July 2012
Happy Birthday
Cambridge Library!
It will be party time at the library next week when 10th birthday celebrations will
see staff sharing birthday cake with library visitors on Monday, 16 July.
Opened to the public on
15 July 2002, together with
The Boulevard Centre, the last
10 years has seen significant
change in the way people
use and access the library
and its services.
When first opened the library
focused largely on providing a
traditional lending service and
basic online services.
Today, with technology
advancing at an ever increasing
speed, services offered at the
library have developed to include
not only the traditional but
also a range of online options.
The last 10 years has seen
the library go from loaning
book audio cassettes to more
recently book audio CDs and
these days the library offers
its members downloadable
e-audio books!
And, moving with the times,
Cambridge Library has a
Facebook page and a
Twitter account.
Not to be outdone, the
traditional lending service is
still extremely popular. The
library boasts some 56,000
items in its collection, clocks up
about 400,000 visits each year
and has loaned nearly 3 million
items over the past 10 years.
With a new website set to
launch in the next couple
of weeks Cambridge Library
has come a long way in a
short time!
»»To keep in touch with
everything going on at
the library visit www.
library.cambridge.
wa.gov.au
Library Services Manager Nerida Clifford (second from right) and her Library
Services team looking forward to 10th birthday celebrations.
Have-A-Chat
proves popular
The Town of Cambridge
run Have-A-Chat program
is proving very popular by
providing disabled young
people between the ages
18 to 25 a place to meet,
socialise and have fun in a
safe, friendly environment.
Lifting the
lid on waste
All activities are driven by the
interests of the group with
Cambridge staff organising and
assisting along the way.
Activities include arts and
crafts, movie nights, cooking
and card games as well as
excursions to restaurants,
Held at the Wembley Community bowling and much more.
Centre every second Tuesday
»»For more information
evening from 5pm - 8pm, the
about the Have-A-Chat
Have-A-Chat program has
Program, contact the
been running for over 4 years
Wembley Community
and offers a variety of in-house
Centre on 9387 9100.
activities as well as excursions
for group members to enjoy.
Cambridge Coastcare
makes swell progress
The 2012 planting
program by Cambridge
Coastcare is almost
complete thanks to good
early rains and the efforts
of a dedicated team of
volunteers.
The planting schedule was
completed in late June,
the earliest completion in
many years.
This is great news for the
plants as early winter planting
gives the best opportunity
for good root growth and in
turn increases the chances of
long-term survival.
This year Cambridge Coastcare
planted nearly 8000 plants of
18 species, across four sites
within the coastal dunes of
the Town.
Of the 18 species, six have
rarely, if ever, been planted
before - a great outcome for
increasing the biodiversity of
our coastal dunes.
Although planting is almost
complete, there are still plenty
of activities planned for the
group over the winter months,
including the continuation of
the woody weeding program,
general site maintenance and
monitoring of restoration sites.
»»If you’d like to become a
Cambridge Coastcare
volunteer and lend a
hand in restoring and
maintaining the coastal
dunes in Cambridge visit
www.cambridgecoast
care.com.au
Confused about what goes
in what bin?
To make things easy Cambridge
has introduced bins with
different coloured lids - the lid
colour representing the type of
waste that can be put in the
bin - Yellow for recycling, Green
for green waste and Red for
general household rubbish.
The Yellow lidded recycling bin
is where you dispose of paper,
cardboard, plastics, metal and
glass. These bins are available
as a 240L Win Bin or a 360L
Sumo bin, both at no cost.
The 240L Green Waste bin has
a green lid and is the place
for grass clippings, weeds,
leaves, twigs and garden
refuse including rose cuttings,
small branches and raw timber
cut-offs.
And the red lidded bin is for
general household waste,
being items that can’t be
recycled and aren’t hazardous,
such as food scraps or
disposable nappies. These bins
are available as a 120L Thin Bin
or a 240L Sin Bin. The green
or brown lids of older 240L
general household waste bins
will be replaced with a red lid
over the coming year.
Twice yearly bulk verge
collections carried out by
the Town are the ideal time
to get rid of bigger items such
as furniture and bulk garden
waste. Hazardous household
waste should be taken to the
Brockway Transfer Station for
safe disposal.
»»Visit www.cambridge.
wa.gov.au/waste for
information on all waste
services or contact
9347 6000.
Dates for the diary
Harmonica Man
When: Thursday, 19 July
10.30am to 12pm
Where:Cambridge Library,
99 The Boulevard,
Floreat
Harmonica Man is coming to
the Cambridge Library these
school holidays. Come along
and be entertained by his mix
of magic, music and comedy
- all wrapped up in a fun,
interactive show that everyone
to enjoy.
»»Bookings essential. Visit
the Library Service Desk
or contact 9383 8999.
#86 Performance Night
When: Friday, 20 July
5pm to 8pm
Where:
Number 86
Youth Centre
86 Cambridge Street
West Leederville
Open to all aspiring musicians,
dancers, comedians, poets
and actors aged 12-25 years,
the #86 Performance Night is
the place to take your act to a
live audience!
And, if you’re not ready to
unleash your performance
on the big stage, come along
and support these upcoming
musicians and performers everyone is welcome!
»»Register your act now by
contacting the Number
86 Youth Centre on
9381 1996.
Keep up to date with all the events happening around
the Town at www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/events
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