Mayor's Weekly Message

A meeting in Canberra with the Prime Minister

27 Jun 2014

While attending the National General Assembly of Local Government Conference in Canberra last week, Council’s General Manager and I took the opportunity to meet with Prime Minister Tony Abbott to discuss a number of vital infrastructure projects affecting Manly and separately the need to maintain Federal funding for essential social services for youth employment.

High on the list of topics discussed was the proposed Northern Beaches above ground ‘Bus Rapid Transit’ system recently announced by the NSW Premier, Mike Baird.

Manly, along with other SHOROC Councils, has long been supportive of a ‘Bus Rapid Transit’ system, advocating such a proposal for the last five years.

Such a system would go a long way to improving commuting times between the Northern Beaches and Sydney CBD, but I also stressed the importance of providing a solution for the Spit Bridge if we are to fix up traffic problems there.

Council is encouraging feasibility planning for a Northern Beaches tunnel as well as advancing the timetable for delivering faster broadband services to the Peninsula, too. 

School holiday activities in Manly

Manly Council is hosting a range of fun school-holiday attractions on the newly renovated Manly Plaza during the school holidays, featuring a petting zoo, a circus playground, drumming classes, arts and crafts, face painting, a jumping castle and a hula hoop workshop!

Manly Plaza School Holiday Children’s Activities are free and ideal for children aged three and older on our bright, safe community space close to parking, cafes, shops and public transport.

For details, go to to this link.

Jean Hay AM

 

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