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January 26, 2020 |
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Newsletter for Offshore
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Congratulation Robyn IredaleAustralia Day 2020 HonoursMember of the Order of Australia (AM)General DivisionFor significant service to people with an intellectual disability, and to education Robyn has been a tireless advocate for the Fragile X community for more than 30 years - advocating for early diagnosis of Fragile X disorders, and advocating for the rights of people with Fragile X syndrome to have the appropriate supports and the right to inclusion.
Reminder Bushfire SupportFine Fuel and Vegetation CollectionGREEN WASTE COLLECTION - Monday January 27 (tomorrow!)Council is working with URM who will be delivering a vegetation collection to Scotland Island.What do you need to do? 3.
Present your vegetation in tied bundles or a
hard-sided container. Material presented in
plastic, nylon, hessian bags, cardboard or foam boxes
and untied bundles, will not be collected.
4. Place your vegetation
in the road reserve outside your property for
collection.
5. Pick up starts on Monday
27 January.
Please ensure a three-metre gap is left on the road to allow trucks to collect the vegetation. Do not put green clean up materials in the bulka bags (which are provided for the fine fuels collection). Who can I ask for more information? You can contact Scotland Island Residents’ Association Cass Gye on 0418 220 107 or Northern Beaches Council David Munday on 9970 1248. For more information about preparing for bushfire and for the latest updates, visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au Kath Mckenzie Executive Manager Community Engagement & Communications Community Engagement & Communications kath.mckenzie@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au FINE FUEL COLLECTION - Thursday January 30Fine fuel includes leaves, twigs and bark that can easily catch fire. Fine fuels are less than the diameter of your little finger.What do you need to do? 1. Bulka Bags will be
distributed from Thursday 16 January. Resident’s will
receive one large bag per household.
2.Clear your roof and rake
up all the fine fuel around your house and tip it into
the large bag which you should place in the road reserve
outside your property for collection.
When is it happening? Bag collection starts from
Monday 20 January until all the bags
are collected.
2020 Waste Collection Calendar
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AUSGRID NOTICEAusgrid Scotland Island Reliability Project - Church Point carpark permit and cashback offerParking changes from 7am Monday 3 February 2020 Parking in the southern part of the Church Point Carpark will be unavailable for approximately five months during construction. Cashback offer We are reminding residents with a Church Point Carpark permit about our cashback offer to relocate to Rowland Reserve during construction. To thank volunteers, Ausgrid is offering a $350 cashback offer on your current permit plus extra financial support to travel between the carparks. Apply for your Rowland Reserve permit (free of charge):
To find out more about the offer, read our December 2019 community newsletter You can change over your permit at the Mona Vale Customer Service Centre anytime during their normal business hours. The centre will be open additional hours on Saturday 1 February 2020 between 9am-12pm, to assist residents who are unable to visit during the week. Community information sessions Ausgrid is holding two information sessions so you can chat with the project team and discuss any questions you may have. No appointment is necessary, just drop in. The Waterfront Café, 1860 Pittwater Road, Church Point Wednesday 22 January 2020, between 5:30 - 7:30pm Thursday 30 January 2020, between 5:30 - 7:30pm If you have any questions please call us on 1800 604 765 or email majorprojects@ausgrid.com.au.
Old Laptops WantedWANTED: Your old laptop. PC or Mac in almost any condition but preferably under six years old. I have taken nearly 50 of these devices to my other home in Fiji for distribution to needy students on the island of Taveuni.I either format the existing hard disk and use software to wipe any trace of your data. I use DBAN, software that scrubs your hard disk and works on PC and Mac laptops.. I then take the laptops, four at a time, to Taveuni. If you have a laptop that you no longer use and are happy for me to refurbish I would love to hear from you. Paul Purvis - 0403442764 Free Dinghy
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views
expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily the
views of the Scotland Island Residents Association
(SIRA), or the Western Pittwater Community
Association (WPCA)
