NEWSLETTER Squareupgradeunderway

The renewal of Mosman Square and the adjoining Village Green is well underway, including the laying of low carbon concrete edging to garden beds, Village Green seat steps and retaining walls

The new-look square will feature about 30 newly planted and 10 existing mature trees, along with more than 1,200 small shrubs and feature plants.

The redesign has a strong environmental focus with a new irrigation system and garden bed design supporting optimal use of natural rainwater and the Village Green being backfilled with soil removed from the square with its turf surface reinforced by mesh to promote longevity and low maintenance.

As the project progresses, an interactive playground and improved spaces for events, markets and outdoor dining along with moveable street furniture and enhanced lighting will take shape.

Historical aspects of the square, which was constructed in 1988, are being retained including the 18th century Italian Antico Fountain, as well as the distinctive black granite carved water sculpture, Meeting Place: Welumbulla Cyfafod by local artist Anne Ferguson. Monthly markets and quarterly night markets will return once the project is completed.

Works on the Allan Border Oval pavilion are also proceeding apace with the building’s roof soon to be installed, enabling the internal fit-out to be completed later in the year.

Landscaping works on the pavilion’s surrounds are also underway with external paths being excavated to provide improved accessibility.

For more information on both projects visit works.mosman.nswgovau

Soft plastics recycling restarts

Mosman residents can again recycle soft plastics through the RecycleSmart program which recently resumed soft plastics collections after being paused in November last year following the collapse of previous recycling options.

RecycleSmart has partnered with Australian recycling company APR Plastics to recycle the waste into food grade plastic packaging, creating a circular waste solution.

Visit recyclesmart.com to book a Power Pickup for soft plastics, along with other tricky-to-recycle products such as unwanted clothes and coffee capsules, all collected from your doorstep. Meanwhile Mosman residents helped divert two shipping containers worth of unwanted electronic goods from landfill at Council’s e-waste day earlier this month.

Ahead of the next drop-off day on 27 August, Mosman residents can drop e-waste off for free at the Artarmon Community Recycling Centre or Kimbriki.

Visit mosman.nsw.gov.au/waste for information on waste and recycling in Mosman, including a handy A to Z waste disposal guide to help with disposing of other unwanted household items.

To learn more about recycling soft plastics visit recyclesmart.com the latest events in Mosman visit events.mosman.nsw.gov.au