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Correa Bay report finally released The Correa Bay report has finally been released, two years after it was submitted to Gosford Council.

Ettalong Hotel with the four-storey Ettalong War Memorial Club in the background

Four storey development to proceed at Ettalong The four-storey redevelopment of the Ettalong Hotel is to go ahead after Gosford Council decided not to defend court proceedings appealing against its refusal to permit the project.

The four-storey redevelopment, which will include the hotel and 14 residential units, will proceed as the developers had originally planned.

Cr Debra Wales has welcomed the decision.

The council was told Bitannia Pty Ltd and Rossfield Nominess (ACT) Pty Ltd had filed a Class 1 application in the Land and Environment Court against Council’s refusal of proposal for 384 Ocean View Rd, Ettalong Beach.

The refusal was on the grounds that the proposal was inconsistent with the Draft Local Environment Plan (LEP) and supporting Draft Development Control Plan (DCP) with respect to "desired character" for the Ettalong Beach Town Centre.

The council invited the applicant to submit a new application for a three-storey development.

Council officers reported that the council could either defend

the appeal, at a cost of around $100,000, or consent to the developer's original plans.

Council was told that in Class 1 proceedings, there could be no order for costs, so even if the appeal was successfully defended, the council would still have to pay court costs.

In a statement to Peninsula News, Cr Debra Wales welcomed the decision.

"Based on legal advice, it was clear that council was never going to successfully defend the appeal.

"It would have been a waste of over $100,000 of ratepayers money", said Cr Wales.

"I supported this development because it is exactly what the Ettalong Beach town centre needs.

"It was carefully designed following extensive community consultations and will set a benchmark for future high quality buildings in the precinct.

"Council's decision to allow the development to proceed by way of consent orders was entirely correct.

"This development complied in every way and should never have been refused in the first place.

"I am pleased that nine out of 10 councillors supported the decision which will now allow

construction to proceed later this year.

"This excellent development will see the end of the old ramshackle Ettalong pub and breathe new life into the town centre.

"It will mean local construction jobs and sustainable employment in the hospitality industry."

Cr Wales said that the development was timely in that it coincided with the recent announcement of the Government funding for the fast ferry wharf on the Ettalong foreshore.

"It is important to note that the development also mirrors the objectives of the NSW Coastal Council Design Guidelines and will act as a catalyst for further improvements to building stock in the Ettalong Beach town centre. " Th i s de ci si on wi l l be welcomed by the local community and the town centre business operators.

"It is also encouraging to see the design comply with the original recommendations of the draft Character LEP. "The town will benefit greatly from this decision in terms of both investment and jobs," said Cr Wales.

Council agenda FS.098, press release, July 23

Everglades

The report found sediment from the Bulls Hill quarry and leachate from the Woy Woy tip have been primarily responsible for the degradation of Correa Bay in recent years.

The report is entitled "A quantitative and qualitative study of the environmental status of Correa Bay and its catchment, July 2000" and was compiled by the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee.

Both Gosford Council and the Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC) were strongly criticised for their actions in the decade leading up to the July 2000 report.

Gosford Council was manager of the tip and regulator of the quarry and DLWC was manager and regulator of the quarry.

The report found that the tip leachate problem had, belatedly, been contai ned bu t t he sedimentation problem had not.

However, both organisations have questioned the report conclusions and have denied suggestions of negligence or liability.

In a 38-page addendum published with the report, officers from both organisations claimed

that the report did not provide proof that the Bulls Hill quarry was primarily responsible for sedimentation of Correa Bay. They listed other activities, including Robson's quarry, the rail tunnel and the abattoir, which may also have contributed.

The DLWC response was critical of the scientific method used to measure levels of marine life in the bay.

The council response stated that, at the time in question, the council was attempting to close as many as 74 illegal quarries and had to implement new regulations to upgrade each of its tips.

It stated that the leachate problem at the tip had been adequately addressed and that the council took "direct action" in relation to the Bull's Hill quarry at the time breaches were identified.

The report is available on the council's web site, www.gosford.nsw.gov.au.

It will also be one of two subjects for discussion at a public meeting to be held at the Everglades Country Club at 10am on Sunday, August 11.

The other topic is the status of plans to eliminate the Rawson Rd level crossing.

Council website, July 26

Work continues on Riviera development Work on the "Riviera" development in Umina continues despite objections from residents.

Gosford Council received a petition, with 43 signatures, from residents of Umina objecting to the "Riviera" development in Trafalgar Ave. The residents claimed the building was not in keeping with agreed height limits, off-street parking proposed would not be sufficient for additional units, and that approval would set a dangerous precedent which could alter the nature of the community.

Council officer Mr Gary Lofts told Peninsula News (last issue) that work had been stopped on the building, following resident claims that a fourth storey was being built without approval.

However, builders were allowed to continue work on the site.

The agents for the developer said that they had received notification from council to remedy several minor noncompliance issues, but no stopwork order had been received.

Jonathan Reichard, council agenda P.071, July 23

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Welcome to Edition 47 of Peninsula News I never cease to be amazed at how much Peninsula news there is to tell every fortnight.

To the casual observer, it would seem as if nothing much happens on the Peninsula, but this is far from the truth.

In this edition for example, we have yet another paper packed with local news covering the widest possible range of topics.

This is an indication of a live and vibrant community that shows no sign of abating.

Long may it continue.

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Peninsula News has, in my opinion, given fair coverage to all comments etc.

Criticism, alleging bias for the people trying to promote a proper network of integrated cycleways, was dealt with intelligently.

Much-needed humor was used with a cartoon.

Animosity; about people thinking the reserve is an extension of their property, is an uncalled for and insulting tactic.

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Finally, Gosford Council’s stated strategy is to use RTA funds for cycleways.

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Arts manager role expands Gosford Council has adopted a proposal to have the manager of its Laycock St theatre manage the regional art gallery as well as the Peninsula Theatre.

Under the council's new management structure, it had been planned to have separate managers for the performing arts and for the visual arts.

The current manager of performing arts will undertake the combined role for 12 months, with a permanent appointment being made to a new position of manager of performing and visuals arts in a year's time.

A member of the public addressed council, saying that the council should "support the arts for once".

Cr Lynne Bockholt said that she did support the arts, mentioning a past advertising campaign which portrayed her and several other councillors as being opposed to arts funding.

"I object to people saying that I, as part of this council, do not support the arts.

"I think we are doing a great job of supporting the arts.

"We have Laycock St Theatre, the regional gallery, as well as our own darling little Peninsula Theatre," Cr Bockholt said.

Cr Craig Doyle said: "The current manager is under-utilised in his current role, where he came to us from is a much bigger facility.

"This is not about reducing costs.

"It is about getting better services," he said.

Cr Doyle said that the recommendation is for better utilisation of the people who are already in the working roles at the council-run arts facilities.

Cr Geoff Preece said: "This issue is based on a person, not a position.

"I believe the manager we have will come as a great surprise to the visual arts people."

The decision to have the one manager for three facilities was carried by all councillors, except Cr Malcolm Brooks who dissented and Cr Judith Penton who was absent.

Jonathan Reichard, council agenda CS.031, July 23

Road widening Gosford Council has decided to widen Jade Place, Pearl Beach, by 300mm despite an objection concerning the plans.

Following public notice inviting comments, an objection to the widening of the street was received.

The objection stated that widening the road by 300mm

was not enough to allow for better vehicle turning, that the widening would generate garage use further exacerbating the traffic problems of the street and that widening could lead to subdivisions and dual occupancies.

Council will proceed with the widening at a cost of about $3000.

Club representatives L to R: Daniel Rowe and Ray Cocking, Ettalong Bowling Club; Noel Higgs and Brian Crawley, Everglades Country Club; Minister Richard Face; Marie Andrews; Geoff Callingham and Wayne Dean, Everglades Country Club; and, John Trinks and Elizabeth Court, Gosford RSL

Minister warns registered clubs Minister for Gaming and Racing Mr Richard Face has warned local registered clubs not to serve people who are drunk.

The Minister was speaking at a meeting of Central Coast registered club representatives at Everglades Country Club on Thursday, July 25.

The purpose of the visit, according to its organiser Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews, was to give clubs on the Peninsula the opportunity to discuss industry issues directly with the Minister.

At the meeting, Mr Face issued a warning for the State's liquor industry about serving drunks in the wake of a recent decision by the NSW Court of Appeal.

Mr Face said the decision posed a number of important lessons for those serving liquor in the State's licensed venues.

"The State's liquor laws make it clear that it is a criminal offence to serve liquor to drunk patrons or even allow them entry into a club or hotel.

"The maximum penalty is $5500.

"W hat people need t o

understand is simple: Venues do not have the right to serve people when they are drunk, and patrons do not have the right to get drunk.

"Anyone working in the industry today knows that this framework exists to drive down alcoholrelated problems in venues and the wider community," Mr Face said.

"Venues that want to run the g a u nt l et an d e ng a ge i n irresponsible serving practices can expect to face the licensing court for liquor law offences."

Council agenda FS.115, July 23

Bayview inspection Gosford Council's Heritage Committee will conduct an inspection of proposed alterations and additions to the Bay View Hotel at Woy

Woy. Work on the hotel will involve the replacement of wall tiles and the building of a deck over the cool room.

Council agenda EH.035, July 02

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PUBLIC MEETING Council will conduct a public meeting to discuss the outcomes of a recent Value Management Study which examined options for replacement of the Rawson Road railway level crossing at Woy Woy and to release the “Quantitative and Qualitative Study of the Environmental Status of the Correa Bay and its Catchment� Report.

Venue: Everglades Country Club, Dunban Street, Woy Woy. Date: Sunday August 11 Meeting 1: 10am to 11am: Rawson Road level crossing Meeting 2: 11am to noon: Correa Bay Water Quality Study

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The Woy Woy Peninsula Waterfront Preservation Committee wants a first rate solution for the Woy Woy cycleway that preserves valuable passive recreation areas.

Letters to the editor are welcomed and should be addressed to Peninsula News, PO Box 532, Woy Woy 2256.

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It would have been a great letter It would have been a great letter from Cr Debra Wales that was published in The Sun recently had the facts been correct, but they were not.

She raises concerns on numerous occasions regarding "the extravagance", yet the council voted unanimously to request the rate increase from the minister.

Unanimously would indicate that all councilors voted in favor of the proposal including Cr Wales.

She states the Woy Woy aquatic centre started out as $1.5m refurbishment of the current Olympic pool.

That is wrong, the $1.5m was for a sports complex.

In finding suitable land, the

decision was made to use the pool site to make a wet and dry centre and from that decision the council believed that the pool should be upgraded as well.

Cr Wales states that this will add $100 a year to rates.

Well, only if you own a property with a valuer general's price of over $630,000 which equates to a retail value of approximately over $1.5 million.

The increase on average is only $13.35 per year.

Include the six surf club upgrades and we are looking at an average total increase of $22.56 a year or 43c per week.

Cr Wales claims that the aquatic center was “adhoc rammed through”.

Four years of community consultation have dealt with the

site, design, funding and public use, including special needs use.

The committee is one that she as a councillor could have become involved in, but she chose not to.

Why? Is she is concerned about the best use of the ratepayers funds on the Peninsula?

In her last sentence she says that the “rise was misguided and unacceptable as was the NSW Government's support for it”.

Could this have caught her attention and become a problem because she is the Liberal Candidate for Peats.

Come on Debbie get the facts correct or your lack of credibility won’t help your political aspirations.

Cr Chris Holstein, July 24

Jacaranda was mutilated I agree with the comments

by Michelle Cairns in Peninsula News, July 2.

I have been most upset with the mutilation of my beautiful

jacaranda by the "tree hackers" employed by Energy Australia.

Large branches were cut back to the trunk inside my property and branches which would never have grown high enough to touch

the power lines were removed.

Of course, my letter to the authorities was not even acknowledged.

E.Craig, Woy Woy

Don’t complain after the event A public meeting which is very important for the Peninsula will take place on Sunday, August 11, and I encourage all residents to attend.

The meeting has been called

by Gosford Council to discuss the outcomes of a recent value m anagem ent study which examined options for replacement of the Rawson Rd

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railway level crossing at Woy Woy. The council will also release the Correa Bay report at the meeting.

The meeting will take place at Everglades Country Club and is in two parts.

Part one covering the railway crossing will start at 10am and part two on the Correa Bay report starts at 11am.

I urge everyone to attend these meetings as they may have a major outcome for the area and it's no use complaining after the event.

Heather McKenzie, Woy Woy

The council work, which commences this week, will lose green area unnecessarily.

Gosford Council plans to use 3.3 metres of the grassed reserve in from the northern side of the Brickwharf Rd. This will affect and disturb the ambience of the waterfront area which in places is no wider than 7.8 metres.

But a partial success of our work is that the cycleway is not running along the water's edge and not through the wetlands at the boat ramp in Lions Park.

Alternative proposals, on which the Waterfront Preservation Committee is currently working, include the narrowing of Brickwharf Rd to make way for the cycleway, instead of reducing parkland.

One of our proposals would turn Brickwharf Rd into a paved, slowed traffic zone similar to The Entrance, with an integrated cycleway and footpath through to North Burge Rd. This would eliminate construction problems along side the houses at the eastern end of Brickwharf Rd. In council's proposal the cycleway ends in the reserve.

The Waterfront Preservation Committee was (and still is) in the process of developing alternative routes for the Woy Woy cycleway when council short-circuited this process by not waiting for reports on alternative proposals.

Council has decided to commence works this week d esp it e h a vi ng to ld th e community via letters only a few weeks ago that the cycleway would not happen for some time as the first priority was the

connection from Point ClaireKoolewong to Fisherman's Wharf.

When I went to council on Friday, the assistant engineer in charge of the project told me that council had not completed a plan for the route, nor had they done an environmental study despite planning to start work on Tuesday.

The assistant engineer then drew up the route in the space of an hour.

The cycleway now runs from the war memorial park to the first house on the northern side of Brickwharf Rd. Is this the type of community consultation and careful forward planning we can expect from council on the sensitive Woy Woy waterfront?

Whatever happened to the process of displaying the c om pl et e d pl an s to th e community before approving them?

What happened to environmental studies before approval?

This sudden mid-stream cessation of the community consultation process and the examination of alternative routes is highly disturbing and unacceptable in view of the accepted sensitivity of the matter and the massive opposition in the form of 1600 signatures opposing the use of the grassed area directly on the Waterfront Reserve but not opposing a route using non-green space instead.

I call on immediate intervention to stop works until the community has been presented with alternative plans for comment.

This is just not good enough for the Woy Woy community.

This piecemeal non-planning approach is to my mind disrespectful of the importance of this reserve to the Woy Woy community and disrespectful to our most precious asset of all, our natural environment.

Karin Solondz, Woy Woy

Interest in Patonga I read with great interest your Peninsula News number 44, which my daughter who lives in Empire Bay forwarded to me, as it had news of Patonga Beach where we lived for 30 years.

The hall was built while we lived there and was originally a migrant hall.

This was bought by the progress association and transported to Patonga and erected by Fred Morris.

All the money was supplied by the progress association, with the help of a few loans which

All in one business

were all repaid.

Mrs Peterson was a great supporter of the association and raised a lot of money.

I have a great interest still in Patonga as my youngest daughter Deborah was born in Gosford Hospital and raised in Patonga.

My three daughters had their 21st birthdays in Patonga and engagements and wedding breakfasts in the hall.

Also they were married in the Church of England church in the village.

Regarding the pavilion, the first was on the old wharf and when that was demolished a new one was built and now has been demolished for the present.

As for myself and my family, we had a store "Shaws corner store" in Bay St for 14 years and then I worked as caretaker in the caravan park for 10 years.

I have great memories of Patonga and all the people who were lucky enough to live there and would like to give my best wishes to the people who still live there.

W Shaw, Kallangur Qld

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Andrews criticises bank Member for Peats, Ms Marie Andrews, has criticised the Commonwealth Bank for closing its Ettalong Beach branch, in the face of a petition and her representations to keep it open.

"I am disappointed that the Commonwealth bank has not listened to the people and is still proceeding with closing the Ettalong Beach branch," she said.

Ms Andrews held a protest outside the branch in May with over 200 people attending.

A petition was circulated with hundreds of signatures collected.

This was tabled in the NSW Parliament by Ms Andrews.

"When I found out about the proposal to close the bank, I

immediately wrote to the head of t h e C om m on we al t h Ba nk requesting him to reconsider the bank's decision.

"Unfortunately, the bank has chosen to go ahead with the closure.

"I am pleased that Australia Post at Ettalong Beach is willing to handle some day-to-day banking needs for customers.

"However, I have grave concerns about the safety aspects when it comes to larger banking transactions.

"What will happen when someone wants to ask a question and the Post Office staff can't assist them?

"Will they be able to speak to a real person over the phone and not a recorded voice?

"Bank staff and their customers have built up relationships over

Minor changes become major Residents in Araluen Dr, Killcare, have raised concerns about the consent issued by Gosford Council for a development application at number 52-54 in the street.

In a petition to the council, the residents said they approved of minor changes to the plans on June 23.

They said the plans council approved, with major roof changes, were not the same that the residents had endorsed.

The accompanying council report stated that advertising of the proposed amendment was not required, as the changes were only minor and not impacting on local amenity.

Support for church Gosford Council has received two more petitions relating to proposed school and chur ch f a ci lit i es in Bensville.

The residents asked to see the original owners' corporation consent for the changes.

The petitioners wanted an explanation for identicallyreferenced plans being substantially different to plans the owners' corporation had approved.

They wanted to know how "major changes" in the elevations of the building had been classed as “minor works only” and approved by Council without the knowledge of the owners of the land and without their approval.

the years, and sadly, this will now all be lost.

"The Federal Government has responsibility for regulating the banking industry.

"I'm again calling on the Federal Member for Robertson to advocate strongly for changes to this industry.

"These changes should require all banks to provide at least a minimum level of banking services to the community.

"Had these changes been in place then I'm sure that we would not now be lamenting the loss of the last bank in Ettalong Beach," Ms Andrews said.

The closure of the Ettalong Beach branch is the 172nd Commonwealth Bank branch closure in New South Wales since 1995.

Press release, June 28

Objections to building Gosford Council has received petition with 10 signatures from residents of Shoalhaven Dr, Woy Woy, expressing concern and strongly objecting to building work about to be carried out on land adjoining their properties.

The petition stated that numerous trees had been cleared on the land which they believed was approved for subdivision.

Council agenda P.065, July 23

Trees at Kahibah Creek

Tree removal stopped Gosford Council's Tree Protection Committee has recommended a hold be placed on tree removal works in the Kahibah Creek area in Umina.

Council agenda TP.009 July 23

Council agenda P.062, July 23

Bogas Waters Edge

The petitions, with a total of 1162 signatures, has been received from residents in support of the proposed facilities in Bundaleer Cres, Bensville.

Council agenda P.067, July 23

Affordable lock and key

The hold will be in effect until such time that an environmental assessment is carried out to ascertain if the area supports endangered fauna including the grey headed flying fox and the swift parrot.

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Umina Red Cross holds AGM The annual meeting of the Umina branch of the Australian Red Cross was held on July 10.

Marion Anderson was elected president, Jeanette Davie treasurer, Pat Munday secretary, Margaret Ed wards social secretary, Sylvia Timmins publicity officer and Mr Bill Hall patron and auditor.

Zone representative Tonia Rietbergen presented 30-year service medals to Marge Jonas and Rosemary Moore.

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presented to Jean McNally and 10-year medals were presented to Les Anderson, May Kane, Margaret Keogh, Shirley Bett and Kathy Pile.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 14, in the Uniting Church hall, Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, at 1:30pm.

Visitors are welcome to the meeting and afternoon tea.

A birthday lunch will be held on August 21 at Woy Woy Leagues Club.

Support group celebrates Woy Woy hospital's carers' support group celebrated a decade of caring on Monday, July 22.

The group, which provides support to carers in the local community, celebrated the

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Press release, July 22

milestone with a morning tea.

Both carers and "graduate carers" attended from 10am to noon in the group room of the health services building at the hospital.

Press release, July 22.

Committee compiles 200-page report The three part Correa Bay report of almost 200 pages was compiled in 1999-2000 by a community-based group, Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee, established as a sub-committee of Gosford Council's Coastal and Lagoon Planning (CLP) committee.

The first part of the report is historical record of the development of the Correa Bay dating back to the first white

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settlement, written by local historian Ms Joan Fenton.

The second part is a water quality study and analysis, undertaken by consultant marine biologist Dr John Laxton.

The third part is an account of the decision-making process compiled from council records by members of the committee.

A 38-page addendum was added to the report containing responses from NSW Fisheries, the Department of Land and Water Conservation and Gosford Council staff, who had

representatives on the CLP committee.

The CLP committee requested the changes be made to the report before its public release, but at a recent council meeting it was decided to delete only officers' names from the report and to include the responses as an addendum.

Gosford Council through its CLP committee dealt with the specific recommendations of the report over the two years before its public release.

Report, June 2002

Assertions not substantiated according to DLWC The Department of Land and Water Conservation (DLWC) has claimed that the Correa Bay report does not adequately substantiate assertions that the bay was once one of the richest marine environments and that recent sedimentation of the bay was from the department's Bull Hill quarry.

In a response published in an

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addendum to the report, DLWC stated it had the report reviewed by a coastal ecologist from its Centre for Natural Resources, Dr Pia Laegdsgaard.

The department responded to the statement in the report that "in 1979 Correa Bay was described by Dr John Laxton, marine biologist, as one of the richest marine environments in Australia. In 1999, it was one of the poorest."

The department stated that Dr Laegdsgaard said "the study on benthic infauna contained within the report is not scientifically valid and the conclusions drawn from the differences in benthic fauna from 1979 to 1999 are not correct and should not be used to infer a decline in benthic diversity".

According to the department, due to a number of compounding factors associated with the sampling methods mentioned in her review, Dr Laegdsgaard went on to say that "… it is not possible to draw any conclusions about the differences in faunal communities over time".

(Gosford Council's response to the report suggested that the richness could be attributed to "organic particular food" from the abattoir, which from the 1980s had been piped to the sewage treatment works.)

The department's response wanted the following paragraphs included in the report: "Notwithstanding the above, the

catchment has been highly modified through the construction of the railway tunnel, the urbanisation of the Correa Bay catchment, the construction of the abattoir, the construction of the swage treatment works and the sedimentation from Robson's quarry, Bulls Hill quarry and Dillon's trail.

"It is impossible to attribute the accumulated sediment in Correa Bay to any one source.

"Rather, the sediment that has accumulated in the bay seems to be a result o the many contributing sources."

The department commented: "It is impossible to attribute any sedimentation in Correa Bay solely to the quarrying operations in the Bull's Hill quarry."

The department also wanted the sentence "Sediment is still leaving Bull's Hill Quarry" changed to "Recent erosion and sedimentation works undertaken

by DLWC utilising the security bond over the site, have greatly reduced the amount of sediment leaving Bull's Hill Quarry."

The department also wanted the phrase "huge amounts of sediment" changed to "large amounts of sediment".

The department also stated that photographs included in the report did not show, as claimed, evidence of effects of sedimentation or encroaching mangroves.

Addendum, June 2002

30 July 2002 - Peninsula News - Page 7

Correa Bay

What the officers wanted instead The conclusion to the Correa Bay report proposed by council officers reads as follows:

1901 soundings in feet at mean low spring tide

What they wrote This is text of the conclusion to the study as written by the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee: This study has confirmed the worst fears of the community.

There has been massive pollution of Correa Bay, both chemical and sedimentary.

The chemical pollution has been stopped but the sedimentary pollution continues with little effective action by any Government Department or Gosford City Council to prevent sediment flowing into Woy Woy Creek and thence Correa Bay. The problem of the sediment currently within Woy Woy Creek and Correa Bay has not been addressed at all.

The tragedy of this environmental saga is that there should have been no need for this investigation by the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee as much of the evidence collected was already available within the files of the various Government Departments and Gosford City Council.

Furthermore, the appropriate officers within those organisations were fully aware of the serious breaches of various environmental Acts that had occurred, and of the disastrous environmental impact on Woy Woy Creek and Correa Bay. Since at least 1970 the enactment of the Clean Waters Act (1970) there have been the legal powers available to the Environmental Protection Authority and Gosford City Council to prevent the pollution of Woy Woy Creek and Correa Bay but no action has been taken to enforce the legal requirements under the Act. For thirty years there has been no legal action taken against the quarry operator, the quarry owner (the Department of Land and

Water Conservation), or those officers who have failed in their responsibility to enforce the environmental laws.

The Environmental Protection Authority and the Environmental Section of Gosford City Council have had: Supporting environmental legislation; Information on the environmental offences being committed; Organisational structures specifically designed to enable the enforcement of environmental laws; Resources and funds to initiate and support legal action against offenders under the environmental acts; A Statutory requirement that the environmental laws be enforced; The warning by the Government and the Om budsman, through the Robson Quarry inquiry, that there is an expectation that the Environmental Protection Authority and Gosford City Council will act promptly to prevent environmental offences.

Both organisations have “thumbed their noses” at their statutory obligations under the environmental laws relating, not only to Robson’s Quarry and Bull’s Hill Quarry, but also to the Woy Woy Tip. This Committee finds it astonishing, that despite a lengthy Government investigation on the handling of the Robson Quarry issue, both the Environmental Protection Authority and Gosford City Council were allowing concurrently a worse environmental disaster to occur at Bull’s Hill Quarry, just one kilometre away, without taking any effective action.

There is no doubt in the view of this Committee that if there had not been a public outcry, both organisations would continue to

do nothing to remedy the environmental destruction at Bull’s Hill Quarry, Woy Woy Creek and Correa Bay. And may even continue to do so despite the revelations contained within this Report.

The Environmental Protection Authority, Gosford City Council, and the Department of Land and W ater Conservation have demonstrated to the community that it should have little confidence in their willingness or ability to protect the environment.

This committee is concerned that the Department of Land and W ater Conservation and Robsons are principally responsible for the sedimentary pollution of Correa Bay and that it should not be the ratepayers of Gosford City Council that have to bear the costs of remedial action and/or legal action.

This Committee is of the view that a public watchdog such as the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee under whatever name, should be maintained.

While there are longer-term formal environmental organisations that have been established, they do not have the narrow and specific focus needed for problems such as those existing at Correa Bay. It has been left to the community itself to force the issues relating to the illegal Robson’s Quarry at South Woy Woy, the mismanaged Woy Woy Tip, and the environmental disaster resulting from the legal and illegal operations at the Bull’s Hill Quarry.

The community might well decide to demand legal redress against those Government Departments, and individual officers within those Departments, if it considers them to have failed to meet their statutory obligations.

Report, July 2000

Taking a wider line on Culgoa Rd Road line-marking will be improved to encourage motorists to take a wider line through the bend at Culgoa Rd on Woy Woy Rd in Horsfield Bay. Edge lines and chevron marks

will be provided on the eastern side of the road.

The possibility of relocating the school drop off point further to the north on Woy Woy Rd will be investigated to ensure it is not obscured by the bend in Woy Woy Rd.

Vegetation on the eastern side of the road near Culgoa Close will be trimmed.

Reflectorised raised pavement markers will also be installed on the existing centre line on the bend near Culgoa Close.

Council agenda TR 02.106 July 2

This study has been able to document that in respect to Council’s operation of Woy Woy Landfill site, Council was to introduce a collection system for leachate and this collection system currently alleviates the further discharge of leachate into the environment.

Further, Council is required under the EPA Licence to undertake a rigorous monitoring program to detect the integrity of the leachate system that has been installed.

The investigations have determine that Council’s actions have resulted in the closure of Robsons Quarry and that this old quarry site will not be a source of future sediment within Correa Bay. The investigations have determined that the Department of Land and Water Conservation now acknowledges the lack of controls from Bulls Hill Quarry and has taken over management of the site.

The report has identified that sediment has come from a limited number of sources. These point sources would have included both the historical and recent sediment from the construction of Woy Woy railway tunnel, the historical quarry that occupied the land of Woy Woy landfill, Robsons Quarry and Bulls Hill Quarry.

Council further acknowledges that from the community's perception, although Council was taking an active role in closing Robsons Quarry, Council was relying upon the then State Pollution Control Commission and the Soil Conservation Service to implement controls on the Crown Land Reserve occupied by permissive occupancy as Bulls Hill Quarry.

It is important to reflect that the strategy at the time was to ensure the containment at its source. Further sediment that had escaped from Bull’s Hill Quarry be allowed to natural flush itself from the bed of Woy Woy creek to its lower sections.

Council agrees with the

findings of the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee that sediment entering Correa Bay has come from a limited number of point sources. Those point sources are: Bulls Hill Quarry, Robsons Quarry, Council’s Landfill Site, the construction of Woy Woy Road and the construction of Woy Woy Railway Tunnel.

Council acknowledges that from the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee’s perspective, they view the major source of sediment coming from Bulls Hill Quarry.

However, from Council’s perspective, the quantity of sediment that can be contributed to Bull’s Hills Quarry in respect to the other potential point sources, has not been able to be adequately quantifiable.

Although the report is not in a position to adequately quantify the quantity of sediment that has originated from Bulls Hill Quarry, Council supports forwarding a request to the Minister for the Department of Land and Water Conservation to fully fund an investigation into the possible dredging of Correa Bay. The justification for this request is that the Department of Land and Water Conservation (or its predecessors) was directly responsible for the administration of Crown Lands within the Correa Bay Water Catchment and one of the major sources of sediment pollution into Correa Bay would have been Bulls Hill Quarry.

Up until the early 1990’s this quarry occupied a site area of up to 17.68 hectares with little or no erosion sediment controls.

The Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee presented a series of recommendations to the Coastline Management, Lagoon Management and Coastal Planning Committee.

The presentation of a draft set of recommendations resulted in a joint meeting between the Correa Bay Water Quality Management Committee and the CLP Committee was subsequently presented to Council for its consideration.

Addendum, June 2002

Roaming dog Gosford Council has received a petition with eight signatures from residents of Phegans Bay concerned about a doberman dog that roams

the area.

The residents requested the council’s assistance in dealing with the matter.

Council agenda P.068, July 23

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News

Long Tan anniversary A memorial at Ettalong to honour those who died in the battle of Long Tan will be dedicated by the Gosford City sub-branch of the Vietnam Veterans Federation of Australia to commemorate the 36th anniversary of the battle.

The site for the requested pedestrian crossing

Residents want a crossing A pet ition, w ith 20 signatures, has been received by Gosf ord Council from residents of Blackwall and McMasters Rds, Woy Woy.

The petition requested the installation of a pedestrian crossing in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, at the McMasters Rd bus stop.

The petition stated that Blackwall Rd had no pedestrian

crossing for 1.5km south of Burge Rd and traffic was "now so heavy, the risk of being hurt whilst crossing the road is very real".

Council agenda P.072, July 23

Jack Briggs passes away The Rotary Club of Woy Woy and many residents on the Peninsula are this week mourning the death of former Umina Caravan Park owner Jack Briggs.

Mr. Briggs, who would have turned 89 next month, died quietly in the early hours of Sunday morning, July 14, after recently being diagnosed with a severe illness.

Jack grew up in Sydney often carrying his tool box across the Harbour Bridge in a daily ritual working at Luna Park or at his trade as a shipwright.

But Jack was always one to enjoy his leisure hours and, in 1938, he was Australian 12ft Sailing Champion in his skiff Scandal, having won three State Titles previously.

After years in the tourism business on the South Coast of NSW at Batemans Bay, Jack

jointly took over the Umina Caravan Park in 1968, turning it into one the most popular tourist resorts on the Central Coast.

Many of Jack’s customers later retired to the Central Coast, after regularly spending annual holidays at Jack’s caravan park.

Jack Briggs was a member of Rotary International for nearly 40 years, serving in the Batemans Bay and Woy Woy Clubs where he was president in 1971-72.

He was especially pleased to have seen the charter of the Rotaract Club of Woy Woy, during his term as president.

Rotaract was a club sponsored

by Rotary for the youths of the area.

Jack set up relations between Woy Woy Club and clubs in Florida, USA, and was active in the Rotary’s many community projects

Jack sold the caravan park in the late 1970s and eventually moved to Drummoyne in Sydney.

Nearly every Tuesday, he drove from his home to continue to attend meetings of the Woy Woy Rotary Club.

Club members paid tribute at their meeting on Tuesday evening July 16, putting a recently drawn caricature of Mr. Briggs in his usual dinner place and observing a minute’s silence in respect of his passing.

Described as charming and a real gentleman, Jack is survived

by Beryl his wife for 63 years, three children, John, Vivienne and Cathy and four grand c hi ld re n, a nd t wo g re at grandchildren.

A private funeral was held in Sydney on Monday, July 22.

The first was held on Thursday, June 27, where the purpose of the council's environmental levy was explained.

The centre contains many environmental resources, many concerned directly with the Central Coast.

They include newspaper clippings, environmental group newsletters, videos, council papers, environmental impact statements and other general resource materials.

The centre is run by volunteers of the Woy Woy Environment

Letter, July 19

Robert Molin dies

Ross Pearse, July 23

Council environmental officer to present public talks Gosford Council’s environmental education officer, Trish Donnelly, will present a series of bimonthly talks on various environmental issues at the Woy Woy Environment Centre.

The sub-branch will hold its annual Long Tan dinner and show on Saturday, August 17, at Lizotte's restaurant at Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club.

The proceedings commence at 3:30pm when the veterans will form up outside their office on the corner of Broken Bay Rd and Beach St and march behind their banner to the waterfront.

The service will start at 4pm and will include the dedication of the memorial.

Member for Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd will unveil the memorial and the Rev Max Saisbury will lead the service.

Other guests include Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews, Gosford mayor Cr Robert Bell, Woy Woy Ettalong Hardy's Bay RSL president Mr Percy Lee, Gosford RSL president Mr Ed Semmens, Vietnam Veterans Association national president Mr Tim McCombe, Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club general manager Mr Peter Hale and Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club board chairman Mr John Houtman.

This new memorial, it is envisaged, will become a focus for the Vietnam veteran community on the Coast and the commemoration service will become an annual event.

The show this year will feature Lucky Starr and Bev Harrell, who both travelled to Vietnam to entertain the troops, and Wally the Worker (John Holmes) who is a Vietnam veteran himself.

The dance music will continue until midnight.

Palmgrove Memorial Park donated the plaques and Gosford Quarries donated the sandstone for the memorial.

Mr Lloyd and Gosford Council backed the sub-branch application to the Department of Veterans affairs Commemorative Division for funds for the project.

Sub-branch secretary Robyn Cresswell said the battle between D Company, 6th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) and the 5th Viet Cong (VC) Division took place in a rubber plantation near Xa Long Tan, South Vietnam.

"The Australian troops were only sent out in company strength that day, even though earlier intelligence reports had indicated that up to 5000 enemy troops were in the area.

"In contrast to what the Australian troops had been led to expect, the enem y they encountered were not only numerous, but also well trained, well armed and well disciplined.

Eighteen Australian soldiers lost their lives in the battle.

Eleven platoon alone lost 13 men and had nine wounded half their number.

"The heroic deeds of D Coy, 6RAR, made world news and they were honoured for their courage.

"This was not the only battle in which the Australian troops were involved in Vietnam.

"It was not even the largest encounter, but it was a bloody one against enormous odds and demonstrated the same tenacity and brotherhood of the ANZACs in World War One. "Long Tan day is that special day when Vietnam Veterans, their families, friends and the Australian public can reflect on the sacrifices made by the young men of the country."

Centre for Environm ental Education (Central Coast) association.

Trish Donnelly will be at the centre from 1pm until 4pm on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.

The centre is open at other times by appointment.

Media release, June 19

Ettalong Ratepayers and Citizens Progress Association president Robert Molin died suddenly at his home in Booker Bay on Thursday, July 11.

Robert was an energetic worker for the improvement of the Woy Woy Peninsula and protection of the local environment.

A family man, Robert, and his wife Pat, resided in retirement at Booker Bay for the last 15 years since moving from Normanhurst.

He started his working career in power stations around Sydney.

From there he transferred to the oil industry and worked for Shell Oil Company at its Clyde refinery for 28 years.

In retirement, Robert developed a consuming interest in local affairs.

On many occasions, he addressed Gosford Council meetings giving the "community viewpoint" on controversial developments.

A long-term member of the Ettalong Ratepayers and Citizens Progress Association, Robert was president from August 2000 until his death.

For a lengthy period, he was a delegate to the Combined Progress Association - Gosford District.

He is fondly remembered by his many friends and colleagues.

Robert's funeral service was held at St John the Baptist Church, Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, on July 18.

Ron Clifton, July 16

30 July 2002 – Peninsula News – Page 9

Dining

Petition for Tea Rooms A petition, with 719 signatures, has been received from Central Coast residents seeking Gosford Council’s assistance in keeping open the café and information centre in Bullion St, Umina.

The petition stated that the café, known as the Umina Tea Rooms, had been operating for 15 years, providing competitive prices, friendly service, rest

rooms, air-conditioning and a smoke free atmosphere.

It stated that in the 15 years, the community had "been served by wonderful volunteers who have helped to keep the café afloat".

The petitioners also stated that Employment Transactions (ET), who had operated the café for the last five years, were unable to keep the café open due to lack of funds.

Council agenda P.075, July 23

Umina Tea Rooms

Gnostic

Cake shop has web site Local Cake shop owner, and winner of all those cooking awards, Ron Bruns may be known to many Peninsula residents but who can remember all those awards that Ron seems to keep winning.

Luckily the Bremen Patisserie website at http:// www.bestpies.com allows the visitor to see all the awards plus some more.

The colourful home page loads up an animated picture of Ron and provides the links to the internal pages, some pictures of pies, cakes and the current Prime Minister, little Johnnie The main internal links appear to be - News and Awards.

The awards and stories pages can then be viewed by a drop down year selection box.

The other links are arranged in a strange fashion and it was easy to get lost in the pages and pictures and not be sure where going back or home would lead through the virtual award gallery.

The internal pages contain information on the many awards that have been won and many contains pictures of awards and press stories from the relevant newspaper clippings that Ron must be proud to own.

Corner Table

Bremen Patisserie website A photo archive can be viewed the type of products to order. once inside the link pages. Most One can only guess that an of the images of certificates or order would be for an awardpictures may be viewed in the winning product.

The site rates six and one half gallery with enlargements available, but these may take a out of a possible ten.

If your community organisation while to download in the larger format. is on the Internet and would like External links could not be your site reviewed, send the located when I visited the site. information including contact t o The site appears to have d e t a i l s updated recently as awards from stephen@allinone.com.au or mail the Sydney 2002 Royal Easter to PO Box 532 Woy Woy 2256 or Show get mentioned. fax 4342 2071 Stephen is a web consultant for The site recommends the visitor to order two hours ahead All In One Business Service and but does not give an indication of has no affiliation with the

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What’s on in and around the Peninsula

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

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

Contact details and deadline date are shown on page two.

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

WEEKLY EVENTS

Junior Snooker Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 9am Coast Community Church Services 9am and 5pm Enq 4360 1448 Patonga Bakehouse Gallery.

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

Children must be chaperoned.

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

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

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

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

Car Club Euchre 7.30pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club 4341 1166 Chess Club Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club 1pm Enq 4341 1166 Alcoholics Anonymous Woy Woy Group 6pm John the Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Victoria St & Blackwall Rd Enq Julie 4379 1132 Tai-Chi classes Wagstaffe Hall 12pm except school holidays Enq 4360 2705 Rotary Club of Woy Woy 6pm Everglades Country Club, Dunban Rd., Woy Competition Darts , Ettalong Bowling Club, 7pm Enq: 4341 0087 EVERY WEDNESDAY

EVERY FRIDAY EVERY MONDAY Old Wags Bridge Club, Wagstaffe Hall each Friday except 4th 130pm Enq 4360 1820 or 4360 1612 Woy Woy Leagues Club, free entertainment, Players Lounge 5.30pm.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Old Time & New Vogue Dancing; 1pm, Pat Walsh organist, Ettalong Beach Memorial Club Enq: 4341 2156 Dancing Mod, Seq Dancing 2pm, Ettalong Senior Citizens Club, Enq: 4341 3222 Brusbane Water Bridge Club, Woy Woy Leagues Club 12.30pm, Ocean Beach Surf Club Enq: 4341 0721 Patonga Bakehouse Gallery. Every Weekend 10.00 am— 4.00 pm EVERY SUNDAY

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

Addiction, dependency & crisis help.

Enq: 4325 3608.

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

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

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

Boxing/fitness training, 3.45pmU14, 4.30pm 5.45pm-14yrs+,Tae Kwon Do 7pm Circuit Boxing (girls) PCYC, Enq: 4344 7851 Child and Parents Support Service (CAPS), coffee and chat, 10am, 50 Neera Rd, Umina 24 hour Enq: 4343 1911 Brisbane Water Bridge Club Ocean Beach Surf Club. 12.30pm Enq. 4341 0721 Fairhaven Cash Housie Umina Beach Bowling Club, Melbourne Ave., Umina 7.30pm Enq: 4325 3608 Bingo Umina Beach Bowling Club Melbourne Ave., Umina 11am Enq 4341 2618 Evening Bowls Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 6pm Enq 4341 9656 Card Club 500 1pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club Enq 4341 1166 EVERY TUESDAY Free movies Club Umina (Umina Beach Bowling Club) 7.30 pm Enq 4341 2618 Boxing/fitness training U/14 yrs 4.30pm 5.30pm 14+ boxing/fitness (gym) PCYC Enq 4344 7851 Free Bingo, Woy Woy Leagues Club 11am.

Ettalong Pelicans Masters Swimming Club Woy Woy Indoor Heated Pool, 7.45pm Enq: 4360 1220 Ladies Golf, 18 hole stableford, 8am; Ladies outdoor bowls, 9.30am; Everglades Country Club.

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

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

Have-a-chat meeting 10am,

Rock’n’Roll Dance Class Ettalong Bowling Club 7pm Enq 4341 0087 Just Company Social Group Everglades Dining Room 12n singles welcome 30’s – 70’s Enq 4369 0131 Table Tennis Ettalong Memorial Club at 7.30pm Enq 4341 9263 Bridge Ocean Beach Surf Club.

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

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

Dancelot Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 7pm Enq 4341 1166 Active over 50s classes, Gentle Exercise, Ettalong Fitness City, 8.00am, Enq: 4341 3370, Seniors fitness Ettalong Progress Hall, 9am, Enq: 4385 2080; Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre activities; Indoor Bowls-9am;Fitness 1pm Leatherwork-9am; Table Tennis-9am; Bridge– 12 noon.

Scrabble 1pm Enq: 4341 3222.

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

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

Tai Chi, Pearl Beach Progress hall, 9.30am Enq: 4341 1243 Ettalong Pelicans Masters Swimming Club Woy Woy Indoor Heated Pool, 7.45pm Enq: 4360 1220

Ladies 18 hole golf event; Everglades Country Club.Enq 4341 1866 Active over 50s classes, Ballroom Dancing, 10am. Ettalong Beach Bowling Club Enq: 4340 1057, Gentle Exercise, Ettalong Fitness City, 10.30am & 12 noon, Enq: 4341 3370.

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

Enq: 4341 3222 Australiana, 10.30am, School for Seniors, Peninsula Saturday June 29 Community Centre, Enq: 4341 9333, Judo seniors/women $3, 6.30pm, Enq: 4342 4121 Female Boxfit class, 9.30am: (child minding): 10.30am Tap Dancing, 5.30pm 14+ Boxing/fitness 7.15pm: Circuit Boxing PCYC, Enq: 4344 7851 Bingo Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club, 9.30am, Enq: 4341 1166 Brisbane Water Bridge Club Ocean Beach Surf Club. 12.30pm Enq. 4341 0721 Bridge Ocean Beach Surf Club.

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

Girls boxing class 7pm.

Card Club Euchre 1pm Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club Enq 4341 1166 Card Group Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre Enq 4341 3222 Killcare Wagstaffe Playgroup at Wagstaffe Community Hall every Wed morning in school terms. 9.30 – 12pm Enq 4360 2065 4360 2757 EVENT CALENDAR Thursday August 1 Library Bookmobile Daleys Point, Peridon Village. Fortnightly Thursdays 10.15am Peridon Retirement Village Hall 10.30am.Empire Bay Opposite Post Office & bottle shop 11am Near park & local shop Bensville local shop 11am Gala Day Everglades Country Club, (1st & 3rd Thurs) Dunban Rd Woy Woy Enq 4341 1866 Friday August 2 Bus trip, (1st Fri), School for Seniors, Peninsula Community Centre Enq: 4341 9333 Legacy Ladies Ettalong Memorial Club 10am (1st & 3rd Fri) Enq 4343 3492 Free first release movie, 8pm (1st Fri) Everglades Country Club Ballroom supper dances, 7.30pm, Ettalong, all ages. Professional teachers available. (1st Fri) Enq: 4344 5432 Tuesday August 6 Free Movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Umina Beach Bowling Club Enq 4341 2618 Wednesday August 7 Library Bookmobile Fortnightly Weds Patonga Near Community Hall 9.45 am. Pearl Beach Near Community Hall 10.55am Umina Nursing Home, Arras Ave., 11.40 am Sunday August 11 Buffalo Lodge Gosford No 63 (2nd & 4th Sun) 1pm Umina Community Hall Tuesday August 13 Combined Pensioners Association meeting, games, dancing, afternoon tea (2nd & 4th Tuesdays) Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre 1pm. Enq 4341 3222 Library Bookmobile, Killcare Heights. Fortnightly Thursdays Cnr Scenic Rd & Beach Drv 10.35am; Wagstaffe Community Hall 11am Free Movie Musketeer. Umina Beach Bowling Club 7.30pm. Enq 4341 2618 Thursday August 15

Gala Day Everglades Country Club, (1st & 3rd Thurs) Dunban Rd Woy Woy Enq4341 1866 Seniors Social Games (3rd Thur) Presbyterian Church Hall, 120 Blackwall Rd., Woy Woy. 9.30am – 12n. Enq 4342 5061 Library Bookmobile Daleys Point, Peridon Village Fortnightly Thursdays 10.15am Peridon Retirement Village Hall 10.30am.Empire Bay Opposite Post Office & bottle shop 11am Near park & local shop Bensville local shop 11am Friday August 16 Legacy Ladies Ettalong Memorial Club 10am (1st & 3rd Fri) Enq 4343 3492 Sunday August 18 Vietnam Vets Ettalong Memorial Club (3rd Sun) at 11am Bootscooters Ettalong Memorial Club (3rd Sun) at 2.30pm Ettymalong Creek Landcare group.

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

Tuesday August 20 Buffalo Lodge Knights Chapter No 9 (3rd Tue) Umina Community Hall 7pm Woy Woy Peninsula Arthritis Branch (3rd Tue) Meals on Wheels Hall) 10am Enq 4342 1790 Wednesday August 21 Library Bookmobile Fortnightly Weds Patonga Near Community Hall 9.45 am. Pearl Beach Near Community Hall 10.55am Umina Nursing Home, Arras Ave., 11.40 am Friday August 23 Ballroom Supper Dances. 7.30pm, Ettalong. All ages. Professional teaching available (4th Fri) Enq 4344 5432 South Bouddi Peninsula Community Association Wagstaffe Hall (4th Fri) 1.30pm Enq 4360 1002 Buffalo Lodge Gosford No 63 (2nd & 4th Sun) 1pm Umina Community Hall Saturday August 24 Wagstaffe Bushcare Group Half tide rocks sign, cnr Albert and Bulkara Sts (4th Sat) 8am Melaleuca Wetland Regeneration Group – help with regeneration of one of our last Peninsula wetlands, meet 8am at end of Boronia Ave., Woy Woy (2nd & 4th Sats) Sunday August 25 Buffalo Lodge, Woy Woy 381 Umina Community Hall, 11am (2nd & 4th Sun) Dancing Old Time/New Vogue, 1pm – 4pm (4th Sun) Ettalong Senior Citizens Centre. Enq: 4341 3222.

Burrawang Bushland Reserve Bushcare Group 9am (4th Sun) corner of Hillview and Railway Sts, Woy Woy. Meet in the Nambucca Dr playground. Phone 4341 9301.

Monday August 26 Labor Party Peninsula Day Branch, 1pm, (4th Mon) CWA Hall, Woy Woy. Carer’s Support Group, 10am, (4th Mon) Group Room, Health Services Building, Woy Woy Hospital. Enq: 4344 8427 CW A meeting at W agstaffe Community Hall (4th Mon) 1.30pm Enq: 4360 2504 Deepwater View Club Luncheon Meeting, Woy Woy Leagues Club 11am (4th Mon.) Visitors welcome Enq 4341 0272

30 July 2002– Peninsula News - Page 11

Arts and Entertainment

Peninsula choir variety concert The Peninsula Choir will hold a variety concert at 2pm on Sunday, August 25, at the Baptist Church, Ettalong.

The Central Coast Brass Band will perform.

Afternoon tea will be served after the concert.

Tickets will be available at the door and at Fisherman's Nook Bookshop, Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy. Proceeds from tickets sold, at $12 to adults and $6 for children

under 12 years, will go the Peninsula Religious Education Ministries.

Rehearsals are held Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm in St. Andrews Anglican Church Hall, Ocean Beach Rd. New singers are welcome and formal training in singing or music is not necessary.

For further information, telephone Beverley on 4342 3751 or Dorothy on 4369 5404.

Press release, July 16

Creative writing course for Woy Woy Kincumber Adult and Communit y Education Centre will hold a creative writing course, from August 1 in the Woy Woy CWA hall opposite fisherman's wharf.

The course will run from noon until 2pm every Thursday for eight weeks.

For more information ring tutor

Hugh Roberts on 4369 7702.

A brochure about courses offered by the Kincumber community education centre, including painting, sculpture and computers, can be obtained from Woy Woy Library.

Further information is available by phoning Kincumber Adult and community Education centre on 4369 1187 or 4369 1888.

Press release, July 16

New exhibition at Patonga A "how to do it" and "not for sale" exhibition of portraits by Jocelyn Maughan and Robin Norling will be on display at the Patonga Bakehouse gallery until early October.

Many of the works on exhibit are of local Patongans who have willingly sat for portraits.

A number of works on display have been previously hung in the Art Gallery of NSW annual portrait competition and the Archibald prize.

Artist Jocelyn Maughan has been the recipient of two major portrait awards "The Portia Qeach" and the "Margaret Fesq".

Th e cur rent e xhibi tion consists of about 40 portraits by Jocelyn Maughan and Robin Norling hung to inform the visitor of the problems and solutions of the professional portrait painter.

For anyone interested in painting portraits, this exhibition is a self-education "must".

For those who find the contemporary art world a bit bewildering, there is a quantity of helpful charts and diagrams aimed at demystifying the ageold art of portraiture.

The Patonga Bakehouse gallery is open Sundays 11am to 3pm.

Press release, July 24

Art exhibit at Umina The seniors' art classes of the Peninsula community centre and the Ettalong senior citizens centre are jointly exhibiting their pictures at the Umina tea rooms during the month of

The competition is open to anyone over 50 years of age.

The competition has five categories with entries closing Monday, September 2.

Entries must be delivered by Monday, September 23, and prize winners will be announced

A half-day tour will take place on Thursday, August 1, departing from Ettalong.

The tour includes a visit to the recycling facility, the GosfordE d o g a wa C o m m e m o r a t i ve Garden, Laycock St Theatre and Council’s nursery.

Telephone 4325 8332 to book

Two Aboriginal boys opened the celebrations by reminding the audience how for tens of thousands of years Aborigines lived in harmony with nature.

They showed how children learnt the habits of animals by

imitating them.

The demonstration of kangaroos, emus, goannas, birds, honeybees and stingrays was followed by two other groups of young Australians.

These included members of the youth concert band and a young quartet from Gosford conservatorium.

Friends' state convenor Penelope Tolz also addressed the group.

Press release, July 18

Press release, July 22

Free council bus tour Gosford Council is running a free guided bus tour of Council f acilit ies to celebrate Local Government Week.

Peninsula residents comprised 30 of 100 Friends of the ABC celebrating the ABC's 70th birthday on Sunday, July 21, at the Central Coast Leagues Club.

All the pictures are for sale.

Refreshments are available at the tea rooms, located behind Umina library.

Tuesday, September 24, at 10:30am at Gosford Senior Citizens' Centre.

Paintings will be exhibited from10am to 4pm from September 24 to 26.

Entry forms can be collected from Ettalong Senior Citizens' Centre.

a place on the bus.

Press release, July 10

Patonga

Photo: Norah Clarke

Friends celebrate Aunty’s 70th birthday

August.

Grandma Moses competition now open to over 50s Entry forms for a "Grandma Moses" art competition will be available this week.

The Freeman boys

Club Umina

Letter, July 21

Page 12 – Peninsula News– 30 July 2002

History

Island fishing in war torn New Guinea It was during World War II, the year 1943.

An early photograph of the Mann family after whom Mann Street Gosford was named

Family history society launches pioneer families register The Central Coast Family History Society has launched a register of Gosford's pioneer families, including those from the Peninsula such as the Davis, Webb and Cox families.

The pre 1901 Gosford Pioneer Register; Volume One, which contains family trees and photographs of Gosford's early settlers, was launched on Saturday June 23.

It contains information on how streets, suburbs, parks and local landmarks came about.

Project coordinator Ms Dorothy

Mulholland said that shipbuilding was extensive in the Peninsula area prior to 1901.

The register details how streets in Blackwall, such as Waitangi, Warwick, Warrigal, Wyalong and Wyoming, were named after ships built in the Rock Davis ship building yard of the time.

Brickwharf Rd in Woy Woy was so named because it led to the wharf used to unload bricks for the construction of the Woy Woy railway tunnel.

Ms Mulholland said that the Central Coast Family History Society was interested in information about other families of the Peninsula area for its

second volume.

"We are looking for a complete record of people who lived here before 1901," she said.

The society was looking for photographs, family trees or any kind of record for their next edition.

"The more people who get in touch the better," she said.

The register costs $40 plus postage and handling.

Anyone interested in purchasing the register or providing information can contact Dorothy Mulholland at the Central Coast Family History Society on 4324 5164.

Alison Branley, June 25

Corner Railway Street and Blackwall Road, Woy Woy in the 1920s

We had driven the Japanese from Finchhaven North after they were defeated at Kokoda and had reached Madang on the north coast of New Guinea.

Our commanding officer informed us that we would be there for a couple of months, recuperating and re-equipping as the Japanese were still moving north.

Ken Kettles and I found a Japanese landing launch sunk in the river that we had camped on.

It was in about 20 feet of water and looked OK, so we dived down to have a look and saw that it had been machine gunned from the air.

We plugged the holes with rag and sticks and raised it.

Having a boat we became an asset to the unit.

One morning, our commanding officer said that we had been living on dehydrated food long enough, about 12 months, and would we try and catch some fish for the cookhouse.

George Guthry had a way with the natives and could make himself understood.

He found one elderly native who would come in the boat with us and show us where the fish were.

Off we went, the three of us plus our native friend.

On reaching the spot where the fish were, it was in very deep water, very close to the beach so we ran the boat up on the sand and dropped a few hand grenades from the back of the boat.

This wouldn't kill them, only stun them for a while.

The water was about 30 feet deep and as clear as crystal.

We three dropped our shorts and were ready to dive in when our native friend threw his open arms in front of us as if to stop us going in.

He indicated to George that the Japanese lost two men swimming there to sharks but said that the sharks wouldn't touch natives.

Me a n wh il e, f ou r na ti ve teenage boys appeared on the beach and, after a couple of words from our old friend, the boys were in like a flash even though a large shark had arrived.

In a matter of seconds, black arms were appearing from the water holding good size fish and were heaving them onto the beach.

At the height of the action, there were more shark fins than black arms appearing.

There were over 40 fish flapping on the sand and not one native was attacked.

To us, it was unbelievable and something to be seen.

Doug MacGregor, Bensville

Lee family reunion About 150 descendants of three Lee brothers assembled for a reunion in the Woy Woy Community Centre on June 9.

The guest of honour was Annie Elizabeth Leggett (nee Lee), of Umina, a grand daughter of Aaron, who celebrated her 100th birthday on June 20.

John and Mary Lee, married 16 March 1833, had eight children and all were born in Ogbourne St. George, Wiltshire, England.

Three brothers, Samuel (born 1834), Edwin (born 1839) and Aaron (born 1841) migrated to Australia.

Three sisters remained in England.

Two other sons died early in life.

Samuel migrated in 1855 and married Eliza King MacMillan at Boorook in northern New South Wales in 1878.

They eventually settled at Upper Tooloom on the upper reaches of the Clarence River.

They had six sons and a daughter.

The daughter died aged one.

Edwin married Rebecca Bessant in Presute, Wiltshire, on May 21, 1859.

They had four daughters and

two sons.

Rebecca died in London and Edwin married Martha Whitbread at Hackney in 1879.

They migrated to Cooktown in 1884 and settled in Townsville.

The eldest daughter remained in England.

A son was born to Martha on the voyage to Australia but he died when 12 weeks old and she had no other surviving children.

Aaron migrated via Melbourne to Sydney in late 1883.

He had married Sarah Weston (March quarter 1862) in Camberwell, London.

His wife died shortly after giving birth to one son in 1864.

A relative reared this child.

Aaron eventually settled in Mortlake and sponsored this son, his wife and child who arrived in 1886.

Samuel Lee’s descendants are now mainly in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, southern Queensland and Sydney region.

Edwin’s are predominantly in North Queensland and up to 12 months ago, were not aware of the extent of other family members in Australia.

Aaron’s one son had descendants from Hobart to Queensland who attended.

Eric Leggett, Woy Woy

30 July 2002 – Peninsula News – Page 13

Education

Crack down on student fare evasion Peninsula school bus operator Busways is to crack down on student fare evasion starting this week.

Coastal Eco-Tours headquarters at Koolewong

First non-aboriginal company authorised Wayne Peters and his company Coastal EcoTours have been recognised by the Department of Education and Training performing arts unit (DETPAU), as the first non- Aboriginal company authorised to present Aboriginal studies to public school students.

Mr Peters said he had presented Aboriginal culture seminars to more than 1000 students.

"Coastal Eco-Tours is now one of two authorised presenters of Aboriginal bush tucker seminars and the only company authorised

by DETPAU to present Aboriginal bush medicine seminars to NSW primary and secondary school

students," Mr Peters said.

"We see our role in the reconciliation process as being an educational pioneer, presenting 'lost knowledge' to interested overseas visitors, Australian school students and returning it to the Australian Aboriginal people," Mr Peters said.

The department acknowledged Mr Peters and his company after he presented two seminars to more than 90 Year Six students at Gosford Public School as part of their Aboriginal Day celebrations.

Mr Peters shared his knowledge of coastal Aboriginal bush tucker and bush medicines, showcasing a variety of bush foods while guiding his audience from the coastal shorelines up into the mountains behind.

Local students as well as Aboriginal students visiting from the Tamworth region were able to sample bush foods eaten by the original Walkeloa Guringai Aboriginal peoples of the Central Coast area.

The students learned about the heritage and culture of the Walkeloa clan peoples, and of Koolewong-born King Bungaree, Aboriginal maritime legend, including some of his exploits during the formative years of the nation.

Ms Margaret Bradley, director of the performing arts unit and Mr John Oates, Central Coast Aboriginal education consulting group representative, were among distinguished visitors on the day.

Press release, July 15

Jessica speaks on reconciliation Ettalong Public School year six student Jessica Allen spoke on the topic of reconciliation recently.

She was taking part in the multi-cultural public speaking competition held at Avoca Primary School.

Principal Mr Bruce Donaldson said Jessica researched the topic and presented an excellent speech.

"Well done, Jess, and thank you for working so hard on representing us well. We are all very proud of you," said Mr Donaldson.

Here is the text of the speech: Sorry.

What does this mean to you?

Sorry for stamping on your foot, sorry for hurting your arm, or sorry for taking your child.

Let me give you a picture of what I mean.

As the orange glow of the sun rose above the horizon from the distance came the faint cry of a baby.

This soon changed to the screams of a mother pleading for her baby not to be taken away.

This was an every day occurrence.

These people are now known as the "stolen generation".

Many of the children were stolen illegally and adopted to families.

These children would then be taken back again and put into homes where they were then adopted in a "legal" manner.

Aboriginal children were taken throughout the 20th century as part of government policy to destroy the Aboriginal culture.

This continued until the 1970s.

Just think how many children were taken from their families.

All they want to hear is one simple word - "sorry".

The movie Rabbit Proof Fence tells the story of three very brave girls who escape from the Moree river settlement.

They begin their journey home by the rabbit-proof fence.

These girls were half-casts which made them more attractive to take as they could be passed off to be Italian or Greek.

Amazing don't you think?

Not even allowed to mention who you are.

These girls travelled for two months over 2000km to reach home.

They survived from hiding from trackers and lived on bush tucker.

The tale of the girls was common, but many were caught and bashed or killed for running away.

I have been lucky enough to meet a lady, who was stolen, to tell you her story.

I will call her Sally.

Sally was born near Cooma NSW. She was illegally adopted until she was six months old when her birth grandmother came to take her back.

Her adopted parents then took her to Sydney where she was

placed in a home.

She was finally adopted out into an Italian family.

Sally is now 50, a few years ago Sally needed a birth certificate.

This prompted her to search for her identity.

Some of her questions are still unanswered.

Sally always knew she was part Aboriginal but she wasn't allowed to tell anyone, as this wa s b ef or e 19 67, wh e n Aboriginals were not regarded as people who had rights.

This wasn't the case for all children.

Most girls were trained as slaves and the boys as farm workers.

Most grew up believing they were dumb.

Many died of old age, lonely and without their true family.

Sadly, those alive today refuse to talk about their past.

It stays in the darkness of their minds.

Yes, we need to say I'm, we're so very sorry.

Although this will never heal their pain and suffering, it just might ease it.

So maybe the next time you see an Aboriginal, smile at them.

Next time you see a story of an Aboriginals' life, pay the respect to read it.

And next time when you are asked your opinion on reconciliation, please say sorry.

School newsletter, June 18

From Monday, all students will be required to show their bus pass when boarding a school bus or pay a fare.

“This move is in line with transport NSW School Student Transport Scheme guides which states that students must show their travel pass or ticket when requested, only use the travel pass for its intended purpose and maintain possession of a travel pass at all times,” according to a s ta tem en t fr om B us wa ys published in the Woy Woy Public School newsletter.

“W hen completing an application for subsidised travel, parents and guardians acknowledge that students have been made aware of the code of conduct.

“During the first week of this initiative, from July 29, students

will be asked to show their pass or pay a fare.

“If a student does not have a pass or fare the student will receive a verbal warning.

“In the second week, drivers will take the name and address of students who continue to refuse to show a pass or pay a fare."

The students will be given a letter warning that, if they do not produce a pass or pay a fare in future, they will be refused travel and the school and parents will be notified.

“The student will be refused travel after a third warning.”

Bus pass checks had shown a high number of students travelling without a valid bus pass, according to Busways.

These students contributed to high loadings on buses, as the operator could not plan for students that that did not have valid tickets.

School newsletter, July 24

Sand mural artist visit Aboriginal sand mural artist Pauline Mitchell visited Woy Woy Public School on Monday, July 29.

During the day, she worked with classes assisting and guiding them in making a sand mural.

She said sand murals were a traditional activity at the centre of many Aboriginal ceremonies.

The sand mural was meant to last for the length of the ceremony and is kicked away in the celebration.

There was a kicking ceremony at the conclusion of the school's belated celebration of National Aboriginal and Islander week.

Children presented a gold coin donation towards the cost of the day.

School newsletter, July 24

Children’s crossing recommended for St Johns Gosford Council's traffic c o m m i t t e e h a s recommended a children's crossing be constructed in Dulkara Rd in Woy Woy near the entry to St John the Baptist School.

A pedestrian survey, carried out in Dulkara Rd to assess the need for a crossing in the proposed area, found that a crossing was warranted.

Council agenda TR 01.139, July 2

Kip Mc Grath

Page 14 – Peninsula News - 30 July 2002

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30 July 2002 - Peninsula News - Page 15

Sport

Kneelers and Grippers raise $2600 The annual bowls day between the Woy Woy Catholic Parish "Kneelers" team and the Woy Woy Masonic Lodge "Grippers" team was held at Woy Woy Bowling Club on Sunday, May 5.

The event, which has been held annually for the last 20 years, saw a large roll up of Peninsula and Ryde bowlers.

More than $2600 was raised on the day, with funds going to

local Catholic schools and other charities.

The Master of Lodge Morning Star Woy Woy, Mr Arthur Richards, presented cheques to Ms Linda Davidson, director of nursing at Woy Woy Hospital, and to Mr Barrie Bailey, commander of the Central Coast Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol.

The donations will be used to buy equipm ent for both organisations.

Press release, July 17

“Record Holders?� L to R: Lou Foster, John Vigar and John Saley

Four birdies on the same hole Four members of the Cental Coast taxi golf club, playing as a foursome, scored four birdies on the eighth hole at the Everglades golf course on May 27.

John Vigar, Lou Foster, John Lewis and John Saley wondered if they had a record of some kind with this numerical anomaly during their regular round of golf.

Lewis and Foster were short and both chipped in for a birdie.

Vigar and Saley both putted from over 18 metres to hole a birdie on a difficult par three, course rating eight.

Press release, July 17

Sarah second at Pre-World Juniors Arthur Richards, Master of Masonic Lodge Morning Star Woy Woy flanked on hiis right by Linda Davidson, Director of Nursing, Woy Woy Hospital and on his left by Barrie Bailey, Commander, Central Coast Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol

Sarah Walkley of Woy Woy finished second to fellow NSW Institute of Sport scholarship holder Laura Johnson of South Penrith in the 3000m race walk at the

Texaco Pre-World Juniors meet in the Bahamas on July 13.

Johnson clocked a personal best time of 13:10.80 to win the race with Walkley finishing second in a time of 13:51.99.

The Texaco meet is a warm up event for the World Junior Championships which begin on July 16 in Kingston, Jamaica.

Web site, July 15

Black fish and winter whiting to be had With the clear water and a lack of green weed, black fish are believed to be in the area.

A good place to try might be Woy Woy baths or the northern side of The Rip bridge near the concrete slab.

Winter whiting are also around.

A long trace with live worms and a small sinker, in other words light tackle, appears to be the way to go.

There are some big whiting around, not many, with individual specimens up to 700g.

For whiting, anglers should try Santoy, "Fisho's Corner" or the run-in at Ettalong beach at dawn or dusk.

The notorious fighter, drummer, is around taking

prawns, bread and abalone gut.

Skinned and filleted, they are pure white and excellent eating and it is a good all-round sport fish.

Tackle to use for drummer is a small running sinker (no 1-2) with a suicide hook.

Suggested locations are Umina Beach or Little Flat Head Beach, using plenty of burly.

Peak fishing times for this weekend are Saturday, August 3, from 5.30 to 8.15am, Sunday, August 4, from 6.42am to 8.30am, and Monday, August 5, from 7.35am to 9.40am.

For more tips, listen to "Fishing Fellas" on radio 2CCC from 6 to 7am every Sunday.

All Sports

Errol Baker July 24

Umina Blue Swimmers

Blue swimmers placed third at championships The Umina Blue Swimmers men's winter swimming club placed third in overall point score at the Northern districts championships at Merewether Ocean Baths on Sunday, July 7.

The 44 members of the men's winter swimming club competed against 10 clubs from Umina to Port Macquarie.

On Sunday, July 21, 54 swimmers from the club swam in water that had a temperature of only 13 degrees Celsius.

The results of the day's events included K Robb, A Moffitt and J Pearce winning the 30 metre finals.

Ian Lindsay and S Harvey won the 60m finals.

In the 30m heats, winners included M Hayes , K Robb, N

Fitzgibbons, A Golding, P Murphy, S Mason, M Ball, A Moffitt, I Blyton, J Pearce, and J Swinfield.

In the 60m heats, I Lindsay, A Moffitt, S Brown, M Hayes, P Pearce, D Hillard and S Harvey were winners.

Peter Pearce was named "fox of the week".

Press release, July 26

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The premises previously occupied by the Commonwealth Bank in Ettalong

Council grant for Ettalong bank Gosford Council has agreed to donate $8500 to meet half the cost of a feasibility study for the establishment of a community bank at Ettalong.

The Council was told the Ettalong business community had expressed concern to council at the closure of all its banks and formed a steering committee in order to investigate the feasibility of a community bank in the

Ettalong area.

The cost to undertake a feasibility study is $17,000 and council was told the business community would fund half the cost.

A request has been made to Gosford Council to donate the remaining $8500.

A report to the council noted that the Ettalong business district was disadvantaged given its distance from the Gosford CBD, which had all the major banks.

It also noted that in February 2000, the council assisted with a grant of $7300 to fund half the cost of a feasibility study into the establishment of the East Gosford Community Bank.

The council's donation will come from its "community grants contingency account".

Council agenda, FS 107 July 23

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