MosmanNOW Winter 2020 by Mosman Council

Issue 30 Winter 2020

NEWSLETTER Think local Welcome back After temporary closures and suspension of many programs due to COVID-19 restrictions and health orders, Council’s facilities are now progressively reopening and reintroducing their community activities. As visitors are being welcomed back to facilities, their health and welfare is paramount, and comprehensive safety plans mean that physical distancing and hygiene measures are in place. Council’s customer service in the Civic Centre is open during normal operating hours, including a Justice of the Peace service by appointment. Barry O’Keefe Library is open from 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday, and 11am to 3pm Saturday and Sunday, and the use of computer terminals and study desks is available through a booking system. Mosman Art Gallery is open and showing exhibitions from 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday. Mosman Youth Centre has also reopened and reintroduced some centre-based activities and one-on-one support by appointment. Council maintained and introduced a range of services for elderly and more vulnerable residents over the past few months, including community transport, home-delivered Mosman Meals and telephone support. Mosman Square Seniors Centre has also now reopened and is offering a number of pre-booked activities including Tai Chi, art classes, Qi Gong, computer access, walking group, and yoga and mindfulness sessions. For further information on the status of Council services and programs visit mosman.nsw.gov.au

Council is supporting ‘Think Mosman First,’ an initiative of the Mosman Chamber of Commerce. Think Mosman First aims to assist local businesses by encouraging residents to shop within the local area and use local services. For more information see the accompanying flyer, and look out for Think Mosman First decals and promotion in shop windows and at counters in Mosman businesses. By spending locally we can all help Mosman’s businesses through this difficult time.

A Mosman Chamber of Commerce initiative, proudly supported by Mosman Council.

Climate action Interested residents are invited to participate in a series of workshops to help shape Mosman Council’s Climate Strategy and Action Plan. Three community workshops will cover the topics of mitigation, adaptation and future scenarios. Places for each workshop are limited and bookings are essential. See ‘What’s On’ listings for details, dates and booking links. Council will also host a Climate Action Forum in September with guest speakers and representatives from different levels of government and academia. More information will be available soon at mosman.nsw.gov.au In providing direction for its Climate Strategy and Action Plan, Council resolved at its July meeting to adopt a target of zero net emissions for Council by 2030, and set an aspirational goal of zero net emissions for the Mosman community by 2040. Council will also establish a Climate Action Community Consultative Committee including Councillors, community members and staff in coming months. These actions follow Mosman Council’s declaration of a Climate Emergency in November 2019. Council has also pledged a number of actions to respond to climate change, reduce emissions and improve sustainability as a member of the Cities Power Partnership, Australia’s largest government climate action network.

Community grants

Seniors Centre turns 25

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Residents enjoying the Valentine's Day High Tea in February this year.

Mosman Square Seniors Centre is marking a major milestone in August, celebrating a quarter of a century as a service and community hub for residents aged 55+. Opened in August 1995, the centre has grown as a vital social centre for older residents, as well as family members and carers. Today, the centre offers 36 different programs and services, with the help of almost 200 volunteers. In addition to running critical support services for elderly and more vulnerable residents such as Community Transport and Mosman Meals, the centre offers a wide variety of activities that focus on fun, socialising with friends, and health and wellness. They include a community restaurant, art classes, exercise classes, technology workshops, dancing, walking groups, excursions and discussion groups. The centre also acts as Mosman’s hub for a popular annual program for the NSW Seniors Festival. Last year the centre was visited by almost 25,000 older residents, and an average of 2,000 older adults a month. The transport service provided more than 5,000 trips, the centre’s community restaurant served almost 3,500 meals, and Mosman Meals delivered 13,800 meals. The centre has been extensively renovated in recent years to further improve accessibility, amenities and audio-visual tools. The 25th anniversary comes as services and activities progressively resume after a temporary closure, in line with the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions.

Child restraint checks Applications are now open for Council’s 2020/21 Community Grants Program. Local community organisations with projects that aim to make a positive difference to members of the Mosman community are invited to apply. Funding of up to $4,000 is available for each eligible project. Information on the program, including application guides and forms are available on Council’s online community consultation hub at yourvoicemosman.com.au Applications close on Wednesday 5 August.

Mosman residents can apply for a free professional installation or inspection of their child car restraints at home. Council and Roads and Maritime Services have a limited number of vouchers available for residents, to have their child car seats, harnesses or booster seats installed or checked. Vouchers are available by application, and each voucher covers the free fitting of up to three child car restraints per household. Service appointments are conducted at the resident’s home address after the appointment with the fitter is made. To apply for a voucher visit mosman.nsw.gov.au or call 9978 4117.

mosman.nsw.gov.au 2020 Mosman Art Prize

Accessibility upgrades

Local artists are invited to participate in the 2020 Mosman Art Prize. Established in 1947, the Prize is Australia's oldest and most prestigious local government art award. Entry forms must be completed online and works must be submitted on Monday 10 August at Mosman Art Gallery. The Prize will be judged this year by Artspace Executive Director Alexie Glass-Kantor, and involves five awards including the major acquisitive Mosman Art Prize of $50,000. The finalist exhibition will take place at the Gallery from 26 August to 4 October. For entry forms and more information visit mosmanartgallery.org.au

Mosman walks

With more opportunities to get out and about, residents are reminded to enjoy the area’s beautiful foreshore and bushland trails. Options include the 4km bush track between Bradleys Head and Chowder Bay, the coastal route between Taronga Zoo wharf and Mosman Bay which includes the Curlew Camp Artists’ Walk, and the trail around Middle Head which takes in historic military fortifications. For more adventurous walkers the Bondi to Manly Walk is a continuous 80km track that includes South Head, the Harbour Bridge, and North Head Sanctuary, with a section through Mosman that incorporates the Curlew Camp Artists’ Walk, Taronga to Balmoral including Headland Park, and the Spit to Manly Walk. Download the free MyMosman app for interactive maps of popular local walks and interesting facts about wildlife, heritage, Aboriginal sites, and bushland and coastal features. Mosman’s walks offer spectacular harbour and headland views, so while adventuring, remember to tag your Instagram snaps with @MosmanCouncil and #mosmanmoments to automatically enter Council’s monthly photo competition. Every month a winner and runnerup receive prepaid gift cards and join the online gallery of winning photos that capture the spirit of the Mosman area and community.

As part of Council’s ongoing commitment to improve accessibility and inclusivity around Mosman, a number of key accessibility upgrades have recently been completed or are underway: § New pram ramps have been constructed on Vista Street near Mosman Art Gallery to improve pedestrian access. § Disabled car parking spaces at the southern end of The Esplanade have been resurfaced. § An accessibility ramp has been installed at Clifton Gardens to enable access on to the beach for people with restricted mobility, including wheelchair users. § New accessible amenities at Raglan Street West carpark are nearly completed. The upgrade, partly funded by a NSW Government My Community Project grant, includes family friendly, ambulant and unisex toilets, a drinking water fountain and improved landscaping. The new building will be accompanied by improvements to the adjoining carpark, including resurfacing and kerb and gutter works.

Improving sport facilities Construction of new multi-purpose sports courts at Balmoral Oval is underway. The project includes both a full size acrylic hard court and a practice court suitable for basketball and netball, and upgrades of surrounding landscaping and footpaths. It is anticipated that the courts will be ready for use by the end of September. Council is also renovating the Mosman Swim Centre over the winter months to improve accessibility, safety and general amenity. The concourse will be upgraded, change rooms refurbished and the centre repainted as part of the threemonth project. The works will be completed for the centre’s reopening in Spring.

More information on these and other works is available on Council’s restyled Works and Alerts site. The site provides details of all Council works projects including location map, scheduled dates and upgrades: works.mosman.nsw.gov.au

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Many of Council’s usual events are currently on hold due to COVID-19 restrictions and health orders. Residents are encouraged to check the Events Mosman website for an up-to-date program of Council and community events in Mosman at events.mosman.nsw.gov.au

Climate Workshop 1: Mitigation Thursday 30 July, 1–3pm, Mosman Art Gallery This workshop will consider carbon footprint through energy, transport, air quality, waste, food, ﬁnance, planning and development, building design and materials. Places limited. Bookings essential. Visit mosman_mitigate.eventbrite.com.au

Climate Workshop 2: Adaptation Thursday 6 August, 6.30–8.30pm, Mosman Art Gallery This workshop will discuss topics such as resilience to sea level rise, storm surge, extreme weather, drought, water, the urban heat island eﬀect, and urban forest. Places limited. Bookings essential. Visit mosman_adapt.eventbrite.com.au

Climate Workshop 3: Future Scenarios Friday 28 August, 1–3pm, Mosman Art Gallery This workshop will explore options for measures that need to be implemented now in order to achieve future desired outcomes, for Mosman and the broader Sydney and Australian communities. Places limited. Bookings essential. Visit mosman_future.eventbrite.com.au

The Director’s Cut Until Sunday 9 August, Mosman Art Gallery Enjoy a selection of works on paper from the Mosman Art Collection, including works by Tracey Moﬀatt, John Olsen and Brett Whiteley. For more information visit mosmanartgallery.org.au

Bungaree’s Farm Until Sunday 9 August, Mosman Art Gallery Featuring video, installation and sound, Bungaree’s Farm celebrates the legacy of Aboriginal leader, Bungaree. For more information visit mosmanartgallery.org.au

Mother’s Little Helper Until Sunday 9 August, Mosman Art Gallery Lismore-based Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens has partnered with writer Bruce Pascoe to create Mother’s Little Helper, a video work exploring our relationship to ‘Mother Earth’. For more information visit mosmanartgallery.org.au

Remember to recycle One person’s trash may be another person’s treasure, and residents are reminded to recycle unwanted household goods whenever they can to minimise contribution to landfill. Consider alternative solutions such as rehoming items before placing them out for the biannual general household clean-up in August. Council’s household clean-up collection will take mattresses, whitegoods, metal goods, furniture and small appliances. Remember to put mattresses, white/metal goods and non-metal goods into separate piles, so they can be collected separately and recycled. Check waste calendars on the Council website for collection dates. The general household clean up does not accept e-waste, and the free drop-off collection for this is in September. E-waste contains finite resources such as gold, copper and silver, as well as materials that can be environmentally toxic if they end up in landfill, such as lead and mercury. Recycling e-waste means that these materials can instead be recovered and recycled into new products. The e-waste collection will take computers, laptops, monitors, TVs, DVD/CD/VHS media and players, printers, small electrical appliances, mobile phones, game consoles, microwaves, light bulbs, and computer peripherals. For security, it is recommended to wipe data from devices beforehand. See 'What’s On' listing for e-waste collection details and for more information on recycling options visit: mosman.nsw.gov.au/waste

2020 Mosman Art Prize 26 August–4 October, Mosman Art Gallery Exhibition of ﬁnalists for the 2020 Mosman Art Prize, Australia’s oldest and most prestigious local government art award. For more information visit mosmanartgallery.org.au

Free E-Waste Drop Oﬀ Sunday 13 September, 9am–4pm Mosman Square Carpark, The Crescent Drop oﬀ your e-waste for free. The collection will accept computers, laptops, monitors, TVs, DVD/CD/VHS media and players, printers, small electricals, mobile phones, game consoles, microwaves, light bulbs and computer peripherals. For security, data should be cleared from devices.

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