Living in the Area » News and Events   Media release - Lunar New Year Celebrations in Lane Cove "Year of the Tiger" Don’t miss two very dramatic Taiko drumming performances, a Malaysian cooking demonstration and samples, a martial arts display, Taiwanese and Chinese dance performances, musical performances and pre-school craft workshops in Lane Cove Plaza on Friday 19 February, from 5pm to 7pm. Read More... Lane Cove Library – on the move in February! Lane Cove Library will be moving into Stage 1 of the Library extension in February 2010. This means that the Lane Cove Library will be CLOSED from Monday 1 February 2010. The Library will reopen via the Library Walk entrance. During the temporary closure of Lane Cove Library Greenwich Library’s hours will be extended. Greenwich Library hours during these two weeks will be: Monday 1 February 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Tuesday 2 February 10.00 am – 7.00 pm Wednesday 3 February 10.00 am – 5.30 pm Thursday 4 February 10.00 am – 7.00 pm Friday 5 February 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Saturday 6 February   9.00 am – 1.00 pm Monday 8 February 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Tuesday 9 February 10.00 am – 7.00 pm Wednesday 10 February 10.00 am – 5.30 pm Thursday 11 February 10.00 am – 7.00 pm Friday 12 February 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Saturday 13 February   9.00 am – 1.00 pm Monday 15 February 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Indian Myna Birds:  Information Day and Trap Building Demonstration on 13 February 2010 Indian Myna Birds: Information Day and Trap Building Demonstration When: Saturday 13th February, 10am – 3pm Where: Lane Cove Plaza Bandstand, Lane Cove Trap building demonstrations and information will be provided all day, bookings are not required, just come along when you can. For more information contact Council's Environmental Health Officer, Eliza Salt on 99113626 or email esalt@lanecove.nsw.gov.au. Nominate for the 2010 Westpac Community Treasurers' Award Westpac are running the 2010 Community Treasurers' Awards and the Lane Cove Branch will be hosting a morning tea at 10.30am on Wednesday 17 February. Hundreds of thousands of Australian community groups rely on the unpaid and unsung labour of honorary treasurers. Council is encouraging community groups to nominate their Treasurer for these Awards. Please see the attached for more information on nominations or contact Westpac directly. Financial Assistance to Community Groups 2010/11 Applications for financial assistance are called for from community based organisations providing services to people in Lane Cove.  Applicants should address any one or number of social, community and cultural needs which cover areas including aged, disability, children, youth, arts, cultural, leisure, recreation, sustainability, community development and support services. To obtain a Financial Assitance Grants 2010/11 Application Form click here or for the Guidelines please click here. Organisations should relate their applications to priorities in Council’s Cultural Action Plan, Social Plan and Sustainability Plans.  These are available on Council’s website under Your Council, Lane Cove’s Future, Our Long Term Plans.  If you would like to discuss your application or clarify any of the questions asked, please contact Eric Poulos, Council’s Manager Community Services on 9911 3592 after 3 February 2010. Closing date for applications is Friday, 5 March, 2010. Sunset in the Village Sunset in the Village is an exciting prgram of events in Lane Cove - throughout Summer! As part of the program, BlueFit will present a FREE outdoor cinema event - funny movie 'Night at the Museum' on Friday 22 January 2010. BYO rug and enjoy a delightful movie! Proudly sponsored by Lane Cove Aquatic Leisure Centre. Then on Friday 29 January, you can enjoy South Side Swing in the Plaza! Enjoy listening and dancing to some 40's - 60's swing numbers from the Big Band era and modern jazz tunes.  Contact Faith Wieland on 9911 3594 for more details. You can view the program for Sunset in the Village online here. Lane Cove’s 2010 Autumn Harmony Festival – FREE publicity for your Autumn events In response to the need for greater community information about events taking place in Lane Cove during the Autumn and following on from last year’s successful first festival, Council has decided to hold a 2010 Autumn Harmony Festival. If your group will be holding an event (or events) during the period 14 March to 12 August and would like to have it (them) listed in the Autumn Harmony Festival program, please fill in the following form and email it to fwieland@lanecove.nsw.gov.au or post it to PO Box 20 Lane Cove 1595 or drop it in to Council. The form is available online here or request by email to fwieland@lanecove.nsw.gov.au. Deadline for submissions is Sunday 14 February 2010.  If you would like to discuss this matter further, please contact Council’s Cultural Development Officer, Faith Wieland on 9911 3594 or come to the Cultural Diversity Advisory Group meeting on Wednesday 20 January at 2pm in the Human Services Meeting Room, at Lane Cove Civic Centre, 48 Longueville Road. New Sustainability Citizenship Award Categories Citizenship Award categories have been expanded! Council’s Citizenship Awards now have 4 new Sustainability categories.  Read More... Public Place Recycling Trial Council will soon be installing new recycling bins at Lane Cove Plaza as part of a trial public place recycling program. Read More... Lane Cove ALIVE Art and Design Makers Markets Art and Design Makers Markets will be held in Lane Cove Plaza on the following dates: 17 January 2010 21 February 2010 To find out more, please contact Bronwyn on 0403 073 006 or see the Flyer. Indian Myna Eradication Program Why are Myna Birds a problem? The Common or Indian Myna, identified by its yellow beak and eye patch, and brown body, is an introduced pest bird and their population is spreading rapidly. Read More... Backyard Habitat Program Lane Cove's Backyard Habitat Program is a unique way to discover more about the environment in which we live. To find out more, visit the Backyard Habitat section on our website. FREE Online Food Safety Training Council takes food hygiene very seriously. All food businesses have obligations and Council is assisting these businesses to meet these obligations by providing free access to this exciting training tool.