Pittwater Life April 2017 Issue

6THINGS
THIS MONTH
Rain check. A couple
events set down for March
were rescheduled due to the
weather. Australasian Bat Night
at Warriewood Wetlands is now
on Fri 7 and Swim Around The
Bends – Newport to Avalon –
now on Sun 9.
Get twitching. Spend the
morning with our feathered
friends on Sun 9 on a guided
walk in North Narrabeen to
learn more about local birdlife.
Call 1300 000 232.
Rust’s Easter sale. Avalon’s
iconic emporium of unique
imported furniture, original
art, handpicked homewares,
fashion and gifts Rust is holding
its traditional long weekend sale
(April 14-17) when customers
in the know snap up the items
they have been keeping an eye
on at bargain prices. Check out
what’s in store at 45A Avalon
Pde (next to the Post Office) or
www.rustonline.com.au.
Support your hospital. The
Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary
will be selling an assortment
of bric-a-brac, baking, craft,
books and handmade knits
to raise funds to purchase
equipment for Mona Vale
Hospital on Fri 21 from 9am-
3pm in the hospital foyer. For
more info call 9979 5115.
Car boot sale. Pick up a
treasure at the Avalon car
boot sale at Dunbar Park from
8am-2pm on Sat 29 where you
will find great quality pre-loved
clothing and household items
for sale or trade.
Wicked pleasure. Don’t be
the only one to miss the smash
comedy hit The Play That Goes
Wrong playing at the Roslyn
Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay this
month with final tickets released
until April 23. Winner of Best
New Comedy at London’s 2015
Olivier Awards and playing to
packed audiences around the
world, the play centres on The
Cornley Polytechnic Drama
Society production of a 1920s
murder mystery where, as you
have probably already guessed,
everything that can go wrong...
does! See page 10 for booking
details.
What a narly record!
Barrenjoey High School
not only smashed a world
record last month – it also
raised a whopping $5,500 for
disabled surfers.
Exactly 880 surfboards were
laid down end to end around
the Avalon Beach school
grounds to break the previous
record set in Long Beach New
York, by 195 boards.
Students,
parents,
teachers
and local
businesses
contributed
boards to
help set
the new
mark which
will be made official after
evidence is submitted to
Guinness World Records.
Principal Ian Bowsher
explained this type of event,
which took more than nine
months to organise, gave
the students a communityminded
focus while fostering
pride in their school.
“We needed to lay over 685
boards end to end around the
school – the call went out to
‘bring more boards’ and the
community responded,” he
said.
As part of the attempt,
the school community sold
raffle tickets to raise both
funds and awareness for the
Disabled Surfers Association,
established in 1986 by Gary
Blaschke.
“We
received
strong
support
from local
businesses
in the
form of
providing
prizes for our fundraising
efforts,” Mr Bowsher said.
“This fundraising helps
to germinate in the minds
of students a focus away
from themselves and into
the greater community in
a fun and interesting way
that directly relates to the
environment we live in.”
– Lisa Offord
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