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Total Lunar Eclipse Sat 10 Dec 2011

_Don't forget that there will be a lunar eclipse on Saturday night 10/12/11  starting just before midnight.

According to Cosmos, it will start at 11.46pm AEST and by 1:06 am the moon will be fully engulfed in red light.

The whole of the eclipse will be visible in Australia and NZ.

Electricity Invoices

A few people received their invoices at the end of October, the majority have been sent out this month. Payment is due within 14 days. Some were so small that they have not been sent and those people will be emailed.

Council Cleanup     Tues 10Jan 2012

A council cleanup has been booked for  10th January 2012. We tried to get one before Xmas but unfortunately the available times did not allow for proper notice to be given to everyone so most people would have missed out on the opportunity to clear out their unwanted things.  The January collection date will be also be emailed to everyone.

If anyone cannot come up on the weekend before the collection we can store your unwanted goods in shed 10 and put it out for collection for you. You must contact Graham or myself about this service.  No one must dump things outside the shed or anywhere else on the Park .  Obviously we can't store kitchen waste or decomposing, inflammable or toxic substances.

A list of items that council can take away will be emailed and is also available here:

Acceptable Council Cleanup Items

Please bear in mind that your unwanted goods do not constitute the  "household garbage" for which we are responsible.  So please don't pollute the Park with your extra garbage, wrappings, boxes, old furniture, furnishings and discarded toys over the Xmas period by dumping them or stuffing them under normal household waste in the bins.  It makes things really unpleasant for everyone. 

Proposed Ferry BMX bike Track

The Hornsby Shire Council has proposed making a BMX dirt bike track at Wisemans Ferry Recreation Reserve.  The reserve is that area beyond the pub and shops, behind  the Bowling Club. The impact study is available here:
http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/about-council/on-exhibition/wisemans-ferry-bmx-facility-review-of-environmental-factors/Wisemans-Ferry-BMX-Facility-Review-of-Environmental-Factors.pdf

A plan of the intended location within the recreation reserve is shown here:
http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/about-council/on-exhibition/wisemans-ferry-bmx-facility-review-of-environmental-factors/Wisemans-Ferry-BMX-Facility-concept-plans.pdf

and for those who look forward to this facility,  this is the link to the concept plan.
http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/about-council/on-exhibition/wisemans-ferry-bmx-facility-review-of-environmental-factors/Wisemans-Ferry-BMX-Facility-concept-plans.pdf

It would have been good if the artists had included a scale model of a dirt bike and rider with their drawing of the proposed trail so that the size of 62m long by  a max width of 35m  had meaning to most of us. It seems rather small to my untrained eye.

Garbage Disposal

Ongoing discussions are taking place between Council, Cleanaway and ourselves to try and resolve the garbage collection problems. PLEASE take notice that excessive amounts of garbage simply cannot be easily disposed of and keep your garbage to the normal "household quantities". 

Please keep the recyclable items separate from kitchen waste so that it does not overflow the bins.  Similarly don't throw food  in with the recyclables because those bins are not emptied as frequently so throwing rotting garbage in them will be the cause of very unpleasant odours in your recycle bins. 

Fireworks

A strong reminder well before NYE that fireworks are expressly forbidden by the contracts.