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From the Mayor

This week the peak body for local government in NSW – LGNSW – released a lengthy report on the depth of cost-shifting by state and federal governments onto local councils.

It’s a depressing read, showing that both levels of government offload around $1.5 billion in costs each year onto councils, which are already buckling under the weight of rate pegging and inflation. Cost-shifting essentially means councils footing the bill for government services and infrastructure they aren’t funded to deliver.

These costs include funds for emergency services, exemptions from rates for state owned organisations and meeting a 50% shortfall in funding for local libraries originally promised by the NSW Government. You can read the report at $500 per ratepayer: cost shifting blowout exposed in new report | LGNSW.

I’m thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the inaugural Women’s Leadership and Inspiration Award!

The award celebrates local women who are making a real difference in Ku-ring-gai through leadership, advocacy and action. There are so many inspiring women in Ku-ring-gai who are making our community stronger, more resilient and inclusive. If that sounds like someone you know, then nominate them today!

This week also marks the start of Plastic Free July – a global movement to reduce the amount of plastic ending up in landfill and our waterways. I encourage you all to join our Plastic Free July challenge and ‘choose to refuse’ single use plastic.

Finally, if you’re looking for activities with the kids these school holidays, make sure you check out our website. There are a range of fun activities for kids of all ages at the Wildflower Garden, Library branches and the Ku-ring-gai Art Centre.

Have a safe and happy school holidays!

Mayor Christine Kay

Inspiring women leaders award

Our inaugural Women’s Leadership and Inspiration Award celebrates women who are making a difference in Ku-ring-gai. Nominations are open now!

A tiny tale of feathertail gliders

Well done to Council staff and WIRES volunteers for rescuing a family of feathertail gliders in a fallen tree at St Ives Showground.

Find out more and watch rescue

More EV kerb charging

Ku-ring-gai will receive 25 new kerbside electric vehicle chargers to help make the switch to electric vehicles easier.

Building Ku-ring-gai's nightlife

We are developing a Night-time Economy Action Plan and seeking feedback and ideas from the community to help shape the plan.

Recycle paint tins and aerosols

Did you know that household aerosol spray cans can be recycled in your yellow recycling bin? Just make sure they are empty and dry.

A to Z waste guide

Let us look after your children

Looking for childcare? Enrolments are now open for Thomas Carlyle Children’s Centre and Family Day Care at East Lindfield.

Find childcare in Ku-ring-gai

Solar battery rebate

Householders and businesses can now get around a 30% discount for installing a solar battery under the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

Find out more

What's on

Art fun for school holidays

Ku-ring-gai Arts Centre’s school holiday program has a range of workshops for students wanting to get creative. We have 3-hour sessions and full day workshops for wheel throwing, cartooning, journalling, watercolour, sculpture, map illustrating, beading and writing workshops.

7 - 25 July

School holiday classes

Wildflower Garden family fun

Making magical macrame - unleash your inner forest fairy in this hands-on workshop where nature meets knotting on 14 July.

Family campfire experience - join our rangers for an afternoon bushwalk along the Garden’s winding trails and discover our fascinating native flora and fauna on 19 July.

Arts and Cultural Festival

Celebrate our diverse and thriving arts and cultural community until the end of July.

Events include local exhibitions, theatre performances, arts and creative workshops and film screenings.

Arts & Cultural Festival program

Master marketing

Join leading marketing expert Stacy Farrell, founder of Content Box for an exclusive 3-part workshop series designed to transform the way you approach marketing.

8 August

Your say

Grosvenor Road, Lindfield - proposed raised pedestrian crossing

We have received numerous requests from parents of students attending Lindfield Learning Village for a pedestrian crossing to be installed on Grosvenor Road.

Closes 25 July

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Proposed 4.5T load limits in Roseville

Council is considering a proposal to introduce a 4.5T load limit on four streets in Roseville and is seeking community feedback on the plan.

Closes 25 July

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1364-1396 Pacific Highway & 1, 1a, 3 & 3a Kissing Point Rd, Turramurra

Council invites comments from the community on the Planning Proposal and Site-Specific DCP for 1364-1396 Pacific Highway and 1, 1a, 3 and 3a Kissing Point Road, Turramurra.

Closes 1 August

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Jobs and DA consents

Positions vacant

Applications are now open for a variety of roles at Council. Apply via our website.

Current vacancies

Volunteer opportunities

Check out volunteer roles available in our area.

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DA consents

Development application consents are published on our website weekly, and collated at the end of each month.

DA consents