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Coal projects fast-tracked...

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A proposal by a coastal engineer to trial a low-cost sandbag wall in order to keep open the mouth of The Entrance Channel has been reffered by Central Coast Council. See page 5

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...170 jobs to be created Mannering Colliery surface facilities and conveyor to Vales Point Power Station

Proposed changes at Chain Valley Colliery, Mannering Colliery and Vales Point Power Station have been fast tracked by the NSW Government to inject $65M into the economy and boost employment by 170 jobs. It is one of 19 projects nominated in the third round of the NSW Planning System Acceleration Program to fast track planning assessments for shovel ready projects. Great Southern Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Delta Coal, which

owns and operates the two underground coal mines, submitted applications for Chain Valley Colliery (Modification 3) and Mannering Coal Mine (Modification 5). These will be assessed and approval to go ahead, or not, will be determined by Friday, July 17. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the NSW Government’s priority was creating jobs as well as keeping people in existing jobs. “The NSW government is

continuing to pivot from COVID-19 response to recovery, and fast tracking planning assessments for shovel ready projects is one of the ways we are doing this,” he said. The proposal is to increase the transport of coal underground from Chain Valley Colliery (CVC) to Mannering Colliery (MC), to improve operational efficiencies and allow increased processing of coal at Mannering Colliery and onward transport to Vales Point Power Station. According to the NSW

Department of Planning, Industry & Environment Assessment Report of May 2020, Chain Valley Colliery wants to increase the amount of coal transported underground from CVC to MC from 1.3 million tonnes per annum to 2.1 million tonnes per annum. It would be transported via the existing underground linkage to the MC pit top where it would be crushed, screened and moved via the overland conveyor to Vales Point Power Station. Delta Coal predicts that putting

more coal through the underground link would result in a reduction in the number of trucks travelling above ground on private roads. At present, Delta Coal has consent to dispatch a total of 32 laden coal trucks per hour and 270 laden coal trucks per day by public roads, but according to the report, for some years, CVC has not transported coal by trucks other than to Vales Point Power Station.

Rate notices will include an insert on how to apply for hardship assistance when they go out to ratepayers. The increase will take effect from July 1 and will be incorporated into the ordinary and special rate levies across both the former Gosford and Wyong council areas. Mayor Lisa Matthews said that while the rate rise came at

a time of uncertainty, Council had put in place processes to assist residents in meeting their obligations. “It was an extremely difficult and emotive discussion, as raising rates at this time was not an easy decision,” she said. “As a Council, we’re well aware of the challenging economic conditions that residents are currently experiencing,” Mayor Matthews said. She said only 23 people applied for assistance the last time the rate notices went out, but council fully expected community members to take

them up on the offer. “Council remains committed to delivering on key community projects and the revenue raised from ratepayers will help us do that.” She said that it was hard to ask for help, but even council was asking for help. It was asking the State Government for a $400,000 grant to help pay for the cost of running the new Local Planning Panel. The State Government imposed panel held its first meeting this month to deal with development applications that the council used to consider.

Council is forecasting revenue of $335.5M from ratepayers over the next 12 months. The rate increase will bring in a potential addition of $4.4M in revenue from last year. The special rate levies are long-term levies: Gosford CBD Improvement; Gosford Parking; The Entrance area; Wyong area, Toukley area; and, Business and Tourism Development. These special rates are paid in specific business areas. A push by Crs Greg Best and Troy Marquart to keep rates at the current level was defeated. Council will hold an

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Education

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Year 12 HSC Visual Arts students are back in the Art Department and turning heads with the progress of their Bodies of Work.

2.6 percent rate rise adopted Councillors at their ordinary general meeting on June 22, voted to apply the 2.6 percent rate rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

Council is continuing to transition some of its most popular community events to an online format in order to keep residents connected, inspired and entertained.

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extraordinary meeting on Monday night, June 29, to adopt the draft operational plan (or budget) which explains how council will spend its money next financial year. The councillors held a meeting on Saturday, June 13, to discuss the budget, among other topics. Cr Best alluded to the discussions, saying that they heard staggering figures and issues that would need to be managed. Source: Meeting, Jun 22 Central Coast Council Reporter: Merilyn Vale

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Central Coast Rugby Union has released the draw for their modified 2020 season, with some blockbuster matches scheduled for the opening round. See page 31

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Twice in four days emergency rescue teams were called to save people from the rocks below Crackneck Lookout in Wyrrabalong National Park, Bateau Bay.

Twice in the space of four days, emergency rescue teams were called to save people from the rocks below Crackneck Lookout.

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Editorial

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Out&About

Black Lives Matter movement supported on the Coast

Black Lives Matter

movement supported in Wyong

While social, sporting and community groups are all busy preparing for phased returns to normal activities... See page 13

Photo: Kevin Bull Photography

Tens of thousands of people

in capital cities and towns across the nation defied pleas from the Prime Minister and NSW Premier to stay away, fearing that the large gatherings contrary to public health orders imposed to control COVID-19, would cause a new outbreak of

the pandemic. The peaceful march and protest on Darkinjung country in Wyong was organised by Barang Regional Alliance to voice opposition to police brutality and to remember and honour the 432 Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander people who have died in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody ended in 1991. Executive Director of the Alliance, Vickie Parry, said these things are not talked

about every day, so the message was that we haven’t forgotten. “We need to know, even if they were accidents. Continued page 8

Order of Australia for services to the air force community After 50 years of serving the air force community, and still going, Wendy Naylor of San Remo has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM).

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Wendy Naylor OAM of San Remo

She was one of 933 Australians in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List announced by the GovernorGeneral on Monday, June 8. “In this list, we see all the positives that are in our community. “We see the great ideas, we see the hard work, we see the

love and compassion for fellow humans, it’s a microcosm of Australia,” the GovernorGeneral said. “This list recognises a group of outstanding Australians who have made a contribution to their community, to Australia globally or domestically.” Naylor has been recognised for her service to veterans and their families through the NSW Sub-branch of the Partner of Veterans Association, as well as the RAAF Women’s Association of NSW. “My husband, Jim, was in the air force and he was away a

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lot,” she said. Naylor joined the Richmond RAAF Women’s Association of NSW in the 1960s and had several roles during the 15 years that they were stationed there. “We started the Educational Patriotic Trust Fund, which was throughout Australia, and the money that we raised went to buy bits and pieces for kids whose fathers had gone. “It was a social and supportive thing for us to do while we were raising money. Continued page 15

Students created a giant paper chain to commemorate National Reconciliation Week. See page 27

Over 400 Central Coast people came together to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept Australia and the globe in a peaceful protest at Wyong on June 6. Tens of thousands of people in capital cities and towns across the nation defied pleas from the Prime Minister and NSW Premier to stay away, amid fear that the large gatherings

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could cause a new outbreak of the coronavirus. The peaceful march and protest on Darkinjung country in Wyong was organised by Barang Regional Alliance to voice opposition to police brutality and to remember and honour the 432 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have died in custody since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody ended in 1991. John McKenzie of Pretty Beach, who was Principal Solicitor for the Royal Commission, has spent his career seeking social justice for the Aboriginal people.

He is still bitterly disappointed that most of the recommendations coming out of the commission fell on deaf ears. “It is an issue very close to my heart and probably one of the major frustrations of my career is that the great bulk of the recommendations have been ignored in practice by governments since,” he said. “My main role was interviewing witnesses and families and what became patently clear the more we looked into deaths, was the incredibly complex waterfall of ways the system defines itself. “One of the fundamental

things we found was that imprisonment should be the last resort; crimes such as public drunkenness offensive language should never result in imprisonment. “But governments have felt the lobby from other pressure points not to go down that path.” McKenzie said there was a slightly different dynamic in Australia. “Not only is there a racial difference but the Aboriginal people are unique in that they are the original occupiers of this land,” he said. “We need a far greater real appreciation that this country

of ours is undeniably connected to the whole Aboriginal sense of spiritualism and how human beings should live. “I am adamant that we have more to learn from them than they have to learn from us. “That should be our approach going into the future.” McKenzie said of particular concern was the recent destruction of Aboriginal caves in Western Australia by a mining company. “This represents the lip service we pay to heritage” he said. Continued page 8

In breaking news, Central Coast food courts will reopen on June 13, along with others in the state, as the NSW Government continues to ease social distancing restrictions -see page 9

A 2km walking trail planned around Terrigal Lagoon will be a “wonderful thing for the Coast”, says Marine Discovery Centre Chairman and General Manager, John Asquith.

The best and brightest among the Coast’s dedicated surf lifesaving movement were honoured. See page 31

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Asquith said the trail would be a drawcard for school, students, residents and visitors alike and a welcome tourism boost. “It’s all about improving our public assets,” he said. “The track would be about 2km in length, starting at the

Marine Centre. “It would hold as many educational aspects as possible, giving people a firsthand look at how water testing is conducted and at the plants and vegetation around the lagoon.” Asquith said funding was secured through the State Government’s Restart NSW program, with $1M granted for improvements at the Marine Centre and $500,000 for the trail, which is being matched by Central Coast Council.

The superannuation industry will play a key role in Australia’s economic recovery, according to Greg Combet, who also expects the legislated increase to raise the Super Guarantee to 12% will go ahead See page 16

Out&About

The Australian Reptile Park has broken the record for the most coastal taipan raw venom from a single yield.

“We envisage it would include a water-watch platform and be made of crisscrossed plastics which would be elevated so as to make a light impact, although it is Council which will come up with the design,” he said. Asquith said there were up to 65 bird species which would also be able to be observed from the trail. Council is inviting community feedback on features which could potentially be included. Continued page 6

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Despite advocating handwashing to help minimise the spread of coronavirus, Central Coast Council has decided not to provide soap in many of its public toilets, according to community group Operation Soap in Public Toilets. The group, which has itself placed soap in toilets around the Peninsula, claims the Council “removes the signs we leave to say where the soap has come from”. The group is backed by Professor Stephanie Short, who specialises in public health at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health, and who is a Woy Woy resident. “Our mayor tells us to continue to practise good hygiene, including washing your hands before and after using any equipment, yet there is no soap supplied in the majority of Council-owned public facilities,” she said. “Council has advised we are ready to welcome visitors … but we have been advised to continue to act responsibly and follow the Australian Government directions to help minimise the spread of Covid-19. “We were told there were three instructions (at the beginning of coronavirus restrictions): stay at home, socially distance and use hand hygiene. “But when I went to use a public toilet I realised we couldn’t follow these basic rules unless there was soap in every facility.” Professor Short said: “I am very disappointed that Council isn’t

Professor Stephanie Short

looking at doing this. “Despite receiving promising responses from six councillors to emails I have sent, Council has decided to ‘maintain the status quo’, which means no soap going into these facilities. “There is soap in the major venues, such as the Peninsula

Leisure Centre at Woy Woy and Kiddies Corner at Umina Beach. “The Peninsula Community Centre and Umina Library have soap, but what about all the smaller facilities including at our beaches?” Professor Short said members of the group had placed soap in

a number of Peninsula facilities, including at Umina and Ocean Beach surf clubs, and at Ettalong and Pearl Beach, and the campaign was ongoing. “Sometimes the soap we leave is stolen, but more often it stays put,” she said. “It is disappointing to know

Council removes the signs we leave to say where the soap has come from. “The pandemic has brought the issue to a head, but we need to have basic public health measures at our facilities all the time. “Other councils have soap in all their facilities – so why can’t we?” Professor Short said the group would continue its campaign into the future. “This is an urgent basic public health matter,” she said. “It’s also an OH and S matter for Council employees who use these facilities, along with tradesmen and members of the general public. “Now we are going to see more holidaymakers in the area. We want them to feel welcome and safe on the Peninsula.” Professor Short said she was hopeful a formal motion would soon be brought to Council on the matter. Despite a recent review, the decision was made to remain with status quo to minimise the risk of vandalism and slipping accidents, resulting from soap spilt on floors. A staff response to a Question with Notice from Cr Kyle Mac Gregor at Council’s May 25 meeting said Council staff would be developing a Public Toilet Strategy which would allow Council to look at ways to include soap in a safe manner in any of the new builds or renovations that occur. SOURCE: Email, 1 Jun 2020 Interview (Terry Collins), 1 Jun 2020 Stephanie Short, Operation Soap in Public Toilets

On-demand commuter bus service stops abruptly

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The on-demand commuter CoastConnect minibus service at Woy Woy has ended its 24-month trial, without announcement on Friday, May 29.

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Proposal for Terrigal Lagoon walking trail

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Campaigners reject Council position on soap in public toilets

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About 400 people turned out in Wyong on Saturday, June 6, to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept Australia and the globe.

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Busways is now powering its Kincumber bus depot with renewable energy to further reduce its carbon footprint and deliver a clean, sustainable future. See page 25

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“There has been confusion and outrage that the Government would provide this service and then with no communication with the users simply cut it one Friday afternoon,” said Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch. Ms Tesch said the Government had not backed the program from the start and had failed to advertise the service and what it could mean for travellers.

“Right from the start the government seemed unwilling to tell commuters how this service could improve their first and last mile journeys,” Ms Tesch said. “No more going around in circles looking for a park, no more trudging from the back of Deepwater Plaza to the station in the rain, no more unlit walks to the free parking behind the tennis courts. “This was a service that could pick you up from near your house and take you directly to the station to meet your usual train, but not enough people knew what the mini-bus at the end of the bus

interchange was even about. “I wrote to the Minister on several occasions requesting material which I could use to go out and advertise this service and was rejected. “I ended up making my own flyers and handing them out, she said. Requests to allow the use of Opal Cards were not taken up. “Passengers had to use their credit cards, and the system was never integrated into the Opal Card network, which was just another barrier for potential riders.” The service was started as a trial in 2018.

Transport New South Wales has said it would learn from this trial, as well as from several similar trials in other parts of the State, to improve public transport services. Ms Tesch said: “I’ve spoken to users throughout the program length and know just how much many have come to rely on the service as a quick and easy way to save travel time, or reduce the burden on family members who would otherwise have to pick commuters up from the station early in the morning or during the dinner rush.” She said, if the service was not to be continued, the funding should

be directed to other local projects aimed at cutting the parking demand. “It makes sense that this money should go to improving infrastructure that will encourage active transport options like cycling or walking to the station, or adding extra regular bus services to give people more options,” Ms Tesch said. “The government has been spending this money on the Peninsula and it should stay on the Peninsula.” SOURCE: Media Release, 28 May 2020 Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford

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Coal projects fast-tracked...

An investigation is underway after a jawbone was located at Umina Beach.

About 30 properties along North Entrance beach have been battered by wild seas over the past couple of months, causing severe erosion and unstable sand dunes in front of houses.

News

A proposal by a coastal engineer to trial a low-cost sandbag wall in order to keep open the mouth of The Entrance Channel has been reffered by Central Coast Council.

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News

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Out&About

Many Copacabana residents are outraged over the imminent removal of a brace of casuarina trees from Susan Fahey Park as Central Coast Council undertakes a major upgrade of the reserve.

Secretary of Ourimbah Sub-branch Barbara McNab, (left), Sub-branch President, Dave Pankhurst, The Entrance MP David Mehan, Director Heritage Stoneworks at NSW Government Finance, Services and Innovation Dept, Troy Vanderplas and Sub-branch Grants Officer, Sandra Elsley.

Ourimbah RSL Sub-branch has met with Transport for NSW staff in a bid to save the historic war memorial from removal as part of the railway station upgrade. A meeting was held at Ourimbah station on May 27, when Sub-branch Secretary, Barbara McNab, lobbied to make sure the memorial was protected. The memorial was built in the 1920s and displays the names of Ourimbah locals who served during the First World War. An archway opens to a garden and is an important part of the local heritage. The Entrance MP, David

Mehan, who also attended the meeting, said plans released by Transport for NSW for the station upgrade would lead to the destruction on the war memorial. “Plans indicate that the eastern wing wall of the memorial archway will be removed to accommodate a wider pathway to lifts which will be installed on the existing footbridge,” he said. “While the station upgrade and lifts are welcome, the destruction of the war memorial is not,” Mehan said. “Local heritage protection is important for our Ourimbah community, which already

resisted efforts by Transport for NSW to demolish the station master’s residence in 2016. “The new lifts and pathway can be accommodated without the need to remove part of the memorial,” Mehan said. A statement from Transport for NSW says the current concept design for the upgrade includes a connecting path for access to the new lift which might require a small section of the dwarf wall to be relocated. “Transport for NSW understands that the eastern dwarf wall is an important part of the World War I Memorial Garden and is committed to working with Ourimbah RSL to

develop a strategy to avoid potential impacts to the monument while this important upgrade work is completed,” a spokesperson said. It was indicated that the potential for design amendments would be investigated, in consultation with Ourimbah RSL, during the detailed design stage of the project. Key features of the access upgrades being planned at Ourimbah station also include a new station entrance from the Pacific Highway, new stairs from the footbridge to Platform 2, stairs from the Pacific Highway bus stop to Platform 2

and a new access ramp from the Shirley St commuter car park. Work planned also includes platform resurfacing, improved amenities, lighting and CCTV for security and safety. Community feedback on the project, which closed on June 3, is now being reviewed by the project team and will be responded to in a Determination Report to be published on the Transport for NSW website. Source: Media release, June 11 The Entrance MP, David Mehan Media statement, June 12 Transport for NSW Reporter: Sue Murray

Ferry sank on its mooring The privately owned 18m former Stockton commuter ferry remains where it sank on its mooring at Gwandalan Bay. The vessel is being monitored by NSW Maritime and salvage plans are underway to remove it. NSW Maritime issued a clean-up notice to the owner, requiring the removal of the boat and all associated equipment from the water at the owner’s cost, under NSW legislation. Acting Executive Director of NSW Maritime, Alex Barrell,

said fines of up to $7,500 could be issued for polluting the State’s waterways under NSW pollution laws. Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called on Thursday, June 11, and spent most of the day containing a fuel spill from the boat. Booms were laid around the boat to contain the 100 litres of fuel leaking from the vessel. Barrell said NSW Maritime’s Investigations Unit would lead an investigation into the incident. Source: Media statement, Jun 16 NSW Maritime

Central Coast residents have enjoyed even more freedom over the weekend, after the NSW Government’s latest lot of easing of COVID-19 restrictions came into effect on June 13. See page 13

Education

Gorokan Public School students are spoiled for choice when it comes to keeping fit and healthy this winter, with the school opening a handful of new active facilities in June. See page 27

Sport

The AFL Hunter Central Coast Board has confirmed starting dates for the 2020 senior AFL season. See page 29

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New grant a boost for local exporters

A new State Government initiative could be just the lifeline that small and medium exporters on the Central Coast need.

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Out&About

See page 25 Peter and Janita Witney at Bambi Enterprises

Decision looms on increase in Council rates Central Coast councillors will decide on Monday night June 22, whether to accept a recommendation from staff to raise landholders’ rates by 2.6 per cent for next financial year. Staff have also recommended that all current special levies continue, also with a 2.6 per cent rise. Last year, the rate rise went through the council meeting undebated. The councillors met last Saturday, June 13, to discuss the budget for next financial year, which starts on July 1 and that document will come to the June 29 meeting.

Council has already agreed to a 2.2 per cent water rates increase for next year. This year’s water rate was a decrease from the previous year thanks to that year’s Independent Pricing and Regulary Tribunal (PART) ruling. In accordance with the Local Government Act, the IPART approved a rate peg increase of 2.6 per cent for 2020-21. This means that Council may increase total rate revenue in 2020-21 by 2.6 per cent without any additional approval. The NSW Valuer General’s revalued all Coast land as at July 1, 2019, and council must use these valuations.

Bensville 10-year-old, Lainee Parada, is laying the groundwork for an early career in the fashion industry...

Properties with large increases in land value will experience rate increases well above the IPART approved rate. As Council’s total rates income can only increase by the IPART approved 2.6 per cent, other ratepayers will see increases of less than 2.6 per cent and some will see rate decreases. Rates to be issued by July 31 in line with previous years. The Office of Local Government has provided an automatic extension to the payment date for ratepayers to 30 September 2020. Source Agenda Item 2.1 Central Coast Council meeting June 22.

It is one of 19 projects nominated in the third round of the NSW Planning System Acceleration Program to fast track planning assessments for shovel ready projects. Great Southern Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Delta Coal, which

Councillors at their ordinary general meeting on June 22, voted to apply the 2.6 percent rate rise allowed by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

The Central Coast’s NZ Warriors endured in a Friday night try frenzy on June 12, with an upset 37-26 win over the North Queensland Cowboys at Central Coast Stadium. See page 40

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Council is continuing to transition some of its most popular community events to an online format in order to keep residents connected, inspired and entertained. See page 15

Education

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Year 12 HSC Visual Arts students are back in the Art Department and turning heads with the progress of their Bodies of Work.

2.6 percent rate rise adopted

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...170 jobs to be created Mannering Colliery surface facilities and conveyor to Vales Point Power Station

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Sport

Central Coast Rugby Union has released the draw for their modified 2020 season, with some blockbuster matches scheduled for the opening round. See page 31

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Regional planning panel criticises Council over lack of detail and masterplan understanding An old concept plan to build two towers of 80 residential units at The Entrance, first put forward by the former Wyong Council, has come forward again, but this time to criticism from the regional planning panel about lack of detail and masterplan understanding. The development proposal for the significant site at 10 Dening St, takes in the area and car park bounded by 1-5 Short St, Theatre Lane and Bayview Ave. The vision includes two towers of about 80 units, shops and parking, as well as civic open spaces. Hunter Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Planning (JRPP) which is assessing the application, criticised the development application for its lack of detail and lack of masterplan understanding. JRPP Chair, Alison McCabe, suggested that the applicant be pointed to examples of masterplan applications in other local government areas to enhance the applicant’s

understanding, and requested that assessment staff ensured that all remaining matters were outlined in writing to the applicant. The Chair noted that because it was a Council site and Development Application, the development should provide a benchmark of suitable development. Council has been given until June 24 to submit additional information or amended plans, and the JRPP noted that Council indicated that it would meet the deadline. The former Wyong Council first put forward a masterplan for the land in 2014 and it was approved by the JRPP in 2015. Then another plan was submitted and rejected by the JRPP in May, 2018. This latest proposal was submitted in December, 2018, by Cardno, on behalf of “Wyong Council”, after the Council amalgamated with Gosford to form Central Coast Council. The application says: “the preparation of the DA has been a collaborative effort by Cardno, CKDS Architecture,

Photomontage of the proposed development Photo: CKDS Architecture

Wyong Shire Council, Barker Ryan Stewart, Trehy Ingold Neate, BJ Bradley and Associates, MCG Quantity Surveyors and Xeriscapes”. The proposed Masterplan DA includes retail (1,681.5sqm) and residential floor space (80 units) with associated car parking (326 spaces). It includes street front podium elements limited to two storeys at the boundaries, with two residential towers, one with 12 storeys over one level of retail, and one with

eight storeys over two levels of retail. Below ground carparking consisting of 3.5 levels is proposed, with loading facilities off Theatre Lane. The application says the proposed development includes significant public domain improvements including a Piazza at the Dening St frontage, and a Bus Hub on The Entrance Rd. “The Piazza is a significant public space and a fundamental building block for the Town

Square envisaged in Council’s adopted Masterplan,” the application says. The JRPP met twice in May with Council staff and an external independent planner who was engaged by Council to assess the application. The panel resolved to give the applicant one final opportunity to address issues with the development application. Meetings came after the joint planning panel sent a detailed email outlining “the remaining issues” with the proposal. The panel said that factoring in re-notification, readvertising, internal and external referrals and internal reporting timeframes, it anticipated that a report was likely to be forwarded to the JRPP for determination in September or October. Remaining issues and concerns relating to the proposal were discussed at the meeting, including the adequacy of details provided to undertake the assessment, a staged development

approach, and the lack of detail of the overall concept including setbacks and floorplates, and public domain improvements. The panel wanted compliance with the provisions of Wyong Local Environment Plan and Apartment Design Guide. It said there was too much detail provided for a tower element and not enough on the podium parking levels. The Chair advised that a further status update briefing should be arranged following the renotification and the readvertising period of the amended plans, to ensure that the September/October reporting timeframe could be met. A tentative panel meeting date of August was set for a status update following the readvertising of amended plans. Panel members at the meeting included Central Coast Councillors Kyle MacGregor and Chris Burke. Source: Meeting, May 25 Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel Reporter: Merilyn Vale

Kylie’s passion for positive change “The NDIS is changing people lives. We ask our participants, what is important to you? What do you want to achieve? And what will help you achieve your goals? People are given choice and control about how they live their life. The NDIS is continually changing lives on an individual level.”

Social Futures has been delivering services in New South Wales for more than 40 years and now we are thrilled to be delivering Local Area Coordination services for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), supporting people with disability on the Central Coast. Though Social Futures is new to the area, our staff are locals who have been serving the community for years.

Kylie believes that while changing communities to be more inclusive is a slower process she sees the progress through the work she is doing.

We would like you to meet Kylie Jackson. Kylie has lived on the Central Coast since she was five years old and is a Local Area Coordinator for the NDIS with Social Futures.

“I enjoy being out in the community, talking and meeting so many wonderful people and seeing the positive changes to individual lives. People with disability are achieving great things.”

Kylie shared what she loves most about her role with Social Futures and living on the Central Coast. “I originally worked in early childcare. I was passionate about supporting children with additional needs and also supporting their parents through the diagnosis stage,” Kylie said. “This passion led me to where I am now. My current role helps me to support people with disability to reach their full potential and to have a full life.” Kylie is passionate about inclusion and creating

communities where everybody is welcome, included and belongs. “Everyone is entitled to a good life and everyone has the right to be respected, appreciated and be a valued member of their community,” she said. “Someone once said to me ‘inclusion is not just being invited to the dance, but it is being asked to dance once there.’ That phrase has stuck with me.”

You might see Kylie on one of the Central Coast’s glorious beaches or walking the many bush tracks in the region – some of her favourite things. Be sure to say hello if you do! If you would like to talk to one of our Local Area Coordinators and find out how the NDIS can help you, call us on 1800 522 679 or email lac@socialfutures.org.au. We are looking forward to meeting you.

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NEWS Page 4 Better Planning Group formed to advocate on behalf of communities 24 June 2020

As a result of multiple planning issues facing the region, community representatives from each ward within the Council have come together to form the Central Coast Community Better Planning Group (CCCBPG). Their aim is to advocate to all levels of government to improve planning outcomes and achieve more environmentally sustainable, ecologically sound and liveable environments for communities. Spokesperson, Gary Chestnut, said the group would monitor planning matters to promote environment protection and enhance built, historical and natural attributes, and will lobby, advocate and support community involvement in planning matters. “We would like to see all levels of government and planning panels allow greater community involvement,” he said. Chestnut said the group would lodge submissions on all planning proposals that are of concern to the community, alert them to planning proposals of significance and encourage community involvement. The group lodged a 33-page

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submission to the Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) after going over it with a fine tooth comb, and raised 81 specific points covering the wards of Budgewoi,The Entrance,Wyong, Gosford East and Gosford West. The LSPS is a 20-year planning vision, including land use, infrastructure and sustainability objectives to demonstrate how the Central Coast will change to meet the community’s needs over the next 20 years. Council will consider the LSPS at an Extraordinary Meeting on Monday, June 29, in order to meet the deadline for delivery to the State Government on July 1. “This is a very important document,” Chestnut said. “What’s really concerning is that the Department of Planning is going to rely upon the LSPS to prepare the next version of the regional plan, which is due for review in 2021. Chestnut said the group made inquiries at the department and received written confirmation from the Executive Director of the Office of Planning, Industry and Environment, that “the Central Coast Regional Plan of 2036 is due for renewal in 2021 and will be informed by Council’s LSPS”.

He said that there were many things that needed more consideration, adjustment or amendment to reflect the community’s expectations and wishes, and information such as maps and profiles in the LSPS needed to be less confusing and to better reflect what is actually planned. The CCCBPG submission identified 12 significant observations about information provided in the plan which resulted in 23 different comments. The submission says that the draft LSPS is not a true reflection of the future planning direction as desired by the community, because CCCBPG believes that in writing the LSPS, Council relied upon community feedback

about the Urban Spatial Plan, which only drew comment from 0.026 percent of the population. “The question arises, what does the other 99.974 percent of the Coast’s population regard as local planning challenges and opportunities? “Therefore, we believe the current draft LSPS has been prepared from the top down, rather than from the ground up. “The document itself looks really nice, it’s got some great photographs, but when you start reading the text, it’s actually full of a lot of jargon, so for the average person to read, it’s fairly confusing and you don’t really know what it’s leading to. “The maps are very confusing and just one example is that there are areas identified as

urban areas west of the M1 motorway at Tuggerah and Warnervale, so when the State Government looks at that and the next regional plan comes out, those areas could very well be identified as urban growth areas and that’s not what people think an urban area is. “One of our objectives is to protect the agricultural land and water catchments by ensuring no urbanisation west of the M1 motorway. “Another example of confusing maps is that the LSPS doesn’t take into consideration the location of national parks or conservation areas around the Lake Munmorah area, which has one of the highest population growths, so in reality, population growth might only occur in the quiet residential areas, so where is the growth going to happen? “This plan doesn’t tell us.” Chestnut said the CCCBPG objectives and actions would ensure that population growth was sustainable and that it enriched quality of life, not diminished it, while protecting the residential amenity of neighbourhoods by encouraging consideration of noise, traffic and other nuisances which could impact upon people’s quiet enjoyment of their homes.

“We’ll be encouraging developments to address infrastructure, transport links, parking, local character and cultural issues, and that they all are inclusive and accessible to all people, regardless of their age or ability.” Chestnut said the group would promote and protect the Coastal Open Space System,biodiversity, wetlands, ridge lands, vegetation, wildlife corridors, waterways, coastline, beaches, agricultural lands and water catchments, as well as retaining pockets of suburban bushland. “Also, we’ll advocate that climate change be taken into consideration in all planning matters.” He said the group would work with First Nations people to protect traditional heritage. CCCBPG has also lodged a submission to the draft Biodiversity Strategy, which was not adopted by Council at the June 22 meeting and instead, will be further considered and reported back to Council in September. Source: Interview, Jun 22 Gary Chestnut, Central Coast Community Better Planning Group Reporter: Sue Murray

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Pipeline uses trenchless technology

Mardi to Warnervale water pipeline works

Work is powering ahead on the Mardi to Warnervale water pipeline, with crews commencing boring activities and pipe laying at Mardi. Installation is underway of a section of pipeline using

trenchless technology called Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD). It involves the boring of a 1.4m diameter hole through the earth to a depth of 40m then pulling the fully welded 800m pipe back through the hole and connecting it to the

water line, which is laid in a trench at either end of the bore hole. This technology will be used to install the pipe under Porters Creek, Wyong River and the Coastal Wetlands at Watanobbi, with minimal impacts on the environment.

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Crews have started boring activities at Mardi Rd, Mardi, and it is expected that work will take about six weeks, working seven days a week. Other crews will be laying the water line in a trench along the edge of Collies La and Mardi Rd.

Construction of the pipeline in the Warnervale area has started, with the preparation of the construction corridor and the stringing of water pipe along the construction route in readiness to be welded, and the pipe is then laid in the trench and backfilled.

There’ll be a greater presence of work crews and equipment along Albert Warner Dr as the water pipe is being installed and the start of the Warnervale valve house construction. Source: Central Coast Council website Reporter: Sue Murray

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Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plans adopted A Mardi Creek detention basin and levee on Anzac Rd, Tuggerah are the two key options to manage flooding trouble spots in Wyong. These are just two recommendations in the Wyong River Catchment Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plans which have been adopted by Central Coast Council. Other options in the plan are to establish a separate flood plan for Tuggerah industrial area and to update other local flood plans. Mardi Creek detention basin is the main structural recommendation in the plan, taking four years to implement at an estimated capital cost of $440,000 plus $60,000 ongoing costs. A proposed site is Council owned land between Old Maitland Rd and the M1 Motorway, which would take advantage of potential flood storage capacity at Mardi Dam. Further detailed feasibility assessments would be required, including a flora/ fauna impact and Aboriginal Heritage Assessment, as a significant site is nearby, but it is not expected to be disturbed

by building the detention basin. The report says, overall, that the detention basin would reduce flooding along Mardi Creek and adjoining flood plains, but Tuggerah industrial area would still experience flooding even though the depth of water would most likely be lower. A recommendation in the report is a levee embankment across a feeder channel adjoining Anzac Rd, to reduce the potential for floodwaters backing up from the Mardi Creek channel and inundating properties near McDonalds and Hungry Jacks. A gated culvert through the embankment would allow runoff from Anzac Rd to travel north along the channel and into Mardi Creek, but would prevent elevated water levels from Mardi Creek from backing up through the culvert, the report said. It is expected the levee and gated culvert would cost about $150,000 to implement and take about two years. Wyong Aged Care Facility on the riverfront came under special consideration as part of this study as it can be isolated during relatively frequent floods and is home to vulnerable

of these drains was infrequent and they recognised that these blockages had a significant impact on the frequent stormwater and overland flooding. Residents placed the cleaning of these structures as a high priority action as part of this risk management plan. It was recommended in the study for Council to undertake a local drainage study for the northern floodplain of the Wyong River between Wyong and Tacoma, as well as Anzac Ave during flood investigating installation of residents. expand the facility, and flood gates on pipes draining to with Council The report said that if, in a discussion Wyong River. large flood, staff and occupants continues about incorporating Further detailed investigations waited until floodwaters an elevated on-site flood refuge will be undertaken on the South approached the floor level, it as part of any future Tacoma Relief Floodway, was likely to be too late to development. separate to the Wyong River evacuate. The report noted that during Catchment plan. Due to the relatively isolated community consultation, the Even though Porters Creek is nature of the facility, the use of most prevalent drainage in this catchment, it is not traditional structural mitigation “problem area” reported by the included in this particular plan measures such as levees, were community was the northern as it has its own Porters Creek not considered viable to protect floodplain of the Wyong River Floodplain Risk Management around McDonagh Rd and this property. Study. A private flood emergency Kooindah Waters. Other high priorities in the Residents stated that the response plan has been flood management plan include ADVERTISEMENT prepared for the facility that poor drainage was mainly maintenance of drainage sets out protocols for staff and associated with a lack of channels and culverts, of various residents to follow before, maintenance improvements in the flood drainage channels and culverts during and after a flood. warning systems and It is understood that the that they said were completely disseminating flood ADVERTISEMENT owner of the aged care facility, blocked by debris. information, update of flood They said that maintenance Riviera Health, has plans to

emergency plans, community education about property level flood information and strategies to discourage dangerous behavior such as driving through floodwaters and to open and maintain fire trails to allow access to and from upper catchment areas during floods. It is noted in the report that adoption of the plan does not commit Council to delivery of those actions, however, the actions identified become eligible for state or federal grant funding. This also means that recommended works, such as culvert upgrades and trunk drainage works can potentially be included in Council’s capital expenditure forward plan of works. The Wyong River catchment is 440 sq km and drained by a network of rivers and creeks including Wyong River, Cedar Brush Creek, Jilliby Jilliby Creek, Porters Creek, Mardi Creek and Deep Creek, that ultimately drain into Tuggerah Lake before discharging to the sea via The Entrance Channel.

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Wyong Coal deny impact on koalas It’s coal versus koalas, as community group Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) hits back at Wyong Coal, operators of Wallarah 2 Coal Project, over suggestions that the group was “misrepresenting the environmental implications of the project, such as the impact on koalas”. Wyong Coal says the mining project continues to be subject to deliberate misrepresentation by some, yet the Alliance cofounder, Jake Cassar, says it’s Wyong Coal that is purposely misrepresenting the environmental impacts of the project. Wyong Coal included an Exploding the Myths section in its latest newsletter “to reinform stakeholders about our significant program for biodiversity conservation offsets based on minimising impacts on native vegetation and habitat while securing a much greater area of native vegetation for long term preservation and management. “Certain members of the community have grossly exaggerated the native vegetation clearing required for the Wallarah 2 project.

“Further, they purposely misrepresent the environmental implications of the project, such as the impact on koalas, by saying that ‘the massive clearing of native forests in this area to establish a mine and to construct a new train line will be devastating to this koala colony’”, the statement reads. Yet, Jake Cassar says “There’s been no misinformation from our group. “This mine will indeed clear potential koala habitat, it’s listed in the company’s own environmental reports. “The project’s approved offset conditions claim that it ‘will provide long term biodiversity protection of an area of native habitat about 400 percent larger than what will be cleared, all of which is potential koala habitat’”. Cassar says CEA is of the opinion that such offsets are simply a method that is used to justify the destruction of extremely sensitive areas. “No matter how much this foreign owned project tries to justify its environmental impacts, the bottom line is that there is no threat to the land that they are claiming to protect apart from the obvious threat

This koala was spotted last December in the locality of the coal mine site

from the project itself,” Cassar said. CEA recently made public a photograph of a koala taken in December, 2019, in Yarramalong Valley, which brought the push to stop the longwall underground coal mine back into the spotlight. “This koala was in the very area that will be undermined and is only kilometres from where the mine will clear 121 acres to start the project. “It would be foolish to believe that turning the area that supplied the majority of the

Central Coast’s drinking water into a coal mining town, with 28 years of trucks, trains and pollution pumping into the environment, won’t impact our local environment, including our struggling koalas. “The government knows the risk to our water supply and it’s the main reason they promised to not let it go ahead before the 2011 State election, only to approve it as soon as they won the election. “Hopefully someone in the government has enough common sense and foresight to

find a way to stop this going ahead before it’s too late for our community and our precious koalas. “Central Coast residents aren’t opposed to sustainable development, we are all for it, but you don’t have to consider yourself an activist to not want a project potentially compromising the drinking water for over 300,000 residents, and destroying some of the Coast’s last koala habitat. “All this for a mine that will create less local jobs than if we opened another Bunnings,” Cassar said. In Wyong Coal’s latest newsletter it said: “The Wallarah 2 project will require clearing of native vegetation totaling about 49ha for its Buttonderry, Tooheys Rd (including rail spur) and western shaft surface facilities site. “About 90 percent of this native vegetation is not in endangered ecological communities. “Most of the development will occur on existing cleared and disturbed lands. “Wallarah 2 will more than compensate for this clearing with a minimum of 197ha of

native forest habitat on land owned by Wyong Coal to be conserved in perpetuity as part of the project’s biodiversity offset scheme. “As the proposed mine will operate deep underground, no clearing will be associated with underground mining activity and it will cause no impacts on koalas. “Koala habitat can potentially include over 70 different types of eucalypt and another 30 non-eucalypt species which are widely represented through the region. “The project’s approved offset conditions will provide long term biodiversity protection over an area of native habitat about 400 percent larger than what will be cleared, all of which is potential koala habitat,” the newsletter said. Wyong Coal conducts onehour community consultation sessions on the last Wednesday of each month. Source: Media release, Jun 15 Coast Environmental Alliance Newsletter, Wyong Coal Reporter: Sue Murray

Clr Jane Smith Independent Deputy Mayor Central Coast Council Vale Malcolm Brooks, OAM

Local Strategic Planning Statement 20 year Land Use Vision The Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) is a document that Council is currently working on – and must be finalised by 1 July. This is an important document for our community and sets out the land use vision for the next 20 years – how your area will change over that time. What this means in practice is that planning rules and planning decisions must take the LSPS into account. There has been some concern about the initial approach taken by the new amalgamated Central Coast Council – a “one size fits all” approach. We need to recognise that our region and communities are diverse—there are differences between Kanwal, Budgewoi, Mangrove Mountain, Spencer, Woy Woy, Wamberal, Gosford, Killarney Vale, Wyong. The 20 year vision should reflect that diversity. That is why I have advocated for a Ward based approach that recognises those differences and

engages with our community in each Ward. As Council was about to go out on exhibition, the restrictions due to COVID-19 came into effect. Council requested an extension of time from the NSW government in order to engage effectively with our community on the LSPS, however, that request was refused. We have exhibited the document, had a number of online forums and received submissions. Some of the issues that residents have been raising with me as being important for the LSPS are protecting local character, protecting the environment and COSS, protecting our drinking water and lagoon catchments and agricultural land, better transport networks and ensuring our future planning responds to climate change. Council is due to receive a report on the LSPS at an Extraordinary Council meeting on 29 June.

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It is with sadness that I note the passing of Malcolm Brooks OAM on Friday, 19 June. Malcolm was a former State Member for Gosford, long serving Councillor of Gosford City Council, including as Mayor, and also Alderman and President of Gosford Shire Council. Over the last 20 years, I have observed Malcolm’s commitment to the community and to the Central Coast, the Gosford local government area in particular. In 2001, I was on a committee with Malcolm to develop the Terrigal Bowl Strategic Plan. I was impressed by Malcolm’s genuine concerns about ensuring that future development was compatible with the area and the manner in which he was fair, listened to all points of view and weighed up the merits of the argument. Malcolm was a passionate advocate for our COSS lands and their protection. He was instrumental in the establishment of COSS, one of the outstanding achievements of the former Gosford Council. He was also the driving force behind the establishment of the Regional Gallery at East Gosford and the Japanese Gardens. Malcolm was committed to the Sister City program and especially the relationship with Edogawa in Japan. The close personal friendship

Malcolm Brooks at Yaruga Lookout, Rumbalara Reserve, Gosford—Part of our COSS Reserves (Sept 2014).

between Malcolm and Mayor Tada was an important part of the strength of that Sister City relationship over many years. Malcolm has been a true elder in our community. I have appreciated Malcolm’s sage advice, his wisdom and experience. My deepest condolences to Malcolm’s wife Tricia and all the family. I pay tribute to the significant contribution that Malcolm has made to this region, this community and our Council. He will be greatly missed by many. Vale Malcolm Brooks

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Proposed solution to flooding referred to expert panel A proposal by a coastal engineer to trial a low-cost sandbag wall in order to keep open the mouth of The Entrance Channel has been reffered by Central Coast Council. Instead, Council has referred it the expert planning panel to be considered. The proposal was for Council to consider a geo-textile sandbag groyne at the channel mouth to train the channel slightly north. In the opinion of Angus Jackson, an internationally recognised coastal engineer with 35 years’ experience, this would assist maintaining a permanently open channel that would self scour. The proposed works were estimated to cost $300,000 and Jackson says it could be an easy and inexpensive solution to managing The Entrance Channel. “The problem at the moment is that when you’ve got a northerly swell, it pushes the entrance south and over that rock shelf and that means it can’t scour. “It acts like the lip on a basin for the lake water to flow out across that high rocky shelf and is very inefficient. “Whereas if you hold that entrance further north, where the new entrance has been cut, the outgoing waters will scour the channel fairly deeply and that will keep widening and a lot of water can come out very quickly and scour a good channel, whereas over the rock platform it can’t. “It will tend to hold itself open more efficiently in that location, but if it were to close by itself, you would re-open it further northwards. “It’s the first step and maybe

Proposed solution to flooding at The Entrance

that’s all that is needed to make it more efficient.” Jackson said this option could be used as a “full-scale model” and could either be adapted to improve efficiency or easily removed if proven ineffective. Councillor Bruce McLachlan put the proposal to Council’s June 9 meeting. He wanted Council to investigate a more permanent option to the sand berm recently built to prevent erosion along the southern side of the channel and keep the flow further to the north, which seemed to be successful until it was washed away by heavy seas late in May. “It’s time to review some alternative cheaper options towards the ongoing flood mitigation and erosion issues of Tuggerah lakes,” he said. “A geo-tech sandbag wall is a fraction of the cost of an expensive permanent rock wall, which was estimated at $50M in 2013, but could more like $80M today. “Geo-tech bags are not the magic bullet and will not negate

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the need for dredging nor stop the natural process of the sand berm closing, however, they will assist in sand scouring and maintaining an open channel for longer periods, keeping that fresh tidal exchange of sea water for the lakes. “Surely, it’s time to trial something,” he said. “Doing nothing and allowing the channel to silt up, water stagnate, lakes putrify with an increased flood risk is no longer an option. “If the trial is unsuccessful, then the sand-filled geo bags can be cut open and easily removed.” In a letter read out at the Council meeting’s public forum, Craig Hillman, a member of the NSW Coastal Alliance, said that the sand bund that Council built at the channel as a trial was a success. “The channel widened and moved north and provided an increased exchange of tidal waters that, through wind effect, the whole northern Tuggerah lakes system has benefited from. “Unfortunately, Council’s

The type of sandbags proposed

sand bund efforts were washed away when put under the stress of recent weather events, so I urge Council to install geo textile banks to form and stablise the channel entrance to withstand storm damage and have a long term design life. “Local residents are sick to death of the inaction and are looking for real action from their elected councillors, not the same old excuses of why nothing can be done at The Entrance Channel and Tuggerah lakes.” Coastal engineer, Angus Jackson, said it was easy to get in the cycle of saying ‘we’re not quite sure, we feel there’s some risk’, but to do this full scale modelling by putting in the geo-tech sand bank and monitoring it is less risky and less costly than continually ordering all these reports. Cr Jilly Pilon reminded councillors that Council has $4.7M of federal government funding that could potentially be used to look at this affordable suggestion. “The Water Minister has

previously said that Council should be making its own decisions, we shouldn’t be using the state expert panel to say let’s hold off, in that case it was about dredging, but people are still saying let’s just wait to see what the state expert panel has to say,” she said. Deputy Mayor, Cr Jane Smith, said she understood the consultant (Jackson) had skills and knowledge, but under the Act, Council had a very clear responsibility and liability about coastal management actions, so it was imperative that Council made sure that it had expert and peer reviewed advice. “I think it’s entirely appropriate that we refer that suggestion (from Jackson) to an expert body and to the consultants that are going to be considering the Coastal Management Program.” But Cr McLachlan said that all Council was doing was pushing it off to another report and pushing it over to the state government, hoping something got done. “If you are just going to shunt

this away, you are not serious about doing anything about the channel, you just want to leave it dirty, choked, stinking – the public are over it,” McLachlan said. The final decision by Council on an amendment by Cr Jane Smith, seconded by Cr Doug Vincent, was that further consideration of investigations or designs of sandbag walls or similar at The Entrance be deferred until the recommendations of the expert panel are provided and the action plan for the new Coastal Management Program has been completed. Councillors Louise Greenaway, Chris Holstein, Kyle MacGregor, Richard Mehrtens and Jeff Sundstrom voted in support. Crs Jillian Hogan and Lisa Matthews both declared a pecuniary interest in the matter and left the “chamber” during discussion. Source: Meeting, Jun 9 Central Coast Council Reporter: Sue Murray

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Rail facility reaches a major milestone Another major milestone has been met in the construction of the intercity rail fleet maintenance facility at Kangy Angy, and the project scores an Australian first in recycling of single-use plastics at the site. Earlier in June, a huge wheel lathe was moved into the intercity rail fleet maintenance facility. The wheel lathe is a vital piece of machinery allowing the wheels of a train to undergo repairs while still attached to the train, which considerably reduces maintenance timeframes. It took about six hours and a 400 tonne crane to position the lathe, which weighs 50 tonnes, four metres wide and five metres long. It is in an enclosed building at the facility to minimise noise impacts. In an Australian first, John Holland,theproject’sconstruction company, partnered with Plastic Police to recycle project generated single-use plastic waste into safe and reliable asphalt for local road surfaces. Working with Downer, using state of the art technology, more than 226kgs of soft plastic, equivalent to nearly 57,000 single-use bags, was captured with other recyclable waste, including used toner cartridges, to process into small pellets, produced by Close The Loop, which are then incorporated within the asphalt mix.

This sustainable initiative reduces the use of crude oil in the construction of local roads and minimises plastic landfill. “This is the first time an Australian construction project has captured its own production waste and transformed it into an approved road surface,” said Executive General Manager – Infrastructure NSW/ACT, Andrew English. John Holland Project Manager, Ivan Karaban, said the project was committed to developing innovative solutions to protect and maintain the local environment. “Our project team has successfully worked with Australian industry to pioneer this process for the first time on a Transport for NSW site,” he said. The $300M rail fleet maintenance facility is nearing completion with a lot of the construction work starting to wind down and the project entering the operational phase. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, says the facility was boosting local employment and business opportunities for the Central Coast with more than 300 jobs and apprenticeships during construction, and 100 jobs to be permanent once the facility started full operation. Source: Media releases, Jun 5 & 8 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch John Holland Reporter: Sue Murray

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Campaigners reject Council position on soap in public toilets

On-demand commuter bus service stops abruptly

Keep coral trees, says shade tree group

Despite advocating handwashing to help minimise the spread of Despite advocating handcoronavirus, washing to helpCentral minimise Coast Council the decided spread of coronavirus, has not to provide soap in Central Coast Council has many itstopublic toilets, according decidedofnot provide soap many of its public toilets, toinaccording community group Operation to community

The on-demand commuter CoastConnect minibus service at Woy Woy has ended its 24-month trial, without announcement on Friday, May 29.

Central Coast Council should keep coral trees due to be removed today Council removes the signs we from a Woy Woy according leave reserve, to say where the soap has come from. to local community group “The pandemic has broughtGrow the to a head, but we need to Urban Shade issue Trees. have basic public health measures

group Operation Soap in Public Toilets.

The group, meters which has itself Parking removed from placed soap in toilets around the Peninsula, claims the Council implementation plan

Ownership mistake discovered

On-street The group parking is backed bymeters on the Professor Stephanie Short, who Peninsula have taken off specialises in public health atbeen the University of Sydney’s Faculty of the table in the Central Coast Car Medicine and Health, and who is a Woy Woy resident. Parking Study Implementation Plan, “Our mayor tells us to continue to practise goodamendments hygiene, including following introduced washing your hands before and atafterCentral Council’s May 25 using anyCoast equipment, yet

The Umina branch of the Country Women’s Association has discovered that ownership of its hall has been wrongly described in a development application to Central Coast Council.

“removes the signs we leave to say where the soap has come from”.

at our facilities all the time. “Other councils have soap in all their facilities – so why can’t we?” Professor Short said the group would continue its campaign into the future. “This is an urgent basic public health matter,” she said. “It’s also an OH and S matter for Council employees who use these facilities, along with tradesmen and members of the general public. “Now we are going to see more holidaymakers in the area. We want them to feel welcome and safe on the Peninsula.” Professor Short said she was hopeful a formal motion would soon be brought to Council on the matter. Despite a recent review, the decision was made to remain with status quo to minimise the risk of vandalism and slipping accidents, resulting from soap spilt on floors. A staff response to a Question with Notice from Cr Kyle Mac Gregor at Council’s May 25 meeting said Council staff would be developing a Public Toilet Strategy which would allow Council to look at ways to include soap in a safe manner in any of the new builds or renovations that occur.

Registered clubs re-open to limited numbers of patrons

Registered clubs on the Peninsula have reopened to limited numbers of patrons, since restrictions were eased at the start of June, having been closed since March.

there is no soap supplied in the majority of Council-owned public facilities,” she said. “Council has advised we are ready to welcome visitors … but we have been advised to continue to act responsibly and follow the Australian Government directions to help minimise the spread of Covid-19. “We were told there were three Professor Stephanie Short instructions (at the beginning of Leisure Centre at Woy Woy and a number of Peninsula facilities, coronavirus restrictions): stay at looking at doing this. “Despite receiving promising Kiddies Corner at Umina Beach. home, socially distance and use including at Umina and Ocean responses from six councillors to “The Peninsula Community Beach surf clubs, and at Ettalong hand hygiene. SOURCE: emails I have sent, Council has Centre and Umina Library have and Pearl Beach, and the “But when I went to use a public Email, 1 Jun 2020 toilet I realised we couldn’t follow decided to ‘maintain the status soap, but what about all the campaign was ongoing. Interview (Terry Collins), 1 Jun 2020 quo’, which means no soap going smaller facilities including at our these basic rules unless there was “Sometimes the soap we leave Stephanie Short, Operation into these facilities. beaches?” soap in every facility.” is stolen, but more often it stays The full articles and more can be seen on line on our website Soap in Public Toilets “There is soap in the major Professor Short said members Professor Short said: “I am very put,” she said. the group can had placed soapbe in seen disappointed that Council isn’t venues, such as the Peninsula of They “It is on disappointing to know www.coastcommunitynews.com.au also www.peninsulanews.info

Proposed swimming pool removal prompts action

Holstein elected to fire management committees

Her own teeth, a sense of humour and an able body

The proposed removal the Pretty Beach swimming pool enclosure by Central Coast Council has prompted the Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association to seek its retention.

Gosford West ward’s Cr Chris Holstein has accepted seats on two fire management committees with the NSW Rural Fire Service.

She might be 100 years old, but Ms Betty Smith of Ettalong still has all her own teeth, a wicked sense of humour and an able body, according to granddaughter Ms Beth Pupovac.

On-demand commuter bus service stops abruptly The on-demand commuter CoastConnect minibus service at Woy Woy has ended its 24-month trial, without announcement on Friday, May 29.

19 JUNE 2020 “There has been confusion and

outrage that the Government would provide this service and then with no communication with the users simply cut it one Friday afternoon,” Coast Community said Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch. Ms Tesch said the Government had not backed the program from the start and had failed to advertise the service and what it could mean for travellers.

“Right from the start the interchange was even about. Transport New South Wales government seemed unwilling to “I wrote to the Minister on has said it would learn from this tell commuters how this service several occasions requesting trial, as well as from several similar could improve their first and last material which I could use to go trials in other parts of the State, to mile journeys,” Ms Tesch said. out and advertise this service and improve public transport services. “No more going around in was rejected. Ms Tesch said: “I’ve spoken circles looking for a park, no “I ended up making own NEWS to users throughout the program REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL my WEEKLY more trudging from the back of flyers and handing them out, she length and know just how much Deepwater Plaza to the station said. many have come to rely on the in the rain, no more unlit walks to Requests to allow the use of service as a quick and easy way the free parking behind the tennis Opal Cards were not taken up. to save travel time, or reduce the News specifically relating to post code areas courts. focuses on news“Passengers had to use their burden on family members who “This was a service that could credit cards, and the system was would otherwise have to pick pick you up from near your house never integrated into the Opal Card commuters up from the station and take you directly to the station network, which was just another early in the morning or during the to meet your usual train, but not barrier for potential riders.” dinner rush.” enough people knew what the The service was started as a She said, if the service was not mini-bus at the end of the bus trial in 2018. to be continued, the funding should

be directed to other local projects aimed at cutting the parking demand. “It makes sense that this money should go to improving infrastructure that will encourage active transport options like cycling ISSUE 247 or walking to the station, or adding extra regular bus services to give people more options,” Ms Tesch said. 2250, 2251 & has 2260 “The government been spending this money on the Peninsula and it should stay on the Peninsula.”

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New traffic lights welcomed SOURCE: Media Release, 28 May 2020 at Point Clare Liesl Tesch, Member for Gosford ‘problem intersection’ A new State Government initiative Central Coast councillors Koolewong andAn investigation Point is Clareunderway THIS ISSUE contains 43 articles - Read more news items for this issue at www.peninsulanews.info after a jawbone was located could be just the lifeline that small will decide on Monday night Tascott Progress atAssociation has Umina Beach. 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 page 10 and medium exporters on the June 22, whether to accept a welcomed new traffic lightsSee at a News Central Coast need. recommendation from staff to raise problem intersection at Point Clare, landholders’ rates by 2.6 per cent after setting the ball in motion two for next financial year. years ago. New grant a boost for local exporters

Albanese says HomeBuilder will have little impact on the Coast On a flying visit to the Central Coast on June 6, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese labelled the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder program “a big flop”.

Decision looms on increase in Council rates

LPP approves 5G tower in East Gosford

Many Copacabana residents

East Gosford is to get a 5G A new pilot program aimed at are outraged over the imminent removal of a brace telecommunications tower after integrating mentalof casuarina healthtreesservices from Susan Fahey Park as Central Coast the first meeting of the Local with law enforcement is set to be Council undertakes a major upgrade of the reserve. Planning Panel met last week. A new expanded to the Central Coast. State Government See page 11

New grant a boost for local exporters

State opposition push to access rental hardship funding

With almost 22,000 people renting homes in the Gosford electorate, Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection Julia Finn is calling on the State Government to implement a Rental Hardship

PACER pilot program to be rolled out in local police districts

initiative could be just the lifeline that small and medium exporters on the Central Coast need.

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Government returns fire over Archibold Park makeover See page 25 hospital waiting times Peter and Janita Witney at Bambi Enterprises completed

The State Government has hit back at Opposition claims that “savage cuts” to emergency departments have seen patients across the region thanagreed the Central Coastwaiting councillors longer Council has already to will decide on Monday a 2.2 per cent water rates rest of 22,NSW presenting to night June whetherwhen to increase for next year.

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Decision looms on increase in Council rates

See page 17 Properties with large increases in land value will experience rate increases well accept a recommendation This year’s water rate was a above the IPART approved rate. The full articles and more can be seen on on our www.coastcommunitynews.com.au Coast Community fromline staff to website raise decrease from the previous As Council’s total rates landholders’ rates code by 2.6 areas News focusses on news specifically related to post 2250, 2251, articles can also be read and year thanks to that year’s 2260 incomeand can only increase by per cent for next financial Independent Pricing and the IPART approved 2.6 per shared on your mobile phone by going to www.coastcommunitynews.com.au. year. Regulary Tribunal (PART) ruling. cent, other ratepayers will see In accordance with the Local increases of less than 2.6 per Staff have also recommended that all current special levies Government Act, the IPART cent and some will see rate continue, also with a 2.6 per approved a rate peg increase of decreases. 2.6 per cent for 2020-21. Rates to be issued by July 31 cent rise.

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We will soon be importing fresh milk I am sure that the Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud, is aware of the parlous state of the dairy industry. Milk is now markedly cheaper than when the industry was deregulated in 2000. The price at deregulation was $1.37 per litre, it is now about $1.20 per litre. Deregulation, no doubt driven by our oligopolists (Woolworths and Coles) has only served to fatten the profits of these two companies at the expense of the dairy farmer. Milk prices in comparable countries range from $2.58 per litre in Canada to $4.28 per litre in Hong Kong, the world average retail price is $1.70 per litre, and in developed countries it is around $2.40 per litre and our Kiwi cousins charge $2.51 per litre. Not only has the price of milk fallen in the past 20 years, the value of farm inputs has risen markedly, along with the general cost of living. In times of drought, the cost

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for feed has soared. How can the Minister let this situation continue? Since deregulation, the number of farms has fallen by 60 percent and milk production has reduced by 19 percent, and the number of cows has reduced by about 34 percent. There have been some token attempts by the oligopoly to increase milk prices and supposedly pass the increase on to the farmers, but given their track record, I suspect that this is not a genuine attempt to improve the dairy farmers’ position. Not only do farmers have to

suffer this grossly unfair market, but they also have to contend with droughts, bushfires and whatever mother nature throws at them. It is little wonder that they are deserting the industry at the rate of 2.5 per week. In 1979-80, there were 21,994 registered dairy farms in Australia, and in 2018-19, this number had fallen to 5,213 registered dairy farms. Dairying has been a cornerstone industry in Australia and should continue to be so. However, without government intervention, I fear we will soon be importing fresh milk, or as fresh as it can be after transportation. Minister Littleproud should immediately move to improve the lot of the farmer and reduce the power of the oligopoly. As it stands, he has little to be proud of during his stewardship of the vital agriculture portfolio. Email, Jun 19 Peter Holland, Wyong

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When will the upgrade to The Pacific Highway through Wyong commence? One has to ask; just how much planning is really needed to achieve the long overdue and much needed upgrade to The Pacific Highway through Wyong? I enclose extracts from my latest round of correspondence with the NSW Government on this matter, which started with the enquiry being lodged with the Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, who failed to acknowledge my enquiry, let alone do anything to provide a response. Maybe he was too busy fast tracking the upgrade of the Central Coast Highway through his electorate, details of which were announced in the June 10 edition of the Coast Community Chronicle. The following is a letter sent to the NSW Premier on March

FORUM 5, 2020. “Some weeks ago I asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal, to advise me the date that actual physical work is scheduled to commence on the widening of the Pacific Highway through Wyong, from the current four lane section south of the Wyong River bridge, through Wyong shopping precinct and north to the Watannobi roundabout. “As I have had no reply from Mr Crouch, not even an acknowledgement of my request for this information, I am now asking you to provide me with an answer. “I would be happy for this request to be re-addressed by you to the relevant Minister,

who I trust can provide an accurate answer. “As background to this request, I moved to Kanwal in 2008, and have been hearing about the plans to widen this stretch of road ever since. “I have responded in detail to each public consultation opportunity with suggestions as to how this might be achieved. “So Premier, after at least 12 years of promises to get the job done, can you please tell me, when is it going to happen?” the letter said. One month later, I received the following response from Transport for NSW, on behalf of the NSW Government. “The NSW Government is investing $9.5 million in 201920 and 2020-21 to progress planning for the Pacific Highway upgrade through

Speeding cyclists should be on the road not on shared pathways I must compliment Central Coast Council on the increasing network of shared pathways (cyclists/ pedestrians) on the Coast. Not only are they increasing in number but are well maintained. However, the time has come for this network of pathways to be properly policed, either by council rangers or police on cycle patrols. As a regular cyclist and pedestrian on these paths, we

FORUM are often harassed by other cyclists going too fast, particularly when passing families with children, and not ringing their bell to alert people ahead of them. They don’t realise that a cyclist can’t be heard from behind unless they call out and/ or ring their bell, assuming that they have one. These paths are used

regularly, particularly on weekends, by families and elderly pedestrians, and I have witnessed some near misses from speeding cyclists. If they want to ride that quickly they should be on the road not on shared pathways. I’m sure some weekend patrols by rangers or police would curb this practice before anyone gets seriously hurt. Email, Jun 22 John Woodbury, Charmhaven

Wyong town centre. “The upgrade will provide two lanes in each direction between Johnson Rd at Tuggerah and Cutler Dr at Wyong, improving traffic flow, travel times and safety for all road users. “Transport for NSW will prepare a staged delivery strategy for the upgrade, which will identify and compare delivery options. “The detailed design is expected to start in the second half of 2020. “A timeframe for completion of the upgrade has not yet been determined, however,Transport for NSW will keep the community updated as planning continues. “More information about the project is available at roadsmaritime.transport.nsw.gov. au”

The detail in this stunning response is nothing more than a cut and paste from the Transport for NSW website in relation to the project. The letter writer also has a strange sense of humour and reality. I fully accept his statement above “that a completion date has not yet been determined” as the younger generation might say in response: “der Fred – I get that, cos you haven’t set a start date yet!” For the past several years, the NSW Government has allocated millions of dollars in its annual budget for planning for this project. It would be instructive for the community if the Chronicle were able to obtain from the NSW Government, just how much planning money has been spent on this project to

date. By my recollection of past announcements, it can’t be less than $30M if the latest allocation is included, yet, not one shovel has been lifted on the project. So, again I ask, when will physical work actually start? Email, Jun 16 Neil Bevege, Kanwal

EDITOR’S NOTE: A statement from Adam Crouch’s office on June 19 said that about $30M has been spent to date, with about half being for property acquisition. Before going to press, Mr Bevege said he had received acknowledgement of his letter from Mr Crouch’s office but nothing more.

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William Kershaw charged over Buff Point police assault Buff Point resident, William Kershaw, has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly assaulting two police officers attempting to arrest him. At about 10:25pm on Tuesday, June 16, officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District were called to a home on Buff Point Ave, Buff Point, after reports of a domestic incident. Upon arrival, police were approached by Kershaw, who allegedly became increasingly violent and resisted arrest. A struggle ensued when the officers attempted to arrest Kershaw and Police say he spat in a male officer’s face, elbowed him and twisted his penis. Police also allege a female officer was punched in the face several times before being dragged to the ground by her hair and choked. A clump of hair was also allegedly ripped from her scalp. Additional officers intervened and successfully arrested Kershaw, with both the injured officers and the accused taken to hospital for assessment.

Police arresting the assailant Photo: NSW Police Force

Part of the incident was captured on the first responding officers’ body cameras and has since been released by NSW Police, sparking widespread condemnation from senior police, media and community members across the state. Kershaw has since been

charged with 13 offences and appeared at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday, June 17. Presiding Magistrate, Robert Stone, ruled in favour of the prosecution and refused bail. He adjourned the case to Wyong Local Court for Thursday, June 25. Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David

Elliott, has publicly condemned Kershaw’s behaviour and said that this was an appalling attack upon first responders. “This is an inexcusable attack on two officers who were simply responding to a call out to protect members of our community following reports of a domestic incident,” Elliott said. “Last week, I referred the

issue of assaults against police officers to the Law and Safety Parliamentary Committee to seek a better understanding of community attitudes towards police as well as an assessment of whether current penalties and offences are sufficient in light of the disgusting assaults that have been reported recently. “We want to work out what the motives and attitudes are behind these awful attacks. “Thumping police is just not on,” he said. Northern Region Commander, Assistant Commissioner Max Mitchell, said that there’s never an excuse for assaulting an officer. “These two officers were attending this location after receiving a call for help, as thousands of officers across NSW do every single day, and this is what greeted them,” AC Mitchell said. “They were attacked, unprovoked, for simply doing their job. “We are all thankful they only received minor injuries, and we will continue to monitor their

welfare. “I want to reiterate, violence against police officers and emergency services personnel is completely unacceptable, and we will continue to do all that we can to prosecute those responsible,” he added. Tuggerah Lakes PD Commander, Superintendent John Gralton, said that both officers were recovering well but had been traumatised by the experience. He went on to congratulate both officers on their conduct during the arrest as well as the other officers who supported them at the scene. Supt Gralton also extended his thanks to the Central Coast community for all its support and well wishes since news of the incident broke. Source: Press release, Jun 16 NSW Police Media Documents, Jun 17 NSW Department of Justice transcript and casefile: R v William Kershaw 2020/00178947 Interview, Jun 19 Supt John Gralton, Tuggerah Lakes PD Reporter: Dilon Luke

Couple charged over drug and robbery offences In October 2019, detectives from Brisbane Water Police District Drug Unit established Strike Force Oldaker to investigate the importation and supply of steroids in Erina and surrounding areas.

On flooding Wallarah Creek, Killarney Vale and Long Jetty Do you live in a flood affected area around Wallarah Creek or the Killarney Vale and Long Jetty area? Central Coast Council has developed a draft Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan for each of the Wallarah Creek and Killarney Vale–Long Jetty catchments - these documents are now on public exhibition. The draft studies and their respective plans outline recommended management options for the communities affected by overland (not lake) flooding in the suburbs of Blue Haven, Wallarah, Bushells Ridge, Doyalson, San Remo, Charmhaven, and Woongarrah, Bateau Bay, Shelly Beach, Long Jetty, Killarney Vale and parts of The Entrance. We invite these communities to have their say online from Thursday 25 June until Wednesday 5 August 2020. yourvoiceourcoast.com/floodplain

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Two people, a man and a woman, have previously been charged and remain before the courts. As a result of their inquiries, strike force detectives commenced an investigation into two aggravated break and enter offences, one on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Wamberal, and a second on Friday, September 27, at Hamlyn Terrace. Police will allege that at about 9:45pm on Friday, September

27, 2019, a group of men attended a Hamlyn Terrace home and assaulted a 24-yearold man outside, before entering the home and attempting to kidnap another person from inside. They left the scene in a black Holden Commodore a short time later. Following extensive inquiries, police arrested a 29-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman in West Gosford on Thursday, June 18. Police will allege in court that the pair organised and had prior knowledge of the Hamlyn Terrace break and enter offence, and that the man was

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involved in the supply of almost 9kg of steroids. They were taken to Gosford Police Station. The 29-year-old man has been charged with 34 offences. The 25-year-old woman has been charged with charged with armed robbery cause grievous bodily harm, attempt to detain for advantage in company, and attempt to acquire firearm. Both were refused bail to appear at Newcastle Court on Friday, June 19. Investigations under Strike Force Oldaker are ongoing with further arrests expected. Source: Press release, Jun 19 NSW Police Media

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With the July school holidays approaching, Central Coast Council is encouraging residents to consider a “staycation”, rather than travelling out of the region for a getaway. By exploring the region’s many attractions with family and friends, residents can help boost the Coast’s economy and help businesses impacted by the recent COVID-19 closures, Council says. Many of the Coast’s major attractions have reopened, including: the Australian Reptile Park; Bells of Killcare; Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures; Norah Head Lighthouse; Pearls of Australia’s Broken Bay Pearl Farm tours; and the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park. The Council’s visitcentralcoast website highlights some of the many attractions that residents can enjoy in their own backyard while still practising social distancing. There are beautiful national parks scattered all over the region featuring a variety of rainforest, heathland, waterfall and sandy beach landscapes that are ideal for hiking, swimming and fishing. In the north, you will find Munmorah State Conservation Area, where you can visit the secluded Frazer Beach and take in the spectacular views from Snapper Point and Wybung Head. Wyrrabalong National Park is another top spot where you can go surfing at Pelican Beach or hike one of the many scenic trails. In the south, you will find Brisbane Water National Park, where you can check out Somersby Falls, hike the Girrakool Loop Track or embark on the Patonga to Pearl Beach Walk to experience some of the region’s most breathtaking views. Another southern gem is Bouddi National Park, where the

coastal walk will take you from Putty Beach to Macmasters Beach, enjoying incredible scenery along the way, including the turquoise blue waters of Maitland Bay and Little Beach. The stunning beaches on the Central Coast can be enjoyed during the quieter winter month. The good swell conditions for surfers are more consistent during the cooler months and the breaks are less crowded. Some of the favourite spots are Soldiers, North Shelly, Forresters and Avoca beaches. If you enjoy those long walks on the beach, feeling the sand between your toes and hearing the sound of crashing waves, Budgewoi, North Entrance, Wamberal and Umina Beaches are also perfect options. Many of the Central Coast beaches feature dog off-leash areas where you can let your pooch roam free. Kids will love a splash in the

rockpools on those warmer winter days as parents soak up the gorgeous rays of the sun. Norah Head, Avoca Beach and Macmasters Beach all have shallow pools perfect for the little ones to explore. If you are wanting to head to some of the lesser known beaches, visit Tallow Beach, Lobster Beach and Cabbage Tree Harbour, which are some local secret spots. The Central Coast has many breathtaking lookouts that provide the perfect vantage point to watch the whales during their migration north for the winter, pack a picnic and spend hours gazing out over the ocean to catch a glimpse of one of these majestic creatures. Top location picks to catch a glimpse are Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve, Soldiers Beach Headland, Crackneck Lookout, The Skillion, Captain Cook Lookout and Gerrin Point Lookout.

An array of new clothing and lifestyle boutiques have popped up around the Central Coast in recent years featuring carefully curated pieces. Top places to head to for a shopping expedition include Long Jetty, Terrigal, Forresters Beach and Erina heights. Long Jetty has fast become a cool hipsters’ paradise and the trendy neighbourhood has a lot to offer. Kerbside cafés line the main road along with pretty little vintage and fashion boutiques and street art installations can be found down side streets and alleyways. A picturesque shared pathway runs along the foreshore of Tuggerah Lake and is a great spot for walking, cycling and scooter riding and passes some fun little playgrounds for the kids. After living with restrictions for the past few months, now is the

time to immerse yourself in nature and enjoy some thrill seeking fun. The waterways of the Central Coast offer pristine conditions for kayaking and stand up paddleboarding. Tuggerah Lakes offers many launch points, but Canton Beach and Long Jetty Foreshore are ideal. Brisbane Water in the south again has many launch points, including Ettalong Beach, Hardys Bay and Patonga Beach Foreshore. If mountain biking is your goto for your outdoor adventure fix, Central Coast Mountain Bike Tours operate tours in Ourimbah State Forest and other landmark locations across the region. There are also plenty of places to treat your tastebuds in the region. Check out Little Creek Cheese. an award winning, handmade gourmet cheese factory in

Wyong, with Luka Chocolates right next door. Distillery Botanica is home to the award winning Mr Goaty Gelato and also serves coffee, pastries and a Ploughman’s Lunch themed on an English style ‘elevenses’ concept with a variety of cheeses, meats, house made pickles, onions and preserves. Head over to the boutique gin distillery which makes the multi award winning Moore’s Gin. The Central Coast is home to several craft breweries including Six String Brewing Co, Bay Rd Brewing and Block’n Tackle Brewery. Botanical wine from Firescreek Winery is another tempting stop. Dozens of restaurants and cafes are set to reopen their doors from July 1. Source: visitcentralcoast.com.au website

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FOLLOWING IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF COAST COMMUNITY CHRONICLE PICKUP LOCATIONS, PAPERS ARE DELIVERED TO ALL OF THESE LOCATIONS EVERY WEDNESDAY Discount Drug Store BATEAU BAY 73 Scenic Dr Ritchies IGA Cresthaven Shopping Centre Halekulani Bowling Club 50 Natuna Ave Bateau Bay Bowling Club 5 Bias Ave Leader Pet Supplies The Entrance Leagues Club 17 Lake St 3 Bay Village Rd Coast Hotel Tuggerah Lakes Community 169 Budgewoi Rd Centre Tenth Avenue Pharmacy 1 Bay Village Rd 56 Tenth Ave Bateau Bay Men’s Shed BUFF POINT 1 Bay Village Rd Budgewoi Soccer Club Bateau Bay Square 1 Millington Way 12 Bay Village Rd CANTON BEACH Coles Heritage Village Toukley The Entrance Rd 2 Evans Rd

Wallarah Bay Recreation Club 40 Wallarah Rd

Cnr Cornish Avenue & Wyong Rd

Coles 11 Parsons Rd

Toukley & Districts Art Society

Coles Express 102-106 Wyong Rd

The Orchards Retirement Village 15 The Ridgeway

Woolworths 12 Bay Village Rd

Gwandalan Bowling Club Gamban 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 Bupa Aged Care Bateau Bay 17 Bias Ave Elderslee Retirement Community 15 Bias Ave Southern Cross Care Reynolds Court Residential Aged Care 7 Bias Ave 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

Lakefront Village 1-91 Village Way

6 Wallarah Rd GOSFORD Imperial centre 171 Mann St Central Coast Leagues Club 1 Dane Dr Masonic Centre 86 Mann Street GWANDALAN Gwandalan Public School Kanangra Dr

HAMLYN TERRACE CHAIN VALLEY BAY Hakea Grove Aged Care Valhalla by Gateway Lifestyle 102 Louisiana Rd 25 Mulloway Rd Wyong Public Hospital Teraglin Lakeshore Home Pacific Hwy Village 2 Mulloway Rd The Dam Hotel Cnr Minnesota Rd & Pacific CHARMHAVEN Hwy Charmhaven Tennis Centre Parkside Dr Northlakes Tavern 17-33 Pacific Hwy 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 FOUNTAINDALE Happy Belly Takeaway 9 Catamaran Rd 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

GOROKAN Guardian Pharmacy 70 Wallarah Rd Liquorland 72 Wallarah Rd Central Coast Fresh & Cooked Seafood 74 Wallarah Rd TSG Gorokan 1/74 Wallarah Rd

Killarney Vale Bakery & Café 122 Wyong Rd

LONG JETTY Caltex Long Jetty 431 The Entrance Rd

Killarney Vale Newsagency 112 Wyong Rd

Bridge Club 415 The Entrance Rd

Central Coast Cycles 118 Wyong Rd

CUT Computers 421 The Entrance Rd

Red Prawn & Seafood Takeaway 118 Wyong Rd

Diggers at The Entrance 315 The Entrance Rd

KULNURA General Store, Indian Restaurant & Cafe 4 Greta Rd LAKE HAVEN Lake Haven Castle Cottage 8 Kylie Cl Metro Cinemas Lake Haven Forrow Dr

MAGENTA Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club 1 Magenta Dr

Wyong Rugby League Club 40 Lake Haven Dr

Lakeside Leisure Village 51 Kamilaroo Ave

San Remo Pharmacy 123 Marine Parade

Lake Munmorah Residential Resort 2 Saliena Ave

THE ENTRANCE The Entrance Visitor Information Centre 46 Marine Parade

Fill & Carry Fruit Market 258 Wallarah Rd

LISAROW Lisarow Takeaway Shop 2/1 Parsons Rd

BYO Cellars 260 Wallarah Rd

Lisarow Newsagency Shop 13/1 Parsons Rd

KILLARNEY VALE Opal Killarney Vale 1 Daniel Cl

McDonald’s 2 Parsons Road

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Woolworths 3 Parsons Rd

KFC 16 The Entrance Road Jimbo’s Quality Seafoods 109 The Entrance Rd Subway 35/37 Coral St Dunleith Tourist Park 2 Hutton Rd Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Rd

Smoking Dragon 173 The Entrance Rd TOOWOON BAY Toowoon Bay Holiday Park 1 Koongara St

MANNERING PARK The Bottle-O Mannering Park Bay Takeaway Cellars 205 Bay Rd 68 Vales Rd

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

Oasis Caratel Caravan Park 207/209 Wallarah Rd

7-Eleven The Entrance Gosford Ave

David Mehan MP - The Kaino’s Seafood And Burgers Entrance Electorate Office 324 The Entrance Rd 24 The Entrance Rd

Bottlemart 181-187 Minnesota Rd

Forrester’s Beach Retirement William Cape Gardens Village 40 Pearce Rd 1001 The Entrance Rd Caltex service station The Entrance Rd Cnr Bellevue Rd

The Bottle-O Shop 2/120 Wyong Rd

Corner Park Road & Warrigal Westfield (service desk) Street 50 Wyong Rd

Nesuto The Entrance Apartments 18 Coral St

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 PRP Diagnostic Imaging 54 Victoria Ave

Lakeside Shopping Centre The Entrance Rd & Dening St Toukley Library Main Rd Coles Coles The Entrance Rd &, Dening 781/17-21Yaralla St St The Greens The Entrance

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Coles Westfield Tuggerah Supanews Westfield Tuggerah Terry White Chemmart Westfield Tuggerah Tuggerah Library and Council Services Westfield Tuggerah

Shop 5 Wyee Shopping Village WYONG Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Inc Building 2/8 Rankens Ct Wyong Family History Group 6 Rankens Ct Village Central Wyong 18/34 Alison Rd Plaza Newsagency 6/18-34 Alison Rd

Shingle Inn Tuggerah Westfield Tuggerah

The Art House Theatre 19-21 Margaret St

Meals on Wheels 6/10 Pioneer Ave

Club Wyong RSL 15 Margaret St

Emma McBride MP Mariners Centre of Excellence, Suite 204

Central Coast Mobile Village 1A Cutler Dr

TUMBI UMBI Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, Tumbi Umbi Campus 150 Bellevue Rd Glengara Retirement Village 220 Hansen’s Rd Mingara Recreation Club 12-14 Mingara Dr Chemist Outlet Tumbi Umbi Discount Chemist 7 Mingara Dr Domino’s Pizza Mingara 8 Mingara Dr McDonald’s Mingara Mingara Dr Hungry Jack’s Mingara Recreation Complex KFC Mingara 3 Mingara Dr Subway Restaurant Lot 9 Mingara Dr &, Wyong Rd WADALBA McDonald’s London 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 Alison Homestead 1 Cape Rd United Petroleum 359 Pacific Highway North Mr David Harris MP - Wyong Electorate Office 142 Pacific Hwy KFC 300 Pacific Hwy Subway 250/300 Pacific Hwy Nexus Smart Hub 3 Amy Cl JAY-C 60/1-10 Amy Cl

Woolworths 1 Figtree Blvd

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Coles Orchid Way

Wyong Golf Club 319 Pacific Hwy

The Lott 2 Edward Stinson Avenue

St James Anglican Church 25-27 Byron St

Nargis Gourmet Food Indian & kebab 6/2 Edward Stinson Ave

Wyong Bowling Club 3 Panonia Rd

WAMBERAL Pacific Garden Hotel 871 The Entrance Rd

Meander Village 18 Boyce Ave

WARNERVALE ChemistCare 3 Mary Mackillop Drv

Kooindah Waters Golf Club 40 Kooindah Blvd

Warnies Café 1/13 Warnervale Rd

Wyong Men Shed Incorporated 175 Pollock Ave

WOONGARRAH Warnervale Gardens 171 Mataram Rd

Bendigo Bank 88 Pacific Hwy

St. Mary Mackillop Catholic Church Warnervale 91 Sparks Rd

Oliver’s Real Food Caltex Stopover, Pacific Hwy

WYEE Wyee Mini Market

Cafe F3 Northbound F3 Northbound Freeway

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Free Tuggerah Lakes video available

Looking from the north over Tuggerah lakes with Lake Munmorah in the foreground

Viewers can take a close-up look at the workings of the complex Tuggerah Lakes detailing the science of the lagoon system and quite a few very interesting facts. It’s an informative 22-minute video which has been put together to deliver an easily understood coverage on a wide range of topics from background information, historic changes, human impacts, next steps for Tuggerah lakes and much more. The video shows projects including stormwater quality improvement, saltmarsh rehabilitation, bush regeneration, water quality monitoring, streambank rehabilitation and recreational upgrades, and there’s an interactive map to click on each site to bring up more detail. The effects of changes in urbanisation are covered as are the results of various studies and reports that have been conducted over the years, and subsequently, what action has been taken. It explains how the ecosystem works and responds to changes, where pollution comes from and how individuals and the community can play a part in the health of the lagoon system. Tuggerah Lakes is the eighth largest estuary in NSW (of 184) and covers more than 80sqkm of water area in the three lakes – Budgewoi, Munmorah and Tuggerah. The catchment area for the lakes spans over 700sqkm, which is 92 percent of the former Wyong shire, and there are five major tributaries, 228 rivers and creeks, with an annual average flow into the

lakes of 193,000ML. Perched 0.2m to 0.3m above sea level, the lakes have an average depth of 1.7m and are naturally silty. Water circulation in the lakes is wind driven as opposed to coastal tides and only minor flushing occurs through the channel with the exchange of sea water, accounting for less than one percent of the total volume per day, and tides are generally limited to The Entrance area. Average retention times for each lake, that is the amount of time water stays in each lakes before being flushed out, is 220 days for Tuggerah Lake, 460days for Budgewoi Lake and 520 days for Lake Munmorah. To learn more about how the Tuggerah Llakes system works, the video can be viewed on Council’s Youtube Channel or go to Youtu.bue/162u8qqB78g Source: Central Coast Council YouTube channel Reporter: Sue Murray

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Council commits to online events in response to COVID-19 Central Coast Council is continuing to transition some of its most popular community events to an online format in order to keep Central Coast residents connected, inspired and entertained. The arts and entertainment industry was one of the hardest hit by COVID-19 and council’s event sector was no exception, but rather than simply call it quits on 2020, council has opted to take some of its biggest events digital, with the likes of Harvest Festival, Live Well Festival and ChromeFest all heading online. Council Unit Manager Community Partnerships, Glenn Cannard, said local providers had been engaged to capture event highlights and create engaging video packages. “Whilst COVID-19 restrictions are easing, it will be some time before our usual events schedule can resume and we have made the difficult decision to cancel all physical events to the end of October 2020. “This unfortunately encompasses our much loved ChromeFest event,” Cannard said. “We’ve been thinking outside the box to create new ways to bring some of our events safely into the living rooms of our community and of those that would usually travel to the Coast to experience our events. “The Live Well Festival was the first to go online, with local health and well being providers giving us insight into how we can make healthier choices and positive changes in our

ChromeFest online Photo: Central Coast Council

lives. “Harvest Festival is currently rolling out online and gives us a glimpse behind the farm gate through four engaging video packages, Taste of Harvest, Paddock to Plate, Embrace the Adventure and Farmers’ Story. “We’re currently working out how to showcase some of the best features of ChromeFest 2020 online so that we can experience the ‘show and shine’ and ‘twist and shake’ fun of this great event from our homes. “Also stay tuned for updates on how we plan to deliver our events from November onwards in smaller innovative format programs that meet current restrictions,” he said. Mayor Lisa Matthews said the Coast’s reputation as an events destination would continue to grow. “With restrictions easing, our stunning region is open for

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business and we’re thrilled to welcome back visitors to the Central Coast,” Mayor Matthews said. “Some of our flagship events may not be going ahead in their traditional formats this year, however it’s exciting that we can partake in some of the fun from the safety of our homes. “We can also assure people that our major events will return bigger and better than ever as soon as possible,” she said. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the NSW Government was providing funding from the Bushfire

Community Resilience and Economic Recovery Program. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives and livelihoods, but bushfire recovery and support remains front-of-mind for the NSW Government. “Council has received $25,000 to continue the Harvest Festival event in 2020 so that local businesses can be better promoted online and in a way that encourages our Central Coast community to buy local,” Crouch said. Source: Press release, Jun 11 Central Coast Council Media

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Application for Appointment of Board Members Gosford Showground Land Manager

Ever wondered who is responsible for keeping Crown reserves operating?

Countless facilities like showgrounds, local halls and parks are run by Statutory Land Manager Boards, made up of people just like you. People who understand the need and have a desire to manage public land and assets for the benefit of the entire community. Your role as a Board Member is voluntary, but the rewards of giving something back to the community are priceless.

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We are looking for a good mix of people with a variety of skills, however, sound business and financial management skills and objective decision-making expertise would be a distinct advantage.

Don’t let this opportunity to do something for yourself and your community pass you by – contact us today.

The Gosford Showground Land Manager manages the Reserve No. 570055 at North Gosford notified on 10-Jan1912 for Showground. The term of appointment will be for a period not exceeding 5 years. Application for membership can be made via https://portal.crownland.nsw.gov.au

All applications are required to be lodged by 10 July 2020. For further information contact Rebecca Rooth on (02) 4937 9347 or go to https://reservemanager.crownland.nsw.gov.au

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A video detailing the science of Tuggerah Lakes has been developed by Central Coast Council’s Estuary Management Team.

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5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 8:30 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Movie: “Left To Die: The 1:00 Mom: Bert And Ernie And A 2:10 Sandra And Tammi Chase Story” (M d,v) (’12) Stars: Blessing Of The People (M) [s] 2:30 Barbara Hershey 1:30 Animal Embassy (PG) [s] 3:30 2:00 Paramedics (PG) [s] 4:00 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 4:30 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 6:00 6:00 Seven News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 6:30 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 7:30 America’s Got Talent: Audition 7:30 Kath & Kim: Old (PG) [s] 8:30 1 (PG) [s] – Simon Cowell, 8:05 Kath & Kim: Money (PG) [s] Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and 8:40 Movie: “Crocodile Dundee II” host Terry Crews return with (PG) (’88) Stars: Paul Hogan, new judge Sofia Vergara; Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon 10:55 NINE News Late [s] variety acts and contestants audition for the chance to win 11:25 New Amsterdam: $1 million. Every Last Minute (M mp) [s] 9:30 9:15 Police: Hour Of Duty (M v,l) [s] 12:15 Dying To Belong: Antoinetta McKoy (M) [s] 10:30 10:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 1:05 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 11:30 10:45 The Front Bar (M) [s] 11:45 Surveillance Oz Dashcam 2:00 Home Shopping 12:30 (PG) [s] 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:30 6:00 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 8:30 9:00 Today Extra [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 1:00 12:00 Movie: “Surrender Dorothy” (M) 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:00 1:00 Movie: “The Ex” (M l,s) (’06) (’06) Stars: Diane Keaton Stars: Zach Braf, Amanda Peet 2:30 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 3:30 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 4:30 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 5:00 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Police: Hour Of Duty (M v,l) [s] 7:30 NRL: Penrith Panthers v South 6:00 8:30 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Sydney Rabbitohs *Live* From 6:30 7:30 Prisoner Of Azkaban (PG) (’04) Campbelltown Stadium [s] – Harry, Ron and Hermione 9:45 Golden Point (M) [s] – Peter Sterling, Paul Vautin, Andrew return as teenagers for a third Johns and Billy Slater join term at Hogwarts. But Harry’s James Bracey for the all the fate looks bleak when the post-match NRL news. infamous Sirius Black escapes 8:30 10:45 NINE News Late [s] from prison. Stars: Emma 11:15 The Parachute Murder Plot 10:30 Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, (M) [s] Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman 11:30 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 12:05 Taken: Viceroy (M v,d) [s] 12:30 11:30 World’s Most Shocking 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 1:30 Emergency Calls (MA15+) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 4:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:30 12:30 Home Shopping 6:00 5:30 Today [s] 6:00 Sunrise [s] 8:30 9:00 Today Extra (PG) [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 12:00 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 1:00 12:00 Movie: “Sorority Surrogate” (M) 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 2:00 1:00 Explore: New Zealand [s] (’14) – A surrogate mother faces an uncertain future when 1:15 Movie: “Hot Pursuit” (M v,s) (’15) Stars: Reese Witherspoon, 3:00 the couple who hires her dies in 3:30 Sofía Vergara an accident. Stars: Cassie 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 Steele, Mimi Kuzyk, Chris 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Bruno, Daniel Kelly, Elena 5:00 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] Juatco, Matthew Bennett, 6:00 NINE News [s] 5:00 Siobhan Murphy 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 6:00 2:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: Sydney Roosters v St 6:30 3:00 The Chase UK [s] George Illawarra Dragons 7:30 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] *Live* From Bankwest Stadium, 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] Sydney [s] 8:30 6:00 Seven News [s] 9:45 Friday Night Knock Off [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 [s] – Joh visits Jungle House in 10:45 Top Gear (PG) [s] inner-city Sydney. Adam makes 12:05 Law & Order: Criminal Intent: 10:00 The Third Horseman (M) [s] 10:30 a stylish DIY serving tray. Karen 11:30 makes braised lamb chops with 1:00 Outback Brothers (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping 12:30 raisins, lemon and all spice. 4:30 The Avengers: 1:30 8:30 Program To Be Advised Winged Avenger (PG) [s] 11:30 Program To Be Advised 5:30 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 2:30 1:30 Home Shopping

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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)

Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] Tommy: Lifetime Achievement (M) [s] – Mayor Buddy Gray asks Tommy to personally oversee the investigation when a Hollywood producer is attacked during a party at his home. Bull: Reckless (M v) [s] Elementary (M) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) Entertainment Tonight [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Celebrity Gogglebox USA (M) [s] – Celebrities watch all the same TV as us, so let’s join them on the couch and hear what they have to say about them. Law & Order: SVU (M) [s] Blue Bloods: Hide In Plain Sight (M v) [s] WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show (PG) [s] Home Shopping Headline News [s] Studio 10 (PG) [s] Dr Phil (PG) [s] The Dog House (PG) [s] Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On [s] Judge Judy (PG) [s] My Market Kitchen [s] Good Chef Bad Chef [s] Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] The Project (PG) [s] Jamie: Keep Cooking And Carry On [s] Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) [s] How To Stay Married (M s) [s] Kinne Tonight (M) [s] Program To Be Advised WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour The Nineties (M l,v) Insight Great American Railroad Journeys (PG) Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Tony Robinson’s World By Rail: Mexico (PG) Inside Cadbury - Chocolate Secrets Secrets Of McDonalds - 50 Years Of The Big Mac (PG) SBS World News Late Movie: “Homesick” (MA15+) (’15) Stars: Esther Maria Pietsch (In Norwegian) Bad Banks: The Hardest Currency/ The Lion’s Den (MA15+) (In German/ English) CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Travel Man: Iceland (PG) Football: FIFA World Cup Classic Match: France v Argentina 2018 Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News The World’s Busiest Stations: Calcutta The Secret Life Of Al Capone (PG) ZeroZeroZero (MA15+) (In English/ Italian) SBS World News Late Tin Star (MA15+) Stop At Nothing - Lance Armstrong Story (M l) Movie: “Queen Of The Desert” (M s,v) (’15) (In English/ Arabic/ Turkish) CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour The Point NITV News: Nula Monty Don’s Paradise Gardens Queen Victoria And Her Nine Children (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News America In Colour: The Wild West/ The 1940s (M) [s] 24 Hours In Emergency: Lost For Words (M) SBS World News Late I Am Not Your Negro (M l,n,v) The Looming Tower (M l,s,v) (In English/ Arabic) Movie: “Rey’s Education” (M l,v) (’17) Stars: Martín Arroyo (In Spanish) Great British Railway Journeys (PG)

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

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Saturday 27 June

ABC (C20/21)

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rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] rage Guest Programmer (PG) ABC News At Noon [s] Movie: “Mao’s Last Dancer” (PG) (’09) Stars: Chi Cao (In English/ Mandarin) Father Brown (PG) [s] Program To Be Advised Escape From The City [s] Landline [s] Back Roads [s] Midsomer Murders (PG) [s] ABC News [s] Shakespeare And Hathaway: Thy Fury Spent (PG) [s] – A simple missing persons case takes a dramatic turn as Frank and Lu find themselves in the middle of a dispute over the opening of a new Shakespeare centre. Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse (M l) [s] Operation Buffalo (M l) [s] Unforgotten (M l) [s]

PRIME (C61/60)

Ellen (PG) [s] Weekend Today [s] Today Extra - Saturday [s] Award Winning Tasmania: Cradle Mountain (PG) [s] Surfing Australia TV [s] Animal Embassy [s] Delish [s] The Voice (PG) [s] NINE News: First At Five [s] Getaway (PG) [s] NINE News Saturday [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Accidental Heroes: Home Sweet Home/ Looking For Love (M) [s] Movie: “Little Fockers” (M s,v) (’10) Stars: Robert De Niro Movie: “Baby Mama” (M l) (’08) Stars: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Crazy (M) [s] Delish [s] Award Winning Tasmania: Cradle Mountain (PG) [s] Home Shopping

6:00 Australian Fishing Championships (PG) [s] 6:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 7:30 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 8:00 All 4 Adventures [s] 9:00 Which Car (PG) [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 Foodie Adventures [s] 12:30 Pooches At Play [s] 1:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 2:00 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield [s] 3:00 What’s Up Down Under? [s] 3:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] . 8:00 Ambulance UK (PG) [s] 10:00 One Born Every Minute Australia (M) [s] 11:00 Program To Be Advised 12:00 Supercars Highlights Sydney

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 11:00 House Of Wellness [s] Kochie’s Business Builders: 1:00 Small Business First [s] 2:00 Beach Cops (PG) [s] 2:30 Movie: “The Ballad Of Lucy Whipple (PG) (’01) – A recently 3:00 widowed mother decides to fulfil her long-held dream of moving 6:00 west, taking her 13-year-old daughter with her. Stars: Glenn 7:00 Close, Jena Malone, Meat Loaf, 8:40 9:40 Wilford Brimley, Bruce McGill Better Homes And Gardens 10:10 11:10 Seven News At 5 [s] Sydney Weekender [s] Seven News [s] 12:05 Big Brother (M) [s] 1:00 Program To Be Advised The Blacklist: Nyle Hatcher 2:00 (MA15+) [s] Heists That Shook The World: 2:30 The Great Train Robbery (M v) 3:00 4:00 Home Shopping

Animal Tales [s] Weekend Today [s] Sports Sunday (PG) [s] Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] World’s Greatest Natural Wonders (PG) [s] Getaway (PG) [s] Driving Test (PG) [s] NRL: Manly Sea Eagles v Cronulla Sharks *Live* From Central Coast Stadium [s] NINE News Sunday [s] The Voice: The Battles 3 (PG) 60 Minutes (PG) [s] NINE News Late [s] Inside Crime (M) [s] Behind Bars The World’s Toughest Prisons: Sofia Central - Sofia, Bulgaria (M) [s] Mysteries And Scandals (M) World’s Greatest Natural Wonders: Mountains [s] Home Shopping Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo Home Shopping Animal Tales [s]

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch Speedweek Cycling: Incycle True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi - Von Braun (PG) SBS World News Top Ten Treasures Of Pompeii (M s) Henry IX: The Lost King (PG) – Paul Murton of Grand Tours of Scotland takes us on a journey to investigate the mysterious disappearance from history of a forgotten Scottish prince - Henry Fredrick Stuart, the best king Britain never had. Not many of us will know his name but Henry started the British Museum and the Royal Collection and was the first royal prince to back a permanent settlement on American soil. Cycling

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Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Kevin Can Wait: Kevin Goes Nuts (PG) [s] The Voice: The Battles 3 (PG) Tipping Point [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] The Voice: The Battles 4 (PG) Guy Sebastian - The Man The Music (PG) [s] – Take a look behind the scenes and deep into the life of one of Australia’s best and most successful male solo artists of all time. 100% Footy (M) [s] NINE News Late [s] Lethal Weapon: Ruthless (MA15+) [s] Tipping Point (PG) [s] Home Shopping Ellen (PG) [s]

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 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Destination Flavour Entertainment Tonight [s] Scandinavia Bitesize Judge Judy (PG) [s] 2:10 The Nineties (M v) My Market Kitchen [s] 3:00 Alex Polizzi The Fixer (PG) Everyday Gourmet With 4:10 Journey Through Armenia: Justine Schofield [s] Birth Of A New Era (PG) Best Of The Bold And The (In English/ Armenian) Beautiful (PG) [s] 4:35 Queen Victoria And Her Nine 10 News First [s] Children (PG) WIN News [s] 5:30 Letters And Numbers The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Mastermind Australia Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 6:30 SBS World News Have You Been Paying 7:35 Secrets Of The Royal: Attention? (M) [s] Servants (PG) Kinne Tonight (M) [s] 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency: How To Stay Married (M) [s] Go Your Own Way (M) Program To Be Advised 9:25 Why Do I Put On Weight? WIN’s All Australian News [s] (PG) The Project (PG) [s] 10:20 SBS World News Late The Late Show With Stephen 10:55 Cycling: Tour De France Etape Colbert (PG) [s] Classique Home Shopping 1:30 Going Places With Ernie The Talk (PG) [s] Dingo (PG)

5:30 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Maternal Instinct” (M v) 12:00 1:00 (’17) Stars: Laura Mennell, Marcus Rosner, Karin Konova, 1:30 Aaron Pearl, Vanessa Przada 3:00 4:00 The Daily Edition (PG) [s] 5:00 The Chase UK [s] 6:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 7:00 The Chase Australia [s] 7:30 Seven News [s] 8:30 Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (M) [s] 9:30 Criminal Minds: Ghost/ Blue Angel (M v) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] Absentia: Child’s Play (MA15+) 11:00 [s] – Emily is able to retrieve more information from Charles 11:50 and hopes that this will be a breakthrough in her research. 12:40 Will this lead to Flynn? Will she 1:30 2:00 discover the identity of who is 2:30 after her? 3:00 Home Shopping

Today [s] Today Extra [s] NINE’s Morning News [s] Ellen (PG) [s] Kevin Can Wait (PG) [s] The Voice: The Battles 4 (PG) Tipping Point (PG) [s] NINE’s Afternoon News [s] Millionaire Hot Seat [s] NINE News [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Paramedics (M) [s] RBT: Don’t Trust Your Friends/ Close Shave (PG) [s] Botched: Viva Las Vegas Boobs (M mp) [s] NINE News Late [s] Chicago Med: Forever Hold Your Peace (M mp) [s] Dying To Belong: Vince Marinello (M) [s] Tipping Point [s] A Current Affair (PG) [s] Home Shopping Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo Home Shopping

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Gardening Australia [s] Grand Designs [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Pulse (M l,s) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] The Cook And The Chef [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Grand Designs NZ (PG) [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Back Roads [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Q&A (PG) [s] ABC Late News [s] Australia’s Ocean Odyssey Wentworth (MA15+) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Gardening Australia [s] Screen Time (M l) [s] The Drum [s] One Plus One [s]

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News Breakfast [s] ABC News Mornings [s] Gardening Australia [s] Grand Designs NZ [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Four Corners [s] Media Watch [s] Pulse (M l,s) [s] ABC News Afternoons [s] Poh’s Kitchen [s] Hard Quiz (PG) [s] Grand Designs NZ [s] The Drum [s] ABC News [s] 7.30 [s] Foreign Correspondent [s] Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean (PG) [s] Road To Now (M) [s] ABC Late News [s] Q&A [s] Wentworth (MA15+) [s] rage (MA15+) [s] Gardening Australia [s] Screen Time (M d,n,s) [s] The Drum [s]

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

24 June 2020

SBS (C30)

6:00 6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:00 12:00 (PG) [s] 12:00 Program To Be Advised 12:30 1:30 Beach Cops (PG) [s] 1:00 2:00 Program To Be Advised 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 1:30 2:00 (PG) [s] 5:00 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security - Australia’s 5:30 6:00 Front Line (PG) [s] 7:00 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:30 7:00 Border Patrol (PG) [s] 7:30 Program To Be Advised 9:45 Movie: “Salt” (M v) (’10) – CIA agent Evelyn Salt’s life takes an 8:30 ugly turn when she is accused of planning the assassination of 10:30 the Russian president. However, she flees and sets out 12:20 to prove her innocence. Stars: 1:10 Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreibe, 1:35 Chiwetel Ejiofor 11:35 Program To Be Advised 2:00 1:00 Home Shopping

rage (PG) [s] Weekend Breakfast [s] Insiders [s] Offsiders [s] The World This Week [s] Compass (PG) [s] Songs Of Praise: Whitby [s] ABC News At Noon [s] Landline [s] Gardening Australia [s] Restoration Australia (PG) [s] Silvia’s Italian Table [s] Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) The Mix [s] Antiques Roadshow [s] Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery Compass [s] ABC News Sunday [s] Grand Designs: Hull [s] Operation Buffalo (M l) [s] Bran Nue Dae (PG) [s] Movie: “The Square” (M) (’08) Stars: David Roberts 12:40 Movie: “Paradise Road” (M v) (’97) (In English/ Japanese/ Cantonese/ Dutch)

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Sunrise [s] The Morning Show (PG) [s] Seven Morning News [s] Movie: “Relative Chaos” (M s) (’06) – Encouraged by his girlfriend, a man joins his two siblings for their father’s weeklong event of competitive games. Stars: Christopher Gorham, Nicholas Brendon, Terry Bradshaw, Charisma Carpenter, Fiona Reid The Daily Edition (PG) [s] The Chase UK (PG) [s] Seven News At 4 [s] The Chase Australia [s] Seven News [s] Home And Away (PG) [s] Big Brother (M) [s] Program To Be Advised The Latest Seven News [s] S.W.A.T.: Cash Flow (M v) [s] The Goldbergs: A 100% True Ghost Story (PG) [s] Mean Mums (PG) [s] Home Shopping

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

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

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CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour Tennis: French Open 2019 Ash Barty Road To Glory 4:05 Gadget Man: Staycation 4:35 How To Get Fit Fast (PG) 5:30 True Evil: The Making Of A Nazi: Goebbels (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Chris Tarrant’s Extreme Railway Journeys: The Train In Spain (PG) 8:30 Tour De France: The Legend (PG) – This two-part documentary explores the history of the Tour, including its moments of glory and periods of controversy. (In English/ French/ Italian) 10:30 Tour De France: Etape Classique (PG) (In English/ French/ Italian) 1:30 The Kimberley Cruise: The Full Journey

Religious Programs [s] 5:00 Fishing Australia [s] 5:15 Three Veg And Meat [s] 5:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:00 Studio 10 Sunday (PG) [s] 5:30 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals [s] Luxury Escapes: Perth/ 6:30 Myanmar (PG) [s] 7:30 1:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 2:15 Everyday Gourmet With 9:15 Justine Schofield [s] 2:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 3:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 3:30 Which Car (PG) [s] 4:00 Supercars: Highlights Supercars Sydney [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 FBI: Ride Or Die (M v) [s] 10:00 FBI: The Armorer’s Faith (M v) 11:00 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping 5:00 The Talk (PG) [s] 10:25

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Headline News [s] 5:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 5:15 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 5:30 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 1:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:05 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:05 My Market Kitchen [s] Everyday Gourmet With 4:10 Justine Schofield [s] Best Of The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 4:35 10 News First [s] WIN News [s] 5:30 The Project (PG) [s] 6:00 Masterchef Australia (PG) [s] 6:30 NCIS: Tailing Angie (M v) [s] 7:30 NCIS: What Child Is This? (M v) NCIS: Los Angeles: 8:30 Code Of Conduct (M v) [s] 9:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] The Project (PG) [s] 10:00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (PG) [s] 10:30 Home Shopping 10:30 The Talk (PG) [s] 11:00

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

Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

CGTN English News NHK World English News Worldwatch PBS Newshour The Nineties (M d,l) Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) Journey Through Armenia: Ancient Treasures (PG) (In English/ Armenian) The Kennedys: Power Of Wealth (PG) Letters And Numbers Mastermind Australia SBS World News Who Do You Think You Are?: Julie Bishop (PG) Insight: Belonging Where Are You Really From? (PG) Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Lochs (PG) SBS World News Late Blinded (MA15+) (In Swedish) Cycling: Tour De France Etape Classique

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

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ARTS & CULTURE Wyong Writers Monthly on the 4th Sat 1.30pm Woodbury Community Centre 1 Woolmers Cres, Mardi.

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The Creative Compassion Centre Secondhand shopping, upcycling, minimalism, creativity, community lounge area, free Wifi. 5/22-32 Pacific Hwy Mon-Sat - 9am-4pm

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Toukley District Art Society

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Painting, drawing groups and Mthly Market 2nd Sat 9am-1pm classes, demonstarations and 175 Main Rd workshops. Open 7 days Books, bric-a-brac, cakes, 10am - 4pm, Cafe. Devonshire tea, handicrafts, Tues - drawing 10am - 1pm, plants, preserves, sausage sizzle, Wed-painting 9:30am - 12:30pm fun, fellowship, fundraising 4392 4666 Meet 1st Wed 0am toukleyartgallery@gmail.com Hall available for hire. www.toukleyartgallery.com.au

COMMUNITY GROUPS Bateau Bay Mens’ Shed For men to repair items, share and learn skills and socialise 9am to 1.30pm Tue to Thur 1 Bay Village Rd, Bateau Bay

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Bateau Bay Neighbourhood Centre Information, child & adult groups & services, youth worker, free counselling, energy account & food assistance, Op Shop, computer lessons, PCs, laundry facilities, lawnmower, community events.

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

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Long Jetty Senior Citizens’ Club Computer classes, line dancing, tai chi and zumba gold Mon - Fri, 9am to 3pm

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Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre Information & referral, talks & information sessions, energy account assistance, counselling, food help, access to PCs, internet & printing, toy library, community garden, cards, indoor bowls, Mahjong, walking for pleasure, school holiday activities & workshops.

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

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Wyong Neighbourhood Centre Supporting disadvantaged, vulnerable and isolated people offering community services, events, projects, workshops, arts programs. Open community garden.

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Wyong Uniting Church Weekly Sunday service 9am Bible Study group 62 Watanobbi Rd, Wyong 4352 1528 wyonguca@gmail.com www.wyong.uca.org.au

National Seniors Wyong Branch We meet 4th Tuesday of each month at Canton Beach Sports Club at 2:15pm. Make new friends, enjoy outings, lunches and barbecues. Contact David 4303 6220 NSACCwyong@hotmail.com

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

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SERVICE GROUPS Inner Wheel Club Wyong Join a team of dedicated women, sharing fun and friendship and a passion for community service 6.30pm 3rd Wed Wyong Golf Club 4393 2755 iiw.au.wyong@gmail.com

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The Lions Club of Gwandalan Join the Lions, make friends and help your local community Sat Garage Sales and BBQ 7 to 11.30am

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The Lions Club of Wyong 50 years supporting local activities - Meet new friends 4th Tues 6:30pm Don Small / Lions Retirement Village Colin 0413 014 266 www.wyong.nsw.lions.org.au

SPECIAL INTEREST Biz Plus Networking Association Grow your business & build worthwhile relationships. Networking breakfasts every Thur 7:15- 9am Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson network@bizplus.com.au

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

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

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LEARN TO DANCE Social ballroom dancing for all ages, all you need is a desire to learn and dance, no partner required. meet every Tues - St Luke’s Anglican Church, 7pm & 15 Lorraine Ave Berkeley Vale, 2:30pm Anne - 0409 938 345 anneglazier@y7mail.com

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Wyong Lakes Australian Rules Football Club Play AFL - Teams for Boys, Girls, Women & Men. No Experience Necessary

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Doyalson Wyee Soccer Club Football club for the local community, encouraging juniors from under 5 to senior team. Karen 0410 045 981 president@doylowolves.com.au

VENUE HIRE Central Coast Wetlands – Pioneer Dairy Central Coast Wetlands is located in Tuggerah. We have several buildings for hire. They would be suitable for weddings, seminars, markets & fund raisers.

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Jopuka Productions confirms season reboot in August One of the Coast’s leading youth arts bodies, Jopuka Productions, will return in August. Providing theatre opportunities for young people aged 12 to 30, Jopuka joined the Coast’s art scene in 2016 and attempted to deliver world class productions that gave aspiring young performers, playwrights and stagehands a platform to pursue their passion. Jopuka also gives its players a home through its Tuggerah based performance space, The Launch Pad, but like most other arts organisations COVID-19 brought the curtain down on what was supposed to be a whirlwind year of youth driven theatre. Jopuka Founder and Artistic Director, Joshua Maxwell, said that most of what was planned for 2020 had to be scrapped, but with NSW slowly but surely easing into life post pandemic, he’s ready to reboot, with August currently slotted for the grand return. “As someone with a chronic illness, I could see what was coming.

Talluah Eden’s Cockhead will return as part of Jopuka’s 2020 line up Photo: Jopuka Productions

“We tried to get ahead of it, but it all happened so fast. “Overnight we went from having a full season to not knowing if we’d even still exist as a company by the end of the year,” Maxwell said.

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Despite significant lobbying, the company has been denied any Federal or State Government assistance such as Job Keeper and has since been relying on the goodwill of their landlord and a small

trickle of grants to keep afloat in lockdown. “There were many sleepless nights, long conversations and plans drawn up and ready to go. “I know how important our

work is to young people in this community, so come hell or high water, our team was determined to overcome this challenge,” Maxwell explained. On June 10, Maxwell announced Jopuka’s reopening plans via social media, confirming he’d reached an agreement with their landlord and created a season plan that meets social distancing requirements. The planning process was helped along by The Launch Pad’s flexible venue status, with its lack of fixed seating making it easy to configure the layout in such a way that Jopuka will be able to recommence performances at around 75 per cent audience capacity. “Currently, Jopuka may be one of the first theatre companies in Australia to recommence performances. “It’s going to be very surreal to welcome audiences back,” Maxwell said. The re-launched season will kick off with a fundraising comedy chain play called; The Ominous Adventure to Sparkeland, which will be

written by Jopuka’s writers’ group. Their planned works of Cockhead by Tallulah Eden and Bubble by Declan Green are the only two works of the company’s original 2020 season to remain in the new line up. These works will be joined by a revival of Jopuka’s 2018 production Gaybies by Dean Bryant. Should the 4sqm rule be relaxed by December, Maxwell said the company would also host a Mystery Musical to close the year. “Sadly, eight of our planned projects and productions have been cancelled. “We were unable to postpone anything with any certainty as next year is our fifth birthday and most of our 2021 projects were locked in before the crisis. “We hope to revisit some of the cancelled works in future seasons,” Maxwell said. Source: Press release, Jun 21 Joshua Maxwell, Jopuka Productions

BOOK REVIEW A Gentleman in Moscow Author: Amor Towles Publisher: Penguin

Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, a recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, has been sentenced to spend the rest of his days in house arrest at the Metropol Hotel in Moscow. His crime was writing a poem in 1913 that the government considered “a call to action”. Nobility has no place in Communist Russia. Before his sentence he had a deluxe suite on the third floor but he has been banished to a small room on the sixth floor and most of his possessions have been confiscated.

The Metropol was the epitome of luxury since it opened in 1905 and was a “gathering spot for the glamorous, influential, and erudite,” boasting a florist, news-stand, cloak room, two restaurants and a bar. There was also a wine cellar with 100,000 bottles. After the count tries to order San Lorenzo Barolo 1912 to accompany his osso buco he discovers that he is only able to order wine by the colour, white or red. It turns out a complaint was filed with the Commissar of Food, “claiming that the existence of our wine list runs counter to the ideals of the revolution”. Thus, all the labels were removed, and all the wines were charged at the same price. And so we have a charming, wellmannered, insightful, educated Count juxtaposed with a Russia that no longer recognises the aristocracy. How does Rostov navigate this changing tide stuck in a hotel? Luckily there are an array of characters to help the Count pass the days. Nina is a young girl whose father is posted in Moscow on state business is staying at the hotel. She and the Count form a friendship. She asks the Count for guidance on how to be a princess.

Nina gets access to a pass-key which allows entry to all the hotel doors and she gifts this to the Count for Christmas. Mishka, a poet and old friend of the

Count visits and exclaims his excitement about the changes happening in Russia. He thinks it will be beneficial for poets … mmmm.

The Count meets Anna Urbanova, a famous actress who has come to stay at the hotel. They get off to a rocky start but end up forming a close relationship that will last through the years and the challenges of a changing Russia. To help pass time the Count gets a job as a waiter at the Boyarksy restaurant in the hotel. His impeccable manners have him promoted to Headwaiter and he befriends the matre d’, Andrey and the head chef, Emile. Together, a “Triumvirate which met each day at 2:15 to decide the fate of the restaurant’s staff, its customers, its chickens and tomatoes.” I feel my summary is not doing this book justice. All I can really say is that the story is wonderful and the writing is amazing! I actually read this book a few years ago and picked it up again and it was as much of a joy to read the second time. The Count has such wisdom and a way of phrasing that you wish he were a friend that you could join at the bar to share an after-dinner snifter of brandy. Thank you Amor Towles for a delightful story! Kim Reardon The Reluctant Book Critic

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Warnervale Town Centre development should be fast tracked – David Harris Wyong MP and Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, is strongly encouraging Central Coast Council and the State Government to work constructively to make the Warnervale Town Centre development project a reality as quickly as possible. Warnervale Town Centre development should be fast tracked to quickly generate significant employment, economic growth and affordable housing to lead the way for the region’s recovery from the effects of COVID-19, Harris said. He said Woolworths has put in a proposal for a zoning change to allow for their outlet to move about 400m closer to Sparks Rd. “What they are proposing is to move from the top of the hill to the bottom of the hill, and to swap the two zonings for those areas so no residential area will be lost, it will just be in a different position. “Council said because of the location change, there might have to be a re-look at some of the studies, however, the time frame for that sort of thing could be 12 to 18 months. “Given that we need an economic shot in the arm and given that it’s only 400m to where Woolworths wants to relocate, I’m asking Council and the Department to understand the commercial realities and allow Woolworths to change and build a neighbourhood shopping centre, like Lake Munmorah, or Lisarow. “People want retail sooner rather than later, somewhere they can come off the freeway at Sparks Rd, stop and get their groceries and then continue on home. “I met with the Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, and some of his planning staff and they indicated to me that if Council was supportive, the project would fit under the fast tracking

Warnervale Town Centre showing new location for Woolworths

provisions that have been introduced because of COVID-19,” Harris said. He told State Parliament on June 17 that the developer, Landcorp NSW, has focused on Council’s stated objective of creating much needed employment as quickly as possible, as well as providing affordable housing and new first class amenities, all of which have been long promised and long awaited by residents of Warnervale and surrounds. “I strongly put the case for fast tracking this development in a very productive meeting with Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, who gave a favourable response that it could be considered, with the support of Council, although the current plans will need some revising,” Harris said. “I was pleased that the Minister saw the need to look at some of the zonings in the area to make sure that we can actually deliver what is needed. “Recently, I met with the Mayor and CEO to put the case for making the necessary changes. “This is critical to the success of the project. “We have the will and the finance of the developers, we

have the broad community support for retail to be provided for that growth corridor, and now we need the planners to provide the necessary flexibility to deliver a much needed boost to the local area. “It is exciting to see earthworks currently under construction, but we need the will and determination from Council to get behind the project to make sure it is delivered.” Harris said the original plans were done more than 10 years ago and the retail and commercial world had since changed significantly. “The plans have to be changed to fit the new environment and a new retail offering for residents has to be delivered. “Council has to get on board and we have to get this done,” Harris said. “Construction of new homes on the first 140 residential lots (Hilltop Park) is already providing much needed employment and economic relief to this area. “Development of the central commercial hub has commenced with civil works scheduled to be completed by the end of 2020, before the

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start of the new commercial centre.” Harris said Landcorp NSW anticipated starting subdivision work on the adjoining site, which was purchased from Council in 2017, by early to mid 2021. “The development of that site alone will generate about $70M in local construction work, between $8M and $9M in Section 7.11 contributions to Council, and an approximate

additional $160,000 in annual Council rates,” he said. “Critically, there will be more than 1,000 jobs over the one to two years or so in the Warnervale area, directly related to the construction and development works on this next stage of the overall precinct. “Additionally, the completion of the new park lands at the heart of the town centre will include a dedicated area

honouring the history of local Indigenous communities, open-air sports facilities, bike tracks, jogging tracks and other community amenities within the park lands, which the developer contemplates will be completed by early 2022. “A long day care centre, child play centre, retail shops, family tavern, medical facilities and possible arts and theatre facilities are currently proposed for the new Warnervale town centre, together with the proposed Woolworths neighbourhood centre. “These commercial facilities alone will generate another 500 much needed jobs, especially for local young people. “I strongly encourage the Mayor, the Councillors and the Council to work in tandem with the developer to make this a reality as quickly as possible, particularly as we emerge from COVID-19,” Harris said.

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A Transitional Group Home and fencing has been proposed for an existing house on a 1.3ha site at 30 Bakali Rd, Tumbi Umbi. The proposed change of use to a Transitional Group Home would see up to eight residents at a time residing in the main dwelling. A permanent on-site manager’s residence would be located above the garage within an existing second dwelling. The transitional group home would be for male residents only who are in alcohol and or drug rehabilitation. Various programs will be run on site including psychologist sessions, Salvation Army counselling, Mission Australia services, and Alcoholic Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous sessions. None of the programs will be publicly advertised as they are for residents only. Residents will be transported from the site to a range of social and community programs off site.

The property at Tumbi Umbi which could become a refuge for drug and alcohol rehabilitation

There are no physical building works proposed as part of the change of use but a 1.8m colorbond fence is being proposed to be built around the perimeter of the site. The site contains a large four bedroom, single storey dwelling and a semi detached outbuilding consisting of a garage and storage area on the ground floor, with dwelling above. The site includes a swimming pool and a tennis court. The applicant, Wilson Planning, said the transitional group home had been subject to an assessment for Complying Development under State

Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009. This allows an application for a group home to be made for up to 10 people without requiring a development consent, however, as the land is identified as bushfire prone and constitutes a Special Fire Protection Purpose, an assessment is required under the Rural Fire Acts 1997. “It is noted that other than this natural constraint, the crucial service proposal could be approved as a complying development by a private certifier,” the application states.

Because of this constraint, it must go to Council for development approval and is likely to qualify to be judged by the new Local Planning Panel due to its sensitive nature, or if it receives a number of objections. Local community groups are encouraging neighbours to submit letters objecting to the home, saying it is close to two childcare centres, a high school and a primary school, as well as numerous families who play and ride bikes in the area. A letter circulating from Forresters Beach Retirement Village Residents’ Committee says that they are concerned

as they believe such an establishment poses a risk to the elderly and vulnerable in the community. The letter says to ring a council employee, Tracey Sharp, for details on how to comment on the proposal, which is on public exhibition until Friday, July 3. The applicant says the proposal will have a positive social impact. “It provides a safe and valuable context for the rehabilitation of some of society’s most vulnerable people, including young adults,” the application states. “It ought to be mentioned that

people with alcohol and drug dependency have often grown up in households with parents and or carers with substance dependencies. “In addition, they may have suffered incidents of psychological, physical or sexual abuse, and could be suffering resultant trauma and metal health issues. “For this reason, there is considered to be a need for permanent on site management, care and compassion. “The group home will offer a safe environment for those people who wish to do something positive about their addictions. “The home and site will be a Drug and Alcohol-free zone. “We consider this transitional group home to be part of a compassionate response to some of society’s most vulnerable people.” Source: DA tracker website, 498/2020 Central Coast Council Letter, June 14 Forresters Beach Retirement Village Residents’ Committee Reporter: Merilyn Vale

ePlanning is a big win for homeowners Gone are the days of filling out paper development applications as Central Coast Council has taken the process online. Since June 16, any applications related to developments now go through a different process following the launch of the NSW Planning Portal. Council’s Director, Environment and Planning, Scott Cox, said the portal provided the community with

consistency in processes across NSW and was essentially a one stop shop to make the process easier. “The portal provides community and industry members with an online process that supports effective planning and decision making under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979,” he said. “Once registered, users can view, manage, track and progress applications online

via their user dashboard. “They will also be able to submit documents and be notified when decisions have been made.” Development related applications and post consent certificates which now need to be submitted online through the planning portal include: development applications; Section 4.55 modification applications; complying development certificates; construction certificates;

occupation certificates; subdivision certificates; and, appointment of council as a private certifier. Mayor Lisa Matthews said that the online portal reinforced Council’s commitment towards more efficient customer experiences and streamlining processes. “Council is just one of many local government areas that have adopted the move to the State Government’s NSW Planning Portal,” Mayor

Matthews said. “As we shift to a digital age, the new portal provides a greater level of transparency, allows easier access to information and the lodging of these important processes to benefit our community. “This new portal will offer our customers with the convenience and the tools required to meet their development needs more effectively.” Minister for Customer Service, Victor Dominello, said

ePlanning is a big win for homeowners and will transform the planning system. “This initiative puts the customer at the centre of the DA process by eliminating paperwork, allowing applications to be submitted anywhere in real time, avoiding delays and boosting transparency,” Minister Dominello said. Source: Media release, Jun 16 Central Coast Council

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Cuts to funding not accepted as the reason for hospital delays The State Government has hit back at Opposition claims that “savage cuts” to emergency departments have seen patients across the region waiting longer than the rest of NSW when presenting to hospital. In recent weeks, Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, said that the latest Bureau of Health Information report showed that in the January to March quarter, Central Coast patients were waiting three hours and 22 minutes in the emergency department, over half an hour longer than the statewide median. “Gosford Hospital was the worst, with one in 10 patients waiting almost eight hours in emergency,” Harris said. “Once again, the Central Coast is being left behind. “It is appalling that an area so close to Sydney has one of the worst waiting times in emergency across the state.” He said the figures represented the enormous strain on the NSW public health system, even before the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic hit and elective surgeries were suspended. “Overall, waiting lists in NSW have hit an all-time high, with 90,602 people,” he said. “On the Central Coast, median wait times for non-urgent elective surgeries are now 309 days, with one in 10 patients waiting almost a year. “If hospitals on the Central Coast were already under such enormous strain before the pandemic, how can we catch up with drastic investment from this government?” Shadow Health Minister, Ryan Park, said the government

must immediately reinstate critical funding to emergency departments and extend operating hours to start repairing the damage from the $252M cuts to NSW Health last year. “These figures are damning, but what is most concerning, is that they represent the situation before the COVID-19 pandemic,” Park said. “It shouldn’t matter where you live in Australia, people should be able to get the medical attention they need in a timely fashion.” However, Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Central Coast Local Health District was receiving a record budget of $873M in 2019-20, a 3.8 percent increase on the previous year. “The NSW Government is

also providing an extra $388M across the state to ramp-up elective surgeries, particularly for patients who have had surgeries delayed due to COVID-19,” he said. “We are working to make sure that Central Coast patients can have their elective surgeries fast-tracked, including having public patients treated in private hospitals.” Central Coast Local Health District Chief Executive, Dr Andrew Montague, said activity levels in the first quarter of 2020 were consistent when compared to the same quarter in 2019, according to the report. “Emergency department (ED) attendances remained steady,” Montague said. “Wyong Hospital saw 18,091 patients attend ED between January and March 2020, 80

more patients than the same quarter last year. “Wyong experienced a 36.9 percent increase in resuscitation (triage 1) presentations, an increase of of 41 patients to 152; and an 11.2 percent increase in emergency presentations (triage 2), or 199 patients to 1,974. “Gosford Hospital saw 19,039 patients attend ED, a slight increase of 18 patients when compared to the same quarter last year.” Montague said a 49.6 percent spike in non-urgent presentations at Gosford Hospital was consistent with the experience of the majority of the state’s hospitals, with a 27 percent rise statewide. “This is due to the emerging COVID-19 situation at this time and the increased amount of people presenting to emergency

departments for COVID-19 testing prior to specialized COVID-19 clinics being established,” he said. Montague said a decision by the National Cabinet to pause non-urgent surgeries across the country has impacted on the number of patients on the waiting list. “However, Central Coast District’s surgery performance remained strong, with 100 percent of 416 urgent surgeries performed on time at both Wyong and Gosford hospitals,” he said. Montague said NSW Health would host a round table discussion with public and private health sectors and clinicians within the next month to determine if there are any additional measures the health system could employ to ensure elective surgeries and any

other procedures occur as quickly and appropriately as possible. “Surgery lists are being closely monitored and any patient whose condition changes or deteriorates should speak to their treating clinician,” he said. Montague said the government had committed $800M in extra funding over two years on top of the 201920 Health Budget of $26.7B to help boost ICU capacity and purchase additional services and medical equipment, to help respond to COVID-19. Source: Media releases, Jun 17 Shadow Minister Central Coast, David Harris Central Coast Local Health District Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch Reporter: Terry Collins

Council to continue to support a range of suicide prevention initiatives Central Coast Council has agreed to continue to support a range of suicide prevention initiatives leading into World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day on September 10, 2020.

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the community to solve a range of social and health issues that may impact community wellbeing and vulnerable people will continue. Council is an active member of the Suicide Prevention Central Coast Alliance which leads the Black Dog Institute

LifeSpan program, an evidence based approach to integrated suicide prevention. The Alliance and their partners are currently working on a Central Coast Post Suicide Support Protocol and the Central Coast Suicide Alliance Strategic Plan 2020-2025.

Council will deliver activities on World Suicide Prevention Day and R U OK? Day plus a range of programs and activities during Mental Health Awareness Month in October 2020. Examples of programs planned include Lost Bird

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New program aims to integrate mental health services with law enforcement A new pilot program aimed at integrating mental health services with law enforcement is to be expanded to the Central Coast. Minister for Mental Health, Bronnie Taylor, announced on Friday, June 19, that the Police, Ambulance and Clinical Early Response (PACER) pilot program would be extended to Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane Water police districts. This is part of $6.1M investment to embed 36 specialist mental health clinicians across 12 Police Area Commands and Districts. “This ground-breaking collaboration between first responders and clinicians means that people in a mental health emergency are more likely to receive appropriate care in the community, rather than at an emergency department,” Taylor said. “It is part of a wider effort to adapt the PACER program to work effectively in the diverse regional and rural areas across the state, not only using

Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch, with Mental Health Minister, Bronnie Taylor, at Gosford Police Station on June 19

clinicians on scene but also using virtual mental health services.” Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said transporting people experiencing a mental health episode to an emergency

department by police can increase stigma and even stop people from seeking help in the future. “The more people we can treat and support in a familiar environment, the better off the entire community will be,”

Crouch said. Both Police Districts will equally benefit from the introduction of the program. Brisbane Waters Superintendant, Tony Joice, said the two districts have more mental health emergency

events than any other regional police districts in the state, and he hoped the collaboration would reduce pressure placed on first line responders. “Last year, 5,500 people were taken to the local emergency department with a mental

health emergency,” Superintendent Joice said. “We think this collaboration will lead to better outcomes for both our officers and the individuals in need of assistance and reduce the amount of time spent at the scene. “The faster we can connect people with the most appropriate support, the more time we can spend serving our community in other areas.” The investment is part of a $73M suite of mental health improvement measures recently announced by the State Government. This includes a $20M expansion of virtual mental health services, 216 new mental health staff, additional funding for the NSW Mental Health Line, extra support for Telehealth, funding for extra therapeutic programs to aid recovery in mental health units, and a $6M investment in Lifeline to expand its services. Source: Media release, Jun 19 Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch

Free CPR course for surfing community A new partnership between Surfing NSW and Surf Life Saving NSW (SLS NSW) is giving the Coast’s surfing community the opportunity to learn lifesaving CPR skills for free. The partnership sees Surfing NSW combine its free to access Surfers Rescue 24/7 program with SLS NSW’s Living Room Lifesaver program to ensure that anyone interested in getting CPR certified still has the means to do so during COVID-19. Surfers Rescue 24/7 is a NSW Government supported board rescue program that empowers

surfers with the skills and knowledge to act in emergency situations. While CPR is typically covered by the program, Surfing NSW was forced to scale it back from face-to-face delivery to online only due to the pandemic. Around the same time, SLS NSW launched Living Room Lifesaver, an online course for frontline workers and everyday folk in home isolation to achieve CPR certification. With both programs working towards the same goal, the partnership was an ideal arrangement, and Living Room Lifesaver now counts as one component of Surfers Rescue

24/7. Bateau Bay pro surfer turned Surfing NSW commentator, Jess Grimwood, has completed the program herself. Now a champion for the cause, Jess reckons the Coast’s legion of beach rats would benefit immensely from the training. A long-time member of North Shelly Boardriders Club, Jess said the Coast’s population and tourism booms over the past 15 years had led to more surfers performing citizen rescues and first aid. “The Coast has become a really popular destination, but

a lot of our beaches aren’t patrolled and unfortunately we get a lot of visitors who know nothing about ocean safety, so it’s pretty common for the local surfing community to perform rescues,” Jess said. “I know plenty of young surfers who’ve rescued people from rips or who’ve gotten into trouble on the water. “At the Boardriders Club, pretty much all the kids have a story to tell, which is why I think Surfers Rescue is really worthwhile. “It’s a really simple, easy to understand program that teaches people specific techniques that increase their

chances of performing a successful rescue,” Jess explained. Jess said the CPR component was just as important, with unwitting rescuers sometimes finding themselves witnesses to life or death situations. “The thing about ocean rescues is that there’s always going to be this period before emergency services arrive and get onto the beach. “There’s no way around that, especially in winter when the lifeguards and lifesavers aren’t patrolling, so usually surfers aren’t just rescuers, they’re first responders, and that’s why getting more surfers CPR

certified is so important,” Jess said. By completing Living Room Lifesaver, participants will learn: Primary assessment and CPR on adults and infants; Key principles of providing basic emergency care; How to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED); and get the latest guidelines on the impact of COVID-19 in performing CPR, including the use of pocket masks. Source: Press release, Jun 19 Ethan Smith, Surfing NSW Interview, Jun 19 Jess Grimwood, Bateau Bay Reporter: Dilon Luke

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HSC Art students have been the most affected by COVID-19 Year 12 HSC Visual Arts students from Tuggerah’s St Peter’s Catholic College are back in the Art Department and turning heads with the progress of their Bodies of Work. While it’s been a tumultuous time for all students, Year 12 has arguably been the most affected by COVID-19, with the disruption to the pinnacle of their school careers unprecedented in Australian history. But students in major works courses like Visual Arts, Textiles and Woodwork were in an even

more difficult situation than their peers, finding themselves cut off from the facilities, equipment and supplies they’d expected to have access to for their projects. St Peter’s Visual Art students appear to have taken the time away from school in their stride, with several HSC Bodies of Work taking shape in the Art Department over the past few weeks. College Principal, Tim Hildebrandt, said students had been applying concepts and ideas learnt through their study of art history to inform their

own artmaking ideas. “Our students engage in a critical and historical study of the artworld to investigate artists, artworks, worlds and audiences, and to use these to inform their own artmaking practices. “We are looking forward to seeing the final submissions from our talented students and are sure that they will be amazing,” Hildebrandt said. Source: Website, Jun 22 Tim Hildebrandt, St Peter’s Catholic College

Fiestas on the curriculum While partying might seem like a subject that today’s teens don’t need any help with, Year 8 students at Wyong Christian Community School have been enjoying a crash course.

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As part of their Spanish curriculum, students have been learning about fiestas and their role and meaning in Spanish cultures. Known the world over for its link to celebrations and parties, in Spanish, fiesta means feast, and it is linked more to holidays, festivals and events rather than actual parties. Within the Spanish speaking world, fiestas also often have

religious connotations, with the celebration associated more with significant dates like saint days or other religious occasions. As part of their studies, the students got to put everything they learned into action by making their own Piñatas for their class fiesta. Principal, Ian Liney, congratulated students on their skilful and colourful creations, and thanked Spanish teacher, Lina Williams, for her efforts in bringing her coursework to life. Source: Website, Jun 18 Ian Liney, Wyong Christian Community School

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Support for Council run childcare centres to cease Community and mobile preschools will remain free for terms two and three, but State Government support for Council run childcare centres will cease in July when JobKeeper payments to childcare workers cut out and there is a return to the Federal Government’s previous funding model. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, made this announcement in reply to a call from the State Opposition for the government to continue to fund free, Council run childcare into the future. Labor Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning, Jodie Harrison, said government support for the Council centres should continue even after the JobKeeper payment ceases for childcare workers on July 20. “Hitting families with increased childcare fees when so many people have lost their

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job and are struggling to make ends meet during a recession is bad economic policy,” she said. “(The state government) must continue support for childcare centres operated by NSW Councils. “It helps get families back to

work and it keeps educators in a job.” However, Crouch said the state government had consulted with the Local Government Working Group in determining that government support for Council run childcare centres should end on July 20.

He said the interim measure was intended to continue only while JobKeeper payments were being made to childcare workers in non Council run centres and that the Council centres would now once again be covered by pre-COVID federal childcare subsidies as well as transitional funding.

“The NSW Government is committed to maintaining a strong Early Childhood Education and Caring sector which is critical to the recovery of the NSW economy,” Crouch said. “We will continue to support services as we have been since the beginning of the crisis”.

Source: Media release, Jun 9 Labor Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning, Jodie Harrison Media statements, Jun 11 & 17 Parliamentary Secretary Central Coast, Adam Crouch Reporter: Terry Collins

Program to IGNITE young entrepreneurs Central Coast Council is again teaming up with Illuminate Future to deliver the IGNITE Business Launchpad program for young people aged 12 – 24. Designed to help young people learn about starting their own business, the 2020 program will be unlike any of its predecessors, with the majority of it to be delivered online for the first time, due to COVID-19 concerns. Participants will be encouraged to discover their

inner entrepreneur as they’re mentored by Anthill’s 2017 Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 and 2015 Finalist for Young Australian of the Year, Adam Mostogl, through a six week virtual business bootcamp, as they work to refine their own ideas for a business start-up. Under Mostogl’s guidance, participants will run through basic business principles. Participants will then be invited to pitch their model to a panel of local business experts, members of the public and special guests, as they vie for

support and potentially, their first customers. Participants will then be invited to take part in a series of ongoing workshops focused more on business and networking skills in preparation for start up. For more information on the IGNITE Business Launchpad program, including how to apply, visit the Illuminate Future website. Source: Press release, Jun 17 Central Coast Council Media

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Cricket season is still an unknown entity The Entrance District Cricket Club has received a $5,000 grant from the NSW Office of Sport. The Entrance MP, David Mehan, delivered the funding on June 20, with the monies to be put towards new uniforms and team kits for the 2020/21 season. Ken Gough, the Club’s Executive Secretary, said the funding would go a long way towards keeping morale high in the off season. “2019 was a really big year for the club. “We amalgamated our seniors and juniors into one big club and also launched our first senior ladies’ team, so we had a lot of need for uniforms and kits,” Gough said. With the funding secure and preseason still a way off for cricket, Gough said the club was now in standby mode as modified grassroots sport unfolds across the Coast. “The club was fortunate in that our season was already over when COVID-19 restrictions came into effect, so

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for the most part we’ve not been impacted by the current situation,” Gough explained. With cricket’s preseason to commence in August, and the season proper to start in September, Gough said that there was some concern about how the 2020/21 season would pan out, but he was adamant that his club would overcome

any challenges as they arose. “At the moment, we do have some concern about sponsors. “We haven’t lost any, but we are expecting that some won’t be able to support us in the same capacity as they have previously,” Gough said. When training resumes, equipment sharing will also become a point of concern, but

Gough believes that the club will have a strategy in place by then to manage any potential risks. The intersection of the delayed winter codes’ competitions and the start of the summer codes’ season is also on the club’s radar. “At some point, there is going to need to be a handover

between the winter and summer codes. “Central Coast Council has done a great job in coordinating codes and venues given the circumstances, but there is going to need to be some give and take between the codes,” Gough said. With cricket predicted to be starting later, Gough said he

wouldn’t rule out the possibility of a blanket push back of summer code start dates to accommodate for the delayed winter season, but admits that the logistics of that decision were beyond the scope of any one code to make. Regardless, he said that when the time comes, The Entrance District Cricket Club will be doing all that they can to ensure that its players get the most out of the upcoming season. “We’ll do our best to make sure that we have a full competitive season and that our members can play as much cricket as possible. “We fully expect to be starting later and would be happy to finish later, but it remains to be seen if cricket will have a shorter season, so once preseason begins, we will continue with preparations and adjust as the situation unfolds,” Gough said. Source: Interview, Jun 23 Ken Gough, The Entrance District Cricket Club Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Wyong Roos back in the mix for 2020 season

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The Wyong Rugby League Club Group (WRLCG) has reversed its decision to pull the Wyong Roos out of Central Coast Rugby League’s 2020 season. The WRLCG announced that it was pulling the Roos from the senior competition in May, with a question mark also lingering over the juniors. Mounting financial pressures from the pandemic lockdown were cited as the reason for the decision, but on June 16, WRLCG Chairman, Bob Pettiford, confirmed that the seniors were being reinstated and that the juniors would be going ahead. “Most of you would be aware that the club’s board decided to withdraw our teams from the proposed Central Coast competition, due to possibly commence in mid-July,” Pettiford said. “The decision was made some weeks ago at a time when we suffered a forced closure of all our clubs, reducing our income to zero overnight. “We had to curtail all nonessential spending to charities, community groups and the like, and thus withdrew any funding for rugby league. “Things have changed very quickly in this COVID-19 world and we have been back trading for a couple of weeks now, much sooner than first anticipated, although we are

not yet out of the financial woods. “The Central Coast Division has proposed a senior rugby league competition that is to be strictly amateur, meaning no payments to players. “Allied to this, they have adopted a strict set of protocols to be followed to ensure that all the restrictions around keeping everyone covid safe are followed,” he continued. “Our board has agreed that we can comply with these requirements, so we have decided to reverse our earlier decision, which was totally finance based, and enter teams into the competition, assuming that sufficient clubs enter to get the competition off the ground. “It seems that most sports are looking to get some sort of a competition running, although regulations around crowds, canteens and many other things are still up in the air. “These rules also apply to our juniors, but again we believe that we can comply and will be entering teams into the junior competitions as well,” Pettiford said. With that confirmation, the Roos are now gearing up for a bite at the cherry. Roos’ Head Coach, Mitch Williams, said preseason preparations began the moment that the announcement was made, with First Grade’s first non-contact training

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

session to take place on June 23. Williams said the focus now will be on getting player fitness levels where they need to be. “Our first few sessions will be a lot of running and skills work until we can proceed with contact training in July. “From there it’ll be business as usual,” he explained. While the format of the senior competition has yet to be confirmed by Central Coast Rugby League, Williams said it was his understanding that the modified season would kick off from July 19 and play out over nine rounds with a four week grand final series. Despite other clubs having a distinct advantage over the Roos in terms of training time, Williams said his players were just happy to be playing footy again. “Up until last week, I didn’t think we’d be playing footy at all, so everybody at the Roos is stoked to be getting back on the field. “We had a lot of players looking at different clubs so they could still play this year, so I’m really happy to see the Roos given the chance to do what they love,” Williams said. Source: Media statement, Jun 16 Bob Pettiford, Wyong Rugby League Club Group Interview, Jun 23 Mitch Williams, Wyong Roos Reporter: Dilon Luke

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organisations Aboriginal Legal Service 8842 8000 Community Options 4351 3388 Bungree Aboriginal Association 4397 7700 Mingaletta 4342 7515 Aboriginal Home Care 4321 7215 Drug & Alcohol rehab 4388 6360 Respite Care Options 4351 3388 Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health 4351 1040 Darkinjung Local Land Council 4351 2930 Accommodation Dept. of Housing Wyong 4352 4400 Regional Youth Support Services 4323 2374 Coast Shelter 4324 7239 Neleh House 4340 1052 Elandra Women and Children’s Refuge 4396 4263 Kara Women and Children’s Refuge 4323 1709 Coimba Mens Refuge 4324 7239 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Wyong Youth Refuge 4351 1922 Youth Angle 4341 8830 Woy Woy Youth Cottage 4341 9027 Maya Young Womens Refuge 4323 1636 Pacific Link Com Housing 4324 7617 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Samaritans Youth Services 4351 1922 Youth Angle • Woy Woy 4341 8830 Temporary Accommodation 1800 152 152 Animal Rescue Wires 1300 094 737 Counselling Mensline - talk with a bloke 1300 789 978 Lifecare Family Services 1300 130 225 CatholicCare: 4356 2600 Relationship Australia: 1300 364 277 Interrelate: 1800 449 118 Emergency Police Assistance Line 131 444 Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 Wyong Police Station 4356 6099 Energy Australia 13 13 88 Gas Emergency 131 909 Wyong Shire Council 4350 5555 Marine Rescue - Central Coast 4325 7929 SES - Storm and Flood Emergency 132 500 Crisis Services and Helplines Lifeline - 24 hr. 13 11 14 Suicide Helpline 1800 191 919 Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 Parents Helpline 13 20 55 Indigenous Call Centre 136 380 Family Relationship Advice Line 1800 050 321 Family Drug Support 1300 368 186

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0.39 0522 0.39 0613 0.40 24 0434 25 26 1125 1.37 1219 1.38 27 1034 1.37

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

Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters

0016 1.77 0114 1.69 0216 1.61 0324 1.53 0758 0.43 0851 0.44 0705 0.42 0944 0.45 WED 1604 0.60 THU 1657 0.62 FRI 1753 0.65 SAT 1317 1.41 SUN 1417 1.47 MON 1517 1.55 TUE 1615 1.65 2235 1.89 2324 1.85 1856 0.67 2005 0.68 2120 0.65 2234 0.59 0430 1.48 0533 1.44 0044 0.42 0138 0.35 0229 0.32 0315 0.31 0400 0.34 1036 0.46 1127 0.47 0633 1.42 0730 1.41 0821 1.40 0911 1.38 0957 1.36 WED 1711 1.75 THU 1804 1.85 FRI 1217 0.48 SAT 1306 0.50 SUN 1354 0.51 MON 1440 0.54 TUE 1525 0.57 2343 0.50 1855 1.92 1944 1.96 2030 1.96 2115 1.93 2158 1.87

G-line - Gambling Helpline 1800 633 635 Credit Helpline 1800 808 488 Child Support Agency 13 12 72 Australian Injury Helpline 1800 223 363 Veteran Affairs Network 1300 551 918 Mens Domestic Violence 1800 000 599 Sexual Assault Resource 1800 199 888 Gay and Lesbian Counselling 1800 184 527 Gay and Lesbian Support 1800 249 377 Youth Sexuality Network 4320 2856 Vietnam Veterans 1800 043 503 Victims Support Services 1800 633 063 Translation and Interpreting Service 13 14 50 Family and Relationships Parents Helpline 132 055 Oasis Youth Centre 4353 9799 Horizons (For families) 4351 5008 Interrelate - Family Relationships 1300 736 966 Health Wyong Hospital 4394 8000 Cancer Hotline 131 120 Mental Health info Service 1300 794 991 Beyond Blue (Depression) 1300 22 4636 Community Women’s Health Centre 4351 1152 Legal Legal Aid 4324 5611 Problems, Habits & Addiction G-Line Telephone Counsel 1800 633 635 Gamblers Anonymous 9726 6625 Alcoholics Anonymous 4323 3890 Narcotics Anonymous 4325 0524 Quitline 131 848 Phone services: Mental Health Line 1800 011 511 Beyondblue 1300 224 636 Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463 Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 Griefline 1300 845 745 Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 Welfare Services Coast Community Centre 4325 3510 Horizons Family Services 4351 5008 Meals on Wheels Wyong - 4333 6942 Department of Community Services Wyong 4352 6500 The Salvation Army 4325 5733 Samaritans Emergency Relief 4393 2450 St Vincent De Paul Society HELPLINE 4323 6081

APPROX. TIME LAG AFTER FORT DENISON Ettalong 40 min, Rip Bridge 2hrs - Wisemans Ferry 2 hrs 30 min, Koolewong 2 hrs 10 min

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Rugby Union waive fees for 2020 Central Coast Rugby Union has released the draw for their modified 2020 season, with some blockbuster matches scheduled for the opening round. As reported in last edition, the season will commence from July 18 and be played out over nine rounds, with each participating club to play each other once across all grades, before a four week final series, which has now been confirmed to kick off from October 10, with a top five to contest this year’s Premier 1 title, as opposed to a top four as was the format in previous years. In more good news for local clubs, CCRU President, Larry

Thomson, has confirmed that the organisation is waiving affiliation fees this year to support financial recuperation from COVID-19. “It has been a most interesting time for all sporting bodies and a very uncertain time to say the least. “That is why CCRU have agreed that all clubs will not be issued with any affiliation fees this year,” Thomson said. “This means that clubs will also not have to pay referee fees and NSW Country fees this year. “There will also be no cost for the annual Presentation Night, the structure of which will change, with CCRU to cover all these fees.

“Clubs are only liable for Central Coast Council ground fees, which at this stage are unknown,” he added. While it’s understood that the season, grade competitions and status of the draw could change at any time, based on NSW Government directives or other factors such as player numbers, for the time being, its full steam ahead with preseason preparations with clubs set to be able to resume contact training from July 1, giving them three weeks of more traditional training to get competition ready. Source: Email, Jun 19 Larry Thomson, CCRU

Mariners get back into training The Central Coast Mariners are back in training after the FFA hit the restart button on the Hyundai A-League, but with some notable changes to their line up. Head Coach, Alen Stajcic, confirmed reports that 2020 recruits Eun-Sun Kim and Chris Harold will not be returning to the Mariners for the remainder of the season. It’s understood that Kim returned to his home in South Korea following the shutdown of the league in March, while Harold will not be appearing due to personal reasons. “They are our big losses moving into this period of the year, but we’ve got a number of people training with us at the moment,” Stajcic said. The training squad is bolstered by some familiar faces to Mariners’ fans, with Travis Major and Michael Glassock both back in training with the Mariners’ group,

having returned from Hong Kong, joined also by Michael Neill and Nick Olsen. Neill is also an identity well known to Central Coast fans, having appeared 46 times for the club between 2014/15 and 2016/17. Stajcic said the staff and players are all happy to be back out on the pitch with just over a month remaining until the season resumes. “It’s been really good just to feel alive and be back out on the pitch and see everyone running around with a smile on their face. “We all know what we’ve been through together as a collective, not only as a team but the whole community, but to be kicking a ball again and watch people enjoy themselves has been a real pleasure. “It’s been great,” he said. Source: Website, Jun 19 Central Coast Mariners Media

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Downhill Extension Trail officially opened Jack Moir in action

The Central Coast Mountain Bike Club (CCMTB) has officially opened its new Downhill Extension Trail. Members and special guests gathered at Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park on June 19 for the opening, as well as the unveiling of the trail’s official name, ‘Centrelink Trail’. The extension was completed as part of a number of improvement projects planned for the Park and was needed to streamline the trail’s overall purpose as a technical and highspeed challenge suitable for intermediate and experienced riders. Funding for the project was provided by the State

Government under the Community Building Partnerships grant scheme, with support from Wyong MP, David Harris, and land partners, Forestry NSW. CCMTB President, Paul Cook, launched proceedings with recognition of the Darkinjung people and of the extensive cultural heritage contained within the park, located within the Ourimbah State Forest. Cook said that the success of the park came down to the hard work of CCMTB Committee members and their excellent relationship with Forestry NSW. He also thanked Harris for his ongoing support of the facility and the mountain bike

community at large, before explaining the meaning behind the trail’s name. “As a community focused club, the CCMTB used the grant funding to support local workers who had been affected by the COVID-19 downturn. “Key to selecting contractors was a conscious effort by the committee to help local businesses by providing paid work during restrictions. “The name ‘Centrelink’ stems from the drive to financially support local mountain bikers through these difficult times,” he said. To officially open Centrelink, Mike Hill of Forestry NSW cut the race tape, with World Cup

Top 10 rated downhill racer, Jack Moir, putting on a show as he completed the trail’s inaugural ride. With the extension completed, Cook said the committee hoped that the Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park’s popularity throughout the pandemic would serve as a wakeup call to local government representatives on the urgent need for more mountain biking infrastructure. “The new Centrelink trail will add to the competitive facilities and will expand the trail quantity and diversity of Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park, whilst also building upon its reputation for hosting competitive events.

“We had an estimated 500 riders through the park everyday over the June long weekend, and the CCMTB believe that mountain biking urgently requires further infrastructure investment to meet the booming demand for the sport and increased visitation rates,” Cook said. Cook then called on Central Coast Council to support the volunteer run CCMTB Committee, who he said was straining under the burden of managing and maintaining the Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park as the sport’s popularity continues to grow at an unprecedented pace. “The entire CCMTB Committee calls on Central

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Coast Council to get behind mountain biking as a form of recreation and to provide easily accessible infrastructure for all local mountain bikers across the Central Coast by utilising COSS lands. “Mountain biking is an environmentally sensitive form of nature based recreation that can aid the health and wellbeing of everyone. “The club invites all riders to come to Ourimbah Mountain Bike Park and enjoy the trails,” Cook said.

Source: Media statement, Jun 21 Leif Arnebark, Central Coast Mountain Bike Club Reporter: Dilon Luke