OCTOBER 2015 © Vol 12 Issue 9 AboutOur Bay & Basin .....

Featuring in this issue .....

3 Training Our Youth – Part II Bendigo Bank Sanctuary Point

Photo by Maree Clout

5 Skills to Save Lives 21 Community Noticeboard Become CPR Savvy 24 What's On 9 Sanctuary Point Community Pride 32 Sarex training in JB Marine Rescue NSW JB Unit 11 "On the Beat" Good advice 34 The Stadium Monthly Feature 15 Gardening Growing awesome tomatoes 42 Schools Corner VHS & SPPS 19 Healing benefits of Meditation

1 Your Community Magazine A publication of Bay & Basin Community Financial Services Limited (ACN 105 756 063) A Committed Community Centric Company

Contact Details A Word from the Editor Contributions Please submit Welcome to our OCTOBER your contributions for the November issue by 7th October edition of the and the Dec Issue by 4th November to magazine.

The Co-ordinator As you know, the magazine is a Community magazine sponsored by your [email protected] ® PO Box 180 local Bendigo Community Bank , and largely Sanctuary Point NSW 2540 we rely on members of the Bay and Basin Phone: 0478 607 829 community to provide content. Our editorial policy is to focus on local stories – both current Advertising Enquiries 0478 607 829 and historical - we promote local events and [email protected] activities, we feature newsworthy content and anything we believe is of interest to the Distribution Enquiries 0478 607 829 community as a whole. Though there is a [email protected] limit to the space we have available, if there is Printing something happening of a community nature magazine is proudly printed and that you think should be published please typeset locally by Sanctuary Point Printing, bring it to our attention by emailing the editor phone 4443 0014 at [email protected]. 10,000 copies carefully distributed by Pinpoint Also, every so often, in order to keep the content Advertising to homes and business in Wandandian, Bewong, Tomerong, Falls Creek, Basin View, St Georges of the magazine interesting and Basin, Sanctuary Point, Old Erowal Bay, Erowal Bay, topical, we ask our readers to let us know what Huskisson, Vincentia and Woollamia. We are also supported by many local businesses. is of interest to them and how we are going accepts no responsibility for any article, advertisment, in terms of meeting their needs in this regard. notice or letter published. Any article, advertisement, notice or letter is published at the risk of the contributor, who accepts So what is your opinion? What would you like liability for any intended publication. All contributors forwarding articles, advertisements, notices or letters agree to indemnify the to see covered by the magazine? What sort of publisher and warrant that the material is accurate, not deceptive or misleading, in breach of copyright, defamatory or in breach of any articles would you like to see more of in the other laws or regulations. reserves the right to edit contributions and there is no guarantee all material submitted can magazine? be published. All views expressed in this publication are those of the contributors and are not necessarily those of Why don’t you take a moment to email us at [email protected] with your input? On a different topic, from time to time, we get complaints with regard to the non-delivery of the magazine to your street address. Before you contact us, please ensure that if you have a “NO JUNK MAIL” sticker on your letter box you also have an “I LOVE THE ” sticker as well. These are obtainable free of charge from the friendly staff behind the counter at your local Community Bank® in Sanctuary Point. Look forward to hearing from you The Team

2 Your Community Bank® Training our Youth Part II Bendigo Bank Sanctuary Point has entered into a new phase of its business. We have decided that we now have the infrastructure in place to take on a training role in the Bay & Basin area. If you have visited the branch in the last couple of weeks you will have noticed a couple of new faces. We have taken on two new trainees, both girls will work on a 2 year traineeship with the bank including their on the job training and also the completion of Certificate III in Financial Services through Australian College. Please meet our trainee, Sarah Doyle. "My name is Sarah Doyle I am 20 years old. I have re- cently moved to Nowra. I finished school in 2011 com- pleting my school certificate. I then went on to complete an Accounts Administration Certificate 3; this was to enhance my knowledge in the financial industry. I enjoy playing hockey in my spare time. I have lived in Fennell Bay in Newcastle all my life until a year ago where I moved to Wagga with my partner. I look forward to my career in the financial services in- dustry, and I am grateful for the opportunity that the Sanctuary Point Community Bank® has given me." Until next month, Keith Robinson – 4443 9825

3 Community Forums Basin Villages Forum basinvillagesforum.asn.au PO Box 37, St Georges Basin 2540

At the August meeting local issues around • Heritage Estate – waiting Federal court the Basin area were discussed concerning: decision - grant funding being sought • Official opening of Basin Village Green by Council to rehabilitate and regenerate on Island Point Rd, St Georges Basin. some degraded areas. Especially designed to slow down • Council assessing illegal jetties along stormwater flows that previously caused Sanctuary Point Rd foreshore. pollution to the sensitive waterway of • Concerns re Development Application the Basin. Basin Parkcare volunteers adjacent to Larmer Ave site. Forum assisting Council. commenting. • Meeting held re Larmer Ave and • Council requesting comment on 2 hour wetland proposal. Council to work at parking proposal for Kerry St, Sanct. Pt. rehabilitating the site prior to Bio banking • Issue of lack of parking on Paradise acceptance. Funding from grants can be Beach Rd (Sanctuary Point), especially utilised and a steering committee formed near library. Disabled space requested. with community members playing a • Cycleway to be continued to link St major role. Georges Basin and Sanctuary Pt shops. • Residents of Kerry St/Paradise Rd area • Foreshore damage increase – request lobbying Council to ensure a roundabout for Basin Walk track to be upgraded. is built to help reduce dangerous Basin Villages Forum is setup to assist all situations that have been occurring. residents of the whole St Georges Basin area Actions taken by Councillor Kitchener. with issues relating to local situations. The • Problems of uncontrolled dogs in Forum meets 3rd Monday of each month at Wrights Beach attacking kangaroos. Meriton St Community Hall at St Georges Actions taken by Councillor Kitchener. Basin. 7.15pm for cuppa and chat. Meeting • Bay and Basin Community Resources starts 7.30. holding a Sanctuary Point SOUP night Enquiries 4443 5080. All welcome (19th Sept)- a micro granting dinner celebrating and supporting projects that improve our community. • ‘Spring into Sanctuary Point’ - Saturday 31st October. Extra activities will be held at Paradise Beach Exercise facility – instructor to assist with exercise and also Clifton Park ‘Learn to Ride’ supervised activity. • Sanctuary Point Pride offered St Georges Basin Country Club (ex) squash courts for use as an after-business hours Youth Club with homework areas. 4 Events

Become CPR Savvy at the Shoalhaven River Festival

CPR is a skill that can save lives. you with the ability to respond instead of reacting Here are a few blunt facts from the: to an emergency situation. Australian Heart Foundation CPR Savvy is a 15 minute practical, hands on CPR • Every day heart disease claims the life of 24 awareness program. It provides an opportunity women in this country; for participants to learn the DRSABC systematic • Women are almost three times more likely to approach and basic compression only CPR on die of heart disease then breast cancer; an adult or child resuscitation mannequin in a • Every day 98 of Australian men have a heart fun and inclusive environment. Techniques and attacks. 1 in 7 will die. procedures are as per Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines. National Drowning report 2014 Although this program does NOT replace an • 266 people drowned in Australian waterways; accredited course required to gain a formal CPR • 90 in NSW; qualification it does provide a great opportunity • 105 in inland waterways; for people from all walks of life and abilities to • 18-24 year old age group saw an increase in learn the skills that can save lives. drowning numbers. So come down to the to the Shoalhaven River It is well documented that bystander CPR Festival visit the Skills to Save Lives, CPR Savvy improves the overall outcome for someone who area and book your training time slot. Everyone becomes unconscious and stops breathing. who participates will be able learn the skills that Would you know what to do if someone collapsed could save a life, receive an A4 Resuscitation chart, in front of you or was pulled from the water a Skills to Save Lives CPR Savvy certificate and the unconscious and not breathing?? chance to win a “Lucky Mannequin” prize Training in the skills that can save lives is not Take the pledge to be prepared, make always accessible for everyone, but, imagine if a difference and become CPR Savvy at everyone was trained in the DRSABCD, systematic www.skillstosavelives.com. approach and in CPR. The Australian Resuscitation For more information contact Colleen Allan Council states “Participation in Basic Life Support 0402 737 585 training courses is known to increase bystander CPR and improve the outcomes of victims. Any attempt at Resuscitation is better than no attempt. All those trained in CPR should refresh their CPR skills at least annually” Skills to Save Lives is proud to present the premiere ‘CPR Savvy’ event at the Shoalhaven River Festival on the 24th and 25th of October 2015. Two days of non stop training in DRSABC and compression only CPR. This is open to all festival goers, for an optional gold coin donation. With summer just around the corner it is the perfect time to refresh or learn the skills that can save lives and empower 5 • The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. • Shin: a device for finding furniture in the dark. • How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink? • If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. • Conscience is what hurts when everything else feels good.

THINK ABOUT IT..... • Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.

6 Sally was driving home from one of her business trips when she saw an elderly woman walking on the side of the road. As the trip was a long and quiet one, she stopped the car and asked the woman if she would like a ride. With a silent nod of thanks, the woman got into the car. Resuming the journey, Sally tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the woman. The old woman just sat silently, looking intently at everything she saw, studying every little detail, until she noticed a brown bag on the seat next to Sally. “What's in bag?” asked the old woman. Sally looked down at the brown bag and said, “It’s a bottle of wine. I got it for my husband.” The old woman was silent for another moment or two. Then speaking with the quiet

THE BOTTLE OF WINE THE BOTTLE wisdom of an elder, she said “Good trade...... ”

7 YOUR THOUGHTS ON We’d love to hear from you! Do you have something you would like to contribute? Do you have an idea for an article you might like us to follow up on? Do you have any suggestions to make your magazine better? If you have an article or any suggestions on local happenings, local history or just general interest, please contact us on 0478 607 829 or by email to [email protected] or by post to PO Box 180, Sanctuary Point 2540.

8 Local Groups SANCTUARY POINT COMMUNITY PRIDE

SPRING INTO SANCTUARY POINT • Homework room – for the benefit of those Is the annual expo designed to showcase the students where the home environment is facilities and services available to the residents not conducive to study; of this area, will be held on Saturday 31st • Adult mentors in areas of special interest October at Francis Ryan Reserve. Any such as sport, art and computing. organisation or business who wishes to exhibit Further activities will be added as the need at this event but has not registered, phone for them is identified and resources become Allen Kruse on 4443 2755 available. Membership will be available to all YOUTH CLUB youth of the Bay and Basin area who are in the St Georges Basin Country Club has made school years of Year 6 to Year 12. available an unused area of their premises At this stage it is planned to have the youth for the establishment of a Youth Club. The club operating in time for the Christmas school Youth Club will have its own entrance and its holidays but this will depend on the availability activities will be entirely separate to those of of tradesmen to undertake the refurbishment the Country Club. of the premises. Progress reports will be provided in the magazine. A steering committee, comprising representatives of local business, St Georges FUNDRAISING L J Hooker, Sanctuary Point Basin Country Club and youth related organised and hosted a fundraising dinner organisations, has been formed to oversee at Bay & Basin Lodge on 29th August. Not the club’s development and implementation. only was this dinner most successful in its attendance and fundraising effort but the Ongoing administration and management will excellent organisational skills of L J Hooker be provided by Sanctuary Point Community staff ensured a most enjoyable evening. The Pride. youth club steering committee would like to To ensure a safe and secure environment a express its appreciation to the management qualified youth worker will be on the premises and staff of L J Hooker and to the many other at all times when the club is open. That youth local businesses who donated competition worker will be supported by volunteers who will prizes to the event. possess ‘working with children’ accreditation. The club will not compete with existing youth facilities but will work collaboratively with other organisations to provide services which are currently unavailable. Students from local schools have been consulted to determine what they would like to see provided by the youth club. At this point it will provide: • Fitness equipment; • Table tennis and pool tables; • Chill out space; • Refreshment bar;

9 Golfing Tips TIPS FOR BETTER

byGOLFING Justin Clarke, Vincentia Golf Club Professional HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP IN THIS LIST OF “MUST DO’S” IN A CORRECT GOLF SWING? I’ve been hesitant in past reports to talk about the just your arms. Do this until your arms are golf swing. Why you ask? Well when your next on extended. the course take note of other players out there and 2. TRANSITION This is the movement after I’ll guarantee everyone’s swing will be different. the takeaway, to your backswing position. That’s the great thing about the game of golf; For this, simply allow your left shoulder to we are not all robots. We all have different continue turning. While doing this, your strengths and weaknesses when swinging the lower half should also turn (make sure it golf club. turns and not sways). You will now have When I teach I always wherever possible some weight on your right side. try to use the strengths I see in the pupil’s 3. BACKSWING POSITION At the top of your natural swing. From there I use this checklist swing (I suggest a little longer than three of “must do’s”. These are simple movements quarter length) the club should again be that players should perform when swinging a facing the target. Ideally your takeaway golf club. Take a look at this checklist, there will have given you enough width at this may be one or more things you have forgotten point. about or maybe never tried before. 4. DOWNSWING On the downswing, I suggest 1. TAKEAWAY This is so important. An just think of transferring your weight right effective takeaway is crucial in obtaining through to your left side. At this point you swing plane and arc. The good news should be facing the target. is everyone at any age can have a near As I said earlier, all our swings are different. perfect takeaway. Firstly take your stance. I hope there is something in here to which Then take the club away in a straight line everyone can relate. parallel to the ground. TIP - feel like your left shoulder is also getting involved, not Good Golfing – Justin

10 On The Beat "ON THE BEAT" Good Advice..... Here is a riveting article known as "On The Beat", she gives you some story about having problems the Crime report that’s got more information with Pay Pal so you agree to put the funds into the contained on one page than all the info in wiki bank account quoted by the seller. leaks and the National Library combined. Everything goes smoothly until you don’t receive This month's topic is Fraud. the goods. You try to contact the seller but you The offence of Fraud is contained in the Crimes can’t get onto him/her. You then realise that Act 40/1900, Section 192E it carries a maximum you have blown your hard earned money and penalty of 10 years in the Big House, AKA Her somewhere out in cyber space you are getting Majesty’s Time Share resort. At the moment laughed at. there are a number of persons who will have This is a real scenario and a number of people the pleasure of getting a phone call from me in have been scammed. To make sure it does not the near future because they have failed to pay happen to you. Your vigilance should always be for fuel at the Petrol station. A few people make maintained when buying goods on the internet a genuine mistake and forget to pay for some and definitely do not wander away from the eBay reason or another; however others just fill up and rules. drive off. It is an offence in this state and possibly In case of emergency call (000); every other state in the known universe to pull Non emergencies – Police Link on 131444 or up to a Petrol Station, place fuel into your car and your local Police; then drive away without paying. Even if you do To provide anonymous information call Crime not mean to do it, you are risking your good name Stoppers on 1800 333 000 and possibly a trip to Nowra Local Court when Domestic and Family Violence Info visit you get caught, and many do get caught. www.police.nsw.gov.au; NSW Police have a system in place whereby Petrol Shoalhaven Domestic Violence Officers Stations report all fail to pays and here in the 4421 9666 or 4421 9665, Shoalhaven all reports are investigated. Don’t be email [email protected] a fool. Pay for your fuel. Purchases on Line: On line purchasing takes Don’t forget. Cops are tops! the hassle out of shopping. You just get onto the google net and peruse eBay and other buy/ sell sites, a couple of clicks with the mouse and you’ve got a bargain. Or have you? With internet shopping there is always the possibility that you could get scammed. If the item you are bidding for is unbelievably cheap and too good to be true, then it may be a scam. There are people out there that sell items that they do not have. A picture of an item is posted and a cheap price quoted. You get interested and make a bid on the item. Let’s say a 3D Television is on offer at a third of the price. You make a bid and suddenly you win the bid. You’re excited. You contact the seller and he or

11 Your Community Shoalhaven Libraries Sanctuary Point Paradise Beach Road Sanctuary Point, Monday – Friday 10.00am – 5.30pm Saturday 9.30am – 12.00pm Phone 4406 2076 Email [email protected] http://shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/MyCommunity/Library/Yourlocallibrary/SanctuaryPointLibrary.aspx

Have you gone online recently and These are just a few of the things you can checked out the library’s fantastic do, so hop on and have a look around. new website? Baby Rhyme time will be on again this There are lots of things to explore month at 10.30am on Tuesday 20th as well as links to a range of October. Call us to book in to this fun other interesting sites. Just go to little session featuring songs and stories http://www.shoalhavenlibraries.com.au/ to give your baby a head start to literacy. Click on ‘Events/Programs’ to view Preschool story time is held every everything that is happening at all Thursday and Friday at 10.30am. No Branches of Shoalhaven Libraries. You need to book, just come along for stories and craft. can even follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Visit the 24-7 Digital Library – you can join online, access eBooks, audio books and magazines, book to use a computer, check the library catalogue, reserve a book and much more! Studying? Did you know the library can give you access to a range of databases that can help you in your studies? Click on ‘Research’ to check out this great resource.

12 MARK YOUR CALENDAR... November Issue deadline 7 Oct Huskisson Woollamia Community Voice Meeting 12 Oct Vincentia Ratepayers & Residents Association Meeting 15 Oct Sanctuary Point Public School Fair/Music Festival/Quilt & Craft Show 17 & 18 Oct Sanctuary Point Community Pride Meeting 27 Oct Spring into Sanctuary Point 31 Oct Club Husky 'Day on the Green' 31 Oct

13 CLUB HUSKY'S "DAY ON THE GREEN" Saturday, October 31 promises to be a day of unrivalled fun and excitement for ALL ages at Club Husky. Plans for the renovation of the top Bowling Green are well under way for the first week in November and, to herald the Jervis Bay and District Activities Group commencement of work on the Green, Member of the Men's Shed Association a full day of activities and fun is being planned both on and off that Green! Hi everyone, spring has arrived! Our group welcomes men and women who would The day will include: like to socialise and partake in activities • Toy, Book & Games Swaps in the such as picnics, bbqs, dining, music art, auditorium from 8.30am to noon; craft, woodworking, water/fish sports etc. • Mini Golf $5/game (usually $9.50/game; We have enjoyed Xmas in July lunch and • Barefoot Bowling from 8.30am until shared our interests such as a fishing and 5pm conducted by the Club's Bowls card making workshops, had dinner at St Organiser and Official Coach; Georges Basin Country Club, lunch and • Entertainment from 1pm to 7.30pm putt putt at Pigeon House Mountain Tea on the Club's Bowling Green; Rooms. We have planned trivia and pizza • Sausage Sizzle from 8.30am until afternoons and many more fun activities. 7.30pm which will set you back a Monthly meeting 4th Thursday at our mere $2.50 per sausage sandwich; clubhouse, and we are open Tuesday 9am- • 'Zoo to You' 11am to 1pm Play with 3pm for bbq lunch and to socialise. baby crocodiles, wombats etc from Contact Colin for info on 0412 347 322. Shoalhaven Zoo; Hope to see you soon, • Raffle tickets for a trip to Norfolk Colin Loudon – President Island for two persons, sponsored by 'helloworld', in Stockland Shoppping Centre, Nowra. • Magician, Face Painting & Animal Balloons for the kids; • Free Wine Tasting with Beelgara Wines 11am to 1pm. Bring a picnic rug and basket and enjoy the free afternoon of entertainment 'On the Green' which will include the Vice Squad, Genevieve Chadwick and Blue Tongue. All enquiries should be directed to Lyn Mulligan on 0412 485 414 or Paul Winchester on 0412 945 197

14 Gardening Secrets to Growing Awesome Tomatoes. Contributed by Kathy Edwards – Sanctuary Point Garden Centre, Homewares & Gifts

In my opinion, there is nothing more satisfying than rest of the plant. But go easy on pruning the spending a couple of hours in the vegie patch harvesting rest of the plant, you can thin out a few leaves fresh produce that you’ve nurtured and tended to during to allow the sun to reach the ripening fruit, the growing months. This is especially true in the but it's the leaves that are photosynthesizing spring and summer when there seems to be a and creating the sugars that give flavour to mass of crunchy cucumbers, crispy lettuce, chunky your tomatoes. heads of cream coloured corn, bright green 3. It’s essential you water regularly while the shallots and of course big fat fleshy tomatoes. plants are developing. Irregular watering, By October the growth of your tomatoes should (missing a week and trying to make up for it) be in full swing and this is a great time to start leads to blossom end rot and other problems working on them to ensure you get a great crop such as cracking tomatoes. to share with family, friends and neighbours. 4. Don't automatically feed your tomato 1. Once your tomato plants reach about 90cm plants every week. Make sure your soil is tall, remove the leaves from the bottom 30cm healthy, with adequate organic matter. of stem. These are the oldest leaves and they Apply a balanced fertilizer at planting and are usually the first leaves to develop fungus again when fruit forms. Too much nitrogen problems. As the plants fill out, the bottom encourages the plant to grow more foliage, leaves get the least amount of sun and air not more fruit. Feed on a regular basis, circulation and being close to the ground, however don’t overdo it. Regular application soil borne pathogens can easily splash up of Searles Tomato & Vegie Soluble Fertiliser onto them. Spraying weekly with a product will ensure you get the perfect balance of like Resolva will be effective at warding off fruit and leaf. fungal diseases. Following these simple steps can help you 2. Pinch and remove suckers that develop in achieve great tomatoes all season, so happy the crotch joint of two branches. They won’t gardening from your team at the Sanctuary Point bear fruit and will take energy away from the Garden Centre.

15 Frozen Yoghurt Trail Mix Bars – The possibilities are endless! Mix and match your favourite flavours for these delicious frozen treats. Ingredients: 2 cups Greek Yoghurt; 1½ cups chopped fruit; ½ cup chopped almonds (or your favourite nut); ¾ cup granola; ¼ cup chocolate chips (optional). Mix all ingredients in a bowl, line a pan with foil and spread yogurt mixture into pan. Cover with HEALTHY plastic wrap and place in freezer until frozen. Remove from freezer, let thaw for 5 minutes, cut into bars. Store in an airtight container in the freezer. QUICK..... EASY..... QUICK..... EASY.....

16 Police, Fire, Ambulance Police Assistance Line Triple Zero (000) 131 444 in an emergency for non emergencies

17 18 Wellbeing HEALING BENEFITS

OFby Susan MacFarlane MEDITATION from Heartcentre

It is always a great time to be thinking about As a technique, heartcentering meditation learning something new and opening to a can restore your mind and feelings and body fresh experience that can be very inspiring and into balance again so that you can meet the balancing. So what are some of the healing daily challenges of life with more equilibrium. benefits of meditation? Meditation helps you to let go of the things Meditation has been accepted now by all which draw you out of balance, and it helps walks of life as being very helpful, not only you focus on the things in your life which are for relaxation but also for health. But there is a source of joy for you. another dimension as well, and that is that When you have learned how to meditate it meditation helps you centre yourself in who is like an oasis that you can return to again you really are, because it is a technique of and again to replenish yourself, to clear your learning how to move your attention from the mind, and to warm and awaken your heart. activity of your mind and the variety of what you feel – into the stillpoint within. For some this stillpoint is recognised as the spiritual truth of one’s being. Everybody says that it is too difficult to quieten the mind. This is where music and meditation work so well together. Listening to beautiful, heartcentering music with inspiring words can help you to hold the attention of your mind on thoughts which are uplifting, so that gradually the chattering mind is silenced. Harmonious music can gently soothe the mind and help you find that peaceful calm in the depths of your being. When you have entered into that peaceful place within, it is so much easier to be able to go back into life feeling that you have the resources, feeling that you have the inspiration, and that through meditation you have access to a place that can restore you. What a blessing! As with learning anything, it always requires repetition. To have a supportive place where you can practice with others can assist you in this restoration of peace and the connection with your higher self, and this can then intensify your awareness of the sacredness of life within you and all around you. 19 BAY & BASIN COMMUNITY RESOURCES (BBCR) BBCR PARADISE COTTAGE “Give someone you care for a special holiday on the South Coast” Paradise Cottage located in Sanctuary Point, is in an inviting, peaceful setting close to local attractions. This modified safe, comfortable cottage style home has been offering Carers an opportunity to book community access overnight short stay accommodation (up to 4 nights) for the person they care for. This gives the carer some “Time Out” to relax and catch up on their other interests. The cottage has two professional care workers available at all times providing assistance with daily care needs in a supportive and friendly environment. The home accommodates 5 people with care workers available to assist the person you care for throughout their stay by providing home cooked meals, local outings, and fun relaxing activities. Service delivery plans are designed taking into account individual support needs. A daily $40 contribution fee applies, this can include transport to and from the cottage (Illawarra area only). The cottage is for people over 65 who have a carer. The program is funded by the Australian Government and operated by BBCR as part of their quality aged care delivery program under the “My Aged Care” reforms. To enquire about availability and eligibility criteria please phone 4422 7422.

20 community noticeboard WANTED – BAY AND BASIN AMATEUR VOLUNTEERS SWIMMING CLUB Can you give our SUMMER SEASON 2015/2016 community one of your Bay and Basin Amateur most precious assets – Swimming Club meets YOUR TIME? each Friday night at The Crossroads Rural Fire Brigade is a the Bay and Basin newly formed brigade which is located in our Leisure Centre, Wool Rd, new station house adjacent to the Leisure Vincentia. Centre at Vincentia. We are now looking for We are opening for our Summer Season volunteers to join this vibrant organisation. starting in October and would love new Do you want to learn new skills as a members to join us. Volunteer Firefighter? Do you want to Swimmers of all abilities are welcome serve your community? How would and your first trial night is free. you like to join an organisation with a wonderful tradition and proud history? Registration fees apply if you join up Become a part of the Crossroads and are valid for the year. 5pm for entry Rural Fire Brigade registrations for a 5.30pm start. For further information contact: If interested please call Chelsea Captain Jamie Kelly 0413 196 667 or on 0409 493 026 or email Senior Deputy Captain Martin Gaffey [email protected] for 0497 198 445. Prepare, Act, Survive more info.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Do you have a particular interest 1st Huskisson Scout and would like to help Basin View Group needs your Masonic Village? help! We need your help with activities such as bus trips, craft, exercise We have a growing amount and various entertainment events. Just a of children in our group few hours of your time occasionally will put and we need leaders. If a smile on the faces of our residents. Don’t you enjoy the outdoors forget it will be fun for you too and your time and would like to volunteer and spend time would be greatly appreciated. enjoying the benefits scouting has to offer Please contact Michelle or Jo on you and our children please phone Valda on 4443 5034 during normal office hours. 0408 481 947 for more information.

21 noticeboard TOMERONG VILLAGE MARKET JUSTICES OF THE PEACE 3rd Saturday of every month ~ 8am - 1pm Volunteer Help Desk Come and enjoy the market at Tomerong We are available to help to answer your Hall, Hawken Road, Tomerong. At this questions at The Gilmore Electorate friendly market you’ll find all sorts of Office, 24 Berry Street, Nowra community goodies such as handmade things, great between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday. cakes, bread, pies and snacks, organic food, vintage wares, interesting clothes, fresh fruit For more information or to join the local and vegies, lots of plants, books, jewellery, J.P. Branch call Brenda 0481 121 369 local honey, lovely coffee, and much more. All funds raised go to maintenance of Tomerong Hall. Collingwood Reserve Park Care Group Contact Julie on 0402 569 402 or email Are you interested in improving your local [email protected] or look community? Come join our Park Care Group. at www.tomeronghall.com. Have fun, meet great people, exercise while benefiting both your self, and your community, gain a feeling of self worth and VINCENTIA SING AUSTRALIA satisfaction. CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS IN SINGING The Collingwood Reserve Park Care Group www.singaustralia.com.au of Basin View meet at 8.30am Monday Come along and discover the fun of Sing mornings, in the reserve opposite the Basin Australia. We are a group of friendly people View Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade Shed and who love to sing. There are no auditions and work, talk and laugh for about two hours. we perform a large range of songs. We meet If you are interested in this type of every Thursday at the Baptist Church, Wool activity, please contact Adele on Road, Vincentia from 7.30-9.30pm. 4443 6034. Contact Helen McKenzie on 4441 5333 or 0407 415 333. HWCV Huskisson Woollamia Community Voice We meet bi-monthly at 7pm on the St Georges Basin second Monday at the Community Country Club Seniors Centre, Dent St, Huskisson. Computer Club 2015 Meetings: 12 Oct; 9 Nov. We have a wide range of computer skills email: [email protected] amongst our members and we all share with web: www.hwcv.org.au each other in Question Time. Interested - Love to see you! Our club meets in the Function Room @ Country Club, 1st & 3rd Jervis Bay Meals On Wheels Tuesdays of each month @ 9:30am. Require volunteer cook and kitchen hands to For more information please call Leonie help prepare meals for the aged and infirm 4442 1427 or Carol 4443 7723 in the Basin and Sanctuary Point area. For details please contact Jan Hanson on Basin Radio Yacht Club Inc. 4443 3656 Members meet each Tuesday and Saturday at 10.30am at the wharf on the southern end of Island Point Rd., St Georges Basin. Lost that valuable jewellery on Interested persons are welcome to join us the beach, park or garden, let me and will be introduced to this sociable and help you find it at no charge. Please interesting sport. For more info contact contact Kevara Detector Services on Fred 4443 2070 or Kevin 0418 422 763 4443 6739 or 0458 367 000.

22 community noticeboard Recently Retired? VINCENTIA RATEPAYERS & Are you community minded? RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (VRRA) Looking for an interest? meets the third Thursday of every month. Why not join the St. Georges Basin Hall 2015 Meeting Dates: October 15th, Management Committee. Two volunteers November 19th and December 10th. required. We meet on the 4th Wednesday of All meetings are held in the Community each month at 1pm till approx 2.45pm. Hall, Vincentia starting at 7.30pm. We For details ring Jean on 4443 0481 exist to promote the wellbeing and amenity of Vincentia for the benefit of Sanctuary Point ratepayers, residents and visitors alike. Community Pride New members are always welcome. We look at ways to Contact Sec. Liz Tooley on 4441 7700 improve the quality of or email [email protected] life for residents, young and old alike, website www.vrra.org.au. supporting neighbourhood self-reliance through community-based problem solving, neighbourhood-oriented services, Shoalhaven Beekeepers and public and private cooperation. Ass, Inc. MEETING DATES 2015: For local amateur beekeepers Tuesday October 27th 6.30-8.30pm; in the Shoalhaven. Meetings Friday November 27th 10am–12 noon are 3rd Thursday of the month at 5pm Annual General Meeting. at the Berry Bowling Club. We aims to All meetings will be held at St. Georges foster good beekeeping practice in the Basin Country Club in the Squash Room. Shoalhaven and surrounding areas; Ph Allen on 4443 2755 or Veronica on promote the interests of beekeeping, and 0427 249 457 or email to disseminate and exchange information sanctuarypointcommunitypride@ about all aspects of beekeeping; organise gmail.com. informative and practical workshops and encourage mentoring of new and experienced beekeepers in a safe learning The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers meet environment. To express an interest in on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month joining Shoalhaven Beekeepers Ass Inc in the schoolroom at the Lady Denman call Andrew Britton 0437 134 736 or Heritage Complex, Dent Street, Huskisson, email [email protected] or phone starting 9.30am to 1pm. Treasurer Ron Witz 0408 593 762. For enquiries about spinning and weaving phone Karen 4443 5239 Nowra Legacy Group If you have some spare time, maybe you VOLUNTEER BUS would like to volunteer with Nowra Legacy, DRIVERS NEEDED! in the Welfare of Widows and Dependants of Deceased Veterans. We meet at 10am the We are seeking Volunteer first Monday of each month at 66 Bridge Rd Bus drivers at the Basin Nowra. Ph 4423 1795 or 0409 981 663. View Masonic Village to assist with outings for our residents. INJURED If you have a L-R Licence and would like to help out please contact: WILDLIFE? Call Wildlife Rescue

Michelle or Jo on 4443 5034 W IL 0418 427 214 D ST LIF A E R CO during business hours. ESCUE - SOUTH www.wildlife-rescue.org.au

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Weekly Meetings Line Dancing Sun 12-4pm SGB Country Club Mon 6-8.30pm Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club Wed 1st Huskisson Scout Group Mon 6-7.30pm Cubs 10.30am-1pm Bomaderry Community Hall Thurs 6-9pm (8-11yrs) Thu 6.30-8.30pm Scouts (11-15yrs) Mon Sanctuary Point Community Hall Laurel 4441 6383 7.30-9.30pm Venturers (15-18yrs) Valda Heggie Mannahouse Youth Fri 7pm St Georges Basin 4443 8463 or 0408 481 947 Community Centre, 21 Meriton St, StGB 1st St Georges Basin Scout Group Tasman Rd Scout www.mannahouseyouth.org Hall, SGB Tue 6.30pm Cub Scouts Wed 7pm Scout Troop Men’s Bowls St Peter’s Anglican Church (next to library) Fri 7pm Venturers Scouts John Smith 4443 6281 Mon 7-9pm David 4443 2250 Al Anon - Huskisson Thu 10am Holy Trinity Church Hall, MSCARC Inc. (Mid South Coast Amateur Radio Club Inc.) Hawke St Wed from 7.30-9.30pm on air New members always Basin Radio Controlled Yacht Group Jetty at Island welcome Ken 4403 0599 Pt Rd, SGB Tue & Sat 10.30am Racing starts 11am Fred Nowra Healing Rooms 12 Tarawara St, Bomaderry 4443 2070 or Kevin 0418 422 763 Open Wed 10am-12pm, Thu 7-9pm 4422 6883 No appointment necessary & no charge Bay & Basin Bush Potters 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary www.healingrooms.com.au Point Mon 9am-2pm Call in and have a look Nowra Town Band 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra Mon Bay & Basin Writers Group Uniting Church, Meriton 5.30-6.30pm for Training Band & 7-9pm for senior practice St, SGB $3 Wed 1-4pm Poets, writers and those who Private lessons available in brass and percussion want to learn how to write. All Welcome Terry McLafferty Hall 4422 0807 or Ross 4443 5745/0488 056 196 4443 8926 Raised Voices Community Choir SATB Tomerong Creative Crafts Group Meriton St Comm Ctr Thu 9am- School of Arts Tue 7.30pm New Members welcome

12pm Faye 4441 5934 Deb 4443 4923

Falls Creek Ladies Craft Fri 9.30-12pm during school Sanctuary Point MyTime A support group for parents term in local homes Bring along what you’re working on and carers of children 0-16 years with a disability Thu Plenty of help with all sorts of craft All welcome 9.30-11.30am during school term free group Ph Sandra 4447 8312 Christine 4443 0520 Friendly 500 Card Group Mon 1.15-3.30pm St Sanctuary Point Pram Walking Group Contact Georges Basin Country Club Anne 4441 5590 Christine on 4443 0520 to express your interest Friendship Club Husky Church Op Shop, 53 Hawke St Scottish Country Dancing Thu 2pm-3.30pm Thu 9.30-11.30am All welcome. Senior Citizens Hall, Berry St, Nowra Tue 7.30-9.30pm Huskisson Girl Guides During school terms Huskisson Presbyterian Church Hall, Kinghorne St, Nowra Scout/Guide Hall, Kiola St (near Bowling Club) Tue Beginners welcome Heather 4441 5496 4.30-6pm Gumnut Guides 5-7yrs, Jr. Guides 6½-10yrs Shoalhaven Rock N Roll Group SGB Country Club Wed 4.30-6.30pm Girl Guides 10-14 yrs 3rd Wed 4.30pm Mon 7pm David Hawkesworth 0413 420 636 Parents and Friends Support Group Liesel Turnbull Sing Australia Choir Baptist Church, Vincentia Thu 4443 6007/0402 837 777 7.30-9.30pm Helen McKenzie 4441 5333 or 0407 415 333 Jervis Bay Bridge Club Huskisson Community Centre, Smith Bay Bushcare Group Basin View Fri for 2-3 Dent St, Huskisson Fri 9.30am All Bridge players hours Fran 4443 6324 welcome Ph 4441 5122 or 4422 1381 St Georges Basin Health & Com Transport Serv Jervis Bay Hi-Lo Slimmers Community Ctr, 21 Meriton Mon & Wed Local Health Tue, Thu & Fri Nowra Area Health St, SGB Wed 2.30-3.30pm Judi Castle 4443 6135 4423 6044 for bookings Mon-Fri 9am-12pm, 1-3pm

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St Georges Basin Little Athletics Sports Grounds, Shoalhaven Masonic Widows Association Basin Larmer Ave, Sanctuary Point Registration Ph Tracy View Masonic Village Hall, 130 The Wool Rd 2nd Mon 0423 846 194 or Michelle 0412 656 206 10am 4441 0436 or 4441 1644 St Georges Basin Senior Citizens Club Wool Road Spinners & Weavers Jervis Bay Maritime St Georges Basin Community Centre, 21 Meriton SGB Museum (formerly Lady Denman) Schoolroom, Dent St, Mon 9am-12pm Art (Painting), ph Joyce 4443 6269 or Huskisson 1st & 3rd Thu 9.30am-1pm Karen 4443 5239 Margaret 4443 6031 Mon 1.30‑4pm Computer Discussion or Audrey 4443 4340 Group, ph Barry 4443 6031 Tue 9am-2.30pm Bowls- St Georges Basin Senior Citizens Walking Group Darts-Euchre, ph Margaret or Barry 4443 6031 Alt. Fri Alt. Fri 9am onwards, ph Lorraine 4441 8093 9am onwards Walking Group, ph Lorraine 4441 8093 (0420 865 528) or Dianna 4443 9907 (0418 250 148) (0420 865 528) or Dianna 4443 9907 (0418 250 148) St Peter's Bushwalking Group Every 2nd Sat for easy Huskisson Community Centre, 1 Dent St, Huskisson to medium walks of around 7-10kms All welcome Mon 9am-2pm Carpet Bowls, ph Barry 4443 6031 Mon Margaret/Peter 4443 7924 or Ken 4441 5967 9-10am Yoga, ph Marian 4441 7655 Thu 9.30am-12pm Arts & Craft, ph Jean 4441 7436 Monthly Meetings St Georges Basin SES Unit Tasman Rd, St Georges Basin Wed 6.30pm 1st St Georges Basin Scout Group Meetings 1st Mon Sussex Inlet/Shoalhaven Square Dance 7pm Tasman Rd Scout Hall, SGB John Smith 4443 6281 Wandandian Community Ctr, Princes H’way 7-10pm Amnesty International Huskisson Community Centre 4443 4436 3rd Wed 5.45pm [email protected] Table Tennis Scout Hall, Tasman Rd, SGB Wed 2pm Ray Association of Independent Retirees-AIR Bomaderry & Carole 4441 7654 or Alan 4443 6316 Bowling Club, Meroo Rd, Bomaderry 2nd Tue 10am Tennis Huskisson Owen St, Huskisson Peter Moate 4448 7788 Casual bookings Wendy 4441 7985 Basin Baptist Church 165 The Wool Rd, SGB 2nd Mon Adult Mixed Group Mon afternoon & Thu morning Ladies Craft Group 9.30am Marion Atkins 4443 6088 Ph June Grippling 4443 3065 or John Hayward 4441 6979 Basin Lure and Fly Anglers Club St Georges Basin Ladies Tue morning Ph Jan Chappelow 4441 6417 Community Centre 2nd Wed 7.30pm Brett 0429 842 309 Mixed Comp Wed night Ph Jenny Durante 4441 5766 Basin View Daylight Lodge No.1015 Basin View Coaching available Lou Durante 0428 210 893 Masonic Village Hall, 130 The Wool Rd, Basin View 4th Tue Tennis St Georges Basin Country Club Social Mon 9.30am 4443 6473 6-9pm & Thu 9am-1pm Comps Tue or Wed 6-10pm Doug Basin View Rural Fire Service Fire Station 3rd Fri 4441 7106 Tennis Coaching for Kids and Adults John 6.30pm Jan 4443 4660 0411 786 637 Bay & Basin Camera Club Huskisson Community Centre, Vincentia Bush Care Group Tue 1.30-4.30pm Dent St, Huskisson 2nd Tues 7.30-10.30pm Mary 4441 8649 4441 7331 Bay & Basin Cancer Support Group Venue Room, SGB Country Club 2nd Thu 10am-12pm Dianne 4443 3275 or Fortnightly Meetings Lorraine 4441 8093 Bay & Basin Quilting & Craft Group St Peter’s Church Bay & Basin Cricket Club Meetings held 2nd Tue 7pm (next to Library) 1st & 3rd Thu 10am-2.30pm Bring St Georges Basin Country Club Ph Chris 0403 113 362 your own lunch Cost $3, tea/coffee provided Lorraine Bay & Basin Multicultural Support Group Community 4441 5145 or June 4443 0612 Centre, Meriton St, SGB 1st Thu 11am-1pm Zaga Tkulja Jervis Bay Lions Club Huskisson RSL Club 1st & 3rd Thu 4229 2755 or Anu Mehta 4422 5933 6.30pm John Brown 0408 440 854 or Marie-Anne Watson Bay & Basin War Widows SGB Country Club 4th Mon 4443 4599 10.30am Ann Wells 4443 0681

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Marine Rescue Jervis Bay - VMR 209 Huskisson Monthly Meetings cont’d Basin, Voyager Park, Currambene Street, Huskisson Bloomers & Buds Social Gardening Group 3rd Mon 7pm www.mrnswjb.com.au 4441 5433 Inc. Community Centre, Dent St, Huskisson Last Wed National Servicemen’s Assoc., Shoalhaven Sub-Branch 9.30am Sec. 4443 4892 Rotating meetings on 4th Sun Ulladulla Ex-Servos Club Clifton Community Food Garden 2nd Wed 5.30pm 0930 for 1000hrs start Nowra Ex-Servos Club 0930 for St Georges Basin Country Club Ph Mike 0422 701 929 1000hrs start Sussex Inlet RSL Club 1000 for 1030hrs start Jim Reid 4421 2886 Country Labor – Jervis Bay/SGB Branch 4th Wed 7pm Erowal Bay Progress Hall Ann Perriman Secretary Nowra Legacy Group 66 Bridge Rd, Nowra 1st Mon 0424 153 545 or Email: [email protected] (except January) 10am 4423 1795 or 0409 981 663 Crossroads Rural Fire Brigade Fire Station, The Wool NSW Transport Authorities Retired Employees Assoc Rd, Vincentia 1st Mon 6.30pm Cpt. Jamie Kelly Nowra Bowling Club, cnr Osbourne & Junction St 2nd Thu 0413 196 667 10am for 10.30am start Pres. Bob 4421 5265 or Sec Aileen CWA of NSW Jervis Bay Evening Branch Vincentia 4421 6660 Golf Club 2nd Mon 6pm dinner, 7pm meeting Rock 'n' Roll Dancing Bomaderry Bowling Club 2nd Sat Shirley Gatti 0410 519 839 Lesson 5.30-6.30pm Social Dancing 6.30-10.30pm Garden Club of Jervis Bay & District Inc. Community Margaret 0409 998 868 Centre, Meriton St, SGB 4th Thurs 2pm Pam Kerr 4443 4926 Sanctuary Point Mens Shed Men's Shed Woollamia Honey Beez Gardeners Group 1st Fri 12.30pm 1st Thu 10.30am 4447 8634 Vincentia Community Hall (behind BiLo carpark) Jeanette Shoalhaven Beekeepers Ass, Inc. 4443 7950 or 4443 6552 Berry Bowling Club 3rd Thu 5pm Andrew Britton Huskisson Laurel Club of Legacy 2nd Tues 1.30pm 0437 134 736 or [email protected]; Treasurer Ron Auditorium, Huskisson RSL Club All War Widows Welcome Witz 0408 593 762 4441 7183 or 4441 5267 Shoalhaven Business Chamber, Bay and Basin Huskisson RSL Sub Branch 2nd Thurs 7.30pm Sec Branch 1st Tue Members and non-members welcome Don Handley 4443 6421 4423 3582 email: [email protected] Huskisson Rural Fire Service 2nd Tue 7pm Jeff Shoalhaven Myeloma Support Group 2nd Mon Bament 0417 664 671 10am-12 noon Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo Rd, Jervis Bay & Basin Arts Inc. The Classroom, Lady Bomaderry Support and resources for Multiple Myeloma Denman Complex, Dent St, Huskisson w:jervisbayarts.asn.au patients and carers Ph 4443 2105 Jervis Bay & Basin CWA Huskisson Community Centre, Shoalhaven Orchid Society Presbyterian Church Hall, Dent St 3rd Tue 10.30am Every other Tue 10am call in for Kinghorne St, Nowra 3rd Mon (except Jan) cuppa & chat Visitors welcome Pres. Suzanne Tomlinson 7.15pm (1pm in June, July & August) 4447 8280 4443 0547 or email [email protected] Shoalhaven Philatelic Society 2nd Mon 7.15pm (press Jervis Bay & Districts Combined Probus Club Inc. door bell for entry) Shoalhaven Arts Centre, Berry St, Nowra SGB Country Club, Function Room 4th Thu 10am-12pm John 4421 4624 Pres. Ian Hughes 4443 3780 Shoalhaven Prostate Cancer Support Group 4th Thu Jervis Bay Community & Men's Shed Inc. Jervis Bay Social Group 4th Thu 6pm Colin Loudon 10am-12pm Bomaderry Bowling Club 0412 347 322 Leigh Bowman 0413 131 781 email: [email protected] Jervis Bay Divers Club Club Husky, 336 Huskisson Rd, Shoalhaven Scout Fellowship 3rd Sun David Ravell Huskisson Last Wed 7pm 4441 6232 4441 8659 Jervis Bay Probus Club Inc. Vincentia Golf Club 3rd Shoalhaven Parkinsons Support Group Nowra Mon 10am Sec Gerry Lowenstein 4441 5831 (Shoal. Shakers) 1st Wed 10am-12pm Masonic Hall, Justice of the Peace Assoc NSW Shoalhaven Moss St, Nowra Betty Coulton 4442 1475 Branch Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo St 1st Mon St Georges Basin Country Club Fishing Club SGB 1pm Visitors most welcome Brenda 0481 121 369 Country Club 4th Sun 2pm (ex Christmas) Erhard 4443 8024

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St Georges Basin Probus Club Inc. (Mixed) SGB Sussex Inlet Flea Market 4441 1546 2nd Sat Uniting Country Club, Function Room 3rd Thu 10am-12pm Sec. Church Hall, Jacobs Dr, Sussex Inlet Ray Dalleywater 4443 9899 Tomerong Village Market 0402 569 402 email: St Georges Basin RSL Sub Branch SGB Country Club, [email protected] 3rd Sat School of Arts,

Function Room 3rd Mon 5pm Hon.Sec. Laraine Bament Hawken Rd, Tomerong 4443 7361 St Georges Basin Rural Fire Brigade Fire Station, The Wool Rd, SGB 3rd Mon 7.30pm Cpt Michelle 0427 288 340 Community Forums St Georges Basin VIEW Club Luncheon SGB Country Huskisson & Woollamia Comm. Voice 2nd Mon 7pm Club, Function Room 3rd Fri 11am for 11.30am Secretary (Feb-Nov) Huskisson Community Centre, Cnr Tomerong & Rita Curtis 4443 4232 Dent St, Huskisson www.hwcv.org.au [email protected] Sussex Inlet Cancer Support Group 2nd Fri 10am St Georges Basin Villages Forum 3rd Mon 7.30pm Sussex Inlet Neighbourhood Centre Betty Webb Meriton St Community Centre, SGB Christine 4443 7665 4441 3552 or Robin Lang 4441 0155 Tomerong Community Forum 2nd Mon 7.30pm Tomerong Tomerong School of Arts 1st Mon 7.30pm Tomerong Hall, Hawken Rd, Tomerong www.tomerong.com Hall Vincentia Ratepayers & Residents Association Vietnam Veterans Assoc - Jervis Bay Sub Branch Club Jervis Bay 3rd Thu 5.30pm Brenda Anderson 4443 2911 Vincentia Community Hall 3rd Thu 7.30pm Sec. Peter Gaffey 4441 5908 [email protected] Vincentia Bush Care Group Last Sat 9am-12pm 4441 7331 Weekly Church Services Vincentia Red Cross Vincentia Community Hall 4th Wed (except January) 1pm West end Coles Carpark, Vincentia Anglican Church - Enquiries Elizabeth 4443 7668 Huskisson Cnr Hawke & Bowen St (opposite White Wandandian Progress Association 1st Tue 7.30pm Sands Park) 8am Traditional Service Progress Hall web: Huskisson.anglican.asn.au Wildlife Rescue South Coast (formerly Native Animal Sanctuary Point 48 Paradise Beach Rd (next to library) Network Assoc – NANA) Nowra Library Meeting Rooms, Sun 9am Traditional Service 10 Berry St, Nowra 2nd Wed 7pm 0418 427 214 Vincentia Vincentia Primary School, George Caley Place, Vincentia Sun 10am Modern Family Service with kids and Minister Ray Goldman 4441 5755 Local Markets youth programs Basin Baptist Church 165 The Wool Rd, SGB Sun Berry Country Fair 4464 1476 1st Sun (except Feb held Morning Service & Junior Kids 9.30am 2nd Sun), Berry Showground, Alexandra St Bay & Basin Uniting Church Meriton St, SGB Sun Huskisson Markets 0409 740 704 (BH) 2nd Sun 9.30am Family Worship w/Jnr Church Huskisson Sports Ground Huskisson Church Ctr Thu 9.30-11.30am Coffee & Chat Rev Glenys Biddle 4443 0864 Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Markets 0459 050 StGB Tue 1-3.30pm Craft Group Violet 4443 9913 935 Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It 1st Sat Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, Dent St, Huskisson C3 Church Jervis Bay 20 Birriga Av, Worrowing Hts Sun 9.30am Family Service Every morning except Sun Nowra Greyhound Track 4421 2332 4th Sun Albatross 5.30am Prayer Meeting Office 4441 8738 Rd, Nowra web: c3churchjervisbay.com.au Milton Village Markets 4455 3843 1st Sat Settlement Church at the Falls Falls Creek PS, Vidler Street, off Courtyard, Princes H’way, Milton Parma Rd, Falls Creek Sun 9.30am All Welcome Ps Pyree Village Arts & Craft Markets 4443 7312 4th Sun Spencer 4447 8312 Shoalhaven Potters Workshop, Greenwell Pt Rd, Pyree Eternity Night Church 6.30pm Contemporary Service Royal Coastal Patrol Market Ulladulla 4455 3403 2nd Vincentia Public School Hall, George Caley Place, Vincentia Sun Ulladulla Harbour & Wharf, Wason St, Ulladulla web: eternitynightchurch.org Ph Ray 4441 5755 27 What’s On...What’s On...What’s On...What’s On...What’s On...What’s On

Monthly Church Services Shareostomates, Shoalhaven Area Ostomates Support Group Nowra Community Health Centre, Jervis Bay Baptist Church Cnr The Wool Rd & St George 5-7 Lawrence Av, Nowra Mon 2pm Margaret or Tracey Av, Vincentia Sun 9.30am Morning Service 4424 6300 Improving lives through shared experiences Mannahouse Church South Campus (ACC) Sun 4pm Tomerong School of Arts 358 Hawken Rd, Tomerong StGB Community Hall, 21 Meriton St StGB Contemporary Christine Carter 0413 798 722 Mon Playgroup 9.30am worship, free kids & youth program All welcome Mon Pilates 6pm Tue Dance Class 3.30pm Tue Raised Ph 4423 1756 www.mannahousechurch.org Voices Choir 7.30pm Wed Belly Dancing 4pm Thu Arts Seventh-day Adventist Church 169 McKay St, Nowra & Crafts 10am-noon Thu Dance Class 3.30pm Thu Sat 9.30am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service Plans in Pilates 6.15pm Sat Market 8am (3rd each month) Sun progress for proposed Bay and Basin Contemporary Service Lighthouse Spiritual (4th each month) 2pm Further info is Pastor Tony Moala 0430 041 116 available on www.tomeronghall.com Lutheran Church – Joy Fellowship ‘Wesley Centre’ Youth & Community Centre 34 Paradise Beach Rd, Cnr Junction & Berry Sts, Nowra 3rd Sun, Family Service Sanctuary Pt 4443 9244 Mon & Wed 5-7pm Rhee Tae 2:30pm Stay for a cuppa and a chat Pastor Tom Peitsch Kwon Do 42281348 or 0419 416 860 Email: [email protected] Web: illalutheran.blogspot.com or illawarralutheran.com.au Playgroups Sanctuary Point Koori Kids Playtime Wed 11.30am- Other Activities 1pm Sanctuary Point Connect during school terms, in the Australian Breastfeeding Association, Shoalhaven grounds of SPPS free group Ph Christine 4443 5020 Group Mum-to-Mum get togethers, Sanctuary Point Sanctuary Point Transition 2 School Playgroup Connect (SaCC building) Sanctuary Point PS Grounds 3rd Playgroup for kids going to school in 2015 Wed 9.30- Mon 10am-12 Call Renee 0402 665 951 Coffee/Chat 11am during school term, in grounds of SPPS free group Catch up 1st Thu (North Nowra) Amanda 4422 8619 to Ph Christine 4443 0520 confirm times and venue 24 hour Breastfeeding Helpline Sanctuary Point Sing & Play Tues 9.30-11.30am 1800 686 268 www.breastfeeding.asn.au Sanctuary Point Connect during school terms, in the Bay & Basin Branch of the Liberal Party Meets grounds of SPPS Christine 4443 5020 or 0419 492 293 Quarterly 7pm Venue SGB Country Club Phone to Sanctuary Point Splash Group - Art in the Park Mon arrange attendance 4443 3780 9.30-11am Paradise Beach Reserve Karen 4424 7100 or Bay & Basin Uniting Church Huskisson OP SHOP at 0423 606 559 Huskisson Church Centre 53 Hawke Street, Huskisson Mon, St. Georges Basin Wed 9.30am Cnr Tasman Rd & Terry Wed, Thu, Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm 4441 7495 St, SGB Kay Thomas 4443 7831 BBCR Great Mates Shed Project 18 Sanctuary Pt Rd, St Georges Basin Meriton St, SGB Alt. Tue 10am-12pm, Sanctuary Point Mon-Wed-Thurs 8am-4pm 4443 2393 POPS: Parents of Preschoolers Rev Glenys Biddle 4443 0864 Community Cottage 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Pt Tomerong Miss Carrie Cooper Mon 10am Hawken St, 4443 6013 or 4443 4416 Mon Pottery 9am-2pm Tomerong [email protected] or 0411 838 206 Tue & Thu Body’Soul Fitness 8-9am Tue & Thu Tae Kwon Do 6pm-7.30pm Wed Mannerhouse Craft Group 3.30pm- Trinity Tots Playtime Wed 10am-12 noon Hawke St, 5.30pm Fri Sanctuary Pt Art Group 9am-12.30pm Huskisson (opposite White Sands Park) Louise 4441 5755

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Rural Fire Services In an Emergency Call 000 We have 7 Brigades over two groups in our area. Fire Control 4424 4424 Basin View, Crossroads, Huskisson, Basin View Jan Rollinson 4443 4660 St Georges Basin, Sussex Inlet, Crossroads Jamie Kelly 0413 196 667 Tomerong and Wandandian. Huskisson Cpt Joey Revesz 0417 664 671 New members always welcome. St Georges Basin Cpt Michelle Thornley 0427 288 340 Sussex Inlet Adam Harris 0409 326 660 EMERGENCY Tomerong Doug Schutz 4443 4600 CALL 000 Wandandian Dennis Stannard 0458 200 282

Justices of the Peace Venues for Hire BASIN VIEW Community Arts Cottage 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Costello, Brian 4443 6831 0418 230 122 Point 4443 4416 or 4443 6013 Gray, Frank 4443 5470 Schwarzenbach, Beat 0418 979 909 Huskisson Community Centre Dent St, Huskisson EROWAL BAY Ph 0487 469 032 1pm to 4pm - Monday to Friday Roberts, Wendy 4443 0438 0427 430 438 FALLS CREEK Huskisson Scout & Guide Hall Kiola St, Huskisson Thomas, Jeff 4447 8066 0417 772 262 Valda Heggie 4443 8463 or 0408 481 947 Davis, Elaine D 4447 8309 0438 098 347 HUSKISSON Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Classrooms Dent St, Lewis, Kathy 4441 7000 Huskisson Parnell, Keith 4441 5276 Sanctuary Point Youth & Community Centre OLD EROWAL BAY 34 Paradise Beach Rd, Sanctuary Point Ph: 4443 9244 Flynn, Ray 4443 0051 Lord, Simone 4443 8300 St Georges Basin Community Centre 21 Meriton St, SANCTUARY POINT St Georges Basin Ph: 4443 4926 Askew, Matthew 0422 068 209 Cassar, Lawrence (Joe) 4443 8805 St Georges Basin Scout Hall Tasman Rd Scout Hall, Flynn, Mark 0418 669 688 St Georges Basin John Smith 4443 6281 Hawkins, Paul 4443 8800 0417 219 260 Tomerong School of Arts 358 Hawken Rd, Tomerong Job, Warren 0427 681 312 Christine Carter 0413 798 722 (from $20/p.h.) McMillan, Paul 4442 1525 Murray, Narelle 4443 2746 0417 651 658 Vincentia Community Centre rear of Bilo carpark, Simpson, Rod 4443 3106 0422 826 037 Wool Rd, Vincentia 4429 3463 Swattridge, Ronald Jessi 4443 9829 Woods, Greg 4443 3208 0409 457 523 Wandandian Progress Association Hall D2683 ST GEORGES BASIN Princes Hwy, Wandandian www.wandandian.org.au Booking Officer Anne Simpson 4443 5410 Askew, Ross 0428 434 657 Bos, Warren Pieter 0412 578 381 Davison, Bill 4443 8889 0409 124 600 Update Your Listing McCauley, Valerie 4443 6674 TOMERONG Are Your ...What’s On... Details Incorrect or Leach, Bill 4443 6472 0417 689 851 Out of Date? Call 0478 607 829 and let us know VINCENTIA or email your updated information to “What’s On” Duff, Peter 4441 8725 at [email protected] Mulligan, Lyn 4443 3717 0412 485 414 29 The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers had a busy autumn and winter. We had a workshop making hand spun knitted, crochet, and felted poppies for the 100th anniversary of ANZAC. Our members had a lovely exhibition recently, as we like to show our craft of spinning, knitting, crochet, weaving, and felting to the community, and were pleased to sell them some of the articles we made. We enjoy taking part in workshops, great for learning new skills and improving our old ones, in crafts relating to spinning and weaving. We had various fun workshops in needle and wet felting, wool and other fibre dyeing, some colourful bunting for the group, a French knitting workshop to end up as interesting objects, not mats! If you would like to learn a new craft like spinning, weaving or hand felting, new members are welcome. The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers meet in the No. 2 Classroom at the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, Dent St, Huskisson, on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month, from 9.30am till 1pm. For enquiries please phone Karen 4443 5239 or Audrey 4443 4340.

30 HAVE A LAUGH ON US ..... A father and his small son were standing in front of the tiger's cage at the zoo. The father was explaining how ferocious and strong tigers are, and junior was taking it all in with a serious expression. "Dad" the boy said finally, "if the tiger got out of his cage and ate you up ..." "Yes, son?" the father said expectantly. "What bus should I take home?" the boy finished.

31 Safety of Life at Sea Marine Rescue NSW Jervis Bay Unit Sarex training in Jervis Bay and warning of floating debris from floods. Contributed by Lester Shute – Publicity Officer

Marine Rescue Jervis Bay Cat 2 vessel JB20 (Wayne Waker), with John Carlson at the helm, controls a parallel search in the waters of Jervis Bay. Marine Rescue Jervis Bay welcomed vessels and made by skipper Geoff Barlow on VHF radio crews from five South Coast Marine Rescue Units throughout the duration of the search. Geoff to train in a search and rescue exercise (Sarex) was made the On Scene Coordinator (OSC), the in Jervis Bay. Normally being windy and cold at official title given to the lead skipper in a search. this time of the year, the morning greeted the Further instructions, during the exercise, were participants with a beautiful late winter’s day transmitted from the Huskisson radio base by with little or no wind, full sunshine and a glassy Glen, eventually completed by Jervis Bay Unit Jervis Bay. Vessels and crews from Port Kembla, Commander Allan Reidy. Shoalhaven, Sussex Inlet and Kioloa joined up After the briefing, all five vessels made their way with Jervis Bay to conduct the Sarex. to the search area in Jervis Bay to form the classic The vessels were all small rib type, quick response line abreast search pattern with a half nautical Category 1 or 2 and were trailered to Jervis Bay mile spacing in between. The OSC gave the by road, launched at Woolamia boat ramp to command to take up their positions and ordered meet up with Jervis Bay Cat 2 vessel (JB20) at to commence the search. All vessels maintained Huskisson after it had slipped its mooring at a ten knot speed with lookouts stationed on HMAS Creswell. Glen Sullivan, the Marine Rescue each vessel. John Gallimore, on JB20, kept a close watch on radar to manage the track spacing’s, South Coast Training Co-ordinator, conducted directing alterations to vessel positions if a thorough briefing to the skippers and crews needed. Searching for a predetermined object outlining the parallel search pattern to use along in the water, discussed at the briefing, the with waypoints for starting positions. vessel from Sussex Inlet sighted an object and JB20 skippered by Geoff Barlow (Coxswain), was dispatched to investigate while the other crewed by John Gallimore (Coxswain) and John vessels stood down to wait. It turned out to be Carlson (Leading Crew), was nominated the a sunbaking seagull which vacated the scene in lead vessel with all procedures and commands great haste. 32 Safety of Life at Sea Handy to have the guys from Sussex Inlet on and ended up being washed into creeks and your search they’ve obviously got good eyes. estuaries in greater numbers. Currambene Creek All vessels were ordered to continue their search is continuing to release partly submerged logs maintaining their relative positions. The OSC into Jervis Bay and skippers need to keep clear gave a one minute warning before the end of of these floating hull piercers when boating, the first leg for all vessels to turn 90 degrees especially at high speed. starboard and follow bow to stern until a new A holed vessel can sink very quickly, so take care course to steer, speed and length of new leg out there and report any dangerous floating were given. The entire search was tracked as they objects that could be a navigation hazard to progressed on the chartplotter on board JB20. Marine Rescue Jervis Bay so we can get a hazard This procedure was repeated until the search warning out on marine radio to vessels in the was completed. After successful completion of location. Keep your radio working while at sea, the exercise all vessels docked back at Huskisson log on with Marine Rescue and if a collision with wharf for de-brief/lunch. a floating object occurs, radio for assistance without delay. Remember these objects usually get hit after a hard days fishing, your sunburnt, tired, covered in salt and the brain is in a state of non function. You and your crew are eager to get home as fast as possible to cook your fish, have a cold one and the last thing on your mind are nasty partly submerged logs that are waiting to be collided with. So keep alert and stay safe. “Marine Rescue – Saving lives on the water”

Ross Harlen (left) and Russel Pauley remove a tree branch after it had been pulled from the waters at the entrance to MARINE RESCUE JERVIS BAY VMR 209 Currambene Creek at Huskisson. Call Sign: Marine Rescue Jervis Bay Boaters entering and using Jervis Bay waters Phone: 02 4441 5433 – Fax: 02 4441 5428 need to be on high alert of floating debris, such Address: Huskisson Base, Voyager Park, as tree logs, washed into Jervis Bay from the Currambene Street, Huskisson 2540 floods that occurred during August. With the Website : www.mrnswjb.com.au extra high levels of flood waters, many normally Meetings: Huskisson Base, each 3rd Mon 7pm shore bound dead logs have been dislodged

33 Monthly Feature THE STADIUM Contributed by John Blackmore

This time last year, the Monthly times with Bernie. When Tony had been playing Feature looked at the upcoming 30th anniversary representative rugby league for Australia, he dinner that the Bernie Regan Memorial Sporting could not attend his sister’s marriage to Bernie as Trust was about to celebrate. At that dinner, he had been selected and was on tour with the some of the guest speakers were basketball 1967 Kangaroos. Reg Gasnier, a teammate on that identity Bobby Turner, former local rugby league tour, and a fellow St George Dragons clubmate, international Tony Branson, and Shoalhaven City came to Nowra a decade later to help promote Mayor Joanna Gash. their business when Tony and Bernie started a Held at the Bomaderry Bowling Club on November sportstore business together. 14th, this function unfortunately had one notable On the night, the main speaker was Bobby Turner. absentee – compere Phil Lynch ( Today Bobby is recognised as one of the most Monthly Feature October/November 2009). Phil experienced coaches in Australian basketball was the foundation chairman of the trust when circles, which comes from a reputation primarily it formed in November 1984, and had since established in his work over a 15 year period with compered all of the celebratory dinners for the the Canberra Cannons and the Sydney Kings. trust’s 10th, 20th and 25th anniversaries. He established a benchmark as a National Having been involved in the inaugural years of Basketball League coach at the inception of that league in 1979 when he coached the Newcastle the district’s Sportstar Of The Year awards nights Falcons. He had the second most successful win/ when they were started in 1975 by Bernie Regan loss ratio in the league by 1995, and is one of the and South Coast Register newspaperman John few coaches to be awarded NBL coach of the year Rankin. Phil, despite travelling to many parts more than once. of Australia and around the world in his career, As well as this, Bobby was the youngest coach had also returned to the Shoalhaven every year to win a championship in the NBL, and one of to compere these award nights since Bernie’s the few in its history to guide a time to back to untimely death in 1984. back titles, something he was able to do with So, when Phil was sick on the day of last th the Canberra Cannons in 1983 and 1984. Since November’s 30 anniversary dinner, current trust then, his role in the development of the sport chairman Paul Goddard had to step into the throughout Australia has widened to include breach. It was no feat for Paul to step into Phil’s marketing, sponsorship, sports management of shoes, as apart from not being 6 feet 9 inches tall four NBL franchises, as well as being a part owner (202 centimetres), he didn’t have the experienced of several of those clubs. He was a key figure in professional career in television commentating the establishment of the Singapore Slingers when and compering to call on like Phil has. Paul it entered the NBL, and after a four year period as nevertheless battled on that night. As he was the Marketing Director of Basketball Australia, he mid-speech at one point, Phil phoned in from was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall Of his hospital bed in Canberra to allay to all those Fame in 1999. present any fears that they might have had about However, last November at the B.R.M.S.T. his health. anniversary dinner, it was his time in local Likewise, another guest Tony Branson was also basketball that Bobby Turner spoke fondly about. not enjoying the best of health that night. He He said that when he arrived from his native had gotten away from a bed in a local hospital to United States in 1976 to be the player/coach of come and speak about his brother-in-law. Tony’s the Shoalhaven Basketball Association mens interview that night produced an extremely team, he was greatly surprised when he arrived at heartfelt speech in which he spoke about old “The Stadium” at Bomaderry. 34 Monthly Feature Conditioned to much larger venues while growing up playing sport in the U.S., Bobby was shocked to see how relatively small the local basketball facility was. Nonetheless, his experience became a wonderful starting block for him in Australia, with a couple of dollars being able to buy a full meal and a night’s drinks at the Bomaderry Bowling Club, which just happened to be the venue in which he was speaking at almost 40 years later last November. This year it is 50 years since the opening of the original building at “The Stadium” at Bomaderry. 1976 was in the middle of an exciting period, with the opening in 1973 of a second purpose built court with a common wall so that the two sections of the complex could function as one arena. This doubled the size of the facility. 1973 had seen the association host an Under 16 Girls National Championships, then in 1977 and 1982 the Men’s Under 20s National Championships were hosted at “The Stadium”. Graduating from these events were the father/son coach/player combination of Lindsay and Andrew Gaze, along with others like Phil Smyth, Larry Sengstock, Dean Kinsman and Mike Ellis, all of whom were to go on and represent in Australian teams at Olympic Games competitions. Mike Ellis went on further to coach at the Australian Institute Of Sport. When Bobby Turner came to the Shoalhaven, he MAKE A DIFFERENCE combined with several other American imports; Do you enjoy gardening or home Phil Lynch, who on his return to Shoalhaven maintenance and being outdoors? basketball was in the squad for the Montreal The Bay & Basin Community Olympics; Ray Hannett, an Illawarra junior who Resources Home Maintenance Program offers had represented Australia the previous year in a friendly helping hand with a range of small New Zealand, as well as a host of other up and maintenance tasks and garden clean ups. We coming players. As a player/coach, Bobby led the require volunteers to help deliver this program to Shoalhaven Tigers to two second places and a third in 1976, 1977 and 1978 in the first division of older people living in the Bay & Basin area. the N.S.W. Mens State League competition. If you want to be outdoors, be part of a great team, With Bernie Regan broadcasting home matches and help older people in your community then live on-air from “The Stadium” on Radio 2ST, an apply to become enthusiastic local crowd regularly filled “The a volunteer. If you Stadium” to watch the top basketballers in action. are interested in So, when it came her turn to speak at the trust’s further information 30th dinner, Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Joanna on becoming a Gash, a basketball enthusiast herself, promised to volunteercontact us fulfil the long held wish to upgrade the facilities on 4443 7681. of the Shoalhaven Basketball Association. Building This service is provided up “The Stadium” will mean that local basketball through the Community can again host state and national titles, and more Home Support Program higher level competition, like it did in the 1970s funded by the Australian and 80s. Government. 35 Community Groups St Georges Basin Fishing Club Great results all round..... Contributed by Erhard Husted – President

Sunday the 23rd August saw the first weigh in for our new comp year. The beach section was well represented with the main catch being salmon, weighed in by Kylie Rooke, Kathy and Glenn Warnecke, Phil Martin and Dyllon Hudson. Salmon was also the mystery fish of the month and this was won by Dyllon. I believe there was only one bream presented to the weigh master from the beach, perhaps the water was too cold or the tide was all wrong. One of our junior fisho’s, Thomas Pearson presented a good catch of tailor, just the right size for smoking. Well done Thomas. The deep sea crews were out in what I am led to believe were ideal conditions for fishing. This appears to be true as eight of our members fished. Their catches included a very mixed bag with some very nice snapper, flathead, mowong and leather jacket. Some of these fish will start off our board for the heaviest of species for the year. The estuary participants brought in some good bream, and off the Rodney with Snapper rocks came salmon. It should be noted that none of the salmon came anywhere near the salmon of last month which was very nearly five kilos. Until next time. Glenn with some Thomas and of his his catch of mixed tailor bag

Therese and some nice snapper Glenn & Kathy with their snapper

36 Australian Red Cross is seeking volunteers in the St Georges Basin area to visit residents in an aged care facility. Community Visitors Scheme volunteers are matched with a person of similar interests and visit once per week or fortnight for an hour. Visits are social in nature and can include having a chat, reading the newspaper, play card games, watch a movie or take part in an activity organised by staff. Visits help improve a residents social skills and re-connect to the community. To be a volunteer you must be over 18 years of age, enjoy spending time with older people, be a good listener and communicator. Training is provided and a Police Check is required before being matched with a resident. Please contact Dawn Bowers on 4428 4900 or email [email protected]

37 HOW TO CONTACT SHOALHAVEN CITY COUNCIL Reporting a problem – See it, Report It. Snap Send Solve is a free app for your mobile phone that lets you report issues and provide feedback to Council. It determines your current Council area using your smartphone’s GPS location. You can easily capture and report issues including litter, damaged roads or footpaths, parking issues, street cleaning, trees, general requests and feedback. Go to http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/My- Property/Reporting-a-Problem for access to the Snap Send Solve app.

38 Gift of a lifetime Huskisson Wills Day Red Cross has organised a Community Wills Day in Huskisson where local solicitors will prepare a simple Will from just $75 per person. The Red Cross Wills for Life program has so far helped over 5,000 Australians get their affairs in order with a new or updated Will and many have confirmed a gift in their Will to Red Cross. A gift in your Will helps support the everyday work of Red Cross both in Australia and around the world. For more information or to make an appointment phone 1800 811 700 or email [email protected] Huskisson Community Wills Day Wed 14th October 10am - 4pm at Huskisson Community Centre, 17 Dent St, Huskisson.

Keep your head up and your heart open

39 40 On the day I received my learners licence, my father agreed to take me out for a driving lesson. With a big grin, he hopped in behind the driver’s seat. “Why aren’t you sitting in the front?” I asked. “I’ve been waiting for this ever since you were a little girl,” Dad replied. LAUGH! “Now it’s my turn to sit in the back and kick the seat.” M ADE YOU

41 Schools Corner VINCENTIA HIGH UPDATE

Vietnam Veterans Day The Youth Frontiers program was coordinated by Linda Hawkins from Shoalhaven Commemorative Service 2015 Workplace Learning and supported by On Tuesday August 18 the Vietnam staff at Vincentia High School. Students Veterans’ Association Jervis Bay sub- received a minimum of 30 hours mentoring Branch in association with the Huskisson from volunteers who have an interest in RSL sub-Branch held a Vietnam Veterans helping youth to make a difference in their Day Commemorative Service at 3.30pm at local community. Students at Vincentia High Voyager Park Memorial, Huskisson. School initiated four projects: Conservation of the Eastern Pygmy Possum, a Self- Esteem Forum, a Youth Skills Expo and a Rugby League Clinic at local schools. Amy Dreyer and Sarah Ewers worked closely with their mentor to highlight the plight of the Eastern Pygmy Possum which has been displaced due to the expansion of the local urban area. Amy and Sarah researched the endangered species and set up cameras to observe their routine. Possums found outside their natural habitat were trapped and returned to a protected area. Ellie Strange (School Captain), Shakeela Williams and Liam Dooley (Vice Captains), Tilhaney Grainger, Lexie Moorcroft and and Jayden Stynes and Meg Anderson Teneisha Ross organised a Self-Esteem Forum for all Year 8 students at Vincentia (School Leaders) escorted Louis Cameron High School. (School Captain) as he laid a wreath on behalf of staff and students at Vincentia High School. After the service Vincentia High School students had their photo taken with WW2 and Vietnam Veteran Mr Jim Bennett- Burleigh. Youth Frontiers Mentoring Program A group of Year 8 students from Vincentia High School participated in the Youth Frontiers mentoring program. This program is Guest speaker Gemma Hart, from Bay and aimed at giving Year 8 and 9 students across Basin Community Resources, discussed how the state an opportunity to build life skills and important it is to embrace who you are and self-confidence by working collaboratively not be influenced by negative body image with a mentor on community projects. messages in the media. Sponsors involved in 42 Schools Corner this forum included: Shoalhaven City Council, IGA St Georges Basin, The Good Guys, Bay and Basin Community Resources, Nowra Local Area Command and Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network. 3-4 October Long Weekend We are hosting Ethan Fletcher and Tom Power led a another exciting Art Trail with several local dynamic Rugby League Clinic for Year 5 and artists opening their studios to visitors (10- 4pm) All venue details are on our website. 6 students at Vincentia Public School and Sanctuary Point Public School. The objective Summer X Our annual members’ art of the clinic was to teach students basic exhibition. Entries close 23rd Nov. The Theme rugby skills and also increase their overall this year is “emergence” We are raising the stakes this year and offering a $500 prize to the fitness. The clinic was highly successful and artwork that is judged the best suited to this greatly appreciated by staff and students. year’s theme. This prize is in addition to regular Lucy Graham hosted a Youth Skills Expo “People’s Choice Prize” of $150 and trophy. which was held at Vincentia High School Exhibition 18th Dec till Jan 17th in the Vera for all Year 8 students. The theme of the Hatton Gallery, Jervis Bay Maritime Museum. expo was “Giving Young People a Voice”. A SeeChange 2016 Next meeting will be held diverse range of community organisations on Sunday 11th October at the Kiosk Café, participated in this expo including Headspace Huskisson at 4.30pm. Anyone interested in and the University of Wollongong (Shoalhaven participating in next year’s festival is welcome Campus). Students were given some useful and bring any ideas of new things to include tips about studying, post-school options, or thoughts about old favourites that shouldn’t budgeting and how to maintain good mental be left out. Closing date for artists (including musicians, writers, or other performers) who’d health. like to put on an exhibition, workshop or event in SeeChange 2016 is Nov 27th. See JBBArt’s website. The festival dates are May 20th until June 13th 2016. A general reminder that all participants of Art Trails, Summer X and SeeChange must be members of JBBArt’s. See JBBArt's website. website: www.jervisbayarts.asn.au email: [email protected]

43 Schools Corner What’s the latest at

Education Week celebrating ‘Our Local Heroes’ Earlier in Term 3 we celebrated Education Week. and the 7th annual bay and basin With this year’s theme of ‘Local Heroes’ it was quilt & craft show obvious to me who in our community we could invite to be a part of our special assembly. Saturday 17th & 18th October Hearing the word 'Hero', the students were the Now in its 7th year, the Bay and Basin Quilt & Craft first to say “Fireman, Ambulance or Police”. Of Show is set to wow us yet again with its stunning course they were right but then we talked about display of local talent. The P & C is hosting the other local services and people that we may not Annual Quilt & Craft Show and is the school think of straight away who are also heros. P&C's main fundraiser. The Quilt Show will be Who were they? running all weekend in the school hall, and will run in conjunction with the School Fair. Every Jervis Bay Marine Rescue, Rural Bush fire Service, year is just getting bigger and better thanks to all State Emergency Service, Doctors and Nurses our school families, community and friends that all came to mind. The students agreed that they come along to support the event. This year we were all worthy to be called heroes. have decided to move the Fair onto the school It was great to have most of these heroes help oval to fit everybody in and add something new. present outstanding awards to students at our We’ll have all the favourites, jumping castles, Education Week assembly. games with lot of prizes and of course lots of The SES and Rural Bush fire Service stayed yummy food available. afterwards for an afternoon of workshops which As always there will be stalls selling handmade sent the students excitement through the roof. crafts and craft supplies and the café will be A special thank you to all the heroes that helped serving up their delicious Devonshire Teas. Entry present awards, all the heroes in our community, to show is $2 kids are free. and both teams of personnel that stayed on the The 2014 Quilt Show viewers’ choice winner, day and gave up their own time. Hilary Robinson, will be adorning the stage with

44 Schools Corner a display of her work. Entrance is via the main one hour to experience classroom activities and gates in Idlewild Ave or via the school carpark at meet the teachers and students for 2016. Parents the rear of Sanctuary Point Shops. will be able to sign their child up for sessions at Orientation. Parent sessions will be on at the Stall holders and general enquiries call Danni at same time as Kinderstart. The Quilting Patch on 4423 3352 or 0412 448 018 or email [email protected]. KINDERSTART Dates and times 2 –3pm Music Festival October: Tuesday 20th Thursday 22nd A new aspect of the school fair is to showcase Tuesday 27th Thursday 28th some of the music talent that we have in our local area. It seems a shame that most people November: Tuesday 3rd Thursday 5th don’t know just how much talent we actually do Tuesday 10th Thursday 12th have. We will have individual singers, groups and Register at Orientation or by contacting our bands, all on show for you to sit and listen or while office on 4443 0546 – spaces are limited. you browse around the Fair and the Quilt and Craft Show. Music will also be broadcast through PARENT/CARER SESSIONS our local radio station 92.7FM on the day. We will Held at the same time as KINDERSTART 2-3pm have a table of flyers and merchandise on the • Tues 20th Oct & Thurs 22nd Oct day for the performers to display for enquiries. Orientation around the school. If you’d like to perform or have a market table at • Tues 27th Oct & Thurs 5th Nov our Fair please contact Charlie Gannon on 0421 Literacy and numeracy understanding, 515 921 by 10th October. resources and tips. Kindergarten Orientation and • Tues 29th Oct & Thurs 3rd Nov Kinderstart Technology at Th@t Space and how it’s used in our school. School Orientation for families of students starting school in 2016 are invited to attend • Tues 10th Nov & Thurs 12th Nov either of our sessions on Tuesday 13th October Schools as Community Centre (SaCC) what at 2-3pm or 6.30pm. Find out what wonderful they offer and question and answer time opportunities our school has to offer. about school in the school hall. Kinderstart - Is a program where parents drop For any more information please call the off their child to Kindergarten classrooms for school on 4443 0546.

45 Wildlife How to Keep Safe from Swooping birds The Masked Lapwing (Plover) Wildlife Rescue South Coast Inc. – 0418 427 214 © WRSC Gavin Swan © WRSC Robyn Ardill Australian magpies are notorious for a habit that can above your head to protect your head and cause injury and distress to humans - swooping. This eye area. habit is done to protect the bird's territory when • Try to keep your eye on the magpie. Magpies it feels its nest is threatened during the nesting usually swoop from behind and it is known season. Unfortunately swooping can result in skin that magpies are much less likely to swoop if injuries, eye injuries and sometimes chunks of they are being watched directly. This means flesh being removed through contact with claws the magpie must be able to see your eyes or beak. looking towards him. As you walk away, try Swooping is not a fun experience and it is to maintain this eye contact. You can also important to take precautions against the try walking backwards but only if the path is possibility by managing our own behaviour, clear or you may injure yourself by tripping rather than that of the birds. over something. Take evasive action. If you find yourself walking • If you are on your bicycle or horse, dismount. or cycling through magpie swooping territory Bicycles irritate magpies the most and this and it is simply too late to back out, take evasive includes the local postie delivering the mail. measures to protect yourself: The major cause of accidents following • Keep calm. This is the most important thing a magpie swoop is from a bicycle. Your - do not yell, flap your arms about and run helmet will protect you and you will not be off screaming. This is a panicked reaction distracted while riding by a bird swooping and is the worst thing that you can do. in your face. Walk the bike quickly out of the Unfortunately, it is something children often vicinity of the magpie. do, so train them early to keep calm. NB: It is illegal to kill magpies in Australia as they • Walk quickly but do not run. Be careful, keep are a protected native species. your eyes out for magpies and if you are For more information visit http://www.wildlife- really concerned, place your folded arms rescue.org.au/swooping-birds.html. HUSKISSON PICTURES For dates, information & movie times log onto our website www.huskipics.com.au

Program Information: 4441 6343 Administration: 4441 5076 AIR CONDITIONED FOR YOUR COMFORT 46 Your October Crossword Across 1 2 3 4 5

1. Rodent (5) 6 3. European flatfish (6) 7. Arctic whale with spiral tusk (7) 7 8 8. Type of duck (5) 9. Carnivorous burrowing mammal (6) 9 10 11 10. Breed of dog (4) 13. Showy parrot (5) 12 14. Venomous snake (5) 13 14 18. Elephant ivory (4) 19. Billfish (6) 15 16 17

21. Small bird (5) 18 19 23. Sparrow hawk (7) 24. Musteline mammal (6) 20

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2. Spiny anteaters (8) 24 25 3. Young hen (6) © Puzzle Choice 4. Simians (4) SEPTEMBER CROSSWORD Solution 5. North Atlantic food fish (3) S E A S O N S D E C K 6. Corvines (5) T D Q O A I 9. Large plantigrade mammals (5) O D I P U P W A R D S R R I A N L 11. Bird with long legs, neck and bill (5) I C E E A R S E D G E 12. Shellfish (8) E S C E P A 15. Large wading bird (5) S I S T E R F I G U R E 16. Nocturnal canine mammal (6) E S P L G X M I S S B U L L H O P 17. Sheepdog (6) O A B O T O 20. Colony insects (4) O P T I C A L W O E R 22. Drone (3) N E I I R T L E A D C R O E S U S

47 K I D S Which of these shapes has the most sides? WHAT AM I? O 1. I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man R can't hold me for more than 5 minutes. N 2. I'm the most slippery country in the world? E 3. What starts with the letter “t”, is filled with “t” and R ends in “t”? 4. Four children and their pet dog were walking under a small umbrella. But none of them became wet. How? 5. In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink! What colour were the stairs?

Here is the trickiest tongue twister, give it a try 1. Your breath 2. Greece 3. Teapot 4. It wasn't raining 5. There weren’t any stairs, it was a one story house. "Sixthstory one a was it sickstairs, any sheik’sweren’t There 5. sixthraining sheep’swasn't It 4. Teapot 3. sick"Greece 2. breath Your 1.

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