Hits and Memories of the Magnificent Shire!

[IronShark]

Guys (and girls, of course!), seeing it is the off season and there is precious little football to talk about, I have been digging around in the site seeing what buried treasure I can unearth. As usual, Sharks Forever has outdone himself and there is a ton of beautiful pictures of locations all over the Sutherland Shire. Don't know about you but if you grew up in the Shire, like I did, I'm sure you'll have some fantastic memories of some of these places or, even better, some great yarns to tell.

So why not have a look through this forum and see if you can tell us something about the Shire that you love. Even better, maybe you can recommend a hidden treasure for those that have yet to discover it. I'm a mad keen mountain biker, bush walker/trail runner and surfer/swimmer so if you can recommend any of these places, let us know. Better still, throw on some photo's of your own if there is somewhere that has been left out.

Whilst the Club is doing it's best to reconnect with the Shire, perhaps it's appropriate that those of us who live here take the time to share our favourite things and places here. Who knows, maybe you'll encourage another Shire resident to feel some "Shire Pride" and get behind the Sharks themselves.

You might also show those fans not from the Shire what it is we love about living in the best part of the best city in the world! Hope to hear from you soon! Cheers!:cheers

 

[SF]

Yep I'd be keen for some new ideas too! Would love to see more photos apart from Cronulla...

 

[emmakerr]

Bundeena is a great place in the Sutherland Shire. One great way to get to Bundeena is by ferry from Cronulla. There are great swimming beaches at Bundeena. If you are into fishing then Bundeena is a spot to fish. I wonder if there are Sharks fans who live in Bundeena?
I lived in Bundeena years ago.

 

[IronShark]

Bundeena is a great place in the Sutherland Shire. One great way to get to Bundeena is by ferry from Cronulla. There are great swimming beaches at Bundeena. If you are into fishing then Bundeena is a spot to fish. I wonder if there are Sharks fans who live in Bundeena?
I lived in Bundeena years ago.

Mate, I don't live in Bundeena but my sister-in-law does. My family and I spend alot of time over there, it is a beautiful part of the Shire. If I didn't have to work, I would love to live there but the commute would be just too much for me! Maybe when I retire I'll move over there!

Fantastic place to take the kids; you have the National Park, beautiful safe beaches or you can hire a kayak and paddle up the inlet beteen Bundeena and Maianbar. The Royal National Park is truly one of the most beautiful treasures of Sydney. Unbelievable that it is right in the middle of the Shire and less than an hour from Sydney CBD.

 

[hitman124]

F*ck i want to move to the shire, but it seems you have to be filthy rich like iron shark to live there.

 

[IronShark]

F*ck i want to move to the shire, but it seems you have to be filthy rich like iron shark to live there.

Mate, why does eveyone think I am rich?! I own a 1964 Valiant and live in a house in Loftus - not exactly waterfront property but we love it. The house across the road from me just sold for $675K which isn't cheap but you can buy houses in Engadine for around the $500K mark and units in the area starting from about $300K. The Sutherland Shire had always been, until recently, a working class area. The yuppies have taken over all the real estate around Cronulla and the waterways now, but there are still plenty of "working families", as Kevin would say, in the area.

You need to stop making excuses and get yourself up here and sign up with the Yarrawarrah Tigers if you want to play for the mighty Sharks one day!

 

[Bungy]

Bundeena is a great place in the Sutherland Shire. One great way to get to Bundeena is by ferry from Cronulla. There are great swimming beaches at Bundeena. If you are into fishing then Bundeena is a spot to fish. I wonder if there are Sharks fans who live in Bundeena?
I lived in Bundeena years ago.

I used to love going to Bundeena, great natural area. Played cricket there, did 2 fun runs there of about 7 or 8km. Had to wade through water for some of it from memory. Is it still unspoilt?

 

[IronShark]

I used to love going to Bundeena, great natural area. Played cricket there, did 2 fun runs there of about 7 or 8km. Had to wade through water for some of it from memory. Is it still unspoilt?

Yeah, pretty much a sleepy hollow. Of course, the property prices are going through the roof for places with water views or neach the beach etc. Lot's of rich people moving in there of late, doctors, lawyers etc - people who can set their own work hours or work from home to avoid the twenty minute drive out of the Park every day.

 

[fitz]

Yeah, pretty much a sleepy hollow. Of course, the property prices are going through the roof for places with water views or neach the beach etc. Lot's of rich people moving in there of late, doctors, lawyers etc - people who can set their own work hours or work from home to avoid the twenty minute drive out of the Park every day.

So, people who aren't overly concerned with Daylight Savings then...:fergo:

 

[IronShark]

So, people who aren't overly concerned with Daylight Savings then...:fergo:

Yeah, Queenslanders would love it!

 

[fitz]

F*ck i want to move to the shire, but it seems you have to be filthy rich like iron shark to live there.

You could always try this Hitman:

Homeless plan to aid forgotten souls
BY MURRAY TREMBATH
15 Oct, 2009 02:14 PM

Plan backed: St Vincent de Paul Society regional president Peter Cobcroft supports the idea of a centre in the shire to accommodate homeless people.

THE true extent of homelessness in Sutherland Shire could be much greater than meets the eye, a charity official said.

"We haven't got proof, but we believe there are people living in humpies in the Royal National Park,'' said Peter Cobcroft, regional president of the StVincent de Paul Society.

"One bloke I spoke to last week said he couldn't afford the rents and he was going into the bush.''

Mr Cobcroft supported a call by Cronulla MP Malcolm Kerr to develop a scheme similar to one being developed in Tweed Shire, northern NSW.

Under the Square One scheme, the council and businesses turned a Tweed Heads property into an innovative residential complex including a bedsit and self-contained units, communal areas and space for counselling and training.

Mr Cobcroft said any new initiative would be welcomed.

"Even if the number of homeless people in the shire is relatively low, one is too many,'' he said.

A Sutherland Shire Council spokesman said while there was no reliable count of homeless people, anecdotal evidence and the observations of council staff indicated the number was relatively low compared with other parts of Sydney.

"State and Commonwealth governments are primarily responsible for providing housing options and effective support for homeless people,'' he said.

Sutherland Shire Mayor Lorraine Kelly said councils already bore many costs that were traditionally state and federal responsibilities. ``I hope that if there is a change of government in NSW in the future, Mr Kerr secures funding for [such] a scheme from the State Government, where the responsibility to fund such services rests,'' she said.

http://www.theleader.com.au/news/local/news/general/i-just-want-to-belong/1650523.aspx

 

[hitman124]

lol

 

[peachey]

theres some somewhat private area on the rocks area Cronulla RSL you could camp on hitman..went for a walk around the rocks when i went to cronulla beach [south part] the other day, plan to go back on thursday

 

[Henchmann]

We as a society should not support so called 'homeless' types, we already live in a nanny state, people need to take resonsibility for thier lives!

 

[hitman124]

I get your point mate but a lot of people who are homeless werent born that way, unexpected illness etc can strike anyone at anytime, one of many reasons that can leave someone homeless.

 

[Henchmann]

I get your point mate but a lot of people who are homeless werent born that way, unexpected illness etc can strike anyone at anytime, one of many reasons that can leave someone homeless.

Mate, spent many years working with homeless and have drawn my own bitter conclusions. I shouldnt tar all with same brush, but I beleive strongly in helping ones self, regardless of situation.

The honest homeless (mental health issues) thats a different story, again I probably have differnet non popular view though? Not much has changed in many years, regardless of cash thrown at the problem... get my drift?

 

[hitman124]

I do, and I do acknowledge where your coming from when you say you worked with them for years, you`d have a better point of view than me.

I wont simpathise with junkies etc, I take it you have dealt with a few of them?

 

[fitz]

The issues of homelessness need to be taken away from policy and back into the realm of individual needs.

A lot of the problems that are around today with regards to homelessness are directly attributable to the implementation of the Richmond Report and the de-registration of the Schedule 5 Hospitals in NSW. The summary of that report was that institutionalised people were going to be returned back to the community and to be supported by "Community Care Infrastructure"

That "structure" simply does not exist... it is purely charity organisations acting independently to one another to offer support and care to people in crisis. There is no structure at all to it.

To put it bluntly, the whole reason we have problems with homelessness and mental health in our society is that Governments adopted a policy saying that it was no longer their problem.

We judge the quality of a society by measuring how that society looks after those who cannot look after themselves.

Unfortunately, our present system abandons many who are inacapable of looking after themselves and expects charitable organisations to pick up the slack.

 

[Henchmann]

I do, and I do acknowledge where your coming from when you say you worked with them for years, you`d have a better point of view than me.

I wont simpathise with junkies etc, I take it you have dealt with a few of them?

I shouldnt slam (sorry had a few hahaha) its a massive problem, and many deserve better, the ones that steam me are nothing more than rorters.

The issues of homelessness need to be taken away from policy and back into the realm of individual needs.

A lot of the problems that are around today with regards to homelessness are directly attributable to the implementation of the Richmond Report and the de-registration of the Schedule 5 Hospitals in NSW. The summary of that report was that institutionalised people were going to be returned back to the community and to be supported by "Community Care Infrastructure"

That "structure" simply does not exist... it is purely charity organisations acting independently to one another to offer support and care to people in crisis. There is no structure at all to it.

To put it bluntly, the whole reason we have problems with homelessness and mental health in our society is that Governments adopted a policy saying that it was no longer their problem.

We judge the quality of a society by measuring how that society looks after those who cannot look after themselves.

Unfortunately, our present system abandons many who are inacapable of looking after themselves and expects charitable organisations to pick up the slack.

Yeah all true fitzy, you make a better argument than I?

 

[emmakerr]

I was recently in Bundeena and my sister kept saying how quiet it is.
Does anyone know of any Sharks fans who live in Bundeena?