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Celebrate Heritage Week in Whitehorse
Commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli landing during Council’s annual Heritage Week program, which will be held from 10-17 September 2015.
Whitehorse Councillor Andrew Davenport said this year Council would be celebrating the ANZAC Centenary by commemorating the involvement of Whitehorse residents in World War I.
“Residents can discover stories of those who fought overseas or contributed to the war effort from home and witness the impact that WWI had on the Whitehorse community,” Cr Davenport said.
The Heritage Week program includes two historically significant exhibitions, a WWI cemetery tour, Gallipoli film screening, a heritage family day at Schwerkolt Cottage, an 80th birthday afternoon tea at Box Hill Town Hall and much, much more.
Cobram Streetscape officially opened
Moira Shire Council welcomed the Hon. Jaala Pulford MP, Minister for Regional Development, to the district this week for the official opening of the Cobram Streetscape Stage 2 Project.
Mayor Martin said the Victorian Government was a major financial supporter of the upgrade.
Grant Funding for Banjo Paterson Park
Council is delighted to announce that a grant of $40 000 was recently secured under the NSW Sport & Recreation Disability Grants program. The grant will form part of the funding required to deliver a new inclusive playground in Banjo Paterson Park.
Council in partnership with Touched by Olivia Foundation and the community have been working toward this exciting project for the local community and visitors to Jindabyne.
The NSW Sport & Recreation Disability Grants program provides financial support to improve opportunities for people with disability to participate in sport, recreational activities and build their skills, knowledge and confidence. The inclusive playground means that children of all abilities will have a place to learn, play and grow.
Hawkesbury City Council switches on the (LED) lights
Hawkesbury City Council has joined forces with eight other Western Sydney councils to reduce energy costs and consumption by replacing old and inefficient street lights as part of the largest street lighting replacement project ever conducted in NSW.
The Light Years Ahead project is coordinated by the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) which has brought together nine of their member councils to participate.
Approximately 13,000 street lights will be replaced with LED lighting in the nine local government areas of Hawkesbury, Parramatta, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Fairfield, The Hills, Holroyd, Liverpool and Penrith.