PYRMONT COMMUNITY CENTRE REOPENS!
13 March 2025 – The centre will open on Monday 17 March, with a grand opening on Saturday 5 April. The renewed centre will have more space for community activities, with the same opening hours as before, and wonderful staff to conduct some programs and assist local residents to manage others. Maybanke Centre bookings will […]
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PUBLIC TRANSPORT WINS!
11 February 2025 – Lesley Bentley and the PPPTF team, with great community support, have already achieved many improvements in Pyrmont’s public transport. The upgraded ferry wharf is installed, and the F10 ferry will return to Pirrama Park soon. There may be a delay due to a change of the Minister for Transport. The 389 […]
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Jacksons Landing Website Redeveloped
21 January 2025 – The old website was looking very tired. Our software was no longer supported, and the site was becoming difficult to maintain and update. So the Community Association decided to build a new website. You will notice several significant changes. The new website has a fresh clean modern look. The Home page […]
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CHRISTMAS IN PYRMONT 2024 – ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS!
18 January 2025 – What a spectacular day! We raised over $147,000, and can donate $25,000 to each of our four main charities – Barnardos, Pyrmont Cares, Ultimo Public School and Uniting Harris Community Centre -and $5,000 each to Detour House and Fresh Start Missions. What a wonderful community event, supported by so many local […]
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Parkrun comes to Pyrmont
4 September 2024 – Pirrama Parkrun has really taken off thanks to the many volunteers that help make it happen each week. In just a few weeks since the first event, it has attracted hundreds of people of all ages to get out and enjoy a 5km Saturday morning run/jog/walk around the foreshores of Pyrmont. […]
Read moreRevised Rules For Community Facilities
22 April 2024 – The recent Community Association Committee meeting approved revisions to the rules for our community facilities – Station, tennis courts, Glasshouse pool and gym. We reviewed all the feedback from residents and made some changes. Some provisions were established in the Community Management Statement at the beginning of the development, and can […]
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The Station – Table Tennis
Gana Somayanda, perhaps the most enthusiastic table tennis player in Jacksons Landing, has succeeded in persuading the Community Association to install …
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New Security Company
Our new security provider Sentinel Security Group has taken over from AFS. We thank the AFS guards for their service over the past 9 years
Read moreChristmas in Pyrmont 2023
6 December 2023 – Christmas in Pyrmont 2023 was wonderful in every respect: The weather was perfect. We raised over $118,000, had expenses of over $23,000, carried over $12,000 from 2022. $25,000 will be distributed to each of our charities – Barnardos, Pyrmont Cares, Ultimo Public School and Uniting Harris Community Centre – total $100,000! […]
Read moreBE KIND TO YOUR CLEANER
2 August 2023 – Some residents are careless depositing their recycling in the garbage room. Please follow the signs for what goes where – and NO plastic bags or polystyrene! Flatten cardboard boxes to make room for more, and it is easy for one resident to do. But consider the time it takes for your […]
Read moreCongratulations Peter Devoy!
2 July 2019 – A JL resident again features in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Peter Devoy received a richly deserved Order of Australia Medal (OAM). Peter was co-founder and a tireless worker for Pyrmont Cares (pyrmontcares.org.au). Their volunteers do wonderful work collecting and recycling furniture and whitegoods to help those who need them most. For […]
Read moreAnother honour for a JL resident
1 August 2018 – Louise Sylvan, who lives in the Elizabeth, received the award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queens Birthday honours list. Louise emigrated to Australia in 1983 and after working with the ANU for a couple of years, returned to her passion for consumer rights and became founding […]
Read moreMaintaining Your Unit
31 August 2015 – Estate Management suggests preventive maintenance to extend the life of equipment in your unit. This includes: The floor drains in the laundry can dry out and cause odours. Avoid this by pouring water down the grate. The filter in the ceiling vent should be cleaned by vacuuming. Replace batteries in smoke […]
Read more“FATBERGS” IN JACKSONS LANDING?
7 August 2015 – A fatberg is a horrible conglomeration of fat and wipes: one as big as a double decker bus caused a sensation when it was found in London’s sewage system. This is a problem everywhere, as wipes pass from toilets to sewage systems to waterways. They do not disintegrate like toilet paper. […]
Read moreAndy
2 August 2015 – Many local residents attended the memorial gathering for Andy who’ lived rough’ in Pyrmont for over 10 years. This memorial was held on the foreshore on Saturday 20 September 2014. A plaque has been placed on the bench where he often sat. The Police have been unable to further identify him […]
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