Blue Mountains Life – August-September 2019

CHEMICALCLEANOUT

Council’sannualHawkesburyHousehold

ChemicalCleanOuteventwasa massive

success.

Thefreeeventis availabletoallresidents

andit is thesafestandmostconvenient

waytodisposeofpotentiallyhazardous

householdchemicals.It alsokeepsyour

homeandcommunitysafebygettingridof

chemicals.

TheHawkesburyHouseholdChemical

CleanOuteventin 2018 wasa record-

breakingevent,withmoreresidents

attendingthaninanypreviousyear.

Intotal, 720 residentsattendedthe

eventtodisposeofhouseholdchemicals

likepaints,motoroils,pesticidesand

herbicides,carbatteries,gasbottlesand

fireextinguishers.

Business-relatedandcommercial

quantitiesofchemicalsarenotaccepted.

Pleaseenquirewitha commercialwaste

operatororvisitwww.businessrecycling.

com.auforcommercialwastedisposal.

NEWS

HAWKESBURY

HAWKESBURYARTFAIR

HawkesburyArtFairwillbeheldatHawkesbury

RegionalGallery(Friday 13 Septemberto

Sunday 13 October)and,accordingtoGallery

Director,KathvonWitt,it willbea celebrationof

theHawkesbury’screativity.

‘TheArtFairis whenthegallerycelebrates

thededication,hardworkandcreativeenergy

ofouruniqueregion’saidKath.‘It’salsoan

opportunityforlocalartiststoselltheirwork,

andforresidentsandvisitorstotheareatobuy

originalartfromtheregion’sbest-knownand

accomplishedartists.’

“Peoplearestartingtorecognisetheeconomic

valuethatartandculturebringtoa region. By

runninganArtFair,wearehighlightingsomeof

theoutstandingworkoflocalandregionalartists;

whilegivingpeoplea reasontovisitWindsor,one

ofSydney’shiddengems.”

Asusual,thefairwillfeaturethebest

traditionalandcontemporaryartists,

designersandcrafterslivingandworkingin

theHawkesbury,aswellasguestartistsand

studentsfromPenrithandBlueMountains. In

2018 theexhibitionsoldover$12,000worthof

artworkforlocalartists.

Organisationsrepresentedatthefairinclude

THEOBARKER

MEMORIALLECTURE

TheTheoBarkerMemorialLecturewillbeheld

atBMECon 16 Augustat6.30pm.

Thisfreepubliclecture,co-hostedby

BathurstDistrictHistoricalSocietyandCouncil,

is heldeverytwoyearsinmemoryofTheo

Barkera Bathursthistorian.

Thelecture,titled“Let’sDoHeritage

Differently”,willbepresentedbyBarbara

Hicksonwhohasover 22 years’experiencein

heritagemanagement.Formoreinformation

visitwww.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

SPORTINGASSOCIATION

GRANTS

Grantsarenowavailabletoassistlocalsporting

organisationsaffiliatedwithBathurstSports

Councilforworksortopurchaseequipment.

Formoreinformationcall 63336285 orvisit

http://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au.

ApplicationscloseonTuesday 24 September.

BATHURSTACCESS

IMPROVEMENTFORSMALL

BUSINESSGRANTS

CouncilinpartnershipwiththeBathurst

RegionalAccessCommitteeprovides

grantstoassistlocalsmallbusinessesand

non-profitorganisationsimproveaccessand

inclusiontotheirplaceofbusiness/organisation.

Formoreinformation,phone 63336523 or

visitwww.bathurst.nsw.gov.au.Applications

closeat4pmonFriday 30 August.

ROUNDABOUTCONSTRUCTION

Councilhascalledtendersfortheconstruction

oftheMitre-Suttor-LambertStreetroundabout.

Thetendersarecurrentlybeingassessed

anda reportonthetendersis expectedto

beconsideredbyCouncilinAugust.The

roundaboutis beingbuiltinresponseto

communityconcernsandfeedbackaboutsafety

issuesattheintersection.

BATHURST

Hawkesbury Community Art Workshop

Piggery Lane Studios, Hawkesbury Artists

and Artisans Trail, Hawkesbury Camera Club,

Macquarie Towns Art Society, Ferry Artists,

Nepean Arts & Design Centre, and Hawkesbury

Woodcraft Co-operative, and Mtns Made.

NEW CYCLEWAY

A multi-staged cycleway project which

connects Rifle Range Road, Bligh Park through

to Berger Road Reserve, South Windsor (near

Snailham Crescent) has now been extended

between Berger Road Reserve and Stewart

Street, South Windsor.

Thanks to the latest extension, the cycleway

now spans 1.8 kilometres, the Mayor of

Hawkesbury, Councillor Barry Calvert said.

“Members of our cycling community, and

our community in general, will all be pleased to

know that we have further extended our local

cycleway network,” the Mayor said.

“Council has continued completing cycleway

sections every year as part of the Hawkesbury’s

cycleway network under the Operational Plan.”

Council’s 2019/2020 Draft Operational Plan

has flagged a further extension for the cycleway

in 2020.

CCTV FUNDING

PROGRAM

Funding is available to

local businesses for CCTV

to improve security and

community safety. Funding

is up to a maximum of $500

on a dollar for dollar basis.

Projects must be completed

within the current 2019/2020

financial year to be eligible to

apply for a grant.

For more information

call 6333 6523 or visit

http://www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Applications close at 4pm on

Friday 16 August.

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