The Weekly Times - TWT - 27th March 2019

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10 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 27 March, 2019 NSW STATE ELECTION RYDE Dominello promises a Ryde Renaissance BY OUR STATE POLITICAL ROUNDSMAN Ryde is about to experience a renaissance, newly re-elected Ryde MP Victor Dominello told The Weekly Times yesterday. Mr Dominello said the reelected Berejiklian Coalition government will honour all election promises and tens of millions of dollars will be poured into Ryde to make it a better place to live and work. “We will absolutely implement our vision to build the new schools, the new hospital, the new metro and we will continue our work to improve Victoria Road,” he said. “We are going to see a Ryde Renaissance.” Mr Dominello said he is proud to have won the seat in an “ethical” campaign that put people before politics. “As well as delivering on our government’s policy I will continue to advocate for my community and for the people who live and work here,” he said. “I thank Premier Gladys Berejiklian for her leadership and her integrity but most of all I want to thank the people of Ryde. “It is an honour to represent them and I will not let them down.” PICTURED LEFT: The Liberal team celebrate victory at Ryde- Eastwood Leagues Club on Saturday Night. PICTURED BELOW: Victor Dominello with a family group including his mother Saturday night. TWT on-the-spot PHOTOS. Teaching someone Teaching someone to Teaching drive can someone be a to drive can be a happy to drive experience. can be a happy experience. Helping learner drivers become safe drivers elping learner drivers COUNCIL LOGO HERE COUNCIL LOGO HERE We took a heavy blow says Labor’s Jerome Laxale Ryde Labor candidate Jerome Laxale concedes that his party took a heavy blow in Ryde and that he will now focus his attention of being the best mayor the City of Ryde has ever had. “I’m obviously very disappointed with the election result because Labor put a lot of hard work and effort into the campaign,” he said. “I’ve since phoned Mr You can learn all the simple steps on how to teach a Dominello to congratulate him on his win, and he deserves to learner You can driver learn all at the a FREE simple two steps hour on how workshop. to teach a be congratulated, but unfortunately a a lot of outright lies You learner can driver learn at a FREE all the two simple hour workshop. steps on how to teach The next workshop in your area will be held: (about development issues) learner The next driver workshop at in a your FREE area will two be hour held: workshop. from some Liberals muddied the campaign. TIME DATE: VENUE: BOOK NOW ON: “I’ll now concentrate all my TIME & DATE: VENUE: BOOK NOW ON: The next workshop in your area will be held: attention on being mayor, 6.30pm - 8.30pm Level 1A, 1 Pope St, which is a role I take very seriously. Wednesday Ryde (above Ryde 9952 8222 “I’m not one to give up and TIME 10 April & DATE: Library) VENUE: BOOK NOW I ON: look forward to working for the community I love.” He said he appreciated the level of personal support he received during the campaign and that many people told him they think he is a good mayor. JEROME LAXALE says he will now concentrate on being Mayor of Ryde.
We’ll take two million dollars from Hunters Hill, vows Ryde councillor I’ll take the two million dollars ! Ryde Clr Roy Maggio is pictured at Westminster Park which he says is ready to take the synthetic turf promised to Gladesville Reserve. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO Call for Applications RYDE ClubGRANTS Scheme Local clubs in the City of Ryde support local community organisations through the Ryde ClubGRANTS Scheme. The Scheme provides one-off non-recurrent funding for local projects, addressing the identified needs of the local community. City of Ryde administers this Scheme on behalf of the local clubs. Go to www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ClubGRANTS for the following: • 2019 online application • Documents assisting project and application development • Application guidelines Closing date for applications: Friday 31 May 2019 For more information on the ClubGRANTS Scheme please contact Customer Service on 9952 8222. A State Government/Clubs NSW program funded by a 1.85% gaming machine tax rebate and the City of Ryde. Lifestyle and opportunity @ your doorstep A BOLD attempt is being made to seize a $2 million dollar sports field grant for Hunters Hill and have the money spent in Ryde. Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts recently promised the $2 million grant for a synthetic turf upgrade to a soccer field at Gladesville Reserve and Hunters Hill councillors voted four to two to have council staff prepare a feasibility report on it. The report is expected to consider environmental impact concerns about synthetic turf raised by councillors Ross Williams and Jim Sanderson as well as likely amendments to the reserve’s management plan. With Hunters Hill waiting for the staff report, Ryde Clr Roy Maggio has seized the opportunity to have the $2 million grant spent on the oval at Westminster Park instead. Councillor Maggio said Ryde has acted quickly to pass a motion to have synthetic turf at Westminster Park before the 2020 to 2021 soccer season and that it can be laid down within weeks. “While Hunters Hill sends this grant off to report land we have acted,” Clr Maggio said. “We are not going to be tied up with red tape and I’ve already written to Mr Roberts to tell him we are ready to go when he is !” The motion to have a staff report on the feasibility of synthetic turf at Gladesville Reserve was introduced by Hunters Hill Clr Zac Miles as the “appropriate procedural responsibility” of council and went ahead despite a move by councillors Williams and Sanderson to have the report deferred so staff can fully RYDE-EASTWOOD LEAGUES CLUB brief councillors. But what Hunters Hill councillors regard as responsible procedure, Clr Maggio regards as a bureaucratic time wasting. “There is absolutely no vision in Hunters Hill to act quickly to improve its sports facilities and if Hunters Hill can’t deliver this by next year, the City of Ryde can because we’ve already delivered six synthetic turf fields and Hunters Hill has failed to deliver any.” Hunters Hill Mayor Mark Bennett rejected Clr Maggio’s claim. “What we have done is the right thing to do and a staff report does need to come back to councillors because this will impact on our budget,” he said. “This is also appropriate because we haven’t been given the grant yet, there has only been an announcement of it, which of course we are delighted with.” He described Clr Maggio’s move as “petulant” behaviour. “I’ve also heard Lane Cove Council might be try to take the grant money,” Mayor Bennett said. “And while I have a lot of respect for Councillor Maggio, he is being petulant on this,” he said. City of Ryde Mayor Jerome Laxale said he would be happy to take the $2 million grant if Clr Maggio can convince Mr Roberts to spend it in Ryde. “What I would like to see is a two million grant for Ryde as well as a two million grant for Hunters Hill,” he said. “If the state government can spend tens of millions of dollars knocking down stadiums and rebuilding them I can’t see why it can’t spend money on sports fields in both our municipalities.” Should the $2 million grant be redirected to Ryde it would mean the Gladesville Ravens soccer club would benefit at the expense of the All Saints soccer club, which plays at Gladesville Reserve. “Westminster Park is the home ground of the Ravens and this ground gets flooded in winter so it is the perfect site for synthetic turf and this is why our council has acted quickly to already approve synthetic turf to go there,” Clr Maggio said. The environmental concerns raised by Hunters Hill Clr Ross Williams largely relate to the petrochemical composition of synthetic turf – which he says is not biodegradable – as well as the limited ten year life span of synthetic turf. Councillor Sanderson is concerned that if Hunters Hill approves the synthetic turf it will be hit with the further cost of dealing with it when the ten year term expires. But Clr Maggio regards these concerns as “absurd”. “There are no environmental issues with synthetic turf and sure, it can be vandalised, but to suggest it could be toxic is just absurd,” he said. “I agree it has a life span of 10 to 15 years but the money a council will save with synthetic turf against the costs of outdoor staff maintaining an existing pitch more than offsets the cost of eventually replacing it.” Mr Roberts declined to comment until the Hunters Hill staff report is handed down. Wednesday 27 March, 2019 THE WEEKLY TIMES 11 Your City News COMMUNITY MESSAGE Nominate a local hero Volunteers do amazing work in our community and now’s the time to recognise them! The Volunteer Recognition Awards aim to acknowledge the contribution made by these unsung heroes, with categories for Young Volunteer, Individual Award and Group Award. The 2019 City of Ryde Volunteer Recognition Award Winners will be announced at a special evening in the Civic Hall during National Volunteer Week in May. To nominate a local hero, simply complete an online or paper nomination form and get this to us by Thursday 18 April. Find out more at www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ volunteerawards. Clean out your household chemicals Get rid of your old household chemicals safely by dropping by City of Ryde’s free Household Chemical CleanOut this weekend. The drop-off event will be open between 9.00am and 3.30pm on Saturday 30 March and Sunday 31 March at the Meadowbank Park netball courts car park. Household quantities of paint, solvents, poisons, pesticides, motor fuels, car batteries and other chemicals will be accepted. To view a PRESENTS Park Series /CityofRyde full list of accepted items, visit www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ chemicalcleanout. School holidays activities Keep the kids and grandkids occupied these upcoming school holidays with a huge range of activities and programs coming up. Our libraries are hosting everything from rhymetime sessions to 3D movies, escape rooms, engineering workshops and much more around a theme of ‘Escape Time.’ There will also be school holiday sports clinics held at the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, in addition to our very popular Holiday Intensive Swim Program, where children rapidly develop their skills and confidence by taking swimming lessons on consecutive days. There will also be a wave pool and giant slide operating throughout the holidays. Best of all, the water’s a lovely 29 degrees year-round! Many activities book up fast, so head to our website to register at www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/ schoolholidays. ORCHESTRA IN THE PARK SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2019 Featuring the Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony Orchestra. Grounds open from 5.00pm Concert from 6.00 – 8.30pm Brush Farm House Lawson Street, Eastwood There will be a licensed bar on-site as well as cheese boards, coffee and desserts available for purchase. Brush Farm House will be open to the public for guided tours on the night. Please note, as this is a licensed event, alcoholic drinks cannot be brought to the venue. IN THE EVENT OF WET WEATHER THE EVENT WILL BE POSTPONED. For updates visit ryde.rocks/parkseries. NEW DATE DUE TO WEATHER Customer Service Centre: 1 Pope Street, Ryde Locked Bag 2069, North Ryde NSW 1670 P: 9952 8222 E: cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au www.ryde.nsw.gov.au
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