August 2025 Newsletter

 
Congratulations to Sandra Graefenstein, winner of the Light Up Lyneham 2025 Photo Competition, with the photo Floating sunset jellyfish congregation.
The judging panel awarded Highly Commended to Julian Humphrey’s Touching! and Alan Hajek’s Don’t try this at home – try it at someone else’s home! You can view all the entries at lyneham.org.au/photocomp/results.php
LIGHT UP LYNEHAM 2025
It was great to see so many people turn up for this year’s Light Up Lyneham, despite the threatening weather. About 2500 people attended, enjoying the great live music and entertainment, fantastic stalls and food vans, and of course the exceptional sunset lantern walk led by the Prosperous Mountain Dragon and Lion Dance troupe to the gloriously illuminated wetlands. Below are a selection of photos from the event courtesy of Maggie Bailey. If you have photos of Light Up Lyneham 2025 that you’re willing to share, we’d love to see them. Please send them to contact@lyneham.org.au. 
 
Light Up Lyneham would not be possible without the financial support of these generous bodies:

Event Supporter:
ACT Government

Platinum:
The Tradies Dickson
Home.By Holly
JWLand
Gold:
North Canberra Community Council
Capital Chemist
Old Canberra Inn
Dental Embassy

Valued:
Goodies Jucntion
Bunnings
 
Delivery of Light Up Lyneham could not happen without our team of volunteers, making it an event for the community by the community.
Ada Reid
Alec Wilson
Amy Shanahan
Andrea Simmons
Anya Lawatsch
Aude Fahrer
Brian Latham
Bridget Pearl
Carlotta Milne Moten
Chloe Palfreyman
Colin Handley
Colleen MacMillan
Dave Rowell
David Pope
David White
Dianne Roberts
Elodie Vickers
Emma Hope-White
Ethan Palfreyman
Felicity Maher
Gina Howlett
Gordon McAllister
Graham Anderson
Hamilton Vickers
Harry Palfreyman
Hedda Murray
Helen Stokes
Jack Palfreyman
James Atkins
Jane Lucas-Banks
Janine Ilitch
Janis Baines
Jeff Vivian
Jocelyn Barbic
Julie Evans
Karen Latham
Karlene Dickens
Kat Stevenson
Kay Walsh
Lilya Stephenson
Lish Fejer
Louise Houlahan
Louise Palfreyman
Lucinda Hope-White
Maggie Bailey
Mandi Bolbecker
Manning Hope
Margot Wilson
Mary Milne
Meredith Hope
Merici Sustainability Students
Michele Smith
Molly McLean
Morgyn Phillips
Myles Millar
Natalie White
Nellie Reagan
Nick Fejer
Peter LeCornu
Peter Rayner
Rachel Johnstone
Rebecca Price
Robert Fletcher
Rohan Wilson
Sacha Austin
Sally Adams
Sally Goodspeed
Sam Boak
Sammy Fejer
Sanda Halpin
Sarah Coleman
Sarah Martin
Sarah Stonnill
Sherryl Greathead
Shirley Ferguson
Simon Baker
Sophie Kneebone
Sue Kopetko
Sue Vivian
Tessa Chancellor
Tiri Milne Moten
Toby Austin
Tonia Vincent
Tony Hosking
Tony Millar
Trevor Vickers
Vivien Field
Wendy Horton
Xanthe Millar
Zoe Ragless
 
Graffiti at Lyneham Shops
Anyone who has visited Lyneham shops recently will have noticed the extensive graffiti. Generally, graffiti is removed within a reasonable time, but that hasn’t been the case in this instance.

We encourage those who are concerned to lodge a Fix My Street request (see below). Numerous alerts will hopefully raise the priority of removing the graffiti.
 

Regeneration is happening in the Park!

If you have travelled along Wattle Street next to Magpie Hill park recently you will have noticed major earthworks being done to remediate the eroded track across the corner of the park – see before and after photos below. The next stage will be mulching and a mass planting of a range of native plants in the new garden beds.
This project was initiated by the Friends parkcare group (which itself was initiated by the LCA) and funded by the ACT Government’s Adopt-a-Park program. We are very grateful for the assistance of the Molonglo Conservation Group in managing the grant and to our very helpful engineering contractors 18Fifty3.

The Friends of Magpie Hill will be working in this area at its next working bee on Sunday 31 August from 9.30am. Feel free to help, or just visit and say hi!
For more information and to be added to our mailing please email magpiehill@lyneham.org.au. 

 
Do you know you can report any issues in the neighborhood to the ACT Government’s Fix My Street page online? Issues and concerns such as: damaged or blocked paths, request tree planting, reporting graffiti and litter etc. Go to https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/city-services/fix-my-street
 
Lyneham Commons
 
Working Bees are held at Lyneham Commons on the first Sunday of the month. Tasks may include: weeding and clearing, planting some ground cover type plants, mulching paths, pruning wattles and other trees. For more information email lyneham.commons@gmail.com 
 

Gazebo and table for loan

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

Just send an email to contact@lyneham.org.au with your dates a week or two in advance. There is no charge but a refundable bond of $50 will be required.
 

New members

We love new members, and want even more! Please encourage your local 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 politicians.

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

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