Media Releases
Community-based safety and rescue organisations receive boost from council
Logan Beaudesert Crime Stoppers, RACQ CareFlight and Jacobs Well Volunteer Marine Rescue have been provided with much needed funding to help them to continue providing their community-based services.
Presenting each organisation with a cheque for $5000, Mayor Pam Parker said all three organisations played a valuable role – protecting the residents of Logan and surrounds, and rescuing them when they found themselves in life-threatening situations.
Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action to discuss Australia’s emission targets in Sydney
Sydney Town Hall will host the first major public discussion about Australia’s emission targets for the Paris Climate Conference following the federal government’s announcement of new emissions targets.
The CityTalk, The Politics of Climate Change, will be led by Connie Hedegaard, international climate expert and former EU Commissioner for Climate Action, on Tuesday 25 August at Sydney Town Hall, 6.30pm–8pm.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the public is invited to the first free major public debate among climate experts and political leaders following the release of the Australian Government’s climate targets.
Opportunity to have creative talents publically recognised
Time is running out for aspiring local writers to tell their tale in Wyong Shire Council Libraries’ annual Short Story Competition, which closes 5pm Friday 21 August.
The winner of each division will receive an iPad mini and shortlisted entries will be published in an anthology of works.
Council’s Section Manager Library Services, Ms Andrea Edwards, said the competition is a highlight on the libraries calendar of events and works to improve learning outcomes for the community.
“With more than half our population having left school before Year 11 we have an important role to play to encourage education and learning for all ages,” Ms Edwards said.
Call for entries for $6000 Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award
Entries have opened for a $6000 award that promotes contemporary Indigenous art across the North Coast.
The biennial Clarence Valley Indigenous Art Award (CVIAA) is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists who reside in Yaegl, Bundjalung and Gumbayngirr. The CVIAA is made possible with the support of the Yulgilbar Foundation and the Clarence Valley Council.