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8 November 2010

Council asks Minister to move substation Gosford Council will ask the Minister of Planning to investigate alternative sites for the proposed Energy Australia substation at Empire Bay.

Crematorium and cemetery proposed A cemetery and crematorium complex, which would accommodate up to 400 mourners and employ up to 20 people, has been proposed for the former

Andrews to stand down?

The long-serving Member for Gosford Ms Marie Andrews is neither confirming nor denying that she will not be standing at the State election due in March.

"I'm not prepared to say anything at this stage," said Ms Andrews.

Ms Andrews has been a member of the Labor party since 1960 and has represented Gosford and its predecessor, the electorate of Peats, for 15 years.

During her term, she has served on a number of parliamentary committees and is currently chair of the Committee on the Office of the Valuer-General, deputy chair of the Standing Committee on Public Works and a member of the Committee on Children and Young People.

She has held a number of positions within the Labor Party including delegate to State Conference and member of Parliamentary Caucus Committees on Health, Education and Training, Fair Trading, Agriculture and Land and Water Conservation.

Prior to entering parliament, she was private secretary to the NSW Branch Secretary of the Australian Railway Unions for 17 years.

Kaitlin Watts, 6 Nov 2010 Interviewee: Marie Andrews

abattoir site at the bottom of Bulls Hill.

Council has deferred a planning proposal submitted by Bulls Hill Developments to construct a cemetery and crematorium on Lot 1 and lots 173 and 183 on Woy Woy Rd. The proposal includes the construction of a crematorium complex comprising of four chapels linked to a central crematorium facility with a café, condolence lounges and an office.

Parking would be provided for around 200 vehicles with 120 spaces provided in a sealed car park and an additional 80 parked cars on the crematorium internal road system.

The construction would also involve the upgrade of the intersection between the site access road and Woy Woy road.

Cr Terri Latella and Cr Craig Doyle moved the matter be deferred for further information and consultation to ensure there is sufficient justification to proceed with the planning proposal, in view of potential environmental impacts on wetlands and the Coastal Open Space Strategy (COSS).

Further investigation will also be taken in relation to impacts on road, transport and employment and any other issues that may further support the application.

Council Agenda ENV.66 4 Nov 2010

Peninsula super clinic is possible, says O’Neill Interested parties have been invited to apply to establish a Southern Central Coast GP Super Clinic.

While it had been assumed the clinic would be sited in Gosford, Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O’Neill said last week that applications from the Peninsula would be eligible.

Ms O’Neill said she was “acutely aware of the health demands of the Peninsula and expects a super clinic to address those demands”.

“GP Super Clinics bring together general practitioners, practice nurses, visiting medical specialists, allied health professionals and other health care providers to deliver integrated multi-disciplinary, primary health care services aimed at addressing the health care needs and priorities of local communities,” she said.

“These Clinics also provide an important site for training and education, giving medical, nursing and allied health students and GP registrars an opportunity to learn in a multidisciplinary setting.”

Ms O’Neill said: “After campaigning hard for a GP Super Clinic during the election campaign, I’m excited that we are moving quickly to make it a reality.

“The aim of the Clinic is to bring together health services across the Central Coast to improve access to those services.

“Access to a doctor is a right not a privilege and a GP Super Clinic will go a long way towards meeting the pressing demand we have for health services here on the Coast,” said Ms O’Neill.

Media release, 29 Oct 2010 Matt Pullford, Office of Deborah O’Neill

The action was taken on the motion of Cr Terri Latella, seconded

by Cr Peter Freewater.

Council has resolved to formally approach the Minister outlining both the community and Council’s concerns regarding the current proposal in relation to the substation at Empire Bay. The Minister will be asked to consider the community’s objection, a Land and Environment Court case and the proximity of the proposed site to Cockle Bay Reserve and protection of the wildlife corridor.

In her notice of motion, Cr Latella stated that there were two sites within one kilometre of the current location which would be

both environmentally and socially less destructive.

The first was Department of Education land on Maitland Bay Dr, Killcare Heights, a site which according to Cr Latella had maximum space to afford setback and screen.

Vegetation removal would not be required and site works could be fully contained on site.

The second location was at Lot 353 Empire Bay Dr, Bensville, which would provide maximum setback and screening opportunities.

The site would not require any vegetation removal and has no Land and Environment Court orders over the site, according to Cr Latella.

Supporting the motion, Cr Freewater said: “We need to stand up and show that we support our community.”

Council Agenda NM.21 4 Nov 2010

Council rejects new Umina Mall plans Gosford Council has knocked back revised plans for the redevelopment of the Umina Mall shopping centre at the corner of Lone Pine Ave and Ocean Beach Rd. However, it has invited the applicant “to enter into negotiations to investigate the closure and acquire the laneways to allow their incorporation in any future development application”.

SJH Planning and Design had asked the council to review its previous refusal of its application to construct a commercial retail and residential development on lots including 357-363 Ocean Beach Rd, 10-14 Lone Pine Ave and 1-7 Poziers Ave, Umina.

In doing so, it submitted revised plans which reduced total floor area.

The general store was reduced from 1437 square metres to 1025 square metres, about 200 square metres larger than the current general store at Umina Mall.

The applicant claimed: “The refinements address the particular areas of concern in relation to the interface between this centre and the adjacent residential properties; the public domain; vehicular access and parking issues.”

In addition to the general store,

the redevelopment would include one building containing seven specialty shops including a liquor store and loading dock.

Another would consist of three specialty shops with offices, residences and medical centre above.

The project would see the demolition of existing shops and a number of houses in Pozieres Ave and the construction of a new car park.

A report on the revised plans by council staff stated that the applicant had addressed several issues, but two main concerns remained.

These were a shortfall in parking and potential conflict between vehicles and pedestrians.

“It is considered that noise issues have been generally addressed.

“However, truck reversing manoeuvres might cause some inconvenience.

“This could be addressed through a condition restricting times at which deliveries are made.”

Cr Craig Doyle commented: “It’s overdue for a facelift and the people there deserve better than what they’ve currently got.”

Council Agenda ENV 69 4 Nov 2010

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Rainfall for the year at the end of October was 903.4mm, 14 per cent down on the average total of 1052mm for this time of year.

Temperature in October averaged 18.4 degrees, ranging from a top of 30.6 on October 14 down to a low of 8.6 on October 16, according to figures from www. peninsulaweather.info.

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Highest wind gust was 31km/h on October 16.

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Council drops alternative waste idea Gosford Council will not proceed with an alternate waste technology and composting facility at Woy Woy tip, following Wyong’s rejection of the proposal.

Council staff met with Wyong’s general manager and key staff to discuss Wyong Council’s participation in the proposed facility on Friday October 1.

Gosford Council was told in a staff report last week that Wyong were supportive of a regional

approach to waste management, but financial analysis showed that involvement in the project would not provide a sufficient economic benefit.

Wyong Council formally advised Gosford Council in a letter dated October 18 that it would not be taking part in the project.

The staff report concluded that without the support of Wyong Shire Council, the project would not be financially viable.

Council Agenda CIT.51 3 Nov 2010

Workshop for welfare sector A one-day workshop about effective ways of working with staff and volunteers in the welfare sector was held at Umina surf club on Monday, November 1.

The workshop was organised by the Central Coast Community Council and attracted 26 people from 13 community sector groups.

The workshop included topics such as giving feedback for validation and improvement, the

language of feedback, specific detailed advice on what works and building a culture for performance conversations.

Community council regional director Mr Ed McCarthy said: “It was a great learning experience for the wide variety of services attending.

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Resident wins lotto An Ettalong resident has won $500,000 in the lotto draw on Wednesday, October 27.

The resident was one of two prize winners to share the $1 million prize.

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Member asks for sign removal Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O’Neill has asked for signage of the former member Ms Belinda Neal to be removed from a shopfront in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy. Ms O’Neill said she had urged the NSW Branch of the Labor Party to remove the signage.

“Officers of the NSW Branch say they have taken various actions to have the signage removed since the polls were declared in Robertson just eight weeks ago,” she said.

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“As much as I’d love to, I don’t have the resources available to me to run a dedicated office on the Peninsula,” said Ms O’Neill.

The Federal Department of Finance manages MPs’ offices and allocates one electorate office per member in seats like Robertson, she said.

“My current electorate office at 91 Mann St in Gosford is the subject of a long term lease.

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“Any other office would have to be privately funded and staffed by volunteers.

“I’d rather run an office that serves the community properly than an office that is only a bit of token visibility.

“At present, my Gosford office deals frequently with queries from Peninsula residents,” she said.

Ms O’Neill said she would be scheduling a regular series of mobile office visits on the Peninsula.

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Soccer program Students in Years 2 to 6 from Pretty Beach Public School participated in a schools’ soccer program on Friday, October 29.

Damien Brown from Central Coast Mariners FC ran the sessions which were aimed at developing children’s soccer skills

as well as promoting positive team building skills.

“All students had a fantastic time and received a promotional bag of goodies,” said principal Ms Deborah Callender.

Newsletter, 4 Nov 2010 Deborah Callender, Pretty Beach Public School

Volunteers help students Empire Bay Public School has elected new P and C office bearers for 2011.

Local makes country music program Empire Bay resident Noel Sadler has started producing a new weekly country music program to be screened on pay TV. “The program will be mostly produced locally using some of the great shooting locations available on the Central Coast, beaches, National Parks and other locations,” said director Mr Noel Sadler of Skip Film Productions.

“Production has just started with the filming of the first stages of the music video clip that will be used for the show.

“It will take a few months to complete this clip and, after this, the TV show will begin production, where a lot of our local entertainers will be featured on the show.”

The new country music program

is expected be aired on the Fox national network as well as in the United States.

It will be ready to go to air mid next year when a number of episodes have been completed.

The first episode will feature the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival, featuring behind the scenes footage of the festival, talking with festival organisers, key personal, event promoters and selected artists.

The beginning of each episode will focus on a recording artist and their video clips and the last segment will feature an up and coming artist, someone who has the passion but has not had media exposure.

Apart from the first program that will be an hour long, the rest of the

series will be half hour programs.

“With a working title Skip’s Country Music Round, it will follow much the same format of my national radio program that went to air some 20 years ago,” said Mr Sadler.

“From the 70s though to the mid 90s, I was heavily involved within the country music industry, with promoting live shows, radio programs including producing Tamworth’s first documentary of the festival in the late 70s, for a Sydney station.

“I was also a key player in creating Australia’s first licensed country music night club, The Hollywood Country Music Club.”

Media release, 2 Nov 2010 Noel Sadler, Skip Film Productions

However, vacancies remain for treasurer, vice-convenor and scribe.

Principal Ms Sharon McEvoy said volunteers with the P and C, the uniform committee, the canteen committee and the

parents’ auxiliary were “special members of our community”.

Students benefited “in so many ways” from volunteer work, she said.

Anyone interested in helping should contact the school office.

Newsletter, 3 Nov 2010 Sharon McEvoy, Empire Bay Public School

School mourns death The Empire Bay Public School community has mourned the death of one of its members, Ms Judy Ferguson.

“Judy Ferguson was one of our well known and respected community members,” said school principal Ms Sharon McEvoy.

“Our deepest sympathy goes to the Field family for their sudden loss, over the holidays, of their mother and grandmother.

“Our thoughts are with her extended family and her husband Allan who is also a local community member known to many people in our school community.”

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Comment period extended The comment period on Energy Australia’s Review of Environmental Factors for its proposed substation in Empire Bay has been extended.

Following a request to Energy Australia from Gosford Council, the comment period has now been extended for an extra 10 days until Friday, November 12.

The 500-page review was first made available to the council and adjoining neighbours on Wednesday, October 13, with 21 days set aside for comment, as required by NSW planning

legislation.

The council will incorporate submissions from the wider community in its formal response to the report.

Energy Australia has claimed the $50 million substation development will meet increasing demand for power for 6000 homes and businesses in Empire Bay, Hardys Bay, Daleys Point, Davistown, Bensville, Killcare, Killcare Heights and Kincumber South.

Press Release, 27 Oct 2010 Carolyn Packer, Empire Bay Press Press Release, 1 Nov 2010 Energy Australia

Donation to cub pack Woy Woy Rotary has given a cheque for more than $700 to 1st Woy Woy Sea Scouts cub pack.

Cub leader Mr Michael Crowhurst attended the Rotary meeting at Everglades on Tuesday, October 26, where president Don

Tee presented him with a cheque for over $700.

The cheque will assist pack to send cubs to the State Cuboree to be held at Cataract in January.

Email, 27Oct 2010 Julie Crowhurst, Woy Woy Sea Scouts

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Bread wins first prizes Local bakers have been awarded first prize for two of their products at the recent Newcastle Baking Show.

Led by bakery owners Joseph and Rosemarie Mondal, from Bakers Delight Umina and Woy Woy, a team of bakers won first place for their Country Grain Cob Loaf and White Sourdough.

Between both bakeries, three third places were also achieved.

“We are extremely passionate about baking hand-crafted fresh bread, so it was a great opportunity for the team to put their baking skills to the test against some of the state’s best,” said Ms Mondal.

“Our apprentice baker Leigh Sayer was a star performer on the day, baking many of the winning loaves including our Authentic Sourdough made the traditional way using a live culture.”

A range of independent, retail franchise bakeries and large supermarket brands competed in the bakeoff.

The Newcastle Baking Show aims to continue to lift the standard of bread produced in the area and to ensure the art of fresh baking is not lost.

Media release, 26 Oct 2010 Rosemarie Mondal, Bakers Delight

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Canteen recognition Michelle Krucler and Ros Parker have been nominated for the State Canteen Recognition Awards for the contribution they make to the canteen at Woy Woy South Public School.

“The nominations recognise the outstanding contribution [they] both make to our school canteen,” said principal Terry Greedy.

Lurkers at folk club Troubadour Central Coast folk club will feature The Lurkers at its meeting at 7pm on Saturday, November 27, at the CWA Hall Woy Woy. The Lurkers are musically influenced by American hillbilly and old timey music and politically influenced by Woody Guthrie, Joe Hill, Pete Seeger and Berthold Brecht, according to publicity officer Ms Willy Timmerman.

The Lurkers will present a lineup of banjo, double bass, guitar and occasional mandolin and harmonica.

They draw on the tradition of artists and musicians who use their music for political agitation.

The three Lurkers share the songwriting, giving every set has a variety of styles from blues to hillbilly to mountain music or traditional folk, said Ms Timmerman.

The Lurkers also share vocals and use the close harmonies common in bluegrass.

Entry is $10 for general admission, $8 for concession and $7 for members.

Children are free with paying adults.

Email, 3 Nov 2010 Willy Timmerman, Troubadour Central Coast

Food drive for Christmas The staff at a local preschool have decided to conduct a food drive in conjunction with the Catholic Church at Woy Woy. The Wallaby St Preschool aims to involve children and their families in collecting 150 food items for hampers distributed by the Woy Woy Catholic Church to disadvantaged families at Christmas time.

The food drive will teach children at the preschool about giving as well as receiving.

Staff at the preschool have made a Christmas tree on which they can record their food tally.

“Each morning at group time, the children count the food items and we mark it in our Christmas tree.

“This encourages and helps the children’s math skills.

“The children have become

very involved in this cause and are excited each time we colour in another number.

“It is also teaching the children to be part of a community which helps people who are less fortunate and that when we work together we can achieve big things,” said centre manager Danielle Leete.

Email, 3 Nov 2010 Danielle Leete, Wallaby St Preschool

Mr Greedy said the time they had invested in the canteen and their work to ensure everything ran smoothly had ensured students at the school had access to one of the best and healthiest canteens on the Peninsula.

Newsletter, 26 Oct 2010 Terry Greedy, Woy Woy South Public School

Grandma Moses winners Three students from the Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre have won prizes in the Grandma Moses art competition held at the Gosford Regional Gallery.

Watercolour tutor Ms Judith Hoste won a highly commended prize for her work Early Morning Bensville in the Central Coast

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Ms Adrienne Evans from the oils-acrylic class was commended for her work Grass Tree Grove.

President Ms Thel Browne was commended in the open section for her work Megalong Valley.

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Exhibit at the Botanical Gardens Pearl Beach artist Ms Marijke Greenway is holding an exhibition in the Palm House in Sydney’s Royal Botanical Gardens from November 9 to 22.

The exhibition is titled ‘Heartbeats of Trees’ and will be open daily from 10am to 4pm.

Ms Greenway aims to encourage appreciation of native

vegetation, banksias, angophoras, scribbly gums and paper barks, waratahs, gymeas and grass trees.

“Trees are my passion.

“They are so eminently paintable.

“When I am walking through our bush, looking at the trees, there are always some that make my pulse race.

“They come in reds and whites, in greys and blacks, with their knobs and knots and dancing branches, droplets of sunlight flickering across ponderous limbs,” said Ms Greenway.

Email, 23 Oct 2010 Marijke Greenway, Pearl Beach

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Climate change talk The Pearl Beach Progress Association is hosting a climate change talk on Saturday, November 13, from 5pm to 6:30pm.

The guest speaker will be Richard Weller from the Community Environment Network’s Climate Future group.

Richard will speak on climate

change impacts, focusing on predicted sea level rise, for the Central Coast, particularly Pearl Beach, Patonga and Umina areas.

All are welcome and no RSVP is required.

The talk will be held at Pearl Beach Community Hall, 9 Diamond Road, Pearl Beach.

Email, 22 Oct 2010 Rachel Lonie, Pearl Beach

Zoe shows world of wings Local artist and teacher Zoe Fletcher is holding an exhibition of her works at Killcare over the next month The theme is Wingdom, an imaginary realist series of fantasy paintings she has been working on for four years In the exhibition, big cats, wombats, frogs, horses and humans take to the air to join the birds and butterflies in a dream of a world of wings, according to promoter Mr Tom Flood of Artspace@Randalls on the Beach.

Zoe has produced around 30 portraits that were displayed at Mind Body Spirit Festival in Sydney

and at Erina Fair in 2008.

Since then she has produced a further six prints for the collection.

The soft pastel or oil originals in Wingdom are not for sale, destined for a series of fantasy books of the same name.

The exhibition will open on Sunday, November 21, at 3pm and $5 entry includes drinks and nibbles.

Resident Sunday acoustic duo BluesAngels will be playing from 12.30pm until the opening and then into the evening.

Email, 27 Oct 2010 Tom Flood, Randalls on the Beach

Weeds removed Four Bushcare groups continue working in Bouddi National Park removing weeds at Wagstaffe Point, Rileys Bay, Maitland Bay, Bullimah, Lobster Beach and Mourawaring Moors.

were cleared and the native bush was reported to be regenerating well.

Newsletter, 2 Nov 2010 Killcare Wagstaffe Trust

Boat festival rescheduled The Davistown Putt Putt Regatta and Wooden Boat festival was held on Sunday, October 31, after being rescheduled from the previous Sunday due to adverse weather.

This year’s festival was the first

Aged care fete Residents at Woy Woy Community Aged Care centre will hold a fete and carboot sale on Saturday, November 27.

The event will be held in the car park of the centre at 6 Kathleen St, Woy Woy, from 9am to 1pm.

Residents are looking for volunteers for the day and the cost is $15 per car space or table.

Interested parties should contact Jennifer Eddy from Woy Woy Community Aged Care on 4344 2599 between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.

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Council works Gosford Council will be undertaking construction work on the Esplanade at Ettalong this week, November 8 to 15.

The work will include the construction of platforms on the Esplanade and concreting and landscaping will be undertaken.

Drainage works will also be underway at the road reconstruction in Mt Ettalong Rd, Umina.

Construction of the community building and playground will continue at Umina oval in Sydney Ave. Road resurfacing will take place at night on Sunday, November 14, on Charlton St and Victoria Rd, Woy Woy. The work on the handrail and ladder at Pearl Beach Rock Pool has been completed.

Press release, 4 Nov 2010 Lisa Beeke, Gosford Council

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Notation is a fair safeguard I can appreciate the angst experienced by property owners now being exposed to the seeming trauma of having their property noted as flood affected.

This may seem unfair to those people in this situation, but much more importantly for those who may wish to purchase property along our ever fluctuating coastline.

It would be most unfair, extremely dishonest and morally unjust for those properties at risk of environmental change to not

Forum carry this important notation, as a safeguard for everyone now, and the possibility of future owners.

The ever-changing shapes and activities in the natural systems right around the planet are ongoing and people who choose to live where they live always play a gambling game.

Rising seas are just part of it.

I have bought and sold two waterfront properties over the last 30 years and both were purchased

with the knowledge of the risk, noted on the certificate, and I sold both properties to people who were also aware of the risk.

It is pleasant and satisfying to own a lovely water frontage and think that you have a castle better than the Queen, but everything has a price.

Government is simply doing its job, trying to keep a level and fair playing field, be they buyers or sellers, hence the legislation.

Bring it on!

Letter, 28 Oct 2010 Zoe Russell, Umina

Motoring on the Peninsula Hands up all those people who can remember driving to Sydney along the old Pacific Hwy when all of a sudden the traffic would slow down to a snail’s pace, much to the annoyance and frustration of everyone.

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Mile after mile crawling along until you finally discover the culprit.

Yes, a brand spanking new motor vehicle with a large cardboard sign on the back with the words “Running in”.

That is something we don’t have to contend with nowadays.

You might also remember the dimmer switch on the floor next to the clutch pedal.

You could perform a “Fred Astaire” number tap dancing with your left foot as you drove along at night.

Even more significant was pulling in for petrol at one of the local garages: “Would you mind checking the oil and water and, if it is not too much trouble, the tyres as well”.

“No trouble at all and I will also give your windscreen a bit of a clean.”

This was typical of the usual cheerful conversation which would occur many times a day either at Dick Tressider’s garage or Jack Terrill’s Ampol service station along Blackwall Rd. You could also duck around the corner where Alfie Ford would look

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History after your motoring needs.

Mind you, Alf wasn’t always there as he was also the fire chief at Woy Woy. Years later, two more garages were established closer to the shopping centre.

Lester Burrows and his wife dispensed friendly service at the BP garage where the Court House now stands and, across the road, Ben Van Der Zanden operated the pumps at the Shell garage.

Dick Tressider was also an agent for BMC motor vehicles (Morris Minor, Morris Major and Wolseley).

Both Dick and Jack were heavily involved in community affairs.

Dick was a board member of the Woy Woy Bowling Club and Jack was President of Woy Woy Lions at various times.

Both Jack and his wife Flo were blessed with enormous energy and you could always count on either of them to help out if there was a job to be done or a function to be organised.

Today of course things are different, driveway attendants sit impassively behind bulletproof screens and the only conversation likely to take place is “Fly Buys?” or “Press here”.

This makes you wonder how many cars are on the road today never having experienced a cursory glance at their dipstick, their radiators dying a slow death from heat exhaustion and tyres literally gasping for air.

I bought my first car for £80.

Like your first kiss, you never forget your first motor car, although I have difficulty remembering which came first.

It was a bright red 36 Ford Roadster with a dicky seat, the car went like a bomb but had a marked reluctance to respond to any use of the brakes.

It had mechanical brakes, which for those of you not familiar with such

devices, consisted of metal rods running from the brake pedal to the drums, unlike the hydraulic system used in modern vehicles.

Like most teenagers, we always observed the rules of the road but, on reflection, it is nothing short of a miracle that we are still around to talk about those days.

Being a law clerk in a constant state of impecuniosity, most of the essential repairs were carried out by Dave Iverach who ran a garage on the corner of Ocean Beach Rd and Rawson Rd. Dave was very much a rough diamond.

The garage was an absolute mess, tools everywhere, grease and oily rags scattered on the floor; and chaos the order of the day.

However, Dave had a heart of gold with lots of truckies being amongst his grateful customers.

Tools were borrowed and mostly never returned, but if you were financially challenged or rushing to make an appointment, Dave would drop everything and help you on your way.

I often reflect on those days whilst idling along Blackwall Rd waiting for the lights to change and at the same time keeping an eye on the driver behind me who is juggling an espresso coffee in one hand and talking on his mobile with the other.

One thing that puzzles me is where all the garages along Blackwall Rd have gone, even though there are so many more cars on our roads.

Letter, 2 Nov 2010 Fred Landman, Daleys Point

Animal Welfare League - Central Coast Branch AWL is a registered animal welfare charity, caring for surrendered pets of the Central Coast, and are looking to expand the assistance we give to our four legged friends, with the addition of the following roles

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:

• CAT WELFARE OFFICER - please help us find loving new homes for surrendered cats.

• ASSISTANT WELFARE OFFICER - give support to our Dog and Cat Welfare Officers.

For more details of these two positions telephone Debra on 4344 4435 or Ian on 4342 2742.

• FOSTER CARERS - if you are an animal lover but unable to commit to caring for a pet permanently, then become a foster carer with AWL. For further enquiries please ring Robyn on 4363 1166.

Newspaper has meant a great deal On behalf of the committee and members of Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre, I would like to thank you most sincerely for your very generous discount on our advertising account.

Your support and interest over the years has meant a great deal to us and has played a vital role in the success of our centre.

Most of the enquiries we have are from the advertising and

Forum editorials in your newspaper, w which goes to show that the local people do read our local newspaper and that the work you and your staff put into it is really very worthwhile.

Thank you and congratulations on your 250th edition.

Letter, 20 Oct 2010 Dorothy Mulholland, Ettalong

Blame it on the dinosaurs I write in reply to Margaret Lund’s letter (Peninsula News, October 25) on global warming, oops, sorry, climate change.

Back in the 1940s I watched houses and roads at Curl Curl and Collaroy being washed into the ocean.

The council rightly or wrongly reclaimed the Curl Curl area by making it into a tip.

This area now has great parks and sporting fields.

Forum The sea restored the sand hills to their former glory, if not better.

Also, if the sea levels are rising because pollution is melting the ice caps, then what caused the many ice ages to melt that this planet has had over millions of years, long before the intervention of man?

I blame it on dinosaur’s farts.

Letter, 3 Nov 2010 Graham Daff, Empire Bay

Wilderness is paradise Sandy Stone aptly describes the cacophony of the male mating ritual of abominable grass cutting, timber felling and mind blowing infernal machines in suburbia (Peninsula News, edition 251).

It makes one long for a more leisurely age.

I remember my father, when the grass got too tall, would get out his whetstone and scythe.

There is a haven though, on the weekends the industrial estates are generally isolated and peaceful.

Pack up a sleeping bag, a tent and as the poet says: “A loaf of

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Oh, wilderness is paradise enow”.

Letter, 26 Oct 2010 Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy

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During the last 10 years hundreds of our elected representatives ‘helped’ this old soldier in to his early grave

15 10 2003 Occasionally, my readers point out I am often said to be attacking people for no good reason.

Most, but not all, of those whom I attack, are our elected representatives.

The bulk of them are members of the two parties not much preferred, Labor and the Liberal Coalition.

For those who have been told: “No one knows what I am on about”, here is some revision.

My initial focus, almost eleven years ago, was the corrupt Gosford City Council, when they tried to stand over my father and trick him into making a change of use on his property.

They are just another one of well over a hundred councils which make up the third tier of our government, or “kindergarten of politics”, known as Local Government.

Law abiding taxpayers like my now dead father had expected that all of his elected representatives, Local, State and Federal, would ensure the letter of the law is always followed, in particular, the LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 - SECT 232 which has always been quite clear when it defines what the role of a councillor is: (1) a member of the governing body of council: • to provide a civic leadership role in guiding the development of the community strategic plan for the area and to be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the council’s delivery program; • to direct and control the affairs of the council in accordance with this Act; • to participate in the optimum allocation

of the council’s resources for the benefit of the area; • to play a key role in the creation and review of the council’s policies and objectives and criteria relating to the exercise of the council’s regulatory functions; • to review the performance of the council and its delivery of services, and the delivery program and revenue policies of the council.

And (2) as an elected person: • to represent the interests of the residents and ratepayers; • to provide leadership and guidance to the community; • to facilitate communication between the community and the council.

That mandated requirement has not been observed in Gosford and certainly has not been happening in Councils such as Manly, Canterbury, Wollongong, Pittwater, Liverpool ….. the list is endless.

All councils have had for years a statutory obligation to comply with the State Records Act. When they don’t, they are not prosecuted, even when deaths result.

The very ordinary work product from our elected representatives and their hired bureaucrats continues because Labor just doesn’t care to do a damn thing about bad politics.

Barbara Perry, the current Minister for Local Government and her political cronies, are certainly conflicted in the way they conduct themselves on our behalf.

Manly Council now being investigated again raises concerns which apply to

almost every council about whether the Council has been properly fulfilling its statutory role as the governing body to direct and control the affairs of the Council and to review its performance.

Clearly, it has not been doing that and Labor party members are partly responsible time and time again.

(See the State Ombudsman’s final report under Section 26 of the Ombudsmans Act) http://specials-cumberland.whereilive. com.au/media/ombudsmans-report.pdf

The Mayor of Canterbury City Council, Robert Furolo brings the NSW Labor party into disrepute, not just with his lack of driving skills but by presiding over a council which is identified by the Ombudsman here: http://www.ombo.nsw.gov.au/ publication/PDF/annualreport/AR_ Ombo09_Oct10.pdf on page 103.

The ombudsman’s report leaves information out and it comes as no surprise to me that a Labor Minister, Barbara Perry would not want to be written in on the Ombudsman’s findings in the expensive matter of Mallone v Canterbury City Council because she is conflicted!

This is an independent, non partisan statement made by me in the interest of informing the public

Edward James, P.O. Box 3024 Umina Beach NSW 2257 02 4341 9140 For information, on how and where this started go to: http://gosfordcouncil.tripod.com

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Health

Hospital clinic adds 30 beds The Central Coast Clinic at Brisbane Waters Private Hospital will be upgrading its facilities with an extra 30 beds.

The clinic first opened its doors to provide private mental health services for residents of the Central Coast and surrounding areas in October 2008.

“To date, we have had close to 3000 inpatient and outpatient services.

“It is a vital service in our region, because the clinic is the only private inpatient unit on the Central Coast,” said business development manager Ms Ella Li. Since its opening, clinical director and psychiatrist Dr Larissa Grund has been treating the mental health needs of the community.

“Most people still do not readily

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Dinner for CareFlight A charity dinner will be held on Saturday November 13 at Ocean Beach Surf Club at 7pm to raise awareness and financial support for CareFlight.

Umina father Mr Andrew Moses is organising the event with the help of Good News Church after his three-year-old son Reuben was hit by a car on West St, Umina, on Saturday, June 12.

The night will consist of a twocourse meal and a brass big band will perform live while items are auctioned off.

Guest speaker on the night

will be co-founder of Gloria Jeans Coffee, Mr Peter Irvine.

“Through the outstanding efforts of the community, emergency services and CareFlight on the night, Reuben received outstanding care.

“Despite his injuries he has made an incredible recovery,” said Mr Moses.

“After receiving the call, CareFlight only took 15 minutes to arrive at Ocean Beach Surf Club, carrying the charity’s specialist trauma doctor, intensive care medical equipment and an ambulance paramedic.

“The Head Injury Response

Team is a ground-breaking, worldclass unit and without their help, Reuben’s road to recovery would have been a lot longer,” said Mr Moses.

Tickets cost $52, of which $20 will go to CareFlight.

Tickets can be purchased online at the CareFlight website, http:// careflight.org/get_involved/events.

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“Our team is professional and non-judgemental.

“We know how tough it can be for people,” said Dr Grund.

The clinic will host a free information seminar on depression and anxiety presented by a panel of psychiatrists at 7pm on Thursday, November 18, at Erina Library, Erina Fair.

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“The Gong Ride is a major part of our fundraising program that directly supports the provision of specialist services, professional advice and treatment programs for Australians living with multiple sclerosis while also ensuring the search for a cure continues.”

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Health

Benefit night raises $40,000 A benefit night was held at the Ettalong Beach Club on Saturday, October 30, raising more than $40,000 for five year old Damon Burgess who was diagnosed with leukemia in August.

“As a group of friends, we were devastated by the news and felt quite useless and unable to help,” said family friend Ms Rebecca Allerton of Umina.

“After discussion, we decided the only way we could help was to raise some funds to assist the family through their journey,” said Ms Allerton.

Damon’s parents, Neil and Michelle, had both been working full-time but, due to Damon’s

treatment, they will be unable to continue to do so, she said.

Damon, a middle child with two brothers Jacob, 8, and Noah, 2, is receiving treatment at both Gosford Hospital and Westmead Children’s Hospital and will continue to do so for two years.

“With over 400 loving and caring people in the room, we managed to raise in excess of $40,000 to assist the Burgesses through this journey,” said Ms Allerton.

“The donations, love and support have been a massive boost to the Burgess Family who greatly appreciated the support they have received.”

Email, 1 Nov 2010 Rebecca Allerton, Umina

Information about dementia A free information session on memory loss and dementia will be held at the Everglades Country Club on Monday November 15.

The session is sponsored by Central Coast Health Dementia Care Service and the Central Coast Commonwealth Respite and

Carelink Centre and will run from 9:30am to 2pm.

The session will cover topics including causes of memory loss and dementia, how to cope with changing behaviours and support services that are available.

Email, 29 Oct 2010 Terry Hayes, Central Coast Health

Health packs distributed The Central Coast Health Promotion Unit has given “family activation packs” to all Year 1 students at seven primary schools in the Peninsula area.

The schools involved were Empire Bay primary school, Ettalong public school, Pretty Beach primary school, the Coast Christian school, Umina public school, Woy Woy pubic school and

Woy Woy South Public school.

The pack aims to help parents and carers to get active with their children and to provide families with part of the daily requirement for physical activity.

It is designed to help develop movement skills, confidence and instill the foundations to live an active, healthy life.

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“All year we throw money at breast cancer and sick kids and rightly so,” said Umina fire fighter Billy MacLean.

“Now we’re asking you to help us men of the world.

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Education

Recognition Empire Bay Public School’s canteen supervisor Kerry Bleakley has received a Central Coast Canteen Network award.

The award recognises best practice in the provision and

promotion of healthy food and drinks by Central Coast primary schools and is conducted by Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service.

Newsletter, 3 Nov 2010 Sharon McEvoy, Empire Bay Public School

Aboriginal gathering A community gathering for Aboriginal families will be held on Wednesday, November 17, at Empire Bay Public School between 4pm and 6pm.

Activities will include welcome to country, didgeridoo, hip hop and

Show about bullying A live show will be staged at Woy Woy Public School to focus on developing an antibullying plan for the school.

The show looks at issues such as cyber-bullying, exclusion, friendship, assertiveness, conflict

resolution, anger management, resilience, social websites, empathy, positive relationships and social skills.

The show called “The Protectors” will be sta ged by Brainstorm Productions on two

Success with hats Woy Woy South Public School has succeeded in implementing a “no hat no play” policy as part of their commitment to the Cancer Council to be a “sunsafe school”, according to principal Mr Terry Greedy.

The policy is aimed at ensuring students are not overexposed to the sun when participating in sport or physical education activities or simply playing at recess and lunch.

The school recognises that

from time to time students may genuinely forget to bring their hat to school and for these students a hat borrowing option will be available where students can borrow a hat rather than stay under cover.

“This procedure has been working well for the whole year until recently when those fortunate enough to borrow a hat have failed to return it,” Mr Greedy said.

Newsletter, 5 Nov 2010 Terry Greedy, Woy Woy South Public School

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days, once for kindergarten to Year 2 students and again for Years 3 to 6 students.

The P and C Association is subsidising the cost of the show.

Newsletter, 27 Oct 2010 Kevin Lane, Woy Woy Public School

Girls’ touch win The girls’ touch football team from Woy Woy South Public School has won its way to the Regional finals for the second straight year with five successive wins.

Unfortunately the girls lost 4-1 to Berkeley Vale Public school after leading them 1-0 for most of the first half.

Along the way the girls beat Woy Woy 13-0, Point Clare 8-0, Umina 2-1 and Kariong 5-0.

Newsletter, 26 Oct 2010 Terry Greedy, Woy Woy South Public School

traditional dance, bush games and a free sausage sizzle.

Interested families should contact Paula Jarman on 4388 2044.

Newsletter, 3 Nov 2010 Sharon McEvoy, Empire Bay Public School

Varied themes at Ettalong Recycling, dental hygiene and reptiles were the themes for Ettalong Public School students at the end of October.

A special free excursion went to the Thiess Recycling Plant, where students learnt about the environmental benefits of recycling and the process itself.

A “Mad Science” show taught children about dental hygiene.

And students also visited the Australian Reptile Park.

Stage 3 students from the school also attended the ToonSchool workshops where they studied the art of drawing and creating cartoons.

Newsletter, 26 October, 2010 Colin Wallis, Ettalong Public School

Year 6 farewell Pretty Beach Public School will hold its Year 6 farewell on Tuesday, December 14, at Wagstaffe Hall.

The “carnival” themed farewell will include dinner starting at 6pm for children in Years 5 and 6,

followed by a disco at 7:30pm.

Children in Years 3 and 4 may also attend the disco.

Newsletter, 4 Nov 2010 Deborah Callender, Pretty Beach Public School

Leadership Twelve senior students from Pretty Beach Public School attended a Sport’s Leadership Day at Kincumber High School on Wednesday, November 3.

The students participated in the engaging activities which had been organised by high school staff.

Newsletter, 4 Nov 2010 Deborah Callender, Pretty Beach Public School

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Education

Canteen faces closure The canteen at Woy Woy South Public School may be forced to close for part of the week due to a declining number of helpers.

C is keen to hear from anyone who is in a position to help out in the canteen.

Newsletter, 26 Oct 2010 Terry Greedy, Woy Woy South Public School

To avoid the closure, the P and

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Malcolm had a heart attack at 2:30pm in Merimbula.

Public education vans will be visiting the Peninsula on Monday, November 15, to publicise the Australian Government’s review of school funding.

The vans will visit Woy Woy South Public School at 8:30am, Ettalong Public School at 10:30am, Umina Public school at 12:30pm

October 29.

The fete was the most successful mini fete held at the school.

The money that was raised will be used to purchase a gift for the school Newsletter, 3 Nov 2010 Sharon McEvoy, Empire Bay Public School

Woy Woy South Public School has contributed 37 Christmas boxes to the Samaritan’s Purse Distribution Centre in West Gosford, eight more than last year.

The centre was grateful for the effort of the Woy Woy South students, according to principal Mr Terry Greedy.

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that happen in our schools and what other wonderful jobs we could undertake if we got our fair share of funding,” said Debbie Westacott, Central Coast organiser for NSW Teachers Federation.

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“The Delamotte family gave numerous items which helped to fill gaps in many boxes.”

The boxes will go to children who have never received a Christmas

present, said Mr Greedy.

Newsletter, 5 Nov 2010 Terry Greedy, Woy Woy South Public School

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and Woy Woy shopping centre at 2:30pm.

The vans will have leaflets, stickers, temporary tattoos, video equipment for vox pops, and internet access to allow electronic submissions.

“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tell the Federal government about the great things

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Celebrate an evening of dancing and entertainment for all the family. Lucky door prizes and Bazaar.

Where: Auditorium, Everglades Country Club, Dunban Road, Woy Woy We were there by 4:15pm.

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doors open 6.30pm, Start 7pm Cost: $15 Adults, $5 Children, Children under 5 free. Special Rates for groups of 15 or more $10 ea (must pay together).

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thanks for the opportunities that had opened up for them,” Mentors are in high demand across Central Coast schools and interested volunteers should contact Christine from Plan-it Youth on 43489140.

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Mini fete Year six students from Empire Bay Public School have raised $2200.85 at a mini fete held on Friday,

community who gave up an hour of their time each week to assist students with gathering information about career choices.

“Parents were happy with the support students received,” said Christine Semken-Bastow, from Plan-it Youth.

“All the students embraced the program and expressed their

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This will be a symbolic occasion to support and strengthen the historic state level signing between the State AECG and the Department of Education and

Training.

Principal Mr Colin Wallis described the signing of the agreement as “a significant event for our Learning Community and our school”.

“It is an honor for our school to be selected as the venue for this ceremony and true recognition of our school’s leadership in this area”, said Mr Wallis.

Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus have recently completed a mentoring program to assist them with career making decisions.

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Ettalong Public School will host the signing of an agreement between the Brisbane Water Learning Community and the Kooranna Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) on Friday, 12 November.

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The staff had previously received training in the new literacy program.

This visit gave them the opportunity to further discuss its successful implementation with colleagues, according to school principal Mr Colin Wallis.

“It was a highly valuable exercise,” he said.

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Years 3 and 4 teachers from Ettalong Public School recently visited Wyong Public School to observe Accelerated Literacy in action.

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Out and About Oyster festival on Sunday The Brisbane Water Oyster Festival 2010 will be held at Ettalong Beach on Sunday, November 14, being promoted as a major food and wine festival.

The festival was started in 2000 by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to showcase the beautiful waterways of the Woy Woy Peninsula and its largest primary industry, the oyster farming industry.

This year the festival will showcase a variety of oysters from the Brisbane Water Oyster Farmers, the Broken Bay Oyster (Patonga) Farmers and the famous ‘Pacifics’ from the Hawkesbury River Farmers.

On the main stage, the day will kick off with Wayne Cornell and the Allstar big band.

Wayne Cornell formerly lead singer of the Delltones and recent recipient of the 2010 Mo Award will perform on stage from 9.30am until 12:30pm.

At 1pm, a six member family group, the Kamis,will sing and dance until the close of the day.

The inaugural ‘Celebrity Oyster Eating Competition’ at 11am will raise money for a $25,000 colposcope machine for Gosford Hospital to detect early cervical cancer in women.

Ten celebrities will line up for the competition including Home and Away star Judy Nunn and with her actor and author husband, Bruce Venables.

It will be followed by the famous “How Many Oysters Can You Eat in 30 Seconds” at 1:45pm, with the trophy up for grabs and a record to break of 27 oysters.

The Oyster Festival Trophy will be presented to the winner of a Woodchopping Spectacular.

A variety of over 25 food stalls and 10 wine stalls will be available for tasting, and there will also be over 40 art and craft stalls on display.

A miniature train will travel through the festival and a selection of amusement rides and entertainment will be provided for the children.

The Oyster Ball will be held on Friday, November 12, at Ettalong Beach Club and will commence at 7pm.

The Queen of the Oyster Festival 2010 and Miss Charity Queen 2010 will be crowned and the Mother of the Pearl will also be announced.

Website, 3 Nov 2010 Brisbane Water Oyster Festival

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Woytopia

Festival attracts 2000 people Around 2000 people attended the Woytopia Festival held at Woy Woy South Public School on Sunday, October 31, according to organisers.

Run by the Peninsula Environment Group, the festival offered: green talks, world music, sustainability stalls, organic fresh food, an eco-barbecue, a hall full of activities dedicated to children and live shows all day.

Woytopia celebrated local Aboriginal culture and the taditional connections to the land with the Welcome to Country by Gavi Duncan, Ganang Spirit Dancers’ performance, Bushtucker talks by Jake Cassar and the Dreamtime Mural.

A big crowd danced along to Indian dancer Jita Singh and her father musician Sardool Singh, and the dancing of Jita’s dance students.

The Australia Walkabout Wild life Show and the unique Russell Crow Show entertained a hall full of children with shows about Australian flora and fauna.

One of the more unusual workshops was of solar ovens, guided by local industrial chemist Dr Joachim Muller.

Local school students set up a demonstration display of their homemade solar ovens and cooked with them under the guidance of Dr Muller.

The litter-free event demonstrated that there is the potential to run a festival with no waste going to

landfill, according the festival’s waste manager Ms Mia Hughes.

“We strongly encouraged stallholders to only use compostable or reusable packaging.

“Waste needs to be part of the planning process right from the start, to make an event as sustainable as possible.”

Peninsula Environment Group president Mark Mann said: “Many local people volunteered their time and expertise to put together this first sustainable festival for Woy Woy and we are extremely happy with the turnout “Our stall holders, speakers and performers have all been absolutely overwhelmed with the response.”

Press release, 4 Nov 2010 Ylenna Zagic, Woytopia

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Out and About Architect takes grand prize Pretty Beach architect David Boyle has taken out the grand prize at this year’s Australian Timber Design Awards.

The prize was awarded to a residential renovation, The Burridge Read Residence.

Mr Boyle said the building was “inspired by the natural beauty of

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The judges noted that “this project stood apart for its use of a variety of new and recycled timbers, hand-crafted timber joinery and various wood sculptural elements.

“Judges were particularly impressed by the manner in which timber was used to meld the house into the surrounding national park.”

This is the second award that the house has received this year, after winning a commendation from the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects for residential projects, one of only four houses to receive an award this year.

Winners of the timber design awards were announced at a presentation night on Friday, October 29, at Luna Park, Sydney.

Mr Boyle operates a small design-focused practice from Pretty Beach specialising in unique, environmentallysustainable residential design.

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Photos on display Entries in the Killcare Wagstaffe Trust photo competition were on display at the Maitland Bay Centre over the October long weekend.

The photographs were displayed using the new television and DVD player purchased as part of the recent improvements to the centre.

The competition brief was that each photo must contain at least part of one or more Sydney Red Gums (angophora costata) as a major part of the composition.

The winner in the digital category was Andre Martin for

Newsletter, 2 Nov 2010 Killcare Wagstaffe Trust

Ninth blues festival planned The ninth Patonga Blues Across the Bay Festival will be held on Saturday, November 20, at Broken Bay Sport and Recreation Centre.

A local indigenous “welcome to country” ceremony will start proceedings at 12:30 and the festival will finish at 5pm when everyone is ferried back to Patonga, The line-up will include Queen of the Boogie-Woogie with Jan Preston playing for the first time at the festival.

Hatz Fitz is back, this year accompanied by wife Cara Robinson.

Steve Garry and his new outfit The 21-20s will also play.

“We always look for a great musical balance, but always stick to that very broad genre of the blues,” said Patonga Sports and Community Club president Mr Pete Segol.

Website, 27 Oct 2010 Email, 29 Oct 2010 Jill Tweedie, Patonga Sports and Community Club.

Annual exhibition The Ettalong Beach Arts and Craft Centre will be holding their annual Christmas exhibition at the Peninsula Community Centre on the weekend of November 27 and 28.

The exhibition will feature a high standard of student’s work that will

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Robyn Warburton was awarded highly commended in the print category for her photograph, Costata Constrictor.

The categories were judged by local artist and sculptor Piers Jones and cinematographer Andre Fleuren.

The winning entries will be framed and be on permanent display at the Maitland Bay Centre and the winners will each receive a framed copy of their work.

be for sale as well as tickets for a raffle.

Prizes will include a silk painting, a piece of pottery and a piece of folk art.

Students are also encouraged to donate non-perishable items for the Christmas hamper.

Newsletter, 2 Nov 2010 Dorothy Mulholland, EBACC

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Out and About Market day

Jazz and blues at Wagstaffe Two jazz and blues groups will play at Wagstaffe Hall on Sunday, November 21, from 2pm-4pm.

Mary’s Boys is a small band made up of members from the U-Bouddi Swing Band playing jazz

standards from the 50s and 60s.

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They play blues songs including music of Eric Bibb and Keb Mo and have been the most popular group in former concerts at this hall.

General admission is $15.

Bouddi Society Members pay $12 and students $5.

Drinks and nibbles are included.

Proceeds go to assist local community groups.

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Golden Oldies pre-1960s reunion, Ettalong Bowling Club, 11am

Fairhaven services 3rd Annual Movie Night, Cinema Paradiso, Ettalong, 5:30pm

Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre Christmas exhibition, Peninsula Community Centre, Free That’s That live performance, Randall’s on the Beach, Killcare, Free Peninsula Lions Club, Car Boot Sale

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Woy Woy Hospital Auxiliary street stall from 9:30am-2:30pm

Usual Suspects live performance, Randall’s on the Beach, Killcare, Free

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Behind the Veil Belly Dance “Sahara Party” 7pm start at Everglades Country Club auditorium Patonga Blues Across the Bay Festival, Broken Bay Spork and Recreation Centre

Mid Week Coastal Walk Series Day 3 – Wagstaffe Point to Maitland Bay Store, medium/ hard difficulty, Bouddi National Park, 8:30am to 3pm’

Brisbane Water Oyster Festival Ball, Ettalong Beach Club

13 November Care Flight charity gala dinner, Ocean Beach Surf Club, 7pm Fashion Parade, Fudge’s Boutique, Woy Woy 1.30pm Climate Change Talk, Pearl Beach Community Hall hosted by the Pearl Beach Progress Association 6.30pm

14 November Brisbane Water Oyster Festival, Ettalong Beach foreshore, Free 2010 Yoga Aid Challenge, Umina Beach Surf Club, 11.30am That’s That live performance, Randall’s on the Beach, Killcare, Free Mind, Body, Soul Festival, 9am to 3pm, Ettalong Senior Citizens hall.

15 November 1-2-3 Magic parenting course begins, Beachside Family Centre, Umina, 7pm, Free FREE information session on memopry loss and dementia, Everglades Country Club

21 November Bouddi Society Concert, Wagstaffe Hall Blues Angels live performance, Randall’s on the Beach, Killcare, Free Jazz and Blues programme, Wagstaffe Hall, 2pm-4pm Zoe Fletcher art exhibition, Randalls on the Beach Kill Care

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27 November Ettalong Beach Arts and Crafts Centre Christmas exhibition, Peninsula Community Centre, Free The Lurkers, Troubadour Central Coast, CWA Hall Woy Woy, 7pm Fete and car boot sale, Woy Woy Community Aged Care, 9am-1pm

Monday 6 December – Monday Meanderers – End of Year Picnic, easy, Meeting place: Patonga public wharf, 10:30am to 3:30pm, Free

If you’ve got something happening on the Peninsula over the next few weeks, let us know about it and we’ll list it here for you, for free. Contact details are on page 2.

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Time and time again, you’ll read articles in this paper about funds raised for charity, but nobody knows how large a sum this is every year.

The Charity Barometer is an attempt by us to publicly record the extent of the Peninsula’s generosity over the current financial year and to see what the grand total will be, come this time next year.

If you’re part of an organisation that has raised and donated funds to charity, please let us know. Contact details are on page 2.

Woy Woy Rotary Club $700 to 1st Woy Woy Sea Scouts CUB PACK Umina Public school P&C $42,000 to Umina Public School (2010) Rotory Club of Umina Beach $4,000 to Coast Shelter Woy Woy South Public School $2,000 for School Equipment Ettalong Public School P&C $10,172 for Ettalong Public School Peninsula Village $1257 from its annual art and craft show Pearl Beach Progress Association $4000 for Umina PCYC Pearl Beach Progress Association $9800 for Central Coast Lifeline and the Pearl Beach hall fund Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation raised $7000 from its last month’s fundraising activities to purchase new items Rotary Club of Umina Beach $4300 for Religious Education Ministries at Brisbane Water Secondary College Ettalong Beach Club $1000 for Blackwall Guides Support Group NRMA Insurance $7950 for Umina PCYC Football Federation of Australia and NAB $3000 for Umina United Football Club Woy Woy P&C $600 for Woy Woy Public School library Ettalong Beach P&C $2164 for Ettalong Beach Public School School Fun Run $1304 for Wallaby St Weenies Preschool Umina Junior Cricket Club and Woy Woy Junior Rugby Union $2600 for McGrath Foundation Pretty Beach P&C $700 for Pretty Beach Public School Peninsula Village $400 for Lifeline Australia Ettalong 50+ Leisure and Learning Centre $400 for Arthritis NSW Ettalong Public School P&C $1588 for Ettalong Public School Empire Bay Public School $7000 for MS Read-a-thon Woy Woy McDonald’s $6900 for Ronald McDonald House Charities

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Season ends with Spider’s Web Woy Woy Little Theatre has finished its 2010 season with Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web held at the Peninsula Theatre.

The cast played to a full house on opening night on Friday, October 29.

“The foyer was buzzing with a whodunit vibe at interval before all was revealed in act two,” said publicity officer Ms Patrice Horne.

Spider’s Web director Ms Denise Main said: “The richness and eccentricities of the characters and the complexity of the plots are what makes Agatha Christie’s plays and stories so engaging and popular.”

The cast includes Terry Lay, Lex Tonnet, Tyrone McMaster, Emma Christie, Sophie Stratton, Joan Dalgleish, Douglas Kent, Shaun Tinkler, Chris Ashcroft, Bruce Hyland and Trevor Doyle.

The show runs until Sunday November 14.

Tickets are on sale at www.laycockstreettheatre. com or 4323 3233 or 4344 4737.

“This has been one of our most popular productions in recent years and we hope to see as many patrons return for our bumper 2011 season,” said Ms Horne The 2011 season will include the comedy The Underpants adapted by Steve Martin, a drama Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman, and the season of One Act Plays which introduces new directors, actors and playwrights to the stage.

The theatre will finish up the year with another Agatha Christie murder mystery The Mousetrap which is still running on the professional stage in London after almost 60 years.

Subscriptions are available and tickets will be on sale from January 2011.

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Taking surf safety to the bush Surf lifesavers from Ocean Beach and Umina Beach Surf Lifesaving Clubs have volunteered a week of their time to visit primary schools in regional New South Wales.

The Beach to Bush program is a surf safety education program taking in more than 460 regional primary schools and reaching more than 46,000 students throughout the country.

The program aims to educate students during an interactive session including various surf safety messages, warning flags and beach signs, identifying basic surf rescue equipment and most importantly, how to raise an alarm

Peninsula wins in mid-week bowls Mid-week bowls competition in three grades has now been completed and the Peninsula has put up a bold show at each level.

Ettalong Memorial finished runners-up in both A and B grades to Terrigal and Wamberal respectively, while Umina Beach triumphed in grade C. Umina Beach bowls secretary Mr Steve Stead said Umina followed an outstanding season with wins in the semi-finals and the Zone Championship Final to

bring home the flag for the second season in a row.

“After losing only one game, they pulled together strongly to win their next seven games on the trot including five maximum points wins,” he said.

“Defeating Bateau Bay in a torrid semi, they faced off against The Greens (The Entrance) in the final at Munmorah on Wednesday, October 20, with a strong entourage of supporters.

“With final rink scores of 36-9, 27-16, 36-18 and a big board of

“A number of competitors are vying for Interbranch Selection and their results continue to pressure the selectors to consider their inclusion in the strong Central Coast team,” said publicity officer Mr Carl Krucler.

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rounds of the board race.

Keisha Bovill placed second in swim, second in ironperson and first and third in rounds of the board.

Jemma Smith placed first, third and fourth in rounds of the board and fifth in the swim and ironperson.

Keiran Braddish placed first and second in rounds of the board.

On the beach, Jarrod Dixon was fourth in the flags and sprint, and Mollie Murphy placed sixth in flags.

In under-13s, Claire Gaffney placed in the top six in swim and ironperson, Priya Johnson was also top six in swim.

Fred Fodyce was third in sprint and second in flags.

Hayden Boyd placed top six in sprint and third in flags.

Lachlan Miller was top six in sprint and along with William Bishop top six in flags.

Nicola Adams was second in sprint and flags, while Harriet Fordyce was top six in sprint and flags.

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99-43, the Umina boys could hold their head high at the presentation of badges and the passing over of the Pennant.”

The Umina team included Joe Ednie, Ian Jarratt, Bob Penson (skip), Peter Hickey, Alan Hancock, Mick McHale (skip), Michael Timms, Leo Beale, Mark Speerin (skip) and contributors Phil Poulton and Vic Gauci and manager John Leek.

Email, 2 Nov 2010 Steve Stead, Umina Beach Bowling Club

Strong showing at carnival Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club members from under-12 to open had another strong showing at the recent carnival held at Ocean Beach on October 17, taking out a number of placings.

when in trouble.

Former dual World Ironman champion, Zane Holmes, has applauded the commitment that the volunteers from Ocean Beach and Umina have shown to help keep beaches safe over the summer ahead and spread the safety message inland.

“The fact that lifesavers from Ocean Beach and Umina, North Entrance and Wamberal are heading into regional Australia to help spread the word on beach safety to kids is testament to the dedication that these teams have in keeping as many people as safe as possible this season.”

beach relay teams both won including competitors Nicola Adams, Harrie Fordyce, Priya Johnson, Georgia Gordon, Lachlan Miller, Hayden Boyd, Mick Hood and Fred Fordyce.

The under-14s saw Josh Thorndyke win the flags and place third in Sprint and Indigo Verhoeven had a second and third in rounds of the board.

Maddison Murdoch placed third in the sprints and Sarah Pollard, Savanah Paterson and Indigo Verhoeven won the board relay.

As a result Under-15s had Teigan Miller second in swim, third in board and second in ironperson, Helen Krucler won the swim, and placed third in ironperson.

On the beach, Hayley Braddish won the 2km run and Jess Thomas placed second.

In under-19 Gaby Krucler placed third in swim and in Open Ashley Langford was top six in sprints and Brett Whyte won the Open 2km beach run.

Touch footy raises $20,000 The Bobbi Dillon Fundraising Touch Football Day has raised more than $20,000 for a local resident with Rett Syndrome.

Proceeds from the day went towards purchasing a specialised wheelchair for Bobbi Dillon, as well as ongoing medical needs and treatment for Rett Syndrome A total of $19 500 was raised on the day with pledges taking the amount to more than $20,000.

The fundraising day was held on Sunday, October 10, at McEvoy Oval Umina with 35 team entries and around 600 attendees.

The games commenced at 9:30 am and ran until 2:30pm with 25 games being played.

All teams played three games each in a non-competitive round

robin format.

A variety of entertainment was present on the day including jumping castles, face painting, pass the ball, three legged race, tug of war, an exhibition touch game, raffles and a silent auction.

Spiderman also put in an appearance, entertaining children and playing a game of touch.

NRL players Jamal Idris from the Bulldogs and Dylan Farrell from the Rabbitohs also attended to sign autographs and chat to children.

Winners of the raffle included Lisa and Mick Wilson, Mr P Withers, Gary Uptin, Anita Uptin, Darren Taffy, Gloria Saley and Troy Howe.

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Email, 23 Oct 2010 Carl Krucler, Umina Beach SLSC

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Courtney comes in fifth Umina surfer Drew Courtney has finished equal fifth in the open men’s repecharge at the 2010 ISA World Surfing Games in Punta, Hermosa, Peru from October 21 to 27.

After spending the past two years on the World Championship Tour, Courtney was dropped after coming in at 34th and missing out on selection by just two points.

He said he was content with his achievement and would not be trying to get back on the tour.

Courtney was picked up by Team Australia for the World Surfing Games.

He finished first in round one of the open men’s qualifying with a score of 14.83 putting him through to round two where he scored the highest heat score at Senoritas with a 14 point total out of 20,

seeing him through to round three.

Courtney and fellow Australian surfer Mick Campbell led the charge of their open men’s division in round three with Courtney scoring a total of 12.50 beating Matias Mulanovich (PER), Chad Du Toit (ZAF) and Nick White (NZL) to go through to round four.

Courtney placed second to eventual overall winner Micah Byrne (USA) in his round four heat with a score of 13.37.

In round five, Courtney scored third with a total of 10.07 points beating Casey Grant (ZAF), but not managing to get through to round six.

Courtney surfed his way through the open repecharge and managed to finish equal fifth, just missing out on the final.

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Rachel beats all comers Rachel Wood, 11, from Woy Woy Swim Club has broken the NSW Allcomers record by 21 seconds in the 800m freestyle with her time of 10 minutes and 15 seconds in a Sydney carnival at Homebush last month.

Rachel also competed in two surf carnivals in October, winning all her individual age group events in surf swim, board and iron-person as well as medalling in a number of team events.

She has recently been selected to represent the Central Coast Surf Lifesaving Branch for the water events in her age group for the InterBranch Surf Carnival on the weekend of December 11 and 12 to be held at The Lakes.

“They only take three athletes for each gender in each age group, so to be selected is a high achievement,” said Woy Woy Swim Club publicity officer Ms Sandra Wood.

Woy Woy Swim Club has two other members, Claire Gaffney and Teigan Miller, both from Umina, who were also selected to represent the Central Coast Branch Team in their age group for water events.

Their next swimming event will be on the weekend of December 4 and 5, when club members will compete in the Coast and Valley Branch Summer Championships at Mingara.

Email, 5 Nov 2010 Sandra Wood, Woy Woy Swim Club

Umina Nippers place third Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club competed at the local Branch Nipper Carnival at Ocean Beach on Sunday October 31 against over 100 competitors from under-8 to under-14.

“At the end of the day results meant Umina placed third overall despite having enrolled membership in Nipper age groups of only the fifth largest on the Coast,” said publicity officer Mr Carl Krucler.

“It is testimony to the emphasis the Club has placed in recent seasons on participation and enjoyment leading to success, as well as structured instruction on a

Junior rugby presentations Woy Woy Junior Rugby Union Club held its season presentation on Sunday, October 24.

Awards were made to players, committee members and adult helpers.

New member James Henderson received the Pride of the Lions award.

The Lions Service Award went to Eileen and Mick Dean for their work in all aspects of the club, including as clothing manager, training night manager and as ground marshalls.

“These two people are the back bone of our club and nothing is an effort for them,” said media officer Mr Bill MacLean.

The Club Person of the Year award also went to Mick Dean.

“This bloke gets to our oval at 6am to ensure our kids have lines marked, fields set up, water containers full, and that the players’ area set up,” said Mr MacLean.

Email, 27 Oct 2010 Bill MacLean, Woy Woy Junior Rugby Union Club

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The Club’s Nippers achieved 52 medal-winning performances as well as top six placings.

Several competitors took home multiple medals including Leilani Healey, Kirsten Miller and Lachlan Braddish in the Under9s, Bradman Best in the Under10s, Mason Oldfield and Mimi Henderson in Under-11s, Rachel Wood, Keisha Bovill and Jemma Smith in Under-12s, Nicola Adams, Zac South, Claire Gaffney and Pryia Johnson in Under-13s, Josh Thordyke, Indigo Verhoeven in the Under-14s.

Club members also medalled in the All Age Board Relay, and won

multiple medals in R and R after fielding teams in this event for the first time in several years.

Outstanding performances by several competitors resulted in their being named in the Central Coast Interbranch Team on the following Tuesday.

These competitors included Rachel Wood in under 12, Claire Gaffney in under 13, Josh Thorndyke in under 14, and Teigan Miller in under 15.

The dominant display at this carnival was by Rachel Wood who not only competed in 10 events, but medalled in all of them, including seven gold.

Email, 4 Nov 2010 Carl Krucler, Umina Beach SLSC

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