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Community organisations receive $1.2 million boost
Community projects with a focus on child development, health services and support for refugees are among those to share in $1.2 million under the Cumberland ClubGRANTS program.
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Sports field naming proposal for Michael Wood
A sports field in Mona Park could be named in the honour of life-long Cumberland resident and Auburn Shire District Cricket Club Secretary, Michael Wood.
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Proposed boundary change to put Granville and Mays Hill back together
Cumberland Council is undertaking community consultation regarding proposed boundary changes for Granville and Mays Hill.
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Healthy Kids winners announced
Creative, inspiring and innovative videos were part of the winning bag of videos from Cumberland Council’s Healthy Kids initiative.
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Help shape the future of Cumberland
Cumberland Council is inviting feedback on the Draft Cumberland 2030: Our Local Strategic Planning Statement, on public exhibition until the 30 August 2019.
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Refugee swim program wins top award
A learn to swim program for refugees – staffed by swim teachers and life guards from refugee backgrounds - has been awarded Community Based Initiative of the Year...
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Granville Centre on its way
Cumberland Council has approved the tender for the construction of the Granville Centre which will see the creation of a community-focused centre, library and art gallery
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Verse and prose of interplanetary travel at Auburn Writers Group
Writers and poets will be exploring why a one way trip to another planet is a good idea during the Cumberland Local Festival.
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Other resources and opportunities
A listing of government web links to other business assistance programs and compliance.
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Action needed to tackle homelessness
Mayor for Cumberland, Steve Christou today said urgent action was needed from all levels of government to deal with the growing problem of homelessness.
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History and land
Find out about the Darug people’s connection with local land, where different clans lived, and settlement.
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Identity
Understanding Indigenous flags, how and when to fly them and the correct use of terminology are important for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identities.
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Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy
The Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy is a strategic approach to waste management, that supports the Cumberland community to reduce waste, encourages resource recovery and ensures clean public spaces.
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Our Catchment Area
Cumberland lies within 2 major water catchments in Sydney, these are the Georges River Catchment and the Parramatta River Catchment.
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Threats to our environment
Weeds and pest animals are found across Cumberland. Invasive species threaten our valuable biodiversity system, along with climate change and urban heat stress.
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Environmental Management Framework
Cumberland will lead by example to deliver a clean, green and sustainable environment for current and future generations.
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What we are doing
Addressing and preventing domestic and family violence involves working closely with the community.
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Smoking in public places
Council supports State Government smoking restrictions across NSW.
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Cumberland – the bee’s knees in biodiversity
Cumberland Council has won a Keep Australia Beautiful NSW award for its ‘Keepin-A-Hive’ program, which encourages residents to host a native beehive in their backyard and plant native flowering plants for bees to forage on.
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Cumberland wins award for most ‘Sustainable City’ in NSW
Cumberland Council has won the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW, Sustainable Cities Award 2019.
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Property ownership and liability
Find important information about your responsibilities as a resident and Council’s position on liability and negligence.
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Local residents encouraged to ‘Discover Cumberland’
Cumberland Council is encouraging residents new to the area to attend one of its free educational Discover Cumberland workshops or bus tours next month.
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Business advisory sessions
Business advice from accredited professional business advisors, who have first hand experience running their own small business.
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Community Profile
A demographic analysis of the Cumberland City area based on results from Censuses of Population and Housing.
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Historic photos and documents
Cumberland Council Library Service is looking for photos that show the development, people and events of the local area’s past.
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Oral history
Council’s Oral History Project began in 1990. Since then, a number of senior citizens who lived, worked or volunteered in the area have given us a look into Cumberland’s past.
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Container Deposit Scheme
The 'Container Deposit Scheme', also known as 'Return and Earn', allows you to earn a 10 cent refund on many approved containers.
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Western Sydney councils unite to tackle dumped shopping trolleys
Councils across Western Sydney have joined together to demand the State Government help them get abandoned shopping trolleys off their streets.
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Demolition has begun at Granville Park
Media Release - 15 February 2019
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$75,000 for Living Safe in Cumberland Program
Media Release - 22 February 2019
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New Auburn South Community and Recreation Centre
Media Release - 7 March 2019
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Cumberland businesses taking charge of graffiti removal
Cumberland Council has launched its Graffiti Removal Pilot Project offering free graffiti removal kits to local businesses to remove graffiti from their own shop fronts
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Council launch new community reading chairs
Cumberland Council celebrated Community Reading Week from 4 – 11 March with the launch of brand new reading seats so children and families can enjoy reading
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Cumberland celebrates women in sport
Cumberland Council will acknowledge the important role that women play in sport in the local community and across Australia at the Women in Sport Event on Tuesday 7 May 2019.
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How does local government work?
Find out about levels of Government and how it works.
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Who lives in the Cumberland area?
Find out about the community living in the Cumberland area.
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