COMMUNITY
Issue 211 - 18 May 2018
CWA Portland needs your help! New members required for the local branch and the wonderful work we do to support our community. Monthly meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm. Come along and join in, lend your support to a local organisation. For more information contact Mary Dray (President) on 6355 5490 or Jenny Fuller (Secretary) on 6355 5770.
THINK SPRING – THINK LEURA! Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen And the Lithgow Women’s Shed present
The Basic Skills Workshop. Saturday May 19th at 10am. @the LINC Hall 1 Padley St. -a four and a half hour FREE workshop (there will be an opportunity to donate to support the work of SALT). -safety induction -create a timber project from measuring up, cutting and assembling. -The tools and skills involved include, measuring with tapes and set squares; cutting with a variety of saws such as hand saw, drop saw and jigsaw to assembling with drills, impact drivers, nails, screws, hammers, nail punches and different drill bits. -Each tool is explained and correct use shown and overseen. -Places are strictly limited and bookings are essential. Book your place via email: lithgowwomensshed2018@gmail.com Or by phone 0425777338
Living in a climate where you can grow a wide variety of both native and exotic plants is the perfect world for a gardener and to see how others go about it is the best way to gain inspiration. Story by Sue Harris, Leura Gardens Festival Committee That is why so many locals make an annual visit to the Leura Gardens Festival, to see the best of what nature and hard work can provide. This year’s Leura Gardens Festival, the 54th will take place over 2 long weekends: Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October; Friday, 5 October to Sunday, 7 October Ten magical gardens will be featured including new and returning gardens and several old favourites that bring visitors back each year. You will see cherry, plum, forest pansy and crab apple blossoms, azaleas, rhododendrons, tulips, peonies, bluebells and daffodils putting on a fabulous display of colour.
You can visit the gardens for $25 per person for an allgardens ticket or $8 per individual garden. The popular Music in the Gardens performances will be held daily in the beautiful grounds of the Waldorf Leura Gardens Resort and entry will be by way of a gold coin. Performers include some new to the Festival and several favourites such as the Katoomba Jazz Quartet, and the Heathens Choir of Blackheath. Other Festival attractions will include the Art Show put on by the Society of Mountains Artists and featuring works painted in the gardens during the Festival. Visitors can also take home a permanent memento of the Festival from the Plant Sales Centre which will this year feature plants from several new sellers, providing a much wider range of species than ever before. Both native and exotic plants will be available to suit most climate types. The Centre will also have metal garden art and an interesting range of garden tools on sale. As always, Festival proceeds go to the Blue Mountains District ANZAC Memorial Hospital and other local healthrelated organisations.
More details of this not-to-be missed event for garden lovers are available at "http://www.leuragardensfestival. com.au" www.leuragardensfestival.com.au or on 0431 095 279.
YOU ARE INVITED A community celebration is being held to celebrate the Silo Painting project at The Foundations. There will be a sausage sizzle, entertainment by local musicians and lighting will once again be on the silos as the sun sets. This is your chance to get up close with the project and celebrate an amazing achievement for the town of Portland.
Saturday 26 May 2018 from 4pm - 8pm All welcome. Please park in designated parking areas on site.
Thank You Guido WILLIWA STREET, PORTLAND FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.THEFOUNDATIONS.COM.AU
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