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22,000 copies / month Community News, Local Businesses, Local Events and Free TV Guide 13TH OCTOBER - 29TH OCTOBER 2017 VOL 34 - ISSUE 21 Sandstone GALSTON OPEN MARK VINT Sales 9651 2182 Buy Direct From the Quarry GARDENS WEEKEND 270 New Line Road Dural NSW 2158 9652 1783 20th to 22nd October [email protected] Handsplit ABN: 84 451 806 754 Random Flagging $55m2 More details on page 8 WWW.DURALAUTO.COM 113 Smallwood Rd Glenorie Community News Get Involved in the Fight Against Computer Pals for Seniors - Graffiti The Hills Hawkesbury residents By Connie Vallis are encouraged to Love Where We Live by getting involved in Graffiti Removal Day on Sunday, 29 October 2017. Volunteers are encouraged to meet at the reserve off the end of Youl Place, Bligh Park at 9.30am. Graffiti vandalism costs local businesses, households, NSW Government and Hawkesbury City Council millions of dollars each year. This is money which could be invested into roads, sporting facilities, schools and hospitals. Mayor of Hawkesbury, Councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett said, Left to right - Jill Matthews Vice President, Jillian Irvine-Douglass “Graffiti is one of the most visible crimes in our community. This Treasurer, Lionel Smith President, Sandra Self Membership Officer, initiative increases the sense of safety and pride in the community, Peter Fowler Senior Training Officer, Leigh Britton Banking, Barbara as well as increasing the value of property by keeping buildings and Browne Secretary, Bronwyn Ellis Offic Manager, Terence Hard Asst. structures in the area clean.” Senior Training Officer, Cheryl Staples, Rene Beeldman, Marie Graffiti Removal Day spokesperson, Garry Baldry said, “Graffiti Woodward Club Newsletter and Geoff Nash. Removal Day draws attention to the fight against graffiti vandalism and encourages people to get involved in the removal and prevention of graffiti.” Much planning is underway for March 2018, when the 'Computer “Hawkesbury City Council and Rotary are committed to Pals for Seniors' organisation will celebrate it's birthday, twenty combating graffiti, which is why we are proud to be working years of voluntary, dedicated service to the people of the 'Hills with the NSW Government, Graffiti Removal Australia and great Shire'. sponsors such as Dulux, Selleys and Smart Graffiti on this event.” These days we are all surrounded by the ever increasing and “By taking action in your street, your suburb, or your city we can ongoing and often confusing world of computer technology, which all Love Where We Live by making sure our place is one to be proud to many seniors is extremely daunting, so a voluntary, not for profit of ” he added. club such as 'Computer Pals' is something people need to be made Last year across NSW over 1500 volunteers removed more than aware of. 20,500m2 of graffiti from 460 sites. This year may be even bigger However one concern is that few people know of this club's and better. existence, or that it offers them so many courses, including a Volunteers will be supplied with free cleaning material, paint, basic, one pupil - one trainer, two hour a week class, plus several safety equipment and training on how to safely remove graffiti. others including Advanced internet, Cloud Storage, Password Residents can register or suggest a clean-up site by completing a Management, Facebook, Tablets and Smartphones and much form at www.graffitiremovalday.org.au more. Those who cannot make it on the Day can still support this So to encourage new members to consider joining Computer great event by promoting it on Facebook, Instagram Twitter and Pals, and to share all this , the club has organised two free open Snapchat using the hastags#GRD17 and #LoveWhereWeLive. days for Tuesday October 17th from 10.30 am until 2.30 pm, and Friday October 20th, from 10 am until 12 noon, these to be held at the club's teaching rooms in 'The Old Caretaker's Cottage' in the showground at Castle Hill, situated adjacent to The Harvey Lowe A NOBLE ARBORIST Pavilion. All aspects of tree work including: This will enable those interested to observe the club in operation, Dead and Dangerous Trees, and to also enjoy a delicious morning tea. Complete Removals, Pruning, The club operates weekdays only. Bookings for the open days Thinning & Dead-wooding, Stump Grinding, Crane Work are essential, and can be made by phoning the club on 9899 9131 where, If unanswered a message can be left and the office staff will call you back. The club is completely manned by a social group of around sixty FULLY INSURED volunteers, including office staff, technicians, trainers, cleaners and AND QUALIFIED even gardeners. The website is : cphills.org.au. For a FREE quote call Andrew 0403 534 168 [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2 13 October 2017 | Hills to Hawkesbury Living Read online: www.hillstohawkesbury.com.au Community News For further information on eligibility criteria, visit: http:// Armistice Centenary Grants www.ausport.gov.au/ais/grants_and_funding/local_sporting_ Commemorate End of WW1 champions Community groups and schools are being encouraged to apply Western Sydney for funding as part of a new program to commemorate the end of World War 1. Unemployment Reaches Expressions of Interest have opened, with up to $50,000 available Nine Year Low to organisations in the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains. While NSW has the lowest unemployment rate in the country Armistice Day is commemorated every year on 11 November of 4.8% the strength of the broader economy is reflected in the to mark the armistice signed in France between the Allies and lowest unemployment rate in a decade for Western Sydney of Germany, which led to the cessation of hostilities on the Western 5.5%. Front. 2018 is the 100th anniversary of that moment, which took Western Sydney is the powerhouse of the NSW economy, with a effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the eleventh hour of the massive 48,800 jobs added in the past twelve months alone, which eleventh day of the eleventh month - and the Armistice Centenary is great news for families and for businesses. Grants Program honours that event. The five largest employing industries in Western Sydney are The grants program will support projects or activities that Healthcare (10.8 per cent), Construction (10.8 per cent), Retail (10.7 commemorate the end of the First World War. per cent), Manufacturing (9.6 per cent) and Professional services One-off grants of between $3,000 and $50,000 are available. (8.1 per cent). All applications received will be assessed by a Community NSW also continues to be the best state for regional Consultation Committee, whose role will be to measure employment, with recent figures showing regional unemployment which community projects will best commemorate the at 5.5%. The NSW Government has added around 51,000 jobs in Centenary of Armistice locally, and assist me in reviewing all our regions since being re-elected in 2015 – which equates to proposals. more than 60% of the total regional jobs created across all states Nominated applications will then be submitted to the in that time. Department of Veteran’s Affairs for assessment. Expressions of With the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Interest forms can be lodged with Susan Templeman MP's office it is expected an additional 28,000 new jobs will be created within anytime between now and 15 December 2017. this sector, many in Western Sydney. The Department’s assessments will begin on 11 November 2017 and close on 28 February 2018. General information about the grant is available at www.dva. gov.au. You can also email [email protected] or call her office on 4573 822 or 1300 519 482 (toll free) for any enquiries. Mitchell Local Sporting Champions Grants Round 2, 2017-18 of the Local Sporting Champions program is now open. The program is designed to support young people participating in state, national and international level sporting championships as an athlete, coach or official. Applications for grants can be made to the Australian Sports Commission online at www.alexhawke.com.au General Handy Services (click on the Local Sporting Champions icon). Successful applicants will be determined by a local sports panel from Flat Pack Furniture Assembly the Hills district. Applications close Tuesday, 31 October 2017. Home Maintenance A grant of $500 per individual is available to help meet costs such as travel, equipment, uniforms and accommodation. Property Maintenance In order to be eligible to receive a Local Sporting Champions Hills and Hawkesbury Local grant applicants must: • be aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive); • be required to travel a return distance of 250 kilometres or more; • be an Australian citizen; and • be participating in an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state or national sporting competition, or national school sporting competition. 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