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Collapse Issue 237 - 12 Apr 2010Issue 237 - 12 Apr 2010
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Electricity to go under Ettalong channel
Council may sue on investment losses
Grants for oval, foreshore and pool
Restaurants proposed for Empire Bay Dr
Human remains found
Council will determine electricity plan
Environmental review completed soon
Energy Australia criticised over community consultation
Pat named as State winner
Police seek witnesses
Times change
Walks planned in nearby bush
First annual meeting for Guides group
Pearl Beach opera raises $27,500
Volunteering information
Chamber welcomes supermarket design
Rainfall down 21 per cent
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DLEP comment period extended
Options available for bushland, says department
DLEP website misleading, says CEN
Freewater receives objections in 'hundreds'
Council delayed DLEP release
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Dawn service at Woy Woy
Service at Empire Bay
Plinth ceremony
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Post office store was home
Support better health services here
DLEP should be more realistic
Is draft plan local?
Unanswered Questions
DLEP ignores all the research
Dads' day out a success
No better than drug dealers?
Take dredged sand ashore
Natural beauty at risk
Vested interests
Council cuts reflect financial losses
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First aid volunteers wanted
Alliance considers protest action
Peninsula women form Lantern club
Relay ends with heavy rain
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Art for autism awareness
Disabled choirs to be formed
'Perfect behaviour' at rock concert
Jessica pursues her passion
Little Theatre performs one-act plays
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Three students in exhibition
Charity film night raises $2000
Vandals tag classrooms
Young leaders go to Sydney
Mufti day raises $500
Parent named as support worker
New buildings to be opened this year
Op shop to support religious education
New executive at Pretty Beach
New principal starts
Community readers wanted
Riding to school
Shave raises $4000
School suffers in door-knocking scam
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Umina hosted pairs final
Three play judo in Queensland
Roosters hold season launch
Strong trials wins for Roosters
Weather calms for Malibu contest
Ettalong records bowls pairs win
Bunnies field five sides
Rescue boats compete at Ocean Beach
Woy Woy hosts union finals
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School at Ettalong - smaller and simpler
Water slide at Ettalong
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Chance to win

Woy Woy hosts union finals

Central Coast opened up this season's campaign in the NSW Country Rugby Championships with a resounding win against Central North at Woy Woy Oval on March 20.

The final score was 27 points to seven, after the halftime score was only seven points to nil in favour of the home side, according to Central Coast Rugby Union president Mr Larry Thomson.

"The first 40 minutes was a quite even affair," Mr Thomson said.

"Both teams had their chances to score and each side dominated certain periods of that half.

"The opening 20 minutes saw both teams try to gain the ascendancy in the forward exchanges but to no avail.

"The Central Coast set pieces however were very good.

"The line-outs were excellent with locks Peter Steele and Adam Winter both winning their own ball as well as on several occasions winning the opposition throw.

"The further the game went on the stronger the Central Coast scrum became. "Several tightheads were taken and this certainly aided the home side's cause. "Twenty minutes into the first half the first points were scored.

"A good break saw prop Shannon Beavan cross under the posts to make an easy conversion for fullback Jono Hirst.

"This made the score seven points to nil and that remained the halftime score.

Mr Thomson said he believed the best players for Central Coast were the two locks Adam Winter and Peter Steele, while five-eight Adam Carlisle proved very strong both in his organisational skills and defence.

"Carlisle was certainly getting his backline into action," Mr Thomson said.

"He worked in great combination with halfback Justin Staben.

"Central Coast started strongly in the second half and began to assert their dominance on the scoreboard.

"Winger Declan Shepherd crossed for a try within the first 10 minutes of the start of the second half, and this try was quickly followed by another to outside centre Ben Shine.

"Declan Shepherd and Ben Shine scored another try each to increase the lead further so that Central Coast led by 27 to Central North nil with only a few minutes to go.

"Fullback Jono Hirst had an excellent game both with his general running as well his long clearing kicks in general play.

"He did only convert one of the five tries but there were no easy conversions for him in the second half.

"Central North scored a consolation converted try in the final few minutes."

However, despite a convincing win against Illawarra in the semi-final on March 27, Central Coast qualified for the final only to be defeated by a strong Newcastle side 13 to nil.

The Central Coast Colts also had a great win at Woy Woy Oval, according to Mr Thomson.

"Despite being down 13 points to three at the half time break, the home side put on a blistering second half," Mr Thomson said.

"They scored 27 unanswered points in the second half to run out winners by 30 points 13.

"The team really did put it altogether in the second half and scored four great tries in the second stanza.

"The further the game went on the stronger they got."

However, the young Central Coast side were defeated by 36 points to 12 in the playoff for third and fourth positions against Central West.

"The Coast team was never really in the match although they did surge midway through the second half and got close," Mr Thomson said.

"But Central West finished the game stronger.

"The Colts had finished fourth in the championships.

"The team (Illawarra) that defeated them in a close fixture the day before won the championship so the Central Coast was not far behind the top teams despite the two losses over the final weekend."

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