A time of transitions
The Central Coast Voice is saddened to hear about the loss of the Circular Head Chronicle newspaper after almost 120 years of printing. They printed their last newspaper on the 30th of October. We hope the Circular Head community can create something new to keep local stories in their community and keep a chronicle history for future generations to learn from. Newspapers that cover a wide area won’t be able to truly cover all that is happening at the local level, and the Social Media companies, well, let’s not go there.
The Central Coast Voice would not be possible without our sponsors supporting the costs of printing the newspaper. We don’t have paid staff or outside funding, which means we rely on the community to provide monthly content and volunteers to put it all together. Speaking of which, if you can put pen to paper or email and write 250 words plus a picture of something that is happening or has happened, we would love to print it. Even if you are not a wordsmith, send us a personal letter, and we can write an article based on the information. If your community group writes up a newsletter, send us a copy and let us know that we are allowed to print stories from it.
The Central Coast Voice team is moving into a nice flow after transitioning from Lesley and Doug; we now want to bring more people into the team to better connect with the community, and we are very happy to provide any tools, training, and even a written reference for the roles.
For those looking for a career in media, please contact us to gain real world experience in producing a newspaper.
Email volunteering@tccv.au to make a time to visit.
Yours Novemberly,
David Robinson (No editorial from Jennifer as she was travelling in the USA for Oct)
Jilly’s desk – Layout Editor
Weatherwise, we have had the Spring rains, in August, filling the dams on farms and springing flush green hues in all paddocks. Farmers have been planting which has seen patchwork chocolate red soil amongst the green, and we have not borne the brunt of the stormy weather experienced on the big island. During the spring many have taken a trip away leaving volunteers to see to houses and animals. It is an experience with a touch of country, with chooks and dogs.
Chooks are hens and roosters, combined make a chook yard always full of chook relationships. Roosters encourage hens to a piece of food with a special call, he bullies all his hens into mating ritual. The hens meanwhile have interactions which often causes a flurry of squawks, flying upward with feathers spread in flight and just as quickly subsiding. And there is the pecking order which allows some to a higher perch in the chook house and always one hen which is attacked on the head and ostracized from the flock. Chook relations are mostly congenial, no grudges, except the poor henpecked one.
Dogs sitting can be rewarding, meeting many dogs of all breeds. Dogs in their own homes are friendly and easily accepting another hand that feeds. My latest experience with a sturdy short snouted Shih Tzu has been an endearing one. No barking, in fact no vocalization except when there was whining when we started out in the car. Once we were at the destination park all was playfulness and with tail raised streaming his feathery flag he trotted, happily, never fast but content. No road sense, not interested in other dogs, but good for a long deep snuffling sniff into all manner of plant matter, both around posts and along rocky edges and water courses, making a walk a stop/start experience, dog dictated short walk.
The Voice this month, continues to spotlight our national shortfall in getting an affordable roof over everyone’s head. We are encouraged to have our say in response to a housing survey.