Mayor's Weekly Message

Bring Back Our Girls campaign

24 Oct 2014

This week marks six months since 276 girls were abducted by the Boko Harah sect from their school – the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, Nigeria.

Fifty-seven girls have since  bravely escaped by themselves. However 219 girls still remain in captivity.

So they are not forgotten, express your support for action in rescuing these girls so they can rejoin their families.

To do this through social media, you can hold a sign with the #BringBackOur Girls or #chibokgirls in an on-line ‘selfie’.

 

The Manly Swim Centre

In response to commentaries circulating about the proposed upgrade to the Manly Andrew ‘Boy” Charlton Swim Centre project, I should assure Manly ratepayers there is no cost blow-out.

The unanimously approved tender has three separate components:

• The new indoor swim centre,
• Improved amenities for LM Graham Reserve, and
• a new ‘co-generation energy plant’ to provide heated water to both the existing swimming pools (by replacing some aged equipment) and the new indoor centre.

The Andrew Boy Charlton indoor centre will be funded from a 10 year fixed interest loan serviced from the centre’s operational revenue and from an interest subsidy of four per cent by the State’s Local Infrastructure Renewal Scheme, which the Council was successful in obtaining after the feasibility of the project was independently assessed by Government.

The LM Graham Reserve facilities and the replacement energy plant are fully funded separately to the new indoor centre.

In compliance with requirements, the details of the tenders were discussed at length at a closed meeting of Council and were approved unanimously by the eight Councillors present.

Contrary to reports, there is no secrecy.

One Councillor absented herself from the meeting.

 

Manly Cricketer's Test Debut.

Congratulations to Manly resident Steve O'Keefe who made his test debut on Wednesday in Dubai playing for Australia against Pakistan.

 

Pioneer Clubhouse Market Day - today!

Pioneer Clubhouse is a not for profit organisation located in Quirk Road, Balgowlah, that runs psychosocial rehabilitation programs for adults living with mental illness.

October is ‘Mental Health Month’, and to celebrate Pioneer Clubhouse is hosting its first ever ‘market day’ today (Saturday 25th October).

In an exciting initiative, the market will support the entrepreneurial undertakings of its members, supporting their talents, skills and qualifications to better promote their recovery and establish non-traditional, new employment opportunities for them.

There will be plenty of bargains and gifts to be found, including vintage bric-a-brac, second hand clothes and books. In fact, everything to make for a fun day out!

For details, telephone Pioneer Clubhouse on 9907 9999.

Jean Hay AM

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