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28 September 2015

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Chamber call: Revitalise Woy Woy Woy Woy town centre needs to be revitalised, according to Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales It needed redevelopment incentives like those in Gosford and an overhaul of traffic management, he said. He said the number of vacant shops in Blackwall Road has escalated in recent months and the closure of the nearby RTA has further dampened the

commercial mood in the town centre. Mr Wales said Woy Woy town centre continued to suffer because of Gosford Council’s obsession with the Gosford CBD. “We want to see a five-year moratorium on car parking fees and discounts on Section 94 payments to encourage current land owners to redevelop in Woy Woy. “It is no different to the Section 94 discounts and floor space

ratio concessions being given in the Gosford CBD but I think we can do more in Woy Woy and get a much better outcome in a shorter period of time than we will ever get in Gosford,” he said. “When you talk about a $170 million development like those in Gosford you make people’s heads swell but smaller and more manageable developments, using floor space ratio and height bonuses, if you make them attractive, they are

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achievable,” he said. He said Woy Woy’s revival hinged on many variables. “We don’t seem to have an economic blue print for Woy Woy town centre and there are infrastructure issues that need to be addressed,” he said. One critical issue was the no right turn from Blackwall Rd to Railway St, which he said “means everyone tends to bypass the main street”. Mr Wales said there was a need to revisit the whole traffic

management plan for Woy Woy. He said the pending completion of the new grand stand and open concourse area at the oval, expected to be ready for use within six months, was positive for Woy Woy. This brand new facility was expected to put some focus back on Oval Avenue and the older part of Woy Woy, he said. Interview, 24 Sep 2015 Matthew Wales, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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The Peninsula has had close to average rainfall for September, bringing the total for the year so far above the annual average.

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A total of 65.5mm of rain had been recorded by 9am last Friday, September 25, according to Mr Jim Morrison of Woy Woy. This compares to the month’s average of 70mm, with five days to go. The rainfall brings the total for the year to 1279.4mm, 29 per cent above the average cumulative total at the end of September of 992mm. It is also 2.9 per cent above the annual average of 1249mm. Average rainfall for the last three months of the year is 257mm.

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Honorary editor: Mark Snell Owner and managing director, Open Windows Consulting Pty Ltd Vice-President, Australian Conservation Foundation Central Coast branch

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Former Gosford mayor and Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein has accepted a Research and Youth Enterprises consultancy role with the project team at Regional Youth Support Services. He is also working with Coast Shelter on strategic marketing and fund raising. Mr Holstein has a long history with both organisations, being instrumental in establishing the Parkside Multi Service Youth Facility in Gosford and also the initial Coast Shelter community restaurant for the homeless. Coast Shelter CEO Mr Laurie

Gosford Hospital proposed redevelopment

Mayor defends environmental impact of rail underpass Gosford mayor Cr Laurie McKinna has defended the council’s environmental standards in the design of the second stage of the Woy Woy railway underpass.

proposal to redevelop Gosford Hospital and commence the ﬁrst stage of a new Health and Wellbeing Precinct (HWP) is now on exhibition for community feedback.

The Department of Planning and Environment is keen to hear the community’s views on the application, which seeks to: demolish existing buildings and carry out site preparatory works; refurbish existing hospital buildings; carry

out road works including closing Beane St West, converting Holden St into a pedestrian plaza (accessible by emergency and service vehicles only), internal upgrades to Hospital Rd and upgrading intersections with Racecourse Rd.

The proposed plans also include the construction of a new 11 storey hospital wing with rooftop helipad, a new seven-level multistorey car park with approximately 803 parking spaces and a covered pedestrian link to the main hospital entrance.

Two new six and ﬁve storey buildings are to be constructed above the car park for health related purposes and administration activities. Ancillary works will include hospital signage, landscaping and lot consolidation, including consolidating the existing hospital and Health and Wellbeing Precinct

sites into one and two allotments, respectively. A spokesperson for the Department of Planning and Environment said the local community always has an opportunity to share their views. “ C o m m u n i t y consultation is an integral part of the planning process and the applicant will have to respond to the feedback

we receive and this is taken into consideration when we develop our recommendations,” the spokesperson said. Submissions can be made until Friday, September 11. Media release, 13 August 2015 NSW Planning and Environment media

In a media release issued last week, Cr McKinna said that “extensive measures” would be in place to protect the sensitive environmental areas at Bulls Hill. “Some Council-owned properties have been acquired for the project’s second stage including part of the Nagari Road Bush Reserve, some Coastal Open Space System (COSS) land and part of the sewage treatment plant site. “An Environmental Impact Statement highlighted that the works will deliver major community benefits and with the appropriate mitigation measures any impact to the natural environment will be minimal.

“The COSS land that has been acquired in this particular area for the works represents less than one per cent of the over 2500 hectares of land across Gosford City that is currently secured within Council’s COSS. “This COSS land was originally acquired to help protect the nearby wetlands, but the stage two works and associated environmental protection measures have been designed to ensure there is minimal impact on the wetlands. “Importantly, the compensation for the COSS land that’s been acquired will be used to purchase even more valuable environmentally sensitive land across Gosford City to include in the COSS,” Cr McKinna added. The NSW Government has so far committed $52 million in funding to help Council design and implement the Rawson Road Railway Level Crossing

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Maher said, “Chris Holstein brings 25 years of knowledge in government relations to the Shelter; experience that will assist us in dealing with the plight of the homeless.” RYSS has operated since 1986 as a one-stop shop for youth aged 12 to 25 years and their families. It provides individual case management, advice and referral services, arts services and transitional housing. RYSS CEO Ms Kim McLoughry said she was pleased to have someone of Chris’s background and ability joining the organization. Media release, 18 Aug 2015 Laurie Maher, Coast Shelter

The first six months of 2015 have seen Gosford Council provide the Peninsula with significant road renewal, environmental, sports and recreation projects, according to general manager, Mr Paul Anderson.

Replacement Project. The level crossing at Rawson Rd will be closed when the new vehicle underpass at the base of Bulls Hill is completed. The underpass will connect Nagari Rd to Woy Woy Rd. Cr McKinna, said he was pleased to see work had started on “this important stage of the project” following the completion of the new pedestrian underpass. “Earlier this year I was joined by the NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay to open the new $4.5 million pedestrian and cyclist underpass near the intersection of Rawson Rd and Railway St. “These works will deliver significant safety and transport improvements for both road and rail users,” he said. Media release, 21 Aug 2015 Lawrie McKinna, Gosford Council

A progress report for the first six months of the year stated road renewal projects were completed across Umina. The upgrade of the Woy Woy sewage pumping station was part of a program to the performance of

the region’s sewerage network. Completion of the Lance Webb Reserve stabilizing wall at Ettalong was included in the report as a culture, recreation and sporting highlight. The installation of extensive new fitness equipment at the Peninsula Leisure Centre was listed as another highlight. The report also lists the completion of 386 metres of stormwater drainage in Lone Pine Ave, Umina. Gosford Council agenda GOV.112, 25 Aug 2015

Travel safety forum A free Getting Around Safely forum will be held at the Ettalong senior citizens’ centre on Tuesday, September 8. It will feature information and practical advice from Transport for NSW, NSW TrainLink, NSW Police, NRMA Safer Driving School and both Councils’ Road Safety Officers. There will also be authorised child restraint fitters and mobility

scooter suppliers at the forum. Attendees will receive free morning tea and a forum giveaway bag. The free Getting Around Safely forums have been made possible through funding from Transport for NSW. The session will run from 10am to 12pm. Media release, 18 Aug 2015 Nathan Slade, Gosford Council

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n intense storm cell that passed over the Central Coast from around 12:00pm on Thursday, September 17 caused heavy rainfall and hail in some areas.

Hail was reported as At 1:00pm the Central Tumbi Umbi. Live Traffic NSW far south as Sydney’s Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad were called to an was urging motorists to northern beaches and accident on Tumbi Rd take extreme caution as the storm cell moved that was caused by the traffic in all directions south towards Sydney extremely icy conditions. was affected by ice on through the afternoon of Central Coast Rescue the Central Coast Hwy at September 17. Squad said it had received Bateau Bay. Facebook, Sep 17, 2015 The SES reported reports of ice and even Central Coast Volunteer black ice along most receiving 90 calls for Rescue Squad roadways around Bateau assistance and conducted Bay, Killarney Vale and six flood rescues.

Hail made local roads treacherous

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Association president, Ms Elaine Raines and other residents met with a representative of the minister and with Mr Steve Beaman, the EPA’s director of water and waste on Tuesday, September 7 to discuss a recent sediment discharge from the landfill. The NSW EPA confirmed on Friday, September 4 that sediment-laden water had discharged from the Mangrove Mountain Landfill and entered a tributary of Hallards Creek which flows into Ourimbah Creek. Evidence of the discharge was provided to the EPA by staff from both Wyong and Gosford Councils and from local residents on Friday, August 21. A statement from the EPA said the authority’s officers inspected the Mangrove Mountain Landfill on August 21 “and observed a sediment trail leaving the premises. “The EPA is monitoring the situation to ensure that no further discharges occur,” the EPA statement said. “Investigators have interviewed the landfill operator and are continuing to gather information to determine if any offences have occurred.” According to the EPA, the time of the discharge is unknown.

Discolouration evident in Hallards Creek

“On August 21, a catchment management officer from Wyong Council provided the EPA with photographs taken that day indicating that sediment laden storm water had discharged from the Mangrove Mountain Landfill and entered a tributary of Hallards Creek which flows into Ourimbah Creek,” the EPA statement said. As an outcome of a 2014 Land and Environment Court mediation between Gosford Council and site operators, Mangrove Mountain Landfill, along with the Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club, Mangrove Mountain Golf Club and NSW RSL, the EPA is responsible for compliance with conditions of the company’s licence to operate a landfill at Mangrove Mountain.

Gosford Council is responsible for issues in relation to the dumping of clean ﬁll to be used to build an improved golf course at the Mountain. Ourimbah Creek resident and scientist, Ms Pam O’Sullivan said she ﬁrst noticed the discoloration in Ourimbah Creek at the beginning of August and made reports to Wyong Council and the EPA. “We have neighbours whose family have been in the valley for generations and they said they had never seen anything like it,” Ms O’Sullivan said. “The water was opaque, a whitey grey, tinged with green, not like if we usually get sediment coming into the creek because of a storm when it is a coffee colour. According to Ms

Landﬁll site at Mangrove Mountain

O’Sullivan and other residents who have walked from Ourimbah Creek to its junction with Hallards Creek and to the point where it meets the boundary fence of the landfill, the sedimentladen water may have been pumped from the landfill over a rise to end up in Hallards Creek. The volume of water that escaped from the site into Hallards Creek and Ourimbah Creek is also unknown, but residents believe it must have been substantial to impact so far down stream. “Anyone who walked through the very dense bush along the creeks would have seen the grip lock landfill fence line going out into the national park. “We saw pipes on the landfill side of the fence, up to the fence, rubble at

the base of the fence … silt on the ground, the native grasses have died and have been ﬂattened, native shrubs are dead and dying.” Ms O’Sullivan, who has a Bachelor of Science and has done water watch testing programs, said she did a sweep for macro invertebrates in Hallards Creek and found no sign of life. “I did one in Stringy Bark Creek and it was teaming with life,” she said. “I didn’t think the Hallards Creek reading could be right so I traipsed all the way up again yesterday [Monday, September 7] and for 100 metres up Hallards Creek, I did repeated sweeps and within the water column itself, and I found not one single macro invertebrate. “To me that is indicating

that Hallards Creek is dead. “I notified Steve Beaman and he said he will get it surveyed by NSW Environment and Heritage,” she said. Ms O’Sullivan said she has been assured by Wyong Council that the water was not contaminated with any heavy metals or other dangerous chemicals but her concerns about the impact of the landfill on local waterways and the Central Coast water supply remain strong. She has neighbours who use Ourimbah Creek for everything, from irrigating their paddocks to bathing. Likewise, she asked the EPA to take leaf and tissue samples of the dead and dying vegetation along the creek and in the bush near the landfill’s boundary fence. “Something has happened to the vegetation that is killing it. “It could be water logging but it doesn’t seem right to me because some of those native plants are very sensitive to changes in soil chemistry. “We asked the EPA to do an analysis of sediment lying on the ground up there. “I am dumbfounded that if the EPA is investigating a suspected serious breach, why hasn’t it checked the biota in the water to see if it has been affected. “Why didn’t it check the dead and dying vegetation? “Why didn’t it take a sample of sediment to analyse? “Any scientist looking at the site would have said there has been an event here, what has changed?

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Minister for Roads and Freight Mr Duncan Gay and Gosford Council mayor Cr Lawrie McKinna at the official opening of the pedestrian underpass at the Rawson Rd level crossing

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he Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) has deferred its approval of the $180 million Waterside development in Mann St at its latest meeting on Thursday, September 17.

Artist’s impression of proposed Ettalong boarding house

Hearing into boarding house starts The latest Land and Environment Court hearing into the proposed boarding house development adjacent to Ferry Rd Wharf will be held at the Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club on Tuesday, September 15. Residents opposed to the development have been raising money to pay for a traffic engineer report. Resident Mr Kerry Nicholson said they would be available at the front desk of Ettalong Diggers from 9:45am to 10:15am on Tuesday, September 15, to collect money as part of the Boarding House Fighting Fund. The Land and Environment Court hearing will take place at 10:30am. “As with the last Court conciliation meeting, we expect another large gathering,” Mr Nicholson said. “This is likely to be our last chance to convince authorities we don’t want this building,” he said. Gosford Council, as a party to the Land and Environment Court action, held a special meeting at the Gosford Council chambers on Tuesday, September 1, to prepare for the Ettalong hearing. The meeting was chaired by Gosford Council’s director of governance and planning, Ms Danielle Dickson. At the meeting, five speakers were selected to address the Court hearing at Ettalong. Mr Matthew Wales will speak on the overall impact of the

development. Ms Vanessa Gibson will address matters of safety and security. Mr Peter Jones has been chosen to address the hearing about traffic and parking. Ms Halina Scott will speak on economics and Mr Graham Lake will speak on the health implications of the development for the Ettalong community. Following the hearing at Ettalong Diggers, the Land and Environment Court representatives will conduct a site inspection. At the conclusion of the site inspection, the Court will proceed to Gosford Court for the remainder of the day. The Gosford Court can hold approximately 70 people and residents can attend if they wish. The last two days of the hearing on Wednesday, September 16, and Thursday, September 17, will be held at the Land and Environment Court, level 4, 255 Macquarie St Sydney, where a few seats and limited standing room is available. “We will have representatives at the court and will provide residents with the results,” Mr Nicholson said. The decision about the future of the boarding house development reverted to the Land and Environment Court when Gosford Council informed the court in May that there had been no mediated outcome between council and the applicant. Email, 2 Sep 2015 Kerry Nicholson, Ettalong Boarding House Fighting Fund

Gosford Council has commenced construction of the sandbag wall along The Esplanade between Ettalong and Ocean Beach

Sandbag wall will be 100m long and 3m high Around 700 heavy-duty sandbags will be used to build a wall 100 metres long and three metres high along The Esplanade at Ettalong and Umina to prevent further coastal erosion in the area. The emergency works are part of Gosford Council’s ongoing response to April’s natural disaster, a series of large southerly swells and higher than normal tides that has exacerbated erosion in the area and prevented natural rebuilding of the beach and dune. Council’s general manager Mr Paul Anderson said that building the sandbag wall along The Esplanade was the best solution to protect the area. “Following advice from coastal engineering experts, we decided that installing these sandbags was the best way to quickly and effectively stabilise the sea wall

and shield the local road,” Mr Anderson said. “When it’s complete, the sandbag structure will be almost three metres high above sea level and around 100 metres long. “Unfortunately, the size of the sandbags, location of the erosion, changing tides and construction requirements mean that it will take time to complete these emergency works safely and properly. “The slowest part is the initial three rows of sandbags, which need to be buried underneath the sand when the tides allow. “The sandbag structure is temporary and will remain in place while the erosion and sand loss is naturally restored. “We’ve seen these type of emergency works undertaken in other coastal areas and we’re confident this is the best option at Ettalong and Umina,” he said.

Council currently estimates the sandbagging works could cost up to $350,000. At this stage, Council expects it could possibly take another two months to install around 700 of these large, heavy duty sandbags. “While I can appreciate that it might not look like much progress has been made, I can assure the community that without the efforts of our crews to date the impacts could’ve been a lot worse. “Since early July, our crews have moved a lot of sand from near Ettalong Point to buffer the eroding coastline but the high tides have continued to remove this sand protection. “At the end of the day, public safety will remain our highest priority in managing this erosion issue at Ettalong and Umina.” Media release, 3 Sep 2015 Paul Anderson, Gosford Council

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Hail made local roads treacherous

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Gosford mayor, Cr Lawrie McKinna said he was disappointed that the three non-Central Coast members of the JRPP had voted against his motion to approve the triple tower development that will traverse Mann St and Georgiana Terrace. “I moved the motion that the JRPP accept the recommendation from Council to approve the development but it got voted down 3-2,” Cr McKinna said. Cr McKinna said the Waterside project is a “big development” but that it is only “slightly higher” than the twin towers already approved for the site of the Union Hotel on the corner of Mann St and Donnison St. That development was approved by the JRPP in May. Cr McKinna said he had expected the Waterside project to be approved and was disappointed given how far the planning process had come. He said he expected the architects to go away and do a bit more work to address the JRPP’s concerns. “I think the architects will be able to satisfy the members of the JRPP,” he said. “The developers are going to keep working it through; they are focused on getting this development through.” The date for the development’s return to the JRPP has not been set, he said. According to Cr McKinna, members of the JRPP also had questions about Gosford Council’s new development proposal to change the boundaries of the Gosford CBD.

In August, Gosford Council initiated the processes required to progress a planning proposal that would see certain parcels of land in the Gosford CBD rezoned. “Now Council will be looking to state government to get that rushed through,” Cr McKinna said. Interview, Sep 21, 2015 Lawrie McKinna Gosford Council Jackie Pearson, journalist

Shop for lease in Blackwall Rd Woy Woy

Mr Anderson took to twitter after the September 17 meeting of the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) deferred their decision on the $180 million, triple tower Waterside development for Mann St. “JRPP are a joke…Where is the Govt’s promise to review #robstokes,” Mr Anderson’s tweet said in a public airing of Gosford Council’s frustrations about the state of the Gosford business district. Mr Anderson said the panel members who voted against the triple tower development had attempted to attach their approval of the development to Council’s proposal to rezone parts of the CBD. “The JRPP have tried to attach the two together but our argument was, and is, that the current ability to vary development standards under the LEP exists, and that could have been used to accept the

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Chamber call: Revitalise Woy Woy An artist's impression of the deferred Waterside development at street level from Corner of Baker St and Georgiana Tce; Inset: part of block to be demolished as it looks now Photo CKDS Architecture

JRPP are a joke - Anderson ranes will be in the air and at least one major development under parts of the Gosford CBD to way in the Gosford central business district by March 2016, provide further incentives to attract developers to what he according to Gosford Council CEO, Mr Paul Anderson. application,” Mr Anderson said. The panel members did not approve the development because the height variances being sought outside the 2014 Gosford Local Environment Plan were too great. “But on the same day, they did approve another application that had height variance using Clause 4.6, and they were happy to use that ﬂexibility available to vary the development standards for that project,” he said. When asked if Mr Anderson believed there were inconsistencies in the JRPP’s adherence to the rules, Mr Anderson said “It would appear so”. He said the JRPP’s approval of the twin-tower development at the Union Hotel site on the corner of Mann St and Donnison St was an example of how they were prepared to grant variances

from maximum height and ﬂoor space ratios in some situations. “The [Waterside] tower on Mann St (tower 1) is taller, it is the tallest of what is proposed, but the height variances of the other two towers are equivalent to or less than the Union Hotel development towers,” he said. “We were satisﬁed with the shadowing and the fact the towers were designed in such a way that the shadows would pass pretty quickly,” he said. According to Mr Anderson, shadowing over the site of the former Gosford Public School won’t be an issue as it appears to have been earmarked by the NSW Government as a commercial development site and not a cultural precinct. “The panel asked us to go back and look at the planning proposal,” Mr Anderson said. The planning proposal Mr Anderson referred to is Gosford Council’s resolution to rezone

calls the ‘core CBD’. “We started some serious discussions with the NSW Department of Planning after the JRPP meeting,” Mr Anderson said. “We went back to the department and said, ‘OK, we need to sort this out’”. Mr Anderson said several meetings had taken place between Council and the Department of Planning on Monday, September 21 in order to fast-track Council’s development proposal. “What we want to get back is gateway approval from the department so we can go forward and create the LEP. “There is some work for us to do there, but if we get gateway approval, we can then draw up the plan and commence the required public consultations,” he said. He said the new planning proposal would be: “A whole different way of looking at height and FSR ratios in that

core CBD area.” When asked how Council intended to win the support of groups opposed to FSR and height increases such as the Community Environment Network (CEN) and Friends of the Performing Arts Precinct (FOPAP), Mr Anderson said: “Obviously it will be a process of trying to explain the rationale around the creation of a core CBD as compared to a very broad CBD. “As we understand it, the Union Hotel developer wants to start construction in March. “We are starting to see residential unit development around the perimeter of the CBD and the reason behind us now looking at core CBD zoning is in response to what has happened with our 30 per cent bonus provisions. “The bonus provisions didn’t drive core CBD development, so now we have to focus on a core CBD.”

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Woy Woy town centre needs to be revitalised, according to Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales It needed redevelopment incentives like those in Gosford and an overhaul of traffic management, he said. He said the number of vacant shops in Blackwall Road has escalated in recent months and the closure of the nearby RTA has further dampened the

Vacant shops can be found on both sides of Blackwall Road Woy Woy

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Tesrol site sold for immediate development proceed providing high quality residential units into a residential market with a mix of retail and commercial floor space along Memorial Avenue and The Esplanade. “This is good timing for Ettalong Beach with the recent completion of the Ettalong Beach Foreshore upgrading and strong local property market. “It also strengthens the case for the funding and construction of the approved wharf facility at Bangalow Street which would complement the foreshore upgrading works and provided an added economic boost to the local economy. “The Tesrol site is one of those unique locations that has the potential to provide iconic development in the area. “The Chamber looks forward to the development proceeding which could inject over $20 million into the local construction industry and generate hundreds of local jobs during both the construction phase and ongoing employment,” Mr Wales concluded.

The Tesrol site on the corner of Memorial Avenue and The Esplanade at Ettalong has been sold to a Sydney developer who intends to start work on the project early next year. “This opens the way for the development to proceed after nearly five years since the development approval was issued,” said Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales. “This is good news for the Ettalong town centre which needs a high quality signature development to kick start the local economy. “The vacant car park site opposite Ettalong Beach Diggers is arguably one of the best mixed use sites in the Gosford LGA,” Mr Wales said. The project was approved in November 2010 by the then Minister for Planning, Mr Tony Kelly. The development site is adjacent to the Mantra Resort and is currently used as surplus, casual community parking. The Minister gave his consent for a mixed-use residential development built in two stages. Stage one would involve the construction of a seven-storey mixed use residential building and stage two would involve

Artist's impression of the Tesrol development

the construction of a two-storey commercial and retail building. The site was approved for 45 residential apartments and more than 1000 square metres of ground level retail-commercial floor space. It has reportedly been sold this month for $7 million. The Ministerial approval given in 2010 was a Part 3A approval that remains in place for five years so the deadline for the commencement of the development before the approval lapsed is November 2015. Mr Wales, who provided support and media services to the original applicant, said the

purchaser had acquired the land on the basis that the project had physically commenced so the development could proceed. Mr Wales said he was not sure of the nature of the commencement and said that it was possible to physically commence a development without the issue of a construction certificate. However, the developer will need a construction certificate and can make this application through Gosford Council or through a private certifier. All conditions listed in the Part 3A approval, which is a public document available from the NSW Department of Planning and

Environment, must be met by the developer. They include Section 94 payments that must be made by the developer to Gosford Council as contributions to local infrastructure, such as parking and drainage. The total amount of Section 94 contributions outlined in the Minister’s consent document was $428,260. The consent document also states that certain parts of the development will still require Council consent. According to Mr Wales, the sale has raised hopes that the development of the site will soon

Media release, September 23, 2015 Interview, 24 Sep 2015 Matthew Wales, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Email, 24 Sep 2015 Paul Anderson, Gosford Council Email, 24 Sep 2015 Courtney Taylor, NSW Planning and Environment Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Tiny houses will be piloted for homelessness

Oyster Festival returns The 15th annual Water Oyster will return to the foreshore on November 8.

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The festival was established in 2000 by the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to showcase the waterways of the Woy Woy Peninsula and its largest primary industry, the oyster farming industry. The festival is expected to bring thousands of visitors, not only to the Peninsula, but to the Central Coast for the weekend. Live entertainment will start from 9:30am. Chamber president Mr Matthew Wales said he was hoping to see everyone up early and dancing. Mr Bob Howe and The Hillbilly Heaven Band will be joined onstage this year by Ms Sharnee Fenwick. They have toured extensively both locally and internationally and have been nominated for many awards. The Belinda Adams Band with Chris Gable will also make a special appearance. The “How many oysters can you eat in 30 seconds?” competition will now have two sessions on the day. The festival will have over 100 stalls throughout the foreshore streets of Ettalong, highlighting

Nareena Rd, Umina, will be leased as part of a pilot program to help tackle homelessness on the Peninsula.

Crowds at a previous Oyster Festival

local oysters along with a variety of street food from around the world. Well-known wine companies from the Hunter Valley will be present and cold ales will be available from the Ettalong Beach Diggers Club Beer Stall. An extensive selection of handcrafted products will also be on sale. There will be many community organisations providing information about their services including the Salvation Army and Central Coast Marine Rescue. Lots of activities for the young

ones are planned in the Kidz Zone, including amusement rides, horse rides, bungee jumping, face painting and craft activities to ensure the kids are well looked after. “We welcome the commitment of our partnership with Gosford Council and the Ettalong Diggers Club which has secured the festival for future years,” Mr Wales said. “Our sponsors are crucial to the success of the event.” Media release, 22 Sep, 2015 Patrick O’Reilly, Impact Exhibitions and Events

Gosford Council approved the leasing of the site, at no cost, to a local not-for-profit organisation called the Tiny Homes Foundation. The pilot program will run for two years and aims to provide alternative housing for those experiencing homelessness. It will include the construction of up to six tiny homes and a communal space offering amenities and meeting facilities. According to a staff report to Gosford Councill, many reports of homelessness or risk of homelessness are received by services on the Peninsula. Cr Bob Ward moved the motion to approve the leasing of the site. He said he was impressed with concept to provide housing

opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. “The thing I really like about the concept is rather than being overwhelmed by the extent of homelessness their slogan is to create a pathway out of homelessness one tiny home at a time,” Cr Ward said. Cr Craig Doyle seconded and spoke in favour of the motion. Cr Doyle said he understood the pilot program would not solve the problem completely. “It is one of the fingers on the hand that helps people up,” he said. “I don’t necessarily believe this is a State problem or a Federal problem; we are the local community and it is as much up to us as anyone to provide help,” he said. Gosford Council agenda GRO.28, 22 Sep 2015 Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Decision on boarding house weeks away The NSW Land and Environment Court ruling on the proposed Ettalong boarding house development could still be between one and eight weeks away. Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales said he didn’t expect a ruling for at least a week. The Land and Environment Court held the ﬁrst day of its proceedings into Gosford Council’s refusal of the development application for the Ferry Rd boarding house at the Ettalong Diggers Memorial Club on Tuesday, September 15. Mr Wales said over 400 residents attended the hearing at the club. The hearing then moved on to the site of the proposed development for an inspection and spent the remainder of the day hearing evidence at Gosford Court House, where 14 residents attended. The remainder of the hearing was held in Sydney and, Mr Wales said, eight residents did travel down. “I am sure Commissioner Turo will take her time to consider this matter and be very careful about how she deliberates,” Mr Wales said. “Our view is she will place a lot

Artists’s impression of proposed Ferry Rd boarding house at Ettalong

of weight on the character of the development, both physical and cultural, and how it is inappropriate for the character of the community of Ettalong,” he said. He said Gosford Council’s case came across as well prepared and presented and its legal counsel pulled the whole case together

particularly well. “I was heartened by how the community of Ettalong came together for a common cause. “It really was remarkable that the community was so focused and kept up the pressure. “They raised their own money to pay for the trafﬁc report that

was presented at the hearing and they forced Gosford Council to reintroduce trafﬁc concerns as an issue in their case against the development, which to council’s credit, it did reintroduce,” he said. According to Mr Wales, the owners of the land argued to the Land and Environment Court that

the proposed development was appropriate for the area, that it was not out of character and it was a permissible use of the land that Council should approve. “It has always been the community’s belief that the owners don’t intend to ever develop the land, that it will be on-sold,” Mr Wales said. “I am personally disappointed that the owners do not understand the local community, that they haven’t looked at a different use for the site that would be the best use for the land and that would be a mix of apartments and retail,” he said. Kerry Nicholson, one of the organisers of the community action group ﬁghting the development, said he had been advised that turn around on the court’s decision could take between six and eight weeks. “There was a substantial amount lodged that the commissioner needs to take in,” Mr Nicholson said. Mr Nicholson said the community was impressed by the case that had been mounted by Gosford Council. “The community has been represented very well,” he said. Interview, 24 Sep 2015 Matthew Wales, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Council to follow homeless protocols Councillors say that Gosford Council will be following NSW protocols for the homeless in amending signage to prohibit camping and staying overnight in car parks around the Peninsula. The move has come after a councillor received anonymous calls about “illegal campers” at Lions Park, Woy Woy. Cr Bob Ward said he had received anonymous calls from a resident near the park and had asked Gosford Council rangers to investigate. The rangers confirmed there was a vehicle that appeared to be permanently parked in the Lions Park carpark. “They also told me they didn’t have the authority to do anything about the problem,” Cr Ward said. “The same anonymous caller contacted me again some weeks later to say the same people were still camping at Lions Park so I went through the same process again,” he said. “I discovered that a vehicle in a car park was not covered by the Local Government Act but by the Australian road rules so I started thinking about the problem of illegal camping.” Cr Ward said he contacted several other coastal councils, including Tweed, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour and Lake Macquarie. “They are all coastal areas where illegal camping is a problem but it is also a problem in Sydney City,” he said. According to Cr Ward, other councils have changed their signage to better address the problem of illegal camping. “We have signage that prohibits a list of activities including camping or staying overnight but those signs didn’t help if a vehicle was in a car park,” he said. As a result of his investigation, Cr Ward decided to move a motion for Gosford Council to amend

its signage to better address the issue. Councillors debated the approach that should be taken to solve the problem of illegal camping at the September 22 ordinary meeting of Gosford Council. Cr Ward said he understood that in some instances illegal camping may be the direct result of an increase in homelessness, which is why his motion asked for a review of signage so action could be taken in hot spots such as Lions Park Woy Woy. Cr Deanna Bocking said she felt compelled to vote against the motion because she was worried it might deter first-time campers from coming to or staying on the Central Coast. “We are trying to encourage more people off the M1 to come to the Coast,” Cr Bocking said. Cr Craig Doyle said he had also fielded a number of complaints from residents about illegal campers. “It is a problem where there are no facilities, no bins rubbish, in areas where people have need of the toilet where there are no toilets as well as a range of other things that are unsavoury,” Cr Doyle said. “The motion allows common sense to prevail,” he said. Cr Doyle and Cr Ward said they did not want any rule change to impact negatively on homeless people and would be following NSW protocols for the homeless. “The whole point of this motion is to look after local residents from the problems created by illegal camping such as noise, rubbish, inadequate toilet facilities and grey water disposal,” Cr Ward concluded. The motion was carried and staff will now work on amending Council’s existing s632 signage to ensure they give effect to prohibiting camping and staying overnight in non-regulated areas. Gosford Council agenda NM.10, 22 Sep 2015 Interview, 22 Sep 2015 Bob Ward, Gosford Council

The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce wants the Turnbull Federal Government to fund the construction of the “approved wharf” at Bangalow St, Ettalong. “We are not talking about fast ferries but the wharf at Bangalow St is an approved development that has been costed and we have an active consent,” said chamber president, Mr Matthew Wales. “We have started work which secures the consent of the development for ever.” Mr Wales said the approved wharf was part of the masterplan for Ettalong, which also included

an upgrade of the existing wharf at Ferry Rd. He said it would take a $5 million Federal Government commitment to build a state-of-the-art wharf at Bangalow Street. Meanwhile, an improved Ferry Rd wharf would allow Palm Beach Ferries and eventually other operators to service customers out of Ettalong. Mr Wales said the Chamber had the support of Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks. He said the Chamber was also in the process of lodging an application with the Baird Government for infrastructure funding to assist with the

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community from a sustainability perspective,” Cr McKinna said. “Unfortunately only 36 per cent of water bottles are recycled, with most going into landfill where they can take up to 1000 years to break down. “Waste avoidance is one of the key reasons why we installed the water refill stations at high traffic spots across the region. “The stations have been highly successful in reducing waste and litter, as the sites encourage residents and visitors to be serious about environmental responsibility. “I am proud this has been

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development. “We are looking for Gosford Council to give us written support and it has been difficult. “Council is of the view that it is reluctant to take on new infrastructure that it would have to pay to maintain but we are of the view that the wharf would be revenue-generating so the berthing fees paid would go to the maintenance of the infrastructure.” Mr Wales said he was also confident he had the support of Central Coast Tourism.

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Story of abuse to be told at ecumenical service A Woy Woy Bay resident will tell his story of surviving institutional abuse at an ecumenical service to be held on October 31 at the Woy Woy Anglican Church. Anglican bishop Greg Thompson of Newcastle and Catholic Dean of Brisbane Waters, Father Jim McKeon, will also attend the service conducted by the Anglican Rector for Woy Woy and Umina, Father Michael Davies. The resident, Mr Malcolm Angus, had approached the Anglican Church several months ago to hold a healing service for survivors of institutional child abuse. Mr Angus suffered abuse at the hands of boarding school staff in England and representatives of the Anglican Church in Sydney. Fr Davies said Mr Angus approached him several months ago asking for the service. “It is a way to publicly acknowledge the wrongs of the past and give assurances that we will be ever vigilant that it never happens again,” Fr Davies said.

He said the initiative had the support of Bishop Thompson, who was encouraging churches throughout the diocese to hold services. “We will light candles for abuse victims who have committed suicide and we hope to give the families of victims the opportunity to sit in a place that is safe. It has not been in the past but it is now. “We acknowledge the past, express sorrow, regret and sadness, so yes, this is an apology. “I think the church has a role to speak out on all forms of abuse,” he said. “We need to find our prophetic voice again as representatives of Christ and upholders of all that is good in creation.” He said the service was also supported by Anglican archdeacon for the Central Coast, the Venerable Rod Bower. The service will be held at St Lukes Anglican Church in Woy Woy on Saturday, October 31, from 6pm. Email, Sep 16, 2015 Interview, Sep 23, 2015 Michael Davies, Anglican Church Woy Woy

Blocks rezoned for service station expansion Two residential blocks have been rezoned ahead of the proposed expansion of a service station in Ocean Beach Rd not far from the Umina Village shopping centre. The rezoning was approved at the Tuesday, September 22, meeting of Gosford Council without discussion. The land was previously zoned R2 low density residential and has been approved for rezoning as B5 business development. It consists of a combined area of 1013 square metres and is owned by Progressive Property Solutions, which also owns the service station next to the site. The applicant told Gosford Council that, if the rezoning was granted, it would be lodging a development application to expand and redevelop the adjoining service station. The land in the planning proposal has no connection with properties other than the service station. The planning proposal was placed on public exhibition for 14 days with a total of three submissions received. Issues raised by submissions included compatibility with surrounding land uses, traffic-

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Shops within this centre provided more specialised shopping facilities than would be provided by the convenience store within the service station redevelopment, they said. They also stated that the rezoning would result in the provision of a use that could not be provided within existing town centres on the Peninsula due to land size and access requirements. Gosford Council agenda GOV.120, 22 Sep 2015

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Umina resident has champion garden Umina resident Ms Alva Bell has won the Champion Resident Garden (under 1000 square metres) category of the 2015 Gosford City Garden Competition. The judges described Ms Bell’s garden as visually delightful and praised her collection of vibrant orchids and bromeliad shaded zones.

Woy Woy resident Mr Andre Gravett took out the Best New/ Renovated Residential Garden and the Woy Woy Community Centre took out the Best Edible Garden (Community). Killcare also won two of the twelve categories. Best Eco Friendly Garden (Commercial) went to Bells at Killcare for what judges said was for its mix of formal and informal

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New minister welcomed at Uniting Church The Broken Bay congregations of the Uniting Church (Ettalong and Umina) welcomed their new minister, the Reverend Patty Lawrence, at an induction service on Saturday, September 19. Ms Lawrence and her husband Ian have moved to Broken Bay from Engadine in Sydney’s South and this is her second placement within the Uniting Church. Ms Lawrence grew up In Newcastle and Maitland and said she was part of a family that didn’t go to church. “I went off to Sunday school with friends and, at 19, I joined the church so that was my teenage rebellion,” she said. The couple has moved around during their 33 years of marriage, living in Maitland, Temora, Wagga Wagga, and Dubbo, mostly with Ian’s work as an engineer. Then in 2006, Patty said, she answered a call to be ordained for the ministry. “It was a sense that God was calling me to do something different

to what I was involved with,” she said. Before becoming a minister, Patty had been involved in state and local Uniting Church committees and had done volunteer work for local women’s refuges but then she decided to start formal studies at the Uniting Church’s training college in North Parramatta. She completed a Masters of Divinity which included studies in theology, pastoral care and what she called the more practical parts of the role such as performing weddings, funerals and baptisms. In her first weeks on the Peninsula, she has observed that the Uniting congregation is double the size of that she served in Engadine. She said she had only noticed subtle differences between the communities but said she looked forward to meeting and working with many new people. Interview, 24 Sep 2015 Patty Lawrence, Uniting Church Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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Marina even more damaging to the seagrass The latest version of the previous Taj Mahal and marina is again not suited for this part of Brisbane Water and is even more damaging to the seagrass. What action is being taken to protect biodiversity in the Brisbane Water estuary? There is no mention in your article (Peninsula News, August 31) that the Department of Fisheries would need to approve this facility as happened in September 2001. They advised Gosford Council regarding a jetty that installation of aquatic buoys to protect seagrass was a condition of consent.

Forum Letters to the editor should be sent to: Peninsula News PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 or mail@peninsulanews.asn.au See Page 2 for contribution conditions Marker buoys were installed but they have not been seen in the area for 10 years.

Will this indifference to estuary biodiversity apply to the proposed large marina and restaurant expansion? It is imperative that there be surveying and mapping of seagrass, particularly posidonia, in this area. The conditions of consent imposed for a marina used by yachts, power boats, recreational fishing and commercial fishing vessels, must be more stringent than those demanded for a jetty used by a local ferry operator as advised by NSW Fisheries in 2001. Email, 15 September 2015 John Wiggins, North Gosford

Restaurant developed by osmosis Concerning the proposed marina at Koolewong, my memory may be rusty, but I recall a marina at that place was passed by council in the late 1980s.

Forum The site was originally approved for an oyster depuration plant, but by some incredible osmosis it later developed into a large prominent

restaurant on the waterfront. I believe Robert Bell was Mayor at the time. Email, Sep 16, 2015 Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy

Complain to the managers In response to the letter (Norma Mellross, September 14), I also bank with St George and have stood in

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of time they had to wait and I said there were seats they could use. Their response was that they would lose their place in line. I offered to hold her place in line as I don’t mind standing, but she declined. She then continued to whine to her friend until it was her turn to speak with the teller who she then abused about the wait time. Please take your concerns to the managers of these bank branches. The tellers are not responsible.

Planning panels work well to protect community interest It appears that developerrelated and Council interests led by the mayor of Gosford are staging a concerted attack to discredit the role of the joint regional planning panels as a statewide planning mechanism for significant building developments in the Gosford CBD. The community of Gosford has reason to be grateful for the panel’s scrutiny of unfettered development as represented in attacks on buildings like Creightons. Their comments improved the Union Hotel development for the better. The 200 per cent increase in height above the code for a tower opposite Council building on the CBD, by Macau Investments, is a very real cause for concern. One needs to read between the lines. We read that three town planning experts on the panel are appointed by the Minister and that local expertise is needed.

Forum What we are not told is that there are five members of the panel and Gosford Council controls two of the nominations. At the moment Council uses those positions for the mayor (John Singleton was his campaign manager) and either the CEO or a director. They could nominate a local planner if they chose. In any case, Gosford Council only have to convince one planning expert of their case to succeed. That’s the way the committee works, and works well to protect wider interests on the basis of expertise. There is a concerted attack on any restraints on unfettered development In Gosford, orchestrated by vested interests, not community interests, and of which the community should be aware. Email, 23 Sep 2015 Kay Williams, Pearl Beach

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Who are the barbarians?

Often tradesmen are the problem The letter laneways are very some the simple.

writers discussing (PN 376, Sept 14) fortunate, but for problem is not so

It is not always the neighbours that park in laneways. It is also tradesmen who have no problem parking their trucks in the centre of laneways so cars can’t get past. Some are courteous when approached, some are not. But why park a vehicle in the middle of the laneway in the first place, especially if they have a load that is going to take some time to distribute or they are working on a property? Some laneways are divided in two, the way in is the way out. A laneway is a main thoroughfare for those living with laneway access. It is much narrower than a main street. A person’s garage or gate entry

Forum is their driveway. In a street situation, who parks behind someone’s driveway so they can’t get their car out of the garage? It is an all too common scenario in laneways. If a person works, catches the train, how inconvenient and time wasting to have to address the neighbour (who may be asleep early in the morning), visitor or tradesman to move their vehicle. How easy to be late for work or miss the train, or both because of others’ thoughtlessness. Gosford Council and traffic authorities need to come up with suitable rules and regulations for laneways, just the same as exist on all roads, and a maximum speed limit. Many laneways are two-way, but they are not wide enough for

two-way traffic, leaving open the possibility of a head on collision when entering and leaving the laneway. And when is Gosford Council going to advise residents whose properties back onto the laneways that the Council is no longer going to mow the weeds, trim the trees and generally keep the laneways tidy? When are they going to stop the parking of vehicles that are never moved? All this makes laneways even narrower. Back lanes can be forgotten if the resident does not have a gate or garage access to the back lane, but it shouldn’t be the laneway dweller’s responsibility to ask the resident to clean it up. As more cabins are built, these social problems can only get worse. Email, Sep 21, 2015 Jill Phillips, Ettalong Beach

Attendance was helped Just a short note from the Rotary Club of Woy Woy to say a big thank you for helping us with a write up on our book fair (PN 376) and

Forum a notation in the Peninsula Diary of Events, same paper.

certainly helped the attendance levels. Email, 22 Sep, 2015 Vic Brown, Woy Woy

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Class is missing today After watching a Greta Garbo film recently, I suddenly realised what is missing today amongst the celebrities and politicians. One word sums it up, in the main, they lack class. Greta Garbo in a passionate embrace with John Gilbert gave

Forum off more class, vitality and truth when fully clothed on a sofa than all the naked bodies that adorn the screen today. In my view, the Twentieth Century Class began in the 1920s and started to peter out in

the hippy 1960s. Today, there are a few celebrities with class, Hillary Clinton perhaps and actor Colin Firth may be a couple. Email, 3 Sep 2015 Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy

In Australia what is the value of a human life? It appears that the value depends on which humans we are talking about, a footballer, a cricketer, a golfer, a netballer, a swimmer, a tennis player, an actor, a doctor, a dentist and so on. If 37 of the above were murdered in one year, there would be a community outrage so intense that all the politicians, judiciary, and other authorities would immediately mobilise themselves into action to stem the carnage. Laws would be modified and penalties would be increased to have the perpetrators incarcerated for longer periods, and with extended time before parole, if at all, could be granted. To date, more than 37 women and some children (a full bus load in total) have been murdered in New South Wales alone, and the only action that has been taken so far, is that the offenders have been arrested, and charged, but how many have been released on bail is unknown. AVOs. and ADVOs. should have much stricter conditions and increased penalties placed on them for the safety and well-being of the person/s covered by the orders, and breaches of the orders by the defendant should be enforced immediately via the breach being notified by authorities. The politicians, state, territory and federal leaders have decided that they should meet to try to find a solution to this problem, at a date to be fixed, not tomorrow, not next week or next month, but a date to be fixed, and this is not good enough. The state, territory and federal attorneys-general should also be meeting, as soon as possible, to discuss possible changes to laws and penalties for the crimes of domestic violence including

Forum deleting any reduction in penalties for the perpetrator’s claim of the offence being caused by any type of drugs (alcohol or illicit). In 2010, federal legislation prohibited capital punishment in all Australian states and territories, however, the attorneys-general should look at the re-introduction of capital punishment for certain crimes against women and children after placing it before the electorate and if the electorate approves then re-introduce capital punishment covering all states and territories. Australian football players, of all codes, recently had a week long moratorium concerning domestic violence, and yet each year a number of football players are brought before the courts charged with assaulting their partners, and after a brief exclusion from their sport are soon back on the paddock playing their game and being cheered by their fans, not a great outlook for ridding our society of domestic violence. Earlier this year, Indonesia was criticised for the executions of two Australian subjects who were convicted of drug trafficking, and a lot of the Australian public called the Indonesian authorities barbarians for continuing with the executions, which created huge gatherings and a plethora of social media comment around the state and nationally, so why hasn’t there been the same outpouring for the 37 women and children in NSW? Compared to the Indonesians, we are the barbarians not them, and until we arrest the statistics of domestic violence against women children and men, we the Australians will remain the barbarians. Letter, 24 Sep, 2015 Phillip McBurney, Blackwall

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Breast Cancer Network runs exercise program The Breast Cancer Network of Australia will run a free exercise program for breast cancer sufferers in Woy Woy throughout October.

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Rotary prepares for graffiti removal Woy Woy Rotary Clubs is preparing for the annual Graffiti Removal Day on Sunday, October 18. The day is a joint initiative by Rotary Down Under and the NSW Government. The Woy Woy and Gosford Rotary Clubs will coordinate the day on the Coast. Rotarian Mr Graham Black

had these tips for any residents interested in getting involved in Graffiti Removal Day. “Use matching house paint to paint out graffiti around homes and streets, with the homeowner’s consent. “Nominate sites that are in need of a paint out. “Report graffiti on power poles or electrical transformer boxes

and identify vandals and graffiti to police. “It’s amazing how many sites we painted out last year and all involved had much fun and made new friends through Rotary,” said Mr Black. Media release, 19 Sep 2015 Graham Black, Rotary Down Under

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Bowls clubs raise money for hospitals The Peninsula Bowling Clubs held their annual cheque presentation at Umina Beach Bowling Club on September 17.

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• Drink 8-10 glasses of water every day; • Eat fresh vegetables (5 serves) and fruits (2 serves) every day; • Choose whole grains;

• Walking is the simplest and cheapest way to improve fitness; • Walk or ride to work if possible, take the stairs always;

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• Switch off from social media for a while. Take time to sleep: • Work out how much sleep you need (usually 7-9 hours per night); • Go to bed and get up at roughly the same time each day (even on weekends);

Representatives of Ettalong and Everglades clubs joined with Umina to present Ms Jan Richens, from NSW Health Central Coast District, with cheques totalling $14,300. Money raised by the clubs goes to Gosford and Wyong hospitals to enable them to purchase equipment to assist doctors in their operational procedures. Ms Richens praised the bowlers and their individual clubs for their

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signs and symptoms of personality orders, dysfunctional and distressful behaviours and the impact upon individuals and others. The team will outline the various therapies and treatments available and the improvement in quality of life that people experience when personality disorders are better managed with professional help. The Central Coast ARAFMI group will also provide information on how their service can assist people with disorders and mental

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After-hours doctors will do home visits A service providing afterhours home visits by doctors has chosen Woy Woy as one of three locations for its launch on the Central Coast. The service, which started on September 14, will provide afterhours bulk-billed medical care to residents at home or in aged care facilities on weeknights, weekends and public holidays. It aims to save people having to use the emergency department at Gosford Hospital. It will start at Woy Woy, Terrigal and Gosford, with plans to eventually cover “the entire Central Coast”. The service is designed to be useful for young families and the elderly, according to Ms Linda Jeffries from the National Home Doctor Service which organises the visits. “After hours home visits are a great alternative for anyone who needs to see a doctor when their GP is closed, but their condition is not serious enough to go to the emergency department. “National Home Doctor Service can help reduce pressure on hospitals, and provide an invaluable service to the community,” Ms Jeffries said. “Woy Woy, along with Gosford and Terrigal were chosen for the initial launch so that we can carefully build our coverage from an achievable starting point. “It is very important that we maintain our high standards and continue to deliver a quality service to patients.” The service will work with local

Aged care award finalist A Woy Woy aged care provider has reached the semi-finals of the Prime Super Employer Excellence in Aged Care Award in the NSW-ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

GPs to provide after hours support. After a visit, it supplies the patient’s own local GP with a report to ensure continuity of care. Patients with routine care requests are encouraged to attend their regular GP for treatment. GP liaison officer for the Peninsula, Ms Sandy HuntSharman, said the response to the new service from local medical practices has been overwhelmingly positive. “GPs are happy to have the added support for their patients when they aren’t available,” Ms Hunt-Sharman said. National Home Doctor Service CEO Mr Ben Keneally said: “The staff in aged care facilities have told us they often have no choice but to call an ambulance if an elderly resident becomes ill when the GP is closed. “National Home Doctor Service works closely with aged care facilities around the country, and we are now looking to forge close ties with facilities on the Central Coast too,” Mr Keneally said. When people ring the service, an operator will ask a series of questions about symptoms to determine whether a home visit is the right option. A doctor then comes to the home for the consultation and will supply medication, if required. Media release, 22 Sep, 2015 Linda Jeffries, National Home Doctor Service Interview, September 23, 2015 Sandy Hunt-Sharman, National Home Doctor Service Reporter: Dilon Luke

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Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus has been awarded a junior landcare sustainability grant. The Live Grow Explore themed grant is aimed at making a positive difference to the environment and educating young Australians about energy safety and efficiency The grants were launched in June this year, coinciding with World Environment Day, with a wide-ranging brief inviting groups to submit applications based on the themes of living, growing and exploring sustainably,

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Opportunity for after-school care enough interest in establishing the centre at Woy Woy Public School. Principal Ms Ona Buckley said: “We have the facilities to accommodate a centre and it would be very convenient for all our parent community to know their children were securely looked after on our school site.”

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Kindergarten students’ excursion Aboriginal kindergarten students from Woy Woy Public School recently visited Empire Bay Public School on an aboriginal excursion.

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he promotion of tourism in the Wyong local government area is to take a new direction following decisions made at the ordinary meeting of IssueCouncil 75 Wyong on Wednesday, July 22.

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Cr Lloyd Taylor moved a series of motions at the meeting aimed at investigating the management of tourism and event promotion through a new shire-wide body. Management of tourism and events is currently in the hands of third parties with which Wyong Council has contractual and funding arrangements. Those organisations include Central Coast Tourism, The Wyong Regional Chamber of Commerce, The Entrance Town Centre Management and Greater Toukley Vision. “To have a shire-wide events and promotions body that will focus on Wyong is logical to the growth of the area,” Cr Taylor said. “Whilst Central Coast Tourism, based in Kariong, actively promotes the activities from Pearl Beach to Lake Munmorah, many Wyong tourism operators don’t provide their events schedules because they are too far away from here,” he said. The Council meeting was addressed by Mr John Millard, representing the community.

Buddhist Temple development ment ged application formally lodged The new wing on the Alison Homestead

The re-opened Alison Homestead

he long awaited rebuild of Alison Homestead is complete and the step towards returning homestead ofﬁcially re-opened its doors on Tuesday, September the property to its full operational glory which 1.

The Homestead, whose history dates back to 1875, fell victim to an arson attack in December 2011, which burned the original heritage building, containing the museum, to the ground. Wyong mayor, Cr Doug Eaton OAM said the rebuild and restoration project had been a slow and painstaking process and he was excited to see the valuable heritage building now complete. “Alison Homestead is an important link in our network of community and cultural facilities as it represents the arrival and location of the region’s

best known pioneering families,” Cr Eaton said. “This has been a true community rebuild as Council worked closely with volunteers from the Wyong District Museum and Historical Society through every stage to ensure the facility retained its historical integrity and met the needs of user groups and visitors. “The rebuild represents a blend of old and new, with restoration to the surviving portion of the homestead and a new building within the original footprint“ The project included

delicate restoration works and works to improve site access including formalised car parking, a bus turning bay, bus drop-off area for visiting groups and widening and sealing the driveway and entry. According to Council’s manager, community partnerships and planning Ms Julie Vaughan, the new and improved Alison Homestead design utilises functional spaces to maximise the use as a museum as well as a learning and cultural centre. “The Homestead opening is the ﬁrst

will be realised in October when the museum will open its doors to the public once more. “Although many priceless historical items, photographs and documents were sadly lost in the ﬁre, the Wyong District Museum and Historical Society saved and cleaned as many items as possible and these will be displayed in the new museum area. “In addition, in 2002, almost 20,000 documents were scanned or saved in a digital format and these will also be displayed for the public to view. “I commend the

Wyong District Museum and Historical Society volunteers for their tireless efforts to rebuild this collection of Wyong’s history and encourage everyone in the community to visit Alison Homestead when the museum reopens in October as part of the Pioneers Centenary celebrations.” Parliamentary secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald MLC was on hand at the re-opening of the homestead to present a $1,700 grant to the Wyong District Museum and Historical Society. The grant was awarded to the society through the NSW Government’s

Cultural Grants program. “The Historical Society has a long standing commitment to recording the history of the Wyong shire, and I am proud that the NSW Government is supporting this commitment”, Mr MacDonald said. “This funding injection is part of the NSW Government’s commitment to increasing opportunities for participation in arts and cultural activities in local communities,” he said. Media releases, September 1, 2015 Wyong Council media Mitchell Cutting, Ofﬁce of Scot MacDonald

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Promotion of tourism in Wyong shire to take a new direction

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Events such as this at The Entrance may come under the control of a new umbrella body within the next couple of years

Mr Millard is a former Wyong councillor and chairman of The Entrance Chamber of Commerce. Mr Millard said he was a founding member of The Entrance Town Centre Management in 1995 and had spent several periods on its board as a representative of Wyong Council and the Chamber of Commerce. “It is time for a change because our town is suffering and we are not getting the support we need from town centre management,” Mr Millard said. Cr Adam Troy asked Mr Millard whether there was currently discord within the board of The Entrance Town Centre Management and Mr Millard said there was. Mr Millard said he did not believe The Entrance Town Centre

Management was currently fulﬁlling its role of representing the permanent shop keepers of the area. “Some events are good but some events are not very good for our town,” Mr Millard said. “I am there for the permanent shop keepers and Town Centre Management continues to bring food providers and drink providers into the park so the takings of the permanent businesses are down signiﬁcantly,” Mr Millard said. Mr Millard said shop owners had written to Town Centre Management and to Wyong Council expressing their concerns and their letters had been ignored. Councillors debated Cr Taylor’s motion, including questioning Mr

Millard, for over an hour and several amendments were made. Cr Doug Vincent asked for clariﬁcation about the amount of money provided by Council to the various promotion and tourism bodies it had relationships with. Wyong mayor, Cr Doug Eaton OAM said this year’s expenditure was $1.6 million across all the tourism bodies. He said in the previous year the total expenditure from Council was closer to $2 million. Mr Millard said he had spoken at the Council meeting in order to “look at the new way of moving forward. “If the board and management [of The Entrance Town Centre Management] gets dissolved, I wouldn’t be too upset,” he said.

Wyong Council currently has funding agreements with Greater Toukley Vision and The Entrance Town Centre Management until June 30, 2017. Its current contract with Central Coast Tourism runs out in 2016. Wyong Council acting general manager, Mr Scott Cox said Council has already changed its relationship with The Entrance Town Centre Management, including allowing for greater Council representation. “We asked for a further governance change to have a special delegate appointed by me and that is the chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer, so Council representation has increased from one to three,” Mr Cox said. A recent internal audit showed a number

of anomalies in terms of Council’s statutory duties and whether they could be delegated to an external partner, Mr Cox said. As a result some statutory functions have been “brought back under the umbrella of Council”, Mr Cox said. A review clause has also been embedded in The Entrance Town Centre Management funding agreement for the last year of its contract. Mr Cox said Wyong Council’s current arrangements in relation to tourism were “unusual” and not a structure that he would recommend. Cr Taylor said there seemed to be a problem with communication between the current bodies to ensure a shire wide strategy to encourage investment to the area. “If council can set up a body that has professional management which can truly communicate and liaise, it will be able to truly represent tourism and all the different centres of Wyong,” Cr Taylor said. Cr Matthews, Vincent and Greenwald exoressed concerns about the motions and moved amendments so staff could prepare a report for a future meeting.

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development application for the long talked about Buddhist the site. The NSW Department Temple has been formally lodged with Wyong Council.

Council has received an application for a Buddhist temple and ancillary buildings on a 2.61ha parcel of land at Sparks Rd, Warnervale, on the proposed Chinese Theme Park site. The $83.5million proposal includes Buddhist ceremonial and meditation halls, a 244 unit, four storey

pilgrim lodge, basement car parking area, internal roads, landscaping and associated infrastructure. The development proposes 24 hour per day and seven day per week operation as a place of public worship employing over 150 fulltime staff and with 20 monks residing full time at the lodge.

The application will be publicly exhibited within the coming weeks for public comment. This site forms part of the 15.7ha Australia China Theme Park site which is currently under consideration for a planning proposal to allow a range of additional tourist related uses to be considered on

of Planning and Environment has issued a gateway determination for the proposal and the applicant is undertaking a range of studies as part of the planning proposal process. In response to the lodgement, Cr Lloyd Taylor said: “This application is the beginning of a $500 million development for Wyong shire that

will create 5,000 muchneeded local jobs. “The ﬂow-on effect of other associated jobs will be staggering,” Cr Taylor said. “When completed, the complex will incorporate 50 restaurants, a 500 seat theatre, parks, waterways and a hotel,” he said. “I am very happy this application has been lodged and it demonstrates the commitment to proceed, as over a million dollars

as been spent so far by has thee applicants. “The development pplication fee itself is application close ose to $100,000. “In the coming months, everybody verybody will have thee opportunity to see thee extent of the vision regarding garding this plan,” Cr Taylor aylor said.

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Hail was reported as far south as Sydney’s northern beaches and the storm cell moved south towards Sydney through the afternoon of September 17. Facebook, Sep 17, 2015 Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad Hail made local roads treacherous

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Artworks will be on display at leisure centre the theme of the Urban Gallery’s first series of artworks is Sport Transforms. “Five local artists - Gabrielle Somers, Grant Molony, Yianni Johns, Katherine Close and David Challinor - have used their work to demonstrate how sport can change our lives physically, psychologically and socially,” Ms Jaeger said. “This is an innovative project which creates a powerful connection between two very important areas of Australian life, art and sport. “The images physically link a theatre, stadium, playground, swimming pool and surf club. “They are all iconic sites in our community where we can meet, relax and express our regional cultural identity,” she said. The images will rotate between locations, with all artworks appearing at all locations.

Original artworks will be on display at the Peninsula Leisure Centre as part of Gosford Council’s Urban Gallery project.

From left artist Lorna Oliff and Craft Group member, Eunice Worrall with the painting of a Pearl Beach scene

Art and craft fair at Pearl Beach The Pearl Beach Craft Group will celebrate its 11th anniversary by hosting the Pearl Beach Biennial Art and Craft Fair Exhibition at the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall over the long weekend of

October 3 and 4. The exhibition and sale is one of the Central Coast’s most popular events of its type showcasing a number of local artisans who will be exhibiting and selling a variety of hand crafted items. Alzheimer’s Australia NSW

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The Peninsula Leisure Centre has been identified as “one of five iconic local venues” to be part of the project. A Koolewong children’s playground, Laycock St Community Theatre, Central Coast Stadium and Terrigal Surf Club will also be part of the urban gallery concept. Council installed an original artwork on the side of the Terrigal Surf Club in February 2015 as part of a pilot project to reactivate public spaces with art. The success of the original installation has resulted in the development of five further artworks located at a variety of cultural and recreation sites across Gosford City. Council’s director of community growth, Ms Judy Jaeger, said

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Hillbilly Heaven at Oyster Festival The Hillbilly Heaven band will be featured during the 2015 Brisbane Water Oyster Festival on November 8. All the members of Hillbilly Heaven have an Australian country music background. Nominated for six ACE awards and three Mo awards, the band features Bob Howe on guitar, harmonica, vocals, and musical director Allan Tomkins on bass, vocals, and instrument-making. Terry Phillpot is on drums, Doug

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Out and About

The Mingaletta playground before synthetic turf was laid

Kuoch Chemist celebrates 10 years Kuoch Chemist in Woy Woy has celebrated its 10th birthday on Thursday, September 24. Owner Mr Raymond Kuoch said the event was made possible by the continued support of the community and the festivities were for the business to give something back to the community. “It was a fantastic day,” Mr Kuoch said. Mr Kuoch said about 600 people turned up to join in our celebration and take part in all the day’s activities. “We had a free face painting, Olaf from Frozen, and a spin and win prize wheel to entertain families, and we had several free health stations providing health

services like blood pressure and glucose checks, facials, and baby weighing,” he said. Mr Kuoch said he never expected the chemist to be in the state it is when he opened its doors 10 years ago. “We’ve started out with five staff and now we’ve got 30. “You don’t notice the years going by. “What you remember is the faces and the names of your regulars and that’s what makes anniversaries like this a success,” Mr Kuoch. “The free sausages helped to,” he said. Interview, 24 Sep 24, 2015 Raymond Kuoch, Kuoch Chemist Woy Woy Reporter: Jackie Pearson

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0419 297 496 The playground at the Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Corporation’s community hall at Umina has received a spruce-up. On Friday, September 11, a team of workers from Bunnings and The Glen Centre rolled their sleeves up to focus on fixing the playground that is used by children and families who utilise Mingaletta services. New turf was provided and laid, along with small pavers and a new mulched pathway to provide access to a mural wall. The work is expected to be an

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Directory - Not for profit Community Organisations Animal Care Animal Welfare League Animal Welfare League assists pet owners with subsidised dog desexing as well as giving aid to sick and injured animals. Meetings 2nd Wed, Spike Milligan Room, Woy Woy Library 12 noon. Beverley 4344 1496 awlcentralcoast@optusnet.com.au

Art Ettalong Beach Art & Crafts Centre Adult classes in Pottery Watercolours, Oils, Acrylics, Pastels, Silvercraft, Patchwork & Quilting Children’s Art & Pottery Mon – Sat 10am – 3pm 4341 8344 madogis@hotmail.com

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Mingaletta Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Provides members and other groups a meeting place and referral hub for education, health, well-being and cultural programs. Mon-Fri 9am - 4pm 6 Sydney Ave Umina 4342 7515 admin@mingaletta.com.au

Peninsula School for Seniors Community Centre, McMasters Road, Woy Woy Discussions, rumikin, craft, history, walks, & coach trips Tues, Wed, Thur 4341 5984 or 4341 0800 Peninsula Village Playgroup Carers, Grandparents, parents & children ‘Intergenerational Playgroup’ Tues 10-11.30am 4344 9199

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Health Groups Al-Anon If someone’s drinking is causing you problems... Al-Anon can help 4344 6939 1300 252 666 Meetings Sat 2pm Woy Woy Hospital Ocean Beach Road Arthritis NSW 3rd Tues 10.30am Peninsula Community Centre, Cnr McMasters Rd and Ocean Beach Rd, Woy Woy 4324 8310 Better Hearing Australia Central Coast Hearing loss management support and education. 7 groups across the Coast Providing practical experience and confidence 4321 0275 www.centralcoast. betterhearingaustralia.org.au

BlueWave Living Woy Woy Community Aged Care facility providing residential aged care to the frail aged. Permanent and respite care accommodation available. Information 2nd and 4th Tues - 11am 4344 2599 reception@bluewaveliving.org.au

Probus Club of Woy Woy Friendship, Fellowship, and social functions for active retirees. 1st Wed - 10am Everglades Country Club 4341 9195 Seniors Computer Club Central Coast Beginners Class PC or Mac, Mon or Tues. Other Classes Mon to Fri, 10am to 12 md or 1pm to 3pm. Mthly Meeting with Guest Speaker, 1st Mon. Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre 4369 2530 The Krait Club Community Centre Cooinda Village, Neptune St, Umina 10.30am For seniors. Gentle exercises, quizzes, games, social activities, guest speakers, entertainment and bus trips - 4344 3277 Umina Beach Men’s Shed Men share a variety of tools, pursue interests and hobbies, spend time with other men and learn new skills Darrell 4342 9606 Volunteering Central Coast Refers potential volunteers to community orgs. Supports both volunteers and community orgs. Training for volunteers & their managers. 4329 7122 recruit@volcc.org.au

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the environment & residential nature of the Bouddi Peninsula and to strengthen community bonds 2nd Mon, 7.30pm Wagstaffe Hall 4360 2945

Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Protect and preserve

Gambling Solutions Gambling help counsellors providing free confidential professional service to gamblers, family and friends. Woy Woy, Kincumber, Gosford and The Entrance 4344 7992 GROW - Small friendly groups formed to learn how to overcome anxiety, depression, and loneliness and improve mental health & wellbeing. Weekly meetings at Bateau Bay, Woy Woy and Wyong. 1800 558 268 or www.grow.org.au

Meals on Wheels Delicious meals delivered free Join us for a midday meal Help with shopping and cooking classes 4341 6699 Mary Mac’s Place Providing hot, freshly cooked meals - Mon to Fri 11am-1pm with support, info & referrals 4341 0584 marymacs@woywoycatholic.org.au

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) 12-step fellowship for those with eating disorders. No dues, fees, or weigh-ins. Peninsula Com. Cntr, cnr. Mc Masters Rd & Ocean Beach Rd. Woy Woy, Fri 8pm www.oa.org

0412 756 446 ParaQuad Specialist healthcare products home delivered for all continence, wound care, respiratory and nutrition requirements -

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Music

Pink Butterfly Breast Cancer Support Group First Sun. 10.00am -12.00 Shop 71 Schnapper Road Ettalong Markets 0428 712 251

Brisbane Water Brass Brass Band entertainment for the community playing all types of popular music. Rehearsal every Tues 7.30pm-10pm 0419 274 012

Peninsula Village Wellness Centre Offering holistic and complementary therapies including aromatherapy, massage and music therapy 4344 9199

Gosford Musical Society Minstrels Entertain at various venues on the Coast seeking new members Thur Night Laycock St North Gosford 4341 4210

Peninsula Village Meals Delivered daily to your door Nutritious, great for the elderly 4344 9199

JAZZ LEAGUE Live Jazz Bands - Come to listen, Come to dance Free - Every Sun Central Coast Leagues Club Gosford 2-5pm www.jazzleague.net

Peninsula Village Carer’s Support Group For carers of loved ones with dementia - 1st Wed 10 to 11.30am Paula 4344 9199

Soundwaves Men’s a-capella 4 part harmony chorus - all ages 7pm Mon. Central Coast Leagues Club John 0413 276 698

Peninsula Women’s Health Centre Clinic sister; counselling; alternate therapists; groups and community education; drop-in; support for women in crisis; 4342 5905 Wed & Thur 9.30am-3pm 20a McMasters Rd, Woy Woy

Troubadour Central Coast Folk, Traditional & Acoustic Music and Spoken Word Concerts, Ukulele meets, and Sessions 4th Sat 7pm CWA Hall Woy Woy 4341 4060 mail.info@ troubadour.org.au g

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Political Groups

Prostate Cancer Support Group (Gosford) Last Fri, Terrigal Uniting Church, 380 Terrigal Drive, Terrigal 9.30am to 12 noon 4367 9600

Australian Labor Party Political discussions, national, state and local government issues

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Riding for the Disabled Horse Riding as a therapy for those with intellectual or physical disabilities. Volunteers required. No previous exp. necessary School hours only. Mon to Sat 4340 0388 stateoffice@rdansw.org.au

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Fellowship For Schizophrenia/Bipolar/ Mental Health sufferers, family, carers and friends. . 1st Thur - 1pm Room 3 Uniting Church Donnison St Gosford 4344 7989 or 4368 2214 Woy Woy Wellness Group A small group of people with a serious illness to share and support unfolding journeys Free The Clearing, Fortnightly Mon 9:30am 4341 0464 lizmacnamara@bigpond.com

Woy Woy Public Hospital Alliance To restore medical services previously available & upgrade to a standard that meets with local needs. 2pm 2nd Sat St Lukes Church Hall, Blackwall Rd Woy Woy 4344 4811 Woy Woy Stroke Recovery Club Everglades Country Club 2nd Tues 11am Company, up-to-date info, hydrotherapy, bus trips 4341 7177

Marine Central Coast Rescue Unit Marine Education Courses. Radio Licenses, Boat Safety & Boat License & PWC License Tests, Navigation, Seamanship and Meteorology.

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Umina Ettalong Branch 2nd Mon Umina Beach Bowling Club 7.30pm 4342 3676 Ourimbah/ Narara Branch Niagara Park Primary School 7.30pm 1st Mon 0410 309 494 kyle.macgregor@hotmail.com

Woy Woy Branch Everglades Country Club 7.30pm 2nd Mon 0412 517 520 belindaneal@bigpond.com

Peninsula Day Branch 1pm 2nd Mon CWA Hall Woy Woy 4341 9946 Central Coast Greens Active regarding ecological sustainability, social & economic justice, peace & non-violence, grassroots democracy & getting Greens elected 3rd Thur, centralcoast.nsw.greens.org.au centralcoastgreens@gmail.com

Politics in the Pub Central Coast Discussion of important political, social, economic, education, and land philosophy issues in a nonpartisan manner - 4th Thur except Dec. Grange g Hotel Wyoming y g

Service Groups Lions Club of Woy Woy 1st and 3rd Mon. Woy Woy Leagues Club 0478 959 895 Make new friends and have fun while serving your community. Northern Settlement Services - Volunteers Volunteers needed for friendly visits to the elderly in nursing homes. People with a second language encouraged. Training support provided 4334 3877 cvscc@nsservices.com.au

Rotary Clubs International service

club improves lives of communities in Aust. & o/ seas. Fun-filled activities, fellowship and friendship. Rotary Club of Kariong Phillip House, 21 Old Mount Penang Rd, Fri 7.15am 4340 4529 kersuebay@philliphouse.com.au

Rotary Club of Umina Beach Wednesdays 6.30pm Everglades Country Club 0409 245 861 curleys@ozemail.com.au

0409 245 861 Rotary Club of Woy Woy Tues 6pm Everglades Country Club. Don Tee 0428 438 535

Special Interest Brisbane Water Caravan Club located on the Central Coast and looking for new members www.bwcaravanclub.wix.com/bwcc

4344 4363 Biz Plus Networking Association Business owners networking group. Biz Networking breakfast every Thur 7:15am - 9am Erina Leagues Club Geoff Neilson network@bizplus.com.au

Bridge Duplicate Bridge Mon Tue Thur Fri Sat-12.15pm & Wed 9.15am Brisbane Water Bridge Club, Peninsula Community Centre 93 McMasters Rd. Woy Woy www.brisbane-water.bridge-club.org

Cash Housie 50 Games every Sat night Peninsula Community Centre, McMasters Rd, Woy Woy, 7.30pm. Proceeds to Woy Woy Catholic Parish. wwcphousie@hotmail.com

Central Coast Handweavers, Spinners and Textile Arts Guild Spinning and weaving, patchwork and quilting, felting and other fibre and fabric crafts, community quilting bees Day and Night Groups 4325 4743 www.cottagecrafts.net.au

Central Coast Family History Society Inc. Resources, information & advice to study your family’s history. 1st Sat 1pm Lions Community Hall, 8 Russell Drysdale St, E. Gosford. www.centralcoastfhs.org.au

4324 5164 Central Coast Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service Help with issues with landlords & real estate agents? Free telephone advice and advocacy for all tenants and residents in residential parks. 4353 5515 cctaas@hotmail.com

Central Coast Potters Society Running classes, workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and social events - Annual exhibitions in May and December info@ccpotters.org 4324 5343 Central Coast Lapidary Club, Minerals & Gems Learn silverwork, cabochons, faceting, enamelling, stone fieldtrips & fossicking. Weekly Workshops Tues and Thurs 8.30am-2.30pm

Thurs evening 6-10pm 10 Ourimbah Creek Rd Ourimbah 4362 2246

Sport Woy Woy Judo Club 3 Classes every Tue & Fri 5.30pm to 8pm Ettalong Leisure & Learning Centre Min age 5 years old 0434 000 170 www.woyw www.woywoyjudoclub.com y oyju yj doclub.com

Veterans National Malaya Borneo Veterans Association 1st Sat (except Jan) 2pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club, 51-52 The Esplanade. 4342 1107 Vietnam Veterans’, Peacekeepers’ and Peacemakers’ Assist all veterans & families with pension & welfare issues. Mon & Wed 9am-1pm 4344 4760 Cnr Broken Bay Rd & Beach St Ettalong. centralcoastveterans@bigpond.com.

Woy Woy Ettalong Hardy’s Bay RSL Provide help with pensions and welfare etc. Shop 5/382 Oceanview Rd Ettalong. g Tues & Thurs 9am 9a am to to 1pm 1pm p 4341 434 434 341 1 2594 2594 4 9am

Women’s Groups

BPW Central Coast Empowering women of all ages in the areas of work, education, wellbeing and friendship. All women welcome to attend monthly dinner meetings. Be enlightened. $40 covers two course meal and speaker. 0438 989 199 bpwcentralcoast@hotmail.com www.bpw.com.au/central-coast

Country Women’s Association Woy Woy Opposite Fisherman’s Wharf Craft & Friendship 1st and 2nd Wed 10am Meetings 4th Wed 10.30am 4324 2621 Country Women’s Association Umina Branch meeting 1st Wed 10am Craft and Friendship Other Weds 9am 1st and 3rd Sun 12.30pm 0438 033 039 - 4344 1070 Endeavour/Woy Woy VIEW Club Lunch 1st Mon, Everglades Country Club, 10.30am Friendship Day 3rd Wed, Ettalong Diggers, 11am 4342 2283 Gosford RSL Women’s Auxiliary For women over 18 years. Raise money for welfare of veterans and their families RSL Club, West Gosford 4th Mon 2pm 4323 7336 Peninsula Women’s Health Centre Counselling, therapeutic and social groups, workshops, domestic violence and abuse issues. All services by women for women 4342 5905 www.cccwhc.com.au

WOWGIRLS Wave of Wisdom WOWGIRLS Wave of Wisdom connects women and local businesses around a common theme of wellbeing to share wisdom and explore life’s potential. Regular PowWows, WOW Wisdom gatherings, WOW days and WOW courses.

If you would like your Community Organisation listed here, call us on 4325 7369 or see www.centralcoastnewspapers.com

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Forum &News

Council can no longer plead ignorance on dune erosion It has happened again: the dune at the end of Barrenjoey Road at Ocean Beach has disappeared completely. You can now jump from the road into the sea but do be careful of the huge machinery desperately trying to do what beaches normally do quite naturally: move the sand. However in this case it is not at all natural: the sand is being used to shore up the road which is unstable enough to have been closed. It had happened in 1974 but I really had not expected to see it happen again in my lifetime but it has. I found the sight quite exciting because I know that it is only when such events do occur that the local people begin to take some interest. Or will they as usual think: oh well the Council will fix it. The fact is that the whole Peninsula foreshore is man-made. When the area started to develop, authorities had no understanding of beach morphology and so they permitted development too close to the shore line, leaving no room for nature to act. Council can no longer plead ignorance, since every report they instigate at great expense, mentions the litany of mistakes made by authorities over the previous decades. Our own children played on the wide expanse of beach which was in front of the now Vietnam Memorial, in the early 70s but in the late 70s Council dropped a load of rocks near the boat ramp

Forum and currents gradually removed the sand until it finally arrived in Booker Bay. I wonder how long before the immaculate man-made beach at Ettalong will move along on the same journey. In 2005 Professor Cowell from Sydney University when speaking about expected beach erosion said: “Ocean Beach would be worse than most places along the Sydney and Central Coasts because the sea bed offshore was of unusually low gradient and this is what affects beach response to sea level rise” But of course at the timeCouncil didn’t believe in global warming because there was money to be made so every time a shack was about to be replaced by a McMansion, more trees would be felled. There is much more to this whole story but the lesson learned is that development and money are all that matter in the Gosford area. Otherwise why have such enormous amounts of money been spent at Ettalong to build walls and a very artificial beach when it has been obvious for many years, at least since the June storms of 2007 that the dune at Barrenjoey was becoming untenable? It is obvious that the environment is at the bottom of the Council’s list. Letter, 30 July 2015 Margaret Lund, Woy Woy Bay

Information seminar encourages you to ‘value your mind’ An information seminar entitled Value Your Mind, highlighting matters around mental health, will be held at the Peninsula Community Centre on Thursday, October 8. Included on the day will be a range of presentations from professionals, along with activities including laughing yoga and meditation. The afternoon will explore myths around mental health, provide information on recognising the signs in family members and loved ones and offer solutions around mental wellbeing. Two presenters have already been confirmed for the event, Mr Joe Tighe and Ms Hayley Purdon. In 2008, Mr Tighe co-founded the Alive and Kicking Goals suicide prevention project and peereducation initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth. Ms Purdon’s experiences have led her to her current position with the Suicide Prevention Lived Experience Network Australia. She has been featured in a number of articles on mental health

The Peninsula Diary of Events For events in post code areas 2256 and 2257

and is currently studying a degree in psychology. Coast Community Connections chief executive officer, Mr Andrew Tuck, said there was a stigma attached to mental health. “The seminar offers the perfect

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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Organisations Mingaletta 4342 7515 Aboriginal Home Care 4321 7215 Drug & Alcohol rehab 4388 6360

Accommodation

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Monday, Oct 5

School Holiday Teen Vision Board Workshop, Peninsula Community Centre, 10am to 12pm

Pearl beach Craft Group Art and Craft Fair, 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday in the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall Woy Woy High School reunion for students who started in 1972 and left 1975 or 1977, Woy Woy Hotel restaurant Play Along With Sam Live Dress Up Party, Ettalong Diggers, 10:30am The Chantoozies, Ettalong Diggers, 8pm Five Lands Art Collective exhibition, Wagstaffe Community Hall, 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday

A Grand View, the Woy Woy Photographs of George Murphy, Woy Woy Library until October 31, 9:30am to 5pm Gosford City’s Community Gardens open days 10am to 12pm to October 8

Dept. of Housing Gosford 4323 5211 Cassie4Youth 4322 3197 Coast Shelter 4325 3540 Pacific Link Com Housing 4324 7617 Rumbalara Youth Refuge 4325 7555 Samaritans Youth Services 4351 1922 Youth Angle • Woy Woy 4341 8830 Woy Woy Youth Cottage 4341 9027

Tuesday, Oct 6

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Origami Workshop, Umina Library, ages 6 to 10, 10:30am bookings essential

Thursday, Oct 1 Woy Woy Library Book Club, new members welcome, topic for discussion is murder mysteries, 2pm to 3pm, afternoon tea provided

Friday, Oct 2 Washi Tape, Umina Library, ages 6 to 12, 10:30am, bookings essential

Sunday, Oct 4 Pretty Beach Markets, Pretty Beach Public School, 9am to 2pm

Mental Health Seminar, Woy Woy libraru with local psychologist Melissa Turner, 2pm to 4pm

Thursday, Oct 7 Beach Book Club, Umina Library, 10:30am to 11:30am

Friday, Oct 9 Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls, Peninsula Theatre, 8pm

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. See the Coast Community News for events in post code areas 2250, 2251 & 2260 and the Wyong Regional Chronicle for events in post code areas 2258, 2259, 2261, 2262 & 2263

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platform to start a conversation and is a great opportunity for people who may be experiencing mental health issues or for their family members and loved ones,” Mr Tuck said.

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Counselling Centacare: 4324 6403 Relationship Australia: 1300 364 277 Interrelate: 1800 449 118

Family and Relationships Centacare Gosford 4324 6403 Gosford Family Support Service 4340 1099

Horizons (For men with children) 4351 5008 Uniting Care Burnside Gosford 1800 067 967

Health Poisons Information 131 126 Ambulance Text Mobile 106 Ambulance GSM 112 Gosford Hospital 4320 2111 Woy Woy Hospital 4344 8444 Sexual Health @ Gosford Hospital 4320 2114 After Hours GP Help Line 1800 022 222

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Libraries Gosford district: Umina Beach 4304 7333 Woy Woy 4304 7555

Problems, Habits & Addiction Alcoholics Anonymous 4323 3890 Narcotics Anonymous 4325 0524

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Welfare Services Gosford Family Support 4340 1585 Meals on Wheels 4341 6699 Department of Community Services Gosford 4336 2400 The Salvation Army 4325 5733 Samaritans Emergency Relief 4393 2450 St Vincent De Paul Society HELPLINE 4323 6081

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Sport

Drainage system for James Browne oval A sand link drainage system will be installed at James Browne Oval in Woy Woy. Gosford Council accepted a tender for the installation of the system at the Woy Woy site at its September 22 meeting. The installation of a sand link drainage system will help improve the existing drainage at the site and help the field recover faster

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from periods of wet weather. The oval’s existing irrigation systems will also be replaced. Work is expected to start in November and the Central Coast Football Association has provided $135,000 in partnership funds towards the drainage installation costs. Gosford Council agenda GRO.27, 22 Sep 2015

Soccer team in semi-finals Woy Woy Public School girls’ soccer team will compete at the state semi-finals on Monday, October 12. The team defeated Alstonville with a tight score of one all until Liesel Collins scored the winning goal for Woy Woy. School principal Ms Ona Buckley said Mr Pete Graham coached the team. Newsletter, 18 Sep 2015 Ona Buckley, Woy Woy Public School

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he Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) has deferred its approval of the $180 million Waterside development in Mann St at its latest meeting on Thursday, September 17.

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ranes will be in the air and at least one major development under parts of the Gosford CBD to way in the Gosford central business district by March 2016, provide further incentives to attract developers to what he according to Gosford Council CEO, Mr Paul Anderson.

application,” Mr Anderson said. The panel members did not approve the development because the height variances being sought outside the 2014 Gosford Local Environment Plan were too great. “But on the same day, they did approve another application that had height variance using Clause 4.6, and they were happy to use that ﬂexibility available to vary the development standards for that project,” he said. When asked if Mr Anderson believed there were inconsistencies in the JRPP’s adherence to the rules, Mr Anderson said “It would appear so”. He said the JRPP’s approval of the twin-tower development at the Union Hotel site on the corner of Mann St and Donnison St was an example of how they were prepared to grant variances

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Sport

Peninsula Touch seeks players for summer season Peninsula Touch Association is encouraging men, women, boys and girls to get involved in their upcoming summer NRL Touch competition. The competition will be held on Wednesday nights at McEvoy Oval, Umina, from October 7. Peninsula Touch is keen to further increase the mixed and female competitions and is encouraging girls aged 14 and over to try the sport. “Touch is a great sport for

people of all ages,” said Peninsula Touch Association president Mr Rod Dillon. “It’s fun, a great way to keep fit and it’s a fantastic way to break up the work or school week during summer. “We have women’s, men’s and mixed competitions from first through to fifth division, so there’s a competition level for everyone,” he said. Media release, Sep 15, 2015 Matt Sawyer, Peninsula Touch Association

Charity day raises $935 Sporties at Woy Woy raised $935 for Central Coast Kids in Need at the September Charity Bowls event. The event was attended by 36 bowlers, with the total amount raised in 2015 now more than $9000. Central Coast Kids in Need raises money to assist families who have seriously ill children with

prolonged illness. The next charity day will be held on Sunday, October 18. The club is also attempting to raise $2500 for a deﬁbrillator in honour of Ms Rae Campbell who passed away on the green at 58 years of age. A total of $1500 has been raised so far. Newsletter, Sep 20, 2015 Ken Dixon, Sporties at Woy Woy

Peninsula Touch - A great place to play! Register your team now for the spring/summer competition! Mixed, Men’s and Women’s social & competitive divisions McEvoy Oval - Wednesday nights from 6pm. Comp starts 7 October.

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Minor singles championships Umina Beach Women’s Bowling Club held its minor singles championship on Friday, September 11. Ms Gloria Bosward played against Ms Carol Hawkesworth on a bright sunny day. Carol led from the start but Gloria fought back, and the game became very even. Gloria got stuck on 19 and Carol pulled ahead to 23. Then Gloria, on the last end, got three points to win the game. Spectators commentated that “it matched watching a Major Singles game and was very entertaining”. Email, 24 Sep 2015, Eve Phillips, Umina Women’s Bowling Club

Gloria Bosward won the Umina beach Women's Bowling Club minor singles championship

Qualifier played at Everglades Bowling Club Russell Maxwell and Steve Cutler of The Entrance Bowling Club won the Central Coast qualiﬁer of the Bowls New South Wales Rookie Pairs Championship held at Everglades Bowling Club on Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20.

The pair defeated Darrin Fleming and Shane Starkey of Umina Beach Bowling Club. The day saw 28 teams of players with less than 30 months’ experience compete. Mr Kevin Dring of Bowls Central Coast said: “Both Russell and Steve are competitive sportsman at heart with backgrounds in baseball

and Aussie rules respectively and are both keen to learn the ﬁner skills of lawn bowls which is more challenging than it looks.” Bowls New South Wales State Final Series will be held at Raymond Terrace Bowling Club on Sunday, October 18. Media release, Sep 20, 2015 Kevin Dring, Bowls Central Coast

Jump Rope for Heart Years 3 and 4 students of Umina Beach Public School participated in Jump Rope for Heart on Thursday, September 10. The event was held to raise

funds for The Heart Foundation. In the lead-up to the event, students participated in physical activities for ﬁtness. School principal Ms Lyn Davis said: “Students have become

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Sport

Woy Woy progresses to rugby grand final Woy Woy defeated Ourimbah 37 to 33 in the Central Coast rugby union major semifinal at Joseph Banks Oval on September 12 and will advance straight to the 2015 grand final.

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Annual bowls charity day raises $3000 Umina Beach Women’s Bowling Club held its annual charity day at Umina on Tuesday, September 15. More than 100 members and

guests raised $3000 on the day. Umina president Larraine Cooper presented cheques of equal amounts to Patonga Fire Brigade and Mary Mac’s Place in Woy Woy.

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WED - 30 0320 - 0.14 0936 - 1.83 1553 - 0.14 2203 - 1.65 SAT - 3 0545 - 0.45 1211 - 1.67 1852 - 0.38

The tournament consisted of two games of bowls in the morning, with a barbecue lunch provided. With a temperature of 30 degrees,bowlers commented that it felt like summer had come early. Bowls winners for the first prize was Blacktown Workers, Mary O’Shea, Lorraine Stone, Pauline Petterson and Maureen Imms two wins 21 end plus 34, second prize also Blacktown Workers, and third to Umina Women’s Bowlers. Email, 18 Sep 2015 Eve Phillips, Umina Beach Women’s Bowling Club

Ourimbah led the match with a 17-nil lead by the 20th minute but a try in the 22nd minuted by Woy Woy No.8 Tevita Tanginoa and a penalty goal shortly after, brought the match to a deadlock by the 30th minute. By the end of the first half, Woy Woy had wrested control of the match from Ourimbah with a lead of 22 points to 20. Ourimbah regained control during the first minutes of the second half and maintained their point lead until the final 20 minutes

of the game before being bested by Woy Woy’s defence. Woy Woy regained the lead in the 23rd minute with a penalty goal by Sion Toki which was reinforced by a second try from centre Jovesa Kunawave, pushing Woy Woy ahead by 37 points to 33. Ourimbah had an opportunity to retake the game during a series of penalties and scrum feeds on Woy Woy’s try line but were unable to break through ending the match and securing Woy Woy’s place in the grand final. Woy Woy had several good players including: inside centre Jovesa Kunawave, hooker Nick Garnett, flanker Alifeleti Atiola and Tevita Tanginoa. Media release, 15 Sep 2015 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union

Player of the year Sione Toki from the Woy Woy Rugby Union Club has won the Syd Noble Player of the year Award. The award was presented at the Central Coast Rugby Union’s annual presentation night on Wednesday, September 23.

Sione was the only Peninsula player to receive an award at the event, which was held at the Gosford RSL. Email, 24 Sep 2015 Larry Thomson, Central Coast Rugby Union

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