Mayor's Weekly Message

Have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year

21 Dec 2013

At the conclusion of another very busy year, I would like to wish you all a very happy and safe festive season and all the best for 2014.

I send also my best wishes to my fellow elected Manly Councillors, our diligent Council committee members, and the dedicated staff at Manly Council who have together worked so hard throughout 2013 to ensure that Manly continues to progress from strength to strength.

I know we all look forward to the challenges and the excitement the New Year promises to bring, too!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas Window Competition

There were some spectacular entries submitted to Manly Council’s 2013 Christmas Window Competition, boosting the spirit of Christmas in Manly’s central business district and adjoining suburbs!

The winning entries were:

Humphreys Newsagency (design by Trisha Robertson), The Corso, Manly CBD, and
Watermelon Home (design by Sarah and Kerry O’Brien), 150 Sydney Road, Fairlight

Honourable mentions included entries by Out of the Attic, 70 Wanganella Street and the Sydney Road Veterinary Clinic at 468A Sydney Rd, both of Balgowlah.

Council itself goes to considerable lengths to promote Christmas festivities, including positioning a 10 metre high Christmas tree in The Corso decorated with hundreds of baubles and sparkling lights, and bedecking the adjacent area and nearby shopping centres with star lights, garlands and fairy lights beneath awnings and in trees.

New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacle

Manly Council will present a family New Year’s Eve fireworks spectacle at 9.00pm on Tuesday 31 December 2013.

Families can enjoy the fireworks at no cost from East and West Esplanade Reserves adjacent to Manly Ferry Wharf.

Both Reserves are Alcohol Free and Smoke Free zones for your enjoyment.

So, be sure to join in the New Year’s Eve fun with families, neighbours and friends. Don’t forget to bring a picnic basket!

Jean Hay AM

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