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Thursday, October 8, 2020

In Your Neighbourhood This week

 

In Your Neighbourhood Newsletter

Waste warrior Wombat standing in his kitchen with a number of fridge items on the bench in front of him.

School Creek Bridge reopens

On Thursday, 1 October the new and improved School Creek Bridge was officially opened to residents of Budgong. 

The bridge had to be rebuilt after the Currowan fire went through in January, leaving only the concrete piers remaining and destroying access for residents. 

The upgrade was completed in mid-September, with Council working quickly to rebuild the infrastructure damaged by the fires with a more fire resilient replacement.

Learn more and read the School Creek Bridge news article.

 
Photograph of Warden Head Lighthouse, a tall white lighthouse with a navy blue strip along the bottom and rusted in some places, in front of a stormy looking sky.

Warden Head Lighthouse masterplan

Shoalhaven residents are invited to have their say on the future of the Warden Head Lighthouse area in Ulladulla. 

Council is proudly supporting and collaborating with the local Ulladulla Lighthouse Group in preparing a community-led Master Plan for the Warden Head lighthouse and lookout area.  

The area subject to Master Planning is owned and managed by Crown Land.

An online survey is open until 15 October. 

 
Photo pf the obelisk installed at Ulladulla. A tall grey stone memorial with the photos of those who lost their lives protecting others.

Ulladulla memorial obelisk completed

The construction of the frontline services memorial in Ulladulla has now been completed. The memorial honours those who lost their lives selflessly protecting others and their communities during disasters and emergencies.

The obelisk is a memorial for lives lost by Police, Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service, Marine Rescue, Surf Lifesaving NSW, Emergency Medical Services and other Emergency Services personnel whilst performing their duties protecting our community and environment.

 
A cropped image of artwork from the Terra Within. Image of the side profile of an Indigenous male looking down with a red and burnt orange multi-textured layer over the image.

The TERRA within

A major exhibition featuring the works of more than 30 Indigenous artists will soon be on display at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery.  

The TERRA within, explores the themes of impact and survival in response to the 250th Anniversary of Cook’s voyage to Australia and will open to the public from 10 October to 5 December 2020 at the Shoalhaven Regional Gallery in Nowra. 

The Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday 10am - 4pm and Saturday 10am - 2pm.

Image: Teena McCarthy 'Sorrow' 2018 (Cropped version), Inkjet on silk cloth, 146 X 90cm, Courtesy of the Artist.

 
Photo of a newly build rural shed in an area with burnt bushland surrounding. The shed has solar panels on the roof.

ReConstruct offers free solar panels

After the devastation caused by the bushfires over summer, REC – with the support of many partners, has developed a REConstruct program to support impacted communities.

The program aims to deliver community organisations such as sporting clubs access to premium REC Alpha Series solar panels and compatible inverters, fully installed, at no cost.

The program also aims to take positive action to help reduce greenhouse emissions and promote power independence and reduce reliance on grid-based infrastructure.

 
Photo of two adult women and two adult men sitting and laughing in a circle in a park.

Strengthening rural communities program 

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) program gives small communities an opportunity to access funding to support broad community needs. Given the events of summer 2019/20, it has also been expanded to offer funding to support recovery in bushfire-affected communities.

The program criteria is flexible, designed to help communities address different needs and opportunities, as they emerge.

Grants are available for grassroots, community-led initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

 
Four young children at an oval dressed in their sporting gear facing away from the camera with their arms around each other and a soccer ball.

Good sports awards 2020 now open

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Good Sports Awards which recognise volunteers committed to healthier, family-friendly clubs.

There are eight categories with winners sharing $13,500 in prizes for their clubs.

To be eligible to enter, a club must be an accredited Good Sports Club and meet the eligibility criteria.

Nominations close Tuesday, December 1 with winners announced at the awards ceremony in February/March 2021.


 

What goes in the yellow bin?

What’s in your fridge that can be recycled?

Most of the stuff that goes into your yellow kerbside recycling bin are grocery item containers. Wombat shows you what to do with your fridge favourites.

Find out what goes in your yellow bin with our handy yellow bin guide.

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