Issue 183 of Wyong Regional Chronicle by Central Coast Newspapers

19 FEBRUARY 2020

ISSUE 183

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Collapse in community confidence results in calls for mayor’s resignation – Notice of Motion C

entral Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is weathering a storm of her own with calls for her to resign. A community campaign brewing on social media to start a legal class action against Council to compensate for damage caused to properties during the flooding of Tuggerah Lakes, which started on February 8. Councillors Bruce McLachlan and Greg Best have issued a Notice of Motion to be heard at the February 24 meeting, calling for the Mayor’s resignation. They say there is an “unprecedented collapse in community confidence in council, resulting in widespread calls for the mayor’s resignation”. The Motion says “in the spirit of acknowledging the community outrage” that Council supports the community’s call for the

mayor to stand down. Mayor Matthews and, indeed, Central Coast Council as a whole, has copped a fierce

community backlash over the delay in excavating The Entrance Channel to release banked-up floodwaters around the Tuggerah Lakes system.

The Mayor said on a radio program that she called upon the CEO, Gary Murphy, on Sunday, February 8, “to come up with a solution”.

“So, the staff actually did start the process of getting permission, you’ve got to remember the lakes are not our (Council’s) lakes, we

don’t own it, therefore, we couldn’t just go and start digging without permission,” she said. “Staff started asking for permission on Monday, February 10, and then had to make sure it was safe, and a low tide, before we started to dig,” the Mayor said. However, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) Crown Lands issued a statement saying Council contacted DPIE at 8.23am on Tuesday, February 11, seeking approval to widen the lake opening to manage flood risk. The statement said Council was advised at 9.25am on Tuesday, February 11, that it could consider using emergency powers under the Local Government Act for the widening, or do it under the Council’s existing licence. Continued P4

The management of the channel must change - Mehan T he Entrance MP, David Mehan, has accused Central Coast Council of mismanagement of The Entrance Channel and directly contributing to the current flooding around Tuggerah lakes.

He said Council’s decision to end dredging in 2018, before the usual dredging program had been completed, and its failure to maintain an adequate dredging program, had directly contributed to the current situation. “Council has failed to maintain its dredge, which it has not decommissioned, with no

plan in place to replace it,” Mehan said. “I support Mayor Lisa Matthews’ call for State Government funding to maintain The Entrance Channel and reduce flood risks. “I note that an application for extra funding had been sitting on the State Water Minister’s desk since last year.” Mehan had made similar representations to the Minister for Water recently. He wrote to the Premier urging the Central Coast be declared a natural disaster zone because of the flooding event. “Prior to the last State election, the NSW Government committed

$200,000 to establish an expert panel to investigate a clean-up plan for the Tuggerah lakes system,” Mehan said. “The State Government has done nothing to establish this committee. “The management of the channel must change. “We need a permanent dredge and a dredging program which has the confidence of the community,” Mehan said. Mehan welcomed the visit by the NSW Water Minister, Melinda Pavey, to the Central Coast yesterday. “I note my office was not officially advised of the visit even though the Minister visited The Entrance electorate,”

Mehan said. Council’s application for dredge funding took over six months to be agreed to and the Minister must explain. “The Minister needs to outline what steps will be taken to reduce the flood risk management around Tuggerah lakes and the channel. “Will the Minister assure the Coast community that whatever funding is requested by Council to better manage flood risk and The Entrance channel be supported?” Mehan said the Minister had not responded to his concerns being raised since February 2019. Source: Media release, Feb 18 &12 David Mehan, The Entrance MP

David Mehan MP at The Entrance floodwaters

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Southern Spirit fined $1000 for Pink Day fundraiser The Peninsula’s cricket club, Southern Spirit, has been fined $1000 after its women’s team wore Hawaiian shirts in a game against NararaWyoming as part of a Pink Stumps Day in which the club raised more than $5000 for the McGrath Foundation for breast care nurses.

The fine is believed to be among the largest ever imposed by the Central Coast Cricket Association. The club was not willing to comment, and the Association was approached but did not respond. However, both Cricket NSW and the McGrath Foundation have praised the effort of Southern Spirit in raising the money for the Foundation. It appears the Association may have been embarrassed into donating the fine to the McGrath Foundation. “Central Coast Cricket Association will donate the $1000 fine, in the name of Southern Spirit Cricket Club, to the McGrath Foundation,” said Cricket NSW chairman Mr John Knox. McGrath Foundation media officer Ms Gemma Davies said: “We are extremely grateful for

The Southern Spirit Women’s team in their Hawaiian shirts

the incredible support of all our fundraisers, including the Southern Spirit Cricket Club. “The Southern Spirit Cricket Club registered to host a Pink Stumps Day to fundraise on behalf of the McGrath Foundation.

“Pink Stumps Day is the McGrath Foundation’s largest communityled fundraising campaign where cricket clubs and teams and whole communities come together to turn their game pink and raise funds for McGrath Breast Care Nurses. “It’s only through the generous

support of these communities that we can do what we do,” Ms Davies said. Mr Knox echoed the sentiment: “Cricket NSW commends the efforts of Southern Spirit Cricket Club to raise $5000 for the McGrath Foundation.

“Cricket NSW also acknowledges the right of the Central Coast Cricket Association to administer the sport in its region. “In this case the Southern Spirit Cricket Club ignored the association’s repeated requests that the players not wear Hawaiian shirts. “The club was subsequently fined $1000,” he said. However, Mr Knox would not confirm further details, including whether the team had also been stripped of competition points and its captain suspended for a number of games and whether a Narara-Wyoming player was also penalised for wearing “nonsanctioned” pink clothing. The Spirit’s Women’s T20 team is the club’s first to take part in the Association’s competition which is now in its second year. They were sitting in second place on the competition ladder at the end of round 13. SOURCE: Media statements, 30 Jan 2020 Gemma Davies, Jane McGrath Foundation John Knox, Cricket NSW Photo: Nick Friend Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Group secretary Mr Peter Springett said the group supported the responsible development of Umina and believed that the redevelopment of Umina Mall should be a priority. He said the group was “very concerned about the appalling state of the current derelict site, especially as this is the so-called gateway to Umina Beach”. Umina Mall was destroyed by fire a year ago, with the shell still standing apparently awaiting the outcome of negotiations over a redevelopment application. In the meantime, graffiti has been painted on the walls, weeds have been left to grow and rubbish has been dumped around the site. A sign has been put up on the temporary fencing around the site saying “Fix this mess”. Mr Springett said the group was also finding it difficult to find out

almost immediately. He said at that time he had been told that Central Coast Council would again begin negotiations to sell two lanes behind the current site. He said plans to rebuild had been “shovel ready” since 2015. At its October 8 meeting, the Council decided to seek an updated valuation of the market value of the land and offer to sell the land to the owner of the adjoining blocks in line with Council policies and procedures. It seems the council may also waiting, to be notified by the applicant of his planned action. Previous negotiations for the sale of the lanes stalled, firstly with a disagreement over the price, and then again when the former Gosford and Wyong councils were merged into Central Coast Council. any information about the Umina Mall redevelopment. “We’re not getting anywhere. “We’re not getting any information,” he said. “I believe there are discussions going on between Central Coast

Council and the owners, Laundy Exhibition. “They are supposed to be negotiating. “Whether that’s happening or not, I don’t know,” Mr Springett said.

A response from Mr Arthur Laundy of Laundy Exhibition simply said: “Still waiting, no new news.” Last October, former Federal Liberal MP Mr Craig Laundy said he was hoping work could start

SOURCE Central Coast Council agenda 8.1, 8 Oct 2019 Media statement, 15 Jan 2020, Arthur Laundy, Laundy Exhibition Media statement, 16 Jan 2020 Interview (Sue Murray), 29 Jan 2020 Peter Springett, Umina Community Group

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Health District Board reluctantly agrees to meet with Wyong Coal over $14.8M donation yong Coal representatives and the Board of Central Coast Local Health District will meet next Wednesday, February 12, to discuss a proposal by the mining company to donate $14.8M to health services. Chief Executive of the District, Dr Andrew Montague, said the meeting was “to discuss the Board’s decision to decline the funding offer. “While the District appreciates offers of financial support from the business community, the Board determined that this proposal was not

appropriate to accept at this stage, due to current community sentiment and potential public health effects, particularly in relation to air quality and noise pollution,” Dr Montague said. Wyong Coal operates the Korean owned Wallarah 2 longwall mine which was approved by the NSW Government in 2018 to operate in the Dooralong and Yarramalong valleys. Project manager of the mine, Ken Barry, said a meeting with the Board was first sought about mid 2019. “We wanted to put forward a proposal for a significant amount of money which was going to be paid to them before December 31,” he said.

“It was to be a partnership proposal between Wyong Coal, the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) and the Central Coast Local Health District. “We thought it was a good idea to target Wyong Hospital because it was in our direct community and the money we were offering up front was $100,000 to be paid before the end of the year. “Initially we got very favourable feedback that the Board would like to meet with us and discuss our proposal,” Barry said. “We were pretty excited because, as a company, we’re going to be a member of this community for a long

time and we saw this as an opportunity to give something back to the community as we moved on with the mining operations. “The problem was that the Local Health District Board refused to speak to us, even though at first they gave us positive feedback “Generally, it shouldn’t be that hard to give away money,” Barry said. “It’s really disappointing. “It seems to us that a unilateral decision has been made by the CEO and members of the Board based upon policy on the run, and policy of their own, based on their concerns about health, air quality and noise, which is just outrageous.

“It’s already been demonstrated that these things are not as big an issue as what’s put out there,” Barry said. “To compound that, there’s a community out there that’s crying out for better services and they’re not getting them. “We’re not getting into any argument about government funding, that’s got nothing to do with us, but if in any way we can contribute to the wellbeing of the community, this is a fantastic way to do it. “Shouldn’t that really be considered and shouldn’t the Board at least meet with us and hear us out,” Barry said. “Now the Board has agreed to meet us on February 12 and we need

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60,000 signature petition presented to Parliament

Max Purcell and Luke Saville

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A large contingent of Central Coast residents travelled to Canberra on February 4 to join the People’s Climate Assembly in the grounds of Parliament House as Federal Parliament resumed for the year.

Purcell, who hails from Terrigal, and his partner, Luke Saville, went down to eleventh seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on February 2, but not before making their own mark on the competition. Wildcarded into the tournament, Purcell and Saville turned heads as the first Australian pairing to reach the Men’s grand final since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1998, before Purcell was even born.

Community group calls for Umina Mall clean-up The Umina Community Group has called for the Umina Mall site in Ocean Beach Rd to “be kept in a presentable state, up to, during, and at the conclusion of the redevelopment”.

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First Australian pairing to reach the Men’s grand final since in 1998

he dream run of Wyong Tennis Club’s Max Purcell through the Australian Open Men’s Doubles Grand Slam has come to an end.

to at least talk about our proposal, which would have amounted to almost $15M over the 28-year life of the mine. “I can’t give an annual figure, but last year $100,000 was offered and we were hoping to roll the program into this year, however, the District has already done themselves a $100,00 disservice, and probably the same for this year, and that’s really unfortunate,” Barry said. Source: Interview, Feb 4 Ken Barry, Wallarah 2 mine Project Manager, Wyong Coal Media statement, Feb 3 Dr Andrew Montague, Chief Executive Central Coast Local Health District Reporter: Sue Murray

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Representatives from Save Our Coast were on hand to deliver a petition bearing 59,000 signatures calling for an end to the PEP11 licence, which allows for seismic testing and drilling for gas off our coastline. The petition was handed to Independent MP, Zali Steggall, who was to present it to Parliament on February 6. Save Our Coast founder, Natasha Deen, said the petition, which was begun in 2018, was presented with support from Greens’ Senators, Mehreen Faruqi, Peter Whish-Wilson and Adam Bandt. “The community support at the event saw the petition increase to now over 60,000 signatures,” Deen said. “By delivering these petitions to Canberra, we are bringing our plea to Save Our Coast to

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Natasha Deen, founder of Save Our Coast, with supporters outside Parliament House

ruled out seismic testing in waters off the Central Coast, the PEP11 licence still allows for drilling. “We are delighted to have the support of Independent MP Zali Steggall and The Greens,” Deen said. “Although we celebrate that seismic testing has been cancelled off our coast, we

must have legislation implemented that will completely ban seismic testing and remove this threat of PEP 11 off our coast, otherwise we remain at the mercy of the whims of fossil fuel companies. “We hope that other MPs will step forward in support of our petition to denounce the flawed PEP 11 plan that allows offshore blasting or drilling for fossil

fuels from Manly to Newcastle, in the most heavily populated coast line of Australia, putting our beaches, our thriving tourism and fisheries industries, and our climate all at risk.” Source: Media release, Feb 5 Natasha Deen, founder, Save Our Coast

Overripe bananas from Woolworths stores at Erina, Gosford and Lisarow are being baked into banana bread loaves in-stores... See page 15

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ARRCC supporters made a meditation tent available and a number of faith leaders participated in a peaceful, silent encirclement of Parliament House. Earlier in the day, Bower helped lead an Interfaith Mourning Ritual for bushfire victims, organised by the Canberra Interfaith Forum and

Fr Rod Bower with other religious leaders at Parliament House

the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture. “A religious response to climate change is essential for a healthy spirituality,” Bower said. “It’s an expression of our connection with God, with each other and with the earth. “Our responsibility to care for the earth is something that is common to all the faiths.”

Buddhist Gillian Reffell, who is Secretary of ARRCC, was part of a panel of faith speakers the preceding day which included Bower and Catholic Brigidine Sister, Jane Keogh. “With the wake-up call that has been the bushfire crisis, we ask that the Government be guided by those experts who are offering pathways to a prosperous and sustainable future which does not depend

on fossil fuels,” Reffell said. “Australia is very vulnerable to global warming and it would be in the interests of country people, our children, Australia’s Pacific neighbours and the world if we finally begin to embrace the new, clean technologies of the future.” Keogh spoke about the need to reach out to the “unconvinced”.

“People are good at heart, but they don’t understand the facts,” she said. “Right now, as long as they think that you do respect them, they might be more interested in talking about the issues. “Talk about how the climate issue has affected you personally and what you’re doing about it,.then listen and be respectful.” The People’s Climate Assembly is hosting five days of events this week, involving a coalition of more than 20 community organisations, including School Strike for Climate, Stop Adani, Maritime Workers Union, Aboriginal Elders, Extinction Rebellion, ARRCC and Doctors for the Environment. Source: Media release, Feb 5 Gosford Anglican priest, Rod Bower

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the declaration was made in response to recent severe storms and flooding. “Entire streets currently look like watery war zones, there are approximately 38,000 people still without power and many trees are blocking roads across the region,” Crouch said. “I have been in constant contact with the Premier and Minister for Emergency Services to ensure that a natural disaster declaration could be made as quickly as possible. “This means that assistance is available for people whose

Reeves St Narara Photo: Melinda Middleton

homes or belongings have been damaged, and for Council to clean up public assets. “I encourage flood-affected residents and business owners to contact the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444. “The recovery effort is ongoing and I want to thank local SES crews from Gosford and Wyong for their selfless

service, as well as the other emergency services involved.” Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott, said the assistance will be provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). “The Central Coast is one of 56 local government areas across NSW that has been hit

by last weekend’s storms,” Elliott said. Cr Matthews said it was “fantastic” to see the State Government step in and give Council and the community “the support we need to recover”. “I look forward to welcoming the Premier to our region,” Cr Matthews said.

“I want to show the Premier the impact of the recent event and ask for her support to find a long-term solution to the maintenance and viability of our waterways. “This is not the time for political point scoring and finger pointing. “We must pull together. “All levels of government must work hand in hand with our community in the recovery and the long-term future of the Central Coast.” Cr Matthews was set to present a Mayoral Minute to the Council meeting on February 12, calling on Council to officially invite the Premier to visit and asking for an investigation into the ongoing problems experienced at the Entrance Channel and Tuggerah Lakes. In the Mayoral Minute, Cr Matthews says the recent severe weather event again highlighted the vulnerability of the region’s community and infrastructure.

Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Paul Fletcher, responds to our recent Editorial on safety concerns with 5G mobile technologies. See page 14 Woy Woy Philosophy Society

Celebration of the Stoics

You have to hand it to Thommo, he really is a stoic fellow. Not only is he a longsuffering Mariners supporter, but he showed true stoic calm earlier today representing himself in Gosford Local Court

on charges of indecent... See page 33

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Residents of North Avoca were astonished when a rare “beaked” whale washed up on the beach on February 10.

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Ronny Ling, of the Central Coast Dolphin Project, who is also a volunteer for the Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA), said sightings of the “beaked” whale family were rare, due to their normal deep-sea habitat. “There are around 17 different types of known ‘beaked’ whales in the world, and we suspect that this one may be of the ginkgo-toothed species, which is even more rare,” Ling said. “Beaked whales are unusual in that they almost look dolphinesque and are normally found only in the deep sea, where they dive even deeper than sperm whales to hunt squid and fish. “For one to be in this close to

shore is really unusual, you would assume the whale was injured or had some sort of problem to be so far in-shore.” Ling said the whale got caught in breakers off North Avoca and became disoriented after being pummelled by the waves. “It was obviously injured when it came in, whether those injuries caused it to be so far in or whether they were caused

by the waves is unclear,” he said. “It was observed splashing in the shallows before turning itself around and heading back out to sea. “But unfortunately, it swam straight back out into what we call ‘shark alley’, the area between the lagoon and the shark tower.” The whale was obviously

attacked by multiple sharks, with its carcass washing back onshore around 6pm on Monday evening. “There was a lot of water around following the weekend’s heavy rains and the sharks would have been curious,” Ling said. “Sadly the whale made an opportune target. “Unfortunately, there was

only about a third of the whale left after it had been demolished by large sharks.” Ling said the head of the shark had been removed for study. “The key to identification of the species is the teeth, and it is likely that this was a female whale so the teeth hadn’t erupted,” he said. “The head will be examined at Kincumber Veterinary Hospital. “A positive identification could provide useful scientific data.” Ling said the rest of the carcass would be removed by National Parks and Wildlife Service staff and buried at a secret location, from which the bones could be exhumed in future to provide more data. Source: Interview, Feb 11 Ronny Ling, Central Coast Dolphin Project Reporter: Terry Collins

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Power cut, roads closed and trains cancelled after storm

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Strong winds and heavy rain between February 8 to 10 caused power cuts, road closures and the cancellation of train services on the Peninsula.

As the clean-up from the February 8 and 9 weekend’s devastating storms continues, with more rain predicted for later in the week... See page 6

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International chemical company, BASF, is expanding operations at its BioTech Solutions site at Somersby... See page 15

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A total of 195.5mm of rain was recorded at Umina in the 48 hours to 4pm on Sunday, February 9, with winds speeds estimated at up to 70km/h. Trains from Gosford and Hornsby were cancelled and rail commuters from Woy Woy were being transported by buses while infrastructure damage was repaired. Brickwharf Rd at Woy Woy was closed and several roads in Umina were flooded. Grandview Cres in Hardys Bay was blocked when a tree fell over the road, Residents in many areas of Umina, Ettalong, Pearl Beach and Patonga were without power for several days. A statement issued by Ausgrid said it was one of the worst storms to hit the network in the past 20 years, with damage including fallen and snapped power lines. Power was not expected to be restored in some areas until the

end of the last weekend. Gosford State Emergency Service deputy commander Mr Werner Klumpp said the flooding was exacerbated on the Peninsula by high tides. “The aggravating fact is that with the high tides we’ve been having in some areas of the Peninsula and around Woy Woy, the drains draining into Brisbane Water actually don’t work because the level of the Brisbane Water is higher than the drain,” he said. “It’s tidal, so when the tide goes out the water can drain away.” Community facilities which opened for residents to shower or get access to power included Peninsula Leisure Centre, Umina Surf Club, Wagstaffe Hall and Ocean Beach Surf Club. All beaches were closed last week and warnings issue to avoid waterways because of risk of pollution due to stormwater run-off after extended heavy rainfall. SOURCE: Interview (Sue Murray) 12 Feb 2020 Werner Klumpp, Gosford SES Media releases, 11 Feb 2020 Lisa Matthews, Central Coast Council Mike Allsop, WTKCA

Southern Spirit women’s captain out for four weeks

Rare “beaked” whale washed up on North Avoca Beach

Religious response to climate change Also in attendance at the People’s Climate Assembly in the grounds of Parliament House on February 4 was Gosford Anglican priest, Fr Rod Bower, who joined Buddhists, Anglicans, Catholics, Quakers and people of other faiths as part of The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC), which co-hosted the gathering.

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State of natural disaster declared

Forresters Beach residents are demanding more transparency from Central Coast Council Council over continuing poor water quality in Forresters Creek

Federal Parliament. “The thousands who have signed this petition demonstrate the deep caring that the communities have for the coast, and we honour our commitment to each and every person who has signed the petition to stop seismic testing and cancel PEP 11.” Although Advent Energy has

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Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has welcomed Wednesday’s State Government declaration of a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast, and is urging Premier Gladys Berejiklian to visit the region to see first-hand how recent downpours have impacted the Coast community.

Over 200 people from across the Central Coast attended the Power & Pollution Summit at Lake Macquarie over the weekend of February 8-9. See page 14 Woy Woy Philosophy Society

Eighth Meeting: Jesus and the Gospel According to Johnno

As every good philosopher knows, things that start with the same letter always go together, like love and lace, Hilux and hardness, and beer and boating. See page 33

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Southern Spirit Cricket Club’s women’s T20 team captain Ms Sally Oman has been suspended for four games following a hearing with the Central Coast Cricket Association board on February 5. The penalty arose from a Pink Stumps Day fundraiser held by the club which raised more than $5000 for the McGrath Foundation for breast care nurses. The Association had proposed sanctions which included a $1000 fine against the club, believed to have been the largest fine ever proposed by the Association, after the women’s team wore pink Hawaiian shirts for their game against Narara on January 11. “Sanctions were proposed after it was determined players had blatantly disregarded a direction from the Association,” said Association chairman Mr Paul Deaves. “On two occasions prior to the event, the club requested approval to wear the pink Hawaiian shirts and were twice denied.” He said representatives from

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Southern Spirit had been invited to make a submission and present their own evidence in response to the Association’s findings. He described reporting of the event as a “spreading misinformation”. “All we did was follow the rules set out in our constitution,” Mr Deaves said. “At no time prior to the hearing were Southern Spirit Cricket Club subjected to any sanctions or penalties.” Southern Spirit Club secretary Mr Jack Wilson said the club was happy to have the matter settled and to move on to the finals. The women’s T20 teams look set to finish as one of the top two teams on the ladder. Ms Oman’s suspension will see her miss the first week of semifinals, but she should be available should the team make the grand final.

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Collapse in community confidence results in calls for mayor’s resignation – Notice of Motion

entral Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is weathering a storm of her own with calls for her to resign, and a community campaign brewing on social media to start a legal class action against Council to compensate for damage caused to properties during the flooding of Tuggerah Lakes, which started on February 8. Councillors Bruce McLachlan and Greg Best have issued a Notice of Motion to be heard at the February 24 meeting, calling for the Mayor’s resignation. They say there is an “unprecedented collapse in community confidence in council, resulting in widespread calls for the mayor’s resignation”. The Motion says “in the spirit of acknowledging

the community outrage” that Council supports the community’s call for the mayor to stand down. Mayor Matthews and, indeed, Central Coast

Council as a whole, has copped a fierce community backlash over the delay in excavating The Entrance Channel to release banked-up

floodwaters around the Tuggerah Lakes system. The Mayor said on a radio program that she called upon the CEO, Gary Murphy, on Sunday,

February 8, “to come up with a solution”. “So, the staff actually did start the process of getting permission, you’ve got to remember

the lakes are not our (Council’s) lakes, we don’t own it, therefore, we couldn’t just go and start digging without permission,” she said. “Staff started asking for permission on Monday, February 10, and then had to make sure it was safe, and a low tide, before we started to dig,” the Mayor said. However, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) Crown Lands issued a statement saying Council contacted DPIE at 8.23am on Tuesday, February 11, seeking approval to widen the lake opening to manage flood risk. The statement said Council was advised at 9.25am on Tuesday, February 11, that it could consider using emergency powers under the Local Government Act for the widening, or do it under the Council’s existing licence.

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he Entrance MP, David Mehan, has accused Central Coast Council of mismanagement of The Entrance Channel and directly contributing to the current flooding around Tuggerah lakes.

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he State Government will provide $600,000 for dredging of The Entrance Channel. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the funding would be required to be matched dollar-for-dollar by Central Council. “This would allow for a $1.2M dredging project at The Entrance”, he said. “The NSW Government is still waiting confirmation from Council that it would commit to this,” Crouch said. “The project will see about 60,000 cubic metres of sand dredged from The Entrance Channel and placed on nearby beaches. “This week’s flooding

shows that proper maintenance of the channel is absolutely essential for the safety of hundreds of homeowners.” Crouch said the NSW Government was disappointed that Council’s inaction over the past 18 months had led to this crisis point. “Today I am renewing my calls for Council to develop and implement a long term management plan for this local waterway,” he said. Central Coast Mayor Lisa Matthews said it was great to see the long awaited funding from the State Government, after applying for the $600,000 grant in June, 2019, under the Rescuing Our Waterways Program. “Council will match that

amount and now we can get on with the dredging program,” she said. “We have always been committed to a dredging program for the channel and have been carrying it out for more than 20 years. “The missing part recently has been State Government funding. “Dredging is the short term solution to the issues facing The Entrance Channel, we need now to plan and act for the long term.” Council will draw on previous studies conducted into the 2013 and 2015 to help guide the work. “Finding the best solution is a difficult and complex challenge and we are committed to getting it right,” the

Mayor said. “That requires us to look at the studies that have been conducted into the area, and to also seek funding support from other levels of government.” The Mayor said she would now write to Environment Minister, Matt Kean, about the status of the expert committee which was promised in the 2019 State Government election. The committee was to consider ways to improve water quality and flow in Tuggerah lakes. Source: Media releases, Feb 14 Adam Crouch, Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Lisa Matthews, Central Coast Mayor

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“The Council advised at 12.09pm on Tuesday, February 11, that it intended to use emergency powers to widen the lake opening,” the statement said. The Mayor announced on Tuesday afternoon that works were underway at The Entrance Channel at the Karagi sand spit to remove sand from the northern side of the existing channel and to attempt to redirect some of the flow from the existing channel further to the north. “These works are to support realignment of the channel back to the northern side of the rock shelf and to help protect public infrastructure at The Entrance,” she said. Mayor Matthews said that particular day was the best opportunity to conduct an operation of this nature because of the abating swell conditions. However, the angry

public consensus expressed on social media was “too little, too late”, because widespread flooding around the lakes had already occurred when Tuggerah Lakes had peaked at the minor flood level of 1.67m on Monday, exacerbated by abnormally high tides. Just a few months ago owners of The Entrance Boatshed, Toni and Terry Moon, were urgently calling on Council to dredge the channel because the boatshed was almost high and dry because of the sand siltation and lack of water flow. In an ironic turn of events, the boatshed became submerged in floodwaters because the deluge of rain had nowhere to escape because of the silted channel. On Saturday, February 8, a large group of people turned up on The Entrance Beach and started

shoveling a channel, hoping it would release some of the floodwaters that were creeping up to the floorboards of their homes around the lake’s edge. Ben Weber from Chittaway Point arrived with his excavator “to help out all the local legends with shovels trying to unblock our disgraceful lake system”. “Today shows what the Aussie spirit is all about with over 200 people helping in the pouring rain,” he said. “I think I’m right in saying that everyone of us locals are fed up with the state of our waterways and want something down now. “Now I’m in a fair bit of strife for trying to help out with my machinery and the Council rangers are after me.” The Entrance Ward Councillor, Jilly Pilon, said “over the weekend (February 8 and 9) we

saw first hand how decisions in Council have failed our community with properties and businesses being inundated”. NSW Water Minister, Melinda Pavey, visited the flooded areas this week and held a press conference at The Entrance on Tuesday, February 18. She said: “This Council had the authority, the ability, the licence was there to dredge and ensure that the channel was opened in a way to avoid many of the problems we had”. Pavey announced $600,000 funding and Council has agreed to match that funding. “We will get a dredging program here to ensure that the entrance stays open in a proper way,” she said. According to the State Government’s NSW Coastal Dredging Strategy 2019-2024,

The Entrance Channel is considered a local waterway and therefore a responsibility of local government. Cr Pilon said that when she was a candidate in last year’s federal election, she secured $4.7M from the government for Council to assist with Tuggerah lakes. “At that time, I asked Council directors what would be the best use of this funding, whether to buy our own dredge, lease a dredge, and what actually needed to be done? “They said at that time that there were issues with the EPA and Fisheries so didn’t want it to go towards the dredging, so it was to go to the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan. “For over two years, I’ve been begging Council, alongside Crs McLachlan Best, to assist the lakes.

“At every stage, we have been voted down by both Mayors Smith and Matthews, the Labor councillors and Independent Greenaway.” Cr Pilon said she tried to have the funding directed towards a State Government expert panel to follow their recommendations for the lakes system, however, Council voted against that. At last year’s state government election, it was promised that an expert panel would be established to examine the management of Tuggerah Lakes and The Entrance Channel. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Minister for Energy and Environment, Matt Kean, was “working through the process of appointing that expert panel and we’ll have that announcement this year”.

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calls for mayor’s resignation – Notice of Motion “There’s been study after study after study and we saw the frustration again rising in Council last week when we saw the councillors deflect back and say let’s drag out the old study,” he said. “The reality is that we saw this channel excavated last week and we saw an immediate change in the flooding water levels. “This situation could have been avoided with a bit of forethought and planning. “People shouldn’t have to get out there with shovels and risk their lives because it was badly managed in the first place.” According to Council’s website, it has an Environment Protection Authority Licence to extract 100,000 cubic metres of sand from The Entrance per year, with the most recent programs in 2015 and 2018. Up until 2009, dredging was undertaken on

time that it had not ordered Council to stop all sand dredging … it could continue as long as it met the conditions of the licence. No dredging had been undertaken since. The Mayor was invited to make comment about the Notice of Motion calling for her to resign, however, no response was received by the time of publication.

A few weeks ago The Entrance boatshed was almost high and dry, and then underwater, before the channel opened tide; the flood tide sand Council’s most recent average every 12 months, programs. however at that time, the Under the REF shoals threaten to block dredging in 2018 removed former Wyong Council’s stipulations, dredging is the ebb tide dominant 45,000 cubic metres along the before the EPA issued Review of Environmental only undertaken when channel Factors (REF) resulted a set of indicators are northern eastern side; a prevention notice to in a change in the way reached, which include: and, the flood tide sand cease the discharge of dredging was conducted the “throat” of the shoals threaten to block sediment waters on to and thus a longer time channel being reduced the main channel east of North Entrance Beach. between dredging to a 15m width at mid- the bridge. The EPA said at that

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SW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, will be invited to visit the coast to see for herself the devastation that the rain has caused. Central Coast Council will also ask the Premier and her government to commit to a long term solution for The Entrance Channel and to investigate what impact the recently built groyne has had on the channel and the flooding. The decision was made at the council meeting of February 12 with Liberal councillors, Jilly Pilon and Troy Marquart, voting against the invitation put forward as a mayoral minute by Mayor Lisa Matthews. The move came after the State Government declared the Coast’s rain as a natural disaster which will make assistance available for

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NSW Premier invited to visit the Central Coast to see the devastation

residents whose homes or belongings have been damaged, and for Council to clean up public assets. Cr Bruce McLachlan called the invitation a “re-election motion” as it included Council authorising the Mayor to invite local State

Floodwaters at Berkeley Vale politicians and interested councillors to attend a community summit to identify a long term solution to The Entrance Channel. Cr McLachlan called it a talk fest. Mayor Matthews said extreme weather

highlighted the vulnerability of the area’s community and infrastructure to these events. “At the height of this event, there were over 80 roads closed, just Council roads, not State roads,” she said.

“Homes and businesses have been flooded, trees and power lines have come down leaving thousands without power. “Services and accessibility have been severely impacted. “Council staff have been working around the clock as have State Emergency Service volunteers and Ausgrid employees, and they have the thanks of Council and our community.” Mayor Matthews said the repair bill was still unknown but was likely to be significant. “It will be some time before we know the extent of the full cost. “What we do know is that we have already allocated our budget for this year and for next year and it didn’t take into account a natural disaster of this scale. “That is why we need the State Government to step in and use their

vast funds to help our community recover and to rebuild once again. “That is why I am calling on the Premier of NSW to urgently visit the Central Coast and visit the areas affected by the recent rain event and see for herself the devastation it has caused, and to work with Council and the community to rebuild. “The Entrance Channel is another issue that needs the Premier’s attention.” She said the State Government was the owner of the waterways and the builder of the recent groyne at The Entrance. “We need to understand what they are willing to do to help find a long term solution to water flow of the channel,” she said. Source: Meeting, Feb 12 Agenda item 1.4 Central Coast Council Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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entral Coast Council quashed any chance of a breakwall at The Entrance Channel when it voted against the idea put up by three councillors who tried to get money into the budget to develop a breakwall design and a major dredging program. After two hours of debate, amid loud angry interjections from a crowd in the public gallery, Council instead decided on a weaker version of the Motion. Mayor Lisa Matthews questioned why Councillors Bruce McLachlan, Jilly Pilon and Greg Best, who tried to get money into the budget for a breakwall design at The Entrance, did not mention the issue at an all-day budget session held in Wyong on February 8, only four days earlier.

A crowd waiting to go into the Council meeting Only Cr Troy Marquart designs for a breakwall was because it would did not attend and Cr and to allocate funds to only have been politicised Greg Best arrived in the start a major channel between the wards when afternoon for half the dredging program as it was really a regional well as seeking State issue. workshop. financial He said the motion “No one mentioned Government assistance longer term. debated at the council The Entrance channel – His motion was co- meeting was submitted not one discussion,” she signed by Councillors to be included in the said. agenda two weeks before However, Cr McLachlan Best and Pilon. “Nobody mentioned the flooding rains from put up a motion at Council’s February 12 this at the budget February 7 to 11. Mayor “I wrote that notice meeting to allocate workshop,” of motion on local funds in the budget Matthews said. to start preliminary Cr McLachlan said that knowledge, concerned

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that if we did get an event, the sand build-up would cause flooding,” he said. As it turned out, he was right. However, Cr McLachlan’s motion for a breakwall design and a major dredging program lost the vote. About 50 residents from The Entrance were loud and angry as they sat in the public gallery at Gosford Chambers watching councillors debate the issue for about two hours, after two women spoke of the impact of the floods at the public forum before the meeting. Cr McLachlan said he was disappointed that his motion was not adopted. “Council now has a whole department on Futures and Innovation. “It would not cost any more to have research into the latest global options,” he said. “Who knows what new low cost techniques are

out there? “Instead, we have councillors who remain stuck in the past, regurgitating the same old reports in an attempt to look like they are doing something, when they know the outcome of the outdated report.” Cr McLachlan said that not one cent was allocated to the emergency from the budget, no new options were to be considered and no call for action, only reports. “If you wanted to buy a new car, would you look up 10-year-old reviews,” he asked. “That is exactly what the councillors have done. “Meanwhile, people are trapped in floodwaters in raw sewage, and calling for the Mayor’s resignation. “Something has to change,” he said. The motion that eventually was passed changed the wording of

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about The Entrance Channel Cr McLachlan’s motion, watering it down to council “considering” allocating funds for the dredging and “considering preliminary designs” but not specifically mentioning a breakwall. The successful motion was put forward by Cr Chris Holstein who said it was not worth allocating funds to a breakwall when that might not be the best solution. His motion also called on a review of old reports about the lake’s flooding. It also added the word “unprecedented” to the description of the floods. But Cr McLachlan said the floods were not unprecedented. He told Wyong Chronicle that staff had briefed the councillors before the meeting and had said it was a 1-in-10 year flood. “It was not the big one,” he said. Mayor Matthews said Cr McLachlan spoke misinformation at the council meeting when

Floodwaters recede when The Entrance Channel is opened he said only she could instruct the CEO, Gary Murphy, to get equipment on to the beach for dredging. But Cr McLachlan said that was the information he received from CEO Murphy when he texted him over the rain weekend asking for immediate dredging of the channel. Mayor Matthews said the NSW Environment Protection Authority had to give permission. She said other criteria

also needed to be met, such as safe conditions for staff and the work needing to be done at low tide. Dredging was started on Tuesday, two days after residents took their own action and started digging away at the sand buildup. “We don’t encourage people to take things into their own hands,” Mayor Matthews said. “It is risky, it is dangerous and it is life

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threatening. “You need rules to protect people and to protect assets.” She said council had applied last year for a $600,000 grant from the State Government for dredging. “We’ve been waiting since June and are confident that an announcement will be made soon,” Mayor Matthews said. That announcement

came on Friday, February 14, from Central Coast Parliamentary Secretary, Adam Crouch, that the State Government would provide the $600,000 for dredging. “Also, we are still waiting on the State Government’s election promise to set up an expert panel which was going to find a solution,” Mayor Matthews said. “We’re supportive of the panel.

“We need expert advice. “What we do know is that the channel has changed with the groyne and we need to ensure that whatever the solution is, it works. “The main difference between the two motions debated at the Wednesday, September 12, council meeting, is that we aren’t certain a breakwall is the answer. “Also, there’s the question of cost. “We asked Councillors McLachlan, Best and Pilon, who put up the original motion, but they had no idea. “We cannot give an open cheque book to these things,” the Mayor said. Source: Meeting, Feb 12 Agenda item 7.8 Central Coast Council. Interviews, Feb 13 Mayor Lisa Matthews and Cr Bruce McLachlan. Media release, Feb 14 Adam Crouch, Central Coast Parliamentary Secretary Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Industrial development proposal is an “environmental disaster waiting to happen” - CEA

oast Environmental Alliance (CEA) says an industrial development proposal at Wallarah is an “environmental disaster waiting to happen”.

The proposal by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council is to rezone 42ha of land for general industrial development and another 45ha for environmental conservation along the Doyalson M1 Link Road. Central Coast Council has a planning proposal and draft development control plan for the Wallarah land which aims to amend the existing planning controls to enable this development. The site is south-west of Link Rd, about 3km west of Blue Haven, and adjoins Crown Land and other land owned or claimed by Darkinjung, with other nearby industries being Boral Montoro and Charmhaven Sewerage

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Treatment Plant. A council report says that rezoning to allow industrial development would lead to increased economic value estimated at about $98M and the potential for 900 jobs. Sustainable Development spokesperson for CEA, Jessie Fancett, said Darkinjung wanted to rezone this highly environmentally sensitive land so most of it could be cleared for an industrial estate, and they’ve tried to curb concerns around

environmental issues by saying that they would protect other lands nearby in perpetuity. “CEA is of the view that these environmental offsets, also known as bio-banking, are simply a way of giving large scale and destructive developments the green light. “Saying that the offset land will be protected, shouldn’t in any way, shape or form justify causing the extinction of threatened species, especially considering there was no threat of

the “protected” land ever being developed. “Some of the threatened species include the pigmy possum, squirrel glider, white-bellied sea eagle, wallum froglet, stevens banded snake, eastern freetail bat, little bentwing bat, little lorikeet, greyheaded flying fox,” Fancett said. “The plants include bynoe’s wattle (acacia bipoeana), black- eyed susan (tetratheca juncea) and the rarely seen charmhaven apple (angophora inopina). “Darkinjung is the

largest private landowner on the Central Coast, so surely they can find a way to work with Council and State Government to ensure that they can meet their economic goals while focusing on protecting and nurturing the land for the sake of future generations.” Fancett said the CEA was calling on Councillors, who recently voted to declare that we are in a climate emergency, to honour their commitment to our environment, and oppose the rezoning proposal for this unsustainable and destructive development. “With the Council election coming up in September, CEA will be closely following which councillors support sustainable development,” she said. “Our 5,000 plus members will be following this proposed development and others like it very closely.” This proposal has been in the planning stages since 2015

and now Council has placed the proposal and accompanying documentation on public exhibition until February 28. Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council holds a portfolio of about 3,500ha and is the largest nongovernment landholder on the Central Coast. This proposal is included in the Interim Development Delivery Plan, as developed by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, which was released in February, 2019, and outlines the development direction of Darkinjung lands to foster the best interests of Aboriginal people in the region. Source: Media release, Feb 11 Jessie Fancett, Sustainable Development spokesperson Coast Environmental Alliance Document, Feb 16 Interim Darkinjung Development Delivery Plan 2019 Website, Feb 17 yourvoiceourcoast.com Central Coast Council. Reporter: Sue Murray

Extra projects in capital works program

ouncil’s capital works program has increased by $1.07M for 2019/20, to accommodate an additional 21 projects across the region. They include: $23,625 for playground fencing

at The Entrance Town Centre; $5,000 for interior fence replacement at Blue Haven Community Centre; $50,000 to replace tables and chairs and ovens at community centres; $9,000 for a new sound system at Tunkuwallin Hall, Gwandalan; and $25,000 for renewal of the

lifeguard tower at Lakes Beach, Budgewoi. Other projects are: $125,000 for a pop-up bulkhead in the 50m pool and $110,000 for changeroom upgrades at Wyong Olympic Pool; $200,000 for equipment replacement at leisure centres and swimming pools; $70,644 for

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Storm has a wide ranging effect

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state of natural disaster on the Central Coast was declared on February 12, after a week of rain and wind caused widespread flooding across the Coast. The rain started on Thursday, February 7, and continued to pour down so that by the following Saturday, flooding caused road closures and water levels started creeping into yards and houses. Wallarah Creek at Charmhaven burst its banks, flooding a 100m

stretch of the Pacific Highway, which was closed for four days and caused traffic mayhem around the northern end of the Coast. Wyong SES Unit Commander, Matt le Clercq, said “who would have thought that about a month after the bushfire there, we’d be back on the same stretch of road doing flood rescues?” “We had about 175 jobs up north, and on the Friday, we had a lot of flash flooding, causing road closures, and there were quite a few rescues of people getting caught

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Emergency service volunteers after driving into the water. “From Thursday to Sunday, it was all about the rain, but from Sunday through to Tuesday, it was more about the flooding of the lakes. “On Friday, we got about 150mm in 12 hours, when a lot of the creeks flooded and there were higher than usual tides. “All those factors came together and increased the impact, and over the worst days of the rain, we had up to 500mm.” By Tuesday, February 11, the SES put out a

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minor flood warning when Tuggerah Lake peaked at 1.67m. Water levels in Mangrove Creek Dam rose from 50.34 percent full on February 11 to 54.42 percent on February 17. Across the Central Coast 650 trees and branches had fallen on public land which required maintenance and pruning, nearly 1,600 calls had been logged with the SES and thousands of people were left without power. Some suburbs were without power for several

days, but by Tuesday, February 18, Ausgrid had fully restored the network. Ausgrid said this was one of the worst storms to hit its network in 20 years. All beaches were closed, as well as the Grant McBride Baths at The Entrance. Train services through Wyong and Tuggerah were disrupted until Tuesday, February 11, while infrastructure damage was repaired. An evacuation centre was set up at The Diggers Club at The Entrance and

Lake Haven Recreation Centre, and pools at Toukley and Wyong were open for free showers. Under the state of natural disaster, assistance is available to flood affected resident and business owners. The Disaster Welfare Assistance Line is 1800 018 444. Source: Interview, Feb 12 Matt le Clercq, Wyong SES Commander. Websites, Feb 8 to 14 NSW Central Coast Incident Alerts, News & Information Media release, Feb 11 & 14 Central Coast Council Media Release, Feb 14 State Emergancy Service

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eighbourhood Centres at Wyong and San Remo are feeling the squeeze since the Federal Government cut funding by $9M a year from emergency relief and financial counselling. Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, said the Wyong Neighbourhood Centre, the sole provider of emergency funding, would lose $140,089 as part of these cruel cuts. The Centre provides emergency funding to individuals and families who are homeless or at

Emma McBride risk of homelessness. Life Member and retired President of the Centre, Dawn Hooper, said this funding is used to assist women and children fleeing from violence. “Taking this money

away from the Neighbourhood Centre is a very cruel thing to do to people who are living from day to day,” Hooper said. “It is very hard on the staff because they have to be so tough on people who don’t deserve to be treated like that.” The Centre’s manager, Kylie Hopkins, said the previous level of funding was $140,089 for the Wyong area only, but now only $100,000 per year is the total available for Wyong and outreach services at Toukley and Wyoming. “Vulnerable people who can no longer be

assisted by the Centre will not be able to rely on neighbouring services either,” Hopkins said. The San Remo Neighbourhood Centre has also had its emergency relief funding cut by $20,840. Its manager, Cr Jillian Hogan, said the reduced funds also covered Charmhaven, Blue Haven and The Entrance. “There are more people, not less, living in hardship,” Hogan said. Since January 1, the San Remo Centre has provided emergency relief to families affected by the Charmhaven bushfire.

“We helped a 15-yearold Blue Haven girl who burnt her back trying to save her house,” Hogan said. McBride said that as a pharmacist in Wyong she dispensed prescription medication for patients paying with emergency relief vouchers. “It was the only way they could afford their medicine,” McBride said. “Federally funded emergency relief and financial counselling services help families in times of crisis. “They help people keep food on the table, a roof over their heads and the electricity connected,

and provide support including: food, transport and chemist vouchers; part-payment of utility accounts; food parcels and clothing; the National Debt Help Line; and, financial counselling, budgeting and help managing creditors. “In a cynical preelection move, the Morrison Government committed to a one-year funding extension for many services, but that is now coming to an end,” McBride said. Source: Media release, Feb 11 Emma McBride, Federal Member for Dobell

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udgewoi Ward Councillor, Jillian Hogan, is appalled at the response from the State Government to the recent bush fires and now the floods. She said the north of the region had been ignored. “There has been absolutely no communication before or after the floods,” she said. “There were no flood warnings, nowhere to access live and up-to-

Jillian Hogan date information on the peak heights and tides, nowhere local to get sandbags, the closest was Wyong and no way

to get there, and now the immediate crisis is over, the closest recovery centre is The Entrance or Gosford. “So what do people do when electrical equipment is compromised, what do they do when sewer is through their house and importantly how does this impact on people’s health after trudging through flood waters? “This is simply not good enough and I support the Mayor in her message to the State Government to visit the area and offer support and information

to residents. “More than 2,000 houses and businesses have been flooded around Budgewoi Lake and, again, all we hear about is The Entrance. “Last week’s Council meeting came to a head with Councillors Bruce McLachlan and Jilly Pilon asking for funds to be put in the budget for the design of a breakwall for The Entrance while at the same time the north is drowning in water and sewer. “They spoke about businesses and at no

time did they speak about families, people and homes. “Yes we need to dredge The Entrance Channel and we need a long-term solution, however, I could not support the design of a breakwall when we have not decided that that is the solution to the problem. “It is illogical to design a house before the decision has been made that we need a house. “Why would we fund the design of a breakwall before the decision has been made that a

breakwall or training wall is the solution? “This is just irresponsible.” Cr Hogan said there were councillors that had been on Council for over 20 years but now, with an amalgamated Council, they are holding this Council accountable after only two years in office. “I ask them: What have you done to save the lakes?” Source: Media release, Feb 13 Councillor Jillian Hogan Central Coast Council

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POWER AND POLLUTION

ver 200 people from across the Central Coast attended the Power & Pollution Summit at Lake Macquarie over the weekend of February 8-9. Here are some of the highlights.

The purpose of the summit was to discuss major pollution challenges for the Central Coast and Lakes regions, with a primary focus on the coal ash dams at Eraring and Vales Point Power Stations. The event attracted speakers from all over Australia and overseas, including Senior Counsel for Earth Justice in the United States, Lisa Evans. Evans said the disposal of coal ash was also an immense problem in the USA. She recounted the collapse of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Kingston Coal Ash Dam in December 2008. The spill was the largest in history with 4.2 million cubic metres of toxic sludge escaping into the waterways, contaminating over 120 hectares of surrounding properties. Forty clean-up workers died and another 250 remain sick as a result of exposure to the sludge. The collapse and the ensuing clean-up operation remain the subject of a major lawsuit. Evans said the collapse of the dam led to stricter regulatory standards on the disposal of coal ash and remediation of ash dams, standards she says that Australia falls well below. This regulation includes lining of ash dams and comprehensive monitoring or surrounding groundwater for contamination. Even with tougher standards, she says, environmental disasters may still occur. In a study of 265 coalfired power plants in the U.S., including over 4000 well readings, Earth Justice found 91 percent of all sites had ground water toxicity readings above regulatory standards.

Ash Dam, Myuna Bay, Lake Macquarie A common way to dispose of coal ash is to pump it into disused coal mine voids. Evans says this is extremely hazardous if the voids are not sealed. “It is also well documented that building an ash dam over old mine workings is also an extremely risky endeavour, due to the release of leachates” she said. “Wet storage is the most hazardous because water mobilises the toxic metals within the coal ash.” Evans lamented the lack of political will to tighten regulations here in Australia. “Unfortunately, it seems there has to be a major disaster before politicians will look at the regulations.” Bronya Lipski, a lawyer for Environmental Justice Australia, has been active in the Latrobe Valley of Victoria in recent years, where the majority of Victoria’s electricity is still generated from browncoal fired power stations. She says it is important to understand the relationship between remediation of coal mines and ash dams and transitional impacts on local communities. It is common for many people in local communities to be employed in the sector either directly or indirectly through mining services and other local businesses. “Communities are however, becoming acutely aware of the risks to their own health and safety, especially when existing laws and

regulations offer them little protection,” Lipski said. She says this was brought into sharp following the 2014 Hazelwood mine fire. The Hazelwood mine fire burnt for 45 days after a bushfire found its way into the open cut mine, blanketing the townships of Morwell and Moe in toxic smoke and ash. The local community became outraged as it became evident the mine operators had failed to assess and manage fire risks, to maintain reticulated water pipe systems for fire suppression or to ensure adequate staffing and expertise for fire control despite prevailing weather conditions. People also became outraged with the initial response from the State Government. While the fire started on the 9th of February, it was not until the 28th of February that Victorian health authorities acknowledged the risk to the public and recommended evacuation. Lipski says the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry highlights the importance of local community action. “Parliamentary Inquiries are the only way to bring about the regulatory changes needed. It requires people to ask their elected politicians to intervene.” She says one of the challenges with Vales Point and other NSW coal mines and ash dams are that, as part of their sale to private owners, the government has

A proposal for an extension of Eraring Ash Dam is the subject of a current enquiry retained the liability for future remediation, which means ultimately the cost of remediation falls back to the NSW taxpayer. The ash dams around lake Macquarie may soon be expanded following the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendation to approve a proposal from Eraring to expand their ash dam. Lipski has grave concerns with the proposal. “The existing ash dam is not lined, is linked to ground and surface water contamination and is causing air pollution – all of which puts the health of the local community at risk.” An Inquiry by the NSW Upper House into the ash dams has since commenced. One of the people who will contribute to this Inquiry is Paul Wynn from the Hunter Community Environment Centre. Wynn is a hydrocologist and author of the “Out of the Ashes” report on pollution caused by coalfired power stations on Lake Macquarie. He has been engaged as an Environmental Resources Management (ERM) consultant in site assessments of contamination and, ergo, the future liability of government and taxpayers. “The ERM reports clarified the state of contamination is very high, well in excess of ANZAC standards.” He says several studies have also shown the impact on the broader ecosystem, including marine fish and bird life.

“We have found high levels of heavy metals in fish and birds. Feathers examined from the whitefaced contained high levels of heavy metals, including Cadmium, Selenium, Arsenic, Zinc and Lead.” “The ash needs to be removed. It’s not good enough just to be buried under clay, because it just leaches into the lake and surrounding groundwater.” “Remediation needs to start now, but the EPA licences for Eraring and Vales Point do not require this. They allow them to continue to pollute without any responsibility for the future clean-up.” “The owners are operating within their licence but not within any acceptable standards. The EPA licence is basically a ‘get of jail free’ card.” Wynn said. Wynn also says the focus needs to shift to what is feasible in terms of removal. He advocates for more research and development of commercial opportunities for reuse, including lightweight aggregates (building concrete) and other cements. “The higher the carbon content, the more the ash can be used for highgrade construction.” Another perspective to the issue of pollution and mining-related remediation came from Lachlan Rule from Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE). Rule has worked closely with the Western Australian community of Collie, a coal mining area two hours south of Perth.

Rule says that 1,250 jobs were at risk from the closure of the coal mines but that their study found that a coordinated, governmentbacked initiative to create a renewables industry in Collie, including solar PV cell recycling facilities, grid scale storage using pump hydro technologies and the development of engineering by-products from coal ash, had the potential to collectively create over 1,750 new jobs. “People were not keen to have that conversation however,” Rule said. “It’s something that would require government policy support.” Professor John Wiseman from the University of Melbourne and ANU agreed on the critical role of government going forward. He believes that the closure of coalfired power stations in Australia will likely happen faster than is currently expected, beginning with the closure of Liddell in the Hunter Valley in 202223. He said lower demand, greater use of renewables, increasing operating and capital maintenance costs of coal-fired station were all working to make coalfired power uneconomic. “The technologies already exist to support a large-scale transition to renewables at a lower cost, including lower capital costs,” Wiseman said in his presentation. “We just need the right policies now to promote green industries.” Ross Barry

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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

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Power cut,Southern roads closed and Spirit women’s Pearl Beach residents trapped in captain out for four weeks street after storm trains cancelled after storm winds and heavy rain Southern Spirit Cricket Club’s Residents in Cornelian Rd, Pearl

Power cut, roads closed and trains cancelled after storm

Strong between February 8 to 10 caused power cuts, road closures and the cancellation of train services on the Peninsula.

Community group asks residents to complete survey Umina Community Group has asked residents to complete a School Safety Survey with the aim of having a footpath built near Umina Public School.

Strong winds and heavy rain between February 8 to 10 caused power cuts, road closures and the cancellation of train services on the Peninsula.

women’s T20 team captain Ms Beach, were trapped in their street Sally Oman has been suspended most of last week because of a for four games following a hearing fallen tree over power lines. A total of 195.5mm of rain was with the Central Coast Cricket recorded at Umina in the 48 hours Association board on Februaryto 4pm 5. on Sunday, February 9, with winds speeds estimated at up to 70km/h. Trains from Gosford and Hornsby were cancelled and rail commuters from Woy Woy were being transported by buses while infrastructure damage was repaired. Brickwharf Rd at Woy Woy was closed and several roads in Umina were flooded. Grandview Cres in Hardys Bay was blocked when a tree fell over the road, Residents in many areas of Umina, Ettalong, Pearl Beach and Patonga were without power for several days. A statement issued by Ausgrid said it was one of the worst storms to hit the network in the past 20 years, with damage including fallen and snapped power lines. Power was not expected to be restored in some areas until the

Water restrictions imposed after School sets up phone charging big rain station Central Coast Council applied water restrictions on Monday, February 10, after falls of 212mm were recorded on the Peninsula over the previous four days.

Umina Beach Public School set up a mobile phone charging station for community members to use during Umina’s power outage in the week following severe storms across the Peninsula. Principal Ms Lyn SOURCE: Davis Interview (Sue Murray) 12 Feb 2020 Werner Klumpp, Gosford SES Media releases, 11 Feb 2020 Lisa Matthews, Central Coast Council Mike Allsop, WTKCA

Council grants $7500 to Killcare residents query support Australia Day festivities attract Peninsula projects 10,000 to Woy Woy Tree down at Umina Beach squashes to cars for phone tower Three Peninsula projects have Killcare Heights residents have received a total of $7559 in the challenged the Wagstaffe-Killcare latest round of the Central Coast Community Association’s claim Council community grants. that there is high level support for Southern Spirit Cricket Southern Spirit had been invited Club’s women’s T20 team to make a submission and a present new telecommunications tower captain Ms Sally Oman has their own evidence in response to the Association’s findings. proposed to be built on Wards Hill been suspended for four

This year’s Australia Day festivities at Woy Woy attracted around 10,000 people, according to Central Coast Council unit manager Mr Glenn Cannard.

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games following a hearing of the as a “spreading fullevent articles and more can be seen on line on our website with the Central CoastThe misinformation”. Cricket Association board on www.centralcoastnews.net They can also be seen on www.peninsulanews.info “All we did was follow the rules February 5. set out in our constitution,” Mr The penalty arose from a Pink Deaves said. Stumps Day fundraiser held by the “At no time prior to the hearing club which raised more than $5000 were Southern Spirit Cricket Club for the McGrath Foundation for subjected to any sanctions or breast care nurses. penalties.” The Association had proposed Southern Spirit Club secretary sanctions which included a $1000 Mr Jack Wilson said the club was fine against the club, believed to happy to have the matter settled have been the largest fine ever and to move on to the finals. proposed by the Association, The women’s T20 teams look after the women’s team wore pink set to finish as one of the top two Hawaiian shirts for their game teams on the ladder. against Narara on January 11. Ms Oman’s suspension will see “Sanctions were proposed her miss the first week of semiafter it was determined players finals, but she should be available YOUR REAL INDEPENDENT WEEKLY LOCAL NEWS 14had FEBRUARY 2020 ISSUE 229 blatantly disregarded a should the team make the grand direction from the Association,” final. said Association chairman Mr Paul SOURCE: Interview (Dilon Luke), 11 Feb 2020 Deaves. Coast Community focuses onCoast news specifically relating to post code areas 2250, 2251 & 2260 Deaves, Central “On two occasions prior to the News Paul Cricket Association event, the club requested approval to wear the pink Hawaiian shirts Interview (Ross Barry), 12 Feb 2020 Jack Wilson, Southern and were twice denied.” Spirit Cricket Club Central Mayor, Lisa from “I want to show the Premier He Coast said representatives Sally Oman of the recent event Matthews, has welcomed the impact Wednesday’s State and ask for her support to find Government declaration of a long-term solution to the a state of natural disaster maintenance and viability of Office: Level 2, 86-88 Mann St, Gosford - Phone: 4325 7369 - Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 - E-mail: editorial@centralcoastnews.net - Website: www.coastcommunitynews.com.au for the Central Coast, and our waterways. As the clean-up from the is urging Premier Gladys “This is not the time for February 8 and 9 weekend’s Berejiklian to visit the political point scoring and devastating storms region to see first-hand finger pointing. continues, with more rain how recent downpours “We must pull together. predicted for later in the have impacted the Coast “All levels of government week... community. must work hand in hand with See page 6 our community in the recovery Parliamentary Secretary for and the long-term future of the the Central Coast and Member Central Coast.” for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the declaration was made in Cr Matthews was set to response to recent severe present a Mayoral Minute to storms and flooding. the Council meeting on February 12, calling on Council “Entire streets currently look to officially invite the Premier to like watery war zones, there visit and asking for an are approximately 38,000 Reeves St Narara people still without power and Photo: Melinda Middleton investigation into the ongoing many trees are blocking roads homes or belongings have service, as well as the other by last weekend’s storms,” problems experienced at the Entrance Channel and Tuggerah across the region,” Crouch been damaged, and for Council emergency services involved.” Elliott said. International chemical to clean up public assets. said. Minister for Police and Cr Matthews said it was Lakes. BASF, is In the Mayoral Minute, Cr company, “I encourage flood-affected Emergency Services, David “fantastic” to see the State “I have been in constant expanding operations at its Matthews says the recent contact with the Premier and residents and business owners Elliott, said the assistance will Government step in and give BioTech Solutions site at Minister for Emergency to contact the Disaster Welfare be provided through the jointly Council and the community severe weather event again Somersby... Services to ensure that a Assistance Line on 1800 018 funded Commonwealth-State “the support we need to highlighted the vulnerability of See page 15 the region’s community and Disaster Recovery Funding recover”. natural disaster declaration 444. could be made as quickly as “The recovery effort is Arrangements (DRFA). “I look forward to welcoming infrastructure. possible. ongoing and I want to thank “The Central Coast is one of the Premier to our region,” Cr Continued Page 5 “This means that assistance local SES crews from Gosford 56 local government areas Matthews said. is available for people whose and Wyong for their selfless across NSW that has been hit

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State of natural disaster declared

Rare “beaked” whale washed up on North Avoca Beach

Sports grants allocation bias denied

Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has welcomed Wednesday’s State Government declaration of a state of natural disaster for the Central Coast, and is urging Premier Gladys Berejiklian

Residents of North Avoca were astonished when a rare “beaked” whale washed up on the beach on February 10.

Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has denied a claim by Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, that many sports clubs in the region “never had a fair chance” of receiving Businessgrants

Council makes special clean-up arrangements

Historic tree succumbs to wild storm

As the clean-up from the February 8 and 9 weekend’s devastating storms continues, with more rain predicted for later in the week, Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, has stressed that safety

The Macmasters Beach community is in mourning over the loss of an iconic Sydney red gum, which came down during heavy winds and rain on February 10.

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Councillors’ disclosures of interest documents are very revealing Eight councillors failed to declare whether they were or were not a property developer or had or did not have a close association with a property developer in their disclosures of interest documents

Editorial

“I have never seen fire behavior Emergency Service volunteer Level 1 water like I have seen this season” units stretched to the limit restrictions imposed Viki Campbell Rare “beaked” whale washed up on North Avoca Beach Central Coast State Emergency Despite torrential rains over the As the Central Coast breathes a Residents of North Avoca only about a third of the whale Service (SES) are working weekend of February 8 and 9, collective sigh of relief with the were astonished when units a left after it had been demolished rare “beaked” whale by large sharks.” hard toon the clear the backlog, after Level 1 water restrictions were in Gospers and Three Mile washed up beach on Ling said theMountain head of the Over 200 people from across February 10. shark hadno beenlonger removed forposing receiving more than 1,150 calls place on the Central Coast as we fires a Coast threat to the Central attended study. Ronny Ling, of the Central the Power & Pollution “The region, key to identification of local Rural Fire for assistance over the weekend went to press. the brave Coast Dolphin Project, who is Summit at Lake Macquarie the species is the teeth, and it also a volunteer for the over continue the weekend to of of February 8 and 9, including 35 Service is likely that this volunteers was a female Organisation for the Rescue February 8-9. whale so the teeth hadn’t and Research of Cetaceans in The full(ORRCA), articlessaid and more can be seen on line on our website www.centralcoastnews.net See page 14 erupted,” he said. Coast Community News Australia “The head will be examined focusses news specifically related to post code areas 2250, 2251, 2260 and articles can also Woy beWoyread and sightings of the on “beaked” Philosophy Society at Kincumber Veterinary whale family were rare, due to shared on your mobile phone by going to www.coastcommunitynews.com.au. Hospital. their normal deep-sea habitat. “A positive identification “There are around 17 different could provide useful scientific types of known ‘beaked’ whales in the world, and we shore is really unusual, you by the waves is unclear,” he attacked by multiple sharks, data.” suspect that this one may be of would assume the whale was said. Ling said the rest of the with its carcass washing back Eighth Meeting: Jesus and the

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Angry Kangy Angy residents say “I told you so”

inister Andrew Constance said he is a changed man after his experience fighting the bushfires around his home.

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Although no one would wish such trauma on anyone, the residents of Kangy Angy would hope that his promise of listening to residents and understanding that community is valuable and important, is now his new approach. For over three years the community fought the development of a Rail Maintenance facility. The price was high with the destruction of 4,000 trees, a rare froglet’s habitat, and habitat for endangered birds in an area that is a flood plain

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and regularly floods. We warned them this land was totally unsuitable for what was proposed. They even had a Council endorsed alternative, appropriately zoned and with no extra costs, like a $50M bridge and major road changes. Information is that the costs have blown out, let alone the costs to

the environment, and completion delayed. However, mother nature has wreaked revenge with the site flooded to the extent we warned them about. All through this argument, Minister Andrew Constance refused to acknowledge us, speak with us or even read our submissions. We do so hope this changed man will make the effort to take into account the superior knowledge of residents on the ground, before he makes his paternalistic decisions. The only response to this disaster left for the residents of Kangy Angy is to say “I told you so”. Email, Feb 10 Susan Zgraja, Fountaindale

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Our future is being decided by faceless bureaucrats I

was one of about 50 residents who attended Central Coast Council’s Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith’s, meeting on planning for the Coast on January 16, and I think those active residents came away even more sceptical than beforehand. Only Councillors Jane Smith and Jeff Sundstrom bothered making the time and, therefore, having some 13 councillors totally unaware of the active community’s concerns. Just exactly where are our politicians and town planners taking us as a region? Are their intentions to include your wishes?

FORUM As the little we are being told, along with the many changes to State legislation and local policies, are effectively about taking community out of the consultation process and giving us less opportunity of having a say on our Coast’s future. All levels of government have legislation, acts or policies, that they deem right for our future and every region is being dictated to by those same state rules. Yet it is increasingly becoming apparent that neither level of government is interested in your opinion, as investors and developers gain the upper hand. Council surveys

indicate that our community sees our way of life, our bushland and our beaches as our priority, yet again this is not reflected in any of the planning outcomes. Local Environment Plans (LEPs), Development Control Plans (DCPs), Local Strategic Plans, Community Participation Plans and a plethora of other policies that most of the community have never heard of or understand, have hidden impacts on their everyday life. Community lands now deemed operational by council are potentially able to be sold. There is no protection for our native flora unless it is identified and registered within the DCP. We, as residents, know

little about developments next door, let alone up the street or around the corner. Our allocated time to address Council meetings has been reduced from five minutes to three minutes, as long as the issue is on the agenda and you are approved by the Mayor to speak. The battle goes on, with NSW Crown Lands wishing to unload protected bushland to local councils and indigenous land councils, whilst the community or ratepayers are kept in the dark. State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs), complying developments, NSW Regional Plans or the sleeping giants, the many Structure Plans earmarked for the Coast

having those faceless bureaucrats telling us what we need and not asking us what we would like, even though we are the major stakeholders. The plans of the NSW state government are becoming increasingly obvious, as the Central Coast slowly becomes just another suburb of Sydney, with Council losing most of its planning powers, whilst politically appointed local planning panels are forced upon us due to the amalgamation. Voting for a local representative, either Councillors or State Members, is becoming less important, as those faceless bureaucrats make decisions for us, and if there is any objection, simply changing the act or policy to suit.

Whether we like it or not, we are being led blindly, having the Central Coast now considered as part of the Greater Sydney Region, and the many changes to state acts, strategies and policies, is part of the stealth power play that is taking place. You may think that your opinion has no influence, yet it starts with those we elect to look after our community’s interests, yet are they? The NSW Liberal state government has no concern for the Central Coast whilst it is effectively a Labor stronghold, simply making unpopular planning decisions for our community being no concern of theirs. Email, Jan 19 Gary Blaschke OAM Lake Munmorah

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Review of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996: Have your say Warnervale Airport is owned by Central Coast Council. The Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 (the Act) imposes restrictions on the future development and operation of the airport. A review of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 is being undertaken. The overall objective of the Review is to remove the current uncertainty created by the activation of the flight movement restriction provisions of the Act.

The Review is to make recommendations to the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces on necessary legislative amendments, if any are required, to remove the current uncertainty. PLEASE NOTE: The Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act Review is separate to the Central Coast Airport Review in which Central Coast Council has engaged an independent consultant to undertake a review of key decisions made regarding Central Coast Airport. Council is seeking submissions to the Central Coast Airport Review from 3 February to 3 March 2020. To make a submission to the Central Coast Airport Review, visit https://www.yourvoiceourcoast.com/airportreview.

Climate Action Plan Community Workshops In 2020, we are holding a series of community workshops and running online consultation across the Central Coast to help develop a whole-of-community place-based Climate Action Plan.

Make a written submission You can view the Terms of Reference for the Review and make a submission at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/Have-Your-Say by 5pm on Friday 28 February 2020. If you cannot lodge your submission online, you can address your submission to the Director, Central Coast and Hunter Region, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, PO Box 1148, Gosford NSW 2250.

The Plan will develop actions that respond, adapt and build resilience to the changing risks impacting the community, infrastructure and the environment for the entire region.

All submissions received will be made public. If you want the Department to delete your personal information before publication, please make this clear at the top of your letter. You need to include your name and address (top of the letter only) and indicate your submission relates to the Review of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996.

You are invited to have you say online or register your interest in a community workshop in your local area at yourvoiceourcoast.com Upcoming workshops include:

Before making a submission, please read our privacy statement at www.planning.nsw.gov.au/privacy or call 1300 305 695 to obtain a copy.

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Individuals wishing to speak will be given a maximum of 5 minutes to present, while representatives of community groups will have a maximum of 10 minutes. Registrations to speak must be submitted by 5pm on Wednesday 26 February 2020. Speakers are encouraged to also put forward written submissions as outlined above. For more information: visit www.planning.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 305 695.

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Make a verbal submission at the public forum A public forum will be held from 2pm to 5pm on Friday 28 February 2020 at Central Coast Council’s Wyong Council Chambers (2 Hely Street, Wyong). Anyone may attend the meeting, however if you wish to speak at the forum, you must register for this event by sending an email to Centralcoast@planning.nsw.gov.au, including your name and contact number in your request. If you are unable to email, please contact the Central Coast office to register by phone on (02) 4345 4400.

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Two desperate men create crime spree

Footage of the Ford Falcon XR6

CCTV footage of the two men

nvestigators are appealing for public assistance to help identify two men involved in several robberies around the former Wyong Shire. Between 3:30am and 7:30am on Friday, February 14, two men broke into a home on Crystal St, Wyong, and stole car keys while the occupants were asleep. A 2013 model burnt-

he Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad teamed up with other emergency services on Thursday, February 13, to perform a complex

orange Ford Falcon XR6 was stolen from the driveway of the home and driven to a business on Wallarah Rd, Gorokan. The two men attempted to force entry to the business just before 8am, while employees were working inside. The men were unsuccessful and left in the Ford. Shortly after, a 70-yearold woman left a nearby business in her BMW.

She was followed to her home at Lake Haven and as she pulled into the driveway, she was approached by a man. The man demanded the keys and vehicle before attempting to pull the woman out of the driver’s seat. He was unsuccessful and stole the woman’s handbag before fleeing in the Ford. The woman was taken to Wyong Hospital

for treatment, and her condition has since deteriorated. At about 8:10am, the Ford was driven to a business on the Pacific Hwy, Charmhaven, where a man, armed with a piece of timber, got out and entered the business. The man threatened a female staff member, demanding cash. He stole a till from the back room and two handbags before fleeing.

The stolen Ford Falcon has not been recovered. As inquiries continue, investigators have now released CCTV images of two men who may be able to assist with their inquiries, as well as images of the orange Ford Falcon. Source: Media release, Feb 15 NSW Police Media

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Jilliby just after 10:30am to reports that a patient had been injured. The patient was located at the base of a 30m cliff with the Toll Rescue Helicopter tasked to assist, but the rescue was complicated by the presence of overhead powerlines that prevented the helicopter from winching the patient out. The Rescue Squad was

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Hang glider rescued from cliff A

hang glider was rescued from a cliff off Bateau Bay’s Crackneck Lookout after crashing his glider. Emergency services were called to the lookout, located in Wyrrabalong National Park, at around midday on Saturday, February 15, following reports that a hang glider was stranded on a cliff. Witnesses told media that the man was gliding near the escarpment when a strong burst of

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wind pushed him towards the scarp face with his parachute becoming tangled in trees growing along it. Video footage captured

by another witness corroborated the reports, capturing the moment that the wind flared and the aftermath. Emergency services secured the area before winching the man to safety and awaiting paramedics. He was then airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital for treatment and further assessment. Source: Website, Feb 15 Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad

Rescuers prepare to winch the man to safety

Serious heavy vehicle collision on motorway

patient has been airlifted to John Hunter Hospital following a serious heavy vehicle collision on the M1 Motorway near Ourimbah on Monday, February 10. Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad

crews along with NSW Ambulance paramedics, firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW Stations 304 Gosford and 341 Kariong, attended. The patient was trapped by their legs being compressed by the dash of the vehicle

for some time before rescue crews were able to extricate the patient. They were then airlifted to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service in a serious but stable condition. Source: Website, Feb 10 Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad

Miraculous escape on the M1

motorist is lucky to be alive after a tree fell on his vehicle during a powerful storm cell that rocked the southern end of the Central Coast. The motorist was travelling at high speed

along the M1 Motorway near Ourimbah, at around 10:30pm on Thursday, January 23, when a tree fell during the storm, caving in the vehicle’s roof and causing shattering of the windshield.

Miraculously, the driver was unharmed and no other vehicles were caught up in the incident. Members of Tuggerah and Ourimbah Rural Fire Brigade attended to clear the roadway. Source: Website, Jan 23 Tuggerah RFB

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Healthcare workers experience high rates of mental illness and depression

isitors to Wyong and Gosford Hospitals on Friday, February 7, would have noticed an unusual amount of fairy floss around the grounds, as staff across the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) celebrated the fourth annual Loud Shirt Fairy Floss Friday. Clinical and non-clinical staff across the Coast donned some crazy shirts and indulged in fairy floss throughout the day to raise awareness of the high rate of mental illness among healthcare professionals. Event Founder and organiser of the annual festivities, Dr Michael Kale, said it was a light hearted way to highlight a serious issue. “Staff wore their loud shirts and enjoyed free fairy floss to shine a light

Loud Shirt Fairy Floss Friday put the spotlight on health workers’ mental health on the importance of wellbeing, and encourage so it is essential that we “Rates of suicide supporting healthcare them to seek support if support each other,” he amongst this group workers who spend their they need it. added. are also much higher, lives helping others,” Dr “Working in healthcare According to Dr Kale, particularly for doctors. Kale said. is very rewarding but can healthcare professionals “Wearing loud shirts “We hope the day will also be challenging. experience higher rates and indulging in bright help empower staff to “Helping people when of mental illness and pink fairy floss reminds talk to each other about they are often very unwell depression than the rest everyone that we are their mental health and can be very stressful, of the community. humans too,” Dr Kale said.

“It’s a great chance to get together in a fun environment and start the conversation on a very serious topic, and to tell depression to get flossed,” he added. CCLHD CEO, Dr Andrew Montague, said he was proud of the work done by staff to support their colleagues and raise awareness of this important issue. “It is wonderful that this event is aimed at all healthcare workers, both clinical and non-clinical. “Mental health issues don’t discriminate, and it’s so important to highlight that it’s an issue which can face us all,” Dr Montague said. If you or someone you know needs help, contact BeyondBlue on 1300 224 636 or Lifeline on 131 114. Source: Media release, Feb 2 Central Coast Local Health District

Have your say on the way people living with disability are treated and supported T

he Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging Central Coast residents to have their say on the way people living with disability are treated and supported under The Disability Inclusion

Act 2014. The Act is currently under review, with NSW Health and NSW Communities and Justice encouraging as many people as possible to take part in an online survey or to email feedback to Communities and Justice. “With the disability

landscape changing significantly in recent years, particularly with the introduction of the NDIS, it is important that we update this piece of legislation to ensure the best possible support can be provided to those in need, and to break down the barriers that hinder this,” a spokesperson for the CCLHD said.

The survey can be accessed via the CCLHD’s Facebook page or by the NSW Communities and Justice website. Surveys and feedback will be accepted up until March 30. Source: Website, Feb 6 Central Coast Health

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YIPA auditions now open A

uditions for the Youth In Performing Arts (YIPA) 2020 program will be held across March and April, providing an opportunity for talented young people on the Coast with access to a professional venue to perform. The popular initiative is part of Laycock Street Community Theatre’s annual program and is focused on promoting and fostering the

development of the performing arts on the Coast. YIPA Director, Gary Jackson, said the standard and variety of young talent on the Central Coast never fails to amaze. “Our local young performers are incredible and YIPA is always looking for innovative new performers or new or different works from the performers,” Jackson said. “If you or somebody you know has a hidden talent, a singer, dancer,

musician, actor, band or just a young person with a passion for the performing arts, YIPA would love to hear from you,” he added. YIPA is open to local performers of high school age up to 21 years. “We’ll be holding auditions at venues across the Coast, including in schools, so I’d encourage our talented young performers to start preparing now,” Jackson said. 2020 YIPA auditions will be held from March 16 through April 9.

Dance auditions will be held on March 22. Auditions for vocals, drama, instruments and all other performing arts, will be held from March 28 to 29. The YIPA audition team will also be visiting Central Coast High Schools, dance and music studios up until April 9. Laycock Street Community Theatre will present the 2020 YIPA Concerts from May 27 to 30. Source: Media release, Feb 10 Gary Jackson, YIPA

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New traffic arrangements at MacKillop Catholic College W ith students settling back into the swing of things at school, MacKillop Catholic College staff wish to remind primary school parents that access to the junior school’s Kiss and Drop is now in full effect.

“With the ongoing development on the northern border of the College, a new extension of Mataram Rd has now opened between the end of Mary MacKillop Dve and our Primary Kiss

and Drop,” said College Principal, Steve Todd. “All Primary parents and carers must now access the Primary Kiss and Drop by continuing up Mary MacKillop Dve and turning left onto the new section of Mataram Rd. “Please note that the section of Mataram Rd between Hiawatha Rd and Mary MacKillop Dve is not accessible yet, so all traffic will still need to enter via Sparks Rd/Mary MacKillop Dve. “Secondary Kiss and Drop on Tenison Woods Cls remains the

same. “While this does not change the amount of traffic entering via the Sparks Rd intersection, we do hope that this next stage of council development eases traffic flow in and out of the College itself. “We wish to remind our community to please refer all your concerns and enquiries on road access and development to Central Coast Council,” Todd said. Source: Website, Jan 29 Steve Todd, MacKillop Catholic College, Warnervale

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Two schools join Plastic Police Program

udgewoi Public School students aim to turn lunchbox waste into new roads. The school has joined Council’s Plastic Police program, under which common lunchbox waste such as chip packets, muesli bar wrappers and sandwich bags, will be recycled into road resurfacing product, Reconophalt. Budgewoi PS is one of two Coast schools to join the program, with St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School at East Gosford being the other. Council’s Director, Roads Transport Drainage and Waste, Boris Bolgoff, said roads outside both schools had been renewed using Reconophalt during the summer school holidays to ensure there was no disruption to school communities. “As a result of high traffic flow, school drop off points require an increased amount of road maintenance,” Bolgoff said. “There are added benefits to using Reconophalt in our road projects beyond the reduction in waste,

Plastic Police’s Lexi Crouch and Samantha Cross as they become more durable with the plastic added. “The formulated mixture of recycled products in Reconophalt increases the lifespan of the road, as it is less likely to buckle and crack. “One of the most common questions we have received from the community since we have started the trial is how they can get involved, which we will announce in the coming months,” he said.

The Reconophalt used to pave each of these streets, when combined with bitumen, contained 15 per cent recycled materials. Director of the Plastic Police program, Samantha Cross, said she was thrilled to see the program expand into schools and is looking forward to seeing the collaboration with Council progress. “Central Coast was the first Council to come on board following our initial trial and we are really

excited about what we will be able to achieve this year as the program expands,” Cross said. “We are passionate about further educating these school communities about the simple actions they can take to help further reduce the waste sent to landfill. “Plastic is a major environmental issue, with almost every piece ever created still in existence, much of which has found its way into our oceans wreaking havoc on our

Go4Fun program at Budgewoi Public School B

udgewoi Public School is taking part in the Go4Fun program. Go4Fun is a free program for NSW children

aged 7 to 13 who are above a healthy weight, and their families. Run by trained health and community professionals, it’s a fun way for children to build

self esteem and learn about eating well, staying active and living a healthy life. The 10 week program will run at Budgewoi Public School throughout

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marine life. “What we hope to achieve through this program is to provide an opportunity for soft plastics to be recycled into useful products, while educating and inspiring communities to reduce plastic waste so together we can create a better future for our planet and ourselves,” she added. Schools interested in taking part are encouraged to obtain more information and get in contact via Plastic

Police’s website. Mayor Matthews said it was fantastic to see community, business and government coming together to create real change to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. “This is an incredible initiative that sees waste generated here, recycled here, and a given a new life here for the benefit of our residents. “This is an example of a truly local close-theloop resource recovery solution put into practice, and it is inspiring to see our young people take the lead. “Council are in the final stages of putting together the draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy, which will be placed on public exhibition soon. “I am eager to see what other tangible outcomes will be investigated in the future to help reinforce positive behaviour changes in our community to reduce waste,” Mayor Matthews said. Source: Media release, Feb 12 Central Coast Council Media

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NINE (C81/80)

TEN (C13)

5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Headline News [s] Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Australian Survivor - All My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals (PG) [s] 1:00 Mom: Bert And Ernie And A Stars (PG) [s] Helloworld [s] Blessing Of The People (M) [s] 2:40 Entertainment Tonight [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful The Chase Australia [s] (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] Seven News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: The Rivals 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] – 6:00 WIN News [s] The second dinner party kicks 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] (PG) [s] – It’s the first restaurant into gear as the group dynamic 7:30 Australian Survivor - All Stars takeover and House Manu are causes some couples to thrive (PG) [s] – Everyone’s favourite delivering Mexican street food Survivor reward is up for grabs, in the hope of avoiding and others to struggle. it’s the Survivor Auction. 9:00 Doctor Doctor (M d,s) [s] elimination. 9:00 Bull: Doctor Killer (M v) [s] First Dates Australia (M) [s] 10:00 New Amsterdam: 10:00 Bull: No Good Deed (M v) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Replacement (M mp) [s] 11:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 11:00 Lethal Weapon: Temptation Island USA: There Will Be Bud (MA15+) [s] 12:00 The Project (PG) [s] Rules Are Made To Be Broken 1:00 The Late Show With Stephen 11:50 Westside (MA15+) [s] (MA15+) [s] Colbert (PG) [s] The Real O’Neals: The Real 12:40 Harry (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping Halloween/ The Real Move (M) 1:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 4:30 CBS - This Morning [s] 2:00 Home Shopping Home Shopping 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] Sunrise [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Seven Morning News [s] 1:00 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: 1:00 Mom: Push-Down Coffee And 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] The Rivals (PG) [s] A Working Turn Signal (M s) [s] 2:30 Judge Judy (PG) [s] Surf Patrol [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] The Chase UK [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Seven News At 4 [s] (PG) [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] The Chase Australia [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] Seven News [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 RBT: Surprise/ Tattoo You (PG) 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: 7:30 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “London Has Fallen” The Rivals (PG) [s] (M v,l) (’16) Stars: Alon Abutbul, 8:30 Law And Order: SVU: At Modern Family: Perfect Pairs Midnight In Manhattan (M) [s] Waleed Zuaiter, Adel Bencherif, (M) [s] – Phil, Claire, Alex and 9:30 Law And Order: SVU: Mehdi Dehbi, Shivani Ghai Luke realise the babies might A Story Of More Woe (M s,v) [s] help them with a few things on 10:30 World’s Wildest Flights (PG) 10:30 Blue Bloods: 11:30 Armed And Deadly: their to-do lists. Another Look (M v) [s] Manhunt (M l) [s] Modern Family: Pool Party (M) Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell 12:20 Making Of Bad Boys 3 (M v,l) 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Project (PG) [s] And Back: Stone’s Throw (M) 12:30 Explore TV-Viking: Grand 1:30 The Late Show With Stephen European (Part 2) (PG) [s] The Latest Seven News [s] Colbert (PG) [s] Hooked On The Look (MA15+) 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping 1:30 Home Shopping Scandal (M) [s] 4:30 CBS - This Morning [s] 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s] Home Shopping 6:00 Headline News [s] 5:30 Today [s] Sunrise [s] 8:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] Seven Morning News [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] My Kitchen Rules: 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 1:00 Doctor Doctor (M) [s] The Rivals (PG) [s] 3:30 Three Veg And Meat [s] 2:00 New Amsterdam (M mp) [s] Surf Patrol [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] The Chase UK [s] (PG) [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] The Chase Australia [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] Seven News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Escape To The Chateau: Winter Returns (PG) [s] 7:30 The Graham Norton Show Movie: “Bridesmaids” (MA15+) 8:30 Movie: “The Green Mile” (PG) [s] – Join Graham Norton (’11) Stars: Kristen Wiig, (MA15+) (’99) Stars: Tom as he interviews tonight’s Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie guests: Mark Ruffal, David Maya Rudolph, Ellie Kemper Hunt, Michael Clarke Duncan, Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed, Program To Be Advised James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Tamsin Greig and Alicia Keys. Movie: “Ice” (M v) (’98) – After Graham Greene, Doug 8:30 Hughesy, We Have A the north of the Equator freezes Hutchison, Sam Rockwell Problem (M) [s] below zero, a group of people 9:30 Program To Be Advised risk their lives in order to take a 12:05 Harry (PG) [s] 1:00 Surfing Australia TV [s] 11:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] ship to a hotter place. Stars: 1:30 Home Shopping 12:00 The Project (PG) [s] Audie England, Grant Show, 4:30 The Avengers: 1:00 The Late Show With Stephen Eva La Rue, Flex Alexander, Never Say Die (PG) [s] Colbert (PG) [s] Michael Riley, Udo Kier 5:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping Home Shopping

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66) 7FOOD (Channel 74)

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

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

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

SBS (C30)

5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Lost Tribe Of The Amazon (M l) (In English/ Portuguese) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys: Wareham To Portland (PG) 3:40 Atlantis Rising (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns: Norman Winchester (PG) 8:25 Secrets Of Britain: Secrets Of The Tower Of London (M v) 9:30 Drummer Girl (MA15+) 10:25 SBS World News Late 10:55 Deep State: Hard Sun (MA15+) 11:50 McMafia (M v) (In English/ Russian/ Arabic) 4:05 24 Hours In Emergency: The Handover (M) 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Destination Flavour China 2:05 World From Above: Morocco 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Shane Delia’s Moorish Spice Journey (In English/ Spanish) 4:00 Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue (PG) 5:00 Letters And Numbers 5:30 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Viking Murder Mystery (PG) 8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Jimmy Jab Games (M) 9:00 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M) 9:55 SBS World News Late 10:25 Movie: “Beauty And The Beast” (M v) (’14) Stars: Vincent Cassel (In French) 12:30 The Night Manager (M v) 2:20 8 Days (MA15+) (In German/ English/ Russian/ Polish) 5:00 CGTN English News 5:15 NHK World English News 5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 ISU Grand Prix Of Figure Skating: China 3:30 Great British Railway Journeys: Oxford To Pershore (PG) 4:10 The Crystal Maze: Celeb Team 1 (PG) 5:05 Travel Man: Iceland (PG) 5:35 Cruising With Jane McDonald: Mississippi (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Celebrity Mastermind (PG) 8:30 Country Music: Hard Times (1933-1945) (PG) 9:30 Movie: “The Danish Girl” (M) (’15) Stars: Alicia Vikander 11:45 Movie: “Mao’s Last Dancer” (PG) (’09) Stars: Chi Cao (In English/ Mandarin) 1:15 20 Years On Death Row (M) 3:55 The Gang Crackdown (M) (In English/ Spanish)

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

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Monday 24 February

Sunday 23 February

Saturday 22 February

ABC (C20/21)

TEN (C13)

NINE (C81/80)

6:00 rage (PG) [s] 10:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Australia Remembers: Operation TAMAR [s] 12:00 ABC News At Noon [s] 12:30 Endeavour (M l,d,s) [s] 2:00 QI: Non-Sequiturs (M) [s] 2:30 The Crater (M l) [s] 3:30 Fake Or Fortune? [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Football: A-League: Round 20 – Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory *Live* From McDonald Jones Stadium [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) [s] – Ruth is concerned about becoming forgetful, and is even more worried when she is offered a mini mental state examination. 8:20 Agatha Raisin: The Deadly Dance (Part 1) (PG) [s] 9:10 Inspector George Gently (M) 10:40 Call The Midwife (M) [s] 11:40 rage Guest Programmer (MA15+) [s]

6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 10:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing: Silver 12:00 12:30 Slipper, Blue Diamond [s] 1:00 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 1:30 Front Line (PG) [s] 3:30 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Movie: “Geostorm” (M v) (’17) – 4:30 The Dutch Boy Program staves 5:00 off natural disasters but some- 5:30 how a Geostorm is approaching 6:00 many countries. Jake Lawson, 7:00 7:30 a technology designer, is tasked with saving the world from this disaster. Stars: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara, 10:15 Daniel Wu, Eugenio Derbez 9:15 Movie: “Taken” (MA15+) (’08) 12:30 Stars: Holly Valance, David 1:30 Warshofsky, Famke Janssen 2:00 11:15 Program To Be Advised 5:30 12:30 Home Shopping

Ellen (PG) [s] Weekend Today [s] Your Domain [s] Today Extra - Saturday [s] My Way [s] It’s All Greek To Me [s] Destination WA [s] Movie: “Courage Mountain” (PG) (’90) Stars: Juliette Caton Big Pacific (PG) [s] The Garden Gurus [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Getaway (PG) [s] NINE News Saturday [s] RBT: Brekkie In Bed (PG) [s] Rugby League: Indigenous All Stars v Maori All Stars *Live* From Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast [s] Movie: “Crocodile Dundee II” (PG) (’88) Stars: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon Cold Case: Iced (M) [s] The Garden Gurus [s] Home Shopping Wesley Impact [s]

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:30 9:00 9:30 12:00 12:30

6:00 7:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:30 3:30 4:00

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass (PG) [s] Songs Of Praise (PG) [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] How To Stay Young [s] The Mix [s] Football: W-League: Round 13 - Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory *Live* From No. 2 Sportsground [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Back Roads: Waterfall Way [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Spicks And Specks (PG) [s] The Australian Dream (MA15+) [s] Riot (M l,n,s,v) [s] Doc Martin (PG) [s] Call The Midwife (M) [s] Doctor Who (PG) [s]

6:00 7:00 10:00 12:00 1:00 1:30 2:30 4:00

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] 10:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 10:30 11:30 Helloworld (PG) [s] My Road To Adventure (PG) 12:00 Bathurst 12 Hour - Highlights 1:00 2:00 Better Homes And Gardens (PG) [s] Seven News At 5 [s] 4:00 Sydney Weekender [s] 4:30 Seven News [s] 5:00 Program To Be Advised 5:30 Program To Be Advised 6:00 Program To Be Advised 7:00 Program To Be Advised Autopsy USA: Corey Haim (M) 8:30 9:30 [s] – Corey Haim was the poster boy of 1980’s Hollywood. Forensic Pathologist Dr Michael 10:30 11:30 Hunter examines Corey’s 12:20 autopsy report to dispel the 1:10 rumours, and reveal the real 1:35 cause of the actor’s tragic 2:00 death. 2:30 Home Shopping

Harry (PG) [s] Weekend Today [s] The Hold Down (PG) [s] World’s Greatest Islands [s] Getaway [s] AFL: Women’s Footy (PG) [s] Outback [s] Movie: “The Black Stallion Returns” (G) (’83) Stars: Kelly Reno, Allen Garfield, Teri Garr Delish Destinations: [s] Explore TV-Viking [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Customs (PG) [s] NINE News Sunday [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] 60 Minutes (PG) [s] Fred And Rose West - The House Of Horrors (M) [s] See No Evil (M) [s] Manifest (M v) [s] Cold Case (M) [s] The Hold Down (PG) [s] South Aussie With Cosi (PG) Home Shopping Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo

6:00 7:30 8:00 8:30

Religious Programs [s] Fishing Australia [s] This Is Mexico (PG) [s] Taste Of Australia With Hayden Quinn [s] 9:00 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 11:30 Supercars: Adelaide 500: Day 3 *Live* [s] 6:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Dancing With The Stars (PG) [s] – Emotions run high as our celebrities step out on the dance floor to tell the story behind the most influential and life-changing year of their lives. 9:30 The Graham Norton Show (M) 10:30 Hughesy, We Have A Problem (M) [s] – Hughesy, Tom Gleeson, Akmal Saleh, Steph Tisdell and Mel Buttle tackle the first world problems we just can’t seem to solve. 11:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:30 Home Shopping 4:30 CBS - This Morning [s]

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] The Cook And The Chef [s] Back Roads (PG) [s] Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip [s] ABC News At Noon [s] National Press Club Address Compass (PG) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] Landline [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] The Repair Shop [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Australian Story [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Q&A [s] ABC Late News [s] Louis Theroux - Law And Disorder In Philadelphia (M) Parliament Question Time [s]

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

5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Bad Sister” (M s,v) 1:00 (’15) – As a top student at St Adeline’s Catholic Boarding 1:30 School, Zoe senses that 3:00 something is not quite right 4:00 about the school’s new nun. 5:00 Stars: Alyshia Ochse, Ryan 6:00 Newman, Devon Werkheiser, 7:00 Sloane Avery, Helen 7:30 Eigenberg, Jordan Diambrini 9:00 The Daily Edition [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised 9-1-1: Triggers (M) [s] S.W.A.T.: Saving Face (M d) [s] 11:05 The Latest Seven News [s] 12:00 Proven Innocent: 1:00 Acceptable Losses (M) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Mom: Pudding And A Screen Door (M) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Married At First Sight (M) [s] Movie: “Bad Moms 2” (M l,d) (’17) – As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. Stars: Mila Kunis, Kristen Be Chicago Med: This Is Now (M) Harry (PG) [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping

6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00

News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Poh’s Kitchen [s] Back Roads [s] Grand Designs New Zealand ABC News At Noon [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch (PG) [s] Parliament Question Time [s] Escape From The City [s] Think Tank (PG) [s] The Repair Shop [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Griff’s Great Australian Rail Trip [s] Rick Stein’s Road To Mexico: Guadalajara To Puerto Vallarta (PG) [s] QI: Night (M l) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s]

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

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Mom: Charlotte Brontë And A Backhoe (M) [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 Paramedics (M mp,l) [s] – Paramedics is a compelling documentary series offering unprecedented insight into the daily lives of emergency service heroes. 10:00 Chicago Med: Heavy Is The Head (M mp) [s] 11:00 New Amsterdam: Rituals (M) 11:50 Cold Case: The Runaway Bunny (M) [s] 12:40 Harry (PG) [s] 1:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 8:30 12:00 1:00

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:40 8:30 10:25 12:10 1:00 2:00 6:00 9:00 10:00 10:30 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:15 9:30 10:35 11:10 12:10

Tuesday 25 February

PRIME (C61/60)

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

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

5:00 5:30 6:00 7:00 8:30 9:30 10:30 11:30

12:30

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

2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 7:30 9:00 10:10 11:10 11:40

1:00

Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Father Figures” (M) (’17) Stars: Robert Jon Mello, Ed Helms, Retta The Daily Edition (PG) [s] The Chase UK [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Gold Digger (M s,l) [s] – When Julia’s children accuse Benjamin of infidelity it threatens to split them up. Deadly Dates: Kayleigh (M v) The Latest Seven News [s] Proven Innocent: SEAL Team Deep Six (M v) [s] – When a Navy SEAL is charged with murdering her superior, Madeline is determined to prove her innocence. Home Shopping

Also see: 7TWO (Channel 62) 7MATE (Channel 63) 7FLIX (Channel 66) 7FOOD (Channel 74)

5:30 9:00 11:30 12:00 1:00

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

7:00 7:30 8:00 9:00 10:15

11:15 12:10 1:05

2:45 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 6:00 6:30 7:30

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00

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

I Fish [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Escape Fishing With ET [s] The Offroad Adventure Show What’s Up Down Under? [s] Farm To Fork [s] Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] Fishing Australia [s] Supercars: Adelaide 500: Day 2 *Live* [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] Program To Be Advised Ambulance UK (M) [s] 999: What’s Your Emergency?: I Think Their Motivation Was To Kill Me (MA15+) [s] – Examines what happens when members of the public take the law into their own hands, and the dramatic consequences the emergency services have to deal with. Blue Bloods: Another Look (M) Bull: Doctor Killer (M) [s] Bull: No Good Deed (M) [s]

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] Three Veg And Meat [s] Farm To Fork [s] The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Australian Survivor - All Stars (PG) [s] – After tribe swap, things are a bit shaky for a few tribe members lost without their alliances. Hughesy, We Have A Problem (M) [s] Ross Nobel - Brain Dump (M) WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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19 February 2020

SBS (C30)

5:00 5:15 5:30 10:00 2:30 4:30 5:00 5:35 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:25 11:25 1:05 5:00 5:15 5:30 2:00 2:50 3:25 4:30 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:30 10:35 11:05 11:35 12:30 5:00 5:15 5:30 1:00 2:00 2:55 3:25 4:35 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:30 8:30 9:35 10:05 10:35 11:05 12:00 2:05 4:05

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Golf: The Australian Ladies Classic *Live From The Bonville Golf Resort, NSW Speedweek Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Cycling: NRS Cycling: Melbourne To Warrnabool Nazi Megastructures SBS World News Secrets Of Our Cities: Gold Coast (PG) Michael Palin In North Korea Inside North Korea’s Dynasty: Kingdom Of The Kims (PG) (In English/ Korean) Inside North Korea’s Dynasty: The Son Of God (PG) (In English/ Korean) Deep Water - The Real Story (MA15+) Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (PG) CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Nazi Megastructures: Hitler’s Island Megafortress (PG) Great British Railway Journeys: Hartlebury To Great Malvern (PG) Elvis And The Girl From Vienna (PG) The Supervet: Noel Fitzpatrick (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Planet Expedition: Arctic Ice Mountain (PG) Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor (PG) Medicine Or Myth? (PG) SBS World News Late Football: The World Game Wisting (M v) (In Norwegian/ English) Rupert Everett - 50 Shades Of Gay (MA15+) CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Nazi Megastructures: Lightning War Machine (PG) Great British Railway Journeys (PG) Who Do You Think You Are?: Ruby Wax (PG) Secrets Of Tutankhamun’s Treasures (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Great Australian Railway Journeys (PG) Insight: Coming Out With Faith (M) Dateline The Feed SBS World News Late The Twelve (M) (In Flemish) The Good Fight (MA15+) Counterpart (MA15+) 24 Hours In Emergency (M)

Headline News [s] 5:00 CGTN English News Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 NHK World English News Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Worldwatch Australian Survivor - All 1:00 PBS Newshour Stars (PG) [s] 2:00 Nazi Megastructures: Entertainment Tonight [s] The Eagle’s Nest (PG) Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:00 Dateline: Vietnam’s Hard Three Veg And Meat [s] Knocks Kitchen Farm To Fork [s] 3:35 Insight: The Bold And The Beautiful Coming Out With Faith (M) (PG) [s] 4:35 Secrets Of Tutankhamun’s 10 News First [s] Treasures (PG) WIN News [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia Australian Survivor - All 6:30 SBS World News Stars (PG) [s] 7:30 Tony Robinson’s Hidden NCIS: Britain By Drone Ephemera (M v) [s] 8:30 Dublin Murders (M) NCIS: Los Angeles: 9:35 Project Blue Book: The Concours D’elegance (M v) [s] Roswell Incident (Part 2) (M) WIN’s All Australian News [s] 10:25 SBS World News Late The Project [s] 11:00 Homeland: The Late Show With Stephen False Friends (MA15+) Colbert (PG) [s] 12:00 Deep Water (M l,v) Home Shopping 4:20 Great British Railway CBS - This Morning [s] Journeys (PG)

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

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

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Chalk the Walk street art festival returns on February 22 T he Entrance is poised to become one giant canvas when Central Coast Council’s Chalk the Walk street art festival returns on February 22.

Walkways, footpaths and paved open spaces are to be transformed into a traversable gallery, with an assortment of street artists tasked to bring vibrant, 2D and 3D installations to life, using chalk. This year, 10 local artists are set to Chalk the Walk with Council also securing the services of renowned master street artist, Anton Pulvirenti, who’ll be bringing six pieces to life at sites across Waterfront Plaza, where the artworks will be concentrated.

Central Coast Council Unit Manager, Community Partnerships, Glenn Cannard, said ‘Chalk the Walk’ will be an exciting celebration of this unique form of street art. “People of all ages and interests will appreciate this great event that showcases the work of a master street artist and incredible local talent,” Cannard said. “Chalk art lets artists use the pavement as their canvas and sees physical spaces temporarily transformed in amazing ways. “Head down to The Entrance and experience this year’s chalk art, interact with the art and enjoy the live music and entertainment throughout the day,” he said. Mayor Lisa Matthews

said Chalk the Walk will offer several different ways for the community to become part of the creative streetscape. “Children of all ages are free to go wild and express themselves on the chalkboard snake, and there’ll be an opportunity for 10 local artists to take part in the event. “We invite the community to grab their cameras, head down to The Entrance and strike a pose in front of some of the most creative artworks you will ever see on the pavement,” Mayor Matthews said. Chalk the Walk is free to attend and will run from 12pm on February 22. Source: Media release, Feb 4 Central Coast Council Media

Master street artist Anton Pulvirenti is taking on Chalk the Wall

Mardi Gras to include a Central Coast Pride float C

entral Coast residents will have a presence like never before at Sydney’s 2020 Mardi Gras Festival, with a combined Coastal Twist community float to take part in the festival parade. Featuring locals of all persuasions, participants will represent the theme of this year’s upcoming Coastal Twist, ‘Be The Change’, whilst also embodying this year’s Mardi Gras theme of ‘What Matters’, with the team from Coastal Twist/ Naughty Noodle Fun Haus coordinating. Coastal Twist Board Chair, Juan Iocco, said Coastal Twist was all about signalling a new era on the Coast, one where all people can feel included and valued. “Be the change is our Coastie theme for this

year’s upcoming Coastal Twist. “It is a call out for all Coasties to be the change they want to see,” Iocco said. “The Coast is coming into a new beginning, new thinking, ideas activated by more inclusion and visibility than ever before, and the Naughty Noodle Fun Haus is proud to be a part of that visible change into a region which is showing what we are made of and what we have the capacity to deliver on a global scale. “There would not be many residents who cannot see, smell and touch the change in the air. “We have embraced world class conscious arts and entertainment that’s simultaneously walking the tightrope of culture and place making with successful cutting edge arts delivery.

The Coast will have a community float in this year’s Mardi Gras parade “The Coast is right now to commence building etching ourselves on the float and to make the greater playing field costumes. with unique offerings “It really does take a which can and often do, village to make a village, reshape and expand with local community world views,” Iocco said. teens, mums and Residents from mums, mums and dads, Gwandalan through to hairdressers and students Patonga will be boarding to CEOs and barristers, the float on the night all pitching in,” Coastal and have joined with Twist Creative Director, the Naughty Noodle Glitta Supernova said.

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“The support from organisations and businesses has been incredibly gracious with donations from the Peninsula’s Meals on Wheels with space to build, ADSSI on the northern end with printers and furniture, Mitre 10 Kincumber, and Bunnings West Gosford and Umina, all amongst the too many to mention organisations pitching in with no financial gain, just a shared vision of a more welcoming and inclusive Central Coast. “As a community we are literally creating the change we want to see, working around thin outdated regional inequality structures which have no place in socially equitable societies. “The Coast is moving forward as a community and that’s what is making all the difference, like minded people working

together for a better way. “We have our glue guns and jigsaws out and we are going to use them, creating some fun out of all the hard work required as we build a float, create costumes and music/ choreography to boot,” Supernova said. The Mardi Gras Parade will be viewed live by millions of people across the world via SBS on February 29. The Naughty Noodle is simultaneously partnering with Woy Woy Leagues Club for everyone wanting to stay on the Coast and celebrate Mardi Gras with their second Bauhaus Dance Party fundraiser, featuring DJs Annabelle Gasper and Steve Sonius, plus performers and a big screen to view the parade from on the dance floor. Source: Media release, Feb 5 Juan Iocco, Naughty Noodle Fun Haus

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Money to support community groups

ecipients in the latest round of Central Coast Council’s community grants program will share $23,461. Among them are North Entrance Surf Life Saving Club, which will receive $4,750 for a gymnasium upgrade, to include new floor matting and gym

equipment, to support volunteer lifesavers and youth members. Chain Valley Bay Progress Association has been granted $4,062 to go towards the cost of a free community Australia Day barbecue and music event held at Joshua Porter Reserve. Council contributes

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Love Lanes to return

$300,000 a year to the community grants program which provides up to $5,000 per project per financial year in combined funding and/or in-kind Council services to not for profit organisations. Source: Meeting, Feb 12 Central Coast Council

Collection for toxic household waste

household chemical cleanout program to safely dispose of hazardous chemicals will be held on Saturday and Sunday, February 29 and March 1. Central Coast Council has organised the collection at the Long Jetty Depot, cnr The

Entrance and Wyong Rds, (turn left into Morris Pl), between 9am to 3.30pm each day. Council Unit Manager, Waste Services, Andrew Pearce, said residents could drop off up to 100 litres of paint. “All materials have a limit of container size per item of 20 litres or 20kg,” he said. Items accepted include

car and household batteries, smoke detectors, pesticides, gas bottles, fire extinguishers, fluorescent globes and tubes. The collection also includes any unknown or unidentified items as they will accepted for identification and correct disposal. Source: Media release, Feb 13 Central Coast Council

entral Coast Council broke hearts earlier this February when it announced that it was cancelling Wyong’s Love Lanes Festival. In a media statement, a spokesperson for Council said the decision

had been made following predicted heavy rains across the Coast over the weekend that the festival was set to take place, being February 8-9. Loves Lanes Festival is primarily an outdoor event and forecasted conditions made it unsuitable to move forward.

However, a smaller scale version of the event will be held on March 6, from 5pm to 9pm, with stalls, live entertainment, performances, activities and more in the Wyong CBD. Source: Media statement, Feb 6 Central Coast Council Media

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A COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF EVENTS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ON THE CENTRAL COAST WEDNESDAY, FEB 19

FRIDAY, FEB 21

Seniors Festival 2020: Seniors Fair, Umina Beach Library, No bookings required, 10am - 3pm 4304 7333

Seniors Festival 2020: Department of Human Services: Information Sessions Understanding Retirement Income Streams, The Entrance Library, Free, 1pm - 2:30pm, Understanding Superannuation, 10:30am - 12pm 4350 1550

Stephanie Parkyn Author Event: ‘Josephine’s Garden’, Erina Library, Free, 1:45pm - 3:15pm

Seniors Festival 2020: Department of Human Services Information Sessions Accommodation Options, Toukley Library, Free - No Booking required, 10:30am 12pm, Understanding Aged Care Fees And Charges, 12:30pm - 2pm 4350 1540

A Celebration of ‘The Superstars of Country: Then & Now, Laycock Street Theatre Auditorium, Ticketed, 8pm Lunch, Guest Speakers, Raffles, Friendship Days And Fun, Halekulani View Club, 11am

Tuggerah Lakes U3A presents a Talk on: ‘From Jesus to Christianity - the first 400 years Part 2’, Community Grants Program The Entrance/Long Jetty Drop In Session, RSL Hall, 10am – 12pm Wyong Council Administration Building, Free Seniors Day Registrations required, Information Morning, 3pm - 7pm 9am - 11am, the new empire dance and concert Retirees Meet and afternoon tea, 1pm, Gosford RSL Greet: Silver Storytime,

Erina Library, no bookings required, 10am - 12pm 4304 7650 THURSDAY, FEB 20 Central Coast Innovation Series: An opportunity for you to collaborate to innovate, The Entertainment Grounds, Free, 8am - 11:30am, centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ bigideas Writer’s Mixer: Emerging Writers Professional Development and Networking Series, Erina Library, Booking’s required, 7pm - 8:30pm

Seniors Extreme Weather Resilience, Toukley Library, 10am - 12:30pm 4350 1540

First Meeting Of Year Dying With Dignity NSW, Meeting Room 3 Erina Library (The Hive, Erina fair) 10am

SATURDAY, FEB 22

Batik - Hot Wax Resist Workshop, The Makers Studio Central Coast Inc. Gosford, Ticketed, 22 & 23/02, 10am - 4pm

CCC: Free Chemical CleanOut, Mount Penang Event Park Kariong, 22 & 23/02, 9am - 3:30pm www.cleanout.com.au

Chalk the Walk, Waterfront Plaza The Entrance, 12pm - 8pm centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/ whatson/chalkthewalk The Central Coast Series skate, scooter and BMX competition 2020, Wadalba Skate Park, Entry is free and open to riders aged 5-24

Visit our brand new display homes, Lakeside Chain Valley Bay, 10am - 12pm 4058 2964 Narara Ecovillage Open Day, Narara Ecovillage, 9:30am - 1pm

Lions Club of Woy Woy: Car Boot Sale and BBQ, Car Park Dundan Road Woy Woy, 6am - 1pm

grandchildren, a different approach to self-care, Bamboo Budda in Holgate, Bookings required

Book Launch Ultimate Gamer Tournament Sean Crawley: Dead People (12-24yrs), Don’t Make Jam, Erina Fair, Entry is free, Tuggerah Lakes CWA, 4:30pm - 7:30pm all welcome, 3:30pm

CCC: Free Chemical CleanOut, Council’s Long Jetty Depot Bateau Bay, 29/02 & 01/03, 9am - 3:30pm www.cleanout.com.au Clean Up Australia Day 2020, Hardys Bay Community Church, 8am

FRIDAY, FEB 28 Climate Action Plan Community Workshops, Review of the Lake Haven Shopping Warnervale Airport Our Volunteer Centre, 10am - 2pm, (Restrictions) Act 1996: Information & have you say online or Have your say, Wyong Recruitment Day, register your interest Council Central Coast Centre of yourvoiceourcoast.com Chambers ( 2 Hely St) Riding for the Disabled 2pm - 5pm Somersby, Avoca Beachside Markets, to speak at the forum All are welcome, Heazlett Park Foreshore, email - centralcoast@ 10am - 12pm 9am - 2pm planning.nsw.gov.au www.planning.nsw.gov.au SUNDAY, MAR 1 Symphony Central Coast: One Land, Many Stories, Memorial Park, The Entrance, Free Concert, 4pm

MONDAY, FEB 24

Award winning feature film: Equivocal Redemption - Preview Screening by Daniel Widdowson, Cinema Paradiso Ettalong, Ticketed, 7pm - 8:30pm

Women in Art Expo and Artisan’s Market, The Entrance Gallery And Complex, 1/03 - 22/03, 10am - 3pm

THURSDAY, MAR 5

Festival of Women: Because We Care Boutique Turns 1 Morning Tea, Wyong Neighbourhood Central Coast Cactus & Succulent Club INC: Centre, Free - Booking Autumn Sales Day, required, 10:30am. Charmhaven Community IWD Community Hall, 9am - 1pm Celebraton- speakers, entertainment, morning CEN: Wildplant tea, Northern Women’s Community Nursery, Health Centre, CEN Office, Ourimbah, 10am - 12pm 9am - 12pm www.women.nsw.gov.au

FRIDAY, MAR 6 Aussie Nightmarkets, The Entertainment Grounds Gosford, 5pm - 10pm Girrakool Blues Festival and Barbecue, Mt Penang Event Park, Ticketed, 06/03 - 8/03 Beginning your Family History - 4 Week Course, Wyong Family History Group Cottage, 06/03 - 27/03, Booking’s required, 9:30am - 2:30pm

The Central Coast Series skate, scooter and BMX competition 2020, Umina Skate Park, Entry is free and open to riders aged 5-24 Green Living Workshop: Pests, Predators and Companion Planting, Central Coast Life Time Learning Centre Palmdale, bookings essential, 12:30pm - 3pm

NSW Seniors Festival: Woy Woy Rugby Club International DJ’s Better Hearing Australia Sports Luncheon, www.women.nsw.gov.au Slumberjack, Central Coast - A Beautiful Ettalong Diggers, Florida Beach Bar, Day in the Neighbourhood, Ticketed, 12pm - 4pm Wyong Family History Ticketed 7pm Avoca Beach Picture Group: Hits and Misses Theatre, first 100 tickets The Central Coast Volunteer Seminar, SUNDAY, MAR 8 free, 1:30pm Support Group: Raising Tuggerah Community Hall, Gosford Musical Society: money for Guide Dogs Ticketed, 10am - 3:30pm Central Coast Mamma Mia! TUESDAY, FEB 25 fundraising stalls, Mariners vs Laycock Street Community Lake Haven Shopping MONDAY, MAR 2 Theatre, Ticketed, Wellington Phoenix, Centre 6 - 21/03, Central Coast Stadium, Continence Foundation Talk, 2pm & 8pm sessions Ticketed, 4pm Robert Gerrish Author Bateau Bay Library, www.a-league.com.au Event, bookings essential, Tuggerah Lakes U3A Woy Woy Library, 1:30pm - 2:30pm presents a Talk on: Central Coast Festival 10:15am - 11:45am Life on the Spectrum, ‘Inspiring Speeches’, of Women: The Ettalong Diggers, The Entrance/Long Jetty TUESDAY, MAR 3 SATURDAY, FEB 29 RSL Hall, 10am – 12pm Soroptimists Breakfast, Ticketed, 6:30pm

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Festival of Women: SATURDAY, MAR 7 Creative Expression IWD Workshop with lunch, 37 Maidens Brush Road Celebrity Psychic Wyoming, Coastie Mardi Gras Medium Central Coast Mariners Free - Booking Dance Party, Mitchell Coombes: vs Sydney FC, required, 10am - 2pm International Women’s Messages from Spirit, Central Coast Stadium, Climate Action Plan Woy Woy Leagues Club, www.women.nsw.gov.au Day Cabaret: Community Workshops, Ticketed, 6pm - 12pm Ettalong Diggers, Ticketed, 6pm Rayon Riot 2, Lake Munmorah United naughtynoodle.com.au/ Ticketed, 6:45pm WEDNESDAY, MAR 4 www.a-league.com.au 5 Broken Bay Rd Bowling Club, whaston 4343 0111 Ettalong, Ticketed, 6pm - 8pm, www.ettalongdiggers.com Conrad Sewell Festival of Women: 8pm - 10pm Troubadour Folk Club: have you say online or ‘Big World’ Tour, IWD Community naughtynoodle.com.au/ Mic Conway with Robbie The AC/DC Story, Central Coast Leagues Club, register your interest Celebration whaston Long (Aust) Laycock Street Theatre yourvoiceourcoast.com Ticketed, 7pm speakers, musician, St Luke’s Hall Woy Woy, Auditorium,Ticketed, light lunch, social, The Central Coast branch of Tickets at door, 7pm 7:30pm The Australian Seekers THURSDAY, FEB 27 the Disabled Surfers Peninsula Women’s Show, Association: ‘Smiles on Health Centre, Central Coast Family The Ettalong Diggers, Dials” Surf Event, Free - Booking Support Services: Ticketed, 3:30pm Umina Beach, 9:30am required, 10am - 1pm ART EXPRESS 4343 0111 Central Coast Wedding Fair, www.ettalongdiggers.com The Entertainment Grounds, Ticketed, 10am - 1pm Brisbane Water Evening View Club Monthly Meeting, SUNDAY, FEB 23 Function Room at the Grange Hotel, 7pm

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6th International Women’s Day Expo, Westfield Tuggerah Shopping centre, 9am

grandparents raising

Reef Restaurant Terrigal. Live Streaming Of The “All About Women” Event From The Sydney Opera House, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah Campus, Free, Bookings required, 1pm WEDNESDAY, MAR 11 Climate Action Plan Community Workshops, Doyalson RSL, 6pm - 8pm, have you say online or register your interest yourvoiceourcoast.com

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Judgmental keyboard warriors asked to have a little more empathy

Kangy Angy resident is beside herself with joy after her beloved 16-hand thoroughbred horse was found alive after being swept away in the flooded waters of Ourimbah Creek during the Coast’s freak storm event on February 9.

Kangy Angy’s Rebecca Moana is over the moon that her horse, Mr Floppy, is safe and sound, albeit worse for wear, after spending a night lost in the creek. Moana said she spent a tense night waiting for news on Mr Floppy after he was swept away on the evening of February 9,

but awoke to find he had made his own way back to her property during the night. Mr Floppy is now receiving treatment for pneumonia as well as cuts and bruises at the Wyong Equine Clinic. Moana was one of several owners in the former Wyong Shire to report their horse missing during the severe weather event, with some being swept away and others escaping their paddocks and enclosures. Two horses that were swept away from Yarramalong have since been found deceased. The deaths, along with a barrage of “nastiness” online towards owners whose horses went

missing, has prompted the Central Coast and Hunter Valley Horse and Livestock Evacuation and Rescue Aid Group to ask judgmental keyboard warriors to have a little more empathy. Group member, Cheryl Hesketh, said flooding experienced around some parts of the Coast was unprecedented, with many residents affected describing the torrent as akin to a “damn having burst.” “These flood waters were like nothing people have seen before. “They rose in a matter of minutes and subsided just as quickly. “Those horses never had a chance to move out of the way in a paddock

where they should have been safe. “Mother nature is unpredictable and despite people’s best efforts, situations arise that have not been encountered before. “We only have to look back on the recent fires for comparison. “So please, next time you think of typing something, keep your judgmental opinions to yourself,” Hesketh said. Source: Social media, Feb 9-10 Rebecca Moana, Kangy Angy Website, Feb 14 Cheryl Hesketh, Central Coast and Hunter Valley Horse and Livestock Evacuation and Rescue Aid Group

Mr Floppy

Photo: Rebecca Moana

Successful breeding season for threatened species

t has been a successful breeding season for Little Terns at North Entrance this year, despite a disastrous start with a vandal attack on their colony at Karagi Reserve in early December.

Central Coast Birding group spokesman, Allan Benson, of Ourimbah, said that about 25 young had fledged this year,

which represented about 10 percent of successfully raised young in NSW. “This is a significant number of young raised,” he said. “Little Terns are a threatened species, so every chick successfully raised is really important. “It is remarkable that they can breed so successfully in such as busy place as the North Entrance, where there is a constant stream of

fishermen and beach users. “The most important reason that the Little Tern breeds successfully, is that Central Coast Council erects a fence every year that demarcates their breeding zone. “The vast majority of residents and visitors respect the fenced area and don’t enter the area or walk dogs there in the breeding season. “Ironically, the

unfortunate incident where the breeding area was vandalised, probably worked in our favour, as the massive publicity generated actually increased awareness of the Little Tern colony”, Benson said. “As far as we are aware, there were no more vandal incidents.” Source: Media release Feb 9 Allan Benson, Central Coast Birding Group

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FOLLOWING IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF WYONG REGIONAL CHRONICLE PICKUP LOCATIONS, PAPERS ARE DELIVERED TO ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS EVERY FRIDAY BATEAU BAY Discount Drug Store Ritchies IGA Cresthaven Shopping Centre 73 Scenic Dr Bateau Bay Bowling Club 5 Bias Ave

Halekulani Bowling Club 50 Natuna Ave

The Entrance Leagues Club 3 Bay Village Rd

Leader Pet Supplies 17 Lake St

Tuggerah Lakes Community Centre 1 Bay Village Rd

Coast Hotel 169 Budgewoi Rd

Bateau Bay Men’s Shed 1 Bay Village Rd Bateau Bay Square 12 Bay Village Rd Coles The Entrance Rd Woolworths 12 Bay Village Rd Sun Valley Tourist Park 2 Bateau Bay Rd Blue Lagoon Beach Resort 10 Bateau Bay Rd Uniting Nareen Gardens Bateau Bay 19 Bias Ave

Tenth Avenue Pharmacy 56 Tenth Ave BUFF POINT Budgewoi Soccer Club 1 Millington Way CANTON BEACH Heritage Village Toukley 2 Evans Rd Lakefront Village 1-91 Village Way

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Elderslee Retirement Community 15 Bias Ave

Northlakes Tavern 17-33 Pacific Hwy

Kiah Lodge Retirement Community 15 Anne Findlay Pl BERKELEY VALE Berkeley Vale Public School 6 Pindarri Ave Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College - Berkeley Vale Campus 5-25 Berkeley Rd BP 1 Blade Cl Berkeley Vale Private Hospital Lorraine Ave Opal Berkeley Village 8 Lorraine Ave Medical Centre 3/10 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale Cellars 258 Lakedge Ave Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre 3 Heather Ave BLUE HAVEN Blue Haven Community Centre 1 Apsley Ct Blue Haven Public School 37 Colorado Dr BUDGEWOI Coles Noela Pl United Petroleum 67-71 Scenic Dr

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Toukley & Districts Art Society

The Bottle-O Shop 2/120 Wyong Rd

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Killarney Vale Bakery & Café 122 Wyong Rd

GOSFORD Imperial centre 171 Mann St

Supanews Westfield Northlakes CHITTAWAY BAY Chittaway Centre Pharmacy Chittaway Shopping Centre DOYALSON Macquarie Shores Home Village 150 Tall Timbers Rd Doyalson Wyee RSL Club Pacific Hwy FORRESTER’S BEACH Celebrations Shops 6&7, 15 Forrester’s Beach Rd Brown Sugar Bakery 15 Forrester’s Beach Rd Forries Café 970 The Entrance Rd, Forrester’s Beach Di Matteos 27 Forrester’s Beach Rd

Central Coast Cycles 118 Wyong Rd

Masonic Centre 86 Mann Street

Red Prawn & Seafood Takeaway 118 Wyong Rd

GWANDALAN Gwandalan Public School Kanangra Dr Gwandalan Bowling Club Gamban Rd HAMLYN TERRACE Hakea Grove Aged Care 102 Louisiana Rd

Liquorland 72 Wallarah Rd Central Coast Fresh & Cooked Seafood 74 Wallarah Rd TSG Gorokan 1/74 Wallarah Rd Wallarah Bay Recreation

KULNURA General Store, Indian Restaurant & Cafe LAKE HAVEN Lake Haven Castle Cottage 8 Kylie Cl

LONG JETTY Caltex Long Jetty 431 The Entrance Rd Bridge Club 415 The Entrance Rd CUT Computers 421 The Entrance Rd Diggers at The Entrance 315 The Entrance Rd Kaino’s Seafood And B-urgers 324 The Entrance Rd MAGENTA Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club 1 Magenta Dr

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Fill & Carry Fruit Market 258 Wallarah Rd BYO Cellars 260 Wallarah Rd KILLARNEY VALE Opal Killarney Vale 1 Daniel Cl Central Coast Community Care Association Cnr Cornish Avenue & Wyong Rd

Lakeside Leisure Village 51 Kamilaroo Ave LISAROW Lisarow Takeaway Shop 2/1 Parsons Rd Lisarow Newsagency Shop 13/1 Parsons Rd McDonald’s 2 Parsons Road Woolworths 3 Parsons Rd Coles 11 Parsons Rd The Orchards Retirement Village 15 The Ridgeway

KFC 16 The Entrance Road

Coles Westfield Tuggerah

Jimbo’s Quality Seafoods 109 The Entrance Rd

Supanews Westfield Tuggerah

WYONG Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Inc Building 2/8 Rankens Ct

Subway 35/37 Coral St

Terry White Chemmart Westfield Tuggerah

Wyong Family History Group 6 Rankens Ct

Dunleith Tourist Park 2 Hutton Rd

Tuggerah Library and Council Services Westfield Tuggerah

Village Central Wyong 18/34 Alison Rd

Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Rd David Mehan MP - The Entrance Electorate Office 24 The Entrance Rd Smoking Dragon 173 The Entrance Rd

MANNERING PARK The Bottle-O Mannering Park TOOWOON BAY Cellars Toowoon Bay Holiday Park 68 Vales Rd 1 Koongara St

NORAH HEAD Norah Head Bowling & Lake Haven Shopping Centre Sports Club Victoria St (service desk) The Dam Hotel Cnr Minnesota Rd & Pacific Lake Haven Drive & NORAVILLE Goobarabah Avenue Hwy Vietnam Veterans Keith Payne VC Hostel LTD Lake Haven Library and Bottlemart 1 Evans Rd Council Services 181-187 Minnesota Rd Lake Haven Shopping Centre OURIMBAH Palm Springs Home Village Ourimbah Lisarow RSL Club RFBI Lake Haven Masonic 181 Minnesota Rd 6/20 Pacific Hwy Village Catholic Healthcare Wellness Christopher Cres Coastal Rural Traders Centre 10 Ourimbah St Subway 1 Minnesota Rd 2/14 Bannister Dr TAFE Ourimbah Campus Warnervale Public School Q-10, Loop Rd & The Warnervale Rd & Minnesota McDonald’s Boulevarde Goobarabah Ave Rd The Preview LAKE MUNMORAH Uniting Starrett Lodge The Boulevarde Lake Munmorah Public 1/35 Louisiana Rd School The Millery Anglican Care Warnervale Pacific Highway Carters Rd 10 Chittaway Rd Gardens Jamaica Blue 171 Mataram Rd Lee Rowan’s Garden world 275 Pacific Hwy 72 Pacific Hwy KANWAL Woolworths Amcal+ Pharmacy Kanwal SAN REMO 1 Tall Timbers Rd Village Coles Shop 1/260 Wallarah Rd Northlakes Shopping Centre Parktrees Village 750 Pacific Hwy Kanwal Medical Centre, Neighbourhood Centre k2/654 Pacific Hwy 28 Brava Ave Lake Munmorah Senior Citizens Club Tuggerah Lakes Private the Lott 1 Acacia Ave Hospital 21 Pacific Hwy 645 Pacific Hwy Munmorah United Bowling San Remo Pharmacy Club Arcare Kanwal Aged Care 123 Marine Parade Acacia Ave 2 Pearce Rd

William Cape Gardens Forrester’s Beach Retirement 40 Pearce Rd Village Oasis Caratel Caravan Park 1001 The Entrance Rd 207/209 Wallarah Rd Caltex service station Wyong Rugby League Club The Entrance Rd Cnr 40 Lake Haven Dr Bellevue Rd GOROKAN Guardian Pharmacy 70 Wallarah Rd

Killarney Vale Newsagency 112 Wyong Rd

Central Coast Leagues Club 1 Dane Dr

CHAIN VALLEY BAY Valhalla by Gateway Lifestyle Wyong Public Hospital 25 Mulloway Rd Pacific Hwy

Bupa Aged Care Bateau Bay 17 Bias Ave

Southern Cross Care Reynolds Court Residential Aged Care 7 Bias Ave

Club 40 Wallarah Rd

THE ENTRANCE The Entrance Visitor Information Centre 46 Marine Parade Nesuto The Entrance Apartments 18 Coral St

Bay Takeaway 205 Bay Rd Toowoon Bay Cellars 153-155 Bay Rd Australia Post 145 Bay Rd Toowoon Bay Seafood & Take Away 92 Toowoon Bay Rd Amcal+ Pharmacy Toowoon Bay 96 Toowoon Bay Rd Family Bean 90 Toowoon Bay Rd Flour & Co. 88 Toowoon Bay Rd TOUKLEY Toukley50 Plus Leisure & Learning Centre 1 Hargraves St Seabreeze Seafoods 10 Hargraves St The Salvation Army 28 Canton Beach Rd NewsXpress Toukley Shop 1/30 Canton Beach Rd Coastal Health Medical Centre 213-217 Main Rd Toukley Golf Club 54 Ninth Ave Opal Norah Head 63 Palomar Parade Toukley Public School Main Rd Canton Beach Sports Club 11 Hibbard St

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Plaza Newsagency 6/18-34 Alison Rd The Art House Theatre 19-21 Margaret St Club Wyong RSL 15 Margaret St Central Coast Mobile Village 1A Cutler Dr IGA North Wyong Shop 2/34-38 Cutler Drive North Wyong High School 53 Alison Rd TAFE NSW – Wyong Porter St Wyong Milk Factory Café 141 Alison Rd All Sorts Fitness Wyong 141 Alison Rd

Domino’s Pizza Mingara 8 Mingara Dr

Alison Homestead 1 Cape Rd

McDonald’s Mingara Mingara Dr

United Petroleum 359 Pacific Highway North

Mr David Harris MP - Wyong Hungry Jack’s Mingara Recreation Complex Electorate Office 142 Pacific Hwy KFC Mingara KFC 3 Mingara Dr 300 Pacific Hwy Subway Restaurant Subway Lot 9 Mingara Dr &, Wyong 250/300 Pacific Hwy Rd WADALBA McDonald’s London Dr Woolworths 1 Figtree Blvd Coles Orchid Way The Lott 2 Edward Stinson Avenue Nargis Gourmet Food Indian & kebab 6/2 Edward Stinson Ave WAMBERAL Pacific Garden Hotel 871 The Entrance Rd

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Family History Group to host a family history seminar

he Wyong Family History Group will host a family history seminar featuring two special guests on March 1. The seminar, entitled Hits and Misses, will take place at Tuggerah Community Hall and feature guest speakers, Jason Reeves and Christine Yeats.

Reeves works for family history web service, Ancestry.com, while Yeats is the President of the Royal Australian Historical Society. Both speakers will deliver two presentations during the seminar, with Reeves’ first topic being a basic introduction to using Ancestry. com, followed by an introduction to additional

Open to local gamers aged 12-24, the six round tournament held across the coast commences on February 27, at Erina Fair. Council’s Director, Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said the tournament is returning following last year’s popular inaugural event. “We are excited to bring the tournament back in 2020,” Vaughan said. “Last year, over 200 people competed, with first, second and third place winners awarded. “This year, we have new games for players to compete in for a chance to win prizes from a total prize pool of $2,000.” Central Coast Mayor,

Lisa Matthews, said the event connects young people on the Coast. “Our youth are an important part of our community and Council is committed to creating opportunities to celebrate their achievements and abilities,” Mayor Matthews said. “The Ultimate Gamer Tournament is an opportunity for young people to showcase their gaming skills, compete, learn new skills, and meet new people in a fun environment,” she added. The tournament is open to all levels of ability and gaming experience and may appeal to people who are on the autism spectrum. A chill out tent space will be available for young people to relax or who may need a space to retreat. Each heat will be held

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service, Ancestry DNA. Yeats’ first topic will be the Ubiquitous Mrs in family history, followed by a presentation on criminal court records. The seminar will conclude with a Q&A session with both speakers. Source: Media release, Feb 3 Lynda Smith, Wyong Family History Group

Ultimate Gamer Tournament returns entral Coast Council is inviting young gamers to take part in its 2020 Ultimate Gamer Tournament.

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in mobile gaming vans, with the capacity of up to 100 gamers per session, located at major shopping centres. Entry is free, with winners of each heat advancing to compete in the semi-finals and grand final in May. All heats will be held on Thursday nights from 4:30 to 7:30pm at the following locations: Westfield Tuggerah, March 12; Umina SLSC, March 26; Lake Munmorah Shopping Centre, April 2; Kibble Park, Gosford, April 16; and, Lake Haven Shopping Centre, April 30. The semi-finals will be held at Erina Fair on May 7, with the grand final at Westfield Tuggerah on May 21, both from 4:30 to 8:30pm.

isitors to Wyong may have noticed a bright new addition to the iconic Chapman Building. Aptly named, the Love Lanes Wings mural features a pair of giant, rainbow coloured butterfly wings, sporting the word ‘love’. Installed by signs and banner expert, Rick McCaffery, from Bannerama Long Jetty, the mural was meant to be a choice attraction and photo op for Love

Passersby pose with the mural Lanes 2020, but sadly the festival was cancelled due to inclement weather. The cancellation has seen the mural become a well kept secret by the Wyong CBD and a pleasant surprise to visitors. But with the temporary artwork only set to grace the side of the Chapman Building for a few weeks anyone looking for an Instagram worthy snap should get in sooner rather than later. McCaffery, who has

installed pieces at Love Lanes in the past, said Council usually left the banners up for around a month. “They stay up until the vinyl starts to wear and then Council gets me to take them down, but with the announcement of a smaller scale Love Lanes happening in March, this one might be up for a bit longer than usual,” McCaffery said. Source: Interview, Feb 17 Rick McCaffery, Bannerama Reporter: Dilon Luke

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SPORT

Silver medal and a $7,000 cheque for North Shelly Boardriders’ Club N

orth Shelly Boardriders Club has placed second in the Nudie Australian Boardriders Battle national final, after a nail biting final againstQueensland’s North Shore Boardriders that came right down to the wire. The North Shelly team of Macy Callaghan, Shane Holmes, Molly Picklum, Russ Molony and Joel Vaughan, looked poised to take out the championship after carving out an early

lead in the final, but a massive 8.15 wave score from North Shore’s Alister Reginato, propelled the rival club from third to first, with just five seconds remaining on the clock. While it may not have been the result they wanted, it’s North Shelly’s second consecutive second place finish in the national final and they didn’t walk away empty handed, with the silver medal coming with a $7,000 cheque for the club. Molly Picklum also picked up an individual award for her efforts,

taking out the Layne Beachley Medal. With the Boardriders’ Battle done and dusted for another year, North Shelly riders’ focus now switches to the upcoming Vissla and Sisstrevolution Central Coast Pro events happening at Avoca Beach from February 25 to March 1. The events are both World Surf League Qualifying Series 3000 competitions and will bring some of the best surfing talent in the world to the Coast. Source: Media release, Feb 16 Ethan Smith, Surfing NSW

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Series showcases the talent of the Coast’s young riders and highlights the quality of our outdoor spaces. “We have an incredibly strong local skate scene and competitions such as these provide opportunities not only for the riders but for residents to go outdoors, support our young people and celebrate community life. “I encourage young riders to register for the competition and urge spectators to get out there to cheer them on,” Mayor Matthews said.

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Central Coast Council hosted event will run at skate parks across the Coast, as young riders battle it out for championship titles. Rather than competing in a final, this year’s Champion and division winners will be determined by an accumulative tally across three heats. Council Director, Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, said the competition for riders aged 5-24 has grown in popularity each year. “Originally, the Series was held during Youth Week to activate our skate parks, and now it’s held across the Coast over three months, giving more opportunities to our

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SPORT Isabelle Kelly scores in NRLW Nines’ Premiership winning team WYONG REGIONAL CHRONICLE - WWW.CENTRALCOASTNEWS.NET

change could be on the horizon for Berkeley Vale local, Isabelle Kelly, with the 2018 Golden Boot winner hinting that she’s considering pulling on the red V jersey for the St George Illawarra Dragons, after joining them in the recent NRLW Nines competition.

Isabelle Kelly (front row, second from right) looking right at home with the Dragons

Kelly has been a staple player for the Sydney Roosters, so her decision to play for the Dragons in the Nines comp was a major coup for St George, with it speculated that she’d be fronting up for

the Roosters prior to the announcement. The Dragons would go on to beat competition favourites and reigning NRLW Nines Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos, 28 to 4 in the grand final, to secure the 2020 Premiership. Kelly was a dominant force in the final, crossing for the Dragons’ first try of the match and that fact wasn’t lost on Dragons’ Coach, Daniel Lacey, who’s offered the 23-year-old a longer term deal with the club for the upcoming NRLW season. Kelly however is playing it coy. She’s not made any

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concrete commitments but has hinted that she’s considering Lacey’s offer. Speaking to media post grand final, Kelly said the NRLW Nines’ result had her thinking about signing with the Dragons. “I think that after that tournament and being a part of that team, I really enjoyed my time here at the Dragons, and there’s a little insight into that, but I’ll guess we’ll have to keep waiting and see,” Kelly said. Source: Press conference, Feb 15 Isabelle Kelly, St George Dragons’ Nines Reporter: Dilon Luke

Locals win several medals at the National Indoor Hockey Festival

contingent of Central Coast Hockey Association (CCHA) players have returned from the National Indoor Hockey Festival with medals under their

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to medal, picking up a bronze with her NSW teammates in the Open Womens. This was followed by Kael Webster, who picked up a silver in the Under 21 Men’s State and a gold in the Under 18 Boys’ State.

Next was Sam Carr and Nick Reid, with gold in the Under 15 Boy’s State, followed by Ella Carr, with a bronze in the Under 15 Girl’s State and Lara Drennan and Zoe Clarke, each with a bronze in the Under 13 Girl’s Blues.

A handful of CCHA athletes came agonisingly close to the podium. These included Noah Needham in the Under 15 Boy’s Blues (fourth) and Rhiley Carr in the Under 21 Men’s Blues (fifth). Upon conclusion of

the Under 18 Boy’s Championships, Kael Webster was also selected for the Australian Under 18 Boy’s Squad. Source: Website, Jan 30 Brett Johnson, Central Coast Hockey Association

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onstruction work is now underway to rebuild Bateau Bay’s EDSACC South amenities building, to replace the previous facility destroyed by fire in 2015.

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entral Coast icon and it may well also Council is mark its demise”. Proprietor of The searching for funds for emergency Entrance Boat Shed, dredging of The Toni Moon, said in Public Forum that she and her Entrance Channel.

husband, Terry, bought the business two years ago “with the vision to bring the old girl back to its former glory”. “The boat shed will be forced to close if something isn’t done immediately,” Moon said. “We need an emergency dredging program. “Just look at the state of The Entrance Channel at the moment, you’ve (Council) neglected our main asset, the asset that attracts tourists to the area, the asset that keeps our business and many others alive,” she said. Moon said it was not just the shallow waters because of the siltation, it was the growing seaweed and build up of wrack because of the

The shallow waters around The Entrance boat shed where even paddleboarders run aground. poor water flow. trouble.” “The wrack is now stuck Moon said because under the boat shed, it’s of the shallow waters deep, it’s not moving, and the seaweed, their and it’s going mouldy, equipment was being which is not healthy, and damaged. it stinks like you wouldn’t “We’ve already had believe,” she said. two of our new motors “In certain parts, on the just about burnt out road side, it has dried off because people who hire and that’s a fire hazard, our boats don’t realise to so if someone does turn motors off when the something stupid like wrack is so thick,” she flick a cigarette, we’re in said.

Mayor, Lisa Matthews, called for the CEO, as a priority, to provide full details of Council’s short and long term dredging plan, including the acquisition of a suitable dredge. Cr Jane Smith questioned whether keeping the channel open was the objective under the Tuggerah Lakes Estuary Management Plan. “I think it’s more for a flooding issue, isn’t it? Rather than for navigation,” she said. Council Director, Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said that the dredging program in the past had been carried out for an exchange of water between the lake and the ocean. He said current restrictions under the dredging licence was that it had to be 10m away from a jetty or wharf and

15m from a pylon or a bridge, which limited the areas at The Entrance where dredging could occur. Council has already started a rubbish clean up in the waters from Picnic Point to the eastern point, past Memorial Park. CEO, Gary Murphy, will write to Terrigal MP, Adam Crouch, for advice as to whether a portion or all of the $1.4M in funding left over from dredging Ettalong Channel can be diverted to fund dredging of The Entrance Channel as an interim solution. Also, Council will convene a meeting of experts and stakeholders to discuss an ongoing strategy to keep The Entrance channel open and accessible for the community. Source: Meeting, Dec 9 Agenda item 8.3 Central Coast Council Reporter: Sue Murray

54 dwelling complex approved after years of delays A

fter several years of community consultation and amendments, Lake Haven Development P/L has been given the go ahead for a 54 dwelling complex in Charmhaven. Central Coast Council approved the $10M development at its December 9 meeting and Cr Doug Vincent thanked the developer who was “flexible to listen to the community and make amendments”. The 1.3ha of vacant land at 7 Stratford Ave, will be transformed into a community title subdivision with lots ranging in size from 144.1sqm to 264sqm.

Under a community title scheme, a resident owns the lot they buy but shares responsibility of common areas, such as recreational spaces and driveways, with other residents. There will be 12 blocks of attached double-storey buildings and each home will have three bedrooms and a single garage. There will be 38 visitor parking spaces throughout the site and an open recreation area in the centre of the complex. Following Council’s deferral of the matter in September for a site inspection by councillors to examine traffic and road issues, the applicant put in amended plans.

Site plan of the 54 dwellings on the Charmhaven land The site inspection was attended by Councillors Jillian Hogan, Louise Greenaway and Jeff Sundstrom, together with Council staff and 11 residents. Some concerns remained about drainage at Oak Rd and Merinda Ave and whether it could

cope with the extra housing, whether there was enough on site car parking, the suitability of double-storey housing in a single storey area, and consideration of a centralised rainwater tank on-site. The new plans altered vehicular access to the

site from the constructed portion of Stratford Ave, instead of the previously proposed access from Moala Pde. This amended access also means only 19 trees need to be removed from Stratford Ave, compared to 80. To allay concerns from neighbours about the new residents parking in streets outside the development, The Community Management Statement for the complex will add a clause to allow “stacked” parking which means residents could park in front of their garages if need be. A Council report said an upgrade of the street drainage in Oak

Rd was proposed to direct stormwater from the development to the piped drainage system downstream at the Oak Rd/Merinda Ave intersection. A report to Council said the development would assist housing needs and promoted “walkable” neighbourhoods by being near numerous shops and services at Lake Haven shopping centre which was within walking distance. The development was compatible with the scale and character of the area, the report said. Source: Meeting, Dec 9 Agenda item 3.1 Central Coast Council Reporter: Sue Murray

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Urgent action sought over dredging of The Entrance Channel

Councillors decided at the December 9 meeting to lobby the State and Federal governments and they have their eyes on money which was set aside for ongoing maintenance of Ettalong Channel after the recent completion of dredging there. This action came about from a Notice of Motion by Cr Greg Best who wanted an urgent investigation into the continuing deterioration of the Tuggerah Lakes and the choking of The Entrance Channel. He informed councillors how the siltation of the channel was affecting the historic Entrance Boat Shed, saying “2020 marks the centenary of this local

said. “To get to this construction stage, we undertook necessary investigations to identify if the remaining structure could be salvaged, planning and design activities, and preconstruction work. “We appreciate the local sporting community’s patience and understanding of the time that it has taken to

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he fire which started at Charmhaven on New Year’s Eve, and spread over 335ha, is officially out. District Manager for Central Coast Rural Fire Service, (RFS) Superintendent Viki Campbell, said the fire was declared out on Friday, January 17, following significant rainfall. “There’s still a lot of summer to go and we are remaining vigilant,” Supt Campbell said. “Our mopping up started along the edges of the fire and roads, and went in about 50m where we chopped down trees that could be dangerous. “People should definitely not be going any further into the burnt off areas where there might be some places still affected by fire and falling trees could be dangerous,” Supt Campbell said. Meanwhile, police are treating the fire as “suspicious” and an investigation into the cause of the fire is continuing. A Police Media spokesperson said there was no evidence to support claims on social media that the fire was lit by youths who discarded lit cigarettes in the bush. The New Year’s Eve fire was reported before noon as a small fire in Arizona Rd, Charmhaven, and quickly escalated to emergency level. It progressed during the day and even though on ground fire fighting was supported by several water bombing aircraft, soaring temperatures, the intensity of the fire and wild winds pushed the fire front in different

The extent of the area ravaged by fire at Charmhaven, Blue Haven and Wyee directions. The southerly front hit about 9pm and strong winds fanned the fire, pushing it towards Blue Haven across Wallarah Creek. It quickly tore through bushland, leaping over the motorway at Thompson Vale Rd and spreading out over Bushells Ridge and on to south Wyee. Widespread ember attacks rained on Birdwood Dr in Blue Haven as the fire flared and multiple fire crews were diverted to protect houses there. Police and firefighters were doorknocking in Blue Haven advising residents to evacuate. Evacuation centes opened at Doyalson RSL Club and Avondale University at Cooranbong, where about 170 people from Wyee and Blue Haven sought safe refuge. It wasn’t until later in the night and into New

Year’s Day that fire crews could bring the fire under control. More than 270 properties were saved, however, nine were damaged, and one house in Birdwood Dr was lost in the fire. Crews worked on the first day of the year on strengthening containment lines of the fire in order to limit the chances of further flare ups. By mid morning on New Year’s Day, the RFS reported that conditions had eased across the fireground and the fire was being controlled, so the alert was downgraded to “advice” level, which meant that there was no immediate threat but residents should stay informed. The fire had, so far, consumed about 335ha. The Pacific Hwy was closed from Goorama Ave at Blue Haven through to the roundabout at Lake Haven Dr for three

days, and the Doyalson motorway link road was closed between the M1 freeway and Wyee Rd for two days. Wyee Rd was closed near Gorokan Rd, and because of the safety risks caused by the bushfires, trains and buses were not stopping at Wyee railway station and it was closed. Community meetings have been held on January 17 and 21 at Blue Haven to address concerns and provide information to help residents recover after the bushfire. They were organised by Central Coast Council and Cr Jillian Hogan said that they were well attended by people affected by the fires, particularly families in Popran Way, where the fire came right up to their fences. She said the team from San Remo Neighbourhood Centre had been working with families to support

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them in their recovery. “It is an extremely frightening event that leaves long term scars both physically and emotionally,” she said. “Unlike what we have experienced before through numerous floods and storms, the impact of these ferocious fires is very different and traumatising for residents.” Director of Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan, outlined the numerous support services available to help in the recovery for people, property, pets and the environment. The meetings included talks and information from the Rural Fire Service, NSW Fire and Rescue, the NSW Health, Land and Environment Department, Community and Justice Department and several sections of Council. Cr Hogan said residents indicated that their main concerns were that they

did not know where, and from whom, they could get help. “This ranged from financial help or in practical ways for health requirements, and where to get help for mental health,” she said. “Two things were evident, information is needed to be activated straight away as well as practical assistance. “We need a coordinated approach to disaster recovery, on the ground, locally, to help and support people immediately,” Cr Hogan said. Source: Interview, Jan 20 Supt Viki Campbell, District Manager for Central Coast RFS Media statement, Jan 21 Northern Region Police Media Media statement and Interview, Jan 20 Councillor Jillian Hogan Websites, Dec 31, 2019 & Jan 1 NSW Central Coast Incident Alerts RFS Central Coast Charmhaven RFS Reporter: Sue Murray

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First Australian pairing to reach the Men’s grand final since in 1998

he dream run of Wyong Tennis Club’s Max Purcell through the Australian Open Men’s Doubles Grand Slam has come to an end. Purcell, who hails from Terrigal, and his partner, Luke Saville, went down to eleventh seeded Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on February 2, but not before making their own mark on the competition. Wildcarded into the tournament, Purcell and Saville turned heads as the first Australian pairing to reach the Men’s grand final since Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1998, before Purcell was even born. Max Purcell and Luke Saville

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The grandstand at EDSACC South carry out these processes building codes and and believe the new therefore could not be facility will be worth the used in the rebuild. wait,” he added. “The remaining A spokesperson for structure was then Council said the five fully demolished,” the year interim between spokesperson said. the facility’s destruction Since its destruction, and rebuild had allowed temporary facilities have Council to provide a been in place to service much better facility than the community. what was previously The new facility there. will be located in the “The fire didn’t destroy northern end of the the whole building, which sportsground for safer provided the possibility access to the carpark to re-use some of the and it will complement remaining building the sportsground’s new structure. grandstand which was “ E n g i n e e r i n g unveiled in 2018. investigations were Source: then undertaken on the Media release, Feb 11 remaining slab and brick Central Coast Council Media wall structures where it was determined that they did not meet current

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Council’s Director, Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said these works will deliver an improved sporting facility for local sports clubs, players and spectators on the Coast’s north. “The new amenities building, which is due for completion this financial year, has been designed to meet the needs of current users of the EDSACC sporting complex and accommodate the expected future use. The facility will have an increased number of toilets (ten in total, including an accessible and ambulant toilet), plus change rooms, two club storage areas, a referee room and a canteen with separate storage,” Cox

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entral Coast Cricket Association’s 1st grade’s Round 17 is finished, and the top four is still wide open, with four sides fighting for two spots in the next round for a place in the finals. At Sohier Park, Ourimbah, an impressive batting display by the Lisarow-Ourimbah Magpies helped them secure the win against The Entrance. Winning the toss and batting, the loss of an early wicket didn’t halt the Magpies as they went about building a strong total. Standouts with the bat for the Magpies were their big three, with Ben Sunshine making a quickfire 58, leading run scorer, Ben Cohen, passed 500 runs for the year on his way to 53, while Ryan Fenning fell just short of a half century, being dismissed for 49. Kobe Allison was the pick of the bowlers, taking five wickets, while Mitch Starkey claimed two. The Entrance’s chase didn’t start well, losing star batsman, Adam Taylor, in the second over, and struggling to build a big enough partnership early on. Callum Dunkerley was impressive, scoring 52, before being dismissed just after drinks. The Entrance never gave up hope though, and a 66-run partnership between Jason Blackwood, 40, and Kobe Allison, 24, gave them a fighting chance, but when they fell in consecutive overs, it was all over. Ben Sunshine continued his great game with three wickets, while 14-year-old Daniel Thompson impressed in his debut, taking two wickets. The win sees the Minor Premiership go to Lisarow-Ourimbah, while

The Entrance will play Kincumber-Avoca in the next round, and will need a win to keep their finals hopes alive. K i n c u m b e r- A v o c a also locked in second place on the ladder with a comprehensive five wicket win against the Warnervale Wildcats. Batting first, the Wildcats were travelling well, moving the score to 2-50, before Tony Cornwell was dismissed for 31, and then losing their last eight wickets for 49. Skipper, Dan Heuston, was the leading wicket taker, claiming three, with Rob Lavery and Jack Heuston also taking two each. The Wildcats fought hard and took five wickets, but there just weren’t enough runs on the board to defend. Brett Russell took two wickets, while Daniel Hill, Mitch McNeilly and Daniel Watson also claimed a wicket. Kincumber-Avoca now have secured second spot and the all-important double chance, while Warnervale has come to an end as they have a bye next round. Northern Power improved their chances of making the finals with a bonus point victory at Harry Moore Oval, Toukley, against Southern Spirit. It was a dominant bowling performance from the Power, who were up and about from the first ball, dismissing the Spirit for 53. The Power now sit fifth, with a win in the next round against Wyong, and a loss from The Entrance most likely putting them in finals contention, while the Spirit will play their last game at home against Narara-Wyoming. Wyong had the bye. Source: Media release, Feb 17 Garry Burkinshaw, Central Coast Cricket Association

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he Doyalson Dragons Touch Football Association has returned from the NSW Touch Junior State Cup (JSC) with a state title and a handful of near misses.

The Dragons roared at the Junior State Cup North Conference

The 2020 JSC was the muddiest one in recent memory, after a spate of wild weather had officials making decisions on the fly as to whether or not certain games could go ahead, as conditions and playing fields in Port Macquarie deteriorated. But that didn’t dampen the Dragons’ spirits, as several junior representative teams hit the ground and mud

running. Ultimately the Dragons had three teams make it to their grand finals, the Under 12’s, 14’s and 16’s Boy’s teams. The Under 14’s went down to the Manly Sea Eagles 16 to 3, while the Under 16’s lost to the Newcastle Knights 9 to 6, but the Under 12’s held onto their title for a second year running, when they beat the Wallsend Wolves 9 to 2, with the Dragons’ Kai Hodges named Under 12 Boy’s Player of the Final. Source: Media release, Feb 16 NSW Touch Website, Feb 16 Doyalson Dragons Touch Football Association

Former Roos prove to be Roo’s downfall in Challenge Cup

he Wyong Roos lost in their first match in the 2020 NSW Challenge Cup, going down to the Asquith Magpies 2012 in their Round 1 clash at Cessnock. The match was a reunion of sorts for the Roos, with former teammates facing off against one another. Roo’s 2014 Player of the Year, Magnus Stromquist, was in the middle for the Magpies, while Willie Manu of the Roo’s 2015 NSW Cup Grand Final team and Nick O’Meley, who played fullback in the Roo’s 2016 CCDRL

First Grade Premiership team, were also among the opposition. The Roos scored first in the 11th minute whilst the Magpies had a player in the sin bin and led 6-0 at quarter time. Nick O’Meley provided the Magpie’s response from a 30m burst down the eastern sideline in the second quarter, but that didn’t stop the Roos from leading 6-4 at the halftime break. In the second half however, Asquith regrouped and crossed for three quick tries to put the win beyond the Roos’ reach, but some late possession and good

positioning saw the Roos engineer a strong finish, with Captain-Coach, Mitch Williams, saying the 20-12 final scoreline was a fair reflection of the match. Williams said he was pleased with the first hit out of the season after just three weeks of training. Despite the loss, the Roos will advance to play Dubbo in the next round after personnel issues prevented Asquith from continuing in the tournament. Source: Website, Feb 12 Mitch Williams, Wyong Roos

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Dylan Ruiz-Diaz is off to Europe

he Central Coast Mariners’ Dylan Ruiz-Diaz will head to Europe on February 22 for a Young Socceroos’ talent identification camp, which will include friendly matches against U19 sides from three top Eredivisie clubs. 2020 marks an important year for the Young Socceroos, with players involved in the program set to feature at the AFF U-19 Championship in Indonesia mid-year, followed by the AFC U-19 Championship in Uzbekistan in October. The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship serves as the qualification process for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will next be held in Indonesia in mid-

2021. Australia’s 22 player squad will convene in Holland and will train at Sportpark Kleinhoven, home of Dutch amateur league club, SC Hoevelaken. Ruiz-Diaz said he was looking forward to going into camp with a different format to normal. “Going into an Australian camp, it’s an honour every time,” he said. “It’s a great experience to get overseas, especially going to Europe, and meeting new players and the new extended squad. “This all is building up to the AFC Championships, and nothing has been picked yet, so to meet the new players every time, it’s always a good experience,” he said. Gary van Egmond’s

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ember for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has denied a claim by Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, that many sports clubs in the region “never had a fair chance” of receiving grants under the Community Sports Infrastructure program in the wake of the “sports rort” saga, which saw former Sports Minister, Bridget McKenzie, step down from the Federal ministry in February.

squad, which includes players based both in Australia and abroad, as well as five players that featured for the Joeys at the FIFA U17 World Cup Brazil 2019, will play FC Utrecht U19, AFC Ajax Amsterdam U19 and FC Twente U19, as part of the development tour. “Going over there, it’s not something you do every day,” Ruiz-Diaz said. “It’s a rare opportunity to prove yourself, and it’s a big opportunity. “There’s new opposition, teams we haven’t faced and teams we don’t face week in and week out. “It will be a good test and a good experience to go over there and show what I’ve got,” Ruiz-Diaz. Source: Website, Feb 16 David Jordan, Central Coast Mariners

McBride said the Auditor-General’s report had made it clear that McKenzie had rejected hundreds of applications assessed as having the most merit under the published grant guidelines and that grant funding was skewed towards marginal seats that the government was fighting to hold or to win. McBride said this appeared to be what had happened on the Central Coast. “As the sitting Member for Dobell during all three rounds of the program, my office, like many others around the country, was not kept appropriately informed by the government in relation these grants,” McBride said. “The Ourimbah Rugby Club in my seat of Dobell was unsuccessful in receiving funding.

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“The club applied for almost $43,000 to create a multi sports facility. “Our sporting communities have done nothing wrong. “Many clubs applied for what they believed to be a genuine merit based grants program and were then cheated out of that much needed funding.” McBride said questions remained on how $10M of public funding was administered under the Community Sport Infrastructure Program. “I have written to every sports club in my electorate to attempt to get to the bottom of how this program was promoted to local clubs and whether any other clubs rated highly by Sport Australia missed out on funding,” she said. However, Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said every project that received funding under the program, including those on the Coast, were deemed eligible by Sport Australia. “The job of a Local Member is to listen to the concerns and needs of those from the community,” she said. “Having worked with a number of community groups and sporting clubs for many years, I know firsthand just how desperate some of our sporting clubs were for these infrastructure upgrades. “Emma McBride seems to think the clubs on the Coast that received funding from the Morrison

Source: Media release, Feb 5 Member for Dobell, Emma McBride Media release, Feb 12 Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000

Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

0031 0.62 0123 0.58 0247 0.51 0324 0.49 0612 1.63 0208 0.54 0400 0.49 1306 0.50 0707 1.67 0755 1.71 0836 1.73 0914 1.74 0948 1.73 1021 1.70 WED 1900 1.24 THU 1356 0.45 FRI 1436 0.41 SAT 1512 0.38 SUN 1545 0.37 MON 1615 0.38 TUE 1645 0.39 1950 1.29 2031 1.34 2142 1.42 2215 1.44 2108 1.39 2247 1.46 0553 0.56 0113 1.47 0200 1.45 0435 0.50 0513 0.52 0031 1.48 0257 1.45 1054 1.65 1127 1.59 1202 1.51 0636 0.60 0726 0.65 0824 0.69 0935 0.70 WED 1715 0.42 THU 1744 0.46 FRI 1815 0.51 SAT 1240 1.41 SUN 1323 1.32 MON 1416 1.23 TUE 1526 1.17 2354 1.48 1927 0.63 2015 0.69 2320 1.47 1848 0.57 2116 0.72

Government didn’t deserve any support even though in some instances, their facilities are thirty or forty years old. “Some facilities don’t even have women’s change rooms for women’s sport , this is a necessity for these clubs, not an optional extra. “All of the information on the Community Sport Infrastructure grant program was publicly available online. “The publicly released guidelines around this grant program clearly stated that the Minister was the final decision maker, with the Auditor General finding that this program delivered on its intent.” In Robertson the following projects received funding under the three rounds of funding: Southern Ettalong Football Club, $119,660 for field works; Central Coast Council, $485,000 for Heazlett Park upgrade; and Southern Ettalong Football Club, $488,399 for addition of women’s changeroom and facility upgrade at James Browne Oval. In Dobell, the following grants were given: Bateau Bay West precinct redevelopment, $150,000; Kanwal Oval upgrades, $150,000; and Shelly Beach Golf Club, $115,634.

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

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Mariners’ performance against Adelaide left unrewarded A

strong Mariners’ performance was left unrewarded on Valentine’s Day, February 14, as Adelaide United scored twice late in the piece to claim all three points in Round 17 of the Hyundai A-League. Despite dominating large swathes of the game, the Mariners could not find the final product, and goals to George Blackwood and 15 year old Mohamed Toure late in the game secured a win for the Reds. The Mariners came flying out of the traps with new signing, Chris Harold, getting the early chances, first seeing an effort deflect out for a corner before striking a volley off the bar after a mix-up in the Adelaide ranks. The Mariners’ defence

remained strong in the first half, with Ziggy Gordon marshalling the back with great composure. Defence then turned to attack after some good build up play, with Gordon finding himself with time

and space to have a shot, and the Scotsman’s drive was well held by Izzo in the Adelaide goal. Mark Birighitti was called into action towards the end of the first half, clawing away a deflected United cross which

looked to be looping its way into the back of the net. Harold made way for Jair in the early exchanges of the second half, with the Brazilian getting involved in the action immediately.

Good control saw the frontman cut inside from the left and find enough space to unleash a strike which was well held by Izzo. The visitors had a strong chance to open the scoring when Ruon Tongyik rose highest to meet a Clisby corner, however his deflected header flew just over the bar. Despite the continuing Mariners’ pressure, it was the hosts who opened the scoring, with George Blackwood curling a strike into the top corner. Some good build up play from the Reds after a turnover created space for Blackwood to shoot and net his fourth goal of the season for the South Australian outfit. The score was put beyond all doubt moments later with substitute, Mohamed Toure, netting just

minutes after coming off the bench. Sam Silvera was introduced to the fray late on and looked to spark something, but the score remained 2-0, and the Mariners now look ahead to their next home clash against Sydney FC on Sunday, February 22. The result sees the Mariners move into last place on the ladder and critically in danger of a consecutive wooden spoon. There’s just one point separating them from 11th placed Newcastle Jets and it seems the club will be spending the remainder of the season in a scramble to pull ahead of their longtime rivals in the race to avoid the wooden spoon. Source: Website, Feb 15 Glen Barclay, Central Coast Mariners

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