This week at Council
Every working day Council staff are fixing roads, tending parks and providing services for the community.
Every Tuesday Council meets to make decisions that shape the future of our city.
Each week is different.
Monday 1 September
Welcome to Spring!
Tuesday 2 September
6pm Meet the author Jonathan Drane
Writer and poet, Jonathan Drane, will speak about his book The Way of a Thousand Arrows: An Australian family’s journey through the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrim trail which runs across the North of Spain from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela. Event is FREE and will be held at Wallsend District Library, Bunn St, Wallsend.
6pm Ordinary Council Meeting
Briefings
- Newcastle Regional Museum redevelopment project update
Reports
- Tender for airside covered passenger walkway – Newcastle Airport
- Review of Wickham School
- Guraki Committee Aboriginal membership 2008-2010
- Road dedication project Ward 3
- Fort Scratchley Historic Site Draft Plan of Management
- Alteration and licensing of external areas of Brewery Hotel
- Authority to sign under seal documentation for matters approved under Delegated Authority
Notices of Motion
- Heritage nomination of the University of Newcastle Callaghan Campus
- Lord Mayor’s official vehicle
- Regent Park
- Macquarie Chest
7pm Throsby Community Forum
St Marks Anglican Church Hall, Roslyn Street, Islington
Wednesday 3 September
10am – 4pm Fort Scratchley: Grounds open to the public
Open 10am -4pm, six days a week (closed Tuesdays).
11am Battle for Australia commemoration
Battle for Australia Day will commemorate the service and sacrifice of all those who served in defence of Australia in 1942 and 1943.Cenotaph, Civic Park
It was a struggle that stretched our national resources to the limit; which saw the bombing of mainland Australia; the attack by midget submarines on Sydney Harbour; and raised the spectre of the threat of a possible invasion through Papua New Guinea. Our sailors, soldiers and airmen and those of our allies fought, and many died in the defence of Singapore, the Battle of Sunda Strait, Timor, the Kokoda Track, Milne Bay, the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway, in the Solomons and at Savo Island. The men of the Merchant Navy provided invaluable support throughout the island chain and suffered heavy casualties, as did the often unsung heroes, the Coastwatchers. Source www.battleforaustralia.org.au
7.30pm Broadmeadow/Georgetown Community Forum
St Matthews Church and Community Hall, Wentworth Street, Georgetown
Thursday 4 September
10am – 4pm Fort Scratchley: Grounds open to the public
Open 10am -4pm, six days a week (closed Tuesdays).
Friday 5 September
Open today Exhibition: Wallsend District Library
From Garden Suburb to Suburban Suburb – 5 September to 4 October 2008
The exhibition will feature historic gardens from Newcastle and the surrounding area. The house and gardens reflect the main historical periods from the 19th century to inter-war period.
5.30pm Exhibition opening: Newcastle Region Art Gallery
Face to Face: digital portraiture - 6 September to 26 October
This exhibition developed by d/Lux Media Arts explores the portrait in the digital age and will include interactive works to engage and challenge our assumptions about identity, the self and the other.
Forgotten Gold: the lost sculptures of Sidney Nolan - 6 September to 26 October
Sidney Nolan is one of Australia's best known painters, his experiments with sculpture were virtually unknown until a discovery at an antiques fair in London in 1994 shed new light upon Nolan's desire to produce sculpture and to cast them in gold.
Official exhibition opening at Newcastle Region Art Gallery, Laman Street, Newcastle
Saturday 6 September
10am – 3.30pm Hunter Recovery Celebrations: Blackbutt Reserve
The June 07 Disaster is still very fresh in the minds of the Hunter Community with some of those most affected still trying to rebuild, repair and bring normality back to their lives. To assist those most affected, share stories and spend time with family and friends the Blackbutt Support Group Inc, funded by the Hunter Recovery Fund and Newcastle City Council, are holding a Free Family Event. Activities include: barbeques, free wildlife encounters, including snakes and reptile displays, music and entertainment, volunteer displays, emergency service displays, market stalls, community tree planting. This is a FREE event, visit recoveryhunter.blogspot.com for more information.
10am – 4pm Fort Scratchley: Grounds open to the public
Open 10am -4pm, six days a week (closed Tuesdays).
10.30 – 12.30pm art NRG: Newcastle Region Art Gallery
Every weekend children can join in the activities at the artcart mobile workshop. Art will come alive for young people with hands on activities, performances, stories and more. artNRG is FREE, for more information call 4974 5100.
1 – 3pm Sustainable Living workshop: Chooks in the suburbs
An introduction on how to house, feed and manage a small flock. Bookings are essential call 4974 2848 or email fbeilby@ncc.nsw.gov.au
7 – 8.30pm Spotlight Adventures: Blackbutt Reserve
Experienced guides will lead you through Blackbutt Reserve at night to discover what our animals do when the sun goes down. See possums, owls, bats, insects and other nocturnal wildlife. To complete the experience traditional billy tea and damper will be served by the campfire after the walk. Cost: $10 per adult, $5 per child and $25 per family (2 adults and up to 3 children). Bookings essential. For more info and bookings phone Blackbutt Reserve on 4904 3344 Monday to Friday, 8am - 3.30pm.
Sunday 7 September
All day Father’s Day
10am – 3.30pm Hunter Recovery Celebrations: Blackbutt Reserve
FREE activities for the whole family.
10am – 4pm Fort Scratchley: Grounds open to the public
Open 10am -4pm, six days a week (closed Tuesdays).
11am – 2pm Newcastle L!vesites: Sunday Spring Sessions
Free entertainment at Honeysuckle with guitar duo FOLKSTAR.
10.30 – 12.30pm art NRG: Newcastle Region Art Gallery
Every weekend children can join in the activities at the artcart mobile workshop.
For more information
Contact the Communications Unit on 02 4974 2264 or 0429 608 590 for more information about Council activities and events.
