Council Notices
Nominate Blacktown City's Citizen of the Year
Blacktown City Council is calling for nominations from the community for the 2009 Australia Day Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Community Event of the Year.
Nominations are open for those people who have provided outstanding community service or have attained outstanding achievement in education, sport, the arts or a community group that has organised a major event in Blacktown City.
The Citizen of the Year Award is open to all ages whilst the Young Citizen of the Year is for people 18 years and under. The 2009 Community Event of the Year is open to community groups who have organised an event within Blacktown City during 2008.
The winners will be announced at Council' s 2009 Australia Day Council Luncheon on Australia Day, Monday, January 26, 2009, in the Nirimba Room, Campbell Street, Blacktown.
Application forms for the awards are available from Council's Information Desk, Civic Centre, Flushcombe Road, Blacktown, by calling 9839 6000 or click the following link to download your copy:
Australia Day Nomination Form.pdf
Applications close Sunday, November 30, 2008.
Blacktown City's Spring School Holiday Guide now available!
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Get out and about these September/October School Holidays
If you are stuck for ideas on what to do this coming Spring School Holidays, then Blacktown City Council has the solution - the Blacktown City School Holiday Guide!
Get active during the School Holiday period and take advantage of the great range of activities and events on offer in Blacktown City.
Click here for your copy:
Revised Opening Hours for the Animal Holding Facility. Spring school holiday guide_pdfFINAL.pdf
Looking for your lost dog or cat? Want to find a new one?
The opening hours of Council's Animal Holding Facility located on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Flushcombe Road Prospect will change from Monday 10 March 2007 to provide greater public access.
Under the new hours the Animal Holding Facility will open and close later on weekdays and will be open longer on Saturdays. Also the facility will now be open to the public on Sundays.
The new opening hours are:
- 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday
- 9.00am - 1.00pm Saturday
- 9.00am - 11.00am Sunday
For further information Phone Council on 9839 6000