Last week our museum held the first of its “Mornings @ the Museum”. The idea is to introduce the expanded George Hanna Memorial Museum along with the upgraded and bigger Mascot Library to as many locals as possible. Council will when an occasion arises host a series of talks and discussions on our local history. I didn’t preview the first in the series as it was booked out before anyone could almost blink. Although it’s been held, the inaugural one was on Daceyville and coincided with the current exhibition: “Audaciousville: The Story of Dacey Gardens Suburb”.
I’ll let everyone know well in advance when the next “Mornings at the Museum” is to be held. If you want to get in ahead of me then contact the Museum on 9366 3888. Also, the Dacey Gardens exhibition has been such a success that it’s been extended until the end of April. Make sure you get down to the Museum in Hatfield Street, Mascot and have a look at a fascinating depiction of a remarkable part of our local history.
Feb 26, 2011
Feb 21, 2011
School Zone Parking
We’re more than a few weeks into the new school year and the lollypop people at our local schools and our rangers have asked me to give a reminder to everyone that when they’re driving around schools to take extra care. School zones are where kids and cars don’t mix and we want everyone to obey the parking laws. People sometimes blame our rangers when they are booked when they park where they shouldn’t – but you only get booked if you break the law. Ignoring these parking laws just puts our kids in danger.
Feb 20, 2011
Made in Botany
The George Hanna Memorial Museum is planning a new exhibition on Botany’s manufacturing history – and we need some help. The museum people would like anyone who has any photographs, objects or stories about the old manufacturing history of our City to get in touch with them and get new material included in the exhibition. When we’ve asked for local help for previous exhibition, we’ve sometimes unearthed some special items.
If you’ve got photographs we can copy them and let you have the originals back. If it’s a story then tell it to the museum people and if there are a few objects from our local manufacturing past that we’d love to borrow them. There were a lot of major manufacturing operations in the Botany and Mascot of old – From Davis Gelatine to Johnson & Johnson. We’ve transformed the area, getting rid of the old and often noxious industries and revitalising the suburbs. But we don’t want to forget our past and that’s where this new exhibition will come in. I’ll give more information about the exhibition a little later but, in the meantime, if you’ve got something call the museum on 9366 3802 or drop them an email (with contacts and details) on: museum@botanybay.nsw.gov.au
If you’ve got photographs we can copy them and let you have the originals back. If it’s a story then tell it to the museum people and if there are a few objects from our local manufacturing past that we’d love to borrow them. There were a lot of major manufacturing operations in the Botany and Mascot of old – From Davis Gelatine to Johnson & Johnson. We’ve transformed the area, getting rid of the old and often noxious industries and revitalising the suburbs. But we don’t want to forget our past and that’s where this new exhibition will come in. I’ll give more information about the exhibition a little later but, in the meantime, if you’ve got something call the museum on 9366 3802 or drop them an email (with contacts and details) on: museum@botanybay.nsw.gov.au
Feb 18, 2011
Off-leash Dog Area Sir Joseph Banks Park
By the end of next month our City’s second off-leash area for dogs will be open. We had more than a few requests for an off-leash area apart from Astrolabe Park in Daceyville, especially since the forshore area along Botany Bay has been lost to that Port expansion that we bitterly opposed.
We were slightly delayed in completing the new off-leash area because of delays in the supply of materials but now we’re back on track. The off-leash area is off Hayden Place, Botany and there is sufficient distance from the nearest residential areas. I have had a few nearby residents express concern about noise but I think the distance is more than enough to reduce any noise.
There are new plantings to soften the area’s fencing and facilities for those who bring their dogs to exercise. Special plastic bags and bins are available to ensure that any dogs’ mess is cleaned up – and I know the dog owners who will use the area will clean up after their animals.
We were slightly delayed in completing the new off-leash area because of delays in the supply of materials but now we’re back on track. The off-leash area is off Hayden Place, Botany and there is sufficient distance from the nearest residential areas. I have had a few nearby residents express concern about noise but I think the distance is more than enough to reduce any noise.
There are new plantings to soften the area’s fencing and facilities for those who bring their dogs to exercise. Special plastic bags and bins are available to ensure that any dogs’ mess is cleaned up – and I know the dog owners who will use the area will clean up after their animals.
Bourke Road Landscaping
By the end of March we will have completed the landscaping alone Bourke Road between Gardeners Road and Coward Street. This is all part Council’s work in the revitalized Mascot Station Precinct.
Along Bourke Road there will be four islands of planting, dotted with Council’s distinctive flagpoles. With the concentration on native species, these islands will add to what is fast becoming the “new look” Mascot. As we do more, I will keep everyone appraised.
Along Bourke Road there will be four islands of planting, dotted with Council’s distinctive flagpoles. With the concentration on native species, these islands will add to what is fast becoming the “new look” Mascot. As we do more, I will keep everyone appraised.
Feb 11, 2011
Jane McGrath Day
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| Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Mayor Ron Hoenig at Jane McGrath Day |
Anyone going to the Sydney Cricket Ground is requested to wear pink throughout the Test Match, but particularly on Day 3 when all the cricket community and patrons join in support of the McGrath Foundation and Jane's legacy.
This year Cricket Authorities donated all ticket sales to the McGrath Foundation to assist in their funding of breast care nurses in Australia. It was wonderful to have been a part of it.
Feb 9, 2011
Playground Update
Council has had for many years now a policy of providing parks and recreation area based on surrounding demographics – putting playgrounds in the midst of those who will use them.
We did it with the regional playground at Booralee Park, which has proved to be a success way beyond what we had anticipated.
Over the past few months, Council has been working in a number of our parks and playgrounds and I thought I should give an update on playgrounds.
The new playground in Briget Tight in Eastlakes is finished and the new circular swing and the spider man climbing have added top this popular venue. The circular swing allows a number of young children to enjoy themselves as a group while the spider man climbing allows for individual fun – all with parent and carer supervision.
At the Botany Aquatic Centre, the new playground equipment under the trees is increasing the attraction of one of our City’s popular recreational venues. This is for the younger children with “bouncies”, climbing and the swing. Again we’re matching equipment with demand.
The playground at Sir Joseph Banks Park is aimed at the under 6’s and if the numbers going there are any indication of success then we have a winner. There are climbing bits, ropes, ladders, swings, “bouncies” and more along with a shaded area where parents and caers can keep an eye on the kids. The special feature here is the water trickle that allows a few mud pies and fund with splashes of water. This is one feature I think the kids like more than the parents and carers but to hear the squeals and laughter makes a bit of cleaning up more than worth while.
Work on our second regional playground at Jellicoe Park is well underway and you can get an idea of how the final playground will look. Equipment will be, like at Booralee Park, for different age groups, separated with mounds and sitting walls.
We did it with the regional playground at Booralee Park, which has proved to be a success way beyond what we had anticipated.
Over the past few months, Council has been working in a number of our parks and playgrounds and I thought I should give an update on playgrounds.
The new playground in Briget Tight in Eastlakes is finished and the new circular swing and the spider man climbing have added top this popular venue. The circular swing allows a number of young children to enjoy themselves as a group while the spider man climbing allows for individual fun – all with parent and carer supervision.
At the Botany Aquatic Centre, the new playground equipment under the trees is increasing the attraction of one of our City’s popular recreational venues. This is for the younger children with “bouncies”, climbing and the swing. Again we’re matching equipment with demand.
The playground at Sir Joseph Banks Park is aimed at the under 6’s and if the numbers going there are any indication of success then we have a winner. There are climbing bits, ropes, ladders, swings, “bouncies” and more along with a shaded area where parents and caers can keep an eye on the kids. The special feature here is the water trickle that allows a few mud pies and fund with splashes of water. This is one feature I think the kids like more than the parents and carers but to hear the squeals and laughter makes a bit of cleaning up more than worth while.
Work on our second regional playground at Jellicoe Park is well underway and you can get an idea of how the final playground will look. Equipment will be, like at Booralee Park, for different age groups, separated with mounds and sitting walls.
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