What’s On: Lane Cove JULY LANE COVE PLAZA First Fridays: End of term party! Friday 6 July, 3:30pm 5:00pm. Celebrate the end of term with this free kids event. Animals of the Dreaming: Taronga Zoomobile Visit: Saturday 14 July, 10:00am - 11:00am. To celebrate NAIDOC Week, the Taronga Zoomobile will be visiting Lane Cove Plaza. Hear stories and songs about Mother Nature and her animals as told by Col Hardy, a highly respected Aboriginal elder. Plus meet a number of amazing native animals, each with their own very special character! ROAD SAFETY Free Child Car Seat Safety Checking Clinic: Saturday 7 July, 9:00am – 1:00pm. Make sure your child is safe with a free inspection by Authorised Restraint Fitters. You can have your car seats, harnesses and booster seats checked for safety and fit. Bookings are essential. For more information contact Council’s Road Safety Officer on 9911 3576 BUSHCARE EVENTS National Tree Day: Sunday 29 July, 9:00am – 11:00am. Burns Bay Reserve, Kooyong Road, Lane Cove. Bring the family and enjoy the outdoors, with a free sausage sizzle and take-home seedling for all tree planters. Plus grab a photo with Sunny, our Golden Whistler! For more information and to RSVP, head to the PlanetArk website: www.treeday.planetark.org/site/10018164 Lane Cove Bush Kids: Our Term Three program is full of outdoor nature exploration, play and learning. There are a number of activities to choose from including school holiday activities for children aged 2 to 10 years and term time activities for 2 to 5 year olds. Activities such as Kookaburra Kapers, ABC Animal Walk and Echidna Antics will introduce your child to our unique Australian animals. While Bush Treasures and Nature Time will encourage you and your child to explore the bush and
appreciate the natural world. For more information and bookings go to www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au/bushkids LANE COVE LIBRARY All events are free. Call 9911 3634 to book. Script Writing Workshop: Thursday 12 July, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Pete Malicki has written over 70 short plays, won 21 awards and currently works as an editor and teacher. He has been the International Literary Manager of Short+Sweet, the largest short play festival in the world, four times and has been the coordinator of artist development program Crash Test Drama for close to a decade. Author Talk - Carolinda Witt: Tuesday 17 July, 6:15pm – 7:30pm. Writer Carolinda Witt will discuss her biography, Double Agent Celery: MI5’s Crooker Hero. MI5 assigned double agent Celery, an ex RNAS Officer Walter Dicketts to persuade the Germans he was a traitor—then extract crucial secrets. Walter’s granddaughter Carolinda pulls together family and official records, anecdotes and memories, police records and newspaper articles to tell the almost unbelievable true story of the most mysterious and fascinating British double agent during WW2. Poetry Writing Workshop: Thursday 19 July, 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Julie Chevalier writes poems and short stories. Her second collection, ‘Darger: his girls’ was awarded the Alec Bolton prize and short listed for the W. A. Premier’s Prize. Digital Discoveries: Wednesday 25 July, 10:00am – 12:00pm. Book a 30-minute one-on-one session with a staff member who can help you to download eBooks and eMagazines, use the Library catalogue, do online supermarket shopping or trouble-shoot your tablet. Thursday Tunes @ Lane Cove Library – The Savoy Operas: Thursday 26 July, 10:30am – 12:00pm. Local musician Graham Ball presents a tribute to W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Writers in Residence Group: Thursday 27 July, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. A group for writers, who meet bi-monthly to share stories, discuss ideas & writing methods.
For more details on these events visit www.lanecove.nsw.gov.au or call Lane Cove Council on 9911 3555. 28 I THE VILLAGE OBSERVER I NO. 275 I JULY 2018 Whats On Council TVO Events_July.indd 1
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