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Olympians of St George 18 GEORGESGEORGES RIVER RIVER COUNCIL COUNCIL COMMUNITY AUTUMN EDITION 2021 Stencil Art Prize More than an exhibition WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU fiy MAYOR'S MESSAGE As a community we have enjoyed the easing of restrictions and the opportunity to reconnect. We appreciate, more than ever, the simple pleasures of gathering and celebrating. While some of the COVID-19 Safe Christmas events scheduled over summer were affected by the restrictions placed on Greater Sydney, we were able to enjoy some smaller adapted events to celebrate our New Year. We have had some great things to celebrate. Despite restrictions we presented our Australia Day citizenship ceremony to welcome our newest Australians and our citizen awards recognising the amazing people whose contributions make Georges River a better place to live. The inaugural In Good Taste festival started an exciting celebration of the food of our cultures and community in Georges River. Our community were introduced to indigenous bush tucker available in our own Oatley Park and we had a taste of the traditional fare of Lunar New Year. Get Reconnected provided several opportunities to start the new year with new beginnings and reconnection with family, friends, and community. We tried new things via Zoom like Yoga for adult beginners, art for our wellbeing and learning about mindful eating. Story times returned for our three to five-year olds with park-based readings at five of our beautiful parks across Georges River. This was a double celebration of our much-loved public spaces and the stories shared by our library staff. To support our local artists, we hosted Mobile Musos across a number of town centres over summer and had the combined benefit of enhancing the atmosphere of those villages through live performance while attracting people to our local businesses. Together we can keep reconnecting in our vibrant community while keeping each other safe. Celebrate what is most beautiful about our community, our cultures, our environment, our arts, and our people. We are very fortunate here in Georges River. Kevin Greene Mayor, Georges River Council Information and events in this publication are current at the time of printing. Subsequent changes may occur. Georges River Council does not guarantee that this publication is without flaw or wholly appropriate for your purposes. It and its employees expressly disclaim any liability, for any loss or damage, whether direct or consequential, suffered by any person as the result of or arising from reliance on any information contained in the publication. Georges River Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which the Georges River local government area is situated - the Biddegal people of the Eora nation. 2 | READ ONLINE AT WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL CONTENTS 4. YOUR COUNCIL Award winning team 5. The Chemical CleanOut is back Create your own story with the Digital Tool Library 6. BUSINESS Georges River Business spotlight 7. Local expertise offers Qantas staff second chance of employment amid pandemic 8. Work-life balance for women in business 10. EVENTS Get Reconnected and In Good Taste success 12. ART AND CULTURE 13. Stencil Art Prize - more than an exhibition 14. Georges River Artist in Residence program 2021 – 2022 16. In Sickness & In Health 17. Striving for Gold: Olympians of St George 18. LOCAL HISTORY What’s in a name? Lugarno 19. A little bit of carnival in Georges River 22. YOUTH 2021 It's a mood 23. WHAT'S ON Cover image: Poochie (Tulips), Nils Westergard, United States of America, aerosol on board. Be involved in important projects by contributing to Council decisions that shape the future of the Georges River area. YOUR Your feedback matters! Register via Council’s website at SAY yoursay.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au. COMMUNITY | AUTUMN EDITION 2021 | 3 YOUR COUNCIL Award winning team Georges River Council has been awarded Community engagement plays a vital role in shaping a commendation for ‘Great community local outcomes and is an important way for us to gather valuable information to assist in better decision making. collaboration’ at the 2020 Greater Sydney Planning Awards. Driven by a comprehensive Community Engagement Strategy, Council undertook extensive engagement A huge congratulations to the teams involved in the that was purposeful, timely, genuine, inclusive and Community Engagement Program for the Georges River transparent. Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) 2040, led by Strategic Planning, for outstanding leadership and Through extensive workshops, pop-up events, surveys excellence in community collaboration. and digital engagement practices, we could engage a large portion of our community in a collaborative and The Georges River LSPS 2040 will guide land use meaningful way. planning and the delivery of significant infrastructure for the LGA over the next 20 years. The Strategic Planning team were supported by Communications and Engagement, Customer We are committed to engaging with Experience, Information Management Technology, and individuals from across Council who very generously the community on a wide range of volunteered their time to ensure our workshops and drop projects and activities, empowering in events were successful. the community to shape the future of Georges River. 4 | READ ONLINE AT WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL Accepted Waste Unaccepted Waste Acids, alkali materials, car Domestic bin waste batteries, motor oils, fuels and fluids Fire extinguishers and gas Tech waste or e-waste bottles Hobby chemicals, pool Furniture or household chemicals, paints and appliances solvents. The Chemical Fluorescent tubes Commercial waste Herbicides, pesticides and Asbestos poisons CleanOut is back! The next events will be held between 9.00am and 3.30pm on: Please remember, only household quantities (20kg or 20L) of chemical waste are accepted, except for paint • 13 March 2021 at Carlton Depot which we accept up to 100L (in 20L containers). 78 Planthurst Road, Carlton You can contact Council’s Customer Service team on • 14 March 2021 at Mortdale Depot 9330 6400 if you have any questions. 100 Roberts Avenue, Mortdale You can also keep up to date with information about The Chemical CleanOut is a regular event which allows this event and the next scheduled dates by visiting our residents of the Georges River area to safely dispose of their website or following us on Facebook. unwanted chemical waste. Bring your household chemical waste on the selected days to dispose of them for FREE. This event is open to residents of Georges River only. Check the table to make sure you only bring accepted chemicals. Create your story with the Digital Tool Library The brand new Digital Tool collection is ready to call the Georges River Libraries home. The collection’s state-of-the- art equipment will provide everything you need to create movies, podcasts, digital photography, live streaming and much more. Choose from the GoPro Hero 8, Canon DSLR cameras, live streaming kits and an assortment of camera lighting and microphones to bring your story to life. Also available is a selection of audio recording kits designed for amateur and intermediate users. The kits have been assembled for a range of uses including field recording, interviewing, and multitrack music or podcast production. The collection is located at Hurstville Library and is free to borrow. All that is needed is a free Georges River Libraries membership card which is open to all residents of NSW. Create your story with the Digital Tool Library today. COMMUNITY | AUTUMN EDITION 2021 | 5 BUSINESS Georges River Business is a networking platform that enables local businesses to share knowledge, access tools for themselves and their business, and make connections. To join this free network, please visit georgesriverbusiness.com.au. Georges River Business spotlight Live Well is always finding ways to better support our community. Owner Matthew Mazzafero said, Each month the Live Well team invite a health and fitness expert to our team meeting to educate us on how to better support our community to provide that support. During December 2020 we were lucky to have Mindfulness Coach Adrian Spears come in and discuss mental health issues and advanced goal setting. Adrian treats people face to face and virtually and specialises in depression, addictions, relationships, anger/stress management, anxiety loss and grief. Want to know more about Live Well Fitness? Contact Matthew Mazzafero and his team at livewellfitness.com.au and see how they are actively dedicated to supporting the community, through providing trustworthy health services and advice. 6 | READ ONLINE AT WWW.GEORGESRIVER.NSW.GOV.AU GEORGES RIVER COUNCIL Aleksandar Arnautovic, Director of Sydney Air & Solar Local expertise offers Qantas staff second chance of employment amid pandemic While adapting to the “new normal” post "Once COVID-19 hit, it became increasingly difficult COVID-19 environment and anticipating to continue training so we decided to adjust our core business to the installation of solar systems and air more uncertainty, a local trades business conditioning units. realised there was an opportunity to offer positions to former Qantas engineers who "As we adapted our business model from Trayn to an installation service, it became crucial we rebrand our were seeking temporary employment. business to Sydney Air & Solar.” Local business Sydney Air & Solar had first-hand With customers spending longer hours working from experience that running
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