A travelling roadshow will make its way around the region as Tamworth Regional Council celebrates Local Government Week (LG Week) from 1 - 7 August 2011 - proudly supported by Tamworth Regional Council, The Northern Daily Leader, 2TM and 9.29.
The theme, “empowering communities” highlights that councils are the level of government closest to their community.
Local Government Week (LG Week) in NSW provides a platform for councils to promote the importance of Local Government to the communities they represent. In 2011, LG Week aims to celebrate the positive services that councils provide that empower communities.
The major objectives of LG Week are:
- enhance image of councils
- educate the community about what Local Government does
- promote the positive work councils do
- promote the relationship between community and council
- encourage more community involvement with council
Roadshows across the Region
A number of exhibits including a display of Council plant, information stands, and a FREE sausage sizzle will visit Barraba, Manilla, Nundle, Kootingal and Tamworth.
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The roadshow will be at the following locations from 11:00am to 2:00pm each day:
- Monday 1 August - Barraba Showground
- Tuesday 2 August - Manilla Showground
- Wednesday 3 August - Nundle Recreation Ground
- Thursday 4 August - Kootingal Recreation Ground
- Friday 5 August - Tamworth Bicentennial Park
Photo Competitions
The council is running a community photographic competition, "Your Community" and a “Spot the Services“ photo competition for infants and primary schools, entry forms below:
Swap your noxious weeds for FREE native seedlings
Tamworth Regional Council Noxious Weeds Unit is encouraging the community to check their gardens for noxious weeds and to exchange them for free native seedlings during Local Government Week.
The "Plant Me Instead" program is being run as part of the Council’s Local Government Week displays.
Natasha Soar, Senior Environmental Projects Officer said any resident who hands over one of Tamworth region’s declared noxious weeds to a member of the weeds unit team will receive a free native seedling. There are about 95 plants declared noxious in the Tamworth region.
"And you must bring us the noxious weed - roots and all - to receive a seedling," Natasha said.
This offer only applies to declared noxious weeds in the Tamworth region. If you’re not sure what your weed is, a member of the weeds unit will help identify it.
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