Waverley Council · approved footpath seating area DA228/2013 39 Mill Hill Road, BONDI JUNCTION Ground floor & first floor extension to dwelling. DA290/2013 6/38 Ramsgate Avenue,

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INFORMATION BULLETIN – AUGUST 2013 CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES All Councillors are invited to the Citizenship Ceremony which will be held on: PAGE 1

THURSDAY, 29 AUGUST 2013 at 7.30PM REPORTS Financial Reports as at 30 June 2013 PAGE 2 Development Approvals 24 June 2013 to 19 July 2013 PAGE 3 Waste Services Activities Report for June 2013 PAGE 5 Maintenance and Construction Report for June 2013 PAGE 11 Community & Recreation Services Report for August 2013 PAGE 17

Waverley Council

PO Box 9, Bondi Junction, NSW 1355 DX 12006 Bondi Junction. Telephone: 9369 8000 Fax: 9387 1820 TTY: 9389 9827 (For hearing impaired)

Citizenship Ceremony

At the Citizenship Ceremony held at the Council Chambers, Bondi Road, Bondi Junction on 25 July 2013 we welcomed 37 new citizens from: Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and USSR All Councillors are invited to the next Citizenship Ceremony which will be held on:

Thursday, 29 August 2013 at 7.30pm Level 3, Council Chambers, Bondi Road, Bondi Junction

Councillors wishing to attend are requested to contact: Jeanette Kearney on 9369 8130 or [email protected]

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WAVERLEY COUNCILCASH BOOK BALANCES AS AT 30-Jun-13

OPENING BALANCES $ $General Fund Account 50,147.13Waverley Cemetery Account 464,737.48South Head Cemetery Account 63,392.34

578,276.95

RECEIPTS FOR THE MONTH JuneRates 2,401,941.44Funds Recalled 10,430,000.00Other Deposits 2,048,417.54Waverley Cemetery 100,688.25South Head Cemetery 1,313.40Miscellaneous 5,264,372.32 20,246,732.95

PAYMENTS FOR THE MONTH June

CHEQUESGeneral Fund 975,324.91EFT Payments 3,894,796.29EFT Payroll 3,213,622.12Funds Invested 11,340,000.00Miscellaneous EFT Payments 1,568,039.47Dishonoured Cheques 10,681.10Waverley Cemetery 0.00South Head Cemetery 0.00Less Cancelled Cheques (11,818.23) 20,990,645.66

BANK CHARGES JuneGeneral Fund 30,297.17Waverley Cemetery 101.76South Head Cemetery 0.00 30,398.93

CLOSING BALANCES 30-Jun-13General Fund Account (826,064.40)Waverley Cemetery Account 565,323.97South Head Cemetery Account 64,705.74

(196,034.69)

WAVERLEY COUNCIL

BANK STATEMENT BALANCES * 30-Jun-13General Fund AccountWaverley Cemetery Account 6,817.58South Head Cemetery Account 571,995.97

64,705.74643,519.29

* A separate reconciliation between the cash book and the bank statement has been completed as at 30 June 2013

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DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS 24 June 2013 – 19 July 2013

DA No. Address DescriptionDA59/2013 9 Lyons St, DOVER HEIGHTS Substantial demolition and major alterations and

additions to existing dwelling, including first floor addition and modification to rear pool

DA98/2013 126 Bondi Rd, BONDI Strata subdivision of residential flat building

DA117/2013 13 Glenayr Ave, NORTH BONDI Alterations to dwelling with driveway and hardstand car parking space

DA30/2013 2 Marroo St, BRONTE First floor addition and alteration to dwelling

DA488/2012 10 Palmerston Ave, BRONTE Strata subdivision of existing residential flat building of 5 units

DA73/2013 29 Wallangra Rd, DOVER HEIGHTS

Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a part two, part three storey dwelling with double garage and pool

DA196/2013 23 Fletcher St, TAMARAMA Consolidation of strata subdivision

DA203/2013 13/278 Bondi Rd, BONDI Change of use to include coffee to existing retail store

DA225/2013 67‐71 Ebley St, BONDI JUNCTION

Change of use, internal fit‐out and signage for personal training studio

DA101/2013 2 Gardyne St, BRONTE Erection of two balconies and squaring of attic roof space to an existing building

DA209/2013 210 Birrell St, BONDI JUNCTION Alterations to dwelling and new deck

DA533/2012 55 MacKenzie St, BONDI JUNCTION

Garage, driveway and deck

DA435/2012 23 Ebley St, BONDI JUNCTION Alterations and additions to part two and part single storey terrace house including additional part additional storey in heritage conservation area

DA191/2013 2 Beaumont St, ROSE BAY Side boundary fence

DA183/2013 29 Thompson St, TAMARAMA New garage

DA222/2013 1/5 Warners Ave, NORTH BONDI

Addition of a study and alterations to dwelling

DA216/2013 260‐264 Bronte Rd, WAVERLEY Alterations to retail shop including shop front and minor internal reconfiguration

DA210/2013 40A Gardyne St, BRONTE Lower ground floor extension and alterations and additions to dwelling

DA244/2013 Eastgate Shopping Centre, 87‐91 Spring St, BONDI JUNCTION

Retail storage room – level 8 of carpark

DA559/2012 7 Kenneth St, TAMARAMA Conversion of attic space into habitable room – unit 5 (amended plans ‐ location of dormer windows modified)

DA112/2013 35/6 Paul St, BONDI JUNCTION Internal alterations and air conditioning

DA88/2013 1 Jaques Ave, BONDI BEACH Demolition of existing structures and construction of a residential flat building with basement parking.

DA377/2012 193 Bronte Rd, QUEENS PARK AMENDED: Partial demolition and construction of new mixed use building containing three residential units and ground floor retail (2 shops)

DA173/2013 87 Oakley Rd, NORTH BONDI Alterations and additions to Residential Flat Building and strata subdivision

DA213/2013 379 Old South Head Rd, NORTH BONDI

Alterations to existing residential unit & strata subdivision to create an extra lot.

DA221/2013 112 Blair St, NORTH BONDI Carport, driveway and front fence DA80/2013 28 Cox Ave, BONDI BEACH Conversion of attic into habitable room

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DA178/2013 35 Hardy St, NORTH BONDI Ground floor extension and alterations to dwelling

DA188/2013 38 Blair St, NORTH BONDI Strata subdivision of existing residential flat building

DA570/2012 110 O'Donnell St, NORTH BONDI AMENDED: Alterations and additions to semi detached dwelling including first floor addition and rear deck to dwelling

DA197/2013 1/55 Sir Thomas Mitchell Road, BONDI BEACH

Basement level addition & alterations to unit.

DA207/2013 26 Yanko Avenue, BRONTE

Ground floor extensions, first floor balconies, alterations to dwelling and new swimming pool

DA243/2013 35 Wallis Parade, NORTH BONDI Ground and first floor pergolas DA246/2013 6/204 Hastings Pde, NORTH BONDI Air conditioning unit. DA163/2013 168 & 170 Wellington Street,

BONDI BEACH Hardstand car parking, & shared driveway.

DA168/2013 15 Ray Street, VAUCLUSE Ground floor extension, dormer windows, & first floor addition to garage.

DA114/2013 140-142 Campbell Parade, BONDI BEACH

Remove and replace umbrellas over approved footpath seating area

DA228/2013 39 Mill Hill Road, BONDI JUNCTION Ground floor & first floor extension to dwelling.

DA290/2013 6/38 Ramsgate Avenue, BONDI BEACH

Removal of internal wall.

DA261/2013 15 O'Brien Street, BONDI BEACH Blinds attached to awning. DA215/2013 29 Hardy Street, NORTH BONDI Alterations & additions to existing dwelling

& garage extension.

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INFORMATION BULLETIN

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IB-05 Waste Services Report (6-5) Report dated 26 July 2013 from the Director of Public Works & Services Recommended: That this report be received & noted. The following information is a summary of the collected waste from the Resource Recovery & Public Place Cleansing Division for the month of June 2013.

1. Domestic Waste Streams

During the month of June 2013, 1044.48 tonnes of domestic garbage was collected.

During the month of June 2013, 475.19 tonnes of domestic recycle was collected.

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During the month of June 2013, 116.62 tonnes of domestic garden waste was collected.

During the month of June 2013, 110.32 tonnes of domestic clean-up was collected & 28.33 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish was collected.

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2. Total Annual Domestic Waste Streams

Waverley’s Waste & Resource Recovery Action Plan 2007 – 2017 states that by 2017, Waverley’s total domestic waste stream will have a target of 75% landfill diversion.

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3. Domestic Garbage, Clean-Up, Garden Waste & Recycling per Capita

4. Illegally Dumped Rubbish

During the month of June 2013, Waverley Council collected 28.33 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish. Council received 205 dumped rubbish Service Desk requests (reactive) & 313 work order requests (proactive) during their scheduled services.

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5. Mattresses

During the month of June 2013, 308 mattresses were collected & recycled by Mission Australia & Landsavers. As each mattress equates to 0.7m3, Waverley diverted 215.6m3 of materials from landfill.

6. Commercial Garbage & Recycling

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7. Public Place Cleansing During the month of June 2013, 64.98 tonnes of litter bin waste was collected.

During the month of June 2013, 24.61 tonnes of street litter was collected.

Mark Wood Director Public Works & Services Author: Nerrilee Shea

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IB-10 Maintenance and Construction Report

Report dated 26 July 2013 from the Director of Public Works and Services.

Recommended: That this report be received and noted.

The following information is a summary of the activities of the Maintenance and Construction Division of Public Works and Services to from 1 June 2013 to 30 June 2013.

1. Maintenance and Construction Unit

This unit provides trades services to various departments within Council and infrastructure repair and reconstruction. The following information summarises activity by this unit.

Unit Activity

Maintenance Teams

Plumbing Service Clearing of sewer chokes due to Council trees:

A total of 24 sewer chokes were cleared by Council’s plumbers and by contractors.

Stormwater drains were cleared from Allens Parade, Blair Street, Rawson Street, Murray Street, Seaview Street, Cuthbert Street, York Road and Dellview Street.

Miscellaneous works included repairs to a water leak at Waverley Oval,

36 Service Desk Requests for plumbing services were logged in June, 29 were completed in June and 16 are outstanding.

Painting Service Line marking in Oxford Street, Nancy Street, Penkivil Street and Wellington Street.

Miscellaneous works include painting of doors at Bondi Pavilion, re-oiling of seats in Varna Park and Hunter Park, painting fence at Bronte Pool, painting tables and seats at Dickson Park, painting aris fence at Hugh Bamford Reserve.

4 Service Desk Requests for painting services were logged in June. 4 were completed.

Carpentry Service 48 traffic signs replaced or repaired.

0 street signs were replaced.

Miscellaneous works included installing missing bollard in Notts Avenue Repairs to timber fence on Costal Walk Notts Avenue, installation of bicycle racks in Hollywood Avenue and Oxford Street and repairs to table in hut at Bondi Park, repairs to Bondi Pavilion, installation of 'J' poles at various bus stops, installation of wheel stops in Denison Street, Relocate bin surrounds in Oxford Street Mall

Pool Cleaning Bronte Pool was cleaned on 13th June 2013.

North Bondi Pool was cleaned on 14th June 2013.

No second cleaning of the pools took place, due to heavy swells.

Pit Cleaning A total of 200 pits were cleaned, with an additional 234

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Unit Activity

inspected.

Total weight collected: 8.40 tonnes.

Construction Teams

Footpath Repairs 32 Service Desk Requests for footpath repairs were logged in May, 25 were completed in June and 101 are outstanding.

Paving Footpath Repairs Paving repairs were carried out at the following locations:

Murriverie Road Playground, Bronte Road, Bondi Junction Mall, Cox Avenue

Concrete Footpath Repairs Footpaths were repaired at the following locations:

Carlisle Street, Murray Street, Fitzgerald Street, Paul Street, Brown Street, Victoria Street, Wallace Parade, Mill Hill Road, Henrietta Street, Clarke Street, George Street.

Concrete Repairs Total concrete area: 53m2

Asphalt Repairs Repairs to potholes, and asphalt footpath were conducted at the following locations:

Arden Street, Bronte Road, Campbell Parade, York Road, Flood Street, Woodstock Lane, Warners Avenue, Tamarama Street, Murray Street, Read Street, Spring Street, Brown Street, Beach Street, Victoria Street, Oxford Street, Newland Street, O'Brien Street, Wellington Street, Gaerloch Avenue, Ocean Lane, Wiley Street, Wairoa Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Gardiner Lane, Albion Street, High Street, Henrietta Street, MacPherson Street, Lynch Avenue and Lane, Military Road, Porter Street, Pacific Avenue, Rockley Street, Silva Street, Dickson Lane, Palmerston Street

8 Service Desk Requests for asphalt road repairs were logged in June, 10 were completed in May and 15 are outstanding.

Total asphalt area: 209m2

Kerb and Gutter Kerb and gutter repairs were undertaken in Stanley Lane and Blair Street

2 Service Desk Requests for kerb and gutter repairs were logged in May, 2 were completed in June and 6 are outstanding.

SAMP Footpaths

Footpaths reconstruction works completed at the following locations: Military Road, Niblick Street, Warners Avenue, Wellington Street, Ocean Street, Glasgow Avenue

Total: 1048LM

Total: 448.93 SQM diveways

Footpaths under construction at the following locations:

Wairoa Avenue, Bennett Street, Albion Street, Military Road, Muriverie Road.

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Unit Activity

SAMP Kerb & Gutter Kerb and gutter reconstruction works completed in the following location: Warners Avenue, Brighton Boulevard East, Total: 856.7LM. Upcoming kerb and gutter works at the following locations: Trafalgar Street and Waverley Crescent. ________________________________________________________________________________ .

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2. Capital Works Unit

The following Capital works projects are being managed by this unit.

Waverley Park Amenities Building

The upgrade of the Waverley Park Amenities Building is identified in the Capital Works Program (Misc Buildings).

The new building will house male, female and disabled toilets, store rooms and a multipurpose room. Architect Wayne McPhee was appointed in 2008 to develop the concept design and development application plans for the project.

A Development Consent for the new Amenities Building was granted subject to conditions in September 2009 as part of the approval for the Waverley Pavilion. The location of the building is in accordance with the Waverley Park Master Plan.

At the October 2012 Community, Housing, Environmental Services & Public Works Committee approval was granted to proceed to tender for the construction of a new Amenities Building in Waverley Park.

In order to better co-ordinate the detailed design and construction phases of the project, it was proposed that a Design & Construction (D&C) tender be used for this project rather than the traditional approach of having independent contracts for design and construction.

Tender documents were prepared and tenders were called. Tenders closed on 22 April 2013. Tenders received exceeded the project budget and discussions with the project sponsor have been undertaken to reduce project scope for possible cost reduction to meet the current budget restraints. The evaluation committee has assessed the situation and has prepared a report for Council which was presented at the June 2013 Council meeting.

At this Council meeting it was decided all tenders would be rejected and negotiation would be held with all tenderers, with a reduced scope in mind.

Negotiations were entered into with the three Contractors where the scope was reduced and further discussions with regard to changes that could potentially result in savings were tabled.

A new submission was provided by all contractors and they are currently being assessed.

A further report, to the present the new submissions to Council, is currently being prepared with the aim to present it at the August Council meeting.

Compliance of Bus Stops with Disability Standards

Works are being carried out as part of an ongoing program to upgrade bus stops to comply with the Federal Government's Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport. Due to an increase in scope, there are now a total of 156 bus stops to be upgraded in Waverley Council Municipality.

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Construction works commenced in January 2013 and to date over 130 sites have been completed. Due to inclement weather delays, tactile paving works are due to be finalised by the end of August 2013.

Campbell Parade Bus Stop Upgrade

Tamarama Kiosk & Services Building

Tamarama Kiosk and Services Building has been identified in the Capital Works Program for refurbishment and new construction. The key area of construction for the works are summarised as follows:

Demolition of the existing amenities and Services Building

Construction of the new Kiosk and Services Building Demolition of the existing Kiosk building Construction of the new SLSC Storage building Other works in and around the existing Council site.

Kane Construction was awarded the contract in March 2013. Construction commenced in May 2013 with the demolition of the two existing buildings.

The concrete floor slabs and in ground services for both buildings have been completed together with the installation of the concrete precast panels.

The construction of the steel framework for the amenities building is under way as well as the roof structure for the storage / first aid room building.

Installation of services within the buildings will commence shortly.

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Construction works are progressing well with completion still scheduled by September 2013.

Erection of steel frame work

Mark Wood Director Public Works and Services

Author: Robert Esdaile, Michael McMahon, Mark Leong, Jack Farag

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Recreation, Customer and Community Services

Information Bulletin August 2013

Library School Holiday Program All of the Library’s school holiday programs sold out this winter. Celebrating the theme of 'Winter Magic' - to coincide with Council's Bondi Winter Magic campaign theme - our junior visitors took part in a range of enchanting activities including creating snow in their bare hands with The Crazy Scientist, enjoying stories of far-away lands with Fairy Poppilina and conjuring up their own magic hats and wands just to name a few.

Bondi Pavilion School Holiday Program The Bondi Pavilion again provided fantastic holiday workshops with over 900 children in the local area attending art, craft, physical, musical, dance, photography and film making activities. One of the holiday activities was held by artists from the We Dream, We Speak , the NAIDOC exhibition in the Bondi Pavilion Gallery, which was supported by Waverley Council. Holiday participants were instructed in and created their own works of art around the theme of creation stories from both Aboriginal and Jewish cultures. This was a unique opportunity for local children to experience the collaboration between these two local cultures within a creative and accessible environment.

WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS Waverley Pavilion School Holiday Programs The July program saw another highly successful program run in the indoor sports court at the Waverley Pavilion (Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre). The program featured 30 sessions over two weeks, catering for children from 3 to 13 years of age. The program was structured to offer as wide a range of sports as possible. The featured sports for this program were netball, basketball, tennis, soccer, volleyball, table tennis, cricket, Oztag, T Ball and indoor hockey. There was also soccer skills and multi-sport, early developmental sessions for 3 to 5 year olds. The intent of the program is to give children a wide selection of sports to choose from so they are able to try sports that they may not previously had the opportunity to participate in. Specialised coaches were used for each session. The program saw 436 of the possible 486 places available filled, a participation rate of 90%. 70 customer satisfaction surveys were completed with 91% of participants saying they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the program. The program will continue to develop and evolve through 2013-14 as we endeavour to tailor the program to better meet the community's needs.

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The View from here: June exhibition by refugees living in Australia To coincide with Refugee Week in June, the Atrium Gallery at Waverley Library hosted an exhibition in partnership with the Jesuit Refugee Services featuring some striking works by refugees living in Australia. The exhibition launch on 19 June at the Library Theatrette attracted a strong crowd and it was standing room only. The exhibition was opened by Cr Leon Goltsman and the Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service, Fr Aloysius Mowe SJ. A song and video work by a refugee gave attendees an insight into the world through the eyes of a refugee.

Waverley Community Milestones: June historical display by the Waverley Historical Society In celebration of the National Heritage Trust Festival in June, the Waverley Historical Society exhibited photos and facts about four key landmarks in Waverley, including the MacNeil Church, Boot Factory, Bondi Pavilion, and Bronte Beach. The exhibition launch on 14 June featured an address from Cr Joy Clayton, as well as stories about the featured landmarks.

Adopt-A-Tree planting day

Photo L-R: Alan Longbottom, Jason Douglas, Ben Caldwell, Malcolm Coote, Tom Phillips, Robin Findlay

The Parks & Open Space tree team completed a Civic Pride Adopt-A-Tree planting day on Saturday 29 June. This resident driven project, located on Lancaster Street (east), Dover Heights, was the result of many residents coming together to request the replacement of street trees after a large storm destroyed them many years ago. 16 trees were planted, consisting of Tuckeroo and Metrosideros Fiji Fire. Poor weather meant not too many residents were keen to assist with planting but they did come out to thank the team for their hard work. Bondi Wave Showcase Concert

Bondi Wave is a three month music course providing training in singing, performing, writing and arranging to young people. The showcase concert is on Saturday 2 August at 7pm at Bondi Pavilion. The concert brings together eleven local youth bands of 13-17-year-olds, with a range of exciting new and emerging talent on show. The concert will feature original new works and performances and will be held at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre.

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The Nib: Waverley Library Award for Literature The past month has been a very busy one for 'The Nib', with the following arrangements taking place: New Judge: Fiona Harari has been appointed to the judging panel. Fiona has been a journalist and television producer for 30 years and has written for Good Weekend and The Monthly. Her first book A Tragedy in Two Acts was shortlisted for last year's Nib Award and she was one of the 'Nib ambassadors' at this year's Sydney Writers' Festival. New Committee Member: Jane Turner has joined the Literary Award Committee. Jane is Director of Gertrude & Alice Bookstore/Cafe at Bondi and is well known within the local community. Jane has worked closely with the Library previously and was an Award sponsor in 2012. Jane is also a member of the Bondi Chamber of Commerce. New Community Partner: The Wentworth Courier is the new media partner for the Nib, ensuring a wider range of publicity and editorial support for the People's Choice Award and leading up to the announcement of the overall winner in November. New Award Category: This year sees the creation of a People's Choice category in this year's award. This will provide an opportunity for significantly increased involvement by the local community, especially, in the Award process. An author prize of $500, as well as a nominator's prize, will be made available. Nominations Closed: The closing date for nominations was 12 July. There were many 'last-minute' entries, as there usually are, with almost 140 received for judging. Given the challenging circumstances faced by the publishing and writing industries over the past 12 months, this is an excellent result. At least three previous Nib winners have nominated again this year.

Judge Jamie Grant sorting through this year's Nib entries

Publicity: As a national Award, publicity is generated across all states and it is expected that this will be reflected in the origin of entries. Besides the major national literary publications, writers' centres featured heavily in the promotion of the award to their clients, including those in South Australia, Northern Territory, ACT and Western Australia. As a featured event in the Sydney Writers' Festival (at no cost to Council), the Award session was brought to the attention of a broad cross-section of the general reading public by being included in 10,000 day programs, at least 60,000 full programs, and part of the online program which received over 145,000 visits. This broad reach generated an increased number of enquiries about the award. Tech savvy Library staff = tech savvy public The new Library 'Tech Time' workshops for the public got off to a successful start in July. These workshops are aimed at developing IT skills of people who may not have been previously exposed to computers and IT. The two introductory workshops Mousing around (an introduction to computers) and Let's email (helping people set up email accounts and learn to send and receive emails) were fully booked with wait lists. Adults of varying ages attended and feedback was very positive, with requests for 'more please!' A workshop will also soon be held to teach beginners how to set up a Facebook account, make Facebook posts and upload photos. We will be repeating the first four workshops in September and October and plan to offer an expanded range of workshop topics in 2014.

In addition, seven staff members volunteered to be trained as public trainers and have been attending in-house train the trainer sessions, conducted by the Library Tech Project Team. Feedback from staff has been very enthusiastic. Trainee trainers enjoy the challenge of presenting. Staff confidence with technology and pride from being able to answer technology enquiries in their customer service roles, is increasing. It's a win, win, win all round.

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Encouraging membership of F riends of Waverley Library Friends of Waverley Library (FOWL) members are now also entitled to two new FOWL Freebie event vouchers, which entitles the holder to entry at any of the Waverley Library's events or courses valued at under $25 or less. This Library initiative is designed to add value to FOWL membership and encourage new FOWL members. UPCOMING EVENTS Crossword crazy @ Waverley Library Following three sold-out courses at Waverley Library, cryptic crossword master Ralph Penglis is back by popular demand this August to teach another eager class the secrets of the trickiest puzzles of them all. Waverley Library now also runs a free monthly cryptic Crossword Group. Also led by Ralph, the group enjoys solving the latest puzzles together over morning tea and coffee. It's a great chance for people to exercise their brains, meet new people and socialise at the same time.

Waverley Library - new community programs There are two new programs starting soon: My Changing Family and Me Mondays - 5, 12, 19, 26 August, 2 & 9 September, 4:00 - 5:30pm

The Library is partnering with Relationships Australia to present a six-session course for primary school aged children and their separated parents. The course has been designed especially for families where the parents have been separated for more than three months, to support children who are moving between two homes. Success over stress! Wednesday 28 August 4:30–6:30pm Cost: $20 or $18 for Library members Waverley Library already has a great program of HSC study talks and the ever popular study 'Lock in.' New this year, we are introducing a special HSC preparation event which focuses not on facts and figures, but how students can mentally and physically prepare for this huge period in their young lives. Presented by the 'Mind Your Moves' team, participants will learn how to keep exam stress and anxiety at bay, which foods to eat to boost their concentration as well as simple moves and exercises to help calm their nerves. Children's Book Week This August, the Children's Book Council of Australia, together with schools and libraries all over the country will be celebrating Children's Book Week 2013. Now in its 68th year, Book Week is the longest running children's festival in Australia. Each year this special week is marked with the celebration of books by Australian authors and illustrators and announcement of the Children's Book of the year. Waverley Library will be bringing all the excitement of this year's theme 'Across the Universe' to the Children's library with a galaxy full of fun from Saturday 17 – Saturday 24 August. There are family friendly activities for all ages planned all week. Waverley Library has a long tradition of celebrating Book Week. Here is a vintage photo of Book Week past...

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Waverley Art Prize 2013 exhibition 19 July - 7 August 2013 galleries @ Waverley Library Featuring winning works by finalists in this prestigious annual award, now in its 28th year. Tech Time: Write On! Wednesday 7 August 10:15 – 11:45am Computer Room, Level 1 From roughing out story ideas to producing professional workplace documents, word processing is a great skill to attain. This workshop shows participants how to create, edit, format, save and print documents. Warlukurlangu Art Centre Exhibition 10 August – 5 September galleries @ Waverley Library A gloriously colourful collection of paintings from the Warlukurlangu Art Centre, one of the oldest art centres in the central desert, Northern Territory. Author Talk The Pagoda Tree Claire Scobie in conversation with Suzanne Leal Thursday 15 August 6:00pm - 7:30pm Waverley Library Theatrette Award-winning author and journalist Claire Scobie presents her captivating new novel, The Pagoda Tree, an intriguing talk of love, loss and fate. Claire's travel to India inspired this story and she has special advice for those interested in developing their own travel and creative writing. Susanne Leal is a judge of the NSW Premier's literary awards 2013 and past Judge of Waverley Library's very own NIB award for literature.

So you think you can write a Children's book? Saturday 24 August 9:30am - 2:30pm Waverley Library Theatrette For those adults that aspire to join the ranks of the shortlisted authors and illustrators in next year's Children's Book Week honours, look no further then Waverley Libraries upcoming Get your children's book published course. Headed by successful children's author and Waverley resident Patricia Bernard this course will guide and support adults who dream of writing and producing books for children. Patricia will be joined by illustrator Lesley Vamos who will explore the relationship between authors and illustrators and discuss just what publishers are looking for. Actor’s Forum presents The Two of Us by Michael Frayn Sunday 25 August 2:00pm Library Theatrette A touching compilation of four one-act comedies: Black and Silver, Mr. Foot, The New Quixote and Chinamen - each funny, poignant and quirky. They highlight Frayn’s dazzling ability for comic timing and farce. Directed by Aarne Neeme. Recommendation: That the information be received and noted.

Cathy Henderson Director, Recreation, Customer & Community Services

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Documents

Waverley Council · approved footpath seating area DA228/2013 39 Mill Hill Road, BONDI JUNCTION Ground floor & first floor extension to dwelling. DA290/2013 6/38 Ramsgate Avenue,