What’s News at Bathurst Regional Council

MEDIA RELEASE 28 June 2019

Bathurst Winter Festival

The Bathurst Winter Festival is on from 6 – 21 July.Tickets are now on sale for the McDonald’s Bathurst Ice Rink. Tickets are $8 for ages 3 - 14, $12 for ages 15 and up. Special sessions will also be offered for children, experienced skaters and adults. To book a session, visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au

Bathurst Jobs Expo

More than 50 exhibitors, employers, and education and training providers are expected to feature at this year's Bathurst Jobs Expo at BMEC provide information regarding job opportunities and assistance with career change or development. Save the date - Tuesday 30 July from 9am-3pm.

Temporary closure of Marsden Lane

Marsden Lane will be temporarily closed to traffic between Hughes Street and Clairvaux Lane on Monday 17 June to Friday 12 July. The road closure is necessary to realign a water supply main along Marsden Lane. Resident traffic can access Marsden Lane during the period of the closure. Alternative access is available via Hughes Street. For more information phone 6333 6100.

YourSay Bathurst

Council is currently seeking feedback on the following projects via the YourSay Bathurst website:

· Duramana Master Plan

· Laffing Waters Master Plan

· Draft Council Policies

· Bathurst Regional Local Strategic Planning Statement

· Ways of seeing – participant survey

Theo Barker Memorial Lecture

The Theo Barker Memorial Lecture will be held at BMEC on 16 August at 6.30pm. This free public lecture, co-hosted by Bathurst District Historical Society and Council, is held every two years in memory of Theo Barker a Bathurst historian.

The lecture, titled “Let’s Do Heritage Differently”, will be presented by Barbara Hickson who has over 22 years’ experience in heritage management. For more information visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

@ the Library

School Holiday Activities

Monday July 8 to Thursday July 18

Bookings are now open for the Library’s July School Holiday Program. The schedule includes a 3D-printing workshop run by Sydney-based artist Andrew Christie, an interactive theatre show with comedian Sean Murphy, Winter Festival themed craft workshops with local artist Fiona Howle, plus a teddy bears sleepover, children's yoga and a Lego block party.

For more information, visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au/events

Bookings essential and some activities include a fee. Ph 6333 6281 (payments can now be made over the phone).

Author talk: Kaneana May

Tuesday July 16 at 6.15pm

Join former scriptwriter for TV hits such as Home and Away and All Saints, Kaneana May, as she shares the behind-the-scenes secrets of working in Australian television and the trials and tribulations of breaking into publishing. Kaneana will also discuss the inspiration behind her debut novel, The One, being released in July.

Free event but bookings essential. Ph: 6333 6281 or register at eventbrite.com.au

@BRAG

Join photographer and artist David Darcy at BRAG on Friday, 5 July at 6.00pm as he talks about his practice as photographer, his interest in dogs, and his time on the set of the film Red Dog. The talk will be followed by a screening of Red Dog. Entry is free. For more information visit https://www.bathurstart.com.au

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