Planning commences on Coles site

Don’t miss Coffee Carnevale!

On Saturday 1st September, Lane Cove’s annual Coffee Carnevale event will celebrate our local coffee culture. Now in its fifth year, the event is designed to share the work of local cafés with the wider community, encouraging residents to shop locally. Free entertainment and activities run from 9.00am - 3.00pm. Take time to sample a new brew, be in-the-know about the latest coffee trends, take part in demonstrations and workshops or be entertained by a variety of family-friendly performances throughout the day. New additions have been made to the Lane Cove Coffee Guide for 2018-19 with close to 40 coffee outlets featured. The guide includes maps, descriptions and contact details for coffee haunts from Lane Cove West to Greenwich, Northwood, Riverview and everywhere in between. You can collect a copy of the guide on the day or to download a digital version on this page.

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a local barista that should enter the Barista Competition at Coffee Carnevale? If so, encourage them to visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/ carnevale to enter and they could be in the running to win cash and fame as the 2018 Lane Cove Barista Comp winner!

2017 winner '3 Shades of Guy’ by Pamela Irving

55th Lane Cove Art Award

The Municipality of Lane Cove 55th Art Award Exhibition opens at Gallery Lane Cove on Friday 10th August. More than 200 works by artists in a wide variety of mediums will be on display, competing for over $9,000 prize money. A fundraising event for the Rotary Club of Lane Cove, admission is $5 on opening night and Mayor of Lane Cove Pam Palmer will present the awards. The exhibition then continues until Saturday 18th August.

PLANNING COMMENCES ON COLES SITE

Following the purchase of the Coles building on 56-60 Burns Bay Road in November 2017, the developer, Sun Property Pty Ltd, is exploring the redevelopment potential of the site.

The developer has proposed entering into a Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) with Council, which would enable them to construct and dedicate community space (approximately 1085 sqm) and parking within the development in exchange for Council’s land at the rear of the site (currently leased by Coles for carparking). The VPA would incorporate this Council land into the proposed mixed-use development which comprises commercial (mini-major retail and specialty retail) and residential apartments in return for community space, including car parking. The concept building for the site includes two storeys fronting Burns Bay Road, three storeys of residential mid site, and two storeys of residential to the rear, which sit on top of a large retail area and 2.3 levels of parking. The proposed community space would be below street level, with a foyer on Burns Bay Road providing street access as well as access from the below ground car park. Council needs to determine whether or not to accept the incorporation of Council’s land in the VPA in exchange for a community space. As lodgement of the DA is imminent and it is a requirement for the VPA to be advertised in conjunction with this, authority has been delegated to Council’s General Manager to agree on the proposed land value, based on advice from valuers, prior to giving notice of the intention to enter into a VPA. A community consultation process will then permit public submissions on the proposed VPA for 28 days from when the Development Application is advertised. Council is also planning to undertake a study to develop options for Sera Street to deliver a higher level of functionality and safety as a road, and to provide appropriate access for properties should the ‘Coles site’ redevelopment proceed. Coles will continue to lease the building until 2020. It is likely the development would take several years once they vacate.

NO ORDINARY BIN

Residents might have noticed two new bins located outside the Library in Lane Cove.

Part of a new trial, the two bins (one for general waste and one for recyclables including plastic, glass and aluminium) are fitted with a solar powered compactor so that they can hold up to five times the amount of a regular bin. Operated by sensor, once each bin reaches a certain level, the rubbish is compacted. The bins also have a foot pedal, so you don’t have to touch dirty lids to throw in your rubbish. The bins have each been personalised with scenes from historic Lane Cove. One shows Burns Bay Road in 1945, looking towards the intersection with Longueville Road (courtesy J. McGregor). The other is from the mid 1960s, taken outside the Lane Cove Library located in the former Council Chambers building (courtesy Lane Cove Council). Another two compacting bins will be installed at Blackman Park. The trial will determine whether the logistics and efficiency gains from the bins are worthwhile before rolling out more around the area.

New disability initiatives

Work is ongoing to make Lane Cove a better place for people with disability to live, work and visit.

Through Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), a number of new initiatives have been released: ● An Inclusion Award has been added as a new category in the 2018 Local

Business Awards. ● Accessible toilets are being provided and updated as buildings are renovated according to building standards. ● A Changing Spaces facility will be built in the new Rosenthal Project to provide facilities for people needing a hoist and table for personal care, as well as a shower facility. ● Wording in both the guidelines and application form for the

Community Grants program have been changed to ensure the projects are inclusive of people with disability. ● Hughes Park on Waterview

Drive is accessible and includes a playground for all ages, barbeque facilities, picnic tables, a community garden and outdoor fitness equipment. It also has a braille trail.

For a copy of the Disability Inclusion Action Plan, visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/access or phone 9911 3591.

Flannerys joins Lane Cove

A thriving health food store has just opened in the site of the former About Life on Burns Bay Road.

Flannerys is a natural and organic wholefoods market that has been in business for over 30 years. Starting out as a single health food store on the Gold Coast, Flannerys has now made its way to Sydney, opening stores in Crows Nest, Bondi, and most recently, Lane Cove. Flannerys has worked closely with the local About Life team throughout the transition. It offers the best in health food and lifestyle products and is passionate about sharing knowledge about good food and health, with a Nutritionist and Naturopath in store to give free advice. Other offerings include a beauty and kin care range, organic bulk wholefoods section, and products and services for new mums.

Everything used in their café, through to their shopping and produce bags, are made out of 100% plant based materials. Open now, Flannerys Lane Cove will also host an official opening on Saturday 11th August. Everyone is welcome.