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MEDIA RELEASE 8 May 2020

YourSay Bathurst

Council is seeking feedback on:

• Renewable Energy Action Plan
• Vision Bathurst 2040: Bathurst Regional Local Strategic Planning Statement
• Draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan
• Financial Assistance COVID -19 Stimulus Measures

Visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Heritage Assistance Grants

Applications are now invited for small grants for the following funds:

Bathurst Region Heritage Fund

Provides fund for the repair and maintenance of older buildings in the region. The program is supported by the NSW Heritage Branch of the Office of Environment and Heritage.

Bathurst CBD Main Street Improvement Fund

Provides small grants to assist property owners and tenants to improve, repair and maintain buildings within the Bathurst CBD. 

Bathurst Region Interpretation Fund

Provides small grants for the preparation of Conservation Management Plans, historic publications and interpretation projects to promote and interpret the region’s history. 

All applications close Friday 29 May 2020. Applications for funding must be made on the Council’s application form which is available on Council’s website at www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au or from our Civic Centre. For more information call 6333 6211.

Public Art Community Peers Register

Bathurst Regional Council is seeking suitably qualified and passionate individuals to join its Public Art Community Peers Register. Community Peers will assist Council to develop a strategic approach to the creative activation of the region’s public spaces.

Members of the community with professional expertise or interest in public art / visual art / the built environment / heritage / community engagement are encouraged to nominate. Three Community Peers will be appointed to the Public Art Program Committee, with other Community Peers called upon to provide professional advice and expertise as required. To nominate as a Public Art Community Peer, please visit: www.bathurstart.com.au

Submissions Close: 5pm Friday 22 May 2020 Enquiries: Director, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery

6333 6555 email: brag@bathurst.nsw.gov.au.

Call and Collect available at the Library

Library members can call the library on 6333 6281 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) and arrange to pick up a bundle of books, audiobooks, DVDs or magazines that staff will select based on the member’s preferences. 135 people have already used this service since it was launched on Monday.

Bundles will be available for pick-up at a no-contact collection point in the library foyer from 12-4pm the following business day (Monday to Friday only). Members will need to bring identification. If an item reserved via the library catalogue is available it will be added to the bundle.

For more information about Call & Collect or other library services, call 6333 6281 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

Waste 2 Art

Waste 2 Art will be held online this year. The 2020 exhibition has a focus on aluminum and steel cans; however, artworks do not need to include these. A range of categories and prizes will be on offer, with winning artworks having the opportunity to be entered in the 2021 Regional Exhibition.

With the event moving online, participants are encouraged to get creative from their homes. Entrants must create an artwork including some element of recycled waste that would’ve otherwise been considered useless. The competition is open to all residents of the Bathurst region.

Three photographs of the creation, along with an entry form and a half page descriptive brief must be emailed to waste2art@bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au for details.

Shop locally to win

Council is running competition where residents can win a $200 Buy Local Gift Card every week for ten weeks commencing 1 May.

The Buy Local campaign currently has 130 stores involved in the initiative. Customers shopping at any of these businesses go in for a chance to win even if they don’t use a gift card. Customers will receive a unique identifying number when they make a purchase which they need to enter online at www.bathurstbusinesshub.com.au to go into the competition.

For more information visit www.bathurstbusinesshub.com.au

Out and about with your dog

During this time of social distancing dog walking is permitted. They must be on a leash and under effective control at all times. Please be mindful of other people walking their dogs and maintain social distancing. Never attempt to pat a strange dog, no matter how cute they are or how friendly they look.

ENDS

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