FAIRY BOWER NEWS Fairy Bower Precinct Community Forum Newsletter. Issue 9, 2008

Your next precinct meeting is: Monday November 3rd at 7:30pm Venue: Manly Community Centre, Wentworth St.

From Your Chair: A new Chair for the can be used, however needed repairs and the Precinct could not be elected at the October installation of a steel platform for staff to open and meeting because the quorum of 12 attendees close the water valve have yet to be scheduled. was not met. The Precinct will be electing a rd The Precinct has also been informed by council new Chair at the November 3 meeting. All that there are no plans to install additional seating residents are encouraged to attend the precinct at Shelly Beach. It was requested that this item meetings – Be informed of events, works and be revisited at a later date and perhaps amend upcoming projects that affect Fairy Bower the request to install memorial seats. Precinct! A number of Development Applications were also Summary of October’s Precinct Meeting discussed. Details of these can be found in the Because it can be difficult to secure the MLSC minutes of the meeting, which are available upon as a venue for precinct meetings, a motion has request. been proposed to hold all future meetings at the Manly Community Centre on Wentworth St. Meetings in November Other business discussed at the meeting included a request for repairs to the steps leading from Bower St. to Manly Beach. Mon 3rd Nov 7.30pm - Planning & Strategy Council has already undertaken this project and Committee Meeting the repairs are near completion. Unfortunately the upgrades and repairs to the Mon 10th Nov 7.30pm - Ordinary Meeting Fairy Bower Pool are not being addressed as quickly. The pool has been confirmed safe and

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Celebrate ‘International Year of the Reef’ with the Reef in our Backyard – Cabbage Tree Bay. Bring family & friends to Ocean Care Day Festival, Sunday 7/12/08 from 11am – 5pm on Manly Beachfront. Featuring 40+ eco exhibitors, talks & films, zoomobile, marine life, live music, Maori pavilion, performances, kids activities, artists’ tent, Penguin Pavilion, Manly Yacht Club Race and more. For more information contact the Manly Environment Centre on 9976 2842, email [email protected], or see www.mec.org.au The Precinct is holding a Christmas Party and All Fairy Bower Residents are inviited!! Three great marine talks at South Steyne Surf Club Where: The International College (St. Pat’s), Darley Road. December 7th from 1.30pm: When: Wed. 10 December 2008 from 6PM to • Award winning underwater filmmaker George 8PM. Evatt - The Marine Life of Manly at 1.30pm. • Marine Archaeologist Tim Smith - Heritage at The cost is $12 (includes a $2 donation to the Bottom of the Harbour at 2.30pm. Bear Cottage) per head payable in advance. • Author Chris Pash – The Last Whale at (Please make cheques payable to Fairy 3.30pm – discusses whalers and protesters Bower Precinct) involved in taking the last whale in . To book a seat for any of these FREE talks, ring Come along and bring your neighbors! the MEC on 9976 2842 Numbers are strictly limited to 125, so don’t delay and reserve your spot! Manly Youth Council – 40th Simply complete this form and drop it in Anniversary Celebration an envelope together with your payment at either 8 Bower St. or 2/7 College St. Manly Youth Council is holding its 40th Anniversary on Sunday 23 November 1pm – 5pm. Name:______We will be having a showcase of young people’s ____ talents including music, art, and Youth Council historical display on the beachfront at Manly. We Number paid for:______are also looking for anyone who has been Phone:______involved with Manly Youth Council over the past 40yrs to contact [email protected] RSVP: Wednesday 26 November 2008 or 9977 5599 as we’d love to include your recollections in our historical display.

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Take Note… $ Councils Tree Contractors will be working in Manly Council area in October to December 2008. General maintenance pruning of trees for

Every Dollar has Its Day pedestrian access on footpaths, heights over roads and parking bays, deadwood removal, the Date: November 10th @ 7:00pm to approx removal of dead trees and clearing of sight lines 9:30pm for traffic will be under way in all Manly Council areas. Location: Manly Youth centre (Kangaroo street, Manly) This work is not related to Energy Australia’s current pruning for wire clearances. Contact: Stephanie Lenert 0423 103 938 Residents are advised to contact Council’s Parks Co-ordinator on 9976 1618 or Councils Parks and Cost: $0. Booking required. Reserves Officer on 99761620 with any tree issues that may need attention in their Precinct The intention of the seminar is to empower area prior to the commencement of work. Email teenagers to be financially responsible and to requests can also be forwarded to allow the access to be in control of their [email protected] finances through education and awareness. Teenagers will take the kind of action in the Precinct Works period area of money which will create abundance and Seaforth North Complete security with money. Seaforth Complete The seminar speakers will cover topics which Clontarf October 20-24 are relevant to the issues teenagers face with Balgowlah October 27-31 money. These topics include planning and /North Harbour November 3-7 budgeting, over spending, attitude to money Fairlight November 10-14 which is a pitfall, investing, savings, common Ocean Beach November 17-21 mistakes made, statistics, debts and so forth. Manly Corso and CBD November 25-28 Ivanhoe Park December 1-5 Help Keep Cabbage Tree Bay Fairy Bower/Little Manly December 8-12 Reserve Safe and Beautiful! Dancing in the Corso Dancing in the Corso will commence its weekly If you see illegal fishing in the Reserve, you can sessions from Thursday 13 November from 6.00 – call: 7.00 pm. A special performance and class will take place in front of Council Chambers on 1. Fisher’s Watch Phone-line: 1800 043536 Sunday 9 November from 11.00 am – 2.00 pm. 2. Manly Council Rangers: 9976 1630 Choral Concert Practice 3. North Fisheries Office: 8437 Practice choral sessions for the 2008 Manly 4983 Council Christmas Choral Concert will begin on Thursday 30 October at 7.15pm at the Kangaroo Street Youth Centre. All are welcome to join the Community Choir. The concert will be on Thursday 11 December at Manly Oval.

NOVEMBER 2008 Circ: 890 copies. Printed by: Key Secretarial Services 3 RECYCLING WEEK McGrath For a market appraisal or any other real estate A major national initiative with over 100 Local advice contact: Jake Rowe Ph: 8962 2202 (direct) Councils celebrating recycling and managing Fax: 8962 2299 our waste in responsible and sustainable ways. Mobile: 0414 612 546 Manly Council’s Recycling Week celebration will Email: [email protected] take place at the fun filled Website: www.mcgrath.com.au Junior Surf Carnival on Sunday November 16th from 10am on Manly Beach (end of The Corso). It will feature a Recycling Olympics between Nippers that is open to any child under 14, a Recycled Art Exhibit, short talks by Ecodivers, Coastcare and others and comedian Ruthy Recycle. It’s good fun and a good chance to learn about our ‘waste-line’. Watch the Carnival and grab lunch at the Surf clubs’ BBQs Manly Fruit Market afterwards! Quality Fruit & Vegetable Specialist In Darley Road (Right opposite Coles!) Free home delivery WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART Can order specialist products OF A LOCAL WRITERS GROUP? Phone Alba:

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Before! After! VOLUNTEERING Make a difference! Help people in our community needing transport & Current Fairy Bower Precinct Committee: shopping Chair: Hugh Burns Manly Warringah Pittwater Secretary: Julie Beagley Community Aid Service Treasurer: Bob Petterson Please phone 9913 3244 for more information and criteria Distribution: Henrietta May Newsletter Producer & Editor: Donna McKenna

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