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23.01.2022 Latest from the CHB Progress Association: Hello, Please find attached the Catherine Hill Bay Progress Association Newsletter for November. ... The next PA Meeting is at 4pm on Saturday 28th November 2020 at 17 Flowers Drive. Please note that Covid restrictions apply - full details are in the newsletter. Thanks, CHB PA (Admin: Click below to open the November Newsletter until we find a more elegant link!) https://mcusercontent.com//0/Catho_Chronicle_Nov_2020.pdf

23.01.2022 October session yesterday. New Sept plants Northside of carpark and in arched walkway are coping - tea tree to replace ageing ones, geranium, guinea flower, pig... face. And further down on dunes, August plantings of banksia settled in nicely. Amazing that any do, since the tubes have soil not sand! Little heroes... Too much bitou growing back - turn your back for 6 months and up they come! Help us! ... all welcome - first Monday’s, 3-5pm See more

22.01.2022 Have your say Safety improvements at the Pacific Highway, Flowers Drive and Cams Wharf Road intersection, Catherine Hill Bay The NSW Government is providing $1.02 million through the Safer Roads program for a proposal to improve safety and reduce the risk of crashes at the intersection. Transport for NSW is seeking your feedback on proposed changes to the Pacific Highway, Flowers Drive and Cams Wharf Road intersection at Catherine Hill Bay that aim to improve safety at this... intersection. In the five years to July 2018 there were six crashes at this location including one fatal crash and four crashes resulting in injury. Four of these crashes, including the fatality, involved motorists turning right onto the highway. We have included a diagram to show the proposed changes. The proposal involves: - extending the median wire rope barrier on the Pacific Highway and installing concrete islands to: ~ ban right turn movements from the Pacific Highway into Flowers Drive ~ban right turn movements from Flowers Drive and Cams Wharf Road onto the Pacific Highway Or - installing new directional signage on the Pacific Highway, Cams Wharf Road and on Flowers Drive. New signage within Catherine Hill Bay will direct motorists to use Montefiore Street to access the Pacific Highway. Motorists will still be permitted to turn right into Cams Wharf Road from the Pacific Highway. The changes to the intersection will significantly reduce the risk for motorists entering and exiting the highway as those wanting to turn right would be redirected to intersections with traffic lights and safer merging lanes at Montefiore Street and Nords Wharf Road. How can you give feedback? You are invited to provide feedback to our Project team by Friday 11 December 2020 via email at [email protected] or by mailing to: Att: Flowers Drive project team Transport for NSW Locked Bag 2030 Newcastle NSW 2300 We will carefully consider your feedback and continue to keep you updated as the project progresses. Contact If you have any questions, please contact our Project team on 02 4352 5411 or at [email protected].

20.01.2022 6-24 October, various times and locations More than 3000 free native plants will be provided to Lake Mac residents next month as part of Council’s annual Native... Plant Giveaway. The Native Plant Giveaway provides Lake Mac residents the opportunity to receive two free native plants per household. Local native plants in your garden can attract native wildlife, are better suited to the local soil type and require less water than introduced plants once established. Council will be delivering the popular Giveaway a little differently this year, with multiple pop-up events hosted at locations across the City from 6-24 October. To comply with COVID restrictions, bookings are essential for the giveaways, with online tickets allocated for a specific session time. The giveaway is for Lake Macquarie residents only, with proof of address required on the day. Only residents who have booked into a specific giveaway session time will be eligible to collect plants. To register for one of the Native Plant Giveaway sessions, go to https://www.lakemac.com.au//Living-S/Native-Plant-Giveaway or contact Council’s Customer Service Team on 4921 0333.

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19.01.2022 WHEN 2 POPS CHASE HONEY The honey we all enjoy seems like such a simple product. But getting it to the consumer is a complex challenge, especially for hobbyist beekeepers like Russell Smith and Tony Hendriks. JIM KELLAR writes. ...Continue reading

17.01.2022 https://www.2hd.com.au//motorbike-rider-dies-in-catherine/

15.01.2022 Catherine Hill Bay this morning :)

12.01.2022 Poisoned Trees At Root Of Inquiry THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is investigating after 70 native trees were poisoned in the Lake Macquarie State Conservation Area. Ranger Andrew Hampstead said the Nords Wharf discovery was being taken very seriously. ... "This is a concerning find and we're working hard to get more information," he said. "The area is an endangered ecological community, and these trees provided important habitat for local fauna. "This space exists to protect our natural environment for the future, so to see that someone would go to such lengths to purposely destroy that same environment is disappointing to say the least. Poisoning native vegetation is a crime under the National Parks and Wildlife Act. It carries penalties of up to six months imprisonment. The area has previously been the focus of rangers after illegal campers cut down trees in the area for firewood . Illegal vehicle access in the area has also been a focus. Anyone who has information or saw something is urged to come forward to the parks authority by calling 4972 9000. Copyright 2020 the Newcastle Herald

12.01.2022 Chance To Holiday At Home BY MAX MCKINNEY IT IS a simple concept - a holiday at home. ... Ditch the road trip up the coast and spend some time in your own backyard. Enjoy the sights of Newcastle and support local businesses at the same time. It's a win-win . Getting $500 to do it, now that's a win-win-win . The Hometown Holiday project, funded by the City of Newcastle-led economic response taskforce launched earlier this year in a bid to support the city's tourism and hospitality sectors during COVID-19 , offers Lower Hunter residents the chance to win $50,000 worth of gift vouchers to spend at impacted businesses this summer. The initiative aims to provide economic stimulus for the industries hardest hit by the pandemic by incentivising locals to experience Newcastle's city centre as tourists. Residents of the Newcastle , Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens, Cessnock and Maitland council areas can apply to win a $500 voucher to spend at more than 70 businesses, including hotels, restaurants, bars, retail outlets , attractions and tours. Launched yesterday at Battlesticks bar on Newcastle Harbour, the initiative builds on research by the University's Newcastle Business School. Dr Tamara Young, a senior lecturer with the school, said initiative would have flow-on benefits beyond the voucher spend. "In the short term that will provide some economic recovery for the sector," she said. "But in the longer term, it will encourage resident knowledge of the city as a tourist destination and, hopefully, they will become ambassadors for the city as a destination; subsequently inviting their friends and relatives to visit Newcastle for a holiday." Dominic May, who operates whale-watching and sightseeing boat tours out of Newcastle, said the initiative would be a boost to his business after a difficult year. Mr May said CoastXP had been running tours seven days a week pre-COVID , but that had been reduced to operating mostly only Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. "It's been a roller-coaster ride," he said. "Some weeks and months have been enormously busy, but others have been very quiet. It goes up and down. School holidays were busy but also people's reaction to COVID when restrictions ease, people come back out and get into things. "I started my business about two-and-a-half years ago, but you don't start a business to expect your going to close and there was threeand-a-half months there where I was closed. So that was obviously a tricky time." To win a voucher, entrants must describe in 25 words or less why they would like to take a Hometown Holiday . Winners will be drawn on November 23, 30 and December 7 and 14. Entries can be summitted online at www.visitnewcastle.com.au. Copyright 2020 the Newcastle Herald

10.01.2022 'Outrageous ' Dumper Fined BY MATT CARR Sydney man fined over Hunter waste ... A SYDNEY man has been convicted on three counts of illegal dumping and fined almost $90,000 after a Hunter investigation lasting more than a year. The Hunter and Central Coast Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Squad tracked the waste back to a 43-year-old Sefton man it described as "a serial offender" . More than 10 tonnes of contaminated demolition waste was found dumped on Marconi Road at Morisset in February last year, sparking the investigation. The squad knocked on doors, sought out CCTV of the incident and examined the scene of the dumped material , which had previously been burned. Ultimately, distinctly-patterned linoleum found in that waste would prove a key part of the probe. In following weeks investigators attended scenes in Lake Macquarie, Cessnock, Maitland and the Central Coast in a bid to find where the waste came from. Their efforts led them to a Gosford site, where they found the same linoleum. It was alleged that the Sydney man was responsible for removing asbestos and other waste from the Gosford site. Similar material was dumped at Catherine Hill Bay and Calga as inquiries continued. RID co-ordinator Rob Robertson said a mat found at Catherine Hill Bay helped establish links between the sites.. "When speaking to the owner of the site of origin during the investigation, they were able to assist by producing a number of photographs of the interior of the building taken before the fire ," Mr Robertson said. The man was fined $20,000 for each offence and ordered to pay almost $30,000 in clean-up costs to Lake Macquarie and Central Coast councils. Mr Robertson said the case was why the RID Squad existed. "The fact that someone thinks they can dump tonnes of asbestos-contaminated waste on a public street and get away with it is just outrageous ," Mr Robertson said. "As this case shows, no matter how long it takes, we will keep working until we find those responsible." Copyright 2020 the Newcastle Herald

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04.01.2022 Lake Macquarie City Council are determined to make the city more accessible for all and are asking for help to construct their Disability Action Plan for 2021-2...025. They are inviting the community to participate in an online survey or to attend their drop-in sessions at Toronto, Charlestown and Swansea libraries, to find out how they can achieve this. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, visit: shape.lakemac.com.au/disabilityinclusion

03.01.2022 Eye On Hunter Boaties Weekend safety blitz on the water BY SCOTT BEVAN A TANTALISING combination of fine weather on a long weekend and the launch of the boating season has seen many heading out onto the Hunter's waterways for the first time in months. ...Continue reading

03.01.2022 On The Trail Of Land That Time Forgot HE MAY be 81, but that's not stopping Bob "Minmi Magster" Skelton from living life to the fullest. He recently went on a hike to Pinny Beach, a secluded spot south of Caves Beach. He and his twin brother Dave trekked to the site. ... "We hadn't been there for 70 years. We went there a couple of times camping with the church," he said. Topics: "Camping with the church? Hmmm. Sounds dodgy." Magster: "There were a few paedophile-types there, so we never went back." They camped there in the 1950s with an organisation called the "Church of England Boys' Society" , which was named at the royal commission into child sexual abuse. When they stayed at Pinny Beach, it was at a church property known as Yondaio. The Magster is interested in the history of the Yondaio site. The land is part of the Wallarah National Park. It became a national park after the NSW government did a land swap with developers about a decade ago to allow housing on the Wallarah Peninsula. The peninsula is a magnificent strip of land between lake and ocean that stretches from Swansea to Catherine Hill Bay. The Magster contacted National Parks, the University of Newcastle and the Anglican Church to find out the history of the land. He discovered that Yondaio stood for the Youth Of Newcastle Diocese. He recalled that church officials said back in the '50s that an old lady gifted the land to the church. But the Magster suspects it might have been a Crown Land lease. If you know more about the land's history, email [email protected]. Salty Shotgun After camping in the Pinny Beach area in the 1950s, the Magster returned soon after with a mate. "We caught the bus out. I borrowed my father's shotgun without asking him." They walked into a cave at Pinny Beach. A wave came in and swamped them. "Lucky I didn't drown I suppose," he said. Sand and salt got into the gun, his father's pride and joy. "I had to pull it apart and oil it up, so he wouldn't find out," he said. When he returned to the site with his twin brother recently, they had lunch in one of the caves. Thankfully , no waves got them. A Kiwi Translation When he originally camped at the site, the Magster recalled that he and his brother carried their gear on a stretcher made from "chaff bags" [hessian bags] and saplings. Magster: "We didn't have haversacks or knapsacks, or what do they call them now?" Topics: "Backpacks . Do you know what the Kiwis call them?" Magster: "No ." Topics: "Beckpecks ." Joke of the Day What do you call cheese that isn't yours? Nacho cheese. Copyright 2020 the Newcastle Herald

02.01.2022 Love a good book? Come and grab a bargain at the Lake Mac Big Book Fair next week The fair runs over four huge days at Warners Bay Theatre and there will be more than 8000 books to choose from! Details https://bit.ly/36G6Nsz