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MEDIA RELEASE 3 July 2020

Bathurst Schools to Get Grubby

Do you want your children to have fun and learn about sustainability? Council has joined @dirtgirlworld Australia’s best online sustainability program for children called Get Grubby. The program is free to all pre-schools, child and family day care centres and primary schools in the LGA. See the video http://www.dirtgirlworldgetgrubby.com for more information. Enquiries regarding your child’s centre involvement should be made to environment@bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Machattie Lane Works

Machattie Lane is being converted to a pedestrian only walkway to provide easier access from the

CBD to the RSL carpark and to complement the redevelopment of the roundabout at the George and Howick Street intersection. The concreting for the central median is complete and the footpath adjacent to Machattie lane has been reinstated.

There will be minimal impact to traffic on George Street with traffic control measures in place to keep both directions of the street open. There will be some impact to carparking spaces with some to be temporarily removed to allow for traffic flow while works take place.

Backyard Rangers

Would you like a free nest box or insect hotel?

Make a pledge to be a Bathurst Backyard Ranger and keep an eye on the living things in and around your yard. Take a photo of birds, bugs, possums, flowers or trees and upload it via the iNaturalist app.

While you are there, join the Bathurst Backyard Ranger project and you can choose your own wildlife habitat box for your backyard. Once you have joined and uploaded your first photos, an insect hotel or nest box of your choice, plus a Backyards for Wildlife Booklet, will be delivered to your door. For more information visit the Sustainable Facebook page.

Bathurst Winter Festival Drive-In Cinema

Tickets are still available for the Bathurst Winter Festival Drive-In Cinema, brought to you by

McDonald’s Bathurst. Comedy, children’s and family, romance, thriller and action will hit the screen every night of the festival. 1 ticket = 1 car for entry. You can have as many people in your car as legally allowed.

$45 per vehicle – single session $80 per vehicle – Saturday night’s double feature. To see the full list of movies and to book, visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au

Bathurst Library Events Online

Best-selling author Tony Park

Wednesday 8 July at 6pm

Author Tony Park will join Bathurst Library online for a special discussion about his latest book

‘Last Survivor’. Featuring popular character Sonja Kurtz and combining suspense, adventure and

crime ‘Last Survivor’ is a thrilling read from one of Australia’s best-known adventure writers. Don’t

miss this opportunity to ask the author questions and hear about his writing process and inspiration.

Any questions for the author can be sent through to the Bathurst Library by calling 6333 6281.

Registrations for the event can be made via the Library website or Eventbrite.

BRAG

Pictures of You

Bathurst Regional Art Gallery is delighted to announce a community photo portrait exhibition titled ‘Pictures of You’, with entries to the exhibition open to all members of the Bathurst community.

As restrictions ease, BRAG invites you to share a photographic portrait of someone significant to you.

The portrait could have been taken during isolation, or more recently. The portrait photographs will be black and white (greyscale) to convey sentimentality, nostalgia and unity in these uncertain and unprecedented times.

All entries will be assessed by BRAG staff and a selection will be printed onto high quality archival photo paper to be exhibited at BRAG and digitally on the BRAG website.

Entries to the exhibition are open now and close midnight Wednesday 29 July.

The exhibition will run from 15 August until 11 October. To submit an entry, visit the BRAG website complete the form and upload your image (at full resolution, not cropped, resized or reduced). Selected entries will be notified by Friday 7 August.

ENDS

Media contact: Media Officer