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Edition 48 November 2009 Newsletter of the Artarmon Progress Association

Artarmon’s Industrial Revolution By the APA Committee

A number of significant projects currently strong links to the history of broadcasting complex of approximately 22,200m², and in the pipeline will transform the Artarmon in , are also planned. LBD’s website over 500 car spaces. This building is also Industrial Area. In this story we bring you reports that it has commissioned “a combi- proposed to have strong ‘green’ credentials, up to date on these major developments. nation of sculptural artworks and interpretive targeting a 4 star Green Star rating from the signage, reflecting the site’s rich history of Green Building Council of Australia. Gore Hill Business Park production and broadcasting. A major art-

MG © IDA BNEOG DEVELOPMENTS BENNELONG LINDSAY © IMAGE Construction would appear to be proceeding work showcasing the ABC test pattern and well, and CHC’s 2009 Annual Report (October news desk installations will be a feature of 2009) reports that tenants will include The the site, along with streets named after ABC Good Guys, JB Hi Fi, Barbeques Galore, personalities. The ABC’s iconic, colourful test Freedom, Bay Leather Republic and Snooze. pattern is synonymous with the early history CHC advises the Centre has over 75% terms of television. Artist Wendy Mills is collaborat- agreed, and is likely to open after Christmas. ing with the project architects to integrate this image into an artwork as a feature wall in Building D adjacent to the open Boral Cement Plant plaza.” (On The Air – Gore Hill Community Boral is rebuilding its concrete batching plant Newsletter, July 2009) on Reserve Road for approximately $12 mil- lion. The plant supplies the Sydney, North Construction was originally planned to Gore Hill Business Park, on the former site Sydney and Chatswood business districts commence in the last quarter of this year, of Broadcasting Corporation and is expected to be completed around but there would appear to be little build- (ABC), is the largest of the projects on June 2010. Boral’s 2009 Annual Report ing activity on the site at present. We can the drawing board. The 4.5 hectare site, states that the company is “benefiting speculate that the market conditions over being developed by Lindsay Bennelong from the Federal Government’s Investment the past year or so may have resulted in a Developments (LBD), is being marketed as Allowance” in reconstruction of the plant. slow take-up of leases on the site, and if so the first five star, mixed use, high technol- the current proposed opening date of 2013 WCC has approved the roadworks associated ogy business park in Australia. could well be pushed out further. with the development. All traffic movements Certainly, the proposed ‘green credentials’ of with be on Reserve Road on a left in / left out LBD predicts that once it is up and running, the development are strong – including co- basis, with a median strip to stop trucks turn- the development will create more than generation, and a number of green travel initi- ing across Reserve Road. 4000 jobs. Almost a quarter of the site will atives such as a car pooling scheme, additional be landscaped with publicly accessible parks bike racks and showers and a free shuttle bus and a large roof garden. Retail facilities will Lane Cove Tunnel between the site & St Leonards train station. include cafes and restaurants, newsagent, The Lane Cove Tunnel development caused The development will also contain dedicated dry cleaner, mini market, doctor, post office much angst in the local community during its community facilities, originally proposed in and banking facilities. The current zoning design and construction period, and subsequent two buildings - a Community Centre and does not allow for a supermarket on site. opening in 2007. Now, we have recent reports a Sporting and Recreation Centre. Current that the Tunnel has been put up for sale by available information from LBD indicates that Home HQ North Shore its owners, Connector Motorways. The ABC the sports facility will contain three basket- IMAGECHARTER© HALL reported on September 29 that “A spokesman ball courts, an indoor soccer field and a table for Connector Motorways says all the equity tennis room, along with change rooms and holders, including Leighton Holdings have writ- amenities. The proposed community centre ten off their stakes.” Whereas the project cost is a facility with air conditioning, carpeted significantly over $1bn to build, some media floors and a kitchenette. It will have 27 car reports suggest the asking price is $600 million. parking spaces and its use will be decided by Traffic volumes have been well below estimates, Willoughby Council. The Developer proposes postponing some of the APA’s concerns to give these facilities to Willoughby City about traffic impacts on local streets. However, Council (WCC) as part of the project’s con- The former Council works depot on the cor- parking on Artarmon residential streets clearly tribution to the community. ner of Reserve Road and Frederick Street is increased after the tunnel opening – anecdo- Responding to Council DA conditions for one development that certainly is progressing. tally, it seems some people are choosing to heritage installation and heritage interpretive The Charter Hall (CHC) development involves pay the LCT toll and train fare to the city, markers, public artwork which celebrates the adaptive reuse of the heritage warehouse rather than the Harbour Bridge toll and city the historical importance of the site, and its building into an integrated bulky goods retail parking fees.

Christmas Celebration & Annual General Meeting - Artarmon Bowling Club, 8pm, Thursday 26 November. More on page 3. Artarmon Progress Association ABN 77 319 108 019 Established 1914 Editorial The APA Committee usually meets Michelle Sloane, APA President, refers in her column on p 3 to a SMH article of 22 October 2009 on the 4th Tuesday of the month, which raised the potential of the sale of airspace above railway stations in Sydney. excluding December. While I’m not against the development of infrastructure, it’s appropriate development that is so PO Box 540 Artarmon NSW 1570 important to keeping our community a desirable place to live. It was the spectre of redevelopment [email protected] over Artarmon train station, mooted by State Rail in late1998, that made me get more involved in Phone 0412 267 828 / Fax 9415 4498 local issues, so it’s somewhat ironic that as I write my last editorial, it again raises its head. www.artarmonprogress.org.au The Gazette of April/May 1999 reported that “highrise development … would seriously under- Committee 2008-2009 mine the established character and style of both the business and residential area”. Not to men- President Michelle Sloane tion impacting on property values, as any development over the station would have to be many Vice President Glenda Hewitt storeys high to be commercially viable, and would cast shadows over the surrounding area, as Treasurer Michael Dawes well as generate large amounts of additional traffic. Secretary Glenda Hewitt Maintaining the character of our suburb is imperative to its liveability and the strong sense of Federation Reps Peter Egan community that we have in Artarmon. We came to Artarmon because of the rail line, but it’s Tony Kemm Glenda Hewitt the community that has kept us here. Where else can you find the public transport access, so Traffic & Parking Rob Magner close to the city, coupled with green open spaces, local shops and facilities, and such direct, easy Membership Mel Travis access to a hospital, a University, a major shopping hub etc. Community & Heritage Marianne Nestor The ‘Gazette’ is also its own community - a group of volunteer, like-minded people who enjoy Arty Rep Ross Dickson bringing you stories and information about ‘Artarmon 2064’. I’ve been involved with the Gazette Public Information Meetings Rob Magner for 10 years now, and Editor for seven of those. There have been three people who I have worked Eva Wiland artarmonWebsite Manager Robert Newman with during that time who I particularly want to thank for their incredible (and ongoing) contribu- Committee Members Carol Elliott tions – Tony Kemm, who has organised the delivery to our volunteer deliverers, and while handing GAZETTE Kerrieann this on next year, will still ‘walk’ the industrial area; Mollie Shelley, who continues to find relevant PO Box 540 Artarmon Sonia Powell1570 and entertaining gardening issues and stories for us; and Wendy Bishop, a ‘surrogate Artarmonite’ The Artarmon Gazette is published quarterly by the who, through her involvement with Permaculture North, is well known to many of you, and who Artarmon Progress Association. It is distributed by continues to create amazing cartoons for Mollie’s articles. volunteers, free of charge to Artarmon residents and businesses. Without the contributions of people like Tony, Mollie and Wendy, we wouldn’t be able to con- The Artarmon GazetteG seeksA Z to informET residentsT E and tinue bringing you such an informative local publication – it’s been a pleasure to be able to con- business people about current local events and issues tribute to this great local community. andPO provide Box them 540 with Artarmon a forum in which 1570 to discuss matters of interest and concern. Anne Weinert TheWritten Artarmon contributions Gazette is and published photograpadvertising quarterly by the [email protected] materialArtarmon to Progress the Editor. Association. Material It is can distributed be received by volunteers, on disk orfree via of email.charge Someto Artarmon minor residentsediting mayand businesses.be necessary for The Artarmon Gazette seeks to inform residents and businessconsiderations people of aboutspace currentand layout. local events and issues Viewand provideand opinions them expressed with a forum in the in Artarmon which to Gazette discuss matters of interest and concern. are Written not necessarily contributions those and of photographs the Artarmon are welcome. Progress AssociationPlease submit or all its non-advertising members. While material all careto the is Editor. taken Letters to the Editor forMaterial accuracy, can be noreceived responsibility on disk or can via email. be taken Editing by may the be necessary for considerations of space and layout. Association,View and the opinions Editor, Typesetter expressed or inPrinter. the Artarmon I really enjoyed reading August’s edition of the Artarmon Gazette. Admittedly I don’t think I have Gazette are not necessarily those of the Artarmon read one from front to back before, although I have lived in Artarmon for nearly 2 years. I found Progress AssociationEditor orAnne its members.Weinert While all care is taken for accuracy, no 9904responsibility 6223 can be taken by the the articles on the history of Artarmon and its residents interesting and I liked to hear about Association, the Editor,[email protected] Designer or Printer. what is planned for our area. Editor Anne Weinert Advertising Geof Cameron What has baffled me though is the fact that there is no ramp or lift leading up to Artarmon’s 94119904 64616223 [email protected]@artarmonprogress.org.au train station. I am a new mum and have found it frustrating that I am not able to get to the platform with my pram without waiting at the bottom of the stairs hoping that someone has the DistributionAdvertising TonyJohn YatesKemm 94199410 69273960 time to help me get to the top. Due to this I don’t bother with the train, resorting to taking the [email protected] car which isn’t helping to reduce carbon emissions which we as a community are trying to do. Design/ Sonia Powell Distribution Tony Kemm Production 9427 1017 9419 6927 The Gazette mentioned rail access a couple of times - including making the ‘Rail Humour’ article [email protected] as it really is a joke. As a community are we doing anything further to make this a real issue or Design/ Zohannia Pty Ltd Cartoons Wendy Bishop Production 9427 1017 are we just complaining amongst ourselves? 9420 4884 [email protected] What can we do to instigate this further with the local council, rail networks, or even start a local Printing Premier Print Solutions Cartoons Wendy Bishop petition? I believe it is a major downfall in our community. 94209901 48843434 AdvisoryPrinting TheMichael Printing Haynes Department Serena Thomson, Artarmon Committee 9439Toni McKay 5000 John Peacock Well done ‘Team Artarmon’ (Gazette, August 2009). A very respectable 9th place with 93 blood Advisory Jane Cozens Mollie Shelley donations makes a difference. You pipped us by 2. We have a staff of 30 odd people and man- Committee Glenda Hewitt Rhoda Stewart Rhoda Sexton aged to get 91 donations for the year, but still made it into the Top 10. The community is better Erica Waalkens Mollie Shelley off for us having a challenge again this year. Katrina Weir Eva Wiland APA Website Hosting Courtesy of Bruce de Graaf, CAGE Security, Whiting St, Artarmon APA Website PimsDesign Globecast FUTURE dates News from the Artarmon St Leonards Chamber of Commerce Thu 26 Nov 09 Annual General Mtg 8pm FUTURE dates Recently a group of local business people rallied together to resurrect the local Chamber of Commerce Mon 14 Dec 09 Neighbourhood Watch (ASTLCOC). Plans are for a forum where local business people have the opportunity to network and meet fel- Tue 31 May 05 AGM,Public 8pm,Information Artarmon Meeting, Library 8pm, Artarmon Library low entrepreneurs, get more access to Willoughby Council, understand local issues, and from this, understand Thu 21 Jan 10 Gazette copy closes the potential long and short term impacts on their businesses. Thu 21 Jul 05 Gazette copy closes Fri 22 Jan 10 Gazette advertising closes The Chamber will meet on a regular basis alternating between The Freeway Hotel in Artarmon and The Fri 29 Jul 05 Gazette advertising closes Tue 16 Feb 10 Gazette delivery complete Northern Suburbs Rugby & Football Club (Cabana Bar) in St Leonards. One of the objectives of ASTLCOC is to Tue 2323 FebAug 10 05 PublicGazette Information delivery completeMtg 8pm work with the 2100 registered businesses in the local community. So, if you believe your business needs to be Tue 30 Aug 05 Public Information Meeting part of the action, then get involved with your Chamber of Commerce. 8pm, Artarmon Library © Artarmon Progress Association, 2009. The next ASTLCOC Networking Christmas meeting will be at the Freeway Hotel on the 8th December 2009 No material may be reproduced by any at 5.30pm. All welcome, so send us an email to register your interest - [email protected]. means without the permission of the Editor. A Note from the President by Michelle Sloane A few days ago as I was about to write community­ change in ways that would not be for always willing to help this column I was contacted by one of my the better. The “Artarmon Village” would be lost and encourage. neighbours who drew my attention to and we would become another St Leonards. The • Our Ward Councillors an article in the Sydney Morning Herald potential­ costs to our community are significant: who always support (22 Oct 2009) entitled “10b up for grabs substantial increase in local traffic; increased drain our many activities in transport sell-off”. The article refers on local services and amenities; major parking • But most of all I to a recent submission to the NSW State problems; loss of our historic train station; severe would particularly Government’s 2031 Transport Blueprint by environmental impacts – the list goes on!! like to thank all the the Transport and Tourism Forum. The Progress Association is your wonderful, hard-working and very gener- This tourism and transport lobby group local advocacy group. If you share ous members of the APA Committee and suggests that more than $10 billion worth of our concern about these issues please their families!!! You are all fabulous and mass transit projects could be funded by the let us know. You can contact us at Artarmon is very lucky to have you! State Government “becoming developers or [email protected] and Many of you will be unaware that the Gazette’s landlords.” The submission refers specifically register your views about this issue and any long-serving editor, Anne Weinert is stepping to “Transit Oriented Development”, other. If you are not an APA member please down from this role at our AGM. Anne has defined as “the more efficient use of land consider joining as the more members we been editing the Gazette since 2002 when and airspace around transport corridors. It have the more powerful our voice!! she started to jointly edit with John Peacock. can include retail, commercial and residential Our Annual General Meeting is a great Anne took over as sole editor in 2004. Anne’s development adjacent to or above major opportunity to express your views about this hard work, dedication and commitment to this transport terminals / nodes. This style of issue and any other! publication and our community has resulted development can underpin ‘value capture’ for This year the AGM will be held on Thursday in the production of a local publication that transport agencies as landlords – providing 26 November as part of our November Public has few equals. Anne, on behalf of the APA an income stream to help fund transport Information Meeting. Willoughby City Council Executive and all your readers I thank you most improvements, while consolidating urban General Manager, Nick Tobin, will be addressing sincerely for all that you have contributed to our activities around transport hubs.” Examples the meeting regarding progress of the Artarmon community over many years. You will be missed! cited include St Leonards and Parramatta. Library development and plans. On behalf of the Progress Association I Those of you who have lived in Artarmon As we approach the end of the year there wish you all a joyous, safe and healthy festive for some years will be familiar with our com- are many people to thank for supporting the season. I hope to see as many of you as munity’s concerns regarding the possible sale work of the Progress Association: possible at the Public Information Meeting of the air-space above the Artarmon Railway • Our very generous Local Business Heroes and Annual General Meeting on Thursday Station. This is an issue that unites most resi- and regular Artarmon Gazette advertisers - 26 November at the Artarmon Bowling Club, dents and local businesses, specifically those local businesses who in many cases support us Burra Road at 8pm. Please come along and on Hampden Rd and Wilkes Ave. year after year!! share some Christmas cheer and pizza!!! In my view, development that would come • Nick Tobin, Willoughby City Council General Merry Christmas to all and Happy 2010! as a consequence of such a sale would see our Manager, and many of his team who are

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Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 3 Public School News by Jane Cozens Artarmon Public School benefits from government building funds The Building the Education Revolution (BER) program was initiated this year to provide infrastructure funding from the Federal Government for each of Australia’s 9,540 schools. The aim of the program is to meet the needs of students and teachers in the 21st century. Artarmon Public School (APS) has been allocated $3 million under the Primary Schools for the 21st Century program. These funds will be used to construct a permanent building consisting of a new library with three classrooms above. The current library will be refurbished into a school administration space and new main office. The current office will be converted into another classroom and resource rooms. The project is being co-ordinated by Bovis Lend King Henry VIII, Genghis Khan, Bill Gates, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen and Galileo were Lease, beginning by the end of the year with amongst “the notables” who visited Artarmon PS last term. an anticipated completion time of 12 months. and provide it with a teacher. The Kenyan The much loved and always successful The Principal, Mrs Green said “this will be a Government has already approved the project APS tradition The Night of the Notables very exciting time for APS but will also give and it is hoped a kindergarten class will be up was held last term. Students from 6H us some challenges to face as a large part of and running in 2010. and 6T researched a famous historical the McMillan Rd playground will become a or contemporary figure and presented building site during 2010.” In addition to the support the school gives to themselves and their stories to delighted local causes, Mrs Green thinks it will be “a In addition, the $1.3 billion National School students, teachers and parents. fantastic way for our students to not only support Pride element of the BER has provided funding other needy children but also to see themselves On another “notable”, 6T teacher and of $200,000 for the school to undertake more as global citizens”. There will be opportunities Assistant Principal, Robyn Tolnay, will be immediate maintenance and minor capital for interaction and correspondence between retiring this year and the school community works. A refurbishment of the school hall and the students and teachers of the Australian and would like to wish her all the best and both the primary and infants toilet blocks has Kenyan schools and even the possibility of a thank her for many years of enthusiasm and been completed. Three interactive whiteboards teacher exchange in the future. dedication to educating our future citizens. have also been purchased. The fundraising effort in Artarmon began in Artarmon students to help Every dollar you spend with Flight Centre September with the students donating a gold build a school in Kenya Artarmon can now benefit Artarmon coin and watching a movie on the lives of APS, together with Willoughby and children in Africa, and in October some families Public School. All you need to do is Northbridge Public Schools, are combining participated in the global fundraising event “Eat mention Artarmon Public School when fundraising efforts to help a local Northbridge So They Can” by hosting a dinner, collectively making your booking. 1% of the value of mother and her charity build a school in a being part of the one huge dinner party. each transaction will be donated to the village outside Nairobi in Kenya. The project More information and updates on the school. Your friends, family and associates is a long-term plan, with a target of raising progress of the school can be found on the $13,000 a year for the next seven years. can also do the same. Call 9941 2444 or GVN Foundation Australia website http:// The aim is to build one classroom each year visit Flight Centre at 74 Hampden Road. www.gvnfaustralia.org/projects/school.php.

Centenary of the school ARMCHAIR RACER 1:32 Slot car centre Are you a past student, teacher or Rear of 64 Dickson Avenue Artarmon P: 9906 5566 parent of Artarmon Public School? www.armchairracer.com.au Open 7 days ARTARMON PUBLIC you need from leading brands including SCHOOL Everything CELEBRATES ITS Scalextric, Ninco, Carrera, SCX, SLOTit, MRRC and others. CENTENARY in 2010. Come In and try your skill on our track. With our cars The Artarmon Progress Association is researching the history of the $8.00 per lane per ½ hr or $4.50 with your own car. school in partnership with the school community and would love you to Facilities for birthday parties and corporate events. share any photos or memories you may have of your time there. There will be lots happening during 2010, we need to get started now. Please email [email protected] or call 9413 1058

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The history of the former church in Tindale Road, Artarmon By Helen Wheeler, APA Heritage Committee

The former church and its adjoining hall Sydney. Senior residents of on the corner of Tindale and Artarmon Artarmon can remember Roads have been used in the past for the seats springing up community events and this will continue whenever they stood to in the future with the recent purchase of sing hymns. the site by Willoughby City Council. During WWII an Artarmon Prior to the establishment of the church the resident was the first Presbyterian residents of Artarmon walked to RAAF serviceman to die in Chatswood South Church on the corner of action and a plaque was Mowbray Rd and Pacific Hwy. placed in the church in his memory. Plans to build a Presbyterian Church in Artarmon began in early 1922 and the site In 1945 it became appar- was acquired in 1925. The foundation stone ent that the original organ Artarmon Presbyterian Church in March 1948 on the morning of was laid on October 10, 1925 and the church was deteriorating so a Janette and David Warner’s wedding. was dedicated and opened in March 1926. special fund was set up by Over the years the building grew to accom- local residents for a new one and it took until South Uniting Church on the Pacific Hwy. modate the church’s growing needs. The 1962 to raise sufficient funds. The replacement The site was purchased by the Gavemer Reverend Dr John Flynn, who founded the was called the ‘War Memorial Pipe Organ’ in Foundation, who extensively renovated both the Royal Flying Doctor Service and appears on remembrance of parishioners who died in the church and the hall, in 2001. The crematorial the Australian $20.00 note, preached in the 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 world wars. The ashes from the church’s front garden were trans- church in the 1920s. organ remained in the church for nearly 40 ferred to the Chatswood South Church Cemetery years and was moved in 2001 to the Longueville In 1927, 3 Muttama Road was purchased as but the location of the memorial plaques Uniting Church who held a thanksgiving service the residence for the minister. In 1932 the removed from inside the church is unknown. to celebrate its donation and installation. Sunday School hall was built and, in 1956, In 2009 the site was purchased by Willoughby additional building took place to join the hall In 1947, Mr J.C. Brodie donated the church City Council for use as a library and community and church together and to add a kitchen and bell that is still in situ today and, as he was centre. The Council has proposed that the name fellowship rooms. an engineer, he also designed the bell tower. of the existing library in Elizabeth Street, the The bell was found at South Head and had The original decorative leadlight in the northern ‘David Warner Community Centre’, be trans- come from a ship wreck. On 6th March 1948 window came from Scots Church in York Street ferred to the new site. The name is even more it was first rung at the nuptials of Mr Brodie’s in the city. This church was demolished in appropriate in this location as David Warner daughter, Janette, and David Warner, an preparation for the construction of the south- and his family were active in the Artarmon eminent Artarmon resident after whom the ern approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Presbyterian Church. Vernon Warner, his father, Artarmon Community Centre is named. The leadlight window had been constructed in was the first Sunday School Superintendent and 1826 so was already 100 years old when it was In 1976 the Artarmon Presbyterian Church David was a church elder, youth worker and moved to Artarmon. Between 2001 and 2009 became part of the Uniting Church. Over the convened the annual fete. it was removed and is believed to have been years its congregation had slowly decreased The church and hall will be renovated for use given to a church on the Northern Beaches. and the last service was held on Sunday, 26th as Artarmon’s new library and other com- November 2000. Janette Warner has kindly The sandstone font was donated to the church munity uses. It will be a real asset to our area donated the Order of Service sheet for the by Reverend E.A. Fergusson when St Stephen’s while still retaining a piece of our heritage. final service to the Heritage Committee so Church in Phillip Street, Sydney was demol- that it can be conserved for the residents of Thanks to Janette Warner for providing ished. Rather than wooden pews, the church Artarmon. After church services ceased the photos, documents and information for this had old theatre seats, reputedly obtained after congregants transferred to the Chatswood article. the refurbishment of the old Lyceum Theatre in

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Three years ago Dr Peter D Barnard moved to Thomas Stafford Broughton was colonial born Artarmon to make it easier to get to and from in 1810, the son of Thomas Broughton and St Leonards where he continues with his honor- Mary Stafford. In 1820 he was admitted to ary work for the Australian Dental Association. the male orphan home with the consent of In moving to Artarmon, it turned out he has his mother. When he grew up, Thomas, a strong historical connections with the suburb. tailor, opened a drapery shop in George Street around 1840. He became a magistrate of Why did you come to Artarmon? the colony in 1844 and at 36 he was elected I had been doing honorary work with the mayor of Sydney. By the time he was 43 he University of Sydney at Westmead hospital was listed as a gentleman. He died in 1901. and my house was at St Mary’s. When I It is quite interesting that Thomas Broughton cut down my working time at Westmead I named the street after Mary as she was a con- increased the time with the Dental Association vict and for many years the next generations at St Leonards. It was taking me an hour and of the family chose to ignore this fact! Neither a half each way on the train so it made sense did they publish that Thomas’s wife Jane was Honorary Fellow at the University of Sydney. to where I could be closer to the office. daughter of John Tindal, a convict who later I was also honoured to receive the OAM for Did you have Artarmon in mind? did very well for himself in the Penrith area. service to the community in 2007. The OAM was related to your work in No, I just wanted somewhere between When did you start taking an epidemiological studies and education? Chatswood and North Sydney. One September interest in the family history? Saturday morning I came to look at units at Woll­ I’ve had a fortunate life. My work has meant It was a combination of the street names and stonecraft, St Leonards and Artarmon. When I that I have been able to go to many countries when I moved. I had to throw out things and walked into the Broughton Road unit there was and meet many wonderful, people. I’ve also I was mindful that my elder brother tossed a fellow sitting working on his computer who been privileged to be able to supervise some out everything when he went to live with his did not lift his head and I thought ‘that looks like 260 post graduate students over the years. daughter in Perth. me’. Then I walked outside and liked what I saw. They came from everywhere – India, Malaysia, I made an offer and that was it. Previously my collection focus had really been Indonesia, the Middle East, China, Hong Kong, on the 4000 dentistry related books which were the Pacific Islands, Australia, Sri Lanka… Did you know at the time you had accepted by the University of Sydney when I strong family connections to Artarmon? What did you teach? retired in 1997. Unfortunately the collection was When I walked in here I easily felt it was dispersed when the University no longer had My area was prevention, such as fluoridation home. I recognised the Broughton Road name room to accommodate it. I’ve managed to rescue and public health dentistry through govern- and thought it was probably named after the a few boxes which are at the Dental Association ment or community health services. When I family but they had lived in other parts of Sydney. but it’s hard to make people realise the historical started the course in 1961 it was only one of I didn’t know at that stage that this area was an importance of the documents which had been four of its type in the world so I got to know estate that Thomas Broughton, my great, great collected over my academic and teaching career. many people. grand-father, bought from Gore. The estate was You’ve had a long and distinguished career It sounds like you have given back as divided up when they were doing the railway sta- ever since winning the Andrew Watson much as has been given to you? tion at Artarmon in the late 1890s. That’s when prize for the highest marks in chemistry I’ve met so many wonderful people. I cannot the streets were named Broughton, Tindale, Staf­ when you completed high school in 1949! get over how, despite dentistry being quiet ford and Muttama. Muttama was the name of and sedate, the people I’ve met in the one of the two sheep stations Broughton had in I’d forgotten about that! More recently in course of dentistry career have done such the Murrumbidgee area. Tindale was for his wife 2002 I was the first dentist to be appointed an amazing things. Jane, Stafford was for Mary Stafford, his mother.

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8 Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 Second Hand ARTARMON Saturday FAMILY Willoughby City Council (WCC) has recently introduced ‘Second Hand Saturday’, a giant BUTCHER garage sale which provides an opportunity to promote community spirit whilst reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. Now taking Garage sales are held within individual house- holds on the Saturday before your area's Christmas General Clean-Up Collection, with the aim of reducing the amount of waste going to orders landfill. Registering to be involved in ‘Second Hand Saturday’ is as simple as filling in an online Steve & Waty Koch Open throughout 9412 1746 form online form, or phoning Council’s Waste Education Officer on 9777 7730. WCC will Mon-Thurs 8am-7pm December - January 102 Hampden Road then advertise your address on the Second Hand Saturday page of the Council’s website, Fri 8am-6pm except for the Artarmon and in the North Shore Times. Council will Sat 8am-2pm public holidays (Opposite Railway Station) also send you a poster to display at the front of your property on the day, and information and advice for running a successful garage sale. This service is provided FREE of charge. Any items left over at the end of the day can then be placed on the kerb for collection the following week. Material must not be placed on the kerb for more than one week prior to the collection day.

When is my Second Hand Saturday date? All collection dates and Second Hand Saturday dates are available on WCC’s website. Simply type in your address or street name and look for the date next to ‘Second Hand Saturday’.

Things to remember: • You must have a General Clean-up col- lection due the week immediately follow- ing your Second Hand Saturday to hold a garage sale. • Each address will have two opportunities per year to hold a Second Hand Saturday sale, as there are two General Clean-up col- lections per year for every address. • If you live in a multi unit dwelling, get per- mission from your body corporate first.

How to register To register, simply fill in the online form or phone 9777 7730 by Monday of the week St. Vincent de Paul Society – St Ives Region prior to your proposed garage sale. has urgent need of good clean pre-loved For more information go to www.willoughby. clothing, bric-a-brac, white goods, furniture nsw.gov.au/Second-Hand-Saturday.html or phone Council’s Waste Education Officer on & good quality electrical items. 9777 7730.

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Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 9 Artarmon @ Council Council has received some complaints from The Pepper tree in Wilkes Plaza was residents about increased parking activity replaced in early August - there was an issue in Parkes and Cleland Rds. The situation has with the overhead high voltage wires that reportedly got worse in the last month or so, delayed replanting of a new tree after the old possibly as a result of the closure of the Ella tree was removed. Street bridge with some drivers who used to Council has received a DA for a 7-Eleven park in Naremburn and walk to the Artarmon store on the corner of Hampden and Industrial Area now electing to park in Parkes Broughton Roads. Rd and Cleland Rd instead. Council will consider the installation of addi- tional restrictions near the Parkes/Cleland Quiz No 15: intersection and will monitor parking activ- ity in the streets with a view to the possible The California Bungalow introduction of period parking or No Parking restrictions on one side of the road. 1. During what period was the California Bungalow the most popu- Through the online Bang The Table forum, lar form of housing built in Artarmon Council is seeking the views of residents on and throughout Australia? issues including: 1. Proposed changes to the traffic and parking 2. What is the principal exterior feature regulations relating to the Bicentennial Reserve. of Artarmon’s California Bungalows The popularity of the reserve for sporting (apart from them being single storey)? activities has resulted in congestion and park- ing difficulties. Council is proposing to change 3. What is the extra ‘room’ California the parking and traffic arrangements for the Bungalows have, compared with area including the closure of some streets. earlier styles of housing? 2. Over the next 12 months, WCC will be opening new libraries with community spac- 4. What happened to hallways in es in several new locations. Willoughby City California Bungalows? Library is seeking feedback to ask what sort of activities you would like to see? Dance? Answers on page 15 Exercise? Languages? Are you prepared to teach a course? Compiled by Marianne Nestor Do you have your Legal First Aid requirements?

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10 Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 Summer approaches – your garden needs help by Mollie Shelley

We have had recent good rains; the grass them out to allow the carrot roots is green, trees and shrubs have fresh new room to develop. The down side shoots and leaves but don’t forget that this to vegie gardens is that they do was preceded by weeks of virtually no rain, need water. This is no problem if one of those exceptionally dry periods we’ve you have your own tank water, been experiencing in recent years. It was but can be more difficult when you accompanied by a warning from weather have to comply with town water forecasters that another El Nino is developing restrictions. in the Pacific. While we might hope that they I have been slowly converting parts are mistaken, now is not the time to argue. of my garden to be more ‘dry With luck, many gardeners found time to pre- tolerant’. Deep-rooted trees and pare their gardens for summer while the soil shrubs are able to forage deeply was still damp. Experts are advising us to use for moisture in our clay based soils woody mulches like bark and sugar cane one and so are not a worry. Potted year and grassy ones like lucerne the next. The Baby Bear Camellias have been first encourages the development of good soil replaced with dwarf Escallonia fungi, the second soil bacteria. ‘Pink Pixie’ with small, shiny, Vegie gardens are thriving. Picking your own drought-resistant leaves. Clumping is not only good for one’s health, but in some grass-like variegated Dianella has obscure way I don’t quite understand, it nour- proved hardy in a dry, exposed ishes the soul. Lettuce, rocket, carrots, silver position. Bromeliads, dwarf Cartoon by Wendy Bishop beet, baby spinach, broccoli and herbs are eas- Dracaenas, Cordylines and Stromanthe have our summers. They may benefit from a good ily grown in our climate, even in my fairly shady performed well without watering, as does the haircut while spring conditions and moist soils conditions. Grow pumpkins and potatoes too, dwarf fine-leaved Acacia cognate ‘Limelight’ in are still with us. Given reasonable, though dry if you have the space. I have had a tomato vine a position where it was deeply mulched with conditions, Lavenders, Artemesia (Wormwood), “Truss Sweet”, planted in February, which gave fallen eucalypts leaves. Senecio (Dusty Miller), Lambs’ Ears (Stachys a few strawberry-shaped fruit all winter and is Sunnier gardens than mine enjoy plants with lanata), Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium tomen- now sending out strong new flowering shoots. succulent leaves, though some Kalanchoes tosum), Catmint (Nepeta faassenii), and Green vegies like nitrogen - compost, blood enjoy a little shelter. Plants with narrow, hard Convolvulus cneorum will all thrive in heat. and bone and/or a general fertiliser. Carrots leaves like Rosemary and eucalypts cope are best grown from seed in a bed which was well with heat and wind. Grey leaved plants PERMACULTURE NORTH meets 3rd Monday evening fertilised previously for some other crop. After come mainly from dry Mediterranean or des- each month in Lindfield. Contact 1300 887 145 or the seedlings are big enough to grasp, thin sert climates and generally perform well in [email protected].

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Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 11 Councillors’ feedback...feedback...feedback

mechanism and Council was hoping that lems are being addressed, if belatedly and part- the project would progress with agreements ly due to the Federal ‘Education Revolution’. among all parties. Financial and circumstantial Nonetheless, there are limits to which the Impacts of the Global pressures have now conspired to cause the local infrastructure base can be expanded. Financial Crisis on our developer to seek changes to the planning At the same time, we hear that the flow of City agreement, seeking an increase to the size of immigration to Australia is at unprecedented Events play out in all the residential component and diminution of rates. Perhaps it is time for Local Government sorts of ways, most for the commercial. And, if the adjusted project to take a stand and demand that all levels of the best but others not goes ahead, it is likely that the car park and government get serious about agreeing on a Barry Thompson so fortuitously. Just as residential components will be built first, with Population Policy that will underpin a sustain- St Leonards was left the commercial awaiting an upturn in the able future for this country. with a construction site for many years as the market. [email protected] 1987 recession delayed the completion of the Council and Councillors will have some tricky 9412 1596 (phone/fax). Forum, so we are seeing a delay in the com- decisions to make over coming months. We pletion and opening of the retail component will be seeking outcomes that: of the Chatswood Interchange and a possibly longer one in the construction of its residen- • assist urban consolidation, through develop- tial component. Similarly, development of the ment around established transport nodes; Recently I spent two hotel site adjacent to Civic Place has been • recognise the need for development to weeks up north. We delayed. It was hoped that its construction assist economic recovery in Sydney and drove from Darwin to would occur concurrently. NSW; Broome and back in two Other Chatswood CBD projects have been weeks. What an eyeful • and safeguard the interests of our own city. affected also. Council’s planners have slated the Kimberley is – and two sites for commercial office development. As is being shown in Ku-ring-gai, just saying Kate Lamb so very different from One, in Railway St, has been vacant for many ‘No’ will prove not to be the right answer. suburban Artarmon! years. It was to be developed as part of the The trip was organised by my daughter who has Population Policy railway enclosure masterplan of the late 90s. been working in Darwin since the beginning Its owners have repeatedly told Council that Whether residential development in our city of the year and who has, in that time, become there is insufficient demand for office space is currently economic will become apparent nicely oriented to the country and culture. The to warrant development. Recently they have in coming months. It would seem to me that scale of the landscape and its amazing varia- applied to the State Government for permis- Willoughby is such a desirable place to live that tions of , colour and form really do have sion to convert the site to residential. Council ‘build and they will buy’ is a likely scenario. to be seen to be believed. En route, we visited will strenuously defend its planning position, Council seeks revenue from developers to a number of community-run galleries display- conscious that Chatswood’s future as a com- augment Council infrastructure so that it can ing Aboriginal art works. Most of the galleries mercial centre of significance may be at stake. accommodate the new arrivals. Our ability to were located within communities and these It will remind the State government that com- do that has been compromised by recent State were similarly varied. Some were clearly thriving, mercial development is essential if our city is Government decisions and legislative changes. some were chaotic and some pretty depressing. to fulfil its role in job creation as part of the Of similar concern is the pressure such devel- I bought two paintings, a basket and a carved State government’s own plans for Sydney’s opment places on local State Government boab nut which I am going to donate to our development over coming decades. infrastructure (eg. hospitals and schools). We Aboriginal Heritage Office (AHO). are seeing a major redevelopment of the Royal The second site is the Thomas St car park You may be aware that the AHO, located in North Shore Hospital. Council also has had site, recently sold by Council. That site was Northbridge, is unique in Australia. Whilst discussions with Department of Education and to house a public car park to be gifted to there is a fair bit of rhetoric about Councils Training (DET) about the state of our public Council, as well as agreed proportions of achieving economies of scale in resource shar- schools and their plans for expansion to meet commercial and residential floor space. That ing projects, there is less evidence of it on growth in numbers which have for some years project has always been large enough to be the ground. This initiative has grown from a now exceeded DET forecasts. 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12 Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 Councillors’ feedback...feedback...feedback shared between four Northside Councils. interest suggest that an improvement in oper- There are now seven of us as well as a coun- ating costs might be possible- this would be a try cousin – Armidale-Dumaresq! The main positive outcome as the service is currently well ABC site role of the AHO is to advise us in protecting short of operating at break-even. As the fund- and promoting our Aboriginal heritage. This Lindsay Bennelong ing for the service is taken out of the special is done through documenting sites, educating Developments is actively e-restore levy, while the service operates at a and informing the Council staff whose work marketing the site. loss, the cost of this takes money away from impacts on the sites. These sites are under The development is other e-restore projects. Officers are investigat- threat every day from development, vandal- at the point of design ing how Council can get more value for the Stuart Coppock ism and natural erosion. The AHO provides us resolution and this has money that is being invested in this service. with a direct link through to the Metro Land produced some positive Waste Depot Artarmon Industrial Area Council, representing the traditional owners things. It may well be that the motor vehicles (AIA) of the land we live on, the Guringai people. A showrooms will be changed to another show- further very important role is that of provid- room function. The community facilities could The Waste Depot in McLaughlin St has been ing education services especially to our young be placed into a special purpose stand alone approved by Council. Tenders for the new people through school programs. The Office building which is an added bonus. It has also operation have been called. has an informative website: been suggested that a hydrotherapy pool is to Design Competition at St Leonards http://www.aboriginalheritage.org be included into the community facilities. All of this is of course subject to the design proc- Council has authorised a competition for a con- I have just returned from the Local ess and ultimately an application to Council to cept design for the use of the land that Council Government Association’s Annual Conference seek approval for these changes. However, it purchased to construct the Chandos St Bridge in Tamworth. Regional centres throughout is positive information for this development. at St Leonards (adjacent to St Leonards Station NSW compete to host the conference as it abutting Chandos St) and land owned by Alto provides a great boost to the local economy Charter Hall project (Former Council Ford which is adjacent to that site. when 600 delegates arrive in town! You may Depot) have seen that Bob Carr used the opportunity Local residents have suggested to me that the It is expected that the bulky goods centre to launch his commendable campaign against site should be a car parking station to take up located in the former Council Depot site (Cnr trans fats, doughnuts, biscuits and fried foods. commuter parking but the brief for the design Reserve Rd and Frederick St) will open after competition is not that specific. As usual, the issues at Conference this year Christmas. Certainly, there have been notice- were many and varied. However there was able changes to the site in recent weeks. Civic Place a focus on how we can, as a sector, better Library at Tindale Civic Place is ahead of schedule and project organise to deal with the State government’s costs have been as expected. predations. Kristina Keneally, the current The plans have been on exhibition and there Planning Minister, delivered a polished but have been very few objections. Council has Impact of new planning laws at unresponsive address. The inexorable stripping still to approve the DA which will mean a Chatswood of local government’s planning responsibilities post‑Christmas opening. The size of developments in the Chatswood is to continue; our attempts to restore com- Public Transport in the AIA CBD will now mean that they automati- munity participation in planning processes have cally fall under the new 3A Planning Laws. been almost completely unsuccessful. Amongst The State Transport Authority is advised that Currently there are two such applications - the other things, the Conference unanimously a new STA bus service will operate in the AIA. Thomas St car park and 7 Station St. What recommended cancellation of the CBD Metro It will enter the AIA at Clarendon St (at the this means is that the applicant can submit a in favour of constructing North and South ABC site) and travel down Reserve Rd back to development application that does not accord West rail services including completion of the Highway. This service complements the with a Council’s planning objectives and the the Chatswood – Parramatta line (although a Artarmon Loop Service provided by Council. State Department will decide the outcome. number of Labor delegates left the room rather The Artarmon Loop Service is currently carrying than be seen voting against Macquarie St!). about 4,000 passengers a week. Tenders are [email protected] Visit my blog - www.katelamb.blogspot.com out to continue the trial period. Expressions of

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Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 13 Sustainability St - Where to, Now? by Stuart Sexton The Artarmon Sustainability Street Group has • Households with good to very good water now been in existence for some five years. efficiency increased by more than 16%; What have we achieved in that time? What • Number of homes powered by 100% are we going to do next? What do we need GreenPower tripled. to progress from here? The statistics from this study indicated that each The Sustainability Street Approach (SSA) is of the 40 Sustainability Street households saved based on two key objectives: (1) to get along some 187 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions better with all other species, locally and glo- per year. Although this is a small sample, it loan to check your household energy usage, bally, and (2) to get along better with each demonstrates what households can achieve for provides compost bins at reasonable prices, other, locally and globally. While we have themselves – and the planet. Whether or not and is jointly sponsoring the ClimateClever held many workshops on sustainable house- you believe that climate change is a threat to Shop (see http://www.climateclevershop.com. hold practices, seen water tanks and house- our lifestyle and even our survival, surely more au/ ) with nearby Councils. It is well worth hold solar power demonstrations, created efficient use of resources and minimising waste checking Council’s website regularly at http:// the Sustainable Living Collection in Artarmon are commonsense goals for each of us. The SSA www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/ for sustaina- Library, and developed the Sustainable works, and the more people who actively partici- bility workshops and events. Share the work, Garden outside the Library, perhaps it is time pate, the closer we get to a sustainable future. share the joy and then share the produce. to reflect on how far we have progressed in The study also asked participants to set objec- achieving these two key objectives, and how Artarmon Sustainability Street’s final message tives for themselves in improving resource we can continue to address them. for this year is: PARTICIPATE! Join us at our management and waste control, and measure monthly meetings (last Thursday of each We are looking to our political leaders to their progress from year to year. This is a key month at Artarmon Library at 7:30pm), establish some global guidelines for limiting component of the SSA – to continually moni- or get together with your neighbours to start emissions and controlling pollution, and the tor and improve our household standards for your own Sustainability Street Group. Council Copenhagen conference in December will be energy, water use, and waste control. mandates six households as the minimum for a watershed in climate management. Either Our group’s major achievements over the a Sustainability Street group and we are cur- we as global citizens will contribute to limit- last year or two are the establishment of the rently right on the minimum number. Help ing climate change – or we will contribute to Sustainable Living Collection at the Artarmon us out, and help yourselves! We need you to accelerating climate change! What message Library, and the Sustainable Garden (soon help our group keep up to date with sustain- are we sending our politicians? I received to become a Community Garden) in front ability issues that concern you and your family. questionnaires from my State and Federal of the Library. The Tulloh Street Group has members, and replied very emphatically that Please contact me at [email protected], combined with us to get these going, but climate management is the major issue we or by phone on 0432 809 005, if you have an we need more volunteers, especially with the face. Hopefully our parliamentarians will interest in joining with us to make a sustainable garden. Working bees on weekends three or heed the messages we send. difference to yourself, your household, your four times a year and regular weekly watering street, and the world... If not, ask yourself why But we cannot just sit back and wait for govern- need willing hands to help. not? Whatever occupies us in our busy daily ments to tell us how to combat climate change; We need cooperation and encouragement schedule, the environment and sustainability we need to do more ourselves. A study by Erica from our neighbours and friends. We need concerns will not go away no matter how Van Schellebeck for Willoughby Council noted more participants in our programs and projects. we try to ignore them. So come and see us, dramatic improvements in several sustainability Above all, we need new ideas and new ways browse the Sustainable Living Collection, and measures from 2005 to 2008 by households to improve our environment at the local level, help out with the Community Garden. who joined the Sustainability Street program, where even one person can make a real con- based on the NABERS rating system (National tribution. Willoughby Council is most sup- Australian Built Environment Rating System): portive of sustainability initiatives - for example, • Households with good to very good Council has power meters available for free energy efficiency more than doubled;

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14 Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 Artarmon Neighbourhood Watch - CW5 - Spring Update by Ian Fletcher & Clare Hamilton-Bate

Artarmon Post Office Holdups front of the house if all the family are in the • If you are going away for an extended back of the house or in the garden. period of time, consider a house-sitter & Chatswood Detectives are investigating arrange for your lawn to be mowed an armed hold-up which occurred at the Artarmon Post Office on Monday afternoon, The Police Fingerprint Car • Don’t leave invitations or notes about 14th September, as well as another incident holidays in plain view such as stuck on the The North Shore Local Area Command oper- at the Post Office shortly after 2pm on the fridge, next to the phone or on a white- ates a fingerprint car, the purpose of which 10th September. The offender in both mat- board is to provide transport for forensic police to ters is described as Caucasian, approximately examine scenes of break and enters to collect • Divert your home phone to your mobile or 35 years old, medium build. He was wearing fingerprints and other evidence. This assists in lower the volume on your phone a baseball cap, grey hooded jumper and red community security by improving break and shorts. Anyone who was in the area around • On your answering machine say ‘We can’t enter clear-up rates. The Crime Prevention the time of these offences who feels they come to the phone right now’. Officer is also able to use this car to help have information which could assist police is spread his message by way of addressing com- CW5 Neighbourhood Watch AGM & asked to call Chatswood Detectives on 9414 munity meetings and visiting householders Christmas Cheer: Monday 14th December, 8499, or CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000. to advise on their home security. The CW5 8.00pm, Artarmon Library Neighbourhood Watch Community is making Come and join us at the Neighbourhood Police Community a $500 donation to the fingerprint car as this Watch AGM, discuss the future of vehicle is not funded by the State Government. Safety Committee Neighbourhood Watch in Artarmon and enjoy At the last meeting we were advised of a some Christmas Cheer. This is always a good rash of car beak-ins in the Westfield and When you are on Holiday – Tips social occasion and an opportunity to meet Chatswood Chase car parks, particularly on to Keep Your Home Safe* other members of our community. Thursday nights – late night shopping straight There are things you can do every day to help Thank you to all those who have passed on from work. So, don’t leave computers or make your home safer but when you are on information to NW in recent months, helping anything in sight whenever you park your car holidays it is not as easy. A home that looks us to keep the Artarmon Community updated – put them all in the boot. unattended is generally an easier target for a and informed. If you would like to join the We were also shown area frequency maps burglar. NW committee and help support the activities for break and enters. Comparing the maps of Neighbourhood Watch in our area, contact The key to deterring burglars while you are for January this year to those from last month Clare by email [email protected]. away is to make your house look like some- is most interesting. The frequency in January one’s at home. Before heading off on holiday, *Source : Neighbourhood Watch – Victoria (mid summer) was very much greater than last here are some easy tips to prepare your home: month. The police said this was partly due to new tactics for combating these crimes but also • Leave a radio on & tune it to a talkback sta- partly due to seasonal factors. In winter there tion are fewer people out and about and the people • Use a timer on lamps to make it look like responsible for these crimes tend to stand out someone is inside more than they do in summer, when there are lots of people around. Also when people go out • Cancel deliveries, such as , or in summer they are more likely to accidentally have a trusted person collect them for you leave windows open or doors unlocked. So, • You should also have a trusted neighbour, with summer coming, remember to secure your or relative clear your letterbox & take your house when you go out – lock all windows and bin out & in, even if empty doors. Lock doors even when you are home, and don’t leave windows or doors open at the • Hang old clothes on the line & leave old shoes outside the front door Quiz No 15 Answers Talking 2064 Questions on page 10 Nick Logan Pharmacist Advice have added yet another award to those they have 1. Between the first and second world wars, already won this year – this time, it’s the pres- tigious Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s c1918-c1939. Pharmacist of the Year award. We’ve even 2. It’s the low-pitched roof, usually of red found mention of this one reported on sev- eral US pharmacy / drug therapy websites. Marseilles tiles, ending in overhanging Congratulations to Nick and the whole team. eaves. Steve Koch, of Artarmon Family Butcher, had a starring role in a recent A Current 3. The front veranda became a cosy ‘outdoor Affair story. In response to reports about the quality of meat being sold in some room’, often decorated with cane supermarkets, a large group of independent furniture. butchers (including Steve) were signatory to a large ad placed in Sydney media. There’s 4. A short hallway and small, defined certainly no doubt about the quality of product and service that Steve, Waty and entrance area replaced the 200-year-old Greg have brought to Artarmon - the shop tradition of long central hallways. is a great example of a local business being responsive to its customer base.

Artarmon GAZETTE Edition 48 - November 2009 15 real estate news

By Wayne Marriott, Principal, Home Traders Real Estate

Nearly 18 years ago, I began my life in real estate Property management is of major importance to me when I purchased a rundown office called Richardson as well. We already manage more than 400 properties & Wrench Crows Nest. The first couple of years and are excited about the potential for serving were tough. However, the business grew in size and property investors here as well, especially now that reputation to be a leading office in the vicinity. In RUN have relocated their office away from Artarmon. a desire to develop and deliver my own vision of a Jodie Loveday is not only the best Property Manager great real estate agency, I decided in 2001 to ‘go in- I’ve employed, but also the best I’ve ever met! dependent’. Marriott Lane Real Estate was the result. One of the good things about being part of the Richardson & Wrench franchise was that I met a “I want to see Home Traders man named Gil Davis who was already a real estate legend. He had an enormous amount of energy, huge carry on with the level commitment and love of what he was doing. As a result he gained massive respect from the property owners in and around Artarmon. of service that you had After moving to Sydney from Melbourne just over 20 come to expect with Gil” years ago, Amanda and I discovered Artarmon too late. We had already bought a home a little further North. Looking back, we should have lived here right I want to see Home Traders carry on with the level from the start. It’s got everything, not just the rail and of service that you had come to expect with Gil. the beautiful California Bungalows but the wonderful Fortuitously for us, he’s offered to mentor us. For a village-like feel that is very rare on the North Shore. I couple of hours each week he is teaching us just what knew I wanted to have a real estate agency here. In fact, made his agency so superior to typical agencies. It’s I’ve been studying the area and collecting Artarmon been a revelation for me – after 18 years running property sales information for more than 15 years. a successful office, I still could learn so much. Our The only impediment to this goal was Gil Davis – a goal is to match and exceed the Home Traders of the friend and a formidable competitor as well. past – to be the suburb’s trusted agency. Well now it’s possible and it’s come to fruition. After Community involvement was a hallmark of Home modifying the livery to reflect the Marriott Lane Traders. It’s a tradition we will follow. It was the ownership, we opened the Home Traders office in community that attracted me to the area in the first September – seven days per week. Grayham Rundle place. We’ve already contributed to Artarmon Public’s is the Managing Director and his focus will be on fund raising night this month and are sponsoring the residential sales – both houses and units. It’s very Junior Tennis Competition at Andrew Bates Tennis. I exciting, yet daunting. How do we establish our can’t wait to be a supporter of the Fair next year and credibility and obtain the trust of an entire suburb? discover other areas where we can be of use. I think the answer is one person at a time. Persuade one person to trust us and give us a go, and then I thank the Progress Association for welcoming my deliver them a great result. Then do it again, and colleagues and me into the suburb and look forward again. That’s how a reputation is built. to being useful contributors to the life of Artarmon.

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