Pittwater Life August 2018 Issue
To Your Health. Flood of Complaints. Matt Burke. B-Line U-Turn. Taste of the Beaches.
To Your Health. Flood of Complaints. Matt Burke. B-Line U-Turn. Taste of the Beaches.
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in a Loosely Woven concert<br />
and when they do it sounds<br />
fantastic for all of us!,” Wayne<br />
said. The concert starts<br />
4pm at the Avalon Baptist<br />
Church. Afternoon tea will<br />
be provided with voluntary<br />
donations to Avalon Amnesty<br />
International Group defending<br />
human rights. More info<br />
kath_moody@hotmail.com or<br />
looselywoven.org.<br />
Rowing challenge for<br />
youth mental health<br />
Avalon Beach Surf Club boaties<br />
are hitting the rowing<br />
machines for 24 hours to<br />
raise awareness and funds<br />
for the charities One Eighty<br />
and Gotcha4<strong>Life</strong> – two groups<br />
focused on providing support<br />
to young adults and opportunities<br />
to openly discuss mental<br />
health. They are rowing for 24<br />
hours to highlight the fact that<br />
mental illness is a 24-hour-aday<br />
health issue and to remind<br />
all that there is support 24<br />
hours of each day too. The<br />
action will take place at Avalon<br />
Beach Surf Club, starting at<br />
10am on (the very apt date of)<br />
18/08/18. Support around the<br />
clock appreciated; go to avalonbeachslsc.com.au<br />
for more<br />
info and to make a donation.<br />
Dr Rip eyes purple<br />
patch at Newport<br />
Surf Scientist and worldrenowned<br />
expert Associate<br />
Professor Dr Rob (Rip) Brander<br />
from UNSW is coming to<br />
Newport on Sunday <strong>August</strong><br />
26 with his award-winning<br />
visual multi-media presentation<br />
about our beaches. Great<br />
for ages 8 years and up, Dr Rip<br />
shows the journey each tiny<br />
grain of sand takes to reach<br />
the beach and the impact of<br />
massive swells that roll in<br />
during big storms. And the big<br />
highlight… he explains how<br />
deadly rip currents form and<br />
shows you how you can spot<br />
them by throwing dye into the<br />
surf. Starts 3pm. Bookings<br />
and more info at newportsurfclub.com.au<br />
Continued on page 26<br />
News<br />
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