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About ..... Our Bay & Basin

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DECEMBER 2015
Vol 12 Issue 11

SCHOOLS
OUT!
Another fun filled year done

Sanctuary Point Library

CHRISTMAS
ACTIVITIES

Merry Christmas to all

and a very happy New Year!
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DECEMBER 2015
Vol 12 Issue 11
About .....Our Bay & Basin
©

Featuring in this issue .....

5 Community Bank® Giving Tree

Bendigo Bank Sanctuary Point
Photo by Corinne Le Gall

7 Water Filling Station 21 Community Noticeboard

Clifton Park Learn to Ride

24 What's On
8 Property Tips
Finding the right tenants
31 Well Deserved
12 Christmas at the Library Recognition
Sanctuary Point Library Congratulations Kerry

14 Unusual Rescues 34 Wandrawandian

Marine Rescue NSW JB Unit Monthly Feature

16 Don't be scammed 36 Schools Corner

On the Beat VHS & SPPS

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Your Community Magazine
A publication of Bay & Basin Community Financial Services Limited (ACN 105 756 063)  A Committed Community Centric Company

Contact Details A Word from the Editor

Contributions Please submit Welcome to our
your contributions for the
Jan/Feb issue by 25th November DECEMBER edition of the
and the March Issue by 3rd Feb to magazine.
The Co-ordinator Without doubt, conversations about
editor@aboutbayandbasin.org the “Roadworks” must be the most
PO Box 180
Sanctuary Point NSW 2540 popular topic in our area. Everyone
Phone: 0478 607 829 has a “well reasoned” view, mostly
Advertising Enquiries 0478 607 829 critical.
 ads@aboutbayandbasin.org It must be a nightmare to organise,
Distribution Enquiries 0478 607 829 because of the numerous exits and
 distribution@aboutbayandbasin.org junctions in such a short distance,
Printing coupled with the traffic from four
 magazine is proudly printed and directions. The ground conditions
typeset locally by Sanctuary Point Printing ,
phone 4443 0014 are also a challenge.
10,000 copies carefully distributed by Pinpoint
Advertising to homes and business in Wandandian,
But, have patience, it will all be
Bewong, Tomerong, Falls Creek, Basin View, St Georges
Basin, Sanctuary Point, Old Erowal Bay, Erowal Bay,
worthwhile, and provide a much
Huskisson, Vincentia and Woollamia. We are also
supported by many local businesses.
improved road system eventually.
 accepts no responsibility for any article, advertisment,
notice or letter published. Any article, advertisement, notice
My worry is that it will not be
or letter is published at the risk of the contributor, who accepts
liability for any intended publication. All contributors forwarding completed for the Christmas
articles, advertisements, notices or letters agree to indemnify the
publisher and warrant that the material is accurate, not deceptive
or misleading, in breach of copyright, defamatory or in breach of any
holidays. All the extra holiday traffic
other laws or regulations.   reserves the right to edit
contributions and there is no guarantee all material submitted can
would create chaos!!
be published. All views expressed in this publication are those of the
contributors and are not necessarily those of    So keep smiling through it all and
have a great Christmas.
Until next month, Con – Editor

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  Your Community Bank®

Community Bank®
Giving Tree
Tis the season to be charitable and Christmas Trading Hours
that is what we have decided to do Your local Community Bank® will
here at your Community Bank®. only be closed on the gazetted public
We have turned our branch holidays being Christmas Day, Boxing
Christmas tree into a Giving Tree. Day and New Years Day.
We are accepting donations of non This year the holidays are:
perishable food items (canned • Friday 25th December
foods, packaged foods etc) on behalf
• Monday 28th December
of local charities to be distributed
(Boxing Day holiday)
to those less fortunate in our local
community. • Friday 1st January
To all our valued clients
All foods collected will be donated
and friends in the Bay
prior to Christmas Day so they can
& Basin area I wish
be distributed to help brighten their
you a safe and Happy
Christmas Day.
Christmas to you
It doesn’t take much effort to help and your loved
someone else, so why not help us ones
help them by bringing in a few things Until next month,
for donation, any non perishable Keith Robinson –
food item will help. 4443 9825

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Community Forums

Basin Villages Forum

basinvillagesforum.asn.au PO Box 37, St Georges Basin 2540

Kerry Thompson (Council’s Natural Resource native wildlife. Dusty is well known as the ‘Snake’
Officer) spoke to the meeting about damage man and is known by many for his kindness and
sustained to the Basin Walking Track during the dedication.
recent floods. Council to visit local areas and a representative
The track was closed to all due to the danger of the Forum will direct Councillors to problems
caused by erosion and damage to allow Council within their precinct, that includes Wrights Beach,
to assess and repair the damage that was Erowal Bay, Old Erowal Bay, Worrowing, Sanctuary
substantial. Hazards were with trees, footbridges Point, St Georges Basin and Basin View.
and embankments that were washed away. It was Forum written to Council objecting to rezoning
noted that the foreshore areas where there were and subsequent sale of foreshore land at St
no trees and residents permitted to mow, suffered Georges Basin, although the letter of notice from
greatest with soil and grass washed out to the Council was late in being sent.
Basin leaving bays. The areas where the trees Council representatives will be invited to the
remained formed points and retained the ground. November meeting to discuss linking the St
At this point in time, Council has made great Georges Basin shared cycle/pathway leading to
strides in repairing the walk but it wont be Sanctuary Point.
completed until at least early 2016. The Green Noted – road problems in Old Erowal Bay –
Army has been booked by MP Anne Sudmalis but Prentice Ave needs resurfacing, Sheeran St also
will take time. needs work.
It was also noted that the illegal jetties along Lack of footpaths in the whole St Georges Basin
Sanctuary Point Rd foreshore had been washed area needs to be addressed.
away and could be a danger. Basin Villages Forum is setup to assist all residents
Management Plan for Palm Beach areas shows of the whole St Georges Basin area with issues
that sea grass racks will be installed possibly relating to local situations. Meets 3rd Monday of
people can use the sea grass for gardens. each month (excepting December and January)
Greville Corner Store on track to reopen after at Meriton St Community Hall at St Georges
damage with car accident. Basin. 7.15pm for cuppa and chat. Meeting starts
Dusty Jones is now Shoalhaven’s ‘Super Hero’ 7.30pm. Enquiries 4443 5080. All welcome – check
after he was nominated for his work and love for out website for information.

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GOT TO LOVE A GOOD BLONDE JOKE.....
A blonde lady was driving home, drunk as a skunk. Suddenly she has to swerve to avoid a
tree, then another, then another. A police car pulls her over, so he tells the policeman about
all the trees in the road. The policeman says, “That’s your air freshener swinging about!”

A blonde man’s dog goes missing and he is frantic. His wife says “Why don’t you put an ad
in the paper?” He does, but two weeks later the dog is still missing. “What did you put in
the paper?” his wife asks. “Here boy!” he replies.

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 YOUR THOUGHTS ON  We’d love to hear from you!
Do you have something you would like to contribute? Do you have an idea for an article you might like us to follow up
on? Do you have any suggestions to make your magazine better?
If you have an article or any suggestions on local happenings, local history or just general interest, please contact us on
0478 607 829 or by email to editor@aboutbayandbasin.org or by post to PO Box 180, Sanctuary Point 2540.

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  Your Community
Sanctuary Point Community Pride Inc.
WATER FILLING STATION
INSTALLED AT CLIFTON PARK
LEARN TO RIDE

Sanctuary Point Community Pride Inc Bicycle Facility provides a safe place to
is pleased to announce the installation educate children on responsible road use
of a water filling station at the Clifton and encourages them in a healthy activity.
Park Learn to Ride Bicycle Facility. The With the installation of the water filling station
filling station facilitates the availability of free children can easily access Shoalhaven’s
tap water to the community and supports clean, natural and healthy tap water.
reuseable drink bottles. Sanctuary Point Community Pride
The St Georges Basin Country Club Incorporated was established with the
responded to the application by Sanctuary aim of working together to create a safe
Point Community Pride Inc for financial and positive, pro-active community for the
assistance. The Board and Members of the people of Sanctuary Point and surrounding
St Georges Basin Country Club are to be area to live, stay and play.
thanked for their significant donation.
Contacts:
Shoalhaven Water has provided the President Allen Kruse – 4443 2755
water filling station at a reduced cost as Secretary Veronica Husted – 0427 249 457
they recognise the benefits of both an PO Box 99 Sanctuary Point NSW 2540
environmental and economic nature. Sanctuarypointcommunitypride@gmail.com
This amenity will be a fantastic addition Photo above from left: Veronica Husted & Gwen
Price from Sanctuary Point Community Pride Inc;
to the very popular Learn to Ride Bicycle
Tony Holmes Water Customer & Business Services
Facility and very timely with the warmer Manager at Shoalhaven Water; and Dick Manwarring
weather approaching. The Learn To Ride Director of St Georges Basin Country Club.
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Property Tips

Finding the right

tenants
Contributed by McNamara & Associates

With Australia enjoying its lowest through communication with the

interest rates ever, and with the prospective tenant. You can download a
government’s generous concessions rental contract from Fair Trading, get the
regarding negative gearing, many tenant to sign it, then just keep checking
people who never thought of up on them now and then, right? Wrong.
themselves as landlords now find it is The Residential Tenancies Act sets out
an attractive prospect and a way of the circumstances under which you can
making an investment in property. But visit the property without their permission,
how do you ensure that the client you get and in the normal course of events, that
is not going to cost you money, by ruining is only in an emergency or to carry out
your investment. urgent repairs. Aside from that, if you were
Firstly, there’s no better way than to appoint concerned about the integrity of your
a rental agent. Agents experienced in investment you would need to arrange
rentals ask all the right questions, do meetings in writing with the tenant at the
solid background checks (because property, and give the required notice
rental leaves a trail through government period (two days written).
organisations in all States) and will put Otherwise the required notice period is
the prospective tenant through a rigorous at least 7 days written notice. It would
pre-qualification routine. It really is the be recommended to contact the Rentals
only option. Tribunal as soon as possible and get
But if you’re a DIY type person, do advice from them on your obligations as
your best to screen the client, through a landlord and the rights of your tenant.
the usual means, such as employment By this time you may well have already
record, earnings, and self-assessment contacted a rental agent!

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 • Gold is the only metal that doesn’t rust, even if it’s buried in the ground for
thousands of years.
QUICK
FACTS

• Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
• Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.
• A comet’s tail always points away from the sun.
• Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found
in some medicines.

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Golfing Tips

TIPS FOR BETTER

GOLFING
by Justin Clarke, Vincentia Golf Club Professional

WITH ALL THIS NEW GOLFING Sometimes I will suggest this grip to
TECHNOLOGY SOMETIMES WE people with really large hands or golfers
JUST HAVE TO "GET A GRIP" with trouble closing their fingers.
As I have stated in previous articles, golf The interlock grip – This is the same
equipment and technology has seen as the baseball grip. However, you need
some remarkable advancements in the to interlock the little finger of the right
last 15 years or so. These days you can hand with the index finger of the left
even alter the dynamics of your clubs hand. This grip really keeps the hands
from day to day in the form of loft and working together, probably the best grip
clubface angle. for correct grip pressure. It can also
be advantageous for golfers with small
We have machines that can talk to us and
hands.
tell us distances and where the trouble
is. Our drivers are 5 times bigger in The “Vardon” Grip – Instead of
head size than they once were and also, interlocking the little finger of the right
much longer. All these improvements are hand with the index finger of the left
designed to help our overall game. hand, just place the little finger of the
However, even with all of this we still right hand in between the index finger
have to hit the ball!! and 3rd finger of the left hand. The
advantage here is a stronger right hand
So I thought we should take a step back
which is good for helping golfers that
and check the very first thing we do
slice.
when we set out on a round of golf.
No matter which grip you choose,
WHICH GRIP WILL GIVE YOU THE
there is one other factor that is equally
BEST RESULTS? (Keep in mind, I
important.
am talking from a right handed golfers
point of view - just reverse it for the left This is CORRECT GRIP THICKNESS.
handers). Everyone’s hands vary in size.
The Baseball grip – This is not my If you have small hands a narrower grip
preferred option when I coach; however will help. If your hands are bigger you
it certainly has its place. Simply place need to choose a fatter grip.
your left hand on the club with your Choosing the correct grip thickness can
thumb straight down the grip, then go a long way to having a consistently
place your right hand on the club with square clubface at impact.
your thumb also straight down the grip
covering the left thumb. Good Golfing

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 Contribute to 
We’d love to hear from you! If you have an article you’d like to see published in
this magazine, please contact us on 0478 607 829 or submit your article by
email to editor@aboutbayandbasin.org or by
post to PO Box 180, Sanctuary Point NSW 2540

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Your Community

Shoalhaven Libraries
Sanctuary Point
Paradise Beach Road Sanctuary Point, Monday – Friday 10.00am – 5.30pm Saturday 9.30am – 12.00pm
Phone 4406 2076 Email sanctuarypointlibrary@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au
http://shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/MyCommunity/Library/Yourlocallibrary/SanctuaryPointLibrary.aspx

Christmas is just around the corner and that January at 10.30am to 11.30am. Stories,
means lots of activities. crafts and other activities to entertain the
ÎÎ Christmas Storytime and end of kids.
year party. There will be two sessions – ÎÎ DIY crafts - available every day except
Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December. Wednesday from 10.30am to 11.30am
Christmas stories and crafts for 0-5’s. 11th to 29th January
These are always lots of fun and a great ÎÎ Finally don’t forget that Shoalhaven
way to get into the festive spirit. Don’t Libraries will be running the Summer
forget to come dressed all Christmassy! Reading Club for kids again these
ÎÎ Christmas craft session for kids of all holidays. Come in from 1st of December
ages – Monday 21st December. Wear to grab your activity pack and start
your Christmas sparkle and come along reading!
for Christmas themed stories and craft. Bookings are essential for all sessions except
ÎÎ Christmas Cookies will be held this DIY craft, so give us a call to reserve your spot.
year on Wednesday 23rd December at Just a reminder the library will be closed
10.30am. Decorate cookies to leave out over the Christmas/New Year period, from
for Santa! Friday 25th December to Sunday 3rd January
ÎÎ Wednesday the 20th January we will be inclusive. Reopening Monday 4th January
holding a very special children’s comedy from 10am.
show. Come along and join in the fun You will be able to borrow extra items before
with Sean Murphy and his Kid’s Party the closure to ensure you have enough to
Confidential. Only a gold coin donation for read. Items due for return during this time can
entry to this great event. be returned after we reopen, without penalty.
ÎÎ We are holding 2 sessions of Holiday We wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas
Activities on Wednesday 13th and 27th and New Year.

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Jervis Bay & Districts
Actives Group.
Well it’s has been a busy month. Our
President Colin Loudon attended the
6th Conference for the Australian Men’s
Shed Association in Newcastle. He met
an interesting man who walked from
Fremantle to Newcastle to attend the
conference. Mike Pauly had to lose weight
and his doctor told him walking would help.
Mike liked walking so he decided to walk
to Newcastle, some 1100+kms. He has
decided to walk home the short way via
Tasmania where he will spend Christmas,
then home via The Great Ocean Road to
Fremantle.
Secretary Jan, Barbara and President
Colin attended the Shoalhaven Breast
Cancer Support Group A.B.C Awareness
Luncheon 2015 at the Bomaderry Bowling
Club. Jervis Bay & Districts Actives Group
donated paintings by John Cunningham
to the Shoalhaven Breast Cancer Support
Group, two paintings to the youth club
establishment community and one to
Culburra skate park establishment SANCTUARY POINT
community to help fundraise. COMMUNITY PRIDE
Our mascot St George The Spring into Sanctuary
Jervis Bonaparte is on Point raffle winner was ticket
loan to Bunnings for number 00658 in the name of Michael who has won the
a WH&S work place wheelbarrow and garden products, donated by Ison and
training programme. Co. and Sanctuary Point Garden Centre. Thank you to all
that supported this great community event.
We offer our members
oil painting classes,
fishing and kayaking,
get togethers for
football grand finals,
Bathurst car race
days, Melbourne Cup
days and a variety of
dining out experiences.
New members welcome
All enquiries Colin Loudon 0412 347 322
Mushwandry
Good Peoples Go Nice Places
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Safety of Life at Sea

Marine Rescue NSW

Jervis Bay Unit
Unusual rescues of PWC by our volunteers.
Contributed by Lester Shute – Publicity Officer

Marine Rescue JB20 takes 2 PWC vessels in a tandem tow back to Woollamia boat ramp after they experienced mechanical failure.
Marine Rescue Jervis Bay quite often up being a good ‘hands on’ training exercise.
experiences requests for assistance from After delivering the grateful skipper to his launch
unusual vessels. In the past these have been ramp, the rest of the day proved to be relatively
from kayak adventurers experiencing confused quiet with all logged on vessels having been
seas, small sailing catamarans that have capsized logged off. JB40 was berthed, washed, stood
and personnel water craft (PWC) also experiencing down and the crew headed for home. At 1630hrs
either engine failure or heavy seas. a further call from a skipper of another PWC
Our radio base mainly receives calls from general suffering mechanical problems from a ski rope
runabout vessels in trouble, but we are still being sucked into the water intake of the onboard
required to assist the smaller PWC vessel with jet propulsion unit which rendered the engine
one or two crew on board. On 4th October 2015 unusable. Greg Atkinson and John Townsend
we received just that. Three PWC all experienced who were on duty earlier on JB40 were recalled to
engine failure and needed to be towed to the deploy our Cat 2 vessel JB20 to assist the stranded
boat ramp they launched from. Even though they PWC. All proceeded without mishap and the PWC
all were able to beach their vessels safely when was taken under tow. Guess what? Yet another
experiencing problems, it is a duty of care to PWC had problems and called in for assistance.
ensure the crews make it back to their departure Lucky for our crew on JB20 this PWC was located
point safely. in Currembene Creek and was picked up whilst
The Marine Rescue rescue vessel, JB40, was first towing the original vessel. So we ended up doing
deployed to Huskisson beach at 1130hrs. The a tandem tow with two PWC’s making our way
only person on board was the skipper and with to Woollamia boat ramp. With many thanks from
some tricky boat handling from the crew of JB40 the relieved skippers, JB20 made its way back to
in shallow water a line was cast to the skipper of its berth at Creswell and a hopeful crew, that no
the PWC and taken under tow. It was different to more PWC type vessels would break down that
the usual assist for the crew on JB40, but ended afternoon.

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  Safety of Life at Sea
Another unusual day for Marine Rescue Jervis
Bay but we are always happy to assist in the safe
passage of boaters back to shore regardless of the
size, type and weather conditions.
Don’t forget to log on with Marine Rescue when
venturing out and log off when you return, it gives
you peace of mind knowing there is someone
watching over you for your safety. If you can’t log
on using a radio, you can do so with your mobile
phone, just download the app. It makes it very
easy to log on and log off right from your phone.

Please note a change of date for our

upcoming Duck Derby which is usually on
Australia Day 26th January each year.
In 2016 Marine Rescue has decided to
bring the Duck Derby forward to the
Saturday before, the 23rd January 2016,
to make it easier for the public to attend.
The weekend is the final weekend of the
holidays and with Australia Day on the
Tuesday many holiday makers are heading
home and miss out on a fun day. By moving
it forward it gives families a chance to bring
the kids to the duck races with all the other
fun day attractions but allows plenty of MARINE RESCUE JERVIS BAY
time to pack and head home safely after the VMR 209
Christmas break. With requests to bring the Call Sign: Marine Rescue Jervis Bay
day forward we have decided to alter the day Phone: 02 4441 5433 – Fax: 02 4441 5428
to Saturday the 23rd January 2016. Address: Huskisson Base, Voyager Park,
Currambene Street, Huskisson 2540
Website : www.mrnswjb.com.au
Until next month, take care! Meetings: Huskisson Base, each 3rd Mon 7pm
“Marine Rescue – Saving lives on the water”

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On The Beat

"ON THE BEAT"

Don't be scammed.....
Who says that lightning does not strike twice? Your money is your money and you worked
The other day I received another phone call hard for it. Do not be fooled by the sob stories
advising me that my compensation was in or the promise of wealth. Do not give out your
after my accident (I never had one). I said, bank account details to any person. If you are
great. After speaking with the gentleman for contacted by anyone about financial matters
a matter of milliseconds I knew that the caller and they do not even know your name then
was trying to scam me. hang up. Go and have a cup of tea and a
Look at it logically, I have a silent number, I biscuit happy in the knowledge that your
did not have an accident in my car, the caller money is safe and not in the hands of the
did not know my name, he did not know any thieving scammers.
details of the alleged accident, but he did The elderly are quite vulnerable to these
want to know my banking details. I made it scams. If you have an elderly relative or
clear to the caller that he was a scammer friend, talk to them about the different kinds
and then I hung up the phone. That is exactly of scams and advise them that under no
what you have to do when you receive similar circumstances should they give out their
calls. bank details over the phone.
Lately there has been the scam above Don’t forget – Cops are tops!
mentioned scam, tax scams where people
are told by phone or letter that they will be • In case of emergency – call 000
sued or arrested if they don’t pay up and also • Non Emergencies – Police Link on 131 444 or your local Police
people receiving letters from Spain indicating • To provide anonymous information call Crime Stoppers
that if they allow their bank account to be on 1800 333 000
used to park a large sum of money, they will • Domestic and Family Violence Info www.police.nsw.gov.au
be well rewarded. The amount offered is in
the millions. • Shoalhaven Domestic Violence Officers 4421 9666 or
4421 9665 or email shoaldvlo@police.nsw.gov.au
Do not be tricked by these scams!

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We are now in the fire danger period.
No burning off can be done
without a permit issued by the
NSW Rural Fire Service. To obtain
a permit, call the Shoalhaven
Fire Control on 4424 4424, who
will provide you with the name and number
of the relevant Permit Officer for your area.

The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers

have had an interesting and enjoyable
2015. We welcomed new members to our
group, and had a lovely exhibition in June.
Some of us went on a bus trip with other
spinners and weavers; demonstrated
spinning to the community at public
functions, and had some fun workshops.
We are having a short break over
Christmas and New Year and look
forward to returning to our meetings in
February 2016.
The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers Update Your Listing
meet at the Jervis Bay Maritime
Museum’s Classroom No. 2, Dent St, Are Your ...What’s On... Details Incorrect
Huskisson, on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays or Out of Date?
of the month, from 9.30am till 1pm. Call 0478 607 829 and let us know or email your
For enquiries: Karen 4443 5239 or updated information to “What’s On” at
Audrey 4443 4340. editor@aboutbayandbasin.org

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18
  Wellbeing

THE QUALITY OF
TOLERANCE
by Georgia Carr & Susan MacFarlane from Heartcentre

At this time of the year when there is often a soften your ego and create harmony. To soften
culmination of tension and busyness the quality the ego means to be more like water flowing
of tolerance is indispensable because it helps around a rock than using a hammer to move it
you identify with the core of another human out of your way.
being which is the same as yours, rather than Essentially, spiritual paths and religions should
being judgmental of the outer differences. This inspire the human heart to be open to its true
is the key to tolerance. essence. When you look for the unity – that is
It is so easy to criticise and to separate the path of tolerance.
oneself from others, but the path of love is Not to say that there are not differences,
about opening one’s heart and awakening however there is beauty in the peace we can
one’s consciousness to the sacred dimension create through an attitude of tolerance.
within all life. Compassion and understanding
May this be a season of peace for you.
arise out of that open-heartedness. This
doesn’t mean that one condones violence, or
whatever it may be, but one finds in one’s heart
an understanding that no matter what the
circumstances, even if one can’t bring oneself
to be generous with love, one can at least be
tolerant, be kind. This is where tolerance is so
useful because it is something that you can fall
back on when you are not able to love – you
can at least be tolerant.
It is very useful to practice tolerance as a way
of developing loving detachment which is also
a wonderful quality. You can practice tolerance
when you are driving in your car, or when you
are watching television, where previously you
would have judged or criticised, but instead
of allowing that automatic response you
develop mindfulness through noticing and
through choosing tolerance, through choosing
to not say the judgement, and to even refine
that further to not thinking the judgement.
Tolerance helps you to let others just be, and it
helps you to stop trying to control others to be
how you want them to be.
Often one thinks of tolerance as being tolerant
of other people’s religion, or lifestyle, but it is
also applicable to the most tiny details in one’s
everyday life, because tolerance helps you
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 BAY & BASIN
COMMUNITY RESOURCES (BBCR)

Summer Vacation Care

The 2016 Vacation Care Program will be running from
Monday 4th January till Friday 22nd January 2016
The service is open to primary school aged children offering lots of great activities
so come along and join in the fun!
The service provides:
99 Qualified and friendly staff who provide supervised care and exciting
recreational activities;
99 An air-conditioned, safe and caring environment for your children;
99 A flexible and spontaneous program that meets individual needs;
99 Positive learning experiences to allow children to develop a sense of self
confidence.

BBCR Out of School and Vacation Care Program is registered as an Approved

Provider.
Enquiries can be made by contacting the OOSH Project Officer after
2pm Monday to Friday on 4441 7557 or email csm@bbcri.com.au
To access the booking sheet please go to our website at www.bbcri.com.au to
download a copy. The centre is located at Vincentia Public School – George
Caley Place, Vincentia.
The Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR) are available to
families that meet the criteria.

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HAVE A LAUGH ON US.....
A bloke went to the Doctor and said “Doc, I don’t know what’s wrong with me I just can’t
seem to do anything around the house”. The doctor examined him and told the bloke to
come back next week for the results.
“Okay Doc, what’s wrong with me?” The bloke asked the next week. The doctor looked
over the charts and said “according to the results there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re
just getting old and lazy”. “I know that”, the bloke said, “but tell me the medical name for
the condition so I can tell my wife”.

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 noticeboard
community
VINCENTIA SING AUSTRALIA VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
CONNECTING AUSTRALIANS IN SINGING Do you have a particular interest
www.singaustralia.com.au and would like to help Basin View
Come along and discover the fun of Sing Masonic Village?
Australia. We are a group of friendly people We need your help with activities
who love to sing. There are no auditions and such as bus trips, craft, exercise
we perform a large range of songs. We meet and various entertainment events. Just a
every Thursday at the Baptist Church, Wool few hours of your time occasionally will put
Road, Vincentia from 7.30-9.30pm. a smile on the faces of our residents. Don’t
forget it will be fun for you too and your time
Contact Helen McKenzie on 4441 5333
would be greatly appreciated.
or 0407 415 333.
Please contact Michelle or Jo on
4443 5034 during normal office hours.

Recently Retired?
Are you community minded? TOMERONG VILLAGE MARKET
Looking for an interest? 3rd Saturday of every month ~ 8am - 1pm
Why not join the St. Georges Basin Hall Come and enjoy the market at Tomerong
Management Committee. Two volunteers Hall, Hawken Road, Tomerong. At this
required. We meet on the 4th Wednesday of friendly market you’ll find all sorts of
each month at 1pm till approx 2.45pm. goodies such as handmade things, great
For details ring Jean on 4443 0481 cakes, bread, pies and snacks, organic food,
vintage wares, interesting clothes, fresh fruit
and vegies, lots of plants, books, jewellery,
Lost that valuable jewellery on local honey, lovely coffee, and much more.
the beach, park or garden, let me All funds raised go to maintenance of
help you find it at no charge. Please Tomerong Hall.
Contact Julie on 0402 569 402 or email
contact Kevara Detector Services on
tomerongmarket@gmail.com or look
4443 6739 or 0458 367 000. at www.tomeronghall.com.

Basin Radio Yacht Club Inc.

Collingwood Reserve Park Care Group
Members meet each Tuesday and Saturday
at 10.30am at the wharf on the southern Are you interested in improving your local
end of Island Point Rd., St Georges Basin. community? Come join our Park Care Group.
Interested persons are welcome to join us Have fun, meet great people, exercise
and will be introduced to this sociable and while benefiting both your self, and your
interesting sport. For more info contact community, gain a feeling of self worth and
Fred 4443 2070 or Kevin 0418 422 763 satisfaction.
We meet at 8.30am Monday mornings, in the
reserve opposite the Basin View Volunteer
St Georges Basin Rural Fire Brigade Shed and work, talk and
Country Club Seniors laugh for about two hours.
Computer Club Contact Adele on 4443 6034.
We have a wide range of computer skills
amongst our members and we all share with The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers meet
each other in Question Time. Interested on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month
- Love to see you! Our club meets in the in the schoolroom at the Lady Denman
Function Room @ Country Club, 1st & 3rd Heritage Complex, Dent Street, Huskisson,
Tuesdays of each month @ 9:30am. starting 9.30am to 1pm.
For more information please call Leonie For enquiries about spinning and
4442 1427 or Sandra 4443 3124. weaving phone Karen 4443 5239

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All proceeds from this event will go towards MND NSW
When:
Friday 18 December
Where:
St Georges Basin Country Club
Tee Off: 12.00 Midday, shotgun start (4
person Ambrose)
Cost: $160 per team of 4 or $40 per
Individual (no need to enter a full team)
– 100% of entry cost donated to MND
NSW. Cost includes green fees, 18 hole round, BBQ, beverages and lots of
prizes including team and individual prizes, nearest the pin, longest drive etc.
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email keith.robinson@bendigoadelaide.com.au or
kerry.welsh@bendigoadelaide.com.au
The Auction: Stay on and support MND at the super charity auction
following the game, approximately 6pm inside the Club. All welcome. Raffles
and merchandising (caps, pens etc.) also available on the day.
Proudly supported and organised by Sanctuary Point branch of
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• 1-2 hour denture repairs chrome dentures
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noticeboard
Jervis Bay Meals On Wheels VOLUNTEER BUS
Require volunteer cook and kitchen hands to DRIVERS NEEDED!
help prepare meals for the aged and infirm We are seeking Volunteer
in the Basin and Sanctuary Point area. Bus drivers at the Basin View
For details please Masonic Village to assist with
contact Jan Hanson on outings for our residents.
4443 3656 If you have a L-R Licence and would like to
help out please contact:
Michelle or Jo on 4443 5034 during
Nowra Legacy Group business hours.

If you have some spare time, maybe you

would like to volunteer with Nowra Legacy, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
in the Welfare of Widows and Dependants of
Volunteer Help Desk
Deceased Veterans. We meet at 10am the
first Monday of each month at 66 Bridge Rd We are available to help to answer your
Nowra. Ph 4423 1795 or 0409 981 663. questions at The Gilmore Electorate Office,
24 Berry Street, Nowra between 10am and
2pm Monday to Friday.
1st Huskisson Scout For more information or to join the local
Group needs your help! J.P. Branch call Brenda 0481 121 369
We have a growing amount
of children in our group and VINCENTIA RATEPAYERS &
we need leaders. If you enjoy
the outdoors and would like
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION (VRRA)
meets the third Thursday of every month.
to volunteer and spend time enjoying the
Next meeting December 10th held in
benefits scouting has to offer you and our
the Community Hall, Vincentia starting at
children phone Valda on 0408 481 947 for
7.30pm. We exist to promote the wellbeing
more information.
and amenity of Vincentia for the benefit of
ratepayers, residents and visitors alike. New
members are always welcome.
WANTED – Sec. Peter Gaffey 4441 5908 or
VOLUNTEERS e: vrra.ccb@gmail.com;
Can you give our w: www.vrra.org.au.
community one of your
most precious assets –
YOUR TIME? Shoalhaven Beekeepers Ass, Inc.
The Crossroads Rural Fire Brigade is a For local amateur beekeepers
newly formed brigade which is located in the Shoalhaven. Meetings are
in our new station house adjacent to the 3rd Thursday of the month at
Leisure Centre at Vincentia. Do you want to 6pm at West Street Community
learn new skills as a Volunteer Firefighter? Hall, West St, Nowra. We aim
Do you want to serve your community? How to foster good beekeeping practice in the
would you like to join an organisation with Shoalhaven and surrounding areas; promote
a wonderful tradition and proud history? the interests of beekeeping, exchange
Become a part of the Crossroads information about all aspects of beekeeping;
Rural Fire Brigade organise informative and practical
For further information contact: workshops and encourage mentoring of
Captain Jamie Kelly 0413 196 667 or new and experienced beekeepers in a safe
Senior Deputy Captain Martin Gaffey learning environment. Call Andrew Britton
0497 198 445. Prepare, Act, Survive 0408 050 748 or follow us on facebook

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Mannahouse Youth Fri 7pm St Georges Basin
Weekly Meetings Community Centre, 21 Meriton St, StGB
1st Huskisson Scout Group Mon 6-7.30pm Cubs www.mannahouseyouth.org
(8-11yrs) Thu 6.30-8.30pm Scouts (11-15yrs) Mon Men’s Bowls St Peter’s Anglican Church (next to library)
7.30-9.30pm Venturers (15-18yrs) Valda Heggie Mon 7-9pm David 4443 2250
4443 8463 or 0408 481 947 MSCARC Inc. (Mid South Coast Amateur Radio Club Inc.)
1st St Georges Basin Scout Group Tasman Rd Scout Wed from 7.30-9.30pm on air New members always
Hall, SGB Tue 6.30pm Cub Scouts Wed 7pm Scout Troop welcome Ken 4403 0599
Fri 7pm Venturers Scouts John Smith 4443 6281 Nowra Healing Rooms 12 Tarawara St, Bomaderry
Al Anon - Huskisson Thu 10am Holy Trinity Church Hall, Open Wed 10am-12pm, Thu 7-9pm 4422 6883
Hawke St No appointment necessary & no charge
Basin Radio Controlled Yacht Group Jetty at Island www.healingrooms.com.au
Pt Rd, SGB Tue & Sat 10.30am Racing starts 11am Fred Nowra Town Band 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra Mon
4443 2070 or Kevin 0418 422 763 5.30-6.30pm for Training Band & 7-9pm for senior practice
Bay & Basin Bush Potters 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Private lessons available in brass and percussion
Point Mon 9am-2pm Call in and have a look Hall 4422 0807 or Ross 4443 5745/0488 056 196
Bay & Basin Writers Group Uniting Church, Meriton Raised Voices Community Choir SATB Tomerong
St, SGB $3 Wed 1-4pm Poets, writers and those who School of Arts Tue 7.30pm New Members welcome
want to learn how to write. All Welcome Terry McLafferty Deb 4443 4923
4443 8926 Sanctuary Point MyTime A support group for parents
Creative Crafts Group Meriton St Comm Ctr Thu 9am- and carers of children 0-16 years with a disability Thu
12pm Faye 4441 5934 9.30-11.30am during school term free group Ph
Falls Creek Ladies Craft Fri 9.30-12pm during school Christine 4443 0520
term in local homes Bring along what you’re working on Sanctuary Point Pram Walking Group Contact
Plenty of help with all sorts of craft All welcome Christine on 4443 0520 to express your interest
Sandra 4447 8312 Scottish Country Dancing Thu 2pm-3.30pm
Friendly 500 Card Group Mon 1.15-3.30pm St Senior Citizens Hall, Berry St, Nowra Tue 7.30-9.30pm
Georges Basin Country Club Anne 4441 5590 Presbyterian Church Hall, Kinghorne St, Nowra
Friendship Club Husky Church Op Shop, 53 Hawke St Beginners welcome Heather 4441 5496
Thu 9.30-11.30am All welcome. Seniors Community Dancercise Class Huskisson
Huskisson Girl Guides During school terms Huskisson Community Centre Thu 12.30pm
Scout/Guide Hall, Kiola St (near Bowling Club) Tue Shoalhaven Contemplations Meet new friends for fun
4.30-6pm Gumnut Guides 5-7yrs, Jr. Guides 6½-10yrs social times, chat enjoy great coffee & new experiences at
Wed 4.30-6.30pm Girl Guides 10-14 yrs 3rd Wed 4.30pm cafes, beaches & walks around the Shoalhaven
Parents and Friends Support Group Liesel Turnbull various days throughout the week & weekend
4443 6007/0402 837 777 no charge Sophia 0402 518 122
Jervis Bay Bridge Club Huskisson Community Centre, Shoalhaven Rock N Roll Group SGB Country Club
Dent St, Huskisson Fri 9.30am All Bridge players Mon 7pm David Hawkesworth 0413 420 636
welcome Ph 4441 5122 or 4422 1381 Sing Australia Choir Baptist Church, Vincentia Thu
Jervis Bay Hi-Lo Slimmers Community Ctr, 21 Meriton 7.30-9.30pm Helen McKenzie 4441 5333 or 0407 415 333
St, SGB Wed 2.30-3.30pm Judi Castle 4443 6135 Smith Bay Bushcare Group Basin View Fri for 2-3
Line Dancing Sun 12-4pm SGB Country Club Mon hours Fran 4443 6324
6-8.30pm Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club Wed St Georges Basin Health & Com Transport Serv
10.30am-1pm Bomaderry Community Hall Thurs 6-9pm Mon & Wed Local Health Tue, Thu & Fri Nowra Area Health
Sanctuary Point Community Hall Laurel 4441 6383 4423 6044 for bookings Mon-Fri 9am-12pm, 1-3pm
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St Georges Basin Little Athletics Sports Grounds, Shoalhaven Masonic Widows Association Basin
Larmer Ave, Sanctuary Point Registration Ph Tracy View Masonic Village Hall, 130 The Wool Rd 2nd Mon
0423 846 194 or Michelle 0412 656 206 10am 4441 0436 or 4441 1644
St Georges Basin Senior Citizens Club Wool Road Spinners & Weavers  Jervis Bay Maritime
St Georges Basin Community Centre, 21 Meriton SGB Museum (formerly Lady Denman) Schoolroom, Dent St,
Mon 9am-12pm Art (Painting), ph Joyce 4443 6269 or Huskisson 1st & 3rd Thu 9.30am-1pm Karen 4443 5239
Margaret 4443 6031 Mon 1.30‑4pm Computer Discussion or Audrey 4443 4340
Group, ph Barry 4443 6031 Tue 9am-2.30pm Bowls- St Georges Basin Senior Citizens Walking Group
Darts-Euchre, ph Margaret or Barry 4443 6031 Alt. Fri Alt. Fri 9am onwards, ph Lorraine 4441 8093
9am onwards Walking Group, ph Lorraine 4441 8093 (0420 865 528) or Dianna 4443 9907 (0418 250 148)
(0420 865 528) or Dianna 4443 9907 (0418 250 148) St Peter's Bushwalking Group Every 2nd Sat for easy
Huskisson Community Centre, 1 Dent St, Huskisson to medium walks of around 7-10kms All welcome
Mon 9am-2pm Carpet Bowls, ph Barry 4443 6031 Mon Margaret/Peter 4443 7924 or Ken 4441 5967
9-10am Yoga, ph Marian 4441 7655 Thu 9.30am-12pm
Arts & Craft, ph Jean 4441 7436
Monthly Meetings
St Georges Basin SES Unit Tasman Rd, St Georges
Basin Wed 6.30pm 1st St Georges Basin Scout Group  Meetings 1st Mon
Sussex Inlet/Shoalhaven Square Dance 7pm Tasman Rd Scout Hall, SGB John Smith 4443 6281
Wandandian Community Ctr, Princes H’way 7-10pm Amnesty International  Huskisson Community Centre
4443 4436 3rd Wed 5.45pm joanne.warren24@gmail.com
Table Tennis Scout Hall, Tasman Rd, SGB Wed 2pm Ray Association of Independent Retirees-AIR Bomaderry
& Carole 4441 7654 or Alan 4443 6316 Bowling Club, Meroo Rd, Bomaderry 2nd Tue 10am
Tennis Huskisson Owen St, Huskisson Peter Moate 4448 7788
Casual bookings Wendy 4441 7985 Basin Baptist Church  165 The Wool Rd, SGB 2nd Mon
Adult Mixed Group Mon afternoon & Thu morning Ladies Craft Group 9.30am Marion Atkins 4443 6088
Ph June Grippling 4443 3065 or John Hayward 4441 6979 Basin Lure and Fly Anglers Club  St Georges Basin
Ladies Tue morning Ph Jan Chappelow 4441 6417 Community Centre 2nd Wed 7.30pm Brett 0429 842 309
Mixed Comp Wed night Ph Jenny Durante 4441 5766 Basin View Daylight Lodge No.1015  Basin View
Coaching available Lou Durante 0428 210 893 Masonic Village Hall, 130 The Wool Rd, Basin View 4th Tue
Tennis St Georges Basin Country Club Social Mon 9.30am 4443 6473
6-9pm & Thu 9am-1pm Comps Tue or Wed 6-10pm Basin View Rural Fire Service  Fire Station 3rd Fri
Tennis Coaching for Kids and Adults John 6.30pm Jan 4443 4660
0411 786 637 www.basincountryclub.com.au/tennis
Bay & Basin Camera Club  Huskisson Community Centre,
Vincentia Bush Care Group Tue 1.30-4.30pm Dent St, Huskisson 2nd Tues 7.30-10.30pm Mary 4441 8649
4441 7331
Bay & Basin Cancer Support Group  Venue Room, SGB
Country Club 2nd Thu 10am-12pm Dianne 4443 3275 or
Fortnightly Meetings Lorraine 4441 8093
Bay & Basin Quilting & Craft Group  St Peter’s Church Bay & Basin Cricket Club  Meetings held 2nd Tue 7pm
(next to Library) 1st & 3rd Thu 10am-2.30pm Bring St Georges Basin Country Club Ph Chris 0403 113 362
your own lunch Cost $3, tea/coffee provided Lorraine Bay & Basin Multicultural Support Group Community
4441 5145 or June 4443 0612 Centre, Meriton St, SGB 1st Thu 11am-1pm Zaga Tkulja
Jervis Bay Lions Club  Huskisson RSL Club 1st & 3rd Thu 4229 2755 or Anu Mehta 4422 5933
6.30pm John Brown 0408 440 854 or Marie-Anne Watson Bay & Basin War Widows  SGB Country Club 4th Mon
4443 4599 10.30am Ann Wells 4443 0681

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Monthly Meetings cont’d Marine Rescue Jervis Bay - VMR 209 Huskisson

Basin, Voyager Park, Currambene Street, Huskisson
Bloomers & Buds Social Gardening Group 3rd Mon 7pm www.mrnswjb.com.au 4441 5433
Inc.  Community Centre, Dent St, Huskisson Last Wed National Servicemen’s Assoc., Shoalhaven Sub-Branch
9.30am Sec. 4443 4892 Rotating meetings on 4th Sun Ulladulla Ex-Servos Club
Clifton Community Food Garden  2nd Wed 5.30pm 0930 for 1000hrs start Nowra Ex-Servos Club 0930 for
St Georges Basin Country Club Ph Mike 0422 701 929 1000hrs start Sussex Inlet RSL Club 1000 for 1030hrs
Country Labor – Jervis Bay/SGB Branch  4th Wed start Jim Reid 4421 2886
7pm Erowal Bay Progress Hall Ann Perriman Secretary Nowra Legacy Group 66 Bridge Rd, Nowra 1st Mon
0424 153 545 or Email: amperriman@bigpond.com (except January) 10am 4423 1795 or 0409 981 663
Crossroads Rural Fire Brigade  Fire Station, The Wool NSW Transport Authorities Retired Employees Assoc
Rd, Vincentia 1st Mon 6.30pm Cpt. Jamie Kelly Nowra Bowling Club, cnr Osbourne & Junction St 2nd Thu
0413 196 667 10am for 10.30am start Pres. Bob 4421 5265 or Sec Aileen
CWA of NSW Jervis Bay Evening Branch Vincentia 4421 6660
Golf Club 2nd Mon 6pm dinner, 7pm meeting Rock 'n' Roll Dancing Bomaderry Bowling Club 2nd Sat
Shirley Gatti 0410 519 839
Lesson 5.30-6.30pm Social Dancing 6.30-10.30pm
Garden Club of Jervis Bay & District Inc. Community Margaret 0409 998 868
Centre, Meriton St, SGB 4th Thurs 2pm Pam Kerr 4443 4926
Sanctuary Point Mens Shed  Men's Shed Woollamia
Honey Beez Gardeners Group  1st Fri 12.30pm 1st Thu 10.30am 4447 8634
Vincentia Community Hall (behind BiLo carpark) Jeanette
4443 7950 or 4443 6552 Shoalhaven Beekeepers Ass, Inc.
Huskisson Laurel Club of Legacy  2nd Tues 1.30pm West St Community Hall, West St, Nowra 3rd Thu 6pm
Auditorium, Huskisson RSL Club All War Widows Welcome Andrew Britton 0408 050 748 or follow us on facebook
4441 7183 or 4441 5267 Shoalhaven Business Chamber, Bay and Basin
Huskisson RSL Sub Branch  2nd Thurs 7.30pm Sec Branch  1st Tue Members and non-members welcome
Don Handley 4443 6421 4423 3582 email: admin@shoalhavenbusiness.com.au
Huskisson Rural Fire Service  2nd Tue 7pm Jeff Shoalhaven Myeloma Support Group  2nd Mon
Bament 0417 664 671 10am-12 noon Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo Rd,
Jervis Bay & Basin Arts Inc.  The Classroom, Lady Bomaderry Support and resources for Multiple Myeloma
Denman Complex, Dent St, Huskisson w:jervisbayarts.asn.au patients and carers Ph 4443 2105
Jervis Bay & Basin CWA  Huskisson Community Centre, Shoalhaven Orchid Society  Presbyterian Church Hall,
Dent St 3rd Tue 10.30am Every other Tue 10am call in for Kinghorne St, Nowra 3rd Mon (except Jan)
cuppa & chat Visitors welcome Pres. Suzanne Tomlinson 7.15pm (1pm in June, July & August) 4447 8280
4443 0547 or email cwajervisbayandbasin@gmail.com Shoalhaven Philatelic Society  2nd Mon 7.15pm (press
Jervis Bay & Districts Combined Probus Club Inc. door bell for entry) Shoalhaven Arts Centre, Berry St, Nowra
SGB Country Club, Function Room 4th Thu 10am-12pm John 4421 4624
Pres. Ian Hughes 4443 3780
Shoalhaven Prostate Cancer Support Group  4th Thu
Jervis Bay Community & Men's Shed Inc. 10am-12pm Bomaderry Bowling Club
Jervis Bay Social Group 4th Thu 6pm Colin Loudon
0412 347 322 Leigh Bowman 0413 131 781 email: rjsclark@gmail.com
Jervis Bay Divers Club  Club Husky, 336 Huskisson Rd, Shoalhaven Scout Fellowship  3rd Sun David Ravell
Huskisson Last Wed 7pm 4441 6232 4441 8659
Jervis Bay Probus Club Inc.  Vincentia Golf Club 3rd Shoalhaven Parkinsons Support Group Nowra
Mon 10am Sec Gerry Lowenstein 4441 5831 (Shoal. Shakers)  1st Wed 10am-12pm Masonic Hall,
Justice of the Peace Assoc NSW Shoalhaven Moss St, Nowra Betty Coulton 4442 1475
Branch  Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo St 1st Mon St Georges Basin Country Club Fishing Club SGB
1pm Visitors most welcome Brenda 0481 121 369 Country Club 4th Sun 2pm (ex Christmas) Erhard 4443 8024

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St Georges Basin Probus Club Inc. (Mixed) SGB Sussex Inlet Flea Market  4441 1546 2nd Sat Uniting
Country Club, Function Room 3rd Thu 10am-12pm Sec. Church Hall, Jacobs Dr, Sussex Inlet
Ray Dalleywater 4443 9899
Tomerong Village Market  0402 569 402 email:
St Georges Basin RSL Sub Branch  SGB Country Club, tomerongmarket@gmail.com 3rd Sat School of Arts,
Function Room 3rd Mon 5pm Hon.Sec. Laraine Bament Hawken Rd, Tomerong
4443 7361
St Georges Basin Rural Fire Brigade  Fire Station, The
Wool Rd, SGB 3rd Mon 7.30pm Cpt Michelle 0427 288 340
Community Forums
St Georges Basin VIEW Club  Luncheon SGB Country Huskisson & Woollamia Comm. Voice  2nd Mon 7pm
Club, Function Room 3rd Fri 11am for 11.30am Secretary (Feb-Nov) Huskisson Community Centre, Cnr Tomerong &
Rita Curtis 4443 4232 Dent St, Huskisson www.hwcv.org.au exec@hwcv.org.au
Sussex Inlet Cancer Support Group  2nd Fri 10am St Georges Basin Villages Forum  3rd Mon 7.30pm
Sussex Inlet Neighbourhood Centre Betty Webb Meriton St Community Centre, SGB Christine 4443 7665
4441 3552 or Robin Lang 4441 0155
Tomerong Community Forum  2nd Mon 7.30pm
Tomerong School of Arts  1st Mon 7.30pm Tomerong Tomerong Hall, Hawken Rd, Tomerong www.tomerong.com
Hall
Vincentia Ratepayers & Residents Association
Vietnam Veterans Assoc - Jervis Bay Sub Branch
Club Jervis Bay 3rd Thu 5.30pm Brenda Anderson 4443 2911 Vincentia Community Hall 3rd Thu of every month 7.30pm
Sec. Peter Gaffey 4441 5908 vrra.ccb@gmail.com
Vincentia Bush Care Group  Last Sat 9am-12pm
4441 7331
Vincentia Red Cross  Vincentia Community Hall 4th Wed
Weekly Church Services
(except January) 1pm West end Coles Carpark, Vincentia Anglican Church -
Enquiries Elizabeth 4443 7668 Huskisson Cnr Hawke & Bowen St (opposite White
Wandandian Progress Association  1st Tue 7.30pm Sands Park) 8am Traditional Service
Progress Hall web: Huskisson.anglican.asn.au
Wildlife Rescue South Coast  (formerly Native Animal Sanctuary Point 48 Paradise Beach Rd (next to library)
Network Assoc – NANA) Nowra Library Meeting Rooms, Sun 9am Traditional Service
10 Berry St, Nowra 2nd Wed 7pm 0418 427 214 Vincentia Vincentia Primary School, George Caley Place,
Vincentia Sun 10am Modern Family Service with kids and
youth programs Minister Ray Goldman 4441 5755
Local Markets
Basin Baptist Church 165 The Wool Rd, SGB Sun
Berry Country Fair  4464 1476 1st Sun (except Feb held Morning Service & Junior Kids 9.30am
2nd Sun), Berry Showground, Alexandra St Bay & Basin Uniting Church Meriton St, SGB Sun
Huskisson Markets  0409 740 704 (BH) 2nd Sun 9.30am Family Worship w/Jnr Church
Huskisson Sports Ground Huskisson Church Ctr Thu 9.30-11.30am Coffee & Chat
Rev Glenys Biddle 4443 0864
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Markets  0459 050 StGB Tue 1-3.30pm Craft Group Violet 4443 9913
935 Make It, Bake It, Sew It, Grow It 1st Sat Jervis Bay
Maritime Museum, Dent St, Huskisson C3 Church Jervis Bay 20 Birriga Av, Worrowing Hts
Sun 9.30am Family Service Every morning except Sun
Nowra Greyhound Track  4421 2332 4th Sun Albatross 5.30am Prayer Meeting Office 4441 8738
Rd, Nowra web: c3churchjervisbay.com.au
Milton Village Markets  4455 3843 1st Sat Settlement Catholic Church – Holy Spirit St Georges Ave,
Courtyard, Princes H’way, Milton Vincentia Mass times: Sun 9.30am Mon Thu Fri 8am
Pyree Village Arts & Craft Markets  4443 7312 4th Sun 5.30pm Tue Wed Vigil Sat 6pm 4441 5571
Shoalhaven Potters Workshop, Greenwell Pt Rd, Pyree Church at the Falls Falls Creek PS, Vidler Street, off
Royal Coastal Patrol Market Ulladulla  4455 3403 2nd Parma Rd, Falls Creek Sun 9.30am All Welcome Ps
Sun Ulladulla Harbour & Wharf, Wason St, Ulladulla Spencer 4447 8312

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Shareostomates, Shoalhaven Area Ostomates
Weekly Church Services
Support Group  Nowra Community Health Centre,
Eternity Night Church 6.30pm Contemporary Service 5-7 Lawrence Av, Nowra Mon 2pm Margaret or Tracey
Vincentia Public School Hall, George Caley Place, Vincentia 4424 6300 Improving lives through shared experiences
web: eternitynightchurch.org Ph Ray 4441 5755
Tomerong School of Arts  358 Hawken Rd, Tomerong
Jervis Bay Baptist Church Cnr The Wool Rd & St George
Av, Vincentia Sun 9.30am Morning Service Christine Carter 0413 798 722 Mon Playgroup 9.30am
Mon Pilates 6pm Tue Dance Class 3.30pm Tue Raised
Mannahouse Church South Campus (ACC) Sun 4pm
StGB Community Hall, 21 Meriton St StGB Contemporary Voices Choir 7.30pm Wed Belly Dancing 4pm Thu Arts
worship, free kids & youth program All welcome & Crafts 10am-noon Thu Dance Class 3.30pm Thu
Ph 4423 1756 www.mannahousechurch.org Pilates 6.15pm Sat Market 8am (3rd each month) Sun
Seventh-day Adventist Church 169 McKay St, Nowra Lighthouse Spiritual (4th each month) 2pm Further info is
Sat 9.30am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service Plans in available on www.tomeronghall.com
progress for proposed Bay and Basin Contemporary Service
Pastor Tony Moala 0430 041 116 Youth & Community Centre  34 Paradise Beach Rd,
Sanctuary Pt 4443 9244 Mon & Wed 5-7pm Rhee Tae
Monthly Church Services Kwon Do
Lutheran Church – Joy Fellowship  ‘Wesley Centre’
Cnr Junction & Berry Sts, Nowra 3rd Sun, Family Service Playgroups
2:30pm Stay for a cuppa and a chat Pastor Simon Sanctuary Point  Koori Kids Playtime Wed 11.30am-
Mackenzie 0419 416 860 E: simon.mackenzie@lca.org.au
Web: illalutheran.blogspot.com or illawarralutheran.com.au 1pm Sanctuary Point Connect during school terms, in the
grounds of SPPS free group Ph Christine 4443 5020
Other Activities Sanctuary Point  Transition 2 School Playgroup
Australian Breastfeeding Association, Shoalhaven Playgroup for kids going to school in 2015 Wed 9.30-
Group  Mum-to-Mum get togethers, Sanctuary Point 11am during school term, in grounds of SPPS free group
Connect (SaCC building) Sanctuary Point PS Grounds 3rd Ph Christine 4443 0520
Mon 10am-12 Call Renee 0402 665 951 Coffee/Chat
Sanctuary Point  Sing & Play Tues 9.30-11.30am
Catch up 1st Thu (North Nowra) Amanda 4422 8619 to
confirm times and venue 24 hour Breastfeeding Helpline Sanctuary Point Connect during school terms, in the
1800 686 268 www.breastfeeding.asn.au grounds of SPPS Christine 4443 5020 or 0419 492 293
Bay & Basin Branch of the Liberal Party Meets Sanctuary Point  Splash Group - Art in the Park Mon
Quarterly 7pm Venue SGB Country Club Phone to 9.30-11am Paradise Beach Reserve Karen 4424 7100 or
arrange attendance 4443 3780 0423 606 559
Bay & Basin Uniting Church Huskisson  OP SHOP at St. Georges Basin  Wed 9.30am Cnr Tasman Rd & Terry
Huskisson Church Centre 53 Hawke Street, Huskisson Mon,
Wed, Thu, Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm 4441 7495 St, SGB Kay Thomas 4443 7831
BBCR Great Mates Shed Project  18 Sanctuary Pt Rd, St Georges Basin  Meriton St, SGB Alt. Tue 10am-12pm,
Sanctuary Point Mon-Wed-Thurs 8am-4pm 4443 2393 POPS: Parents of Preschoolers Rev Glenys Biddle 4443 0864
Community Cottage  48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Pt Tomerong  Miss Carrie Cooper Mon 10am Hawken St,
4443 6013 or 4443 4416 Mon Pottery 9am-2pm Tomerong carlie@clegnet.com or 0411 838 206
Tue & Thu Body’Soul Fitness 8-9am Tue & Thu Tae Kwon
Do 6pm-7.30pm Wed Mannerhouse Craft Group 3.30pm- Trinity Tots Playtime  Wed 10am-12 noon Hawke St,
5.30pm Fri Sanctuary Pt Art Group 9am-12.30pm Huskisson (opposite White Sands Park) Louise 4441 5755

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Local Services...Local Services...Local Services...Local Services...

Rural Fire Services In an Emergency Call 000

We have 7 Brigades over two groups in our area. Fire Control 4424 4424
Basin View, Crossroads, Huskisson, Basin View Jan Rollinson 4443 4660
St Georges Basin, Sussex Inlet, Crossroads Jamie Kelly 0413 196 667
Tomerong and Wandandian. Huskisson Cpt Joey Revesz 0417 664 671
New members always welcome. St Georges Basin Cpt Michelle Thornley 0427 288 340

EMERGENCY Sussex Inlet

Tomerong
Adam Harris
Doug Schutz
0409 326 660
4443 4600
CALL 000 Wandandian Dennis Stannard 0458 200 282

Justices of the Peace Venues for Hire

BASIN VIEW Community Arts Cottage  48 Edmund St, Sanctuary
Costello, Brian 4443 6831 0418 230 122 Point 4443 4416 or 4443 6013
Gray, Frank 4443 5470
Schwarzenbach, Beat 0418 979 909 Huskisson Community Centre  Dent St, Huskisson
EROWAL BAY Ph 0487 469 032 1pm to 4pm - Monday to Friday
Roberts, Wendy 4443 0438 0427 430 438
FALLS CREEK Huskisson Scout & Guide Hall  Kiola St, Huskisson
Thomas, Jeff 4447 8066 0417 772 262 Valda Heggie 4443 8463 or 0408 481 947
Davis, Elaine D 4447 8309 0438 098 347
HUSKISSON Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Classrooms  Dent St,
Lewis, Kathy 4441 7000 Huskisson
Parnell, Keith 4441 5276
Sanctuary Point Youth & Community Centre
OLD EROWAL BAY
34 Paradise Beach Rd, Sanctuary Point Ph: 4443 9244
Flynn, Ray 4443 0051
Lord, Simone 4443 8300 St Georges Basin Community Centre  21 Meriton St,
SANCTUARY POINT St Georges Basin Ph: 4443 4926
Askew, Matthew 0422 068 209
Cassar, Lawrence (Joe) 4443 8805 St Georges Basin Scout Hall  Tasman Rd Scout Hall,
Flynn, Mark 0418 669 688 St Georges Basin John Smith 4443 6281
Hawkins, Paul 4443 8800 0417 219 260 Tomerong School of Arts  358 Hawken Rd, Tomerong
Job, Warren 0427 681 312 Christine Carter 0413 798 722 (from $20/p.h.)
McMillan, Paul 4442 1525
Murray, Narelle 4443 2746 0417 651 658 Vincentia Community Centre  rear of Bilo carpark,
Simpson, Rod 4443 3106 0422 826 037 Wool Rd, Vincentia 4429 3463
Swattridge, Ronald Jessi 4443 9829
Woods, Greg 4443 3208 0409 457 523 Wandandian Progress Association Hall  D2683
ST GEORGES BASIN Princes Hwy, Wandandian www.wandandian.org.au
Askew, Ross 0428 434 657
Booking Officer Anne Simpson 4443 5410
Bos, Warren Pieter 0412 578 381
Davison, Bill 4443 8889 0409 124 600 Update Your Listing
McCauley, Valerie 4443 6674
TOMERONG Are Your ...What’s On... Details Incorrect or
Leach, Bill 4443 6472 0417 689 851 Out of Date?  Call 0478 607 829 and let us know
VINCENTIA or email your updated information to “What’s On”
Duff, Peter 4441 8725 at editor@aboutbayandbasin.org
Mulligan, Lyn 4443 3717 0412 485 414
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Community Groups

St Georges Basin Senior Citizens Inc.

(aka Basin Seniors) Providing Fun Activities and Social Contact for "Young at Heart" Seniors
Ph Barry 4443 6031 – 0488 793 481

Here it is, that time of the year again, with the Christmas Holiday Following the Christmas
merry-go-round of Christmas parties, and Luncheon “Basin Seniors” will go into
many other social activities, catching up with hibernation until the week commencing 11th
old friends and relatives, and for some of us, January 2016. The Computer Discussion
watching the waistline. Group resumes on the Monday 1st February
For most Members, our Christmas Luncheon 2016. For St Georges Basin Senior Citizens
will be the highlight of our end of year Club activities refer to the “What’s On” listings
celebrations. Held at the St. Georges (weekly and fortnightly) in this
Basin Community Centre, on Tuesday 8th magazine.
December, commencing at 10.30 am. To all the residents of the Bay & Basin, we,
Bookings essential. the members of Basin Seniors, wish you a
Luncheon will be fully catered by Angel’s very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year.
Catering with fruit juice, water and nibbles Till next year, Barry.
prominent on all tables, but all other
refreshments are BYO. Door Prizes etc., for
a great day, as always. See the noticeboards
at both venues for details.
We will be entertained by “Shane Tapper”
(presenting a tribute to Pure Diamond Live
also Shane Tapper and Kath Cannings ARE
Platinum).
As always, this promises to be very
popular, and a great day, so ensure you
have purchased your ticket by Tuesday 1st
December (for catering purposes). If you
have any further enquiries, please contact
Margaret 4443 6031.

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 QUOTE OF THE Well Deserved
MONTH.....
Never be afraid to try
Recognition
something new. Remember, Recently we have had cause for
amateurs built the ark. celebration at the branch with Kerry
Professionals built the Titanic. Welsh completing her Management
development program.

Jim Crawford – Regional Manager, Kerry Welsh &

Michael Phillipou – State Manager.

This represents nearly 3 years of

courses/study and on the job training.
The aim of this training is to develop
Kerry to a level where she is able to
confidently manage the branch when
needed.
With Kerry having completed this
level of training, it gives the branch
an enviable position with 2 lending
officers in the branch, able to approve
loans without reference to Head Office.
From a customer’s point of view it
means the quality and level of service
that the branch can deliver is of the
highest standard available. Kerry
is now able to handle your lending
needs from the initial interview until
the final settlement, including all your
insurances needs.
Congratulations Kerry on this
significant achievement in your
banking career.
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 Bay & Basin ANGLICAN CHURCHES

CHRISTMAS
CELEBRATIONS
At Vincentia
Jervis Bay Anglican Church meets at
Vincentia Public School, George Caley
Place, Vincentia (off The Wool Road).
Sun 6 Dec 10am Children’s Christmas
Puppet Show
Sun 20 Dec 10am Family Carol Service
Christmas Eve Thu 24 Dec 7.30pm
Christmas Eve Service with free Glowstix
Christmas Day 10am Modern Family
Celebration with children’s program
At Sanctuary Point
St. Peter’s Anglican Church 43 Paradise
Beach Rd. Sanctuary Pt (next to Library).
Fri 11 Dec 7.30pm Traditional Carol
Service
Christmas Day 9am Traditional Service
with Holy Communion
At Huskisson
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Cnr. Hawke and Bowen St.
Huskisson (opposite White
Sands Park).
Sun 20 Dec 8am Traditional
Carol Service
Christmas Day 8am Traditional
Service with Holy Communion
Contact: Rev. Ray Goldman 4441 5755
rgoldman@huskisson.anglican.asn.au

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 Police, Fire, Ambulance
Triple Zero (000)
In an emergency

Crime Stoppers
1800 333 000
Report crime anonymously

Police Assistance Line

131 444
For non emergencies

HUSKISSON PICTURES
For dates, information &
movie times log onto
our website
www.huskipics.com.au

Program Information: 4441 6343

Administration: 4441 5076
AIR CONDITIONED FOR YOUR COMFORT
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Monthly Feature

WANDRAWANDIAN
Contributed by John Blackmore

In last month’s article, we looked at Wandandian and December 2011 Monthly

resident Val Windley’s letter to South Coast Features). In her letter, Val also pointed out the
Register journalist Alan Clark in 1994. They both efforts of the Wandandian community to not
wrote in support of the hard work instigated only support the S.S.A. committee at Bomaderry,
by the Shoalhaven Sporting Association in but also to raise funds to build the Wandandian
the early 1960s to build the sporting complex Hall, opened in 1968.
along Cambewarra Road at Bomaderry. In 1986, Val culminated 20 years of note-taking
This committee, headed by Artie Smith about the comings and goings of people in
( Monthly Feature August 2005), and about the Wandandian area by publishing
was attempting to replicate the scale of the a small book she called WANDRAWANDIAN. In
Nowra Showground Complex on the northern her author’s notes at the start of this book, Val
side of the Shoalhaven River. This committee wrote that it included “stories of school days, the
had much success as Shoalhaven Shire Council, bullock teams, the farming, the social activities,
in September 1963, approved a loan of 12,000 dancing to fiddles and concertinas in the old farm
pounds for the construction of a building on barns, the trials and tribulations of life and death
“The Oval” (last month’s feature) in an isolated area.” Hers was an attempt to
at Bomaderry. This building was to become piece together the spirit of a group of European
“The Stadium” (October Monthly pioneering families who had dwelt in that area
Feature). for around a century to that point.
It was somewhat of a coup for Artie Smith’s A significant part of Val’s purpose was to respond
committee to get this money granted towards to requests constantly made of her from
the complex at Bomaderry. In fact, the following residents who were new to life in the “Wandi”
month after the shire council approved the loan area of the Shoalhaven. In her research phase, Val
to the S.S.A. committee, it knocked back the wrote that she was also very pleased to receive
Nowra Chamber of Commerce on its proposal correspondence from older folk who had spent
to build a major hall on the Nowra Showground. their formative years growing up in the traditions
This was subsequently built at the start of the of “the bush” schooling at Wandandian, which
next decade, and from the 1970s onwards ended in June 1970 when its one teacher school
has operated as part of the Showground closed. The weatherboard classroom building
complex above the Added Area, adjacent to the was transferred to nearby St Georges Basin
Woodchop Pavilion. School soon after. Some readers
As Val Windley concluded in her letter, the would no doubt be aware that this classroom
1960s were a time “when we had to raise money building was subsequently transferred to
ourselves to get any facilities”. Longtime Bay & Huskisson when the Lady Denman Complex
Basin residents will no doubt point to similar was in its expansion phase and St Georges
fundraising projects in the 1980s and 1990s Basin School was relocated to brand new brick
which went a long way to gaining facilities buildings at Basin View.
like Sanctuary Point Oval (the November/ In her 40 years of married life to well known
December 2008 Monthly Feature) local woodchopper Arthur Windley prior to
and the Basin & Basin Leisure Centre (October
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publishing her book, Val became known for Wandandian Hotel during the early 1900s, then
her participation in all sorts of community by late in the 20th century had turned into The
organisations while bringing up her young General Store, and in the last decade has been
family. Sensing that the stories of days of yore converted into a restaurant.
needed to be recorded, Val began to make But one of the more intriguing parts of Val’s book
good the pieces of the jigsaw tapestry that was is its sub-title – the “HOME OF LOST LOVERS”. On
life around Wandandian. Pivotal to the early a page she called The First Beginnings, Val says
days when Europeans came to live in the area “at first came the Aboriginals” who stood “on the
was the quest to build The Wool Road, thereby towering escarpment of the Great Dividing Range
linking transport of the main income earner for .... and gazed to seaward”.
colonial NSW to this part of the coast. After its
Today the view is of “the coastal outline from Point
opening in late 1841, The Wool Road attracted
Perpendicular to Warden Head (Ulladulla), and to
numerous pioneering families to the village.
the front of us we can see St Georges Basin, Conjola
They engaged in cedar cutting, farming, fishing
and Narrawallee Lakes, and the winding course
and other activities that helped them develop a
of the Wandandian Creek to its outlet at Sussex
self-sufficient lifestyle.
Inlet and its many tributaries and lagoons.” In an
The opening of a post office and mail service at implied reference to sea level changes over the
Wandandian in 1860 gave these people regular course of human existence in this area, she states
contact with like families who had moved into “But did the Aboriginal see this same sight, or was
the neighbouring areas of Tomerong, Sassafras, there a time in early history when the landscape
Nerriga, Basin View and bigger places further was covered with the sea” up to the cliffs of today’s
afield. Mr T. Walsh as postmaster was assisted escarpment ?
in the delivery of “the mail” by the regular
Val refers to WANDRAWANDIAN as the Home Of
postboys, George Thompson and Ted Mitchell.
Lost Lovers because of a legend that says “that an
On horseback they would take routes which
Aboriginal and his lubra, cast out by their families,
extended through bush tracks from Terrara to
came to this valley and made it their home.”
Milton. Huskisson, Killarney (now Erowal Bay),
Erowal (now Old Erowal Bay), Berrara, Conjola This legendary couple may have made it to these
and Narrawallee were stopover points along parts in time of sea level change, whenever and
these tracks for delivery of “the mail”. however it effected the local area.
With Wandandian the midway point of their Did they come from higher country, negotiating
entire journey. As the years rolled on a Halfway the restricted access ways to the coast? Did they
Inn was built in the village. This became the go forth and multiply from that point in time?

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Schools Corner

UPDATE
Rewarding results from our Alpacas Mr Glenday who accompanied the team said
that the results were fantastic and he is very
and the students of the Show Team
proud of the students who have developed
It has been a very busy few months for the their skills to such a level that they are
students involved with our prize winning winning not only at the local shows but also
Alpacas. In September seven students at National Events.
competed in the five day Australian Alpaca
The students have achieved at most of the
National Show at Sydney’s Olympic Park.
shows they have attended this year, including
Coordinator of the Alpaca program Marion
Nowra, Goulburn Royal, Canberra and the
Worthy said that the outstanding results
Royal Easter Show. The team also travelled
were due to the hard work and dedication
with four junior Alpacas to the Picton Show
of students Jenn Burns, Maddy Cooper,
and were placed second in the School
Hayden Regent, Georgia Matheson-Gee,
Section. Our youngest Alpaca Lord Lorax
Georgia Jones, BJ Hawkins and Lucy
came third in his class ‘junior light fawn’ at
Swanson who put in hours of training each
the Charles Ledger, Halter Class event held
day after school leading up to the event.
in Moss Vale on September 26.
Vincentia High would like to thank Janie
Hicks, Ian Davidson and the staff from
Coolawarra Alpacas for the mentoring and
support of our Alpaca Program. The program
would not happen without their continued
support.
Indigenous Rangers Rise to the
Challenge with Survival at Sea.
Strong leadership and great teamwork
are skills that are valued in every walk of
Jenn Burns, Maddy Cooper and Hayden life. Recently, our Indigenous Rangers had
Regent competed in the Open Section and an opportunity to build on their skills by
received a first, two seconds, two thirds undertaking a Survival at Sea exercise with
and a fourth place. Georgia Matheson- navy personnel from HMAS Albatross at the
Gee, Georgia Jones, BJ Hawkins and Lucy Bay and Basin Leisure Centre.
Swanson competed in the Preliminary Section
The morning began with a short lesson
and received two firsts, a second, two thirds,
on the correct way to wear a life jacket
two fourth and a highly commended.
and a run through of the associated safety
The students competed with students from attachments. Next, the students were
all over the country and were most excited whisked off to a nearby oval to undertake
about beating their competitors from a series of exercises led by two Physical
Queensland. Training Instructors from HMAS Albatross.
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  Schools Corner

Once warmed up, it was time to return to With great determination the group
Leisure Centre and tackle the first challenge manoeuvred the heavy raft, collected the
of the morning – putting on a life jacket in two other students and pulled them to safety.
minutes! Next, the fun part of the morning The Survival at Sea day was a huge success.
began – jumping into the pool and beginning The students pushed themselves out of their
the survival at sea activities! Two at a time, comfort zone and displayed great respect,
the enthusiastic students jumped into the determination, maturity and discipline as
water and undertook a series of exercises they completed the various activities.
including towing a team member and holding
Thank you to the navy personnel from HMAS
their position whilst being pushed under the
Albatross who gave up their time to enable
water. These activities required cooperation,
our students to take part in this amazing
self-control, initiative and leadership.
experience, especially Chief Petty Officer
Then, the most dramatic part of the morning Boatswain Daniel MacQueen who organised
took place. Surprised swimmers looked on this fantastic experience.
in amazement as Defence personnel inflated
a large, orange life raft in the 25m pool. The
challenge for the students was to make their
way to the raft and climb inside – a task that
was not easy! Once inside, the group had to
respond to the whistles of those students
who were deliberately left at the other end
of the pool.

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Schools Corner

What’s
the latest at
December has come so quickly this year and we Thanks must go to all the staff of their invested
still have so much to fit in at school. So we’ll start time that they put into the teaching of our
with DATES TO REMEMBER in DECEMBER: students. The student support, creative learning
• 2nd Kindergarten and 1 Bunggaada Concert and inspiring teaching in all areas is amazing at
Showcase this school and as a community liaison and mother
• 3rd – 4th Yr 6 Taste of Vincentia High School of a student here at the school, I’m hearing more
positive feedback than ever before.
• 9th Parent Helpers Morning Tea
• 11th Reports go home Thank you to our local and wider community for
their cooperation in providing opportunities to
• 15th Presentation Day and Year 6 Farewell
students and teachers. Special thanks to Taronga
• 16th Big Day In Zoo, BBCR, Sanctuary Point Community Pride,
• 17th – 18th Staff Development Day Bush Fire Brigade, Jervis Bay Marine Rescue, SES,
Please check the school website calendar for Local Police, St Georges Basin Country Club and
things that may be added. This calendar will also Shoalhaven City Council.
have all the times and information about these Now reflecting back on our year there were some
events. events that stand out as exceptional events that
Next to thank all those that take their time out to students get to participate in like:
help support students, teachers and the whole • School Camp at Lake Tabourie
school in general throughout 2015. To the parents • Fun Days throughout the year
that come in to help in classrooms, work in the • Concert Showcases
vegie garden, canteen, uniform shop, working • Mud Run Cross Country Race
bee helpers, drivers that take students to events • Debating
throughout the year as well as leisure sports in • SRC Fundraising
terms 1 and 4. Also a big thank you to the VIEW • Writers Festival
CLUB ladies that come and support students in • Gala Days
their reading. • Educational Excursions
• Gold Reward Days
• Swimming School
• Leisure Sport – surfing, riding, fishing,
body boarding, beach games, walking and
snorkelling
• Robotics
• Multi – Media – Radio, Green Screen filming
etc.
• PBL – Project Base Learning
• Young Leaders Conference
These different and innovative programs and
Our School events are what set our students up for their
Leaders future success.

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  Schools Corner
2016 is just around the corner with exciting
prospects on the horizon. Our school is growing
as our community expands. If you are a family
who have a child who is starting in 2016 and
haven’t already made contact with our school
please do so ASAP to get enrolment forms and an
orientation of the school.
Communication means a lot to us and we have
several ways of doing this. First is our website,
www.sanctuarypointps.com.au, on the website
check out our class blogs where you can get an Yr 3-4 School Camp
insight of what happens in classrooms in the 21st
century, the friendly office staff are happy to help
and we also have a free APP called Skool Bag.
Last but not least MERRY CHRISTMAS to our
students, staff, parents, carers and the community.
Enjoy the school holidays, sun, beach, skate park
and don’t forget to check out the new “Chill Out”
Youth Centre at the St Georges Basin Country
Club. “Chill Out” is to be opened in the school
holidays and will be open to youth from Yr 6 to Yr
12 keep your ears open for the opening date via
the Sanctuary Point Community Pride. And not to
forget a HAPPY and SAFE NEW YEAR.

School Radio Jeff Ward, Principal of SPPS enjoying the Mud Run

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 A friend of mine who loves to cook always spills some of the ingredients on

THE THINGS
KIDS SAY.....
the recipe. Consequently, her favourite cookbook had become almost twice as
thick as it had been when new because of fruit, flour, sugar, eggs and whatnot
stuck to just about every page, so I decided to give her a brand new copy of
the same book. She was delighted, and put the old one into our garage sale.
On the day of the sale, a young girl flipping through the soiled pages called
out across the lawn, “Look, Mum, a cookbook with samples in it!”

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 Red Cross Vincentia

Christmas Fundraiser
Red Cross Vincentia Branch Christmas
Stall and Raffle will be held on Friday
4th December from 8.30am to 1pm in
the Mall adjacent to Coles, Vincentia
and 3 Gringos Restaurant.
Looking for that paticular
gift for someone special
for Christmas? Come
and browse through
our extensive range of
handmade crafts and
knitwear for all ages.
Select from a great range of jewellery,
books, plants and delicious homemade
goodies including cakes, biscuits,
jams, spreads and pickles etc. You'll
have an enjoyable morning shopping
and supporting the important work of
Red Cross at the same time! The Red

hty
Cross Singers will perform for your
Naug
entertainment throughout the morning.
ice?
or N
All funds and donations raised from this
stall will support the everyday work of Red
Cross, including programs and services to
help some of the most vulnerable people
in Australia and further afield.
We look forward to seeing you there.

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Wildlife

I am heading in the right direction

Wildlife Rescue South Coast Inc. – 0418 427 214
Photos © WRSC Robyn Ardill

Freshwater turtles spend most of their time in rivers, lakes, swamps and ponds,
including farm dams. However, they sometimes come onto land to migrate between water
bodies or to nest.
The Eastern long-necked turtle is often seen crossing roads, where unfortunately it is frequently
killed by motor vehicles.
Please remove turtles to the side of the road they are heading toward. If noticeably hurt
as long as there are no severe internal injuries, a cracked or broken shell may be repaired
by Wildlife Rescue South Coast so please contact us if you find an injured turtle. For more
information visit http://www.wildlife-rescue.org.au/turtles.html.
The Wildlife Rescue South Coast 2016 calendar is on sale and still only $10 (plus postage).
Please Help Us Help Wildlife…. This beautifully produced calendar features a different native
animal each month found in our licensed area, from gliders, kangaroos and bats, to wrens,
wombats, frogs and goannas. Each animal pictured was rescued and/or photographed by
our own members.
To order online visit our website home page www.wildlife-rescue.org.au and click the
calendar cover. We accept PayPal or credit card. To order and pay by direct transfer email
payments@wildlife-rescue.org.au. The calendar is also available to buy at the many and varied
stockists throughout the Shoalhaven
RESCUE | REHABILITATE | RELEASE
WILDLIFE RESCUE SOUTH COAST Inc | 0418 427 214
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  Wildlife
It’s time for a very important reminder for those
artists and performers who want to host an event
in the festival the closing date for expressions
of interest is December 4th. The Expression of
interest form is on the SeeChange page of our
website. Forms can be completed electronically
this year.
The SeeChange Festival has been generously
supported by local sponsors in past festivals
www.jervisbayarts.asn.au and we are keen to invite previous sponsors to
www.seechangefestival.org.au contribute once again and to recruit new sponsors
for the 2016 festival. We welcome any interest
Opening for SummerX Art Exhibition is from small or large, local or regional businesses
Friday 18 December 5.30 -7pm in the Vera with both financial and in-kind options in mind.
Hatton Gallery at the Jervis Bay Maritime Please email seechange@jervisbayarts.asn.au
Museum. An invitation is open to all to celebrate about sponsorship offers and ideas.
another fantastic JBBArts year as the works of our There are numerous other ways of supporting
local artists are showcased. We are lucky to be SeeChange 2016. You can become a festival
joined by guest speakers from Bundanon and we volunteer, join the fundraising team, or put on a
will be announcing the winner of the SummerX fundraising event. Email us if you are interested.
Art Prize. Finally you can support the festival by joining
SeeChange Winter Art Festival 2016 planning is JBBArts. Membership entitles you to participate
well underway, and without giving too much in SeeChange and many other JBBArts sponsored
away, the ideas coming forward are even more events. JBBArts is for anyone who love the arts. By
extravagant than last time!!! SeeChange Winter joining, you are helping to support the growth
Art Festival begins May 20th and runs until and development of all forms of visual and
June 13th 2016. Information on Jervis Bay expressive art in our community. Individual and
and Basin Arts Inc and See Change can be family membership forms are on our website.
found at www.jervisbayarts.asn.au or www.
seechangefestival.org.au. It’s not too late to join It’s a busy time for us from now until the opening
the planning groups that have been established. of SeeChange, we will keep readers
If you are new to the area and would like to get updated with news so please put the dates for
involved in this popular biennial festival contact 2016 in your diaries, keep an eye on our website,
us via email seechange@jervisbayarts.asn.au. and watch this space.

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 St Georges Basin
Fishing Club
Our members all enjoyed the
Annual Presentation Night.
Looking forward to another great
year on the water.

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 • Determination, patience and courage are the only things needed to

REMEMBER
improve any situation. And if you want a situation changed badly enough,
JUST you will find these three things.
• In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the
next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing is to do nothing.
• If there were nothing wrong in the world, there wouldn’t be anything for
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  Your December Crossword
Across 1 2 3 4 5

1. State capital of Georgia (7)

4. Egyptian dam (5)
6 7
6. Italian isle (5)
7. Montgomery is the state capital (7)
8. Grand Canyon state (7)
8 9 10 11
10. Japanese city (5)
12. Capital of 16 across (6)
13. Capital of the Philippines (6) 12 13 14
16. European country (5)
18. Capital of Algeria (7) 15

20. North American mountain range (7) 16 17 18 19

21. Egyptian desert (5)

22. Tripoli is the capital (5)
23. Washington city (7) 20 21

Down
1. Capital of Ghana (5)
2. Capital of Kenya (7) 22 23

3. Biblical Mount (6)

© Puzzle Choice
4. San Antonio mission (5) NOVEMBER CROSSWORD Solution
5. Falls (7) N A T I O N S R O P E S
9. Asian country (5) O R Q Y L O
R I B R U T E A U
11. Australian town, ___ Springs (5)
M U I A I N
12. French wind (7) A D M I R E R D I N E D
14. State capital of Maine (7) N P D E R S
15. Topeka is the state capital (6) T H E M E E A R T H
S A C S I P
17. Currency of Nigeria (5)
C A B I N A R T I C L E
19. French river (5) A L U I K P
L O M A G I C L P
E O R H E E
S I D E S T H U N D E R

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 KIDS Follow the lines to see which girl
has the bicycle

O Q. Why are
Christmas trees like
bad knitters?

R
A. They both drop
needles

N
Q. What is the best
Christmas present in
the world?
A. A broken drum -

E you can't beat it!

Q. What do you get

R
if you cross a apple
with a Christmas
tree?
A. A Pineapple!

Q. What do you call Santa

Claus when he doesn’t move?
A. Santa Pause!

Happy Christmas

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