#terrigal formation

[greenfrog04]

A new chigutisaurid (Brachyopoidea, Temnospondyli) with soft tissue preservation from the Triassic Sydney Basin, New South Wales, Australia

Published 3rd August 2023

A new species of chigutisaurid, Arenaerpeton supinatus, is the first appearance of its genera in New South Wales from the Early–Middle Triassic Terrigal Formation and is based on an articulated, near-complete skeleton with some preserved soft tissue.

Arenaerpeton supinatus holotype

Arenaerpeton supinatus phylogenetic anaylsis

Artist reconstruction of Arenaerpeton supinatus, by José Vitor Silva.

Source:

[fisherken]

sandstone at Maitland Bay by Peter Woodard Via Flickr: Terrigal Formation sandstone from the Triassic at Maitland Bay beach. On the other side of the Hawkesbury, the corresponding rocks are Newport Formation sandstone. Above them both, the Hawkesbury sandstone, all from the Triassic. Siderite is the mineral causing the colouration in these rocks, (FeCO3). I'd hoped my teenage companion would model for me in front of these rocks, but she declined.

[marineexplorer]

The skillion - huge natural shed roof #marineexplorer by John Turnbull Via Flickr: This impressive rock formation is based on sandstone laid down in the time of the dinosaurs, the middle Triassic period, over 200 million years ago. It is named after a sloping, lean-to or shed roof. Terrigal, NSW

[theintrovertedtravellerblog-blog]

Photos of rock formations taken at a beach in Terrigal, Australia

[jeremystrele]

A Stylist’s Guide To The NSW Central Coast

A Stylist’s Guide To The NSW Central Coast

Travel

Xanthe Highfield

Photo – Jacs Powell, and Sarah-Kate from Chasing Brightness.

The Central Coast is a huge area that stretches between Sydney and Newcastle, the most well-known towns in the area include Killcare, Avoca and Terrigal.

My husband Sam Clayton and I moved to Woy Woy around five years ago. My background is as a production designer/art director for film and TV, and we met studying our Masters in Production Design at Australian Film Radio and Television School. Sam got over working in the industry and was inspired to move into his family’s business: Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf, which has been in the family for 40 years!

We had been living in Bondi and I had been working in Melbourne, so moving to Woy Woy was a total change of pace. Although, we moved into our apartment above the busy restaurant, so there was still a buzz to our life. After hours, when the restaurant closes, we are sitting on a really quiet stretch of water that seems to wash away the stresses. It’s pretty idyllic.

After a few years, we bought a home in Avoca, and I really connected with a wonderful community while we lived there. Although, we have now moved back to Woy Woy for a few years and are renting out our house before we renovate it. This area is a bit more of a hub now, but we’ve got a beautiful spot right on the water in the middle of town.

After I first moved up to the Central Coast, my friend Cate Stewart and I could see a need for some creativity being injected into local hospitality businesses, so we started doing fit-outs for the new wave of local restaurants A few years on and our company Stewart + Highfield are working on some really exciting projects. We love being a part of the new energy in the area.

What I love most about living on The Central Coast is the really supportive creative community. It’s a more laid-back way of life, but it’s also commuting distance from Sydney, so I can continue to do art directing for TV commercials as well as run our interiors business.

I also love that you have spectacular beaches and national parks right on your doorstep, yet it still feels a little undiscovered. For example, the thrift stores are still genuinely cheap, and you can really find a bargain. I’m still finding hidden gems in towns after five years of living here!

Bouddi Coastal Walk. Photo – Jacs Powell.

The Mars-like landscape! Photo – Jacs Powell.

The walk starts at Putty Beach Road, Killcare Heights. Photo – Jacs Powell.

Adventure – Bouddi Coastal Walk

We regularly go on hikes as a big bunch of parents and toddlers.

There are so many spectacular walks around the area. A favourite is the Bouddi Coastal Walk, which is great for whale spotting, cliff-top stone foraging, birdwatching and admiring wildflowers. The Mars-like rock formations go down pretty well in terms of four-year-old boys’ imaginations too!

The full hike is eight-and-a-half kilometres on way, from Putty Beach to MacMasters Beach and this takes thee-ad-a-half to four hours. The walk can also be split into three shorter sections if you are short on time.

Putty Beach Road, Killcare Heights NSW 2257

Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf has been in my husband’s family for 40 years! Photo – Jacs Powell.

Seafood is the specialty at Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf. Photo – Jacs Powell.

Restaurant interiors. Photo – Jacs Powell.

Photo – Jacs Powell.

We live above the restaurant and the water views are amazing. Photo – Jacs Powell.

Restaurant – Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf

We were living in Bondi and I was working on a TV show in Melbourne when Sam called me and asked if I wanted to move to Woy Woy… I think I’d visited once or twice and barely knew the place, but was totally up for the adventure. How could I not with a name so cute?

The Woy Woy Fishermen’s Wharf had been in his family for generations and after visiting some great restaurants and cafes around Mornington Peninsula, Sam started to get ideas for what he could do to the place. He was dying to get out of the film industry and I was hanging to get out of Sydney so we made the move.

We have been there for two stages of the evolution now, the last renovation had to happen as the pylons needed replacing, which meant a total rebuild of the end pier of the restaurant. The goal was to retain the integrity of the old building but bring in the surrounding mangroves and capture that view even more. The décor is more pared-back than last time, which had a strong crab-shack vibe! We have focused on key pieces such as commissioning a four-metre-long traditional Aboriginal fish trap to honour the focus of sustainable fishing that the wharf maintains.

It’s open for lunch and dinner in the warmer months. With the fresh fish market attached to the restaurant you know that you will always get fresh, great quality seafood. My personal fav is the Pippies in XO sauce. Even just the oysters with a glass of one of the amazing wines always makes me happy!

The Blvd, Woy Woy NSW 2256

Like Minds Avoca. Photo – Jacs Powell.

The ceiling sculpture of floating clouds is by local artist Jane Gillings.Photo – Jacs Powell.

The Surfer’s Breakfast. Photo – Jacs Powell.

Amazing coffee too! Photo – Jacs Powell.

This cafe has changed people’s lives! Photo – Jacs Powell.

Cafe – Like Minds Avoca

My experience of the Central Coast as a strong supportive community really began when we moved around the corner from Like Minds Avoca. It might sound dramatic, but this place has changed people’s lives. Mel and Jimmy are curators of community in the most generous way possible, so many life-long friendships have been born in this inviting space.

It’s open for breakfast and lunch, and the food is largely garden-to-plate, so always fresh and the coffee is the best around. Produce swaps happen once a month, plus there is zero food waste because all food and coffee waste composted. Sam will, without fail, always order The Surfer Breakfast (vegemite and avo with a poached egg). Mel makes all the relishes and pickles so everything is extra tasty. I’m just all about the smashed avo and egg with pickles!

Inside, the ceiling is a sculpture of floating clouds by local artist Jane Gillings, made using all of the cafe’s old milk bottles.

352 The Round Dr, Avoca Beach NSW 2251

Inside Imprint House. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Natalie Walton’s Imprint House is open Fridays or by appointment. Photo – Caitlin Mills for The Design Files.

Shop – Imprint House & Dapper Darlings

Stylist and writer Natalie Walton’s Imprint House is one of my favourite retail spots in the region (TDF featured it alongside her home tour here). Her careful edit of homewares celebrate beauty and elevate function. Most of them were discovered during her time writing and researching for interior magazines, and producing the art and design blog Daily Imprint. It’s open to the public of Friday, 10am to 2pm or by appointment.

Address: 1282 Yarramalong Road, Wyong Creek, NSW, 2259

Another retail highlight is Long Jetty. This place is a great social study on a few creatives moving to an area with dirt cheap rent and turning it around! Dapper Darlings Vintage was really the first of a bunch of active shop owners who painted vibrant murals on the front of their stores that bring the street to life. This store is a vintage collector’s dream and also stocks wares by independent designers like Georgia Perry and Lenni the Label.

If heading to Long Jetty you must take a look at all the great stores such as Plain Janes, Loose Leaf, Tiny Folk Co and Shadow bang to name a few.

298 The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty NSW 2261

Copacabana Beach House. Photo – Jacs Powell.

Inside the dreamy Airbnb accommodation. Photo – Jacs Powell.

This restored 1970s home is an impeccably-designed place to stay. Photo – Jacs Powell.

There are breath-taking views from every room! Photo – Jacs Powell.

Stay – Copacabana Beach House

Copacabana Beach House is a dreamy Airbnb accommodation perched on the cifftop at Copacabana. A bird’s eye view of the house shows that it is in the shape of a ‘T’, meaning there are amazing views all the way around.

Owner Danielle Eurell worked closely with a team of local builders to bring her vision to life and restore this 1970s home into an impeccably-designed place to stay.

With an open fireplace and ocean views, you could probably just ignore all my exploring tips and happily not leave here all weekend!!

Copacabana NSW 2251

[magooclassic]

2016 Magoo Charity Classic

  The 2016 Magoo Charity Classic was another huge success yet again, after lots of background work from the committee, all the planets lined up to deliver a great weekend of waves and fun, could have been a few feet bigger, but you just can’t beat Soldiers Beach as a great venue for spectators and competitors.

The Surf Club was awesome letting us use the tower for the judges and tallying, it gave them a Birdseye view of every maneuver, and very comfortable digs out of the elements, which turned out to be perfect for the Sunday morning session.

Day 1 we were greeted by nice smooth offshore conditions, a 2ft to occasional 3ft nice left and right peak, yeh baby let the games begin!

The setup on sunrise was incredible, CCMB were there in force everyone chipping in and making it all come together for the 7.00am first heat, the Lions club we’re pumped and the bacon and egg rolls were getting smashed out by 7.30. Let’s crank the tunes and watch some of the most talented long boarders in the state, and they didn’t disappoint.

The log division was a real hot field and the condition’s really suited them, hang fives, tens, soul arch, stylish drop knee turns and majestic trimming, absolutely a pleasure to watch, the crowd was frothing and these were only the first round heats, there was still repecharge rounds to come!! This format for the competition was a huge success, and hats off to Hayzy for getting this to work so well, everyone was stoked as you get to surf twice no matter what, and you can make the finals even if you bomb out in the first round.

The day finished with a real good vibe, and everyone ready to relax at the sporties, with the auction night.

Again the night was an awesome one, with a little over $15k raised! Plenty of laughs and just a couple of frothy ones were the order of the evening, and it was great being introduced to the world of Guinness complements of Phil, although I think that’s what caused the dusty start to Sunday, couldn’t have been the 10 toohey’s. Day two and another 5.30am rise, the prediction was for a dropping swell, but we were hopeful as it was still from the south and Soldiers will get every bit of it. With Hayzy doing his quick scope of the weather map, we were about to be hit by a downpour in the next hour so this made for a real quick setup to beat it, also the waves had dropped to 1ft and a very occasional 2ft set. Right on queue it came and halfway through the women’s first heat it was hammering down, what we hadn’t counted on was the lightening storm that came with it, so erring on the side of safety the second heat was delayed to let it pass, this was the time it was good to be up in the judging tower.

The swell kept dropping, with the incoming tide making for some challenging conditions in the qualifying and final rounds, but the rain shot through and the sun came out making it another great day on the beach. Time to draw the competitor raffle. Deb was shaking the ticket bag and Greg was holding the board for all to see. He never had to let go of it putting it straight into the car after winning the board. Congrats mate good win.

Into the final rounds and the call from our announcer, the velvet toned Al Phillips was let’s get this music cranking and get in the mood, so with the dulcet tones of AC/DC pumping the finalists charged the break. Again it was a great spectacle with all the finals, and the CCMB was well represented, with Witty and Hayzy in the over 40’s final.

The over 50’s was won by John Fraser, whilst Dave Ryan and Wayne Craven took first and second in the over 55’s. Phil Roxburgh won the over 60’s after toiling his way through repecharge and qualifying rounds. Follow this up with Fibbo, Wayne Castro, Greg Byrne and Brad Fraser making the finals, you would have to say it was a great outcome for the CCMB members who competed in the 2016 Magoo Charity Classic.

Another stand out of the day was young Harry Maskell from Terrigal, being the first competitor ever to win the Junior and Open 9 division, not bad for a young fella that is more tuned to riding a SUP and making the world tour. These are but a few of the results and you can get the full run down here.

Well that’s a wrap on the weekend but none of this would have come together, without the efforts of all the committee, sponsors and CCMB members – so thank you to all involved. Special thanks to Al Phillips for doing an amazing job on the PA all weekend. Leanne Witt and Steve Sutho for tallying on both days. Steve Sutho was also responsible for updating our website and was on his computer all weekend updating the results live! Everyone competing could check their heat times and even the results on their mobile device during the weekend.

Huge thanks to all our sponsors Booths Hyundai, Macintype Design, Sea FM, Sojo Shapes and Hogs Breath to name a few. There are many more sponsors so get to the website, check them out and show your support as these people and their business have helped us raise around $35,000 this year. WOW just doesn’t cut it, and thank you doesn’t seem enough!

    from WordPress http://ift.tt/2o29Ulz via IFTTT