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Collapse Issue 449 - 16 Jul 2018Issue 449 - 16 Jul 2018
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Bishop suggests church closures
Submissions total 114 against Farnell Rd proposal
Council issues asbestos disposal warning
Cameras don't work in the dark, kiosk owner claims
Sand bar has been surveyed, association told
Student wanted to fill secretarial role
Group asks for on-demand bus service
Clean-up project nominated for award
Group to plant urban shade trees
Fathers join playgroup committee
Weekly community runs planned in Woy Woy
Labor to spend on commuter parking
Committee to negotiate Crown land management
Council officially welcomes new chief
Council to pay for footpaths, kerb and guttering
Cards function for Life without Barriers
Guides host dinner for Rotary club
Run raises $90,000
Donation partners wanted
No local water workshop
Rescue helicopter spots missing man
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'Pay it forward' spirit in Umina
Reminder about handbag safety
Community loses confidence in Council planning
Amended application submitted for five-storey building
Development approval will be used as a precedent
Central Coast Council confused about flooding?
Parish must make submission in absence of vicar
Create walking path from Gosford waterfront to Umina
Compliance an issue for climate change policy
Where is our little lost dredge?
Can Gary Murphy bring councillors into line?
Climate change in the land of opportunity
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Library opens Spike Milligan exhibition
Bouddi Society hosts art show
Little Theatre opens season of Sherlock Holmes mystery
Spanish concert packs Pearl Beach hall
Logie award for children's series
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Students and teachers walk Kokoda Trail
Year 12 students visit geological sites
Choir performed at Walk
Mingaletta visit for Naidoc celebrations
Parents asked to use school crossing
Troupe performs at dance festival
Debating teams win through to final
Golf club donates $4000 to the Croft
University students visit kitchen garden
Kindergarten students celebrate 100 days
Fourth round of netball
School opens grounds over school holidays
Preschool playground nears completion
Public speaking
Umina wins through to State finals
Under-10 boys compete
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Teammates contest singles final
Outrigger club members depart for Tahiti
Bridge club holds Super Congress
Darts players in championships
Fishing club holds presentation night
Bowling club holds Men of League day
Pool rescue championships held at Woy Woy

Outrigger club members depart for Tahiti

Members of the Central Coast Outriggers Canoe Club departed for Tahiti on July 15 to participate in the Club World Championships at the Va'a World Sprints.

Club president Ms Virginia Westerson said two groups of six competitors from the Woy Woy club had been training for seven months and had been in full preparation mode since competing in the Nationals in Queensland in February.

The club is located on land next to the sea scouts at Lions Park Woy Woy a location recently made permanent by Central Coast Council along with a $20,000 grant.

Ms Westerson said the inclusive club loved competition but was also about social contact, inclusion and general wellbeing.

She said there were six positions in each dragon boat.

"The boat sings when everyone is in sync.

"You can feel it. It really lifts you to another level, like a meditation," she said.

The club was leading NSW in adaptive paddling.

Many of its gold members aged 60 to 70 years and platinum members aged over-70 had "ability issues".

One is legally blind. Some are using it as cross-training for rehabilitation.

Platinum member Ms Maree Battye, who will compete in Tahiti, said she had just recovered from 12 months of chemotherapy and was a stroke survivor.

The club welcomed of new members but all have to complete a self-rescue and adhere to strict safety rules.

"Hard core racers are challenged by long course and international races but a new novice or ultra short race has been introduced to reinvigorate the social paddlers and give others an introduction to racing," said Ms Westerson.

"Our club was formed in 1997 by an enthusiastic group of paddlers united in their shared love of outrigger paddling.

"We have grown considerably and now boast a mixed membership of social and competitive paddlers, incorporating at times those disabled by stroke, chronic pain, musculoskeletal injury, recovering from cancer, vision and hearing impaired, and amputees.

"The club has almost 60 members with ages spanning 30 years to 80 years, all actively involved with paddling.

"One of our members at 78 years was the oldest competitor at the 2017 Motu2Motu 36km marathon changeover race at Aitutaki, Cook Islands, with her international team winning the race.

"The sport has encouraged tourism in the Central Coast region through hosting race regattas and events in our local area over several years including State titles at Patonga in 2013, and the most recent held in January at Ettalong.

"Our canoes are located at Woy Woy Point and Patonga.

"Both sites are approved by Council in what are considered safe storage areas."

The club regularly holds "come and try" open days as an introduction to the sport.





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