Newsletter for Offshore Residents of Pittwater, Australia Volume 5, Issue 45; September 2003
Editorial:
During the month you received an email from the editor asking for your help with the new website. I was thrilled with the response and our group will now get going on making it something to be proud of. BUT: It is not too late to join. If you have an interest in websites, have any special skills with design or html, or are just interested in knowing how it all works, please email me. (click on the banner above!) We are having a once only meeting on SUNDAY morning at 11am on September 14th.
In this Issue:
The Fair is due to be held in
November and there is not currently an organizing committee to get it
going. I am happy to get the committee up and running but will not be
able to run the Fair this
year.
It needs some new energy and enthusiasm so if you can help, please contact Jenny (Jabawoc@bigpond.com or 9979 3777).
Pittwater High School's 40th Anniversary
All former students, staff and friends of Pittwater
High School are invited to be part of the 40th
anniversary
celebrations. Two major events are planned for Saturday November 22nd.
An open afternoon and evening reunion and celebratory dance in the school hall are being planned. Please contact the school: 9999-4035 or pittwater40@hotmail.com to register your interest in either or both these events.
An Announcement from Pittwater Council
We regret that our new red parking stickers for 2003/2004, mailed out with our July rates notices, are faulty. These stickers will be replaced by the supplier at no cost to Council, and new green ones will be posted to all ratepayers by the end of August. Any stickers which have been purchased from our offices will also be replaced free of charge. Current blue stickers will remain valid until end September 2003, by which time you must have the new green sticker attached to your vehicle windscreen. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Pittwater 21 Draft
Development Control Plan
Have Your Say!
We need your feedback on a new development
control plan (DCP) for Pittwater. The Pittwater 21 Draft DCP contains
development controls for the design and construction of buildings and
development of land in Pittwater. Controls for building height, car
parking, biodiversity protection and others are contained in the draft DCP.
The draft DCP is an amalgamation of almost all of Council’s existing DCPs,
locality plans, and other planning policies.
Read the draft DCP! The draft DCP and background information is available on the Pittwater website and at Council offices and libraries. It can be purchased in hard-copy or CD Rom.
Have your say! Locality workshops are now being held. Contact us for details, then email, fax, post or hand-deliver written submissions to Council no later than 5th September 2003.
Want to know more? Attend a locality workshop - check the Pittwater website or contact the Pittwater 21 Team on 9970 1111 or pittwater_21@pittwater.nsw.gov.au
(Note: This exhibition is not statutory exhibition under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000).
NSW
Rural Fire Brigade needs YOUR help!
We are currently seeking donations for the local Rural Fire Service and would be most grateful if you could help.
The fire season just finished was one of the worst on record, however, we must now move forward to summer 2003/4, and on past experience, we have just two months to be up to speed.
There are many items of equipment we need, such as portable pumps, ovens for our catering unit, a new trailer etc. However, a major need is to revamp our marine capability since our current two boats are in need of upgrading for the firefighting and emergency evacuation role they are required to carry out.
We would be most grateful for any financial assistance you can provide. Donations are tax deductible and are spent entirely on equipment and services for the 17 brigades and units in Warringah and Pittwater. There are no wages, overhead or motor vehicle expenses deducted from appeal proceeds.
I do hope you can help. Please ring me if you require any further details.
Ken Hughes
Telephone: (02) 9918 9170 Fax: (02) 9918 9160 e-mail: kchughes@tpg.com.au
Honorary Treasurer – Volunteer Funds
Pittwater Citizen of the Year 2002
Well, one beautiful sunny Sunday this month
60 lucky people, including 10 children, did just that. Under the expert
guidance of Elvina Bay residents – Allan Yuille, Allan Hill, Polly
Thompson and Lisa Atking, we climbed up out of Elvina Bay via the
fire trail, up and up, over the swamp plateau to West
It was fascinating to learn about the
various plant communities we passed through and the beautiful flowers in
full bloom - wonderful hot pink Boronia, egg and bacon plant, the
‘spider’ plant, magnificent bottle brush bushes in full bloom and
fascinating Casuarinas who have girl and boy plants (the girl’s have the
nuts – the boys the golden pollen !!)
At a cutting in West Head Road we were able to see thousands of years of deposits by rivers, layer upon layer – hard to believe when you’re on top of a mountain !
The aboriginal carvings were a magnificent sight – very humbling.
Some of the group did a detour home via the
waterfall with the rest of us staggering back down the fire trail. At the
bottom we sank onto the grass and devoured our long awaited picnic and
sipped tea, coffee and wine. As I said, a beautiful sunny Sunday.
Next trip is planned some time later this year up to the Lovett Bay waterfall and along Salvation Creek – hope you can join us.
Annette Ritchie
Pittwater's Dog Day by the Bay
It's fun, it's informative and it’s the EVENT OF THE YEAR for dogs and their owners! An open invitation is extended to all dogs, dog owners and dog lovers to come along and have fun at Pittwater Council's DOG DAY BY THE BAY.
The whole family can enjoy 5 hours of
non-stop fun and entertainment, from 10.30am-3.30pm on Sunday, 21
September 2003 at Rowland Reserve, Bayview . FREE PARKING is available at
Rowland Reserve. There will be people to meet, food to eat, competitions
and exhibitions. (Dog owners are requested to keep their dogs leashed at
all times while attending the event). The day’s program includes: 
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FREE puppy and dog training classes, Canine Agility, Flyball and all your favourite competitions, with prizes galore!
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Best Kept Puppy and Dog, Fancy Dress, Best Mannered, and more!
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Food and Drinks and more Stalls than ever before, with the very best of dog products available for perusal or purchase.
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Opportunity to raise funds for animals in need through the stalls and raffles of the RSPCA and the two local branches of the Animal Welfare League.
Programs are available from Council offices at Level 2, 11/5 Vuko Place, Warriewood and 59A Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon, and from local pet shops and veterinary clinics. Enquiries: 9970 1111.
"Island Thinking" is an opportunity to share our artistic and
intellectual endeavours. We have had 7 very successful gatherings so far
encompassing a wide variety of topics - thankyou to all those who have
shared their knowledge with us. Everyone is very welcome so please come
along and enjoy.
Our next gathering will be on Saturday 20th September at 7.30pm. Jenni Cover will give a practice presentation of a paper written for a conference on "Progress and Despair" to be held at Monash University later this year. This is a multi-disciplinary conference so needs to be understood by people with different backgrounds - i.e.. everyone. The paper is only 20 minutes long but hopefully will generate some interesting discussion - your input into this very topical topic is valuable.
The Venue is Edna & Hoffer's in Florence terrace between Eastern and Tennis. About 8 houses North of Eastern on water with pink blossom tree and paved courtyard at back (between what was Pete Ball's house and the Souters). For more info please contact Edna - carew.hoffmann@bigpond.com or Jenni - 9997 8724 or jenni.cover@urnet.com.au
Saturday 6th September 9am till 2pm only.
Place: Scotland Island Fireshed
Cost: $40 plus $10 donation to SIRFS
Requirements: Rego papers plus vehicle
NB This will be a once only inspection. Please have the vehicle roadworthy. Rejection slips will be issued.
Summary of SIRA Committee Meeting
The SIRA committee has decided to publish a summary of their regular monthly meeting. The first edition is below:
Water issues
The water issues continue with negotiations with Sydney Water and
Pittwater Council regarding the safe and adequate distribution of water
onto the island. Discussions held with engineers at Parramatta Concerns
are water quality pressure and continuity (Quality - Chlorine levels
unacceptable. Pressure – can’t get 21 psi pressure. Continuity – we have
many breaks of not more than 1 hour in flow.
Both Council and Sydney Water have therefore stated that our water is
non-potable, and we therefore have concerns about public liability We have
no chance of being upgraded to ‘potable’ – Sydney Water recommends that we
put chlorine into ou
‘Sewerage service will be in place by 2010’ SW says Sydney Water.
Community Vehicle
Speed limited to 20kph. It is important that the community vehicle
observes this maximum speed because of the poor quality of the road
surface, the many people who use it as a walking path, our young children
playing and the high cost of repairs.
Roads paths and drainage
Meetings are being held with Council re a regular ongoing maintenance
program to clean out drains etc, and a five year general improvement
program.
Catherine Park
Community meetings are reaching finalisation in terms of the equipment for
children and location to best utilize the $25,000 allocated by council to
replace the equipment recently removed because of the inability to meet
Australian standards.
Church Point Precinct.
The Church Point precinct design group, representing the four associations
+ council + The Department of Lands, is formulating draft plans which it
hopes will go on display to the community in the near future. This
addresses the Store/ Post Office, the Church Point Wharf, the walkway
around the edge of the water, the Pasadena and, of course, the carpark.
Communication
The newly designed website is approaching publication and members of the
Scotland Island Community are invited to participate. Contact the website
developer at: editor@paulpurvis.net
Unregistered Cars
Concern has been expressed about the number of unregistered cars around
the island. The police are investigating this and taking action.
Commuter Boats
Police continue to express concern about the number of commuter boats
without proper lights and have been and will continue to proceed against
boat owners who do not meet the standards.
Scotland Island Wharves
Council will be working with SIRA to maximize and regularize the number of
commuter boats using the wharves. Representatives are needed from each
wharf. Please contact Jennifer Knox (navlight@ozemail.com.au) if you would
like to participate.
As you may have noticed, council have erected a DA notice on the jetty at Church Point. The four local associations are working on a response to council which has to be lodged by September 3rd 2003. More news in next month's newsletter
On Saturday September 6th will be a screening of "Peter Pan - Return To Never Land" at 4.00pm in the fire shed on Scotland Island. The film is $5.00 including free popcorn and a sausage sizzle afterwards.
All proceeds go towards the Scotland Island Fire Brigade
As our
newsletter continues to grow (nearly 600 readers) we are including
some links to other nearby organisations and events that may be of interest.
If you would like to contribute, please send a message to the editor by
clicking here.
Local Real Estate Agents:
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Government Organisations:
- Local Pittwater Council, or email them at pittwater_council@pittwater.nsw.gov.au or by clicking here.
- State: John Brogden, Member for Pittwater, or email him at jbrogden@nswcoalition.com or by clicking here
- Federal: Bronwyn Bishop, Member for Mackellar, or email her at Bronwyn.Bishop.MP@aph.gov.au or by clicking here
Local
Transport:
Local Accommodation:
Emergency Contact Numbers
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Airlines,
Buses and Railways
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Sydney Airport: Arrivals and Departures |
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Virgin Blue Information |
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NSW Railway Timetables and Information. |
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Weather
- Tides for this week and month for Pittwater
- Weather Forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology in Sydney, Australia
You can now join the Scotland Island Residents Association by clicking here. Please print the page you see and return the completed form to SIRA at this address: The Treasurer, SIRA, PO Box 70, Church Point 2105. Please NO CASH.
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