Pittwater Life June 2018 Issue

The Local Voice Since 1991
JUNE 2018
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DANGER
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RAISE CONCERN
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
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BEHIND THE PUSH
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Editorial
Still some unhappy campers
Local residents group Protect
Pittwater says it will not
give up the fight to force the
NSW Government to return our
local government to its former
Pittwater boundary. But is it a
pipe dream, or could it happen?
Last month Protect Pittwater
lodged their petition, carrying
almost 3000 signatures, with
the office of the Minister for
Local Government Gabrielle
Upton. But what now?
We asked the question of Ms
Upton, whose office replied:
“Under the Local Government
Act, an appropriate minimum
number of residents may
lodge a boundary adjustment
proposal with the Minister.
“Any proposal submitted will
receive an initial assessment by
the Office of Local Government
to determine if it is a valid
proposal under the Act.
“There is then a procedure
under the Act for a proposal
to be referred for examination
and report after which the
Minister will make a decision
on whether to recommend a
boundary adjustment to the
Governor.”
We’ll keep you posted.
* * *
Woolworths have informed
us their supermarkets
in Avalon, Narrabeen and
Warriewood will go single-use
plastic bag free from June 20.
Customers will need to bring
their own bags, or they can
purchase reusable bag options
starting from 15c.
That sounds great – unless
the 15c reusable option is
plastic. Memo Woolworths (and
Coles): selling plastic bags that
take the place of free plastic
bags is not the solution to
reducing plastic usage.
A reminder: if you are
shopping in Avalon and have
forgotten your reusable bag,
pick up a Boomerang bag from
any of the outlets in the village.
Find them on our Avalon Map
(page 51). – Nigel Wall
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Demerger group rallies
News
Fresh from delivering their
council demerger proposal
to the NSW Government
last month, resident activist
group Protect Pittwater Association
(PP) is now
focused on gathering
information they say
will prove the failings
of the new Northern
Beaches Council and
strengthen their
case for returning to
the former Pittwater
Council boundary.
Around 60 members
– who protested
outside State Parliament
House wearing T-shirts
with the message ‘Splittwater’ –
lodged their case with the office
of Local Government Minister
Gabrielle Upton, along with a
petition inked with nearly 3000
signatures.
PP President Bob Grace, a
former Pittwater councillor,
said the group would take
all legal means available to
‘NOT UP TO SCRATCH’: The ‘Splittwater’ crew, led by Bob Grace, protest at Parliament House.
have the State
Government reinstate
Pittwater
Council.
“Last time it took 25 years, so
we are ready for a long haul if
necessary,” Mr Grace said.
“We are gathering information
on the reduced services,
poor response times, failure
to follow proper processes and
failure to return calls, emails
and letters – this will show
the Premier that the Council
is a large, clumsy bureaucracy
unable to deliver the type of
service we received under Pittwater
Council.”
He said there were many
examples of poor management
that were hampering Council’s
ability to deliver timely services
and responses, including a poor
performance by waste services
contractors.
“Services are regularly late,
sometimes days late, and the
trucks are in such a rush they
often spill waste on the road
and drop the bins in such a way
that they partially block roads.”
He added the former Pittwater
Council “went to considerable
lengths” to monitor the
condition of the roads and
undertake repairs before problems
developed.
“Now if you drive around you
will see just how many roads
are showing the telltale cracks
which are the precursor to
major road damage.
“Similarly, where Pittwater
Council was very active in
removing weeds and invasive
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species, such as privet, the park
lands are progressively deteriorating
due to lack of care.”
Regarding complaints Council
had dropped off its quality
and frequency of ocean pool
maintenance, Mr Grace said
Council officers had said they
didn’t have enough staff any
more in that area of Council.
“Further, Northern Beaches
Council recently proposed
a walkway into Narrabeen
Lagoon but was blissfully
unaware of the only remaining
black swan habitat and failed
to carry out the consultation
necessary that would have
identified this,” he said.
“As one ex-Pittwater Council
Officer, who recently left
Council for a job elsewhere
said: ‘We used to be focused on
outcomes, but now with such
a large, clumsy bureaucracy
with so many levels of management,
we are now focused on
process… and we don’t do that
well anyway.’
“Our questions is, how come
we have three and a half State
Members and two Federal Members
– but only one supposedly
local council?” – Nigel Wall
... And the Council’s response
On customer service: General Manager Customer and Corporate
Helen Lever said responsive customer service was a
priority, with a Customer Service Charter involving the return
of calls within two business days.
“Council is investing in customer services including a new
customer service call centre at Mona Vale. If there are examples
of failure to return calls, please pass them on for us to
review.”
On road conditions: Acting General Manager Environment
and Infrastructure Todd Dickinson said a proactive road asset
monitoring program was in place to identify and correct issues
as early as possible. “When we get requests, our maintenance
crews now work out of three geographical depots which allows
for quicker response times. Residents can report any issues
with road condition and they will be assessed and addressed.”
On vegetation management: Mr Dickinson said Council has
maintained the same level of service in regards to bushland
maintenance and weed removal. “Bushland regeneration contracts
have continued unchanged over the past two years.”
On aquatic/park maintenance: Mr Todd Dickinson said
there had been no changes to the schedule, practises and
methods of rockpool cleaning across the Northern Beaches
following amalgamation. “We continue to carry out a high
standard of aquatic maintenance across all beaches.”
On Narrabeen Lagoon: Mr Dickinson said the design and
consideration of the proposed aquatic boardwalk was based
on it being the most environmentally sensitive option to
address the poor and unsafe terrestrial route in this area.
“Land-based solutions would have had irrevocably negative
impacts on the riparian area,” he said. “The proposal has been
identified as having no impact on black swan habitat.” – NW
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News
Quick lesson in flu prevention
Twenty six teachers and
admin staff at Barrenjoey
High lined up to get a flu
vaccination late last month
after organising for registered
nurse immuniser Cath
Tancred (above), who delivered
jabs in a series of clinics in the
YouSave Chemist in Avalon,
to do the same at the school.
This was the first year the
pharmacy held flu clinics instore.
Pharmacist/pharmacy
owner Simon Herfort said
he was encouraged by the
positive response from locals,
with 150 people getting their
flu shot in the chemist citing
convenience and price as motivating
factors. The four initial
clinics were so well received
the pharmacy team put on
three extra sessions and now
plans to extend this important
flu prevention program next
year. Barrenjoey High Principal
Ian Bowsher said he was
proud to see the teachers and
staff being proactive about
their health as immunisation
not only helped protect them
against influenza but helped
reduce the risks of students
coming down with this highly
contagious viral infection.
* Turn to page 46 for our
experts’ tips on how to beat
colds and flu with winter.
– Lisa Offord
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Rock falls are an ‘ong
News
LOOK OUT BELOW: Large chunks of the failing cliff face and a Google Earth view of the Whale Beach site.
A
warning about the
dangers posed by an
unstable rock shelf
situated near the Whale Beach
Ocean Pool has prompted
Northern Beaches Council to
urge residents and visitors to
exercise caution around all
coastal areas from Palm Beach
to Manly.
Exploration geologist and
published author Peter Vanderspuy
alerted Pittwater Life to
the danger following a recent
visit, noting significant rock
falls having taken place over
the past decade.
“The subject is the safety
– or not – of the cliff face adjacent
to the Whale Beach ocean
pool, particularly for pedestrians
on the rock platform to the
immediate south of the pool,”
said Mr Vanderspuy, who is
a Fellow of the Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
“There are a few Council
signs alerting people to the
danger of falling rocks. However,
I consider the danger to
be such that, at the very least,
more signs should be erected,
particularly on the rock platforms
about 100 metres to the
south of the ocean pool – this
area is frequented by fishermen
as well as beachgoers and
their families.”
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oing danger’: expert
He noted the cliff
towering over the ocean
pool was reinforced with
rock bolts which were
clearly visible. “I regard
the pool area itself to be
reasonably safe,” he said.
However, he said
reference to Google Earth
images clearly showed
the dominant features of
the local geology – a very
well-developed parallelogram
pattern of joints (or
cracks).
“It is the presence of
these joint systems within
the 30-metre cliff to the
south of the pool that
causes the cliff face to shed
rocks from time to time,” he
said.
“There is no means of predicting
when rockfalls will occur
or how severe they may be.
Anyone walking through this
area can see the results of past
rock falls – from small stones
to car-sized boulders.
“A number of the large
rocks on this rock shelf have
fallen since 2007, when I first
documented the area, so the
danger is ongoing and not just
historic.
“For this reason, Council
should be encouraged to erect
appropriate signs to delineate
a ‘no-stopping’ area close to
the cliffs, to prompt visitors to
move through this dangerous
area as speedily as possible
and not to use it as a picnic or
a play area.”
He added few people would
have the geological background
to appreciate the danger
that the cliff presented.
“As a practising professional
geologist I have more than 50
years of relevant experience
in this type of geology,” Mr
Vanderspuy said. “I make it my
habit to transit the subject area
as rapidly as I can and encourage
all others to do the same.”
The warning draws attention
to other Northern Beaches
Council region beaches and
headlands which experience
ongoing rock falls and erosion
– such as Avalon, whose
northern headland suffered a
rock collapse in 2017.
Acting Northern Beaches
General Manager Todd Dickinson
said Council engaged geotechnical
engineers to monitor
and assess the safety of cliffs
and headland rock-slopes,
particularly after intense or
prolonged high rainfall.
“Public safety is our primary
concern,” Mr Dickinson said.
“Council takes a range of
actions to manage potential
hazards including installation
of protective structures, rock
bolting, shotcreting, fencing,
rock fall netting and warning
signage as required.”
He added current warning
signs at and around the Whale
Beach Ocean Pool were consistent
with the current recommendations
of geotechnical
engineers.
“We encourage people to
exercise caution around all
coastal areas.” – Nigel Wall
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News
Book Review
Bluebottle
Belinda Castles
Allen & Unwin
$29.99
Just before Christmas
Day 1994, Charlie
Bright moves his family
into a hastily bought
fibro shack clinging to
the cliffs above Bilgola
Beach. It is the end of
that year that many of
us remember for the
fires in early January,
and in Vogel Winner,
Belinda Castles’ tautly
drawn prose, we can
almost smell that
smoke still lingering in the air months later.
A dark family secret is born, and Bluebottle deftly
swings between that scorching Christmas, and 20 years
later when Charlie’s three children and wife are living in
various homes scattered across Avalon.
Northern Beaches based Castles’ new novel is an ode to
our home here, and all the secrets that smoulder below
its surface. While some of her depictions and terminology
for 1994 jar with this reader’s recollections, the way she
has captured our beaches and village, and delivered an
engrossing work of fiction, shines through.
– Libby Armstrong
Success grows at the
Chelsea Flower Show
Northern beaches-based
start-up, Vegepod, flew the
flag in the UK recently as special
guests at the world’s most
prestigious garden and flower
show, the Royal Horticulture
Society’s Chelsea Flower Show.
The edible raised garden
bed company was invited
to exhibit inside the famed
Discovery Hall, testament
to interest in their product
around the globe.
The invitation came off the
back of Vegepod’s successes in
2017 where they won Australian
Business Awards for both
Product Innovation and Product
Excellence and their 2016
Shark Tank win for their ability
to turn every thumb green.
Created by beaches locals
with an office at Terrey Hills,
the company’s mission is to
enable everyone to grow some
of their own produce at their
home or community space,
wherever the location and
whatever the situation.
HOME GROWN: The Vegepod team
celebrate at Chelsea Flower Show.
Vegepod features include a
micro-climate and pest controlling
canopy, mist spray irrigators,
self-watering reservoirs
underneath the soil, stands
and trolleys, food-safe materials
and a no-tool assembly.
All reports indicate the
show was a success for the
team (after all, who can resist
a blow-up kangaroo?) and has
provided a great platform for
the official launch of Vegepod
UK.
– Lisa Offord
12 JUNE 2018
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Neighborhood watch: 100
News
The Palm Beach & Whale
Beach Association – the
peninsula’s oldest community
organisation – has
vaulted into its second century
of local residents representation
with a call for a pedestrian
walkway to link Careel Bay
with the Palm Beach Village.
The proposed ambitious
footpath upgrade was among
several agenda items targeted
by PBWBA President Dr Richard
West at the Association’s
100-year celebration Annual
General Meeting at Club Palm
Beach last month.
Other hot topics at the meeting,
attended by local MP Rob
Stokes and Northern Beaches
Council Mayor Michael Regan,
included the challenge of
dealing with the new, bigger
Council; the retention of Pittwater’s
Local Environment
Plans; the walkway from Palm
Beach Wharf to Governor Phillip
Park; the boardwalk along
the beachfront and the loss
of valuable parking spots (see
page 17); parking and traffic
flow hassles on Whale Beach
Road; short-term housing
leases (‘party houses’); buses
and the B-Line; Pittwater Park
parking strategy; the Manly
to Palm Beach Coastal Walk;
and disruption to regular ferry
services to Ettalong due to high
sand levels.
Launched in 1918 when it
was called The Palm Beach Progress
Association, the group
was renamed The Palm Beach
Association in 1944 before it
amalgamated with the Whale
Beach Preservation Society in
1998, finally becoming The
Palm Beach & Whale Beach Association
Inc. in 2005.
Dr West said early progress
included lobbying hard for
polling booths in Palm Beach
in 1920, paying 26 pounds
and 3 shillings for repairs to
Sunrise Road in 1922, and most
importantly, in 1925, proposing
that the strip of land from
Pittwater to Ocean Beach be
dedicated as a public park,
subsequently named Governor
Phillip Park.
“There have been many
achievements but the major
one has been to preserve our
environment and enhance the
natural beauty of the area and
protect its residential amenity,
as stated in our charter,” Dr
West said.
“We have unspoiled beaches,
almost entirely single-dwelling
houses, no high rise, magnificent
waterways, Pittwater,
Governor Phillip Park, Barrenjoey
Lighthouse… how lucky
we are.”
This was in stark contrast
to the suburbs to the south, he
added.
He explained the PBWBA was
a not-for-profit, non-political
organisation of volunteer owners
and residents who were
passionate about keeping the
area unique “and keeping the
PBWBA PRESIDENT: Dr West.
local Council and State Government
honest”.
“Our main function is to preserve
and enhance the natural
beauty of the area and protect
its residential amenity. We do
this through communication
with the Council regarding
development and building
applications, making submissions
on relevant issues and
being represented on various
local government and other
committees.
“We must continue to work
the with NSW Government
and the Northern Beaches
Council to ensure that the
unique character of this area is
maintained for future generations.
It can only be described
as paradise – we will continue
fighting on the beaches to keep
it this way.”
Dr West said the Association
believed priority should be
given for a walkway along Barrenjoey
Road between Careel
Head Road and Iluka Road,
with a call for the State Government
to provide financial
assistance.
“It is almost impossible
to walk along this stretch,”
he said. “Indeed, there is a
lack of footpaths throughout
Palm Beach and Whale Beach
and this is made worse by
encroachments on the nature
strips.
“I believe it is a is beyond
the capacity of the Northern
Beaches Council and should
be a joint project with the
NSW Government – after all,
the provision of footpaths is a
very basic requirement and the
major cause of road deaths in
NSW is pedestrians being run
over by vehicles.”
Regarding Barrenjoey
Headland, which he described
as “the Jewel in the Crown
of Pittwater”, he advised
that NSW National Parks and
Wildlife Service had requested
a meeting with the Association
regarding the final plans for
connection of water and sewerage
to the lighthouse area. He
added that with increasing
number of visitors, the need
for water and sewerage was
“urgent”.
On the issue of traffic on
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years of serving residents
Whale Beach Road, Dr West
said Council had proposed to
install ‘No Parking 7am-5pm
7 Days” restrictions along
sections between Norma and
Rayner Roads – restricting
parking in the south-bound
direction only. However, given
the 717 School Bus was often
unable to negotiate the narrow
road due to parked vehicles on
both sides, Council had taken
subsequent resident feedback
onboard and acknowledged the
proposed restrictions should
apply to northbound traffic
rather than southbound. He
said an amended proposal was
put to NBC Traffic Committee
on 1 May.
Regarding Council’s proposal
to construct a section
of the Manly to Palm Beach
Coastal Walk along Whale
Beach Road, from Norma Road
to the steps down to the Palm
Beach ocean pool, Dr West said
residents generally supported
the construction of a one-metre
footpath, a six-metre-wide road
with traffic calming measures,
the maximisation of on-street
parking, and the installation
of guttering where appropriate.
He added the Association
strongly supported the residents’
views.
Dr West said the B-Line
from Mona Vale to the city had
been a success for commuters
living south of Mona Vale,
however those living north
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PHOTO: Jay Platt / ASD
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were severely disadvantaged by
reduced services.
He added the PBWBA supported
the Newport Residents
Association’s opposition to
the proposed construction
of a roundabout at Neptune
Street and Barrenjoey Road as
the turnaround point for any
extension of the B-Line beyond
Mona Vale.
The Association noted Council’s
resolution of 28 November
2017 that the Palm Beach
Parking Demand Strategy be
adopted as policy and be reviewed
by 30th April 2018.
“That review has not taken
place,” he lamented. “Over
the busy summer, Easter and
school holidays periods, we
have received a great deal of
community feedback regarding
the ongoing parking and traffic
issues in Palm Beach.
“We and the community
believe that parking availability
in Pittwater Park and the
wharf precinct is still heavily
weighted in favour of the Western
Foreshores residents and
Central Coast commuters. It is
vital that Council acts upon the
advice of its own advisors…
while some strategies have
been put in place all need to
be implemented as a matter of
urgency, particularly the timed
parking in Pittwater Park.”
He said Palm Beach business
was suffering due to the
cancellation of ferry services
between the peninsula and
Ettalong, caused by high sand
levels. “Many residents of the
Woy Woy peninsula rely on this
ferry service to travel to work
and our community has seen
a drop in tourism due to the
cancellations.”
He added Gosford Council
and the NSW Government
“keep passing the buck” on
who is responsible for dredging
the Brisbane Waters channel.
“This problem must be
addressed ASAP.”
Finally, he said the association
was working through the
“challenges’ of dealing with the
new larger Council.
“We now have 15 councillors
across five wards,” he
said. “Pittwater ward has three
councilors and the Narrabeen
Ward has three in part of the
old Pittwater Council area.
“The essential thing is that
the Local Environmental Plans
for Pittwater be retained.”
Northern Beaches Mayor
Michael Regan said he valued
Council’s partnership with the
local resident associations such
as the PBWBA.
“Councils would not be able
to work effectively without
the input from our resident
associations,” Mayor Regan
said. “They play a very important
role in keeping Council
informed about local issues,
particularly emerging ones.
Welcome surprise
Seven car parking spaces residents
were told would be lost
in Council’s redevelopment of
the snaking approach to Palm
Beach have been reinstated.
Dr West paid credit to
Council for their flexibility in
retaining the parking along the
walkway, something championed
by local Herminie Swainston
before she passed away in
March.
Council is considering an
application from residents to
name a bench at the midpoint
in the walkway between Palm
Beach Wharf and the Golf Club
‘Herminie’s Landing’.
I certainly appreciate getting
to know residents in the local
communities through their
meetings and also enjoy learning
about the history of the
communities.
“Through the associations,
Council gains extra insight into
what residents are truly passionate
about – and they don’t
hold back from keeping us accountable
for the decisions we
make, which is a good thing.”
– Nigel Wall
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Trip-up for boardwalk
The controversial plan to build a boardwalk
and scrap existing parking along the beachfront
at the southern end of Palm Beach will be
revisited following community pressure that
prompted intervention by local Councillors.
As reported in previous months, Council’s approved
landscaping plan for Palm Beach involves
a boardwalk that will extend as far south as the
‘Kiddies Corner’ strip of the beach. Residents
discovered that although not on the masterplan,
Council intended to reclaim up to 17 parking
spaces.
A petition with more than 500 signatures
objecting to the boardwalk and the consequent
reduction in parking was presented to Council.
At the May Council meeting, Narrabeen
ward councilor Rory Amon presented a motion
requesting a halt to the progression of
the construction of the boardwalk, pending
further community consultation and a followup
briefing to councillors. The motion was
seconded by Stephen Guildford on behalf of
Palm Beach residents, with support from
Pittwater ward councillors Alex McTaggart
and Kylie Ferguson.
Opponents say the major point of contention
is the loss of parking (with the PBWBA
supporting the Landscaping Plan in principle),
with Councillor Amon commenting: “It was not
apparent from the publicly exhibited plans that
the boardwalk would result in the removal of up
to 17 valuable parking spaces.”
It’s understood that the area has scope for
parking or the boardwalk – not both.
“The removal of the parking is the main issue
and the boardwalk secondary,” said Councilor
McTaggart.
In reply to Council staff’s assertion that parking
in the area was unsafe and did not meet RMS
guidelines, he said: “If this parking is illegal,
Council are taking money off people to park
illegally.”
Councilor Amon said he was amazed Council
did not have statistics on pedestrian accidents or
near misses reported at Kiddies Corner, or a letter
from RMS to confirm the area did not meet
formal safety requirements for parking.
Councillor Ferguson added: “I don’t want to
lose any parking. Kiddies Corner is named Kiddies
Corner because it’s the place to take your
kiddies to dump them safely on the beach.”
Councillor McTaggart said his preference
would be to scrap the extension of the boardwalk.
“This is about the use by locals, not over
Christmas when everywhere is inundated, this
is about yesterday, today, tomorrow, this is about
how our people live and we want the amenity to
be as good as we can get it,” he said.
“Taking away the parking and building a
boardwalk isn’t what the community is telling
us it wants.”
– NW
5THINGS
THIS MONTH
Family fun night market. All
you’d expect at a market plus
a Night Sky Tour and special
guests celebrating music over the
years organised by John Stone
at Barrenjoey High on Fri 15 from
5pm. Deets on BHS facebook and
website.
World Oceans Day movie.
Get along to a free screening
of ‘Chasing Coral’ on Fri 8 from
6pm at the Coastal Environment
Centre, Nth Narrabeen. The movie
taps into the collective will and
wisdom of a self-proclaimed coral
nerd, top-notch camera designers
and renowned marine biologists
as they record coral bleaching.
Bookings essential; NB Council
website or 9970 1386.
Greyhound global walk.
Greyhound families around the
world have organised walks on
Sun 10 to raise awareness of the
breed, sighthounds and their
cousins. Join the local event
organised by Toni Barnes and the
Northern Beaches Greyhound
Walking Group who will stroll
along the banks of Narrabeen
Lagoon meeting at Jamieson
Park at 8am. More info NBGWG
facebook page.
Chemical cleanout. Dispose
of poisons, pesticides, solvents
and household cleaners, pool
chemicals, motor fuels, acids,
fluorescent globes and tubes,
paint and paint-related products,
gas bottles, batteries and motor
and cooking oils safely and for
free at the Environment Protection
Authority Household Chemical
CleanOut drop-off point near
Mona Vale Surf Club on Sat 23
and Sun 24 from 9am-3.30pm.
More info 131 555 or EPA website.
Sustainable living.
Permaculture Northern Beaches
is hosting a two-day workshop
covering organic gardening,
sustainable housing, soil, site
analysis, permaculture design
and zoning. You will receive an
Introduction to Permaculture
certificate and a copy of Bill
Mollison’s book ‘Introduction to
Permaculture’. Held at the Coastal
Environment Centre on Sat 23
& Sun 24 from 9.30am-4.30pm;
$315 members, $350 other. Email
elle232@gmail.com
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‘Cold feet’ on Pasadena?
News
Northern Beaches Council
staff have been set the
task of compiling a
wish list of local projects for
the funding allocated to the
acquisition of the Pasadena
site at Church Point, should
the compulsory purchase fall
through.
It comes after Council’s
legal advisors deemed recent
improvements to Pasadena
“lawful”.
At the May Council meeting,
councillors shifted their gaze
from the contentious development
to other possible uses of
the cash – although they are
aware they first need to negotiate
with the State Government
who made its funding pledge
based solely on buying Pasadena
and returning the area to
the community.
Meanwhile, supporters of the
Pasadena purchase plan say
they are surprised by Council’s
new fallback position and the
outcome of its legal advice.
They urged Council to push
ahead with its original plan.
While acknowledging the
resolution and process to
acquire Pasadena remained
in place, Council resolved to
set up a meeting with local
MP Rob Stokes to discuss any
contingency plan for the State
Government funding tied to
the acquisition of the Pasadena
site in the event the site doesn’t
end up in Council’s hands.
Councillor Rory Amon said:
“There is a risk that the acquisition
of Pasadena will not
proceed given recent developments
on site – we are ensuring
that Council is ready and has
a contingency plan so we can
re-allocate state funds to other
important local projects.”
Spokesmen for the West
Pittwater Association, Church
Point resident Rob Jeffress
and Scotland Island’s Nicholas
Cowdery QC, said: “Council’s
resolution would appear to
suggest that it is has cold feet
and that it is backtracking
on its commitment made on
7 August 2017 to acquire the
Pasadena site for the benefit of
the community and for public
space.”
The pair said Council’s legal
advice was at odds with theirs.
“The lack of a legal foundation
for the current development
works and intended use
of the site and adjoining Crown
land lowers the value of the
site and makes Council acquisition
a more viable prospect,”
they said.
“We strongly urge that the
Pasadena site be acquired
and that the waterfront
Crown lands be returned to the
people.
“This is a once-in-a lifetime
opportunity for the Northern
Beaches Council and the NSW
Government to showcase
its vision for Pittwater. This
landmark site must be retained
for the public benefit for all,
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and not exclusively for individual
commercial use.”
Council’s Acting General
Manager Environment and Infrastructure,
Todd Dickinson,
said Council had investigated
the validity of the works currently
being undertaken at the
Pasadena in relation to the construction
certificate obtained
by the owner in late 2017.
“Council considers works
undertaken in accordance with
the construction certificate are
lawful because the original approvals
for a motel, shops and
restaurant granted in 1961 and
1963 remain in force,” he said.
He said Council’s intention to
acquire the land had no bearing
on the lawfulness of the
owner’s actions.
“Council will pay compensation
to the owner for the acquired
land as assessed under
the Just Terms Act.
“We have now engaged acquisition
specialists and valuers
to progress the acquisition
process and will soon be commencing
formal negotiations
with the owner which will occur
over a period of at least six
months (unless agreement is
reached sooner).” – Nigel Wall
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News
SEEN…
Boom gates have been installed at the revamped Mona Vale
B-Line car park (right), with drivers required to use Opal
cards to enter and exit. The new set-up allows users up to
18 hours of free parking only if they tap on and tap off on
public transport during that time. Which is great… unless
you are a parent dropping off your kids for cubs or scouts.
Or a scout leader. Transport NSW worked quickly to rectify
the situation. Hence, there’s a 20-minute grace period for
entering and exiting, plus key personnel have had their
number plate details lodged so they can use the car park
without an Opal Card. Crisis averted.
HEARD…
The NSW Government is set to announce an overhaul of
key Clearway lanes across the northern beaches, introducing
24-hour Clearways in some places. The move will free up the
transport corridor from Mona Vale to Manly Vale in particular.
One stretch believed to be on the list is between Darley Street
East and Golf Avenue at Mona Vale (below), which is clogged
with parked pars during afternoon peak hour. Another is
outside the Mona Vale Post Office (meaning business owners
would need to park elsewhere to retrieve their PO Box contents).
ABSURD…
Locals fined for parking in the middle section of Newport’s
Foamcrest Avenue car park remain furious with Council for
not sorting out correct signage and educating rangers about
specifics. Northern Beaches Council owns 66.6% of the site
and allows users three hours of free parking. But the other
33.3% – in the middle of the block – is owned by Woolworths.
There is just one ambiguous parking restrictions sign. We
took the matter up with Council. A spokesperson said: “The
management of car park operations and enforcement in
relation to the Newport car park in Foamcrest Ave is under
review. In the meantime, any infringements issued will be
referred to Council’s Internal Adjudication Panel for review.
We will notify recipients of infringements of the outcome.” Or
Council could just install unambiguous signage. Simple really.
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Life Aquatic
News
Pittwater’s many hundreds
of boaties and
yachties are spoiled
for choice when it comes to
facilities to help them enjoy
and fuel their passion – but
even some of the most avid
would be unaware our region
boasts one of the most unique
waterfront clubs anywhere in
Australia.
It’s the Pittwater Aquatic
Club, a co-operative set-up
tucked away by the water at
Winnererremy Bay at Mona
Vale that will celebrate its
centenary in 2024.
The PAC is remarkable for
many reasons, not the least
its operational structure; it
also embraces sustainability,
with 24 solar panels supplying
most of the Club’s power
and a state-of-the-art automated
water treatment system
to clean the water when
washing down and defouling
boats – ensuring the wastewater
meets or is better than
Sydney Water standards.
The Club also has its own
rainwater tanks, obtained via
Government grant allocation.
PAC comprises a maximum
400 members and historically
has had a long waiting list,
although current Commodore
Casey Van Dyke said the
mostly usual five-year term
had been reduced to around
two years due to retirements
within its fraternity.
“The limit to 400 members
ensures there are plenty of
facilities always available for
member use,” said Mr Van
Dyke. “Use of Club facilities
is for members only and we
operate as a co-op with no
paid staff and run entirely by
volunteers. In fact, the only
paid subcontractors mow the
lawns and clean the clubhouse.”
He said this helped foster a
great spirit and camaraderie
between the members.
Mr Van Dyke, the proud
owner of a converted trawler,
said the Club had a higher
ratio of recreational moorings
available for members use
than most boating clubs.
“However just like our forefathers
who had the foresight
to provide really good facilities,
the club has an application
in for additional moor-
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HIDDEN GEM: Pittwater Aquatic Club at Winnererremy Bay
at Mona Vale runs as a co-operative, with its 400 members
each helping out to keep things motoring smoothly.
ings for recreational bays in
Pittwater, The Basin, Refuge
and Americas Bay.”
Access to the water and
boat maintenance are well
catered for, with two slips and
a boat ramp on site.
“One takes boats up to 20
tons like my trawler and the
other takes boats up to 7 ton,”
Mr Van Dyke said. “Slipping is
done by a volunteer operator
who is trained and certified to
carry out this function.”
He said members were
allocated three or four days’
use of the slip and they could
attend three times for one day
in a year at no extra slipping
cost.
“It’s great for sailors who
like to have the hull of their
boat smooth and
slippery!”
There is also a
sailing division
which conducts a
relaxed race on Pittwater
the first Sunday
of the month.
The PAC has
secure storage yard across
the road from the main Club
ground which accommodates
39 trailer boats – a handy
facility given recent Government-imposed
restrictions
on parking trailers on local
roads. Importantly owners
of yachts on trailers do not
need to lower their masts, as
power lines between the yard
and the Club have been put
underground.
Other facilities
include work pontoons and
berths, dinghy and runabout
storage and the modern Clubhouse
with stunning views. It
holds various social functions
each year, including Christmas
lunch, mostly at no cost to
members. Members can also
hire the venue for rates that
represent exceptional value.
Mr Van Dyke explained the
PAC started as a rowing club
in 1924, with competitions
against other rowing clubs
around Sydney; it originally
occupied premises near the
current Bayview Tennis Club
rooms.
In 1958 it was temporarily
located on Rowland Reserve
and rebirthed as a club
catering for various sorts of
watercraft, before it purchased
its present site in 1962
for around just 1200 pounds.
Its formation as a co-operative
came in 1967.
“All club members are
shareholders of the Club and
have a vested interest in having
good systems which function
well,” Mr Van Dyke said.
“Our members meet
several times a year
to put their ideas forward
and we have an
active Board of nine
volunteer Directors,
each of whom manage
a specific area of club
operations.
“The fact that most
members own a boat
provides a great pool
of ideas and experience
and we benefit
hugely from that, both
in knowledge gained and savings
on expenses.
“The PAC culture is about
good boating facilities at an
affordable cost, achieved
through collaboration. Consequently,
a marina berth’s
cost is typically one third of a
Commercial marina’s rates.”
* More information Google
‘Pittwater Aquatic Club’ and
follow the link to their website.
– Nigel Wall
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Pittwater News
News
Bold new vision for Mona Vale
Surf Club – your input welcome
Comment on approved concept plans for a revitalised,
sleek Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club are open until
Monday June 4. The plans are the result of a successful
collaboration between NB Council, Mona Vale Surf Life Saving
Club and the appointed working group. The proposed
design will keep a similar footprint to the current building
while also approximately doubling the current floor area
and include tenancies for both a restaurant and a café. It
will also address current storage issues and improve the accessibility
and overall useability of the surf club. Mona Vale
SLSC President Bryce Munro said: “Our members are thrilled
to finally have a new club because the existing club is well
past its use by date.” Northern Beaches Mayor Michael Regan
said he was pleased the shared vision for the Club had been
made a reality thanks to Council merger savings. View online
northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au
Rookie author talk
Northern Beaches debut
author, Sandie Docker, will
speak about her path to
being published – the ups,
the downs and the funny moments
in between – at Pittwater
House Library on Monday
25 June. Sandie has recently
signed with one of the largest
publishing houses – Penguin
Random House – for a threebook
deal. Her first novel,
‘The Kookaburra Creek Café’
is currently in the bookshops
and selling fast. Tickets $12
include refreshments; 6.30pm
for 7pm start @ 70 South
Creek Road, Collaroy.
Probus makes waves
Pioneering big wave surfer
Ric Friar and his wife Wendy
are the keynote speakers at
the next meeting of Pittwater
Probus Club on June 12. The
couple will start with a short
video on his big surf wave
riding experiences; Ric will
also discuss his near drowning
off Newport Reef, followed
by stories of his rakish life in
‘Swinging’ London during the
1960s. The meeting’s ‘5-minute
speaker’ is Tony Mestrov who
will recount his experience in
filming the aftermath of Cyclone
Tracy while working for
Channel 10 in Sydney. Meeting
starts 10am; all welcome.
Funding boost
for sporting clubs
Local sports clubs are richer
to the tune of almost $50,000
thanks to recent NSW Government
funding. Local MP Rob
Stokes said the allocation
included $20,000 for Pittwater
Baseball Club to assist with
the construction of a new
clubhouse at North Narrabeen
Reserve (additional to $80,000
previously allocated by the
NSW Government); $10,000
for Palm Beach Sailing Club to
upgrade its rescue boat facility;
$7,000 for Surf Life Saving
Northern Beaches to improve
equipment storage; $5,000 for
The Royal Motor Yacht Club at
Newport to support the 2018
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Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Festival;
$4,000 for Newport Junior
Rugby Club to support a junior
rugby sevens event; and $3,600
for Pittwater Pinks Dragon
Boat Team to purchase new
personal floatation devices.
“Grassroots sporting organisations
are an integral part of our
community and every dollar
they raise directly benefits local
residents,” Mr Stokes said.
Avalon survey to
help shape future
A short survey is Northern
Beaches Council’s first step
in an extensive consultation
program with the Avalon community
over the development
of a plan for the village. Mayor
Michael Regan said the survey
takes a new approach – guiding
residents through a series of
questions about the characteristics
of an ‘ideal’ town centre.
“This will give us a great insight
into not only what Avalon residents
value about where they
live now, but what they value if
you strip everything back,” he
said. “For Avalon this is the first
step in a broader engagement
process which will involve a
series of visioning workshops,
online activities and establishing
a Community Reference
Group.” He added the aim was
to develop a plan for Avalon
with the Avalon community
that captured and reflected the
aspirations of community and
set out a program of enhancements
that would make Avalon
an even more special place.
The ‘Care Factor’ survey takes
around five minutes to complete
and is open until Sunday
24 June. Starting with Avalon,
Council plans to survey all
villages and hubs in the region
in the future. More info on the
Council website.
Library membership
turns a new page
A new, fully integrated online
catalogue system to provide
seamless access to all Councilowned
library collections
and services on the Northern
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Pittwater News
News
Continued from page 25
Beaches will be launched on
June 5. With just one library
card, members will now be able
to borrow, return and access
all services at any of Northern
Beaches Council’s six library
branches, from Pittwater to
Manly and in between. Existing
library card PINs will be reset
to a secure four-digit number
based on the library patron’s
date of birth. Customers who
did not provide a date of birth
will be notified by the online
system and can easily change
their PINs at any of the Council
libraries. For more info, or to
get help accessing your account
with your new, secure fourdigit
PIN number, contact your
favourite Library branch.
Vale ‘Big Mike’
Once upon a very long time
ago, Avalon was quite an outpost
– but for a few pioneering
individuals with young
families this very undeveloped
area was, as it is now for we
locals, the ‘Centre of Their
Universe’. One such individual
was Dr Michael John Wilkie
Young, dentist, father of four,
grandfather to seven and great
grandfather to six. The home
he brought his wife Robin
and family to in 1962 was on
Whale Beach Road and happily
it has the same view today as
it had then. After working in
Manly and then the city, Dr
Young set up his practice in
MacMillan Court Avalon from
1980 through 2003. Dr Young
– or ‘Big Mike’ – created a very
happy Dental Practice, with
dental nurses over the years
including Lois, Sally and Sue.
He and his family enjoyed all
the area had to offer, from its
glorious Pittwater, great surf
beaches, beautiful golf courses
and clubs including Royal
Prince Alfred Yacht Club,
Avalon and Palm Beach RSL
and Palm Beach Golf Club. He
and Robin moved to Hobart
in 2003 where he continued
to practice as a Dentist until
the age of 85. ‘Big Mike’ is now
resting peacefully… and back
in the centre of his universe.
– Katy Young
5 Lands walk
It’s on again – the annual
5 Lands Walk, a day-long
festival on June 23 taking in
glorious McMasters Beach,
Copacabana, Avoca Beach,
North Avoca, Terrigal. Take
a walk along 10km of the
Central Coast’s spectacular
coastline where you’ll enjoy
food, live music and dance
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Get onboard as a
sailing volunteer
Royal Motor Yacht Club is
putting out another call for
locals who would like to spend
some time on the water as
one of the club’s yacht racing
volunteers. Sailing Master
James Hill said the job wasn’t
to pull the sheets and call out
‘Hard to Starboard Skipper’ but to be
a crew and helper aboard the club’s starter’s boat. “It’s lots
of fun and doesn’t require too much physical exertion, but it
does have its moments of excitement,” he said. “People with
a bit of free time either on a Saturday, Sunday or Monday, or
Friday evenings is what’s required.” Whilst winter is the quieter
time of the year, yacht racing continues and the RMYC is
keen to get new recruits in time for the busy summer season.
“It helps if you do have some sailing knowledge but it’s not
essential,” said James. “There are various positions on the
starter boats, such as time-keeping and scribing that don’t
need sailing knowledge. As well, the club constantly upskills
its volunteers, so they can do their jobs more proficiently.”
Those who become regular volunteers are entitled to various
benefits including being a guest at the Prize and Volunteers
Dinner Night. Age is no barrier; more info 9997 5511.
from multi-cultural communities,
plus Aboriginal ceremonies
and whale watching,
Art and photo exhibitions,
plus sculptures on the beach
and at surf clubs. There will
be return shuttles between
Ettalong Wharf and Terrigal.
Ferry timetables to and from
Ettalong Wharf as well as registrations
at 5landswalk.com.
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Pittwater News
Continued from page 27
Narrabeen makeover
Clever design and landscaping has
resulted in a major transformation
of Narrabeen’s commuter precinct.
Works throughout the precinct adjacent
to Berry Reserve – funded by the NSW
Government’s B-Line project – included
the construction of new amenities,
landscaping, new pedestrian plaza,
installation of CCTV, undercover bicycle
storage, extra lighting, new basketball
area and a redesigned car park with
around 40 additional spaces. Local MP
Rob Stokes said the new facilities and
extensive landscaping had revitalised
the area and transformed it into a
modern and more user-friendly space.
“To be frank, the area was ugly and
unpleasant – the old amenities block
(top) was a blight on the whole area,” he
said. “An injection of funds and some
clever design and landscaping (bottom)
was exactly what this area needed.”
Community Building
Partnership Program
Local community and sporting
groups are being encouraged
to apply for funds under the
NSW Government’s 2018 Community
Building Partnership
Program – with $330,000 set to
be distributed to communityled
infrastructure projects
in Pittwater. Almost 50 local
projects have been supported
by this program since 2011
– including the expansion of
the Northern Beaches Indoor
Sports Centre at Warriewood;
playground improvements at
Narrabeen Community Kindergarten;
walkway improvements
on Scotland Island; Marine
Rescue’s upgraded wharf
at Cottage Point; Pittwater
High School’s security fence
upgrade; improvements to
local surf clubs; construction
of a walkway alongside Mona
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Vale Golf Club; Narrabeen
Sports High School’s synthetic
playing field; accessibility
improvements at Currawong;
and the upcoming construction
of a new community
performance space at Barrenjoey
High School. Applications
will be accepted until 5pm on
15 June; more info communitybuildingpartnership.nsw.
gov.au
Cyclist safe space
passing permanent
Local motorists are being
reminded that after a successful
two-year trial the Minimum
Passing Distance Rule
has been made permanent
to improve the safety of both
cyclists and drivers. The Minimum
Passing Distance Rule
requires drivers to leave a safe
space when passing cyclists,
placing safety at the forefront
of people’s minds. Under the
rule drivers who pass cyclists
must leave a distance of at
least one metre when the
speed limit of 60km/h and
below and at least 1.5 metres
where the speed limit is above
60km/h. Motorists who don’t
comply will receive a $330 fine
and loss of two demerit points.
Some exemptions to the road
rules are in place for drivers
to assist them comply with the
Minimum Passing Distance
Rule. This includes drivers being
permitted to cross centre
lines when passing a cyclist
– but only if they have a clear
view of any approaching traffic
and it is safe to pass.
Indigenous
Festival reboot
Northern Sydney’s longest
running Indigenous cultural
celebration is relaunching
as the Gai-mariagal Festival.
Northern Beaches Council’s
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Ben Taylor said the 2018
Festival, formerly known as
the Guringai Festival, marks
a major turning point in the
event’s 17 year history. “The
name change signifies recognition
of the true custodians
of the region and a newfound
understanding of the land
we all live and work on, the
traditional homelands of the
Gai-mariagal.” He added it
was still the same festival,
with the same unique collaboration
of Councils, organisations
and community groups
working together to co-ordinate
activities and celebration
of First Peoples’ culture and
heritage in Northern Sydney.
The Festival runs through to
the end of NAIDOC Week on
Sunday 15 July.
Vet
on
call
with
Dr Ben Brown
Does your pet need a
breath of fresh air?
One of the most common
complaints from pet owners is
the smell of their pet’s breath.
And the most common reason
for bad breath (halitosis) in
dogs and cats is dental disease
– which affects 80% of pets by
just three years of age. This is
hardly surprising considering
our pets don’t brush their own
teeth!
Without regular brushing,
residual food and bacteria can
form a build-up of tartar on the
teeth. Over time this tartar then
leads to infection, inflammation
and bleeding of the gums
(gingivitis) and breakdown
of the tooth’s ligamentous
and bony attachments in the
jaw (periodontal disease) via
severe bacterial infection. Both
gingivitis and periodontal
disease are painful conditions
that lead to loss of teeth and
poor quality of life.
Good oral cavity health, just
like in humans, is paramount
to general wellbeing and
longevity in animals. There are
many preventable diseases that
can be linked to poor dental
hygiene such as heart and
kidney disease. Just like with
people, prevention is better
than cure, regular check-ups,
special dental health diets and
dental treats all help to reduce
the incidence of dental disease.
The signs of dental disease
in dogs and cats cat be
subtle. Bad breath is the most
common sign; dogs and cats
may also paw at their mouth,
chatter their teeth, drool and
dribble, have difficulty eating
and may have a preference for
softer foods.
All pets need to have their
teeth checked regularly (just
like people!). Drop in to one
of our hospitals at Newport or
Avalon for a free dental checkup
on your pet during June and
July and to discuss the best
preventative dental plan for
your furry friend!
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Duty
of Care
Life Stories
First-hand experience led former
Pittwater Councillor Kay Millar on a
quest to ensure our local area gained
much-needed inpatient palliative care.
Story by Rosamund Burton
“My husband died aged 38 from
bowel cancer,” Kay Millar
says. It was only six weeks
from Bill Millar’s diagnosis to death. The
couple had been married three years, and
had an 18-month old son and Kay’s twin
daughters from her previous marriage.
The big man, who used to fill their home
with laughter, faded away. Eventually he
became so weak Kay was unable to get
him to the bathroom, so she rang Mona
Vale Hospital and asked to bring him in.
She was told that he would have to go to a
palliative care unit at either Wahroonga or
Greenwich.
“I was so stressed out I was
hallucinating when I was driving,” she
explains. The thought of travelling to the
North Shore with three children during his
final days was unthinkable. Fortunately,
an oncologist friend of hers had the
foresight just to ring an ambulance. It took
Bill to Mona Vale Hospital where he died
two days later, on New Year’s Day, 1983.
It was during a chance conversation 30
years later with Jo-Ann Steeves, President
of the Friends of Northern Beaches Palliative
Care, when Kay learnt that Cora
Adcock Palliative Care Cottage, on the
Mona Vale Hospital grounds, only provides
outpatient services. Like many Northern
Beaches residents, she assumed it took patients
overnight, and only discovered then
there still wasn’t that facility at Mona Vale.
“I couldn’t believe it. I thought, ‘This
could be me all over again – not having
somewhere for my husband to go for those
last few days.’”
Kay Millar had become a Pittwater
councillor in 2012, and in July 2014 she
brought a Notice of Motion for an inpatient
palliative care unit on the Northern
Beaches. A unit had been approved in
the mid-1990s, but with a change of
government it never eventuated.
With the new Northern Beaches Hospital
opening scheduled for October, it was the
ideal time to earmark part of the Mona
Vale Hospital site for sub-acute care. A
working group was formed in 2014, which
included retired palliative care physician,
Dr Yvonne McMaster; Dr Phillip Macaulay,
current palliative care physician, nurses,
Eileen Gordon and Gail Carew and Kylie
Ferguson, a previous Pittwater Councillor
and now Northern Beaches Councillor;
Jo-Ann Steeves, and HammondCare
community nurses based in Cora Adcock
Cottage. Local MP Rob Stokes has also
provided a staff member to support the
group.
Deb Willcox, CEO of Northern Sydney
Local Health District, recently asked the
working group to write a wish list for the
unit, so members of the working group
are visiting and talking to directors of
other units in Sydney about possible
options such as a treatment room offering
massage therapy and spa baths, a large
communal kitchen, and even some rooms
with double beds.
“The working group has pushed
for the unit to be site-specific, taking
advantage of the ocean view and the north
easterly breeze,” Kay explains, “and we’re
advocating that every room has access to
a deck, and that the bed can be pushed
out onto it. As a Northern Beaches resident
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being able to smell and hear the ocean
feeds the soul.”
However, Kay is concerned that under
the current plans it is under the same roof
as an aged care facility; and that there are
only 10 beds.
“The working group asked for a 15-bed
unit, and now we’re advocating for 12
beds, so if it’s full the ratio will be one
trained specialist nurse to four patients.”
Another concern is that, as the unit will
be run by Northern Sydney Health, and
the non-for-profit charity HammondCare
operates the outpatients, there won’t be
the optimum continuity of care.
Kay Millar came to the Northern Beaches
in 1953 as a young child and lived at
Narraweena.
“My father was a charming man, but
he was an alcoholic and tried to kill us
several times,” she calmly recounts, “so
aged eight I moved with my mother and
brother to Mosman.”
Twice in the 1950s she lived at Dalwood
Children’s Home in Seaforth. Although she
doesn’t give much detail about her time
there, only saying that child care was very
different then, she was obviously deeply
unhappy. “I don’t think I ever got over it.”
She recalls picking pyjama tops and
bottoms from two big cylinders, and not
being allowed to match them up. “It’s
made me OCD about matching things,” she
laughs.
Her mother was allocated a housing
commission unit but, unable to endure
sharing a tiny room with her brother, Kay
left home aged 15. At 17 she married and
five years later had the twins. She had two
young toddlers when she and her husband
separated and subsequently divorced. She
bought a cottage in Mona Vale opposite Bill
Buckle’s car yard. Bill Millar, who worked
in the yard, used to watch this single
woman coming and going, and the day she
got a flat tyre, he rushed over to fix it.
When Bill was bedbound and dying his
friend, Peter Thompson, the local butcher
in Mona Vale, brought him the newspaper
and had a chat every afternoon.
“Pete promised Bill that he’d always
keep an eye out for us. Because Bill died so
suddenly I didn’t have the money to pay
for the funeral and Pete paid for it.”
Several years later Peter’s marriage
ended and subsequently Kay and he
became a couple, remaining together
for 23 years. All her children called him
Dad and regarded him as their father.
However, his business failed in the late
’80s. Lost were not only his four shops,
but also the house Kay and he had built
together and their cars. Pete had a heart
attack from the stress, and Kay developed
type one diabetes. She believes he never
recovered from this and it precipitated
their separation. Pete, too, has sadly now
passed away.
“I’ve been in this house for 12 years,”
says Kay casting her eyes around the
immaculate open plan living room of her
home in Warriewood.
“My whole life I’ve been like sea grass
at the bottom of the ocean, going with the
flow and struggling to survive, and now I
don’t have to do that. I’m on my own and
for the first time in my life I feel safe.” She
feels blessed, she says, especially having
five beautiful granddaughters, and with
her three children happily married.
Since 1993 Kay has held administrative
roles in schools, working at both Pittwater
and Narrabeen High. Now she is the
administrative and business manager
at a local primary school. It is seeing
several school mums and dads in a similar
tragic situation to Bill and hers, that has
strengthened her resolve to strive for a
palliative care facility which meets the
needs of every age group. One can only
admire this resilient woman who, because
of her own experience, is determined to
provide a better solution for others.
Life Stories
CLOCKWISE FROM
OPPOSITE: Kay
poses on the
helipad at Mona
Vale Hospital; her
son aged five;
the toddler with
her mother; with
late husband Bill,
twin daughters
and infant son (18
months before Bill
passed); with NSW
Minister for Health
Brad Hazzard,
Manly MP James
Griffin and Mona
Vale Hospital
Auxillary members
Eileen Gordon
and Gail Carew; a
pensive Kay aged
13 – two years
before she moved
out of home.
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A Taste of our
Along with preparing
your crucial coffee first
thing in the morning,
local café proprietors have
been focusing on their food
Cafes
offerings – sourcing the
best produce and dreaming
up healthy new dishes and
tasty treats to get us through
winter.
Pittwater’s new season
menus and blackboard
specials offer a clever
selection of nutritious and
‘naughty but nice’ options to
warm the heart and soul.
A look at some of the food
on offer over the coming
months revealed colour is
king, with generous serves
of bright fruit and vegies
and stunning edible flowers
bursting from beautiful bowls
or stacked to the heavens,
daring you to dig in.
Protein continues to have
its day in the sun, pulled and
shredded and stuffed into
fresh rolls, bursting from
burgers and at the heart of
delicious soups, pies and
other traditional winter
warmers.
Here’s what will be ‘hot’
on a plate and in a coffee
cup near you...
People are more conscious
now than ever before of what
they put into their bodies,
says Adam Cummings from
Forage Wholefoods & Grocer
in Clareville.
“There are only a handful
of cafés on the northern
beaches that share our
food philosophy – we serve
naturally produced nourishing
meals… food is perfect the
way it is, it doesn’t need to be
processed.”
Adam explained he and his
team aimed to show people
that nourishing foods could
still be modern and tasty – for
winter, expect to see some
old-fashioned ‘warmers’ with
a twist.
“We use organic produce,
cook with unrefined oils and
fats, ethically raised pasturefed
and finished meats,
pickles, ferments and organic
dairy,” he said.
“We are preservative- and
refined sugar-free and we
make all dressings, sauces,
marinades in-house.
“We even make our own
nut milk and coconut milk
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fresh each day to serve as an
alternative to dairy!”
Adam said Forage (he
also operates The Nook
at Elanora) worked closely
with great suppliers who
ensured the café and organic
grocer wholefoods store was
provided with some of the
best produce on the market,
such as real bread lovingly
baked by Berkelo, ethically
raised meats from Shiralee
organic meats, DVine By
Nature Raw Treats and all
organic produce from eco
farms.
On the coffee front, local
business Barrel One supplies
Solera Blend and rotating
single origin espresso and
filter roast beans that are
ethically and sustainably
sourced.
Many local cafes are
increasingly putting an
emphasis on healthy eating,
observes Alberto Fuerte from
Caffeine Villains in Newport.
“With cafe staples such as
Avo Smash, Acai and so on we
as cafe owners try to do our
bit for our local clientele and
for the people who see us as
a destination,” said Alberto,
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who runs the café with wife
Barbara.
“Personally speaking, we
ensure our offerings cater
to most dietary needs but
without exclusivity and that
means we offer healthy dishes
but also have burgers and
sandwiches for those who are
wanting that little something
naughty.”
With a focus on simple, consistent.
honest cooking with a hint “We use ST. ALi from
of flair, Alberto said partner Melbourne for our house
Barbara’s CV Benny had fast coffee for that reason,” he
become a crowd favourite. said. “They are market leaders
“It’s a unique take on the and are at the forefront
traditional Eggs Benedict – it’s of specialty coffee in this
a dish that makes you think country; we love working with
about what you are eating people who are innovative
and is visually stunning on the and not scared to push the
plate.” he said.
boundaries,” he said.
And on the subject of
Shaun Pereira from Rukus
plates… most of the ceramics in Newport agrees there is
used in the café come from a strong movement towards
Melbourne company Made In clean, colourful foods that are
Japan.
diverse and vibrant.
“They source these
“The Vegan, vegetarian and
beautifully handcrafted pieces gluten-free diets are shaping
from Japan and work with the cafe menus all over Sydney
artists to sell them all over and there is now a need for
the world,” Alberto explained. these cafes to not only offer
“Our customers love the but excel when delivering
coffee cups they drink out of – these food items,” Shaun said.
they’re aesthetically beautiful At Rukus, food is a mix
and have a smooth lip surface of organic, healthy salads,
to drink from.”
contrasted with the hugely
Alberto said it was vital popular Rukus Burger (an
that any café’s coffee offering American-style cheeseburger
was not only on-point, but
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with all the trimmings) and
‘Lump of Coal’ Charcoal Bacon
& Egg Roll.
“Our winter menu will
feature warming salad bowls
that are vegan-friendly – think
Spicy Mexican Burrito Bowls!”
All fresh produce comes
from the guys at Avalon’s
Organics who deliver organic
fresh fruit and vegetables to
Rukus every day straight from
the markets.
Jeremy Drayton from Café
Racer Co in Mona Vale agreed
customers had an expectation
of healthier choices.
“You’ll always see a lot of
colour in our food,” Jeremy
said. “Meredith from Project
Live Well said to me last week
‘if your diet is all white in
colour you know your not
investing in your health’ (her
favourite is the Buddha bowl
sometimes topped with some
haloumi).”
As the season changes Café
Racer will be returning to
some great nourishing soups
and comfort food.
There is never a better time
to enjoy a hot chocolate and
arguably the best place on the
beaches to indulge in one is at
boutique chocolaterie Lindsay
& Edmunds in Warriewood.
There are seven hot
chocolate flavours to choose
from in the café, where
you can also watch coowner
and chocolatier Peter
Edmunds working with one
of the world’s finest quality
couverture chocolates: the
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Caffeine Villains Espresso Bar
Husband-and-wife team Alberto and Barbara have
19 and 12 years of top-level industry experience
respectively – Alberto as a manager and head
barista, Barbara as a former Head Chef. Having
helped other businesses owners succeed, now it’s
their turn! While Alberto attends to the front of
house and makes creamy specialty ST. ALi coffee,
Barbara dishes up beautiful, full-on-flavour allday
breakfasts and lunchtime staples including
Avo Smash, Bacon & Egg Rolls and their new local
crowd favourite, the CV Benny – a unique take on
Eggs Benedict that sees the muffin replaced by
brown rice wrapped in seaweed, with a topping
of their house-cured smoked salmon. Other go-to
dishes include burgers and salads.
7/331-335 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport, 2106
P: 0418 944 861
Facebook Caffeine Villains
Open: 7am – 3.30pm weekdays (closed Tues);
7am – 2.30pm Sat-Sun
The Greedy Goat
Looking for a laid-back, rustic and quirky café at
the northern tip of the peninsula? Head to The
Greedy Goat, the first cafe when arriving in Palm
Beach. “If you missed the goat on the hedge,
you missed us!” say owners Vicki and Annika.
The GG’s tasty, home-cooked fare, plus delicious
coffee from Allpress, is a favourite with the
locals and a hit with day trippers too. Their go-to
breakfast dishes include tasty corn zucchini &
shallot fritters with bacon and tomato chutney, as
well as crisp potato rosti. Plus they offer a daily
$20 lunch special (from 12pm, including coffee),
which attracts customers from near and far –
simply phone ahead to find out their dish of the
day! The GG also offer a selection of homemade
cakes and brownies and their must-try flourless
peach and strawberry slice. ‘Greedy’ is good!
1031 Barrenjoey Road, Palm Beach
P: 9974 2555
Open: 8am-2.30pm seven days.
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single origin Fairtrade organic
chocolate made by Belcolade.
As sweet as it is, chocolate
isn’t the only thing offered
in the café which also serves
up toasted paninis and six
different daily salads, a range
of gourmet pies, a different
soup every day of the week
and great coffee.
Peter worked with specialist
roaster Quattro Coffee to
create a signature blend
‘Fourth Farm’. “It provides us
with a strong well-rounded
flavour with a slight chocolate
finish,” he said
Good coffee is extremely
important, but good coffee
without consistency is just as
bad as bad coffee Peter says.
“We make sure that every
customer receives our best
cup, no matter how busy we
are.”
At Palm Beach, interesting,
wholesome, home-style
cooked foods and weekday
specials cater to locals’ tastes.
Everything at Pronto
Creative Foods is made on the
premises and in winter owner
Stacey Driver offers two to
three soup selections daily,
porridge with seasonal stewed
fruits, tarts, quiches, fritters
and much more including
their own chutney and jam.
Stacey uses Italian-brand
Molinari coffee.
“Established in 1876, this
brand has it down pat with
good body and aroma,” she
said.
Food at The Greedy Goat is
also cooked on the premises,
utilising quality fresh local
produce.
Co-owner Vicki Monteith
says during winter, locals
love the $20 per person lunch
special of the week, which
includes a cup of clean and
sweet-tasting Allpress coffee.
ZUBI Newport co-owner
Steve Hulley says most people
on the Northern Beaches are
simply looking for food that is
fresh and nutritious.
Above all, he says locals
expect to be fuelled by good
coffee and at ZUBI (Narrabeen,
Newport and Bilgola) Campos
coffee reigns.
“It’s what keeps us
moving… you can’t start your
day without good coffee,”
says Steve.
At The Marina Cafe at
Church Point the team always
stick to the philosophy of
making delicious “real” food.
“We do a small menu that
changes four-five times a year
to take advantage of what is in
season,” says Jonathan Brailey.
“We don’t restrict ourselves
to one style of cooking and
we make everythig in-house
except for the bread.”
Cakes, tarts, cookies, jams,
marmalade, relishes, curry
pastes, pasta, granola and
icecream are all house-made.
And their coffee? That comes
from Allpress because “we
believe they are the best”.
It comes as no suprise The
Marina Cafe also does a lot of
seafood. The new winter menu
will be launched this month.
– Lisa Offord
Café Racer Co
Two years in and this welcoming space above
Village Green at Mona Vale continues to service
busy daily trade from 6am and field lots of
catering enquiries. Jeremy and his friendly
team have new breakfast and lunch choices
and there are always blackboard specials.
Campos Organic coffee is integral to their
business – and the proof of its quality and
popularity comes with a quick glance at the
convenient Café Racer coffee window which is
busy most of every morning. If you have a little
more time, relax and enjoy breakfast (inside
or outside) or settle in for lunch and savour
offerings like sumptuous Prawn Linguini with
garlic, chilli and white wine. Their colourful
and healthy Buddha Bowls remain a local fave.
With a change in season comes a change in
customer choice and expectation – Café Racer
is putting soups back on the blackboard,
with some winter warmers and other specials
options as fresh produce and customer
wants dictate. Their menu changes are a
collaborative effort – it’s all about key staff and
the kitchen responding to customers’ requests
and utilising the freshest in-season produce.
Also, be sure to check out their new furniture
and feature pieces, including their amazing
living green wall (by Kyora landscapes). And
if you can’t avoid ‘taking care of business’
there’s free WiFi available. At night Cafe Racer
transforms into a flexible function and event
space suitable for 45 or more guests; it’s
candle and softly lit, licensed (until midnight)
and full of great food and drink options,
including the popular canapes menu. Plus
they have a PA for functions and speeches:
think birthdays, engagements… even surprise
parties. Enquire now!
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1 Park Street, Mona Vale, 2103
P: 9999 4483
www.caferacer.co
Open: 6am to 4pm Mon-Fri;
6am to 3.30pm Sat/Sun
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Pronto Creative Food
In the mood for a tasty breakfast away from
the madding crowd? Head to Pronto at Palm
Beach – quick smart! You’ll be treated to
warming breakfast and lunch options including
freshly baked muffins, a variety of egg dishes
including Turkish eggs scrambled with onion,
capsicum and paprika. Try their ‘world famous’
chicken and mushroom pies. And their coffee
(Molinari) is a go-to for locals. Stacey Driver,
Pronto’s proprietor for 33 years, says she’ll
be offering two to three soup options daily
through winter, as well as porridge with stewed
fruits, plus quiches, fritters and more. Try the
in-house chutneys and jams. And the coffee and
cake combos (including orange & almond and
Lumberjack apple, date & coconut options) are
outstanding. They also cater for parties.
Pronto Creative Food
1095 Barrenjoey Rd, Palm Beach, 2108
P: 9974 5695
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Rukus
Rukus at Newport continues to make a noise
on the local cafe scene! The food is a mix of
organic, healthy salads, contrasted with their
famous Rukus Burger (an American-style
cheeseburger with all the trimmings) and their
‘Lump of Coal’ Charcoal Bacon & Egg Roll. Rukus’
winter menu will feature vegan-friendly, warming
salad bowls – think Spicy Mexican Burrito
Bowls! Matt, Tom and Shaun have created a
relaxed, welcoming and unpretentious vibe. With
outdoor seating, it’s perfect for enjoying
(Rukus roasted) coffee and food with friends, or
catching up on work. Plus, their space in Avalon,
Rukus By Night, with mouthwatering tapas-style
bar food and fruity cocktails in an all-outdoor
courtyard, will reopen in spring!
5c/7 Robertson Rd, Newport, 2106
P: 0422 984 612
Instagram @rukuscafe
Open: 7 days 6am to 4pm (3pm closed Sun)
Forage Wholefoods Café
Adam and team opened Forage at Clareville eight
months ago as a second venture into the cafe
world, having opened The Nook Wholefoods at
Elanora (which they continue to run) three years
ago. Set amongst foliage with Pittwater glimpses
and a huge undercover outdoor deck, Forage is a
wholefoods cafe and organic grocery. They serve
delicious food made with wholesome, sustainable
and organic ingredients. Says Adam: “We also
have a strong passion for coffee, serving white
coffee on biodynamic dairy milks or our housemade
dairy alternative nut milk and coconut milk.
Our black coffee changes weekly with rotating
single origin espresso and filter roasts all from
our local supplier Barrel One.” Next door they
offer fresh, certified organic produce, staples,
eco-cleaning products and more.
Shop 1 – 1/5 Hilltop Rd, Clareville, 2107
Forage Wholefoods on facebook
Open 7am to 3pm, Tues-Sun (closed Mon).
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ZUBI Bars
With three locations between North Narrabeen
and Bilgola Beach, ZUBI has Pittwater covered.
ZUBI Newport (owned/operated by Steve Hulley
and Sam Todman) just celebrated its seventh
year; it’s the largest site amongst the trio of
gourmet espresso bars made complete with its
comfortable rustic vibe of recycled timbers and
cabinetry with communal bench, lounge and the
favourite go-to alfresco rear courtyard. Not to
mention friendly staff! Here you can often enjoy
a Sunday morning with live music, amongst leafy
surrounds and native birds. Recently licensed,
with patio covering and fire pit, ZUBI Newport
now offers its space to hire for functions and
catering. It’s perfect for any-sized engagement
party, milestone birthday or product launch.
Instagram: @zubi_bars
Open: 6am-3pm
ZUBI at Billy’s – 9918 2038
Newport – 9999 1519
Narrabeen – 9913 1343
Lindsay & Edmunds
Practically hidden down a side street in the
Warriewood Business Park, walk across the little
wooden bridge into the Lindsay & Edmunds
chocolaterie and you’d think you just stepped
into a boutique in Paris. This award-winning
chocolatier specialises in fine, handmade
organic Fairtrade chocolates, using the best
Belgian single origin couverture. And their
production kitchen is on full display from the
café! Says co-owner Peter Edmunds: “We use
only the best ingredients with a creative flair.
As unashamedly coffee snobs, we worked
closely with our specialist, Quattro Coffee, to
create a signature blend with a slight chocolate
finish.” Not a coffee fan? One of their seven hot
chocolate flavours may appeal. Food includes a
gourmet range of salads, panini, pies and soups.
Cafe Feature
5/3 Apollo St, Warriewood, 2102
P: 9979 2666
Open 6.30am to 4.30pm, Mon-Fri
The Marina Café
This stylish space located on the picture-perfect
shores of Pittwater delivers restaurant-style food
in a relaxed café setting. Their team has a passion
for working with market-fresh produce to create
modern Australian dishes with an emphasis on
seafood. They make everything in-house (except
the bread) including ice creams, sweet treats,
plus jams and relishes. Enjoy delicious freshly
prepared dishes such as Chargrilled Swordfish
with green papaya salad, chilli jam and nam
jim. The café is open for breakfast and lunch,
seven days with dinner Fridays and Saturdays.
They take reservations along with larger group
bookings plus they cater for private functions. It’s
fully licensed with a great selection of wines and
beers… and a few cocktails too!
1856 Pittwater Road, Church Point
P: 997 3487
Open: 8am-3pm (B’fast & lunch) 7 days
6-9pm (dinner) Sat / Sun
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Art Life
Art Life
Given the rock star treatment
Avalon artist and
2017 Archibald
Prize finalist Phil
Meatchem is excited
about his upcoming solo
exhibition beginning June
29th at Be Brave Artspace
in Avalon – a collection of
works depicting some of
the artist’s favourite rock
’n’ roll icons from past and
present in “stylized” form,
titled ‘

Northern Beaches art prize
Calling all artists – you have
until Sunday June 24 to enter
the Northern Beaches Art
Prize and make your talents
known to the wider world!
The Northern Beaches Art
Prize (formerly the Warringah
Art Prize) is open to all Australian
residents as young as
10 years of age.
With more than $24,00
in prizes on offer, it is the
region’s most prestigious art
competition.
Run by Northern Beaches
Council, the competition
has four main categories:
General; Small Sculpture;
Waste to Art; and Youth.
Entries can be completed via
the Northern Beaches Council
website.
There’s an entry fee of
$35 for the first submission
and $25 for every additional
entry (up to a maximum of 3
entries). Seniors and students
$15 per submission.
Call the Council if you have
any queries.
Art Life
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Art Life
Snapshots of our
Beaches history
Art Life
Something special is
brewing for history and
nostalgia buffs – the
Avalon Beach Historical
Society is celebrating its 35
years with a massive ‘9th
Great Historical Photographic
Exhibition’ over the June long
weekend.
The exhibition will see the
entire space of the Avalon
Recreation Centre’s main hall
taken up by photographs,
still and ‘moving’, illustrating
many different eras and
aspects of the history of the
Northern Beaches.
Organiser Geoff Searl said
30 double-sided display stands
would carry over 1,000 A4-size
photos, while a monitor will
screen many short, compiled
video clips covering the 1930s
to the 1970s.
“Another monitor will
roll through over 500 still
photographs for those happy
to sit for a while,” said Geoff,
adding the exhibition would
include
some all-time favourite
subjects such as ‘The Hole in
the Wall’, ‘Shark’, ‘The Mudlarks
of McCarrs Creek’, ‘Clareville
Torpedo Base’, and ‘Surfboats’.
“However, new topics will
provide increased interest
such as ‘The Newport Hotel’,
‘The Arrival of the Mal’ and
‘Surfing at North Av’, ‘Bilgola
House’, ‘the Aborigines
of Avalon Beach’, ‘Sally of
the Basin’ and the ‘Stewart
Towers’,” he said.
On display also will be an
1:12 scale model of the Inner
Tower on Barrenjoey Headland
(1868-1881), constructed by
local David Lyall.
“Some of our stunning and
original framed panoramas
will also be on display, two of
EARLY NEWPORT: Heading down what we now call Newport Hill, pre-1920.
EARLY PALM BEACH: Four years after Barrenjoey House was built.
them over two metres long,”
said Geoff.
There’s plenty of wow
factor, including these shots
of early Newport and Palm
Beach that go back a century.
“Heading north down
Barrenjoey Road and into
Newport is a very different
experience these days to
when the photo ‘On the road
to Barrenjoey’ was taken,”
noted Geoff. “Judging by the
tracks towards the bottom
of Newport Hill, it was a one
cart/vehicle-wide track –
however, during this apparent
winter’s day (pre-1920), the
narrowness certainly wouldn’t
have posed a problem… and
note the barrenness of Bilgola
Plateau in the background.”
Geoff said the photo
of Palm Beach was a
reproduction of a postcard
in his collection which was
reliably dated November,
1927.
“Barrenjoey House was built
in 1923 by Albert Verrills as a
guest house and restaurant and
it was the first place in Palm
Beach to connect to a telephone
– the number was ‘Palm Beach
1’,” he said. “Barrenjoey Road is
now more formalised from the
original track.”
Geoff said selected framed
photos would be available
for sale and the late Jervis
Spark’s excellent book, ‘The
Red Light of Palm Beach’ – the
second in his trilogy – would
be available for sale at less
than half price.
“We will also have for
sale, ‘long neck’ (empty!)
beer bottles collected over
several years from Taylor’s
Point pool, nearly all date-
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embossed on the base
– ‘for the person who has
everything’ as a birthday
present!
“We’re sure both locals and
folk from further afield will
enjoy this collected history of
the northern beaches,” he said.
* From June 9-11, open 10am-
5pm; Avalon Recreation
Centre at 59a Old Barrenjoey
Road (wheelchair accessible).
More info 0439 292 566.
– Nigel Wall
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Art Life
Strokes making
figurative sense
Northern Beaches artist Laurie McKern
uses harmonious colour in a variety of
mediums to express her love of people,
textiles, romance, and retro themes in a modern
voice – and over winter you can view her evocative
works in a specially curated exhibition in
the rooms of Eye Doctors Mona Vale.
A figurative artist working in oils, oil pastel, en-
AGE OF INNOCENCE: Country summer swim.
Art Life
IN SEARCH OF GRASSHOPPERS: Geese on the march.
caustic, pyrography and printmaking, Laurie says
her restless nature impels her to experiment with
different media, with her love of storytelling,
sense of humour and harmonious use of colour
at the core of her works.
Laurie is the co-founder of Gallery Cats Studios
Sydney, an art school/studio/gallery, and
her personal studio.
Though predominantly a figurative artist, in
this series of works showing at 20 Bungan St,
Mona Vale, Laurie has also included still lifes
and landscapes. All works are created with oil
pastels or oil pastels-encaustic wax.
View Laurie’s works 9am-5pm Monday to
Friday from June 1 through August; for more
info on Laurie visit lauriemckern.com.au
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Surfing Life
Surfing Life
Inconvenient risk of that
surfing trip of a lifetime
Why you should think carefully before going on an Indo surfari...
So back in mid-May I was
talking with a mate of mine
who’d recently returned
from a surf camp on an island
off Sumatra, Indonesia. It’s a wellregarded
resort – wi-fi, powerboats,
good food, all that stuff.
After surfing hard for several
days, my mate fell on a small
wave, hit the reef, and suffered
a serious facial injury. Bad
cut, lost teeth, fortunately not
knocked unconscious.
Guess what? The well-regarded,
well-appointed surf camp had NO
first aid gear. None. Not in the
powerboat, not at the resort.
The managers were swift to
get my mate back to the Sumatran
mainland and a hospital, but
that was all they could do. Be-
yond that, my mate had to rely
on good fortune in the shape
of a couple of paramedics, who
were also surfing at the resort
and could render assistance.
He left his own traveller’s first
aid kit with the resort.
Over the next three months,
as the Indo surf season takes
off, my mate’s story, and worse,
will be repeated many times.
Thousands of Australian, American
and Brazilian surfers will
travel to the Mentawai chain,
Lombok, Sumbawa and other
parts of the archipelago, hoping
for the waves of their dreams.
Dozens, maybe hundreds,
will come back with minor to
significant injuries. Maybe a
half-handful will come back to
PITFALLS: Beautiful it may be but the
Mentawis is a remote location hours
from serious medical assistance.
with Nick Carroll
grieving families, in a box.
The risks are obvious. Hard
lava-coral reefs rarely faced by
most Australians; remote locations
hours from serious medical
help; and a clientele who
are increasingly in the magic Everything took a distant second
50 to 60-year age bracket most
place for Darren Longbot-
identified with heart attack. tom, too. Ten years ago Darren
Yet the lack of safety backup and his brother Dylan were
at these resorts is surf tourism’s
among the best surfers from
nasty little secret. Travel the NSW South Coast – Dylan
insurance is always mandated, with his spectacular big-wave
but otherwise, safety is never rep and Darren with his growing
mentioned in the brochures or surf shop business.
websites associated with these Then came one of those May
resorts. There’s not even a voluntary
Indo surf trips, and an after-
code of conduct. Instead noon surf with mates at Thun-
it’s left to the discretion of ders, a break in the southern
resort and boat charter owners, Mentawais.
some of whom are much more What happened during and
on the case than others, but after that surf is the subject of a
none of whom you can select soon-to-be-released book called
on that basis.
‘Beyond The Break’, co-authored
It’s part of the culture of Indo by Darren and writer Tim
surf exploration. The surfers Rushby-Smith, in which Darren
who pioneered these breaks describes falling on to the reef
in the 1970s and ’80s, walking at Thunders and coming up
into Grajagan for two weeks completely disoriented. He had
with a bag of rice or borrowing no clue what was wrong until
local fishermen’s outboarddriven
minutes later, as a crew mem-
canoes to check a reef ber on a jetski rushed him back
around the bend from the village,
to the boat he and his friends
weren’t putting safety too had chartered.
high on the list.
Darren looked up and saw his
Neither do most of us today. left leg flopping about in space
Everything takes a distant second
above him, and realised he
place to surf trip froth. couldn’t feel a thing.
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PL’s JUNE SURF CALENDAR
1-9/6: WSL CT Corona Bali Pro plus CT event 3 completion
The World Surf League is always going on about “historical” stuff.
Well this is one for the history books. The WSL will hold not just
a full double header Championship Tour event at Keramas on
Bali’s east coast – it will follow the event with a completion of the
cancelled Margaret River Pro, now to be held at Uluwatu on Bali’s
southern peninsula’s western edge. For sure and undoubtedly the
only time this has been done. Who knows how it will pan out? Vast
sums will be expended in the process, we are sure of that, though
some of those sums will have already been invested in the tour by
Tourism WA – costs and expenses of a CT event have to be lodged
well ahead of time by the sponsor, and are non-refundable in the
case of a cancellation. Which means WA is paying for a contest in
Bali! Anyway, watch at worldsurfleague.com
NICK’S JUNE SURF FORECAST
This year is ridiculous. May fundamentally turned into August.
Cool westerly wind bands, some southerlies, and not a sign of the
ancient May ritual of the East Coast Low explosion. There was
surf, but none of the raging monstrous cut-off low variety we’ve
come to expect from this time of year. I think now this is not a
year to expect such action. June’s basically the last throw of the
dice for ECLs, but I suspect nothing such will arise; instead there
should be a continuance of May, with most surf coming from the
southern quadrant out of deep cold-weather polar lows hurtling past
Tasmania, and relatively mild conditions reigning supreme in the
Sydney area at least. I also suspect that water temps along the coast
will plummet and this may evolve into the chilliest winter in many
years. Stay warm, and go to Fiji if at all possible, because in years
like this, Fiji pumps.
“I had just experienced an
enormous moment in my life,”
he writes, and he isn’t kidding.
Darren had broken the C4
and C5 vertebrae in his neck.
He was just at the start of an
epic and horrendous journey,
including a ride across open
water strapped to the underside
of a tiny helicopter, as a
volunteer doctor whom they’d
contacted almost by accident
rushed to get him to Singapore
and safety.
Darren survived the ordeal.
But he never went back to
Thunders. He lives back down
the south coast, with wife
Aimee and daughter Bowie,
running two surf shops from
his wheelchair.
His book may focus the
minds of more resort managers
on the need to step up their
safety games, though it usually
takes a real disaster unfolding
before their own eyes to
prompt that. Four years ago I
was surfing a sandbar location
north of the Mentawai chain
when a tour group showed
up and jumped in. Within an
hour, one of the group was
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Nick Carroll
on a makeshift spinal-support
board fashioned out of a surfboard,
being carried to a calm
water area for evacuation. Like
Darren, he’d broken his neck –
unlike Darren, the break hadn’t
slipped on to the spinal cord.
The resort manager was so
shaken he later spent several
months on Queensland’s Gold
Coast doing a full suite of rescue
and CPR/first-aid courses
through a local surf club. His
camp is now possibly the only
Indo surf resort boasting oxygen
and a defibrillator in case
of heart attack.
But maybe Darren’s book
will make a difference where it
counts: with the customers.
If surf travel clients begin
demanding some level of safety
backup along with their barrels,
who knows? If one less box is
flown home, it’ll be worthwhile.
Nick Carroll is a leading
Australian and international
surf writer, author, filmmaker
and surfer, and one
of Newport’s own. Email:
ncsurf@ozemail.com.au
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Health & Wellbeing
Beat the bugs this cold an
Health & Wellbeing
No need to tell you it’s
cold and flu season and
there’s no doubt you’ll
be reaching for the tissues
over the next few months.
There are however some
simple things you can do to
reduce the spread of colds
and flu and manage those
all too familiar symptoms of
a runny nose, cough, sore
throat, headache and fever.
We asked Avalon GP Jasmina
Dedic-Hagan and local
pharmacist Simon Herfort for
their advice.
The Doctor
Dr Dedic-Hagan from Avalon
Wholistic Medical & Dental
Centre practises functional
medicine – an approach
to medicine that seeks to
understand the root cause
of illness, understand its
molecular basis and provide
personalised care.
She says when she thinks
of the winter season and the
respiratory infections that
it brings to her practice she
thinks of the 19th century
battle between Pasteur
who dedicated his life to
eradicating germs and
Bernard who claimed that
it was the ‘terrain’, not the
microbe, that mattered more.
“While I do not hesitate to
fight the microbe, when that
is necessary, I do my best to
help my patients prepare their
bodies – the ‘terrain’ – for the
winter season,” Dr Dedic-
Hagan said.
Here are some of the
doctor’s tips:
Sleep well and don’t push
yourself too hard
Sleep deprivation, stress and
overtraining drive up levels
of stress hormone cortisol.
This hormone suppresses
your immune system and
makes you vulnerable to a
host of respiratory viruses.
A good eight hours sleep,
walks in nature, meditation
and yoga will help lower
your cortisol.
Let food be your medicine
Add abundance of colourful
fruit and vegetables to your
diet, they are rich in vitamins
and minerals that support
your immune system.
Make use of spices that have
antimicrobial properties –
garlic, clove, oregano, thyme,
cinnamon, and cumin.
Rinse and gargle
If your sinuses give you
trouble every winter, get in
early: gargle and do sinus
washes with salty water twice
per day. Studies have found
up to 40% decrease in upper
respiratory tract infections in
people who do this.
Prime your immune system
Consider supplements that
act as immunomodulators.
There is evidence that
larch arabinogalactan and
Astragalus increase the body’s
potential to defend against
common cold. Sufficient
Vitamin D, C and A as well as
Zinc are required for optimal
immune function.
If you are in a high-risk
group, get a flu vaccine
Influenza is a severe
illness and some people are
particularly vulnerable to
serious complications. They
include:
n People over 65 years of age
n Children under 5 years of
age
n Pregnant women
n People with chronic health
conditions such as severe
asthma, lung disease or
other illness that lowers
their immunity; and
n Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander persons.
If you belong to one of those
groups, you can access a free
influenza vaccine.
The pharmacist
Pharmacies are often the first
port of call for people wanting relief
from cold and flu symptoms.
Avalon pharmacist and
YouSave Chemist owner Simon
Herfort said taking a few simple
precautions (including having a
flu shot) could help you and others
stay healthy this winter.
“Common sense hygiene
will help prevent the spread of
colds and flu,” Simon said. This
included:
Cleaning hands. Wash your
hands thoroughly with soap or
clean with an alcohol-based hand
sanitizer especially if you are
around people who are sick, or
after coughing, sneezing or blowing
your nose.
Cover up sneezes. Sneeze or
cough into your elbow instead
of your hands or cover your face
with a tissue when you cough or
sneeze then throw tissues away.
Stay at home if sick. Avoid close
contact with other people to
prevent them getting sick. If you
think you may have the flu and
you need to see a health professional
phone ahead so they can
take precautions to reduce the
risk to other people.
There are of course several
over-the-counter medicines that
can be helpful in relieving symptoms;
however they won’t necessarily
help you get better faster,
said Simon.
“Cold and flu tablets and
products like nasal sprays can
help you feel human for a period
of time and enable you to func-
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d flu season
tion however they may in fact
prolong the illness by allowing
you to push through rather than
resting and allowing the body
to recover,” he said.
There were a number of
products available in pharmacies
to strengthen the immune
system to help fight viruses
and reduce the severity of
symptoms.
“The Practitioner Only
BioCeuticals ArmaForce can
be taken preventatively or in
the midst of an infection – it
is very popular and repeat
patronage is testament to its
success,” Simon said.
Another product Simon said
was worth mentioning was
the anti-viral and anti-bacterial
throat gargle Betadine, which
helped treat and provided relief
for sore throats.
“For those who are unwell
with cold or flu the most important
advice is to get plenty
of rest and drink lots of fluids,”
he said.
– Lisa Offord
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Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
Take your
walks... on
the wild side
Widely regarded as man’s
best medicine, a daily walk
is one of the easiest ways to improve
or maintain your health.
Studies show that walking
for an average of 30 minutes a
day can lower the risk of heart
disease, stroke and diabetes.
Brisk walking helps manage
weight and can reduce
blood pressure and cholesterol
problems.
Regular walking also improves
balance and coordination
and aids sleep.
It doesn’t matter where you
walk and you don’t need to
walk at a vigorous intensity for
health or aerobic benefits.
However, it has been shown
walking in the great outdoors
is better for your overall health,
says trek expert and health
crusader Di Westaway.
The northern beaches local
and CEO of Wild Women On Top
and Coastrek said countless
studies showed walks in nature
relieved stress and did wonders
for your mental wellbeing.
Walking with others can also
build a sense of belonging.
So what’s stopping you?
Finding a stunning coastal
walk or bush track in Pittwater
is easy enough – but sometimes
our busy lifestyles can make it
difficult to get out there.
If walking doesn’t come
naturally, Di suggests making
a commitment with a friend to
meet up regularly to move.
Ready to take it to another
level? Train for a long walk, add
extra motivation by signing up
for an organised event where
you’ll be doing something good
for others by raising money
along the way, or make a goal
to get fit for a hiking adventure.
See wildwomenontop.com
for inspiration and check out
walking.heartfoundation.org.au
for more info.
Sensible shoes
The one thing you need to
walk well is a pair of shoes.
We spoke to local podiatrists
Mark Osborne and Evan
Johnstone for tips to help you
choose the right shoes for you.
Mark, from Avalon Podiatry,
said feet were naturally prone
to overuse injuries due to the
sheer amount of steps we take
each day.
“Quite simply, we need the
right shoes to keep our feet
happy,” Mark said.
He explained that when your
feet are exposed to increased
forces, the strain on foot muscles,
joints and bones are magnified
by poor foot mechanics.
“Our feet will suffer overuse
injuries if there is excessive
pronation (rolling in/arch collapsing)
or not enough shock
absorption (excessive supination),
however good footwear
can protect our feet from these
damaging forces.”
Evan (Evan Johnstone Podiatry)
said: “Generally, if you
have flat feet or you pronate
excessively, you should look for
a ‘supportive’ shoe (which often
contains extra-firm density
midsole underneath the arch); if
you have a high arch or you are
a supinator you should look for
a ‘neutral’ or cushioned shoe.”
The type of footwear you
need depends on the type of
walking you do.
“For example, if you are doing
trail or bush walking, you will require
a stiffer-soled shoe to cope
with the uneven ground,” Mark
said. “Walking on flat footpaths
or road walking will require
more shock absorption.”
Shoes should be comfortable
and not require breaking in.
“Your shoes should have
sufficient room at the toe box
(a finger width space from your
longest toe to the end of the
shoe when standing) and match
your foot width,” Mark said.
“Generally, walking shoes
should have good cushioning,
some arch support and preferably
light weight with laces to
allow you to adjust support.”
Importantly your shoes
should include features that
help control biomechanical
problems.
“Aim for a sturdy heel box,
a firm outsole that only bends
across the ball of your foot
area,” Mark said.
Evan added that if you suffer
from arthritis within the feet, a
walking shoe with a rocker bottom
sole will take the load off
the painful joints.
“If you suffer from heel or
Achilles tendon pain, a shoe
with a large heel to toe drop
>10mm (height difference between
the back and front of the
shoe) or a wedge will help.
“If you wear orthotics and
you are looking for new walking
shoes take your orthotics to
try in the shoe… particularly for
hiking boots which can often
be narrow,” Evan said.
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How chemical peels can
smooth out irregularities
Chemical peels are
treatments designed to
reduce the appearance of
irregularities on the skin’s
surface and reveal a smooth,
revitalised texture through
regenerating and resurfacing
the skin. They remove the
top layers of the skin, help to
stimulate collagen remodelling,
reduce tonal discoloration,
improve skin texture and
hydration, reduce congestion
and improve the overall
appearance of the skin.
Various strengths and types
of chemical peels are available
and a skin consultation is necessary
to ensure the appropriate
peel treatment is selected
for your specific skin concerns.
Anyone with the following
skin conditions would benefit
from this treatment: people
with Acne or congested skin;
sun-damaged skin; ageing skin;
hyperpigmented skin; or dull
and lifeless skin.
There are, however, some
situations when chemical peels
are not suitable. These include
not being performed within
two weeks of having an injectable
dermal fillers, waxing,
depilatory creams, electrolysis,
laser or IPL in the area to be
treated. Also, this treatment
is never performed on facial
warts or lesions.
Further, peels are not recommended
for clients who:
n Are pregnant or lactating;
n Are allergic to aspirin and
other salicylates;
n Have had surgery or cryosurgery
within the previous 6
weeks to the treated area;
n Have herpes simplex (cold
sores);
n Have had a prior reaction to
chemical peels, or microdermabrasion;
n Have had recent radiation
treatment for cancer;
n Are sunburnt or have had
significant sun exposure two
days prior to treatment; or
n Have used Accutane used
within the past 6 months
The possible side effects of
skin peels include:
n Skin may peel for 5-7 days
following the treatment;
n A tingling or burning sensation
may be felt during the
application of the peel;
n The skin may appear slightly
pink and feel tight immediately
following the peel treatment;
with Dr John Kippen
n Sun protection must be worn
and reapplied following the
treatment – this is important
due to increased sensitivity to
UV light in the 1- to 10-day period
following a chemical peel.
Our columnist Dr John
Kippen is a qualified, fully
certified consultant specialist
in Cosmetic, Plastic and
Reconstructive surgery.
Australian trained, he also
has additional Australian and
International Fellowships.
Dr Kippen works from custom-built
premises in Mona
Vale. He welcomes enquiries
and questions. Please
contact him via johnkippen.
com.au or by email: doctor@
johnkippen.com.au
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Health & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
New Hub to support youth
The Avalon Youth Hub – a
go-to service for young
people and their carers in
need of support for a range of
concerns – has entered its first
full month of operation with
strong community backing.
At its recent emotional
launch event, hundreds joined
those involved in getting the
project off the ground and up
and running in response to an
alarming rise in youth suicide
and mental health issues in the
Pittwater area.
The overarching aim of the
hub is to engage and strengthen
the community by providing
a space staffed by professionally
trained workers where young
people (12-24) and their carers
can be connected to health and
support services in our area.
Those instrumental in establishing
the Hub include Justene
Gordon, CEO of The Burdekin
Association and Ian Bowsher,
Principal of Barrenjoey High
School, who connected at a
meeting a little over a year ago.
“The Avalon Youth Hub is
here because Ian asked that
something be done,” Justene
said.
Mr Bowsher has now been
appointed Patron of the Avalon
Youth Hub, in recognition
of his role in establishing a
permanent youth service in the
Pittwater area.
He said the launch of the
youth hub on the 18th of May
was a special day for all.
“I think our voices will now
finally be heard and I think our
kids’ voices will permanently be
heard, which is really important
PATRON: Ian Bowsher.
to me, and to you,” Mr Bowsher
said.
“As a principal of a school
where one in four – 25% of
students – are suffering in one
way or another throughout
their times in high school and
in primary school, where youth
ill health and homelessness is
on the rise, alcohol issues are
on the rise… there are a list of
concerns that we have.
“I dream this Hub becomes a
place where people are willingly
prepared to talk about these
issues rather than them being
dealt with in the shadows.
“I think the concern we have
when someone is having ill
health, and not knowing where
to send them, can be undone
by this particular project.”
Mr Bowsher paid tribute to
all who made the hub possible
– including community, health
and education representatives
and local, state and federal
leaders – who have come together
with one objective.
“That’s a rare thing to get all
those people in the same room
to contribute their time and
their energy towards one end.
“I applaud all of those people
for their contribution… I think
that, in the long run, we’ll be
able to normalise the conversation
around ill health for our
young people so, I thank you.”
The Avalon Youth Hub is
based at the early Childhood
Centre in the Recreation Centre
and currently open three afternoons
a week; there are hopes
it will operate every day of the
week and possibly weekends.
Extensive community consultation
will be conducted to
ensure the hub is responsive to
the needs of the community.
Service providers are also
able to book consulting space
at the Hub to offer onsite support
to clients – indeed this will
be the first time many of these
services have been able to offer
a point of contact in Pittwater.
Groups include Mission
Australia, Community Care
Northern Beaches (CCNB), The
Burdekin Association, Catholic
Care – Drugs and Alcohol support
and Family Referral Service
and Streetwork.
(Special mention to Pittwater
ward councillor Kylie Ferguson
who lobbied for Council funds
to help support the service.)
Avalon Youth Hub is open
12-5pm Mondays, and 3-5pm
on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Contact: 0487 936 875 or email
help@avalonyouthhub.org.au
or facebook.
* Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800
* Lifeline 13 11 14
– Lisa Offord
Natural
Approach
Good gut
bacteria can
help to boost
and maintain
our immunity,
with 70% of
our immune
function
coming from
our gut.
Secretory IgA is a type of
antibody which acts as our
first-line defence against gut
By Debbie
Milsom
pathogens like bacteria, food
proteins, parasites, fungi,
toxins and viruses. It is closely
linked to the gut microbiota.
If there is an imbalance of gut
bacteria, Secretory IgA levels
will be altered.
Gut health is negatively
affected by stress, illness,
poor diet, antibiotics and
other medications, plus
environmental toxins such as
pesticides. These elements
may lead to leaky gut allowing
pathogens to pass easily into
the blood system. Poor gut
health is linked to chronic
disease, allergies and lowered
immunity.
What can you do?
n Protect, heal and seal the
gut wall. Nutrition Cares
Gut Relief mix contains
glutamine, slippery elm,
curcumin and aloe vera to
soothe, heal, seal and repair
the gut wall barrier.
n Probiotics, in particular
Lactobacillus plantarum
and lactobacillus
paracasei species, have been
found to boost immune
function and can be found in
Healthy Essentials Probiotic
10 65+ billion.
n Eat fermented foods, such
as kombucha, kimchi and
tempeh.
n Eat foods rich in prebiotics,
including organic leafy
vegetables, garlic, onions,
asparagus, artichoke,
porridge oats and legumes
and bananas.
If you feel that your immunity
is low and it needs a boost,
come and speak with our
qualified Naturopaths for the
best free advice on all of your
health needs.
* Debbie is a qualified
Naturopath at Flannerys,
Mona Vale
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Mermaids’ Variety Club magic
Keep your eyes peeled over
the next few months for
community events supporting
the Mermaids of Palm Beach
led by Beryl Driver who are
taking their Holden for another
bash to raise funds for Variety
– the Children’s Charity.
This will be amazing 85-yearold
Beryl’s 20th Australian
Variety bash.
In August she and great
friends Elyse Cole and Viktorija
MacDonnell will leave Bonnyrigg
for Braitling, covering 4,400km
over 10 days supporting rural
towns and schools and seeing
the efforts of their fundraising
with a range of much-needed
equipment provided to organisations
along the way.
The three local women have
notched 10 bashes together
and their long-standing commitment
to helping children
through the Variety Club and
participating in its annual bash
is unparalleled.
Trailblazer Beryl holds the
dual distinction of being the
first woman and the oldest person
to participate in a Variety
bash. She got involved at age
65 because “I love cars and it
was something I always wanted
to do”.
Each year the Palm Beach
Mermaids hold their major
fundraisers at Currawong and
Palm Beach RSL.
And this year Federal MPs
Jason Falinski and Tony Abbott
are hosting a community BBQ
on Sunday June 10 at Winnererremy
Bay Playground in
Mona Vale from 12.30-2pm.
with proceeds from a $5 sausage
sizzle benefiting Variety
Club and The Mermaids team.
RSVP essential via Eventbrite
or by calling Mr Falinski’s
office on 8484 0300.
A Night with the blokes
The youth-led charity One
Eighty is hosting a ‘Night
With The Blokes’ exploring
what it means to be a man
today and tackling the question
what do we want tomorrow’s
man to look like?
Triple M Grill Team /
Gotcha4Life Co-Founder Gus
Worland and Tomorrow Man
Founder Tom Harkin will
facilitate a casual and honest
conversation exploring where
the current ‘man code’ has
taken us, and the hopes for
the future.
Here’s the blurb… ‘The tide
is changing for men young
and old and the out-dated
stereotype is leaving some of
our mates, dads, sons, uncles,
teammates, workmates and
brothers stranded without
the tools for a healthy life. It’s
time we got in a room to have
a no-holds-barred conversation
about the state of man,
face the stats and create room
to flex the stereotype.’
The free event will be
held on Monday June 4 from
7-9pm at Avalon Beach SLSC.
Places are limited; RSVP via
Eventbrite Tomorrow Man
Avalon or contact info@oneeighty.org.au.
Caring
for carers
CCNB and Carers NSW
are working together
to provide a free Carer
Wellbeing group for
carers of people living
with a disability, mental
illness, drug and alcohol
dependency, chronic
condition or frail aged.
The Carer Wellbeing group
is a five-week program for
adult carers in NSW.
The group will allow
carers to:
n Strengthen resilience with
coping strategies;
n Learn about assertive
communication;
n Identify how to set healthy
boundaries;
n Explore loss & grief in the
caring role;
n Hear from other carers in a
similar caring role;
The program will be held
from Wednesday July 25,
weekly, for five consecutive
weeks from 10am-12pm at
the Brookvale Community
Centre, 2 Alfred Road,
Brookvale.
Call Carers NSW
Carerline 1800242636 for
further information or to
register.
About CCNB
CCNB is a not-for-profit,
community-based
organisation providing
impartial information, advice
and guidance to support
people to access health and
community services.
Its focus is to support
people, their families and
carers to navigate the health
and social care systems to
access the services they
require, when they require
them.
Clarification: Experts from
CCNB were quoted in a story
last month on what to do
when a loved one refuses
care. In that story CCNB was
referred to as “Community
Connect Northern Beaches”
– CCNB is Community Care
Northern Beaches.
You can learn more
about CCNB community
care + wellbeing via the
website ccnb.com.au.
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Hair & Beauty
Wonder what your skin
care does? Here’s the rub!
I
have just returned from an
amazing Skin Care Symposium
in Colorado. The new
knowledge that was flowing
freely between like-minded
skin care professionals was
inspiring. Even with newfound
information I realised
why going back to basics with
your home care regime is so
important – particularly when
you might be paying a fortune
for cutting edge treatments,
and feeling you are not getting
the results you were hoping to
achieve. So here’s an explanation
of the important elements
of skin care:
Cleansers & Scrubs – Purify
& Exfoliate. For skin to accept
nutrients it must be free of
surface residue and makeup.
Always apply cleanser with
dampened hands to your face
and neck and work into the skin
for several minutes. To remove
your cleanser a soft facial cloth
is helpful when used with lukewarm
water. Buffing grains or
a scrub are very beneficial for a
deeper cleanse and to exfoliate
gently. Be cautioned not to
over-scrub the skin, as this may
upset the protective layer and
create sensitivity.
Lotions & Toners – Balance
& Restore. A great toner will do
what the name implies. A good
toning lotion will be enriched
with nutrients to help additional
healing and support. The best
way to use the toner will be
with a gauze square, which will
gently exfoliate and remove last
traces of makeup and debris.
Correctives – Repair & Rejuvenate.
Whatever your skin care
problem – acne, premature aging,
dry skin or discolouration
– the use of corrective products
such as beta acid, Vitamin C,
vitamin A, or AHAs will assist
with smoothing and keeping
the skin fresh in appearance.
Serums – Build and
Strengthen. When you start to
use customised serums loaded
with beneficial growth factors,
essential oils, stem cells,
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vitamins, antioxidants, peptides
and anti-glycation ingredients,
the skin metamorphosis of
building and strengthening will
begin. Intelligent ingredients
take skin care to a whole new
level as they communicate with
our cells to assist with producing
healthy hydrated skin.
Moisturisers & Hydrators –
Revitalise & Nourish. Decades
of marketing have influenced
our understanding of the
purpose of a moisturiser – if it is
laying on the surface, how will it
possibly be providing water hydration
that retains itself in the
epidermis? Moisture and protection
nutrients are designed to
absorb and provide valuable
hydration and plumping of the
skin beyond the surface.
Post Care Support – Restore
& Soothe. After surgery, laser
and deep peels, post-care topicals
are imperative. Providing
protective, soothing relief to
traumatised skin, post-care also
adds antiseptic and antibacterial
support, reduces inflammation
and itching and encourages
cell renewal and wound repair.
Sun Protection – Hydrate &
Defend. Slow ageing is in your
hands. Consider that sun exposure
causes 90% of wrinkling
– then consider wearing a sunscreen
daily. One of the most
critical protection products and
pro-youth supports available
today is sunscreen.
Enzymes & Masks –
Renew & Pamper. Weekly home
care enzymes give skin a light
surface exfoliation and provide
good maintenance between
professional visits. Enzymes are
proteins that digest dead cells,
giving the skin a smoother,
more polished appearance. Nutrient
based masks freshen and
plump skin or give additional
antibacterial and oil reducing
support, depending on the skin
type and tolerance. Masks will
provide different benefits to the
skin depending on the compounds
and base used.
Before undertaking serious
clinical treatments such as IPL,
CO2 Laser, Fractional Laser,
Skin Needling, Progressive,
Mid Depth and Deep Peels, it is
extremely important to build
the strength of the skin so it
is able to heal and regenerate.
Imagine if you were attending
a physical boot camp and only
eating bread and water. The
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body may complete the first day
or so with physical exertion but
over time it will barely be able
to cross the finishing line. The
same applies to home care for
your skin. Treat it with the purest
quality skin nutrition, loaded
with active ingredients and very
few waxes and fillers, and it will
return the favour by glowing
with health.
Sue Carroll of Skin
Inspiration has been a qualified
Aesthetician for 33 years.
Sue has owned and
operated successful beauty
clinics and day spas on
the Northern Beaches.
info@skininspiration.com.au
www.skininspiration.com.au
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Business Life: Money
Business Life
Good ‘Need reason to know’ for guide goingfor
‘nuts’ the end this of festive financial season year
This When month writing brings about us
to financial the close innovation of the one
2017/18 of the perspectives financial I
can year, share so we with take you a brief is from the
inside look at of what a fintech needs company to
which happen in in my the case lead has up been
rolling to 30 June out the to maximise fast-growing
Acorns your superannuation
app. Since launching
in opportunities.
Australia in early 2016 the
app First now and resides foremost, on the smart
phones the key of thing around if you 350,000 are
Australians, intending to that’s maximise roughly 1.5%
of your the superannuation
population.
opportunities If you’re in the is dark to get about your
what contributions I’m talking in about, on time, Acorns
is which a micro means investment cash in platform the
or hands what’s of sometimes your fund before called a
‘round-up’ 30 June and app, not the sometime first one
of after. its kind Electronic in Australia. payment Our
firm methods along such with as our BPay partners warn
brought that payments it out from made the after US a
certain 2015 where time of it day had can been take
established up to two business for a few days years.
to The arrive. app If works you intend a couple on
of mailing ways: cheques by taking Australia, a data
feed standard from mail your delivery spending time
accounts is now “up and to rounding two business up the
purchases days longer you than make priority” to the
nearest with priority dollar being and investing defined
these as “1 - accumulated 4 business days balances
into depending a mix of on exchange destination”. traded
funds The 30th listed of on June the falls ASX, on or,
by a Saturday you debiting this an year, amount so be or
regular aware of payment processing from cut- your offs
bank if the account deduction to your is absolutely Acorns
account. required Most in this users period. enjoy the
round As a reminder up feature the of Acorns as
it contribution allows them caps to save applicable while
they for this spend. year As are: a parent of
teenagers Concessional I think Contributions
I’ve come
to (eg: the tax conclusion deductible that or apps salary
such sacrifice as Acorns contributions) using a blend
of This psychology year the concessional
and technology
may contributions be the only cap effective is $25,000 way
to from get all modern sources. kids When to save
because checking they your sure individual do know
how limits, to make spend. sure to look
for Acorns lagged works payments because from the
principles the start of underlying the year and its design
payments for life cover that
may in fact be classified as
superannuation contributions.
Non-concessional
Contributions (eg: from
after tax sources)
The limits for 2017/18 for nonconcessional
contributions
are up to $100,000 per year
or $300,000 using the threeyear
bring forward provisions
for those under 65. Over-65s
are cannot firmly take rooted advantage in behavioural of
finance: the bring investing forward small provisions
amounts and need on to a pass regular a work basis that
won’t test of be 40 missed hours combined a 30- with
investing day period over before an extended being
period eligible of to time contribute. to average If your
into superannuation the markets smoothing
balance was
out $1.6 peaks million and or troughs. more at Of 30
course June 2017, it doesn’t you cannot hurt that make it
does further all non-concessional
of these things within
the contributions; framework you of a highly may,
attractive and functional user
interface – fancy words for the
app looks and feels very cool.
While these principles have
proven to be sound over time
Acorns goes on to provide an
indirect benefit to its users
in the form of education and
improved financial literacy.
Get two or more people in the
room who have an account and
you’ll find out what I mean –
when did you start? What are
however, continue to make
concessional contributions.
A few other things to
keep in mind when
considering superannuation
contributions:
The Government super
co-contribution
you The saving co-contribution for? What returns is still
have around. you You had? need It’s inherently to earn
competitive below $51,813 but to when receive it’s any
combined benefit and with the the maximum tools and
information benefit ($500) that is the obtained app
provides by people it’s earning also extremely below
informative $36,813 who – as can a regular contribute user
you $1,000 can’t from help after but become tax sources.
more The list informed of hurdles about are the – you
behaviour need to be of aged markets under whether 71,
you be able are looking to pass to the or work not – test the
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balance of your Acorns account
rises and falls in line with the
movements in markets during
the course of the trading day.
One of the challenges
any finance app would have
encouraging young people to
save and invest is to remain
relevant in their eyes. Over
the past year a number of
enhancements have taken place
following user feedback, the
headline ones being:
Found Money partners – users
can shop online with brands
such as Bonds, Dan Murphy’s,
BCF, if over Uber 65, etc. earn and at these least 10%
partners of assessable usually income deposit from bonus
amounts employment or extra (including round ups selfemployment),
the users account; and be eligible
into
My to contribute Finance feature up to $1,000 – uses of
artificial non-concessional intelligence contribution.
to track
and Contribution categorise splitting spending and
calculate You can still free split cash your flow;
Super concessional fund linkages superannuation – allows
users contributions to make with deposits your to a
range spouse. of There industry are and lots public of
offer reasons superannuation why you might funds; do
Emerald this but the Portfolio key driver – a socially is
responsible usually one portfolio partner having option
introduced a much higher following balance member than
feedback; the other – for example one
Little spouse Acorns is approaching – sub accounts the
designed $1.6 million to allow transfer investment balance
on cap behalf and the of children other is or below. other
dependants In this case it under makes the sense age of to 18.
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split to maximise what can be
held most efficiently within
superannuation. Another
case may be that one partner
is older and approaching
Centrelink age; splitting
contributions with a younger
spouse may keep some assets
away from the assets test and
improve Centrelink outcomes
for a period. Alternatively, a
younger spouse could allocate
contributions to an older
spouse as they will receive
earlier access to benefits under
the superannuation rules. You
can only split up to 85% of your
concessional contributions,
the remaining 15% being held
aside for contributions tax.
Spouse contributon
tax offset
This has been around for a
while but worth restating: if
a member of a couple has
an income below $37,000
a contributing spouse may
receive a tax offset, which is
worth more than a deduction,
of $540 by making a $3,000
contribution to their spouse’s
superannuation fund. The
benefit phases out completely
by the time receiving spouse
earns $40,000.
There are a few new
superannuation provisions
commencing from 1 July
2018 that you should also be
aware of:
Downsizer contributions
Downsizer rules allow an
individual to use the proceeds
of the sale of their main
residence to make ‘downsizer
contributions’ of up to
$300,000 (or $600,000 for
a couple) into super. The
eligibility hurdles are: aged
over 65 with no maximum
age, sale contract exchanged
after 1 July 2018, home owned
by you or spouse for 10 or
more years, sale proceeds
exempt or partially exempt
from capital gains tax, the
provision of a downsizer form
to your fund at the time of
or before contributing, the
contribution is made within
90 days of settlement and
you have not claimed this
concession before.
Interestingly this benefit
is not a classified as a nonconcessional
contribution and
can still be made even if your
super balance is over $1.6
million.
First Home Saver Scheme
Contributors to the First Home
Super Saver (FHSS) scheme
can commence withdrawals of
voluntary contributions from
1 July 2018 to assist with the
purchase of a new home.
Carry forward of
Concessional Contributions
From 1 July 2018 you will be
able to ‘carry-forward’ the
unused portion of your annual
concessional contributions
cap. You can access the
unused concessional
contributions cap on a
rolling basis for five years
but amounts carried forward
that have not been used after
five years will expire.
The first year in which
you can access unused
concessional contributions is
2019-20. You will only be able
to carry forward the unused
concessional contributions cap
if your total superannuation
balance at the end of 30 June
of the previous financial year
is less than $500,000.
Brian Hrnjak B Bus CPA
(FPS) is a Director of GHR
Accounting Group Pty
Ltd, Certified Practising
Accountants. Offices at:
Suite 12, Ground Floor, 20
Bungan Street Mona Vale
NSW 2103 and
Shop 8, 9 – 15 Central Ave
Manly NSW 2095,
Telephone: 02 9979-4300,
Webs: www.ghr.com.au and
www.altre.com.au Email:
brian@ghr.com.au
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Business Life: Law
Business Life
High fashion and the
protection of an industry
Last month many readers
enjoyed the touching,
‘good news story’ of the
wedding of Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle. Since last
November when their engagement
was announced speculation
built to the 19th May – a
beautiful English spring day at
Windsor.
So much occurred in the lead
up to the wedding which was
distracting but there was one
consistent element about which
writers and commentators alike
speculated – the identity of the
designer and style of the gown
to be worn by the bride.
Reviews of the gowns of royal
brides from Queen Victoria
to Zara Tindall were discussed.
And it was noted that Queen
Victoria had begun the fashion
for brides to wear white.
Press coverage from around
the world noted the Hollywood
transatlantic flavor of the occasion
and the number of red
carpet celebrities who attended.
As soon as the bride arrived,
commentators were dissecting
the Givenchy gown – from the
French fashion house designed
by Clare Waight Keller, Englishborn
and the first female
artistic director of Givenchy. A
designer and house that had
not been mentioned in the
fashion industry list of favourites
prior to the wedding.
The gown universally praised
was described as “made of
method for worldwide design
registration.
Clare Keller and Givenchy, as
designer of Meghan’s wedding
gown, will automatically benefit
from unregistered design rights
in Europe protecting the appearance
of the garment. The
European Union (EU) unregistered
design right is particularly
important because it protects
surface decoration. The UK
unregistered design right only
protects shape and configuration
– i.e. how different parts of
a design are arranged together.
EU-wide, unregistered design
rights tend to be highly valued
by the fashion industry because
they afford owners protection for
products with a seasonal shelf
life. There is a 12-month ‘grace
period’ from when a design is
first made available to the public
to allow brands to ‘test’ the
popularity of the design before
committing to a formal registration.
This allows designers to
launch their collections on the
catwalk, or during meetings with
third parties, without fear of losing
their protection.
If as an Australian designer
you want to promote your designs
on the catwalks of Tokyo,
New York, Paris or Milan the
protection you have in Australia
will not necessarily prevent
someone in another country
from copying your design.
Although the principles of
design protection may be simiexclusive
double-bonded silk
cady, the slim-cut dress was
created with six placed seams.
The demure boat neckline
framed Meghan’s shoulders,
while the slim three-quarterlength
sleeves add a note of
refined modernity and reserved
elegance”.
The embroidered veil featured
the flora of each of the 53 Commonwealth
countries, including
the golden wattle of Australia.
Each flower was worked flat
in three dimensions to create
a unique and delicate design.
(It was reported that those
who worked on the veil spent
hundreds of hours meticulously
sewing and washing their
hands every 30 minutes to keep
the tulle and threads pristine.)
As soon as the bride appeared
at St George’s chapel,
commentators were speculating
as to how long it would
take for copycat designers
to have replica versions of
the gown available in shops
around the world. As of the
Monday morning after the Saturday
wedding, a Melbourne
designer had on display a replica
low-cost version for sale.
Design registration systems
are generally the same from
country to country but there
is no universal or blanket
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lar in other countries the actual
laws may differ.
A design is protected in Australia
if it is registered under
the Designs Act 2003. Unless
your garment is classified as ‘a
work of artistic craftsmanship’
under the Copyright Act only a
registered design will give you
enforceable rights for up to a
maximum of 10 years to commercially
use, license, sell or
protect your design.
A design is the overall appearance
of a product that
makes it unique. In fashion
this includes the shape pattern
and ornamentation on a garment.
This can be as simple
as a sleeve with ruffles or the
silhouette of a couture gown
by, for example De La Renta
– the label worn by Meghan
Markle’s mother. A design does
not include the feel or texture
of the material.
Under the Design Act 2003,
a design is registerable if it
passes the test of being ‘new’
and ‘distinctive’; that is it must
not be identical or substantially
similar to any other design
previously disclosed anywhere
in the world including the
internet. If you have registered
your design you have a legally
enforceable right over it.
Before deciding to apply for
registration it is necessary to
consider the market and your
ability to effectively exploit
the design, the benefits of
protection and the strength of
your rights in the jurisdiction in
which it is registered. These are
of course commercial Considerations
and will depend on the
strength of your business and
the importance of the design.
There are strategies for
applying for a design in an
overseas country but it would
be wise to obtain legal advice
before disclosing the design.
The disclosure in one country
may jeopardise your ability
to protect the same design in
other countries. Seek advice on
how to proceed.
It is crucial to obtain a priority
date – a concept in intellectual
property law where the
first to apply for registration of
a design is given preference.
This means if two people apply
for registration for the same or
similar design the person with
the earliest priority date is given
precedence. In so doing the
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registration will protect your
commercial identity, brand and
distinctiveness.
Australia is a signatory to the
International Convention for the
Protection of Industrial Property
– known as the Paris Convention.
It has approximately 100
members including Italy, France,
Japan and the USA. This treaty
enables what is known as a
convention application to be
made, that is recognition of
prior registration.
In Australia some well-known
fashion houses and brands
habitually register all or many of
their new designs. For example,
Zimmerman has registered
designs. (Readers may recall
the $495 Roman Day white
broaderie anglaise dress worn
by Catherine Duchess of Cambridge
on Manly Beach in 2014.)
Another Australian fashion
brand using design protection
overseas is Finders Keepers.
It sells in prestigious retailers
worldwide. Finders Keepers
produces 11 collections
annually, each defined by a
distinctive print, shape or style.
The company maintains that
registering their designs is an
essential part of protecting
their commercial identity and
therefore securing their viability.
It has a firm policy of registering
designs to discourage
other brands from using their
products without permission.
For small designers, given the
fast turnover of products in the
industry, design registration is
not considered to be a commercially
feasible form of protection.
But intellectual property is
considered to be a very valuable
asset for those in the fashion
industry and an important differentiating
factor between one
designer and the next.
It may be enough for Clare
Keller and Givenchy to rely on
the EU unregistered rights or
the enormous prestige of being
chosen to create the wedding
gown of the year for the Duchess
of Sussex.
Comment supplied by
Jennifer Harris, of Jennifer
Harris & Associates, Solicitors,
4/57 Avalon Parade,
Avalon Beach.
T: 9973 2011. F: 9918 3290.
E: jennifer@jenniferharris.com.au
W: www.jenniferharris.com.au
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Trades & Services
Trades & Services
AUDIO REPAIRS
Andy McGill
Call Andy 0450 511 250
45 years’ experience in hi fidelity
& muso equipment. Specialising
in old analogue equipment
including amplifiers, speakers &
turntables.
AUTO REPAIRS
British & Swedish
Motors
Call 9970 6654
Services Range Rover, Land
Rover, Saab and Volvo with the
latest in diagnostic equipment.
Narrabeen Tyrepower
Call 9970 6670
Stocks all popular brands
including Cooper 4WD. Plus
they’ll do all mechanical repairs
and rego inspections.
Barrenjoey
Smash Repairs
Call 9970 8207
barrenjoeysmashrepairs.com.au
Re-sprays a specialty, plus
restoration of your favourite vehicle.
Commercial specialist.
BOAT SERVICES
Avalon Marine
Upholstery
Call Simon 9918 9803
Makes cushions for boats, patio
and pool furniture, window
seats.
ELECTRICAL
Eamon Dowling
Electrical
Call 0410 457 373
For all electrical, phone, TV,
data and security needs.
FLOOR COVERINGS
Blue Tongue Carpets
Call Stephan 9979 7292
Family owned and run. Carpet,
rugs, runners, timber, bamboo, vinyl,
tiles & laminates. Open 6 days.
GARDENS
Graham Brooks
Call 0412 281 580
Tree pruning and removals.
Reports regarding DA tree management,
arborist reports.
Precision Tree Services
Call Adam 0410 736 105
Adam Bridger; professional tree
care by qualified arborists and
tree surgeons.
CLEANING
The Aqua Clean Team
Call Mark 0449 049 101
Quality window washing,
pressure cleaning, carpet
washing, building soft wash.
Martin Earl House Wash
Call 0405 583 305
Pittwater-based owner on site at
all times. No travellers or uninsured
casuals on your property.
Housewashing Northern
Housewashing
Northern Beaches
Call Ben 0408 682 525
Pressure cleaning and soft wash;
window & gutter cleaning. Used
by local real estate agencies.
MASSAGE & FITNESS
Avalon Physiotherapy
Call 9918 3373
Provide specialist treatment for
neck & back pain, sports injuries,
orthopaedic problems.
Avalon Physiotherapy
& Clinical Pilates
Call 9918 0230
Dry needling and acupuncture,
falls prevention and balance
enhancement programs.
Avalon Beach Chiropractic
Call Sam 9918 0070
Professional care for all ages.
Treatment for chronic and acute
pain, sports injuries.
Francois Naef/Osteopath
Call Francois 9918 2288
Diagnosis, treatment and prevention for
back pain and sciatica, sports injuries,
muscle soreness and strain, pregnancy-related
pain, postural imbalance.
PAINTING
Modern Colour
Call 0406 150 555
Simon Bergin offers painting and
TUITION
Northern Beaches Home Tu tor ing
Call John 9972 1469
1-ON-1 individual tutoring in your home. All ages and subjects K-Uni.
Qualified tutors. WWC child protection checked. Since 2009.
decorating; clean, tidy, quality
detail you will notice. Dependable
and on time.
AJJ Painting & Decorating
Call 0418 116 700
Andrew is a master painter with
30 years’ experience. Domestic
and commercial; reasonable
rates, free quotes.
Interior &
Exterior Colour
Call 0417 236 577
Deborah is a local colour and
interior design/decorating consultant
with over 30 years’ experience.
One-hour colour consultation with
spec and samples.
UPHOLSTERY
All Foam
Call 9973 1731
Cut to measure quality foam for day
beds, boats, caravans and more.
Discounted prices and reliable local
service. Free measure and quote.
Luxafoam North
Call 9999 5567
Local specialists in all aspects of
outdoor & indoor seating.
Custom service, expert advice.
Essyou Design
Call Susan 0422 466 880
Specialist in day bed and outdoor
areas. Reliable local service.
Offering domestic & commercial.
Leather Hero
Call Leanne 0490 796 012
Specialists in leather cleaning,
revamps, repairs and colour
restoration for lounges, cars
and boats.
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Trades & Services
TUITION
Northern Beaches
Home Tutoring
Call John 9972 1469
1-ON-1 individual tutoring
in your home. All ages and
subjects K-Uni. Qualified tutors.
WWC child protection checked.
Since 2009.
Eliminate all manner of pests.
They provide a 24-hour service.
PUMPS & TANKS
Water Warehouse
Call 9913 7988
waterwarehouse.com.au
Rainwater tanks & pumps. Irrigation
& filter supply specialists.
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Showtime
A tribute to pop, a cello
showcase & all that jazz
The big-name shows are
coming back to Pittwater
RSL and in June there are
two great performances to be
a part of.
On Saturday 9 you can step
back in time and enjoy Frankie
Valli & The Four Seasons and
The Beach Boys Tribute Show
knowing you are also helping
to save little lives with proceeds
from the night supporting Red
Nose Day.
This production features a
live band of talented musicians
and entertainers delivering
great vocals and harmonies
and choreographed routines.
The show brings together
two of the most exciting
groups in pop music history
showcasing the Frankie Valli
& The Four Seasons hits such
as Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,
Walk Like a Man, Grease and of
course... Oh What a Night! And
we dare you not to sing when
you read the titles of some of
the Beach Boys hits that will be
covered in the second half of
the show such as Fun, Fun ,Fun,
Surfin’ USA, Help Me Rhonda
and I Get Around.
This great tribute show
draws in big crowds wherever
it plays so don’t delay getting
tickets.
The show runs from 7.30-
11pm; tickets are only $20 or
$15 for members.
The other great show coming
to Mona Vale this month
features the internationally
acclaimed jazz musician – our
very own James Morrison.
Always on the move,
teaching, touring and recording
around Australia and the world,
it’s great to have James back
on the beaches at the Pittwater
RSL Auditorium on Saturday
30th, from 8pm.
The James Morrison Quintet
performance is reserved
seating. General admission
$85, members $75.
Book your tickets at Pittwater
RSL reception or call 9997
3833 or go to the website
pittwaterrsl.com.au
If classical music is more
BACK ON BEACHES: The multi-talented jazz muscian James Morrison.
your cup of tea head to the
OLGC Catholic Church on Sun
June 3 for 4pm when talented
14-year-old Sydney cellist
Bennett Tsai gives his debut
performance for Wyvern Music
Forestville with his father
pianist Joshua Tsai.
Tickets at the door; full $25,
$20 students $15 children and
under 16 free. Info wyvern.
fmca.org.au or 9416 5234.
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Dining Guide
Dining Guide
June's best restaurants, functions, events and reader deals...
Bistro 61
Avalon Beach RSL
1 Bowling Green Lane
Avalon Beach
OPENING HOURS
Open 7 days
Lunch 12pm-2:30pm
Dinner 5:30-8:30pm
CUISINE
Modern Aust / pub food
PRICE RANGE
Meals $8-$30
Specials $12-$15
BOOKINGS 9918 2201
Avalon Beach RSL’s Bistro 61
is a great place to head for
a local meal, offering tasty
modern Australian dishes at
affordable prices.
This month, catch State
of Origin Game I on the big
screen on Wednesday June 6,
followed by Game II on June 24.
All games live and loud – with
$5 schooners between 7.30-
9.30pm. Plus there's a 2018
Blues jersey raffle each game
– and $10 'Blues Burgers' from
Bistro 61.
Follow our Socceroos
through their 2018 World Cup
campaign with every game live!
Matches versus France (June
16), Denmark (June 21) and
Peru (June 27).
Bistro 61 is open for
breakfast from 9am to
11.30am. Open for lunch
and dinner seven days, with
extensive outdoor dining
areas, Bistro 61 offers a variety
of specials (lunch and dinner)
during the week, including
$12 tacos (Tues), $15 Chicken
Schnitzels (Wed), 2-4-1 pizzas
(Thurs), and a $20 burger +
beer (Fri).
Seniors are well catered
for – there are daily Seniors
specials, including beerbattered
flathead – plus they
do a $5 kids meals on Sundays!
(There’s a playground, too.)
From the menu, chef
Mitch recommends his twist
on nachos – pulled beef and
blackbeans with chipotle, corn
chips, guacamole, Danish fetta
and coriander.
Members get discounts on
meals purchased. Membership
starts from $5.50.
The club is licensed, with
no BYO. Bookings online or
call 9918 2201 – large groups
welcome.
Hong Kong
Chinese Restaurant
332 Barrenjoey Rd,
Newport
OPENING HOURS
Dinner Tues-Sun 5pm
CUISINE
Chinese & Asian
PRICE RANGE
Entrees $5-20
Mains $12.90-26.50
*Deliver Whale Beach - Narrabeen
BOOKINGS 9997 4157
LIC
BYO
All
Book a table at this popular
Newport eatery in June and
your family is guaranteed
a great night out with a
feast for the eyes and the
tastebuds.
Order ahead for their
wonderful Peking Duck which
is offered as a dine-in-only
special Thursdays through
Sundays in Winter.
There are two traditional
courses: Peking Duck
pancakes & duck sang choy
bow (bookings essential;
mention the ad when you call).
This long-established
restaurant on the eastern
side of Barrenjoey Rd has
an extensive menu based
on traditional flavoursome
Cantonese with touches of
spicy Szechuan and other
Asian dishes and fresh
seasonal vegetables.
Entrees start at just $6
while mains are great value
too, starting at $16.80.
The menu ranges from
adventurous, like a Sizzling
Szechuan-style platter of
king prawns and fillets of
chicken, to contemporary,
featuring spicy salt and
pepper king prawns, to
traditional, with favourites
including Mongolian lamb,
Honey king prawns and
P
New dishes are introduced
regularly so check out the
blackboard specials.
The team are only too
happy to home deliver your
meal, with a range that takes
in Narrabeen to the south to
Palm Beach in the north.
Fully licensed or BYO.
Barrenjoey
Bistro
Club Palm Beach
1087 Barrenjoey Rd,
Palm Beach
BISTRO OPENING HOURS
Lunch 11:30am-2.30pm
Dinner 6pm-8.30pm
PRICE RANGE
salad (Thursdays) and tempura
fish and chips with salad
(Fridays), except public hols.
The Members’ lucky badge
draw is held Wednesday and
Friday night (every 30 mins
between 5pm-7pm), and
jackpots by $100 each week.
Enjoy Trivia Night from
5.30pm on Wednesdays, plus
Bingo 10am on Fridays.
The club has a courtesy
bus that makes regular runs
Wednesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays from 4.30pm to 9pm.
Ring to book a pick-up.
The Mirage
Restaurant
at Metro Mirage
Hotel Newport
2 Queens Parade West,
Newport
CUISINE
Modern Australian
PRICE RANGE
Breakfast – $25 adults,
$12.50 kids (5-12)
Dinner – entrees
from $7-$17,
Mains from $21-$30,
Desserts from $13-$25
BOOKINGS 9997 7011
Local residents are finding
Lunch and dinner
the peaceful ambience
specials $13.50
of The Mirage restaurant
overlooking spectacular
BOOKINGS 9974 5566
Pittwater, the perfect
Head to Club Palm Beach, waterfront venue to enjoy
located just a short stroll from breakfast or dinner.
Palm Beach Wharf, for a huge Located in boutique Metro
month of specials in June. Hotel Mirage Newport, The
Watch State of Origin I on Mirage restaurant is a popular
the big screen on June 6 and choice for breakfast from
get your chance to win 2 tickets 7-10am seven days a week,
to Game II on June 24! Plus $4 offering a fixed-price full hot
schooners during Happy Hour and cold buffet, including a
(from kick-off)!
selection of cereals, seasonal
Barrenjoey Bistro is open fruit and freshly made juice,
for lunch (11.30am to 2.30pm) toast and pastries and
and dinner (6pm to 9pm) seven sausages, eggs, has browns,
days, plus there's a Snack Menu bacon and tomato served with
available 2.30pm-6pm.
the Chef’s Special of the day.
The Bistro serves top-value a The Mirage restaurant is
la carte meals plus daily $13.50 also open for dinner from
specials of roasts (Mondays), Monday to Saturday from
rump steak with chips and 5.30pm – 8.30pm and can
salad (Tuesdays), chicken be hired, along with all the
schnitzel with chips and salad hotel’s function rooms, for
(Wednesdays), homemade private and corporate events
Honey chicken.
gourmet pies with chips and of between 60-110 guests.
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Royal Motor
Yacht Club
Salt Cove on Pittwater
46 Prince Alfred
Parade, Newport
OPENING HOURS
Breakfast Lunch & Dinner
Mon-Fri from 8.30am
Weekends from 8am
PRICE RANGE
Breakfast from $8-$18
Entrees from $9-$21
Mains from $16-$26
BOOKINGS 9997 5511
RMYC’s restaurant Salt Cove
on Pittwater’s menu has
been updated – but it still
offers affordable meals and
generous servings including
a variety of starters and share
plates, seafood, burgers,
grills, salads, desserts and
woodfired pizza.
This month you're invited to
'A Taste of Italy'! Discover Italy
through food and wine at Salt
Cove from 6pm on June 14; cost
is $55 for members, $60 nonmembers
and $25 for kids 12
and under. Includes a drink on
arrival, Bruschetta, Pasta, Pizza,
Tiramisu and more!
Friday night music kicks off
in the Lounge Bar from 7.30pm.
Great acts in June include Alex
Roussos (1st), Paul Brown (8th),
Keff McCulloch (15th) and Eric
Lewis (22nd).
Don't miss inspirational
special guest Lisa Blair who
will deliver a captivating talk
on Friday June 29. Lisa was the
first woman to sail solo around
Antarctica – hear her thrilling
story from 6pm; bookings a
must. Cost is $20 members ($25
non-members) with kids 15 and
under free.
And book now for RMYC's
special 'Priscilla – Queen Of The
Desert' outing to catch the glam
stage musical at the Capital
Theatre on Tuesday July 17.
Hurry – there's limited seating.
Tickets $60, with bus seats $30
(inc champagne and nibbles).
Trivia is held every Tuesday
night from 7.30pm (great prizes
and vouchers).
Club Boat and Social
memberships are now available
for just $160.
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Dining Guide

Food Life
For more recipes go to www.janellebloom.com.au
Food Life
Flavour, colour, nutrients
from winter crop meals
It’s a fact we all tend to eat heavier, protein-intense meals
during winter – but it may surprise you to learn that a variety
of abundant winter crops can offer great flavour, colour,
nutrients and versatility to our meals. Here are some of the
delicious ways to boost the family’s consumption of vegetables
at dinner time over the coming winter months.
Chicken &
mushroom nachos
Serves 4
300g button, cup or flat mushrooms
1 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, finely chopped
40g sachet fajita seasoning
300g chicken mince
300g jar Mexican tomato salsa
230g bag tortilla strips
1 cup grated tasty cheese
smashed avocado, sour cream,
chopped pickled jalapeno &
chopped fresh coriander, to
serve
1. Preheat oven to 180°C fanforced.
Line a baking tray
with baking paper. Finely
chop the mushrooms by
hand or put in a food processor;
use pulse button to
finely chop.
2. Heat oil in a saucepan over
medium heat. Add onion
and seasoning, cook for 3
minutes until soft. Increase
heat to high, add mushrooms
and mince, cook,
stirring, for 10 minutes until
browned. Add salsa and
bring to a simmer. Reduce
heat to low, simmer 15
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Recipes: Janelle Bloom Photos: Steve Brown, Mark O’Meara & Benito Martin
minutes or until the sauce
thickens.
3. Arrange tortilla strips over
base of tray. Sprinkle threequarters
of the cheese
over strips. Top with mince
mixture. Sprinkle with
remaining cheese. Bake for
10 minutes or until cheese
has melted.
4. Serve, topped with avocado,
sour cream, chopped pickled
jalapeno and coriander.
Winter roast
vegetables
Serves 6 (as side)
800g red skin potatoes,
peeled, cut into 4cm pieces
3 tbs olive oil
1kg butternut pumpkin,
peeled, cut into 4cm pieces
2 red onions, cut into wedges
1 head garlic, cloves separated,
skin on
1 large lemon, halved
3 tbs chopped flat leaf parsley
a large saucepan of cold
salted water. Bring to the
boil over high heat. Reduce
heat to medium, partially
cover the pan. Simmer for
10 minutes until potatoes
are just tender when tested
with a skewer. Drain.
2. Return the potatoes to hot
saucepan. Gently shake the
saucepan over low heat for
1 minute to remove any remaining
moisture. Remove
pan from the heat. Cover
the saucepan and shake vigorously
to roughen surface
of the potatoes.
3. Pour oil into a large roasting
pan and place in oven
for 3 minutes or until hot.
Working quickly, add potatoes,
pumpkin, onions and
garlic to the hot oil. Turn
to coat. Squeeze over the
lemon, return pan to the
oven and roast for 45 minutes,
turning the vegetables
twice, until crisp and golden.
Scatter over the parsley,
season with salt. Serve with
pan fried chicken, sausages
1. Preheat oven to 200°C fan
forced. Place potatoes in or roast lamb.
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to a simmer, adding more
stock if required at this
stage to reach the consistency
you desire. Swirl
through the coconut cream
if using. Scatter over the
toasted coconut and serve
with tortillas.
Apple &
macadamia
free form tart
Serves 8
1/3 cup caster sugar
2/3 cup roasted macadamia
nuts
40g butter, softened
1 egg yolk
4 golden delicious, pink lady
or jazz apples, peeled, quartered
2 tbs white sugar
Thick cream, to serve
pastry
1½ cups plain flour
1/3 cup caster sugar
125g butter, chilled, cubed
1. For the pastry, combine all
the pastry ingredients in
a food processor. Process
until mixture resembles fine
breadcrumbs. Add 2 tablespoons
iced water and pulse
until pastry just comes
together. Turn onto a lightly
floured surface. Knead gently
until base of pastry is
smooth. Shape into a round
disk. Wrap in baking paper
and chill if required (usually
not necessary in cool winter
months).
1. Place a large, flat tray into
oven. Preheat oven and tray
to 200°C fan forced. Roll the
pastry out between sheets
of baking paper to a 30cm
round. Remove the top
sheet of baking paper.
1. Process the sugar and macadamia
nuts together until
nuts are finely chopped.
Add butter and egg yolk,
process until mixture comes
together. Spread the mixture
over the pastry leaving
a 1cm boarder around the
edge.
1. Cut the apples into wedges,
sprinkle over the sugar so
all are well coated. Arrange
over the macadamia mixture.
Fold the pastry over
the apples, leaving most
exposed. Lift the tart onto
the hot tray, still on the paper.
Bake for 25-30 minutes
or until pastry is golden
and crisp. Serve warm or
at room temperature, with
thick cream.
Food Life
Spinach &
cauliflower soup
Serves 4-6
2 tbs olive oil
2 brown onions, halved, thinly
sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
¼ (about 250g) cauliflower,
trimmed, chopped
4-5 cups chicken or vegetable
stock
30g butter
2 bunches English spinach
leaves, washed, shredded
¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 lemon, rind finely grated,
juiced
4 tbs coconut cream, optional
2 tbs flaked coconut, toasted
to serve
Pan fried tortilla, to serve
1. Heat the olive oil in a large
saucepan over a mediumlow
heat. Add the onions
and garlic and cook slowly,
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stirring often for 10 minutes
or until soft (but not coloured).
Add the cauliflower
and cook 5 minutes.
2. Add 4 cups of the stock, increase
the heat to medium
and simmer gently, uncovered
for about 10 minutes
or until the cauliflower is
tender.
3. Meanwhile, melt the butter
in a large frying pan over
medium heat. Add spinach
and sauté for 2-3 minutes
or until it just starts to wilt;
add the nutmeg and lemon
rind and toss to combine.
Add the sauteed spinach
to the cauliflower mixture,
remove from the heat.
Cool 5 minutes. Blend or
puree the soup in batches
until smooth. Return to the
saucepan.
4. Add 2 tablespoons of the
lemon juice and season to
taste. Bring the soup back
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Food Life
Food Life
In Season
Pears
Pears are the second-most
cultivated fruit (after
apples) in subtropical parts
of the world. Australian
pears were cultivated from
South Africa, with the
majority of pears grown
in Victoria around the
Shepparton region. Pears’
sizes and shapes vary from
small (paradise pear) to
large (Packham) and round,
apple-shape (like nashi),
to slender, elongated (like
Beurre Bosc).
Buying
Different to most fruit, pears
ripen from the inside out.
Pears are best purchased free
from cuts and bruises, firm
and allowed to ripen at room
temperature. Not all pears
change colour as they ripen,
so skin colour is not a good
guide either. Similar to an
avocado, gently press the stem
area – it should ‘give’ under
gentle pressure.
Storing
Unripe pears should be stored
in a single layer in a fruit
basket at room temperature
out of direct sunlight. Once
ripe, store in a single layer in
an open plastic bag (starved of
oxygen pears will start to rot
quickly from the core) on the
lowest shelf in the fridge for
up to 3 days.
Nutrition
They are an excellent source
of vitamin C. They are rich in
important antioxidants, flavonoids,
and dietary fiber. Also
they are sodium-free, fat-free,
and cholesterol-free.
Also In Season
June
Apples – Pink Lady, Jazz
and Kanzi are my pick
for eating, while Golden
Delicious are the best
cooking apple; Banana;
Custard Apples; Navel
and Cara Cara Oranges;
Mandarins; Passionfruit;
Quince and Rhubarb.
Also: Avocados; Beetroot;
Broccolini and Broccoli;
Brussels sprouts;
Cauliflower; Eggplant;
Leeks, Fennel; Potatoes,
Pumpkin; Sweet Potato,
Swede, Turnips and Onions.
Honey spice roasted pears and apples
Serves 4
2 vanilla beans, split (see
Janelle’s Tip)
50g butter, chopped
¼ cup honey
¼ tsp each ground nutmeg
and cinnamon
3 golden delicious apples
3 Beurre Bosc pears
Ricotta cream
125g wedge fresh ricotta
2 tbs honey
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
1. Preheat the oven and
a large roasting pan to
220°C fan forced.
2. Scrape the seeds from
the vanilla beans with
a teaspoon. Combine
the butter, honey, spice,
vanilla seeds and beans
in a small saucepan over
medium heat. Heat for 3-4
minutes until the butter
is hot. Remove from the
heat.
3. Cut the apples and pears
into quarters and remove
the core and seeds.
Remove the hot tray from
the oven, place a sheet
baking paper over the
base, then add the apples
and pears. Remove the
vanilla pods from the
pan, then pour the warm
butter mixture over the
fruit and toss to coat all
the fruit. Roast for 15-20
minutes, turning twice,
until golden and only just
tender.
4. For the ricotta cream,
combine the ricotta, honey
and vanilla in a bowl.
Using an electric hand
mixer, beat the ricotta until
light and creamy. Serve
with the warm fruit.
Janelle’s Tip: If you don’t
have actual vanilla beans
don’t fret – just use a little
vanilla bean paste or extract.
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Pittwater Puzzler
Compiled by David Stickley
CLUE: 4 Down
ACROSS
1 Roads going around a town or its centre
to provide an alternative route for through
traffic (8)
5 Artist’s workroom (6)
10 Newport Beach Skin & Beauty, for
example (5)
11 The state of your digestive system (3,6)
12 Location of Phil Meatchem’s solo
exhibition in late June (2,5,8)
13 Cheese with red rind (4)
14 Global leisure activity (7)
17 Mobile phone insert (3)
19 You should have a regular one at
The Newport Doctor, for example (5-2)
20 Specific area of a council (4)
23 2-down residence built in 1923 by
Albert Verrills (10,5)
25 Money or means of raising money (9)
26 Rhythmic throbbing (5)
27 The H in Pittwater YHA (6)
28 Grows like a pufferfish (8)
DOWN
1 Active, energetic people (4,4)
2 The PB in PBWBA, a non-political
organisation of local volunteer owners
and residents (4,5)
3 Property of a regular beachgoer,
perhaps (6)
4 Manly Warringah rugby league team,
The Sea ______ (6)
6 Any thing or person greatly valued or
highly prized (8)
7 A triangular tract of deposited earth,
alluvium, etc., at the mouth of a river,
formed by its diverging outlets (5)
8 A mineral of clay and ferric oxide, used
as a pigment varying from light yellow to
brown or red (5)
9 The world of celebrities (7)
14 Former name of the Kimbriki Resource
Recovery Centre (3)
15 The marine, estuarine, and freshwater
fish Mugil cephalus of southern Australia
(3,6)
16 A list or plan of intended events,
times, etc. (8)
17 Something that forms a matter of
thought, discourse, investigation, etc (7)
18 Lethargy (8)
21 Time of year, like winter (6)
22 Place of worship (6)
23 A place allotted to a ship at anchor or
at a wharf (5)
24 Scented flowers (5)
[Solution page 70]
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Garden Life
Garden Life
Delight Versatile in roses: the amazing how you
colours can choose of hydrangeas
the right one with Gabrielle Bryant
It’s
Always roses
a
time
favourite
– and
for
time to
clear Christmas up confusion. colour, Our hydrangeas
tip is
to choose
are
carefully
flowering
if you
their
are
heads
tempted
off!
by
They
the overwhelming
look wonderful
number
in the
of
garden,
roses in
brightening
the
the
nurseries,
semi-shaded
as the same
areas
named
and
glowing
variety can
in the
often
full,
be
protected
found in
sunlight.
different forms.
Once the older
varieties
There are
were
many
either
different
pink or
blue
types
depending
of roses – from
on the
the
soil,
tiny
additional
miniature roses
lime will
(right)
deepen
that
the
are perfect
pinks and
for
blueing
pots or
tonic
window
(sulphate
boxes, to
of
the
aluminium)
tall-growing,
will
heighten
old-fashioned
the blues,
rambling
but
roses
the
new
with
named
arching
varieties
canes that
will
cover
maintain
fences or
their
pergolas.
colour. White
never
For picking,
changes.
nothing
There are
can
hydrangeas
beat the hybrid
of every
Tea Roses.
size from
the
These
tiny
are
dwarf
the single-stemmed
Piamina to the
tall
roses
traditional
that florists
Mop
sell;
Heads.
With
however,
so many
check
to
the
choose
labels
from
it
carefully
is almost
as
too
they
difficult
are available
to
decide.
as bush
There
roses,
are
climbers
the delicate
or
lace
standards.
caps, the
For
huge
colourful
blooms
display in the garden nothing
can beat the clusters of the
floribunda rose flowers which
are so good for mass planting.
As a feature, the
weeping standard roses are
spectacular; also, standard
roses grafted on tall trunks
look great with annuals or
small perennial plants below.
Sunny banks can be covered
with ground cover roses.
Heritage roses only flower
in late spring but reward you
with a stunning display of
brightly coloured rose hips in
autumn.
After you choose your perfect
of the traditional mop heads,
the cone-shaped flowers of
hydrangea paniculata bushes
rose, make sure that the plant
has not started to grow in the
bag. Plants that have been too
long inside air-conditioned
shops are weakened, with pale
soft new growth.
Before planting, take the
rose from the bag and trim
any damaged roots with sharp
secateurs and soak your new
rose in a bucket of water for
an hour.
Prepare the ground by
that can be two metres tall.
The recently introduced
smaller growing Picotee
varieties with two-tone flower
heads are hard to leave behind
and if you have a semishaded
wall, the climbing
hydrangea petiolaris is just
digging in plenty of compost
beautiful.
and manure. Dig a hole that is
Hydrangeas are forgiving
at least 30cm across and make
plants that are easy to grow.
a small mound in the centre
They like regular water and
of the hole. Spread the roots
any good garden soil. Mulch
carefully over the mound so
the roots with compost to
that the graft will be at soil level
keep them cool and feed
and backfill half the hole. Then
them in early spring to get
water thoroughly with Seasol
them going. Grow them in
before filling in the rest of the
pots, or in the garden; bring
hole. Roses are tough – but a
them inside when in flower
little extra care at planting time
or cut the blooms – they last
will be well rewarded.
well in water.
Butterfly
Cherry Guava
kisses
a
sweet surprise
help out kids
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raises guavas money in early to autumn. make the lives
of It disadvantaged a small, pretty or sick tree Aussie with
children rounded, a glossy little bit green easier. leaves
that As only a fundraiser grows to this about year
Knight’s three metres Roses in in height. South Keep Aus-itralia
trimmed has into released shape the after very fruit-
beautiful ing. The delicate pale pink fluffy rose flowers called
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to Variety by the tangy Australia. flavoured,
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go
sweet, Butterfly berry-sized, Kisses is cherry a hardy red
and fruit disease-resistant that are high in vitamin rose C.
that Unlike will the repeat taller-growing flowering deciduous
summer. yellow guava The dark that needs green
all
leaves cooking, complement the fruit can the be highly eaten
perfumed raw straight double from the soft tree pink or
flowers. used in cooking, The bush jellies, will grow drinks,
about sauces 1m or jams. tall and 1m wide.
Buy You it should from protect garden the centres fruit
or from order fruit this fly with exquisite a fruit rose fly bait.
online at knightsroses.com.au
Get into the
‘swing’ of Xmas
It is time to relax and enjoy
your garden. Look at your
outdoor seating requirements
– the shops are full of
amazing chairs and tables.
Hanging cane egg chairs have
been trendy for the past few
years and now the ‘Swing
Seat’ is back. Nothing is more
peaceful than swinging in a
seat for two, sheltered from
the weather with a roof to
shade from the sun – makes a
great Christmas present too!
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Native
colour
tough
and
hardy
Brighten the cold winter days
with colourful native plants.
As the introduced European and
other exotic plants in the garden
slow down waiting for spring,
many of the native shrubs come
to life.
Grevillea Crackles (above)
gives a brilliant display of fiery
orange and scarlet flowers from
autumn to late spring. Perfect
as a hedge or grown in a mixed
native garden bed, it is a favourite
of the honeyeaters and
attracts the native bees.
Gardens are getting smaller
and need smaller plants where
space is a problem. The tiny
grevillea Pinky Petite is low
Slipper fits
Lady Slipper Orchids (right),
are easy to grow and often
forgotten. Unlike the more
exotic tree-hugging, epiphytic
moth orchids and cattleyas
that have gained so much
popularity, Lady Slipper orchids
grow in the ground.
They make wonderful pot
plants for indoors or out.
There are 60 different 'Paphiopedilum'
orchids – from the
colder climate of the Himalayas
to the warmth of the
South China Sea. You can tell
which will grow in the cooler
or warmer temperatures from
the foliage colour; those that
have plain green strappy
leaves will grow in the cool
and those with mottled leaves
need the hotter climate.
All Lady Slipper orchids
have the distinctive flowers
with the pouched front petal
and horizontal side petals
that are crowned by a huge
hooded petal above. The flowers
last for several weeks.
The colours vary: the cooler
climate varieties are earthy
shades of yellows greens
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growing; it will spread about
1m across with a height of just
30cm. The abundant, soft pink
flowers show off against the
soft grey foliage. Plant it in a
tub or use it as a ground cover.
The silver leaves of the variegated
coast rosemary, Westringia
Smokey (right), sparkle in
the winter light. Smokey is the
perfect backdrop for the glowing
grevilleas.
Aussie native plants work well
in any garden. Mix and match
them with your summer tropical
garden for a garden that works
year-round. Feed native trees
and shrubs with Bush Tucker
fertiliser for healthy plants.
and browns, while those
from warmer climates can be
two-toned purples, burgundy,
violet, pink or cream.
Cymbidium orchid mix is the
perfect potting medium for
slipper orchids. Often grown
as indoor houseplants, Lady
Slipper Orchids will happily live
outside in a sheltered position
and flower like clockwork
every winter. Feed them with
Strike Back for Orchids to keep
them growing and bring them
in when they are in flower for
winter colour.
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Garden Life
Jobs this Month
June
Garden Life
Watch your cliveas
carefully for
the rampant lily
caterpillars that can destroy
the plants in just a few days.
Cut off and put the infested
leaves into a plastic bag
into the general waste bin.
Not the greenery bin! Still
on pests, the white cabbage
moth will lay eggs on your
cabbages, cauliflowers
and broccoli plants. Spray
with Yates Success to
protect the seedlings from
the caterpillars. Last, as
the flower spikes on your
cymbidium orchids appear,
protect them from snails and
slugs with Multiguard pellets.
Buy bulbs
This is the month to buy
lilium bulbs. Make sure that
the bulbs are firm, and that
they have not started to
shoot new leaves. There are
three main groups of liliums:
the first to flower are the
Asiatic lilies, then the pure
white November Lilies that
flower for Christmas. These
are followed by the trumpet
lilies and finally the oriental
lilies. There are hundreds of
liliums to choose from. Read
the packet carefully for size
and season. Liliums are easy
to grow in well-drained soil
or pots. Feed with a bulb
fertiliser in spring and mulch
the roots well to keep them
cool.
Moving month
June is the best month to
move trees and shrubs in
the garden before they grow
again in spring. Spray the
plants with Yates Drought
Shield before moving. This
will reduce transplant shock.
Good fruit
If you are looking for fruiting
trees, citrus or ornamental
deciduous trees, go to your
garden centre this month.
Buy the trees while they are
dormant. Make sure if the
trees are bare-rooted that
the roots have been kept
covered and have not been
allowed to dry out. Citrus
trees need protection from
leaf miner that will attack the
new leaves. Spray with Eco Oil
every week. If the problem is
severe mix the oil with Eco
Neem to fix it.
Bring your ‘dead spot’ back to life
Most gardens have a
‘dead spot’ along the
southern side of the house.
Side paths in the shade can
be difficult to manage.
Ferns can be the answer.
Silver Ladies, often called
Dwarf Tree ferns, are fastgrowing,
elegant ferns. The
arching bright green fronds
Yes peas!
Give your climbing peas and
sweet peas a strong frame to
support them as they grow.
Sulphur solution
Lime Sulphur is a great
weapon to have in the
garden when plants have
lost their leaves. Spray roses
for blackspot, frangipani for
rust and fruit trees after the
branches are bare. This will
kill the fungal spores that
would cause damage again in
Spring. If shrubs have been
badly affected spray the soil
beneath as well.
Confidor cure
The tell-tale brown patches
on camellia and sasanqua
form perfect crowns. Grow
them against a wall, in pots
or nestle them between
large stones or boulders.
Interspaced with
Birds Nest ferns and
low-growing coloured
impatiens, they will bring
a garden ‘dead spot’ back
to life.
leaves are from Tea mites.
The problem can be fixed
with Confidor – although wait
until the flowers are finished.
The damaged leaves can’t
be repaired, but the new
growth will be free of marking.
Confidor is an insecticide that
invades the plants and it kills
the bees, so it should only be
used on plants that will not
flower in the near future. It lasts
for several months in the sap.
Maintenance…
Pot up baskets and tubs with
cheerful pansies to warm the
winter days; cut back native
grasses now to keep the plants
tidy so that you can appreciate
the new leaves in spring; and
sweep up fallen leaves and
put them in the compost
bin. Home-made compost
is a valuable addition to the
garden.
Crossword solution from page 67
Mystery location: BILGOLA
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Times Past
Tracing the riddle of
the Avalon tribesman
This engraving
made from
a sketch by
Captain John Hunter
in 1791 was titled
‘Aboriginal Woman
and Child at Broken
Bay’.
According to
Hunter’s diary: “They
arrived at Pitt Water
that afternoon… one
of the boat crews
discovered a naked
young Aboriginal
woman hiding in the
grass not far from
their tents. She was
very much frightened
but unable to flee
from them because
she was weak and
lame after an attack
of the smallpox.”
Sadly, with the Europeans
came a series of epidemics,
especially smallpox to which
local Aborigines (like this
lady) had no immunity.
Losses were astronomical
– with about half the population
of Aborigines between
Broken Bay and Botany Bay
dying from the diseases.
Lieutenant David Collins
wrote of the horrific sight of
the putrid bodies lining the
path from Manly north “not a
vestige on the sand was to be
found of human foot”.
In the late 1950s and early
1960s, a sand supply company
was given permission to
‘mine’ sand from the North
Avalon dune system. A story
in the Sun Herald newspaper
on 27 September 1959 was
titled ‘The Riddle of the
Avalon Tribesman – Skeleton
in the Sacred Sands’.
During excavations a
skeleton was revealed and
upon examination at the City
Morgue, it was determined to
be that of an Aboriginal male.
Apparently two of the upper
teeth were missing and that
was significant enough for the
claim to Aboriginal heritage.
The initiation ceremony
for the young Aboriginal
male was known as ‘Yoo-long
Erah-ba-diang’ (that’s what it
sounded like to the Europeans
anyway). Most records
and diaries mention the
knocking out of one canine
tooth only.
Detective Murdoch of
the Collaroy Police Station
said that many Aboriginal
skeletons had been found as
the result of sand movement
by wave action, especially
around Long Reef. He also
mentioned that the skeleton
found at Avalon Beach
was the farthest one
north, at that stage.
(It’s possible that the
individual may have
also succumbed to the
smallpox, as did the
lady in the lithograph.)
Another revelation
of a skeleton occurred
in 2005 at Narrabeen
when construction
workers were digging
to lay a pipeline. Unlike
the skeleton at Avalon
Beach, which was
estimated to be around
100 years old, this one
was dated at 4,000 years.
An interesting thing
was that archaeologists
determined that the
man was most likely
murdered, probably
speared for a transgression.
There were several entry
points for spears into the
body and a huge slice into the
cranium from an axe which
brought about that conclusion.
TIMES PAST is supplied
by local historian
and President of the
Avalon Beach Historical
Society GEOFF SEARL.
Visit the Society’s
showroom in Bowling
Green Lane, Avalon
Beach.
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Travel Life
Travel Life
Silversea offers golden Asia perspective
Travelling to Asia’s mystical
lands can be as overwhelming
as it is intriguing – although
venturing there with Silversea allows
you the chance to unlock the
mystery in the utmost comfort,
says Travel View’s Karen Robinson.
“Aboard their small, luxury ships
you’ll see to the best of this enigmatic
region, surrounded by highly
adept staff, dedicated to fulfilling
your every whim,” Karen said. “This
is far more than a holiday... it’s more than
rice paddies and powdery beaches. Together
you’ll experience the wonders that have
drawn travellers to Asia for centuries.”
It’s a world of infinite diversity, from the
hum of spiritual devotion to the cacophony
of street life. Passengers cover every
fascinating culture and mesmerizing
landscape, from the gleam of towering
skyscrapers to the canopy of verdant jungles.
“There is not one word to define the melting pot of culture,
people and religion that is Asia,” Karen continued. “Silversea’s
voyages take on a full spectrum of this diverse continent, with
journeys rich in emotion and sensation. This is where you’ll be
humbled by towering mountains, awed by ornate temples, and
captivated by authentic customs.”
Silversea’s Asian Collection enrichment voyages
combine modern luxury and divine cuisine from the
wonderful chefs of The Peninsula Hotels. On board
you’ll delight in cooking demonstrations and regionally
inspired cuisine, plus enjoy an assortment of epicurean
activities ashore. Many voyages also feature
overnights, late-night departures and even multiplenight
stays in exciting locales like Osaka, Beijing,
Shanghai and Bangkok, which means plenty of time
to explore and expand your perspective.
“You will experience authentic dining
and local night life in some of the
most iconic destinations in Asia – all at
your own pace,” Karen said. “Nothing
can prepare you for the epic discoveries
awaiting you in Asia – they must be
experienced first-hand.
“You’ll arrive in Japan just in time for
the cherry blossoms to bloom. Indonesian
islands like beautiful Bali promise
sparkling sunsets and stress-dissolving
days of beach bliss. Super-modern Singapore
will impress, while Jakarta delivers a thrill for all of the
senses. This is the Silversea difference.”
– Nigel Wall
* Join Travel View for an information evening on 27 June
from 5-7pm (RSVP by June 17). Call to secure your spot –
Avalon 9918 4444 or Collaroy 9999 0444
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Travel Life
Travel Life: The Insider
Shining the light on the
perfect NYC getaway...
I’ve repeatedly won life’s
lottery, being able to travel
widely, while on the same
journey making home-front
ends meet happily. I’m majorly
spoilt.
My professional career has
been anchored in the travel
industry. I’ve spent some significant
time flying at 35,000
feet sampling airline tail-feathers,
kicking the tyres on all
types of tours and nomadically
nesting in hotel rooms across
the globe. Sharing snap-shots
of my travels with my Pittwater
neighbours is invigorating.
To kick off my special ‘Insider’
travelogues in Pittwater
Life I’m taking a bite out of the
Big Apple – New York City. (FYI:
I’m originally a Long Island and
New York City lad, who happily
commutes between two
remarkable continents: In Oz,
we’re anchored on Hollywood
Lane, Newport. And in the
great USA, the ‘Empire State’
of New York. Please feel free in
future to send me a postcard;
we love getting mail on Hollywood
Lane.)
Dorothy from The Wizard
of Oz clicked her ruby slippers
together three times and told
her pet pooch Toto: “There’s
no place like home, there’s no
place like home!”
Clearly, Dorothy never spent
a night at Hotel Beacon in NYC,
or she’d have most certainly
changed her mind. (Toto too –
pets welcomed!)
Talk about location; I love
going ‘home’ to the Hotel Beacon
in the core of New York’s
‘Big Apple’. In a vibrant city that
boasts over eight million locals,
settling in at the Beacon is simply
as good as it gets. Nested
on Broadway on the corner of
75th Street, the property is surrounded
by fabulous eateries
– far too many to mention. The
Beacon’s ‘backyard’ is only a
baseball toss from the famous
Dakota Building address of
the rich and famous, as well
as ‘Strawberry Fields’, Central
Don’t Miss…
There’s so much more
of New York to explore.
Shuffle off to Buffalo
and witness 720,000
gallons a second
cascade over brutally
beautiful Niagara Falls.
Stop along the way,
in the wild Catskill
Mountains, to help count the more than 15,000 bears roaming
there. Linger longer on loveable Long Island and sleep among
the celebrities who play along ‘Dune Road’. Spend a night in a
Great Gatsby castle and sail, fish, bike and hike at some of New
York State’s iconic public parks and beaches. Shopping is King
across the ‘Empire State’. Bring an empty suitcase (and plenty of
plastic!). Take a peek at nycgo.com (search ‘Long Island’).
with Mark Sheehan
Park, not to mention marvellous
museums.
If you plan to tackle a sandwich
from the five-boroughsfamous
Fairway Deli across
Broadway, best invite a hungry
friend along to help you finish.
Or, do what the locals do and
ask for a doggie bag and save
the rest for later.
Getting around couldn’t be
easier from the Beacon’s front
door; a remarkable NY Subway
System is a skinny block away,
NY Transit busses ply Broadway
round the clock, Yellow
Taxis scurry constantly, and
going ‘walkabout’ for the window
shopping is easy-peasy.
Surprisingly, a sweet onebedroom
suite idles around
the same price as a standard
Manhattan hotel room
‘double-double’ – but its
full kitchen is a spectacular
bonus and betters even
B&Bs for making guests feel
right at home. The hotel
features a full gym as well as
an Australian-inspired pub.
Check the listings next door
for concerts at the historic
Beacon Theatre: Enjoy a Fleetwood
Mac concert at the same
time your ‘delicates’ are drying
in the hotel’s laundry (we did!).
It’s estimated New Yorkers
drink two million cups of coffee,
every 28 minutes, which
goes a long way to explaining
why its natives speak
swiftly, and from the hip. The
neighbourhood surrounding
the Beacon hosts eight iconic
Starbucks. Enjoy a different
coffee stop for an entire week,
with one left in reserve.
Tip of the Month: To truly
appreciate any holiday destination,
it pays to linger longer;
take opportunities to rub
elbows with the locals and
use your accent to advantage.
You’ll enjoy some significant
‘celebrity status’. Practise
your best “G’day Mate” before
you fly and take a nice-sized
address book along for the
trip – you’ll be needing it for all
the great folks you’ll encounter
along the way. Travel Happy!
Mark Sheehan is an
entrepreneur and travel
specialist who has helped
build iconic brands such
as TrekAmerica, Insight,
Elite, F2T, Scenic, Trafalgar,
and AmeriCan Adventures.
Mark helped Sir Richard
Branson launch V Australia
(now Virgin Australia), while
penning over 200 travel
guides for onboard Tour
Directors. His best-selling
Know BEFORE You GO Guide
– America Over Easy! Is in
its fifth reprint.
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