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Local
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Exploring Mona Vale's future
Residents
are invited to a series of events that will explore the future of the
Mona Vale Town Centre.
General Manager Mark Ferguson said that Council will be running a
number of urban talks, workshops and interactive activities around the
Mona Vale Place Plan.
Mr Ferguson said a place plan is a holistic approach to designing
places for people.
“The place planning process will develop a vision and plan that guides
future improvements for the town centre.
“There is a great opportunity for Mona Vale to take advantage of
predicted economic growth and position itself as the peninsula’s
vibrant urban town centre,” he said.
“The place planning process will explore opportunities and challenges
for the centre.
“We will look at issues such as the urban fabric (i.e. building types,
open space and streetscapes); retail and economy; access and transport
linkages; and the benefits of a night time economy.
Mr Ferguson said Council is keen for the community and businesses to
have their say on the future of the town centre with themed events
taking place over the next four months.
February events will kick off with the theme of ‘People &
Destinations’ which will look at the future of Mona Vale and the
importance of people when planning and designing centres.
An introductory session and Q&A with a panel of speakers will take
place on Thursday 19 February at Mona
Vale Memorial Hall from 6.30 to
8pm. Speakers include: Pittwater Mayor Jacqui Townsend, Canada
Bay
Mayor, Angelo Tsirekas, Marrickville’s Planning and Environmental
Services Director, Tim Moore and Sydney architect & urban designer
Tim Williams.
The Thursday session will be followed by open-houses at the hall on
Friday and Saturday 20-21 February from 10am to 4pm. Residents
will be
able to provide input on the future of Mona Vale, either face-to-face
with Council staff or through a series of facilitated workshops.
For more information on how you can have your say on the future
of Mona Vale
Contact: Community Relations
Phone: 9970 1172 / 9970 1119
Australia's
Largest Selling Wine Syndicate
Sunday March 22nd, 3 - 5pm.
Greetings
Can you feel the chill winds of winter? I certainly can't and it may be
necessary to stock up the beverage cupboard (or room) for those
delightful autumn barbecues and parties that we all look forward to.
The Wine Syndicate is holding its next tasting from 3pm on Sunday March 22nd.
You and your offshore friends are cordially invited. It is likely to be
at Greg and Louise Robert's home at Pittpoint at the North end of
Scotland Island. But like the seasons, this location may change. Watch
for updates!
As to the wines - I suspect they have yet to be chosen. But as always
they will be of great quality and at an excellent price. We will let
you have the tasting notes as soon as they come to
hand.
See you there...
Western Shores Power Problems....
A letter from
Piers.
I spoke to a senior operations manager at Ausgrid this morning who gave
me a rundown on the problems we are having.
It is not entirely the same as the situation which knocked out Scotland
Island for a month last November AND there is an opportunity for the
Western Foreshore to gain a more secure power supply but it will
require community input (pressure).
Our line is damaged underwater, SI's was damaged on the littoral and
there were some issues with onshore power lines that presented
themselves.
The current plan is to replace the Elvina generators with a larger
(350Kv) generator to be sited at North Elvina.
That should help prevent further blackouts during the repair.
The blackouts experienced during the switch over to generators last
week were largely due to the heavy load coming on all at once.
This was largely because we are an extremely power dependent community.
Not just refrigerators and water heaters but also water and poo pumps.
Because the power had been off for an appreciable period when the
generators were brought in, the fridges were warm, the float switches
on the water and poo tanks were ready to go, and the water heater
storage tanks were cold.
Thus, when the generators did kick in, the power load was maximum and,
bingo, the generators tripped.
Now, if the community wants a more reliable power source, another line
should be run from SI to Hall's Wharf - completing the circuit, or
providing a rough grid (as is standard on the mainland), so that if one
line goes out, power can be restored with the flick of a switch.
There is a proposal before a cost benefit committee right now but Rob
Stokes needs to be made aware that he should apply pressure to get it
approved.
Cost for the SI repair ran over $1m and the Western foreshore operation
is expected to run at least that.
The cost of the new line would be of the same order but would obviously
save equal costs for maintenance and replacement in the long run.
Hope that helps our all our neighbours.
Cheers
Piers
A note from Paul
I spoke to an Ausgrid engineer in Hornsby about my solar system and the
current problem. He advised me that I was not feeding energy back into
the grid (there being no connection to the rest of the country) and
that I would not be paid for the duration of the current problem
(months perhaps?).
More importantly, he suggested that I turn OFF my PV system altogether
to avoid damage to the inverter caused by it continually trying to
connect to the grid.
I have done so and others in a similar position may wish to follow his
suggestion.
Paul
Elvina Bay
News.com.au - The real life Notebook story..
The Valentine Tree: An account of an imperishable
70 year romance
A wonderful and moving account of Leicester Warburton and his dear wife
Florence.
Leicester, as many
would know, edited the original Scotland Island Newsletter known
as SINEWS for 28 years until 1995.
.......AFTER 70 inseparable years, last month Leicester Warburton had
to put his darling wife Florence in a nursing home. Life apart is
harder than he could ever have imagined. Here 94-year-old Leicester
tells of their wonderful life:......
Click link to read The Valentine Tree:
Courtesy of
News.com.au
Short Term Rental
Available for short term rental (approximately a month ) from
March 20th, a delightfully peaceful cottage on the Western Foreshores
of Pittwater, recently completely renovated, in a beautiful waterfront
setting just a short stroll from the ferry.
Fully furnished including all kitchen utensils, open plan downstairs,
large bedroom upstairs, polished timber floors, ceiling fans, fire
place and plenty of wood, two outdoor decks, flyscreens all around, a
very private bushland retreat.
Enough space for a couple, or a small family.
$400 per week, dates negotiable
Call 0405 097 424
Kath
Wanted
Furnished House to rent
We are a mature-aged couple (non-smokers) looking for a 3-bedroom
furnished house to rent for a year in Pittwater.
Please contact Carolyn 0411221051
Introducing...the amazing.... Josh!
Looking for Work
Hi all... Just putting out the word that Josh (age 23, backpacking,
from London, plays lovely guitar, looks like Tom Hanks (when
young)....is looking for work around the island/ pittwater/ northern
beaches.... he is based here for a few months..
He is happy to do any kind of work.. especially good with
gardening/landscaping/ moving stuff/ etc... general helping
out... $25 per hour. Works very hard and is nice to have around. Comes
with glowing references from me - Sophie !
He is also keen to do some sailing if anyone needs an extra body.
Phone Josh on 0424 620 970
For Sale
Estuary Kayak
I need to sell an estuary kayak as soon as possible due to a move
abroad. I would like to sell it for around $350. It is in good
condition and is located in Careel Bay.
I will include spray skirt and paddle.
My phone number is 0401 152 165.
Rachel Upton
Tinny 
3.3 m Quintrex tinny with 15hp Yamaha motor. About 5 years old. Good
condition.
Well equipped: auto-bilge pump, fenders, life jackets, paddles etc.
$1700 ono.
Currently located Little Lovett Bay.
Contact Martin: martin.bayliss@me.com
0429 001404
STACER 4.29m SEAHORSE WITH 30HP 4 STROKE YAHAMA
ENGINE $8.5K
Selling because we have bought a larger commuter boat.
Comes with some safety gear, nav lights & auto bilge pump.
We paid $9.5 & have added an engine crash bar.
Reliable Yahama engine recently serviced and hull just antifouled and
ready to go.
Trailer also available.
Contact Luke on 0413 043 810
uke@bdremedialbuilding.com
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