Blue Mountains Life – August-September 2019

GLENBROOK PLAYGROUND

Feedback on three possible locations for

the Glenbrook District Park Playground –

Stage 2 has now closed.

Families also told us what elements they’d

like included in the design for the new

inclusive, interactive playground for kids

aged seven to 12 years.

All four district parks in the Blue Mountain

• including Springwood’s Buttenshaw Park,
  Wentworth Falls Lake Park and Blackheath
  Soldiers Memorial Park – will receive
  upgrades valued at more than $5.2 million
  as part of this program of works.

DIGITALART

Councilwillforgorentalincometopromote

a digitalartgroup.

Councilis providingthegroupToolo,

whichit says“promotesa repairculture”,

withone-yearfreerentalspaceat

KatoombaCommunityHalltocreatea

digitalecologylab.

Toolovolunteerandfounder,Justin

Morrissey,said:“TheDigitalEcologyLab

bringstogether 30 creativepractitioners

fromcross-disciplines,ina connected

learningenvironment,facilitatedby

experiencednewmediafacilitators.”

BlueMountainsMayor,CrMarkGreenhill,

said:“Weareexcitedaboutthisopportunity

topromotecollaborativeactivityinour

TownCentre”.

ToolowillreceivefreerentalofKatoomba

CommunityHalluntil 30 June,2020.

TEN PROJECTS

Ten projects valued at more than $18.

million will be completed across Blue

Mountains City over the next three years.

Council says these project should improve

community infrastructure and public spaces

for residents Some of the projects include:

An accessible outdoor program pool with

play features at the Aquatic Centre in

Katoomba and the redevelopment of the

public area at Springwood Library.

A REGIONAL

ROUND-UP OF

HEADLINE MAKERS

NEWS

BLUEMOUNTAINS

So far the topics such as a Council’s business

survey and free training for businesses has

been covered.

The next local meeting is scheduled for

12 September.

STATE FUNDING LIFT

Blue Mountains Libraries will benefit from a

boost in funding, thanks to a State Government

pledge to public libraries across the state.

A record $36.5 million in funding has been

allocated to NSW public libraries in 2019/20. 

Funding to Blue Mountains Libraries in 2019/

is $250,399, which is up from $193,016 in

2018/19.

The Blue Mountains Libraries had more than

450,400 visitors in 2018/19.

There were over 540,000 total loans for the

year and over 23,500 hours spent on library

computers.

LOCAL ECONOMY

Local businesses which have been struggling

in the mountains can now have their views

listen too. Council is hearing the views of Blue

Mountains businesses at a quarterly Mayoral

Reference Group meeting.

Many local businesses have been struggling

in what they believe is due to be obstacles

placed by local Council.

Now the Council is trying to make amend

by holding a meeting in a bid to be seen to as

proactive.

Glenbrook Playground

Springwood library concept.

FROM LEFT: Toolo Board members:

Justin Morrissey (Founder), Mark

Geerligs, Kathleen Macdonald

(Toolo Library co-ordinator) Cr

Kerry Brown and David Brazil.

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