What’s News at Bathurst Regional Council

MEDIA RELEASE 12 April 2019

Water Wise Gardening Workshops

A series of free Water Wise gardening workshops will run throughout May to help residents care for gardens while using limited water over winter. They will run for 1.5 hours and cover topics such as drought tolerant plants, mulching, water saving irrigation systems and much more. For available dates, times and to book contact [email protected] or phone 6333 6100.

Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour

The Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour will be held on April 19-21 featuring a huge variety of production cars, burning rubber around Mount Panorama. Tickets and camping available online at bathurst6hour.com.au

Waste2Art

Entries for this year’s Waste2Art exhibition and competition are now open. Waste 2 Art is a recycled art competition which challenges the way we think about waste, there are categories for everyone from pre-school aged children through to aspiring and professional artists.

For more information and to obtain an entry form please visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Village Meetings

Raglan - 6 pm - 30 April - Raglan Hall

Eglinton - 6 pm - 9 May - Eglinton Memorial Hall

Perthville - 6 pm - 14 May - Perthville School of Arts Hall

Zoomobile Kids Day at the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum

Get nose to nose with Australian wildlife at the Zoomobile Kids Day on 13 April at the Museum from 10am-2pm.

Visitors can browse the latest exhibition 'Meet the Diprotodon', see a variety of unique and wonderful animals from Taronga Zoo, meet Ecologist Dr Anne Kerle and see her ecology display, and experience animal story time.

Cost is $5 per person. For more information visit 6331 5511.

Youth Week 10 – 18 April

NSW Youth Week is a celebration of young people. It is organised by young people for young people in communities across NSW and Australia.

Bathurst will celebrate Youth Week with the following events:

Fanfiction Writing Workshop

Fanfiction is a story written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a TV

series, movie, book etc. Writers explore the world of fanfiction and creating their own

stories. This workshop is for young people 12-17 years.

Where: Bathurst Library, Keppel Street

When: Monday 15 April, 2pm – 3.30pm

Augmented Reality (AR) Escape Room Challenge

The Library will partner with Rein Turley of Save the Children to deliver two AR

programs. On Wednesday there will be a group of eight children creating the AR Escape Room, then on Thursday there will be multiple sessions for small groups to 'escape' the room. This program is for young people 12-17 years.

Where: Bathurst Library, Keppel Street

When: Wednesday, 17 April 2pm-3.30pm and Thursday, 18 April 10:30am-11 :30am, 12pm-1 pm, 2pm-3pm, 3:30pm-4:30pm

Bluntside Youth Week Clinic

Ricky from Bluntside Skatepark Tours will lead workshops for skateboards, scooters and BMX.

Where: Bathurst Skate Park, Lions Club Drive

When: Thursday, 18 April 1pm-5pm

BBQ Bonanza

Free event that will feature a barbecue arts corner, activities, sports corner, local music,

games and prizes.

Where: Veritas House, 106-108 Russell Street

When: Tuesday, 16 April, 12pm-2pm

For more information www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/youth

Construction of new taxi shelter

A new shelter on Howick Street near the Stockland Shopping Centre is being constructed. Temporary changes to pedestrian and taxi access will be in place while works are underway. The taxi zone will be relocated towards Bentinck Street to the unused bus zone. There will be minimal impact to traffic in the area.

ClubGRANTS

Council invites local community organisations to apply for funding from the 2019

ClubGRANTS Scheme, under Category 1 criteria.

Applications close at 4pm on Friday, 26 April. Further information regarding ClubGRANTS

funding guidelines or download an application form at www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au or the ClubsNSW website www.clubsnsw.com.au, or contact Cultural & Community Services on 6333 6523.

Heritage Assistance Grants

Applications are now invited for small grants for the following funds:

Bathurst Region Heritage Fund

Provides small grants for the repair and maintenance of older buildings in the region. The program is supported by the NSW Heritage Branch of the Office of Environment and Heritage.

Bathurst CBD Main Street Improvement Fund

Provides small grants to assist property owners and tenants to improve, repair and maintain buildings within the Bathurst CBD.

Bathurst Region Interpretation Fund

Provides small grants for the preparation of Conservation Management Plans, historic publications and interpretation projects to promote and interpret the region’s history.

Applications for funding must be made on Council’s application form which is available on Council’s website at www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au or from the Civic Centre. The closing date for applications is 31 May.

For more information call 6333 6211.

@ the Library

1828 Census Regional Tour

April 15 at 11am-2pm

Australia's first census is coming to Bathurst. The 1828 Census was the first official census undertaken in NSW. Come along to this free event where a representative from NSW State Archives will discuss why the Census is so significant and one of the original handwritten 190-year-old volumes will be on display. A must for family history buffs. Bookings for the 11am talk are essential, phone 6333 6281 or register at eventbrite.com.au

Autumn School Holiday Program

April 15-24 (excluding public holidays)

Puppet shows, robots, yoga, writing workshops and augmented-reality escape rooms are just some of the fun activities being offered during the April school holidays. Bookings are essential and some activities include a small fee.

For more information, pick up a brochure from the library front desk, phone 6333 6281 or visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/community/library and click What’s On.

Free films

Library members can access free movies with a new online film portal. Register online at bathurst.kanopy.com with a library card to access 10 movies a month from over 30 000 titles.

For more information visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/library

@BMEC

The Writers' & Readers' Festival will return to BMEC from May 3 - 5. An exciting program combines live streams from the Sydney Writers' Festival and local events through the Bathurst Writers' and Readers' Festival. Live events include poetry and play readings, as well as local panel discussions.

For more information visit www.bmec.com.au

For more news visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/newscentre

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