The Weekly Times - TWT - 17th October 2018

Wednesday 17 October, 2018 THE WEEKLY TIMES 7
Saturday
20 October 2018
9 am - 8.30 pm
yde MP Victor Dominello and Ryde Councillors welcomed Ryde’s new Royal Family on Saturday at the crowning ceremony of Divya Ahlawat as 2018 TWT
ranny Smith Festival Queen on stage at Eastwood Shopping Centre. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
Welcome Ryde’s New Royal Family
John Alexander OAM MP
Federal Member for Bennelong
Granny Smith Festival 2018
Celebrating 150 Years of
the Granny Smith Apple!
150 years ago Ryde local
Maria Ann Smith first
‘accidentally’ created the
world famous Granny Smith
Green Apple! This Saturday
at Eastwood please join me
and many thousands of
others as we enjoy this
spectacular festival and
street parade!
44 Oxford Street, Epping 2121
Phone: 9869 4288
Email: John.Alexander.MP@aph.gov.au
Web: www.johnalexander.net.au
Authorised by John Alexander MP; Liberal Party of Australia;
Suite 1, 44-46 Oxford Street, Epping NSW, 2121
Queen Divya of Dundas celebrated her
twentieth birthday last week and is pictured
with Victor Dominello and Ryde Councillors
Jordan Lane and Trenton Brown with her parents,
father Dalbir Ahlawat and mother Suman
Rani and fourteen year-old sister Jasmin.
Divya migrated to Australia from India with
her parents 17 years ago and says that Ryde
has been very welcoming ever since she
started calling it home.
“The opportunities I’ve been granted and
the experiences I’ve had the pleasure of
sharing have significantly contributed towards
the person I’ve become”, Divya says.
“I would therefore like to take this opportunity
to give back to the community and
use this platform to share the cultural diversity
and harmonious community that defines
Ryde.
“My studies in Law and Commerce at the
University of NSW have highlighted that society
works best when individuals are involved
and feel a sense of belonging to their surroundings.
“I intend to advocate for this by showcasing
all that Ryde has to offer from our sporting
teams to our small businesses and thriving
arts culture”.
150th Granny Smith Festival
Join me at this year’s celebrations
of our famous Granny, Maria Ann
Smith and the beautiful green
apple she grew.
October 20th 2018
from 9am - 8:30pm
Victor Member For Ryde
Dominello MP
Minister for Finance, Services and Property
5-9 Devlin St Ryde NSW 2112
ryde@parliament.nsw.gov.au
PO Box 736, Ryde 1680
02 9808 3288
MAYOR’S COMMUNITY MESSAGE
A huge Granny Smith Festival this Saturday
This Saturday all eyes will be on Eastwood with the staging
of the famous Granny Smith Festival.
Tens of thousands of people from across the City of Ryde
and beyond are expected to descend on Eastwood for a
day and evening of great entertainment for people of all
ages, in which we also celebrate 150 years of the Granny
Smith apple.
There will be more than 3,000
performers throughout the day as well
as over 200 stalls and fun activities for
everyone to take part in.
Highlights include the Grand Street
Parade which kicks off at 9.30am, as
well as two performances from popular
children’s act Hi-5 throughout the day.
The Finale Concert also promises to be
extra special with ARIA Award-winning
singer Samantha Jade headlining before
the traditional fireworks spectacular.
It has all the makings of being a truly
memorable event and I hope everyone
can get down at some stage to soak
up the fantastic atmosphere of this
wonderful community event.
For more information visit
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/gsf
Upgrade to West Ryde Plaza
begins
I am excited to report that work will
begin this week on improvements to
West Ryde Plaza.
The improvements will include a new
play space for kids, additional seating
and trees as well as installation of
free public Wi-Fi, CCTV and additional
lighting.
Another highlight will be the introduction
of a new eye-catching shade structure,
which will provide the area with
much-needed cover particularly during
the warmer months.
Council will make every effort to
minimise the impact of the works
on residents and businesses and
property access will also be maintained
continuously during construction.
Weather permitting, the improvements
will all be completed by March next year.
Students get the chance to
design my Christmas card
I am inviting all primary school students
from across the City of Ryde to
participate in a competition to design
my Christmas card.
The theme for the competition is
“An Aussie Christmas” with students
in Kindergarten through to Year 6
encouraged to participate by submitting
a design that relates to the theme.
Details on how to enter the competition
are on the City of Ryde website. The
closing date for entries is Tuesday 30
October 2018.
Sincerely,
Clr Jerome Laxale
Mayor
Phone 9952 8222
mayor@ryde.nsw.gov.au