Pittwater Life November 2017 Issue

Get crafty: 60,000
poppies needed
Be part of something remarkable and
create a knitted or crocheted poppy
to contribute to special installation
of 60,000 handmade poppies at the
Australian War Memorial in Canberra
in November next year. Part of the
commemoration of the end of World
War I, each poppy made will represent
one Australian life lost in the Great War.
In a call to arms Community Connect
Northern Beaches will be hosting a ‘Knit-
In’ and morning tea on November 8 from
10am-12.30pm at 28 Fisher Rd Dee Why.
Everyone is welcome. Patterns and some
knitting supplies will be provided on the
day but bring whatever you can, including
needles (3.75mm knitting needles or
350mm crochet hook), red wool, black
Bird’s eye view of
‘connecting’ projects
Want a bird’s eye view of
the works being delivered
to connect the Northern
Beaches, including 36km
of coastal walkways and
cycleways stretching from
Manly to Palm Beach?
Head to Council’s website
and its new interactive map.
The Social PinPoint map
provides an opportunity to
view the overall program
in one location and can
be zoomed in to identify
individual projects. Clicking
on map pinpoints brings up
details about that project
and shows whether work
is current or proposed.
It also gives users the
opportunity to learn more
or have their say. The map
will be regularly updated
as works progress on the
program, which forms part
of Council’s $32.6 million
Connecting Northern Beaches
infrastructure investment
partnership with the NSW
Government. To find the
map, visit northernbeaches.
nsw.gov.au and search
‘connecting northern
beaches’.
Remembering
the fallen
Remembrance Day
Memorial Services will be
held across the Northern
Beaches this month, with
the public invited to
attend. Remembrance Day
commemorates the armistice
at the eleventh hour of the
eleventh day of the eleventh
wool, wool needle for sewing up, and
decorative threads and buttons. For more
info and to RSVP contact Vesna on 9931
7777 ASAP.
month, marking the end
of World War I (1914-18) 99
years ago and remembers
all those who have suffered
or died in wars and armed
conflicts. Services include:
Friday 10 November at
10.45am – Manly Dam War
Memorial Park, King Street,
Manly Vale (presented
by Northern Beaches
Council and the Manly
Warringah War Memorial
Park Remembrance Trust;
Saturday 11 November at
10.45am – The Manly War
Memorial, corner of The
Corso and Belgrave Street
(presented by Northern
Beaches Council); Avalon
RSL Sub Branch, Palm Beach
RSL, Pittwater RSL, Dee Why
RSL and the War Veterans,
Collaroy Plateau will also
hold services.
Vet
on
call
with
Dr Ben Brown
Unfortunately tick season
is well and truly upon us
again and we are treating
many cases of tick paralysis
in dogs and cats.
Ixodes holocyclus is the
official name of the paralysis
tick which inhabits coastal
bushland areas. This species
of tick is only a problem in
Australia! These ticks are
most active in the warmer
months especially after
wet weather which initiates
hatching of eggs and activity
of the larval stages which
feed on mammals.
After attaching to a host
these ticks inject a neurotoxin
(or nerve toxin) as part of
their feeding process. After
the tick has been attached
for a day or two enough
poison will have been
injected to cause significant
neurological disease in pets
due to blocking of nerve
receptors at the nerve-muscle
interface. The most common
symptom is a weak or flaccid
paralysis starting in the hind
limbs due to nerve signals
being blocked from accessing
the muscles of movement.
As time progresses the
paralysis ascends up the
body to eventually affect the
muscles of breathing and
swallowing. This process
causes significant illness and
death unless an antiserum
is administered. Other
symptoms of tick paralysis
include vomiting, coughing,
excessive panting and
grunting, an altered bark or
meow or limping if the tick is
lodged in a foot or leg.
Tick poisoning is
common, severe and very
preventable. Our top tips for
prevention are:
■ Tick clipping by an
experienced groomer and
daily tick searching.
■ Administration of highly
effective and safe tick
preventatives such as
Bravecto, Nexgard (dogs
only) or Seresto collars
(dogs and cats).
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