Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/may/22/manchester-arena-ariana-grande-concert-explosion-england

Col lived life on his terms. What was special about him, was the fact he never changed. He lived a simple life, taking care of his elderly mum and fixing push bikes for a living. He was a real genuine kind hearted human being.

Col had a symbiotic relationship with the ocean. It was never about competition in the water. He was a true soul surfer in every sense. Every day for as long as I can remember, he would check the surf. He'd cruise past my house on his way to the beach, riding his trusty "bits and pieces" push bike, carrying a wetsuit that had more holes than his patched up old school surfboard. He never locked up his bike at the beach, because everyone knew it belonged to Bellambi royalty. It was a life changing moment, when Col aged 60 got his license and started driving a car again. He had been riding a push bike for 35 years. The last time anyone recalls him driving was in the mid to late 70's.

Colza was a big kid at heart, "a froffer" that loved being around his mates and the ocean. He was a big uncle to many kids in Bellambi, teaching them how to surf, swim and dive. If you got a good wave or did a decent turn, Col was the first person to let you know about it. He didn't miss a thing.

He understood tides and swells and rarely missed a good day of waves. In his younger days, Col had reputation for surfing big Bellambi bombie by himself. He admired so many local surfers, having watched most of them develop over the years.

Col loved life , he loved to laugh and telling stories to anyone that shared his passion for the ocean. He was a unique character, a one of a kind.

If you ever did a surf check at Bellambi, you could almost put your house on seeing him at the beach. Col would be sitting at the picnic table, with messed up salty white hair, cracking jokes with the local crew, watching the waves. If he wasn't there, you would see his bike and knew he was out in the surf, doing soulful bottom turns and cruisy cutbacks on what he called the "lousy lefts" or "rotten rights", all the way to the beach. It didn't matter what board was under Colza's feet, as long it floated him he was going surfing. I can't say I ever saw him with a new board. He would fix up old boards and ride them, that's what made him happy.

He was the custodian of the beach, and It won't be the same driving down to Bellambi car park and not seeing him there. Colza has always been the positive constant, in a suburb that can test the best of us. He loved surfing, it gave him a sense of freedom. There is no questioning his love for Bellambi Beach.

For someone that had very little, he really had everything he needed. The saying less is more, really makes sense when I think of Col. He never complained about a thing, and selflessly put others before himself. It was the small things that made him happy, like pizza and beer nights with the boys. If more people lived like Colza, the world would be a much brighter place. He always said it's not what you want that makes you happy, its what you already have - so be happy !

I want to publicly thank the lads at Sandon Point that tried to revive Col. He may have surfed his last wave, but he was doing the thing he loved most. I don't think he would of wanted to go any other way. To all that know him, his surfing brothers and sisters, his family and friends my thoughts go out to you. His passing has bought the entire surfing community even closer together.

Bellambi Pools Park should be renamed to "Colin Hunter Park". It's only befitting that the Lord Mayor of Bellambi has his name associated with the beach, he has surfed and watched over for so many years. The Pools was his happy place. A meeting place where long lasting friendships were formed and countless waves were surfed.

Cols legend will live on and his spirit will be felt for years to come. To Col "Bellambi Pools" was a special place, it was his perfect paradise.

RIP Colza - You will be missed and never forgotten.

#livelikecolza

The management company of Aliso Viejo Town Center is Powerstone Property Management. If you would like to share your frustration with their decision to push the city to shut down Cars and Coffee Aliso Viejo, here is their contact page:

http://www.powerstonepm.com/contact-us
http://www.powerstonepm.com/commercial-properties#!

Their Irvine office shows a phone number of: 949-716-3998

This gathering is a great free event for families to come together for a fun Saturday morning experience creating lasting memories as well as parent/child bonding time. Cars and Coffee Aliso Viejo has been building and growing friendships and building neighborly connections for over two years.

Not only have the coffee shops experienced strong sales increases because of the gathering, but many visitors have stayed after and shopped at the surrounding local businesses bringing more customers and tax revenue to the city.

We cherish our weekly gathering. If you do too, please put a comment in the petition to let everyone know how much you value it to provide the positive side and offset any negative feedback that has gone out related to a few bad apples. Please share specific examples of how you and your family value the event. If you spend your money at local businesses because of the gathering, please share specific information about this as well.

Show that the majority of us are respectful, kind and upstanding members of the automotive enthusiast community.

Please sign this petition so we can have a show of how many value this gathering and want it to continue.

Over sixty vendors are dependent on trading at this market for their income.

TFM has been trading for nearly 8 years and many of our customers have been supporting us all that time. It offers a wonderful opportunity for families and friends to get together for breakfast or lunch, catch up on news and amble around the great variety of craft and food stalls.

Even tho some of these offenders have not committed these crimes in some time, there is a possibility the will strike again.... That is why they are on the registry.

We received a letter from Brent Council advising us that the some graves on the Harrow site, will be put to grass by the 6th May2014 and then to rotate all graves in that area to be put to lawn. Nothing happened on the 6th May, instead without any notice on Friday 6th June, workers were out putting the Crosses and flowers any Memorabilia into plastic bags. People were devastated on visiting their loved ones.

We are aware this is a lawn cemetery however it doesn’t seem to have been in practice for many years as most graves have been maintained by family or left unattended. Kevin Cooney and Brent & Harrow Council didn't stick by the contract then so why now?

If you visit Carpenders Park you will see that on any a chosen day it is a hive of activity. In fact firm friendships have been made over the years by grave owners tending the graves of their loved ones on a daily basis. Lunches and flasks of coffee shared on benches while reminiscing, in fact these friendships have got a lot of the bereaved through very difficult times.

I find it most distressing to find that here in Harrow we now have no burial place as Christians where we can marked our loved ones final resting place with a cross. A CROSS the earliest and most significant symbol of marking a grave. This is a Christian county, and a cross on a grave traditionally signifies the last resting place.

All denominations should be allowed to remember their loved ones with pride.
All religions in Carpenters Park, have come together to sign this petition we all need to stick together and fight for our loved ones memory.

The City of Austin begins today, Jan 9, 2014 the naming process for the 30,000-square-foot. concrete BMX and skateboard park located at the former Austin Recreation Center site in Central Austin.

The park is at 1213 Shoal Creek Boulevard between the new Austin Recreation Center and the Austin Community College parking garage, near 12th Street and Lamar Boulevard.

The facility, completed in 2011, includes an open-bowl area; a large plaza with numerous features such as benches; drinking fountains; and a restroom. The facility also includes energy-efficient LED lighting as well as landscaping designed to meet the requirements of an official wildlife habitat. An Art In Public Places artist has installed shade structures and an interactive art piece for the park.

Today’s announcement begins a 90-day period for public input and discussion about possible names for the park. The facilities naming ordinance allows the parkland to be named after an individual(s) (living or deceased) or something other than an individual such as a place or natural feature.

The public called for action. The Government responded and announced that baited drum lines will soon be set 1 kilometre from shore at selected beaches between January and April. Sharks caught by the drum lines will be humanely destroyed.

In addition to continuing surveillance and research into shark behaviour it is important that supporters of the plan let the WA Government know they agree.