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Libraries are economic enablers
Public libraries can be agencies for economic wellbeing in their communities.
According to regional librarian, Kathryn Breward, Clarence Valley Libraries help jobseekers find opportunities and prepare themselves for interview.
“We offer courses and digital skills training which enable people to seek work,” she said. “Our online computer training database for example offers all current Microsoft Office courses, internet, email etc for people to work through at their own pace.
Randwick Council votes for eastern suburbs merger
UPDATE 27 May 2015: A rescission motion has been submitted and this matter will be reconsidered at an Extraordinary Council Meeting to be held on Saturday 30 May 2015 at 7am in the Randwick Council Chambers.
26 May 2015: Randwick City Council has tonight (26 May 2015) voted to oppose a global city council and to form a merged eastern suburbs council with neighbouring Waverley Council and Botany Bay Council.
Recycled art on display at Re-magine
Waste materials that were destined for landfill have been creatively transformed by artists into amazing works on display at Hornsby Shire Council’s Re-magine art exhibition.
Re-magine showcases artworks that demonstrate the concept of resource recovery, taking waste products and transforming them into art.
War memorial recrowned with VC for Anzac Centenary
A Victoria Cross long missing from a World War I Memorial was replaced this week following a meticulous City of Sydney restoration project.
When the tribute to local soldiers killed during the “Great War” was completed in Foley Park, Glebe, in 1922, a bronze Victoria Cross sat on top, proudly clasped to a granite orb.
But the cross, which symbolises the highest military decoration for valour “in the face of the enemy” for Australian servicemen and women, mysteriously disappeared decades ago.
To restore the monument’s original glory, the City engaged heritage conservators to oversee the reproduction of the missing piece for Anzac centenary year celebrations.