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MEETING [look here or facebook for next meeting & venue] Monthly meetings [generally 2nd Tuesday of Month] Meeting for Tuesday 13 August Cancelled We are not having a August Monthly Meeting Tuesday 13 August 2019 _____________________________________ We welcome any ideas for community projects _____________________________________ Adapting Swansea: Planning for future flood risks Visit webpage for information including: WHAT WILL SWANSEA AND CAVES BEACH LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE? Adapting Swansea: Planning for future... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Waste to art 2019 Information www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/waste-to-art.html Challenge the way we look at waste! Sustainable Neighbourhoods is challenging the way we look at waste with the 2019 Waste to Art exhibition. Waste and plastic pollution has an enormous impact on the local and global environment. The Waste to Art exhibition confronts us all to consider how we might be contributing to the problem, and what we can do to move to a more sustainable future. The Waste to Art project presents a reminder to practice the ‘5 Rs’ of waste minimisation, Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, and Recycle. Call for entries Explore and share your ideas about waste, litter and over-consumption and showcase your artistic ability. Create an artwork for our exhibition in October. Artworks can be either:
Registration is free and open to all community members. You can create an individual work, or get together with your school class, community group, neighbourhood or family to create a group piece. Key dates
Register now Terms and conditions Contact the Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance for more information. A bit about us and our plan In March 2014, the Swansea and Swansea Heads Sustainable Neighbourhood Groups joined forces and expanded into Caves Beach to form the Caves Beach - Swansea Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group. Since then we have been engaging with our neighbours and have created a Sustainable Neighbourhood Action Plan. Click on the image here to download a copy. Some of our project ideas include:
Weekend 21st -22nd to the Swansea Centre seen the
CALM`D Coast And Lake Marine Debris School Art Exhibition / Display together with Swansea Community Cottage`s "Art by the Lake" Art Show. All entries displayed at Swansea Library for All of November (together with other marine debris displays) Results of judging Here are the results of the judging of the artworks by the 3 judges. Congratulations to all those involved the artworks expressed the effects of Marine Debris on the World`s Oceans and Waterways. First Place: Year 1 St Patrick`s Primary, Swansea Second Place: Year 3H Swansea Public, Swansea Highly Commended: Year 6 St Patrick`s Primary, Swansea Year 5 St Patrick`s Primary, Swansea Year 3 Caves Beach Public, Caves Beach Year 4 Caves Beach Public, Caves Beach Monthly meeting:
Generally held every 2nd Tuesday of month If you have a great project idea why not come along and share it with us. We can add it to our The CALM'D School Art Competition Coast And Lake Marine Debris School Art Competition and exhibition CALM`D entries that involved our local Caves Beach and Swansea schools, were displayed for November at Swansea Library together with other marine debris displays and at the same time help awareness to improve our lake, Swansea channel and ocean foreshores. f www.facebook.com/Caves.Beach.Swansea.Area Email: CavesBeachSwanseaArea@gmail.com Phone: 0490 00 0964 IF UNANSWERED 4921 0117. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Newsletter subscriptions + archives at :---> www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/newsletter.html Clean Up Australia As well as participating in the flagship Clean Up Australia Day event held on the first Sunday in March, we encourage communities, schools and businesses to help Clean Up Australia every day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGM (Annual General Meeting) was Held Tuesday 13 March 2018 Business: AGM Financial Statements Ross W elected as Chairperson & Chris D elected as Treasurer Annual Membership is due June 30, by payment of $1.00 with completed membership form. Click Button forSwansea Heads Weather
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CALM`D Schoosl Art Competition & Exhibition
CALM`D School Art Competition
[Coast And Lake Marine Debris - School Art Competition] Details at: [more] www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/school-art-competition.html CALM’D (Coast And Lake Marine Debris) School Art Competition The Caves Beach - Swansea Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group (CBSASNG) held an art competition and exhibition for local schools 21 - 22 October 2017. The competition invites local schools to participate by producing artworks from marine debris collected from our local parks and foreshores. This initiative seeks to raise awareness of and educate the children about the environmental impact of marine debris while also providing an opportunity for creative expression. The exhibition will showcase works created by the children and will be held in the Swansea Community Centre from 20 - 22 October 2017. Selected art works will be exhibited for one month in Swansea Library and one week the Finite Art Gallery, Caves Beach. Sponsorship We would like to thank * *Ocean & Coastal Care Initiatives (OCCI) Lake Macquarie-Newcastle for the sponsorship of a prize package for a primary school including a ‘specially tailored’ school visit (educational activity) and a prize pack of resources with a marine focus. * The Office of the NSW State Member for Swansea for their help in this competition/exhibition. *WOOLWORTHS Supermarket Swansea for their help in this competition/exhibition. *AMOS AIR Caves Beach Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Heating for their help in this competition/exhibition. *BUNNINGS Harware Belmont for their help in this competition/exhibition. Thank you !, the Marine environment needs all the help we can muster including our local area from the Coast And Lake Marine`Debris 
Council’s Eco Angels program can help you hold your own clean up activity
– any time of the year. For more information go to www.lakemac.com.au/environment/sustainable-programs/eco-angel-program Who can be involvedAny school, community group, business, sporting group or charity can organise a clean-up event 
Marine Debris ~ Eco Angel Clean Up.
2016 With support from Hunter Local Land Services, Australian Government National Landcare Programme, Lake Macquarie City Council, NSW EPA "Waste Less Recycle More" Woolworths and Coles Supermarkets provided for a BBQ for volunteers, 
Clean-up Australia Day held
at Reids Reserve Swansea Heads Thanks Residents Dave and Donna for organising the clean-up and all the residents that picked up rubbish together with recyclables on the day Thanks also to people that clean-up on everyday 
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Check out our previous events
Clean up Jan 2016
Caves Beach - Swansea Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group held a litter clean up along our beautiful coastline and lake foreshore. Swansea foreshore & Swansea Heads 
Super Street Sale Swansea Heads , August 2015
Super Street Sale - Hold a garage sale with 2 or more of your neighbours. www.lakemac.com.au/super-street-sale Register & Upcoming sales |
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