PO Bo 101, COOLAMON NSW 2701 55 Cowabbie Street, COOLAMON NSW 2701

W. www.coolamon.nsw.gov.au

P. 02 6930 1800 F. 02 6927 3168 E. council@coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Community Strategic Plan Consultation

Coolamon Shire Council is undertaking a review and update of our Community Strategic Plan. The plan presents the community vision for the Shire and Identifies goals and strategies to achieve this long term vision. Complete an online survey or see a Council representative in your area.

A Council stand will set up in the main street from midday and Community meeting at 6pm at the local halls.

For more information visit www.coolamon.nsw.gov.au

Monday 16 January 2017 Coolamon

(Meeting Sport and Rec Club @6pm)

Thursday 26 January 2017

Rannock

Monday 30 January 2017

Matong

Thursday 2 February 2017

Ardlethan

Garbage Collection and Landfill Opening times

Over Christmas/New Year

There will be no change to the collection schedule over this year’s Christmas and New Year period. Residents are however reminded that it is important that your bins are out the night prior to collection to ensure they are collected.

Landfill sites will be closed on public holidays

Australia Day Celebrations

Come help celebrate Australia Day on Thursday 26 January 2016 at the Rannock Community Centre. A free BBQ breakfast will start at 8.00am followed by the official Australia Day Ceremony at 10.00am, where local citizens will be recognised for their valued contributions at the annual Australia Day Awards. Council’s Australia Day Ambassador is Rick Timperi who represented Australia at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games for Boxing.

Please Contact Laura Higgins on lhiggins@coolamon.nsw.gov.au or phone

6927 2497 for more information.

Persons nominated for Awards this year are:

Citizen of the Year: Sumera Amir, John Franklin, Ann Trevaskis, Christopher Fairweather, Karen Buchegger & Fiona Willis, Kirsty McKelvie, Kate Carroll, Aunty Gail Clark.

Young Citizen of the Year: Tristan O’Brien, Minnie-Lee Lewis.

Shane Till Memorial Award For Sporting Achievement: Karen Leary, Alissa Neyland, Michael O’Neill.

Young Sportsperson of the Year: Heath Walker, Brent Rollins, Ellie Dalgarno Fixter, Ryan Allen, Liam Delahunty, David White, Jeffrey Clark.

Community Event/Community Group of the Year: Coolamon Lions Club & Coolamon Fire Brigade, Ganmain Show Trust, Coolamon Central School Journalism Club, Coolamon Central School Gold Duke of Edinburgh Team

Council would like to advise motorists that heavy rehabilitation and road sealing works are to be carried out on the following Road: Canola Way (Junee Road) - multiple sections of reconstruction work. Portable traffic lights will be on site and motorists may experience delays up to 5 minutes. All major roadworks will be expected to be completed prior to Christmas Council would like to advise motorists that maintenance grading is in progress on the unsealed road network throughout the Shire. Please exercise caution, observe road signs, road conditions and drive accordingly.

Road Closures Whites Lane & Yarrawong Road will be closed to all harvest through traffic during the harvest season. Harvest traffic With increased heavy vehicle traffic, please ensure you give all trucks plenty of room, Don’t cut in front and don’t overtake unless you can see a long way in front. Take care on our roads

Thank you for your patience as we undertake the required repair work or improvements to our road network

Local Road Maintenance

COUNCIL

2016

January Council Meeting has been cancelled and

The next Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, 16th February 2017, Commencing at 2:00pm.

What’s happening at the Coolamon Shire Library Library

Opening Hours:

The mobile library will be visiting Ardlethan on

Friday, 13th January 2017

9:00am to 12:45pm

Mobile Library

The library is taking names to join a book club. A book club is for anyone who loves to read a varied selection of books and meet with others to chat about them. The library provides ten copies of one title plus background notes and discussion questions. For further details please phone the library 69272492 Or call in and see us.

Exhibition “Satire in the time of War 1914-1918: The Cartoons of Hal Eyre

The Library is hosting a panel display from the State Library of NSW called “Satire in the time of War 1914- 1918. It features reproductions of 20 of Hal Eyre’s most comical cartoons which illustrate the debates and controversies of the time. Tuesday 24th January – Friday 3rd February.

Coolamon Early Childhood Centre

The Coolamon Early Childhood centre

operates from 7am till 6pm Monday till

Friday. We are open for 50 weeks per year

and only close for public holidays and over

Christmas and New Year.

Enrolments open now for 2017

The Early Childhood Centre runs a

successful preschool program that operates

in accordance with the Education and Care

Services National Regulations, National

Quality Standards and The Early Years

Learning Framework all requirements of

early childhood education within Australia.

Families may be eligible for CCB and CCR

payments through Centrelink to reduce

their daily fees.

In 2017 the preschool program will be

implemented by Mrs Corie Flanigan and Ms

Katrina Smith who will be sharing the role

of Hoppers Room Leader. Corie holds a

Bachelor of Education (Birth to Five Years)

whilst Katrina holds a Diploma in

Community Services. Corie and Katrina are

passionate about running a successful

preschool program that supports children’s

development prior to school.

Corie and Katrina will be continuing to use

visuals as strategies to help engage children

and continue implementing our “be safe, be

friendly and be respectful” motto with the

preschool children. We hope to engage

more frequently with the community

including Allawah lodge, the hospital and

the shire library for story time. We

encourage family participation, comments

and feedback and will be holding an

information night in the New Year to

collaborate with families about 2017 and

what family expectations, ideas and

suggestions are.

The Store will be closed over the

Christmas and New Year period, the

store will be closed from 23rd December

and reopening 3rd January 2017

Thank you for your generous support throughout 2016

Up To Date

Store

Christmas

Trading

Allawah Lodge and

Community Care

Christmas Party 2016

A combined Allawah Aged Care Services

afternoon tea Christmas party was enjoyed by residents of the Village and Lodge, their friends,

family staff of Allawah Lodge, Community care and volunteers. A full spread of delicious treats

and home baked goodies were shared with some catering by Coolamon Central Hospitality

students. It was a great opportunity to thank our valuable volunteers and give out some

presents for their community service.

Coolamon Cheese factory generously donated

some of the gifts for the volunteers. We would

like to wish all our residents and their families a

wonderful Christmas & New Year.

Closed Monday

Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm

Saturday 9am to 12pm

Closed Saturday 24th Dec reopening Tuesday 3rd January 2017