Reminder- Double Demerit Periods: Australia Day Long Weekend 2021
Double demerit points apply for speeding, seatbelt, motorcycle helmet and mobile phone offences during some holiday periods such as long weekends, Christmas, New Year and Easter. Remember that double demerits are in place for 5 days over the Australia Day period from Friday January 22nd 2021 to Tuesday January 26 2021 inclusive.
Double demerit points apply for speeding, seat belt, motorcycle helmet and mobile phone offences during holiday periods and run from midnight on the start date to midnight on the finish date.
Mobile Phone Detection Cameras are being enforced and fines issued. Drivers caught using their phones during a double demerit period will be hit with a $349 fine and 10 demerits.
Woody Point Yacht Club Putt Putt Regatta 2021
The WPYC has been run and won on Saturday January 23rd - with a fine time had by all.
Owing to Covid-safety requirements the usual 'raft-up' could not occur, but the Church Point Ferry Service spotted favourite boats Karoo and Maltby, and gave a warm welcome to the new well decker living in McCarrs Creek from Gymea.
A great big thank you to all the organisers and competitors, Toby Jay, Dave Shirley, Col Bailey and all the others.
Col reports that:
Pete Muras won the putt putt, he was a local 30+ years ago!
Great catch up.
The top 5 finishers in the gents launch were all within 1 minute.
Quite fitting and only by 20 seconds was the mighty Maltby!
Millsy was looking over us today!
For those who weren’t there missed out big time!
Photo courtesy Church Point Ferry Service.
BTW: Happy Birthday Captain Penny Gleen - 21, again, this week!
Disposable Masks And Balloons Litter: Snip Those Straps And Please Dispose Of Properly - Forgo Releasing Balloons
Residents report finding disposable masks littering every street and footpath lately. Just one short stroll around the block each morning means the picking of 4 on average - that's 28 just this week.
Wildlife rescuers are receiving a significant increase in rescue call-outs to wildlife tangled in balloons and disposable medical masks. Entanglements are a killer. No matter where you’re disposing of your mask please take a moment to snip the straps.
The boom in face mask production to repel the coronavirus is expected to pollute the oceans for hundreds of years, and it is there where many of the 1.5 billion masks from 2020 are expected to end up. However, let us not forget about our land animals. Single use masks will take as long as 450 years to break down and all the while serve as a source of micro plastic and negatively impact wildlife and ecosystems. Please wear a reusable mask if required to.
Balloons are also killing our local wildlife. Balloons are in the top three most harmful waste items to wildlife. Birds and turtles not only ingest balloons, they actively select them as food. This is because a burst balloon often resembles a jellyfish, the natural food sources of many marine species like turtles.
Ingesting balloons, and the clips and strings attached to them, can cause intestinal blockages and results in a slow painful death through starvation. Marine animals don’t have the gastrointestinal pH levels to breakdown a balloon and for turtles, it may also cause floating syndrome. Trapped gases in the gut can cause a turtle to become buoyant, unable to dive for food—making them vulnerable to boat strikes and leading to starvation and severe dehydration. Balloons are the number 1 cause of death in sea birds such as Albatross and Mutton birds that have consumed plastic - Google Lauren Roman's doctoral thesis looking at the effects of plastics in marine birds in Australia and New Zealand to learn more.
Wildlife, both terrestrial and marine, can also become entangled in balloon ribbons or strings, causing injury or death through drowning, suffocation, or an inability to feed and avoid predators.
Even if balloons are disposed of "safely" they go to landfill where it may take up to 1,000 years to decompose, leaching potentially toxic substances into the soil and water.
In recent weeks balloons have returned to all our beaches, some of them wrapped around the carcasses of local water birds, while on land, our local keystone species, the environment-seeding bats are also being found dead, entangled.
Again - please be more careful and thoughtful in your use of disposable masks and let's cut out the use of balloons altogether.
Source: Northern Beaches Clean Up Crew
Newport Breakers Rugby Club Women’s Team
The Newport Breakers Rugby Club Women’s Team had their inaugural training session this week. The team is recruiting players. If you’d like to join either send them a message or come down to Porter Reserve at 6.30 pm on a Thursday.
Inaugural Patrick Soars Cricket Cup
While on the Breakers, the Inaugural Colts Vs. Grade Patrick Soars Cup Cricket Match will take place on Saturday January 30th, at Porters' Reserve, commencing at 3pm in a 20 overs match. Who will win pre-season bragging rights?
Last Summer Club Members were involved in BlazeAid and headed to rural areas to help those who had been impacted by the 2019/20 fires.
Pre-season 2021 is about to kick off for this club. First full Grade training session is scheduled for February 4th, in between times the Breakers 7’s team are training.
2020 will be recorded as one of the Breakers greatest years, led under the guidance of Club President Jake Osborne and forever Breaker Man Alan Jones. The Newport Breakers Rugby Club were voted by their peers as the 2020 NSW Suburban Rugby Union of the Year across all Divisions, as well as the 2020 Div 3 Club of the Year with four out of five trophies won.
Find out more and get involved at: www.newportrugby.com.au
Photo courtesy Lupe Tali Lomu
A J Guesdon photo - Winter, 2020
Planning Approval For Western Harbour Tunnel
January 22, 2021
The Western Harbour Tunnel and Warringah Freeway Upgrade has received planning approval from the NSW Government, in a major step towards delivering the third road crossing of Sydney Harbour.
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said the mega-project includes a 6.5 kilometre tunnel, with three lanes in each direction, which will help slash travel times from North Sydney to Sydney Olympic Park by up to 20 minutes.
“The Western Harbour Tunnel will take pressure off the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Anzac Bridge and Western Distributor corridors to revolutionise transport capacity in and around our city,” Mr Constance said.
“The new tunnel will start at the new Rozelle Interchange and head under the Harbour to the Warringah Freeway, and will integrate new and existing public transport connections.
“This city-shaping piece of infrastructure will deliver a vital boost to the NSW economy, with the tunnel and freeway upgrade, along with Beaches Link, expected to support around 15,000 full time equivalent jobs.”
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said the project will transform the way people move across our harbour, with traffic volumes to be reduced on some of Sydney’s busiest roads.
“Planning approval means the NSW Government can get on with delivering the first stage, which is an upgrade to one of Sydney’s busiest and most complex road corridors, four kilometres of the Warringah Freeway,” Mr Stokes said.
“Community feedback on the project has been valuable in helping understand and deliver positive changes to the design and plan, and we will continue to work closely with local communities as the project gets underway.
“Conditions of the project include an investigation of more footpaths and cycleways in the area and a requirement that any trees removed need to be replaced at a ratio of two-to-one.”
A survey of local residents and businesses will be carried out in early 2021, to ensure the project team understands and can mitigate the impact of construction.
Following the procurement process and contract awards, construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2021.
The community is also being reminded to have its say on the Beaches Link Environmental Impact Statement which is on public exhibition until March 1st 2021.
For more information and to see the interactive portal, visit:
Avalon Boomerang Bags 2021
Moving right ahead to 2021 and all going well, our first day back will be Tuesday 2nd February. We will also aim to have a stall outside Woollies Avalon on Saturday 6th and look to getting the boxes back out for Avalonians to use once again.
Happy, safe and joyful Christmas all.
Robyn
Avalon Boomerang Bags: boomerangbagsavalon@hotmail.com
Do you believe people coming out of prison deserve a second chance?
Can you lend a helping hand to someone coming out of prison?
Are you willing to be a mentor to someone who needs guidance?
ITV STUDIOS is casting for a ground-breaking new documentary series that puts people leaving prison, back on the right track.
Filming is expected to commence from late January 2021.
People from all walks of life are encouraged to apply. For more information, please email us at: LOTO@itv.com
Taylor’s Point Wharf Turns 100 In 2021
Did you know that the wharf at Taylor’s Point turns 100 in the Spring of this year?
The land consisting of the present beach reserve itself was dedicated to Warringah Shire Council in July 1920 from George Inglis Hudson through those acting for him, W. Robjohns Pty. Ltd. At this time a conversation around the need for a wharf at the site also began to take place.
On February 11th 1921 Portion 33 of the Estate was dedicated to Council for a road giving access to the wharf and beach and discussions on the plans submitted by Robjohn’s Engineer saw council calling for Muntz steel or Monier steel to encase the piles – a decision that was later reversed.
On May 10th 1921 Mr. Hudson forwarded a cheque for £1000.00 for the erection of new wharf at Taylor's Point, repairs to Clareville Wharf, and repairs to roads approaching the Estate.
Soon after Tenders were called for by the Council and on June 13th, 1921 that of Messrs. Farquharson and Woodward for Two hundred and seventy-one pounds ten shillings and six pence. (£27l/10/6d.) was accepted.
In September 1921, the sale of the Taylor’s Point Estate was advertised for sales to take place on October 8th - 8 Hour Day.
By October 4th 1921 Warringah Shire Council approved an extra £60 on Taylor's Point Wharf Contract be now paid, and the deposit be retained for a period of three months, against possible maintenance. The ‘jetty’ was in place, its original footprint was 120 feet long and 6 feet wide.
In November 1947 Warringah Shire Council records show ''that £35 be voted for the extension of Taylor's Point Wharf by 15 feet, and for two more piles, while the men are working in the area''.
Images: EB Studios (Sydney, N.S.W.). (1920). Panorama of Taylors Point, Pittwater, New South Wales, 2 Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-162389211
'Fishing from a jetty at Taylor's Point' - taken by Sam Hood during Pittwater Regatta, Broken Bay - possibly officials ensuring Taylors Point mark for races is rounded. Image No.: hood_06542, circa 1930's, courtesy State Library of NSW
Taylor’s Point Wharf in 2013 – A J Guesdon photo
Further - available in:
2021 Sponsorship Opportunities: Narrabeen Sharks
The Narrabeen Sharks Junior Football Club is looking for local businesses to sponsor our great junior rugby league community for the 2021 season.
As with all sporting clubs, the Narrabeen Sharks are dependent on charitable sponsorship and fundraising to help provide uniforms, training equipment, and safety gear to cover all 24 of our teams from u6 to u21s!
The Club’s aim is and has always been, to promote the game of rugby league in a fun and fair environment and in 2021 it is more important than ever to encourage our members and children to lead an active and healthy lifestyle.
There is a package for every business, BIG and small; and I will personally work with you; to ensure you maximise your sponsorship $$ in building brand awareness to our community. We are the largest Junior Rugby League Club on the beaches and we are growing; our brand is highly visible.
The feedback from our Sponsors is they love the Sharkies community, they love being involved with our brand as our Sharkies families are loyal, passionate, hard-working local community members who support their business back for their involvement with the Club.
If you would like to discuss any sponsorship plans or require additional information at all, please do not hesitate to contact Francesca on 0410 144 286 or email at francesca@cuttingedgeservices.com.au.
Go the Sharkies!
Pets Of The Week
Nelly
AGE/SEX: 6 years / F
BREED: Staffy X Kelpie
Nelly is a sweet natured affectionate girl. Out walking Nelly ignores cars and dogs and walks slowly. She enjoys belly rubs and jumps up to lick your face and likes being picked up. She is nervous of some things eg walking in internal staircases and big men. She has a smooth coat and weighs 13.1kg. She comes desexed, C5 vaccinated, heartworm free and microchipped. Also included for the love and health of our dogs is a free Health and Wellness Voucher with our DR Vet. Her adoption cost is $450.
Bryer
Bryer is sweet a black and white short coated boy who is approximately 2 years old. He is social with other cats. He is a little timid atm and needs a family to help him become more confident and relaxed. Bryer weighs 4.8kg. He comes desexed, wormed, F3 vaccinated, FIV/FeLV tested and microchipped. His adoption fee is $220. If you are interested in meeting him, call DoggieRescue on 9486 3133 or email cats@DoggieRescue.com
Foster Carers Needed
Not everyone is in a position to adopt a dog, which is why DoggieRescue runs a foster program making it easy for caring dog lovers to make an immediate difference.
Meet our top ten doggies desperate for a foster home. These are most frequently doggies who have spent a long time in the shelter and are in urgent need of some quiet time in a loving home.
For further details or to meet all cats, rabbits and dogs at Doggie Rescue call 9486 3133 or email monika@DoggieRescue.com. Visit www.DoggieRescue.com to see all our dogs. www.facebook.com/doggierescue
Rehoming Organisation No R251000024.
Pittwater Offshore Newsletter: January 17, 2021
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To contact Julian: editor@scotlandisland.org.au
These hot days are tough on our wildlife - please put out some water in a shaded location and if you come across an animal that is in distress, dehydrated or injured - please contact your local wildlife rescue group:
Photo: Bronwyn Gould
Sound Advice
Sunday January 17, 2021 - courtesy Paul Bailey: On patrol 5 at Manly we just reunited a six year old boy who was very upset as he'd lost his dad on a very busy Manly beach.
The best advice I have for parents is to teach your young children to go to the patrol tent if they get lost. We can then have the lifeguards make a public address and ask parents to go to the patrol tent.
It is MUCH easier and safer to find a parent than a missing child.
Please Help Us To Save Wildlife In Our Catchment
The Southern end of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment bushland needs to be connected to the Manly Dam area and Garigal National Park.
We need connectivity for fauna. In the terrible event of bush fires, animals can move to safer areas.
They can recolonise later, moving back into regenerating areas. Connectivity is also vitally important to prevent inbreeding.
Currently, there is significant roadkill particularly of wallabies along Wakehurst Parkway south of the hospital between the Manly Dam area and Garigal National Park.
This is why the widening of Wakehurst Parkway for the Beaches Link tunnel requires devices such as overpasses, underpasses and exclusion fencing just like the ones which are currently being built on the Mona Vale Road East upgrade. These devices connect Kuring Gai National Park and Garigal National Park at the northern end of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment
Please make a submission on the DPIE website requesting overpasses, underpasses and exclusion fencing along Wakehurst Parkway south of the hospital between the Manly Dam area and Garigal National Park.
The public consultation and submission period closes on 11.59 pm, Monday 1 March 2021.
If you want DPIE to delete your personal information before publication, please make this clear at the top of your letter.
Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment
Discarded Fishing Gear Kills
Discarded fishing gear kills thousands of whales, seals, turtles and birds each year. Around 640,000 tonnes of fishing equipment are left in oceans annually. This picture was taken at our local no-take aquatic reserve "Cabbage Tree Bay" in Manly.
We often find fishing lines, sinkers and hooks in this area. People are not permitted to fish by any method, harm marine animals or plants, or collect marine organisms whether dead or alive in the area. The reserve covers about 20ha, including the entire bay, rocky shores and beaches from the southern end of Manly Beach to the northern end of Shelly Beach Headland.
If you see someone doing the wrong thing please report it by using this link or call 1800 043 536.
Remember the information needed is:
1. the time and date you saw the activity; the type of activity you saw (for example, abalone theft, lobster theft, taking protected fish)
2. a description of the activity; the make, model or registration details of any vehicles or vessels involved in the activity (if possible)
3. the Fisheries Compliance Zone; the location of activity (description as accurate as possible)
4. your contact details (optional).
Discarded fishing equipment can remain in oceans for up to 600 years. Please take your lines, hooks plastic bait bags etc. with you when you leave.
Pic: Louisa Xu.
Report: Northern Beaches Clean Up Crew
Your Invitation To Come Join Us: Manly To Church Point Bike Ride 26th January 2021 - Ride With Aboriginal Peoples
This is not a race, just a friendly ride to show respect for Aboriginal People. You can do the full 24km or join the ride at Dee Why or Narrabeen and Mona Vale.
There will be a support car with you all the way so no one is left behind. The cost, a smile.
Meet at West Esplanade, Manly
At the monument between Manly wharf and Manly Art Gallery, where Wil-Le-Me-Ring a Garigal Aboriginal man Speared Governor Captain Arthur Phillip 1778.
We will be sent off to the sound of the didgeridoo.
Meet 7.00 to leave Manly 7.30 am - 7km to Dee Why – via Queenscliff, Freshwater, Curl Curl
8.15am Meet at the Dee Why Beach at the southern crossing, then we do not have to cross Pittwater Road until out of Dee Why.
8.30am leave - 7km to Narrabeen – via Pittwater/Sydney Road.
9.15am Meet at North Narrabeen Surf Club car park.
9.30am leave – 3km to Mona Vale – via Ocean Street and Narrabeen Park Parade.
9.40am Meet at Robert Dunn Reserve at Coronation Street.
9.50am leave – 7km to Church Point Wharf – via Pittwater Road
10.30am - be welcomed by friends at Church Point.
Meet local Aboriginal Garigal man, Neil Evers. Hear stories about the Aboriginal people who once lived in the area while you enjoying a well-deserved rest.
While you listen to the haunting sound of the didgeridoo echo across Pittwater and you play the clap sticks. (clap sticks provided) Listen and learn to dance along to the Aboriginal language.
Please pass this on to your friends.
For more information and to book in: please contact Colin Hutton
P: 0404 353 253 | E: colin.httn@bigpond.com
185th Australia Day Regatta: Pittwater
It’s a race for the ages, where vessels big, small, new and old are all welcome to compete.
The Australia Day Regatta has been conducted since 1837, making it the world’s oldest annual sailing event. More than 100 boats will race in Sydney Harbour in events for all classes of yachts and 18ft skiffs.
Avalon Sailing Club are again running the Pittwater arm of this regatta.
NOTICE OF RACE 185th AUSTRALIA DAY REGATTA
To be held on Tuesday 26th January 2021 on Pittwater
A cordial invitation is extended to owners of all yachts - including centreboard classes, one-design keelboats, gaff-rigged and classic yachts - to enter the oldest continuously conducted sailing regatta in the world on Australia Day, Tuesday 26th January 2021 on Pittwater.
The Regatta will be conducted by the Avalon Sailing Club (ASC) on behalf of the Australia Day Regatta Management Committee. Entry includes a sausage sizzle at ASC after the presentation (16:30 approx) subject to any Covid 19 restrictions that may apply.
1. COURSES Courses will be included in the Sailing Instructions issued by the ASC to entrants prior to the regatta. All courses will be within the confines of Pittwater.
2. DIVISIONS A minimum of five (5) boats will be necessary to create a separate division. If less than five boats are entered for a division, that division may be combined with other division(s).
3. PRIZES Expected divisions, and prizes, are as follows:
MJ Novice/Optimist Novice/Nippa Novice/Open BIC Novice 1 st, 2nd and 3rd Handicap (a novice is described as a competitor that has never raced in a state or national championship)
Optimist 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Manly Junior 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Open BIC 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Laser Radial 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Spiral 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Laser 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Open Centerboard 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Yachts – Multihulls 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Yachts – Non Spinnaker 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Yachts – Spinnaker 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Wooden yachts 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Couta Boats 1 st, 2nd and 3rd
Handicap Special class and event prizes, together with scratch Perpetual Trophies will also be awarded.
First placegetters will be invited to the Sydney Town Hall in March 2021 to receive their awards subject to any Covid restrictions that may apply.
Prizes for 2nd and 3rd placegetters will be presented immediately after the event at ASC subject to any Covid restrictions that may apply. Final divisions (based on entry numbers) will be announced in the Sailing Instructions are available via links above and via the ASC website www.avalonsailingclub.com.au
The Entry Forms for the 185th Australia Day Regatta on Pittwater for
Entries close 12.00 midnight Sunday 24th January 2021. Late entries may be received at Avalon Sailing Club until 11:00am on the day of the regatta.
ENTRY FEES
Centreboards: $15.00 (inc GST)
Yachts: $35.00 (inc GST)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT - commodore@avalonsailingclub.com.au
Larry Eastwood
Commodore
Avalon Sailing Club
Pittwater High School 2021
December 16, 2020
Our latest newsletter contains really important information for 2021, we advise all parents to check their emails. This includes a schedule of important dates (see image) including our student and parent information evenings to be held the beginning of next year.
Barrenjoey High School 2021 Uniforms
Pittwater Offshore Newsletter: January 17, 2021
Click on Logo to access latest PON:
To contact Julian: editor@scotlandisland.org.au
These hot days are tough on our wildlife - please put out some water in a shaded location and if you come across an animal that is in distress, dehydrated or injured - please contact your local wildlife rescue group:
Photo: Bronwyn Gould
And We Are Back!
Well, wasn't that a wonderful break Pittwater?
Clocked off on December 13, 2020, rubbing my hands with glee in anticipation of a Whole Day Off by New Years, headed west to do mum's gardening, do a bit of scrubbing around her home pre-Christmas (mum is 81 now you know; needs a hand with a few things, and family XMAS was planned for there this year), managed to get some of that done between 14th and 16th and then Guess What?!"!! - could see a lockdown coming for our place - so shopped for food there and headed back out here on Thursday January 17th to be 'on duty' to provide just-the-facts reports both here and via social media, as well as send out updates via the Subscribers Lists. Who needs sensationalised, ambulance-chasing hype under these circumstances? No one!
And then, on December 19th, 2020, the Principality of Pittwater was relaunched along its original boundaries....
(ssshh don't say that word -'Pittwater' !! - the Northern part of the Northern Beaches is acceptable)
Outside of those daily 11 am briefings or later that night Cases/Places updates, witnessed:
- wonderful local businesses who had all their festive catering cancelled delivering the same for free to hungry people manning and womanning clinics at Mona Vale Hospital, Narrabeen and all points north - and kept that up with coffee etc., with whatever they could give - and giving that special Pittwater 'wave' to the circling old media/news helicopters - bit sharky out there!
- wonderful social media community forums sharing the love and trying to make each other laugh with a silly photo or glory in the beauty of the place we live in with snapshots of OUR PLACE - + the frank admittance by many that they rarely stray outside of Pittwater anyway ...
- birdsong and children's laughter
- packed beaches with visitors from Mosman or Blacktown despite the 'verboten!' orders
- another 'boating' fiasco
- also witnessed virtual hugs to each other as our Christmas get togethers were cancelled - same again as New Years outings were 'NOT' for all in Pittwater
- and this week witnessed wonderful community stalwarts from Narrabeen to Palm Beach, as well as our local MP for ... wait for it... Pittwater!, getting together to figure out how they can help everyone who has lost all their Christmas and Summer trading or work in any other capacity to get back on their feet and survive - nay, thrive in 2021 E.G.: https://www.facebook.com/BuyOnTheBeaches/ - and more announcements to come it would seem - Shop Local!
- a wonderful community spirit comprised of loving individuals giving a damn about each other throughout the December 19 2020 to January 9 2021 lockdown of Pittwater (Principality of) and deftly and kindly steering each other clear of any silliness, anger, arrogance or ignorance
For all of you Pittwaterians still on a break - live it up - hope you're loving every moment!
For all of you Pittwaterians struggling due to loss of income during your busiest season or the multitude of others also locked out of earning your own way - may those at state and federal level now working out how they can best help you make those announcements this week
For all who think Pittwater residents cannot remember as far back as May 12th, 2016, or any of what preceded that, we say unto thee;
Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater,
Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater, Pittwater,
WELCOME TO PITTWATER!!!
A. J. Guesdon
Editor
Pittwater Online News
For, About, and By Pittwater
NSW SES Warringah / Pittwater Unit's New Boat
January 9, 2021
Our new Gen 4 Bowloader WPW741 was taken out on its maiden job today, and we couldn’t ask for better weather to do it! We had a crew head over to Coasters Retreat this afternoon to cut up some fallen branches that were blocking access on a path for local residents.
If you need emergency assistance due to flood/storm damage, call NSW SES on 132 500. If life threatening, call 000.
Avalon Boomerang Bags 2021
Moving right ahead to 2021 and all going well, our first day back will be Tuesday 2nd February. We will also aim to have a stall outside Woollies Avalon on Saturday 6th and look to getting the boxes back out for Avalonians to use once again.
Happy, safe and joyful Christmas all.
Robyn
Avalon Boomerang Bags: boomerangbagsavalon@hotmail.com
Do you believe people coming out of prison deserve a second chance?
Can you lend a helping hand to someone coming out of prison?
Are you willing to be a mentor to someone who needs guidance?
ITV STUDIOS is casting for a ground-breaking new documentary series that puts people leaving prison, back on the right track.
Filming is expected to commence from late January 2021.
People from all walks of life are encouraged to apply. For more information, please email us at: LOTO@itv.com
2021 Sponsorship Opportunities: Narrabeen Sharks
The Narrabeen Sharks Junior Football Club is looking for local businesses to sponsor our great junior rugby league community for the 2021 season.
As with all sporting clubs, the Narrabeen Sharks are dependent on charitable sponsorship and fundraising to help provide uniforms, training equipment, and safety gear to cover all 24 of our teams from u6 to u21s!
The Club’s aim is and has always been, to promote the game of rugby league in a fun and fair environment and in 2021 it is more important than ever to encourage our members and children to lead an active and healthy lifestyle.
There is a package for every business, BIG and small; and I will personally work with you; to ensure you maximise your sponsorship $$ in building brand awareness to our community. We are the largest Junior Rugby League Club on the beaches and we are growing; our brand is highly visible.
The feedback from our Sponsors is they love the Sharkies community, they love being involved with our brand as our Sharkies families are loyal, passionate, hard-working local community members who support their business back for their involvement with the Club.
If you would like to discuss any sponsorship plans or require additional information at all, please do not hesitate to contact Francesca on 0410 144 286 or email at francesca@cuttingedgeservices.com.au.
Go the Sharkies!
Pets Of The Week
Bindi
AGE/SEX: 2 years / F
BREED: English Staffy X
Bindi is an energetic affectionate girl. She mostly walks nicely on loose lead, ignoring cars lunges playfully at passing dogs. She likes to jog/run. She enjoys pats, cuddles and belly rubs. She is good with children 12+yo as she can jump up when excited to say hello. Our trainer says "Sweet dog who has a lot of enthusiasm that she works to contain". She sits on command. Walkers say "Friendly, energetic, happy dog. Walked nicely on loose lead gently pulling on occasion. Ignored most dogs but did react occasionally. Gets a little mouthy when playing." She has a smooth coat and weighs 20kg. She comes desexed, C5 vaccinated, heartworm free and microchipped. Also included for the love and health of our dogs is a free Health and Wellness Voucher with our DR Vet. Her adoption cost is $450.
Athena
Athena is a sweet girl who loves to play but also happy to relax at home alone. She is about 3 years old. She came from the pound with allergy issues which are being managed with medication and special diet. She has been used to living in a busy vet clinic around other cats and dogs but is best suited to a calm household where she can unwind and relax. She has a short coat and weighs a tiny 2.9kg. She comes desexed, wormed, F3 vaccinated, FIV/FeLV tested and microchipped. Her adoption fee is $220.
If you are interested in meeting her, call DoggieRescue on 9486 3133 or email cats@DoggieRescue.com
Foster Carers Needed
Not everyone is in a position to adopt a dog, which is why DoggieRescue runs a foster program making it easy for caring dog lovers to make an immediate difference.
Meet our top ten doggies desperate for a foster home. These are most frequently doggies who have spent a long time in the shelter and are in urgent need of some quiet time in a loving home.
For further details or to meet all cats, rabbits and dogs at Doggie Rescue call 9486 3133 or email monika@DoggieRescue.com. Visit www.DoggieRescue.com to see all our dogs. www.facebook.com/doggierescue
Rehoming Organisation No R251000024.
Newport Community Garden
Newport Community Garden is at 25 Woolcott Street, Newport. This is Newport residents creating sustainable gardens in public spaces; strengthening community, improving health, reconnecting with nature.
We meet every Saturday from 10am till about midday at Woolcott Reserve, Newport.
If you would like to join us please direct message us via our Facebook page or email us to newportcommunitygardenau@gmail.com
Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/newportcgnsw
Everyone is welcome!!!
Photo: A very productive morning. Thanks team
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Pittwater High School 2021
December 16, 2020
Our latest newsletter contains really important information for 2021, we advise all parents to check their emails. This includes a schedule of important dates (see image) including our student and parent information evenings to be held the beginning of next year.
Barrenjoey High School 2021 Uniforms
Newport Surf Life Saving Club Building Extensions
Input welcome until January 22nd, 2021
Over the past two years Council have worked closely with Newport Surf Life Saving Club, architect, coastal, geotechnical and structural engineers as well as Council's heritage team to refine the building extension concept plan for Newport Surf Life Saving Club.
The building extension proposal, first exhibited in August 2017 was based on a masterplanning concept commissioned by the Newport Surf Life Saving Club.
Following the initial consultation Council engaged an architect and carried out additional detailed investigations to inform the development of the updated concept plan. The updated concept addresses the building site conditions, heritage constraints and the requirement for coastal protection works.
The building extension concept plan provides a design that addressed the need to maintain the important heritage elements, provide increased floor space and improve access.
Key design features include:
- increased equipment storage
- a new internal lift, foyer and improved circulation
- two dedicated training rooms with secondary access
- extension of north facing terrace
- grouping amenities
- a buried seawall
Images (courtesy NBC) : East elevation, North east Corner, North elevation, West Elevation, South Elevation.
For Concept in detail and to provide feedback - Visit: https://yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/NewportSLSC