May 12 - 18, 2013: Issue 110

Articles This Week: 

Mullet Care Bush Care Project Update

DIY Hints: Growing Your Own Winter Vegetables by Paul Johnson

Pacific Black Duck Bath - a delight for the eyes!

Eastern Rosella - and a little more about our progression to protecting our birds instead of exporting them or decimating them.

Swamp Mahogany Flowering - our Mother's Day 2013 flowers

Artist of the Month for May 2013:   Chuck Bradley- Scotland Island photographer with an exhibition at Manly Art Gallery

All Previous Articles

Profile: May 2013 - Pittwater Organisations: Southern Cross Wildlife Care - saving all sick, injured and orphaned wildlife under our southern skies

Previous Profiles:

Barton Lynch   Shane Withington Commodore Sloper Herminie Swainston Teresa Cutter Joanne Brigden-Jones Tamara Sloper Harding  Katie Spithill Chris Salisbury Doug Crane Henry MacPhillamy Aim for the Stars Foundation Broken Bay Marine Rescue Pittwater Environmental Foundation Rotary Club of Pittwater  Sophie Haythornthwaite Joan Fisher  Mark Ferguson Veteran   Carolyn McKay  Christine Hopton  Ian White  Jack Elsegood  Robert Grace  Colin Casey  Bob Waterer  The Surfers Group  The Palm Beach Yacht Club  Pittwater Natural Heritage Association Pittwater Friends of Soibada  Pam Bayfield  Denise Casey  Lynda Hill  Belinda Grundy  Paul Christie  Neil Evers  Andrew Holder  Ian Curlewis  Lange Theory  Phil Colman-Peter Mitchell and Exploring tidal waters on Australia’s temperate coast  Geoff Clarke  Palm Beach Sailing Club  The Bopulaters  Pittwater Camera Club  Dragonfly Environmental  Pittwater Community Hub  Pittwater Community Arts Hayley Turner  Samantha Shaw  Danielle DuBois  Mumpreneurs Neil Johnston  Simon Hyland  Paul Wheeler  Ian McGiffen  Brian Friend Pittwater Council Zonta Club of Northern Beaches Sydney Northern Beaches Symphonic Wind Ensemble Bei Loon Dragon Boat Club Margaret Molloy OAM Patricia Giles OAM  Doreen Cherry  Cindy Goode Milman  Stephen Marr  Bob Hamilton  Simon Abbott  Peter Rumble  Graham Spong  Sailability Pittwater  Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary  Avalon Active Seniors Group  Northern Beaches Orchestra  Sonja Elwood  June Lahm  Valerie Vickers  Karen Draddy  Betty King  David Hanley  Les Ball  Paul Webb  Malo Legardinier E G Constructions  Integrity Candles  Monatones  The Narrabeen Lakes Ladies Probus Club Inc.  Nina Curtis  Robyn McWilliam  Gretel Pinniger  Ted Blackall  Edwin Barnard  Doug Elliott  Anthony Patrick Chandler Walter 'Wal' Wardle  Avalon Beach RSL Fishing Club  Avalon Voices  Surfing Mums Inc. Northern Beaches Social Riders  Stephanie Brown Judith Bennett Gemma Rasdall  Gwynneth Ross Peter Verrills  Tom Gilbert  Tony Carr Gwenyth Sneesby  Bobbie Squire Philip Bond  Save Mona Vale Hospital Committee  Southern Cross Wildlife Care

History: May 2013 - The NAVY in Pittwater: this year's  Avalon Tattoo, is on June 15th, 2013. Each year it is the turn of one of our Services to present the Challenge and this year it's our RAN Cadets; To Prelude this we will look at some of the long and varying links with the Navy - Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy Ships Visit Pittwater and Broken Bay – Training Days, Fleet Exercises and the Love of the Navy

Previous History Pages:  

Marie Byles Lucy Gullett Kookoomgiligai Frank Hurley Archpriest JJ Therry Sir Patrick Gordon Taylor Bowen Bungaree W. Bradley 1788 Journal Midholme Loggan Rock Cabin La Corniche La Corniche II Lion Island Bungan Beach Botham Beach Scarred Trees  Castles in the Sand Dame Nellie Melba lunches at Bilgola Spring, 1914  First to Fly in Australia at North Narrabeen  Mona Vale Golf Club's Annual Balls  Governor Phillip camps on Resolute Beach  Ruth Bedford  Jean Curlewis  Mollie Horseman  Charlotte Boutin  May Moore  Neville W Cayley  Leon Houreux  Frederick Wymark  Sir Adrian Curlewis  Bilgola Heron Cove  Mullet Creek  Shark Point  Woodley's Cottage  A Tent at The Basin Collin's Retreat-Bay View House-Scott's Hotel  Bilgola Cottage and House  The First Pittwater Regatta  Women Cricketers Picnic  Filmed In Pittwater  Governor Phillip's Barrenjoey Cairn  Waradiel Season The Church at Church Point  Governor Phillip’s Exploration of Broken Bay, 2 – 9 March 1788   Petroglyths: Aboriginal Rock Art on the Northern Beaches  Avalon Headland Landmarks  Steamers Part I  Pittwater Aquatic Club Part I  Woody Point Yacht Club  Royal Motor Yacht Club Part I  Dorothea Mackellar  Elaine Haxton  Neva Carr Glynn  Margaret Mulvey Jean Mary Daly  Walter Oswald Watt Wilfrid Kingsford Smith John William Cherry George Scotty Allan  McCarrs Creek  Narrabeen Creek  Careel Creek Currawong Beach Creek  Bushrangers at Pittwater Smuggling at Broken Bay  An Illicit Still at McCarr's Creek  The Murder of David Foley  Mona Vale Outrages  Avalon Camping Ground  Bayview Koala Sanctuary  Ingleside Powder Works  Palm Beach Golf Course  Avalon Sailing Club  Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club  Palm Beach SLSC Part I - The Sheds  Warriewood SLSC  Whale Beach SLSC Flagstaff Hill Mount Loftus Pill Hill Sheep Station Hill  SS Florrie  SS Phoenix and General Gordon Paddlewheeler MV Reliance The Elvina  Florida House  Careel House Ocean House and Billabong  Melrose-The Green Frog The Small Yacht Cruising Club of Pittwater  Canoe and I Go With The Mosquito Fleet - 1896  Pittwater Regattas Part I - Dates and Flagships to 1950  Shark Incidents In Pittwater  The Kalori  Church Point Wharf  Bayview Wharf  Newport Wharf Palm Beach Jetty - Gow's Wharf  Max Watt  Sir Francis Anderson Mark Foy  John Roche  Albert Verrills  Broken Bay Customs Station At Barrenjoey  Broken Bay Water Police  Broken Bay Marine Rescue - Volunteer Coastal Patrol  Pittwater Fire-Boats  Prospector Powder Hulk at Towler's Bay  Naval Visits to Pittwater 1788-1952

Park Bench Philosopher:  Misplaced, Forgotten, or Displaced Australian Poets: THE KANGAROO HUNT; OR, A MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
BY CHARLES HARPUR.

News From Our Inbox Towards a quantum internet - UNSW, National Library of Australia - New pictures released, University of Sydney's Professor Steve Simpson has been announced as a new Fellow of the Royal Society,  Cyclist's benefit from helmets clearly shown, Dive Into A Wave...ummm?, Home is where the health is - UNSW insight on NSW Govt. Initiative, Hawaii Dolphins Play Using Whale Snouts As Slides!, Have You Seen This Dog?, Chicken Police, Excuse me... where's my food?, Milky Way Black Hole Snacks on Hot Gas, Run Underwater, Killer whales surprise couple on boat, Health Papers Published this week: Epilepsy Cured in Mice Using Brain Cells; Portable Device Provides Rapid, Accurate Diagnosis of Tuberculosis + Other Bacterial Infections; Protein Complex May Play Role in Preventing Many Forms of Cancer; Discovery May Help Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Anemia; Discovery Helps Show How Breast Cancer Spreads; Magnesium May Be as Important to Kids' Bone Health as Calcium

 Events: PCA Heritage Evening, Artists Trail 2013, NT Forum, PB Market, Baby Animals and Tin Sparrow at Mona Vale, Bodacious Cowboys at Palm Beach Golf Club, Aboriginal Forum at Narrabeen, Avalon RSL- Karoke World Championships, Mother's Day 2013, Northern Beaches Music Festival, Author Talks at MVL, Psychic at Pittwater RSL, Songs For Soibada III, Paddling-Walking,  ANMM Exhibitions and Kids Events, RMYC Events,  Pittwater Camera Club, FoNLC  Activities and much much more.

Food: Mushrooms: What would Autumn be like without enjoying the best fungi on offer and tasting the rich earthy pungency of the season?

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Community News:Songs for Soibada - 2013 - Jack Vidgen to Perform, Mona Vale Hospital Auxiliary - Volunteers Needed, Celebrating National Volunteers Week 2013 At Mona Vale Library, Historic lifejacket principles promote safety across international borders, WHITE PAPER DISCUSSION SESSIONS - EVENT REGISTRATION, New Northern Beaches Hospital Highlights Transport Fix Needed Now, Alexander's Lost World - David Adams,  Car Park Sale in support of SLSC Nippers, Solo exhibition in Newtown - Tracy Ponich, Water, Wind & Ice by Robin VF Smith, Elvis to open St Ives Show, SUCCESSFUL LOOSELY WOVEN CONCERT IN AVALON, Sydney Writers Festival 2013, Different walks of life, same goal: Stay Smart Online, Sustainability Lane at the Pittwater Wine & Food Fair, Avalon Golf Course Special until end of June 2013, BowelCare is on again for 2013, Sly Dogs Unplugged at Church Point Cafe, Pittwater Artists Trail May 2013, Future of boating on Sydney Harbour open for public comment, Awards For Public Sector Excellence, Southern Cross Wildlife Care May 2013 Critters of the Month - Theodore and Blossom, referendum to secure direct federal funding for communities, Funding Opportunity For Local Fishing Groups, Pittwater Milestones Trivia Evening - Unravel the Strands of Time, CUPPA FOR CANCER AT MONA VALE LIBRARY, CAREEL CREEK FLOOD STUDY ON EXHIBITION, COMMEMORATE SORRY DAY AT NORTH NARRABEEN,  Bushcare Notices - May 2013, Our Councils Notices, Fed. Govt. Media Releases this week and more

Environment; CAREEL CREEK FLOOD STUDY ON EXHIBITION, Pittwater Environment Stories this week: Mullet Care Bush Care Project Update - May 2013, Pacific Black Duck Bath - a delight for the eyes!, Eastern Rosella, Swamp Mahogany Flowering, Australian Environment stories this week: Climate Change, Not Human Activity, Led to Megafauna Extinction, A new approach to judging the impact of invasive species,  Plants 'Talk' to Plants to Help Them Grow, Sending the gungu home +  Global Highways of Invasive Marine Species Calculated, May Environment Activities, Paint Rocks with Glow In The Dark Paint, 2013 Northern Beaches Local Business Sustainability Award, ONLINE BIODIVERSITY CALENDAR,COOEE May 2013, FishMap, New App for Gardeners,  local Environment groups, and organisations.

Lynda Hill: Update 8.5.13:  Managing The Pace And Grounding The Vision: May's Solar Eclipse in Taurus


Pictures: Pacific Black Duck Bath - a delight for the eyes!

Children:  Pacific Black Duck taking a bath at Careel Creek, Songfish - The Northern Beaches community choir for children - FREE Singing Session, University of Sydney’s Compass – find your way to higher education - Year 3 Students visit, Marine Art at RMYC, PITTWATER SHORT STORY COMPETITION, Rudimental - "Feel The Love", Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards - 2013, Tom Terrific- Go West young Manfred, National Geographic online fun For little kids,  The Superman Show - episode 1, LET'S READ NATIONAL EARLY LITERACY CAMPAIGN, Picture Books Online, A picture book for little children (1812), Mona Vale Library - Young Runarounds!, Children's Storytime at Mona Vale Library

Youth: The ECO. Clean Beach Initiative is looking for Australia’s most passionate ECO. Warrior to be the face of its movement! Interested? Zoe Elliot with Lincoln Smith - Black Dog, Getting Air - South Avalon - 7.5.2013, Feedback - Music Conference for Young People (JUNE 2013), Workshop for parents and supervisors of learner drivers, Sydney Writers Festival 2013 – May 20-26; Youth Events, Triple your Jays hottest 100 over 20 years, PITTWATER SHORT STORY COMPETITION, Get Smarter in your Spare Time - ONLINE !, Cyberbullying Rampant Among High School Students: National Cyber Security Awareness Week, 20 to 24 May 2013, New 'Bone-Head' Dinosaur Hints at Higher Diversity of Small Dinosaurs, Animal Antics, National Youth Awards, Mona Vale Library - Duke of Edinburgh Awards, The Project Gutenberg Library of Australiana, Bands Playing Locally, NOrthern Beaches Youth Bands Facebook Page, RMYC Marine Art Comp., Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards - 2013 + links and help 4U, Author Talks at Mona Vale Library - Andrew Tink, Get Smarter in your Spare Time - ONLINE!; over 700 Free Courses on offer, Music Industry Conference - FREE to attend, Youngbloods Contest - 2013, Manly Youth Centre Kangaroo Street is bringing back more band nights, New Facebook Page for young bands on the Northern Beaches, The Line,   National History Competition, Mona Vale Library - Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

Seniors; 2013 COTA NSW Survey, DEEMING RATES SHOULD BE ADJUSTED, The Benevolent Society has turned 200 this week - First Old Age Pension in the world approved after Benevolent Society campaign - 1901, Melbourne's Cable Trams + MARVELLOUS MELBOURNE : QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH, 1910, Soup of the Day, For YOUR GRANDCHILDREN !! C/- Bill Gates, Good Vibrations (1966), Health Papers Published this week: Missing Link in Signals Contributes to Neurodegeneration; Dynamic Behavior of Progenitor Cells in Brain Discovered; Social Connections Drive the 'Upward Spiral' of Positive Emotions and Health; Boosting 'Cellular Garbage Disposal' Can Delay the Aging Process AvPals Term 2 2013 - Computer Classes for Seniors at Newport, How to make symbols using your keyboard, National Seniors Literary Prize 2013, local Support and Education Activities.

Community Clubs: Updates on Activities and links to sites. 

Artist of the Month: May 2013 Chuck Bradley- Scotland Island photographer with an exhibition at Manly Art Gallery 

Reflections: by George Repin. This week;  J C BENDRODT AND PRINCES RESTAURANT


DIY Hints: Growing Your Own Winter Vegetables by Paul Johnson


Collector's Corner: Collecting Ladies - Ferdinand Von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists by Penny Olsen AM - extensive and well researched insight, illuminated by beautiful illustrations and examples of their works, this is for students of Botany and art lovers. Interview with Penny Olsen

Books: The Little Fairy Sister, A Boy Like Me, Lani's Story, The Lucky Culture, Secret Life of James Cook, David Rivett - Fighter for Australian Science (FREE), Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes,  Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 2 - Daisies, Heaths, Peas, Saltbushes, Sundews, Wattles and Other Shrubby and Herbaceous Dicotyledons 

Old Books: - May 2013

Handbook to The birds of Australia (1865) by John Gould and Australia unlimited (1918?) by Edwin James Brady READ THESE WORKS ON THE SITE- ONLINE