as affecting the atmosphere and climate resilience, she said. Local environmentalist and bushcraft teacher Mr Jake Cassar, who grew up on the Peninsula and still lives on the Coast, said: “It’s heartening to see people from different backgrounds, age groups and socio economic demographics coming together on this important issue. “The Central Coast is starting to build a strong and resilient community that passionately lobbies against anything that threatens our beautiful region.

“There is genuine interest and enthusiasm for protecting the place we are so privileged to call home,” he said. Petroleum Exploration Permit allows exploration of 4500 square kilometres and runs along the coast from Newcastle, through Lake Macquarie and the Central Coast to Manly. There will be another Hands Across the Sand event at Manly on Saturday May 11 at 3pm, a collaborative event with Surfrider, Living Ocean and Save Our Coast. SOURCE: Media Release, 7 May 2019 Natasha Deen. Save Our Coast, Interview, 7 May 2019 David Abrahams, Independent candidate for Robertson Jake Cassar, Jake Cassar Bushcraft

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angy Angy Residents Action Group (KARAG) members claim that they have been shut out of transparent and meaningful communication by Transport NSW and the contractor, John Holland, at the Intercity Rail Maintenance Facility in Orchard Rd. “It’s more or less a stalemate,” said group member, Susan Zgraja. “Their idea of community liaison is that they will inform us of what they want us to know and when, and they don’t want to hear our comments, questions or feedback,” she said. Susan said they have “flatly refused” a group meeting, so a meeting was scheduled between another member, Tracey Stewart, and Paul Galea who is Communications and Stakeholder Manager of the rail facility’s contractor, John Holland. Susan said she accompanied Tracey to the meeting and unexpectedly there was also a representative of Transport NSW, who objected to Susan being there because she was not invited and told her

The vast tract of land that was cleared of more than 4000 trees to make way for heavy industry in a rural area she could not be part of State Member for The to get a designated bus Transport NSW had the meeting. Entrance, David Mehan, stop at the site entrance applied for more land “He was loud, said Transport NSW was where an informal bus and invited submissions, which we did,” Susan aggressive and bullying not dealing fairly with the stop was operating. towards us, and said that community. “Public works need to said. if I did not leave he would “They could be doing a be to the benefit of the “The OEH had indicated cancel the meeting and much better job,” he said. wider community, not just to us that it was inclined that would be the end of He said he was working because the government to give them permission, it,” Susan said. however, we objected through a few things and needs something. “Afterwards we both attempting to get some “It seems we are because it would cause environmental received emails from, improvements, such dealing with a very more Paul Galea, saying there as the water and sewer arrogant government,” damage and the removal of even more mature was no need for face- connection to residents, Mehan said. to-face meetings and which was firmly KARAG’s aim for the trees, they’ve already all questions would be indicated in the first place meeting was to get ripped out about 4,000.” answered in emails,” as one of the benefits for information about the A report to Central Susan said. the community but now extra parcel of land Coast Council’s meeting neither Transport NSW or on March 25 said that She said that since Transport NSW wanted that so-called meeting, it Council seemed to want and the progress, if any, of Transport NSW applied has been “more or less a to do it. a noise wall surrounding to OEH to modify its development in order to stalemate”. “We still don’t have a the site. “We’re not going to final design to see the “We had been conduct additional works give up, but we don’t visual impact on the informed by the Office outside the approved site know how to get past this residents,” he said. of Environment and boundary, which would fait accompli. Mehan has managed Heritage (OEH) that entail clearing an extra

0.58ha of vegetation and habitat for 13 identified animals. “Clearance of the extra land is not considered by Transport NSW to have a significant impact on threatened biodiversity, and the OEH proposes to allow the clearance of the additional 0.58ha,” the report said. Director of Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said a submission would be lodged on a point of clarification only at this stage and a review of the matter was ongoing. Susan said Transport NSW was also dodging the issue of installing a noise wall surrounding the site. “It was part of the original plan but they keep coming up with the same reason all the time that they haven’t completed the design, but I think it is because of the cost. “This is a heavy industry operating 24/7 we’re talking about, in a quiet rural area, and they haven’t solved the noise problem. “A lot of complaints have been because of the intrusion of noise, vibration, loss of privacy and the clearing of the land.

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Scott Morrison at Bateau Bay PCYC on May 5

Bill Shorten at St Joseph’s Catholic College on May 13

jobs recently created at the s the Federal testing processes if elected, Health Transport Gosford ATO office, with more Election looms on while the Liberals continue May 18, both Prime to downplay the likelihood In the area of health, Labor On the transport front, Labor on the way. Minister, Scott Morrison, of seismic testing off Coast has pledged $20m for a new will deliver a $60m Central The Liberals also promise standalone public palliative Coast Roads Rescue Package better mobile coverage for and Opposition Leader, waters. Bill Shorten, have made Here are some of the key care facility on the Central to target the maintenance Coast commuters, with a $16m promises made by the major Coast, a $2.3b national plan backlog affecting the Coast project to improve reception visits to the Coast in parties for the electorate of to dramatically slash out and has pledged to expand along 68km of railway corridor recent days, wooing Robertson. of pocket costs for cancer parking facilities, including at between Wyong and Hornsby voters in the marginal stations. patients and a new metastatic Woy Woy and Gosford. seat of Robertson. cancer nurse for the Central It will fund $15m to improve Education Coast. access for cyclists and Community projects

Robertson is classed as a bellweather seat. It has gone to the winning party at every election since the early 1970s. With pundits predicting a very close election result, it should be a key battleground. Bill Shorten visited St Joseph’s Catholic College, East Gosford, and a café at Terrigal on May 13 and the week prior to that, Scott Morrison popped in to PCYC at Bateau Bay and Breakers Country Club. Labor has launched its Fair Go for the Coast campaign, highlighting health, roads and transport as key areas of concentration, while the Liberals are also making major road commitments and pointing to measures already announced to facilitate a university campus on the Coast and improved commuter parking at Gosford and Woy Woy. Labor has announced it will undertake a review of seismic

In the area of education, Labor has promised an extra $40m over three years from 2020 for Central Coast public schools and an end to the cap on Commonwealth supported university places, possibly benefiting over 2,200 Coast students. It has promised $133m to promote a University of Newcastle presence on the Central Coast, and a $10m investment at Gosford TAFE for student accommodation for at-risk young people. The Liberals have promised spending of an extra $37b on Government, Catholic and independent schools over the next decade, signalling big funding increases for schools in the Robertson electorate. Young people looking to move from school to the workplace will also benefit from the siting in Robertson of one of 10 training hubs to be provided under a $50.6m industry training program.

It will also introduce a dental plan enabling 48,000 eligible older people on the Coast to access $1,000 worth of dental services every two years. The Liberals have announced a $2m GP Central Coast General Practice Incentive fund, to be managed by the Primary Health Network and deliver incentives to attract GPs to the area, such as providing accommodation. They have also pledged to make medicines more affordable by lowering scripts for pensioners and concession card holders and the equivalent of two scripts for non-concession card holders. They will also provide $3.8m for an additional linear accelerator for the Gosford Cancer Centre at Gosford Hospital, an additional $520,000 for Headspace, Gosford and Lake Haven, and a fully funded NDIS with no increase in the Medicare levy.

pedestrians on the Avoca Kincumber Loop and pathways in the Dobell electorate, and has pledged a $1b investment to begin securing the corridor required to build a high speed rail link from Brisbane to Melbourne via Sydney. The Liberals have countered with a $70m roads package set to deliver 29 road upgrades in the electorates of Robertson and Dobell. They will also provide $4.3m to construct vital roads and much-needed footpaths in North Avoca.

Labor will invest over $7m in community projects on the Central Coast, including: $900,000 towards a dementia inclusive park; $1m to improve facilities for the Terrigal Wamberal JRLFC; $5m to clean up Terrigal and Wamberal waterways and Tuggerah Lakes; funding for the Marine Discovery Centre in Terrigal to deliver for a school and community program; better NBN coverage for residents in Terrigal, Copacabana, Erina and Avoca Beach, among other locations; improved reliability and speeds for up to 10,600 Communications Fibre to the Node households and jobs in Robertson; and childcare savings of up to $2,100 per With unemployment a child per annum for eligible major concern in Robertson, Coast families. Labor has pledged creation The Liberals will provide: of 100 new permanent, fulltime Department of Human $160,000 support to the Services jobs on the Coast to Because We Care Boutique help cut Centrelink wait times, Central Coast program to while the Liberals point to 530 help disadvantaged women trying to enter or re-enter

the workforce; more than $750,000 to upgrade multiple sporting facilities across the Central Coast; $600,000 to remove litter from Coast waterways and restore the lagoon systems; $400,000 to secure the future of Pluim Park by funding a synthetic field; relief to more than 6,500 families in Robertson through its new child care package; $300,000 to Clean4Shore to continue cleaning up our waterways; $300,000 to help restore tidal lagoons at Avoca and Wamberal; and, $90,000 to restore playground equipment at Pinyari Park, Kincumber. They will also provide $12,500 each to Gosford City Basketball, Green Point Community Centre, Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre and Copacabana Surf Life Saving Club; $14,000 to resurface Macmasters Beach SLSC carpark; $20,000 to Gosford City Basketball and Sports Stadium; $2,700 to Terrigal-Wamberal ESL Subbranch; and $20,000 to Fairhaven to buy a new bus. Source: Various media releases Anne Charlton, Candidate for Robertson Various media releases Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks

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Unchallenged Toukley development approval seen as thin edge of the wedge A

final bid by Central Coast Councillor, Greg Best, has failed to convince Council to mount legal action against approval to build 34 residential flats at 6-10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) approved the $9.1m development for 34 units over four storeys under the Affordable Rental Housing State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) 2009. This was despite strong community opposition and Council’s rejection of the development in January. At Council’s March 25 meeting, Cr Best called for legal advice to proceed with a challenge to the JRPP decision and that advice was considered by councillors in confidential session at

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Action Group, which has fought long and hard against the proposal, is “disgusted” with Council and “puzzled” by their decision. Group spokesperson, Kathleen Watson, said “we are just trying to get everyone together to talk about where we go from here. “We are still lobbying the councillors and, to be fair to Council, they did say their hands were tied because of that SEPP, but it does look like the end,” she said. Kathleen said the group met with Compass Housing on April 23 to raise some of their concerns but felt it was just a “fob off”. “Compass Housing is the organisation which is supposed to be helping the occupants of this building assimilate and connect them with the services they need, but they didn’t even know that it takes two and

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Double storey boarding house proposed for Kanwal

The location of proposed boarding house at Kanwal

small group of residents on a side road in Kanwal are waiting to hear a decision from Central Coast Council about a proposed two-storey boarding house in their neighbourhood. The little fibro house at 741 Pacific Hwy will be demolished to make way for the double storey boarding house, estimated to cost almost $3m. A development application was submitted to Central Coast Council in December, 2018, by Smith and Tzannes. The plan is to transform the 1.657sq m block into a boarding house comprising 28 selfcontained double rooms and one manager’s residence, garage parking and 14 car parking spaces. There will be an indoor communal area, two outdoor community area, private outdoor space as decks or balconies, and disabled access to two of the ground floor rooms. A social impact assessment attached to the DA says the proposal is expected to alleviate some of the housing stress on the Central Coast by providing affordable accommodation for low to moderate income households in a location with access to key employment and service centres. Nearby residents are not necessarily happy with the proposal, stating in a petition to Council that “although we are compassionate with the needs of low income individuals, we feel strongly that this is definitely not a suitable place to house them”. The petitioners object to the boarding house in the low density area because “we believe it will create congestion on the narrow road servicing our properties and all residential houses backing on to this block will suffer from

increased noise levels, loss of privacy and overshadowing”. “Our current sense of security will almost certainly be taken away from us,” the petition said. One particular resident, Joan Coates, said “the idea of putting 58 people in rooms on a block that is only 1,657sq m cannot be good for their mental health or mine”. “The road used by the five properties (including Allcott Hire) is not compatible with an additional 14 vehicles because it is very narrow in spots and parking is extremely limited,” she said. “The boarding house will have a policy of no alcohol and no drugs … very, very difficult to maintain those rules. “There are no pavements to walk to Kanwal Shopping Village on the northern side of Wallarah Rd, so people tend to risk their lives by crossing near the roundabout, as there is a pavement on the southern side of Wallarah Rd. “I just drive there, but I wish I could walk.” Coates believes the noise factor and privacy would also be an issue. “On the application it shows that the developer is going to put a high steel fence on their side and also screening so that their residents will not be able to see us in our bedrooms or bathrooms,” she said. “This will make me feel like I’m living in a jail.” A planning report by Smith & Tzannes, attached to the development application, states the proposal meets the standards under the Wyong Local Environment Plan to provide affordable housing in the low-density zone and is consistent with the character of the surrounding residential area. Source: Central Coast Council DA Tracker DA 1505/2018 Email, Feb 8 Joan Coates, resident

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$17m self-care residential village approved

Proposed site plan of the new retirement village at Kanwal

n o t h e r retirement village will be built in Wahroonga Rd, Kanwal, a suburb which is fast becoming a hub for residential aged care facilities. There are already three

residential aged care facilities in close proximity and this will be the first Central Coast project for owner/operator Oak Tree Retirement Villages. This new $17m selfcare residential village will be built on four hectares next to the Arcare facility. Several weatherboard houses will be

demolished to make way for the construction of 58 serviced and self-care dwellings, a managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence, as well as a community village centre, swimming pool and bowling green. The community centre will house a doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room, a hairdresser, office, storage area,

craft and billiards room, lounge and library, communal hall with large kitchen area and covered outdoor areas. There will be a mix of 18 two-bedroom villas and 41 three-bedroom villas including an on-site manager and care manager for the residents.

Central Coast Council approved this development for assisted living units under the State Environment Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors of People with a Disability) 2004 and residents will have home delivered meals, assistance with housework and personal

care and home nursing. An Oak Tree representative said building work was expected to start late July. Source: Central Coast Council DA Tracker DA 645/2018 Media statement May 21 Oak Tree Retirement Villages

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Parking blitz challenged because of lack of signage

Shoppers complaining about fines being issued for parking in areas where there is no signage and examples of shopping centre contractors parking in the same places “My assertion, simpletons in their place.” seek council support to and information provided entral Coast on occasion with no problem since 2003, essentially, is that I Dr Devine said “manage and process by the issuing authority Council parking with no warning and obeyed state road rules in the problem was abuse of parking rules and our investigations rangers have been no signage in the parking where there was conclude the penalty still compounded by telling and regulations”. called into Lake surrounding area, this is a no signage prohibiting long-term customers, “It’s just a normal applies. Haven shopping problem,” Dr Devine said. that and I object to being who now have been management process “Vehicles must be centre car park to “There is no signage fined for that. fined with no previous and it happens at parked in marked bays issue traffic requiring patrons to “We need to obey the warning or appropriate hundreds of shopping where displayed and i n f r i n g e m e n t park only in marked law, for sure, but we need signage, that they have to centres all around the issuing officer has penalties to “manage parking spaces and if an to be told very openly “work it out with Council, Australia where Council noted the vehicle was not abuse of parking organisation wishes to and publicly what the because it is not a Lake (parking) Rangers are parked within a marked rules and change a culture it needs expectations are in order Haven shopping centre given consent to enter parking bay”. to model the appropriate to properly do that. problem”. private property.” regulations”. A council spokesbehaviour itself. “In this instance it is “It should be noted Cochrane said the person says there are lots One of the drivers fined, “Making it worse, as all a bit of a secret,” Dr that (as indicated in the rangers randomly of places where parking Dr Lester Devine, is not shown in the photos, Devine said. pictures), there is no patrolled the parking is not permitted without happy and challenged the centre parks its own impediment to vehicles areas to make sure signage and made “Proper signage would it “on an ethical basis” vehicles and allows parking where the red people were parking reference to the RMS solve the problem, and with the Commissioner trolley contractors to park car is because, just as appropriately, especially Parking Guidelines. in my opinion, Council of Fines Administration at on the same access road should not come on to it is on a public road, in disabled spaces, The spokesperson said NSW Revenue. where I was fined. the absence of signage loading zones and other apart from Dr Devine’s a private parking lot for “If you want people to parking is restricted areas. “This is bad PR for enforcement purposes indicates penalty, most fines at obey the law, you should permissible. the centre and also until its signage meets “The rangers will be Lake Haven car park are set a good example Council which becomes all state road rules and “While there is no issuing penalty notices for parking in disabled yourself,” he said. vulnerable to an standards. safety issue there either, to people who do not spots when not elligible Dr Devine received a accusation of revenue “One set of rules for the centre’s shopping abide by the rules and to do so. $112 penalty notice for Source: raising. the public and another cart contractor could regulations,” he said. “Not stand vehicle in Interview, May 16 “The centre has no for Lake Haven shopping have parked his trailer The Commissioner for Mike Cochrane, Centre marked parking space” in a more considerate NSW Revenue reviewed Manager, Lake Haven signs against parking on centre and its mates and he says Council Shopping Centre manner.” the access road where I invites people to consider Dr Devine’s case and would find it hard to Media statement, May 16 Lake Haven Centre upheld the penalty and Central Coast Council defend any accusation of attracted a fine, therefore, regulations and the law Email, Apr 29 if out in the community, to be nothing more than Manager, Mike Cochrane, said “We consulted revenue raising. Interview/Email, May 20 such parking would have the inventions of clever said it wasn’t unusual the Caution/Review Dr Lester Devine “Having parked there been entirely legal. hypocrites to keep for shopping centres to Guidelines, legislation

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Affordable housing project planned for Toukley

nother affordable housing project comprising eight units and two shops is planned for Toukley. The proposed threestorey, $5m development on 601sq m at 139 Main Rd, Toukley, comprises two commercial units on ground level and eight residential units on the two upper levels. However, before any construction starts, the 601sq m site will have to be rid of asbestos and hydrocarbon contamination. An Environmental Site Assessment conducted by Envirotech Pty Ltd reported concerns about soil contamination at the site. The report said soil samples showed “chemical concentrations were above the thresholds of the adopted human health and ecological

assessment criteria for residential land use”. Asbestos was detected in one of the five samples taken and it was recommended that a Remedial Action Plan be prepared to rid the asbestos and hydrocarbon contamination. The report stated that the site could be remediated for the proposed works. Central Coast Council is now considering the development application submitted by Bacad Design on behalf of the owners. There will be four units on each level in a combination of four studio and four onebedroom configurations targeted at the smaller household, single person or couples. They are designed with orientation away from neighbouring properties to the east and west

with the focus on water views to the north and south, and either open or

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Artists impression of the new residential proposal at Toukley

level. It is intended for the residential units to be offered as affordable rental accommodation in association with Compass Housing under a commercial agreement, in line with the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing). The proposal is in a Neighbourhood Centre zone and there are several developments with similar purposes in surrounding streets, including the recently approved aged care facility on the old caravan park site and the fourstorey residential flats building comprising 34 affordable housing units in Dunleigh St. A request has been made to grant an exception to the maximum building height standard (8.5m from natural ground level) because “the increase

in height is considered minor in the context of the proposal and will not set a precedent for surrounding development”. The applicant says the development meets the aims of the Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 by growing and improving housing choice in and around local centres and to meet community needs including more affordable options. This newspaper has tried many times in the past month, leaving telephone and email messages for Kirsty Tetter, Principal Planner, Social and Economic at Barr Property and Planning, the community liaison for this project, but as yet no response has been received. Source: Central Coast Council DA Tracker DA 420/2019

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Seven-storey apartment block proposed for The Entrance

Minister to look into Sport and Recreation Centre closure

hen NSW Parliament sat on May 7, Lake Macquarie MP, Greg Piper, tabled a petition with 18,369 signatures to have the Myuna Bay Sport and Recreation Centre reopened, and he hoped the matter would be debated this month. The centre was suddenly closed, without warning or consultation, by the NSW Office of Sport following advice from Origin Energy that a large earthquake could fracture the ash dam wall at Eraring Power Station, but only in the event of a 5.9 magnitude quake or

more. NSW Minister for Sport, John Sidoti, met with Piper, various sport groups and the Public Service Association which represents the centre’s employees on site on May 3. “The Minister said he wanted a first-hand look at the site and the adjoining power station land and ash dam,” Piper said. “He said he is very interested in the underlying issues and the methodology used by Origin in preparing their risk report. “All of those things will be covered by an independent review of the decision taken by the

Office of Sport and Origin Energy and results will be known in six to 10 weeks. “It will determine if the risk associated with the Eraring ash dam is a manageable risk,” Piper said. “It’s important that we get that bit right because I don’t want a situation where we’re able to get Myuna Bay reopened, but can’t give parents, visitors and schools an assurance that everyone would be safe there. “It looks like we’ll have Myuna Bay debated in the Parliament on May 30,” Piper said. Source: Website, May 9 Lake Macquarie MP, Greg Piper

An artist’s impression of the Coral Street frontage

vacant site in Coral St, The Entrance, could be transformed into a seven-storey r e s i d e n t i a l apartment block. Central Coast Council is considering a development application from Paradise Apartments P/L to build the block of 14 units, a retail shop and a threelevel car park, estimated to cost almost $5.4m.

The 600sqm site at 19-21 Coral St, will have off-street parking for 23 vehicles over basement, ground and first floor levels, with access from Farrell La at the rear. A small retail shop on the ground floor will front Coral St, with residential apartments on the upper levels and a communal open space on the rooftop. There will be four onebedroom apartments,

five of each two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments. The building stands at 26.5m so a variation to the maximum building height of 23m has been sought by the developer in view of the communal open space on the roof top and to reduce the extent of excavation for the basement car park. Source: Central Coast Council DA Tracker DA 5/2019

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State Labor politicians Council surprised by an invoice for an extra $624,977 sworn in and back at work C

entral Coast Council is calling on the NSW Government to fund the first 12 months of an unexpected emergency services levy which would see Council having to find an extra $624,977 in its 20192020 budget. Mayor, Jane Smith, said councils all over the state had been hit with unexpected increased emergency service levies at a time when they were finalising their 2019-2020 budgets. The increases are expected to raise $19m statewide to provide improved workers’ compensation to career and volunteer firefighters. Central Coast Council received an invoice in May for $4,825,320, which is an increase of $624,977 (14.9 percent) on last year’s emergency services levy, and will answer Local Government NSW’s call for all councils to protest the unexpected increase. Council CEO, Gary Murphy, told councillors that it was not unusual for councils to receive late notices of increases and somehow they have to accommodate them in their budgets, but, Cr

Kyle MacGregor, said the move was cost shifting. Mayor Smith said that while Council supports improved workers’ compensation for emergency services staff and volunteers, the unexpected levy would impact Council’s ability to deliver services to the community. “Many of our own staff members are also volunteers and we want them to have adequate workers’ compensation if they or any other emergency worker is unfortunate enough to need it,” she said. “However, the implementation of this increase has been poorly planned and goes against the NSW Government’s commitment to work in partnership with the Local Government sector. “I will be writing to the Premier and NSW Opposition Leader, key Ministers and our local State Members, requesting that the State Government pay the first 12 months of this extra cost, and that it work with local government to redesign the future implementation of the scheme to ensure it is fairer for councils and their communities.” Smith said councils were particularly

concerned that they had not been notified of the increased levy charge until May, 2019, despite the new workers’ compensation laws being passed in November, 2018. “It is most concerning that this invoice came as a complete surprise,” she said. A council spokesperson said each year the NSW Government collects payments from councils and insurers to fund emergency services agencies. “In the financial year 2019-20, the State Government plans to collect an additional $160m from NSW councils including Central Coast Council. “Our council makes regular contributions to this fund each year and had budgeted for a 2.4 percent increase, which was the assumed CPA increase. “Should the State Government not cover the increase for the first 12 months, Council will investigate additional funding opportunities and/or review planned initiatives or services,” the spokesperson said. Source: Agenda item 1.4 Ordinary Meeting, May 13 Media statement, May 16 Central Coast Council

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New World War 1 memorial unveiled

Catley introduces member’s bill to ban instant cash loan machines M ember for S w a n s e a , Yasmin Catley, introduced a bill to Parliament on May 9 that would see the banning of instant cash loan machines in NSW if passed.

Members of the Wyong RSL-Sub-Branch with the newly unveiled memorial

new memorial commemorating the service and sacrifice of local men and women who served in World War 1 has been unveiled at Jilliby Cemetery. Wyong RSL SubBranch received funds for the memorial through the ANZAC Centenary Grants Program. Sub-branch VicePresident, Peter Niven, said Jilliby valley was one of 1701 recruitment centres in NSW and the staging point on the Coast for those leaving to defend the British Empire. “Of all the people that enlisted from the Wyong Districts many didn’t return from the hostilities and are buried in foreign lands, but many of those that did return are buried at Jilliby Cemetery,” Niven said. He said a special feature of the ceremony was the planting of a pine

tree which was grown from a seedling taken from the pine tree that featured in the Battle of Lone Pine in Gallipoli during the Great War. “It gave the sub-branch much gratitude to provide a fitting memorial for the volunteers who paid so dearly for the freedom that we enjoy today,” he said. Among those attending the unveiling of the memorial were, Joanne Cullen, and her father, Bill Dafter. Bill Dafter’s parents are buried in Jilliby cemetery and his father, Norman, was a World War 1 veteran, one of the fortunate local men to return from the war. As a 21-year-old, Norman was deployed to Egypt and then to France, where he was shot and developed trench foot, ending up in a repatriation hospital in England. It was there he met his future wife, Margaret, of

Gloucestershire. After the war, Norman and Margaret settled in Australia, at The Entrance, and had 10 children. Norman was one of the many who returned from World War 1 that this new monument was intended to honour. Sub-branch President, Alan Stanford, and Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, conducted the unveiling after addressing the crowd. Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, and Member for Wyong, David Harris, also spoke at the ceremony. After the unveiling, Wyong Lions Club provided a sausage sizzle.

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banking details and a debit card. “These machines cannot realistically take into account the financial circumstances of customers, and lock people into loans with exorbitant fees. “In the absence of national reforms, NSW Labor is committed to doing what it can and will rid the state of the scourge of these payday loan machines. “A big thank you to the Financial Counsellors Association of NSW for your vital advocacy and community work on pay day loans,” Catley said. Source: Website, May 9 Yasmin Catley MP

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own criers from all around Australia will be coming to the Central Coast next year to compete in the 2020 Town Criers Championship. Central Coast Council decided, at its May 13 meeting, to write to the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Australian Town Criers to advise them it would hold the event. Following consultation with both the Central Coast Town Crier, Stephen Clarke, and The Yarramalong Spring Festival organisers, it is proposed to host the championship in the festival program which is held in September each year. Various local councils

across Australia have hosted the town crier championships for the past 27 years, with an average attendance of 25 contestants from all over the country. The championships run for three days with an extensive program of activities and events to capture the spirit and characteristics of the host community and celebrate the home town of each of the visiting town criers. Each of them will deliver two cries – one about their home town and the other a story they have penned about the history and hospitality of the host Council. Source: Media releases and Central Coast Council meeting, May 13

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he annual Central Coast memorial service to commemorate International Workers’ Memorial Day was held on April 28. The service was held at midday at the Ourimbah Wall of Remembrance, on Chittaway Rd, Ourimbah. It was attended by many family and friends of Central Coast workers who have lost their lives

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Ourimbah Wall of Remembrance as a result of their work. A number of unions and representatives from the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia were also present at this well attended service. Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, spoke on behalf of state representatives. This important commemoration was hosted by Unions NSW together with Central Coast Unions and SafeWork NSW.

Observance of this day first commenced on the Central Coast in 2006. “Safe Work Australia estimates that 157 workers were killed at work in 2018, 190 killed in 2017, 182 in 2016,” Mehan said. “Whilst the information collected by Safe Work indicates a general decline in workplace fatalities since 2003, figures from the last four years suggest that long term improvement has

stalled. “Death and injury continue to occur despite laws which require workplaces to have safe systems of work in place. “We must remind ourselves, as a community, to continue to work towards a world where workplaces are safe environments,” Mehan said. Source: Media release, Apr 29 David Mehan, Member for The Entrance

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

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

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

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

Fish kills could come with seismic testing - Abrahams

Dead fish came from commercial fishing

Councillors inspect Farnell Rd site

The day after David Abrahams attended the Hands Across the Water protest about what seismic testing would do to marine life, he found hundreds of dead fish off Killcare Beach.

Hundreds of dead fish that washed up on Killcare Beach on May 6 were the result of a commercial fishing operation gone awry, according to the NSW Department of Primary Industries.

Mayor Cr Jane Smith and four councillors, Chris Burke, Chris Holstein, Richard Mehrtens and Jeff Sundstrom, attended a site inspection on Thursday, May 9, of the unit and townhouse

Fish kills could come with Precinct committees suggested Liberals promise $22M in road Public transport scores 65/100 seismic testing - Abrahams at residents’ meeting upgrades the exploration permits.

coastline to symbolise defending

that detonated every few seconds

“There is genuine interest and

The day after Woy Woy’s publicDavid transport gained The creation of precinct Almost $22enthusiasmmillion He said he was aware of the the coast. 24 hours a day continuously for for protectingwas the Abrahams attended the place we are so privileged to call “We are sending a powerful days or weeks on end. Across the Water Department of Primary Industries’ advice that the fishcommittees wash-up message to oursupported federal MPs and by Scientific evidence has been home,” he said. Peninsula aHands 65 out of 100 an NRMA’s was two committed to upgrading protest about what rating seismic in Petroleum Exploration Permit was the result of a faulty net electoral candidates, and the shown that it could kill plankton testing would do to marine from a legal commercial fishing oil at andthe gas companies, that the over for 1km roads away, impacting allows exploration of 4500Scott square survey thathundreds saw 23,400 speakers latest Residents whenon Prime Minister life, he found of operation people but he was seeking full communities from Newcastle, The the entire ecosystem, as well as kilometres and runs along the dead fish off Killcare Beach. clarification. Central Coast and the Northern affecting the atmosphere and coast from Newcastle, through across their area. Responsible Ettalong Development Morrison visited the Central Coast “I was NSW the one rate who reported “It’s very odd that there were Beaches are united in opposition climate resilience, she said. Lake Macquarie and the Central the fish kill at 5am on Monday so many fish – more than a small to this devastating plan for seismic Local environmentalist and Coast to Manly. heldandatoffshore Ettalong on teacher on Sunday, May There 5. will be another Hands morning,’’ Mr Abrahams said. trawler net and some meeting, of the fish blasting oil or Beach gas bushcraft Mr Jake Cassar, “We think there were a couple looked traumatised,’’ he said. rigs off our beautiful coast,’’ Dr who grew up on the Peninsula Across the Sand event at Manly of thousand. 30.Deen said. Mr Abrahams wasApril one of and still lives on the Coast, said: on Saturday May 11 at 3pm, a “The first thing I thought was that we can expect this to happen much more regularly if seismic testing goes ahead.’’ Mr Abrahams, an independent candidate standing for election on May 18 in the federal seat of Robertson, has been campaigning to get his fellow election candidates to commit to fighting

hundreds of people who gathered at Umina Beach on Sunday, May 5, to oppose proposed 3D seismic blasting for offshore oil and gas exploration. Save Our Coast founder Dr Natasha Deen said more than 1000 people held hands from Umina Beach along to Ocean Beach, covering more than 1km of

“The communities along the east coast of NSW are deeply connected to our coast and we will continue to oppose PEP 11 (Petroleum Exploration Permit) every step of the way, to protect our marine animals and Save Our Coast that we all love.” She said seismic testing involved underwater airgun blasts

“It’s heartening to see people from different backgrounds, age groups and socio economic demographics coming together on this important issue. “The Central Coast is starting to build a strong and resilient community that passionately lobbies against anything that threatens our beautiful region.

Promises targeting the Peninsula

History of Robertson electorate

The following election promises have been made by the candidates for the two major parties in the Robertson electorate.

The seat of Robertson has been in existence since Federation in 1901 and was named in honor of Sir John Robertson KCMG, 1816-91.

collaborative event with Surfrider, Living Ocean and Save Our Coast. SOURCE:

Media Release, 7 May 2019 Ribbon awarded cookery Natashato Deen. Save Our Coast, Interview, 7 May 2019 David Abrahams, Independent judge candidate for Robertson Jake Cassar, Jake Cassar Bushcraft

A member of the Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has received a special award from the Agricultural Society Council of NSW.

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Robertson electorate to benefit Robertson electorate to benefit Multi-purpose Cultural Tourism Senate candidate speaks out on regardless of who wins regardless of who wins the Village proposed for former Oldthe election climate change Coast Community News focuses on news specifically relating to post code areas 2250, 2251 & 2260

election As the Federal Election looms on May 18, both Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, have made visits to the Coast in recent days, wooing voters in the marginal seat of

Sydney Town site A new plan for the revitalisation of the former Old Sydney Town (OST) site could see some of the original buildings retained as the hub of a huge tourist destination, incorporating a performing

Federal Senate candidate, Rod Bower, reckons it is possible to power Australia 24/7 with renewable energy and has come down strongly against any 3D seismic exploration off Central

ABC Friends call on voters Climate Change a major issue chosen Scott Morrison at Bateau Bay PCYC on May 5 to support candidates whoBill Shorten at Hospital St Joseph’s Catholicexecutives College on May 13 voters jobs recently created at the the workforce; more than processes if elected, s for theRobertson Federal testing Health Transport support the ABC Gosford ATO office, with more $750,000 to upgrade multiple Election looms on while the Liberals continue on the way. sporting facilities across the likelihood In the area of health, Labor On the transport Labor Gosford Prime to downplay theNews CoastMay 18, both Community ABC Friends Central Coastfront,has Private Hospital Minister, Scott Morrison, of seismic testing off Coast has pledged $20m for a new will deliver a $60m Central The Liberals also promise Central Coast; $600,000 litter from and Coast better mobile coverage Matt for to remove standalone on publicthe palliative Coast Roadsvoters Rescue Package spent time Leader, over waters. recent weeks called region’s to Executives, Kelly and Opposition Here are some of the key care facility on the Central to target the maintenance Coast commuters, with a $16m waterways and restore the Bill Shorten, have made interviewing candidates McNamara, have lagoon systems; $400,000 project to improve reception promises madefor by thethe major support Coast, a $2.3b those national plan candidates backlog affecting thewho Coast Jennifer visits to the Coast in parties for the electorate of to dramatically slash out and has pledged to expand along 68km of railway corridor to secure the future of Pluim Federal Seat wooing of Robertson, as well pledge to support the national been chosen from over 250 recent days, Robertson. of pocket costs for cancer parking facilities, including at between Wyong and Hornsby Park by funding a synthetic voters in the marginal field; relief to more than 6,500 stations. patients and a new metastatic Woy Woy and Gosford. asseatcommunity groups and voters broadcaster in the Federal Election worldwide applicants to present of Robertson. families in Robertson through cancer nurse for the Central It will fund $15m to improve Education its new child care Clinic package; queueing at prepoll booths. onCoast. May 18. the prestigious Cleveland access for cyclists and at Community projects Robertson is classed as a

$300,000 to Clean4Shore to continue cleaning up our Labor will invest over $7m waterways; $300,000 to in community projects on help restore tidal lagoons at the Central Coast, including: Avoca and Wamberal; and, $900,000 towards a dementia $90,000 to restore playground inclusive park; $1m to improve equipment at Pinyari Park, facilities for the Terrigal Kincumber. Wamberal JRLFC; $5m to They will also provide clean up Terrigal and Wamberal $12,500 each to Gosford waterways and Tuggerah City Basketball, Green Point Lakes; funding for the Marine Community Centre, Central Discovery Centre in Terrigal Coast Marine Discovery to deliver for a school and Centre and Copacabana Surf community program; better Life Saving Club; $14,000 to NBN coverage for residents affordable by lowering scripts much-needed footpaths in in Terrigal, Copacabana, Erina resurface Macmasters Beach at-risk young people. SLSC carpark; $20,000 to Go for the Coast campaign, for pensioners and concession North Avoca. and Avoca Beach, among other The Liberals have promised Gosford City Basketball and highlighting health, roads card holders and the locations; improved reliability spending can of an be extraseen $37b on The full articles and more line on our website www.centralcoastnews.net Coast Community Newsto Sports Stadium; $2,700 and transport as key areas and speeds for up to 10,600 Government, Catholic and equivalent of two scripts for Communications Terrigal-Wamberal ESL Suboffocusses concentration, on whilenews the onspecifically card holders. relatednon-concession to post code areas 2250,and2251, andto articles can also be read and the Node households jobs 2260 Fibre branch; and $20,000 to Liberals are also making independent schools over the in Robertson; and childcare They will by also going provide to www.coastcommunitynews.com.au. next decade, signalling big on your mobile phone Fairhaven to buy a new bus. major road commitments andshared savings of up to $2,100 per $3.8m for an additional linear With unemployment a pointing to measures already funding increases for schools child per annum for eligible accelerator for the Gosford in the Robertson electorate. Source: major concern in Robertson, announced to facilitate a Coast families. Various media releases Cancer Centre at Gosford Young people looking to Labor has pledged creation university campus on the Anne Charlton, Candidate for Hospital, an additional The Liberals will provide: move from school to the of 100 new permanent, fullCoast and improved commuter Robertson $520,000 for Headspace, Various media releases time Department of Human $160,000 support to the parking at Gosford and Woy workplace will also benefit bellweather seat.

In the area of education,

It will also introduce a dental plan enabling 48,000 eligible

pedestrians on the Avoca Kincumber Loop and pathways

Labor has promised an extra It has gone Club to the winning Rotary donates funds for older peopleHospital on the Coast Emergency to in the Dobell electorate, and party at every election since $40m over three years from $1,000 worth of dental has pledged a $1b investment 2020 for Central Coast public access the early 1970s. equipment for cystic fibrosis Departments receive $25,000 services every two years. to begin securing the corridor With pundits predicting a schools and an end to the cap required to build a high speed Thefrom Liberals have announced patients Bay to Bay Running very close election result, it on Commonwealth supported a $2m GP Central Coast rail link from Brisbane to university places, possibly should be a key battleground. Melbourne via Sydney. General Practiceand Incentive Cystic fibrosis patients Wyong Hospital’s benefitingat overGosford 2,200 Coast Gosford Bill Shorten visited St fund, to be managed by the The Liberals have countered students. Joseph’s Catholicare College, East Hospital benefitting from Emergency Departments Primary Health Network and with a $70m roads have package It has promised $133m Gosford, and a café at Terrigal deliver incentives to attract set to deliver 29 road upgrades to promote a University new via aof once again been named as major on Mayequipment 13 and the week priorpurchased GPs to the area, such as in the electorates of Robertson to that, Scott Morrison popped Newcastle presence on the providing accommodation. and Dobell. Coast, Club and a $10m donation fromBay the Rotary of beneficiaries of the Bay to Bay in to PCYC at Bateau and Central They have also pledged They will also provide $4.3m investment at Gosford TAFE Breakers Country Club. West Gosford. Running Festival. to make medicines more to construct vital roads and for student accommodation for Labor has launched its Fair

School wins fourth round of Debating Tournament

Central Coast Grammar School sent a contingent of students to contest the fourth round of the HICES Debating Tournament.

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Local regional plans will change the region forever A

s Central Coast Council fulfils their legal obligation of exercising two public drop-in forums to educate the community on the first of several Structure Plans for the region the Greater Lake Munmorah precincts, the community finds itself with proposals which will change the region forever in many ways. Council has completely forgotten what ‘community’ is all about by adopting the NSW Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan 2036 and breaking it up into smaller and more digestible pieces. Councillors that we put in place to serve their community and look after our interests, have been totally silent on this issue. The Greater Lake Munmorah Structure Plan is nothing but a portion of the Regional Plan which intends to place more housing in the north than that proposed for the entire Badgerys Creek Airport City, doubling the Lake Munmorah regional population alone, and adding a mixture of industrial and commercial developments that are principally designed to cap contaminated lands and hope that the toxins

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don’t escape through the groundwater in the future. There are tokenistic Biodiversity corridors and fauna crossings over the Pacific Highway, yet they do not tell the community that one third of the corridor is under landowner dispute, or Indigenous land title claims to put a further 1,000 dwellings on what should be bushland. A further one third is currently Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area with no net gain for the region. There can be no guarantee of employment for locals, if the demand for employment land does not exist. It is nothing but a pipe dream which faceless bureaucrats from Sydney and planners within Central Coast Council are hoping for, yet they fail to remember those well-established existing local family businesses who were forced to close due to the approval of Woolworths, and we call that progress.

I correct myself, as there may be job opportunities when the assortment of mineral extraction developments rape and pillage our local landscape with over $180m per annum of extractions sprinkled in amongst the proposed doubling of new dwellings. It’s not what is written in the Structure Plan Greater Lake Munmorah, it’s what is not written, with similar precincts proposed for the Buff Point, Budgewoi, Toukley and Norah Head regions. I thought the community made it very clear in recent Council surveys that the top three reasons why we live on the Central Coast is our way of life, our bushland and our beaches. It’s obvious that Council is not listening and the State Government doesn’t care about your opinion, as they bulldoze ahead with what they want. The community needs to be calling for an independent study into the proposals, if not a Commission of Inquiry, as it seems to me that many deals have been done behind closed doors and most of the community do not understand what is proposed in this 104 page plan. Email, Apr 23 Garry Blaschke, Lake Munmorah

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Warnervale and Wadalba rated as fourth hottest housing growth area Number of New Housing Approvals 2016/17 New South Wales Greater Sydney Central Coast Gosford

71,883 56,639 1,566 936 Avoca Beach - Copacabana 33 Box Head - MacMasters Beach 36 Calga - Kulnura 22 Erina - Green Point 16 Gosford - Springfield 270 Kariong 7 Kincumber - Picketts Valley 8 Narara 12 Niagara Park - Lisarow 11 Point Clare - Koolewong 17 Saratoga - Davistown 27 Terrigal - North Avoca 71 Umina - Booker Bay - Patonga 273 Wamberal - Forresters Beach 45 Woy Woy - Blackwall 67 Wyoming 21 Wyong 630 Bateau Bay - Killarney Vale 38 Blue Haven - San Remo 45 Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani 16 Chittaway Bay - Tumbi Umbi 50 Gorokan - Kanwal - Charmhaven 44 Jilliby - Yarramalong 13 Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park 13 Ourimbah - Fountaindale 4 Summerland Point - Gwandalan 39 The Entrance 94 Toukley - Norah Head 21 Tuggerah - Kangy Angy 2 Warnervale - Wadalba 200 Wyong 51 Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury 3,936 Baulkham Hills 1,608 arnervale and Hotspots in the Housing Baulkham Hills (East) 109 Industry Authority’s Wadalba have Baulkham Hills (West) Bella Vista 809 (HIA) Population and been proven again to GlenhavenBuilding 14 be one of the hot Residential West Pennant Hills2019. 20 Hotspots Report spots for housing Hill - Central 20 ACastle Hotspot is defined growth and Castle Hill East 5 as a local area where affordability on the Castle Hill North 29 population growth Central Coast. Castle the Hill - national South 13 exceeds rate Castle Hill West 2 The suburbs are (which is 1.6 percent in Cherrybrook 22 rated fourth of the the year to June, 2018) the value 565 of top six Hunter region and whereKellyville Dural - Wisemans Ferry 253 Dural - Kenthurst - Wisemans Ferry 137 Galston - Laughtondale 116 Hawkesbury 75 Bilpin - Colo - St Albans 11 Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer 64 Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill 2,000 Pitt Town - McGraths Hill 55 Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills 1,945 Sydney - Blacktown 4,480 Blacktown 1,029 Blacktown (East) - Kings Park 46 Blacktown (North) - Marayong 209 Doonside - Woodcroft 88 Lalor Park - Kings Langley 96 Seven Hills - Toongabbie 305 Blacktown (South) 71 Blacktown (West) 214 Blacktown - North 2,913 Glenwood 9 Parklea - Kellyville Ridge 141 Riverstone - Marsden Park 2,511 Acacia Gardens 3 Quakers Hill 249 Mount Druitt 538

Authorised by Emma McBride, ALP, 204/1 Bryant Drive, Tuggerah NSW 2259

% Change

2017/18 71,942 0.1% 54,770 -3.3% 2,020 29.0% 1,590 69.9% 38 15.2% 35 -2.8% 12 -45.5% 35 118.8% 930 244.4% 8 14.3% 9 12.5% 11 -8.3% 28 154.5% 67 294.1% 28 3.7% 156 119.7% 102 -62.6% 61 35.6% 63 -6.0% 7 -66.7% 430 -31.7% 30 -21.1% 15 -66.7% 25 56.3% 11 -78.0% 49 11.4% 7 -46.2% 13 0.0% 0 -100.0% 16 -59.0% 50 -46.8% 28 33.3% 2 0.0% 168 -16.0% 16 -68.6% 4,111 4.4% 1,848 building 14.9% residential work 99 is in excess -9.2% of approved -63.4% $50m. 296 9 The annual -35.7% report 22 10.0% identifies Australia’s 24 20.0% fastest growing suburbs 28 460.0% and regional areas and 3162.1%in areas 946 highlighted 21 the report enjoy 61.5% strong 2 growth 0.0%and population 12 of residential -45.5% high levels 389 -31.2% building. 135 -46.6% 122 -10.9% 13 -88.8% 61 -18.7% 11 0.0% 50 -21.9% 2,067 3.4% 67 21.8% 2,000 2.8% 5,369 19.8% 1,147 11.5% 138 200.0% 350 67.5% 60 -31.8% 138 43.8% 233 -23.6% 60 -15.5% 168 -21.5% 3,857 32.4% 7 -22.2% 64 -54.6% 3,444 37.2% 2 -33.3% 340 36.5% 365 -32.2%

Value of New Housing Approvals ($000) 2016/17

2017/18

Value of Alts & Adds Approvals ('000) 2016/17

2017/18

Number

% Change

Estimated Resident Population as at June

22,711,987 23,890,728 2,518,205 2,706,132 7,988,241 1.5 18,339,934 18,547,216 1,896,448 2,018,713 5,230,330 1.8 393,807 598,796 93,262 84,118 342,095 0.8 237,820 485,497 64,210 58,348 176,179 0.6 13,144 15,218 5,487 3,689 7,733 0.7 10,055 16,596 10,722 9,763 11,112 0.7 8,535 4,209 1,319 2,521 4,938 0.9 5,382 14,509 3,738 3,790 14,384 0.2 59,380 250,471 3,374 4,157 19,653 0.7 686 1,097 1,751 816 6,583 0.2 2,366 2,688 1,236 2,385 7,531 0.6 2,112 3,950 1,427 1,452 6,904 0.4 3,532 10,627 1,631 1,249 8,152 -0.3 5,807 14,994 1,785 1,820 6,308 -0.6 7,123 7,241 4,033 3,806 7,307 1.0 28,547 86,429 4,999 6,407 14,281 1.3 59,461 19,216 11,383 4,656 24,672 0.8 13,806 24,034 6,165 8,175 10,323 0.8 12,370 13,290 3,091 2,926 14,469 0.6 5,518 926 2,084 739 11,829 0.4 155,985 113,296 29,052 25,769 165,916 1.0 7,727 7,096 5,985 4,812 22,621 0.3 8,468 2,236 785 366 11,415 0.4 2,973 5,761 1,444 2,101 9,735 0.7 11,900 4,443 3,637 2,705 15,762 0.1 7,718 7,780 2,823 2,385 22,802 0.5 3,684 3,473 947 2,317 3,530 1.7 2,300 2,151 1,351 2,794 11,172 1.2 605 0 1,966 1,185 5,023 0.1 10,215 5,010 1,617 1,387 6,072 1.9 26,171 14,000 3,961 2,406 15,735 1.0 4,113 5,647 2,614 1,787 10,296 1.2 575 557 570 259 5,465 0.2 57,737 50,615 684 271 17,066 3.7 11,800 4,527 668 998 9,222 1.1 1,511,277 1,544,491 63,503 67,328 245,637 1.9 666,307 650,726 they 30,393 29,157 Director 153,470 0.9 residential HIA Executive percent and For that reason, 27,453 27,055 with 6,205 7,687 Jennion, 24,638building 0.8 for Hunter, Craig approvals of indicate areas 382,767 21,666almost $51m. 1.2 said: “This 4,313 year’s report high levels 122,055 of building 4,874 10,484 1,891 0.0 again demonstrates the6,545 activity and, 6,193 therefore, 3,683 Source: 9,388 12,673 13,218 0.0 residential 3,988 construction employment for the 2,928 Media release, Apr 18 7,083 8,887 636 1,385 0.2 sector is underpinned by7,949 Housing Industry building industry. Authority Hunter 2,670 15,403 918 377 5,591 -1.3 robust levels of new home This year’s report is Population & Residential 10,445 274,086 2,053 2,722 12,504 0.6 building and increases in based on population Building Hotspots Report 4,904 10,143 0.9 population”.2,291 2019 growth and 10,481 residential 3,202 766 1,268 531 836 5,501 1.0 building activity during Warnervale/Wadalba 5,547 2017/184,098financial 2,821 2,391 growth 19,440 -0.5 the showed an annual 204,803 168,533 2,548 1,283 26,275 3.5 year. rate (2017/2018) of 3.7 118,604 82,588 18,683 18,772 27,606 0.7 78,925 77,533 14,755 15,226 22,246 1.0 39,679 5,054 3,928 3,547 5,360 -0.3 32,543 25,960 9,215 11,370 25,437 0.5 3,653 3,627 1,387 2,036 2,790 -0.5 28,890 22,333 7,828 9,335 22,647 0.6 693,823 785,214 5,212 8,031 39,124 7.4 28,894 42,334 2,715 2,746 11,296 1.9 664,930 742,881 2,498 5,285 27,828 10.6 1,137,830 1,356,838 23,293 27,424 369,340 2.4 211,428 256,465 10,877 12,581 143,600 1.0 7,472 29,110 786 782 17,888 0.3 40,016 81,940 1,244 1,283 19,414 1.4 13,228 10,432 1,646 928 24,703 2.4 18,700 25,868 3,675 5,111 25,980 0.3 65,601 64,710 1,329 3,080 25,742 1.3 10,783 10,526 808 384 13,006 0.3 55,624 33,874 1,388 1,013 16,867 0.5 833,354 1,046,750 5,310 6,237 107,248 5.8 2,371 2,311 2,380 1,299 16,905 0.7 29,867 18,191 698 1,330 35,469 2.5 746,424 960,560 1,253 1,594 26,630 23.2 286 235 21 331 3,964 0.0 54,406 65,457 956 1,684 24,280 0.8 93,050 53,622 7,105 8,605 118,492 1.1

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Blue Haven couple facing a slew of charges

Stolen bank cards used fraudulently

uggerah Lakes Police District is seeking the community’s assistance to identify an unknown person linked to a theft in Norah Head. Between 4pm on Sunday, April 21, and 6am on Monday, April 22, a 2015 White Nissan Pathfinder station wagon was parked and unsecured beside a tent at a Norah Head holiday park address.

On the afternoon of Monday, April 15, officers from Tuggerah Lakes Highway Patrol detected a Holden commodore travelling at 76kph in a signposted 50kph area at Tuggerawong. Upon stopping the vehicle, the 29-year-old female driver from Blue Haven presented police with a stolen driver’s licence, purporting it to be herself. She was promptly arrested with checks revealing that she was an unaccompanied learner driver. Her male passenger, a 35-year -old Blue Haven

man, was searched, with officers locating a taser/ knuckleduster concealed in his waistband. Further checks of the vehicle revealed it was displaying false number plates and had been unregistered since 2015. Whilst searching the vehicle, officers located a 30cm kitchen knife, drug scales, and other drug paraphernalia. Both were arrested and taken to Wyong police station. The female driver was charged with: Learner not accompanied by driver/ police officer/tester; Fraudulently alter or use driver licence; Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen; and Custody of knife in public place.

She was further issued penalty notices for the offences of: Exceed speed limit – over 20kph; Use unregistered motor vehicle; Use uninsured motor vehicle; Use class A motor vehicle displaying misleading number plates; and Learner driver not display L plates. She was granted conditional bail to appear at Wyong Local Court in May. Her learner drivers permit was immediately suspended. The male passenger was charged with Possess Prohibited Weapon without permit. He was refused bail and fronted Wyong Local Court on April 16. Source: Website, Apr 15 Tuggerah Lakes Police District Official Facebook page

Unknown person/s have gained entry to the vehicle and have stolen

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Harriet Wran sentenced and fined at Wyong Local Court arriet Wran, the daughter of former NSW Premier, Neville Wran, has been sentenced to a 12 month Conditional Corrections Order and fined $550 at Wyong Local Court. Wran, whose struggles with drug addiction and the NSW justice system have been a part of the state’s consciousness since she was jailed for robbery in company and accessory to murder in 2014, was arrested in March, after police searched the 30-yearold at a North Wyong service station and found 0.96g of crystal methamphetamine, unopened mail, credit and debit cards, Medicare cards, mobile phones, tablets, a laptop and seven USB sticks, all suspected of being stolen. She faced charges of possessing drugs,

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goods in custody and not displaying P-plates. Prior to her arrest, Wran had been living at a property at Ravensdale under the supervision of her mother. During her sentencing hearing on May 15, Wran expressed her remorse and through a letter addressed to the court, she admitted that she had relapsed and was again battling a drug addiction. “Prior to my arrest I had been relapsing on ice in Melbourne for around three months. “I was hopelessly sucked in daily addiction,

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continuously using to stamp out the pain and mortification of having picked up that awful drug after remaining clean for so long. “As a direct result of the drugs and my desperate cravings for them, I kept the wrong company and thus landed in dark situations, one of those being the night of my arrest. “Mum was horrified and devastated, barely able to look at me. “I was frail, angry and unpredictable. “It was not fair on her. “She suffers as a result of my failure. “I am determined to make things right, for her and for me, and for everyone who has felt the pain of my addiction. “I apologise to law enforcement for this mess. “I thought I was cured, and now I stand before you having lost it all. “Addiction took it all

away in the blink of an eye. “However, out of such an unfortunate turn of events due to my relapse, I have developed a fresh appreciation for the gift of recovery,” Wran’s letter reads. Wran’s lawyer, Alexander AngelGraham, told the court today she still had good prospects of rehabilitation and said she was currently undergoing further treatment and counselling at a drug and alcohol recovery facility, with group meetings to continue for 12 months. The conditions of her community corrections order include she abstain from drugs unless prescribed and participates in any treatment specified by a community corrections officer. Source: Documents, May 15 Transcript and Casefile 2019/00095773

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at Wyong and Gosford Hospitals and features an array of activities for families. “We have a beautiful competition with lovely handmade dolls and bears, lucky door prizes every hour, and wonderful raffle prizes,” said Show Coordinator, Jannette Jones. “There will be lots of lovely handmade things to see and buy. “Cancer effects lots of people so come along and help raise money for patient comforts and equipment at our local hospitals in Gosford and Wyong,” Jones said. Entry is $6 for adults and $2 for children. “We’ll also have morning tea and lunch available and you can bring your old dolls and bears for valuations,” Jones said. Source: Email, May 10 Jannette Jones, Central Coast Doll Bear Collectable Show

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This was the ninth Charity Day held by members of the Canton Beach Mixed Bowlers, with the format for the day being a Mixed Triples Competition played over two games of 11 ends, with lunch in between. At 10am, 84 eager bowlers took to the greens to do battle for the generous prize money on offer and, of course, for the prestige of being declared the winners of a major event on the Canton Mixed Bowlers’ calendar. Camp Breakaway is a non-profit charitable organisation and a registered service provider for the NDIS, but

receives no government funding. The facility specialises in providing much needed respite care for people with disabilities and their carers. “The amount raised in one day was a credit to the hardworking Canton Mixed Bowlers Committee but would not have been possible without the support of Wyong Leagues Club by waiving the Green Fees, and member, Paul Pollack, who canvassed local businesses for donations that enabled a huge raffle to be run. “A big thank you to all who participated to make this day such an outstanding success,” said Mixed Bowlers’ President, Dave Gooch. Source: Website, May 14 Kevin Dring, Bowls Central Coast

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Wyong hotel raises over $7,000 for Children’s Hospital

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Fox Sports’, Danny Green and Ben Damon, at The Royal Hotel, Wyong

he Royal Hotel, Wyong, raised over $7,000 for the Sydney Royal Children’s Hospital during a recent Games Night Fundraiser event. “It was a fabulous, fun night, organised by, Jodie and Matt Redman, and the Charmhaven Lions Club, led by, Bill Maillie,” said hotel owner, Marney

McQueen. “We had some very generous sponsors on board, Austurf, MacNamee Construction, Unique Scaffolding, Kernick Law, and Travel Associates Lake Haven. “The night was hosted by myself and it was loads of fun, no boring trivia, just fun games,” McQueen said. The fundraiser is the second in as many

months, with the hotel having previously hosted a fundraiser for a local family dealing with the loss of a loved one. This fundraiser was attended by Fox Sports’, Danny Green and Ben Damon, and saw more than $3,000 raised for the family. Since then, McQueen and fellow hotel owner, Frank Arangio, have decided to continue

to support their local community through fundraising events at the hotel. “If you know of a charity or group, or even a local family who is having a hard time and might need a hand, contact us to start a discussion about hosting a fundraiser,” McQueen said. Source: Newsletter, Apr 23 Marney McQueen, The Royal Hotel, Wyong

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orthlakes High School student, Montana Harris, was awarded a scholarship at the Proudly Public C e l e b r a t i n g Excellence in Public Schools Awards, held at Sydney Town Hall on May 15. Harris was among more than 131 public school students and educators from across NSW to receive scholarships as part of the Public Education Foundation (PEF) National Awards. Since the launch of PEF’s scholarships program 10 years ago, more than 1,000 students have been supported with life-changing scholarships. During that decade the PEF has disbursed more than $3m in scholarship funding. Harris received the Aboriginal Education Scholarship for displaying great leadership skills as a member of Northlakes’ Student Representative Council and Aboriginal Dance Group. The Secretary of

Montana Harris He said the scholarships the Department of Education, Mark Scott, aimed to remove barriers thanked the PEF for its to achievement created ongoing support of public by social and economic education in NSW. disadvantage.

“These scholarships are about recognising and rewarding student excellence to encourage high-achieving students to continue to maximise their potential. “I congratulate our students, teachers and leaders who have won scholarships. “It is their efforts that combine to create the extraordinary public education system we have in NSW,” Scott said. David Hetherington, PEF Executive Director, said the awards were about celebrating “enduring values of our public education system, a system that provides the greatest of all opportunities for young people to succeed in life. “It has been an enormous privilege to work with so many inspiring students and educators who recognise the transformational power of education,” Hetherington said. Source: Media release, May 16 Sven Wright, NSW Department of Education Media

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businesswomen, role models, volunteers, leaders and mentors. Catley presented Rowley with her award in front of a gathering of friends, colleagues and community members at the San Remo Epicentre on May 11. “It was an honour to join Merrilyn at the Epicentre to present her with the Local Woman of the Year Award. “She is a motivational leader who has transformed Northlakes High School into a community which is inclusive and supportive. “Thank you, Merrilyn,” Cately said. Source: Website, May 11 Yasmin Catley MP

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tudents from all three campuses of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College (TLSC) attended Wingham Beef Week.

is a week-long event coordinated by the Wingham Regional Show Society and runs annually from May 13-17. Based on all facets of the beef industry, the event gives students

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uggerah Lakes S e c o n d a r y College, Berkeley Vale Campus, concluded their 2019 Cross Country Carnival on May 7 with the school’s annual Colour Run.

Held each year to mark the end of the Cross Country Carnival, the Colour Run saw students bathed in an array of coloured powders in a friendly race around the school grounds. Campus Principal, Carlie Wells, said the

Colour Run was a much loved tradition and this year’s was no exception. Source: Website, May 15 Carlie Wells, TLSC, Berkeley Vale Campus

Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College’s Beef Week participants The event aims to educate at ground level the next generation of future beef enthusiasts in a hands-on environment to increase their knowledge and exposure to the Australian beef industry through education and competition. During their time in Wingham, TLSC students participated in a number of educational events and competitions relating to their studies of Agriculture. Megan Williamson and Olivia Laney, were the schools’ first ribbon winners, taking out first and fourth place respectively in the Junior

Judging Competition. The girls beat over 50 other entrants in the 14 years division to take out the ribbons. “Megan and Olivia smashed the competition right out of the pasture and were rewarded for their efforts,” said TLSC, The Entrance Campus, Principal, Kirrily Harvey. “Both girls had to rank three groups of four cattle, then answer questions about each group of cattle. “They obviously point scored very well as they reached the finals

and had to give an oral speech to the crowd using a microphone and sharing their opinion about a selected group of steers. “It was so exciting to see them both get placed, competing against kids who have been showing for years,” Harvey said. Emily Hitchell also received a ribbon during the week, taking out Champion Herdsperson. Source: Website, May 15 Kirrily Harvey, TLSC, The Entrance Campus

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Expressions Dance Company to present The Dinner Party

ppearing for the first time at The Art House, Wyong, Q u e e n s l a n d ’s critically acclaimed Expressions Dance Company will present a night of g r i p p i n g contemporary dance theatre when they bring The Dinner Party to The Art House stage in June. An elegant dinner party hosted by an influential young man for his manipulative guests is thrown into turmoil when power meets greed, ambition and jealousy. Premiering to extraordinary reviews in Brisbane, The Dinner Party (former title The Host), now tours Australia. “Through stunning contemporary dance, the audience discovers who really holds the power at this sophisticated

table, and who will be in control by the time coffee is served,” said The Art House’s Marketing Manager, Emily Miller. Expressions Dance Company has expertly combined sublime costumes by acclaimed Australian fashion designer, Gail Sorronda, original music recordings from Queensland’s renowned Southern Cross Soloists, and exquisite choreography by award-winning choreographer, Natalie

Dinner Party Weir, in this production. Weir, who is known internationally for her highly physical partner work and organic movement style, took over the role of Artistic Director of Expressions Dance Company from 2009-2018. Weir brings her signature flair to this performance. Since starting in 1984, Expressions Dance Company has become one of Queensland’s

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he Charter Luncheon of the newly formed Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Tuggerah Lakes will be held on May 25 at Diggers at The Entrance. “It is with pleasure that we announce the Charter Luncheon that will bring to five the number of IWCs operating across the Central Coast, said IWC Tuggerah Lakes President, Morgan Chisholm. “Inner Wheel is one

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exhibition is entitled ‘Coasties in Colour’ and will feature works from the collections of Bill Anderson, Terri Mattison Davis, Wayne Dousett, Anthony Farrell, Ron Gibbs, Michelle Koch, Trena Lowe and Grant Molony. Source: Email, May 4 Cheryl Smith, The Entrance Art Gallery

Being a firefighter for a day was challenging and eye opening

banker, a state member and even the Mayor of the Central Coast got a taste of what it’s like to be a firefighter on April 30, when they joined Wyong Fire and Rescue for the day. Member for Wyong, David Harris; Wyong Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank Director, Liz North; and, Mayor, Jane Smith, were all made honorary firefighters for a day when they rolled out with the Wyong Unit to experience firsthand the technical skills and physical demands of the job. Mayor Smith said her day as a firefighter had been eye opening. “Central Coast firefighters, from the Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW, frequently put themselves in harm’s way in the line of duty

to keep families and the community safe. “Many are volunteers who are the lifeblood of our community. “My appreciation for the work that they do has increased even more after being a firefighter for a day,” Mayor Smith said. “The safety gear alone (heavy boots and fire-retardant clothing, face mask, oxygen tank and helmet) is hot, cumbersome and really restricts your movement and visibility. “Drills to mimic the real work that firefighters do highlighted the many risks they face in the line of duty. “After meeting some of the stalwarts in our firefighting community, I am thankful that they are on standby when we have emergencies in our community. “Just this brief glimpse showed me the amount

of physical challenge and mental stress our emergency responders go through regularly. “Their success relies on members of our community stepping up, including volunteers. “I want to take this opportunity to thank them on the community’s behalf for the service they give and the sacrifices they make,” Mayor Smith said. Harris also wished to extend his thanks to Wyong Fire Station Commander, James Loader, and his team for the experience. “It was really challenging and the simulated rescue gave us an amazing insight into the fitness, skills and professionalism of our Rescue Service,” he said. Source: Website, May 9 Jane Smith, Central Coast Mayor

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back for a second year with Le Freak: Forbidden Fruit,” said The Art House’s Marketing and Box Office Manager, Emily Miller. “Transformed into a lush paradise, The Art House will become an Eden of changing seasons, playful creatures and human iniquity. “A fully immersive and interactive experience, guests can choose their own path throughout the theatre’s secret corridors, and discover tropical rainforests, harsh winters, friendly (or sinister) creatures, and performance pieces tangled throughout overgrown vines. “After all the exertion of exploring the building, guests will take a breath, then take their seats

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Tuggerah Lake’s cleanup program returns

ederal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, joined Tumbi Girl Guides, Abigail and Dorothy, on May 4, for a cleanup of Casuarina Reserve at Chittaway Bay with Central Coast based waterway and environment cleanup group, Clean4Shore. According to Clean4Shore facilitator, Graham Johnson, the cleanup was made possible thanks to grant funding secured by McBride on behalf of the organisation. “Grant funding is essential for all not-forprofit groups. “Clean4shore’s current funding is restricted to

Brisbane Waters and the Hawkesbury, so the grant Emma secured to cleanup Tuggerah is welcome news for the program and the volunteers,” Johnson said. Central Coast Council has also contributed to the 2019 Tuggerah program, and as locals gathered on the morning of May 4, Johnson said the general comment was “welcome back”, referring to the work Clean4Shore completed around the area in 2016. “For the young Guides, an intro to Clean4shore is about adventure and challenge, and these two were indeed keen for the challenge,” Johnson said. “It was also Emma’s first time out with Clean4shore and she was very wary of harsh conditions that

volunteers, especially politicians, receive on our trips, but she warmed to the girls’ efforts, expressed concerns for the ongoing program development, and listened to the genuine concerns of the local Landcare group, disheartened by council regulations and governance on their local bush regeneration sites. “An illegal dump at the end of Casuarina Reserve was removed, an abandoned car reported to Council, and there was a pledge to continue the joint partnership with the Girl Guides from Clean4shore,” Johnson said. Source: Website, May 4 Graham Johnson, Clean4Shore

Volunteer Rescue Squad displays a sense of humour

Inaugural mixed bowls and the losing rink team. Woy Woy Bowling Club held two bird-gulars being escorted off the property A meat rafﬂ e was also held. its inaugural The Tuesday Mixed It is planned that this will now Bowls on Tuesday, July 28.

embers of the Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad were tasked to assist a Blue Bay homeowner with the extraction of two would be bird-gulars on May 6.

to assist theastaken into custody. continue a weekly event, with Play commenced at tasked 1pm with all a bowlers are welcome. 40 bowlers out playing ahomeowner game of after reportMedia “Due to no damage release, 29 Jul 2015 triples. Gaye Scarfe, Woy Woy that two birds had flown being done at the At the end of play, prizes were Women’s Bowling Club bathroom area of property, awarded for the winning into rinkthe team charges could

Squad President, Joel Dawes, said a crew was

the property. “After negotiations failed, crews were left with no choice but to remove the culprits by force. “The suspects were quickly apprehended and

not be laid and the suspects were released back into the wild without charge,” Dawes said. Source: Website, May 6 Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad

Competition Exhibition at Toukley Art Gallery

he Toukley and well as hosting opening of it with confident, lively calligraphic brush marks. Districts Art night festivities. “Earl began his career in “To him, vitality is more Society will hold the advertising and corporate important than total official opening of communication in New accuracy,” said Society their 2019 Central Competitors in the inaugural Woy Woy mixed bowls competition Publicity Officer, Wendy Coast Art Zealand. Symons. “His work in graphic C o m p e t i t i o n design and creative Walbunja Tribe artist, Exhibition at Toukley advertising gave him a Nicole McCartney, will be Art Gallery on May great background for his the feature artist. 25. retirement career as an A raffle featuring oil

Runabout towed to Davistown paintings by Society competition has artist.

The aboard Central Coast 22. Marine Rescue has towed “He works in member, five categories The his rescue boatPeter wasTassell, then a six-metre (land half-cabin assigned to will locate secure two favoured, challenging alsoand be available on runabout on or seascape,with floratwo and people large logs deemed hazards to safe boardstill from the Rip of watercolours the night. fauna, life, south abstractofmedium navigation seen around the Rip Bridge to Davistown. asSunday, well as otherBridge media.area. The exhibition will run andThe sculpture) first on motor with had a failed The logs were located. One was Juneof7, at around 9:15am, and prize $300. “Earl’s approach until June 20. described as “huge”. they required help to get back to They were placed ashore for is not to copy a Local the ramp artist, adjacentEarl to Davistown removal by Council. Source: Public Wharf. subject but to paint a Hingston, will be judging Media release, 8 June May 2015 Media release, 8 The tow was completed by Cole, Marine Rescue recognisable impression Ron this competition as Liepa, Wendy Symons, Toukley Mr year’s Al Howes, Mr Karl Mr NSW Central Coast Unit Paul Oliver and Mr Bruce Larking

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Drought affected townships and farming communities receive art and craft supplies

Dire scenes greeted Regina Doyle as she made her way through the state’s Central West egina Doyle, charities and community President of the leaders to be distributed Kanwal Women’s to those in need. The supplies were Shed, Her Cave Inc., donated by community has returned from members and sorted by Her Cave’s latest Her Cave members for charity craft tour of the journey ahead. Central and Western “It was another NSW. incredible journey into Doyle’s three week trip our embattled state’s saw her visit drought heartland,” Doyle said. affected townships and “Everywhere we farming communities went, the farmers and to deliver art and craft townships were so supplies to those doing it grateful. tough. “It was wonderful to This is the second trip of be able to help these this nature for Doyle, who communities that have embarked on the first Her suffered so much over Cave road trip in October the past year,” she said. 2018, to communities Doyle said she also across Narrabri, Moree, got to witness firsthand Ahsford and Grawin. the devastation that the This year’s trip kicked drought had wrought off on March 21 and saw through the Central West. her visit the major towns “It truly is a desert out of Dubbo, Cobar and there. Bourke, and the smaller “After we passed communities in between. through Dubbo, we didn’t Like last year’s trip, see a blade of grass. Doyle delivered a trailer “Dead livestock littered load of donated art the roads and even the and craft supplies to kangaroos we did see community groups, were just skin and bones, women’s organisations,

The ladies of Yeoval Women’s Shed were delighted to receive supplies from Her Cave lingering by the roadside died. equipment for our last “The amount of money as if waiting to be put out tour and we are again we can raise for the fuel “They’re fighting to of their misery, and the keep going, despite their putting the call out to budget will determine the further West you went the struggles, in memory of anyone with art and craft number of communities worse it was,” Doyle said. their founder. supplies that they no we’re able to visit on our “It was heartbreaking “I was able to donate a longer need to consider next tour and we hope we really. number of craft materials donating to Her Cave,” can up this number from our March-April tour,” “So many people were to them and hear their Doyle said. The group is also Doyle said. telling me that they’d be story,” Doyle said. seeking Anyone interested in forced to up and leave if Doyle said Her Cave desperately something didn’t change was now already planning sponsors to help cover donating materials to or soon. their next charity craft the cost of fuel for the sponsoring Her Cave can contact Regina Doyle on “That’s what made the tour scheduled to take October trip. 0415 281 920. “Fuel prices are our trip so special. place in October. biggest limitation and “Being able to bring a “We’re so thankful Source: little bit of relief, even just to the community who prices are around 30c Interview, May 16 for a day, was wonderful,” went above and beyond a litre more expensive Regina Doyle, Her Cave Inc. Dilon Luke, Journalist she said. to donate materials and inland. Aside from the devastating lows, Doyle also heard of the communities’ highs and said she enjoyed learning about what people were doing to help lift their towns’ spirits. “One story that really stuck out to me was that of a ladies’ craft group in Cobar. “They’re very similar to Her Cave in what they do, but sadly their founder was tragically struck by lightning last year and

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Le Freak: Forbidden Fruit, The Art House Wyong, 24 - 25/05, Ticketed, 2pm & 7:30pm 4335 1485 www.thearthousewyong. com.au

Rick Price ‘Rarities’ Tour, Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 8pm Inagural Charity Golf Day, Mercure Kooindah Waters Resort Golf Course, Ticketed, 7:30am Author Event: Candice Fox Gone by Midnight, Erina Library, Free - Booking’s required, 1pm - 3pm

Showcase Concert, 26/05 - Senior Scholarship Concert 4344 2319 www.pearlbeachprogress. org.au

Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea, Hardys Bay Community Church, 10:30am - 12pm

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 Post-Election Business and Superannuation Free Workshop, Robson Partners Boardroom, Level 1, 207, 5:30pm - 7pm

Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase, Laycock Street Community Local Author Book Signing: Theatre, Ticketed, Elizabeth Geyson - Good 5pm & 8pm Mourning, Annual Tea Cosy Expo, Book face erina fair Umina Beach Surf Club, 11am - 12pm Donation Entry, 08/06 SUNDAY, JUN 2 10/06, 9:30am - 4pm Theatre, Ticketed, 7:30pm

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SATURDAY, JUL 27

Made to Measure - By Alana Valentine, THURSDAY, MAY 30 The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 11am & The CEN Environment Church on the Hill Markets, Council Pop Up, 7:30pm, 4335 1485 Forum 2019, Deepwater Plaza Woy All Saints Anglican Church www.thearthousewyong. The Entrance, Central Coast Campus Woy, 10am - 12pm com.au yourvoiceourcoast.com 8am - 1pm Ourimbah, Ticketed, 10am - 3pm SATURDAY, JUN 15 Alliance Française Learn how to teach a 4349 4756 Conversation Group Come Learner Driver, www.cen.org.au/events Mimosa Duo COSS Connections and practice your French Kariong Mountains Gypsy Jazz and Folk, Field Day - Manage and Annual Meeting of the at any level, Erina League High School, Free, St. Luke’s Hall, Club, First attendance is Monitor Your Bushland, Community 6:30 - 8:30pm Ticketed, 7pm free,10am - 12pm Narara EcoVillage, Environment Network, 4350 5387 4342 6716 Ticketed, 9am - 2pm Lecture Theatre 1, roadsafety@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Goat presents The Sea 4349 4756 Central Coast Campus, Inagural Central Coast Art Gypsies ft. Deadshowws, The Fagan’s Run Exhibition, 8:30am - 9:30am Exhibition, The Terrace, Ticketed, Toukley Art Gallery, 25/05 - 20/06, Opening Night 25th - 6pm

Sydney Psychic Medium Elissa, Central Coast Leagues Club, Ticketed, 7:30pm - 9:30pm

SUNDAY, MAY 26 Lakes Singer’s Concert Sailing on The High Seas, Toukley Presbyterian Church, Donation entry, 2pm

Henry Kendall Coattge and Historical Museum, JazzLeague - Geoff Power’s Ticketed, 01/03 - 30/05 Hoodlums, Central Coast Leagues FRIDAY, MAY 31 Club, Free, 2pm - 5pm

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Diesel: Give me Saturday Night Solo Tour, Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 9:30pm 4343 0111

The Celtic Tenors - The Irish Songbook, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 7:30pm

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Lifeline needs more volunteers! Information & Recruitment Night, Celebrating John Farnham, 15 Cary St Wyoming, Olivia Newton-John & 7pm - 8:30pm

Ladies Night, Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 8pm 4343 0111 Handmade on the Coast, Woy Woy Wharf, 9am - 2pm

Laycock Street Community Theatre, Ticketed, 26/07 - 10/08

Coasties in Colour - An Exhibition by well known Central Coast Artist’s, The Entrance Art Gallery, 15/06 - 7/08, Tues - Sat 9:30am - 2:30pm

Charcoal & Ink Workshop - how to ‘see’ eyes & then apply the skill, Yarramalong Store & Cafe, Ticketed, 9:30am The Wine Bluffs, Laycock Street Theatre Auditorium, Ticketed, 7:30pm

Bobby Fox - The Irish Boy, The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 8pm 4335 1485 www.thearthousewyong. com.au

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SATURDAY, JUN 29 Black, White & You - Full Day Charcoal & Ink Workshop, Hardys Bay Community Church Hall, Ticketed, 10am

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Central Coast Asthma & Respiratory Management, Erina Leagues Club, Free, 9am - 4:30pm

SATURDAY, AUG 3 Carnevale 2019 Exhibition, The Art House Wyong, 03 - 29/08

SATURDAY, AUG 10 2 Day Workshop Charcoal & ink artwork on plywood, Yarramalong Store & Cafe, Ticketed, 9:30am

SUNDAY, AUG 11 Handmade on the Coast, Woy Woy Wharf, 9am - 2pm

WEDNESDAY, AUG 14 Stepping Out - Tap-Dancing Comedy With Two Left Feet, Laycock Street Theatre Auditorium Gosford, Ticketed, 14 - 16/08, 2pm & 8pm

FRIDAY, AUG 16 The Sydney Folk Festival, Pitt St in Sydney’s CBD, 16 - 18/08

Symphony Central CoastFRIDAY, AUG 23 Concert 2 From Russia with Love, Stepping Out - Tap-Dancing Performing Arts Centre - Comedy With Two Left Feet, CCGS, 2:30pm The Art House Wyong, Ticketed, 23 - 24/08, SATURDAY, JUL 20 2pm & 8pm

SUNDAY, JUN 16 Central Coast Doll Bear Day on the Farm, Author Talk: Amanda HampCollectables Show Lions Club of Wyoming 993 George Downes Dr, son - Sixty Summers, Anthony Warlow, Raising money for Cancer -East Gosford Centennial Free event, 10am 4pm Umina Beach Library, Laycock Street Community on the coast, FRIDAY, JUN 7 Getting Hitched Twilight Free - Booking’s required, Theatre, Ticketed, Wyong Race Club JazzLeague : Lawrie Expo, 10:30am - 12pm 8pm Advanced Family History Bennett All Stars with Mingara Recreation Club Avoca Beachside Markets, The Bays Art Show, SATURDAY, AUG 24 Course, vocalist Anne Doyle, Central 10am 3pm SATURDAY, MAY 25 Heazlett Park Foreshore, The Bays Community Hall 2019 Central Coast The Cottage Wyong Family Coast Leagues Club, Blues on the Mountain 9am - 2pm Woy Woy, 20 & 21/07, Volunteer Expo, History Group, Ticketed, Have Your Say on Bay to Bay Running Free, 2pm - 5pm featuring Karen Lee 10am - 4pm The Art House Wyong, 7/06 - 5/07 Festival, Reimagining Old Andrews, JazzLeague: Zackerbilks 10am - 2pm Adcock Park to Central WEDNESDAY, JUN 12 Sydney Town Precinct, 8 piece from Canberra, Mangrove Mountain Hall, SUNDAY, JUL 14 Tuggerah Lakes U3A 4329 7122 Coast Stadium, Ticketed, 6pm Wyoming Community Central Coast Leagues presents a Talk on 9:15am Handmade on the Coast, Club, Free, 2pm - 5pm Centre, 9am - 12pm Adssi In-home Support - ‘Our Local Coastline Part 1’ Woy Woy Wharf, THURSDAY, AUG 29 www.wctv.com.au Free Tea & Technology The Entrance/Long Jetty FRIDAY, JUN 21 9am 2pm Charity Bowls Day, for Seniors’ Workshop, RSL Hall, 10am – 12pm Council Pop Up, Waterwatch Training, Gosford City Bowling Club, Wyoming Community CenTuggerah Lakes U3A Lakehaven Shopping WEDNESDAY, JUN 19 CEN Office - The Manor Ticketed, 10am - 3pm tre, Registrations Required, Jimeoin - Result, presents a Talk on Centre, 10am - 12pm A Night of Gripping 9:30am - 12:30pm Central Coast Campus, Central Coast Leagues ‘Our Local Coastline Part 2’ Adssi In-home Support yourvoiceourcoast.com TUESDAY, MAY 28 Contemporary Dance Club, Ticketed, Booking’s essential, The Entrance/Long Jetty Free Tea & Technology Felicity Urquhart and Brad The Dinner Party, 8pm 10pm SUNDAY, SEP 8 10am - 1pm RSL Hall, 10am - 12pm Learn how to teach a for Seniors’ Workshop, Butcher The Art House Wyong, 4349 4757 Learner Driver, Erina Centre Erina Fair, New Harmony Tour 2019, Handmade on the Coast, Ticketed, 8pm SATURDAY, JUN 8 SATURDAY, JUN 22 Registrations Required, Hardy’s Bay Community Wadalba Community Woy Woy Wharf, 4335 1485 10am - 1pm Club, Ticketed School, Free, 9am - 2pm www.thearthousewyong. Wyong Neighbourhood 6:30pm - 8:30pm com.au Tuggerah Lakes U3A Centre Inc - Trivia Night, THURSDAY, SEP 19 THURSDAY, JUL 25 4350 5387 presents a Talk on Wyong Rugby Leagues roadsafety@centralcoast.nsw. GEC Chamber June Lunch Hair: The Original Tribal ‘Healthy Brain Aging’ Council Pop Up, Club, Ticketed, gov.au Event, The Entrance/Long Jetty 6pm 10pm Rock Musical, Wyong Village Central, Pearl Beach Showcase Gosford Golf Club, RSL Hall, 10am - 12pm\ Beatles Magic, Dinner Event Working with The Art House Wyong, 10am - 12pm Concert & Irvine Family The Sapphires, Ticketed, 12:15pm #Millennials, yourvoiceourcoast.com Club Umina, Ticketed, Piano Scholarship, Laycock Street Community SATURDAY, JUN 1 Pullman Magenta Shores Ticketed, 8pm Multiple Screening’s Theatre, Ticketed, Pearl Beach Memorial FRIDAY, JUL 26 Resort, Ticketed, Rain or Shine: The Judy 4343 9999 4335 1485 22/06 - 7:30pm, Hall, Ticketed, 2pm 6:30pm Garland Story, thearthousewyong.com.au/ Strictly Ballroom The 23/06 - 2pm 25/05 - Junior whats-on/hair Laycock Street Community Musical,

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Forums for the Coast’s Aboriginal community B

arang Regional Alliance is holding a series of community forums across the former Wyong Shire for the Coast’s Aboriginal community. Barang invites indigenous community members to attend the forums to discuss

the following: Barang’s purpose, goals and the work the Alliance has done so far; Ways to tell Government about how Central Coast residents want Aboriginal services and programs to be designed, delivered and funded; and, to learn how to get involved with Barang Regional Alliance. One forum has already been held in Wyong with

a second one scheduled to take place at the San Remo Neighbourhood Centre from 5pm on May 22, and a third at The Entrance Community Centre from 11am on May 23. Source: Website, May 14 Belinda Field, Yerin Incorporating Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Centre

Humpback Highway will be in full swing by mid June T

he first of the m i g r a t i n g humpback whales for the season have been sighted off the Central Coast. Central Coast Dolphin Project (CCDP) reports a handful of whales were reported from Copacabana, Terrigal and Soldiers Beach during the first week of May. “Humpback whales leave their summer feeding grounds in Antarctica, in February, to migrate over 5,000 km north to the warm waters of the Coral Sea, to mate and give birth,” CCDP spokesperson, Ronny Ling, said.

“These magnificent whales create a huge spectacle for whale watchers as they pass the NSW east coast. “Over 30,000 humpback whales are expected to travel north over the next few months.” Ling said that the best places to observe the whales from included Crackneck Lookout at Bateau Bay and Norah Head. “It’s best to go early in the morning, when the wind is low, and the sun silhouettes the whales’ blow,” he said. “However, by mid-June, the Humpback Highway will be in full swing, and plenty of whales can be

viewed any time of the day. “This year, the Central Coast’s only local whale watch vessel, Terrigal Ocean Tours, is helping Central Coast Dolphin Project collect data on marine mammals visiting and passing the Central Coast. “The Project is again asking people to phone or text their whale and dolphin sightings to 0435 348 552. “The data collected will help protect the creatures and help authorities and academics ensure their long-term survival.” Source: Media release, May 13 Ronny Ling, Central Coast Dolphin Project

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Theatrical debut of Puberty Blues T

he region’s north will be the first to experience the NSW theatrical debut of Puberty Blues by, Gabrielle Carey and Kathy Lette, when the iconic Australian coming-of-age story takes to the stage at one of the region’s youth theatre companies, Jopuka Productions. Based in the Tuggerah Business Park, Jopuka Production’s creative and performing arts hub, known as The Launch Pad, was opened in February to offer a grassroots level community space for emerging artists on the Coast’s North. Puberty Blues is a raw and honest portrayal of adolescence in the 70’s that centres around the lives of best friends Debbie and Sue. The cult classic tale defined a generation and has been a staple on the reading lists of young Australians for the past 40 years. Jopuka Productions will breathe new life into Debbie and Sue’s story when it presents a three-week season from May 25 to June 9 at The Launch Pad. Jopuka’s Artistic Director, Joshua Maxwell, shared his personal insight into the challenges they faced adapting such a beloved book for the stage.

Tayla Glasson and Miranda Michalowski head up Jopuka Production’s theatrical debut of Puberty Blues “Our biggest struggle that requires continuous was adding the right timeline fluidity. amount of theatrical “Puberty Blues is an tension to the play whilst incredible piece to take still keeping true to the to stage as its success original book,” said relies on the actors Maxwell. jumping seamlessly “We’ve created between the past and something truly special present throughout,” said that will resonate Seaborn. with both fans of the “We are fortunate to book and anyone have a cast of highly that’s experienced the talented individuals. craziness of being a “Each has thrown teenager in high school,” themselves wholly into he added. rehearsals, resulting in Emerging Director, Amy outstanding portrayals Seaborn, and Assistant of the renowned Director, Rayelle characters,” Amy said. Payne, will oversee The leading characters the production, which will be portrayed received the greenlight by actresses, Tayla from the authors’ agents Glasson and Miranda in 2018 after a year of Michalowski, who head discussions. up the cast of 11 creative Seaborn explained youths. how the cast members Source: relished the opportunity Media release, May 15 to stretch themselves Tamaryn Hurly, Brilliant Logic artistically in a show

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ARTS & CULTURE Wyong Writers Writers meet monthly on the fourth Saturday at 1.30pm Woodbury Community Centre 1 Woolmers Crescent, Mardi.

4333 7489

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COMMUNITY GROUPS Bateau Bay Men’s Shed Environment for mature aged men to repair items, share and learn skills and socialise 9am to 1.30pm Tue to Thur 1 Bay Village Road, Bateau Bay

0435 807 633

bateaubayshed@gmail.com

Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre Information, Child & Adult Groups & Services, Youth Worker, Free Counselling, Energy Account assistance (EAPA), Food Assistance (incl. Food Store), Op Shop, Computer Lessons, Equipment (PCs, Laundry Facilities & Lawnmower),Community Events.

4332 7450

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Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre Information & Referral, Talks & Information Sessions. Energy Account Assistance (EAPA), Counselling (concession available), Food Help, & Access to PCs, Internet & Printing. Toy Library, Community Garden & Activities Groups including Cards, Indoor Bowls, Mah-jong & Berkeley Vale Walking for Pleasure. School Holiday Activities & Workshops.

4388 5801

manager@bvnc.org.au www.bvnc.org.au

Central Coast Caravanners Inc 3rd Sun Monthly Visitors - New Members welcome, Trips Away, Social Outings, friendship with like minded senior folk - Details from Geoff

0447 882 150

Central Coast Community Legal Centre Not for profit service providing free legal advice. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

4353 4988

contact@centralcoastclc.org.au

Central Coast 50+ Singles Social Group Invites Ladies & Gents for dinner, dancing - BBQs & Socialising each w/e. Monthly programme for all areas of the coast

0412 200 571 0437 699 366 0407 031 013 50pssg@gmail.com

The Creative Compassion Centre Inc. Secondhand Shopping, Upcycling Minimalism, Creativity, Community Lounge Area, Free Wifi, or a cuppa and chat, call in and see us at 5/2232 Pacific Highway (Next to BYO Cellars) Opening hours Mon-Sat - 9-4pm

0437 048 815

NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATIONS Country Women’s Association of NSW-Toukley Monthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm 175 Main Rd, Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, Devonshire tea, handicrafts, plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, fun, fellowship, fundraising Meetings 1st Wed monthly 10am

4976 1642

Gambling Solutions Gambling help counsellors providing free confidential professional service to gamblers, family and friends Woy Woy, Kincumber, Gosford and The Entrance

4344 7992

Freemasons Annual event 4th Thurs in May each year. Regular event 4th Thurs monthly from 10am Ladies are invited Morisset Masonic Centre Westlake Daylight Masonic Lodge 5 Yambo Street Morisset

Jack Harris 4392 1231

Freemasons Lodge Toukley 933 Meets 1st Wednesday each month - Toukley Memorial Hall Pearce Street Toukley

John Jenkins 4392 1631

Friendly Travellers Caravan Club Caravans, Tents, Mobile Homes, All welcome plus social outings & trips away New memebers and visitors are invited to attend

0458 645 979

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Lake Munmorah 50s Plus Leisure and Learning Club Computer Classes, dancing, exercise, pilates, yoga, craft, carpet bowls and Tai Chi.

4358 8390

Long Jetty Senior Citizens Club Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold M-F, 9am to 3pm for full list of activities

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Long Jetty Over 50s Club Indoor bowls, computers, exercises, yoga, line-dancing, tai chi and more - 9am to 3pm

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The Lunch Bunch Social lunches for seniors on the Central Coast, meet at 12 noon 1st and 3rd Sun All welcome to join our friendly group Call or SMS 0418 772 569

The NSW Justices Association Inc Seeking volunteers for added community desks in Wyong Area Free Insurance and training provided

0418 493 388

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The Lions Club of The Entrance Inc

1st and 3rd Wed, North Entrance Surf Club. Runs The Entrance Markets Sunday Mornings Behind The Entrance Cinema.

0488 286 006

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Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters Club Thinking about being more effective and more persuasive? Learn clarity, brevity, context, impact and value. This is achievable at Tuggerah Lakes Toastmasters

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Toukley Neighbourhood Centre Lakes Food Care, Energy Account Assistance (EAPA), No Interest Loan Scheme (NILS) & Free Counselling. Children, Youth & Adult Activities. Laundry & Hot Showers. Hall & Meeting Space for Hire.

4396 1555 www.tnc.org.au

Toukley Presbyterian Church Hargraves St & Victoria Ave Family Service (Sunday School 9.30am) Cafe Church - informal (in hall 5pm) Community Activities ALL WELCOME toukleypc.org.au

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Venue for Hire Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several buildings for hire. They would be suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers.

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Volunteering Central Coast Refer potential volunteers to community organisations and provide support to volunteers and community organisations. Training for volunteers and managers of volunteers Information Sessions held regularly across the Coast

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Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Supporting disadvantaged vulnerable and isolated members of our community offering a range of community services, events, projects, workshops, arts programs and an open community garden.

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Australian Labor Party Ourimbah/ Narara Branch

Biz Plus Networking Association

meet friendly like minded people at our information night held at Tuggerah Community Hall on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. 6:30 for 7pm start

Bob on 0412 133 808

HEALTH GROUPS Better Hearing Australia Central Coast Hearing loss management Support and educational groups providing practical experience and confidence. Learn the benefits of hearing aids

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Central Coast Prostate Cancer Support Group (Wyong) Meet last Friday Month Terrigal Uniting Church 380 Terrigal Dre, Terrigal 9.30am to 12 noon

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Food Addicts in recovery anonymous Having trouble controlling the way you eat? Over weight, under weight, obsessed with food, weight or diet? Wednesdays 6:30pm Sanremo Neighbourhood Centre

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GROW Support Groups Small friendly groups formed to learn how to overcome anxiety, depression and loneliness and to improve mental health and wellbeing. Anonymous, free and open to all. Weekly meetings at Bateau Bay and Wyong

1800 558 268 www.grow.org.au

HISTORY GROUPS Museum & Historical Society Wyong District Groups/Schools Welcome Morning tea/lunch for group bookings, wheelchair friendly, Alison Homestead 1 Cape Rd Wyong Open Sun-Thur 10am-2pm

4352 1886

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MUSIC Soundwaves A cappella harmony for Men – new members welcome. Rehearsals Mondays 7.00pm to 9.30pm Central Coast Leagues Club, Dane Drive, Gosford

Wyong Toastmasters Club A friendly way to improve Ring Max on 4324 3631 public speaking and or Kieran 4324 1977 leadership skills, stay sharp, and increase confidence. 1st, Coastal a Cappella 3rd, 5th Friday 10:30 - 12:30 Wyong RSL. All Vibrant women’s a cappella chorus new members welcome. welcome. Music eduction provided 0432 570 935 Wyong Uniting Church Sunday Service 9am All welcome - Bible study Watanobbi Road Wyong Weekly writers group

Rehearsals Tue 7pm Gosford TAFE Lots of Performance opportunities, or hire us for your next event.

0412 948 450

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Discussion/action community issues - 3 levels of Government Niagara Park Primary School 7.30pm 1st Mon

0410 309 494

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Grow your business and in the process build worthwhile relationships. Biz Networking breakfasts Every Thur 7:15- 9am Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson network@bizplus.com.au

Central Coast Greens

The Entrance The Central Coast Greens Camera Club Inc For a fairer, more transparent and New members and accountable government based on visitors welcome. democratic principles Renowned for Nature photography Local, state-wide, national and Grow your photographic skills international issues and campaigns in all genres with a friendly - Council and parliamentary group of enthusiasts. representation - Developing a new Monthly Competition. economy Meets 2nd Fri Protecting our environment CWA Hall Long Jetty Peaceful conflict resolution theentrance.myphotoclub.com.au Community participation We meet monthly every 3rd Central Coast Tenants’ Thu - Details and info: centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com

Advice and Advocacy Service

Warnervale Branch - NSW Labor Party

Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants as well as residents in residential parks

To support and promote NSW Labor within the Warnervale area. 3rd Tue 7pm Hamlyn Terrace Community Centre

0419 128 497

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PROBUS CLUBS Tuggerah Combined Probus Club Inc Meet new friends and enjoy social events. 2nd Thur., 10:30am, guest speakers. Social outings 3rd Thur. Woodbury Park Community Hall, Mardi

4351 0450

Probus Club of Wyong Inc meet at wyong golf club 4th Mon, Morning Tea, Guest Speakers, regular monthly outings

4352 3692

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Probus Club of The Entrance Ladies and gentlemen welcome. Guest speakers, morning tea and many activities. 9.30am 4th Tuesday Bateau Bay Bowling Club

0478 228 914

SERVICE GROUPS Inner Wheel Club Wyong CAN YOU HELP? join a team of dedicated women, sharing fun and friendship and a passion for community service 6.30 pm 3rd Wed Wyong Golf Club

4393 2755

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The Lions Club of Wyong Inc 49 years supporting local activities Join us - Meet new friends 4th Tues Monthly 6:30pm Don Small / Lions retirement village Call Colin

0413 014 266

www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

4352 1528

4353 5515

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Central Coast Soaring Club Inc

Gliding Club, Learn to fly, Instruction FREE to members. 14 Y/O and up for Training Thur, Sat, Sun (weather permitting) Bloodtree Rd Mangrove Mountain

0412 164 082 0414 635 047 www.ccsoaring.com.au

Tuggerah Lakes U3A The Entrance - cryptic crosswords, play reading Bateau Bay - Memoirs, Reading Group - Killarney Vale - Talks, Mah Jong - Toukley - Creative Writing Berkley Vale - Music appreciation - Chittaway Bay - Movies

4390 2451

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SPORT KI-DO Mingara Judo Academy Junior boys and girls Mon and Wed Two classes 6-8.30pm from 7yrs Kangy Angy

0413 237 010

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Wyong Lakes Australian Football Club Come and play AFL Teams for Boys, Girls, Women, Men No Eperience Necessary

0404 257 702

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VENUE HIRE Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy

Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several buildings for hire. They would be suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers. 0408 271 957

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Newly promoted club Woongarrah sits equal first in Premier League

ound 8 of Central Coast Football’s Battlewin Premier League (BPL) Competition saw a major upset when competition leaders, Killarney District, faced their first loss of the season to Terrigal United Football Club (FC). Both Killarney and Terrigal went into their Round 8 clash desperate for the three points, with Killarney looking to edge away from second placed Southern and Ettalong United, who were trailing them by just one point on the ladder going into

the round; and Terrigal looking to pull away from the upper-middle of the ladder and solidify themselves as a solid points threat. Terrigal came out of the sheds on the front foot, getting themselves on the ball and settling into a comfortable pattern throughout the opening 10 minutes, and they were rewarded with the first goal of the match after, Daniel Bird, found the net. Bird found himself free at the back post and was picked out well with a good cross, before he finished easily to give Terrigal the lead.

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The lead was almost doubled only minutes later as both teams found themselves involved in a scrappy goal mouth scramble, with the Terriers just managing to clear their lines before the ball was bundled over the line. Killarney then went up the other end and almost found the equaliser through, Matt Hall, with the winger finding himself free down the left, with his shot drawing a smart save from, Aaron Zavolokin, at his near post. The high-octane start to the match certainly wasn’t sustainable for the full half with both sides showing a little more defensive discipline as the half wore on, resulting in a rather uneventful but competitive end to the first stanza. The second half began much the same as the first half ended, with both sides jostling for the ascendancy, however neither could manage any significant openings. In the 72nd minute, Terrigal were awarded a free kick on the edge of the Killarney penalty area, with, Jack Rodger, taking on the responsibility from the dead ball. His powerful strike produced a full length save from Terriers Keeper, Andy Sheldon, as his finger tip save pushed the ball onto his left upright. The save appeared to spark the Terriers into life as they went straight down the other end of the pitch, with the ball falling to midfielder, John Whelpdale, outside the penalty area, who let fly with a fizzing halfvolley that crashed into Zavolokin’s left upright before going behind. The Terriers stepped up a gear as they went in hunt of an equaliser and they found one at the death, as, Daniel Moffett ,struck from the edge of the box in the 88th minute, sending the Killarney supporters into delirium in the Pluim Park grandstand and bar area. It was a goal that the Terriers probably deserved given their 10-15 minute period of dominance leading up to

it. However, it was hard not to feel sorry for Terrigal after what had been such a huge effort from, Martyn Griffith’s, side, but the Terriers goal was not to be the end of the drama. Straight from the restart, Terrigal worked the ball down the left flank, managing to get to the by-line before a cut back found, Anthony Pace, free a mere eight yards from goal. Pace re-arranged his feet well and finished with aplomb, re-gaining the lead for Terrigal and triggering joyous celebrations from the

Terrigal fans. It was a fitting end to what was a high-quality game of BPL football, with both sides leaving nothing in the tank as the referee drew the curtains on the match. The result saw a massive upset to the competition ladder with Southern and Ettalong also losing out in their Round 8 fixture to Avoca. With Berkeley Vale and Woongarrah also recording wins over East Gosford and Gosford City respectively, there was a massive shift in the ladder with the results compressing the top half of ladder to such

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an extent that just four points now separate first and sixth place, with both newly promoted clubs, Woongarrah and Wyoming, now in the top five. Woongarrah’s result in particular saw them join Killarney District at the top of the ladder for equal first with 19 points apiece. Southern and Ettalong retain their hold on second place with 18 points with Terrigal and Wyoming on 16 and 15 points respectively. Source: Media release, May 15 Lachlan Herd, Central Coast Football

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