Pittwater Life November 2020 Issue

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Arts and Creativity grants
and $97,566 in Community
Development grants. In the
previous financial year, five
grants were awarded for funding
over three years; $47,184
was allocated this year for the
second year of this multi-year
funding. Mayor Michael Regan
said the number of grant applications
received this year
far exceeded Council’s grants
allocation in the budget. “We
received more than $1.8 million
in eligible applications
to come from an allocated
budget of $280,000, so it was
super competitive. We were
only able to fund about 20%
of the eligible applications.
There were many quality submissions,
so some difficult
decisions needed to be made.”
He said COVID had had an
obvious impact contributing
significantly to the high level
of applications this year. “In
the past six months, we have
seen an increased demand for
community-based programs
and activities in the areas of
mental health, community
support services and in the
creative sector.”
Hospital Auxiliary
making busy for sale
Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary
members report they have
been busy during the COVID
pandemic making and acquiring
goods to sell at their
stalls to raise funds for the
Builder’s Bilgola SLSC gesture
PBS Building, which is about to start construction on the luxury
and sustainable Qubec villas project at Newport, has shown
its support for the local SLS community with the purchase of a
unique longboard signed by former Women’s World Champion
Layne Beachley and a host of other surfing identities. PBS head
Dominic Fussell bought the board from Bilgola Surf Lifesaving
Club for $5,000 – then loaned the surfboard back to the Club for
display in the Clubhouse over the current season. Dominic (far
right) is pictured with Ed Horton, Chairman of developer The
Stable Group (left), and Bilgola SLS Club Sponsorship & Grants
Officer Jonathan Papworth (centre), who thanked the company
for its generosity. * Hot Property – see page 40
Hospital. Stalls will be held on
Friday and Saturday, December
4th and 5th at Pittwater
Place, Mona Vale from 8.30am
until 3pm and on Friday, 11th
December outside the vacant
shop, 41 Avalon Parade, Avalon,
also from 8.30am until
3pm. Items will include sewing,
knitting, books, jam and
more. (Unfortunately, Mona
Vale Hospital kiosk has had to
close after serving the staff
and public for many years.)
Seniors: learn
computer skills
Calling all Seniors: Manly
Computer Pals (their patron
is Cr Kylie Ferguson) are open
for Term 4 enrolments. Learn
to master the online world
so you can plan your next
(domestic) holiday with ease;
learn how to play Bridge; learn
how to video your family’s
events; research your ancestors;
meet up and enjoy a new
social group. Let your tutor
know the skills you would
like to learn on your mobile
device or computer – your
personal tutor will show you
how to comfortably enjoy
using your own personal
computer or mobile device.
Contact Manly Computer Pals
on 9976 0930 or manlypals@
gmail.com.
Work starts on NRL
Centre of Excellence
Construction has begun on
the $33.1 million Manly Sea
Eagles Centre of Excellence
Three new buildings within the Mater Maria Catholic
College at Warriewood were opened by Most Reverend
Bishop Anthony Randazzo of Broken Bay last month.
Principal Marc Reicher said: “I’m very proud that we
have been able to achieve our projected growth, allowing
us to provide a Catholic education for over 1,000 students
on the Northern Beaches every year.” With this growth
and our thoughtful financial management at the school
level, the support of the Diocese and its building fund,
we were able to start this project in 2017, and we have
gradually moved into the spaces over the last 12 months.”
Set high in a tranquil bush location, Mater Maria Catholic
College is a co-educational school for Years 7 to 12. The
College has indoor and outdoor agile learning spaces, new
administration and staff facilities, an easily accessible
student welfare hub, a new café style canteen and the
old parts of the school have been reconfigured into 6
new classrooms, a new junior kitchen and a purpose-built
STEM lab.
and Northern Grandstand at
Brookvale Oval, with work
expected to be finished in
time for the start of the 2022
NRL season. The project is
expected to create more than
300 jobs and provide a major
boost to the local construction
industry,” said Acting
Minister for Sport Geoff Lee.
“It’s one of the most iconic
grounds in rugby league and
this project will ensure the
Northern Beaches community
continues to love coming
to Brookie Oval.” The new
grandstand will add 3,000
seats. The Sea Eagles Centre
of Excellence will include
high performance, training
and administration facilities
for the Manly Warringah
Sea Eagles men’s and future
women’s NRL teams, as well
as pathway participants.
Military service
boards update
Newport Surf Life Saving Club
is in the process of updating
its Military Service Honour
boards to include those club
members who have served
since 1975. The criteria for
inclusion is to have been a
Newport SLSC member at
time of deployment; and to
have received a Returned
from Active Service badge.
If you, or someone you know,
fulfils those requirements,
please email Club Historian
Michael King at historian@
newportsurfclub.com.au.
Vet
on call
with Dr Brown
We all know how important
tick prevention is for our
dogs in summer, but what about
heartworm disease? Is your dog
adequately protected?
Heartworm in dogs is a
potentially fatal disease that is
transmitted from infected to
uninfected dogs by mosquitoes.
These mosquitoes inject several
tiny worms (microfilaria) into the
dog’s body which then mature
into adult heartworm over about
six months. These adult worms
settle inside the chambers of
the heart and interfere with the
flow of blood. Adult heartworm
infection causes heart failure
which can result in serious
illness and death. Heartworm
disease is very difficult and
expensive to treat so prevention
is much better than cure!
According to the Australian
Heartworm Advisory Panel, yearround
heartworm protection
is recommended for every dog
Australia wide. Therefore, just as
we vaccinate pets against deadly
viral diseases, heartworm
prophylaxis is an important
cornerstone of preventative
care. Whilst monthly heartworm
preventatives have been
demonstrated to be effective
(when given every month) any
lapse in treatment puts patients
at higher risk of heartworm
disease. Recent research
showed that complacency
around heartworm prevention
has resulted in dogs testing
positive to heartworm, in fact
around 40% of dogs diagnosed
with heartworm disease are
on owner-given monthly
heartworm preventatives.
The easiest way to avoid
forgetting heartworm
medication is to use annual
heartworm prevention given
by injection at the time of
vaccination, this medication
lasts for 12 months.
Give us a call to discuss
your dog’s heartworm
prevention to make sure they
are adequately protected
leading into the warmer
months. We are currently
offering a free heartworm
test with every year round
heartworm prevention injection
sydneyanimalhospitals.com.au
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