Pet Desexing
Our popular pet desexing program is back again. Desexing lowers the risk of animal health problems and helps reduce the number of animals that end up in pounds and shelters. Run by Council in partnership with the RSPCA, this program is open to pensioners and low-income earners who are residents of Bathurst. It will run from Monday, June 10 to Friday, June 21. The subsidised cost for desexing is as follows.
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Dog Female $65.00
Male $50.00
Cat Female $50.00
Male $35.00
The cost of microchipping is included for both dogs and cats, while first vaccinations are included for dogs only. Pain relief and hospitalisation are included for both dogs and cats.
Places are limited and bookings are essential. To reserve a place, contact one of the following surgeries:
Stewart Street Veterinary Hospital 6331 1222
Durham Street Veterinary Clinic 6334 2009
Bathurst Veterinary Hospital 6332 5800
Freeman Park
Freeman Park is coming along nicely with significant progress made over the past few months.
What was once a bare paddock is well on its way to being transformed into a beautiful parkland in the centre of Llanarth for people to enjoy.
The 1.2 hectare site, bounded by Freeman Circuit and Cobb Close, will consist of passive and recreational areas, a playground, seating, paths, park lighting, picnic and barbecue area, and plenty of open irrigated green space to kick the footy or sit and enjoy the outdoor environment.
Works that are still to be completed include the installation of a shaded picnic and barbecue area and specific items of children's playground equipment. Most of the landscape treatments to the site has been finalised, including the planting out of tree, shrub and lawn areas. It's anticipated that Freeman Park will be ready for use once the irrigated grass and turf areas have established in spring. The project cost is $1 million with $100,000 contributed from the NSW Government.
- Mayor Graeme Hanger
Cyber safety front and centre for NSW government
Students, parents and teachers will now be better informed when it comes to engaging in positive, smart and safe online behaviour, thanks to the NSW Government's new Digital Citizenship website. As a father myself, I know this site will be a wonderful platform for me to better understand what children do online, and how I can promote safe online behaviour.
The new website will empower young people to be more responsible online, and aims to reduce the number of cyber-related issues youth encounter today. The new website will equip students, teachers and parents in NSW with the skills and knowledge to minimise the risks associated with online engagement, whilst maximising the opportunities of our digital future.
The new website shows students how to 'be positive' by understanding online behaviour and its effect, 'be smart' by thinking critically and being digitally aware, and 'be safe' by protecting security, privacy and wellbeing.
For teachers, there are a wide range of curriculum-aligned learning resources available, and for students, there is access to quick support if they are experiencing difficulties or concerns when online. I'd encourage all members of the community to take a look and visit www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au.
Fatality free Friday
Road safety is everybody's responsibility and I'd like to commend the 279,000 road users across Australia who have pledged to have a Fatality Free Friday on 31 May. Today I'm calling on all road users to help make this Friday, and every day, fatality free. We should all be striving for a zero road toll.
As of May 1, 29 electorates of 93 were fatality free. Too often, people think it's okay for them to quickly check a text, to drive faster than the speed limit because they know the road or to get behind the wheel when they're tired. It's not.
There's no room for complacency and all lives must be top of mind for road users. In NSW there were just 20 fatality free Fridays in 2018, with speeding the most common factor in crashes. To take the Fatality Free Friday pledge and find out more visit: www.arsf.com.au/fatality-free-friday-2/.
No child misses out
More children in Bathurst will have access to upgraded facilities and better educational experiences, thanks to the NSW key early childhood grants programs. Today we've announced that the Quality Learning Environments and Community Grants programs will now be extended to include not-for-profit long day care centres as well as community preschools.
I'm thrilled that more children in the Bathurst Electorate will benefit from the grants, which have already been greatly received by a number of community preschools across region. I have already seen community preschools in our area benefit significantly from the Quality Learning Environments and Community Grants programs, and now it's time for Long Day Care centres to experience the benefits as well.
I am urging eligible long day care centres in Bathurst, Lithgow, Oberon, Blayney and all surrounding towns to consider applying for the grants, which will help ensure children in our region have access to the best-quality early education experience Applications for the Quality Learning Environments grants will open this month, and Community Grants in June. www.education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/operating-an-early-childhoodeducation-service/grants-and-funded-programs.
