THIS ISSUE Spring School Holiday Activities Bringing Back the Bush at School Granny Smith Festival 2012

WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2012Vol 6 No 6

There’s plenty for kids to do during the spring school holidays

The spring school holidays are almost here and there’s plenty to do in the City of Ryde to keep kids busy and active.

MEET THE WILDLIFE AT PUTNEY PARKChildren are invited to bring their families along to Putney Park to discover the wildlife in the Reserve.

Free of charge but bookings are essential, call 9952 8222.

When: Tuesday 25 September, 10.00am – 12.00 noon Where: Putney Park

SKATEBOARD CLINICWant to learn how to ride a skateboard safely? Or if you’re a more advanced skateboarder, perhaps you’d like to learn some tips and tricks. Come along to our skateboarding clinic to learn the basics or hone your technique.

Cost: $10.00. Bookings essential, go to www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/skateboard.

When: Wednesday 3 October, 10.00am – 12.00 noon (beginners) or 1.00 – 3.00pm (advanced) Where: Meadowbank Park Netball Courts

ACTIVITIES AT THE POOLSpring is in the air and the weather is warming up, so it’s time to get back in the pool and improve your swimming skills.

Holiday Intensive Swim ProgramConsecutive days of ‘Learn to Swim’ lessons rapidly develop skills and confidence in swimmers. Specific skills programs for butterfly and breaststroke development, as well as the unique ‘Take Your Marks’ program (learning racing techniques for starts, turns and finishes) are also available.

Monday 24 September – Friday 28 September 8.00am – 12.00 noon or 3.00 – 6.00pm

Tuesday 2 October – Friday 5 October 8.00am – 12.00 noon or 3.00 – 6.00pm

To make a booking for the Holiday Intensive Swim Program call 8878 5111.

Make a Splash!A visit to the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre is a great way to help your kids stay fit and active during the holidays.

The wave pool and giant slide operate daily throughout the school holidays, and you might also like to try out our new fun features: the rainbow water arches and tipping buckets.

And don’t forget that the water temperature at the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre is a pleasant 29° all year round – perfect to help thaw out the last remnants of the winter chill!

For opening hours go to www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ralc or for further details call 8878 5111.

ACTIVITIES AT THE LIBRARYThere’s much more than just books on offer at your local library!

Bookings are essential for all activities. Book with your borrower’s card at your local library.

Activities for kids under 7 years of ageAngry Birds Craft and GamesSlingshots ready? Launch your birds!

Ages: 7+ years Cost: free

Tuesday 25 September, 11.00am – 12.00 noon Eastwood Library

Wednesday 3 October, 11.00am – 12.00 noon North Ryde Library

Ryde Rockers Rhyme TimeStories, rhymes and finger plays for littlies.

Ages: 0 – 2+ years Cost: Free

Tuesday 25 September, 10.30am North Ryde Library

Tuesday 2 October, 10.30am North Ryde Library

PJ StorytimeCome in your pyjamas for a bedtime story, songs, bubbles and fun!

Ages: All ages Cost: Free

Thursday 27 September, 6.00 – 7.00pm Ryde Library

Aquarium CraftMake your own aquarium and sea creatures.

Ages: 5+ years Cost: Free

Tuesday 2 October, 11.00am – 12.00 noon West Ryde Library

Tuesday 2 October, 11.00am – 12.00 noon Gladesville Library

Wednesday 3 October, 11.00am – 12.00 noon Eastwood Library

Activities for kids over 8 years of ageChocolate WorkshopsMake chocolate treats and enjoy chocolate tastings!

Ages: 10+ years Cost: $2.00 each (non-refundable)

Tuesday 25 September, 3.00 – 4.00pm West Ryde Library

Tuesday 2 October, 3.00 – 4.00pm Gladesville Library

Wednesday 3 October, 3.00 – 4.00pm Ryde Library

Mad Science WorkshopsMake your own slime, fizzy potion and more!

Ages: 8+ years Cost: $2.00 each (non-refundable)

Wednesday 26 September, 11.00am – 12.00 noon Gladesville Library

Thursday 27 September, 11.00am – 12.00 noon West Ryde Library

Friday 5 October, 11.00am – 12.00 noon Eastwood Library

Dungeons and Dragons Gaming WorkshopLearn how to solve dilemmas, engage in battles and gather treasure and knowledge as you embark on a fantasy adventure.

Ages: 10+ years Cost: Free

Friday 28 September, 3.00 – 4.00pm Ryde Library

Thursday 4 October, 3.00 – 4.00pm West Ryde Library

Songwriting WorkshopLearn how to write the next number one hit! Bring along your own original songs, recordings and instruments.

Cost: $2.00 each (non-refundable) Ages: 12+ years

Thursday 4 October, 3.00 – 5.00pm Ryde Library

Spring School Holiday Activities

Ryde for Good HealthThis is a one-day event that will promote

essential bicycle commuting skills for adult

cyclists as well as safe techniques for children.

Saturday 22 September9.00am - 3.30pmMeadowbank Park Netball Courts

For more information visit bicycleinfo.nsw.gov.au

Skills gained in the course will be practised

on the netball courts and the more advanced

riders can do short cycling trips along the new

foreshore cycleway that connects Ryde to

Gladesville.

Features of the event include:

from 9.00am - 3.30pm

adults from 9.30am - 3.00pm

Bookings are essential, call 9952 8222 to reserve your place. For further information go to www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/bikeweek.

Bring your bike,

helmet and comfortable

clothing

New Bicycle Locker at Eastwood StationLocal cycling commuters will be pleased to know that there’s a new bicycle locker at Eastwood.

The new locker, which holds 22 bicycles, is located in the car park on the western side of the station.

The bike storage facility is currently available free of charge to the general public during daytime hours.

Phase two of the project will see solar lighting and a swipe card system installed allowing 24-hour access.

The Eastwood Bicycle Locker project is helping us achieve our goal of creating a City of Connections by improving transport access and connection to, from and within the City of Ryde.

Hunters Hill Ryde Men’s ShedThe modern day Men’s Shed is an updated version of the shed in the backyard that has long been a part of Australian culture.

Members work on projects such as restoring furniture, perhaps restoring bicycles for a local school, maybe fixing lawn mowers or making a cubby house for a charity to raffle.

Others just like to drop in for a cuppa and a chat.

Members of Men’s Sheds come from all walks of life – the bond that unites them is that they are men with time on their hands who would like something meaningful to do with that time in an atmosphere of old-fashioned mateship.

When: Every Monday (excluding public holidays), 10.00am – 3.00pm Where: 3 Mary Street, Hunters Hill, in the grounds of the Marist Fathers. Parking is available on either Mary Street or Rocher Avenue.

There’s a $30.00 annual fee, plus a $3.00 fee for each day you attend.

For further information or to join up, call 9817 0101.

Men from all walks of life are welcome at the Hunters Hill Ryde Men’s Shed

AMNESTY ON OVERDUE LIBRARY BOOKSIf you are feeling guilty about that overdue library book or DVD, then September is your chance to bring it back and wipe the slate clean, without incurring a fine.

The City of Ryde is offering a ‘no questions asked’ amnesty on all overdue items throughout the month of September.

Just return your overdue books, DVDs or magazines in the returns chutes at any of our five libraries and the overdue fines will be waived.

You only have until Sunday 30 September, so don’t miss out on this one-off opportunity!

WHAT’S ONMAKE AN ORIGAMI CRANEDrop in to West Ryde Library during September and make an origami crane in any size and colour you like! Origami paper and instructions are available at the desk, please ask library staff.

Your cranes will be added to the growing display in West Ryde Library, which will remain until the end of September.

When: Daily until 30 September, during library opening hours Where: West Ryde Library

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONAn exhibition of photographs by members of the Sydney Korean Photo Club.

When: Tuesday 18 – Sunday 30 September Where: Brush Farm House Gallery, Lawson Street, Eastwood

FAMILY FERRY RIDE AND WALKCatch ferry from Kissing Point to Meadowbank. Explore the war memorial at Meadowbank Park then walk back to Kissing Point along the Ryde Riverwalk. You will hear lots of interesting stories about the early settlement of Ryde and the people who lived here.

Free of charge but bookings essential.

When: Sunday 23 September, 1.30 – 3.30pm Where: Kissing Point ferry wharf

EDITH PIAF – CULTURAL ICONA talk about the life and music of the singer, songwriter, actress and cultural icon. The talk will also include excerpts of her music.

This is the first of a series of talks on musical figures from the 20th Century.

When: Monday 24 September, 10.30 – 11.30am Where: Ryde Library

FOLLOW YOUR WASTE TOURJoin us on a free tour of the Sita Materials Recycling Facility at Chullora, where materials from your yellow-lidded recycling bin are sorted. We will then go to the Eastern Creek Bioreactor Landfill where all general garbage is disposed of. We will also see the garden organics processing facility.

Wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. Bring a packed lunch or snack to enjoy on the bus and a sense of adventure!

Light refreshments provided. Bookings essential.

When: Tuesday 25 September, 9.15am – 2.30pm Where: Bus will depart from and return to Ryde Civic Centre, 1 Devlin Street, Ryde

THE SECRET LIFE OF YOUR OBJECTSLocal artist Chrissie Ianssen is interested in the way people identify with the ornaments they keep around them. Earlier this year she visited the homes of some local residents to talk about and photograph the objects around their houses. Come to this exhibition to find out how she responded.

When: Saturday 6 – Sunday 14 October Where: Brush Farm House Gallery, Lawson Street, Eastwood

For further information go to www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/whatson or for bookings call 9952 8222.

A Marriage of Art and Lettering

Writing makes thinking visible and expresses who we are. Yet for most of us, how we write is limited to typing in Arial or Times New Roman.

A new exhibition of works by the Australian Society of Calligraphers demonstrates the beauty of self-expression in ink, and goes further by integrating art.

Art expresses the visions that are beyond the capacity of just words and explores the emotional dimension of our lives.

At this exhibition you can experience the shaping of how we talk and the formatting of visions of our future, through the marriage of art and lettering.

When: Exhibition opens on Thursday 27 September at 6.00pm, then daily until Saturday 6 October (except Sundays and the public holiday Monday), 10.00am – 4.00pm Where: See Street Gallery, See Street, Meadowbank

Megan McDonald – Signature

Megan McDonald – Substance Around the Void

Public NoticeDevelopment Control Plan 2010 – Part 9.6 Tree PreservationOn 21 August 2012, Council considered the draft Urban Forest Policy, draft Development Control Plan (DCP) 2010 – Part 9.6 Tree Preservation, the companion Technical Manual and all submissions which were received concerning the Plan.

The Plan was adopted and will come into effect on Monday 1 October 2012.

The DCP 2010 Part 9.6 Tree Preservation changes the controls applicable to the preservation and management of trees within the City of Ryde.

Tree PermitsFrom Monday 1 October, you will need to apply for a Tree Permit to:

prune a treeremove a treealter the soil levels close to a tree.

In general, a tree is covered by DCP 2010 Part 9.6 Tree Preservation if it is five metres tall or has a stem circumference of 450mm at 1.4 metres from ground level.

Some tree species and tree works will be exempt. If these exemptions apply then you may prune, remove or change the soil levels around a tree without making any kind of application. The current Notice of Intent process will no longer apply.

The requirement to obtain a Tree Permit before altering soil levels is new. You will need to calculate the tree protection zone area around your trees. Any amendment to levels within that zone will require a permit.

Development Application ApprovalIf you live in a heritage conservation area, or if your property is listed as a heritage item, you will need to obtain Development Application approval before starting any tree works.

You can read the Plan at www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/trees. You can also view a hard copy at the Customer Service Centre at Ryde Civic Centre during normal business hours.

BRINGING BACK THE BUSH AT SCHOOLIf ‘a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush’, then Holy Cross College Ryde will soon boast a whole flock!

The City of Ryde has been working in partnership with the College as part of the ‘River to River Corridors’ project.

The aim of this project is to establish new habitats and enhance existing habitats for birds and other fauna in our City by reconnecting fragments of bushland between the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers.

An area of the Holy Cross College grounds has been identified by the project bird ecologist as strategic for the River to River project. So a committed group of students, supported by one of their teachers and the headmaster, have been working to create a new micro-corridor for local wildlife on the site.

The students have volunteered their time to plant the 60 square metre site along Cressy Road, Ryde with several thousand native plants that will provide food and habitat for small birds.

This micro-corridor will assist in reconnecting the wider local network of bushland corridors.

Want to help?You and your family can be part of this project too. By planting native plants in your garden you will be enhancing these vital wildlife corridors and assisting the survival of local fauna and flora.

You will also be helping us achieve our goal of making the City of Ryde a city of environmental sensitivity, where we work together as a community to protect and enhance our natural environment for the future.

The River to River Wildlife Corridors project is funded by the NSW Environmental Trust and run by the City of Ryde and Hunter’s Hill Councils in partnership with the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority.

For further information go to www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/rivertoriver or call 9952 8222 for your free guide to planting natives and tips to assist small birds.

Students at Holy Cross College have volunteered their time to plant a ‘micro-corridor’ that will provide food and habitat for small birds

New City of Ryde Business Directory

Want more customers? Trying to improve your Google rankings?List your business on the City of Ryde Business Directory for free

promotion to the local community!

The website also contains helpful

information and programs for

people just starting out in business.

For further information go to

www.cityofrydebusiness.com.au or call 9952 8222.

Ryde Civic Centre 1 Devlin Street, Ryde NSW 2112

Ryde Planning and Business Centre 1 Pope Street,

Ryde (within Top Ryde City shopping centre)

Customer Service 9952 8222

TTY 9952 8470

Fax 9952 8070

Post Locked Bag 2069, North Ryde NSW 1670

Email cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au

Subscribe online at www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/cityview

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