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MEDIA RELEASE 1 May 2020

YourSay Bathurst

Council is seeking feedback on:

• Renewable Energy Action Plan

• Vision Bathurst 2040: Bathurst Regional Local

Strategic Planning Statement

Visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au t

Heritage Assistance Grants

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

Bathurst Region Heritage Fund

Provides fund 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. 

All applications close Friday 29 May 2020. Applications for funding must be made on the Council’s application form which is available on Council’s website at www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au or from our Civic Centre. For more information call 6333 6211.

Bathurst Writers’ & Readers’ Festival

The 2020 Bathurst Writers’ and Readers’ Festival will be a special, stay-at-home event held from Friday 1 May to Sunday 3 May. All events will be live streamed or pre-recorded on the BMEC Bathurst Facebook page. Chances for engagement will be available in the Facebook live streams and on Instagram by using the hashtag #bathurstreaders and tagging @bmec_bx.

The program:

Friday 1 May

5.50pm 2020 Festival Opening

6.00pm Books You Might Have Missed

Saturday 2 May

10.00am Storytime With Bathurst Library

11.00am Multicultural Storytelling Project

2.00pm Poetry Pickings

6.00pm Creative Conversation

Sunday 3 May

11.00am Great Festival Read

1.30pm Play Readings

2.40pm Wrap-up and Feedback

For more information, visit the BMEC Bathurst Facebook page www.facebook.com/BMECbathurst

Public Art Community Peers Register

Bathurst Regional Council is seeking suitably qualified and passionate individuals to join its Public Art Community Peers Register. Community Peers will assist Council to develop a strategic approach to the creative activation of the region’s public spaces.

Members of the community with professional expertise or interest in public art / visual art / the built environment / heritage / community engagement are encouraged to nominate. Three Community Peers will be appointed to the Public Art Program Committee, with other Community Peers called upon to provide professional advice and expertise as required. To nominate as a Public Art Community Peer, please visit: www.bathurstart.com.au

Submissions Close: 5pm Friday 22 May 2020 Enquiries: Director, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery

6333 6555 email: [email protected].

Out and about with your dog

During this time of social distancing dog walking is permitted. They must be on a leash and under effective control at all times. Please be mindful of other people walking their dogs and maintain social distancing. Never attempt to pat a strange dog, no matter how cute they are or how friendly they look.

Call and Collect available at the Library

Starting Monday May 4, library members can call the library on 6333 6281 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) and arrange to pick up a bundle of books, audiobooks, DVDs or magazines that staff will select based on the member’s preferences.

Bundles will be available for pick-up at a no-contact collection point in the library foyer from 12-4pm the following business day (Monday to Friday only). Members will need to bring identification. If an item reserved via the library catalogue is available it will be added to the bundle.

For more information about Call & Collect or other library services, call 6333 6281 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

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Media contact: Media Officer M: 0448 685 340 E: [email protected]