In Your Neighbourhood - This Week

 

The TERRA within exhibition opens

The TERRA within is a major exhibition at Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, and explores the themes of impact and survival in relation to the 250th Anniversary of Cook’s voyage to the East Coast of Australia, featuring powerful artworks by more than 30 Indigenous artists. The exhibition is now open and will run until 5 December 2020.

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Call for Australia Day award nominations Nominations are now open for 2021 Shoalhaven Australia Day Awards. Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to making our City a better place to live, work or play? Nominate them for an Award or find out more on our Australia Day project page. NOMINATE

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2020 Climate Awards Council has been named as a finalist in the Energy Efficiency Achievement Award category for the Cities Power Partnership 2020 Climate Awards.   The Climate Awards recognise the outstanding council-led initiatives all over Australia and celebrate the exceptional achievements of member councils striving to lower greenhouse gas emissions and embrace clean energy and transport.  FULL ARTICLE

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Indoor Sports Centre success Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre has been announced as a finalist in two categories the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW Crown Group Awards for Excellence in Urban Development 2020. The awards are designed to highlight innovation, sustainability, industry leadership and excellence in urban development across NSW and the ACT. A date to announce the Awards is yet to be determined. DETAILS

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Water safety skills for summer A study conducted by Royal Life Saving Australia has revealed a 25% decline in swimming lesson enrolments compared to the same time last year. If your child is unable to reach the benchmark for their age, Royal Life Saving is recommending that they are enrolled in lessons prior to Summer. Learn more about our Shoalhaven Swim Sport Fitness 'Learn to Swim' programs. CONTINUE

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Her sport her way Shaping the future of womens sport in NSW, the NSW Office of Sport Her Sport Her Way program has a strong focus on initiatives that reduce barriers to participation and promote inclusive sport experiences that women and girls want. LEARN MORE

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Collingwood Beach restorative works Our two-year trial to restore and manage the dune vegetation system at Collingwood Beach, Vincentia is complete and we now invite you to have your say on the project. START SURVEY

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Avoid getting into a lather over recycling

In Part 2 of ‘Recycling from the Bathroom’, Wombat takes the confusion out of the things that are often mistaken for being recyclable through your kerbside bin.

Answers to what goes in your yellow bin are in our UPDATED yellow bin guide.

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Council Invites Comment on Completed Trial Collingwood Beach Dune Vegetation Action Plan - Shoalhaven City Council - Media Release

 

16 October 2020

Shoalhaven City Council’s two-year trial to restore and manage the dune vegetation system at Collingwood Beach, Vincentia is complete and Council invites residents and visitors to comment.

Developed by the Collingwood Beach Dune Reference Group, the action plan trialled a pruning site to create filtered views and a revegetation site to rehabilitate a section of the foreshore.

Council is inviting feedback to ascertain if the two-year trial helped to protect the health and resilience of the dune system and meet community and stakeholder expectations.

Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley said “The dune vegetation at Collingwood Beach has been the subject of contrasting public opinions for many years.

“Although there is appreciation of the value of natural areas and native vegetation in the broader community, there has been extensive unauthorised vegetation removal, poisoning and vandalism of foreshore vegetation along Collingwood Beach,” she said.

“Council’s overall aim is to deter vegetation vandalism and to establish a long-term sustainable management plan for Collingwood Beach’s dune vegetation. Now is the time for community members to provide feedback on Council’s trial strategy,” said Clr Findley.

To have your say on the trial action plan for Collingwood Beach by completing the online survey before it closes at 5pm on Friday 30 October 2020.

For more information on Collingwood Beach Dune Vegetation Management visit Council's Get Involved page.

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