Pittwater Life July 2019 Issue

News
Dynamite expands
One of Pittwater’s leading dance schools has officially opened
its new state-of-the-art facility in Mona Vale. Students and the
team at Dynamite Premiere Academy, Newport are dancing to
their heart’s content in an impressive two-storey complex at 95
Darley Street – which boasts three studios fitted with sprung
flooring, mirrors, wall-mounted barres and air-conditioning.
DPA Principal Melissa Mitchell said the facility was more than
a decade in the making and a lifelong dream of hers to be able
to inspire, nurture and watch children flourish under one roof.
The school specialises in classical ballet RAD, jazz, modern,
hip hop, limber,
performance
classes and elite
ballet programs.
DPA now also
runs the northern
beaches arm of
the nationally acclaimed
program
Ready Set Ballet
offering carefully
curated classes
to ensure preschoolers
have
lots of fun whilst
also learning the
fundamentals of
classical ballet.
More info 9918
8841 or info@dynamitepa.com.au
Pittwater News
Clear the weeds
Feeling community minded?
Want to help clear Ku-ringgai
Chase National Park from
asparagus fern, learning and
laughing while you go? Join
the annual Bush Regeneration
weekend on July 12-14 – for
just $60 per person you’ll
experience two nights’ multishare
accommodation at the
beautiful Pittwater Youth
Hostel, with kayak hire and
morning tea thrown in. (Late
Sunday checkout.) More info
9999 5748.
Probus news updates
The Historical Aircraft
Restoration Society (HARS)
aviation museum, located at
Albion Park, is dedicated to
Australian aviation history
with a collection of flying,
under-restoration and static
display aircraft. It is an allvolunteer
group of aviation
professionals and enthusiasts
– many are active or
retired aircraft engineers
and pilots. Pittwater Probus
Club’s guest speaker in July
is HARS President and Chief
Pilot, Bob De La Hunty, who
manages the overall operation
of the Society. Meeting
commences 10am at Mona
Vale Golf Club on Tuesday
July 9; visitors welcome.
More info Geoff Sheppard
0437 274 074. Meanwhile
Palm Beach Probus Club
invites visitors to hear their
July speaker, David Vaughn,
discuss the wonderful
world of flags. A vexillographer,
David is regarded as
Australia’s leading authority
on the design, etiquette,
protocol and history of
flags. The meeting is at Club
Palm Beach from 9.30am
on Wednesday July 17. More
info 9973 1247.
Missing footpath link
Construction of an 800-metre
footpath ‘blackspot’ extension
along the northern side
of Hudson Parade in Clareville
has been completed by
Northern Beaches Council.
22 JULY 2019
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