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Supporting Community Groups and Keeping Berry Informed PPOO BBOXOX 220202 BBERRYERRY NNSWSW 22535535 WWWW.BERRYALLIANCE.ORG.AUWW.BERRYALLIANCE.ORG.AU FFINDIND UUSS OONN FFACEBOOKACEBOOK SSEPTEMBEREPTEMBER 22020020 PPRICE:RICE: $$3.003.00 L’ETAPE - THE CWA MARKS READ UP ON THIS ANNUAL AWARENESS EXCITING EVENT WEEK IN SEPTEMBER Page 5 Page 17 PINK UP BERRY IS BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF FUNDRAISING Page 9 THE BERRY COMMUNITY LIBRARY CELEBRATES 3 YEARS DEVELOPMENTS Page 11 UNDERWAY FOR KIDS CLUB BOONGAREE IN BERRY Page 9 Page 13 CONSIDER JOINING THE BERRY RED CROSS Page 5 SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY AS RESTRICTIONS EASE, SEE INSIDE FOR DETAILS ON FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT MONTH. BBERRYERRY AALLIANCELLIANCE IINFORMATIONNFORMATION An update of things happening in our Town Investigation into Improvements to South Coast Rail Line Announced The train line between Kiama and number of other large developments The Town Crier is produced Bomaderry is a single track line and further to the south, but they may not by the Berry Alliance Inc. there are very limited opportunities necessarily drive increased patronage on the rail line; The purpose of the publication is to for any trains to pass each other on • more frequent freight services - Manildra communicate to the people of Berry that section of track. are a very big user of the rail line and about community activities and The NSW State Government have recently require a lot of train space for the aims to share information amongst announced some funding to investigate grain going into Bomaderry factory and community groups, individuals works that could provide a “crossing loop” Ethanol etc. coming out; and the community. A community between Gerringong and Berry (near • a possible extra platform at Bomaderry that is well informed with a range Toolijooa). - this could provide a better passing of different opinions makes better After these investigations this could be the opportunity for the very long Manildra decisions and that makes for an fi rst step in providing improved services on freight trains as well as passenger trains; even better community that the line between Kiama and Bomaderry. • the possibility of a faster rail journey - if we can continue to be proud of. Possible improvements might be : this passing loop goes ahead because Contributions are those from • more frequent passenger services - it will provide an opportunity for trains the Berry Community have news Council are under instruction from to pass each other between Kiama and or views relating to residents of the State Government to provide Bomaderry (at Toolijooa). the area. The opinions expressed more housing in the area, for example • For tourism, if completed, it may enable in the Town Crier are not the development of the Bomaderry direct Public Transport access to Berry necessarily those of the to Cambewarra land for residential from our largest market – that will be Berry Alliance or the Editor. purposes - important for inner-city dwellers who https://getinvolved.shoalhaven.nsw. have a statistical reduction in both car gov.au/planning-for-growth-nowra-and- ownership and driving licence – if they MEMBERSHIP bomaderry - in which 4,000 new homes are going to visit, they may well choose Membership of the Berry Alliance costs are to be developed and will no doubt the train as a viable option. $15 per annum and is open to Berry require additional public transport. The This proposed investigative work community groups registered with the State Government are also requiring commenced in August and is due to be Berry Alliance as well as individuals. more housing lots in the Berry – completed in early September. To join please write to Berry Alliance, Cambewarra area. There are also a PO Box 202 Berry NSW 2535 or email: [email protected] SEPTEMBER CALL BILL OR DEBBIE: Editor's Note 16 0424 867 994 / 0401 759 241 The closing date for our OCTOBER issue [email protected] will be Wednesday 16th September 2020 at 5pm. Please submit prior to this Like us on Facebook! date if it is your fi rst submission. Material KANGAROO VALLEY can be submitted via e-mail to: Review us on [email protected] Phone 0428 037 572 Town Criers can be downloaded for free from www.berryalliance.org.au or our Facebook Page: Berry Town Crier. AREAS OF SERVICE: Nancy Davies - Berry Town Crier BERRY / KANGAROO VALLEY / CAMBEWARRA / GERROA THE TOWN CRIER IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY, WITH GERRINGONG / KIAMA / SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS A CIRCULATION OF 2,400 COPIES AS WELL AS ELECTRONICALLY BY EMAIL OR ON OUR WEB SITE • Fully Insured • Residential • Commercial • Industrial PRINTED BY Berry Printers • 20+ years experience • New Homes • Maintenance CONCORDE WAY BOMADERRY PH: 4422 3774 • Renovations & Extensions • Repairs • Upgrades • Installations PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER • Switchboards • Safety/Maintenance Inspections • Troubleshooting https://surf-electrical-pty-ltd.business.site ABN 70 845 107 241 LIC NO. 253095C Page 2 - The Town Crier September 2020 COVID-19: SOME INFORMATION ABOUT FACE MASKS [ BY HOLLY LANDGREN FOR THE BERRY ALLIANCE AND TOWN CRIER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ] At the start of the year I wrote a Sustainable shape to the disposable mask. The mask with always a one-size-fi ts-all and you may need Berry article expressing the hope we would a centre seam is one that requires personal to tweak the template measurements for become a town that eschewed take away fi tting to ensure a snug fi t so that there are personalised fi t. coffee cups; six months later not only has not voids around the edges, although this If you want to reuse a disposable mask it may that not happened, we are now in the position can be mitigated by sewing a bendable strip be washable, but ONLY do so if you have where possibly more take away cups are being across the top. The square pleated mask is referred to the Manufacturer’s specifi cation; used, and disposable face masks have been something even a beginner sewer can make washing can stretch the pore size of the non- added to many people’s daily routine. easily. woven material and thus impair the effi cacy of At the time of writing this article the NSW When choosing a material for mask making, the mask. This applies to old fabrics also. A Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, had issued a fold it in half and hold it up to the sun; if you disposable mask may be put in a paper bag recommendation that masks should be worn don’t see light through two layers, it’s a good and left in a warm spot for seven days, after when social distancing is not possible. As material. It is recommended to use three that it should be safe to wear again. a town heavily reliant on tourism, Berry’s layers of fabric. Ideally the outer layer should Always wash your hands after removing the footpaths and shops are often crowded to be a water-resistant fabric (eg polyester, or a mask; use the straps and make sure to not the point where wearing a mask is a safe, reusable supermarket carry bag) with cotton/ touch the front of the mask. Treat your mask as sensible choice. A mask is not 100% effective polycotton inner layers. Kitchen paper a biohazard; don’t leave it lying around, avoid at protecting you from Covid-19, but it can towel has proved to be effective at removing touching the surfaces, wash it frequently. help stop the spread from someone who is particles, so using a mask pattern with a fi lter When washing fabric masks the temperature asymptomatic. pocket means you can replace the fi lter when of the water is not important if you are using Leaving aside the environmental impacts of you reuse the mask. Come summertime, I laundry detergent. Alternatively, masks can disposable masks, we need to be sure we’re think that a mask that sits off your nose and be hand washed using soap and water. mouth a little will be preferable, and there are not denying vulnerable community members Let’s keep our community safe; a mask is some fantastic, origami style, darted mask the use of those masks. Likewise we should not the only strategy you should use; social leave N95 masks for frontline workers who tutorials for the more accomplished sewer on YouTube and Pinterest. These styles are not distancing and hand hygiene remain vital! The rely on PPE for workplace safety. Don’t wear scientifi c knowledge about this virus is rapidly a disposable mask with a valve; it protects you changing. It is therefore recommended you against infection, but if you are unknowingly get advice from reputable sources and don’t infected with Covid-19 you can infect outers rely on social media and public forums for when you exhale. information. The alternative is a fabric mask, and there The NSW government health website has are many options available. A simple internet mask making instructions here: search will bring up plenty of different masks health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/ for sale, and there are many tutorials for how Pages/how-to-make-a-cloth-mask.aspx to make your own. Fabric masks are not as References: effective as disposable masks because of the pore sizes between fi bres. However, wearing nsw.gov.au/covid-19 a mask is more effective at protecting yourself australia.gov.au/health-advice from Covid-19 than no mask at all. who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- Having already sewn many masks I’ve learned carona-2019 a few things, and I’ve concluded that the Check our Facebook page for some links to simplest pattern is a pleated square similar in videos for mask making tutorials.