Mayor's Weekly Message

Congratulations to Christmas Choral Concert participants

10 Dec 2013

How exciting was Manly's 2013 Christmas Choral Concert on Thursday evening (5 December), hosted by Natarsha Belling and James Mathison of Network Ten’s ‘Wake Up’ breakfast show!

My congratulations go out to everyone involved in the spectacular event, including the Northern Beaches Orchestra, Out of the Blue Youth Choir, the Sydney Vocal Arts Centre soloists (including the ever popular vocalist Jack Vidgen) and the hundreds of choristers of the Manly Community Choir!

Thanks go also to our sponsors, URM Waste Management and Network Ten, without whom the event could not have happened.

Also, I must thank the Concert's brilliant artistic director Margi Cohen and conductors Alex Pringle and Martin Hardy who led the audience through many popular carols and the staff of Manly Council's events management team.

The  Christmas Choral Concert attracted an audience of over 8,000 people in a joyous event that is fast becoming an annual tradition and a firm family favourite!

 

Analog TV switch-off

The analog TV switch-off for Sydney came into effect recently (Tuesday 3 December).

Manly residents should remember that if they are upgrading their TV, they can take their old TV to Belrose or Kimbriki resource recovery centres, where they can be recycled free of charge.

Alternatively, purchase a digital set-top box to use with your analog TV or you can ask your retailer if they can recycle the old TV when you buy a new one.

Manly and other SHOROC Councils led the way for safer, environmentally friendly disposal of electronic waste such as disused televisions, computers and printers by establishing a system for recycling 'e-waste'.

As a result more than 90 per cent of e-waste material is now being recycled.

TVs or other e-waste left out on the kerb for general clean-up will not be collected by Council.

For information, see your Council website.

Jean Hay AM

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