Pittwater Life May 2019 Issue

FREE LOCAL MONTHLY INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION 32,000 Delivered to householders & businesses throughout the <strong>Pittwater</strong> area at the beginning of each month. AFFORDABLE RATES & LONG-LIFE EXPOSURE CALL US TO DISCUSS YOUR AD! Tel: 0438 123 096 PO Box 170 Mona Vale 1660 Email: info@pittwaterlife.com.au Website: www.pittwaterlife.com.au Publisher: Nigel Wall Managing Editor: Lisa Offord Graphic Design: CLS Design Photography: iStock / Staff Contributors: Rosamund Burton, Gabrielle Bryant, Matt Cleary, Brian Hrnjak, Jennifer Harris, Nick Carroll, Janelle Bloom, Sue Carroll, Dr. John Kippen, Geoff Searl. Distribution: John Nieuwenhof & Gill Stokes pitlifewalkers@gmail.com Published by Word Count Media Pty Ltd. ACN 149 583 335 ABN 95 149 583 335 Printed by Rural Press Phone: 02 4570 4444 Vol 28 No 10 Celebrating 27 years The Local Voice Since 1991 MAY <strong>2019</strong> FREE pittwaterlife <strong>2019</strong> FEDERAL ELECTION SPECIAL MACKELLAR CANDIDATES & THE CRUCIAL ISSUES THAT WILL DETERMINE YOUR VOTE PLUS: AUTHOR MEG KENEALLY / NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK / HELP OUR FARMERS DOG WATER PARKS – IS COUNCIL SERIOUS? / VANESSA AMOROSI / RETRO VAN FUN 12 34 64 WALKERS WANTED Retirees, mums, kids to deliver <strong>Pittwater</strong> <strong>Life</strong> once a month. Permanent and casual runs are available now in: Palm Beach, Avalon, Newport, Mona Vale, Bayview & Church Point. EARN TOP MONEY PAID PROMPTLY! Email: pitlifewalkers@gmail.com thislife COVER: We hear from the candidates contesting the seat of Mackellar at the <strong>2019</strong> Federal Election on <strong>May</strong> 18 (page 34); NB Council is researching dog water parks with an eye on future local offleash walking needs (page 6); the NSW Government and Council are teaming up to try to buy developer-owned land and leave it as greenspace (page 16); to help kick off Volunteers Week we look at the work of photographer Michael Mannington (page 18); meet the locals having fun restoring retro vans (page 20); and Meg Keneally talks about carving her own career after co-authoring four books with dad Tom (page 32). COVER IMAGE: Sharon Green. also this month Editorial 3 <strong>Pittwater</strong> Local News 6-31 <strong>Life</strong> Stories: Author Meg Keneally 32-33 Federal Election Special: Meet the candidates 34-39 Art <strong>Life</strong> 40-41 Surfing <strong>Life</strong> 42-43 Health & Wellbeing; Hair & Beauty 44-51 Money 52-53 Law 54-55 Trades & Services 56-58 Clubs & Pubs 60-61 Food 64-66 Crossword 67 Gardening 68-70 the goodlife Restaurants, food, gigs, travel and gardening. Also find our regular features on beauty, health, surfing, art, local history, our guide to trades and services, money, law and our essential maps. ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! Bookings & advertising material to set for our JUNE issue MUST be supplied by FRIDAY 10 MAY Finished art & editorial submissions deadline: FRIDAY 17 MAY The JUNE issue will be published on WEDNESDAY 29 MAY COPYRIGHT All contents are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced except with the written consent of the copyright owner. GST: All advertising rates are subject to GST. 4 MAY <strong>2019</strong> The Local Voice Since 1991