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WOMEN OF THE YEAR On May 30 more than 00 nominees gathered at arliament House for the 012 NSW Women of he Year Awards. The awards showcase ncredible women who ave made a significant ontribution to the NSW ommunity and are ominated by their local Ps. For the Epping lectorate, Greg Smith nominated Patricia Long who has been working to help others through the Year Budgets End and Tax Planning local community for over 40 years. Patricia is the immediate past president of the Beecroft Lions Club and has been a member of the club for the past seven years. As President in 2011 she was instrumental in raising funds to help children with cystic fibrosis and also secured funds for a public toilet with disability access in Beecroft. This year she arranged for the Beecroft Lions Sid Edwards will speak on how to set effective Now is budgets the time and to financial finalise goals for your the financial new financial reports. year Free initial Tuesday consultation 3 July 12 for - 2pm new clients. Suite 702, 90 George St, Hornsby Call to book an appointment. Seats are limited, so register quickly 4 — Monthly Chronicle, June/July 2012 Workshops Act Now! A Progressive Accounting Practice 9476 0399 trivia night which raised $4,000 towards the funding of a dialysis machine for Hornsby Hospital. Castle Hill MP Dominic Perrottet nominated Bev Cole of West Pennant Hills as his electorate’s Woman of the Year in recognition of her dedication and commitment to helping the frail aged and disabled as Manager of Pennant Hills Neighbour Aid. DECISION DEFERRED Beecroft residents acked Hornsby Council hamber on Thursday, June 7 for a determination by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) of a proposed 51 unit affordable housing development for seniors proposed by Uniting Care Ageing on property abutting Hannah Street and Copeland Road, Beecroft (behind the existing Uniting Church on Beecroft Road). While allowing that there is a need for affordable housing for seniors within the local area, residents supported by Local MP Greg Smith, objected to the development on many grounds, the over arching argument being the development’s failure to pass ‘The Character Test’. It was stridently argued that the placing of five storey buildings on this site would destroy the existing character of this heritage precinct which contains a number of fine Federation homes. The proposed development had previously been refused by Hornsby Shire Council and ROBERT ALAN F I N E J E W E L L E R S Shop 64, Macquarie Centre, North Ryde TEL: 9887 2910 / FAX: 9878 4205 Greg Smith MP and Epping Woman of the Year, Patricia Long Clr. Hutchence in his address to the Panel said that Council’s Housing Strategy allows for five storey development on the eastern side of Beecroft Road not on the western side where this site is located amongst sensitive bushland and heritage housing. “If you want this type of development this (the Eastern side of the road) is where it should go,” he said. David Clark, representing Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust agreed, “It uses the pending rezoning of the Beecroft Shopping Village in an attempt to justify development on land which is subject to totally different zoning requirements,” he said. The applicant’s representatives attempted to downplay these criticisms claiming little of the housing stock surrounding the site was of worthy heritage significance and that plantings would eventually soften views of the development. Neighbouring owners and residents also argued Dominic Perrottet MP and Castle Hill woman of the Year, Bev Cole against the development on the following grounds: loss of trees; loss of privacy for local residents through overlooking from both the proposed buildings and driveway; noise; the impact of the buildings on the Copeland Road streetscape; concern for pedestrian safety on the development’s shared access road and concerns about parking and traffic on the already crowded Hannah Street and Copeland Road. BIG GUNS FOR BIG QUESTIONS Economics, Ethics and the Good Society is the title of a special discussion/forum to be held from 7.30pm until 9pm on Thursday, July 26 in the Cathedral Hall at the end of Yardley Avenue, Waitara. Two major questions to be considered are: Why worry about Spain, Ireland, Greece and China? And are we truly the Lucky Country? Those leading the discussion are among the top economists and business writers in Australia today. Professor Emeritus Ian Harper one of Australia’s best known economists will set the scene and lively discussion is expected to follow from both the audience and : Peter Martin, Economics ASSAULT A 63 year old Thornleigh man and his wife walked across Pennant Hills Road from The Commenarra Parkway at about 1.50pm on Sunday, June 3. They were followed by a male in his early 20’s, slim to medium build, 6 feet tall, dark eyes, clean shaven, olive skinned, possibly European and wearing a light grey ‘hoodie’ with dark pants. The couple stopped to look at the caryard on the corner and at this point an argument arose with the young male suspect spitting towards the man’s face and throwing 4-5 In his conclusion, David Clark said, “The Trust is not opposed to an appropriate higher density than currently exists on this site but at a scale which can be accommodated within the surrounding location. The present proposal is completely out of scale.” After almost an hour’s deliberation, the JRRP decided to defer its decision on the development for one month giving the applicant an opportunity to submit amended plans to address issues including: height, privacy (overlooking), pedestrian access and drainage. correspondent for The Age (Melbourne); Monica Attard formerly of the ABC and the Global Mail News website (http:// www.theglobalmail.org) and Matthew Wade, Economics writer for the Sydney Morning Herald who has a particular interest in aid and development issues. You are invited to bring your questions (and answers). If you require further information contact Joan Pavitt 9483 2314 (joan.pavitt@dbb.org.au). punches at his head. A passer-by saw the commotion and stopped to render assistance. The suspect then commenced walking north along Pennant Hills Road. BUDGETS - AN UNDERRATED BUSINESS TOOL By Sid Edwards No doubt many of you have heard stories of organisations preparing budgets. Many of these stories relate to unrealistic budgets being forced onto various managers or organisations of which they have no hope of meeting. This type of story gives a bad name to what is actually an important management tool. The use of a properly calculated and constructed budget is a great management tool to guide a manager to both improve income and expense control. Further, the budget is a realistic target for the manager or business owner to try and achieve. The fact that a budget is not met, that is a problem. The budget can show that an expectation generated earlier in the financial year has not been achieved. As an example, the budget could be set on the basis that the business sold a specific number of units of a product during a specific month of the year. If the budget expectation is not met then the business operator can examine why something that was thought to occur did not occur. The reason why something did or did not occur is the important fact. What can be done on an ongoing basis to ensure that in our budget situation in sales will continue? To discuss budgeting and business objectives for your business for 2012/13 year contact Sid at Abby Practice on sid@abbypractice. com.au or 9476 0399
KEYS TO CREATIVITY By Bill Aitken (l-r) Sean Xiao Gong, Natasha Ivanovsky – Perkins, Christina Brown and Sidney McDonald at the Trinity College Award Ceremony at The King’s School. The keys of her piano have stimulated the creativity of Normanhurst Pianist, Music Teacher and Composer Natalia (Natasha) Ivanovsky – Perkins throughout her life. For over 30 years, Natasha who holds both performance and teaching qualifications from Trinity College London (ATCL and LTCL), has taught piano in the Normanhurst area. Among her students have been her daughters, Christina (Brown) and Devi (Marmak), both of whom attended Normanhurst Public School and Hornsby Girls’ High School and both of whom have established their own teaching careers in Piano and Dance. Natasha was born in Shanghai of Russian parents. After a year in Hong Kong, the family migrated to Australia in 1958. Later Natasha, who commenced her Music studies in China, lived in USA where she studied under Vecheslav Leonidovich Ordynsky and with the pianist composer, Peter Coraggio. On her return to Sydney, she studied with Isador O GRASS ALLOWED TO GROW The meeting was djourned, the Mayor left he Chamber and a elligerent resident in avour of maintaining the tatus quo of the former ornsby Pony Club site n Schofields Parade, ennant Hills was emoved when a report on he future use of the site as considered at ornsby Council’s eeting on June 20. State Minister for the nvironment, Robyn arker has confirmed that he land in question will e included in the roposed Berowra ational Park. However, his does not rule out the ventual use of the land s a sports-ground, nor oes it rule out the ossibility of the stablishment of a ountain bike track hrough Stringybark Ridge currently under onsideration. To excise the land for a portsground, a new Plan of Management would need to be prepared and adopted by the Minister and this would require a Review of Environmental Factors (REF) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the impacts on flora and fauna including: land modification; sowing and maintenance of exotic turf; increased water and nutrients; weed plumes; further clearing for infrastructure; sewage treatment; lighting upon nocturnal animals; improvements to the access road; provision of parking and the impact of increased traffic on neighbouring streets. Similarly an EIS or REF would need to be carried out regarding a Mountain Bike Track. Council’s report states that the process outlined here would typically take around 18 months to complete. The report also estimates the cost of developing the land as a sportsground (including lighting and amenities) to be approximately $2 – 3 million plus a further $200,000 - $500,000 for an on-site system to capture and re-use water and a possible further $1 million for upgrades to the site access road and parking. Clr. McMurdo moved that the Council again write to local MPs and the Minister advising them that whilst Council recognises a shortage of playing fields in the Pennant Hills/ Cherrybrook area, Council does not support the creation of a sports ground at the former Pony Club site at Stringybark Ridge, or anywhere else in the Berowra Valley Regional Park, due to impacts on surrounding high quality bushland. Instead, Council supports the creation of sports grounds only on degraded lands. The letter, she said, should also request the State Members to advise Sydney Water to WE’VE DOUBLED IN 46 YEARS! According to the nternet’s McCrindle pdate, Australia will hit ts new population ilestone of 23million eople around 7am on unday August 26, 2012. In 1966 our population had just hit 11.5 million, so it has doubled in 46 years and it has taken just over two and a half years to add our most recent million. enter into negotiations for the transfer to Council of its land at Quarter Sessions Road, Westleigh to enable the creation of sports grounds on that site. This was lost. An amendment from Clr. Hutchence was passed unanimously. It contained the following: to request a further report as to budget implications should the Pony Club land be excised; to instruct Council staff to continue to explore all options including less environmentally sensitive sites and use of school facilities and other lands not currently under council’s control for sport in the southern end of the Shire and to pursue the use of the Water Board land at Westleigh for the creation of community and recreational facilities. No grass was allowed to grow on this controversial item and the following day the Mayor along with Greg Smith MP, Matt Kean MP and representatives of Beecroft Rugby Club, Beecroft Football Club and Pennant Hills Soccer Club met with Minister Parker to discuss the creation of the Berowra Valley National Park and the management process to follow, including the future of the old pony club site “It is now time for the community and Council to fully support the Minister in the establishment of the Berowra Valley National Park and the management process that will follow,” In 1966, 40% were aged under 21, today it is just 27%. The Queen was a lot less busy writing to Australian Centenarians in 1966 - there were just 184 back then compared to 4,248 today - that’s 23 times as many. Goodman and Jean Pollock. Five years ago, Natasha began composing and 12 of her pieces are now part of the Australian and New Zealand Cultural Arts Examination syllabus. Some of her works have also been performed for School Certificate examinations. Christina began lessons with Natasha when she was almost five. By the age of 10, she had completed 8th Grade Piano. At 12, she had achieved her Performer’s Certificate and started giving piano lessons. At 14 she gained her ATCL. Devi who was born in San Francisco also holds the ATCL (Performer) and LTCL (Teacher). Both she and her sister teach piano in the Blue Mountains but Devi also teaches Dance and this takes her all over the world presenting workshops. She introduced Tribal Belly Dancing (a fusion of Spanish, Gypsy and Ballet) to Australia from America and she has featured in numerous DVDs. The highest Award given by Trinity College is its Exhibition prize. It is a rare distinction awarded to students who receive the highest marks in the Mayor Berman said. “It is essential that the community is fully involved in the preparation of the plans to manage the site to ensure the new National Park achieves its full potential in meeting the needs of Hornsby Shire’s diverse community. “Hornsby Shire residents will welcome the Minister’s commitment to an open, transparent and fully informed process.” College’s rigorous examinations. This includes all musicians and singers, not just pianists. Only two of these awards were made throughout Australia this year. One award went to 10 year old Sean Xiao Gong of Hornsby, a Grade 7 Piano student who began lessons with Natasha three years ago. While this in itself would be a life achievement for any teacher, the second award went to 13 year old James McDonald a Grade 8 student of Christina. 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Creative Circle Official Opening Friday, 27th July Verandah Gallery, Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre 25 Edgeworth David Avenue (adj. to Willow Park) Hornsby, 9476 8869 Enquiries: exhibitions@hornsbyartsociety.com.au or visit www.hornsbyartsociety.com.au JEWELLERY Local family owned and run ON-SITE WORKSHOP Alterations • Remodelling • Repairs • Restore Engagements • Weddings • Anniversaries Together we can design an original piece of jewellery and quote while you wait. If you have your own gold whether to save or sentimental we can re-use – We also buy unwanted jewellery and gold 1a William St. HORNSBY Ph: 9476 4711 kurtsfrt@iprimus.com.au MARKETPLACE MATTERS Say Hello Hello Hello Drycleaners Conveniently located at the Entry to the Lower Carpark DRY CLEANING • LAUNDRY • ALTERATIONS • BRIDAL DRESS SPECIALIST • RUG CLEANING OPEN 7 DAYS Pickup & Delivery Service Available BRING IN THIS ADVERT AND RECEIVE 20% OFF Your Total Bill* Valid until 15/07/12. 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