WINTERWinter 2021 2013 Brad Hazzard MP Member for Wakehurst This Newsletter: Life on the Beaches • Life on the Beaches – in COVID times • Temporary Office Closure – in COVID times • Dine & Discover NSW – Success! • Support for Northern Beaches Despite the challenges of COVID-19, life on the Beaches is still businesses very positive. • Community War Memorials Fund We got through the COVID-19 lockdown over the Christmas / • Anzac Day 2021 New Year period and there have been a lot of positive steps • Long Reef SLSC Sod Turning Ceremony forward since that time. Some of the enhanced services and • NSW RFS District Medal Presentation facilities are detailed in this newsletter. • Top Gong for Dee Why RSL But we must not forget that the world is still in the grip • Long Reef Golf Club’s 100th Birthday of a one in one hundred year pandemic that sadly, has • Nan Bosler AM – Wakehurst Woman of the Year seen millions of people die around the world. • Dr Kerry Chant – NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year • COVID-19 Vaccinations I was recently vaccinated with AstraZeneca and I • Australia’s First Adolescent & Young Adult Hospice implore all Wakehurst electorate residents to get • New Palliative Care Unit Opens At Mona Vale vaccinated as soon as possible. Details of how to • Maths Trains Brains get your vaccination are on page 3. • Funding Boost for Local Schools My warmest wishes • COVID Catch-up Tutoring Program • How Can I Help You? Brad Hazzard Temporary Office Closure Please be advised that my electorate office will be closed to public access from Monday 7 June to enable renovation works to be undertaken.Get Get Thevaccinated office will be closed for a period of four to six weeks and I vaccinated apologiseagainst for any inconvenience this may cause local residents. against ThroughoutCOVID-19 this period my electorate staff and I remain available to assist you with any problems or concerns you COVID-19 may have.ASAP! ASAP! Contact will be on the usual phone number (9981 1111) between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday, or by email at [email protected] Shop 3, 637–641 Pittwater Road, Dee Why NSW 2099. PO Box 405, Dee Why NSW 2099 JUNE 2021 Authorised by Brad Hazzard MP. Printed by Sydney DPS, 18/14 Jubilee Ave, Warriewood NSW 2102 using Parliamentary entitlements. Ph: (02) 9981 1111 Fax (02) 9981 5059 | Email [email protected] | www.bradhazzard.com.au WINTER 2021 Long Reef SLSC Sod Turning Ceremony The long-awaited and much anticipated redevelopment of Long Reef Surf Life Saving Club is underway, thanks in part to NSW Government funding! Building works have now commenced and locals will soon see our new state of the art facility start to take shape. To mark this significant milestone, I attended an official sod- turning ceremony with Peter Kinsey, President of Long Reef SLSC, Mayor Michael Regan and the Member for Mackellar, Jason Falinski MP. This is going to be a great building and a new heart for life saving on the Northern Beaches. It will serve club members and our local community for years to come. NSW RFS Northern Beaches District Medal Presentation Our local volunteers who form part of the Rural Fire Service Brigades on the Northern Beaches often give dedicated service for decades. I was delighted to be part of recognising the incredible volunteers who keep us as safe as possible from the constant risk of bushfires on the Northern Beaches. Mitchell Davies was one of the many Rural Fire Service members at Warringah Headquarters Station at Terrey Hills who received his award in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Peter McKechnie. Top Gong for Dee Why RSL Long Reef Golf Club Turns 100! Dee Why RSL (DYRSL) Club’s strong ongoing support of Centenary birthday celebrations are few and far between, so I Veterans Centre Sydney Northern Beaches (VCSNB) was was very happy to accept an invitation to attend Long Reef Golf recognised at the 2021 Clubs and Community Awards, Club’s 100th birthday party. when DYRSL was announced the winner in the ‘Health & Wellbeing’ category. Despite humble beginnings (9 holes and a shed for a clubhouse), Long Reef Golf Club is now a premier golfing venue and an The awards highlight the outstanding contributions important organisation in our community. made by clubs in local communities. DYRSL’s support of our veteran community is well known and VCSNB, located Well done to President Steve Twigg, the Board and General on level four of the Club, has been proudly supporting Manager Ben Russell on arranging such a fitting celebration veterans and their families since 2015. for this momentous occasion. The past 15 months have been challenging for all Australians, A special mention goes to Sandra Mellowes and her dedicated particularly our veterans. In 2020, VCSNB experienced a 30% group of volunteers, who worked tirelessly to showcase the increase in enquiries for new veteran support compared to Club’s rich history by preparing a spectacular historical the same time in 2019. exhibition, enjoyed by all. I thank DYRSL for the importance it places on supporting I was grateful for the opportunity to congratulate Long veterans in our community, ensuring VCSNB remains well funded Reef Golf Club on reaching their centenary. Here’s and well resourced, despite having to close its doors due to hoping the next 100 years are just as special. COVID-19. Nan Bosler AM Dr Kerry Chant NSW Premier’s Wakehurst Woman of the Year Woman of the Year Dr Kerry Chant is the longest serving NSW Chief Health Officer and has been a familiar and reassuring presence throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Quite simply, she has been our chief COVID warrior. Earlier this year, I was pleased to announce Mrs Nan Bosler AM as the 2021 Wakehurst Electorate Local Woman of the Year, in recognition of her extensive voluntary work over many years. Having made a tremendous contribution to our community over a period spanning more than half a century, Nan was an obvious choice for ‘Woman of the Year’ in our electorate. In 1946, as a young Girl Guide, Nan made a promise to help others. Seventy five years later, Nan has dutifully fulfilled this promise and continues to do so I have worked very closely with Dr as a leading community activist and advocate for youth, seniors and people Chant over the past 15 months as with disability. the Minister for Health and Medical Research and I was delighted Dr Nan, congratulations once again and thank you for all that you do for our Chant was named NSW Premier’s community and beyond! Woman of the Year. COVID VACCINATIONS COVID-19 is here to stay. The recent breakout in Victoria is a You can express your interest online at nsw.gov.au and you will reminder that it is circulating in our community. be contacted when it is your turn to receive a vaccination. When Australian borders reopen, there will be far greater Currently, 40 to 49 year olds are being vaccinated with Pfizer. risks and it is crucial that we all actively take steps to In due course, other younger age groups will be vaccinated. minimise those risks. Vaccinations are the most effective The Federal Government will continue to be responsible and practical way to deal with the risks of contracting for vaccinating residents and staff members in aged COVID-19. care facilities and in facilities for people with disabilities. If you are over 50, you are eligible for AstraZeneca. If you However, if a resident or staff member in either category is have a GP it would be best to receive your vaccination from able to attend a NSW Health vaccination clinic, NSW Health your GP. If you don’t have a GP, you may book in to a NSW will also assist with those vaccinations. Bookings are still Health clinic by going online at nsw.gov.au essential. If you are under 50 years old, you may have a Pfizer I implore all locals to get vaccinated as soon as possible. I vaccination. Vaccinations for Pfizer are currently being have received the AstraZeneca vaccination and it certainly administered by NSW Health at various hospitals and at the gives a sense of security in COVID-19 times! mass Vaccination Centre at Sydney Olympic Park. WINTER 2021 most challenging circumstances by providing teenagers Australia’s First Adolescent and and young adults with short-term respite care and Young Adult Hospice specialised palliative care. In 2017, the Premier and I announced the NSW Government Importantly, the AYAH will also offer bereavement support and counselling for families of patients, seven days a week. would help establish Australia’s first young adult hospice. With the support of Manly MP James Griffin and wonderful With eight bedrooms for patients, breakout spaces and two community backing, the first sod has been turned and the family accommodation units, the AYAH will be available to Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice (AYAH) is a major all young people in NSW with life-limiting illness. step closer. Construction has commenced and I note the project is on Modelled on Manly’s renowned Bear Cottage, this facility track to be completed in late 2022. will support patients and families across NSW during the New Palliative Care Unit Opens At Mona Vale Health facilities on the Northern Beaches have been further enhanced with the opening of a brand new, purpose-built palliative care unit at Mona Vale Hospital. The NSW Government is committed to providing best practice multi-disciplinary palliative care services that give patients and their families real choice and support, during what is undoubtedly one of the most difficult times.