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Newsletter
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Offshore Residents
of Pittwater, Australia - Volume 15, Issue 762
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Contents
SIRA COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN: SUNDAY APRIL 6 WHERE: COMMUNITY HALL TIME: 3.00PM – 5.00PM The Agenda for the meeting is available HERE All SIRA members are welcome to observe the meeting. An Open Discussion Session will follow between 5.00pm – 5.30pm All Meeting Notices and Agendas will be posted in the PON. If you do not yet subscribe to the PON, to be included in the distribution please go to: http://www.scotlandisland.org.au/signup Boat Stolen from Commuter Wharf Sunday 30th March 2014. Our daughters boat was stolen. Quintrex Silver 3.58 Aluminium Runabout. REGO IDO112N If you see this boat or know anything about what happened i.e. who stole it etc. Please phone, Sue 0404683724 Mischa 0405607823 Our faith in human nature needs to be restored! Sue Maintenance work on
McCarrs Creek Road
Roads and Maritime Services is carrying out improvement works to the drainage on the slope opposite 96 and 49 McCarrs Creek Road, Church Point from Monday 31 March 2014.  The Great Offshore Shave Report  Hi all Offshore Shave crew and donators.... It's taken this long for a last minute donations to go through but I think we have our final total. We all raised a whopping $6900 total including pre-shave donations, shave event donations (there were a many) and post donations.  Thank you to all the team for your effort to make the event happen, thanks to all the performers, hair dressers and colourists, chefs, cupcake makers, prize givers, and raffle helpers and to all that came for the fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation. !! Well done. Xoxo
Get your rates notice online! Pittwater residents will soon be able to receive and pay their council rates and other utility bills online via a digital mailbox service from Australia Post. The mailbox allows you to store your bills and other important documents online in one place with one password. The Pittwater service will go live on 4 April – to sign up visit www.digitalmailbox.com.au The Peninsula Music Club has been bringing classical music to the Peninsula for over 50 years. Some of this years artists have been top performers in the Sydney International Piano Competition. We have sparkling wine supper after the concerts. The Bayview Marina is only 300m or so from Loquat Valley school. The walk is easy and it is still light at 7.30 --when the doors open-- in the summer months.  Click image to load flyer   AUTHOR TALKS An evening with Bettina Arndt Bettina Arndt is one of Australia’s first sex therapists, a social commentator and has been working in the media most of her life. Bettina now spends most of her time on the speaking circuit, travelling across the country keeping audiences enthralled with her stories. She writes for many of Australia’s leading newspapers and magazines and appears regularly on television and radio. She’s also involved in an exciting new venture, working as a dating coach providing advice to men and women about online dating. As part of her coaching role, Bettina helps with writing profiles which in-turn increases the chances of meeting the right match. Her books include: The Sex Diaries: Why Women Go Off Sex and Other Bedroom Battles Taking Sides: Men, Women and the Shifting Social Agenda What Men Want in Bed. Bettina will have books available for sale at the event. Tuesday 22 April Time: 6.30pm Newport Community Centre Cost - $10, no concession Bookings essential, call 9970 1600, payment required within three days of booking. Pittwater YHA - Bush Regeneration Event Saturday12 and Sunday 13 April. An Invitation to all to join in. Pittwater YHA is running a Bush Regeneration Event on the mornings of Saturday12 and Sunday 13 April. The work will start around 8.30 am and go till lunchtime. Come even if you can offer an hour or two to help. Instruction given to those new to bush regeneration. The weekend is supported by the Greater SydneyLocal Land Service with funding from the Australian Government and the NSW Government programmes. All persons of the Offshore community and your friends are invited to come along and wage war on the Asparagus Fern, Mother of Millions, Lantana and Bidens of Morning Bay. Morning tea and a bbq lunch provided on both days.Take time in the afternoon to go for a kayak ride on one of the YHA kayaks. If you have friends from more distant locations who would like to join in, there is the option to stay at the hostel overnight on the Friday and Saturday. Details on this option are in the attachment below.  For further information to to let us know you can come along, call Sarah and Michael on 9999 5748. The Co-Op Club Gig Guide for April Waterfront Café at Church Point Sun April 6. Bek Jensen  Bek Jensen,
daughter of well known vocalist Shauna Jensen will bring her soulful
power to the Co-Op Club Sunday April 6 between 3-6pm. Free entry. Sun April 13. Tabatha Brownrigg & Band  Scotland
Island local Tabatha Brownrigg & Band at The
Waterfront Café at Church Point - soul and blues music at its bestSunday April 13 between 3-6pm. Free entry Helper Available Is there anyone on the island who would like a general helper / babysitter / cleaner for 3 or 4 days a week in exchange for food and lodging? (Duration of one month only) I have a helper living with me 3 days per week and she would like another home for the days that I cannot accommodate her. If this share arrangement would suit you please give me a call on Sandy 0415058922. Accommodation Wanted PITTWATER RENTAL ACCOMMODATION I AM LOOKING FOR EITHER SHORT OR LONG TERM OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S AN OPEN BRIEF! Whether it is an opportunity house sit your property (look after your pets/garden etc) ....a granny flat, boat shed, room or whatever...I want to be part of Pittwater! I have been in the advertising and marketing industry for forty years and I believe I could assist the community in volunteering my skills. I will obviously supply references. Please contact Peter Schrader on 0438 869 795. Email: peter@schrader.com.au Wanted Coolest Job on Scotland Island We are looking for a fit, keen, reliable year 10 student to join our grocery delivery team at Scotland island Traders. they must be quick minded, as well as fit. We work every Saturday morning from 7am to about 10.30 delivering orders to smart people of the island. good hourly rate and a fun atmosphere working with other boys. you would be required to do 2 Saturdays on and 1 off and still have the bulk of the weekend to play ! if you are interested, give me a call. Graeme Richmond 0419 460 331  For
Sale Dining Table with 6 Chairs Available now for island pick-up – solid timber extension table ($100) and 6 chairs (free). Call Annette 0421842221. Free Television Free to good home Philips 21in. HD television Needs a set top box Please call Jan 9986 0172 Furniture Free to good home  Unfinished project Beautiful Cedar cupboards, handmade glass doors. It's a top and bottom of a kitchen hutch It was last used in the living room to hold glasses, books etc Some new hinges and some tlc is all that's needed You could turn it into just a sideboard and split up top and bottom  Welcome to come and view at Elvina Bay We can help you with delivery if needed.... Reggie 0403397060 Free Windows  2 hardwood framed windows measuring 2200 x 1140 each The strengthened glass is tinted and one pane has a corner crack but is intact. Windows come with rollers and tracks as an installation option Can be collected from our home near Bells Wharf Ring George 0412 135 170 Free Trampoline  We have a 12 foot trampoline, that has been out grown, to give away. It needs a new mat ($85) and springs. Tim 0418-619-700 The Local Guide Community Information
Transport
Real Estate
Services, Clubs & Accommodation
Island Classes (Fitness, Dance, Art etc)
Groups
Government Organisations
Airlines, Buses and Railways
Weather Scotland Island Tides, Moon phases, Sun rise & set Local Weather Forecast Radar weather for Sydney (128k circle) Emergency Contact Numbers
Archived Newsletters A complete set of past electronic newsletters since May 2000 can be found and read at https://ymlp.com/archive_gesgjgm.php or by clicking here or by visiting the Mona Vale Library. The Island website is at www.scotlandisland.org.au To Contribute If you would like to contribute to this newsletter it's easy!. Send an e-mail to the editor (editor@scotlandisland.org.au) or by clicking here. Type your contribution (100 words or so would be fine) and assuming it is of general interest to the community, does not include matter of a political nature and is not offensive, it will appear next month. Subscription Information To get on and off this newsletter, click here or got to: http://www.scotlandisland.org.au/signup . To change your address, click the 'modify' link at the bottom of this newsletter or send an email to the editor@scotlandisland.org.au Follow the PON
The Online Local Contacts Guide Click HERE to load The
views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the views of the
Scotland Island Residents Association (SIRA), or
the Western
Pittwater Community Association (WPCA)
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