Pittwater Life September 2019 Issue

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Hospital kiosk celebrates move
The volunteer-led Kiosk at Mona Vale Hospital
has moved into its new home adjacent to the
Urgent Care Centre – and they’re marking the occasion
with a special 2-for-1 deal on their freshly
brewed in-house coffee.
Local MP Rob Stokes visited the kiosk last
month and praised the Auxiliary members for
the valuable and selfless job they do.
“It’s fantastic they have a brand new kiosk
now… they deserve it as they do an amazing
job,” he said.
“There are almost 400 staff employed at Mona
Vale Hospital plus patients, visitors and multiple
construction crews working on the new hospital
buildings – so there’s plenty of activity.
“And the kiosk’s new position at the front of
the hospital campus means it’s now even more
accessible.
“Proceeds are reinvested back into the hospital
by the Auxiliary – so it’s a great place to grab
a coffee.”
As well as coffee, visitors and workers can
purchase a variety of hot and cold drinks, ice
creams, hot pies and rolls to fresh wraps and
sandwiches.
Find them at 18 Coronation Street (next to the
Urgent Care Centre). They’re open 8.30am – 3pm
Monday to Saturday.
Barrenjoey
Headland
stays back
on agenda
T
hree years after a
proposal to introduce
low-impact commercial
enterprise on Barrenjoey
Headland was abandoned,
National Parks and Wildlife
have floated the idea again,
with an invitation for the
community to have their
say by September 15.
In 2016, a lack of community
support for the
NPWS concept plan, which
included the potential
adaptive re-use of the lighthouse
keeper’s cottage and
other buildings for shortstay
accommodation, plus
toilets and a kiosk, saw the
idea shelved.
NPWS is charged with encouraging
increased visitation
to its parks on off-peak
days and making best use
of facilities throughout the
year.
Last month Ku-ring-gai
Chase National Park was
ranked third most popular
National Park in NSW with
3.9 million visits annually.
Pittwater MP Rob Stokes
said given it had been
17 years since the plan
of management was last
updated, it was appropriate
to consider what’s changed
and ask the community
about their vision.
“With over three million
visits to the park each year,
it’s encouraging that the
NPWS is consulting widely
on the issues that will
inform the creation of a
new plan of management,”
he said.
“Our park rangers do an
outstanding job preserving
the environmental and
heritage characteristics of
Ku-ring-gai Chase and ensuring
safe and enjoyable
visitor experiences.”
Mr Stokes added that millions
of dollars had recently
been invested in visitor
improvements at Barrenjoey
Headland and further works
would soon commence in
response to feedback from
community groups. – NW
20 SEPTEMBER 2019
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