Sustainable Bathurst

Bat habitat built into your house.
What a great idea! What do you think? Would you consider replacing a couple of bricks in your home so that bats continue to have habitat in the urban environment?
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Take the Pledge to tackle food waste
If you are doing your grocery shopping in the Bathurst City Centre today, be sure to visit the Netwaste stall from 10 – 2pm where you can pledge to put your food waste in your lime green organic bin. You’ll get some great info, a handy sticker, and feel good about doing something positive for our environment by reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.

Biodiversity and Climate Change Roadshow
The NSW Adaptation Hub’s Biodiversity Node, led by Macquarie University and the Office of Environment & Heritage, is hosting one of their roadshows on Tuesday 23 October 2018. Each roadshow event will focus on adaptation planning for species and ecosystems and will present the latest research, new initiatives, methods, case studies and web tools to support adaptation planning for species and ecosystems in your local region.
Natural re...source managers, decision-makers, adaptation practitioners, planners, scientists and conservation practitioners are invited. Please feel free to share with your networks.
Come and engage with leading biodiversity adaptation researchers and other practitioners from across NSW!
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Grant Win to Boost River Habitat
Council has been awarded a grant of $77,000 from the NSW Environmental Trust to rehabilitate a 1km stretch of the Macquarie River, upstream of Sydney Road. The project will involve weed control and the planting of native trees, shrubs and grasses to improve river health and provide habitat for our native fish, platypus and other wildlife.
What to get involved? Contact the Parks and Recreation Department of 6333 6233.

More solar turned on in Bathurst

Bushfire Danger Period starts 1 September 2018
The Rural Fire Service (RFS) have announced that the Bushfire Danger Period will commence 1 September. That means that all open burns* will require an inspection and permit from the RFS prior to lighting. Council's open burn approvals for properties <10ha will not be issued after 31 August.
If you need to undertake hazard reduction on your property you should contact the RFS on 1300 258 737. For fires on properties less than 10h...a and in village or city limits, also contact Council on 6333 6511.
REMEMBER: Before ANY open burn - contact the RFS and notify all adjoining neighbours at least 24 hours before lighting. *You do not need to notify or obtain a permit for a recreation or cooking fire that is less than 1m wide but keep an eye out for Total Fire Ban Days.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/nswrfs/
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Ride or walk, and feel better for it.
Cycling and walking are not only the best form of transport for health, they also make us feel good about ourselves.
Do you walk or ride to get to work, school or uni? Where do you think there should be cycle ways put in Bathurst to help you get to where you are going safely?
... https://road.cc/…/246868-cycling-best-w ay-travel-cities-phy…
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How lucky are we to have this lovely river in the middle of town.

Road Safety and Recycling Kindy Program
Yesterday Andrew and Alison from the Engineering Section of Council visited Raglan Public School and spoke with the kindergarten students about road safety and recycling. It is always a great opportunity to talk to some of our youngest residents about staying safe and what they can do to help our environment.

Here are five things you may not know about parrots!
http://birdlife.org.au/media/5-things/
Did you know them all?
... Want to know more about Aussie birds? Check out the new Birdlife Australia newsletter here. http://birdlife.org.au/images/uploads/e-n ews/2018/august/
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Electric vehicles are coming - and we are almost ready now.
A great article showing that, like your phones and tablets, you recharge your car at night and it is fully charged in the morning. Most EV owners don't need to use public chargers unless taking a road trip. Imagine only visiting a petrol station a few times a year?
Council will be making announcements about its own electric vehcile plans soon.
... https://www.motoring.com.au/ignorance-mor e-than-infrastruc…/
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Today was a great day to celebrate Local Government Week and the brand new 10 million litre Kelso water reservoir.

New cameras to deter illegal dumpers being deployed.
If you see it, you can "Report to EPA" via your smart device or call Council's Environment Section on 6333 6511.

This is the number 1 litter item in Australia. And this is where it ends up! 😡

Everyone's talking about the War on Waste
Did you watch last night's episode of the ABC's War on Waste? It is well worth a watch, even if you don't want to think about dumpster diving and 'bin juice this early in the morning'... Craig Reucassel show us the staggering scale of waste we produce. But there are things that can be done - watch and be inspired by young Molly and the Straw No More campaign. Missed the show? No worries, catch it on iView at https://ab.co/2LJ9c8M.

Get ready for another War on Waste
Join Craig Reucassel tonight at 8:30pm - and arm yourself to take action on waste. We'll be watching!

Attention all teachers
Mobile Muster has teaching resources that provide practical curriculum materials. This program allows students to look at the impact of mobile technology whilst encouraging them to take action for a sustainable future. The materials are available directly for use and download.

Winter Special - Keep a KeepCup
You only have a few more days to grab your Bathurst KeepCup at Coco's Coffee in the McDonalds Bathurst Ice Rink. For only $10, you get a reusable cup and a hot drink. There are plenty of colours to chose from - and your choice will help protect our environment.