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Willoughby City Council announces inaugural Willoughby Literary Festival to take place in July

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Willoughby City Council and Willoughby City Library are thrilled to present the inaugural Willoughby Literary Festival – a vibrant new celebration of books, ideas and creativity. Taking place across two weekends in July at Chatswood Library, the festival will feature a stellar program of author talks, panel discussions and interactive workshops designed for readers and writers … Continued

2025 Young Floodplain Manager of the Year

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Floodplain Management Australia (FMA) has announced Naomi Harris, from Blacktown City Council in Sydney, New South Wales as the winner of the 2025 FMA IAG Young Floodplain Manager of the Year Award. The prestigious award is presented to a Young Floodplain Manager who has made an outstanding contribution or achievement to the flood risk management … Continued

FMA IAG Flood Risk Management Project of the Year Award

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Floodplain Management Australia (FMA) has announced a joint effort between consulting engineers BG&E and Main Roads WA as the winner of the 2025 FMA IAG Flood Risk Management Project of the Year Award. The winning project, the Fitzroy River Bridge Replacement, was undertaken in the Kimberly, Western Australia, after the bridge was destroyed by flooding … Continued

Free and low-cost school holiday fun – explore, create and discover this July

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Families are invited to take part in North Sydney Council’s program of fun school holiday activities this July. Adventure, imagination and action await! The program features a line-up of events to inspire young minds and connect families with nature, creativity and community. Including bushwalks, workshops, creative classes and a month-long dress-up competition, there’s something for … Continued

Council confirms stallholder fees for Chatswood Mall Market

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At its meeting on Monday 23 June 2025, Willoughby City Council resolved to reject the previously proposed $592 (for freshly cooked onsite Food retailers) and $224 (for non-food and prepacked food retailers) premium stall fee for Chatswood Mall Market and resolved to adopt a uniform stall fee of $426 (for freshly cooked onsite food retailers) … Continued

Join North Sydney Council’s National Tree Day and help protect our bushland, one tree at a time

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North Sydney Council invites the community to celebrate National Tree Day by getting hands-on with nature at our annual community planting event on Sunday 27 July, from 9.30am to 11am at Hamilton Reserve, Cammeray.  This year’s planting will help to expand and rehabilitate the bushland adjoining Tunks Park, North Sydney’s most species-diverse piece of remnant … Continued

Celestial stories and cultural connection: Dr Virginia Keft’s installation and workshops feature as part of North Sydney’s Gai-mariagal Festival

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As part of the 2025 Gai-mariagal Festival, North Sydney Council presents Weaving Sky Stories – a site-specific installation by Muruwari artist Dr Virginia Keft. The work spans two public sites in Ted Mack Civic Park: Inside Outside Sculpture Plinth and windows of the Ros Crichton Pavilion which will be on exhibition until 13 July.  Complementing … Continued