THURSDAY, 11 JULY 2024
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NAIDOC Week Fair at Toukley
Local Little Terns breeding colony a success story See page 5
Out&About
Toukley Public School got in early for NAIDOC Week with a special event featuring preschoolers from the onsite Kooloora Preschool on July 2 and 3. See page 29
Children’s book sure to delight See page 13
Business
Armanii Dargan, Isla Clark, Alfie Grant and Rafael Gleave participating on July 2
New stairs a win for Bateau Bay
Residents formed a human heart on the site
Bateau Bay residents are rejoicing following a State Government decision to fund the rebuilding of stairs to a popular reserve that were removed last year by Central Coast Council. Member for The Entrance David Mehan has announced the Government will provide $245,000 towards rebuilding new stairs and restoring access to the Blue Lagoon reserve. “This funding will be used to rebuild the timber stairs which were removed due to safety concerns,” Mehan said. Council removed the stairs to the reserve, which sits on Crown land between Blue Lagoon Resort and Shelly Beach, saying they were unsafe. The decision left residents with
limited access to the reserve, either through the resort with its steep driveway and no pedestrian access, or via Shelly Beach. A month later this avenue was also cut off when Council decided the beach stairs were also unsafe and cordoned those off as well. Community group Save our Stairs (SOS) was formed to convince Council the reserve was much used by the community and that stairs needed to be reinstated. “The outcry from the Bateau Bay community was unrelenting and unwavering,” SOS committee member Judy Townsend said.
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The food at The Ary Toukley is just perfect See page 21
Sport
USA ahead of Canada in Ice Hockey Cup See page 32
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