What’s News

MEDIA RELEASE 17 December 2021

What’s News

12 Days of Christmas

Museums Bathurst is running a 12 days of Christmas campaign with specials and discounts to be promoted online. As part of the promotion, a Christmas market day will be held at the Bathurst Rail Museum on Saturday, 18 December from 9.00am to 2.00pm which will be run by Mount Panorama Lions Club. There will be locally produced and hand-made Christmas gifts available.

For more information visit museumsbathurst.com.au

Christmas Closures

The Civic Centre will be closed at 12.00 noon on Friday, 24 December and will reopen 8.30am on Tuesday, 4 January.

Museums Bathurst

Friday 24 December - Rail Museum closed.

Saturday 25 December Christmas Day - all museums closed.

Sunday 26 December Boxing Day - all museums closed.

Saturday 1 January New Year’s Day - all museums closed.

The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, National Motor Racing Museum and the Bathurst Rail Museum will be open 7 days a week during the January school holiday period.

For a full list of Council facility closures over the Christmas period, visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au.

Buy Local Gift Card Competition

The Buy Local Gift Card campaign is about to mark the millionth dollar being loaded on to the cards. To help celebrate, there’s a chance to win one of four $250 gift cards. Purchase a Buy Local Gift Card from a participating outlet from 6 - 23 December, scan the purchasing business QR code and fill out the entry form to be in with a chance to win.

For more information visit www.bathurstbusinesshub.com.au

Summer Reading Club

Keep the kids engaged in reading this summer with the library’s reading challenge. Read and log the books or complete extra activities to win tickets in a prize draw. Running from 1 December to 31 January next year, anyone aged 0-17 years can register now via the library website bathurst.nsw.gov.au/library

My Brilliant Career Week

A series of free workshops will be held at the library during 14-19 February covering various aspects of careers, resumes and volunteering. The workshops will feature presenters from The Bathurst Information and Neighbourhood Centre, Career Coach and author Kirsten Brumby.

More information can be found via the Library website www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/library and bookings can be made by calling 6333 6281.

NYE Party in the Park

The annual New Year’s Eve Party in the Park will return to the Adventure Playground. Tickets must be pre-purchased and are on sale now through Council’s website:

• Adults (15+) - $6 (includes 1 x $5 food voucher)

• Children (3-14) - $3 (includes 1 x ride voucher)

• Infants (0-2) – Free

BizMonth Launch

Registrations now open for the BizMonth Launch.

Join us for a panel discussion with IBM, Charles Sturt University, Leading Edge Data Centres and NBN Australia on the digital transformation underway in Bathurst. Hosted by Bathurst Regional Council and the Bathurst Business Chamber in partnership with NBN, this free event is open to all Chamber and non-Chamber members. The event will be held 8 February at 6pm at Upstairs Co-Working on Russell Street. Limited places are available. Visit www.bathurstbusiness.com.au/events to register.

BizMonth Business Lunch

The BizMonth Business Lunch, sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank, will be held next year on February 10 at Bathurst Goldfields.

The lunch will feature Shane Jacobson who is an award-winning actor, presenter and entertainer. Shane will deliver a highly entertaining and engaging presentation about his unique life. His keynote centres around his best-selling book The Long Road to Overnight Success and talks about the quintessential Australian sense of humour and the dying art of joke and yarn telling.

Tickets are $75 per person and available from www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

JP Services

The community JP Desk in the Bathurst City Centre is open to assist clients face to face who need JP services.

The service is available at Bathurst City Centre on Tuesday afternoon (3.30pm to 6pm) Thursday evenings (5pm to 7pm) and Saturday mornings (9am to 12 noon).

For more information email bathurst@nswja.org.au

Have Your Say

EOI Former TAFE Precinct

Council has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the redevelopment of the former TAFE Precinct.

The precinct will be a once in a generation opportunity for the Bathurst region. The precinct will include a new public plaza and new buildings, adaptive reuse of the former TAFE and headmaster’s buildings. It is informed by previous community consultation and conservation management plans.

Council is seeking development interest in the precinct with private (not Council) funding. Private funding allows for the full precinct to be developed, it also allows money from the development of new private buildings to fund the new ‘plaza’ and the adaptive reuse of the heritage buildings.

Concept Playground Designs – Gormans Hill And Miller Parks

These enhancement projects will ensure enjoyment and participation in play for all users, regardless of their age, ability or background.

Concept designs for the two play spaces, which include a range of new play and

natural elements to improve inclusivity in line with the NSW Government’s Everyone Can Play Guidelines. Council is now seeking input from the community on the concept designs that have been developed for Miller and Gormans Hill Parks.

Feedback closes Friday 14 January.

Living Legends

Nominations are now open for the 2022 Living Legends. The title, Living Legend, recognises the achievements of individuals and their contributions to the community. To nominate someone as a Living Legend, visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au.

Nominations close Friday 28 January.

ENDS

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