North Sydney Sun November 2021 issue by DecisivePublishing

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November 2021/Issue 8

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It’s now or never: rally for the Bears By Grahame Lynch North Sydney Bears supporters want to emulate the famous rally by South Sydney in November 2000 which saw tens of thousands of fans march from Redfern to Sydney Town Hall to call for the restoration of their team to the National Rugby League competition. The action ultimately led to their return to the competition the following year. With the National Rugby League recently selecting the Redcliffe, Queensland-based Dolphins to be its 17th team, North Sydney Bears supporters have decided its now or never to make their bid to be recalled to the top competition. According to independent candidate for North Sydney Council, James Mullan, there will be probably only be room for one more team—and the Bears will likely be up against competition from Queensland, New Zealand and Western Australia for that spot. Mullan says a rally akin to that mounted by South supporters two decades ago would be an enormous filip for the club’s campaign—tapping into the strong sentiment for one of the foundation teams of Sydney rugby league dating back to 1908.

James Mullan The idea for a rally came from an unofficial Facebook group for Bears supporters called the Den and, specifically, one of its 3,000 participants: Rob McKinnon. Mullan told the North Sydney Sun: “His original idea was actually to march from NRL HQ to North Sydney Oval, which still could happen, but it’s a bit of a walk. My idea is to do something around the shell in St Leonards Park. The important thing is there is still thousands of Bears fans out there. So if we can just get everyone together to make a huge statement to the NRL that we want our team back, then I reckon it would make a huge differ-

ence just as it did for Souths in 2000.” Mullan points out that the Souths rally has entered into the urban folklore of Sydney and that the Bears must do something similar if they want to return to the top league. “The thing is with the Dolphins coming into the competition, the NRL has showed its hand now that we've got our second Brisbane team. Now it's down to Perth, a second New Zealand team, possibly another Queensland team or Central Coast and North Sydney,” Mullan says. “So it’s either now or never for the Bears. Once it goes to an 18 team competition, I don’t think the NRL’s

going to extend again. So I think now’s the time to make a huge push.” Mullan estimates there is still a hard core 2,000-3,000 fans who attend the Bears’ current games in the second tier NSW Cup that would mobilise for a rally. Then he points to the wider group of passive fans— estimated to number 200,000—and the extensive cohort of rugby league nostalgics who would support the return of the Bears to the top league. This is despite the fact that it is over 20 years since the Bears’ Northern Eagles joint venture collapsed. Continued page 3

Third time lucky: Dec 4 local election is GO From the editor It’s been deferred twice in the past 14 months but it looks like North Sydney residents will finally get a chance to elect their ten councillors on Saturday, December 4. The election was first delayed last year and again in September by the pandemic. However it is now definitely proceeding on December 4, with North Sydney electors able to vote one of three ways: in person voting with either pre-poll from November 22 or on the day itself, online iVoting between the same dates and postal voting, with applications closing 29 November. For candidates, nominations close on 3 November. Candidates have been able to pre-register and as we went to print on 25 October only five of the incumbent councillors had done so: namely, Jilly Gibson, Alanya Drummond, Ian Mutton, Stephen Barbour and Jessica Keen.

The electorate system has radically changed compared to last time, largely because a referendum was narrowly carried which removed the right to vote for a mayor from electors and places it in the hands of councillors. The old system of nine councillors from three wards and a separate mayor doesn’t work mathematically when the mayor has to be a councillor first. This is because ten isn’t divisible by three. So the decision has been made that North Sydney will be split into two wards electing five councillors each. The north St Leonards ward broadly covers the suburbs of North Cremorne; Cremorne (north of Military Rd); Neutral Bay (north of Military Rd); Crows Nest; the eastern tip of St. Leonards; and Wollstonecraft and has around 23,400 registered voters. The south Cammeraygal ward broadly covers the suburbs of Cremorne Point; Kurraba Point; Cre-

North Sydney goes to the polls

morne (south of Military Rd); Neutral Bay (south of Military Rd); Kirribilli; Lavender Bay; Milson’s Point; and Waverton and has around 24,700 registered voters. There are six major tickets running in St Leonards Ward: Team Jilly led by Cr Alanya Drummond, North Sydney 1st by Cr Stephen Barbour, North Sydney Labor led by Godfrey Santer, Community First led by Cr Jessica Keen, the Sustainable Australia Party led by William Bourke and Team Spenceley led by James Spenceley. The competition is less numerically fierce in Cammeraygal Ward. Team Jilly is headed by Mayor Jilly Gibson,

Labor by Shannon Welch, Team Elle by Elle Prevost and Community First by Ian Mutton. A prominent independent, James Mullan, is also in the race. It is still likely that other prominent candidates may join the race before the nominations deadline. As for the process to elect mayor, that won’t take place until the newly elected councillors take their place in early January at the next Council meeting. The process will not be particularly exhaustive or transparent if the recent example of the election of the deputy mayor is any indication: there was no opportunity or willingness for any of the three candidates to speak to their candidacy, and one was eliminated on a flip of a coin due to a tie! Our next edition will feature a full guide on the candidates, their positions and feature our behind-thescenes reporting on their campaign activities.

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Keen, Mutton unite to contest election Two serving North Sydney councillors have united under the Community 1st banner to contest the December 4 election. Ian Mutton of Milsons Point will head the Community 1st ticket in the southern Cammerygal ward while Jessica Keen of Neutral Bay will lead the ticket in the northern St Leonards ward. “Ian and I work really closely on council,” Keen explains. “We have like-minded philosophies when we put our platform together around our community traffic transport, our focus on North Sydney, our environment and our COVID response. So when we put it together, our position essentially was the same. Obviously we do have different views on certain aspects, but that’s very rare. We do work closely together in our role,” she adds. Keen cites various areas of cooperation with Mutton in recent council meetings to advance motions covering issues such as the facilitation of a food donation drive, permissions for bike jumps in local parks and the revival of the local produce market, postCOVID. She adds that Mutton and her are both supporters of the precinct

system which enables local participatory democracy, contrasting this with others on Council who seek to constrain this platform. Keen’s St Leonards Ward team also constitutes something of a first for Council elections: it is all-female. Importantly, impresses Keen, it also shows continuity with candidates such as Efi Carr backing up from last election. In Cammerygal, Mutton is leading a ticket also characterised by experience. Number two candidate David Martin is well known locally through his committee work for the Neutral Bay Club and participation in local cricket and rugby league clubs. One key feature of the coming election that Keen discussed with the North Sydney Sun was the change over how the mayor is elected. Whereas previously the mayor was directly elected alongside the nine councillors, this time voters will pick ten councillors who will then meet in January to pick one of their number as mayor. Keen supports this change, which was passed by referendum in 2017, stating: “I'm supportive of the council voting for the mayor. And the reason for that is you need to build a team on

Now or never for Bears ConƟnued from page 1 Even so, the Bears still make their presence felt, providing many of the players for an injury-ravaged Sydney Roosters in their recent finals campaign. Mullan said: “Everyone knows that Bears are hard done by and I think you’d talk to any rugby league fan and they would say the Bears have got a spot in everyone’s heart.” He says: “The Bears as a business case makes great sense. They have two leagues clubs, one of the best teams in the New South Wales Cup, a decent fan base, juniors from the Central Coast and the Sydney North Shore, and potential financial backing from North Sydney corporates.” And this is where Mullan’s campaign for Council comes in: he also thinks there is a need to provide a heavy local government push behind the Bears campaign. “The council should really throw its weight behind this, because there’s a huge flow on effect for the community. We can attract more profile as a centre for business if we had a professional sports team here,” he said. “North Sydney can't do it alone and the Central Coast Council can't do it alone. But if we can combine all these forces together, the Central Coast Council, North Sydney Council, the state members and federal members from these areas, I think we can have a

nice coalition here. That gives the Bears a very well rounded approach because the council can’t do it by itself.” “But it can lead the way” Mullan also believes that an upgrade of North Sydney Oval is a must. He thinks the precinct can fashion itself as a sports centre in the same way that inner west suburbs such as Newtown and Leichhardt have fashioned themselves as culinary hubs. “North Sydney struggles to get big events given it’s an area that's very easy to access from the rest of Sydney and beautiful location” “So sports is a great start. North Sydney Oval's a great venue if upgraded, and the thing is this wouldn’t just be for the Bears. This would be for women’s cricket, for the rugby union. Hopefully for the (association) football, if they can move into North Sydney Oval, fingers crossed. And also for the cricket, North Sydney Oval needs an upgrade.” “For Bears fans, we've never really had one united push. It's normally been, the fans will try to campaign or the club will try to campaign separately.” As went to press, the Bears themselves unveiled their own plan for re-admission, playing a few games a year at North Sydney Oval and then going on the road to play in country and interstate centres in the style of being the Harlem Globetrotters of NRL.

COMMUNITY 1ST TICKET St Leonards Ward: Jessica Keen (above left), Efi Carr, Tracy Fraser, Michelle Purkiss, Anne Cui. Cammerygal Ward: Ian Mutton (above right), David Martin, Liam Collins, Tim Moon, Marilyn MacKenzie council. And by building a team, you develop the process for governing, if you know what I mean? The contrast is with a publicly elected mayor with no team. I am not saying that's the case but it could occur.” “Whereas now, if you bring your team with you and you become the leader of that group and you become mayor, it goes hand in hand with a functioning council.” But for the moment the challenge

for Community 1st is to get its two prime candidates pre-elected and possibly get to two quotas so their number two candidates are also elected. Keen concedes that with the lockdown in place for the last few months, campaigning has been limited and expresses concern that at this late stage, the NSW Electoral Commission has still not specified the “COVID-safe” arrangements for how-to-vote distribution on the day.

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Labor states its plans for council elections While North Sydney local government elections are generally characterised by Liberal party members running for Council under various degrees of independent camouflage, Labor has decided to go all out under its own name and run tickets across both Cammeraygal and St Leonards Ward. Lead candidate for Cammeraygal Shannon Welch said she wouldn’t have it any other way, with a proud history of activism on behalf of nurses and better healthcare provision. “I was a union delegate for the New South Wales Nurses Midwife Association.” Welch told North Sydney Sun. “I worked at Manly Hospital. And so that was around the time they were fighting to do a public privatepartnership for the new Manly Hospital. And I was one of the lead advocates to try and keep the Northern Beaches Hospital public. That introduced me to activism,” Welch explained. “”So after I retired from nursing, I continued to play tennis and played at Primrose. There was a big need for refurbishment there as the courts were unplayable for a certain competitive level. And I spent years letter writing and then raising a petition for council.” Welch said that at that pint, “everything coalesced.” “All of a sudden, the council noticed that hundreds of people here care about this. And it made me realise that you can make a difference. “ And instead of running as an inde-

pendent, Welch said it is natural for her to run under the Labor banner. “I only joined the Labor Party in 2018, but there was no way I was going to run as an independent because I believe in social justice. I absolutely believe in it and my story is as a union delegate,” she said. For lead St Leonards Ward candidate Godfrey Santer, his motivation to run for Council came from different experiences as a local small business operator. “I worked in tourism marketing, rising to number two in the Australian Tourism Commission and then working with the South Australian and Queensland equivalents on their international marketing,” Santer told the North Sydney Sun. “I came back here and set up my own business in North Sydney, which we ran for about 10 years. I had a lot of dealings with council … Genia McCaffery was mayor at the time (1996 -2012). It was a good business. We ended up being the second largest, shortterm stay, real estate business on the North Shore. But I had a lot of troubles convincing them that short term stays were not bad for properties and all that stuff. I had a lot of difficult dealings with getting approvals for properties and things,” Santer explained. “And then I thought that since I have had so many run-ins with council that something needs to be done to change their philosophy, their approach to the citizens, who pay their

Labor’s lead candidates Shannon Welch and Godfrey Santer salaries and that they’re supposed to be serving. And I got committed to coming in to council. So I’m really a champion of small business,” Santer added. Santer said revitalised small business is the key to a vibrant North Sydney. “I’m not against big business. I don’t mind that Channel Nine and Coca -Cola are in North Sydney. But we need to do more to promote small business. And that’s basically what I’m going to be pushing.” “When you have a look at North Sydney, the CBD is dead over the weekend. It’s probably the deadest CBD in Australia and if you look at Sydney City itself, you go there, the restaurants, their nightclubs are going on. We need to do that for North Sydney. To turn the council into a facilitator for small

business, and not just a regulator.” Like Welch, Santer said there is no point in hiding his political affiliations. “We are proud to put the Labor Party on our shirts because we believe that for too long now, people have been hiding behind a so-called independent label when we really know that they're not. We believe you should have the courage of your convictions and we have these convictions. And so that's why we’re proud to run as Labor candidates,” Welch added. While Labor has no recent precedent in running for local elections to gauge support by, it did secure 25% of the vote locally in the last federal election and 13% in the last state election— if replicated, likely enough for a council quota and election.

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Team Jilly’s Alanya Drummond makes her case By Grahame Lynch With Mayor Jilly Gibson running for a councillor position representing the south Cammerygal Ward at the December 4 local government election, the job for flying the Team Jilly flag in the north St Leonards Ward falls to Dr Alanya Drummond and running mate John Lepouris. North Sydney Sun interviewed Drummond in her own right, given that Gibson as mayor dominates the spotlight. But with a good chance that Drummond will top the vote in her ward and with a four year term under her belt, there will be more focus on her own achievements and contributions to Council. Asked to nominate her major achievements on Council in the last term, Drummond nominates two. “The first one’s the redevelopment of the North Sydney Olympic pool. So I’m a lecturer in built environment design at the University of New South Wales, and I hold a PhD in architecture. And bringing that design and architectural knowledge through to our major projects was really important to me. I was part of the North Sydney Olympic pool steering committee and was really involved in the detailed design phase of the pool,” Drummond says. “And I’m so proud of the really strong contributions to the family facilities, firstly. We have some amazing family change facilities, a new creche, and some really subtle interactive water play elements for kids that work really cohesively with the heritage of the building” “We worked really hard to make sure that we retained those really quality heritage features. And the other part of the design process I was really heavily involved in was the accessibility aspect. Advocating for equitable access and really clear movement through the space was a really key priority as well. So we're going to have an amazing community facility very shortly,” she adds. The second major achievement is the increase in public open space. “I’ve been heavily involved in identifying small, underutilised side streets and blocking them off to become pedestrianised and small plazas within our villages.” “So we have three really fantastic ones that are currently operating in a trial format, so we can gain public feedback. Which has been really positive. Everyone loves them. There’s one in Kirribilli, one in the CBD, one in Neutral Bay. And they’re just really innovative ways of increasing our public open space footprint.” Drummond says that such spaces are essential for mental health and the wellbeing of the community, observing research findings that “connectionbuilding spaces really help people stay well.” “And given so many of our community are now working from home, and will likely continue to work part of the

week from home on an ongoing basis, having those little places dispersed around our community where you can step outside and be outdoors is really special. “ Drummond says that while COVID -19 will impact the ability of candidates to campaign for the election, she feels that the traditional mode of a last fortnight frantic campaign is outmoded in the modern age. “Having worked hard on major projects the whole time having been a sitting councillor has been really important to me. I guess that traditional mode of just jumping up in the last couple of weeks before an election is maybe a bit outdated now. I havea track record of achieving and being present. I’ve been to every single council meeting that we’ve had.” “I’ve been to most of our community committee meetings, a huge number of our briefings. So being able to show through that track record who I am and the commitment that I have, is what I’m relying on. And I’d encourage anyone voting to know that about their councillors. How engaged have they been? How much have they been involved in these major projects?” With councillors, and not voters, electing the mayor this year, one key objective for Team Jilly is to get more than one quota and get its second candidates in each ward up. Drummond’s running mate in December is the owner of Neutral Bay’s Against the Grind café in Young St, John Lepouris, a well known local identity. Drummond says of Lepouris: “He’s from the area, he’s born and raised in the lower North Shore and lived in the area for most of his life. He lives in Neutral Bay with his young family and runs the cafe. He’s lived overseas and so has that also really exciting perspective of having worked overseas and understood hospitality and small business from a broader perspective, and brought that knowledge back to Sydney and back to Australia to keep us really current and contemporary.” As for what Drummond hopes to achieve in the next term, she emphasises the need to look out for residents who don’t always have the strongest voice, such as teenagers and renters. “It’s super difficult as a young family to be in a playground when you need to leave quickly.” “So, having toilets in parks, having more bins in parks just to some people can hang out in places, in our beautiful green spaces, for as long as possible in a comfortable way. But also really making sure we have facilities for our teenagers. They’re often a really overlooked demographic, and we need to make sure these people in our community have places that they can hang out with their friends.” Warming to her theme, Drummond adds: “We need more indoor and outdoor sporting facilities. And there are some really creative ways that we can do that. Thinking about rooftops on high-rise buildings. The

TEAM JILLY TICKET: St Leonards Ward: Dr Alanya Drummond (above left), John Lepouris (above right), Stacey Lamont, Jennifer Kwon, John Molyneux. Cammerygal Ward: Jilly Gibson, Hugo Bauer, Sunny Kang, Koo Reddy, Anthony Houvardas

idea of creating a parkland over the Warringah freeway where we could have more sporting and more green space would be amazing.” Drummond then highlights renters, who represent as many as half of residents, but whose interests are often sidelined by a local government culture pervasive across the nation, which frames much of its decision making through the interests of owners. “We need to make sure we’re not just decisions for property owners, but also for our renters,” she says. “They’re a really important part of our community. And a lot of people rent in our community for a very long time, for their lifetime, and their voice matters. And making sure we can, again, get their input through really creative and easy ways of engaging. And making sure our decisions represent their needs as well, is critical.”

She adds: “A lot of my friends rent and we can’t just make decisions for the property owners who are focused on land value.” Drummond expresses some apprehension regarding how this article might treat the fact the Mayor is her mother. It’s a relationship which has occasioned some condescending putdowns from one or two other councillors over the years. Drummond, rightly, wants to be judged on her merits, particularly as a local with children who has had a successful career in academia and made a strong contribution to Council over the last term. More pointedly, she sees her team as representative of the electorate, boasting generations from the 20s to the 60s and above, composed of candidates from wildly differing cultural backgrounds and stations in life.

The Sun Says It’s been one of the great mysteries of the pandemic, perplexing to many including North Sydney MP Trent Zimmerman. Why is the North Sydney LGA lagging other parts of Sydney by as much as ten percent on COVID-19 vaccination rates? The clue may come from the similarly low rates in the Sydney and Randwick LGAs, both attributed to the absence of international students, tourists and visa workers. The vaccination rates are based on population projections from 2016 data. And while university precincts are obviously depopulated as a result of COVID restrictions, the evidence suggests that some parts of the North Sydney LGA may be similarly depopulated, especially Milsons Point, Kirribilli, Crows Nest and North Sydney itself. The 2016 census results show that some of these areas are considerably more “international” in population than the state average. In North Sydney, around 30% of households were non-English speaking in 2016. The population of those born in England, New Zealand and the US in Kirribilli and Neutral Bay is twice the state average. Milsons Point has twice the state average of Chinese born. This suggests that the residents of North Sydney are more likely to have international connections than the norm and may have left with the pandemic started. Added to this is that the area is wealthy, and there will be a cohort riding out the pandemic in second homes, often in the countryside. In this light, the area is likely doing just fine on vaccinations.

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Council erupts on Berrys Bay land MoU North Sydney councillors erupted at their 25 October meeting at attempts to make confidential a discussion of a proposed Memorandum of Understanding with Transport for NSW. The MoU seeks to effectively transfer control of long-promised land at Berrys Bay as an offset for the loss of land at Cammeray for the Beaches Link tunnel. The meeting’s agenda proposed that the Council consider an item regarding a land deal, in confidence. However, Cr Ian Mutton threatened to walk out after he opposed that motion and was muzzled as he referred to Berrys Bay, thus outing the proposed transaction, in his speech. It appears council officers wanted to gain approval from the councillors to advance the proposed MoU without disclosing its existence. Councillors voted 7-3 to hold the discussions in public. Mutton, Cr Zoe Baker and Cr Jessica Keen all spoke in favour of more scrutiny over the MoU. What most aggrieved Mutton was that state government land at Berry’s Bay had been promised repeatedly over eight years by state politicians. “Then the State Government formed a committee, another committee, the Berrys Bay Community and Stakeholders Working Group, to consider how to use the land. In June 2021 that committee’s terms of reference were published – not a word on the matter of ownership or care and control.” according to Mutton. “There’s no binding commitment on the part of the NSW Government to bring the land on the western side of Berrys Bay under the ownership, care and control of our Council or, for that matter, certainty that the present premier, local member and transport minister will be in positions of authority when the Western Harbour Tunnel is completed assuming that it is completed.” North Sydney Council general manager Ken Gouldthorp tried to justify the need for confidentiality. He told the meeting: “If we go out in public and discuss it, we’re discussing what hasn’t been agreed by the other party. So we, as officers, are seeking your direction (in confidence) so as we can advance those negotiations. But we need to get to a position both where council has a viewpoint and the other party has a viewpoint before we can take it public. Otherwise, we’re undermining the capacity to have those discussions with them, and they may well withdraw from the discussion.” This didn’t faze councillors who thought the draft MoU should be consulted on in public. Cr Zoe Baker said: “In order to promote openness, in order to promote transparency and in order (for us) to be properly informed about and have our community properly informed, there is a really big public interest in land negotiations between a council and a state government en-

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Chris Minns tity. The public should be fully informed and involved.” Gouldthorp warned: “What is being proposed in the MoU is a system to make sure that this council retains on behalf of this community at least the same amount of public space it has got now. If we don’t proceed in this way, it’s up to the state what it does with the land that it’s currently got and it’s left to a legal argument as to whether we can claim compensation for the land we’re losing. And even if we receive a financial contribution for the land that we’re losing, that may or may not be enough to buy other public space. So there is the very real risk that this Council will not have control of public space it has had in the past and that we may lose a portion of those lands. What was put to you, that we are proposing, would guarantee that we had at least as much public space.” The Council fracas came as the NSW State Labor Opposition has

hinted it would scrap the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link. The statement throws an interesting new dynamic into the impending by-election for the state seat of Willoughby, soon to be vacated by former premier Gladys Berejiklian. The southern portion of the seat takes in Willoughby and Cammeray, which have been and will be most affected by roadworks required the tunnel under Middle Harbour. NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns told the party’s annual state conference that the $10 billion budget for the roads should be be redirected into public transport infrastructure for Western Sydney. He said: “Parramatta's population is set to increase by 204,000, Camden by 227,000, Liverpool by 229,000 and Blacktown by 264,000 over the next two decades. Meanwhile, the northern beaches will grow by just 31,000 and Mosman by just 1,000 people over the same period." The Beaches Link toll road, consisting of seven kilometres of tunnels, will connect the Warringah Freeway at Cammeray to Balgowlah. Further south on the Warringah Expressway, it will connect to a new harbour tunnel at North Sydney. According to the ABC, the 202122 State Budget allocated $454 million to the Western Harbour Tunnel, Beaches Link and Warringah Freeway upgrade for the financial year, and $6.3 billion over four years. The project is expected to be completed in 2028. The Cammeray works have been controversial as a result of the removal of many mature trees. Noise from the works has also riled residents in North Sydney and Milsons Point. Councillors expressed concern that the longstanding promise of land at Berry’s Bay was now being traded for the loss of Cammeray land.

Red Hat for 1 Denison St? The high-rise office block at 1 Denison St may be best known as the Australian headquarters for Nine Entertainment and Microsoft, but in future it may be better known as the Red Hat building. A development application before North Sydney Council is seeking approval for signage featuring the Red Hat logo on both the western and eastern sides of the building. Red Hat is a open source software company founded in North Carolina in 1993, and sold to IBM in 2019 for US$34 billion.

NextHop provides a fibre choice for North Sydney business By Simon Dux Challenger telco NextHop is providing a new high speed fibre option for the businesses of the North Sydney area—a happy by-product of its deployment of fibre across Sydney Harbour to serve data centres in Gore Hill and Macquarie Park. “We’ve extended from our Harbour crossing (pictured right) through North Sydney into Crows Nest, Artarmon, Chatswood and then across to Macquarie Park - and into a few other datacentres along the way,” CEO Michael Lim told the North Sydney Sun. “We’re all about bringing as many premises onto the network as we can along the way,” he said. “We’re doing this with the business premises in mind; we've got a lot of breakouts along the way so that we can extend into other business districts” Lim said his strategic vision was all about connecting the last mile as an open access infrastructure play. “That means connecting to buildings as needed...there's around another 30 [business] premises that are coming on-net over the next two months between Macquarie Park and the city and we’ll do more on-demand as our client base asks for services.” He highlighted North Sydney as a key target. “We already had a few customers there that were transition-

ing onto our private network.” Lim said Nexthop’s datacentre interconnect product nextXC, which was launched in February, had done “remarkably well.” “Quite a few big names are using it now so it goes without saying that we will offer that in all the other datacentres that we hit,” he said. The nextXC service delivers dark fibre between datacentres, but with the flexibility of a cross-connect. Lim added the service allows smaller ISPs to compete with bigger players. NextHop is based in the central business district of Sydney.

James Spenceley affirms run for council National Bank of Australia said telco entrepreneur James Spenceley has decided not to proceed with his recent appointment as a non-executive director. NAB chair Philip Chronican said Spenceley had considered his overall commitments after receiving feedback from proxy advisors and some NAB investors. “James was selected to bring diversity of experience to the NAB board and his interest in market transformation,” he said. “He has advised that he does not want his appointment and other commitments to cause concern for NAB or his other business positions.” Spenceley said “I have received feedback from proxy advisors on the impact of a large board role on their ability to recommend my election at NAB and my other board positions. I appreciated the NAB opportunity and while I was comfortable with my capacity, I do not want to disrupt NAB, its shareholders or any company I am

involved with,” Spenceley said on the appointment. He was appointed to the role on 20

October, with his duties set to take effect on 1 December, ahead of consideration by shareholders at NAB’s annual general meeting later that month Spenceley is the founder of Vocus, chair of Swoop and Airtasker and also a non-executive director for online retailer Kogan. North Sydney Sun understands that he is to continue with his run for St Leonards Ward in coming North Sydney Council elections.

THE SUSTAINABLE AUSTRALIA PARTY says it has selected Georgia Lamb as its lead Cammerygal Ward candidate for the December 4 local government poll. Party leader William Bourke said: “Georgia is passionate about sustainability, environmental protection and equality. If elected she will fight to protect the urban environment and green spaces of North Sydney. Georgia is working two jobs in North Sydney, at a local café and in office admin.”

Faiths come together on climate change North Sydney faith communities rallied along with hundreds of communities of all faiths across Australia and globally on Sunday 17th October. In the lead up to the international climate talks in Glasgow they called for “increased urgency to protect Creation.” Parishioners of St Marys in North Sydney gathered with home-made signs under a banner quoting Pope Francis saying “Care for our Common Home Mother Earth.” This, with another stating “Protect Creation - Bold Climate action by 2030 Starting Now”, will remain in place throughout the COP26 talks. Rally organiser Gill Burrows said “No religion that I know of preaches that God wants us to destroy the home we were given. Quite the contrary, in fact. Plus all faiths strive for justice and human well-being. That means we should speak out when we are risking calamity for our grandchildren.” Near neighbours—the Josephite Sisters at Mary MacKillop Place—also demonstrated the same morning by holding a prayer service in Mount Street. Sister Jan Barnett, the Josephite Justice Coordinator, recently hosted a webinar featuring young people and church leaders from the Pacific Islands, describing that they say is the impact of worsening storms, droughts and rising seas. “Whether it’s our island neighbours or Australians affected by the Black Summer fires, the impacts are already horrifying” said Sr Barnett. The groups say that senior faith leaders such as Pope Francis have publicly supported urgent action to address climate change for many years. “Increasingly, religious adherents across the faith spectrum are taking local actions to let local communities and politicians know that Care for Creation is central to their beliefs,” said

spokesperson Gerard McEvilly. The 17th October action was coordinated globally by Greenfaith and in Australia by the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change. It followed an earlier Sound the Alarm global action in March when hundreds of places of worship rang their bells, called the azan, blew the shofar or “made a noise” in some other way. ARRCC also delivered over 600 handwritten letters to Prime Minister Scott Morrison from people of faith across Australia, including many from North Sydney faith communities. Following the actions on Sunday 17th, local ARRCC members organised rallies at the offices of over a dozen prominent politicians. North Sydney faith community members attended a prayer service and bell-ringing at the Prime Minister's electoral office in Cronulla. In the lead-up to these actions, St Mary’s and Mary MacKillop Place members joined a zoom meeting with local Federal MP Trent Zimmerman. Comprising ten people from a range of faith communities in North Sydney, the group acknowledged his challenging role in advocating for climate action. Zimmerman was asked to go further to publicly commit to strong 2030 targets that at a minimum match allies - the USA & the UK and trading partners such as the EU and Japan. While he did not do so, the North Sydney multi-faith group plans to keep the conversation going with their Federal member and would welcome others to add to their voices. The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference. It is scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow, United Kingdom, between 31 October and 12 November 2021

From top: Climate action at St Marys North Sydney, Zoom meeting with Trent Zimmerman and an action at Mary MacKillop Place.

North Sydney Council abandons ticketing for New Years Eve foreshore North Sydney Council has unanimously voted to abandon plans to ticket and fence access to harbourside foreshores on New Years Eve. At a special general meeting on 11 October, Council resolved to service the parks and foreshores with additional toilets, bins and cleaning services but will not be ticketing or erecting fences. The Council move seems designed, in part, to compel the state government to take more responsibility for the staging of the event. The carried motion justified the move on the grounds of the uncertainty of public health orders and COVIDSafe Plan requirements for New Years Eve, the lateness of advice to reintroduce a 9:00pm fireworks on New Year’s Eve, the apparent desire by the State Government to generate a carnival atmosphere with a full NYE fireworks display and prospective early January event, and the need to prevent congregation at pinch points

caused by fencing or controlled access. The Council also resolved that should the State Government require greater control of Access to meet Public Health Orders or COVIDSafe Plans at the time; the State Government take responsibility and meet the costs of doing so. Prior to the motion being passed, Council said: “Normally at this time, events staff would have completed a number of tasks including; engaging suppliers for ticketing and infrastructure, negotiated arrangements with

affected NSW agencies, negotiated arrangements with affected businesses and residents and finalised staffing and security. In the absence of a public health order staff have not been able to complete any of these tasks. Bradfield Park, Quibaree Park and Blues Point Reserve are proposed to be managed ticket sites.” “Additional infrastructure; including traffic management, toilets, bins and lighting towers, will be provided at other points but there will be no active site management by Council.” Mayor Jilly Gibson told the North Sydney Sun: “This was North Sydney Council at its finest”, referencing the unanimous vote. “Getting consensus is huge.” Gibson believes the dropping of the ticketing requirement is unlikely to lead to over-crowding for a simple reason: there will be few or no international visitors. As for whether the state government would be happy with the deci-

sion, Gibson said: “It’s their prerogative. If they’re not happy with our decision, which I believe is a reasonable one, if they want to enforce additional rules or additional regulations, they’ll need to take over and pay for it.” Given that NYE is nominally a City of Sydney and State government event, Gibson said: “It’s like your neighbour decides to throw a party, you’re asked to pay for it, and then, to add insult to injury, you’re asked to clean up after the party. That’s how New Year’s Eve is.” “We’ll have extra Portaloos and I’m going to make sure they’re cleaned throughout the night. We’re going to have extra garbage bins and extra garbage services. And an initiative I’ve put forward is that we’re going to have dispensers with garbage bags on them spread throughout the park, with signage saying, ‘Please put all your rubbish into a garbage bag and tie it up.’

North Sydney heads out of lockdown as Spring weather warms

The North Sydney LGA came out of lockdown last month with verve and vigour. Bottom left clockwise: The Pickled Possum late-night bar has re-opened; Kirribilli Market is back in action after a four month hiatus; Federal North Sydney MP Trent Zimmerman takes time out with Simba to enjoy a local sit-down coffee, Luna Park has re-opened with new rides and a Halloween theme for its first week; State North Shore MP Felicity Wilson pops down to Taronga Zoo for its first day of resumed opening and, bottom, the latest Google Mobility analysis for the area shows that while retail and recreation are recovering strongly, workplace attendance and use of public transport is still way down. Photos supplied and Tram Vo (left).

Next issue The deadline for the next issue of North Sydney Sun is 22 November for all art and ad material and 15 November for editorial press releases.

A space in McMahons Point designed for those who create Carolina Tötterman has drawn on her Scandinavian heritage and experiences as an artist, producer and arts marketer to create the Blues Point Road village creative space, a shopfront with a difference. “It’s definitely community driven and grass roots,” said Carolina, who is content to let the activities within it evolve according to community wishes. Dried plants, neutral colours and attractive textures greet the visitor, along with a changing array of materials for sharing, such as wool, knitting needles, paints, patchwork and “whatever people bring in”. “Take what you need. Give what you can,” a chalkboard invites visitors. “People feel comfortable coming in for a chat or to donate items and are looking forward to getting together to make and create.” Carolina said, cuddling her polite Italian Greyhound, Kiki, who blends in perfectly. The idea of a “cultivator” space emerged four years ago out of Carolina’s experiences and career in the creative industries. When she was introduced to the discipline of “placemaking” a few years ago, “it just clicked.” The placemaking movement draws inspiration from communities to promote wellbeing in public spaces, and has seen the worldwide installation of pianos in public places, for example. Two years ago Carolina revisited her Scandinavian relatives, in Sweden, and took a side trip, while there, to Helsinki Finland, a designated UNESCO City of Design. She wandered for days around the streets in the city’s Design District, soaking up ideas and taking inspiration from the beautiful and artful shop windows. Carolina’s time in Helsinki crystallised her approach to, and how and what she wanted her own enterprise to be; inspired by nature, focused on making by hand, where a community of people come together to share skills and ideas, repairing, reusing and sharing materials. “I came back really inspired, then COVID came along.” While COVID delayed the opening

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of a physical Creative Space, she feels the timing worked out well in the end, affording her more opportunities to make valuable local connections. “I slowed the whole process down. And when I did get the opportunity to set up here in the former newsagency [next to the Blues Point Grocer] curious locals watched me carting upcycled furniture and pieces inside. They asked questions, shared their own ideas and stories and I listened and took suggestions on board.” Carolina opened the doors of the pop-up creative space in mid October. In the first few days a neighbour dropped in with a posy of freshly picked sweet peas from their own garden. Others brought in books on art, design, architecture, travel and gardening to go on the bookshelves. There’s a sewing machine, puzzles and board games, all donated by the

local community, to be used and enjoyed. “It’s a talking and fika space,” she said. “Fika is a Swedish concept which roughly equates to taking a coffee break together.” As visitors and local artists and makers suggest ideas, a program is emerging, which so far includes Sustainable Sundays, design classes for 16 - and 17-year-olds, social creator catch -ups, a Fourth Friday Fika and Fiction writing group, and classes in the works for handmade plant-dying, sourdough workshops and a hand sewing group for starters. Chocolates made by Kirribilli’s Coco Chocolate that support the upkeep of Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden are now on sale, along with drawing pencils, paint brushes, notebooks and Carolina’s screen printed t-shirts and re-usable shopping bags, but there’s no obligation to buy.

Visitors can have a chat, recycle their batteries, or swap a plant clipping. “This is a social enterprise which I hope will become self-sustaining,” said Carolina, who lives locally and is delighted to see her idea taking root and blossom in McMahons Point. “I want to walk the walk, to model sustainability in all of its facets and to empower others in our community to experience the pleasure of creating and making by hand.” Her space, for co-making, classes, events, talks, workshops, upcycling, mending, a circular community “reusery” and more, is open Tuesday to Thursday from 11am to 6pm, Fridays from 11am to 7pm, Saturdays 10:30am to 7pm and Sundays from 11am to 5pm. Drop in or visit the website cultivator.network/community to find out more.

Gala fundraiser to help with restoration of MV Cape Don A gala fundraiser will be held on November 20 to raise funds for a new initiative around the MV Cape Don, currently moored in Berry’s Bay. The Sea Heritage Foundation has been restoring the ship, with the assistance of the volunteers and members of the MV Cape Don Society. In addition to the ship’s role as a maritime museum, the board wants to create a training platform to create positive social and economic change in closing the gap in Indigenous employment within Australia’s maritime sector. Built in 1962, the Cape Don has been used a lighthouse in Fremantle, provided training in Lighter Amphibious Resupply Craft for Australian Antarctic Division and was involved in

supporting the development of the Over The Horizon Radar system installation in the 1970s. The pilot program scheduled for May 2022 will be specifically tailored towards indigenous peoples desiring to undertake General Purpose Hand training on board a ship environment, breaking down the barriers restricting pathways to employment. The vessel will also be delivering community engagement programs to educate school children about the maritime industry to provide insights into exciting career opportunities while showcasing the ship’s valuable part in our maritime history The Sea Heritage Foundation is having a Gala Black Tie Fundraiser at

the National Maritime Museum on Saturday the 20th of November 2021. The event will be held in the appropriately named Lighthouse Gallery at the National Maritime Museum to assist in raising funds to dry dock the ship at

the Garden Island Naval Dockyard in the new year for some maintenance, repairs, hull clean, and re-paint with Thales Group. More details at https:// events.humanitix.com/mv-cape-dongala-fundraiser-event

Community plan consultation begins North Sydney Council is asking everyone to share photos and stories of their favourite places in North Sydney to help shape its future. Residents, workers, students and visitors to the North Sydney area are being asked to share experiences, special moments, and favourite regular activities. The stories, suggestions and submissions will help direct the North Sydney Community Strategic Plan, which underpins core values and priorities for the area going forward. Participants will be sought from all age groups. North Sydney Mayor Jilly Gibson said now is a great time to reflect and re-evaluate what we want to see in North Sydney. “The pandemic has been difficult for all of us, but it puts what we value and treasure into perspective, and clarifies what we want for our future,” Mayor Gibson said. “The feedback will show us what appeals to people and the facilities that matter to them most, which will help guide Council’s priorities and planning for the coming years. “What makes North Sydney a spe-

cial place for you? Whatever it is you love about North Sydney right now, share it with us to help plan and shape its future.” There are various ways to provide feedback through use of a survey, mapping tool, story sharing, a photo album, children's artwork or submissions - via an online submission form, email or mail. All participants will receive as an incentive, a Colour Me North Sydney’s colouring book, designed by local artist Raisa Kross, showcasing many of North Sydney's iconic locations and hidden gems. All submitters will go in the draw to win one of six $50 gift vouchers for a local business. The two-month consultation period will close on 12 December 2021 and a draft Community Strategic Plan will be reported to the newly elected Council early next year for their review and comment. Once the draft plan is approved, it will then be placed back on public exhibition for further community feedback, before being adopted by Council by June 2022. To complement this, Council will

also prepare a four-year Delivery Program, commencing on 1 July 2022. The delivery program is a statement of commitment - outlining what Council intends to do towards achieving the Community Strategic Plan strategies within the limits of the resources available under its resourcing strategy. A draft Community Strategic plan public exhibition will take place in March or April next year. Australia Day Community Awards open Entries are now open for the 2022 Australia Day Community Awards and North Sydney Council is keen to hear stories about people who are making a real difference to North Sydney. The awards are chance to recognise charity volunteers to dedicated staff to enterprising youngsters. Nominations close 30 November on Council’s website. The four award categories to nominate local heroes are: • Citizen of the Year • Young Citizen of the Year

• Environmental Citizen of the Year • Community Event or Community Group of the Year North Sydney Mayor Jilly Gibson said that it was the perfect time to make a nomination. “Seize this moment, as we emerge out of a long and hard lockdown, to celebrate and recognise those individuals or groups that have shaped us into a more compassionate, resilient and mindful community. Let’s nominate our community champions, hear Amber Jakeman their stories and celebrate their wonderful contributions together.”

Auditor General asked to review Milsons Point cyclist off-ramp Concerns over the controversial planned cycleway ramp at Milsons Point Station have been aired with the NSW Auditor General. A letter co-signed by Lavender Bay Precinct committee chair Robert Stitt QC and councillor Ian Mutton claims that the mooted ramp fails its own guidelines and objectives as promulgated by Transport for NSW, and thus, requires an urgent review. They specifically charge that the planned off-ramp would not promote safety, connectivity or convenience: the three original stated objectives for the project.

They also claim that data about current cycling usage of the Harbour Bridge crossing, using 2013 data when in fact daily trips have fallen from the oft-stated 2,000 level. They also question whether the ramp would pass a cross-benefit analysis, saying that the mooted $50m cost represents one million dollars for each of the existing steps which would be removed to make way for the ramp. “Without consideration of solutions to all planning constraints, the proposed ramp will not only fail to rovide a discrete useful stage for the North Shore Cycleway but will lock in these

failings forever. What is required is a dedicated connected cycleway from the Harbour Bridge to the North and North-Eastern bike networks,” the two wrote.’ “TfNSW have not published a Cost Benefit Analysis nor a Business Case for this project. These are requirements under NSW Government policy,” they continued. “The proposed ramp brings cyclists into direct conflict with congested Milsons Point and Kirribilli. Adding congestion to congestion is poor planning and will result in an unsustainable transport solution with danger to us-

ers and community alike.” “We request that TfNSW engage in genuine and meaningful discussion with the North Sydney Council, local community & business groups and other interested parties including cyclists' represent actives, to agree on a sustainable solution that will effectively achieve the connection of the Harbour Bridge cycleway to the North and North-Eastern bike networks, which will deliver cyclists the infrastructure deserved.” As previously reported, the planned ramp will be the subject of a national design competition.

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puzzles QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 5 9 10 11 12 15 16

Japanese warrior (7) German city (7) Last (5) Related to government (9) Away from the centre (8) Covered (6) Concur (5) Government department leaders (9) 18 Laziness (9) 20 Outdoor area adjoining a house (5) 21 Sweet liquid (6) 23 Sleeplessness (8) 25 Key maker (9) 26 Famous Swiss children’s book (5)

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BARNS There may be more than one possible answer.

CODEWORD

No. 008

SUDOKU EASY

No. 008

HARD

2 1 7 5 4 5 8 9 3 9 2 3 7 1 6 5 8 5 4 1 9 6 3 7 2 8 9 6 4 3 2

9 2

Theme: Breakfast 20

4x4 ACROSS

DOWN

1 Adolescent 5 Suffix with soft or hard 6 Egyptian god 7 Chap

1 2 3 4

9-LETTER WORD

BUFFET

OATMEAL

COFFEE

ORANGE

No. 008

L E E

CROISSANT

SNACK

EAT

SOUP

EGGS

TEA

HAM

WAFFLE

LOX

YOGHURT

C Q F L Y VM Z P X E K G 3

CODEWORD

In what year did Leonardo da Vinci die? are you doing if you are ‘close-hauled’?

Strelitzia reginae, also known as the bird of paradise flower, is native to what country?

6 Beginning with ‘p’, what family of animals includes rat-kangaroos, bettongs and potoroos?

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SOLUTIONS

Can human botulism be transmitted from person to person?

4 In windsurfing, what

PORRIDGE

AWU B R I J DN S O T H

MILK

JUICE

CREPE

9-LETTER WORD

29 words: Excellent

MUFFIN

clip, clomp, clop, comp, compel, compile, cope, elope, epic, impel, limp, lope, mope, open, opine, peel, peen, pence, penile, peon, piece, pile, pine, poem, pole, polemic, police, POLICEMEN, ponce

21 words: Very good

BRAN

QUIZ 1. Lorgnette. 2. No. 3. 1519. 4. Sailing close to the wind. 5. South Africa. 6. Potoroidae.

Today’s Aim: 14 words: Good

MUESLI

CORNFLAKES

Stick Simplicity Irish girl’s name Bird’s home

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”.

BACON

QUICK CROSSWORD

of opera glasses comes from the French lorgner, meaning ‘look sidelong’?

SUDOKU HARD

9 5 4 1 6 7 2 3 8

1 2 3 9 8 4 6 7 5

7 8 6 2 3 5 1 4 9

6 4 7 8 5 2 3 9 1

1. What word for a type

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

5 1 9 6 4 3 8 2 7

2 3 8 7 1 9 5 6 4

8 7 2 5 9 6 4 1 3

4 9 5 3 2 1 7 8 6

3 6 1 4 7 8 9 5 2

8 7 3 1 4 6 2 9 5

5 6 1 7 2 9 4 3 8

4 9 2 5 8 3 6 7 1

QUIZ

No. 008

WORD STEP HIKER, BIKER, BIKES, BAKES, BARES, BARNS

6 4 8 2 1 4 5 6 9 4 3 6 4 7 3 1 8

WORDFIND Secret message: wake up

4X4 ACROSS: 1. Teen, 5. Ware, 6. Isis, 7. Gent. DOWN: 1. Twig, 2. Ease, 3. Erin, 4. Nest.

9 7 5 8

WORD FIND 1

SUDOKU EASY

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7 3 4 6 9 1 5 8 2

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1 8 9 4 5 2 7 6 3

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2 5 6 3 7 8 9 1 4

HIKER

27 Baked chocolate treat (7) 28 Repetitive design (7)

3 2 5 8 6 7 1 4 9

Complete the list by changing one letter at a time to create a new word at each step.

9 1 7 2 3 4 8 5 6

No. 008

6 4 8 9 1 5 3 2 7

WORDSTEP

HALLOWEEN BUMPER CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN WITH THIS GIANT WORDFIND

PETER

DEREK

PINHEAD

DICK HALLORANN

QUINT

DR LOOMIS

RANDY

DRACULA

RED

ED WARREN

REGAN

ELI

RHODES

FATHER KARRAS

RIPLEY

THE BRIDE

FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER

ROGER

THE PHANTOM

ROSE ARMITAGE

THE TALL MAN

FREDDY KRUEGER

ROSE THE HAT

THEO

GRACE LE DOMAS

SADAKO

THOMASIN

GRANDPA

SGT HOWIE

TREE GELBMAN

HARRY POWELL

TANGINA

HENRY

THE ALIEN

VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN

HERBERT WEST

THE BABADOOK

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SOLUTION:

DANI ARDOR

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T M N A H I E R G

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E H I G N R M T A

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H T M N A E G I R

CHIEF BRODY

I N E R T G A H M

NORMAN BATES

R G A I M H N E T

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CANDYMAN

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MICHAEL MYERS

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MAUD

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NIGHTMARE

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G N M A E R I M

M T A N G

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Bears re-sign talent for 2022 The North Sydney Bears have embarked on a strong off-season recruitment and retention drive after announcing the signatures of several players in the NSW Cup and NSW Women’s Premiership for 2022, according to the NSW Rugby League. This follows a relatively successful season where the Bears were placed at fourth in the NSW Cup before the competition was halted due to CoVID-19. The Bears roster will be bolstered by Jerry Key, Tom Carr and Jesse Marschke who all re-signed for 2022. Key had a tackle efficiency of 96.7% and averaged 106 metres per game. Carr was the fourth top try scorer with 10 tries from just nine games. He finished with an average of 116 metres per game, 22 tackle busts and nine linebreaks. Marschke was able to play off the bench as well as at hooker and five-eighth throughout the year. Marschke finished the year with one try, six try assists, six linebreak assists and a tackle efficiency of 90%. Also coming to the Bears is Eli Roberts, a winger from Newtown Jets & Glebe Dirty Reds as well as Blacktown Sea Eagles second rower Terrell May. The Women’s Premiership squad will be bolstered by the signings of Chloe Leaupepe, Courtney Tamati,

Decisive Publishing is hiring Milsons Point publisher of Communications Day and North Sydney Sun is currently hiring for two positions

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Terrell May Lacey Shields and Courtney Frankl. Leaupepe played for the St Mary’s side in 2021 and has now made her way back to North Sydney, where she played in 2020. Frankl has a Rugby Union background with the Brumbies, Rebels and Waratahs and was part of the Bears squad in 2021. Nita Maynard, Mya Hill-Moana, Priscilla Younes, Tyla Gambell, Renee Targett, Kirra Dib, Jamilee Bright, Shenai Lendill and Tyra Boysen have all re-signed for 2022. Joining them next year are new recruits Raecene and Page McGregor, Katrina Phippen, Vanessa Foliaki, Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa, Mia Wood and Tara McGrath-West.

We are looking for an entry level journalist to work on news articles across both North Sydney Sun and Communications Day. You will be trained and mentored by a team of editors with decades of journalism experience. We seek an individual who may be completing or recently completed tertiary education who wants to learn the ropes in journalism. Decisive Publishing journalists have gone on to work for such employers as the Federal Communications Minister, the Australian Financial Review, the Australian and the Australian Defence Force’s media unit. We pay compensation commensurate with MEAA rates.

SALESPERSON .We are looking for a salesperson to work across North Sydney Sun and Communications Day dealing with our advertisers. You will handle a range of inventory for CommsDay including advertising, podcast and video sponsorships and subscriptions as well as display advertising for the Sun. Could suit someone looking for flexible hours and seeking to develop contacts in the tech sector and local community. Fixed plus commission compensation.

Please send a CV to Grahame Lynch at grahamelynch@commsdaymail.com

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