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MEDIA RELEASE 23 June 2023

What’s News

Temporary Road Closure

George/Lambert St intersection

The intersection at George and Lambert Streets will be closed from Monday, 3 July until Friday 14 July, weather permitting.

The closure is necessary to install a new roundabout with associated medians and blisters.

Library Survey

The community is invited to take part in the library survey to provide feedback on library services. They survey is anonymous, and all questions are optional. To participate, visit the YourSay Bathurst website. The survey closes on Monday, 17 July at 11.00am.

Bathurst Winter Festival

The Bathurst Winter Festival will return during the school holidays from 1-16 July.

The program for this year features food and wine events, festival nights and plenty of activities for families with children. Each night the popular illuminations will be on display on buildings around the CBD.

For more information visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au

@ the Art Gallery

West of Central - 1 July to 27 August

Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists and creatives seeking connection, respite, and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create,

experiment, respond and challenge.

This exhibition showcases the work of 16 regionally based artists who choose to make work on Wiradjuri Country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Of primary concern is the impact of man-made and climactic events on the ecologies and landscape of the region.

Bathurst Careers Expo

Wednesday 2 August

The Bathurst Careers Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase career opportunities to a vast audience free of charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register at bathurstliveinvest.com.au

NAIDOC Week

An invitation is extended to the community to attend the NAIDOC Week Celebration, held in conjunction with Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council. The event will include a flag raising, opening ceremony, book launch and lunch.

Date: Sunday 2 July

Time: 10:30am – 1:00pm

Location: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre

For more information, please phone 6333 6523.

Community Tree Planting Day

Macquarie Wambuul River, Rankens Bridge and O’Keefe Park

Come and help plant native plants along the Macquarie Wambuul River on Sunday 25 June commencing at 10am at Rankens Bridge - O’Keefe Park. There will be a free barbecue lunch afterwards.

For further information phone 0407 256 791 or 6333 6233 or email council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au

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MEDIA RELEASE 20 June 2023

Gorman’s Hill Park Upgrade

Families in Gorman’s Hill are set to enjoy a vibrant new inclusive play space at Gorman’s Hill Park with works now underway to upgrade the facility.

Mayor Robert Taylor said Gorman’s Hill Park will be a wonderful recreational space for the community to enjoy.

“The upgrade of the park demonstrates Council’s commitment towards providing play spaces within Bathurst’s residential communities that meet the principles of Everyone Can Play” he said.

“Council’s desire is to provide inclusive play spaces for everyone – young and old, families and carers, and people of all abilities and backgrounds,”.

Commissioner Open Space Fiona Morrison is thrilled to be investing in the regions and see the continued impact of quality open space that the Everyone Can Play program delivers.

“This project demonstrates the principles - Can I get there, Can I play and Can I stay, and will have a long-lasting legacy for locals, she said.”

The upgrade works at Gorman’s Hill Park is to include:

• Installation of new playground equipment

• New seating

• Path installation works

• Rubber and organic softfall installation

• Plantings

• Irrigation

The works are funded by a $200,000 grant from NSW Government’s through the Everyone Can Play program, and the project is expected to be completed in August this year.

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MEDIA RELEASE 19 June 2023

Community sentiment sought on flying-foxes

Council is seeking to capture community sentiment and opinions on flying-foxes in the Bathurst region as part of the Local Government NSW-funded Macquarie Wambuul River Bathurst Flying-fox Camp Habitat Restoration Project.

Flying-foxes are seasonal visitors to the Bathurst region arriving in spring and moving on to warmer locations when the temperature drops too low. The main species that visits our region is the threatened grey-headed flying-fox and the little red flying-fox.

Mayor Robert Taylor the Flying-Fox Camp Management Plan was adopted in 2018 for Machattie Park and Kings Parade, where specialist ecological consultants were commissioned to develop the management plan for the seasonal return of flying-foxes in Machattie Park.

“The ecologists conducted an onsite assessment of the flying-fox camp in Machattie Park and developed actions for the restoration of flying-fox roosting habitat along the banks of the Macquarie Wambuul River,” he said.

Community consultation was also carried out to gain an understanding of the history of the camp, flying-fox activity in the region and to understand community values and concerns. It’s been five years since the last community sentiment survey on flying-foxes and Council would once again like to know the community’s values, experiences and concerns regarding flying-foxes and their management.

The survey is available on the Your Say Bathurst website until Friday 21 July.

The Macquarie Wambuul River Bathurst Flying-Fox Camp Habitat Restoration Project is part of the Flying-Fox Habitat Restoration Program assisted by the New South Wales Government through its Environmental Trust in association with Local Government NSW and Bathurst Regional Council.

For more information on flying-foxes and the Macquarie Wambuul River Bathurst Flying-Fox Camp Habitat Restoration Project visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

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MEDIA RELEASE 16 June 2023

Council has received notification that Federal Government funding of $12.5 million for development of a second circuit at Mount Panorama has been withdrawn.

The two grants of $10 million and $2.5 million included requirements for a facility to be constructed and the money spent by June 2026.

Mayor Robert Taylor said Council had sought to re-purpose the funds into the growth and development of current facilities at Mount Panorama.

“Unfortunately, we were advised this didn’t align with the intent of the original grant funding,” he said.

“The project is on hold for now, but Council strongly supports development of the second circuit and will continue to work with both the Federal and State Governments and other stakeholders to make it happen.”

Council has also received $5 million and $10 million in funding commitments from the State Government. The $5 million grant was used to fund the design and documentation that were prepared as part of the development application process.

A report on the matter will be presented to Council at the meeting on June 21.

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MEDIA RELEASE 16 June 2023

Plans to amend Council’s Local Environmental Plan to increase the permissible height and floor space ratio to facilitate the Bathurst Integrated Medical Centre (BIMC) and associated car parking have been approved by the State Government.

Amendment 21 to the Bathurst Regional Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014, relating to the proposed BIMC and George St car park sites, was gazetted on 2 June 2023. The amended controls will permit, with consent, the future development of a six-storey building and four-storey carpark for these purposes only under the NSW Government’s Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Mayor Robert Taylor welcomed the decision and said he looked forward to the project progressing.

“I would like to emphasise that this does not approve the BIMC or the car park development,” he said.

“Now that planning controls enabling a new height and floor space ratio have been approved, the next step in the process would be for the developers to lodgea Development Application. The development application would be classified as being of State Significance which would mean it will be assessed and determined by the State Government. Importantly there will be further opportunity for the community to comment on the development application when it is placed on public exhibition by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment.”

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MEDIA RELEASE 16 June 2023

Bathurst Winter Festival

The Bathurst Winter Festival will return during the school holidays from 1-16 July.

The program for this year features food and wine events, festival nights and plenty of activities for families with children. Each night the popular illuminations will be on display on buildings around the CBD. For more information visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au

Applications are now open to join the Youth Council

The Bathurst Regional Youth Council’s role is to represent the voice of young people who live, work and study in the Bathurst Local Government Area. For detailed information and to make an application visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Applications close 4pm on Monday 19 June.

@ the Art Gallery

West of Central - 1 July to 27 August

Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists and creatives seeking connection, respite, and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create,

experiment, respond and challenge.

This exhibition showcases the work of 16 regionally based artists who choose to make work on Wiradjuri Country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Of primary concern is the impact of man-made and climactic events on the ecologies and landscape of the region.

Bathurst Careers Expo

Wednesday 2 August

The Bathurst Careers Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase career opportunities to a vast audience free of charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register at bathurstliveinvest.com.au

Annual permit for cats which are not desexed

From July 2020 the NSW Government introduced annual permits for cats which are not desexed. This annual permit is a fee in addition to the one-off lifetime registration fee. The annual permits are an incentive for pet owners to desex their pets at a young age and avoid unwanted litters and anti-social behaviours. There are also late fees for owners who do not pay their annual permit in a timely manner. Council will assist pet owners by sending text message reminders regarding registration and permits. For further information on annual permits and pet registration, visit www.petregistry.nsw.gov.au

NAIDOC Week

An invitation is extended to the community to attend the NAIDOC Week Celebration, held in conjunction with Bathurst Local Aboriginal Land Council. The event will include a flag raising, opening ceremony, book launch and lunch.

Date: Sunday 2 July

Time: 10:30am – 1:00pm

Location: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre

For more information, please contact Council’s Community Services Section on 6333 6523.

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MEDIA RELEASE 9 June 2023

What’s News

Bathurst Winter Festival

The Bathurst Winter Festival will return during the school holidays from 1-16 July.

The program for this year features food and wine events, festival nights and plenty of activities for families with children. Each night the popular illuminations will be on display on buildings around the CBD. For more information visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au

Applications are now open to join the Youth Council

The Bathurst Regional Youth Council’s role is to represent the voice of young people who live, work and study in the Bathurst Local Government Area. For detailed information and to make an application visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Applications close 4pm on Monday 19 June.

Village Meetings

Council hold a meeting residents at Hill End, ‘Hosies’, 23 Clarke Street – 13 June at 5.00pm.

@ the Art Gallery

West of Central - 1 July to 27 August

Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists and creatives seeking connection, respite, and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create,

experiment, respond and challenge.

This exhibition showcases the work of 16 regionally based artists who choose to make work on Wiradjuri Country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Of primary concern is the impact of man-made and climactic events on the ecologies and landscape of the region.

Draft Long Term Financial Plan

The Draft Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is a ten-year view of Council’s finances and has been developed under the NSW Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP & R) Framework. For more information and to make a submission visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Feedback closes 4.45pm on Wednesday 14 June.

Bathurst Careers Expo

Wednesday 2 August

The Bathurst Careers Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase career opportunities to a vast audience free of charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register at bathurstliveinvest.com.au

Annual permit for cats which are not desexed

From July 2020 the NSW Government introduced annual permits for cats which are not desexed. This annual permit is a fee in addition to the one-off lifetime registration fee. The annual permits are an incentive for pet owners to desex their pets at a young age and avoid unwanted litters and anti-social behaviours. There are also late fees for owners who do not pay their annual permit in a timely manner. Council will assist pet owners by sending text message reminders regarding registration and permits. For further information on annual permits and pet registration, visit www.petregistry.nsw.gov.au

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Media contact: Media Officer

MEDIA RELEASE 2 June 2023

What’s News

Bathurst Winter Festival

The Bathurst Winter Festival will return during the school holidays from 1-16 July.

The program for this year features food and wine events, festival nights and plenty of activities for families with children. Each night the popular illuminations will be on display on buildings around the CBD. For more information visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au

Applications are now open to join the Youth Council

The Bathurst Regional Youth Council’s role is to represent the voice of young people who live, work and study in the Bathurst Local Government Area. For detailed information and to make an application visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Applications close 4pm on Monday 19 June.

Village Meetings

Council hold a meeting residents at Hill End, ‘Hosies’, 23 Clarke Street – 13 June at 5.00pm.

Heritage Assistance Grants

Applications are now invited for small grants, under Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993, for Council’s Heritage Assistance Funds. Applications must be made on Council’s application form which is available on YourSay Bathurst. Applications close on 9 June.

@ the Art Gallery

West of Central - 1 July to 27 August

Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists and creatives seeking connection, respite, and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create,

experiment, respond and challenge.

This exhibition showcases the work of 16 regionally based artists who choose to make work on Wiradjuri Country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Of primary concern is the impact of man-made and climactic events on the ecologies and landscape of the region.

Draft Long Term Financial Plan

The Draft Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is a ten-year view of Council’s finances and has been developed under the NSW Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP & R) Framework. For more information and to make a submission visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Feedback closes 4.45pm on Wednesday 14 June.

Bathurst Careers Expo

Wednesday 2 August

The Bathurst Careers Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase career opportunities to a vast audience free of charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register at bathurstliveinvest.com.au

Annual permit for cats which are not desexed

From July 2020 the NSW Government introduced annual permits for cats which are not desexed. This annual permit is a fee in addition to the one-off lifetime registration fee. The annual permits are an incentive for pet owners to desex their pets at a young age and avoid unwanted litters and anti-social behaviours. There are also late fees for owners who do not pay their annual permit in a timely manner. Council will assist pet owners by sending text message reminders regarding registration and permits. For further information on annual permits and pet registration, visit www.petregistry.nsw.gov.au

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Media contact: Media Officer

MEDIA RELEASE 26 May 2023

What’s News

Applications are now open to join the Youth Council

The Bathurst Regional Youth Council’s role is to represent the voice of young people who live, work and study in the Bathurst Local Government Area. For detailed information and to make an application visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

Applications close 4pm on Monday 19 June.

Dino-Time

On Wednesday, 31 May from 10.00am to 1.00pm the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is offering a sensory friendly session with reduced lights and sounds and sensory zones.

The museum will be closed to the public during this time. Admission charges apply however caregivers will be given free entry. For more information or for group bookings please phone 6338 2860.

Writers’ and Readers’ Festival

The Bathurst Writers’ & Readers’ Festival is an annual literary event presented by BMEC in association with Bathurst Library, Arts OutWest and Books Plus, Bathurst. The festival includes a number of live streamed events from Sydney Writers’ Festival. The festival takes place from Thursday 25 May until Sunday 28 May at both BMEC and Bathurst Library.

For more information and bookings visit https://bit.ly/40LMi6u or contact BMEC Box Office.

Village Meetings

Council will be holding its next round of meetings with residents in rural areas during May and June.

Each meeting will be held at the following locations:

• Sunny Corner, Community Hall – 29 May at 6.00pm
• Wattle Flat, Recreation Hall – 30 May at 6.00pm
• Hill End, ‘Hosies’, 23 Clarke Street – 13 June at 5.00pm

Heritage Assistance Grants

Applications are now invited for small grants, under Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993, for Council’s Heritage Assistance Funds. Applications must be made on Council’s application form which is available on YourSay Bathurst. Applications close on 9 June.

@ the Art Gallery

West of Central - 1 July to 27 August

Home to an increasing cohort of contemporary artists and creatives seeking connection, respite, and balance, regional Australia is a place where artists have space to create,

experiment, respond and challenge.

This exhibition showcases the work of 16 regionally based artists who choose to make work on Wiradjuri Country in the Central Tablelands of NSW. Of primary concern is the impact of man-made and climactic events on the ecologies and landscape of the region.

Draft Long Term Financial Plan

The Draft Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is a ten-year view of Council’s finances and has been developed under the NSW Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP & R) Framework. For more information and to make a submission visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Feedback closes 4.45pm on Wednesday 14 June.

Bathurst Careers Expo

Wednesday 2 August

The Bathurst Careers Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase career opportunities to a vast audience free of charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register at bathurstliveinvest.com.au

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Media contact: Media Officer

MEDIA RELEASE 19 May 2023

What’s News

National Simultaneous Storytime

National Simultaneous Storytime is on Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at 10.50am. Day cares, preschools and families of young children are invited to attend the reading of The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young at the library. This year’s guest reader will be local BMX champion, Olympic Coach and exercise physiologist Adam Carey. The event will start at 11.00am sharp.

For more information, please phone the library on 6333 6282.

Active Ageing Week

Council is providing a free program of events for people aged 50 years and older from May 22 - 28 to promote the benefits of staying active.

Visit www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/activeageing for more information.

Dino-Time

On Wednesday, 31 May from 10.00am to 1.00pm the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is offering a sensory friendly session with reduced lights and sounds and sensory zones.

The museum will be closed to the public during this time. Admission charges apply however caregivers will be given free entry. For more information or for group bookings please phone 6338 2860.

Writers’ and Readers’ Festival

The Bathurst Writers’ & Readers’ Festival is an annual literary event presented by BMEC in association with Bathurst Library, Arts OutWest and Books Plus, Bathurst. The festival includes a number of live streamed events from Sydney Writers’ Festival. The festival takes place from Thursday 25 May until Sunday 28 May at both BMEC and Bathurst Library.

For more information and bookings visit https://bit.ly/40LMi6u or contact BMEC Box Office.

Village Meetings

Council will be holding its next round of meetings with residents in rural areas during May and June.

Each meeting will be held at the following locations:

• Trunkey Creek, Community Hall – 22 May at 6.00pm
• Sunny Corner, Community Hall – 29 May at 6.00pm
• Wattle Flat, Recreation Hall – 30 May at 6.00pm
• Hill End, ‘Hosies’, 23 Clarke Street – 13 June at 5.00pm

Heritage Assistance Grants

Applications are now invited for small grants, under Section 356 of the Local Government Act 1993, for Council’s Heritage Assistance Funds. Applications must be made on Council’s application form which is available on YourSay Bathurst. Applications close on 9 June.

@ the Art Gallery

Danelle Bergstrom: Afterglow 1 April - 11 June

Acclaimed Australian-Swedish painter Danelle Bergstrom works in landscape and portraiture as vessels to navigate human emotion. Afterglow is the artist’s first career survey and traces the interiorscapes of Bergstrom’s own life as they are reflected in the overtures and undertones of her subjects both in landscape and portrait.

Introduction to Landscape Watercolour Painting workshop Thursday 11 May at 6pm

Learn the basics of landscape watercolour painting in a 2-hour mentored session by Contemporary Impressionist Kasey Sealy.

Surrounded by landscape paintings in the gallery as part of our current exhibition, Danelle Bergstorm: Afterglow, be inspired and create your own painting across this session.

$30 BRAG members, $35 non-members, all materials supplied, all abilities, bookings essential.

Community Safety Plan

Council has developed a draft Community Safety Plan 2023 - 2028. Community safety is essential to the overall wellbeing of residents and visitors to the Bathurst LGA.

The draft Community Safety Plan will be on public exhibition from Monday 24 April - 4pm Monday 22 May online through YourSay Bathurst. Printed copies will be located at Council's Civic Centre and Bathurst Library.

For more information visitwww.bathurst.nsw.gov.au/communitysafety

Draft Delivery Program 2023/2027 and Operational Plan 2023/2024

The draft Delivery Program 2023/2027 and Operational Plan 2023/2024 are now available for review. The plan is our commitment to our community on how and where funds will be spent and what services and activities the community can expect to be delivered during the financial year. The Delivery Program & Operational Plan, incorporating the Revenue Policy, outlines the strategies and financial resources required over the next four years to implement the key directions identified by the community in our Bathurst 2040 Community Strategic Plan.

For more information and to make a submission visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au

We welcome your feedback before 4:45pm Friday 19 May.

Draft Long Term Financial Plan

The Draft Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is a ten-year view of Council’s finances and has been developed under the NSW Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP & R) Framework. For more information and to make a submission visit yoursay.bathurst.nsw.gov.au. Feedback closes 4.45pm on Wednesday 14 June.

National Sorry Day

National Sorry Day is observed annually on 26 May, to remember and acknowledge the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we know as ‘The Stolen Generations’.

To commemorate National Sorry Day, a morning tea will be held on Friday 26 May, in the PJ Moodie Courtyard (adjacent to Council’s Civic Centre, in Court House Lane), from 10.30am – 11.30am, where a native hibiscus plant and plaque have been installed during previous commemorations.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, wider community and any interested parties are invited to attend. RSVP for catering purposes to Council’s Community Services Section on 6333 6523.

Bathurst Careers Expo

Wednesday 2 August

The Bathurst Careers Expo is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase career opportunities to a vast audience free of charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register at bathurstliveinvest.com.au

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Media contact: Media Officer