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Media Releases

Read the latest news and media releases below. You can also read archived media releases from 2008, 2007 and 2006.

If you would like future Media Releases emailed to you, please email Rebecca Hill at rebecca.hill@willoughby.nsw.gov.au, stating your name, company and position.

11 November

Second Hand Saturday - 19 Nov 2009
e.Normous e.Waste e.Vent - 18 Nov 2009
Official Opening: Castle Cove Library - 18 Nov 2009
Willoughby’s Christmas Banner Competition – Winners Announced - 16 Nov 2009
Don’t let shopping cost the Earth this festive season! - 11 Nov 2009
Last chance to receive a free ClimateClever Home Assessment - 10 Nov 2009
Northbridge Baths Extend Hours - 10 Nov 2009
Building Spirits: Willoughby Symphony’s Final Concert for 2009 - 9 Nov 2009
Calling on singers to perform on Australia Day - 4 Nov 2009

10 October

Badminton: Now Recruiting New Players - 30 Oct 2009
Free Child Restraint Safety Checks - 29 Oct 2009
Residents Encouraged to Swap and Drop this National Recycling Week - 26 Oct 2009
2010 Local Citizen of the Year Award Nominations Now Open - 26 Oct 2009
Charities Day - 26 Oct 2009
Melody Market Tricks and Treats - 19 Oct 2009
Community Outraged at Failure to Tackle the Underlying Issue - 16 Oct 2009
Conserve Water with a Rainwater Tank from the ClimateClever Shop - 15 Oct 2009
Family Picnic and Fun Fair - 14 Oct 2009
Willoughby Sculpture Prize People’s Choice Winner Announced - 13 Oct 2009
Northbridge Students Cultivate Their Garden - 12 Oct 2009
Willoughby’s Christmas Banner Competition - 8 Oct 2009
Sustain Yourself This Ride to Work Day - 7 Oct 2009
Mayors Show How Easy Sustainability Can Be - 7 Oct 2009
Artarmon Commuters are Lapping up the Loop - 1 Oct 2009
Willoughby Workers Walk to Work - 1 Oct 2009

09 September

Mayors Show How Easy Sustainability Can Be - 30 Sep 2009
Community Outraged at Quick Fix Option for Iconic Bridge - 30 Sep 2009
Landcare Paddle Pays a Visit to Willoughby - 29 Sep 2009
Baltic Passion - 28 Sep 2009
Willoughby Sculpture Prize Winners Announced - 28 Sep 2009
Residents Advised to Assess Rainwater Tanks After Sydney’s Dust Storm - 25 Sep 2009
Library Lights the Way to Reducing Emissions - 24 Sep 2009
Workers Applaud Performance on Civic Place Construction Site - 22 Sep 2009
Climate Talks @ Willoughby - 18 Sep 2009
New-Look Chatswood Mall Plans on Display - 18 Sep 2009
Spring Cycling - 16 Sep 2009
Live Concerts in Celebration of the Willoughby Spring Festival - 16 Sep 2009
A Little Night Music - 16 Sep 2009
Relax and treat yourself to a soothing day of croquet - 16 Sep 2009
Sensational Cycling this NSW Bike Week - 16 Sep 2009
Warners Park Opens in Community Style - 16 Sep 2009
Willoughby’s Wildlife in the Spotlight - 16 Sep 2009
Council Urges RTA to Involve Community in Fencing Decisions for the Iconic Suspension Bridge - 16 Sep 2009
150 000 Revellers Transform Chatswood CBD at the Annual Willoughby StreetFair - 14 Sep 2009
Battle of the Baristas - 14 Sep 2009
Brazilian Touch at Chatswood Library - 14 Sep 2009
Star Gazing Evening: View the night sky of Willoughby - 14 Sep 2009
Willoughby Leisure Centre Open Day - 14 Sep 2009
Three on Three Basketball Competition - 10 Sep 2009
Willoughby Sculpture Prize Makes its Mark - 10 Sep 2009
Outdoor Cinema under the Stars - 10 Sep 2009
Open Garden Daze - 10 Sep 2009
A Kaleidoscope of China: Reflections of the Modern Chinese Lifestyle - 10 Sep 2009
Calling for Sustainability Reference Group Members - 9 Sep 2009
Schools Celebrate the Willoughby Spring Festival - 8 Sep 2009
Japan Cultural Day - 8 Sep 2009
Get Active at Willoughby Leisure’s Basic Outdoor Training - 3 Sep 2009
Willoughby Artists Open Studios Weekend, Market Day and Northbridge Art Prize - 3 Sep 2009
Meccano: Toys that built the future - 2 Sep 2009
North Shore Orchid Society Spring Show Blooms Again - 2 Sep 2009
Puppeteria Theatre Presents the Jeral Puppets: "Hickory Dickory Dock" and "Chimney Sweeps and Waterbabies" - 2 Sep 2009
Take a Walk This Spring Festival - 2 Sep 2009
Local Homes to Open Their Doors for Sustainable House Day - 2 Sep 2009
The Willoughby Short Film Festival - 2 Sep 2009
Chatswood Chamber of Commerce Spring Festival Luncheon - 2 Sep 2009
Weaving Clay Fibre Pulp: The domestic art of Eunice Bates (1932 - 2006) - 2 Sep 2009

08 August

Northbridge Children’s Art Prize - 31 Aug 2009
Magic and Movement at the Melody Market - 28 Aug 2009
Council Delivers New and Upgraded Libraries - 26 Aug 2009
Willoughby Girls High School Annual Festival of Creative Arts - 26 Aug 2009
Willoughby StreetFair - 26 Aug 2009
Naremburn Community Open Day - 25 Aug 2009
Buddhism Culture Workshops - 24 Aug 2009
Shiwan Ceramics Art Exhibition - 24 Aug 2009
Starstruck Musical Theatre Workshop - 24 Aug 2009
MOSAIC Open Day - 24 Aug 2009
Youths celebrate the Willoughby Spring Festival - 20 Aug 2009
Students Attempt a Rubbish Free Lunch - 19 Aug 2009
Beat the Electricity Price Spike with a ClimateClever Home Assessment - 19 Aug 2009
Willoughby Spring Festival – Something for Everyone - 18 Aug 2009
A Band of Bushcarers to Beautify the Bush - 14 Aug 2009
Willoughby City Council wins two awards at the annual Sister Cities Australia National Awards 2009 - 13 Aug 2009
The Life of Galileo - 13 Aug 2009
Willoughby City Council’s Forum to Tackle Climate Change - 6 Aug 2009
Romance your soul - 6 Aug 2009

07 July

Willoughby Fauna Fair - 29 Jul 2009
Bring your Pet to Work Day - 24 Jul 2009
Taiwanese culture exhibition - 24 Jul 2009
History of the Hula Hoop - 24 Jul 2009
Pledge to be ClimateClever - 22 Jul 2009
The International Stars of Magic - 20 Jul 2009
Calling on community volunteers to take part in Willoughby’s Spring Festival - 20 Jul 2009
Get Growing This National Tree Day - 17 Jul 2009
Forum to Tackle Climate Change - 16 Jul 2009
Sizzling Strings: Exceptional guitarist Bruce Mathiske performs live - 13 Jul 2009
The Sorcerer: A twisted tale of love - 6 Jul 2009
Inaugural Willoughby Sculpture Prize: Site specific artist selected - 2 Jul 2009

06 June

Greenstyle Motivates Eco-Motion - 29 Jun 2009
Willoughby Council Applauds Shopping Trolley Control - 26 Jun 2009
Top Spot for Willoughby’s Fridges - 26 Jun 2009
Helping leaner drivers become safer drivers - 23 Jun 2009
Local Inspirations: An exhibition of artworks and sculptures by Jessica Birk and Chatswood Public School students - 19 Jun 2009
Call for Community to form Artarmon Kid’s Cottage Committee - 16 Jun 2009
Constant Companion: Help at the touch of a button - 15 Jun 2009
Car maintenance course for women - 11 Jun 2009
Reduce Your Footprint with Organic Food - 11 Jun 2009
Fete de la Musique: An international music event comes to Chatswood - 10 Jun 2009
Willoughby Cooks up a Storm to Combat Climate Change - 5 Jun 2009
Climate Change on Show for Willoughby Students - 2 Jun 2009
Willoughby City Council becomes a Companion Card Affiliate - 1 Jun 2009

05 May

Willoughby celebrates Indigenous culture and heritage - 29 May 2009
Civic Place Taking Shape - 29 May 2009
Join the Battery Recycling Bandwagon - 29 May 2009
Willoughby City Council and Clean Up Australia join call for recycling refund scheme - 29 May 2009
Willoughby Council Moves into New Depot - 29 May 2009
Your Planet Needs You – Register to Volunteer this World Environment Day - 28 May 2009
Cooking to Combat Climate Change - 22 May 2009
Calling on musicians to take part in Melody Market’s Busking Competition - 22 May 2009
Biodiversity Project with a Technological Twist - 15 May 2009
Blood Brothers - 13 May 2009
Burn: A short film about juvenile violence and crime - 13 May 2009
Willoughby Reaches Fridge Buyback Milestone - 13 May 2009
Free child restraint safety checks - 7 May 2009
Northern Sydney comes together to celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage - 7 May 2009
National Families Week: Children’s Forum - 6 May 2009
School Shoes are Made for Walking - 6 May 2009
May we Bushwalk? - 6 May 2009
Charity Ride: Entoure Cycle Classic Hunter Valley - 6 May 2009
Captain Crabclaw’s Pirate Party at Chatswood Library - 1 May 2009
Councils unite for the safety of our pedestrians - 1 May 2009

04 April

Residents Recycle Electronic Waste - 30 Apr 2009
The Great Artarmon Race - 29 Apr 2009
Pledge to be ClimateClever and Win - 29 Apr 2009
Broadway Musical: A Chorus Line - 28 Apr 2009
On Eagle’s Wings - 27 Apr 2009
Art Class in the Bush - 22 Apr 2009
Race Around Artarmon - 16 Apr 2009
Willoughby City Council targets fraudulent mobility parking - 15 Apr 2009
Run Club armed and ready to race - 15 Apr 2009
An Aboriginal Place in Space - 9 Apr 2009
Pub Tales: A guided bus tour around Willoughby’s most renowned pubs - 8 Apr 2009
Bushcare Breather at Easter Show - 8 Apr 2009
Willoughby Council Invites Residents to Bang the Table - 6 Apr 2009
Artarmon Loop: Free Bus Service for Artarmon - 6 Apr 2009
Northbridge Plaza/Council Car Park Master Plan Discontinued - 6 Apr 2009
Bushcare Weeding Bee - 3 Apr 2009
Recycle your Electronic Waste - 3 Apr 2009
Industrial Units for Lease - 25 Gibbes Street, Chatswood - 2 Apr 2009
Celebrate Australia’s Rich Cultural Heritage - 1 Apr 2009

03 March

Earth Hour Festival a Hit in the Dark - 31 Mar 2009
Community Grant Applications Now Open - 30 Mar 2009
New Church Location for Artarmon Library - 27 Mar 2009
Star Gazing Evening - 26 Mar 2009
Transform Your Pool to a Pond - 25 Mar 2009
Line-Up Announced for Earth Hour Festival - 20 Mar 2009
Willoughby Ranks Second for Fridge Buyback - 16 Mar 2009
Businesses Switch Off for Earth Hour - 12 Mar 2009
Talks at Willoughby: Steve Ahern speaks about his exceptional radio career - 11 Mar 2009
Children Give Gift of Thanks to Willoughby - Hand in Hand, Heart to Heart - 6 Mar 2009
Bushcarers Unite for a Battle of Weeds - 6 Mar 2009
Harmony Day at the Melody Market - 6 Mar 2009
Get Active at Willoughby Leisure’s Basic Outdoor Training - 4 Mar 2009
Dive in Movies at Willoughby Leisure Centre - 4 Mar 2009
International Women’s Day at Willoughby Leisure Centre - 2 Mar 2009

02 February

Calling on astronomy enthusiasts to take part in the National Trust Heritage Festival Star Gazing evening - 27 Feb 2009
Turn Off the Lights to Help Halt Climate Change - 27 Feb 2009
HSC Workshops at Willoughby City Library - 26 Feb 2009
Willoughby Responds to Bush Fire Appeal with $95 000 - 25 Feb 2009
Take a Civic Place Site Tour - 23 Feb 2009
An invitation to take part in the Melody Market - 19 Feb 2009
Council Rids City of Graffiti - 17 Feb 2009
Get Involved this Clean Up Australia Day - 17 Feb 2009
Victorian Bush Fire Appeal: Community urged to donate and help out those in need - 11 Feb 2009
The Patient: One Man’s Journey Through the Australian Health-care System - 10 Feb 2009
Willoughby City Council to Host World-Class Photography Exhibition - 5 Feb 2009
Safety Around Schools campaign launched - 4 Feb 2009
Willoughby Symphony’s Western Voyage - 3 Feb 2009
Billy Tea and Bush Poetry at Henry Lawson Cave – 8 February - 2 Feb 2009

01 January

Chinese New Year Celebrations – Year of the Ox - 23 Jan 2009
Cut Carbon this Year with a Free Home Energy Assessment - 23 Jan 2009
Cleland Park upgrade complete - 14 Jan 2009
Chinese New Year activities at Willoughby City Library - 13 Jan 2009
Judges select works for inclusion in the 2009 Willoughby Sculpture Prize exhibition - 12 Jan 2009
Australia Day - 5 Jan 2009