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Place manager mooted for Peninsula The State Government will fund a "place manager" for the Peninsula as part of a $250,000 allocation to address a range social issues, according to Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales. Mr W ales "cautiously welcomed" the announcement that the money had been allocated to improve management of youth issues, older people in the community, economic development and jobs growth, in conjunction with Gosford Council. "We are of the understanding that this allocation was, in part, as a result of the highly successful Peninsula economic strategy, Peninsula Vision, undertaken by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, the State Government, the Commonwealth and Gosford Council. "Peninsula Vision aims to introduce a place management system on the Peninsula, which will empower the local community to assume more responsibility over the management of the town centres and economic growth in the area." Mr Wales said that in recent discussions with the Premier's Department it was indicated that the money would fund a place manager. "The responsibilities would cover a wider range of community activities than we
envisaged and not necessarily restricted to economic development," said Mr Wales. "This announcement would appear to be a move in the right direction." He said a place manager would be "spread thin on the ground" if their responsibilities were to cover youth issues and older people in the community, as well as improving the management of economic development and jobs growth. Mr Wales said that one of the key factors affecting Peninsula youth was the scarcity of local jobs and career opportunities. "It is absolutely imperative that resources be directed to improving employment and investment opportunities on the Woy Woy Peninsula. "A fully focused place management system must be implemented if they are to have any hope of creating jobs and improving the fortunes of our local young people. "The NSW State Government funding allocation might be well intentioned but could be wasted if the tasks expected of the place manager are too broad and under-resourced." State member for Peats, Marie Andrews, thanked the chamber of commerce for welcoming the announcement. "There are a wide range of issues, including youth, seniors, job growth and economic development, which the State Government will be implementing in partnership with Gosford City Council," she said.
The ferry arrives at Woy Woy to commence its regular service to Empire Bay
Ferry service re-launched The Woy Woy to Davistown ferry service was relaunched last Friday, October 4. The Member for Peats, Marie Andrews, launched a $1.45 million custom-built ferry on its trial run on Brisbane Water from Woy Woy Wharf at 10.30am. Ms Andrews and proprietor of Palm Beach Ferries, Mr Peter Verrils, both cut a blue ribbon to launch the operations. Ms Andrews gave a short speech, before taking the onehour round trip to Davistown. “It was excellent, a beautiful trip. "I’d recommend it to anyone,” she said. The trial is the first step to the reinstatement of the ferry service.
Quarry may join national park Bulls Hill quarry could become part of Brisbane Water National Park, with rehabilitation of the area becoming the responsibility of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). An inter-departmental meeting was held on September 26 to discuss rehabilitation of the site. Attending were representatives
of the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC), the Environmental Protection Authority, NSW Fisheries, NPWS and Gosford Council. DLWC's general manager of land, Mr Graham Harding, said the purpose of the meeting was "to look at opportunities for the site and look for possible ways for rehabilitation". "These are still being looked at.
"The preference at the moment is for the site to be added to Brisbane Water National Park. "The site has now been stabilized with proper sedimentation controls," Mr Harding claimed. Alison Branley, October 4
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The previous Davistown to Woy Woy ferry service stopped operating in August 2001. Ms Andrews said that she thought the new service had a much better chance. “The last ferry operator was a single route operator. "This operator runs the Ettalong to Palm beach ferry as well,” she said. “A number of people took advantage of the previous service, commuters, students and tourists,” she said. Ms Andrews said that the new service was convenient for commuters as they could commute from the Davistown area, jump on train at Woy Woy and not have to worry about parking. She said it would also be an excellent service for tourism in the area. Member for Gosford, Mr Chris Hartcher, wrote to those who would have access to the ferry in Empire Bay, Saratoga and Davistown areas, to inform them of the ferry's launch with details of how to catch the new service The ferry will go to Saratoga, Davistown and Empire Bay. Timetables will be available from Davistown RSL and Empire Bay Real Estate office. The first service will depart
Woy Woy at 6:15am and the last service will depart Woy Woy at 6:50pm. The stops will be at Woy Woy wharf, Veterans Hall (Saratoga), Lintern St, Central (Davistown), Pine Ave and Empire bay. "The service operator, Palm Beach Ferries, will conduct the trials to fine tune the timetable and get passengers accustomed to the route," Ms Andrews said. " I ' m ve r y p l e a s e d t h e Government has given the green light for a return of the ferry service on Brisbane Water and I encourage both locals and tourists to take part in the trial to show support. "The new ferry has been custom-built and is an environmentally-friendly, lowwash catamaran with a capacity to carry 220 passengers," she said. The trial ferry service will operate 10 daily return journeys Monday and Friday between Woy Woy and Davistown. Six return journeys will run on weekends and public holidays between W oy W oy and Davistown, as well as a number of one-way journeys from Woy Woy. Information on the ferry can be f o u n d a t www.palmbeachferry.com.au
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More police planned at Woy Woy Premier Mr Bob Carr, Police Minster Mr Michael Costa and Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews, were at Woy Woy Police station on Friday, September 27, to announce increased police numbers for the station. Mr Carr had lunch at Gnostic Mana café before he and Ms Andrews walked down Blackwall Rd speaking to locals about issues including policing on the Peninsula. Meeting Mr Costa at Woy Woy Police station, Mr Carr and Ms Marie Andrews announced at least 15 general duties police would be assigned to Woy Woy as part of a new crime prevention plan for the Woy Woy Peninsula and a $533,752 "community solutions" package. “It means a minimum of 15 general duties officers starting and finishing their shifts at Woy Woy and continuing to use the station as a 24-hour base to patrol the local area,” he said. “We’re proud of the strategy the police and Marie Andrews have worked out here and the way that the increased numbers are going to be used to make it a safer community,” he said. Mr Costa said that the 15 officers were a result of record police numbers. “Also it’s a function of consultation with the community, and the intense lobbying of the Local Member to have general duties police work out of the station,” he said. Ms Andre ws used the announcement to congratulate local police. “I want to say how pleased I am that we’ve got 17 new police in this area and might I say that the local police do a great job,” she said. Mr Carr agreed thanking police for the job they did. He said the government was now supporting the force with increased police numbers and tougher sentencing laws. “We want to free up their time so they can be responding to crime, and working on the streets. "We also want to see that there’s jail not bail for repeat offenders, so that police are not on a treadmill, not arresting people and them getting out of jail,” he said. In addition to more police, the "community solutions" package included a domestic violence perpetrators' program, drug-free dance parties for young people on the Peninsula and improved
The Woy Woy tidal pool may have the present nylon mesh replaced with a more expensive and longer-lasting stainless steel barrier.
Police Minister Michael Costa (left) and Premier Bob Carr (centre) talk to Woy Woy police access to transport for people on the Peninsula including making mini-buses and other vehicles available for wider community use. “Marie, you’ve got your result. "You lobbied for increased police numbers. You’ve got it. "There will be more on the way in December when we have another big passing out parade,” Mr Carr said. Mr Costa also said that it was important that police be deployed to meet community needs. “That’s why we’ve set up PACT, our police accountability team. "The first one’s due to meet in this area soon. “This is one of the results you will see out of that process: better deployment of police, record numbers of police and m ore im portantly greater consultation with the community about crime prevention strategies,” he said. Mr Costa cited the trial of criminal infringement notices on the Peninsula. “These are the notices that allow police to deal with minor offences in a cost-effective manner to get them on our streets,” he said. Alison Branley, press releases, September 27
Wales welcomes police Liberal Candidate for Peats, Cr Debra Wales, has w elcom ed t he St at e Government announcement that extra general duties police would be assigned to Woy Woy Police Station. She said the action followed repeated requests from the NSW Liberal Party for the extra front line police on the Peninsula. "Whilst I welcomed the announcement that general duties police will be assigned to Woy Woy Police Station, you will have to forgive the community for being a little skeptical about the news," Cr Wales said. "The NSW Liberal Party has been pushing hard over the last four years for the return of general duties police to Woy Woy Police Station especially after the closure by State Labor Government of the ill-fated Umina police shop front last year. "However, nobody yet knows what the term 'assigned' actually means and whether criminals will be able to be charged at Woy Woy. "If the Woy Woy police station is to be just a check-in check-out point, then this is a far cry from fully-operational status. Cr Wales said that, if elected to
Government in March 2003, the NSW Liberal Party would ensure that Woy Woy police station was re-instated to fully operational status. "Despite the assurances of the Local Member and the NSW police service, the community is still experiencing high levels of crime and the 15 general duties police now being assigned to Woy Woy police station is an admission from the State Labor Government that crime levels on the Peninsula have not improved under the system," Cr Wales concluded.
The cost of replacing the nylon mesh with a stainless steel barrier is to be budgeted for consideration in the 2004005 council program. The cost to upgrade the facility to a stainless steel enclosure is $135,000 for a predicted life of 20 to 25 years instead of the estimated five year life of a nylon barrier which costs $15,000. Cr Craig Doyle suggested that a sinking fund needed to be established if there was going to be a large bill associated with a decision to use the stainless steel mesh. Council was told the community would be consulted before a decision was made. Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda CS.053, September 24
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Arts forum confirms the magic I have always known the Central Coast was a magic place and the recent Arts and Culture Forum presented at the Peninsula community centre has confirmed this. Following the formal opening which featured an Indigenous dance group, the Mayor of Gosford welcomed the 100 participants to the newly developed Peninsula Theatre complex and invited them to join in the spirit of collaboration in helping shape the future of the Arts and Culture on the Central Coast. Michelle Hall, the cultural policy officer for the Local Government and Shires Association, inspired the gathering with the wonderful news that the Central Coast has been recognised as being an area in need of assistance for the development of arts and culture. Michelle spoke on how the arts and culture were important to communities and that nongovernment organizations should become actively involved in the planning process. Clarissa Arndt gave a visual presentation of the newlydeveloped Blacktown Arts Centre. Alan Glover, the president of the Wollombi Artists, gave an entertaining insight into how an independent theatre company can not only help a community find its unique identity but how it can also progress toward becoming a viable organization. It not only provided entertainment for its region but it also generated employment opportunities through sustainable projects such as its annual arts festival. The workshop that I participated in dealt specifically with public art. It was facilitated by a current member of the
Fusion organising committee and the groups included amateur and professional artists as well as community workers and council officers. In the short time, we were given we recognised the need for community consultation when planning and designing facilities for public art and we drafted recommendations for how this could be achieved. The group recognised that strategic planning was fundamental to the success of any project and suggestions were documented as to how planning could be facilitated and the community could contribute to these plans in a coherent manner. One suggestion was for the development of a tool kit that would give community organizations a level of expertise that would enable them to actively contribute to the planning of public buildings, arts events and projects and therefore ensuring community ownership of these. The council officer gave an example of a newly -developed park where the local households had each designed there own unique mosaic for the pathway that had been designed to represent one of the endangered reptile species of the area. He described the enthusiasm the residents demonstrated toward this project and how it was one of the few parks that had not been vandalised. Each person in this workshop agreed that the success of any arts projects often depended on how well that project was coordinated and developed and how it was both important that the Central Coast recognise and project its unique identity while at the same time making certain it did not become insular.
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The equal importance of both permanent and ephemeral art was noted as well as the need to maintain a balance of the types of art that are shown and used in public places. The final sessions of the day saw the gathering split into faculty meetings where each artistic discipline was represented. The dance faculty involved representatives from a diverse range of dance styles and the first thing that the group agreed on was that participation in dance could be social, training or performance and that it was an art form in its own right. The group agreed also that when planning dance activities that more attention needed to be given to the development of these events and that more awareness was needed regarding safe dance requirements, project funding and administration and the quality of presentation. I presented a draft proposal for the development of dance in the area which was adopted by this meeting as being a good starting point for further work in this area and was submitted as the list of suggestions from the dance faculty. I would be more than pleased to be contacted by any dance artist or arts worker who would like to be involved in this process of dance development on the Central Coast. As Gosford Council will be facilitating this development as much as possible I feel that this is a great opportunity for innovative work to be done in this area and from the dancers I have spoken to, it will be a very welcome move. Finally, I will also be participating in a survey sent out from the NSW Premier's Department concerning nong o ve r n m e n t o r g a n i za t i o n s capacity building. This is another great initiative for this area and is focused on exploring ways that organisational support services could be utilised at a local level. Once again there will be a forum concerning this which will this time be held at Wyong. My participation in the survey and the forum will once again be as an advocate for dance and I will be looking at ways of linking this initiative to the those demonstrated by Gosford Council. This all appears very promising for dance on the Central Coast and it is crucial that I present informed discussions regarding dance and the needs of dancers. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any suggestions or expressions of interest at celticenergy@bigpond.com Judith Chestnut, Erina
Some of us see development as creating homes, adding to the residential district, creating employment for local prosperity, bringing in more ratepayers, and being the benefit to the community as a whole. The only way is up, they cry, because of the unavailability of building land. Others of us see such development as adding to existing problems already affecting a community. Recently a development was advertised "for adults only". Just imagine the hullabaloo if that were advertised as "for people under 40". "Discrimination" those affected would proclaim and the advertisers would be threatened with lawsuits. Kids should be out there with placards shouting "youth of the world unite" for this example is discrimination. One wonders if this is a healthy trend. Of course, other than their mothers, adults find children who scream at regular intervals in trains or who throw squealing tantrums in supermarkets a tiresome offence to their ears. Those toddlers who run around stamping their feet in medical waiting rooms are hard to bear if you are feeling off. But to demand that they be denied being in our proximity is a
bit rough. State and Council politicians deny developers the right to ravage the forested areas left so as to protect our climate from pollution and global warming. And this seems a visionary motivation. In practical terms "to build up" can mean creating architecturally-alienated buildings, concrete chasms, surrounded by paved pathways, dotted by a few potted shrubs, no grass, no trees. This could affect our quality of life, and stops children from discovering the life of birds, insects and diverse plant life, which most of us grew up amongst. Another issue is parking needs, with cars spewing onto narrow streets, which points to consideration for supporting infrastructures. These are the provision of beds and medical requirements in hospitals, school buildings and equipment, and nursing home places. These are only the tip of the iceberg in considering community options. Add to this meeting places and sporting grounds and it is obvious that the problems are not simple. Strictures should and do apply, and they need the support of all of us, when it comes to that magical word "development". It costs in more than mere money. Enid Harrison, Woy Woy
Keep cats inside It saddens me to find lizards, birds and small animals laying dead on the ground, obviously been left there by a cat who has become bored when the lizard, bird or small Australian animal has stopped moving. It is a fact that all species of living cats are placed in the family Feline, one of several families of carnivore, which is a flesh eating mammal. The thing is that cats only kill, they don't even eat their pray. They taunt their victims until they die and leave them there with chunks and scratches left as the cat's unmistakable mark. Cats also carry fleas, lice, ticks, mites, ringworm, roundworms, hookworms, tapeworms and who knows what
else. Their matings are extremely difficult to control unless they are completely confined. So when cat owners allow their cats to roam around the streets, especially at night time, how do cat owners expect to say they are "not responsible for all the feral and domestic cats that are killing our native birds, lizards and small animals". There was a law passed to keep cats inside of night time. I don't believe anyone has paid any attention to this law. Some people don't care about how fragile an environment we have, even without cats killing everything they come across. Cat owners, keep your cats inside and get two bells. It isn't hard to do. Cielle Mangold, Woy Woy
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Council criticised over reserve work Gosford Council's use of a tractor in the Burrawang Bushland Reserve in Hillview St, Woy Woy, has been described as environmentally reckless by a committee caring for the reserve. The committee is calling on the council to immediately establish a statutory management committee and plan of management for the reserve. The tractor was used to create barriers to prevent vehicle access to the reserve. "While some form of barrier is needed, the way this was done ignored established bush management principles and the practices recommended for this reserve," said comm ittee convenor Mr Mark Snell. "It highlights the need to implement proper planning and management of the reserve." He said the action was taken without consultation and was contrary to what the committee had previously been told would occur. Mr Snell said fallen trees had been dragged from within the reserve to block entry from the Nambucca Dr playground. "The barrier is inappropriate because it hinders pedestrian access along a designated track. "The fallen trees should not have been touched. They provide habitat for native animals and provide protection which assists understorey regrowth. "The tractor has created substantial damage in removing them" said Mr Snell. "It is ironic that the damage caused is exactly the sort of vehicle damage that the barriers are designed to prevent." Mr Snell said that dumped car bodies which the committee had been asking the council to remove for more than 12 months had not been removed but had been pushed further into the bush.
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He said that mature trees, such as banksias and melaleucas, were broken or destroyed. "The more significant damage was sustained by understorey plants, such as burrawangs and acacias, which are already struggling to regenerate from past damage. "At a time when we are trying to increase community care for and pride in the reserve, this can only be regarded as reckless. "Such insensitivity undermines the good work put in over many months by members of the community. "The reserve is already threatened by the dumping of cars, household waste and garden weeds, as well as by the lighting of fires, by trees being cut down and by tracks being created and churned up by trail bikes. "We have been making great progress in reducing this, but we need the council also to lead by example. "How can we expect to encourage the community to take care and have pride in the reserve if the council treats it in such an apparently uncaring fashion?" He said the committee had recently applied for a grant, under the auspice of the council, to undertake a community education and involvement program to increase awareness of and pride in the reserve. "The reserve is the most accessible and intact piece of bushland in public ownership on the Peninsula," said Mr Snell. "It has great potential to become a prime recreational and educational asset, and a showcase of local native species. "It would be an ideal site to establish an environmental field studies centre." Media release, October 2
Bush carer Shirley Hotchkiss shows how a fallen tree dragged into position blocks pedestrian access as well as vehicles
Foreshore plan discussion welcomed Ettalong Ratepayers & Citizens Progress Association has welcomed Gosford Council's decision to convene a public meeting to obtain community input to the draft plan of manag eme nt f or t he Ettalong Beach Foreshore Reserve. A consultant contracted to Gosford Council has drafted a plan for the stretch of foreshore reserve from Ferry Rd to Kourung St, Ettalong Beach. "It is now time for the wider community to say how to treat the reserve to best serve future public interest," said association spokesman Mr Ron Clifton.
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jigging proposed in the draft plan of management. "This will be your opportunity to voice ideas for the preservation and future recreational use of this popular public facility." The meeting is scheduled for 10.30am on Saturday, October 19, at the Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre, Broken Bay Rd, Ettalong Beach. For more information, contact Ron Clifton on 4341 6085. Press release, September 29
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The Lions Club of Woy Woy held a trivia night on September 14 at Woy Woy Bowling Club. The club raised $1542.25 on the night for Woy Woy Hospital refurbishment. Donations were received from numerous local businesses.
"The draft plan proposes changes to the layout and use of the land which if implemented would impinge on the recreational value of the reserve and the integrity of the foreshore environment. "This publicly-owned foreshore land is reserved for community recreational benefit. "Everybody who appreciates, uses and enjoys the foreshore reserve should make it their business to be at the meeting to get an understanding of the re-
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Extension for fire station The fire station at Stanley St, Killcare, is to be extended with a 22m by 7m addition.
Central Coast Cancer and Palliative Care Fund inc trying out some of the items purchased from their fund raising – from left, Jennifer Eddy, CEO of Woy Woy Aged Care, Nancy Stockbridge, life member, Dot McCarthy, treasurer, Nicole O'Connor, president, Rhonda Woodhouse, publicity officer
Nursing care equipment donated Special nursing care equipment valued at $18,400 has been donated to a nursing home and a hospital in Woy Woy. Central Coast Cancer & Palliative Care Fund Inc has donated the equipment to Woy Woy Community Aged Care Nursing Home and the hospital. Two special purpose hydraulic lift beds and two reclining showers chairs have been purchased for the nursing home and three hover mattresses and a hydraulic bed have been purchased for the hospital. The equipment is expected to enhance the care provided to
those with cancer and other acute care needs. Members of the Fund visited the two facilities to try out the new equipment themselves. The Central Coast Cancer & Palliative Care Fund is a nonprofit group which raises money to help Central Coast residents who suffer from cancer or have palliative care needs. President Nicole O’Connor said the fund had helped establish the Cancer Care Centre at Gosford Hospital and the Hospice Palliative Care Foundation Day Care facility at Woy Woy. Woy Woy Community Aged Care general manager Jennifer
Eddy said that the fund had previously raised $6000 for the nursing home to purchase equipment, including a shower bath. The home provides care and accommodation to 90 aged residents on a permanent basis. "It is through the assistance of this dedicated group that we are able to provide this special equipment that makes day-to-day life for residents more comfortable," Mrs Eddy said. Pictured are Fund president Nicole O’Conner, treasurer Dorothy MacCarthy, secretary Irene Jamison and publicity officer Kath Fletcher.
Public invited to ALP drug forum Member of the public have been invited to attend a discussion on drug problems and drug policy being hosted by the Woy Woy branch of t he Australian Labor Party at
7pm on Thursday, October 17. Guest speakers will include Special Minister of State, Mr John Della Bosca, who will outline NSW Government Policy and Initiatives, as well as
Deborah O'Neil, and Tony Trimingham from Family Drug Support. All those attending will be invited to participate in general discussion following the more formal presentations. Any person wishing to attend can register their interest by October 14 with Paul Collimore on 4342 0640. Press release, October 1
Gosford Council was told that despite the extension the station would only be operational during emergencies and would not be manned on a permanent basis. The station would also be utilised as a training and meeting venue for brigade members. Car parking would continue to be available in the council reserve opposite the site. A previous application for a fire station on this site had been approved by Council’s Development Assessment Unit. Since that time an alternative site in Maitland Bay Drive was chosen as the preferred location for the new fire station. However it was decided to retain that site for recreational usage and rebuild on the existing site. Within the station will be a single category one fire tanker (a four-wheel-drive truck) and a
small "striker unit" (a small fourwheel-drive). The category one tanker responded with a maximum of seven crew and on a meeting night the average attendance would be 12 people. A facilitation conference was held to discuss the issues raised by objectors in public submissions. Facilitation was partly successful, although no submissions were withdrawn. Many of the issues were resolved at the facilitation conference and by the submission of amended plans. Some residents were disappointed that the fire station was not to be relocated to Maitland Bay Dr. Council staff reported that the final plan provided a building that was in conformity both with buildings in the immediate vicinity and with the character of the locality generally. Council agenda DH.118, October 1
Personal adviser at Centrelink A "personal adviser" is to be provided at the Ettalong Centrelink office. Member for Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd said the adviser would "provide even more personalised service to many Australians on income support". “Taking into consideration the clients’ unique personal circumstances, aspirations, skills and education, the personal adviser will develop a plan to help people identify and overcome their barriers to getting a job," he said. “The adviser will provide customised assistance to a wide range of Centrelink customers who are eligible to take advantage of the service." These included people aged
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between 50 and age pension age who receive certain allowances, parents receiving parenting payment and certain job seekers, said Mr Lloyd. "Centrelink personal advisers are another element of the Federal Government’s Australians Working Together package. “Australians Working Together is about providing more choices and more opportunities for working-age people on income support, so that they can come to rely less on Government financial assistance,” he said. Press release, September 30
Parish holds spring fete The Anglican parish of Woy Woy is holding its spring fete from 8am on Saturday, October 19. It will be held at St Andrews Church, Ocean Beach Rd, Umina. There will be craft demonstrations and an exhibition. Stalls will sell cakes, books, homemade jam, toys, plants and hand crafted goods. Refreshments and a barbecue will also be provided. Flyer, October 2
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New floor for PCYC Gosford Council is to replace the flooring in the main hall at the Umina PCYC at a cost of about $30,000.
The site for pipe jacking under the railway line near Brief St
Tender let for rail drain Gosford Council has accepted a tender from Delcare Constructions Pty Ltd for drainage works and pipe jacking under the rail line at Woy Woy near the drainage outlet at Brief St. The construction period is eight weeks and the work is scheduled to commence this month. The work involves "pipe jacking" two 1.65m concrete pipes 25m under the rail line and installing another 15m of pipes using open cut construction either side of the railway line. The work is entirely within the State Rail Authority (SRA) railway land. Concrete pits wi ll b e constructed at both ends of the work.
The pipes will provide an outfall for the Brief St stormwater catchment. Design plans have been prepared for this catchment to cater for a standard 1 in 100 year flood wi th an estim a ted construction cost of $7 million. The catchment is bounded by Ocean Beach Rd to the east, Dunban Rd to the south, Melba Rd to the north and at its outlet at Woy Woy Inlet at Brief St. C o u nc i l 's Fl oo d in g a nd Drainage section told the council that the most economical pipe configuration under the railway line was four 1.65m diameter reinforced concrete pipes. However, the SRA would only allow two of these pipes to be laid at a time due to bank stability and potential settlement
problems. The SRA had laid "baulks" under the rail lines, when the lines were recently closed, ready for council to lay the first two pipes. The other two pipes could not be laid before the next line closure, due in 12 months' time. Council was told the successful tendering company had satisfactorily completed various projects in the past including major culvert construction for the Riviera Catchment Drainage at Terrigal and had recently completed the construction of stormwater drainage for Koolang Rd and Milpera Rd, Green Point. The sub-contractor nominated to carry out the pipe jacking under the rail line was Tunnel Boring Projects Pty Ltd.
Prosecution on Norfolk pine removal Gosford Council has decided to prosecute Mr John Tsauszik of Ultimate Degree Systems Pty Ltd and Mr Nick Dawkins of Tidy Trees in the Land and Environment Court for the removal of three Norfolk
Island pines in Parade, Pearl Beach.
Pearl
Council claims that the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 was breached by the removal of the trees. The trees were removed from the site on June 14.
Council was told the land was owned by AA & AJ Tauszik and Ultimate Degree Systems Pty Ltd. Legal fees for the council will be approximately $30,000.
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Council agenda EP.057, October 1
Council will also spend $11,000 on the carpark adjoining the PCYC. Prior to the recent major renovation, council laid parquetry flooring in the former warehouse area, using contractors and the Work for the Dole Program. The flooring has now begun to lift and buckle due to moisture in the concrete slab on which it has been laid. Council was told remediation works had been attempted but these had had only a temporary effect. "The problem is on-going and is reaching a point where safety is becoming a concern," according to an officer report. The council decided to seek quotations to remove the existing flooring, prepare the concrete
slab, provide a moisture barrier and to supply and install 2mm commercial vinyl, bonded to prepared sub-floor with all joints welded. The cost of the work was estimated at $28,000. The council also decided to improve a small car park adjacent to the PCYC. The car park was described as informal and relatively unkempt. Works will be carried out to bring the carpark into a satisfactory condition including trimming of overhanging tree branches, widening the access and egress point, surfacing with bitumen and line marking. This will result in off-street parking for 27 vehicles including disabled parking. The car park improvements will be undertaken by the end of October from funds identified from within the current council budget.
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Council to meet at community centre Two Gosford Council meetings will be held at the Peninsula Communit y Centre next month after a vote at a recent council meeting.
The vandalised building at Putty Beach
Defaced within five days New toilet facilities at Putty Beach Picnic Area in Bouddi National Park have been defaced by vandals after being opened for only five days. The picnic area was reopened on Friday, September 27, following improvements to the toilet facilities in both the picnic and camping areas at Putty Beach. On Monday morning, staff discovered extensive graffiti over
the walls of the toilet facilities within the picnic area. National Parks and Wildlife Service ( NPW S) regional manager Mr Tom Bagnat said that staff were extremely disappointed when they discovered the damage. “A great deal of effort was put into the planning and construction of the facilities, including the design and colour of the buildings to enhance their appearance.
“The facilities were part of major works planned for the area which is being funded through the park use fees. “This mindless vandalism shows total disregard for the community as the facilities were installed to improve the area for local residents and visitors to the area,” said Mr Bagnat. Putty Beach picnic and camping areas have reopened for the school holidays. With inquiries, contact NPWS Gosford Office on 4320 4280
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The operation will move to the Peninsula as a trial for meetings away from the normal venue of the council chambers in Mann St, Gosford. The aim of the move is to make attending meetings possible for members of the public who are not able to arrange transport to Gosford. Cr Craig Doyle spoke in favour of the trial: "There are many people who can't get to these meetings. "We should try and get more people to come along and see how council meetings work."
In an unusual move, mayor Cr Robert Bell asked the sparsely populated public gallery of regular attendees for an opinion on moving and they were mostly against the idea. All councillors present voted in favour of the change of meeting venue except for Crs Malcolm Brooks and Geoff Preece who dissented. Crs Debra Wales and Chris Holstein were absent. The move will be an experiment to be reviewed after one month of meetings held away from council chambers. Meetings will be held at the Peninsula Community Centre on November 5 and 12, then at Mangrove Mountain Country Club on November 26. Jonathan Reichard, September 25
Special newspaper meeting A special general meeting of the Peninsula Community Access Newspaper Inc association will be held at 6pm on Thursday, October 31. The meeting will be held at the offices of Peninsula News in Chambers Place, Woy Woy.
The meeting will consider a proposal to amend the association's constitution to reduce the committee size to a minimum of three members - a c h a i r m an , s ec r e t a r y an d treasurer, with a quorum of two. October 3
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Call for ICAC inquiry into quarry A public meeting has urged the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee to write to the Premier and to the Independent Commission Against Corruption about the Bulls Hill quarry. The unanimous resolution was made after the meeting outside the quarry was told that the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC) and the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) had been aware for over a decade of sediment discharge from the quarry site into Correa Bay. Committee chairman Mr Derek Britton said official records dated March 24, 1992, recorded the
outcome of an onsite meeting undertaken in February 1991 by the State Pollution Control Commission, Soil Conservation Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service and a Gosford Council officer. He said the records stated: "This inspection determined the quarry is the major source of sedimentation that is leading into Woy Woy Bay (Correa Bay)." He said the departments noted that "the quarry is currently in breach of the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the Clean Water Act, the Soil Conservation Service Act 1938 and the permissive occupancy licence agreement with the Lands Department".
Statue of Spike is suggested A life-sized statue of Spike Milligan, as well as the naming of public facilities, roads and spaces, are among the latest suggestions being considered by the Spike Milligan Recognition Committee. Planning has also started on an inaugural comedy festival in October next year. The committee is hoping to put forward recommendations that will "lead to a permanent recognition for Spike Milligan within the region and in particular on the Woy Woy Peninsula". Council has already approved naming of the Spike Milligan community room at Woy Woy library. It was suggested that other recognition could take the shape of a commissioned memorial such as a sculpture, located strategically on the Peninsula. Cr Malcolm Brooks suggested a life-sized statue of Milligan, similar to one he had seen of comedian Eric Morcombe at the English seaside resort of Morcombe. Cr Brooks explained how this area had become a tourist attraction simply because of the statue and suggested that the same might happen in Woy Woy with a statue of Spike Milligan. The committee members reported undertaking research on the life of Spike Milligan, to gain an understanding of the form that appropriate recognition could take. The Committee decided it should be funny, acknowledge and celebrate Spike Milligan’s art and life, and lift community spirit. It should foster the creative talents of people of all ages in comedy and attract people to the region. An inaugural annual comedy festival would be held with a duration of between four days
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Media release, September 23
and two weeks in October next year. October was chosen so it would not clash with the Melbourne Comedy Festival or the Rugby World Cup. Themes would include those associated with Spike Milligan such as comedy, acting, radio, writing, poetry, plays, film, music, illustration, cartoons, art, the environment, mental health, family and cultural diversity. The festival would be community-based. Interest had already been shown by the Department of School Education, local schools, community performing arts groups, Central Coast Poets, Central Coast Jazz League and Gosford libraries. The festival was intended to be the catalyst for the presentation of International, national and local professional comedians through the involvement of local venues such as hotels, licensed clubs, restaurants, theatres and cinemas. The festival would have a strong visual arts component, with the Australian Cartoonists’ Association supporting the concept. It was suggested that a way of highlighting mental health, environment, multicultural and military issues may be to seek cartoons on these specific themes as part of the overall approach. The committee had gained permission to use the name “The Spike Milligan Comedy Festival” from Ms Norma Farnes, manager of copyright for the Milligan family. Council will consider the allocation of $10,000 in the 20032004 budget for the festival. Jonathan Reichard, Council Agenda CS.049, September 24
Film ripped from camera A film was ripped from a camera after the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC) tried to prevent local residents from attending a tour of the Bulls Hill quarry site recently. The tour of the site resulted from the resolution of a public meeting convened by Gosford Council to discuss the Correa Bay watter quality study. The film was taken from the camera after a DLWC officer took photos of those attending the tour. Mr Derek Britton, chairman of the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee which undertook the study, said that permission to undertake the tour had been initially refused. However, DLWC later agreed to allow 20 people onto the site after an approach by Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews. When more than 20 people arrived for the tour, the DLWC officer attempted to prevent their access. Cr Lynne Bockholt was amongst those attending. “A DLWC bureaucrat met us at the site and said that, for insurance reasons, only 20 people could tour with him and the rest would do so at their own risk,” she said.
“I went at my own risk.” DLWC's general manager of land, Mr Graham Harding, told Peninsula News it was a liability issue. He said the department's legal advisors had suggested the limit because the site was a quarry a n d t he r ef o re po te n tia l l y hazardous in nature. Cr Bockholt said that if there were insurance concerns over the quarry then DLWC had done little to secure the site. She said that there were neither fences nor warning signs around the property. “It was just a ruse to keep down the numbers of people who could tour the site,” she said. “People use the track for bush walking and trail bike riding.” Those allowed into the quarry had to write down their names and addresses before entry, While touring the site, the DLWC officer took a photo of those touring the site. According to Mr Britton, one member of the party “took exception to this and took the camera and pulled the film out”. This prompted the DLWC officer to depart, leaving those touring the site unattended. Mr Britton reported seeing stockpiles of rubble and sediment which could flow down into Woy Woy Creek as well as a massive
erosion in Woy Woy Creek. Cr Bockholt said she saw loose sand which would run down into the creek next time it rained. She said that not nearly enough had been done to clean up the site. “It’s in a disgraceful condition,” she said. Cr Bockholt said that DLWC was responsible for the site and that it was up to the department to clean it up. The National Parks and Wildlife Service and DLWC held a meeting, to address the issue of sediment from Bull Hills quarry the following Thursday, September 26. Cr Bockholt said that she wasn’t invited to the meeting but a council officer had attended. “The Correa Bay committee should have been involved. "They are vital to this issue, having been involved with it for two to three years now,” she said. Mr Britton said that after 10 years the Correa Bay "problem" still had not been properly addressed. “We’ve identified the problem. "We want to solve it and we could assist,” he said. Mr Britton said that, while the problem had not yet been solved, the meeting was "a step in the right direction”. Alison Branley, September 27
SOS plans to contest elections Save Our Suburbs (SOS) has announced it will field a numbers of candidates in the next Gosford Council elections. Peninsula-based spokesman for SOS, Mr Bryan Ellis, said the organisation also planned to register as a political party for the next State election. Mr Ellis was critical of the recent announcement by the Premier, Mr Bob Carr, that "the government is working with
Spurbest and Gosford Council to come up with a plan for a new residential tower in Gosford City." "With no public consultation, this is clearly unacceptable to a great majority of residents and definitely not 'planning'," said Mr Ellis. SOS is planning a series of public meetings starting October 12 at Wov Woy South Progress Hall, at 2pm. Special Minister of State and Minister Advising the Premier for the Central Coast, Mr John Della
Bosca, had been invited, Mr Ellis said. "SOS president Tony Recsei will be outlining SOS objectives and explaining a core problem the myths that planning in this State are based on." Ku-ring-gai mayor Cr Laura Bennet will also address the meeting. An area health professional will outline the deficiencies in services in the rapidly-growing Wyong Shire, said Mr Ellis. Press release, October 2
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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 Visitor and Community Information Umina Beach information centre Cnr West and Bullion St Umina (behind the library) 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 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
Club Umina
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 In aid 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 Kindy Gymnastics Peninsula Community Centre, 93 McMasters Rd Woy Woy. Beginners 9.30 - 10.15am, advanced 10.30 - 11.15am Enq 4341 9333 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. 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 Brisbane 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 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 Wednesday October 9 Red Cross, Umina Beach Branch monthly meeting 1.30pm. Umina Uniting Church Hall, Ocean Beach Rd, Umina. Visitors welcome. Woy Woy Community Aged Care
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What's on event calendar Wednesday October 9 Red Cross, Umina Beach Branch monthly meeting 1.30pm. Umina Uniting Church Hall, Ocean Beach Rd, Umina. Visitors welcome. Woy Woy Community Aged Care Auxiliary meeting (2nd Wed) 10am Aged Care Complex, Kathleen St., Woy Woy Enq 4341 1588 Endeavour View Club Woy Woy Leagues Club, 10.30am (2nd Wed). Kids Drama & Discovery classes at Umina PCYC 4pm – 5pm children from 5 to 16. Enq 4344 7851 Library Bookmobile Every 2nd Wed. Patonga Near Community Hall 9.45 am. Pearl Beach Near Community Hall 10.55 am/ Umina Nursing Home, Arras Ave., 11.40 am Thursday October 10 Outsiders Club Ettalong Memorial Club (2nd Thur) at 9am Library Bookmobile Daleys Point, Peridon Village. Fortnightly T h u rs d a ys 1 0 . 1 5 a m P e ri d o n Retirement Village Hall 10.30am.Empire Bay Opposite Post Office & bottle shop 11am Near park & local shop Bensville local shop 11am Friday October 11 RSL Sub Branch Ettalong Memorial Club (2nd Fri) at 2.30pm Troubadour Folk Club, 8pm, CWA Hall Woy Woy (opposite fisherman's wharf) "Wheelers and Dealers", $8 including supper. Saturday October 12 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. Sunday October 13 Buffalo Lodge Gosford No 63 (2nd & 4th Sun) 1pm Umina Community Hall Buffalo Lodge, Woy Woy 381 Umina Community Hall, 11am (2nd & 4th Sun) Monday October 14 RSL Womens Auxillary Ettalong Memorial Club (2nd Mon) 9am Pretty Beach Wagstaffe Progress Association Inc Wagstaffe Hall (2nd Mon) 7.30pm Enq 4360 1546 or 4360 1546 Killcare Heights Garden Club (2nd Mon) 10.30am Enq 4344 4520 or 4360 1631 Central Coast Business & Professional Women’s Assoc. dinner meeting. (2nd Mon) 7pm for 7.30pm Central Coast Leagues Club. Enq 4341 1844 Tuesday October 15 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 Peninsula Women's Health Centre "Methods of Chakra" 10am - 12pm, gold coin donation. Enq 4342 5905 Wednesday October 16 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 Peninsula Women's Health Centre "Women Managing Stress" 10am 12pm, course runs for 6 weeks, gold coin donation. Enq 4342 5905 Thursday October 17 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 October 18 Legacy Ladies Ettalong Memorial Club 10am (1st & 3rd Fri) Enq 4343 3492 Saturday October 19 St Lukes and St Andrews (combined) annual fete, St Andrews Church, Ocean Beach Rd, Umina. Starts 8.30am. Sunday October 20 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 October 21 War Widows Ettalong Memorial Club (3rd Mon) 1pm Sunday October 27 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 October 28 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 CWA meeting at Wagstaffe Community Hall (4th Mon) 1.30pm Enq: 4360 2504 Deepwater View Club Luncheon Annual General Meeting, Woy Woy Leagues Club 11am (4th Mon.) Visitors welcome Enq 4341 0272 NSW Transport Authorities Retired Employees (TARE) Association, 2.30pm, Bistro area, Ettalong Bowling Club Springwood St.
Patonga Bakehouse
Thel and Keith Wigney at Patonga Beach this year
Diamond wedding anniversary Keith and Thel Wigney were married in St Johns Church of England, Wagga Wagga, on October 3, 1942, and have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. They had three children Julie
(deceased), Marilyn, a school teacher, and Ross who lives in Seattle USA. They have five grandchildren and one great grandson. Keith was in the RAAF for five years and met Thel in Wagga Wagga in 1940.
They left Glenbrook where they were living in 1988 to retire to Woy Woy. They are both members of the Umina Probus Club. Keith has served on the committee for 13 years. Letter, September 23
Sea Scouts hold party Woy Woy First Sea Scout Group is holding a party for its 80th birthday. All past members and families have been invited.
It will be held on the October 10 at the Woy Woy Bowling Club. Afternoon tea will be provided and a gold coin donation would be appreciated. For further information, contact
Venture leader Tracey Seal on 4323 3301 between 9am and 8 . 3 0 p m o r e m a i l bryanedavis@bigpond.com. Flyer, September 24
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Education
Parents club started A new parents' club has been started on the Peninsula.
Mrs McEvoy and Mr Leadbeatter with students from left, school captain Bianca Baharoglu, Kerrod Meyers, school captain Mitchell Hyde, and Shannon Zwan
Umina school wins e-learning award Umina Public School is among 70 primary schools across Australia to win grants to support "elearning". The school was among more than 1300 primary schools that applied for the grants from the Commonwealth Bank. The school will use the funds to bring together the school's literacy program with the technology skills program, creating a website and compiling digital images and scripting
presentations for school events. The project will be a collaboration project between students, staff and the wider community. "The variety and high quality of the applications shows a keen awareness of the potential of elearning among primary school teachers and students right across the country," said the bank's area manager, Ms Veronica Tins. "E-learning uses computer-age technologies, including the
After three weeks, it already has 20 members. Ms Carmen Daniels-Perrin said that she started the "Mother Nature’s Parent Club” after realising there was a lack of clubs for mothers, fathers and carers of children of all ages. “The club is somewhere parents can feel that their opinion is important,” she said. “As parents, we know just how rewarding our children are, but we also know how draining and sometimes challenging parenting can be. “The club is timeout for parents,” she said. The club provides the opportunity for general discussion, for mothers and fathers to talk about parenting, work, play or life in general. Exploring alternative views and social issues, study groups, entertainment, holidays and weekends away are planned as part of the club's activities. “We’re going to have a mechanic come in and speak about general car maintenance and we’re starting a bush regeneration program soon,” Ms
Daniels-Perrin said. Ms Daniels-Perrin said that the club would help boost parents' self-esteem. “Sometimes parents do get to the point where they have had enough. " Th e cl u b gi ve s t h em somewhere to have a rest and talk about these things,” she said. The club could provide support to single parents. A single parent herself, Ms Daniels-Perrin said: “Its tough on single parents but it's just as hard for parents as a couple. "Sometimes they can all feel as if they are on their own,” she said. The club m eets every Wednesday at the Peninsula Community Centre from 11:30 to 2:30pm. Membership is $5 and small we e k l y co nt ri bu ti ons a r e appreciated. Child care is provided with a rotation roster of parents to look after children. For further details or an information pack, contact Carmen Daniels-Perrin on 4343 1436 or 0409 155 674, Vanessa Bockholt on 4342 3512 or Lyn Abrahams on 4329 2307. Alison Branley, September 27.
internet, to create and access information to meet different levels of educational need. "It is becoming a vital part of how schools assist young Australians to develop the necessary skills to prepare for the future," she said. "Umina Public School is to be congratulated on its success." Umina Beach branch manager, Ms Belinda Croucher, said that she would congratulate the school personally and arrange for the presentation of the award.
Positive parenting program planned Ettalong Public School is running a "Positive Parenting Program" for parents of children aged 2 to 10 years. This program is designed for people who have children, or children in their care, and would like to develop a better relationship with them, as well as learn strategies to assist with the parenting role. The cost for this course is $20, which includes a workbook and
morning tea each week. Child minding will be available at a cost of $5 per week per family. The aim of program is to make parenting easier and more enjoyable. This program offers suggestions, ideas and activities using positive parenting techniques. Some topics covered in the four week program include causes of child behaviour
problems, promoting children’s development, high risk situations and implementing parenting routines. This program will start on Thursday, October 17, from 9am to noon. After the program, participants will receive four weekly phone follow-up consultations. Anyone interested in attending this course should contact Liz McMinn for further information on 4341 3655.
College students in district art project Brisbane Water Secondary College students have taken part in "Beyond the frame - the mountains to the sea", a Central Coast district art project that links high schools, their primary feeder schools and local artists. The school's 7B1 class took part this year, together with Woy Woy South and Umina Public Schools and local artist Greg
Somers. Gosford Regional Gallery curator Tim Braham visited the s c ho ol s a nd se le c te d a repr esenta ti ve s am ple of artworks for exhibition at the gallery. Paintings by Stacey Andrews, Blake Boa rdm an, Nat han Cooper, Tim Cook, Samantha Blair, Natasha Baggen, Tim Barrett and Clint Alexander were selected. Art students from Year 12
submitted their HSC Body of Work for examination marking. Some of the works will be maked at school by a panel of itinerant markers while others will be sent to Homebush Bay for corporate marking. The works range from large p a i n t i n g s o n c a n va s t o photography, sculpture and wearable art. School newsletter, September edition
Justin O'Donoughue receives his award
Scholarship for student Local student Justin O'Donoughue has received a $1500 scholarship to help pay the fees of his law and commerce course at Macquarie University. Justin is the second student at Woy Woy to receive such a scholarship from McDonald's. Two months ago, Nicholas Wilkinson received a similar scholarship. Only 119 awards are presented annually across Australia. McDonalds Woy Woy owneroperator Mr John Ursino said he was very impressed with Justin's attitude and work manner. "Combining study, work and outside commitments can be tough, but over the three years that Justin has worked in our
restaurant, he has continued to excel in all of these areas through his exceptional determination and motivation," John said. Justin was awarded Woy Woy Youth of the Year two years in the row, reached the semi finals of Young Australian of the Year Award and also volunteers for the bush fire brigade, Salvation Army and World Vision. "I never realised the extra benefits I could get from working at McDonald's," Justin said. "The experience I have gained at McDonald's has been invaluable. "Learning time-management skills and discipline has helped me with my university studies. "It has also improved my communication skills and given me greater confidence."
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Education
Spooks seen by 600 Empire Bay Public School kindergarten to Year 2 students recently put on a production of Spooks Incorporated. Nearly 600 people attended the performances, with the students enjoying the audience
support. Mrs Elliott organised the whole performance, with the involvement of the class teachers and students and the support of parents in costume-making and encouragement. School newsletter, September18
Visit to nursing home Class 2C from Woy Woy South Primary School was treated to a special day at Peninsula Village Nursing Home recently. The pupils have been corresponding with some of the residents through a Pen Pals Program. The class was invited to attend a Grand Friends Day. They joined the residents in
games of bingo and singing around the pianola, followed by a barbecue lunch. Some of the children met their pen pals for the first time, with the aim of establishing bonds and bridging the gap between the young and senior citizens. Peninsula Village transported the pupils, entertained them and supplied a lunch.
Surveys sent home Pretty Beach Public School has sent home the first in a series of annual surveys in preparation for the annual school report. The surveys concerned targets set for this year in last year's report. The school evaluation team consists of principal Jill Godwin,
Chris Barber, Jennie Newton, Cathy Ford and Marie Whelan. Parents were told that a target of improving student computer skills would be carried over to next year as the school was in the early stages of developing and trialling strategies in this area.
Art works exhibited The works of several students in the Creative and Performing Arts at Brisbane Water Secondary College (BWSC) Woy Woy campus have been selected for a regional exhibition. The art works of Angela Ainsworth, Emma Piggott, and Ashleigh Wilkinson will be included in a "Central Vision", the Central Coast and Lower Lake
Part of the crowd at the County Fair
Ada Collier, September 25
Macquarie Secondary Public School Visual Arts Exhibition. The exhibition is to be held at Gosford Regional Gallery in November and December. Five of the 17 acts selected to perform at the Kool Skools Awards Night on October 7 at the Metro on George St Sydney were from Woy Woy Campus.
Country fair attracts 15,000 Organisers of the "Combined Schools Country Fair" at Umina oval have claimed it was the biggest event of its type conducted on the Peninsula, with around 15,000 people attending. Brisbane Water Secondary College (BWSC) Woy Woy campus acting principal Ms Pam McAlister said it was "an inspiration, to all of involved in the education of young people on the Peninsula, to see so many people come along to support their local schools".
"It was a wonderful celebration of community partnerships in schooling and reinforced the power and importance of the involvement of the community in schooling," she said. Ms McAlister acknowledged the volunteer work of the students on the day. Students volunteering were Daniel Williams, David Jermyn, L u k e H o l la n d , S t e p han i e Matthews, Skye Forsythe, James Phelps, Jasmine Shaw, Tim John, Alex Bennison, David Jenkins, Stuart McMinn, Suzie Wrang, Chris Duffy, Sarah Young, Lisa Allen, Courtney
School newsletter, September 27
Students represent the district Students at Woy Woy South Public School represented their district at the regional carnival recently. The team included Kea Williams, Emily Ward, Alex Lash, Shana Jones, Brayden Wiliame, Cody Bovis, Amanda Bruce,
David Mainwaring, Tamara Sexty, Matt Goodwin, Elizabeth Cansdale, Renee Mainwaring, Garry Ashcroft, Natascha Harrod, Daniel Rowe, Kodie Williamson and Douglas Woodger. Shana Jones reached the final of the 9 years 100m. School band Fina performing at the fair
Peninsula net
Brooks, Haley Simpson, Rochelle Dewar, Angela Ainsworth, Kirraleigh Barratt, Alicia Scott, Shane Pinder, Mitchal Brown, Phillip Curd, Angie Pigram, Natasha Clewett, Justin McMinn, Max Harwood, Laura Haddadi, Kim Honan, Sonya Hydd, Jeff Williams, Kurt Sanchez, Scott Heanandez, Allan Witchard, Alyce Elliott, Sonjia Der Bel, K a r en Ni ch ol ls , R eb ec ca Cartwright, Rebecca Geddes, Lauren Muller, Lisa Sarayeldin, Emily Francis, Emily Mullen and Elle Plummer. School newsletter, September 27
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Sport
Business plan for aquatic centre Gosford Council has adopted a business plan for the Woy Woy Regional Aquatic Centre. A presentation was made by the consultants to the building committee meeting held on August 15, to which all councillors were invited. Cr Malcolm Brooks asked if it could be known what the cost would be, and it was resolved that a further report will come back to council on the implications of funding, both capital and operational. It was also resolved that council continue to vigorously pursue additional grants from the State Government for the complex. The council business paper stated that the most likely scenario was a "small" net
annual loss, in line with the current recurrent budget cost for Woy Woy Pool of $100,000 a year. Cr Tony Sansom asked that council officers find out all the details regarding the city's investment in the aquatic centre to "ensure everyone is aware what the impact is". The key issues impacting on the facility that were identified included: 1 The catchment area for the centre being limited by the transportation barrier of Brisbane Water, 2 The site being away from Woy Woy CBD and having a limited street frontage, and 3 The population having a large proportion of older adults. Jonathan Reichard, Council agenda CS.054, September 24
Ken’s team takes championships The last of the Woy Woy M en's Bow ling Club Championships was played on Saturday, September 21. This resulted in a win to the triples team of Ken Young (skip), Laurie McAnnally and Les Maguire over Gordon Armstrong (skip), Jack Parkinson and Lou Staveley. The game was in the balance up until the 15th end when Ken's team edged away to win 22-11. Sunday saw the monthly charity day in support of Child Flight played with 54 bowlers
from Woy Woy and surrounding clubs combining in good conditions to raise $675, for a total $1770 raised for the charity. The Child Flight event is run each third Sunday of the month and all bowlers are most welcomed. Bowlers pay $5 to play bowls, chance their luck at the "spider" and have a barbecue after the game. The "spider" winner this month was life member Kev O Brien. The next meeting is scheduled for October 20.
Bowling club celebrates 70th birthday Woy Woy Bowling Club will celebrate its 70th birthday with special bowling events starting on October 15 and culminating in a gala night on Saturday, October 19. The gala night will double as the club's presentation night for the winners of this year's club championships. The first bowling club in Woy Woy was officially opened on April 30, 1934. It had four rinks between the Bayview Hotel and the public wharf. Bowls in Woy Woy had its start on a private green owned by Mr J Toon, of Ocean Beach.
In 1932, a committee was elected to form the Woy Woy Bowling Club. The club could not buy land to put down more rinks and, in 1945, the club and clubhouse was moved to the present site in Burge Rd. The post-war popularity of the game led to the $83,000 clubhouse which Mr Don Bray, President of the Royal N.S.W Bowling Association, officially opened on May 3, 1969. Past and present members have been asked to gather at the club and support the celebrations.
Everglades’ Men’s Triples Bowls winners l to r: Ted Hewson, Ross Hurley and Glen Hewson
Men’s triples decided The final of the Everglades Men’s Bowls Triples were completed last month. The match was played between the team comprised of
Ted Hewson, Ross Hurley and Gl;en Hewson and the team comprised of Jack Crane, Jon Gibbon and Laurie Powell with
the former team proving victorious. Ted Hewson was also a member of the winning pairs, and mixed pairs teams this year.
Charity golf day raises $14,000 The Taxi Social Golf Club held a charity golf day on September 16 at Everglades Country Club. Almost 150 players attended, with $14,000 being raised for the Children’s Ward at Gosford Hospital. The players received refreshments and luncheon, as well as entertainment by Calvin De Gray and Harriett and John
Saley in the Everglades auditorium. W in n e r s we r e a t e a m comprising Greg McFarlane, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Kong and Gary Preeze. Taxi Golf Club championships commenced on September 30. Any golfing member or social member of Everglades interested in playing with, or joining, the Taxi Social Golf Club, should
contact one of the club’s executive. Th e e xec uti ve i nclu des president John Saley, treasurer Ray Benton, captain Howard Frankland and vice-captain Ron O’Keefe. Games are played on alternate Mondays with hit-off at 8 am. Details of the next game are provided on the blackboard outside the Pro Shop.
President’s Day well attended A large number of bowlers attended President’s Day at Everglades Bowls Club recently. Merit badges were presented to Ron Banks and Ron Edwards with tie badges going to Len Langston and Brian Crawley. Brooches were presented to Joan Thorpe and Gwen Hewson. Zone merit badges were presented to Doug Rose and Charlie Gray, tie bars to Kevin
Phelps and Kevin Wyborn, and brooches went to Betty Parker and Goldie Edwards. A special presentation was made to Jack and Joan Thorpe for Jack's work over the years and Joan’s support. The next day, a group of Everglades bowlers travelled to Harbord Bowling Club to represent Ocean Beach Surf Club in the annual contest between bowling clubs
representing surf clubs along the NSW coast. The consistency singles has reached the final stage with Barry O’Connor to play Dean Packer who defeated his father Neil in one semi-final and Barry defeating Kevin Smith in the other. The final of the Novice Singles has been played. Judy King defeated Paul O’Sullivan 31 - 27. Barry O’Connor, September 26
Golf course work programmed
Media release, October 1
Allsports
Work on the seventh hole and the renovation of a number of tees have been programmed at the Everglades golf course. The fairways are due to be spike cored and fertilized in late October. Some disruption to normal playing conditions is expected. The club committee has decided that the warm up nets
will be closed during noncompetition times. The nets are there for the benefit of the members and not for the use of the general public. It is obvious from the damage done to the new mats that inappropriate clubs have been used such as wedges to make the divots in the matting. Once the nets have been secured new matting will be installed.
Signs are to be installed indicating that the nets are for warm up and not for practice. Golf balls leaving the course continues to be a problem. It has been decided to form a sub-committee comprising two representatives from the board and from the men’s and women's golf committees to address the problem. Paul Thorpe, September 27
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Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews, has encouraged young people on school holidays to get involved with the holiday activities being organised by the Umina PCYC. Ms Andrews recently visited the PCYC’s mobile van, The Beach Hut, which was at Umina Beach providing activities including beach gymnastics, skateboard clinics, body boarding and surf riding. During the holidays, The Beach Hut will also visit Killcare Beach. Ms Andrews accompanied the Member for Peats, Marie Andrews with PCYC manager Colin Fraser and Premier, Mr Bob Carr, on his recent extreme gymnastics at Umina Beach with the Beach Hut in the background visit to the Umina PCYC, where he met with two new probationary constables from the Brisbane Water Local Area Command, as well as "youth at risk". Mr Carr congratulated the PCYC on its work for young people on the Members of the Ocean Beach Members are chairman David Unger, Peninsula. Surf Life Saving Club elected a JAC chairman Eric Daniel, finance Press release, October 3 new committee at the club's director Maree Cole, administration director Elaine Unger, competition recent annual meeting. director Scott Hannell, functions director Warren Boyd and public relations director Robyn Carr. At the executive meeting, Vicki Swain was appointed club captain. Patrolling season started on the last weekend in September under blustery conditions. The usual calm waters of Ocean Beach were soon turned into turbulent conditions. On the first weekend of patrols, club members were enjoying the usual Sunday night get-togethers when they were called upon to assist in the rescue of a yacht that had become stranded off Lobster Beach. Membership to the surf club is open to all from the age of six years. Anyone interested should approach a surf club member at the club on a Sunday.
New committee elected
Woy Woy pool
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Umina Public School Aussies of the Month for September
Aussies of the month Umina Public School presented certificates to their Aussies of the Month for September at their end of term school assembly on September 27. Only students from kindergarden, first and third class were present as all other students were on excursions.
The Aussie of the Month is selected from each class by the other students in that class. Each student is presented with a certificate and a reason why he or she was selected as an incentive for the other students. Recipients for September as pictured from left to right are: front row; Mitchell
Esmerelda
Nale, Melissa Dowd, Lachlan Irving, Jaimie Blackett, Natalie Tisdell, Lesa McNeill and Tearne Martin. Back row: Star Golby, Connor Austine, Emily Hibbs, Rene Beck, Michael Labone, Matthew Morton and Korrina Kelly. Cec Bucello, September 28