Pittwater Life September 2017 Issue

Pittwater News
Scotland Island
wastewater study
Wastewater services on
Scotland Island are in the
pipeline following the
announcement of State
Government funding for a
Council-led feasibility study
into the long-standing issue.
Consultants will be engaged
to assess the viability of the
project and advise on service
provision models. “Providing
wastewater services to
Scotland Island has been
proposed for decades – but
without a detailed feasibility
study it’s never been able
to be properly considered
or progressed,” said local
MP Rob Stokes. Council has
already provided funding to
the Scotland Island Residents’
Association to introduce a
modern, automated water
booking system to better
distribute and manage
residents’ access to emergency
water supply – often used
to help top-up personal
household water tanks.
Get inspired about
sustainable building
If you’re planning to build or
renovate, or just have an interest
in sustainable building design,
be informed and inspired
at the free Building Sustainable
Homes information night on
September 21. The Council initiative
is designed to support
home builders and renovators
considering sustainable options,
with a goal of reducing
reliance on non-renewable resources
and minimising home
running costs.
Sustainability professionals
will offer expert advice
and information at the
two-hour event, which also
includes a Q&A session. Building
Sustainable Homes will
be held at Manly Town Hall.
Bookings are essential via
northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au.
More info 9976 1664.
News
Locals push on for mental health
Terry Finch cycles to fight
his personal demons.
It’s a challenge he’s been
battling most of his life.
Cycling is his answer to a
disease that affects almost
half of Australians. From
September 16-23, Dee Why
resident Terry is joining 65
riders (including 23 cyclists
from the Northern Beaches)
in a relay ride from Perth to
Broome to raise awareness
about mental health and
funds for the Black Dog
Institute, an organisation
that researches, diagnoses
and treats mood disorders
and depression. It was
only after he visited his
local GP, who recognised
his disease, that he was
referred to the Black Dog
Institute. “The Black Dog
Institute helped me to
understand how important
it is to talk openly about
a condition that affects
48 per cent of Australians
– we often think of
individuals suffering from
mental illness as people
committed to psychiatric
wards, not ordinary people
who have families and
good jobs. Nothing could
be further from the truth,”
he said. More info tourxoz.
com.au
30 SEPTEMBER 2017
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