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Newsletter
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Offshore Residents
of Pittwater, Australia - Volume 13, Issue 658
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Contents
 Church Point Ferry Service Letter to Parents Dear Parents, Back to school, and I hope that all the kids have settled in. Just a quick reminder that they should all have a ferry pass. If they do not please contact their school. If your child has just enrolled in kindergarten, progressed to high school, changed name or address or started at a new school or is applying for additional travel pass in a joint/dual custody situation, then you will need to fill out an application form for Subsidised Travel that is from NSW Transport and available at all schools. It is the same form as it used for Government buses but should be sent to us at Church Point Ferry Service (PO Box 243) rather than NSW Transport. Also there are guidelines for the school students behaviour. Brochures are available from the ferries or you can go the NSW Transport Website http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/content/student-conduct-when-travelling In brief, children must
 We do appreciate your support in this matter, as we would like to make the ferries a pleasant experience for all passengers. Many Thanks Penny PDF copy available HERE Water Taxi Fares Church Point to Bell Wharf (or the other way) COMMUTER SPECIAL It appears February's appalling weather may be flowing into March and there is a rising frequency of the sodden offshore residents missing the ferry due to losing their keys in the mud, adorning their family members with mud on the way down the hill or just couldn't get to the wharf on time without falling to a muddy death. So to help ease the financial burden, between 6am and 6pm, the Water Taxis are offering twelve (12) dollar fares between Bell Wharf to Church Point. That's only 2 bucks each if you fill the cab! We'll give it a run for March and who knows; we might be able to keep it going. Yours aye - the Pink Water Taxis Offshore Residence Community Forum Have Your Say Sunday March 18 from 4-6pm Scotland Island Hall  Bush Care News  Spend some quiet time helping restore our beautiful bushland whilst learning how to care for your own block with qualified supervisors. All tools etc provided (bring gloves if possible, we have some) Even one hour spared is greatly valued AND you’ll be rewarded with home baked cake and home brewed coffee! Meeting this month on the Scotland Island: Elizabeth Park Bushcare: 1st Sat of the Month, 9am – 12pm (3rd March) Reserve at top of Island - meet at end of access road Contact: Bob Bolton- 9999 4092/ ajb_bobbolton@hotmail.com Pathilda Reserve Bushcare: 3rd Sat of the Month, 9am –12pm (17th March) Waterfront reserve, NE side of Island, Florence Terrace (½ way btw Tennis & Eastern Wharves) – meet at beach Contact: Emmie Collins - 0405 330 781/ emstar@tpg.com.au Catherine Park Bushcare: 2nd Sun of the Month, 10am -12.30pm (Note: Change to March session - now March 25th ) Tennis Court Wharf - below phone box Contact: Sharon Kinnison 0438 719 764/ skkinnison@gmail.com or Colin Haskell 9979 3301 Meeting this month on the Western Foreshores: Rocky Point Bushcare - Lovett Bay: 1st Monday of Month: 9am -12pm (5th March) (Ferry to Elvina Nth Wharf then walk over saddle to Lovett Bay) Contact: Lesley Stevens – 9979 9477/ lesley.stevens@prismpix.com Elvina Bay Bushcare Group Contact: Lisa Atkins 9997 5466 Coopers Pt Bushcare( Halls Wharf) Contact: Antonia Kitching 9999 4201 Morning Bay Bushcare Group Contact: Caroline Adams 9979 6390 Each month we will focus on one site, its’ background and the gains of its’ bushcarers , so watch this space! Letters to the Editor Thanks to Peter and Tim for bailing out all those boats Just got up to check our boats and my neighbours and there was Tim Bakker and Peter Le Blang up and bailing boats out on Carols Wharf in filthy muddy water and terrible conditions. The water runoff at Carols was amazing. The water was flowing over the end of the wharf you could not walk across it without boots. . There was just so much water flowing you have to see it to believe it. I didn’t have boots on so I was reluctant to go too deep in the water but it was so nice of them to bail out others boats at 1am in the morning ! Carrie Once again the fire brigade is on the job! What wonderful volunteers we have – within an hour and a half of 2 large tree branches fallen across Robertson Road I hear the chain saw running…it is dark and wet…and they are there, clearing the road ready for a new day. Thank you to those people who here for us, going out of their way to make sure our roads are safe and clear to use. Maria K. International Womens Day Breakfast 2012 THURSDAY 8th March 2012 Hosted by the OFFSHORE GRAMEEN GROUP ELVINA BAY FIRE SHED - 7:30 AM $20 includes full breakfast & lucky door prize The talk will be given by Nila Chambers. The subject is Microfinance...... Empowering women to escape poverty through small business loans. Gill Croft PO Box 181 CHURCH POINT, NSW 2105 hellocroftlovettbay@bigpond.com 9999 4632 0405 085 686 Amber Ellis PO Box 201 CHURCH POINT, NSW 2105 amberellis@bigpond.com 9997 3078 0457 277 222 Bookings essential for catering purposes. Last Ferry Home  the offshore community's own choir Come and join us Saturday arvos 2:30 til 4:30 at the hall starting 4th Feb. We sing pop, blues, reggae, spirituals and made-up stuff. All welcome! Cost: $20 a week or $150 for the 10 week term. Call Wendy on 0425 807 262 Click
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Pittwater Council has voted to award the contract to build a new commuter wharf at Church Point to Sydney Marina Contracting. The contract, worth just over $507,000, was awarded to the company after a competitive tendering process involving five bidders. According to Mayor Harvey Rose, the new wharf will replace the old wharf built in the 1980s. “Despite an extension to this wharf in the 1990s, it’s still not large enough to service the needs of commuters from offshore communities to the mainland,” he said. Mayor Harvey Rose said there were 2000 offshore residents dependant on small boats to carry them to and from the mainland. When built, the new wharf will be capable of servicing up to 90 commuter boats, doubling the existing capacity. Construction will begin in the middle of this year. “Offshore residents had been closely involved in planning the design of the wharf,” Mayor Rose said. Mayor Rose said the wharf would also be built in accordance with the Church Point Masterplan, which was adopted by the Council in 2009. Two state and federal government grants totalling just under $200,000 and the Council’s sinking fund for improvements at Church Point will fund the wharf’s construction. Media contact: Les Munn Pittwater Council Ph: 9970 1354 HELPING LEARNER DRIVERS BECOME SAFER DRIVERS A free workshop for parents and supervisors of learner drivers will be held by the Roads and Maritime Services with Pittwater Council at Mona Vale Library on Wednesday 7 March from 6.30 to 8.30pm. The course, ‘Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers’, will offer parents and supervisors hands-on advice on how to provide the most effective driving practice for learner drivers. The Council’s Road Safety Officer Michelle Carter said licence conditions for learner drivers meant there was a minimum of one year on ‘L’ plates and 120 hours of supervised driving, including a mandatory 20 hours of night-time driving. “A more rigorous driving test has also been introduced, focusing on hazard perception and driver reactions,” Ms Carter said. “Parents and supervisors of novice drivers have a crucial role to play in making our roads safer, and that is why the RMS has developed a course to better support them.” The free course will cover topics such as:
Bookings for the Helping Learner Drivers Become Safe Drivers course are essential and can be made by calling Michelle Carter from Pittwater Council on 9970 1196 or by email at michelle_carter@pittwater.nsw.gov.au. Ph: 9970 1196 NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR PITTWATER’S VOLUNTEER AWARDS Nominations have opened for the 2012 Pittwater Volunteer Awards, held every two years. The awards celebrate outstanding voluntary service and are open to residents and non-residents who can demonstrate a record of such service to the Pittwater community. Award categories include Environmental, Bushcare, Youth, Community Service & Support, SurfLifesaving, Sporting Groups, Rural Fire Service and Emergency Services. A one-off category for this year’s awards has been added to mark Pittwater’s 20th birthday as a local government area. This category recognises volunteers with 20 or more years service to the Pittwater community. Nominations for the awards will be open until Friday 16 March, with a presentation to the winners in May to coincide with National Volunteers Week. According to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Pittwater residents volunteer their time in unpaid service in a participation rate 6% higher than volunteers in the greater Sydney area. General Manager Mark Ferguson paid tribute to local volunteers, saying they made ‘an immeasurable contribution to the Pittwater community and environment.’ “Some of these volunteers literally put their lives on the line as bushfire fighters and surf lifesavers while others go about their duties, quietly turning up day in and day out year after year,” Mr Ferguson said. Nominations can be submitted online at www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/volunteerawards Nomination forms are also available from Council’s customer service centres and libraries at Mona Vale and Avalon, as well as at Avalon and Newport Recreation Centres and the Nelson Heather Centre at Warriewood. Entries close on Friday 16 March and should be returned to Vienna Muller, Pittwater Council PO Box 882, Mona Vale NSW 1660 or emailed to Pittwater_Council@pittwater.nsw.gov.au For enquiries contact Vienna Muller on 9970 1181 or email vienna_muller@pittwater.nsw.gov.au Melinda Hewitt Ph: 9970 1170 Beatlemania returns!  The Flaming Doghouse ‘Beatlemania’ extravaganza is back. This time they’re playing at Pittwater High School on Saturday, 17 March at 7pm as part a fundraiser for the PHS European Band Tour 2012. Dress is ‘60s theme. Bring your nibbles and drinks for your table. Doors open at 3 to 5pm to dress tables. A great night of dance is promised to all. Tickets available from Mel and John Marshall, PMC Hill office hours contact 0415 440 662 or at Pittwater High School office. Click image to load pdf flyer
Do you own the 6m Mast ? We have been clearing our recently purchased block of land at 47 Richard Road (between Bell's and Carol's wharves) - also known as the "walkway". There is a sailing mast attached to the fence there, approximately 6metres in length - we have been told it has probably been resident there for the last 5 years. If it is yours, could you please have it collected by March 8, otherwise we will need to dispose of it. Thank you, Alex and Siobhain Blinko For Sale Outboard motor for sale Yamaha 15 hp 4 years old but little used In excellent condition Serviced last Friday and regularly serviced by Pittwater Marine $1200.00 Ring Michelle at Elvina Bay: 0416 039335 New Fridge If you need a new fridge let me know..... Westinghouse Frost Free Fridge / Freezer 1700h x 680w x 610d Great condition...just too big for our space. Rachel: 0417 215 886 Near new alloy runabout for Sale 11ft Sea- Al “Super Skua”. Very stable with a fine entry bow and wide flat beam aft. 15 Hp Yamaha Fuel Tank and Manual Bilge pump. Complete package Purchased Nov 2011. Asking $3800. Donna Coote - 0419265780 Have you lost your Cycling Gear Did you drive off without your cycling gear? I saw you leave the car park in a blue jeep (or similar) this last week without your cycling gear - I chased you out of the car park waving frantically, but missed you. Call Dan on 0416 473466 to arrange the return of your belongings. Share a ride ? Hi, I have just started university at Sydney Uni, and was wondering if anyone is heading into the city on the mornings of Monday and Thursday. Obviously, I am very happy to chip in for petrol. Please call me - 0478155583 Asha The Local Guide Community Information
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