Pittwater Life January 2017 Issue

Pittwater News
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Castles in the sand
Head to Newport Beach on
January 14 for the annual
family friendly ‘Castles In
The Sand’ sand sculpture
competition (right). Staged by
the Newport SLSC and Cystic
Fibrosis NSW, attractions
will include face painting, a
jumping castle and a coffee
cart for parents – plus great
prizes for the best castles.
Cost is $20 for a 1m x 1m site;
runs 10am-1.30pm. Register
online at newportsurfclub.
com.au
Plaque dedications
New plaques were recently
unveiled at Pittwater RSL for
NSW National Servicemen’s
Association and Affiliates,
Sydney Northern Beaches
Sub-Branch and in memory of
1,800 Australian prisoners of
war and internees lost at sea
during WWII. There was also
a plaque rededication for the
former Pittwater RSL Sub-
Branch Women’s Auxiliary.
Turn your house
into a luxury hotel
Palm Beach holidaymakers
can have products and
services delivered to their
door at the push of a button
this summer with a new
app connecting visitors and
part-time residents with a
concierge service. High-end
hospitality company Stedmans
has launched Stedmans
Concierge-On-Demand to
provide the peeps at Palmy
access to bespoke luxury
offerings. At-home services
range from the delivery of
freshly baked breads and
pastries and chilled champagne,
to wellness services
such as remedial massages
and home help such babysitters,
a private butler or
personal chauffeur through
to supplying catering and a
team of waitstaff so summer
gatherings run smoothly.
More info stedmansatpalmbeach.com.au
Surf Club grants
The NSW Government has
urged Pittwater region surf
clubs to apply for grants
of between $40,000 and
$350,000 to help develop
their facilities and address
significant building condition
issues. The grants have
a $2 million pool across have
129 clubs in NSW comprising
74,000 members including
volunteer surf lifesavers who
last year performed 6,672
rescues, 157,986 preventative
actions and 14,708 first
aid treatments. Projects that
could be funded include
construction of new surf club
facilities, enhancement of
the facilities at existing clubs
and providing ancillary and
support facilities at venues.
More info sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/grants.
Vet
on
call
with
Dr Ben Brown
Have you ever wondered
why heartworm is
separated out from other
worms on your dog’s worming
medication?
Unlike most intestinal
worms, heartworm is an
extremely serious and
potentially fatal disease,
spread by mosquitoes, that can
be complicated and expensive
to treat once a dog is infected.
The treatment that is available
can take up to 31 months,
require multiple medications
or potentially surgery, and
often leads to serious illness
and death if not caught early
enough. Dogs can also develop
severe complications from
the treatment itself, and may
need to be confined to a cage
for an extended period during
treatment to ensure they don’t
move around and strain their
heart further. Prevention is
definitely better than treatment
when it comes to he artworm!
Some 40% of heartworm
cases in the past few years
have been in dogs using
a monthly preventative
treatment. We know our
clients aim to do the best for
their pets, but we also know
they’re busy (and human!)
and may forget a treatment or
even give it a week or so late.
But, what a lot of dog owners
don’t realise is that even just
one missed, or even late, dose
of their monthly preventative
can leave their dog at risk of
heartworm.
At Sydney Animal Hospitals,
Newport, we recommend
annual injections to prevent
heartworm. That way we’re
sure dogs are protected for the
full year giving us, as vets, and
you, as dog owners, peace of
mind. And it lets you take one
thing off the list each month!
If you’re unsure whether
your dog is protected against
heartworm, give us a call
or drop in. We don’t require
appointments and are open
extended hours: 7am to 9pm,
seven days a week (including
January public holidays from
9am to 4pm).
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