HOW TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNCILLORS North East ALEX KUSKOFF (Lab) MICHAEL TADROS JENNY GOLLEDGE Chester Hill Chullora M 0403 602 924 (Lib) (Lab) M 0499 778 866 M 0408 641 661 Villawood Greenacre Sefton Mount Lewis Regents Park Bankstown Potts Hill Punchbowl Birrong Yagoona Padstow Lansdowne Revesby Bass Hill Panania KHAL ASFOUR (Lab) NAJI NAJJAR (Lib) TOAN NGUYEN (Lab)Georges Hall East Hills Mayor M 0421 057 244 M 0408 626 307 Bankstown Airport Padstow Heights P 9707 9523 Condell Park Revesby Heights Milperra Picnic Point West South GLEN WAUD (Lib) IAN STROMBORG ALLAN WINTERBOTTOM M 0434 360 791 (Lab) (Ind) T 9771 4843 P 9785 9091 F 9772 3770 M 0412 788 235 Contact your Council BANKSTOWN For more information about Bankstown Council’s services, visit our Customer Service Centre on the LIBRARY AND Upper Ground Floor of Bankstown Civic Tower from 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. KNOWLEDGE CENTRE You can phone Customer Service on 9707 9999 OPENING SOON or visit our website at www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au JIM DANIEL (Lib) LINDA DOWNEY SCOTT PARKER (Ind) If you have any questions or comments about M 0408 461 952 (Lab) Deputy Mayor M 0411 462 287 M 0408 681 874 this magazine, please call Kahlia Beichert on 9707 9558. BANKSTOWN LIVE LIFE WHEELIE GET INVOLVED PAR 3 Telephone Interpreter Service 131 450 CITY COUNCIL DURING GOOD IDEA IN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP NEWSLETTER SENIORS WEEK WEEK AUTUMN 2014 WWW.BANKSTOWN.NSW.GOV.AU EVENTS YOUTH 15 YOUTH FESTIVAL RIDING TO HAPPINESS FOR YOUTH WEEK Teenagers across Bankstown have been offered free bikes to LIVE LIFE DURING GET INVOLVED IN encourage them to be more physically active as part of the Bankstown’s celebration Happiness Cycle program. of National Youth Week SENIORS WEEK between 4 and 13 April will YOUTH WEEK Council has partnered with the Bicycle Network to give 300 culminate with a youth bicycles free to 15-16 year olds. It’s that time of the year again and Bankstown’s seniors are in National Youth Week is a festival at Paul Keating Park. for a treat with a number of activities planned for Seniors Week chance for our community Under the program, participants will be asked to make a commitment to physical activity goals. from between 16-23 March 2014. The festival on Saturday to recognise all the work There’s something for everyone with a ‘Seniors Spectacular’ 12 April will entertain youth that young people do. Participants will then get access to the digital app and have the featuring Jay Justin, a Devonshire tea event, coach tours to with music performances, opportunity to earn a bike kitted with a helmet, lock and lights. This year, Council is the Central Coast, golf and tennis competitions, twilight social rides and a chance to win organising a number of Find out more at www.happinesscycle.com.au. bowls, fitness sessions, movies from the golden years, library prizes. The event runs from fun events and offering activities and a garden expo. 12-6pm. the community a chance Throughout the week, the For a full list of activities go to to get involved: city’s young can participate www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/seniorsweek or call • Become a volunteer; SKATEBOARD WORKSHOPS in a number of activities 9707 9999 for ticket availability. • Enter our competitions Budding skateboarders can hone their skills as part of Council’s planned by Council including: to win great prizes; or upcoming Streetwise program. • Skate Jam, Revesby Skate Park, • Perform live on stage Facilitated by Skateboarding Saturday 5 April 2014, 10am-3pm. during the festival. Australia, qualified instructors Visit www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au/youthweek or call work with skateboarders of all levels, from those that have • Roller Skate Dance Party, Roundabout Youth Centre, Sefton, (02) 9707 9605 to find out how you can get involved. never been on a board before Thursday 10 April 2014, 6-9pm. to those looking to learn a few new tricks. BANKSTOWN WITH A BITE MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL ON AGAIN When: 16 April Bankstown’s Midnight Basketball is back again with the seventh Time: 10am- noon The Bankstown Bites Food Festival will this year celebrate its tournament beginning in May. tenth anniversary! Where: Bass Hill Skate Park, The eight-week program for 12-18 year olds aims to help youth Johnston Road and Each year, thousands of foodies take to the centre of Bankstown embrace positive opportunities. Registered players are provided to watch cooking demonstrations, participate in local food tours Carysfield Road, Bass Hill. with a healthy meal, basketball games and life skills workshop and taste a variety of culinary delights. facilitated by local youth services. Registration is essential. This year’s event will be held on Saturday 9 August. Contact 9707 9471. The free tournament is also on the lookout for volunteers in a Go to www.bankstownbites.com.au for future updates. variety of roles including catering and workshop assistants, When: 23 April team managers and scorers. So if you’re looking to give back Time: 10am- noon and get involved in your community, come once or each week, all support is welcome. Where: Revesby Skate Park, For more information for volunteers or youth participants Marco Avenue, Revesby. contact 9707 9092 Registration is essential. Contact 9707 9471 ARTS CENTRE 3 TERM 2 CLASSES TALENTED STARS SHINE HARMONY DAY Claymation and Council’s 2014 Talent Advancement Program members are ready Bankstown’s community of vast and unique cultures will come SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Contemporary Mixed Media to showcase their talent. together on 22 March to help celebrate Harmony Day. are just some of the new Throughout this year, members will participate in a number of As part of the festivities, Council will run a Family Fun Day at Paul Bankstown Arts Centre has a range of fun activities for kids of classes on offer at community festivals and events as well as take part in a series of Keating Park from 11am-9pm. all ages these school holidays. Bankstown Arts Centre. workshops where experienced coaches and mentors help them Kicking off the entertainment will be a concert filled with cultural The Centre provides a develop and strengthen their stage abilities, performance and A number of art workshops will be on offer including creative performances, dance and poetry slam competitions, and ending diverse range of art classes vocal techniques. performance, music, painting, drawing and filmmaking. with a comedy show. and creative workshops for For more information, and to book a place, please contact the both children and adults. Member Age Suburb Bankstown Arts Centre on 9707 5400. 13 Punchbowl Enrolments are now open Jacinta Azzi for Term 2, which runs from Taylor Blair 16 Condell Park April 28 to June 20. Willem Booker 15 Guildford For more information, Zhana Bosco 15 Picnic Point contact [email protected] Andrew Boustani 15 Greenacre Cathryne Boviatsis 12 Panania Donovan Cleary 16 Chester Hill WORLD MUSIC CHOIR Laura Cuddy 16 Milperra Bankstown’s first World Music Choir is looking for new members William Derederenalagi 17 East Hills to sing, share and exchange songs from their culture. Hannah Eirth 14 East Hills The Choir meets at the Bankstown Arts Centre every Monday from 6.30-8 pm during school terms. Andrew Hadchiti 12 Bankstown Daniel Hart 15 Revesby For more information please contact the Bankstown Arts Centre on 9707 5400. Renee Hewson 13 Panania Moala Laiafi 13 Sefton Zoe Martino 16 Picnic Point Abbey Maytom 14 Yagoona CELEBRATING KHALIL GIBRAN Claire Riley 17 Revesby Bankstown Arts Centre will host two days of entertainment John Saidi 15 Yagoona celebrating ‘The Prophet’ by Khalil Gibran. Winnie Saseve 15 Riverwood From 14 March, Bankstown Youth Development Service, Joslin Setu 16 Lidcombe Bankstown Poetry Slam, Bankstown Arts Centre and a host of creative artists will pay tribute to the works of the famous poet. Dakota Smith 15 Panania Ruemelle Solas 17 Glenfield Residents are invited to go along for a night of dance, poetry, multimedia and music. Tara Joy Stimpson 15 Moorebank Jessica Suann 15 Wattle Grove For more information contact the Bankstown Youth Development Service on 9793 8324. Jacynta Tarraf 13 Punchbowl Cooper Dallimore 15 Revesby COUNCIL PROJECTS 13 NEW READING APP BRYAN BROWN THEATRE Budding bookworms will now be able to tally their reads The Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre is set to ROBERTS PARK NEW LOOK even quicker with the launch of the NSW Premier’s Reading deliver exciting events and state of the art facilities with Venue Challenge app. Management Services appointed as the venue managers of the The $320,000 upgrade to Greenacre’s Roberts Park has been Bryan Brown Theatre, Café and Function/ Event Rooms. completed. The free app will help students to search for books on the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge booklist, record the books they have The VMS Team’s expertise has energised many local council and A new playground, seating area, landscaping and extensive read and track their progress in the Challenge. state government venues including performing arts facilities, town paving are just some of the new features at Roberts Park halls, civic centres and community halls. following the recent improvements to its sporting fields, All Bankstown libraries are part of the Reading Challenge. amenities and car park. As part of its role VMS will provide: • On-site venue management and operational personnel; The new playground includes a large climbing wall, nest swing and a new slide for children to enjoy. • On-site café operation; • Exclusive on-site catering services; Water tanks have also been added to capture rainwater to irrigate the sporting fields and landscaping. • Theatre programming; and • Venue/ Theatre ticketing services.