๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น I had planned for todayโs post to be a positive one. Earlier on an elderly resident contacted me to ask if the fence at Stockland Ave can be extended to assist her in walking down the steep hill. Our council staff delivered on this request quite promptly but apparently a truck didnโt take kindly to their kind. Weโll have another go next year.
Credit for yesterdayโs photo goes to Bec FitzGerald.
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ธ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป Yesterday we gathered at the St Ives Village Green to celebrate the first day of Chanukah, an eight day festival linked to Jewish independence in the second century BC. Itโs great to see the people celebrating the event to this day. See you all again next year on 7 December 2023.
Our church, St Barnabas Roseville East, held its first Carols in the Courtyard yesterday. It was a great time for the local community to gather, though it got rained out twice and we had to relocate indoors. On Sunday 25th December we are having a Christmas Service at 10am and youโre all welcome to join.
Earlier this year I transferred to a double degree (Master of Laws / Business Administration, part time) so that I can be better equipped to serve the community. It’s been a hectic time especially in Term 3 when the pace at work ramped up, but I’d also say that it’s been my most enjoyable uni year to date.
This year I covered the basics of the legal system and I also took an elective on Insurance Law so that I can support injured council workers through my role at StateCover. For my remaining electives I’m considering Environmental Law, Planning and Development, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Superannuation, International Human Rights, or whatever else seems useful.
I’m looking forward to the end of uni because it will free up time to spend with family and serve the community. I’m still contemplating whether to squeeze two subjects into one term because it will speed things up, but at the cost of depth of learning.
Earlier this month my wife and I had a date at Zeera Tadka in Lindfield. The staff were great, the food was amazing, and weโre keen to go back soon.
![Earlier this month my wife and I had a date at @[100063658045567:2048:Zeera Tadka] in Lindfield. The staff were great, the food was amazing, and weโre keen to go back soon.](https://roseville.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/319275609_674226860799664_3417338089064350170_n_862280901840499.jpg)
We went to visit Shoalhaven City Council on the long weekend and saw what’s probably the best outdoor gym in Australia at Plantation Point. 14 pieces of outdoor gym equipment next to the children’s playground, and it was popular with both adults and children.
Would you want to see more of this in Ku-ring-gai?
![We went to visit @[100069231579161:2048:Shoalhaven City Council] on the long weekend and saw what's probably the best outdoor gym in Australia at Plantation Point. 14 pieces of outdoor gym equipment next to the children's playground, and it was popular with both adults and children.
Would you want to see more of this in Ku-ring-gai?](https://roseville.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/288197447_1459035411223194_3949531417103093629_n_1459265517866850.jpg)
Good morning everyone. Highlights from last nightโs (long) council meeting.
๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ – Proceeding to tender for construction of two additional basketball courts.
๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ – Draft Landscape Masterplan endorsed (including late changes to explore multiple basketball options). Next up is a public exhibition after Christmas.
๐ถโโ๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ – Concept plan endorsed (after significant improvements since it first came out in 2020). Now off to detailed design and aim to tender 2024.
๐ณ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ – Adoption of Ku-ring-gaiโs first version, including a target of 55% locally indigenous canopy trees in the public domain.
๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ – Unanimous request from councillors for more information from the State Government on what is being done to make Pacific Highway safer.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ – Further initiatives to help local businesses establish and participate in the tendering process.
๐ Other items including the ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ and the ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป were put on hold til next meeting (14 Feb 2023). While I was personally happy to vote on both last night, I understand that Decemberโs been quite hectic and we need to respect that the governing body needed more time to make an informed decision.
Itโs been 15 months since I purchased an Electric Vehicle (EV) with generous State Government Incentives. This month Iโve driven ~2,800km and have the following observations.
โก๏ธ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น. Itโs free at the Lindfield Village Green Carpark. Itโs cheap at home. Even when I use the Supercharger network for country travel itโs still cheaper than petrol. Iโve been averaging $5.40 per 100km whereas petrol would be $20 per 100km.
โ ๏ธ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ. Some of the NRMA chargers and Willoughby Council chargers are free but unreliable / faulty. Itโs really annoying and a massive time waster.
๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ. We have 14 normal charging spaces and 1 handicapped charging space at the Lindfield Village Green. They are all free, they use 100% renewable energy, and they all (currently) work.
๐ Thereโs lots of sluggish EVs in the market but a base model Tesla is faster and cheaper than a Golf GTI. ๐โ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
๐ฐ ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ. Sure itโs within reach for many living in our LGA and itโs easy to enjoy the environmental and performance benefits, but most ordinary Australians arenโt in a position to buy one. The State Gov incentives have helped shave off ~$5,000 so that has made a big difference. The Federal Gov recently introduced incentives as well but given the narrow / targeted nature of salary packaging it isnโt as accessible. Over the next decade more options will become available but we first need to get over the global (pandemic induced) manufacturing shortage.
My little assistant and I attended the Wahroonga Village Fair today, organised by the Rotary Club of Wahroonga, and promoted the work of KYDS Youth Development Service.
![My little assistant and I attended the @[100083460155832:2048:Wahroonga Village Fair] today, organised by the @[334219889938494:274:Rotary Club of Wahroonga], and promoted the work of @[100057506479179:2048:KYDS Youth Development Service].](https://roseville.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/317835322_852192256182697_4903660378737381284_n_852192259516030.jpg)
For the last four years Iโve been asking for a footpath on Babbage Road from Malga Avenue down to Echo Point Park. This is a frequently used route by residents and visitors and itโs located on a narrow winding road. The situation is so bad that in many parts, residents have no choice but to risk walking on the road. And while we were previously able to introduce other safety measures such as traffic calming devices, it is the footpath that makes the biggest difference to pedestrian safety.
We have now implemented the first (easiest) section, which is a footpath along the 290m stretch from Malga Avenue to the Roseville Bridge Walkway, and it was encouraging to see residents using the footpath today. The next section through to Echo Point Park is technically much more difficult (and expensive) so Iโm not sure when it can/will be delivered.
