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MEDIA RELEASE 25 September 2020

School Holiday ‘Take & Make’ craft kits

The Bathurst Library’s spring school holiday program is out now and includes exciting ‘Take & Make’ craft kits for families to pick up from the library. With special themes such as spring gardens, safaris and prehistoric adventure’s, the kits are hands-on packs of fun. To request a kit and arrange a pick up, call the library on 6333 6281. Kits are limited to 1 per child.

Online Author Talk- Monica McInerney

The next online author talk available as part of NSW Public Library Collaboration events will be a conversation with best-selling author Monica McInerney. Monica’s latest book titled ‘The Godmothers’ is a standalone family drama and will be the main topic for conversation for the online event on 30 September at 6.30pm. This is a free event held online with Zoom. Registrations must be made via Eventbrite.

Museums Bathurst 2 week passes and annual membership

If you are looking for an ideal Christmas gift, or planning to holiday at home, consider a gift that lasts the whole year. An annual Museums Bathurst membership offers free entry to one or all three Museums for one year as well as retail discounts.

A Museums Bathurst two-week pass makes an ideal gift for a family adventure or for visiting friends and relatives and provides single entry to the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, the National Motor Racing Museum and the Bathurst Rail Museum.

Visit museumsbathurst.com.au for details or drop into one of the participating museums.

Garage Sale Trail

The annual Garage Sale has been revamped as Council has partnered with the National Garage

Sale Trail campaign to bring you one huge weekend of Garage Sales on 21 & 22 November.

Make money and host your own sale as a shop owner, school, resident or community group or

shop the trail and pick up some affordable preloved goods.

For more information visit www.garagesaletrail.com.au

Sporting Association Grants

Each year Council provides a grant scheme to assist local sporting organisations to undertake

specific works or purchase equipment for the advancement of sport in the Bathurst region.

Sporting organisations that are affiliated with the Bathurst District Sport and Recreation Council

are eligible to apply for these grants. A total of $20,000 has been allocated to this scheme.

Further information and application forms are available from Council’s Recreation Section on

6333 6285 or Council’s website www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au Applications close on Tuesday 29 September.

Access Improvement Small Business Grants

Council in partnership with the Bathurst Regional Access Committee provides grants to assist local small businesses and non-profit organisations improve access and inclusion to their place of business/organisation.

Businesses and non-profit organisations within the Bathurst region may apply for funding of either

50% of project costs, or up to a maximum of $5,000 on a dollar for dollar basis.

Projects must be completed within the 2020/2021 financial year to be eligible to apply for a grant.

Retrospective funding will be considered providing the project is completed in the current financial

year.

For further details and/or application packages, phone 6333 6523 or visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Applications close at 4.00pm on Friday, 2 October.

Central Tablelands Rowing Club Open Day

Date: Sunday, 27 September

Time: 10am - 2pm

Location: Chifley Dam Bathurst (near the cabins)

Please contact the club to arrange a time to view the compound, boats and waterway or

to express interest in joining the club.

For more information contact [email protected] 0408 467 278 (Laurence), www.bathurstrowing.org or search “Central Tablelands Rowing” on Facebook.

Women for Election

The State Government has launched a campaign to inspire more women to represent their community and run for council at the September 2021 local government elections.

The campaign includes a series of videos with former and current female councillors; a range of materials including key information and resources and a series of workshops and programs for potential female candidates. This information can be found on the Office of Local Government website

https://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/public/about-councils/become-a-councillor/women-in-local-government-stand-for-your-community/

The NSW Government is partnering with Women for Election Australia to run a series of workshops, starting in October, to inspire and equip women to run for local government. Workshop details can be found on the Women for Election Australia’s website https://wfea.org.au/

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