August 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of the Lyneham Low-Down. Two opportunities to get involved with your local community in this issue. Read on, and find out how.

Light Up Lyneham Report

Around 850 people braved the cold and windy evening for Light Up Lyneham. Thankfully the rain held off until pack up time, allowing for a wonderful event of live music, great stalls, and of course the featured Lantern Walk around the wetlands.

Special thanks to our wonderful major sponsors: DIckson Tradies, Yowani Country Club, an North Canberra Community Council. We couldn’t do it without them.

Thanks also to the great team of volunteers (over 50) who helped on the night, and to the small group of organisers who put it all together over the preceding months.

Another Lyneham Community Event?
Join the Brainstorming!

Events ACT has significant funding available for community events in 2022. We’re considering a summer, daytime community event, perhaps focussed on creative arts. Think sculpture-by-the-creek, a painting exhibition, a short film exposition. Let your imagination run.

We need your ideas on what it should look like, and what would be incorporated. Applications close soon, so we have to get a move on.

We can’t have a face-to-face brainstorm during lockdown, so please send your initial ideas to contact@lyneham.org.au.

If the lockdown is lifted in time, we might organise a gathering to brainstorm together before the funding application is due. So even if you can’t think of something now, but are interested, drop us an email so we know who to include.

Committee vacancy

We have a vacancy on the committee, and are looking for someone to fill it. Is that you? Are you ready to give something back to your local community? Then get in touch.

We’re also looking for someone, perhaps with an interest in planning issues and the way the inner north is being developed, to be an LCA representative with the NCCC (North Canberra Community Council). Flick us an email if that might be you.

Abandoned trolleys, and other issues

If you’re annoyed by finding an abandoned shopping trolley, you can easily report it, and it will be collected. You can report it directly to the shop. Coles and Woolies have online reporting (www.coles.com.au/customer-care/abandoned-trolleys and trolleytracker.com.au). Or you can report the trolley through Access Canberra’s Fix My Street: accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/fix-my-street

Fix My Street can also be used for reporting other issues of concern, like footpaths, potholes, damage to signes, traffic lights, graffiti, etc. See accesscanberra.act.gov.au/s/article/fix-my-street for the full list.

        Working Bees        

Join the Lyneham Commons group at their working bee on the first Sunday of each month. See their Facebook page for details.

For other working bee opportunities, check the Banksia St Wetlands group Facebook page.

Gazebo and table for loan     

If you’re holding a social or community event and need an 3mx3m portable gazebo or 2m long folding table, LCA now have them for short-term loan to members.

Just contact us with your dates. To avoid disappointment it’s probably best to arrange a week or two in advance. There is no charge but a refundable bond will be required.

New Members

We love new members, and want even more!

So we’re asking you to encourage your friends and neighbours to join.

The more members we have, the more support we can provide each other and the more attention we can get from our local politicians.

Joining is free and open to everyone over 16 years of age, living in Lyneham or north O’Connor. Join online at lyneham.org.au/join.

And remember, every 25th new member until the end of August 2021 will receive a $25 voucher valid at one of the fantastic Lyneham businesses.