Your ward Councillors will be at the locations listed below so you can approach them with any questions or comments you might have.
There is no agenda and no appointment is necessary.
We had positive discussions with residents at our Ward 2 Pop-up Forum in February and I am looking forward to more.
Upcoming dates:
Ward 1: Saturday 15 March – 9.30 am – 11.30 am – Stanhope Village.
Ward 3: Saturday 15 March – 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm – Seven Hills Plaza.
Ward 5: Saturday 29 March – 10 am – noon – Emerton Village.
Ward 4: Saturday 12 April – 10 am – noon – outside Mount Druitt Library.
Empowering people with disabilities
I RECENTLY walked through the building site of the Blacktown Disability Sports Centre at Blacktown International Sports Park and it’s coming along nicely.
The centre will give people of all abilities the opportunity to use state of the art sports facilities.
It will include two multipurpose courts for a variety of sports and activities, as well as support for balancing training with work and study commitments.
Disability Sports Australia and Volleyball NSW will be among the first users of the centre.
Council is delivering the project which is fully funded by the NSW Government. I will be sure to let you know when the venue opens mid-year.
A tribute to a servant of community sport
I WAS saddened to learn of the passing of a man synonymous with Doonside Little Athletics, and other sports around Blacktown City, Ron Keys OAM.
Ron volunteered at Doonside Little Athletics for more than 40 years in a number of roles and helped countless children develop skills and confidence.
He helped organise Blacktown fun runs such as Relay for Life, trained teams at Doonside Junior Rugby League, and was President of Parklea Golf Club.
A couple of weeks ago I joined Doonside Little Athletics members at Charlie Bali Reserve to unveil the Ron Keys Stand and plant a tree in his honour.
We will miss Ron dearly.
Brad Bunting is Mayor of Blacktown City.
