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SecondHand Saturday (Garage Sale)
One persons’ trash is another persons’ treasure!
- Sell or giveaway unwanted items
- Find treasures in your local area
- Prevent re-usable items from going to landfill
SecondHand Saturday is a great way to trade those items, stacked in the garage or under the house, you no longer need!
Garage Sale Location for Saturday 4th July from 9am: Zone 10, 11 Booth St Marsfield
To register your address for FREE, call City of Ryde Council’s Customer Service Centre on 9952 8222 and ask to register for SecondHand Saturday. Please ensure your Garage Sale is on the Saturday before your scheduled Council Cleanup Collection. See your Waste Collection Calendar to check.
New Opening Hours for Gladesville Library
Please note that Gladesville Library opening hours have changed:
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday |
10am - 8pm |
| Wednesday and Friday |
10am - 5pm |
| Saturday |
9.30am - 12noon |
For more information on City of Ryde library branches and services, see the Library section.
Free 'No Advertising Material' stickers
You can get a free 'No Advertising Material' sticker for your letterbox by calling the Distributions Standards Board on 1800 676 136.
By registering your details with the Australian Direct Marketing Association’s ‘Do Not Mail’ register you will reduce the amount of addressed and unsolicited direct mail you receive. For more information go to www.adma.com.au or call 9277 5400. To ensure that you receive only the advertising material you want to receive you can register your details with online catalogue portals such as www.CatalogueCentral.com.au, www.Lasoo.com.au and www.catalogues4u.com.au. For more information, search ‘online catalogues’ through your favourite search engine.
To report irresponsible distribution of commercial junk mail (ie shopping catalogues, fast food pamphlets/coupons, supermarket ads, miscellaneous flyers for goods and services etc) residents can contact the Distribution Standards Board on 1800 676 136. For more information, go to www.catalogue.asn.au/distribution/.
Ryde Business and Sustainability Expo
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Do you want to dramatically increase awareness of your company and your products?
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Do you want your company’s name to stand out?
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Do you want to make hundreds of new business contacts at one event?
If the answer is yes, you should become an exhibitor at the Ryde Business and Sustainability Expo. You will be joining approximately 50 businesses showcasing
and marketing their products and services to an expected 500 visitors. There will also be a FREE lecture program, with speakers addressing topics such as marketing, State Government assistance packages, business planning and finance, with a particular focus on managing the current tough economic climate. At the conclusion of the Expo, exhibitors will be invited to attend a networking cocktail function where new contacts made during the day can be followed up in a friendly social environment.
The Ryde Business and Sustainability Expo has now been running for three years. The event has built a strong and positive reputation, with many exhibitors reporting that the Expo is the single largest source of leads for their business during the year.
When: Wednesday 5 August, 12.00 noon – 5.30pm
Where: Stamford Grand, North Ryde
All kinds of businesses are encouraged to exhibit, and there are packages priced to suit every marketing budget. Book now to ensure the best booth position for your business. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For further information go to www.expoedge.com.au or call 9952 8222.
Ryde Library Services Goes Unwired! 
Ryde, Gladesville, North Ryde and West Ryde libraries have now gone wireless. Unwired brings the internet to you over the air.
So now you can bring your laptops into your local library and access the net at your fingertips.
Recycling in Eastwood Shopping Centre
The initial installation of Council’s new waste and recycling bin stations is currently being carried out in the Eastwood Town Centre, with more bins proposed to be installed throughout the rest of the City’s shopping centres, later this year.
The bin stations will enable shoppers to dispose of their bottles, cans, newspapers and other recyclable items in an environmentally friendly manner whilst shopping, instead of being mixed with rubbish and going to landfill.
Plastic bags will not be accepted in the recycling bin. Council has developed these new waste and recycling bin stations to enable us to capture the recyclable materials which are pictured below.
Volunteers Wanted
Many non profit community organisations in Ryde/Hunters Hill areas are looking for volunteers to help frail aged and people with a disability to continue to live at home safely, comfortably and as independently as possible.
If you can help, phone Ryde Community Volunteers on 9952 8303 or email: volunteers@ryde.nsw.gov.au
Volunteer now! Your free time is precious when you give it away.
Temporary Road Closure
Council has received an application for the temporary road closure of Blaxland Road, Ryde, at the junction of Blaxland Road and Devlin Street as shown on the map, from 24 October 2008 until June 2009. The closure is required to reduce the safety hazard for northbound vehicles at that junction during the period of road modification works on Devlin Street. Access to residential property will be maintained, but through traffic will not be permitted.
This closure will impact upon vehicles wishing to travel north along Blaxland Road (behind the Ryde Civic Centre) towards Eastwood. Alternative access to Blaxland Road (in a northerly direction) is already available via Devlin Street as indicated on the map.
The removal of this temporary closure notice and the reopening of Blaxland Road at the junction of Blaxland Road and Devlin Street is subject to the RTA being satisfied that its original concerns about safety have been resolved. It is expected that an independent audit will be carried out to validate this.
Further information and enquiries
Malcolm Harrild - Project Manager, Ryde Town Centre
Telephone: 9952 8440
Email: mharrild@ryde.nsw.gov.au
Closure of Devlin Street Pedestrian Crossing
To ensure public safety and allow for the construction of a new pedestrian bridge, the northern pedestrian crossing on the intersection of Devlin Street and Blaxland Road will be removed from 24 October 2008.
Alternate access to Blaxland Road is as indicated on the map.
The closure of this pedestrian crossing will be permanent, as pedestrian access across Devlin Street is to be provided by two pedestrian bridges. The southern bridge is scheduled to be opened on 15 October 2009, with a second northern bridge to be opened on 3 August 2010.
The two pedestrian bridges will provide disabled all weather access across Devlin Street and will significantly improve pedestrian safety for those accessing the new shopping centre and Ryde Civic Centre and Civic Hall.
Further information and enquiries
For further information regarding construction at Top Ryde City contact Bovis Lend Lease’s Community Liaison Officer on 1300 664 452 or visit the Project Information Centre on the Ground Floor, 219 Blaxland Road, Ryde (entrance near the corner of Pope and Devlin Streets.)
For all other enquiries regarding Top Ryde City please contact Defined Developments by telephone on 1300 TOP RYDE or register your interest via the website www.toprydecity.com.au.
Thank you for your co-operation and patience during these essential works.
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