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Rose Cottage at Bensville to be demolished Gosford Council has approved a plan to demolish buildings, including the historic "Rose Cottage", at 32-34 Kalaroo Rd, Bensville.

The council's heritage committee had recommended against the demolition.

The buildings will be replaced with a mixed residential and commercial development, comprising a separate commercial building and a residential flat building.

There will be shops in the buildings fronting Kallaroo Rd and a residential component fronting Union St, consisting of four residential units.

Rose Cottage and ancillary structures on the site had been identified as historic buildings and consequently the application was refer red to the Herit age Committee for comment.

At a committee meeting last September, the committee reported: “Amended plans have been submitted to Council for the propose d developm e nt in Kallaroo Road, Bensville, which seeks to demolish two important buildings related to the history of Bensville.

"The original development application was considered by the committee in June 2001, and (was) strongly opposed.

"The amendment relates to the residential flat component whereby it is proposed to reduce the number of units from six to four.

"Demolition of the historic buildings is still proposed, and the committee again registers its strong opposition.”

A report in relation to a Heritage Study of the structures was considered by Council at its meeting of August 6, 2002.

The Bensville shop and residence (Rose Cottage) were included a schedule of the heritage study recently presented to the council.

The y were included in "Schedule B" as the owners had objected to the listing of the building, deferring their "listing" as heritage items until a number of policy issues had been addressed.

Council was told that because the buildings were "not listed as heritage items" the application could not be refused on historical grounds.

Council planning staff c o n s i d e r e d t h e p r o p os e d development fell within zoning

"Rose Cottage" at Bensville is to be demolished guidelines.

They said that the proposed development was consistent with the aims and objectives of the Draft Local Environment Plan for neighbourhood business centres.

The council's Traffic Advisory Unit recommended: a) Provision for cyclists in the

form a bicycle rack. b) Dedication of land as road over the frontage of the site. c) Consideration be given to a full geotechnical investigation the paved roadway in front of the development, with a design to current standards which would a achieve 25 year life and

examples of similar pavements showing that they are performing satisfactorily.”

The development was considered suitable for the site, consistent with the objectives of the zone and was approved.

Council agenda DH.101, September 3

Government radio communications transmitter planned Gosford Council has agreed to allow emergency radio communication facilities to be constructed at the Umina water reservoir site, off Castle Circuit, Umina.

Council consent, as owner of the land, was required for the lodgement of a development application by Telstra on behalf of the NSW Government Radio Network (GRN).

Consent has also been granted to enter into licences with Telstra to cover the occupation of council land.

Telstra told the council: "The GRN consists of a large number of radio communications sites throughout NSW. "The network provides radio communications only to government agencies such as the Ambulance Service of NSW, NSW Fire Brigades, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service, Water Authorities, Energy Australia, State Rail etc.

"The GRN provides day-to-day

and also emergency communications for these agencies.

"The GRN does not provide commercial or public telecommunications services in any form.

"The GRN currently provides radio service in the Central Coast region through a number of established sites.

"There is now a request from some GRN agencies (notably ambulance) to increase portable (ie hand held) radio coverage over greater areas of the Central Coast to better service the local community."

Telstra requested that as the proposed installations are required as a matter of urgency, particularl y by the N SW Ambulance Service, Council allow the GRN access to the two sites to permit occupation whilst the process of entering into formal licences for community purposes continues.

The site at Umina had been identified by the GRN as ideal for

the proposed installations.

The Umina (spheroid) reservoir site required no development consent.

The GRN proposed to install radio equipment within the base of the water tower, alongside the Police and Council radio equipment.

It will also be necessary to install a single 6m “pole” on the top handrail of the tower.

As an option, the GRN may investigate bringing in the GRN links by microwave.

This would entail the mounting of a small dish antenna, about 600mm in diameter, on the existing structure.

The site is owned by Council and is classified as community land under the Natural Areas Bushland Draft Plan of Management which allows for the erection of structures for emergency or council-approved community services.

The applications were referred in-house to the Water and Sewerage Directorate, being the

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manager of the Umina reservoir, and the Natural Areas Manager, as corporate owner of the land on which the Umina reservoir is sited.

The Water and Sewerage Directorate asked that security measures be arranged with GRN and that the proposed installations do not interfere with existing Council facilities.

It asked that a representative oversee the installation.

The Natural Areas Manager asked that no clearing of native vegetation take place during the installation and that council’s draft Plan of Management for Natural Areas and Bushland is adhered to.

The GRN assets are owned by the NSW Government but are currently designed, installed, managed and maintained by Telstra.

As ownership of the GRN r em ai ns wit h t he NSW Government, all agreements for landlines and site rentals are to be in the name of the Department

of Information Technology and Management.

The GRN is a non-commercial network used exclusively by Government agencies for the benefit of the local community.

It is therefore proposed to enter into licences with the Department of Information Technology and Management based on a community rental.

Under Council’s current community guidelines rental would be in the vicinity of $500 (plus GST) per annum.

The proposed term of each licence is envisaged to be five years with three options of five years which could equate to a 20 year term.

The GRN will be responsible for all costs associated with the preparation of licence and lease documentation, including investigation fees and any rates and taxes which may apply to formalise the agreement.

Council agenda FS.126, August 27

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Heritage does not prohibit any future development but provides t he fr am e wo r k in whi ch sympathetic change can occur.

It is certainly true that heritage items cannot be demolished and that there are restrictions a s s o c i a t e d wi t h h e r i t a g e properties such as limits to the scale of an addition and unsympathetic changes to the exterior facade.

This should not affect the refurbishment of interiors or alterations to the rear of the property. It is more a matter of ensuring that any proposed d e si g n i s se ns i ti ve a n d appropriate.

Woy Woy Library is a fine example of enlarging a building and updating interior service areas, without destroying its significance as a heritage item.

Old St Luke's church now the Woy Woy Environmental Centre was extended in 1988 adding a new service space to the rear for a modem toilet block.

However the negatives are more than offset by clear benefits, including protection from inappropriate development nearby and potential savings on rates and land tax.

Also recent studies have found that heritage properties with intact original features attract higher resale values than properties of similar age that have been altered unsympathetically.

With council consent, heritage items may be used for any purpose including those not ordinarily permitted within its zone, provided it will not reduce its history significance or surrounding amenity.

Owners producing income may be able to claim tax deductions for maintenance and repair work

or depreciation against the assessed income.

Gosford Council's Heritage Grants provide excellent support in helping to offset costs which may occur in repairs, enabling the owner to maintain their property in good condition without undue burden.

Forty years ago developers were poised to bulldoze and build a forest of high rise glass towers on that precious piece of history we know as The Rocks at Sydney's waterfront.

Prolonged public protest and demonstrations thankfully prevented this destruction and we now have a functional piece of history to be proud of: An example of achieving sensitive development alongside the modern without losing character or soul.

The Peninsula is about to lose a nostalgic piece of history when Rose Cottage, Bensville, is cleared for a two-shop four-unit development.

This development could well have gone ahead without the need to demolish Rose Cottage incorporating it instead in the design to compliment the new.

The importance to preserve our heritage buildings is intrinsically linked to our community's social and cultural values.

Heritage is not just buildings but places, streetscapes, industrial sites, aboriginal heritage, lookouts, parks and reserves.

It's this heritage that gives us our sense of place, our tangible link to our past and our pathway to the future.

Yet much of this precious heritage is privately owned so we need to set standards for its protection if we want it conserved for future generations.

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Dental clinic to be built at hospital A $700,000 dental clinic is to be built in the grounds of Woy Woy Hospital.

A tender has been let and construction is expected start in two to three weeks, according to Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews.

SC Cliffords Constructions has been awarded the contract.

“The State Government has recognised Woy Woy as being part of a significant growth area in NSW, needing access to an ever expanding range of health care services,“ Ms Andrews said.

“Previously, the only public dental service in Woy Woy had been the child dental clinic which was located across the road from

Woy Woy Public School.

“This new facility will be double the size of the previous clinic, accommodating four dental surgery chairs and a dental laboratory.

“Most importantly, the new clinic will provide services to adults as well as children.

"The dental services will be available to pension and health care card holders.

“Until now, adults residing on the Woy Woy Peninsula who had access to public dental services had no option but to travel to Gosford to visit the dental clinic at Gosford Hospital," she said.

Press release, August 23

Nursery burgled again T he Et t a long B ea ch Gardeners Cottage was burgled on July 17 this year, marking the fifth time it has been broken into in the six years Margaret and Alan Prescott have owned the local nursery.

The following week on July 24, thieves broke into Alan Prescott’s lawn-mowing van outside his home in Ettalong.

It was the third time this year that the business has been subject to criminal activity, with an arson attack mid-January.

Mrs Prescott said she phoned the police immediately after discovering her business had been burgled on July 18.

She said that the police did not arrive until after the second burglary on July 24 at her home, citing a lack of communication for their absence the previous week.

“I think the fact that there’s not enough police in the area has to do with it,” she said.

Mrs Prescott said that pot plants, ceramic pots and other

merchandise from the café and nursery had been taken each time she was robbed.

She said that equipment from her husband's lawn-mowing business was also frequently stolen from his van whilst he was on jobs.

Mrs Prescott said that her business had now taken extensive security measures to protect their business, employing a security service and putting barbed wire around the top of their fence.

“But if the criminals do get caught, they don’t get reprimanded,” she said.

Margaret Prescott said that she is fed up with the crime in her area.

“I’m sick of it.

"Why should I have to put up with this?

"You can’t get in front,” she said.

“We’re working for nothing.

"We’re working to pay these robbers.”

Alison Branley, September 6

Red saffire

Motors stolen from surf club Umina Surf Life Saving Club was burgled overnight on Saturday, August 31.

Thieves took two motors used for rescue boats and hot-wired a quad bike, which was later found at Umina Caravan Park.

Umina Beach Surf Club president Mr Brian Paull said that these thefts had placed the public at risk as the loss of the two motors used for rescue boats meant that lifesavers would not be able to get out to save swimmers in distress.

He said that Umina Beach Surf Club was more isolated and hence more of a target than Ocean Beach surf club.

Alison Branley, September 6

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Outboard motors similar to those stolen

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Tribute to Cath Gissane I would like to pay tribute to the late Cath Gissane, who recently had a memorial tree planted for her, by the Melaleuca Wetland Regeneration Group at Woy Woy. Cath served on the Gosford City Significant Tree Committee with me, and she was involved with many other environmental groups.

She was a kind of "Johnny Appleseed" of the Central Coast for she planted countless numbers of native trees and shrubs all over the Peninsula.

So all people who love nature, should spare a thought for people

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like Cath Gissane, as they admire some lovely flowering native shrub or tree, or take shelter - Cath may have very well planted that particular tree or

shrub.

She probably did.

Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy

Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club

Derek Britton

Pets Delight

'Big Club' revisited Does anyone remember, back in about 1999, the meeting at, what is now often called the Ettalong Beach Club, when the proposal for the new "Big Club" was up for public discussion?

At that meeting, the question was asked: "Does this mean that we will have, maybe 11-storey apartment blocks along the waterfront?"

The reply was that the Gosford Council would not allow it.

The retort was "Remember after the club went to five stories an application was made for a waterslide of a similar height."

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This was rejected by Council, but the rejection was subsequently overturned by the Land and Environment Court as the Council had already created a precedent with the club.

We were assured that that would not happen again.

Council has approved the Ettalong Hotel redevelopment because "based on legal advice, it was clear that council was never going to successfully defend the appeal".

Please remember a publication "Shaping the Central Coast" printed in August 1999 which stated that "The Central Coast might need to accommodate about 88,000 more people by the year 2021".

We cannot expand a great deal north, south, east or west.

There is no doubt that we will have to go up.

I am not against the muchneeded hotel redevelopment or any necessary development but, all we, the ratepayers, want are the true facts.

Could we assume that we may have been, again, taken up the proverbial garden path?

AW Gorick, Ettalong Beach

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Strategy planning set to start The regional coordinator of Planning NSW, Mr Martin Halliday, has told Gosford Council that it is ready to start project planning for the Peninsula Integrated Planning Strategy.

In a letter to council on July 24, Mr Halliday stated: "The Central Coast Office is now in a position to commence detailed project planning discussions with appropriate Council officers to undertake this critical piece of strategic planning.”

The council's Medium Density Housing Committee was convened on July 27 and elected

Cr Geoff Preece as chairman.

Attending the meeting were councillors Malcolm Brooks and Judith Penton and council staff members Louise Gee and Michael Bowman.

The committee was established at the recommendation of the council's Strategy Policy Forum held on May 14 with a view "to limit medium density development" and to comprise interested councillors and appropriate staff”.

The committee minutes noted: "Council’s intention is clear, to limit medium density development, and this direction is to be made clear by staff in the

discussions with planningNSW about the Peninsula Integrated Urban Strategy."

The minutes stated that the issue of possible transfer of development credits, between the medium density area of the Peninsula and Gosford CBD, should be taken by staff into the discussions with planningNSW about the Peninsula Integrated Urban Strategy.

Once a response was received

by Council from PlanningNSW, a committee meeting would be reconvened to discuss the response, and the future role of the committee.

Shareholders limited Committee Organisers of the proposed Ettalong community bank have announced a limit to the number of shareholders.

"Once the organisers have raised the required level of shareholder funds and the subscription expiry date passes, no further shares will be issued," according to steering committee member, Cr Debra Wales.

She said that the steering committee needed "only a certain amount of money" to meet its business plan.

"Funds in excess of that

become surplus and place extra demands on the bank to return a dividend to shareholders.

"To keep shareholders happy, the committee will limit the number of shares to be issued when the time comes to go to a prospectus.

"At that time, we will mail out the required application for shares to the people who have pledged funds."

The committee is hoping to gain pledges totalling $450,000.

The minimum shareholding will be $500 and the maximum $10,000.

Flyer, August 14

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The annual meeting of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce was held on Thursday, September 5.

The committee was re-elected unopposed with Matthew Wales president and Greg Sandell vice-president and Damien Meyer secretary.

Guest speaker was Ms Chris Major, from economic development consultants APP Corporation, who gave a presentation about Peninsula Vision economic development study.

Stephen Schmidt with Doc the Emu in Chambers Place, Woy Woy

An emu in Woy Woy A surprise visitor to Woy Woy recently was an adult Emu called "Doc".

Owner Stephen Schmidt brought Doc to Woy Woy to promote "Try It" brand emu oil, a health product from Queensland which was being shown at the recent Mt Penang Flora Festival.

Traditionally emu oil was used

by Australian Aboriginies to treat

Alison Branley, September 6

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muscle and joint pain.

Emu oil is used topically to help alleviate arthritic pain and promotional information suggests that when consumed internally emu oil has beneficial outcomes such as reducing cholesterol build-up and controlling diabetes.

Jonathan Reichard, September 4

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Ettalong map

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Umina and Ocean Beach map

Council draft dog policy now on public display Dogs would be allowed offthe-leash on two sections of Umina beach and on-theleash on a section of Ettalong beach under a draft council policy currently on exhibition.

Sections of Pearl Beach and Patonga beach would also be available for off-the-leash dog exercise.

The policy also designates "no

dog" areas.

Four parks on the Peninsula and sections of three others have been designated for off-leash exercise, with all other parks being available for on-leash exercise.

The policy would also allow onleash dog exercise in bush areas that are not part of the Coastal Open Space (COS) System.

Dogs would not be allowed in

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bush that was part of the COS system.

The policy does not identify which bush areas would be affected by this, but specifically e xc l u d e s d o g s f r o m t h e Crommelin Native Arboretum at Pearl Beach.

However, the policy would mean that off-leash exercise would no longer be permitted in the Burrawang Bushland Reserve in Hillview St, Woy Woy, currently the Peninsula's only non-beach off-leash exercise area.

At Umina beach, off-leash exercise would be permitted between Barrenjoey Rd and Augusta St and between the first beach accessway south of the skate facility at Umina Oval to the end of the beach at Berrima Cr. On-leash exercise only would be permitted between Barrenjoey Rd and Beach St at Ettalong beach.

Off-leash exercise would be

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permitted at Pearl Beach north from Agate Ave. At Patonga beach, off-leash exercise would be permitted from the playground opposite general store to Brisk St and on-leash exercise permitted south from Dark Corner to the playground.

Off-leash exercise would be permitted at four parks on the Peninsula.

They are parks at Beachfront Pde and at Long Arm Pde, St Huberts Island, and at the corner of Brick Wharf and North Burge Rds, Woy Woy, and at Dulkarra Rd, South Woy Woy. Parts of three other parks have also been designated for offleash exercise. They are: • The foreshore reserve adjacent to the unmade section of Araluen Drive, Pretty Beach • Northern portion of reserve at Ettalong Oval between the oval and Maitland Bay Dr. • Eastern side of Kahibah Creek, Umina, between Osborne Avenue and Australia Avenue The draft policy aims to provide adequate areas for dogs to exercise both on and off the leash with their owners while also providing areas that are free of dogs.

The policy will be managed through an integrated process of community education, cooperation and ongoing review.

The council policy has been prepared with the assistance of an advisory committee composed

of various community stakeholders and relevant Council officers.

During March 2001, Gosford City Council released a draft review of the existing Dog Exercise Policy for public exhibition.

At the conclusion of the exhibition process, council resolved to establish an advisory committee composed of various community stakeholders and relevant council officers to review the public submissions and forward the development of the new policy.

The advisory committee was established in June 2001.

The 21 members represented the interests of dog exercise user and lobby groups as well as independent community and council representatives.

This plan has been placed on public exhibition from August 21 to September 20and members of the public have been invited to comment on it.

However, the closing date for comments on the policy has been advertised as "13 Sep 2001".

Comments should forwarded to General Manager, PO Box 21, Gosford NSW 2250 The full document is available at the Gosford Council website www.gosford.nsw.gov.au.

Council report, August 20

Peter Hutton

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Barking dog petition A petition, with four signatures, of residents of Mainsail Ave, St Huberts Island, has asked Gosford Council assistance in restraining a constantly barking dog in Cuttlefish Pde.

The petitioners stated that once someone or something sets the dog barking, it goes on and on, sometimes for hours.

The petitioners also stated that the owners were seldom around to curb the constant barking.

Council agenda P.084, August 27

Tyres Off-leash dog exercise

Uncontrolled dogs

Derek Britton

A petition, with 10 signatures, has been collected by residents of Fishermans Pde, Daleys Point, regarding problems with uncontrolled dogs in their street.

The petition, which has been presented to Gosford Council, asked for action to be taken.

The petition stated that the dogs, from two properties in the street, wandered unrestrained and defecated on the road, driveways, gardens and decks, causing a health problem.

It is also stated that the dogs bailed up both adults and children.

While they did not believe the dogs had bitten anyone, petitioners said it was "a frightening experience to be bailed up".

It was claimed that the owners of one of the dogs had stated that when they had finished building their house, they would erect a fence.

It had been several years now and there was still no fence.

Council agenda P.078, August 27

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Glades Motor Inn

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Heritage listing objectors meet

Council will attempt to settle by consent orders an appeal in the Land and Environment Court against a refused development application.

Property owners who objected to the proposed listing of their homes on the heritage register held a meeting at the Woy Woy Masonic Hall on Tuesday, August 20.

Meeting convenor Mr Bill Blade of Empire Bay said: "A number of significant matters were discussed with residents of the Peninsula who were concerned about the flawed process of identifying items to be heritage listed.

"Evidence supporting listing of the properties in some cases was sparse, non-existent or incorrect,” he said "Equity and restrictions on the use of property, significant changes to the structures of properties, the financial burdens of heritage listing on property owners and related social impacts were also items brought up at the meeting.

"The stress and effects of heritage listing on property owners and their families including costs to objecting to proposals, delays in reaching a decision and continued attempts to list properties were also significant items up for discussion Mr Blade said that his home was flood prone, with water lying almost continuously beneath the house, causing damage to bearers and joists.

This was the third time his house has "been up" for heritage listing – having been recommended in 1986, 1993 and again in 2001.

Council tries to settle

Peter Marosszeky has filed two "class one" applications against Council's refusal of two proposed new dwellings and demolition of an existing building at 9 Wagstaffe Ave, Wagstaffe.

The development applications were considered by council at its meeting held on June 11.

Contrary to staff recommendations, the Council decided to refuse the applications for the following reasons: 1 Inappropriate and over development in the locality.

2 Development is not in compliance with Development Control Plan (DCP) 114 Building Lines.

3 Non compliance with DCP 159 - Character.

4 Not in the public interest.

Council has now been told that, as the applicant has commenced the proceedings, council must prepare for defence of the appeals.

If the consent orders could not be agreed, council would defend the appeals.

The cost to defend each appeal will be approximately $30,000.

In class one proceedings, there will be no order for costs.

The council is responsible for its own legal costs irrespective of the outcome.

Court plans questioned Plans to spend $1.35 million on a children’s court at Woy Woy, when the demand was at Wyong, have been questioned by Member for Gosford, Mr Chris Hartcher.

Woy Woy Masonic Hall “From last December till now, I’ve been under a lot of stress and tension,” he said.

He said that his house was in such a state of disrepair that restoration for heritage listing would be uneconomic.

“The house is in a very dilapidated condition,” he said.

Mr Blades said that real estate agents had estimated the value of his home would drop by 33-35 per cent immediately it was heritage listed.

Mr Blades home, built after 1920 originally as a holiday house, is one of 35 on the Peninsula up for heritage listing.

Gosford Council

Mr Hartcher who is Shadow Minister for Justice said that a number of serious questions needed to be answered.

"Wyong handles 75 percent of Central Coast Children’s Court matters, whilst Woy Woy only handles 25 percent,” Mr Hartcher said.

"Keeping juveniles in trucks outside Wyong Court because there are not enough cells is a disgrace.

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"The situation is made all the more farcical by the fact that in August 2001 the State Government said it would spend $1.35 million converting Woy Woy courthouse into a dedicated Children’s Court.

"Most of these matters are actually handled at Wyong and work on the W oy W oy conversion should have started last December.

"It hasn’t started because initial funds provided were insufficent to commence work.

"Wyong Court also has to deal with juvenile cases from Newcastle, placing further strain on resources."

Mr Hartcher said the Central Coast was the third largest region in NSW and needed a fulltime dedicated Children’s Court.

"The present piece-meal, patchwork system belongs to the 19th century, not the 21st.

"There are no options to be examined.

"The Government should allocate the funds and build the centre at Wyong where the need is greatest.

"This on-going situation does nothing to protect the community and exposes young offenders to serious risk,” Mr Hartcher said.

Media release, August 23

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Andrews reacts on Woy Woy police station useage State Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews, has reacted strongly to Opposition criticism of the use of Woy Woy police station.

Ms Andrews said the opposition had attempted to play political games with the issue of Woy Woy Police station – a 24hour operation, seven days a week.

Ms Andrews said police had advised her that all Coalition comments were made without once consulting with local senior officers.

“How would blow-ins like Andrew Tink know what is best for policing in this area?

"Not only does the Opposition call our police ‘faceless’, but they go on to make judgements about operational decisions.

“That’s a decision that needs to be made by our local area commander, in consultation with people who actually know the area,” Ms Andrews said.

“And the State Government has give police authority to do this.”

Ms Andrews said Commissioner Ken Moroney was currently reviewing the operating hours of all NSW stations and their staffing levels.

“But the restructure of NSW police on July 1 gave our local area commands the staff, resources and autonomy they need to manage crime issue in our areas.

“It returned hundreds of police to the frontline from bureaucratic region command, and it included measures that mean all of them perform rostered, visible street policing.

“I have been informed that in recent time, the level of break and enters has fallen 20 per cent,

malicious damage is down 11 per cent, and street offences have decreased by eight per cent.

“We can only improve on these results if we work together.

"The Opposition would rather stand here and accuse the police of failure, in a vain attempt to score a dishonest political point.

“I’ll let this inexperienced Opposition in on a secret.

"There is no Government policy to close police stations. That is an operational decision.

“And the local commander tells me he needs Woy Woy Station to deploy his highway patrol troops on operations that protect us on the roads as well as providing the great efforts of general duties police on a daily basis.

“But the Police Accountability Community Team (PACT) program currently being rolled out in NSW will enable our whole community to play a part in those decisions,” Ms Andrew said.

“PACT will see the commander, local MPs, local mayor, chambers of commerce m em be rs a nd c om m un it y representatives to sit down to regularly evaluate response times, staffing levels and deployments and the policing of hotspots and problem areas.

“This is a commonsense and positive way to find local solutions.”

Ms Andrews said she expected the Central Coast would benefit greatly from the upcoming class graduation at the NSW Police College in Goulburn.

“Brisbane Water LAC received 12 police from the last class in May, and eight were assigned to Tuggerah Lakes. That was a huge win for this area.

“I expect we’ll see even greater numbers allocated to the Central Coast at the August 30 swearing-

A highway patrol car leaving Woy Woy police station in cerem on y, gi ven t his government's proven track record in establishing record police numbers."

Press release, August 23

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House features

No parking at surf club Gosford Council will provide no parking signs near Killcare Surf Club.

They will be installed along the access road fronting Killcare Surf Club to improve pedestrian

safety and to maintain emergency vehicle access.

The signs come at the request of the Killcare Surf Club.

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Council agenda TR.02.132, September 3.

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Empire Bay intersection considered Gosford Council's traffic committee has been asked to consider the installation of traffic calming devices at the intersection of Kendall Rd and Rickard Rd, Empire Bay. Mr G Smith has written to council advising of several recent incidents where vehicles have lost control negotiating the intersection causing damage to the nature strip adjoining his property.

The intersection is a Tjunction, with the major traffic movement being left from

Rickard Rd into Kendall Rd and right from Kendall Rd into Rickard Rd. Kendall Road, south of Rickard Road is not a through road.

The committee recommended that the matter be referred to the council’s assets and project development unit for consideration for funding to upgrade the intersection of Rickard Rd and Kendall Rd including changing the priority of the intersection.

Council agenda TR.02.130, September 3

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Brisbane Water Private Hospital

Health care smart card trialled Brisbane Water Private Hospital has been chosen to participate in a one-year project to trial a health care smart card.

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The trial will be held in conjunction with the NSW Department of Veteran Affairs, the NSW Department of Health and Ageing, smart-card company Giesecke and Devrient Australasia and health technology integrator Smart Health Solutions.

With the aid of a $130,000 grant from the Federal Government, the smart card technology will establish an

interchange between Brisbane Waters Private Hospital, 1000 v e t e r a n s a n d t h e N SW Department of Veterans Affairs.

The smart card will enable general practitioners and other health care providers to preadmit patients to hospital online, rather than having to make phone calls or send letters.

The patient's smart card would then start the hospital admission process.

When patients leave hospital, billing details will automatically be sent to the payer organisation for billing as well as to authorised health care providers.

According to Smart Health Solutions director Mr Jon Hughes, the main benefits of this project would be efficiency gains.

"All hospitals have to report information about the treatments that they're giving to patients.

"At the moment, organisations like hospitals report to the Department of Veterans Affairs in various forms such as paper or disk.

"It can take many weeks," he said.

Mr Hughes said that the project had the potential to be used by

private health insurance bodies and government organisations, such as Medicare.

Alison Branley, August 16

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Andrews launches petition for hospital bus service Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews, has launched a petition calling on Busways to introduce a return bus service between the Woy Woy Peninsula and Gosford Hospital.

“It is currently very difficult for people to get to Gosford Hospital via public transport,” Ms Andrews said.

Ms Andrews hopes to collect over 1000 signatures to present to Busways’ Pymble Head Office to convince the company that this service is warranted.

“On behalf of the community, I am calling on Busways to provide a service that can be readily

accessed by the community to travel between the Peninsula and Gosford Hospital.

"This is a much-needed service as the area has a large proportion of senior citizens who have a requirement to regularly access the hospital’s facilities.

“Busways provide a great service to our community and I believe such a service from the Peninsula would be well patronised, particularly having regard to the hospital’s multi million dollar redevelopment, meaning even more people will be visiting the health service,” Ms Andrews said.

"At present, people wishing to use public transport to visit

Gosford Hospital from the Peninsula, are required to either make their way to Woy Woy Railway Station to catch a train to Gosford or catch a bus from the Woy Woy Peninsula to Gosford Station.

"Usually passengers are required to change buses at the Woy Woy bus/rail interchange.

"In both instances, they have to wait on the other side of Gosford Station for the courtesy bus.

"The courtesy bus does not operate on weekends."

Ms Andrews will be collecting signatures all over the Peninsula

during the coming weeks.

For copies of the petition, contact Ms Andrews' office on

4342 4122.

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The Busways petition is available at Marie Andrews' office in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy

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Press release, September 3

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Umina Mall Pharmacy expands Umina Mall Pharmacy has expanded its premises into the store next door and has completely refurbished.

The room was needed to expand the pharmacy’s range of merchandise to include natural remedies, vitamins and cosmetic brands, according to owner Mr Ross Pearse.

The ref urbishm en t als o includes an upgraded computer system.

The pharmacy, which employs 12 staff, will now employ a new pharmacist and also be open

Sundays.

Ken Townsend will now be employed as pharmacist and will work with Judy Hewitt who has been at Umina Mall Pharmacy for since it opened in 1973.

Over that time, she has made strong links with the community.

Some babies she used to weigh in the 1970s are now adults who bring their own children in to be weighed.

“I know many by name and remember their holidays, animals and maladies,” she said.

Umina Mall Pharmacy has

been part of the Umina community since 1973 and the opening of Umina Mall.

At the time, Arthur Bernauer was the pharmacist and the shop was located next to a doctor's surgery.

In 1976, "The Peninsula Weekly” reported on Umina Shopping Mall's third Birthday celebrations, profiling Mr Bernauer and the women who worked there.

Mr Pearse took ownership of the pharmacy in 1990.

Alison Branley, September 6

Red Cross turns 35 years old Inside Umina Mall Pharmacy

Umina Branch of Red Cross celebrated a 35th birthday lunch at Woy Woy Leagues Club on August 21.

President Marion Anderson welcomed guests from Woy Woy Hospital Auxiliary, Woy Woy RSL

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On September 5, a street stall will be held outside Fleming's Umina.

The next meeting will be held at Umina Uniting Church hall Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, at 1.30pm on September 11.

Press release, August 27

Healing business uses combined approach Doorway to Healing is a new business established at the Swancott Centre, Railway St, Woy Woy.

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Women's Auxiliary, Woy Woy Arthritis Association, Woy Woy Community Aged Care, Umina CWA, Ettalong Uniting Church, Avoca Red Cross, Umina Salvation Army, as well as zone president Tonia Reithenger and patron Bill Hall.

The proprietor, Judith Weaver, recently moved to Horsfield Bay from Sydney and brings with her a wealth of training and experience in an unusual combination of medical and alternative fields.

Judith is a registered general nurse, psychiatric nurse and midwife and has a social science degree from Charles Sturt University majoring in psychology and sociology.

She has been a research

fellow in the school of health education at the University of New South Wales and has lectured in behavioural and social science at the University of Sydney, faculty of nursing.

Additionally, Judith has a Diploma in Christian Theology and has studied holistic philosophies, major religions, New Age beliefs and alternative healing practices.

These alternative practices include the two newer modalities, Guided Imagery and Healing Touch, the latter requiring lengthy training under supervision.

Judith maintained her clinical

practice in counselling while working in universities and also developed and managed a mental health consultation service.

"I am able to work with mainstream medicine, not against it, while at the same time having a holistic approach to problems as they present, looking at the body, mind and spirit," she said.

"I can offer counselling as well as healing and am hoping to fill a gap in health care on the Peninsula," she said.

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Cec Bucello, August 22

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Application for a block of flats has been rejected Gosford Council has refused a proposal to erect a partly single and partly two storey residential flat, consisting of two large three-bedroom units at 19 Kourong St, Ettalong Beach.

Minimum site area, site coverage and storm water disposal were the key issues for the refusal.

The council was told that its Planning Scheme Ordinance specified a minimum site area of 550 square metres for a residential flat building consisting of two units.

The proposal had a site area of 518.5 square metres, representing a shortfall of 31.5 square metres or six per cent meaning the development was prohibited.

The applicant argued that a 5.74 per cent variation in site area was of such minor significance as to be imperceptible in terms of site planning, provision of landscaping or other elements affecting future human habitation; "Strict compliance with the 550 square metre standard or adoption of that standard as a prohibition, is contrary to sound

planning and would be objectionable, and would tend to hinder the objects of the residential 2(b) zone," according to the applicant.

Planning staff told council that the objectives of the zone was "to provide medium density residential development which is consistent with the bulk scale and character of the existing and likely future development of the area.

"As there are a large number of lots zoned 2(b) remaining to be redeveloped in this locality, approval of such a variation to the minimum lot size will have a cumulative effect and will be contrary to the objectives of the zone and standard."

The staff reported the proposal also had a site coverage of 54 per cent "and does not comply with the maximum site coverage requirement" of 50 per cent.

The applicant advised that the floor area would be reduced to comply with the minimum site coverage requirement.

Council’s Flooding and Drainage section recommended that the application not be approved based on the drainage concept submitted.

"All the impervious areas are to

Report on meeting locations Gosford councillors have voted to view a report on locations away from the council chambers suitable to hold council meetings.

One of the locations suggested is the Peninsula Community Centre.

Cr Craig Doyle said: "The idea of this is to take these meetings to where the populus is.

"It's not always possible for people to get to these meetings.

"It would be great to get the meetings out to these locations."

Cr Brooks said: "I don't want meetings to be held anywhere else.

"We've tried it before and it doesn't work."

The signs preventing parking from 5pm Sunday to 5pm Monday are to be provided in the two turning areas along the

drain into the on-site detention facility and be released at a pre development rate into Kourung St." The section requested the applicant’s engineer design and

provide the relevant calculations for the staged discharge from the detention unit.

"The design provided appears to be off-line for the first flush of nutrients and not a proper

unsealed section of Hardys Bay Parade.

The request for the signs came from the council's waste services department.

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Council agenda TR.02.131, September 3.

detention system,” drainage staff noted.

The applicant was not advised to proceed further with an alternative stormwater design, having regard to the refusal on

Bush fire at Empire Bay Avoca Beach, Copacabana and Empire Bay Rural Fire Brigades responded to a report of bush alight behind houses on Empire Bay Dr,

Empire Bay, at 11.45am on Saturday, August 31.

Crews worked for over three hours to contain the fire.

Due to the nature of terrain and fuel type the fire re-ignited and

Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda FS.121, August 27

Signs for Hardys Bay No parking signs are to be provided in Hardy's Bay.

The house that presently stands at 19 Kourong St, Ettalong Beach.

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crews returned to the scene later that afternoon.

Fire was eventually blacked out at around 8pm.

Press release, September 3

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Annie Leggett dies at the age of 100 Annie Elizabeth Leggett died on August 14, aged 100, at her home in the Peninsula Retirement Village, Umina where she had resided since 1994.

Previous to this, she had lived in Concord, Sydney.

She was the only daughter of Samuel George Lee (born 1864) and Jessie (nee. Bullions, born 1863) who had migrated to Sydney in 1886 from England to join Samuel's father, Aaron Lee (born 1841 in Osbourne St. George, Wiltshire) who had arrived in 1883.

Samuel thought he was coming to a house, but found a tent awaited him in Emily St, Mortlake.

He worked on the construction of the gas works nearby, built a house for his wife and infant son Aaron Samuel Lee born in 1883 before they left London and then started to develop his nursery.

Four more sons were born at Mortlake, William John Lee (born 1885). Albeit George Lee (1890), Arthur Lee (1892) and Ernest Leslie Lee (1895), before Annie Elizabeth Lee was the first born of twins with her brother Edward

Alexander Lee (June 20 1902).

Annie survived all her brothers and sisters-in-law.

The family moved to 1 Wellbank St, Concord, in 1906 where Samuel built a larger house he named Rosebank, expanded his nursery and flower garden and taught himself to be a florist.

Annie was her father's constant companion and also became a florist from her youngest years and never lost her love of flowers.

She started as a florist working with her father in a florist shop in Burwood before having her own shop in Ashfield.

Annie met Ernest Henry Leggett "Ern" of Ryde, Sydney, on a holiday at Ettalong when they were both staying at the same boarding house.

They married in 1927 at St Luke's Church of England, Concord.

Their two sons, Donald Ernest Leggett (1928) and Eric Keith Leggett (1930) were both born at the 'Gunya' Private Hospital in Concord.

The family survived the days of the 1930's Great Depression.

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time without tears coming to her eyes.

Ern was out of work for six years until starting on the Sydney trams as a conductor in 1936.

In 1939, they built their one and only home alongside Rosebank in Wellbank St, Concord.

Annie continued her floral work and, with Ern, a backyard nursery.

She continued in business as "Miss A Lee, Florist" at Concord until she was in her 70s but made floral arrangements for family and friends until 1998.

She maintained a family connection with "her brides" as she called them, and many of their daughters and even granddaughters would later have their wedding flowers made up by her.

Annie acted as Mayoress of Concord for her father in 1926, and was always prominent in civic affairs.

She was, until her death, a strong supporter and member of the Concord Heritage Society, a foundation member and member of the Concord Garden Club and a life member and foundation treasurer of the Greenlees Park Women's Bowling Club at Concord.

She was always a keen sportsperson and played tennis from her youth until the demands of her family and business became too great.

She took up lawn bowls when the Greenlees Park Women's Bowling Club commenced in 1952.

She was a competitive bowler and only retired from active bowling when she reached her

mid 90s.

Until her eyesight prevented it, she followed all sports on television and would remain up to all hours to watch international events.

She had maintained a link with the Mortlake Public School at Concord where she had been educated, and the Mortlake School in England.

A tradition of contact started by her father was continued when she and Ern went to England in 1965 and took an Australian flag for presentation to the London Mortlake School.

During her years in Concord, she was an active member of the Order of the Eastern Star and of the Order of the Amaranth, in which she attained Grand Rank.

Ern died in 1967, not long after they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.

She stayed on in her beloved Concord until 1994 when at the age of 92 she finally consented to move to the hostel section of the Peninsula Retirement Village in Arras Ave, Urnina, where she was near her two sons and their families.

England was always regarded as "Home" and she was a strong Loyalist and sent birthday greetings to the Queen each year and treasured the letters that came back from Buckingham Palace.

She organised, with the Peninsula Village, a special tribute to the Queen Mother when she celebrated her 100th birthday.

She was saddened when cousins in England, with whom she was a great correspondent,

died in 2000 and 2001.

She maintained contact with surviving cousins through her son sending e-mail messages back and forth on her behalf.

Annie had two sons, seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Her daughters-inlaw Valma and Meg, held a very special place in her life and she loved them as she loved her sons.

She was Aunty Anne not only to her close family of nieces and nephews but also to a much wider circle of friends that she made in her lifetime.

She practiced and taught the attributes of honesty, morality, friendliness, integrity, loyalty and compassion to her family and all that came within her compass.

She was the guest of honour at the Lee Reunion held on June 8 in Woy Woy, when over 160 descendants of Aaron and his two brothers Samuel and Edwin assembled.

The three had all migrated from England in the 19th Century.

Samuel settled on the NSW North Coast and Edwin in Townsville, Queensland.

Annie had that burning desire to reach her 100 years and was absolutely thrilled when she received the letter from the Queen as well as other dignitaries, and celebrated her centenary at a private party in the Village on Thursday, June 20.

Her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nephews and nieces and some special friends also shared this event with her.

Having achieved all her goals, she passed away in peace.

Eric K Leggett, September 2

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Newspaper distribution Up to 400 copies of the last edition of Peninsula News may not have been distributed.

Copies of the issue are available from the newspaper office in Chambers Place.

Peninsula schools usually distribute the newspaper voluntarily to students as a community service.

However, it is understood that this did not occur at Woy Woy Public School last issue in protest at a letter and picture

published in that issue.

The letter and photograph related to a spelling mistake on a billboard at the school.

School principal Mr Warrick Hannon contacted Peninsula News to say the paper would not be distributed.

He said that the use of the photograph with the letter "made the matter particularly hurtful" and neither should have been published.

Mark Snell, September 7

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Adult day care vacancies The Peninsula's Adult Day Care service has vacancies in its Tuesday sessions.

The service is a weekly socialisation program for aged frail and disabled members of the Central Coast Community.

Four sessions are held each week at the Meals-on-Wheels building at Woy Woy and one at the Ettalong Baptist church on Thursdays.

The sessions provide a range

of diversional activities and occasional outings for the clients, as well as a few hours respite for their families and carers.

Red Cross volunteers provide nail care once a month.

The service is staffed by a team of volunteers under the auspice of Central Coast Health.

Meals are provided by the Meals on Wheels kitchen.

Clients are assessed and designated a vehicle appropriate

to their mobility requirements.

There is no age criteria and clients may live alone, with their family or in a self-care unit.

The regional manager, a registered nurse, makes regular visits to each centre offering training, advice and referring clients for other services as required.

For further information, call the Central Coast Health's adult day care department on 4320 3637.

Small businesses graduate A graduation night was held recently at the Corner Table Restaurant in Woy Woy for six small business owners who have successfully completed a small business program.

The program was one of only 22 grants awarded nationally under the Commonwealth Small Business Enterprise Culture Program and was piloted by local firm, Harris Bromly Pty Ltd. The aim of the "Grow" program was to assist small businesses to expand.

Participant Ms Jo Gathercole, joint owner of Creative By Design, said that “the program gives people, who have very little business support, a chance to find out who and what is available in the community to assist them.

"It provides an opportunity to meet other people with small businesses and hear things from their perspective.”

Jens Andersen, owner of Central Coast Woodworker’s Joinery, enjoyed the “discussions, comparing notes and experiences because it opened my eyes to possible solutions I hadn’t considered”.

To mark the end of the program, the participants were awarded with Certificates of Completion by Mr John Able, representing the Federal Member for Robertson, Mr Jim Lloyd.

Bronwyn Heinrich, owner of the Corner Table Restaurant, said: “The p rogram has b een enlightening and beneficial to me, which has impacted on my business.”

The program content was customised to the needs of the group and has included topics such as budgeting, interpreting financial statements, time management, employing new staff and decision making.

“Grow is unique in that it

doesn’t offer prescribed content.

"Every program reflects the needs of each participating business,” the program’s creator Bernadette Harris said.

Ms Harris is the author of the Grow series of books which support the program.

Much of the recent research into small and medium size enterprise (SME) training preferences indicates that

specific to their businesses rather than general, that are informal, that are arranged for times and locations that suit their time schedule.

Another Grow program will start in September, costing $220 after government subsidy.

Press release, September 4

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What’s on in and around the Peninsula

Compiled by Winsome Smith Following is a comprehensive listing of events planned for the Peninsula over the next two weeks.

To have information about your group's events and activities included, let us know by fax, email, or post, or drop in to our office.

Contact details and deadline date are shown on page two.

DAILY EVENTS Visitor Information Centre, Watersedge Gifts and Souvenirs, 1822 The Boulevard, Woy Woy. Enq: 4341 2888 Woy Woy Pelican Feeding, 3pm Pelican Park, Fishermans Wharf.

WEEKLY EVENTS EVERY TUESDAY Judo all ages $3, 5.30pm: Peninsula Community Centre, Ocean Beach Rd., Enq 4342 4121 Free movies Club Umina (Umina Beach Bowling Club) 7.30 pm Enq 4341 2618 Boxing/fitness training U/14 yrs 4.30pm 5.30pm 14+ boxing/fitness (gym) PCYC Enq 4344 7851 Free Bingo, Woy Woy Leagues Club 11am.

Ettalong Pelicans Masters Swimming Club Woy Woy Indoor Heated Pool, 7.30pm Enq: 4360 1220 Ladies Golf, 18 hole stableford, 8am; Ladies outdoor bowls, 9.30am; Everglades Country Club.

Active over 50s classes, Gentle Exercise Level 3 Ettalong Fitness City, 8am, Enq: 4341 3370.

Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre activities; Ladies Indoor Bowls-9am; Handicraft-9am; Cards-12.30pm; Tai Chi-9am.Enq: 4341 3222.

Have-a-chat meeting 10am, Discussion Group, 11am, Rumikin or cards, 1pm, School for Seniors, Peninsula Community Centre. Enq: 4341 9333, Judo, Seniors/Women, 6.30pm $3 Enq: 4342 4121.

Car Club Euchre 7.30pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club 4341 1166 Chess Club Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club 1pm Enq 4341 1166 Alcoholics Anonymous Woy Woy Group 6pm John the Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Victoria St & Blackwall Rd Enq Julie 4379 1132 Tai-Chi classes Wagstaffe Hall 12pm except school holidays Enq 4360 2705 Rotary Club of Woy Woy 6pm Everglades Country Club, Dunban Rd., Woy Competition Darts , Ettalong Bowling Club, 7pm Enq: 4341 0087 EVERY WEDNESDAY Rock’n’Roll Dance Class Ettalong Bowling Club 7pm Enq 4341 0087 Just Company Social Group Everglades Dining Room 12n singles welcome 30’s – 70’s Enq 4369 0131 Table Tennis Ettalong Memorial Club at 7.30pm Enq 4341 9263 Bridge Ocean Beach Surf Club.

9.30am and 7.30pm Enq 43410721 Social Bingo Progress Hall, Woy Woy Rd at 12 noon.

Peninsula Choir rehearse 7.30pm St Andrews Hall Umina. Men welcome Pearl Beach Play Group 10am Pearl Beach Progress Hall Enq: 4342 7182 Brisbane Waters Scrabble Club, Woy Woy Meals on Wheels Hall, 6pm - 10pm New players welcome.Enq: 4341 9929 Men’s 18 hole golf event; Men’s triples bowls, 1pm. Everglades Country Club.

Dancelot Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 7pm Enq 4341 1166 Active over 50s classes, Gentle Exercise, Ettalong Fitness City, 8.00am, Enq: 4341 3370, Seniors fitness Ettalong Progress Hall, 9am, Enq: 4385 2080; Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre

activities; Indoor Bowls-9am;Fitness 1pm Leatherwork-9am; Table Tennis-9am; Bridge– 12 noon.

Scrabble 1pm Enq: 4341 3222.

Social Darts , Ettalong Bowling Club, 7pm Enq: 4341 0087 Oil Painting, 9am Multi-craft needlework 10am, School for Seniors, Peninsula Community Centre, Enq: 4341 9333 Ladies BJP School of Physical Culture, 8.30pm, $3.50, Peninsula Community Centre, Enq: 4342 3747.

Playgroup 10am Boxing/fitness training, 4.30pm U14, 7pm circuit boxing (girls) PCYC, Enq 4344 7851 Mega Raffle, Ettalong Memorial Club, 2.30pm, Enq: 4341 1166 Leatherwork Classes Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre Enq 4341 3222 Bowls Ettalong Beach W ar Memorial Club 10am Enq 4341 5293 St Johns Ambulance meets at Umina PCYC Osborne Ave from 79pm. Enquiries phone 4341 3341 Killcare Wagstaffe Playgroup at Wagstaffe Community Hall every Wed morning in school terms. 9.30 – 12pm Enq 4360 2065 4360 2757 Umina Beach Bowling Club Melbourne Ave., Umina Beach Club Bingo/Cash Housie 7.30pm Inaid of Fairhaven. Bookings essential 4325 3608 EVERY THURSDAY Free entertainment Ettalong Bowling Club 6.30pm – 9.30 pm Enq 4341 0087 Senior Snooker Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 8.30am Enq 4341 7307 Fitness Wagstaffe Hall 9.30 am Over 60’s welcome Enq 4360 1971 Drumming – Bouddi Women’s Drumming 1.45 – 3.00 91 The Scenic Rd $5. Enq 0408 794 083 Scrabble Progress Hall, Woy Woy Rd 12.30pm.

Tai Chi, Pearl Beach Progress hall, 9.30am Enq: 4341 1243 Ettalong Pelicans Masters Swimming Club Woy Woy Indoor Heated Pool, 7.30pm Enq: 4360 1220 Ladies 18 hole golf event; Everglades Country Club.Enq 4341 1866 Active over 50s classes, Ballroom Dancing, 10am. Ettalong Beach Bowling Club Enq: 4340 1057, Gentle Exercise, Ettalong Fitness City, 10.30am & 12 noon, Enq: 4341 3370.

Gentle Exercise Senior Cits Centre, Broken Bay Rd, 1pm Enq 43413222 Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre Activities; Dancing-9am; Indoor Bowls-9am; Table Tennis-12.30pm; Fabric Painting-9am; Cards 12 noon.

Enq: 4341 3222 Judo all ages $3, 5.30pm: Peninsula Community Centre, Ocean Beach Rd., Enq 4342 4121 Female Boxfit class, 9.30am: (child minding): 10.30am Tap Dancing, 5.30pm 14+ Boxing/fitness 7.15pm: Circuit Boxing PCYC, Enq: 4344 7851 Bingo Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club, 9.30am, Enq: 4341 1166 Brisbane Water Bridge Club Ocean Beach Surf Club. 12.30pm Enq. 4341 0721 Bridge Ocean Beach Surf Club.

12.30pm Enq 4341 0721 Line Dancing Umina Beach Bowling Club, Melbourne Ave., Umina 9.30am. Enq 4341 2618 PCYC Doubles Pool Comp 5pm 14+ boxing/fitness (gym) 5.30pm.

Girls boxing class 7pm.

Card Club Euchre 1pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club Enq 4341 1166 Killcare Wagstaffe Playgroup at Wagstaffe Community Hall every Wed morning in school terms. 9.30 – 12pm Enq 4360 2065 4360 2757 EVERY FRIDAY Old Wags Bridge Club, Wagstaffe

Hall each Friday except 4th 130pm Enq 4360 1820 or 4360 1612 Woy Woy Leagues Club, free entertainment, Players Lounge 5.30pm.

Men’s 18 hole Golf event, Everglades Country Club.

Active over 50s classes, Aquafitness, Woy Woy Pool, 9:30am.

Enq: 4341 4150 Active Over 50’s Exercise Class Ettalong Progress Hall 9.15am Enq 4342 9252 Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre Line Dancing– 9am; Bridge– 12 noon; Painting– 9am Enq: 4341 3222.

Peninsula Pastimes Ettalong Baptist Church, Barrenjoey Rd. 10 am, (in school terms), $1.50 incl.

Morning tea. Creche Enq 4323 2493 Grocery Grab Game Show, Ettalong Memorial Club, 1.30pm Enq: 4341 1166 Brisbane Water Bridge Club Ocean Beach Surf Club. 12.30pm Enq. 4341 0721 14+ yrs Boxing/sparring (gym) 5.30pm PCYC Enq 4344 7851 Alcoholics Anonymous Woy Woy Group 6pm at John the Baptist Hall, Cnr Victoria St & Blackwall Rd., Woy Woy Enq Phillip 4342 7303 Silk Painting Sue Saunders, Ettalong Beach Arts & Crafts Centre 1.30pm – 3.30pm Enq Penny Riley 4360 1673 EVERY SATURDAY Free bike tours every Saturday.

2pm Ettalong Bike Shop, your bike or hire a bike. All fitness levels catered for. Enq: 4341 3906 Cash Housie St Mary's Hall, Ocean View Rd Ettalong 7.30pm – 10.15pm Free Tea and Coffee. Cash Prizes Enq: 4369 0626.

Social Bingo Progress Hall, Woy Woy Rd at 12 noon Snooker Ettalong War Memorial Club at 8.30am Enq 43417307 Cabaret dance & floor show, 8pm free, Everglades Country Club, Dunban Road, Woy Woy Dance Club Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 1pm Enq: 4341 2156 Classic Night Spot – over 30’s, free 8pm, Live band plus Dj, Woy Woy Leagues Club Men’s 18 hole golf event; Men’s triples bowls 1pm; Everglades Country Club.

Old Time & New Vogue Dancing; 1pm, Pat Walsh organist, Ettalong Beach Memorial Club Enq: 4341 2156 Dancing Mod, Seq Dancing 2pm, Ettalong Senior Citizens Club, Enq: 4341 3222 Brusbane Water Bridge Club, Woy Woy Leagues Club 12.30pm, Ocean Beach Surf Club Enq: 4341 0721 Patonga Bakehouse Gallery. Every Weekend 10.00 am— 4.00 pm EVERY SUNDAY Junior Snooker Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 9am Coast Community Church Services 9am and 5pm Enq 4360 1448 Patonga Bakehouse Gallery.

Every Weekend 10.00 am— 4.00 pm Children's entertainment Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club 11.30am Clowns, jumping castle, disco, $2.

Children must be chaperoned.

Free Jazz or duos 4pm, Players Lounge, Woy Woy Leagues Club.

Mixed and men’s 18 hole golf; men’s bowls pairs-9.30am; mixed triples bowls-1pm; Everglades Country Club.

Champagne Breakfast, 9am, Game Show 10am, Ettalong Memorial Club, Enq: 4341 1166 Blue Swimmers Male only swimming club Pearl Beach Rock Pool. 9am EVERY MONDAY

Old and Bold Snooker Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 10am Enq 4341 7307 Yoga Wagstagffe Hall 9.30 am Enq 4360 1854 Bowls Ettalong Memorial Club at 1.30pm Enq 4344 1358 Outreach Crisis Recovery Group 7.30pm Rear Hall, Anglican Church 151 Blackwall Rd W oy W oy.

Addiction, dependency & crisis help.

Enq: 4325 3608.

Free Punters Choice Race Game, Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club, 12.30pm, Enq: 4341 1166 Free Bingo Woy Woy Leagues Club 11am.

Mahjong Pearl Beach Progress Hall, 3pm Enq: 4341 1243 Aquafitness, Active over 50s classes, Woy Woy Pool, 1.15pm. Enq: 4341 4150 Gentle Exercise, Ettalong Fitness City, 10.30am & 11.30am, Enq: 4341 3370; Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre, 1pm, Enq: 4341 3222.

Strength Training 11.30am Fitness City Ettalong Beach Club Enq 4343 0130 Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre activities; Dancing-9am; Indoor Bowls-9am Mahjong-1pm; Fitness 1pm Enq: 4341 3222.

Boxing/fitness training, 3.45pmU14, 4.30pm 5.45pm-14yrs+,Tae Kwon Do 7pm Circuit Boxing (girls) PCYC, Enq: 4344 7851 Child and Parents Support Service (CAPS), coffee and chat, 10am, 50 Neera Rd, Umina 24 hour Enq: 4343 1911 Brisbane Water Bridge Club Ocean Beach Surf Club. 12.30pm Enq. 4341 0721 Fairhaven Cash Housie Umina Beach Bowling Club, Melbourne Ave., Umina 7.30pm Enq: 4325 3608 Bingo Umina Beach Bowling Club Melbourne Ave., Umina 11am Enq 4341 2618 Evening Bowls Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 6pm Enq 4341 9656 Card Club 500 1pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club Enq 4341 1166 EVENT CALENDAR Thursday September 12 Outsiders Club Ettalong Memorial Club (2nd Thur) at 9am Library Bookmobile Daleys Point, Peridon Village. Fortnightly Thursdays 10.15am Peridon Retirement Village Hall 10.30am.Empire Bay Opposite Post Office & bottle shop 11am Near park & local shop Bensville local shop 11am Gosford City Council. Community workshop for Draft City Management Plan 2002-2008. Also Draft 2002 State of the Environment Report. Woy Woy Little Theatrre, 93 MacMasters Road Woy Woy 9am – 11.30am Friday September 13 RSL Sub Branch Ettalong Memorial Club (2nd Fri) at 2.30pm Saturday September 14 Melaleuca Wetland Regeneration Group – help with regeneration of one of our last Peninsula wetlands, meet 8am at end of Boronia Ave., Woy Woy (2nd & 4th Sats) Pretty Beach Bushcare Group Pretty Beach end Araluen Track (2nd Sat) 8am Save Our Suburbs (2nd Sat) Meeting 3pm Woy Woy South Progress Hall, Woy Woy Rd., & Pier St. Enq 4342 2251 The Ex-Navalmens’ Association, Central Coast sub-section meeting, (2nd Sat) Woy Woy Leagues Club 10am.

Pretty Beach Public School 75th Birthday picnic. Exhibitions, stalls, buskers. Steak & sausage sandwiches, Devonshire teas.

10.30am – 3.30pm. Enq, Dee Finlay, School Librarian, school hours, Tues, Wed Thurs. 4360 101 Sunday September 15

Vietnam Vets Ettalong Memorial Club (3rd Sun) at 11am Bootscooters Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club (3rd Sun) at 2.30pm Ettymalong Creek Landcare group.

Etta Rd., Umina (3rd Sun) for bush regeneration. 8am Enq: 4342 2251.

Monday September 16 War Widows Ettalong Memorial Club (3rd Mon) 1pm Tuesday September 17 Buffalo Lodge Knights Chapter No 9 (3rd Tue) Umina Community Hall 7pm Woy Woy Peninsula Arthritis Branch (3rd Tue) Meals on Wheels Hall) 10am Enq 4342 1790 Wednesday September 18 Library Bookmobile Fortnightly Weds. Patonga Near Community Hall 9.45 am. Pearl Beach Near Community Hall 10.55am Umina Nursing Home, Arras Ave., 11.40 am Thursday September 19 Gala Day Everglades Country Club, (1st & 3rd Thurs) Dunban Rd Woy Woy Enq 4341 1866 Seniors Social Games (3rd Thur) Presbyterian Church Hall, 120 Blackwall Rd., Woy Woy. 9.30am – 12n. Enq 4342 5061 Street stall, outside Flemings in West St Umina, 9am – 3.30pm in aid of Woy Woy Hospital Auxiliary.

Friday September 20 Legacy Ladies Ettalong Memorial Club 10am (1st & 3rd Fri) Enq 4343 3492 Sunday September 22 Buffalo Lodge, Woy Woy 381 Umina Community Hall, 11am (2nd & 4th Sun) Buffalo Lodge Gosford No 63 (2nd & 4th Sun) 1pm Umina Community Hall Dancing Old Time/New Vogue, 1pm – 4pm (4th Sun) Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre. Enq: 4341 3222.

Burrawang Bushland Reserve Bushcare Group 9am (4th Sun) corner of Hillview and Railway Sts, Woy Woy. Meet in the Nambucca Dr playground. Phone 4341 9301 Monday Sseptember 23 Labor Party Peninsula Day Branch, 1pm, (4th Mon) CWA Hall, Woy Woy. Carer’s Support Group, 10am, (4th Mon) Group Room, Health Services Building, Woy Woy Hospital. Enq: 4344 8427 CW A meeting at W agstaffe Community Hall (4th Mon) 1.30pm Enq: 4360 2504 Deepwater View Club Luncheon Meeting, Woy Woy Leagues Club 11am (4th Mon.) Visitors welcome Enq 4341 0272 Tuesday September 24 Combined Pensioners Association meeting, games, dancing, afternoon tea (2nd & 4th Tuesdays) Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre 1pm. Enq 4341 3222 Library Bookmobile, Killcare Heights. Fortnightly Tues. Cnr Scenic Rd & Beach Drv 10.35am; Wagstaffe Community Hall 11am Toastmasters Ettalong Memorial Club (4th Tue) at 7pm Enq 4341 6842 Wednesday September 25 Umina Progress Association Umina Community Hall. 1.30pm (last Wed) CC Cancer & Palliative Care meeting Grevillea Cottage 19 Kingsley Ave., Woy Woy (4th Wed) 1.30pm Enq 4341 6309

Thursday September 26 Library Bookmobile Daleys Point, Peridon Village Fortnightly Thursdays 10.15am Peridon Retirement Village Hall 10.30am.Empire Bay Opposite Post Office & bottle shop 11am Near

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Arts and Entertainment

Local artist exhibits South African works in Canberra Woy Woy artist Yvette Pritchard has joined forces with long-time friend Muriel Corey for an exhibition entitled "South Africa from the Heart-Part 1" to be held in September at the South A f r i c a n H i g h Commissioner's residence in Canberra.

Born in South African, Yvette was encouraged by the reception of her first solo show, entitled "The Beloved Country-Images of the 'new' South Africa" held at the Bondi Pavilion Gallery in 1999.

Since then, she revisited South Africa twice, and has completed another collection of paintings and drawings reflecting her connection with the land and its people.

A further series of works on this theme will be shown in a solo exhibition during October at the Dale Thomas Gallery, Artarmon,

Art by Muriel Corey

Art by Yvette Pritchard

entitled "The Beloved Country Revisited- Images of South Africa".

Muriel Corey returned to Australia in 1998, after spending

six years working for Witwatersrand University at a rural hospital in the remote Northern Province of South Africa.

Little Theatre currently performing Woy Woy Little Theatre is performing a production of "The Dresser" by Ronald Harwood, directed by John Hickey.

The play is a drama set backstage in an English provincial theatre during the Blitz in World War II. The two central characters are Sir, the last of the great but dying breed of English actor-managers, and Norman, his dresser – a failed actor.

Th e p l a y t a k e s p l a c e backstage during an air raid where we also meet the other members of his company who have their own fears, foibles and agendas.

Director John Hickey said: "The cast have revelled in the challenge that is always set by undertaking a dramatic piece.

"The sound and lighting crew have enjoyed tackling the variety of demands that a play of this

nature presents and have certainly come through in their usual unruffled style."

The performances are being held at Peninsula Theatre, MacMasters Rd, Woy Woy, at 8pm on September 13 and 14 with a final performance to be held at 2pm on September 15.

Ticket prices are adult $16, concession $12 and child (up to 15 years) $5.

The Woy Woy Little Theatre will be holding auditions for “The Worst Christmas Fairy Ever”, written and directed by Joan Dalgliesh, on Tuesday, September 17, and Thursday, September 19, at 7.30pm at Woy Woy Public School.

The cast will all be 18 years and over.

Bookings can be made at Olympic General Store, Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy. Phone 4341 4067.

Steve Cummings, September 3

Barking Mad

She recently completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at Newcastle University and is doing her Diploma of Education this year.

A keen and skillful photographer, Muriel has created a series of superb charcoal drawings based on some of her photographs, some of which depict rarely seen tribal ceremonies she was able to attend as part of her work.

Both artists had met the High Commissioner, Mr Magugu, at a welcoming dinner hosted for him at Parliament House Sydney last year.

After expressing interest in seeing their work, he commissioned Yvette to paint a portrait of himself and his wife, and offered his residence as a venue for an exhibition.

The High Commissioner will be hosting the official opening function on Saturday, September

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21 (private function by invitation only).

The show is will be open to the public from Sunday September 22 until Saturday September 28, between the hours of 10am and 4pm. Entry is free A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation, which is presently involved in projects in South Africa.

Press release, September 3

Patonga Gallery

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Arts and Entertainment

Web premises opened The new premises of the Web Youth Service in Woy Woy were officially opened

by Community Services Minister Carmel Tebbutt on Thursday, August 8.

The service, which has actually been operating since early F e b r u a r y, i s l o c a t e d i n McMasters Rd, Woy Woy, in the Peninsula Community Centre.

It provides a range of recreational activities and support services for young people on Thursday, Friday and

Saturday evenings, including a drug and alcohol counselling service.

Rotary recently donated $12,000 of equipment to the new service including a DVD, computer games and a big screen television.

They have provided ongoing funding and support to the service, which now has a registered nurse and doctor available.

Alison Branley August 23.

The Web youth service

Ettalong Gardens

Rotary holds awareness week The contribution of the Rotary Clubs of Umina Beach and Woy Woy to the Peninsula community will be h i g h li g ht e d from September 23 to 29 as part of Rotary Awareness Week.

The aims of the week are to enhance community awareness of Rotary and its numerous community programs in Australia, to increase awareness of Rotary i n te rn at io na l hum an it a ri a n community programs and to

Club Umina

increase the visibility of the volunteer Rotary clubs and attract new members.

During the week, 1200 Rotary clubs in Australia will be undertaking a variety of local activities to highlight the wide range of Rotary community programs and projects.

Umina Beach Rotary branch has been involved with youth programs in the Peninsula area throughout 2002, continuing its support of previous years.

They supplied $12,000 of equipment, including a DVD, computer games and a big screen TV, to the new premises of the Web Youth Service in Woy Woy. They have provided on-going funding and support to the hospitality course and agricultural farm at Umina High.

They also have awarded funding to a deserving year 11 student each year, to help them with their studies in year 12.

This year's awareness week will also raise funds for The Rotary Foundation’s polio eradication program which started in 1985.

The Australian Government

has agreed to match dollar for dollar funds raised, up to $10 million, to assist Rotary International in its commitment to eliminating polio by 2005, Rotary’s centenary year.

This contribution will be matched by donations from The World Bank, Microsoft founders Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United Nations Foundation, to buy and distribute vaccine.

Rotary volunteers also assist in the field with vaccinations.

In January last year, Rotary members, their families and friends joined health care workers in India to immunise 152 million children on a single day, the largest public health event in the world.

Members of Rotary in 163 countries, also helped transport vaccine, equip laboratories that track the disease, and contributed medical supplies to support the global effort.

By 2005, Rotary’s contributions to the global polio eradication effort are expected to reach over $960 million.

Alison Branley, press release, August 23

Kincumber Ritz

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Arts and Entertainment

Show explores mental illness Central Coast Disability Network will present "Barking Mad The Musical" at the Peninsula Community Centre Friday, September 13, at 7.30pm.

The show is sub-titled "Living with mental illness in a culture where sanity is a shopping franchise".

It is a performance by Maree Robertson, Ann Berminoham, Lonnie Martin, and Jane Carpenter The play is presented as "a courageous experiment in contemporary theatre".

Powerful stories of alienation and despair, chaos and struggle, sanctuary and survival are woven together through song and spoken vignette into a s ur pr isin gl y wa rm - he ar te d theatre experience, according to the show's publicity material.

The show was conceived and devised by Maree Robertson, a Brisbane-based folk musician and community worker, who since 1999 has found herself crossing and re-crossing the "line" that divides mental illness from mental health.

"Barking Mad - The Musical" is a both a serious and satirical exploration of her own and others' experiences of living on and near this line.

It examines how mental illness is viewed in our society, and was developed in close consultation with consumers of mental health services, as well as with workers in the mental health industry.

For further information, phone Phil Blarney at Central Coast Disability Network on 4324 2355.

Cost is $15 for adults and $10 concession.

Flyer, September 2

Painting excursion Central Coast Art Society holds "paint-outs" outdoor painting excursions every Tuesday.

There is one to be held at Hardys Bay on September 24.

It starts at 9 to 9:30am.

Participants are expected to bring painting materials and lunch.

For more information, call Coleen Martin on 4325 1420.

Newsletter, September 2

Woy Woy View Club rehearsing for an upcoming performance

Variety concert held A variety concert entitled "Music Makes Us Feel Younger" held on Sunday, August 25, was the culmination of months of rehearsals by the Peninsula Choir.

The Gosford City Brass Band

FPC

contributed to the afternoon's entertainment at Ettalong Baptist church.

Afternoon tea was provided by choir members with donations also from Bremen Patisserie, Simpsons Cakes, Umina Bakehouse, Umina Mall Cake Shop and Michel's Patisserie of

Woy Woy. Proceeds from the annual concert were donated to the religious education ministries.

Anyone interested in singing with the choir should contact the choir secretary on 4342 3751.

Bev Lapacek, August 28

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History

Federal politics was far from Woy Woy in 1899 In 1899, the nation's affairs were a long way from the peace and quiet of South Woy Woy. However, in June, landowners in the district were called upon to vote in a referendum that was to decide if New South Wales wished to become part of a federation of States to form a Commonwealth.

The second such referendum held, the result was a vote of favour of Federation.

Perhaps local people read about the rampage and subsequent capture of Jimmy Governor during the year, or the arrival in May of a new State Governor, Earl Beauchamp.

Our State was involved in two international conflicts during the year – in July, New South Wales offered a contingent of volunteers to fight the Boers in South Africa, and the following month, a naval contingent left Sydney for China to fight in the Boxer rebellion.

Closer to home, the people of Woy Woy and the Correa Bay area were lightly governed.

The boundaries of the only local council in the district, the Borough of Gosford, embraced only the township of Gosford.

The main railway construction was completed, although there were still railway workers in the area, quarrying ballast, working on track maintenance, and probably the construction of sidings.

Two censuses held in 1891 and 1901 provide some information about the people of Woy Woy. 1891 The local timber industry had

found a new lease of life with the need for railway sleepers, and the exchange of goods and produce was greatly facilitated by the service offered by the railway.

The district was becoming more densely populated, and there was a need for ten census collectors to distribute and collect the forms in 1891.

The census was taken midApril and completed and certified between April 15 and 17.

Census Collector, Robert John White, made an effort to include every dwelling, inhabited or not.

Living at Woy Woy were: Abraham Parkes (2 males, 1 female) Fredrick Wm. Taylor (2, 1) Seymore Lukene (2, 2) (The collector commented that the original form was ‘not filled in right’, and was replaced with another.)

Peter Swansen (3, 2) William Adams (1, 3) William Good (3, 2) (A total of 13 males and 11 females living at Woy Woy in April, 1891.)

Additionally, the Rev. Canon King is listed as a ‘householder’ of two uninhabited houses ‘constructed of wood and iron, 4 + 2 rooms respectively’.

There was also a camp of men who were probably railway workers: Thomas McKay (1 male) – camp Alec Anderson (2 males) – camp Mauriel Boland (2 males) – camp Richard Young (1 male) – camp

John Hobson (1 male) – camp It was recorded that William Mullens, who had been camped with the last seven males, had ‘left the work before census night’.

Inflating the numbers were the men employed at the ballast quarry at south Woy Woy, ‘sleeping in Government tents’: Charles Andrews (2) Frances Barker Samuel Booth John Brown Frederick Buckley George Burke Agostino Lazzarini Alfred Leggin Samuel Luvelee Jeremiah Madden (2) William Mullins F. B. O’Hearn (2) Peter Pontoni Patrick Power (3 men) James Seymour (2) William Smith Thomas Stapleton Albert Stratford (2) Walter Swinfield (2) Henry George Taylor (2) Robert Thompson (2) Jantorio Vegro (2) Samuel Wright There was also Edward S. Luck (4 men occupying an old house, one of whom was John Burns).

Robert Cochrane, Martin Rob and Edward Zecherson were listed on the census form, but the collector had remarked ‘Travelling – camped out night of Sunday 5th inst.’.

Felix Brown had ‘left the work’ since having his census form given to him.

Another John Brown had been given a census form, but as he

Woy Woy Leagues

was a guard on the ballast train, he slept in the train van at Gosford Station on census night.

The problems in collecting the forms from the railway workers caused the collector to include a note with the returned census: I have felt great difficulty in dealing with Schedules filled in by the men now employed in getting ballast and reballasting the line west in my Sub District.

Their engagement is only temporary, and while employed, in m ost cases sleep in Government tents – two men in many instances occupying the same tent – they are not householders in the sense which I understand the term to be used in the regulations nor does one have priority over the other, when two occupy the same tent.

To avoid confusing Tents with Houses that have some character of permanence about them, I have inserted the word permanently in the blank at the foot of each page.

So, in 1891, added to the probable population of Woy Woy – 26, in six permanent dwellings – there were also about 40 men temporarily working close to the town, living in tents.

1901 In 1901, Census District No. 31 consisted of the whole of presentday Gosford City and Wyong Shire, as well as much of Lake Macquarie Shire.

The total population of this vast district was just 6,049, living in 1,234 dwellings.

There was an average of just under five people in each household.

There was a provision on the form to determine the number of ‘Chinese’ and ‘Aborigines’.

However, in the whole of the Census District, only three Chinese were counted, and no Aborigines.

The Correa Bay area was included in the Sub-District called ‘Between waters of Brisbane Water & Maintain Range’.

The Census Collector was once again Robert John White, who was required to distribute and collect returns from an area described as: ‘The islands and shipping of Brisbane Water & all between the Mountain ranges or Tableland and the waters edge of Brisb ane W ater and the Hawkesbury River from the intersection of the Railway at the

north of Narara Creek and the mountain range to Wiseman’s Ferry including Mangrove Creek as far as Popran Creek.’

The total population of this subdistrict was 689, living in 123 dwellings.

The a vera ge househol d consisted of almost six people.

Living at Woy Woy were: Abraham Parkes (5 males, 2 females) Frank Piper (1 male) James Parkes (7, 2) John Tolman (6, 7) James Murphy (2, 2) Robert Britliffe (5, 2) William H. Culral (3, 4) John Puscele (2, 1) Stanly Maifi (3, 1) John B. West (3, 1) A. Cameron (2, 2) John T. Jones (1 male) Mrs Henry Costeleg (4, 4) Charles Roberts (6, 4) John Cook (1, 2) Mr Gunston (1 male) James Borek (1 male) Robert Henderson (house not occupied on census night) John McMullen (3, 3) Arthur Webster (6, 1) Walter Stewart (4, 2) Mrs Burnes (1 female) James Green Vidler (1, 2) W. B. Solway (1, 2) W. Hughes (6, 1) Henry Parkes (1, 1) In the total of 122 people counted at Woy Woy on census night, it is impossible to say how many of these people were visitors to the area, staying at a guest house or a holiday cottage.

However, there is a good chance that a significant number were visitors, as it appears that the census was taken over Easter, which was already becoming a popular time for tourists to travel to Woy Woy. Some of the names in the 1901 census are familiar – Parkes, Vidler, and John B. West, the owner of an early store.

The population was certainly swelled by four men who had camped in Woy Woy on Sunday night, but ‘left by first train Monday leaving papers filled in’.

The census also tells us that there was one school established on the Peninsula, at Blackwall; but no church.

It is unclear from this census how many people were living in the South Woy Woy area.

Joan Fenton, July 2000

Woy Woy station showing the postal receiving office

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Education

Three nominated for appreciation awards Three individuals from Woy Woy Public School have been nominated for Central Coast District Appreciation Awards.

They are Mrs Lynne Eames, Mrs Kaye Denning and Ms Jenise Kelly.

School principal Mr Warrick Hannon said: "Mrs Lynne Eames, our early intervention teacher, is an educator who has great passion for her students and their families.

"She frequently goes beyond her duties to support her students and provides specific and productive programs to address their needs.

"Mrs Kaye Denning has served as P&C president for four years and has spent numerous volunteer hours in our school supporting the students and staff.

"She has significantly contributed to the progress of our school and continues to be a part of making our school what it is today.

"Ms Jenise Kelly, special education executive teacher at our school, has for many years managed her class with great skill and ability.

"She is extremely kno wle dgeab le rega rdi ng disability programs and has been a leader in this field at school supporting numerous students and teachers in various ways," Mr Hannon said.

Lynne, Kaye and Jenise will be presented with their awards at an official presentation at Terrigal High School on September 11.

School newslettter, August 23

The senior girls (12 years) 800m final at Woy Woy South Public School athletics carnival

Absolutely Australian Woy Woy Public School will both rehearse and perform "Absolutely Australian" as its Education Week activity this week.

Students and staff have spent a deal of time and energy organising the "Absolutely Australian" show.

All students in Years 3 to 6 students will participate in a

sports gala day on Friday, September 13.

O t h e r E d u c a t i o n W e ek celebrations will be postponed and the school will hold its own special day later in the year.

On Friday, November 8, a special open picnic day for the school community is planned to coincide with the school's walkathon.

Combined country fair The parents' associations of Brisbane Water Secondary College, Umina, Empire Bay and Ettalong Public Schools and St John the Baptist School have united to hold a combined schools country fair.

The fair will be held on Sunday, September 22, at Umina Oval

School newsletter, August 28

Dept of sport and rec

from 10am to 4pm.

Minister for Education Mr John Watkins will open the fair at 10am, followed by performances from students from the participating schools.

Raffle tickets are currently being circulated at a cost of $2 each.

First prize is a holiday for four people to the Gold Coast for five

nights and includes accommodation and airfares, tickets to three theme parks and $1000 spending money.

Second prize is a home computer package.

Third prize is a stereo TV with inbuilt DVD. School newsletter, August 9

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Education

A photo of Woy Woy Public School taken in the 1920s

Targetting talking and listening This year one of Pretty Beach Public School's target areas for improvement, identified in the 2001 annual school report, has been the English strand of "Talking and Listening".

Following a survey of teachers, students and parents last year, it became obvious that most thought the school was doing well in teaching reading and writing, the other two strands of the English syllabus.

However, Talking and Listening were seen as in need of improvement.

As a result, this year “Talking and Listening” has been a major focus of school-based training and development, increasing teachers’ familiarity with the NSW syllabus and planning teaching strategies to support students in reaching the required outcomes.

A speech therapist from the Department of Health has addressed the staff to help identify and support individual children

with receptive and expressive language problems and the school was implemented a whole school public speaking program.

The year 6 children have continued with the interschool de bati ng com p etit ion fr om previous years.

Teachers have reported to parents on student progress in Talking and Listening in their portfolios.

Newsletter, August 20

Spooks incorporated Empire Bay Primary School K2 will present Spooks Incorporated at 7pm on Tuesday, September 10, and Thursday, September

12, w ith a mat inee performance at 1pm on Wednesday, September 11.

There was a dress rehearsal for all children to watch Monday,

September 9.

The cost for a family of two adults and two children is $10, $4 for adults and $2 for children.

Flyer, August 28

Comment on comments Woy Woy Public School principal, Mr Warrick Hannon, has written to parents regarding community comments about the school.

Mr Hannon stated in a school newsletter: "Most comments we receive about our school are positive.

"We have a strong reputation in the local community as a school which focuses on literacy, numeracy and student welfare while providing varied extra curricular activities for our students.

"However there occasionally arises the need for parents to voice an opinion of concern.

"We welcome the opportunity to discuss these issues so that we can 'make things right' for everybody.

Newsletter, September 4

Danita wins art school Danita Weatherstone, a year 6 student at Empire Bay Public School, has been accepted to enrol at Newtown Performing Arts High School.

Country fair

"What is unproductive is parents discussing school issues, in small groups, without following them up with school staff for a resolution.

"If parents have the need to complain, a special form has been provided to all Government schools to allow parents to write their opinions.

"These are available at the school office.

"I believe that our school staff and the vast majority of our school community is proud of our school.

"It does nothing for the esteem of our students and community for individuals or groups to publicly admonish aspects of our school without first discussing the issues with appropriate personnel," Mr Hannon stated.

The audition process is competitive with many students who applied missing out.

Danita will be performing at the "District Showcase" after a successful audition.

She will be performing a duet of "Pie Jesu".

The Central Coast District Showcase will present the best talent from Central Coast schools.

School newsletter, August 16

Mega raffle to aid ball Pretty Beach Public School is holding a "mega raffle" in aid of the school ball.

This year the prizes will include paintings from renowned artists, a sailing cruise on the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater, local bed and breakfast stays, pamper packages, and dinner and a show at Lizotte's on the Beach.

The ball and raffle will be the school's major fundraising for this year.

Last year alone, the raffle raised more than $5000.

Being the 75th anniversary of the school, it is hoped the school can improve on this amount.

The raffle will be drawn at the picnic day planned for the 75th anniversary celebrations.

Church

School newsletter, August 8

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Education

St John teachers nominated Two teachers from St John the Baptist school in Woy Woy have been nominated for a prestigious award.

Mr Chris McGinley and Mrs Melanie Bolwell have been nominated for Quality Teaching Awards made by the NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Education.

The teachers' nomination reflect recognition by members of the school community for their dedication and commitment to teaching.

In 2002, up to 60 awards will be made to teachers from educational institutions across NSW. The Quality Teaching Awards recognise and applaud

accomplished teaching practise through a process involving referees reports, professional learning portfolios and workplace visits.

Teachers participate in the awards on a voluntary basis.

Now in its second year, the awards and associated research project were developed by the NSW Chapter of the College with funding from the State Minister of Education.

Some 57 teachers received an inaugural Quality Teaching Award from the Minister, Mr John Watkins, at a function at Government House, Sydney, last year.

The Minister has supported the awards again in 2002.

To debate in Sydney Students from Umina campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College are to represent the Central Coast in debating in Sydney.

Emma Hamilton, Lauren Collins, Alex Beaton and Daniel Stone practiced the skills of competition debating, two or three lunchtimes a week.

The team became Central Coast Zone 1 champions, defeating both Berkeley Vale Community High School and Gosford High School.

The team then took on zone 2 winners, Tuggerah Lakes College, to decide who would represent the Central Coast region against zone winners in Sydney.

The team members were a little nervous in their first home debate but were able to demonstrate their intelligence and fighting spirit in successfully defending the proposition that "planting cabbages is better than planting roses".

School newsletter, August 16

Open night at Woy Woy campus Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy will hold an Education Week open night at the school tonight, Tuesday, September 10.

This will coincide with the Year 8 parent and student information evening about the courses available for 2003.

This information session will

Donnie and Elaine Makepeace are pictured looking over grandson Nathan’s work in Kinder Red.

Press release, August 27

start at 6:30pm.

The static and active displays will start at 7pm and go until 8:30pm.

Parents and students will have the opportunity to talk with head teachers and teachers as they go around to see the students' work on display.

School newsletter, August 30

Bob Gordon

Grandparent's day at Ettalong Ettalong Public School held its annual Grandparents' Day last week, with grandparents travelling from all over to see their grandchildren sing and entertain them during their assembly.

After the assembly, grandparents joined the children in their classrooms to look at what the children had been learning this year.

This was followed by a cup of tea and a chance to swap stories with other proud grandparents.

The Makepeace family have

had students at Ettalong School since its beginning almost 75 years ago.

Donnie and Elaine were at Grandparents' Day to see grandsons Jordan and Nathan.

Liz McMinn, September 3

John gains high distinction John Besley of Woy Woy South Public School has gained a high distinction in the recent Australian Schools English Competition.

John was placed in the top one per cent of competitors at a Year 3 level.

He also achieved distinction level in the Australian Writing Competition.

As a result of their efforts, nine students have been invited to participate in the Australian Talent Search in mid-2003.

In the recent first round of offers for selective high school

places in 2003 for Year 7, offers were made to Woy Woy South students Rachel Mumford, Melissa Baker, James Way and Hannah Carle.

One other student is on the reserve list and Jack Anderson received an offer of placement to Farrar Agricultural College.

School newsletter, September 3

Five gain high distinction Five students from year 9 and year 10 at Brisbane Water Secondary College have achieved a high distinction in the Australia Geography Competition.

They

were

Lauren

Collins,

David Dollin, John McConaghey and Samantha Travers from year 10 and Scott Meulman from year 9.

Five students achieved a Distinction.

They were Neill Dorrington, Josh Meyers, Taryn Rodier, Brett

Kids Camelot

Stanton and Taryn Tiko from year 10.

Approximately 64,000 students from 700 schools entered the competition, including 27 from the local college.

School newsletter, August 16

Page 24 – Peninsula News– 10 September 2002

Sport

South Sydney Rabbitohs visit Woy Woy campus Rabbitohs players Andrew Hi ns on a nd Dun c an MacGillivray have visited Woy Woy campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College to provide rugby league clinics and a road safety message.

Special Minister of State, Mr John Della Bosca, welcomed the visit which was part of the "Bunnies in the Bush" program, which combined football clinics with the Motor Accidents Authority’s "Arrive alive" youth road safety program.

Mr Della Bosca said the visit meant the Rabbitohs had reached more than 1000 Central Coast students.

“This visit to the Central Coast is the third by Rabbitohs players as part of the Bunnies in the Bush program.

"They have previously visited Green Point Baptist College and The Entrance Campus of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary

College,” Mr Della Bosca said.

“It’s also the final visit of the 17-week state-wide.

“Apart from reflecting the importance of the Central Coast to the Rabbitohs, the visit also reflects the high incidence of crashes and serious injuries involving young people in the area.

“Last year, 17-25 year olds were involved in 586 out of a total 2196 accidents on the Central Coast, representing 27 per cent of all people involved in accidents.

"Three were killed and 151 injured.

“In their face-to-face talks with students, the Rabbitohs have been emphasising that many crashes would never have happened without contributing factors like risk-taking, alcohol, speed and fatigue.

“In NSW, 17-25 year old males are more than twice as likely to be killed or injured on our roads,” Mr Della Bosca said.

South Sydney players holding a training session at Woy Woy college campus

Swimmers hold championships The Umina Blue Swimmers held their club championships at the Pearl Beach rock pool on Sunday, September 1, followed by a Fathers' Day function to complete the 2002 season.

Maurie Hayes was the winner of the 2002 Club Championship point score and Dean Hillard was winner of the Open 30m and 60m races.

With an increase in the member numbers this season, it was not surprising to see some new faces among the winners.

In all events, other than the over-40 events, the 30m and the 60m winners were the same person.

The winners were: Dean

Thursday social bowls at Everglades Country Club

Social bowls is popular Up to 50 bowlers have been regularly attending Thursday social bowls at Everglades Country Club.

Mufti triples has also been popular, with several of the newer Thursday bowlers signing up to play in the all cream colours of the club at the Wednesday and

Saturday events.

Any social member of the ‘Glades is able to receive instruction on the rudimentary principles of the game.

A set of bowls can be provided, left or right hand sets being available.

Luncheon is served on the green-keepers concourse at

1pm, with the rolling of the jack occurring at 1.30pm.

Games finish at 4pm.

Cost for lunch, game of bowls, a chance at six prizes (three chickens and three bottles of wine) is $4.

Everglades Bulletin, September 3

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Hillard (open - all ages), Maurie Hayes (Over 65), Jim Dufly (Over 60), lan Lindsay (Over 55), Allan Moffitt (Over 50), Ken Gordon (Over 45), Grant Hayes (Over 35), Peter Pearce (Over 30), Ben Smith (Over 25), Dean Hillard (Over 20), Josh Hodges (Under 20), Shane Brown (Over 13) and Scott Aitchison (Handicap).

In the over-40 events, the 30m was won by Steve Brown and the 60m by Mick Ball.

The open relay was won by The Tinglers and the handicap relay by The Lobsters.

The Blue Swimmers presentation night will be held at Club Umina on Saturday, October 19, and all members past and present are welcome.

Graham Tangye, September 3

Girls win soccer Woy Woy South's Girls Knockout Soccer team played Niagara Park PS at James Brown Oval on Thursday, August 15.

Woy Woy South played above their standard to score two goals

against the gusty wind and a polished team to win 3-1.

The girls displayed teamwork and "great sportsman-like behaviour".

School newsletter, August 20

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Gosford Council has received a petition, with 34 signatures, from the residents stating that, since the leasing of the substation at the western end of Osborne Ave to the Police & Citizens Youth Club, there has been a dramatic increase in the volume and speed of vehicles using Osborne Ave. Council agenda P.079, August 27

Box drain requested Residents of Shoalhaven Dr, South Woy Woy, have asked Gosford Council to construct a box drain in the vicinity of the rear of properties 8 to 18 Shoalhaven Dr. A petition, with six signatures, asked for a drain which would allow water to flow into the closed drain installed recently by Mr Bruce Kerr.

The petitioners feared that, otherwise, water would run into the backs of their properties.

Council agenda P.092, August 27

Call for parking change Gosford Council has been asked to reverse its decision to create a no parking zone next to Umina Public School.

In a letter to the council, the school's principal said the 10 spaces were currently used for staff parking and should be kept that way.

The school had no onsite staff parking area, the council was told.

The Department of Education and Training was investigating the possibility of securing land that may provide onsite parking for staff.

Until this eventuates, the council was told the school feels that the 10 spaces were better suited to staff parking than to being a "kiss and ride" no parking zone.

The traffic committee recommended that the matter be deferred to allow a site inspection with the school principal a n d B u s w a y s representatives.

Council agenda TR.02.045, September 3

Page 26 – Peninsula News– 10 September 2002

Sport

Leagues club sponsors touch football The Peninsula Junior Touch Association received sponsorship from Woy Woy Leagues Club, for referees and equipment in the competition's inaugural season.

Woy Woy Leagues Club manager Mr Michael Creighton said: “It's great to get involved with the Peninsula Junior Touch Association in its inaugural season.

"Hopefully the relationship will build and be a benefit to both parties."

Touch association president From left, Mayor Robert Bell, Councillor Judith Penton, president of Woy Woy Cricker Club Kevin Dewar, former president of the Sydney Swans Jeff Bottrill, and president of the Sydney Swans Kier McSkimming.

Rogers park complex opened The new Rodgers Park Complex was officially opened on Wednesday, August 28.

Gosford Mayor Cr Robert Bell opened the facility in Dunban Rd, Woy Woy. The $290,000 Rodgers Park complex was a joint initiative of Gosford Council's "financial strategy", NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, Woy Woy Cricket Club and Peninsula Swans AFL Club.

Council funded about 90 per cent of the cost, with the department providing $24,000, the football club $10,000 and some painting and the cricket club the kitchen fit-out and some painting also.

The first stage of the building is complete with change rooms, kiosk, storage, disabled facility and public toilets.

The second stage involves construction of a club room.

The foundations for this were

included in stage one.

"The building is built on a former tip site and involved setting piles through the waste to solid ground.

"This raised the cost of the building.

“The facility is a great community asset.

"It has an energy-conscious design with instantaneous gas hot water and lights triggered by movement sensors,” said Cr Bell.

Press release, September 2

Disabled riders want help Jenny Cameron of Umina and Garry Kirkby of St Huberts Island are looking for other Peninsula residents to help with the Central Coast branch of Riding for the Disabled.

Jenny is the branch president and Garry is vice-president and they are among several residents

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of the Peninsula who volunteer their time.

The volunteers aid disabled students from schools including Woy Woy Primary and Umina Primary who often visit the riding school.

The riding school opened a new fully-equipped equestrian area in March and began teaching classes in the new facility in August.

Garry has been involved with the association for the last four years.

He said that the association desperately needed volunteers.

He said that volunteers did not need to know about working with horses or with disabled people.

All they needed was enthusiasm and a couple of hours a week.

“I originally got involved because I needed exercise for my bad knees and have since needed an operation on them from volunteering so much!

"You get hooked,” he said.

He said that he had found his time with the association rewarding, recalling the story of a 10-year-old girl who spoke for the first time while riding a horse at the centre.

“It’s the sort of thing that brings

tears to your eyes,” he said.

“A lot of wheelchair-bound students have never been higher than a wheelchair in their lives, and riding horses allows them to bond with an animal and experience things from a new perspective,” he said.

Mr Kirkby was also thankful for all the help from the local community, commercial radio station 2G0’s "Give me 5 for Kids", the federal and state government and other organisations who had generously donated time and money to the association, for the construction of its new indoor equestrian area.

“It means we can function whether it is rain or shine outside,” he said.

The association operates in Kangoo Rd, Kariong, next to the Juvenile Justice Centre.

It is open six days a week, providing three one-hour riding lessons per day to disabled students.

Anyone wishing to make a donation or to volunteer can contact the association on 4340 0388, Jenny Cameron on 4384 2505, Garry Kirkby on 4341 8292.

Alison Branley, September 3

Mr Tony Harris said: “Our committee is excited about the Woy Woy Leagues Club support.

"It’s a real kick-start for our club and greatly appreciated.

"When you have a fledgling club like ours, the kind of support that Woy Woy Leagues have offered is an enormous boost.”

He said: "We are looking forward to our registration days, on the September 18 and 23.

"The feedback so far has been positive."

Cost for the season is $35 which includes a playing shirt.

Riley Sohier, September 3

Charity day raises $2700 Everglades Women’s Bowling Club held its annual charity day at Everglades Country Club on July 13.

Great interest was shown in the many stalls and raffles conducted and the day resulted in $2700 being donated to “Cancer Research for Children”.

President Norma thanked all present for their generosity and the hard working organizers for making this day such a success.

The winning team was Beryl Willey (skip), Mim Rose, Val Douglas and Marion Collins and the runners-up were Elaine Goodfellow (skip), Norma Horne, Joy Forrester and Marie Pedemont.

The club has won a prestige district event, The Wolenski Shield.

The team was Audrey Tucker (skip), Pat Walsh, Mary Ellis and Elaine Vincent.

The team went on to win the Zone Final convincingly 28–10 against Valentine at Maitland City on July 21.

Now it’s on to Sydney to play off for the State Finals in October.

The Club Triples Championship was won by Gwen Hewson (skip), Val Leggett and Mary Ellis with the runners-up were Audrey Tucker (skip), Pat Walsh and Fay Wood.

The “Kingfisher Women’s Open” at Umina, a popular local event, had the team from Everglades of Audrey Tucker (skip), Pat Walsh, Mary Ellis and Claire Stanley coming second out of 42 teams.

The Buckworth Shield, played between the four Peninsula Clubs, was played at Everglades on August 20.

The winners were Ettalong with Everglades only four shots behind.

Iris Bate, August 28

College footballers go to Ballina Dawn on Monday, August 12, saw a mini-bus with 16 keen Brisbane Water Secondary College (BWSC) footballers and three eager teachers aboard heading north to Ballina.

The game started at a furious pace with both sides playing open attacking football and then the injuries hit.

Lachlan Hardwick (knee ligaments) and David Hyde (back) were early casualties and were to take no further part in the game.

BWSC was certainly in trouble but, to the boys' credit and 'never say die' attitude, BWSC were definitely well in the game at halftime at 12-all.

Missed opportunities and

mistakes were costing BWSC dearly but the half-time score was all good.

The second half proved tougher than the first.

With injuries to Morrick Counsell and Shane Lewis, the team was soon reduced to 11 players.

Unbelievably BWSC scored during this time to make the score 16-18 and somehow BWSC were still a fighting chance.

However, yet another injury, this time to try-scorer Daniel Fitzgerald saw our numbers reduced to 10.

Ballina with a huge player advantage finally wore BWSC down to run out winners 36-24.

School newsletter, August 23

10 September 2002 - Peninsula News - Page 27

Sport

Jan Henry wins singles Everglades women's golf club's Singles KO winner was Jan Henry from Liz Gordon last month.

In an exciting match with some good golf played by both, experience won on the day.

New player Anita Upton showed the more experienced players how it’s done with a great win in the Shootout event held on August 13.

Runner-up was Margaret Quinlivan, who was the inaugural winner of this event two years ago.

Phyllis Oman took out the honours in the A Grade District Brooch event played on August 19 at Terrigal in the annual Charity Day competition.

Veteran pair Bev Crowther and Hien McManus are the Foursomes Champions for 2002 carding a score of 125.

They won after a close tussle with Shirley Bailey and Gwen Gray, who were the runners-up with a score of 126.

Division 2 winners were Fay Spence and Linda Birrell with 148 from Jan Montgomery and Camille Gougeon with 150 on a countback.

A cocktail party and presentation of trophies took place after the event, followed by dinner in the Evergreen Restaurant.

Junior player Corrina Starkey is setting a scorching pace in her quest for a single figure handicap.

Corrina started out in the first week of August with a handicap of 25 but this did not last long after she returned a score of 42 Stableford points on the Saturday, playing six under her handicap and reducing to 23.

She followed this up on the Sunday with 41 Stableford points, playing four under her new handicap and ending up on a handicap of 21.

Pro Darren Chivas was proud of his protege, as were golfing parents Yvonne and Peter.

From left, secretary of Killcare surf club John Kearnes, Mayor Robert Bell, Umina surf club president Brian Paull, and Ocean Beach surf club president David Unger.

Cheques for surf clubs Gosford mayor Cr Robert Bell presented cheques to local surf clubs and Surf Life Saving Central Coast on Monday, September 2.

The special presentation was held at Ocean Beach Surf Club, Trafalgar Ave, Umina.

Surf Life Saving Central Coast CEO Mr Peter James accepted a cheque of behalf of the local branch.

G osfor d Counc il has provided an annual subsidy of

$5000 to each of Gosford’s nine surf life saving clubs.

It has also provided $10,000 to the Surf Life Saving Association, Central Coast.

The funding helped offset c o s ts a s s oc i a t e d w i t h equipment, maintenance, de v e l opm en t pr o gr a m s , administration costs and the continuation of the clubs’ general surf life saving services.

to the surf life saving clubs ensures our life savers are better resourced to meet the needs of the community," said Cr Bell.

Cheques were presented to representatives of Avoca, Copacabana, Killcare, MacMasters, North Avoca, Ocean Beach, Terrigal, Umina and Wamberal surf life saving clubs.

Press release, August 30

"Council’s ongoing commitment

Bowling activity slows Pictured are (from left) Dylan Francis under 19, Patrick Thom 2nd grade and Luke Maloney 1st grade.

Bunnies eliminated Umina Rugby League Football Club's senior season came to a close on Sunday, August 25, when its last team was eliminated from the finals series.

The last grade eliminated was the under-19s, which reached the final against The Entrance only to be beaten 25 to 4.

Second gra de lost i t s preliminary final match to Erina a week earlier, 24 points to 12,

after having been 12-all at half time.

First grade lost its semi-final match a week earlier again, also to Erina, 44 to 14.

Players from all three grades met after the under-19s match and "celebrated" their season through to Monday afternoon, many donning women's clothing and other humourous outfits, purchased from St Vincent de Paul at Woy Woy. Cec Bucello, August 26

Medals for physie club Members of Ettalong Beach Physical Culture Club competed at Woy Woy on August 4.

The club won two first place medals, one second place, two third, three fourth, three fifth and three sixth place medals.

At Nelson Bay on August 10, they won a second place medal and two fourth places.

On August 25 at Milperra, they won a first place, two second, a third, two fourth and a fifth place medal.

Cheryle Lovatt, September 4

Bowling activity is slowing down at Everglades Men's Bowling Club as the season winds down.

The consistency singles have been disrupted by rain and zone events, but they are up to the quarter finals and should be finished by the end of

September.

The mixed pairs have come to a conclusion and, after two fiercely contested semi finals, the final was played between the Hewsons (Gwen and Ted) and the O’Connors (Sue and Barry).

After a game which was played at a high standard and in the best

sportsmanship, Gwen and Ted Hewson defeated Sue and Barry O’Connor.

A large number of players turned out for the visit from Cronulla and more visits are to be scheduled in the future.

Barry O’Connor, August 28

Pro-am played at Everglades The Everglades Pro-am has been played and won by Ben Oxley with a great five under par round of 62.

Planning for next year's Pro-am has already begun and the committee has invited members to suggest their ideas to make the day even better.

The Club Championships are fast approaching with the first round to be held Saturday, September 28.

The round originally programmed for the October long weekend has been deferred one week.

The entry sheet for the championships is in the Everglades Pro Shop.

Sunday, September 29, is president's and captains' day.

The entry sheet will be out two weeks before with a separate sheet for dinner bookings.

On the golf course, work continues on the new seventh green with the golf committee

approving the design at the last meeting.

It was also resolved that the greens committee put a proposal to the committee to have a program to renovate all the tees.

Bob Gordon

Paul Thorpe, August 28

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Ettalong school's bronze medal safety award

Della Bosca recognises school sports safety program Ettalong Public School's sports safety program has been recognised by Minister for Industrial Relations, Mr John Della Bosca, with a visit to the school.

The Ettalong school won a bronze medal in last year’s Sports Safety Awards for its innovative Be Careful, Be Sensible, Behave program in all sporting and physical education activities conducted by the school.

“By making sport as safe as possible, we can improve participation rates and encourage more people to adopt a healthy, active lifestyle,” said Mr Della Bosca.

“Reducing risks is also the key to lower insurance premiums.”

Since the introduction of the program last year, there had been a decrease in the number of students injured in sporting and physical activities at the school.

As well as winning the bronze

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medal, the school collected a cricket helmet complete with full face mask and some broad-brimmed cricket fielding hats courtesy of the Sporting Injuries Committee and Albion Hat and Cap Company.

Nominations for this year’s Sports Safety Awards close on September 30 and nomination forms could be downloaded from the Committee’s w e b s i t e a t www.sportinginjuries.nsw.gov.au Press release, August 30