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Bankstown Council is the new walking group area co-ordinator
Bankstown City Council's Recreation Officer is the new Area Coordinator for Heart Foundation Walking in the Bankstown Local Government Area. Currently, there are five Heart Foundation Walking Groups in the Bankstown Council Region.
You can join in one of the following groups:
Greenacre Over 50's - meet every Tuesday at 8:10am in the car park on Wilbur Street, Greenacre.
Revesby 1 Hour Group - meet every Monday at 7:45am outside the Bankstown YMCA, The River Road, Revesby or at Georges River Park.
Revesby Half Hour Group - meet every Monday at 7:45am outside the Bankstown YMCA, The River Road, Revesby or at Georges River Park.
Revesby Moderate Tuesday Group - meet every Tuesday at 7:45am outside the Bankstown YMCA, The River Road, Revesby or at Georges River Park.
Smart Hearts - meet every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30am, Garrison Point, Lake Gillawarna.
For more information on these walking groups, or if you are interested in starting up your own walking group in the Bankstown Region, please contact Council's Recreation Officer on (02) 9707 9641.
Council wins an award for The Recreation Expo
Bankstown City Council's 'Recreation Expo' recently won the Parks and Leisure Australia Award for the best Event - NSW. The Bankstown Recreation Expo is an Active Bankstown initiative that offers residents a day filled with 'come and try' workshops for different sports, a skate competition, fun activities, performances, demonstrations, autograph signings, healthy eating and wellness advice, all at one venue - Carysfield Park, Bass Hill.
The Recreation Expo takes place in March every year. It is a free event which provides information about the many different physical activity opportunities available in the local area. It also allows local sporting clubs, leisure and health organisations to promote themselves. Participants of The Recreation Expo have reported it is a fantastic event that enables them to have a go at lots of different sports and activities in the one venue. It also gives them an opportunity to meet local coaches and players in a non-threatening, non-competitive environment. It is a fun day out for the whole family and a celebration of physical activity, health and wellness.
In 2007, Bankstown City Council also won an award for 'Sport A Month'. It is fantastic to see 'Active Bankstown' initiatives, such as these, winning awards and gaining national recognition. See Active Bankstown for more information about The Recreation Expo and Sport A Month.
Council has launched a new Bounceback SMS Service
Council has launched a short message service (SMS) that tells people the status of Council’s sportsgrounds. The BounceBack SMS Community Notice Board will provide information on whether sport is being played at Council sportsgrounds in regards to wet weather or other conditions. This is particularly useful during the current changing weather conditions.
The service works by the enquirer using their mobile phone to send an SMS containing the unique code or keyword of the Sporting Complex they are interested in to 19922767, and immediately receiving a response stating if the ground is open or closed that day for match play or training.
Sending an SMS to BounceBack SMS will cost a flat fee of 55 cents, and the information will be updated by Council staff by 9:00am and 2:00pm Monday to Friday and 8:00am on weekends (same as the field availability line).
This will not replace the existing Field Availability Line (1300 655 180). This line will still be operating 7 days a week and also the field Availability email sent Monday to Friday. This service is being offered as an additional information tool.
The purpose of the service is to provide a quick and easy way of making the status of Council sportsgrounds available to anyone who needs it, when they need it – including schools, sporting clubs, sporting associations and individuals. The SMS service also allows Council to give more specific and detailed information about each sportsground, for example if a ground has been closed for renovations or maintenance work.
SMS is the way to go these days as the BounceBack SMS service can serve large volumes of enquiries in a fraction of the time it takes to handle one phone call. Plus it's easy, quick, inexpensive and you can find out about any council sportsground from anywhere in the country, all with one SMS.
For more information on the service, please visit the BounceBack SMS website at www.bbsms.info or contact Council on (02) 9707 9699.
All SMS' are 55 cents PER TEXT to cover the cost of the text message. Download the field availability keywords for each sporting field in the Bankstown Local Government
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