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A publication of Bay & Basin Community Financial Services Limited (ACN 105 756 063) A Committed Community Centric Company © AboutOur Bay..... & Basin JUNE 2020 Vol 17 Issue 5 SEECHANGE 2020 REX ELLIOTT Honouring a great man PLANTATION POINT UPDATE All abilities playground nearly completed Dragonfly – Photo by John Shepherd Sanctuary Point Districts TWO BENDIGO COMMUNITY BANK ATMs conveniently Community Bank Branch situated at KERRY ST SANCTUARY POINT and bendigocb_sanctuarypoint VINCENTIA MARKETPLACE. A Community Magazine proudly produced as a service to the community by www.aboutbayandbasin.org Sanctuary Point & Districts Community Bank Branch KENNEDY & COOKE THE SOUTH COAST LAWYERS – Experienced – Confidential – Caring – WE CAN HELP YOU WITH ALL LEGAL MATTERS FAMILY LAW WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING COURT APPEARANCES BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS DIANNE L’ESTRANGE, PARTNER AND MADELEINE SMITH, SOLICITOR. CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT TODAY. 44 132 132 Shop 2/26 Shop 1/185 Shop 3/1 Paradise Beach Rd Jacobs Drive Burton Street Sanctuary Point Sussex Inlet Vincentia (by appointment) ARE YOU BUYING OR SELLING PROPERTY? OUR AWARD WINNING LICENSED CONVEYANCER, BILLIE-MAY EWINGS, HAS OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND CAN HELP YOU WITH ALL ASPECTS OF CONVEYANCING. CAN’T COME TO US? NO PROBLEM, WE ARE MOBILE AND CAN COME TO YOU. SOUTH COAST CONVEYANCING A DIVISION OF KENNEDY & COOKE LAWYERS Ph: 44 132 132 Shop 2, 26 Paradise Beach Road, Sanctuary Point FREE Simple Will with your FREE conveyancing transaction. JUNE 2020 © Vol 17 Issue 5 AboutOur Bay & Basin ..... Featuring in this issue ..... 3 The Little Black Book of Scams Protect yourself through awareness and education Dragonfly – Photo by John Shepherd 5 SeeChange 2020 22 Community Noticeboard A collection of digital experiences 24 What's On 12 Baring 1819 Snippets of History 30 Monthly Feature 15 Thinking outside Rex Elliott the square 38 Legal Advice Have you been injured at work? 16 Eye Care Keep an eye on bad habits 41 Plantation Point Project Update 19 Home Cooking Pumpkin, Carrot & Garlic Soup 1 Your Community Magazine A publication of Bay & Basin Community Financial Services Limited (ACN 105 756 063) A Committed Community Centric Company C ONTACT DETAILS A Word from the Editor Contributions Please submit WELCOME TO OUR JUNE EDITION your contributions for the OF THE MAGAZINE. July issue by 3rd June 2020 and the August Issue by 8th July to Welcome to June, the first month The Co-ordinator of winter, time to get your winter [email protected] woollies out. More importantly time PO Box 180 to get your flu vaccine, if you haven’t Sanctuary Point NSW 2540 already. Phone: 0478 607 829 The following is taken from the Advertising Enquiries 0478 607 829 Department of Health website: [email protected] In general, the influenza vaccines Distribution Enquiries 0478 607 829 effectiveness has been found to vary [email protected] between 30-60%. This implies that, on Printing average, a vaccinated person is 30-60% magazine is proudly printed and less likely to experience the outcome typeset locally by Sanctuary Point Printing, phone 4443 0014 being measured (e.g. influenza leading 10,000 copies carefully distributed by Pinpoint to attendance at a general practice or Advertising to homes and business in Wandandian, Bewong, Tomerong, Falls Creek, Basin View, St Georges hospitalisation) than an unvaccinated Basin, Sanctuary Point, Old Erowal Bay, Erowal Bay, Huskisson, Vincentia and Woollamia. We are also person. supported by many local businesses. accepts no responsibility for any article, advertisment, With the added uncertainty of notice or letter published. Any article, advertisement, notice or letter is published at the risk of the contributor, who accepts COVID–19 this year why take the liability for any intended publication. All contributors forwarding articles, advertisements, notices or letters agree to indemnify the added risk of influenza. Me, I intend to publisher and warrant that the material is accurate, not deceptive or misleading, in breach of copyright, defamatory or in breach of any do whatever I can to stay away from other laws or regulations. reserves the right to edit contributions and there is no guarantee all material submitted can be published. All views expressed in this publication are those of the sickness and disease this winter. Stay contributors and are not necessarily those of safe and stay well. This month’s must reads: • SeeChange digital event – Page 5 • Snippets of history – Page 12 • Life - Through My Lens – Page 18 – Fisheye Photography • A winter warmer – Pumpkin, Carrot and Garlic Soup – Page 19 Regards and happy reading, Editor 2 Your Community Bank THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF scams The best way to protect yourself is through awareness and education. The Little Black Book of Scams is recognised internationally as an important tool for consumers and small businesses to learn about scams including: • the most common scams to watch out for • the different ways scammers can contact you • the tools scammers use to trick you • the warning signs • how to protect yourself, and • where you can find help. Individuals and community organisations can place an order for hard copies of The little black book of scams by emailing publishing.unit@ accc.gov.au or by contacting the Infocentre on 1300 302 502. We only deliver to addresses within Australia. Following is the web address to visit if you would like to download a PDF version of the book https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/ the-little-black-book-of-scams Until next month – Keith Robinson – 4443 9825 3 Community Forums Basin Villages Forum basinvillagesforum.asn.au PO Box 37, St Georges Basin 2540 Due to restrictions of Covid-19 Basin Villages dwelling housing and these developments Forum has had no public meeting since March. appear to be permitted in areas with narrow Committee members have been receiving streets and no infrastructure to support and responding to some correspondence from incoming residents. Council during that time and some issues are Community members have continually below. objected to these types of subdivisions for Forum suggests residents check the website many years, subdivisions with narrow streets for updates on issues and also notification of that leave no room for extra residents or visitor re-commencement of meetings. vehicles or passing traffic, possibly restricting access in times of emergency and also lack of All residents of villages on the northern shores play areas for children. of St Georges Basin are automatically members of Basin Villages Forum, with an ability to An increase in population that does not supply learn of upcoming issues, raise local problems infrastructure in an area that has no adequate and have input into Council Policies. Those public transport or access to rail travel. villages include Wrights Beach, Bream Beach, NSW State Govt permit this type of development Erowal Bay, Old Erowal Bay, Sanctuary Point, that does not take into consideration the St Georges Basin and Basin View. character of the local area or the infrastructure Normally Basin Villages Forum meets required. every 3rd Monday of each month (except Community members also raise concerns with December and January), at Meriton St the total removal of trees from subdivision Community Centre St Georges Basin sites, concerns now validated with bush land commencing at 7.30pm. losses during the recent devastating bush fires Forum Committee work to help residents liaise and the need for trees in the urban situation to with Council and other agencies over issues assist birds and wildlife. of concern. Councillors do attend meetings on Bherwerre Wetland occasions and can assist or advise on matters. Community objections raised at the situation Guest speakers are also requested to attend to of dogs being permitted on the Bherwerre speak on matters of interest. Wetland, a sensitive area supporting many Some issues in the past month native birds and wildlife. Blue Waters Estate This area is considered in need of the highest Tahnee Street, Sanctuary Point. Developments protection and it is felt dogs should not be continue being approved by Council, approvals permitted on the site. Request for letter to that are seeing huge increases in residential Council. numbers with development DAs modified from Next Basin Villages Forum meeting the original proposals. permitted will be listed on the Forum Concerns are raised with over development of website. land and subdivisions continuing to show multi Enquiries 0424 100 051 4 Events Outdoor environmental sculpture If you’re in the vicinity of Huskisson Community Centre you may see environmental sculptor, Akira Kamada, installing a new work, Release, that incorporates magnificent trees on the Tomerong Street roadside. Filming of this wonderful work coming into being, and then disappearing, will take place over several days. You are most welcome to watch (at the appropriate distance). Online this winter The SeeChange website is getting a Jervis Bay and Basin Arts is delighted to makeover to house SeeChange 2020 report we are making great progress with Digital. Once it’s complete you’ll find three transforming SeeChange – our community’s areas to visit and explore: winter arts festival – into a collection of Present Now A collection of digital digital experiences.* experiences in three categories: Look. Listen. Learn. In this area you’ll find: Presenting SeeChange in new ways information about the project’s concept and Rather than trying to