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Sherriff wins gold and silver at World Championships

by Bob Bourke

ttalong Memorial Bowling Club superstar Aron Sherriff added another gold medal to his collection on Friday, December 7, during the 2012 World Championships at Lockleys Bowling Club, South Australia.

Skipping his team of Mark Casey (third), Brett Wilkie (second) and Wayne Ruediger (lead) in the Men’s Fours, the Australian Jackeroos snared their gold medals with a convincing 22-13 victory over South Africa. Lead Wayne Ruediger from Adelaide achieved his life-long dream of achieving a world gold medal on his home soil and declared, “Words can’t describe how I feel right now, I’m so happy”. “I never expected to be a World Champion.

“A year ago I didn’t think it was possible,” said Wayne. In the semi-final thriller against the powerhouse Scottish team, Aron steered his team to an 18 shot margin before they squandered the advantage as the Scots rallied and staged a fight back to fall just short of the Australians, 23-22. “What a game,” said National coach Steve Glasson. “We got off to a really good start and began to run away with it, but we took our foot off and, full credit to Scotland, they fought back”. Aron also won silver in the Men’s Pairs on Thursday, December 6, when he led for world number two Leif Selby in a final that saw the duo lose by five shots to arguably the world’s best pairs team of Alex Marshall (skip) and Paul Foster (lead) representing Scotland.

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entral Coast Mariners’ players Mathew Ryan and Tomas Rogic have made the Qantas Socceroos final squad of players for the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) East Asian Cup qualifying tournament.

Ryan and Rogic departed for Hong Kong on Friday, November 30, and the

Socceroos played their first match of the tournament against the hosts at the Mong Kok Stadium on Monday, December 3, which they won 1-0. Rogic went on in the 81st minute of the game when Osieck made his second change and replaced Garcia. Rogic’s first touch of the ball was a shot on goal which Hung-Fai had to save. Following their game against Hong Kong, the Socceroos played matches against DPR Korea on

Wednesday, December 5, Guam on Friday, December 7, and Chinese Taipei on Sunday, December 9. The match against DPR Korea saw the Socceroos draw 1-1. Rogic was introduced in the second half to spark an ailing midfield as Australia pushed for a winner, but they lacked impetus for too much of the encounter. A late penalty appeal for a foul on substitute Adam Taggart following play down the left from Rogic and a

Matt McKay header was as close as Australia came to a second goal. Aside from the inclusion of goalkeeper Matt Ryan for Eugene Galekovic, Osieck stuck with an unchanged team for the clash knowing his side needed the win over their main rivals to avoid a goal-difference showdown. The Socceroos then defeated Guam 9-0. Rogic enjoyed the first sight of goal in the fourth minute, drawing a smart save from Guam goalkeeper

Doug Herrick. Australia’s final game against Chinese Tapai saw them win 8-0 which qualified the team for the 2013 East Asian Cup. The teams that will participate in the EAFF East Asian Cup for men are Japan, Korea Republic and China PR. The EAFF East Asian Cup 2013 will be held in Seoul, Korea Republic from Saturday, July 20, to Sunday, July 28. From the original squad of

25 players called into Qantas Socceroos camp in Sydney, former Central Coast midfielder Rostyn Griffiths, Adelaide United attacker Dario Vidosic, and Dinamo Moscow utility Luke Wilkshire were forced to withdraw from contention due to injury. The duo will return to the Central Coast prior to the Hyundai A-League round 11 contest with Melbourne Heart at Bluetongue Stadium on Friday, December 14.

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The Network has proposed “engineering solutions for holding back the rising sea” rather than “abandoning the lowest lands” in response to climate change. The proposal comes with the release of a report of a forum held by the Network’s Climate Futures group in Woy Woy in August, entitled Sea Level Rise: Looking for Solutions. Network chairman Mr John Asquith said” “Some physical measures to hold back the sea included levee banks, sea walls and a barrier similar to the Thames Barrier. The barrier across the Thames Estuary in England, which at over 500m long is the

Foreshore erosion

“It is only a matter of time before a storm-flood incident similar to Hurricane Sandy hits the Central Coast as it hit New York. “Flooding in Brisbane Water and other foreshores around the Coast is worst when storm surge and high tides coincide,” he said. “The height of storm surge increases with the intensity of the storms. “A strong east coast low already causes serious flooding on the Central Coast and climate change is making these storms stronger.” The report contains background science on climate change and sea level rise in particular as well as information on how flood insurance is changing and what engineering solutions there are for holding back the rising sea. The forum called for more community involvement in adaptation planning for Climate Change, more consultation by Council with the community, and more action to improve resilience to the impacts of storm attack and flooding. “The level of understanding in the community of the likely impacts of sea level rise and the scientific background of the problem was seen as a serious barrier with education needed at all levels of Government,” said Mr Asquith. “Affected community members on or near the waterfront should not be expected to bear the costs and impacts alone. “We all created this problem. We all need to solve it.” Media Release, 3 Dec 2012 John Asquith, Community Environment Network

ttalong Memorial Bowling Club superstar Aron Sherriff added another gold medal to his collection on Friday, December 7, during the 2012 World Championships at Lockleys Bowling Club, South Australia.

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Health Minister visits hospital Federal Minister for Health Ms Tanya Plibersek and Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O’Neill visited Woy Woy Hospital on Friday, November 23, as part of the Minister’s visit to the Central Coast. Ms O’Neill and Ms Plibersek met with patients in the transitional care unit of the hospital and inspected the progress on the new Woy Woy Rehabilitation Unit. Ms O’Neill said the building works were progressing well and she was looking forward to the new facility being up and running next year. “The local community fought so long and hard to have this service reinstated for the Peninsula,” said Ms O’Neill.

“The building is really starting to take shape and I am pleased that the new facility will be helping patients next year.” The Federal Government is providing $9 million towards the $14 million construction cost of the unit as well as a further $12.7 million for recurrent costs until 2013-14 The project includes a 30 bed Sub Acute Rehabilitation Unit for short stay admissions, multiple courtyard areas for rehabilitation activities, external paths and rehab areas and structure to enable the future expansion either side of the proposed unit in line with the master plan for the hospital. Media Release, 26 Nov 2012 Peter McCabe, Office of Deborah O’Neill MP

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representative group of 17 people from the Gosford Waterfront Action Group (GWAG) attended Parliament House on Thursday, November 22, for the debate on the 10,700 signature Save Gosford Waterfront petition in the Legislative Assembly. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein presented the petition and made the opening address to the discussion. “I acknowledge that we have one of the most beautiful waterfronts in NSW and I would not want to see that ruined, nor do my colleagues in the State Government or on the Gosford City Council,” said Mr Holstein. “The Gosford Challenge is all about connecting the city and the people with the waterfront so that it can be enjoyed for what it is. “The development of Gosford will happen because it has to happen. “There is no choice in the matter for Gosford Council or for the State Government. “The overwhelming majority of the Gosford population will not accept a do-nothing approach, but it is about doing the right thing. “Although we are experiencing some growing pains I am conﬁdent that we have learned from our earlier mistakes. “With a spirit of compromise on all sides in the debate we can move our city forward to become a place where people will want to live and where business will thrive as part of a living city,” said Mr Holstein. Member for The Entrance

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world’s second largest movable flood barrier, cost more than 500 million pounds to build. “All these measures cost money and could reduce our enjoyment of the waterfront but it was felt that the huge value of waterfront property in the region would justify spending on defence rather than simply abandoning the lowest lands,” he said. Mr Asquith said the report detailed the outcomes of the forum and outlined community concerns and issues to be raised with local politicians. “The report covers community opinion on how to adapt to rising sea level and the threat of storm flooding.” Mr Asquith said all storms were strengthened by the increased atmospheric moisture and heat energy in the climate system. “Storms of today are likely to be stronger than those of 30 years ago.

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Mr Chris Spence and Member for Wyong Mr Darren Webber also spoke against the petition. “Their statements clearly indicated they did not realise the real purpose of the petition in that the petitioners wished to see the Gosford Waterfront remain as public land and in the public domain with no limitations placed on public access,” said GWAG representative Mr Col Hodgson. Members speaking in support of the petition were Member for Canterbury Ms Linda Burney, Member for Cessnock Mr Clayton Barr and Member for Balmain Mr Jamie Parker. “These three speakers were all thoroughly prepared showing they were aware the major concern of GWAG has been the loss of public waterfront land to developers,” said Mr Hodgson. “They clearly acknowledged the loss of public access would be very difﬁcult, if not impossible, to reverse.” Mr Parker commented, “One thing is clear, we know that alienation of public land, waterfront land in particular, is always done in the interests of developers, but once that land is lost to the public, it is lost forever”. “Redress at a later stage by demolishing buildings

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and reopening spaces is next to impossible.” Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Mr Brad Hazzard was the ﬁnal member to speak. In his speech, he expressed his concern that the buildings in stages two and three would alienate the foreshore.

A result he said neither he nor the community would ﬁnd comforting. “I promise the people in the gallery that I am absolutely keen to ensure that the Central Coast Development Corporation does not get it wrong, liaises big time with residents in the community, and ﬁnds a

way to enliven Gosford, but not to the point of detracting from opportunities to access public space on the water’s edge,” said Mr Hazzard. “A balance must be struck. “I acknowledge the effort made by people in the gallery in travelling to Sydney from Gosford.

“I hope you take the remarks I have made in good faith and accept my assurance that the Government will keep working with you.” Media Release, 29 Nov 2012 Col Hodgson, GWAG

At its ordinary Council meeting on Wednesday, November 28, Council approved the sale of 15.7 hectares of land at Warnervale to the Australian Chinese Theme Park Pty Ltd (ACTP). Council sold the land for $10 million for the purpose of constructing the $500 million Theme Park. Wyong mayor Cr Doug Eaton signed the agreement to sell the land in front of the Director Consular who was representing the Chinese Consular General Mr Aimin Fu and representatives of the ACTP at the Shanghai Stories Chinese Restaurant in Chatswood. Member for Wyong Mr Darren Webber was also in attendance. “This is undoubtedly one of the most momentous occasions in the history of this Council, and the Central Coast,” mayor Cr Eaton said. “What this proposal will do is turn the Wyong

Mr Aimin Fu, Cr Doug Eaton and Mr Bruce Zhong Shire into a tourist mecca and bring millions of dollars’ worth of tourism into the area, which will have a ﬂow on effect to the entire region’s economy. “Outside the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, this has the potential to be among the biggest tourist attractions in the State. “Council is genuinely excited by this project and personally, I cannot

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wait for construction to officially start. “By selling this land, we have not only made a significant profit, but we have set in place a unique and, in time, iconic tourist venture that will benefit the entire Central Coast. “This is indeed a very historic occasion and I congratulate the Council staff and councillors for their support and enthusiasm towards this

project. “I would also like to thank the ACTP for their commitment towards getting this off the ground and realising Wyong Shire was the best area in the country to accommodate such a development. “They are the ones investing the money, Council has merely supported them,” said mayor Cr Eaton. It is anticipated that

construction on the Theme Park will start in 2015, and the whole project will be completed by 2020. Upon completion, the Theme Park is expected to provide between 1500 and 2000 jobs. The Park will have seven sections comprising China City Gate entrance, Tang and Song Academy, Water Towns in South China, Wyong Theatre, Panda Paradise, Royal

Villa and a Thanksgiving Temple ACTP chairman Mr Bruce Zhong said he was delighted the land had been secured. “This is just the beginning and we will now work hard to start detailed planning work,” said Mr Zhong. “It is going to be a unique $500 million tourist attraction, employing more than a thousand people and bringing economic prosperity to Wyong Shire. “We have received great support from the beginning from the Foreign Affairs Ofﬁce of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government and Ofﬁce of Overseas Chinese Affairs of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. “They twice sent a delegation to visit Wyong and the land. “I would also like to extend my sincere thanks to Wyong Shire Council, mayor Doug Eaton, all the councillors and staff. “Without Council’s great help and support, we wouldn’t have achieved this and I hope we can continue to work closely for the project and for Wyong Shire’s future prosperity,” said Mr Zhong. Media release, 3 Dec 2012 Wyong Council Media

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u s t r a l i a n O l y m p i c gymnast and diver Alexandra Croak visited Brooke Avenue Public School and Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, Berkeley Vale Campus, on Tuesday, December 4.

Croak spoke at Brooke Avenue’s assembly and Berkeley Vale’s Sports Presentation Day as part of the Premier’s Sporting Challenge, which promoted the benefits of physical activity among young people.

A Challenge ambassador, Croak also spoke to the students about the importance of physical activity in overall health. The Challenge was launched in 2007 and was open to all NSW public school students. Last year, more than 191,000 students from 1,006 schools took part in the Challenge. Of these schools, 84% received a Gold Award or higher (an average of more than 60 minutes of physical activity per student per day.) This year, more than 220,000 students from 1,059 schools took part.

he Mingara Athletics club recently purchased a new electronic timing system and officially launched it on November 10 at their Saturday club competition.

The timing system will allow the club to host professional athletic competitions attracting competitors from around the State. The equipment was able to be purchased with the help

of grants from Wyong Council and Mingara Recreation Club as well as fundraising by the club and its members. The total cost of the equipment was around $25,000. The club has thanked the long hours put in by president Greg Ashe in sourcing the best equipment available, which was purchased from Brooks, a local business on the Coast. The club also thanked outgoing mayor Bob Graham, as well as Chris King from Central Coast Tourism and

Sarah Ferman from Mingara Recreation Club for their input and support. Before electronic timing, volunteers would time each person individually, plus two judges would need to call the places in each event, a job which was often difficult with four to five runners crossing the line at once. A camera is now used to take multiple images per second which provides a clear photo of the finish. The times are then obtained from the system, which is connected to the

starting gun and are provided to the competitors in around two minutes. Mingara Athletics club runs an all ages Saturday morning competition for the summer season from October to March. Track events held are 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m along with field events including long and triple jump, high jump, javelin, shot put and discus. Competition starts at 8:45am.

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Pythons win floorball grand final

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pplications for Gosford Council’s annual R e c r e a t i o n Assistance Program are now open.

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he Peninsula Floorball Club held its Spring 2012 Seniors Grand Final recently which was won by the Pythons with a score of 5-3 against Fighting Ibis.

Fighting Ibis players were determined to have their team name engraved on the trophy for the first time. On the other hand, Pythons were also

determined not to lose a final game twice in a row. It started well for Fighting Ibis when Adam Turner opened the score early in the first period. Mid-way through first period, Josh Hope equalised for the Pythons and took the lead straight after restart with a goal from Gareth Watson. A goal from Mitchel Fiddock before the end of the first period kept Fighting Ibis in the game.

The end of the second period saw both teams again on equal terms following goals from Yannick Sottaz (Pythons) and Mitchel Fiddock. The third period was going to be a thriller with both teams still having equal chances to win the game. At the end, Gareth Watson scored twice to complete his second hattrick in this final round and win the game for Pythons.

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he Central Coast Marlins baseball team hit back after a disappointing loss on the night of Wednesday, December 5, with a commanding 14-4 win against Penrith Panthers at Baseball Park, Springfield on Sunday, December 9.

mina Beach PCYC has put together its first gymnastics squad that will compete in state stream competitions after qualifying its routines at sanctioned events.

These participants will be the first to represent Umina Beach PCYC all over NSW. The events will feature dynamic displays of agility,

strength, courage and coordination. “The squad is beneficial to the girls by keeping them fit and strong, as well as offering young people the chance to become a leader - trainee coach with the support of gymnastics NSW and PCYC Umina Beach,” said Gymnastics coach Chrissy Vyas. Squad member Leela Cross has also been selected to attend Gymnastics NSW’s

professional development conference in January. “Leela is not just a great gymnast, she has shown great leadership skills and as a leading youth development organisation, we want to mentor and provide as many opportunities for our members to develop into tomorrow’s leaders and citizens as we can, including PCYC’s Blue Star Leadership Program,” said Club manager Allison Carpenter.

Umina Beach PCYC Gymnastics launched a year ago with afterschool recreation gymnastics and has grown to include school holiday workshops, squad, springnastics (trampoline and other spring apparatus), circuit training fun (Tuesday mornings for adults) and in 2013 will include rhythmic and WAG, tumbling, music and movement for babies and parents and school sport.

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The Marlins took better advantage of the blustery conditions as they hit three home runs and piled on the runs with a solid offensive display. Marlins’ veteran starting pitcher settled into the game nicely after giving up four runs in the first three innings to throw a complete game keeping the Panthers hitters

off balance. The Panthers opened the scoring in the first inning after taking advantage of some sloppy defence from the home side. The Marlins hit back in the bottom of the first after a walk to Jason Rees who then stole second and third base, he was driven in on a hit from Adam Howe levelling the score. The Marlins took the lead after a two-run home run to Dan Smith, giving the home side a 3-1 lead. The Marlins took the game out of reach after a six-run fourth inning. Scott Harrison and Adam Howe were stand outs with the bat both collecting three hits with a home run each. See Page 10 for the latest standings.

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McDermott wins silver at National Track and Field by Andrew McGillivray

Woy Woy Physie performs well in nationals by Kristy Stephen

oy Woy Rec Physie Club has had a successful year and most recently achieved commendable results at the National Competitions in November.

reen Point C h r i s t i a n College Year 10 student Nicola M c D e r m o t t competed in the Australian All Schools Track and

Field Championships in Hobart over the weekend of December 1 and 2. She competed in the U18 years high jump and finished second with a height of 1.75m. “This is an amazing

achievement for a girl who is still only 15 years old,” said Green Point Christian College PDHPE coordinator Ms Andrew McGillivray. “She is a fantastic ambassador for the college and a very self-effacing young lady,” he said.

The club had 27 national competitors and 18 national repechage competitors and gained five national placings and 10 national finalists. Georgia Riley placed second in the 11 years while Bec Bennett placed second in the novice ladies. Olivia Wylie placed fourth in the nine years, Melinda Tengstrom placed fourth in the novice ladies and Amy Jones placed fifth in the O17. The club gained three repechage places which

were Simone Bradley who placed first in the 13 years, Isabelle Hyland who placed third in the six years and Cheyenna Gonzalez who placed fourth in the nine years. In the Club’s team competitions held at the State Sports Centre in Homebush, they won four National Championship Grade team first places, three National Team Overall Winners, one National Championship Grade team second place and two National Championship Grade team third places. “We are all so proud of our club’s results and it was a great way to finish off a wonderful year,” said Woy Woy Rec Physie teacher Ms Kristy Stephen. “Woy Woy Rec Physie club has many exciting things planned for the future

which include school holiday workshops with professional dancers, hosting of a workshop at Move Shake Dance which is a charity event raising money for Central Coast Youth Services, performances including dancing in the main arena at the Royal Easter Show, and a once in a lifetime opportunity to dance in Disneyland in 2014. “A lot of hard work and dedication has gone in to making Woy Woy Rec, currently the most successful club on the Central Coast and one of the most successful in the country. “Results aside, fun, friendship, fitness and club spirit is what our club and sport is all about,” said Ms Stephen.

Endurance event to challenge our athletes by Stephanie Field

wo athletes from the Central Coast will participate in the Cannibal Royal Challenge-Race for Reason on Saturday, December 15, in Cronulla, which consists of a 25km paddle and a 21km run.

Steve Croft of Booker Bay will compete as an individual while David Smith of Erina will compete as part of Team Terrigal. The Cannibal Royal Challenge-Race for Reason will raise money for the KIDS Foundation and will see former Australian Surf Ironman Champion Nathan Smith and two-time Hawaii

Ironman Champion Chris McCormack take their place at the start line along with more than 110 competitors. The 46km out and back course will begin at Gunnamatta Bay and competitors will paddle 12.5km down river to the Audley Weir followed by a 21km run through the Royal National Park and ending

with a 12.5 km paddle back to the finish line. Event director and Ryde businessman Steve Southwell said the endurance event promised to be a great competition while also raising funds for some Aussie kids doing it tough. “The KIDS Foundation team work to keep all our

kids safe through their national injury prevention school programs but at the same time they run injury recovery programs to assist kids with life-changing injuries such as amputations and burns,” Steve said. “These kids endure recovery programs that are much tougher than any endurance event we can

imagine. “Raising funds to help the KIDS Foundation look after these kids makes this endurance challenge particularly special to all those involved so if you haven’t entered this year, sign up for the November 2013 event.”

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P8 - GRANDSTAND - December 13, 2012

New Academy golf program by Ray Sandell

he Central Coast Academy of Sport’s 2012-13 Golf program is changing its structure from its previous seasons, following the commencement of training at Kooindah Waters on the weekend of November 24 and 25.

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Instead of running over a usual six to nine month period, with regular weekly or fortnightly training sessions, the program will be condensed into four months with training and education sessions held at

three two day camps and finalising with the ClubsNSW Regional Academy Games in Illawarra in April. The 17 selected athletes commenced their training schedule with a two day session. The weekend commenced with an orientation ceremony where the athletes were inducted into the Academy and issued with their Academy uniforms in the presence of Mark Ingrey, Junior Golf Hunter territory manager Jack Newton and Kooindah Waters director of golf Mr David Lulham, together with Central Coast Academy of Sport golf coaches and staff.

League 7s tournament at Berkeley Vale by Shayne Hayne

erkeley Vale Rugby League and Sports Club will hold the inaugural Jason Annear Invitational Rugby League 7s Tournament on Saturday, January 26, in honour of the late Manly Sea Eagles player and former Berkeley Vale Junior.

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The tournament will be held at Berkeley Vale Oval with a total of $7,000 in prize money to be won (this is dependent on 16 teams nominating). Winners will take home $5,000 and runners up $1,000 with semi-finalists receiving $500. The cost to nominate for the event will be $500. The more teams that nominate over the 16 teams will cause the prize money

to increase. “Tooheys have agreed to be the major sponsor of the event and we are hoping that we can get up to 16 teams for this event in memory of Jason Annear who passed away on Saturday, October 6, this year,” said Berkeley Vale Rugby League and Sports Club’s operations manager Mr Shayne Hayne. “Jason was a Berkeley Vale Junior and played all his Junior League for the Berkeley Vale Panthers before moving on to be a member of the Manly Sea Eagles Club where Jason played in the Toyota Cup U20s and the Manly Premier League side. “We are looking for as much support and promotion for this event as possible and there is no better way than to remember a great young Australian then to hold a sevens tournament in his honour on Australia Day,” said Mr Hayne.

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P10 - GRANDSTAND - December 13, 2012

128 teams at Junior Touch Championships

First Youth Inspired is huge success

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by Shayne Hayne

he seventh annual Peak Sports Central Coast Junior Touch Championships will be held at EDSACC oval in Bateau Bay on Sunday, December 16.

“It is pleasing to announce that this year’s team numbers for the seventh Annual Peak Sports Central Coast Junior Touch Championships will be another record with a total of 128 teams participating at the tournament,” said event organiser Mr Shayne Hayne. “This is 18 more teams

he inaugural Youth Inspired program concluded on November 19 with five young people graduating and looking to continue their involvement as volunteers with their

respective sporting clubs. This year’s graduates were Max Enders from Niagara Park Junior AFL Club, Nicole Biviano from Norah Head Hockey Club, Alex Konemann from Central Coast Junior Oz Tag, Ashlee Pauletto from

Peninsula Touch Association and Nathan Richter, also from Peninsula Touch Association. Youth Inspired aims to engage young people within sport and get them involved in the administration and running of local sport clubs.

Rugby gala in the heat wo teams of Year 4 and 5 girls from Wyong Christian Community College competed in the inaugural Walla Rugby Gala Day on Thursday, November 29.

Despite the heat wave conditions, the girls played in the spirit of fun and nearly everyone scored at least one try. Each team played four games and the day was concluded with a dance off. The teams consisted of Lucinda Atkinson, Rebekah

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women’s touch players. “This game will be played at 1pm. “There will be no other games being played at this time so all the kids can watch how touch is played at the highest level. “During this game, we will be walking around with buckets to help raise funds for the charity. Last year we raised $3,000 for the Save Our Sons Charity so let’s see if we can reach that mark again. “This year, with the players available, it will be Australia vs. New Zealand,” said Mr Hayne.

Marlins crushed by Panthers

by Michael Ashton

he Central Coast Marlins baseball team lost 8-1 in a lack lustre performance against a struggling Penrith Panthers side on Wednesday, December 5.

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offensively and defensively, only managing to collect two hits for the entire game. The Penrith side took the advantage in the two innings, plating five runs due to some sloppy defence from the home side. From that point, the Marlins were never really in

the contest. The lone run for the Marlins came in the sixth inning when they were looking to get back into the match but were unable to execute. The Penrith side added three more runs in the seventh inning.

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Cardwell, Chloe Clarke, Lara Crocombe, Jade Danger, Alana Deas, Gabrielle Finlayson, Bethany Hall, Roimata Heil, Leilani Jones, Kiara Keehan, Dean, Grace Larnach, Emily Leslie, Emily Smithers and Sarah Warton.

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P12 - GRANDSTAND - December 13, 2012

Mariners win F3 Derby by Central Coast Mariners media

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Daniel McBreen double secured Central Coast Mariners a 2-0 victory over Hyundai A-League rivals Newcastle Jets in the 28th F3 Derby on the night of Saturday, December 8.

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brace returned Graham Arnold’s team to the summit of Australia’s top flight and ensured the Burnley born striker took his personal goal scoring tally to nine for the campaign. The former York City and Falkirk FC attacker struck in the 49th and 67th minutes to ensure the Mariners’ unbeaten run was extended

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to seven matches. Central Coast created the better of the opportunities to break the deadlock in the first 45, however, some wasteful finishing combined with some last ditch defending by the Jets ensured the two teams entered the sheds at half time goalless. The best of Central Coast’s chances in the opening stanza fell to attacker McBreen, midfielders Oliver Bozanic and Michael McGlinchey, while stopper Patrick Zwaanswijk found the side netting with a headed effort direct from a corner. It took four minutes of the second 45 for the first goal of the game to arrive from the boot of McBreen. Meeting a crisp Josh Rose cross, McBreen fired a first time right foot shot past Newcastle custodian Matthew Nash. McBreen gave Arnold’s team a two-goal buffer in the 67th minute when he headed home a precise corner played in from the right side by tricky New Zealand international Michael McGlinchey. Jets’ mentor Gary van Egmond would not have been happy with the space afforded to the in-form That

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Central Coast Mariners play their next Hyundai A-League fixture at Bluetongue Stadium against Melbourne Heart on Friday, December 14, at 7:30pm. Newcastle Jets 0 Central Coast Mariners 2 (McBreen 49’, 67’) Hunter Stadium, Newcastle Newcastle Jets: 33. Matthew Nash (Gk), 2. Scott Neville, 5. Dominik Ritter, 7. James Brown (19. Michael Bridges 77’), 8. Ruben Zadkovich (c), 9. Emile Heskey, 10. Bernardo Ribeiro (17. James Virgili 62’), 11. Connor Chapman, 14. Taylor Regan, 15. Craig Goodwin, 18. Jacob Pepper (12. Joshua Brillante 68’) Substitutes not used: 30. Jack Duncan (Gk)

Yellow cards: Chapman 82’, Bridges 90’ Red cards: Nil Central Coast Mariners: 20. Justin Pasfield (Gk), 2. Daniel McBreen, 3. Joshua Rose, 4. Pedj Bojic (5. Zachary Anderson 79’), 6. Patrick Zwaanswijk, 7. John Hutchinson (c), 9. Bernie Ibini (8. Adriano Pellegrino 74’), 11. Oliver Bozanic (19. Mitchell Duke 59’), 14. Michael McGlinchey, 16. Trent Sainsbury, 18. Nick Montgomery Substitutes not used: 30. David Bradasevic (Gk), 5. Zachary Anderson Yellow cards: Sainsbury 24’ Red cards: Nil Referee: Jarred Gillett Attendance: 13,112

December 13, 2012 - GRANDSTAND - P13

Football

Rogic nominated for Young Footballer of the Year

by Central Coast Mariners media

entral Coast Mariners player Tom Rogic has been announced as the second nominee for the 2012-13 NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award.

Rogic was voted as the most outstanding U21 player for the month of November following standout performances in four matches. The emerging star received his first national team call-up and debut for the Qantas Socceroos in the team’s 2-1 win over Korea Republic in Hwaseong. Rogic was a standout for the Mariners in four rounds helping the team surge up the Hyundai A-League ladder. In round five, Rogic netted twice for Graham Arnold’s team as they thumped Sydney FC 7-2 at Bluetongue Stadium.

A week later, the midfielder made the assist for Daniel McBreen’s winner as the yellow and navy defeated Wellington Phoenix 1-0 in New Zealand. And in Hyundai A-League round eight, Rogic fired home a late winner as Central Coast secured their first ever win over Brisbane Roar at Bluetongue Stadium. “The past month has not only been great for myself but for the club, the Mariners are sitting top of the table and we’ve had a few good results so hopefully we can keep building on that,” Rogic said. “For myself, getting my first call-up to the national team was an amazing honour, and I feel very privileged and very grateful for the opportunity. “It was great to get my debut against Korea Republic and now to be here for the East Asian Cup qualifiers is even better. “Tuggeranong United in

Canberra, that’s where I grew up playing my first games on Saturday morning when I was a kid and it’s nice to be able to give something back to them.” Rogic is the second nominee for the annual award and is joined by Newcastle Jets’ midfielder Craig Goodwin and four other nominees to be in the running for the grand prize. The overall winner will receive a $10,000 personal investment portfolio, a NAB Private Client Manager to assist with a range of banking and financial services, and the NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award. To aid the development of future football stars NAB have generously donated a $3,000 equipment pack that will go to Tom’s chosen junior football club, Tuggeranong United Football Club in his hometown of Canberra. Central Coast Mariners FC

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custodian Mathew Ryan took out the 2010-11 and 2011-12 NAB Young Football of the Year Awards.

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Council to help with $100,000 for Beckham by Kaitlin Watts

osford Council has unanimously resolved to pledge $100,000 in support of the Central Coast Mariners’ bid to secure the services of David Beckham for a 10 week period.

It is anticipated that if Beckham were to come to the Mariners, there would be significant economic and social impacts as well as

national and international exposure for the Central Coast. Cr Bob Ward said the “possibility of Beckham having a cameo role at the Mariners has the whole Central Coast salivating”. Cr Gabby Bowles said the $100,000 investment by Council was measly compared to the benefits the Central Coast would reap if Beckham chose to play for the Mariners.

“It’s a chance to put Gosford on the world stage. “There would be much investment into the local area. “All eyes would be on us so we have the opportunity to put on events. “It would be a chance to get people to come here and see why this place is so fabulous,” said Cr Bowles. Although Cr Craig Doyle supported the motion, he told the Council of his “initial significant reserves”.

“$100,000 is a significant amount of money. “From my point of view, you’re playing with the wrong shaped ball. “But it’s a name, it’s an opportunity and that’s what gets my vote tonight, the opportunity,” said Cr Doyle. The commitment was subject to a similar contribution from Wyong Council which also agreed to sponsor the Central Coast Mariners for $100,000.

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Wyoming FC gets $3,000 grant by Natalie Lague

yoming Football Club were cheering extra loud at the Hyundai A-League game on Saturday, December 1, as their club received an extra $1,000 for every goal the Central Coast Mariners scored.

The club walked away with a $3,000 grant from Hyundai Motor Company Australia as a result of the game and the Goals for Grassroots program. Wyoming Football Club received an array of match day benefits for being selected, including tickets to the Hyundai A-League game and an on field presentation. The final score was

Central Coast Mariners 2 vs. Adelaide United 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a successful local community football club that has been established for over 40 years,â&#x20AC;? said Wyoming Football Club representative Kevin Lee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will be using the Hyundai grant for coaching development for our grassroots players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This way we can nurture the young talent who will eventually turn into players that will join our already successful premier league squad, Central Coast Mariners.â&#x20AC;? The Hyundai Goals for Grassroots program was initiated to support the growth of football in Australia by nurturing the game at its grassroots level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been running

for five years and it offers support to local clubs across the country by providing funding in much needed areas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Already over $300,000 has been donated to worthy grassroots clubs around Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hyundai and Central Coast Mariners get enormous pleasure seeing the young future football stars down at the match cheering on their local teams,â&#x20AC;? said Central Coast Mariners captain John Hutchinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The future and the heart of the game are here with the kids, and we are delighted to be able to play a part in encouraging and nurturing the community teams.â&#x20AC;?

Marinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AFC draw announced

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he Central Coast Mariners have been pooled alongside Chinese Super League outfit Guizhou Renhe, K-League side Suwon Bluewings and the yet to be determined Japanese Emperorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup winner for the Group Stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

The draw for the 2013 version of Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier club competition was held at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the Mariners the only Hyundai A-League side directly entering the round-robin phase of the prestigious tournament. Graham Arnoldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team will need to finish in the top two of Group H if they are to achieve their stated goal of progressing to the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League for the first time in the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history

next year. Speaking immediately following the draw, Arnold said that there were no easy groups in continental competitions as celebrated as the AFC Champions League, and underlined the Marinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; desire to achieve success in the tournament next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The experience of playing in the 2012 AFC Champions League has us better equipped to deal with the demands of the tournament next year,â&#x20AC;?

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Arnold said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the teams in the AFC Champions League are from tough competitions, and it will be a great test for our players to see if we can emerge from Group H. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clubs in China, Korea and Japan have big budgets and big squads, but having dealt with the dual demands of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series and the AFC Champions League last year, we believe we can perform strongly in Asia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking forward to the challenge, and our goal is to make the second round of the competition,â&#x20AC;? said Arnold. Guizhou Renhe qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League via their fourth place finish in the 2012 Chinese

Super League. Suwon Bluewings also finished fourth in their domestic competition, the K-League. Next year will mark the Marinersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third participation in the AFC Champions League. The Club made its debut appearance in the tournament in 2009 before representing Australia again in Asiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top Club competition this year. This season Central Coast Mariners recorded its first win in the competition, a 5-1 triumph over Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tianjin Teda on AFC Champions League Matchday five. The Mariners also recorded credible home draws with J-League outfit

Nagoya Grampus and K-League club Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, and a determined 0-0 away stalemate with Tianjin Teda. Central Coast Mariners will be joined by Hyundai A-League rivals, Brisbane Roar, in the Group Stages of the 2013 AFC Champions League should Rado Vidosicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s men defeat Thai FA Cup winners Buriram United in the playoff round. 2013 AFC Champions League Group H Central Coast Mariners FC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Australia Guizhou Renhe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; China Suwon Bluewings â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Korea Republic Emperorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup Winner â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Japan (decided on January 1)

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Mariners win top of the table clash by Central Coast Mariners media

entral Coast Mariners claimed the top spot on the Hyundai A-League ladder following a 2-1 victory over Adelaide United in the round nine clash at a hot and humid Bluetongue Stadium on Saturday, December 1.

Goals from consistent leftback Josh Rose and British import Nick Montgomery ensured Central Coast continued on its four match winning streak at Gosford. The hosts started the game brightly and had a few early chances to take the lead. New Zealand international Michael McGlinchey found space behind the Reds’ defence, and shot smartly at goal, however, young custodian Paul Izzo did well to drop low to his left and save. McGlinchey was back in the thick of the action not long after as he delivered a pass to fellow midfielder Oliver Bozanic. Unfortunately for Graham Arnold’s men, Bozanic’s ambitious effort from range flew well over the woodwork. The Reds started to press and took the lead 17 minutes in as Bruce Djite opened the scoring for the visitors. After a neat pass from Zenon Caravella, Djite fired a powerful strike from outside the box, sending the ball past Central Coast gloveman Justin Pasfield. The Mariners had the opportunity to level proceedings shortly after as McGlinchey once again

found Bozanic. Curling a shot at goal from the edge of the area, Bozanic’s strike flew just over the woodwork. John Kosmina’s men were looking to add to the scoreboard but young midfielder Evan Kostopoulos failed to trouble Pasfield as his long-range effort sailed over the woodwork. Just before the break, marauding defender Rose thundered a powerful effort into the back of the net from range, restoring parity to the clash. The Mariners began the brighter of the two teams after the half-time break, and had a delightful opportunity to double their advantage in the 50th minute as young gun Bernie Ibini blasted his strike over the bar from close range. The yellow and navy continued to dominate in the second stanza and were rewarded for their determined display just 14 minutes from time when Montgomery smashed his shot past Izzo from just inside the area. Some good build up play involving Daniel McBreen and substitute Mitchell Duke opened the chance for Montgomery, who made no mistake in blasting home what would prove to be the winner. Eager not to head home empty handed, Adelaide pushed forward and came close to finding an equaliser through Osama Malik. Malik attempted to caress a shot past Pasfield from long range, but pushed his effort just wide. The Mariners continued

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to control the tempo as the clock wound down in the dying stages of the top-ofthe-table test. Montgomery’s first strike for the Mariners combined with Rose’s sixth Hyundai A-League goal in the yellow and navy proved to be enough for the home team to replace their round nine rivals atop the competition ladder. Post-match, Central Coast Mariners head coach Graham Arnold said he knew that despite the stifling conditions, his team would give him yet another determined performance. “I’ve said it many times

before but it is such a joy to work with these guys because you know that they are going to go out there and give everything they’ve got,” Arnold said. “We have to be honest and say that we were very sloppy in the final third, and on many occasions we had three-v-two or three-v-one opportunities and we didn’t execute it properly like we have been in the first eight rounds. “(But) I put that down to the heat factor. “The first thing that goes when you’re fatigued and tired is your brain, and decision-making.”

Arnold also had praise for match-winner Montgomery. “Monty is fitting in very well with (John) Hutchinson beside him. “The experience that Hutch and Monty give in front of two youngsters in Zac Anderson and Trent Sainsbury is invaluable. “But I am very happy with the whole team.” Central Coast Mariners 2 (Rose 45, Montgomery 76’) Adelaide United 1 (Djite 17’) Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford Central Coast Mariners: 20. Justin Pasfield (Gk), 2.

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Woolworths was he ﬁrst sod of soil was turned on Thursday, November 1, for the Planning Panel approved to allow Woolworths to the development of the start work within Tall still required to seek $20 million Woolworths Lake Munmorah shopping centre.

Wyong Council mayor Cr Doug Eaton said he was “delighted” that work had begun on the development following two years of liaison between Wyong Council and Woolworths. “The focus of this Council is on economic development and creating jobs for our residents and this development ticks every box. “Besides the 100 jobs during construction, there will be in excess of 150 retail related jobs upon completion. “The development also aligns with the North Wyong Structure Plan, which is the State Government’s regional strategy identifying the northern area of our Shire and will accommodate the majority of our region’s new greenﬁeld development to 2031. “This new shopping centre will not only serve existing residents, but caters for planned growth in the area,” said Cr Eaton. The construction period for the new centre, located on the corner of Paciﬁc Highway and Tall Timbers Rd, is expected to be around 12 months.

Woolworths is planning on opening the shopping centre, specialty shops, a Caltex Woolworths Petrol

site and medical centre by the end of next year. The Hunter and Central Coast Joint Regional

centre in September last year. In July, Council proposed to issue a Construction Certiﬁcate

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Work begins on Lake Munmorah shopping centre approval from the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) for works to be undertaken within the Pacific Highway road reserve. All issues have now been resolved and work is underway on delivering residents a brand new shopping centre and retail precinct. “We have worked hard as a Council with Woolworths to ensure we could do everything we can to get to this stage, when the soil could finally be turned for the start of construction,” Cr Eaton said. “By the end of next year, jobs will be created for people seeking full time and part time work as well as apprentices, and casual staff.” The official sod turning was attended by Member for Swansea Mr Garry Edwards, Cr Greg Best, Woolworths development manager Mr Lindsay Rowles, Lake Munmorah Precinct president Mr Stuart Durie and Mainbrace Builders business development director Mr Michael Witts. Media release, 1 Nov 2012 Wyong Council Media (L-R) Lindsay Rowles, Greg Best, Garry Edwards, Michael Durie and Michael Witts

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November 22, 2012

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Council in negotiations with developer over proposed $500M Chinese Theme Park yong Council received an updated report on the status of the proposed site for a Chinese Cultural Theme Park on Warren Rd, Warnervale, at its ordinary meeting of Wednesday, November 19.

Chinese Theme Park representative Ms Amanda Lee addressed the meeting and explained how the venue would provide jobs for residents of Wyong Shire and would be a boost for the local economy. Ms Lee said while the majority of the revenue for the theme park would come from private proprietors, the Chinese Government was supportive of their plan to construct in Warnervale. It was resolved at the meeting that the mayor and general manager urgently negotiate with Australia Theme Park Pty Ltd with the objective of achieving an agreement for sale of the proposed site where Council’s risks and liabilities would be minimised and where a satisfactory sale price was offered by the purchaser. Council has received a number of visits and documents from Chinese delegates during the past two years, with many inﬂuential businessmen and Government ofﬁcials indicating support for the project. All support is dependent upon the issue of land tenure and zoning issues

being resolved between Council and Australia Theme Park Pty. The site, at Lot 3 Warren Rd, Warnervale, has a total area of 179.277 Ha. The site includes Warnervale Airport and a portion of Porters Creek wetland. The village would be a working village with accommodation, shops, restaurants, galleries and tourist accommodation. The proposal is expected to cost in the vicinity of $500 million making it one of the largest private sector developments in Wyong Shire and the Central Coast. In March last year Council considered a Mayoral Minute in relation to the proposal from Australia China Cultural Foundation Incorporated (ACCFI) to develop a Chinese Theme Park on Council owned land at Warnervale. Council resolved among others matters to enter into a co-operation agreement to continue to progress the project. This agreement was formally entered into on Monday, August 15, 2011 with mayor Cr Doug Eaton and the President of ACCFI, Mr Bruce Zhong signing the

agreement. The terms of the agreement identified that Council grant ACCFI a non-exclusive licence to enter the land for the sole purpose of carrying out investigatory works to support the development of the project. The period of the agreement was from Friday, July 1, 2011, to Thursday, June 30, 2012, with the agreement having now lapsed. During the period of the agreement ACCFI engaged consultants Cardno to undertake a desktop review of environment, engineering and planning constraints with regard to the proposed development. The review identified that the current zoning of the property as Industrial would not permit all of their proposed uses, however, this matter could be addressed by making a submission to rezone the land to permit the proposed land use through the exhibition period of LEP 2012. The cost of this review undertaken by Cardno is reported to be in the vicinity of $250,000. At a councillor briefing session held in June of this year, an update of the current situation was presented

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n agreement was ofﬁcially signed by Wyong Council on Sunday, December 2, to sell land that will be developed into the Chinese Cultural Theme Park at Warnervale.

received a conditional offer to purchase the site for $10 million from the Australia Theme Park Pty Ltd. The conditions imposed inappropriate risk and obligations on Council and as such the offer was rejected and the Australia Theme Park Pty Ltd was advised accordingly. Council staff are currently preparing a land economics report

on the site that will be used to guide future decision making on this site The mayor and general manager of Council have been requested to report the outcomes of the negotiations at the next ordinary Council meeting on Wednesday, November 28. Council Agenda, 14 Nov 2012 7.4, Wyong Council

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with particular emphasis being placed on the ﬁnancial models available to this project. In August this year, an offer to purchase the site from Council was received from Mr Zhong, however, this offer was considered unacceptable to Council with a response being forwarded detailing Council's position in the matter. In October, Council

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P16 - GRANDSTAND - December 13, 2012

Youth team destroy Wanderers

Harris is Men of Football president by Ray Sandell

by Ray Sandell

he first annual meeting of the Central Coast Chapter of Men of Football was held at the Mingara Recreation Club on Wednesday, November 28.

he Mariners Youth team returned to winning form with a comprehensive 3-0 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday, December 2, at the Mariners Centre for Excellence in Tuggerah.

The game started at a fast pace and Western Sydney consistently put pressure on the Mariners’ goal. The first real chance of the match came when Western’s Tarek Elrich made a run through the Mariners defence, but his goal bound shot was well deflected by goalkeeper David Bradasevic. The Mariners started to get more into the game and won a corner down the right hand side. Adriano Pellegrino’s corner kick found the head of Adam Kwasnik and a welldirected header opened the score. Mariners kept pressing and added to their score when Pellegrino fired a shot from 20 metres that left West’s goalie Thomas Manos stranded. Half time came without addition to the score and Mariners’ coach John McLafferty substituted Mitchell Duke and Pellegrino who had taken part in the A-League game the previous night. Western Sydney attacked from the restart with Elrich and former Mariners’ player Kwabena Appiah-Kubi, causing problems for the Mariners defence, but all to no avail. The game started to flow up and down the pitch with both sides making scoring opportunities which all went astray. With about 10 minutes of play remaining, Mariners’ Brent Griffiths was shown a red card for bad tackle on Jayden Koulizakis in the Western Sydney penalty area. With only 10 men, Mariners pressed on and with four minutes remaining, substitute Patrick Dixon received the ball in the Wests penalty area, neatly turned his defender and fired a powerful left foot shot high into the corner of the net for a third Mariners’ goal. McLafferty said he was elated that his team had got back into winning ways but was more pleased with the manner of the win. “Our plan today was to convert the chances that we have been missing over the past few weeks,” said McLafferty.

“Although we have been winning, we have missed many chances, or not shooting when we have got into good positions. “We are also trying to give the younger players more game time, after all, the real aim of the Youth League is the development of young players, and as can be seen with the first grade team, we have been very successful in this regard,” said McLafferty. Central Coast Mariners Player listing: 1 Daniel BRADASEVIC (gk), 2 Nikola STANOJEVIC (c), 3 Michael NEILL, 5 Haydn MORTON, 6 Daniel BRAGG, 7 Adam JENNER,

8 Adriano PELLEGRINO (6 Daniel BRAGG 45), 13 Brent GRIFFITHS, 15 Brad McDONALD, 17 Anthony CACERES, 18 Adam KWASNIK (14 Jordan CRIGHTON 34), 19 Mitchell DUKE (12 Patrick DIXON 45).. Subs not used: 20 Daniel SADAKA (gk) Coach: John McLAFFERTY Yellow Cards: 3 Michael NEILL 64. Red Cards: 13 Brent GRIFFITHS 81. Western Sydney Wanderers: Player listing: 20 Thomas MANOS (gk) ( 1 Aaron

LIDDELL), 2 Brian JAMBA (9 Alistair QUINN), 3 Jacob WILLIAMS, 4 Stephen PARIC, 5 Jayden KOULIZAKIS, 6 Jake McGING (15 James BALDACCHINO), 7 Nicholas OLSEN (13 Mark CIONDRIC), 8 Yianni PERKATIS (c), 10 Daniel BARAC, 11 Tarek ELRICH, 14 Kwabena APPIAH-KUBI. Subs not used: Nil Coach: Trevor MORGAN Yellow Cards: 11 Tarek ELRICH 42, 13 Mark CINDRIC 52 Red Cards: Nil Referee: Adam GEHRIG Assistant Referees: Glen PETERKIN and Sebastian BRENNAN Fourth Official: Alex BIRD

At the meeting, all executive and management committee positions were declared vacant and new committees elected. The elected executive committee comprised Mr David Harris as president, Mr Ray Sandell as secretary and Mr Graeme Dyce as treasurer. The management committee comprises Mr Geoff Johnson as vice president, Mr Chris Rubie as welfare officer, Mr Keith Ollier as membership officer, Mr Mick Morley as equipment officer and Mr Michael Newton as committee

member. Mr Harris congratulated all members for a successful first year that included donating financial assistance exceeding a total $3,000 to a number of individuals from the football community who had fallen on hard times thought sickness, accident or other means. Mr Sandell announced that the Men of Football Damien Brown Medal voting had been a success with up 93 members taking part in the weekly voting. It was noted at the meeting that the 2013 7-A-Side competition would again be held at Budgewoi Football Club on Saturday, March 23. It is intended, if sufficient nominations are made, to add an Over-50 competition to the present Over-35 and 45 competitions.

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EPL to bid for Ryan

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o o t b a l l Fe d e r at i o n Australia (FFA) has secured new broadcast arrangements which will provide unprecedented coverage of football in Australia for existing and potential fans.

entral Coast Mariners are bracing themselves to lose star goalkeeper Matt Ryan in the January window, with English Premier League hopefuls Hull City tabling a lucrative offer the club will find hard to refuse.

Ryan, 20, returned from South Korea on Thursday, November 15, where he was part of an experimental Qantas Socceroos squad which produced a memorable win in the friendly international in Hwaseong. Now in his third season in the Hyundai A-League, he has been catching the attention of overseas clubs since winning the Goalkeeper of the Year award last season. Ryan, who has a British passport, trialled with EPL sides Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion

just before the start of the season, and has now caught the eye of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, who are currently fourth in the Championship table and well on course for a return to the EPL after three seasons in the second-tier. Ryan is out of contract at the end of the season, and the Mariners are resigned to losing their young custodian sooner or later. Hull currently has Ben Amos, who is on loan from Manchester United, between the posts, but manager Steve Bruce said he was keen to secure Ryan for the promotion chase. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s believed Hull have offered Ryan, who now has 61 A-League appearances behind him, a lucrative three-year contract, while the Mariners can expect to receive a substantial transfer fee. Having heard the news, the Mariners were quick to respond to the claims that

the Championship side had tabled a substantial offer for the services of Ryan. Central Coast Mariners chairman Peter Turnbull confirmed that negotiations with Hull were already taking place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is disappointing that these private commercial discussions are in the public arena, but I can confirm Hull City are one of a number of clubs to have expressed an interest in signing Mathew Ryan in January. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hull have tabled an offer for Mat as a result of his good form in the Hyundai A-League, selection for the Qantas Socceroos as well as his undoubted potential. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Negotiations with Hull are still at an early stage however we will continue to talk with them and several other clubs over the coming weeks in order to arrive at the best possible outcome for Central Coast Mariners FC and Mathew.â&#x20AC;?

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November 20, 2012

Coast Shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vicki de Carle, Laurie Maher, Prime Minister Ms Julia Gillard, Member for Robertson Ms Deborah Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Gavin Shepherd, and Penny Williams of Coast Shelter

he new Laurie Maher Coast Community Centre in Gosford was ofďŹ cially opened on Friday, November 2.

The Coast Community Centre is a community partnership that involves government departments, welfare agencies, businesses, churches, schools and volunteers working together to provide support and meals to those in need. The facility enables peoples to connect, build friendships, feel part of their community and either obtain or provide assistance. The Centre provides access to a range of

support services and help to those doing it tough to maintain their tenancies and mortgages. Much of this assistance works towards what the Federal Government refers to as â&#x20AC;&#x153;turning off the tapâ&#x20AC;? in addressing homelessness. It focuses on intervening early and providing a wide range of support to help people overcome their crises. The Coast Community Centre is an energy efďŹ cient building and includes solar

panels to reduce energy consumption and generate renewable energy credits to be fed back to the grid, a water tank to reuse rainwater for toilets and gardens, energy efďŹ cient air conditioning, energy saving lighting throughout the building, water saving showers for clients and a laundry ďŹ tted with energy and water efďŹ cient machines for clients. It provides ďŹ ve consultation ofďŹ ces to deliver services, a disability

lift, which will provide access to the restaurant, ofďŹ ces and meeting rooms from street level, administrative ofďŹ ces to manage Coast Shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s various programs, security-intercom system to provide added safety to volunteers serving meals, a large meeting and conference room available to community groups, computer and telephone networking and a 70 seat restaurant where free meals will be provided by volunteers. Services provided by Coast Shelter and other agencies include tenancy

advice and advocacy, No Interest Loans (NILS) for people on low incomes to purchase essential household items, free legal advice every Monday by Central Coast Community Legal Centre, regular visits from Centrelink community engagement ofďŹ cer, energy vouchers (EAPA) to help people having difďŹ culty paying gas and-or electricity bills, pharmaceutical assistance to ďŹ ll prescriptions for clients experiencing ďŹ nancial hardship, food hampers made up from donated items, Rentstart kiosk

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Preparatory work on West Gosford intersection upgrade underway

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providing a link to Housing NSW via fax and phone for rent assistance, shower and laundry facilities available every day, fresh towels, toiletries and clothes, free shampoo and haircuts every week, free podiatry checkups every three months, visits from Mobile Oral Health Van, assistance with furniture and whitegoods from donations and a Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shed which operates Monday and Friday each week. Media release, 29 Oct 2012 Vicki de Carle, Coast Shelter

ork has started in preparation for the upgrade of the Central Coast Highway at West Gosford.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;An upgrade of this scale requires detailed planning and a staged approach,â&#x20AC;? said Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Before the road can be built, many of the utilities need to be relocated. "Brisbane Water Dr and Manns Rd are vital links between Gosford, Woy Woy and Narara providing access to railway stations, local businesses and retail centres, the Central Coast Highway and the F3 Freeway. "Access to all residential and commercial properties needs to be maintained along with trafďŹ c ďŹ&#x201A;ow for the 70,000 vehicles which use the intersection each day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work has started on building a local access road linking Ferguson Close and Kulara Ave. "This will enable BelHilton Pde to be closed and a road between Dyer Crescent and Grieve Close to be built to provide local access during the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Storm water drainage improvements will be carried out in advance of major work,â&#x20AC;? Mr Holstein said. Other preliminary works will include demolition of buildings, clearing of the site and the relocation of utilities such as power. The project itself will

involve the widening and realigning of Brisbane Water Dr and Manns Rd between Kalura Ave in the south and Stockyard Place in the north as well as the widening of the Central Coast Highway between the lower end of Kariong Hill and just west of Yallambee Ave. The project is expected to improve safety, reduce congestion and delays, and improve accessibility for all road users. A system of shared pedestrian-cycle paths on both sides of the main roads will connect to existing paths. Bus stops will be in indented bays as close as possible to pedestrian crossings. The project is expected to accommodate trafďŹ c growth for more than 20 years. Following community input RMS selected a ground level cross intersection, including a link between Grieve Close and Jusfrute Dr, as the preferred option in 2010. RMS ďŹ nalised an environmental assessment to proceed to detailed development and construction in December 2010. Through this further development work, RMS undertook detailed

An overview of the proposed intersection at West Gosford

investigations and design reďŹ nements. There will now be trafďŹ c lights at the Grieve CloseManns Rd intersection rather than a roundabout

to maximise safety for pedestrians and improve trafďŹ c efďŹ ciency. Preparatory work is not expected to impact trafďŹ c. RMS will be inviting

tenders early next year for the proposed upgrade project. Work is expected to start when preparation work is complete in mid 2013,

weather permitting. Media release, 12 Nov 2012 Chris Holstein, Member for Gosford

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Local members speak against Landing petition representative group of 17 people from the Gosford Waterfront Action Group (GWAG) attended Parliament House on Thursday, November 22, for the debate on the 10,700 signature Save Gosford Waterfront petition in the Legislative Assembly.

Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein presented the petition and made the opening address to the discussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I acknowledge that we have one of the most beautiful waterfronts in NSW and I would not want to see that ruined, nor do my colleagues in the State Government or on the Gosford City Council,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Holstein. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gosford Challenge is all about connecting the city and the people with the waterfront so that it can be enjoyed for what it is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The development of Gosford will happen because it has to happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no choice in the matter for Gosford Council or for the State Government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The overwhelming majority of the Gosford population will not accept a do-nothing approach, but it is about doing the right thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although we are experiencing some growing pains I am conďŹ dent that we have learned from our earlier mistakes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With a spirit of compromise on all sides in the debate we can move our city forward to become a place where people will want to live and where business will thrive as part of a living city,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Holstein. Member for The Entrance

Mr Chris Spence and Member for Wyong Mr Darren Webber also spoke against the petition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their statements clearly indicated they did not realise the real purpose of the petition in that the petitioners wished to see the Gosford Waterfront remain as public land and in the public domain with no limitations placed on public access,â&#x20AC;? said GWAG representative Mr Col Hodgson. Members speaking in support of the petition were Member for Canterbury Ms Linda Burney, Member for Cessnock Mr Clayton Barr and Member for Balmain Mr Jamie Parker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These three speakers were all thoroughly prepared showing they were aware the major concern of GWAG has been the loss of public waterfront land to developers,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Hodgson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They clearly acknowledged the loss of public access would be very difďŹ cult, if not impossible, to reverse.â&#x20AC;? Mr Parker commented, â&#x20AC;&#x153;One thing is clear, we know that alienation of public land, waterfront land in particular, is always done in the interests of developers, but once that land is lost to the public, it is lost foreverâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redress at a later stage by demolishing buildings

Members of the Gosford Waterfront Action Group on the steps of Parliament House

and reopening spaces is next to impossible.â&#x20AC;? Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Mr Brad Hazzard was the ďŹ nal member to speak. In his speech, he expressed his concern that the buildings in stages two and three would alienate the foreshore.

A result he said neither he nor the community would ďŹ nd comforting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I promise the people in the gallery that I am absolutely keen to ensure that the Central Coast Development Corporation does not get it wrong, liaises big time with residents in the community, and ďŹ nds a

way to enliven Gosford, but not to the point of detracting from opportunities to access public space on the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Hazzard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A balance must be struck. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I acknowledge the effort made by people in the gallery in travelling to Sydney from Gosford.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope you take the remarks I have made in good faith and accept my assurance that the Government will keep working with you.â&#x20AC;? Media Release, 29 Nov 2012 Col Hodgson, GWAG

whole team at FFA for their effort in securing a wonderful broadcast deal for football in Australia,â&#x20AC;? Turnbull said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;FOX SPORTS have been wonderful for the game and will be throughout the new contract. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, it is especially good that the code will now be on free-to-air TV. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will only grow the sport further and ultimately benefit everyone with a stake in the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The expectation is that the new TV contract will cover 100% of the salary cap, which will go some way to alleviating the financial losses incurred by Club owners since the establishment of the Hyundai A-League. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We at the Mariners welcome this announcement as we strive to increase the sustainability of our Club, grow our fan base, deliver improved engagement to our supporters and, first and foremost, attain success on the football pitch,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Students watch Mariners train

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oint Clare Public Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sports leaders travelled to the Tuggerah Centre of Excellence recently to watch the Central Coast Mariners train.

The students also toured

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including the Central Coast Mariners, along with FFA the opportunity to implement its strategic plans for the game. Under the terms of the new agreement, SBS will show one LIVE Hyundai A-League match per week on a Friday night, while existing host broadcaster FOX SPORTS will continue to broadcast every Hyundai A-League game LIVE. Central Coast Mariners fans will also be able to enjoy the excitement of the Hyundai A-League Finals Series on free-toair television, with SBS broadcasting every Finals Series fixture on a one-hour delay. Mariners chairman Mr Peter Turnbull congratulated FFA, FOX SPORTS, Foxtel, and SBS on what is a monumental day for football in Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a fantastic result and I would like to congratulate FFA Chairman Mr Frank Lowy, former CEO Mr Ben Buckley, and the

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Bowls

Coast bowlers scoop state awards

by Doug Rose

owls NSW held its inaugural Volunteer Awards on Thursday, November 29, which saw Central Coast bowlers win three of the six awards.

Outstanding Individual Volunteer Innovation was won by Geoff Graham of Bateau Bay Bowling Club, Coach of the Year by John Roberts of Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club, and Volunteer Club Administrator of the year was won by Jim McCreadie of Wamberal Bowling Club. Geoff Graham won his award for his work as website manager and technology advisor of Bowls Central Coast. Among Geoff’s innovations is an automated computer system that assists Clubs to select players and produce score cards and result sheets for inter club competitions. Geoff has also adapted the system to assist clubs with tournaments and social events.

Additionally, Geoff created the new Bowls Central Coast website and a big screen result system used at major events with live updates to the website every 20 minutes. John Roberts has an outstanding record as a coach and is the Bowls Central Coast U18 coach. This year, players from his Ettalong club won almost every Bowls Central Coast championship. In particular, the current Bowls Central Coast Singles Champion, 19 year old Harley McDonald, has been coached by John since before his teens. John’s Club has been increasing in the number of bowlers which can be attributed to the positive coaching program that John leads at Ettalong. Jim McCreadie is the ‘go-to man’ at his Wamberal Bowling Club. He has served on most official positions at the Club, including president and always has his hand up to assist. The presentation

Jim McCreadie, Margaret McCreadie, Shirley Graham and Geoff Graham after the award presentations ceremony was attended by the NSW Minister of Sport Mr Graham Annesley as well as the newly appointed president of Bowls Australia, Des Skinner. The president and

Board of Bowls NSW and most Sate Councillors also attended the presentation as did Geoff’s wife Shirley and Jim’s wife Margaret. As with most sports, bowls would not exist

without its many volunteers. With 600 bowling clubs throughout NSW, it is estimated that there are around 12,000 volunteers working on committees, or as umpires, coaches,

selectors, attending to barbecues or assisting greenkeepers. For Geoff, John and Jim to be declared the best of all these volunteers is quite an achievement.

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Golden Hind bowling days

Bowls

Umina’s final carnival is over

by Edna Murray

by Ian Jarratt

olden Hind W o m e n ’ s Bowling Club in Bateau Bay hosted bowling days on Tuesday, December 4, and Saturday December 8, which

was attended by Norah Head Women’s Bowling Club. The December 4 trophy was won by D Randall. Social winners were R Stewart, L McLelland and M Ditcham and runners up were P Keily, L South, S

Baldwin and T Kennington. The December 8 trophy was won by Lynda McLelland. Social winners were Eileen Kelson, Ann Bray, Peter Kane and runners up were Betty Jones, Betty Towells and Alan Rodwell.

Bowls patron dies at 93 by Miriam Cotton

embers of Woy Woy Women’s Bowling Club said they were saddened to hear that patron Ms Lilian Webber died on Tuesday, November 27, aged 93.

Ms Webber was born in 1919, and served as a nurse in New Guinea in World War II. She joined Woy Woy Women’s Bowling Club on January 1, 1974, and continued as a member until her death. On the August 21, 2003, she was invited to be Club Patron and held the position for the following nine years. Woy Woy Women’s Bowling Club publicity ofﬁcer Ms Miriam Cotton said Ms Webber was “always friendly, loyal and generous”. “There would be a smile and a kiss for members as she attended the Club each week. “For years, she sold rafﬂe tickets on a Saturday

morning at the Club. “Her generosity was always done very quietly as every Charity Day, Gala Day and Carnival, Lil donated a money tree as a rafﬂe, a beautiful pot plant with $50 pinned to its leaves. “At Christmas, there was always a ham from her to rafﬂe. “The second last Thursday of the bowling year was set aside as Patron’s Day for which Lil

paid for the luncheon and donated the money tree,” said Ms Cotton. The luncheon went ahead on Thursday, November 6, as a Memorial Day for Ms Webber. “Our sincere sympathy goes to her husband Reg and their family. “The Club has lost a true friend, a long term member and a loving Patron who will be sadly missed,” said Ms Cotton.

he ﬁnal lawn bowls carnival for the year was held at Umina Beach Bowling Club on Wednesday, November 28.

Teams went to battle over three games with the hope of winning the Bendigo Bank Monthly Two Bowls Triple

Carnival. The third game saw several teams vying for the top honour and, after the dust settled, there were two teams as three game winners. The successful team for this month was Bev Archer, Jean Lane and Peter Taylor As this was the last

carnival for this year president Ross McIntyre thanked all the players who supported the carnival throughout the year and thanked sponsors Bendigo Bank who will continue their support of this carnival in 2013 which will recommence in February.

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Students perform at Wagstaffe Six woodwind students from the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music performed for an audience at Wagstaffe Hall on Sunday, October 28. Each year the Bouddi Society donates a junior and senior woodwind scholarship to the Conservatorium. The winner of the senior award was Alyse Faith who played the ﬁrst movement of Christoph van Gluck’s concerto in G for ﬂute and piano to prolonged applause with her conservatorium tutor Lyn Brislan. Winner of the junior award was Ellora Srivatsava who played Mozart’s Andante in C Major, K315. The Conservatorium also

Community bank to pay first dividend Ettalong Beach Community Bank has announced its first dividend to shareholders, through its franchise holding company Ettalong Beach Financial Services Limited. company chairman Mr Mick Gage thanked loyal shareholders at the company’s annual meeting on Thursday, November 8, for their patience as the branch dealt with its start-up phase and then the effects of the global financial crisis on the financial community. Mr Gage said that without the support of the community who rallied together and provided the capital needed, Ettalong Beach would have been without a bank. “History shows that when basic services are not available in small

communities the follow on effect to other businesses can be crushing,” said Mr Gage. In announcing a 2.5 cents per share dividend to be paid in December, Mr Gage noted that although a small dividend, it was in line with the Community Bank’s charter and allowed the board of directors to manage the company’s ﬁnancial position to the beneﬁt of all stakeholders. “With increased business levels and community support, it is hoped that dividend payments will be able to be made annually” said Mr Gage. Media release, 9 Nov 2012 Peter McKeon, Ettalong Beach Community Bank

presents an encouragement award each year with this year’s award presented to Charlotte Boyd for playing Mozart’s Papageno Aria and Bailey’s rhythmical Scooby Du Wup on her saxophone. Other ﬁnalists were Taryn Shaw, Luca Kovak and Jasper Wand. Central Coast Conservatorium principal Mr Patrick Brennan compered the event and tutors David Dallinger and Patrick Brislan assisted him in the judging of the winners. Bouddi Society secretary Mr Mike Chitty, himself a mature age student of the Conservatorium, handed over a cheque for $1000 for next year’s scholarship. Email, 1 Nov 2012 David Dufty, Bouddi Society

Jobs lost as hospital closes heart unit Brisbane Waters Private Hospital has closed its Cardiac Care Unit and Angiography suite after cardiologists decided to take their work to North Gosford Private Hospital. Forty employees have lost their jobs as a result. Their positions were made redundant on Tuesday, November 6. Brisbane Waters Private Hospital general manager Ms Annette Czerkesow said the changes were made following a strategic review, after a decision by interventional cardiologists to consolidate their work at North Gosford Private Hospital. “This decision was not easy, and was only reached after all other possible alternatives had been explored,” said Ms Czerkesow.

She said that staff who were affected by the redundancies were offered support and assistance to plan for the future. Ms Czerkesow said that where possible, redeployment options would be explored for all staff whose jobs had been impacted by the changes. “Brisbane Waters Private Hospital has a long history on the Central Coast, where we have provided quality care since 1978. “This month Brisbane Waters Private Hospital was recognised by HCF, Australia’s largest not for proﬁt health insurer, as being in the top two hospitals across the country in terms of patient satisfaction in relation to the hospital and the medical team. “We are very proud of this achievement and this announcement does not change our commitment to our patients

and our community. “Our specialists will continue to offer a range of surgical specialties including, general surgery, obesity services, orthopaedics, ENT, plastic surgery, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, dental, vascular surgery and other day surgery. “Complementing these surgical services are geriatric and medical care. “Our High Dependency Unit will continue to provide excellent monitoring and specialist nursing care and the hospital has in place 24-hour medical coverage to support surgical and medical patients. “We also have the only dedicated mental health unit on the Central Coast with 30 beds,” said Ms Czerkesow. Media release, 8 Nov 212 Yvette Wright, Brisbane Waters Private Hospital

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Life savers teach beach safety Eight Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club life savers participated in an education program with Surf Lifesaving NSW called Beach to Bush from Monday, November 5, to Friday, November 9. The aim of the program was to promote safety to people who visited beaches. Statistics showed that people who live 50km or more away from the Coast account for half of all drownings and that 80 per cent of problems are caused by rips, according to Ocean Beach club publicity ofﬁcer Ms Louise Lambeth. Beach to Bush teaches primary school children in an interactive and fun way how to recognise

dangers at the beach and how to stay safe. The Central Coast teams, which included Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club members Richard and Mary Grimmond, Peter and Louise Lambeth and their 12-yearold daughter Isobel and Toni and Anthony Jones, went as far away as Grifﬁth, ACT and the Blue Mountains where they gave 13 presentations in the week. The children learnt about sun safety, safe places to swim, to swim with a friend, how to signal for help, what makes waves, rips, rescue methods, the creatures of the sea and how to treat injuries and where to go to seek help. Online submission, 17 Nov 2012 Louise Lambeth, Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club

A council environmental health ofﬁcer attended the site to investigate and issued a direction to the owner to ensure all damaged and exposed asbestos was covered or sealed and to have a licensed asbestos contractor remove all loose, damaged and exposed asbestos. The tenant’s mother, Ms Genevieve Rose, told Peninsula News that her brother, a builder, had found asbestos scattered around the house during the renovations. She said: “There were no safety precautions taken, no safety wear or ventilation mask, no safety gloves and no warning to anyone who entered the property.” She said that she called the real estate agent to warn them. The council’s environmental health co-ordinator Mr Shannon McKiernan said: “If the owner doesn’t comply with the notice of intent, an order will be served

requiring them to do the work. “If they still don’t comply, Council will undertake the works at the owner’s expense.” He said the council also had the option to proceed with court action. The notice gave the owner seven days to secure the site and to engage an appropriately licensed contractor. It allowed additional time for the contractor to complete the work. Mr McKiernan said a person could only do their own renovating work where the area of asbestos was under 10 square metres. As a result of the incident, the council has announced it will partner with the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute as part of a week-long national campaign to highlight the dangers of asbestos related diseases caused by inhaling asbestos ﬁbres while renovating or maintaining homes. “Don’t play Renovation Roulette” is the message that Gosford Council, the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute and the Asbestos Education Committee is sending to residents and ratepayers during national Asbestos Awareness Week which runs from November 26 to 30.

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Council issues asbestos notice Gosford Council has issued a notice to a Umina property owner to clean up an asbestos hazard after receiving complaints about renovations from a tenant occupying the house.

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Gosford mayor Cr Lawrie McKinna said Australia has one of the highest rates of asbestosrelated diseases in the world. This was because Australia has been ranked among the top consumers of asbestos cement products per capita. “With almost every home built or renovated before the mid 1980s likely to contain asbestos in one form or another; the third wave of people affected by mesothelioma, one of the asbestos-related diseases, has recently become evident and will continue to rise unless we all start taking seriously the dangers of asbestos when renovating or maintaining our homes,” said mayor Cr McKinna. In the past, those affected by asbestos related diseases were exposed to raw fibres in the mining and manufacturing process (first wave), followed by workers who used asbestos products in the workplace (second wave). The third wave of asbestosrelated diseases predominantly affect people exposed to fibres during home renovations and maintenance specifically handymen and DIYers as well as family members present at the time.

“With the number of people diagnosed with mesothelioma as a direct result of exposure to asbestos during home renovations continuing to rise, it’s vital that residents take the warnings seriously to protect themselves and their families,” mayor Cr McKinna said. The national campaign, supported by the Asbestos Education Committee, aims to change the way Australian’s think about how they manage asbestos in and around the home. Asbestos Education Committee chair Mr Peter Dunphy said whether a home is constructed of brick, fibro and weatherboard or has exterior cladding, asbestos can be found almost everywhere in and around homes built or renovated before the mid 80s. “Most people can’t tell whether building materials contain asbestos just by looking at them. “Asbestos can be under floor coverings such as carpets, linoleum and vinyl tiles, behind wall and floor tiles, in cement floors, internal and external walls, ceilings, eaves, garages, around hot water pipes, fences, extensions to homes, outdoor toilets and backyard sheds, it could be anywhere.

“Before commencing any home maintenance or renovation work, homeowners and renovators, particularly young couples and first home buyers excited about renovating their homes, need to learn about where they might find asbestos in the home and how best to manage it so they can protect themselves and their families from asbestos fibres. “We want them to start thinking smart and safe by visiting asbestosawareness.com.au for information on managing asbestos in and around the home because it’s not worth the risk,” Mr Dunphy said. During Asbestos Awareness Week, Australians are also invited to hold a Blue Lamington Drive to help raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos when renovating and vital funds to support the Asbestos Diseases Research Foundation and the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia. Media Release, 19 Nov 2012 Lawrie McKinna, Gosford Council Media Statement, 15 Nov 2012 Shannon McKiernan, Gosford Council

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Central Coast cricket

Cyclones take on Sydney at Doyalson

by Aidan Cuddington

by Graham Abbott

hortly after r e t u r n i n g from the national O60s cricket championships in Adelaide, the Central Coast Cyclones took up a challenge from the Sydney O60s team at Doyalson.

Each team was allocated 40 overs and the

game ended in a tie with each team scoring 146 runs. Cyclones’ captain Gordon Ives took 2-25 and retired after scoring 28 with the bat. ‘Two Bob’ Tranter also took 2-25. Batsmen to excel were ‘Three Bob’ Newman 19 not out, Len Hardy 22 and Gary Castles 21. The players heaped praise on the Doyalson

Wyee RSL for hosting the game. Future games scheduled for this season are against Hastings at Port Macquarie on January 13 and against Southern Highlands at Doyalson on January 30. Practice continues at Fagan Park, Point Clare, from 9:30am January 3 and January 10.

Junior cricket results by Aidan Cuddington

Central Coast Junior Cricket Association U13B Round Seven Kincumber 7-127 (H Magriplis 23M Bowler 22) defeated Wyong 7-83cc (G Corbett 21) Woy Woy 6-108cc (M Wood 22D Hughes 21-A Cheverall 2-10) defeated Gosford 7-68 (L Hodson 20) The Entrance 7-100 (B Slee 25W Hamilton 24-T Kelly 2-5B Dignam 2-8) defeated Terrigal 3-85cc (S Dobb 25noJ Day 23no) Umina Junior 5-72cc defeated Umina Grammar 8-46cc (E Dodds 2-1) Central Coast Junior Cricket Association-U13C Round Seven Kincumber 7-82cc defeated Narara 8-33cc Gosford 5-81 (J Boyd 32) defeated The Entrance White 7-65cc (S Lappan 3-9J Parris 2-4) Terrigal 7-118 (J Stratton 26nop elley 23no-S Cross 2-7) defeated Umina 63 (C O’Malley 2-1H Pitt 2-1J Stratton 2-1) The Entrance Blue

5-76cc (N Hay 30no-D Edwards 2-6) defeated Doyalson 71 Central Coast Junior Cricket Association U11 North Round Seven Toukley 2-109 (L Raychaudhuri 23noN Tabrett 20noA Hutchinson 20no) defeated The Entrance 2-63cc Warnervale Blue v Wyong Gold No result provided Doyalson Black 3-79cc defeated Doyalson Gold 7-71 (B McLean 2-2J Heil 2-3) Wyong Green 3-84cc (D Wallace 23no) defeated Warnervale White 5-65cc Central Coast Junior Cricket Association U11 South Round Seven Kincumber White 1-60 defeated Umina Grammar Green 2-55cc Woy Woy Blue drew Narara Green Lisarow Black 4-58 (W Harrington 2-5) defeated Umina Red 7-52 (L

PARKER 2-4) Lisarow White 2-73cc (O Brewster 21noH Bowen 20no) defeated Terrigal White 3-59cc (M Anderson 20no) Kincumber Red 6-95 (R Hodgson 20no-R Walton 2-17) defeated Gosford Blue 2-47cc Central Coast Junior Cricket Association-U11 Central Round Seven Kincumber Green 1-164cc (K Tindale 25noL Brettoner 25noO Thomson 22noJ Allaries 21no) defeated Umina Grammar Red 7-20 Narara White 3-69cc (B Carney 21no) defeated Woy Woy Gold 2-33cc (S Heaphey Millen 2-0) Mountains 6-70 defeated Umina Green 7-65 Terrigal Gold 5-74cc defeated Lisarow Grey 6-56 (K Frazer 30no) Terrigal Maroon 5-70cc (H Martin 20no-T Egan 2-4) defeated Gosford Red 1-57cc (R Mitchell 23noM Ryan 20no)

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Cup with a solid win over Helensburgh. In U16 Presidents Cup action, Zane Smith scored 222 in the Central Coast’s total of 335 and the boys achieved a comfortable win on run rate. The U15s, U14s and U12s all had good wins and the U13s and U11s both went down in close matches.

Kookaburra Cup team selected by Aidan Cuddington

he Central Coast cricket team to contest the Kookaburra Cup from January 14 to 17 in Taree has been selected.

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Benjamin Shelley from Gosford, Ryan O’Beirne and Nathan Doyle from Toukley and Jordan Vilensky from Mountains. Geoff Patterson was named coach and Ray Farag was named manager.

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Coast places third in State Championships

by Donna Wishart

(Fort Denison)

LAT 33° 51’ S - LONG 151° 14’ E - TIME ZONE - 1000 Times and Heights(m) of high and low waters Time - Height(m) Time - Height(m) Time - Height(m) THU - 13 0107 - 0.30 0741 - 2.00 1422 - 0.11 2020 - 1.46

FRI - 14 0200 - 0.30 0833 - 2.04 1515 - 0.08 2115 - 1.46

SAT - 15 0254 - 0.32 0926 - 2.03 1607 - 0.09 2208 - 1.45

SUN - 16 0348 - 0.36 1017 - 1.96 1658 - 0.14 2301 - 1.43 WED - 19 0050 - 1.39 0638 - 0.57 1250 - 1.54 1927 - 0.40 SAT - 22 0337 - 1.44 1000 - 0.67 1548 - 1.21 2152 - 0.55

MON - 17 0444 - 0.41 1108 - 1.85 1748 - 0.22 2356 - 1.41 THU - 20 0145 - 1.39 0741 - 0.63 1345 - 1.39 2015 - 0.47 SUN - 23 0430 - 1.48 1106 - 0.63 1650 - 1.19 2241 - 0.56

TUE - 18 0540 - 0.49 1159 - 1.70 1838 - 0.32 FRI - 21 0242 - 1.40 0849 - 0.67 1445 - 1.28 2103 - 0.52 MON - 24 0519 - 1.54 1202 - 0.57 1746 - 1.20 2327 - 0.55

TUE - 25 0604 - 1.60 1247 - 0.51 1834 - 1.23

WED - 26 0009 - 0.53 0645 - 1.65 1328 - 0.44 1916 - 1.26

THU - 27 0049 - 0.52 0723 - 1.70 1404 - 0.39 1956 - 1.28

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

In view of the variations caused by local conditions and meteorological effects, these times are approximate and must be considered as a guide only. They are not to be relied on for critical depth calculations for safe navigation. Actual times of High and Low Water may occur before or after the times indicated

Central Coast finished with a score of 1259 behind Sydney Northern Beaches on 1378 and Sydney on 1340. Young Central Coast competitor Karlee Nurthen, sister of Kellogg’s Nutri Grain Ironwoman Amy Nurthen, from Terrigal Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) had an impressive weekend. Sixteen year old Nurthen convincingly took out the Open Ironwoman event and secured second place in the Open Board behind team mate

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entral Coast athletes have ensured a top three placing for the branch at the 2012 NSW Surf Life Saving Interbranch Championships at Black Head Beach on the NSW Lower North Coast on the weekend of December 8 and 9.

Lauren Stone and ahead of Kellogg’s Nutri Grain Ironwomen contenders Candice Falzon, Devon Halligan and Tara Coleman. “It just felt so good being on the starting line with Kellogg’s Nutri Grain competitors like Devon Halligan and Candice Falzon,” said Nurthen. “My adrenaline was just pumping and when I knew Hannah (Minogue) wasn’t going to catch me I was so excited. “It just confirmed that training hard has really paid off,” said Nurthen. Training for Karlee consists of six swim sessions a week, three board sessions, two iron and ski sessions and a run every day. Fellow Central Coast competitor Macy Callaghan also stood out, winning the U12 board and Ironperson events and coming second in the swim. “My very first Interbranch

Championships have been so fun. “There has been some really tough competition and it’s good to meet new friends. “My ultimate goal at the moment is to win another State Title,” said Callaghan. The NSW State Team was also announced at the conclusion of the weekend’s competition with a number of Central Coast competitors selected including Tim Schofield and Jack Moyes, both of Terrigal, in the Open Male, Rachelle King of Terrigal in the Open Female, Keelan Bridge of Terrigal and Jake O’Brien of Avoca in the U19 Male, Laura McGlone of Avoca in the U19 Female, Brad McCloghry and Riley Fitzsimmons, both of Avoca, in the U17 Male, Karlee Nurthern of Terrigal in the U17 Female and Brad Woodward of Shelley Beach in the U15 Male.

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Jake Foster creates Summer poses risk Surf Search for athletes phone app

by Amanda Boshier

by Jake Foster

niversity of N e wc a s t l e student Jake Foster of Empire Bay has created a mobile phone application that provides easily accessible

information about surfing locations. Being a local surfer and photographer, Jake said he often likes to “check out surf conditions in his favourite spots”. Surf Search provides a detailed report of major surfing locations throughout Australia. It provides a collection of surfing breaks showing the breaks’ ideal conditions including wave type and direction, wind, swell direction and tide details. There is also a Locate Break function which locates

the five nearest surfing locations and provides directions. “This is an ideal app for surfing and travelling, as you are able to find breaks throughout Australia,” said Jake. The months of research and development that have gone into this app, have been in addition to the 21 year old’s teaching - architecture studies at university. The Surf Search app is now available for download.

ith summer here, those who are active need to prepare for hot weather conditions or risk heat injury, warns Sports Medicine Australia.

Being active in hot or humid conditions can lead to dehydration, heat illness and sometimes the more serious consequence of heat stroke. Sports physician and Sports Medicine Australia spokesperson Dr David Bolzonello said that while physical activity is important for overall health, in the hotter months certain precautions need to be taken to avoid heat injuries. “Heat illness is a serious matter that can result in the life-threatening condition of heat stroke, if left untreated. “While people need to exercise regularly to stay healthy, they should take certain precautions if exercising in a hot or humid environment,” said Dr Bolzonello. “Those exercising need to know what can contribute to heat illness, such as high air temperature, heavy clothing, high humidity, lack of fitness and high exercise intensity. “They should also know the symptoms of heat illness - light-headedness, nausea, headache, confusion, not sweating, and aggressive or irrational behaviour. “Knowing how to prepare for heat illness, what causes it and what to look out for will help people avoid it,” said Dr

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