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Ian Pepper has a long and
distinguished career as a finance and
real estate professional. Originally
trained as a Chartered Accountant in
1995, Ian worked in Sydney and
London. He has an MBA from Macquarie Graduate Conveyancing
School of Management and now sells real estate
with Ray White Helensburgh. Ian also volunteers
with local community groups including school
Family Law
P&Cs, sporting clubs and business chambers.
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for 16 years as a PA and for the past
five years has been Manager of Estates and Probate
Small Business Law
Hillcrest Retirement Village at
Stanwell Park. She’s an avid historian
and genealogist and during Covid has been
researching and writing a book with one of her Your local lawyer.
village residents, Graham Thwaite.
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Welcome home, Saya!
Helensburgh’s Olympian shared her story with Caitlin Sloan
Helensburgh’s Saya Sakakibara is back on home
soil. The 21-year-old world-class athlete returned
to Australia in late September after competing at
this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games in the women’s
BMX racing competition.
A crash in the semi-finals cut her Tokyo ride
short, but Saya’s Olympic ambitions are far from
over. While completing her 14-day quarantine in
Melbourne, she kindly took time to talk about her
experiences, and what’s next.
How were you feeling leading up to the Games?
I was confident in what I’d prepared, and I was
going there to enjoy it. I had never trained as hard.
How was life in the Olympic village?
Really awesome! The Australian building had a
great set-up with food, [a] recovery centre, a gym,
medical/physio support as well as a barista on back when I start training again… I am so keen to
ground level… I actually was never bored… It was get back to riding!
also hot! So, I didn’t spend too much time outside
on my feet. It was all about conserving energy. What was it like having your mum, Yuki,
and your brother, Kai, in Tokyo supporting you?
After progressing through a tough quarter-final race I had my Grandma watching alongside Mum and
series, how were you feeling before the semi-finals? Kai too. It would’ve been really amazing if they
Mentally drained. It was an emotional roller-coaster were able to actually come to the venue to watch.
of a day. Especially when I didn’t start the day well, Even if they weren’t there physically, I knew that
I had a sense of panic that I needed to do much they were watching at home and supporting me.
better if I didn’t want my Olympic dream to end
here… The fact that I was able to turn the day What was it like to see all the support back home?
around and finish off with a win in my heat made I found it so humbling to be part of such an
me feel so relieved that [I’d] secured my spot into awesome community, [which] really helped me
the semis. It proved to me that I can adapt and face find perspective post-Olympics when I felt a huge
anything, and that gave me the confidence I needed sense of failure… I couldn’t believe the
coming into an even tougher day two. overwhelming number of messages and photos
that were sent to me to cheer me on … What was
Although your last semi-final run didn’t go to plan, most special was seeing photos from the
how do you feel looking back on that experience? Helensburgh community on school news boards,
At the time, I was so upset, angry and dressing up the miner statue and having a gelato
disappointed. I honestly couldn’t believe that flavour named after me… I really want to thank
happened when I could actually see myself winning everyone who was behind this.
a medal … I reminded myself that no result will
define who I am as a person, and although a medal What have you been up to since the Olympics?
would’ve been freaking amazing, it is only the start Spending time with my boyfriend in France! We
of the story to my next Olympic endeavour. haven’t been able to spend much time together due
to the travel restrictions so [we’re] just enjoying
How has your recovery been since the crash? being together.
A month went by and I still wasn’t 100 percent.
Talking to four different doctors, had an MRI scan What’s ahead for you in your BMX career?
and I wasn’t able to get a clear answer … I’m not fit Hopefully a lot! Being an Olympian was a huge
to race at this point, so it was a good time to go goal of mine but that isn’t everything! There is so
back [to Australia] and get this sorted for real. Even much more I want to achieve… Olympic
though my symptoms have improved, I want to qualifications start up again mid [next] year so it’s
make sure it’s treated properly so they don’t come already an important year. It’s not over yet! 2508
4 November
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Lockdown is out, school is in!
Most children have not set a foot in their school since the end of June. Iris Huizinga asked
six local students about leaving homeschooling behind and heading back to class.
What will you miss about homeschooling? And I miss seeing my teacher. If you have a question
Rueben, Holy Cross Primary School, Year 4: it takes forever for them to answer. I miss seeing my
Probably that you can finish school really early and friends for six hours straight.
go out and play. Sophie: I scream and shout because I get stressed
Mara, Otford Public School, Year 1: I got to eat out. Mum says: “I’m your teacher”, but I’m like,
tacos. They are too messy to eat for lunch at school. really you’re not my teacher, you’re my mum.
Gordon, Stanwell Park Public School, Year 1: I’m I hated it.
not really sure. I guess getting to stay home. Getting
ahead of everyone, I can just start whenever I like. Is there something new you learned during
Dylan, Stanwell Park Public School, Year 1: lockdown?
I liked working on the stories. I forgot most of their Rueben: A new trick on the trampoline, I’ve been
names but Mr Sargeant puts them up on Seesaw and learning how to do a backflip. I’ve also been trying to
you get to listen to them and after you get questions learn how to do a jump on a skateboard, which is
about the story. called an Ollie. I’m still learning how to do it because
Sophie, Helensburgh Public School, Year 4: it’s a pretty hard trick. If you master it, you can do
Eating. I eat every 30 minutes. I eat apples, but I other cool tricks.
don’t like green apples. Mara: I learnt lots about turtles. They go around
Emma, Helensburgh Public School, Year 6: the world and the ocean until they have to lay their
Starting my work at 8am. Finishing at 10. babies. And I usually don’t get to go surfing when
I’m at school, because at school I have to do work
What did you really not like about home schooling? and I stay at school and I don’t stay home.
Rueben: That I didn’t get to see my friends for a long Gordon: I learned how to bunny hop and turn my
time and I really want to go to the new playground. wheel in the air, on my scooter. A bunny hop is a
Mara: That I don’t get to see all my friends. jump on a scooter.
Gordon: Not seeing everybody. And a lot of times Emma: I learnt how to ride a skateboard.
because we’re in lockdown, we can’t skate in the Sophie: With home schooling it’s kind of weird
street because mum has to do stuff for the school how they don’t give you stuff you already learned.
and dad’s doing work and the skate ramp is right So you don’t know it and because your mum or dad
next to my dad’s office… is explaining it that makes it harder to do. 2508
Emma: I didn’t like how you couldn’t see any one.
Because I like it better when you can see your Pictured above, from left to right: Gordon, Dylan, Mara,
teacher in real life. It just makes everything easier. Rueben, Sophie and Emma.
6 November
Welcome back to school!
By Learning & Support Teacher Megan Sida
Helensburgh Public staff are all thrilled about
students returning to school. After a long time of
Home Learning, Kindergarten and Year 1 students
returned on Monday, 18 October and all students
were set to return from the 25th. Our staff thank all
parents for their exceptional support.
As part of the transition back to school, each
morning students will enjoy daily check-in
conversations with their classmates and teachers,
catch up on literacy and numeracy learning and
participate in fun activities every afternoon to
enhance their wellbeing.
Also, students will return to a new 10,000
Mystery Challenge. Students will be earning points
for showing kindness and helping others and are
aiming to reach the 10,000-point target when the
“Mystery Challenge Reward” will be revealed.
Our Reading Olympics, held last term, was an
outstanding success. Fiji, the team with the most
nights read, won the home reading competition.
They will have a mufti day and an ice block. 2508
How to support your child
By clinical psychologist Courtney Rudd, of Equilibrium Healthcare
The past few months have been a rollercoaster. about it with them when it happens.
Lockdown fatigue, illness, anxiety and social • Education is non-negotiable. Doing
isolation have affected our mental health. something that makes us uncomfortable
While there’s been an element of shared can be hard, but some things is life are
loss and the community uniting for the necessary evils. Year nine geography is one
greater good, there has also been a lot of very of those things.
divisive commentary. • Adolescence is all about social hierarchies
The worst is hopefully over, but the transition to and group dynamics. Being left out of the loop is a
regular life will also be challenging. For me, as an BIG deal for teenagers. Being apart from peers in
adolescent psychologist, the most evident different LGAs or finding out they were not
challenge for young people will be the return to included in different group outings will be hurtful.
“real” school. Over the past few weeks, countless Empathise with this. For them it’s huge.
parents have asked, ‘How do I support them?’ • In the first weeks, focus on the basics. Getting
It is a difficult question to answer because up on time, getting yourself ready and getting
lockdown has affected adolescents in different through the day. Academic performance is only
ways. Most parents have witnessed the pendulum one part of school.
swing from one day to the next. On one side, “I • There may be angst about being behind in
hate not seeing my friends”, and on the other hand, classwork, compared to friends. Help them
“Sleeping in and wearing my PJs all day is great.” understand this can be solved with time.
Some kids thrive at adapting to change, others Finally, while it is normal to experience
will struggle. So here are my top tips for supporting anticipatory anxiety, teenagers should actively seek
your young person in returning to school: their peer group. When anxiety strikes, and you see
• Normalise the awkwardness. When you run avoidance of school or behavioural defiance, it’s
into old friends at Coles, it’s often hard to find likely an indicator of difficulties. If, in a few weeks
common ground and a stilted exchange of time, you struggle to get your teenager out of bed
pleasantries is normal. Set your child up for success and back to school, then it might be time to reach
by helping them to prepare for this and then laugh out to a school counsellor or visit a GP. 2508
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November 9
We did it!
Together, we #vaxedtheillawarra, writes Jeremy Lasek
It’s been said many times before but COVID-19 still in the 60 and 70s. These are some of our
has thrown a myriad of unprecedented multicultural communities, mainly in the
challenges our way – and what a truly suburbs that wrap around Lake Illawarra,
magnificent response to this once-in-a- and our First Nations people. Vaccination
century health emergency from the people hesitancy was always going to be our
of the Illawarra and Shoalhaven. biggest challenge and getting that last 25% to
Emerging from the fog of our 100-plus day commit to roll up their sleeves is our one
lockdown, I’ve been testing my memory. Let me remaining task over the next few weeks.
test yours. Other than wartime, can anyone recall a We are asking anyone who knows someone who
time in your lifetime, when, as a community, we’ve hasn’t started the vaccination process to ask them
had to band together – and bond together – for a politely and respectfully, ‘why not?’ The reasons
common goal, just as we’ve all done over the past will be many and varied. It may be nervousness
20 months or so? about how quickly the vaccines were produced. It
When the #vaxtheillawarra team launched its may be that they’ve heard that there might be a risk
grassroots campaign we had one single objective: of complications. It may be as simple as they don’t
to get as many people in the region to roll up their know how and where to get the vaccine.
sleeves as possible, and as quickly as possible. It Should they have concerns, please, encourage
remains the only regional campaign of this type in these people to visit their GP. You may also be able
the nation, and it’s been an honour and a privilege to assist by finding a place close to them where
to have been a part of it. there is now a plentiful supply of every vaccine,
The support we’ve received from day one has and maybe even offer to help make an
been phenomenal. From our Olympic superstar, appointment. Better still, drive them to a
Emma McKeon, who was the first of our 150 place where you can now get a vaccine just by
#vaxtheillawarra ambassadors, and who launched walking in.
the campaign, to the dozens of businesses, regional The website www.vaxtheillawarra.com.au is the
media, not-for-profits, community groups and place to go. Click on the ‘Vaccine Finder’ button
dedicated volunteers who’ve helped take a bright and you’ll find a number of local vaccine options
idea and turn it into a high-profile, life-saving by simply punching in your postcode.
community health campaign. All of this – an The success of the #vaxtheillawarra campaign is
engaging website, Facebook page, weekly live a classic example of that old African proverb, ‘It
Facebook events, videos from local legends, and takes a village’.
regular media reports – has been delivered in less In my memory, never before has this wonderful
than two months at the time of writing. community of people faced a challenge as big as
When we started the campaign, Wollongong was the fight against COVID-19. Never before have
35.3% fully vaccinated – well under half-way to tens of thousands of individuals been asked to rise
our ultimate goal of 80%. As I write this on Friday, to the challenge, and make one/two unselfish
October 22, through a concerted effort, this week sacrifices to protect the health and wellbeing of
Wollongong has joined our neighbours in everyone else in their lives.
Shellharbour, Kiama and the Shoalhaven by hitting To the people in our ‘village’ – every one of you
that magical 80% target. That’s cause for great living in Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama and the
celebration, and how special that the lifting of Shoalhaven who have rolled up your sleeves and
lockdowns for the fully vaccinated means we can armed yourself to fight Covid – the
celebrate with friends and family at the newly #vaxtheillawarra team salutes you! 2508
reopened cafes, pubs and clubs – and in our
homes, of course. FREEDOM AT LAST!
As the headline above reads: ‘We did it!’ So, why The #vaxtheillawarra
not wrap up #vaxtheillawarra and take a moment team is Vicki Tiegs
to reflect on a job (and many tens of thousands of OAM, Toby Dawson,
jabs) well done?
As my fellow #vaxtheillawarra volunteer, Toby Kylie-ann Haynes,
Dawson, said: “We’re not at 80%, till we’re all at Grant Plecas and
80%.” There are still significant pockets of our Jeremy Lasek.
community lagging behind with vaccination rates
10 NovemberLighting up hearts
Helensburgh’s temple is set to celebrate Deepavali on November 4, writes Iris Huizinga
From left to
right: Akriti,
Pradhan, Sonu.
Photo: Iris
Huizinga
On a recent sunny weekend the local Sri told us we can go out of our houses, I’m feeling
Venkateswara Temple welcomed back a lot of very good. The temple is the first place we have
happy – fully vaccinated – visitors from all over come to. We have started with the positive thing.
Sydney. With restrictions lifted in time for the Hari: It feels great that after so many months the
Deepavali (pronounced and sometimes spelled temple is now open. And it’s an auspicious month
‘Diwali’) Festival on November 4, most visitors for us as just two days ago we completed [Hindu
have a lot to look forward to after lockdown. festival] Navarathri. We are from central Sydney
Pradhan: We have come from Strathfield, and my friends are from Parramatta.
one-and-a-half hours driving. After four or five It is great to come here today. We do prayers at
months the temple is open again. When you come home, but we have to come to the temple to see the
to the temple, you get a different kind of peace, one idol and pray in front of the idol. It’s different to
that is needed for your mental stability: somewhere come to the temple.
you can go and can pray to the Gods. Puneet: We travelled from the city, Town Hall.
Akriti: Basically it gives a positivity in our life. We have wanted to visit for a long time. We are
We have been sitting in our home for a very long happy today. We worship the Gods at home as well,
time. We were just waiting to come over here to get but here we feel a calmness. It is like we are near to
some positivity in our life, because of Covid, there the Gods. I mean God is everywhere, you can pray
is a lot of negativity. Here it’s very nice and from everywhere. Wherever you want, but this is
peaceful. the place to feel home, feel safe.
Sonu: Not only mental peace, we can also see
that all the Covid regulations are being followed Thoughts on Deepavali (November 4)
here. We have our double doses. It’s very good that Akriti: We are looking forward to Deepavali.
we are finally getting some kind of freedom, and we For us it is lighting the earth and celebrating
are able to visit a temple so that we are having our among our family. If we reach the full vaccination
mental peace and we can enjoy ourselves a bit. target, then it will be very good to have people
Akriti: I’m feeling very good. I have come out of around. In some part of my mind I still have that
my house. There were rules that we had to follow fear that I maybe get Covid. Let’s hope for the best
for our safety. But now that the government has and pray to the Gods.
12 NovemberSonu: Last year I wasn’t able to visit [my friends’] Deepavali. We are planning to meet all our friends.
place during Deepavali. Now I’ll hopefully be able Some four or five families, they are all already fully
to visit their home. We are planning to go to Harris vaccinated. We are eagerly waiting, it will be good
Park and have a family dinner there. We’re also to meet again after almost a year.
planning to go to the temple in Parramatta. Everyone will have a memory about Deepavali,
Puneet: At Deepavali, the Lord Rama Krishna not just the children. It is a festival everyone wants
kills demon Ravana, then travels back to his to celebrate, every year. A week before we will buy
hometown, where the people welcome them and firecrackers, lighting. It starts with lighting the
light up all their houses. People also worship the lamps in the entire home. In India it differs from
Goddess Lahksmi, goddess of all wealth and state to state. Deepavali means line of lamps. It feels
prosperity. good. Everyone goes back home, meets up with
This is why they light up all the houses. It is a their parents, takes their blessings.
very big festival in India. Like with Christmas, We come together, on every festival, but
people go home to be with their relatives. It’s family Deepavali specifically. We celebrate Deepavali in
time, it is the kind of festival where everybody the home, not in the temple.
meets each other. At other times everyone is too
busy with their lives. About Deepavali (Diwali)
Sneha: The fireworks is one thing I love and I The Deepavali Festival on November 4 is one of the
used to celebrate it staying home with my brothers biggest festivals of the Indian community in
and sisters and cousins. And there are so many Australia. The festival represents good winning
sweets, such a variety of sweets! over evil; it is a symbol of new beginnings, hope,
Puneet: Lots of candy and sweets. You start renewed friendships, tolerance, peace and
celebrating Deepavali a week before. Everybody harmony.
cleans their house especially for Deepavali. So Festive events are happening at Harris Park,
everything is clean, new things, they wear new Martin Place, Parramatta Park, and other venues
clothes. For a child it’s very new, they get new around Sydney. You can expect Bollywood
clothes, new dresses, all the sweets. And fireworks! performances, henna tattoos, trade shows, bazaars,
As a child you enjoy all those firecrackers. food vendors, and more. Most events are free and
Hari: Of course I’m looking forward to open to all. 2508
November 13BANKSIA BUSH CARE’S
Tree of the Month
By Kieran Tapsell
Acronychia oblongifolia (White Aspen)
White Aspen can be found right along the Illawarra
escarpment, on the edges or within rainforest.
It occasionally can be found along the coastal plain.
It has attractive edible white berries.
There is one stand of 11 mature White aspen
of varying sizes on the edges of the Turpentine/
Blackbutt forest halfway down and on both sides
of the bush track, from Stanwell Avenue to the
Kiosk.
Unfortunately, about 10 of these trees were
ringbarked by the deer but are starting to reshoot The fruits of the white aspen are edible. We try to
from the roots. Some 50 suckers have also protect the trees by wrapping sticks around the trunk
sprouted from the roots of the existing trees. and holding them in place with cable ties.
The suckers do not seem to be eaten by deer, Photos: Kieran Tapsell
but they will certainly be ringbarked when they
get older. To protect some of these young trees,
we have erected two more deer fences to create
small copses of around 20 square metres.
We have planted another 10 White Aspen,
throughout the reserve inside the large deer fence
or protected by individual cages.
What's On
Surfing Mums are back! Banksia Bush Care meets again
The Coal Coast Surfing Mums (and dads) group We hope to start our regular early morning
has started meeting again weekly on Thursdays meetings of the group in the next few weeks.
and Fridays. Parents with little ones buddy up so We have a lot of work to do.
the other can get in the water. It's a great way to The block of land at 33 Stanwell Avenue, which
meet like-minded salty people, so there’s always forms part of the Stanwell Avenue Reserve, has
someone to surf with ANY day of the week. been cleared of Lantana, Senna, Cape Honeysuckle,
Bodyboarders and swimmers also welcome. We're Blackberry, Ochna and most of the Asparagus
part of the non-profit organisation Surfing Mums Fern. This land was cleared of these weeds about
Australia, memberships are just $1 per week. Email five years ago but not maintained and is a classic
Desiree at coalcoastsurfingmums@gmail.com case of what happens with no maintenance.
It is now ready to be replanted and we are
Starstruck – Digital Stargazing waiting on Wollongong Council to provide us with
Go on a digital tour of the night sky to see what’s plants. Every tree will have to be protected with a
happening in Space! Learn about moons, stars, deer-proof cage.
planets and more. Discover what can be seen on We have built 18 new compost nests out of the
the night and in the upcoming month from around weed material and have created the Australian
Wollongong. Tune into the library’s next Starstruck section of the MATE Exhibition (Modern Art
live stream event on November 25 via our Tributes on Eggs).
Facebook page @wollongongcitylibraries Included among tributes to Australian artists are
This event occurs every 4th Thursday of the two works of local artist, Michael Mucci, painted
month from 6.30-7.30 via Facebook livestream. by his two eldest children, Kiara and Nathan.
2508 Michael sadly left us at the age of 57 in 2019 after
being diagnosed with a brain tumour. 2508
14 NovemberHeathcote Community Update
A letter from Lee Evans – your State MP
Dear Residents, activity in cities and regions with
a strong focus on rebuilding and
As we emerge from the three supporting businesses, helping the
month lockdown period I would hip pocket and boosting jobs. It is
like to acknowledge all in our targeted and timely support and
community who have pulled includes:
together and done their best in • $495 million in
these unprecedented times. Education support
I would also like to thank Gladys • $484 million in Domestic
Berejiklian for her hard work in and Family Violence support lockdown period. Also expanding
getting us to this point and • $255.3 million for Household the Dine & Discover and Stay &
Premier Perrottet for forging and Family support Rediscover accommodation
ahead. With his strategy to open • $130 million for Mental vouchers. I encourage all to take
NSW’s borders and the release of Health support up these initiatives through
the “Economic Recovery Strategy”, Service NSW.
Premier Perrottet is confidently The NSW Government is
pushing NSW forward. providing $250 in vouchers to To view the full strategy visit
households of school-aged www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/
The $2.8 billion “Economic children in 2021 as an economic-recovery-strategy
Recovery Strategy” includes appreciation of parents who have
funding to stimulate economic had to home school during the Lee Evans, Member for Heathcote
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FOR THE LARGEST RANGE OF AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTSLeft: Chauliognathus
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beetle (photo: Australian
Museum). Right:
Heteromastix species
crawling over a millipede
(photo: Chris Reid)
Beetling About
With Helensburgh entomologist Dr Chris Reid
Question. Why is a brightly coloured insect called pick up the scent of females. I think male humans
a soldier? generally have larger conks than females too.
Soldier beetles are so called because of their Heteromastix is also commonly found on
bright high contrast colours. The name emanates flowers, especially tea-tree (Leptospermum), but
from the UK of course, where many species are not in large numbers. Little is known about this
bright red – the standard colour of the old British genus, probably because the beetles are small, only
Army ‘red coat’ uniform, in the days when soldiers about 5mm long. So, treating 2508 as a citizen
identified each other by their colours in the fog of science journal, I can report here a new
war. And soldier beetles are pretty aggressive too observation, on my driveway.
– put one in a vial with another insect and there We normally have a few flying around slowly
will quickly only be bits and a fat soldier beetle. and apparently aimlessly every spring. But this year
Soldier beetles all belong to the family there was a swarm of about 200 of them flying and
Cantharidae. In the UK there are many colourful crawling around one spot on the concrete. When I
species and most are quite large and conspicuous, poked at the aggregation, I found they were
as they like to sit on flower heads. Here in Australia crawling all over a small millipede. And the four
we have about 200 species but many are small and specimens I sampled were all males. I collected the
only a few are conspicuous. One of these is the millipede, thinking they must have been eating it,
‘plague soldier beetle’, Chauliognathus lugubris. but it was undamaged.
From around this time of year to Christmas I get What was going on? Actually I have no idea, but
enquiries about swarms of these in people’s gardens here are three hypotheses.
around Sydney. The beetles are not eating plants 1. The millipede’s chemistry was similar to a female
and are harmless (unless eaten) and the swarms beetle and the males were making a bad mistake.
are basically just mass mating opportunities.
Best not eaten – the bright colours and their 2. The beetles were stealing the millipede’s defence
slow flight tell you that these are poisonous. chemicals, by licking them up, and using the
Most species of Australian soldier beetles are chemicals for themselves. But why no females?
much smaller and generally black with a red front 3. They were having a party.
end (head and part of thorax). These belong to the I’m inclined towards either one or two. What do
genus Heteromastix. Males of Heteromastix can be you think? 2508
distinguished by having strangely swollen segments For general insect enquiries, visit australianmuseum.
of their feelers (antennae). The antennae are their net.au/learn/species-identification/
noses and males have these enlarged segments to Email questions for Chris to editor@2508mag.com.au
16 NovemberWild with Photos: Symbio
Wildlife Park
excitement
By Symbio’s Kevin Fallon
With Covid restrictions easing, we were so excited
to be able to finally open up our doors to visitors
once again, after 15 weeks of lockdown.
It has been a long road for everyone, so it’s great
to see so many smiling faces getting wild here
at Symbio.
Visitors are still able to use their Discover
Vouchers, which have been extended until the end
of this financial year, and the NSW Government
has recently announced that everyone in NSW will
be receiving two more Dine & Discover Vouchers
from 1 December 2021, just in time for the
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November 17Leave early: park is last resort
Senior Deputy Captain Michael Pratt, Deputy Captain Aaron West and firefighter Rebecca
May of the Helensburgh Rural Volunteer Fire Brigade answer bushfire questions
What is the best way to get out [of Helensburgh]?
Rebecca: Fires here predominantly start in the
west. It’s not to say that will always happen.
With only three exits out of town, it’s extremely
risky if you decide to leave town too late. So if you
are going to leave, then leave early.
Aaron: If you’re in town and especially if it’s a
severe, extreme, catastrophic day and a large fire
does start … it may be more dangerous for you
trying to get out of this town than to actually stay
within the town and go to the place of last resort.
Where is the place of last resort and
what does that mean?
Michael: Charles Harper Park is the place of last
resort. Not the soccer fields or the footy fields. The
soccer ovals are in the flame zone. Charles Harper
Park is where you go, there you’ve also got that Michael Pratt (top), Aaron West and Rebecca May
distance with the ovals to protect you from any answered questions online.
heat from the fire.
Rebecca: It is going to be dark because day turns of the exits were blocked for getting out of town.
to night during a fire and you’re going to be And with spot fires, where the fire was spotting
suffering from ember attacks and you just really well in front of itself.
need to protect yourselves. I would only use that On the day, the fire hadn’t impacted on the M1
place as a very, very last resort. motorway yet, but we had reports of it spotting at
I think if you can get out early on those severe, Lawrence Hargrave Drive near Stanwell Tops.
extreme and catastrophic days, it’s highly So take into consideration that we were actually
recommended because even if you’re there, we already getting active fire towards Stanwell Tops
can’t guarantee your safety. before it had reached the M1.
Michael: It is an emergency back-up, With so many people in town on that day,
if everything goes wrong. So just leave early. the streets were gridlocked with people trying to
Aaron: Back in 2001 the fire came from near get out of town. Having the streets gridlocked,
Darkes Forest, under strong, westerly winds. Most that also then becomes a problem for emergency
services, trying to actually get in and get to
some of these areas to help people and help
defend properties.
That’s why we always say as well to leave early.
2508
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1800 NSW RFS (1800 679 737)
18 NovemberLaunching in a Covid crisis, the new business
faced more than the usual challenges. Zahi said
Coffee Shock was ineligible for financial support as
they could not provide comparable income
statements from previous years.
“As for every business, the main difficulties are
paying the bills and wages [and] during these
times, with reduced foot traffic, we were worried
about the possibility of quick failure,” Zahi said.
“[We] have to say that a big help came from the
support the community has given us.
“We have tried [to use] the time given to us by
the lockdown to think of ideas and changes to
bring to the shop.”
One of those ideas was introducing Lebanese
Helensburgh loves and Middle Eastern banquet platters.
“Every time we would mention it to someone
Lebanese platters from the community, they would get excited and
encourage us to offer full Lebanese [and] Middle
Innovation has saved the day at Coffee Eastern dish options.”
Shock cafe, writes Caitlin Sloan Zahi said that Coffee Shock was excited to be
able to offer a new cuisine to residents.
In mid-July, at the beginning of the lockdown, “It makes us proud and happy that the
Zahi Merheb and his team opened Coffee Shock community is enjoying what Lebanese offers best,
cafe on the corner of Walker and Parkes Street. food and hospitality,” he said.
“When we took over the shop, we did not expect “We simply cannot wait to use up all the space
such a friendly, kind and welcoming community,” that this shop possesses and to offer the best
he said. “We felt [like] part of the community services our customers deserve.” 2508
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November 19Mine manager’s son won Victoria Cross
Ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11, Jenny Donohoe
shares the story of Captain Clarence Smith Jeffries VC
Lieut. on 1 February 1916 and allotted to 34th
Battalion. Clarence embarked on board A20
Hororata on 2 May 1916 and disembarked in
England. While in England he attended the
Officers’ School before employment to France,
where he was wounded at Messines on 9 June 1917.
He was wounded in action from a machine gun
bullet to the left thigh and spent months
recuperating before being sent back to France.
Clarence was promoted to Captain on 26 June
1917 and rejoined his unit on 8 September 1917,
four weeks before he was killed in action on
12 October 1917, aged 23.
On the 21 December 1917 Captain Clarence
Smith Jeffries was posthumously awarded the
Victoria Cross after an act of gallantry at
Passchendaele (Ypres Phase 5) in Belgium. He
organised a party of men under machine-gun fire
that successfully captured four machine guns and
took 35 prisoners; again his group successfully
disengaged further machine guns and he was killed
Lieutenant Clarence Smith Jeffries enlisted on 30 in the engagement. He is buried in Tyne Cot
April 1916, age 21, occupation surveyor, son of Cemetery, Belgium, plot XL.E.1.
Joshua and Barbara Jeffries, General Manager, His Military Service Records are some 84 pages.
Abermain Collieries, Abermain NSW. His father visited the Passchendaele Theatre in July
Clarence’s story begins in Helensburgh where 1920 in an endeavour to locate the grave of his son,
his father was the Metropolitan Mine Manager prior to the body being exhumed on 14 September
from 1901. Clarence was born on 26 October 1894 1920. Letters from his father to the military
in the Hunter Region and he lived with his parents questioned how they identified the body to be his
and went to school in the district of Helensburgh son and it was the first time a reply of this kind was
between the ages of 7 to 11. sent as it was not the normal procedure.
Clarence later attended Newcastle High School Joshua made a pilgrimage to his son’s grave on
and joined the 14th Hunter River Infantry CMF on 31 January 1924. RIP.
1 July 1912 at age 18. He was promoted to Sergeant
on 1 July 1913 and appointed Second Lieutenant NOVEMBER 11: Remembrance Day Service
on 22 August 1914. He gained a Certificate at Helensburgh RSL will conduct a Remembrance
School of Instruction, Duntroon 1914-1915. His Day Service on the 11th at 10.45am. It will be held
present rank was Lieut. (Prov) 14th Infantry. in line with Local Government Requirements. Any
He enlisted in WWI and was appointed Second concerns, please ring 0418 974 074. 2508
Illawarra Remembers ranging from photographs, diaries, letters and
drawings to medals, badges and ID bracelets. These
By Local Studies librarian Jo Oliver items have been added to the digital resources.
You can create an account on the website to add
Illawarra Remembers is a Wollongong City Council new content and tags. We also have photographs of
Libraries website that commemorates those who unknown soldiers on the website which you may
served in World War I from our region. It has be able to identify.
become a great resource for families, researchers Go to www.illawarraremembers.com.au or click
and students. Members of the public have through the library’s website under the Explore
contributed information to the website and a Our Past tab. Any questions contact the Local
number of scan and share days were held. Studies Team at: localhistory@wollongong.nsw.gov.
Contributors shared a variety of family keepsakes au or 4227 7414. 2508
20 NovemberJohn Buckland Wright engraving of an encounter between
‘Sydney Cove’ survivors and Aborigines. Source: M. Adams
History of Coalcliff
By Dr Lorraine Jones
Coalcliff once had the most productive underground For local, experienced and educated real
coal mine in Australia. It was so important for estate advice, call Ian today!
Australia’s defence in 1944 that the Commonwealth
Government of Australia took over this mine Ian Pepper
during a coalminers’ strike. The coal was essential 0403 570 041
to produce armaments for the war. The government ian.pepper@raywhite.com
retained control of the mine until 1947. raywhitehelensburgh.com.au
In The Big History of Little Stanwell Park,
Michael Adams describes how the Wodi Wodi
people used coal to aid their fishing at Bulli. They
would put burning coal on a stone on their canoes
to create light to attract the fish.
The discovery of coal by the Caucasians is one of
tragedy and shipwreck, with great kindness being Real estate
shown by the indigenous people. In 1797 a ship,
The Sydney Cove, was wrecked off the coast of Van records tumble
Diemen’s Land. The survivors took a long boat and
crossed to the mainland in Victoria where the long Record prices for real estate continue
boat disintegrated. Seventeen people set out to to be broken across our area. One I was
walk 700 kilometres to Sydney. involved with at 6 Young St Coledale
Indigenous people helped them all along the went for $4.15m at auction setting a new
way. They showed the survivors what foods they record for the suburb. It was a special
could eat. They taught them how to make rafts to
cross the rivers and even lent them canoes to help property with amazing architecture
them cross the Shoalhaven. They showed them the and design, however, a significant price
walking tracks. Five of the group survived to reach for a non-waterfront. Recently in
Coalcliff. There they found lumps of coal that Helensburgh a new record was set for a
William Clarke brought back to Governor Hunter house with the sale of 51 The Ridge for
in Sydney Cove. Three of the party made it to $1.7m. So, what does this mean for your
Sydney. When they got to Wattamolla they were property? These records provide a
rescued by a fishing boat. Two died at Coalcliff.
They were too weak to climb the cliffs. Clarke kept benchmark for other properties to be
a diary and published an account of this trip. measured against when you need a
Governor Hunter sent George Bass with a crew bank valuation for loan purposes or
in a small boat to investigate and confirm the looking to sell. With more properties
discovery of coal. The lack of a safe harbour and coming on the market now and changes
suitable roads meant that the mining of coal did not to lender servicing criteria by the
commence at Coalcliff until almost a century later.
Kieran Tapsell in his book Tales Old and New banks, it is likely these prices will
from Stanwell Park: Reminiscences of a Local gives stabilise for the time being.
more detail of the travels of the survivors. 2508
November 21Neighbourhood Forum 1 report By NF1 convenor Warwick Erwin
Outdoor fun centre (Parkes St to Lane 10 next to Newsagent).
including mini Council officers have requested permission from
railways envisioned Council’s Covid team to attend the November NF1
at ‘Wagon Wheels’ meeting to present details on both phases.
Planning Proposal
request for land Mobile Food Vending
located at Lot 10 DP Vehicles on Public
260258 and Lot 24 Land Trial
DP 260258, 20 Council has
Lawrence Hargrave approved a summer
Drive, Stanwell Tops. trail of food vans on
Also known as Council-managed
Wagon Wheels. lands, with one
Planning Proposal location being the
request seeks to amend Schedule 1 – Additional Beach Rd car park in
permitted uses of the Wollongong Local Stanwell Park.
Environmental Plan 2009 to include Recreation Coming after the
Facility (outdoor) and Function Centre. The long lockdown, this
outdoor recreation facility could include a number trail will take
of miniature railways, ride-on attractions such as business away from the cafes, restaurants and kiosk
model cars, jumping castles, giant slides, climbing at Stanwell Park in a time when they need our
frames, rope courses, flying foxes, picnic tables, a support to help them recover. Council awarded the
performance stage. On-site parking is for 300 cars. licence for the Kiosk based on trade mainly over
The draft Planning Proposal request is on the summer period and now is deliberately putting
preliminary notification between 8 October and another food business nearby. Have your say via
5 November 2021. Submissions will assist in Council’s Our Wollongong website – look for the
drafting reports to the Wollongong Local Planning “Draft Mobile Food Vending Policy and Trial”.
Panel and to Council. Should Council resolve to
progress a draft Planning Proposal, a formal Coles Group DA for Liquor Premises: Commercial
exhibition period will carried out at a later date. – change of use and extension of trading hours
Documents are at the following link. Liquor Licence Application for corner of Walker
https://our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/preliminary- and Short St by Coles Group. APP-0008817690 –
notification-of-draft-planning-proposal-lot-20-dp- Status shows Under Assessment on ILGA
260258-and-lot-24-dp-260258-20-lawrence- noticeboard at the time of writing this report.
hargrave-drive-stanwell-tops-nsw-2508
The Planning Proposal goes to the Wollongong DA-2021/822 – 19-21 Walker Street, Helensburgh:
Local Planning Panel (WLPP) after the current Commercial – change of use to liquor store and
exhibition period. Then, if recommended by the extension of trading hours
WLPP, it will go to a full meeting of Council. This was listed as the third item for the Wollongong
Local Planning Panel meeting on 26 October. It
NF1 will meet at 7pm, Wednesday, November 10 was to be streamed via Council’s website.
NF1 Meeting is ON under Covid restrictions.
Meeting will be in the Youth Room and once the New Community Centre and Library
limited capacity is reached the doors have to be Council bought two blocks of land on Walker St
closed. Council officers are expected to attend. north of the existing library at auction on 8 Sept.
This may not be the location of the new
Helensburgh Town Centre Plan Works Community Centre and Library as Council is still
Work came to a stop under Covid. It looks like doing due diligence on other spots. Community
work will re-start after Christmas school holidays engagement is expected early next year.
on the Walker St western side footpath and
roadworks, including Walker and Lilyvale St Helensburgh Town Centre Plan CBD
roundabout. We are waiting on design details of the area timed parking
roundabout. Council are now referring to this work Helensburgh is listed for a 30km/h speed zone in
as Phase 2, with Phase 3 being the Western terrace the CBD area once the Town Centre Plan work is
22 Novembercompleted in 2022. Some locations will have timed
parking. Community feedback via NF1 welcome. Revved up
Saturday, 4 December – Council Elections Some residents are so fed up with noise from
Voting is compulsory if you live in Wollongong Lawrence Hargrave Drive that they’ve formed a
Local Government Area. Pre-poll voting will be group and launched a survey to gather data
from 22 Nov to 3 Dec. Postal voting application and push politicians to act. “After just two
opens 26 Oct. The 2508 area will be voting for Lord weeks A Better Coal Coast Community Group
Mayor and four councillors for Ward 1. received more than 250 survey responses, and
Expected candidates for Lord Mayor: current the number is growing daily,” 2515 local Andy
Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery (Independent); John Sharp wrote. “We used geographic information
Dorahy (Liberal); Tania Brown (Labor); Mithra systems (GIS) to map and examine the extent
Cox (Greens). For the record, Lord Mayor of the problem. Our data indicates there are
Bradbery has on average (up until Covid) attended over 2,450 dwellings within a 200-metre
NF1 meetings twice a year for open discussions on catchment of LHD. This equates to some 6000
2508 matters. residents living within the noise catchment of
Expected Ward 1 Candidates: Janice Kershaw LHD. The potential impact could extend to over
(Labour); Mithra Cox (Greens); Cameron Walters 12,000 residents living in the noise amphitheatre.”
(Liberal). It is understood that local long-serving The group is calling for better policing, noise
fighter for 2508 and 2515, Councillor Leigh cameras and physical improvements to the
Colacino, who has attended NF1 meetings at least street that would slow traffic. 2508
once a year, has not been listed in position 1 on the
Liberal party group for Ward 1, with parachuted in
non-local Cameron Walters being given that Have your
position. (Local = living in 2508 for many years.) say by
All candidates have to be registered and scanning the
nominated by noon on 3 November 2021. QR codes.
More information: elections.nsw.gov.au 2508
Meet ‘Save on Shave’
A new Australian start-up planning to deliver
cutting-edge blades to your door draws on local
talent, including Stanwell Park Community Forum
Facebook admin Grant Drinkwater.
Peter Thompson reports
Not much has changed about how men shave since
the invention of the blade razor. But our local From left to right: Matt Cooper, Peter Thompson and
company is shaking things up. Grant Drinkwater. Photo supplied
We’ve launched a web-based start-up called Save
On Shave. It’s a simple, superior and more were tired of overpaying for over-designed razors.
affordable solution to shaving – and we’re vying Instead, we wanted simple, high-quality products
with overseas multinationals such as Gillette and that felt good to use, all at a fair price.
Schick for a $200-million-dollar Australian market We kept hearing people were sick of being
in the process. ripped off, paying ridiculous prices for the overseas
Sounds like a moonshot, except for the fact that brands that dominate our supermarket shelves. So
Save On Shave is fronted by Dragons royalty Matt we decided to do something about it.
Cooper and a diverse team of ex Qantas flight crew Our team of engineers, designers, craftsmen,
(Stanwell Park’s Grant Drinkwater and Peter and biochemists make our products from the finest
Thompson) with State of Origin legends Wally materials and ingredients.
Fullerton-Smith and Greg Conescu also bringing Save on Shave’s signature products have been
expertise to our design team. created with the environment at front of mind,
On top of that, we have also developed a men’s aiming to minimise our footprint via everything
product range that is environmentally sustainable, from our packaging to utilising refillable bottles.
with natural products such as organic hemp oil. SaveOnShave.com offers all 2508 readers a free
Our team created SaveOnShave.com because we 30-day obligation-free trial. 2508
November 23Artists of the Illawarra
Painter Edith McNally introduces Austinmer artist Laura Brennan
Laura Brennan moved from England to Thirroul’s Seaside Festival and Wollongong
Australia in 2015 and after spending a few Art Gallery’s Postcodes from the Edge. She
years travelling around found herself in also exhibited in the Creative Container at
Austinmer, where she took up the Crown Street Mall in 2020 and currently
opportunity to do some oil painting classes has a squid painting on show in the Ethel
in her spare time. Hayton Walkway near the arts precinct.
Her teacher, with whom she coincidentally During lockdown last year Laura started a
shares a surname, was local artist Rebecca Facebook group called “A Virtual Art Class” where
Brennan, who helped Laura nurture a passion for she posted a weekly brief that anyone is welcome to
art and, in particular, how it complements her hook into and share the results. She and others
other loves, the ocean and wildlife. found that it was a nice way to come together.
Laura acknowledges that her fascination with Laura is also passionate about dogs and other
bioluminescence is pretty unique. She started pets, so she runs a popular pet portrait business.
painting bioluminescent cephalopods and became Laura paints with two styles, alla prima (wet on
quite obsessed with them and how incredible they wet) and glazing and layering, depending on what
are. It started as a visual thing but, with each one her subject is. To see more of her work, follow
she painted, Laura says she learnt more and more @laurabrennan.fineart on Instagram or visit
about how intelligent and remarkable these www.laurabrennanart.com.au 2508
creatures are.
Laura has shown her amazing works at To be featured, write to Edith at mcnallyedith@gmail.com
Artist Laura Brennan
finds cephalopods
fascinating subjects.
Photos supplied
Save our owls
Rat poisons are killing birds
story has been shared
thousands of times on
social media and used by
BirdLife Australia to help
Three Coledale children have written to Bunnings, promote their concern
asking stores to stop selling Second Generation about SGARs.
Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs). The trio “Bunnings eventually
took action after finding a dead sooty owl near wrote back, informing us
their chook pen and learning that the beautiful they are in the process of
night bird had died by eating poisoned rats. separating the products on their shelves and
“Our kids were shocked that this could happen,” working with producers to improve warning labels.
wrote father Jamie Madden. “They didn’t However, the kids are not satisfied.”
understand how this poison could be sold so freely. Sign the petition calling for a ban on owl-killing
So, they decided to do something about it. Their poisons at www.actforbirds.org/ratpoison 2508
24 NovemberNew: Host a party
in a tipi at Darkes!
Where to buy
world’s best ciders
Fresh from Shop online
the farm! www.darkes.com.au
By Jo Fahey of Visit local bottleshops
Darkes Glenbernie Orchard
Helensburgh Hotel, Stanwell Park
Pick Your Own stone fruit Cellars, Coledale Fine Wines,
Glenbernie’s shop has reopened and the orchard is
gearing up for the new season’s fruit. Thirroul Cellars and Ryans Hotel
The ‘Pick Your Own’ stone fruit season starts in
mid November. You can redeem NSW Discover Sit and sip, if Covid
vouchers for your picking experience on the day!
Pick Your Own tours will take place under a restrictions permit
Covid Safe plan. These are perfect for young and
old, and something fun to do together.
Old-fashioned farm stuff – love it! At Tradies Helensburgh,
Helensburgh Hotel, Scarborough
Shop online, with local delivery
Online orders will be delivered on Tuesdays and Wombarra Bowlo, Coledale RSL,
Fridays. We’re also offering Click and Collect. Headlands Hotel, South Sailor,
Plan a party! Franks Wild Years, Two Mountains
Book a special event at the orchard. We’ve
partnered with South Coast Tipis and have the Merchants and Ryans Hotel
ability to tailor your special corporate day out,
wedding or birthday. With all-weather wow factor!
Taste the latest in cider and mead
B-Sting sparkling honey mead is now available.
Book a cider tasting and try our new Heritage
Cider in 750ml bottle.
For booking or enquiries, go to darkes.com.au
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