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Collapse Issue 471 - 10 Jun 2019Issue 471 - 10 Jun 2019
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Fuel tanks to be replaced to remediate contamination
Council is 'more bureaucratic and less attentive'
Concrete burrows installed for penguin colony
Village resident celebrates 100th birthday
Tesch to continue to campaign for palliative care
Hamper donated to celebrate birthday
Community halls 'not commercial entities'
Peta Colebatch steps down after eight years
Three receive Queens Birthday honours
Small buses not suitable for Phegans Bay, residents told
Marquart attends fewest briefings of ward councillors
Application to construct new warehouse
Submissions to close on proposal next to St Luke's
'No tender' for Correa Bay boat ramp
Two local councillors claim no expenses
Water rates to drop from July
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Councillors give themselves a pay rise
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Sea Shepherd to clean Umina Beach
Chamber president welcomes Farnell Rd approval
Geoff Melville steps back from a lifetime of service
Rotary club hears about youth cottage
Bill would prohibit Woy Woy cash loan machine
Residents with stormwater issues invited to tell council
Italian theme day
Special lunch for volunteers at restaurant
Trainee named as finalist
Papua New Guinea lunch at CWA
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Have efficiency and economies occurred?
Could some councillors up their work rate?
Living next to a weekend party house
Loud minority of older people take selfish attitude
Democratic representatives or government tools?
Decline in non-compliance is deemed to be acceptable
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Defibrillators for Wagstaffe and Killcare
Memory walk for dementia body
Fundraising barbecue
Physiotherapist is outstanding employee finalist
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Winners of music scholarship announced
Folk club puts on two events
Bays art show is planned for July
Colouring competition for aged care residents
Artist launches art classes for adults
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Pretty Beach principal retires
Pacific island group at risk of collapse
Breakfast club to be extended
Three teams in cheer and dance finals
Arts students camp at Cockatoo Island
School reviews both winter and summer uniforms
First debates in debating challenge
Uniform shop seeks donations
Support unit students enjoy arboretum
New lambs at Umina campus
Rotary Club hears about mentoring program
Grant to install bush tucker garden and dreaming trail
Ettalong students take part in simultaneous storytime
Year 2 students visit zoo
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Under-15s captain celebrates 150 games
Southern and Ettalong loses top spot on women's ladder
Woy Woy defeated by Hornsby in rugby union
Gold medal in vision-impaired games
Selected for junior squad
Soccer camp to be held in Woy Woy
Celebrating 50 years of Buckworth Shield
Basketball returns
Volunteers honoured

Rotary Club hears about mentoring program

The Rotary Club of Woy Woy has heard a talk about the Central Coast Secondary Schools Mentoring Program, which is currently recruiting volunteer mentors on the Peninsula.

Mr Richard Kennedy spoke to the club about his work as a mentor and how the program was impacting local high school students.

"Richard commenced his presentation by stating that the role of the mentor was to pass on life skills to the mentee.

"By sharing life experiences, skills and knowledge, the mentor helps a young person achieve their goals and plan for their future pathways.

"He liked the definition of a mentor as 'a wise and trusted friend, such as grandfather or grandmother', someone they can talk to on a confidential basis where they cannot talk to a parent or teacher," said club publicity officer Mr Vic Deeble.

Mr Kennedy also explained how the first duty of a mentor was ensuring their mentee completes their Higher School Certificate.

The program has been running for 20 years and has gone by many names during its lifespan.

The volunteer mentors are trained on a two-day course and then on a continuing basis.

"Applying for jobs today is quite different to what it was in the past.

"The applicant can be interviewed on their own phone using an audio-visual link.

"The education system has also dramatically changed over the years," said Mr Kennedy

"Mentees often have a very narrow appreciation of what is available to them.

"Some come from families where few members of the family have ever had a job.

"Mentors can have a large influence on the life of the person being mentored.

"Confidence can be dramatically improved as their range of experiences are extended.

"Developing communication skills is an important part of the process.

"The mentor is not required to find them a job," he said.

All the mentoring is done in the schools, one on one, with a teacher present.

All mentors must have a Working with Children check.

"It is a very rewarding activity for both the mentor and the mentee," Mr Kennedy said.





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