- October 2000 -
Volume 1, Issue 8; October 2000
Editorial
This bumper issue contains lots of information of importance to our community. Please make the time to read it all. In particular, you will see that you can now easily sign up for membership to SIRA and your subscription will be very welcome. Have a happy time at the Paralympics!
Please Note: You will get two copies of this newsletter. One will be in full colour with all the bells and whistles. The other in plain text for those of you who prefer it that way, or have no choice :) For technical reasons, the editor has again changed the provider of this free newsletter. Subscribing is now even easier!
In this Issue:
- The SI players present Shakespeare's As You Like It
- Church Point Criminals - a message from the police
- Registering your Pet
- Scotland Island Fair
- Emergency Island Water Supply
- Paralympic Torch relay
- Roads and Drainage Survey Report
- The Local Guide
- Join SIRA today!
- Archived Newsletters
- Great Internet Sites to Visit
- Your Subscription Information
The Scotland Island Players present a brand new production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It". Performances are to be on November 10th and 11th and on November 17th and 18th, 2000, commencing at 7:30pm. This 'gender-confusion' comedy will appeal to all residents and you are invited to get a party of friends together to enjoy an inexpensive and fun evening.
Tickets at Interlace, 10 Park St Mona Vale (phone (02) 9997-5702) $15 adults and $8 children and concessions. You might like to reserve one of the above days to attend what will be an outstanding production. Some new faces join those you have come to expect as part of the players line-up! This production is sponsored by PMC Hill.
Want to know more about this great play? Click here
A Special message from the Broken Bay Water Police
Many cars were broken into on the night of October 3rd and the Police advise
another 7 or so were also hit. The Police recommendations are:- Leave nothing valuable in your car or boat.
- Leave glove boxes, centre consoles and ashtrays empty and open.
- Park as near as possible to a well lit area.
- Report any suspicious persons in the carpark, marinas or wharves to the police straight away.
- Bolt on or chain up outboard motors. Fit lockable cabinets
- Put your name on everything. If your name can't be removed from the property or boat, it's usually not worth stealing
Please help us catch the offenders.
Important Phone Numbers:
- Broken Bay Water Police: (02) 9979-4044
- Mobile: 0412-162-093
- Mona Vale Police: (02) 9997-1444
- Police Emergency: 000
The Companion Animal Act requires all dogs and cats in NSW to be identified (micro chipped) prior to sale/change of ownership and before the dog/cat is 12 weeks old. The dog/cat must then be registered with the Companion Animal Register before 6 months old (this is a once only lifetime registration)
If your pet is not micro chipped, arrange with your veterinarian to micro chip the dog/cat. Your vet will then give you the pet owner's copy of the Companion Animal Identification/Registration form. This is to be lodged when registering your pet.
Lifetime Registration Fees:
| Desexed dog/cat | $35.00 |
| Desexed dog/cat owned by pensioner | $15.00 |
| Dog/cat kept for breeding purposes by a regd. breeder | $35.00 |
| Trained assistance animals | free |
| Dog/Cat not desexed | $100.00 |
On Monday 23rd October, Greg Roberts and Shirley Page attended the Council meeting when the proposal for SI Emergency Water, prepared by consultants Connell Wagner, was presented and accepted by Council. The request by Council and Sydney Water is for a significant upgrade to the water distribution infrastructure on SI to bring it up to acceptable health standards. Add to this the fact that, as we all know, the system leaves a lot to be desired. The water distributors are constantly challenged with breaking and leaking pipes, pressure from many residents urgently needing water in dry times where there is a long wait, discrepancies in water provided and received, refusals to pay, delays in payment, up at all times of the night to monitor, turn off and on, and finally the knowledge that there are a few people who cunningly steal water by turning their taps on a little during the night. Who would want to be a distributor! So, major changes will happen, both short and long term, which will involve SI residents in cost and labour. Shortly, a SI printed Newsletter, dedicated to Water, will address all the issues, followed by one or more General Meetings. Along with Roads and Drainage, Emergency Water is becoming a major issue for the Island.
A report by Greg Roberts.
Monday 16th October was the day when the Paralympic torch left Patonga to be brought by the Palm Beach Ferries’ ‘Spirit’ down Pittwater, around SI and back to Palm Beach Wharf, from where it continued its journey. The whole exercise was organised very well by Pittwater Councillors and staff, with special congratulations going to Councillor Stu Burley. Louise and I accompanied Dermer and Marilyn Bennett in their superb motor launch ‘Apollo’, arriving at Patonga around midday. ‘Apollo’ was pretty well the only boat at this stage, that is if you don’t count Sydney Rescue, Coastal Patrol, 3 Fire Boats (all with water pumps going), the large and very new (and not a day too soon!) 50’ish foot Police boat, 2 (or was it 3 or 4?) police jet skis buzzing around, Waterways, 2 very large and serious Tactical Response Group inflatables (checking out whether Patonga or Palm Beach wharves had had bombs attached) and of course the ‘Spirit’, carrying the Torch as well as Mayor Patricia Giles and guests. By the time the procession reached SI, there must have been an additional 25-35 boats of all shapes and sizes gathered around. It was a great event!
The Scotland Island Fair 2000 will be held on Sunday, 26 November 2000, in Catherine Park, Scotland Island. As always, there will be lots of stalls, food, artwork, music, face painting, kids games, a jumping castle and lots more. It's a fabulous day out for everyone and a great chance to get that Christmas shopping finished early.
The Fair takes quite a bit of organising, so if you think you could lend a hand in the lead up to the Fair, or just for a few hours on the day we'd love to hear from you. Just call Jenny on (02) 9979 3777 or email jabawoc@bigpond.com. We're all volunteers raising money for our community - funds from the previous two Fairs have gone towards framing the wall hanging in the Community Hall.
If you're interested in holding a stall, please call Lisa on (02) 9997 5466 to book your place.
ROADS AND DRAINAGE SURVEY REPORT
The General Meeting was held on Sat 21st Oct as advised, following the mailing of the R&D Survey results to all Property Owners and residents. Mr Chris Hunt attended representing Council. Grahame Cover gave a brief intro/summary of the results and then handled questions regarding the Report results. Other questions were raised regarding key issues (eg funding and the ramp) and Greg Roberts signalled that these issues were indeed very important and would be handled by the Workgroup, plus further General Meetings. Tim Byrne joined the Workgroup. The offer is on the table for anyone who can, and would, like to contribute to the very substantial challenge that lies ahead. Ring Greg Roberts, facilitator of the Workgroup on 99799599.
As our newsletter continues to grow (now more than 250 readers) we are including some links to other nearby organisations and events that may be of interest. If you would like to contribute, please send a message to the electronic newsletter's editor.
- Local Real Estate Agents:
- PMC Hill (subscribe to their newsletter here)
- Ferry Wharf Real Estate
Government Organisations:
- Local Pittwater Council, or email them by clicking here.
- Federal: Bronwyn Bishop, Member for Mackellar, or email her by clicking here
- State: John Brogden, Member for Pittwater, or email him by clicking here
Local Transport:
- Buses and Ferries: Sydney Buses and Ferries
- Water Taxi: Pink Water Taxi
- Church Point Ferries (02) 9999-3492
- Land Taxi Manly Warringah Cabs (02) 9997-9111
Airlines, Buses and Railways
- Sydney Airport: Arrivals and Departures
- Qantas Information
- Ansett Information
- Impulse Airlines and Virgin Blue Airlines
- NSW Railway Timetables and Information.
- Sydney Buses information, click here.
Tides for this week and month:
Join the Scotland Island Residents Association
You can now join SIRA by clicking here. Please print the page you see and return the completed form to SIRA at this address:
The Treasurer, SIRA, PO Box 70, Church Point 2105. Please NO CASH. If you wish to pay in cash, contact the treasurer, Shirley Page on (02) 9997-1875 to arrange collection/delivery.
A complete set of all past electronic newsletters can be found and read by clicking here
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Great Internet Sites to Visit:
- Up to the minute Paralympic results at this site - by far the best place for results.
- Fantastic detailed map of our geographic area (requires Adobe Acrobat reader, which you can get for free by clicking here)
- What's for dinner mum? No recipes? Here are 11,000 excellent suggestions.
Finally:
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