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We held our first dinner for 2019 at The Savoy, Long Jetty on Wednesday 27 March 2019, which was sponsored by the Young Lawyers. The guest speaker was Jerome Doraisamy, who spoke eloquently, and knowledgably about the need for all of us to look after our own mental health and wellbeing. Jerome himself has suffered his own mental health problems from being in a very stressful environment, so he spoke from experience. There was a very good turnout – about 60 or so attendees, and it was a very enjoyable night. The venue was something quite different, being the old picture theatre, and Michael Williams remembered seeing Jason and the Argonauts when the theatre was open in the 1960s, and Michael Nash recalled seeing Ben Hur. The venue catered very well with the drinks and food, including delicious pizzas. Thanks to Taylor Marks and Nick Fagan for organising the event.

The Central Coast Law Society Christmas Party was held at the Box on the Water, Ettalong Beach on Thursday 13 December 2018.

Michelle McMahon Barrister from 6 St James Hall Chambers addressed the Central Coast Law Society on Scope and Limitation of the Home Building Act and provided us with an update on Parsons and Anor & Masson [2018] FamCAFC 115 on Wednesday 19 September 2018 at the Member’s Dinner at Bamvino.

Pictured above is Michelle McMahon, Barrister; Kim Healy, Secretary of Central Coast Law Society; Rosemary Long, President of Central Coast Law Society and Val Richardson, Committee Member of Central Coast Law Society.

In August 2018 our Central Coast Young Lawyers held a networking event at the Tame Fox in Erina.

Immediate Past President of the NSW Law Society and Central Coast Lawyer Pauline Wright was the guest speaker providing our members with an insight into her journey from being a young lawyer to president of the Law Society. Pauline Wright is pictured above with Central Coast Young Lawyers Representatives Michelle Meares – left and Taylor Marks – right.

There is a closed Facebook Group for Central Coast Young Lawyers and an email list. If you would like to join and come along to our next event, please email either of the Central Coast Young Lawyers Representatives Taylor Marks at taylorm.ccyl@gmail.com or Michelle Meares at mmeares@wattsmccray.com.au.

On 22 May 2018, Rosemary Long, the President of the Central Coast Law Society (CCLS) and Val Richardson, one of our long standing Committee members, handed over a cheque for $2850.00 to Lester Pearson who is the team chair of Gosford North Rotary Save Our Kids (SOKS) suicide prevention project, to enable SOKS to provide three Mind Your Sports Mates courses.

The Central Coast Law Society entered an enthusiastic team of lawyers and support staff from firms across the Central Coast in the annual Bay to Bay Fun Run on Sunday 17 June 2018 in support for charity.

The 12 km run from Woy Woy to Gosford on a rather chilly morning had over 30 participants from the Law Society Team wearing Central Coast Law Society t-shirts and one participant Louise McDonald who ran the 21 km marathon.