The Tawny February 2021 Issue 03

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2 The Tawny Frogmouth February 2021 February 2021 The Tawny Frogmouth 3 G'day Beaches The Tawny Frogmouth by Tawny Frogmouth The Tawny Frogmouth Pty Ltd ABN 95 013 114 772 www.thetawnyfrogmouth.com.au Contents It seems an eternity ago when we pressed Editor [email protected] February 2021, Issue 03 print on issue two, not knowing moments Ads [email protected] later a Covid cluster would sink its teeth into Avalon before spreading like wildfire. While it Circulation 50,000 copies delivered monthly from Manly to Narrabeen; 47,500 was heartbreaking to have so many businesses 04 G'Day Beaches 31 Balloon Burial Notice forced shut and our loved ones locked out, it to letterboxes, 2,500 to local businesses. was inspirational to see the Northern Beaches’ Letters [email protected] 06 Peninsula Wash Up 32 Property response. We showed the nation how to stop 08 Letters to the Tawny 33 Tide Chart Covid in its tracks. 11 Hooroo 34 Crimewatch Our testing numbers were stratospheric, John O’Connor, Silicon Brooky innovator, takes 13 Covid: GP Perspective 36 Zen and the Art of... everyone changed holiday plans to abide re- us behind the scenes of his cubed revolution strictions, and supermarket shelves remained in spirit distilling. Bronnie Mackintosh shares 14 Covid Business Response 37 How to Tinder in Covid stoically robust with rolls of toilet paper fully the details of her career as a firefighter and 16 Sport: Around the Grounds 38 Izzy's Mumma Files stocked, wiping away fears of a sh*tstorm. It explains the process leading to the creation 18 Waves for Water 39 The Shutter Priority also helped that Mother Nature gifted us the of the “Girls on Fire” camps she’s set up which 20 Silicon Brooky 40 History in the Making wettest and coldest Christmas since the Ice are having a hugely positive impact on young Age, making a summer lockdown oddly appeal- women. All this and much more. 22 Music with Digz 41 Monthly Recipe ing. Well, that’s all over now, and this month’s A massive thank you to the contribu- 23 Education: HSC CoWorks 42 Local Photos Tawny has oodles of great stuff. tors, advertisers, letter writers, delivery foot 26 Local Artist 44 Paige Turner Cover artist Tracey Taylor has perfectly soldiers and you, the reader. With continued 28 Autism Swim 45 Razzle's Trivia captured the beauty of the North-South Great support local print news will stay alive and Wall, previously known as Narrabeen Bridge. well. Cheers, Frogmouth. 29 Ability Options 46 Star Signs 30 Mal's Wild Side

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innovation Contact or visit the Electoral Office inclusion Level 2/17-19 Sydney Rd Manly NSW 2095 integrity P: 9977 6411 E: [email protected] www.zalisteggall.com.au INDEPENDENT WARRINGAH Authorised by Zali Steggall MP, Level 2/17-19 Sydney Road, Manly NSW 2095. Photo Credit: Alinka Hutchinson - @alinkah 4 The Tawny Frogmouth February 2021 February 2021 The Tawny Frogmouth 5 met with furious, instant and Peninsula Wash Up truthful rebuttal. The shop KOALAFIED by Liam Carroll in question had successfully bent over backwards to make KATE POWE PLUMBING & GAS all the necessary changes to Lic No. 301153C Treasurer Frydenberg’s Nev- we can kiss the Queenscliff abide the most up to date ONLINE NATUROPATH ille Bartos Act Won’t Stand! and the Narrabeen adieu, health and safety guidelines, Zali Steggall is not going to and we will never see State drastically reducing the num- WOMEN'S HEALTH stop campaigning for Josh Parliament forced to properly ber of customers they could Frydenberg to face the reality explore the pros and cons of see, while equally drastically that the government-man- rushing through a plan to re- increasing the time, effort and dated closures of Beaches’ move the Ferries and replace cost to provide the service businesses in our busiest time them with Chinese catama- in a socially distanced and of year has been utterly dev- rans in the first place. To see sanitized way. astating. The impact of having this happen, you must sign WE ARE your business forcibly shut the petition by 14 February The Office Has a New Dunny! COVID for over a fortnight inflicts a at the very, very latest: www. I’ve travelled the globe, lucky SAFE drastically more detrimental goodformanly.com.au/ferries enough to have parked my blow when that fortnight derriere atop ceramic works coincides with the one out Salacious Media Hatchet Jobs of art in the Big Apple, robotic of 26 fortnights a year where It’s disappointing, but not latrines with more buttons $50 off your next service you do the lion’s share of your altogether surprising, the than a fighter jet in Tokyo, if you mention this ad. trading. Try as Josh might to way clickbait-obsessed media and saucy pits of chair-less Maintenance • Renovations • New Installations channel the spirit of a fellow outlets attempt to garner despair in the sweaty back & Alterations short-armed, long-pocketed eyeballs by concocting stories streets of Chennai, and I WWW.KATEPOWE.COM We take pride in our work! Melburnian, “Here? Cash? that not only never happened can proudly report that East No!” The federal government but are specifically designed Esplanade can now lay claim ATMS #24879 0434614760 | www.koalafiedplumbing.com has never had access to to destroy businesses as well to housing the most pristine, cheaper money than it does as people’s faith in human- uplifting and flush-tastic now, and to have spent nine ity by instilling a misplaced ablutions amenities anywhere months making that money certainty that the world’s in global hemispheres north available to hard-hit Australi- going to hell. The truth at the or south. The Tawny has ans, why on Earth would they heart of the Northern Beaches been ruthless in its reporting choose now to destroy the response to the Covid Cluster of the Beaches’ below par businesses they’ve fought so has been stellar, businesses public toiletry offerings, but hard to assist? and individuals alike, in the if The Office’s new dunnies overwhelming majority, all are anything to go by, we’re The Manly Ferries Face a doing the right thing to stop entering a golden age of great V-Day D-Day the spread and abide the outdoors enjoyment for going Candy Bingham and her army rules. So, when one of these number ones and twos. Well Endurance Sports • Cycling of Save The Manly Ferries hatchet mobs decided to done Council. Running • Sports Nutrition volunteers have done an go after a local Official Dealer of De Rosa Bikes amazing job in making local shop, publishing voices heard, and it’s fantastic age-old photos www.fuelzonesports.com.au that James Griffin announced of their over- the saviour of two green and crowded retail email: [email protected] gold beauties. While it would premises from be nice to rest easy knowing a pre-Covid Dee Why, NSW 2099 the Freshwater and Collaroy time, trying to will carry on looking sublime singlehandedly and offering the best harbour destroy the busi- 5% DISCOUNT ON ALL crossing service on Earth, ness in question, PRODUCTS the reality is the job’s only as well as paint when you use the code half done. Candy’s petition the Beaches as fuelzone5 requires 20,000 signatures flouting the Cov- A toilet with a view by Valentine’s Day, otherwise id rules, it was

6 The Tawny Frogmouth February 2021 February 2021 The Tawny Frogmouth 7 pockets via the taxpayer’s purse. I live in Dee Why. I used to walk to Dee Why main and get any bus to the mall. Now it’s a 10 to 15 min wait for B line or the 199…off peak. So, don't blame the drivers, blame the elected government. Remember the unions have been pushing to stop this locally as well. Letters to The Tawny Artic Fellows, Dee Why bus driver   The Manly Ferries are not saved!     December Issue The announcement that two Manly Ferries I brought your new magazine with me to Qld will stay in service for weekends and holidays and have just read it cover to cover hanging is just smoke and mirrors. How long will they on every word. I think it’s wonderful - the stay? Until the next major service is due? It has interviews, the humour. Having been a Manly been announced that The Collaroy will remain Daily fan - paper version (certainly not online) in service until 2023 - then what? What hap- it’s wonderful to see paper re-emerging. I hope pens when one of the ferries is out of service? you continue. How are they going to manage the big crowds Lyn, Curly when they come back after COVID? Contact Paul Wilcox Why isn't the government even looking at ways 0401 051 702 | 8705 3252 Bus Debacle these ferries can continue to operate when Attention local northern beaches bus com- they still have 40 years of service left in them? [email protected] muters, your local bus drivers stood out on the Major operational costs can be saved by op- www.oasisskeenproperty.com.au street holding placards and yelling until the erating the four ferries on just one shift, say heavens could hear. from 10am to 10pm. Biofuels will work in these Bus privatisation will mean route changes, loss ferries - why hasn’t that been considered? of services and customers having to catch 2 to Two ferries only on weekends will not work. 3 buses to get to work. With the introduction 4.4million people used the Freshwater class of the 172x through Balgowlah, it seems the Manly Ferries before COVID. The ferries are a local community have now woken up. It’s great major tourist attraction and an important part to see the signs out, especially the “We Love of Sydney's tourism offering. Our Bus Drivers”. But it was a little heated in We need to stop the decision to get rid of the beginning, with water bombs thrown, ver- these ferries, by stealth. The community bal abuse and dangerously parked cars. campaign continues. We will not be lured into Remember that 90% of northern beaches bus a false sense of security that “The ferries have drivers live on the northern beaches. We carry been saved.” They have not. your kids to and from school, always making To see the ferries saved and their pros and sure they get home safely, even when lost. This cons properly discussed in State Parliament, is not a fight against us. We fought the fight we need 20,000 signatures on Good for Manly’s ‘Save the Ferries’ petition. Sign here: goodformanly.com.au/ferries Candy Bingham, Deputy Mayor NB Council

Naming & Shaming So, if the extremely inept Manly Daily feels naming every single person that goes through Manly court, on every day of the week, and for whatever reason, is such a community service, then why not name and most certainly shame this stupid couple from Avalon that have JACLYN SMITH ARCHITECTS ruined Christmas for thousands? The same Home Design · Approvals (DA/CDC/CC) · Drafting · Renovations principal for those two Melbourne chicks a few New builds · Bathroom design & fitout · Kitchens months ago; they got roasted by the media and against this debacle and not many came to the public (and for good reason), yet absolutely help. Not to be political but this is a NSW LNP nothing about these Avalon halfwits? 0421 208 998 | www.jaclynsmith.com.au incentive to privatise the buses, fill the privates Clarkey, Balgowlah

8 The Tawny Frogmouth February 2021 February 2021 The Tawny Frogmouth 9 Congratulations by their own entitled code: Political Ignorance Isn't Bliss a "Vote Tony Out" campaign is indeed the Hi Tawny Frogmouth, Really impressed with 1. I will park in the turning circle while I have Let's hope that "The Tawny Frogmouth" will epitome of a negative campaign, I can see why your first issue and wish you good luck going a swim. grow both in size and political impartiality you and those of like mind were unable to forward. Most of the material was genuinely 2. I will occupy the turning circle while I wash across the northern beaches. grasp the Rhodes Scholar intellect and political interesting, the content was varied, and the my kayak for up to half an hour. The Wednes- Not only do I support your observation that acumen of Mr. Abbott, so as to contribute in style was bouncy and quirky but enjoyable day morning Kayak club is a specialist group, the "Vote Tony Abbott Out" was negative, denying this electorate in 2019 of a potential because of similar to the SAS who then refuse to move but on the evidence, utterly irrational in the senior LNP Cabinet Minister with an inde- that. With once asked. They are elite athletes after all. progressive minds of so called "Liberals" who pendent tyro voice now merely crying in the the passing They however are amateurs compared to the initiated and supported it. Even given - as pro- political wilderness. of The Manly Local Dive Shop who have blocked access for ponent Mark Kelly claims - that his campaign Finally, as Mr. Kelly proffered his name, I have Daily, there years, impervious to hundreds of complaints. to get Abbott out was "a truly... grass roots no intention in my grass roots honest rebuttal, is definitely a Perhaps related to Jacques Cousteaus? honest" campaign, in reality it merely managed of using a nom-de-plume. gap to be filled 3. I will park on the ramp and keep all boats to unleash the torrent of pent-up left wing Kevin Begaud, Dee Why and you’re waiting while I cool off having a dip after media and Get-Up inspired hatred and retal- heading very having unloaded my umbrella, esky and sun iation, to rid them at all and any cost of both, Re- Dunny Business much in the chair, all of which do not require a boat ramp. a former LNP Opposition Leader who took 11 1. Regarding men and public peeing. right direction. Heaven forbid if I have to walk an extra 20m. seats from Labor in the 2010 election before 2. Seems to be a natural instinct that they want Coincidentally, we have a Tawny Frogmouth in Polite approaches to such celebrities point- two MP's elected as conservatives defied their to use a pole or a tree to display this canine the loquat tree in our garden currently, and I ing out the turning circle etiquette is usually electorates and rather than take Government, behaviour. read part of your magazine to him too. He was ignored, mocked or aggressively challenged. returned Labor back into office; and a Prime I am aware of the state of the Manly Wharf suitably impressed (I think). All the very best. Whatever you do don’t ask for an autograph. Minister who having won the 2013 election toilets but they’re not as bad as the Old Whis- Stuart, Seaforth Some boat owners then try to avoid the con- with another 17 seats from Labor to give the tler Street Carpark toilets back in the early LNP a massive 45 seat majority, only to be re- eighties. Their floors were constantly flooded, Ferries moved in a coup-d'etat by another likeminded and to squeeze through the door one needed Wake up Australia! New ferries to be built progressive who in 2016 managed to lose 14 to manipulate oneself slowly. And there were overseas when we are quite capable of building - and govern with 1 - his own. no locks! They revamped them in1988. Years them in Australia. Who is making this de- Now Mr. Kelly, if your inability to grasp that ago, I had tenants (males) who not only used cision? Is it the person who ordered trains that wouldn't fit through the Blue Mountains tunnels until the tunnels were made wider Hooroo from the Tawny and the safety regulations were altered to accept them? Was it the person who ordered the light rail in Sydney where the two rails are flict of having to ask celebrities to move only to of different gauges, the carriages cannot be find themselves jack knifed on the traffic island interchanged? Was it the person who ordered bollards damaging their cars or boats. Mean- the ferries to Parramatta where people on the while the offending Galahs laugh, criticizing top deck would be decapitated if they sat there the driver’s ability, while parked illegally in the when it's high tide? Stop selling out Australia. turning circle. Ignorance truly is bliss, but I am Create jobs here and the wages will be spent certain the sign that states ‘’ No Parking’’ must here. I travelled to work for years on the be incorrect. Celebrating the life of old ferries and will be sad if they go, but the Two locals had their cars damaged last month, Dorelle Ainslie Isaac smaller ones will not cope with the swell at the both hit and runs with no details left. Northern 30th March 1943 – 15th November 2019 heads in bad weather, back to the buses! Beaches Council has obviously put the Galahs Barbara Bevan, concerned Australian resident on an endangered species list as David Atten- Mum adored the Beaches and often said every day borough circumvented the emails of com- felt like a holiday. She loved just pottering about, watching the world and the 139 bus go by. She Boat Ramp Galahs plaint in an attempt to protect these unique chatted to everyone as she walked to the Captains I have lived and used Little Manly Boat Ramp pests during their migration to the beaches to for the daily paper, always reading the obits first to since the Farrell family owned the Boat Shed shower locals with their unique guano. make sure her name wasn't there…a joke she enjoyed where the park now is. The storm water traffic So, I come to the venerable Tawny Frogmouth. telling often! Facing the world without her hurts, but island, central to the turning circle, used to Please, feathered comrade, help this poor that hurt is lessened by thinking how delighted she’d have a clear code of conduct stating: Pelican known as Percy petition the council be to know so many people cared about her and miss 1. Do not block access to ramp. for better signage so even a myopic Galah may her. She’d be amazed that her smiling photo graces the wall behind the counter at the Captains, happy 2. Do not rig or unrig vessels while on the ramp. find enlightenment to avoid a further pan- knowing her kids and grandkids are going strong 3. Cars with boat trailers have priority. demic of selfishness. Yours in feathers, even though they miss her dearly. Then the Galahs blew in, off the back of a Percy Protest Pelican Love you Mum, Rest in Peace. Southerly Buster laden with selfishness, living

10 The Tawny Frogmouth February 2021 February 2021 The Tawny Frogmouth 11 the backdoor, but the kitchen sink as well, to to the point Andrew Constance, goes ahead consultations to allow patients to access health urinate. After several complaints, I got rid of with this ridiculous plan that within 18 months care from home. At the practice, we appoint- them. They’re probably still doing it to this day. the new service will be scaled back to less ed a clinical lead doctor for COVID. We used I feel for the police who find these morons frequent trips. Telehealth and stopped seeing patients face with their feeble excuses (no toilets attitude) I have consulted two marine engineers who to face unless necessary. We took advantage when they would be happy enough to pee have said on separate occasions that the fer- of the outdoor carpark to set up a tent clinic, outside a shop window. One cannot blame the ries could be completely overhauled with new with the doctor wearing full PPE (mask, gloves, Council for everything. There will always be id- engines and complete overhaul of every other gown, face shield) and with a nurse to scribe iots who can’t conform to the rules of common component including interior in six months for them. Evidence is t