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and what services and programs you would like it to offer , so that architects can create the best design for everyone , with the community in mind . It is a quick online survey of eight questions at www . yourhawkesbury-yoursay . com . au or direct link www . yourhawkesbury-yoursay . com . au / north-richmond-community-precinct that will be open until 5pm on Friday , 17 May .
A brand-new swimming facility will be built at the current Richmond Swimming Centre in Richmond , replacing the circa 1960s swimming centre with a modern facility catering to a variety of needs with the aim of operating year-round .
The Richmond Swimming Centre , which is an important swimming facility for the community , competitive swimmers , school swimming carnivals and more , and will be upgraded to include :
• all-season usage through an indoor and outdoor aquatic space allowing a new 8 lane 50m pool that separates into two 25m pools ( one with the ability to enclose during winter )
• accessibility upgrades to make the pools accessible to less mobile children and adults
• interactive , zero-depth splash feature park for young
Richmond Community Centre children
• increased shade throughout the site
• additional community infrastructure including picnic facilities
• improved water efficiency upgrades to aging plant and equipment .
Council is inviting community members to provide feedback on a short five question survey that is now open at www . yourhawkesburyyoursay . com . au or direct link www . yourhawkesburyyoursay . com . au / richmond-swimming-centre . The survey will remain open until Sunday , 19 May 2024 .
All the redevelopment projects will be funded through the NSW Government ’ s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program . The Program will see $ 2 billion worth of transformational infrastructure delivered across Western Sydney . Now is it the time to provide feedback on the planned facilities and have your say !
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The Jeremiah Project to feature on 9GEM , Channel 9 and 9NOW
The Jeremiah Project , which is run out of the community kitchen on Macquarie St in Windsor , is the feature story over two consecutive weekends on Helping Hands - a television program broadcast across the Nine Network every Saturday and Sunday . Producers of the TV show chose to feature The Jeremiah Project because of its connectedness to its local community , and its positive impact punches well above its weight . In the television episodes , the founder of The Jeremiah Project and Hawkesbury local , Jacky Turano , explains how and why The Jeremiah Project started , and is moved to tears when talking about the people she serves .
“ We are so blessed to receive so much support from the local community , from our volunteers and local businesses ,” said Jacky . “ It helps us to be there for the community in their moment of need .”
The Jeremiah Project featured on Helping Hands as a two-part documentary , Part 1 on 27th April and Part 2 will be featured on the 4th May on 9Gem , Channel 9 and 9Now .
Helping Hands is the only TV program on mainstream media in Australia dedicated to social good .
“ We are all about telling inspiring stories and facilitating empowering conversations ,” says the Executive Producer of Helping Hands , Richard Attieh .
“ We partner and collaborate with charities and their supporters , with social enterprises , with philanthropists and
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foundations , and businesses who lend a helping hand and make the world a better place .”
You can watch Part 1 of the documentary on 9NOW 24 / 7 and Part 2 is this Saturday 4th May on 9Gem , Channel 9 and 9Now .
The documentary features the support Jacky , The Jeremiah Project and The Community Kitchen receive from Aldi in Richmond , Lindt Chocolates , the South Windsor Pie Shop and The Richmond Club . “ We celebrate and shine a spotlight on the leaders of social good , visionaries , impact makers and game-changers like Jacky , The Jeremiah Project and their supporters ,” continues Richard . “ We would love to profile more wonderful works in the Hawkesbury .”
“ Viewers across Australia will be inspired by the work Jacky and the team do at The Jeremiah Project . They are heroes who make the world a better place .”
The documentaries will also be available to watch on the Helping Hands website - https :// helpinghands . tv /
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