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Collapse Issue 403 - 03 Oct 2016Issue 403 - 03 Oct 2016
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Council drops land sale plans
NBN audit to be conducted by local industry group
Council acts after canal algae blamed for pelican deaths
Department 'should formulate' pelican management plan
Administrator defers trust wind-up proposal
Projects continued this financial year
Council announces lease of Woy Woy cafe
Community garden is best on the Coast
Residents get together to plant street trees
Council to run green living workshops
Bays brigade celebrates 50 years
Disabled runabout towed to safety
Tibetian monks to learn to surf
Wicks reiterates commitment to election promises
Expressions of interest in Patonga Hotel close
Major sponsor secured for Oyster Festival
Rotarians return from Uganda visit
Umina pie-maker competes in Melbourne
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Happy memories of 'Runway Park'
Woy Woy, Umina or Blackwall?
Speak up to protect beautiful area
Boxing is dangerous, no place in civilised society
Speaking for animal lovers
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Program about tuning in to teens
Free hearing checks offered
Brain cancer fundraiser
Peninsula Village will hold family open day
Poetry performed at retirement village
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Woytopia to feature live music, stalls and talks
Remake of 1936 film shows Peninsular Paradise
Jez Lowe comes to Troubadour
Line-up announced for Opera in the Arboretum
Foundation awards for young artists
Craft centre displays works
Painter exhibits at Norah Head
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Volunteers sought to run ethics classes
Reading program places available
Students compete in zone athletics
Students visit Canberra
Olympic-themed carnival
Girls football team vies for State title
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Liesl Tesch to be honoured with civic reception
Umina bowls rookie makes two State finals
Surf club members bring home world medals
Bowls day to honour Ken McMorrow
Life membership for Pat Toohey
Bowlers raise $1240

Rotarians return from Uganda visit

Two Woy Woy Rotarians have returned from Uganda where they spent a hectic few weeks visiting many schools and communities which the club supports.

Ms Sue O'Neill and Ms Di Schwarzl visited six schools, a children's clinic and two sewing workshops that assemble washable sanitary pads for girls.

The Rotarians delivered educational materials to each of the schools, two new ultrasound machines - foetal dopplers, a quantity of magnifying reader glasses, solar lights and reusable sanitary kits.

They also checked on the progress of another club project, the construction of teachers' houses at Kyanaka primary school in Luwero.

The schools visited ranged from a small community school where students were writing in the dirt to do their lessons to a well-resourced private school.

"Generally poor community schools are more common," Ms O'Neill said.

"Government schools are filled with dedicated teachers working against extreme odds to deliver education," she added.

A major part of the visit involved organizing a Vocational Training Team Exchange between Australia and Uganda.

A team from Alive Medical Services in Kampala, which provides services to 13,000 HIV-positive clients will visit Australia next year as guests of the Rotary Club of Woy Woy.

They will spend time at the Central Coast sexual health clinic and work with Australian professionals to understand diagnosis, counselling and treatment methods in Australia.





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