Appin Chamber of Commerce Inc

Let’s get behind Kuzzie and his amazing team… quality food, wonderful service…
Last day to get your votes in!!
Appin hotel bistro
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Christmas Lights comp… 🤩🤩🤩
Be in it to win it! We have some beautiful displays Appin… let’s get them registered with Wollondilly Shire Council!
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⭐ There’s still time to get your entries in for the 2023 Christmas Lights Competition

📅 Entries are now open and close 13 December 2023.

🤩 This year we are changing things up a little bringing the competition online and letting the people decide the best house. Judges will decide categories of best house, best street, best commercial and the Grand Champion. From the entries we will also create a Dilly Christmas Lights Directory for the Wollondilly community to head out and explore the amazing Christmas displays in the Shire.

The categories for this year are:
🥇 People’s Choice Best House
🥇 Judge’s Choice Best Street
🥇 Judge’s Choice Best House
🥇 Judge’s Choice Best Commercial
🥇 Judge’s Choice Grand Champion

🗳️ Voting will run from 15 December to 18 December 2023.

📷 2022 Christmas Lights Competition Winner

Shout out to our Appin Businesses!
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📣October is Small Business Month! 📣

Business Wollondilly’s calendar of events is now available - BOOK NOW!

By attending a NSW Small Business Event in Wollondilly, you'll have the chance to:
✅ Learn new skills & new ideas to help navigate the road ahead
✅ Connect and collaborate with other small business owners and operators
✅ Strengthen your business across key areas, including brand strategy, social media marketing & more!

Read more & register 👇
https://www.businesswollondilly.com.au/business/businessevents/small-business-month-october-2023/?fbclid=IwAR3nl97dIerpot0LasUeDBU2WzGu1LqcGk0Bw9m5lZoUXT2e19vkLnqDJcA

Small Business Month - October 2023 October is Small Business Month, brought to you by the NSW Government.

We need your help!

After the Matilda's big win Saturday we were keen to host an event for Wednesday nights game. Council have supported this however, the hall is currently booked out on a Wednesday.

So ..... we are making preliminary plans to host the game at Appin United Hall (Sportsground parade) on Sunday evening and we need some community help.

Firstly - would this be a worthwhile event? Would you show up???

Secondly - does anyone have a big screen/ projector/speaker contact??

If so, please reach out 🙏

If (WHEN) we get through the event will be a BYO chair, food, drink event at the Hall.

(Blankets encouraged so everyone can see.)

🥇⚽️🇦🇺Aussie, aussie, aussie 🇦🇺⚽️🥇

Media release from Wollondilly Shire Council Mayor Matt Gould.

Councillors have been asking for sensible and sustainable development and decisions have been taken out of their hands.

We know it has seemed a little quiet on the Chamber front- we have been busy juggling new babies, kids starting school, 100's of other committees, and even some nasty health hurdles BUT......we are back and ready to get amongst it!
We would love some new people to jump on board and we welcome you to join our next meeting.

You don't have to own a business, you just have to care about Appin.

Membership forms will be available on the night and also emailed out to past members. Hope to see you there 👍

2 large potholes on Rixon Rd have been reported to Wollondilly Shire Council…

Thanks for notification from Bright Sparks Early Learning ❤️💛💚💙💜

It’s not hard to do- log on to the council portal and report them for repair… if you need help, take a photo, list the address, and Appin Chamber will help report the Appin potholes today!

Imagine that they could all be repaired on the same day!?
It’s not a perfect system… but let’s use what we’ve got!

About 4 years ago, we spent some time putting together a proposal for flag poles along Appin Road…
To promote community events, decorate & to promote our businesses- to let passers by know what is Appin’in in Appin…
(Sorry- I love this “punny” saying! 🤣)
Inviting people to Appin Carols- as an example.

Wollondilly Shire Council put in for a grant for these- and it looks like they were successful, and so we have some flag poles being installed along the main drag.

Usually, we come across with “location” issues in Appin… problems with permissions on a State Road, ownership of land between private, crown and council- it’s a planning mish mash!

Is it where we wanted them? No.
We had big ideas for the entirety of Appin Road- from Rixon to Church- but I bet this plan was knocked back due to being a State Road.

Some of the property at the front of the shops is council owned- so this is probably where they were allowed to put them.
Some of the property out the front of the shops is private… we came across this issue when installing planter boxes last year.

Is it the amount we wanted? No.
We originally planned for 24 along the main drag for some super sexy flags, and Christmas decorations.

Grant money- we have learned- is for specific purpose, and has to be used to support very specific projects… Annoying when we have greater needs (and in Appin, we do!)… but it is the system that Local Councils are forced to work within.

Am I grateful that Appin was included in this project? You betcha!!
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We are one of the 4 towns that were approved in the Wollondilly- we cannot complain about being left out on this one!!

🌟 On another note:
We also have put forward a request for a path down Rixon Road- from Appin Road to the soccer fields… to make it easier to get there with prams, and make the bike path from the Valley continuous to this space…
We may have to wait for another grant for this.

If you have any other ideas for Appin- let us know. A few of our councilors are very good at advocating plans for us- but we do need to be able to give them a clear idea of what we want- and know that we are ALL never going to agree, and know that it takes WAY more time than you would expect!! Lol 😂
(Patience is not my virtue!!)

Yes- council are responsible for waste and potholes.
Make sure you report potholes through the portal… maybe the more of us that report… the faster the potholes get fixed??
If you find some quiet time to yourself today- maybe use it wisely and report your top 3 roads dingers!

Requests

Chatting all things Appin with Adam Zahra for Campbelltown - Pauline Hanson's One Nation
When adding 19000 homes along Appin Road, we ask- where is the infrastructure first?
🚓 How long does it take for police to arrive when we are robbed/assaulted?
🚑 How long does it take for an ambulance arrive when your child has an accident?
🚂 Is there a capacity for rail travel to and from Appin, or are we all forced to use private vehicles? Does this help the access issues with have, with extra demand on Appin Road?
🐨 What happens to the existing koala colonies? Wouldn’t the development be better suited to agritourism? Where’s the fauna underpass?
🏫 Where do the extra children go to school? All children travel out of Appin for High School- where are the direct buses?
🛣 When the road closes- how do we get to our jobs, home to our families… there has been many a time when this town has been cutoff by a single road closure- forcing traffic over a one way bridge at Broughton Pass, around Wilton or Douglas Park… if you’re willing to take on another gorge
🏘 19,000 homes- no employment precinct? Where do these people work? Is this a space of “affordable housing” where everyone has to leave in order to live?







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And the winners are in!!!!

Another stellar year of lights in our Village. Thanks so much for all your nominations - each year keeps getting better. 🌟✨️🎄

4 prizes for 4 amazing displays - no particular order as we couldn't decide once again!

11 Winton St
13 St James Pl
53 Heritage Drive
23, 25, 27, 42, 44 Heritage drive

Your 'cellarbrations' or 'red delicious' voucher will be delivered this week.

Thanks again and we look forward to another big, bright year in 2023 ❤️

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Appin Carols in the Park
Appin Community NSW

What a way to finish 2022!

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Another year and our tree is up!

This couldn't be done without the help of a few legends!

The Appin Mens Shed, Bright Sparks Early Learning, DM Plumbing, Matt Thomas, Darren Monte, Paul Williams, Trent O'Neil, Josh Fetterplace, Mez James, Sue Gay, Shazza Thompson and Julie Ortlipp.

Thank you for giving up your time and sharing your skills to spread Christmas cheer in our little Village. ✨️🎄

Attention members!
Our September Meeting is THIS Sunday 25th

Join us at Red Delicious to catch up on what’s Appin’in in Appin!!
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RSVP your attendance to [email protected]

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Want to see what’s going on in the Shire?
Council Community Forum is coming to Appin.

Make some time to check out the Community Forum, Tuesday night 6.30pm, at the Community Hall on Sportsground Parade

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Agenda here:
https://www.wollondilly.nsw.gov.au/assets/Uploads/Notice-of-Community-Forum-20-September-2022.pdf

Free brekkie?
I’m tempted to put on some high vis and break into this event!
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It’s THIS Thursday… register NOW to get in!

Are you a Wollondilly or Wingecarribee Tradie?

Come along and enjoy a FREE Brekkie, catch up with your mates and find out about services available in the local area to assist your business, your health and more 👷

☕ 8 September, 5am - 9am
🍳 Victoria Park, 157-187 Menangle Street, Picton

Register via the link below and go into the draw to WIN 1 of 10 great prizes valued at up to $1000.00!

wollondillytradiesbrekkie.eventbrite.com.au/

This new event is a collaboration between the Member for Wollondilly, Nathaniel Smith, MP, Ministers of the NSW Governments, Picton Chamber of Commerce, Wingecarribee Shire Council, Service NSW Business Concierge, Business Wollondilly and the Love the Dilly campaign, initiatives of Wollondilly Shire Council.

Did you shop at one of our participating Appin businesses this month??
Make sure you upload your receipt to go into the draw to win $500 worth of prizes… simply by shopping local!!

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🌟APRIL WINNERS🌟
Katharine from Picton
Karen from Picton
Julie from Appin
Natalie from Buxton
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Congratulations and thank you for keeping your shopping local!!

Did you shop at one of our participating businesses?
Check out which Wollondilly businesses you can shop at to win great prizes by going to:

ShopLocalWollondilly.com.au

Only 6 days till the next entries close!
It’s easy!
Shop local - go to the site - upload your receipt - go into the draw to win $500 worth of prizes every month!

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📆June 10 9am-4.30pm

Brought to you by Western Sydney Business Centre incorporation with Business Connect and Wollondilly Council this interactive workshop features 4 inspiring speakers focused on providing you with tips and tricks to help you and your small business get back on track and plan for the future.

Register Now 👇
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Refresh. Rebound. Reimagine Wollondilly - Western Sydney Business  10th June 2022 9am to 4:30pm  Camden Valley Inn 290 Remembrance Drive, Cawdor NSW 2570 (Old Hume Highway) Valley View Room Register Now Brought to you by: Refresh, Rebound & Reimagine your business post COVID and Flood Disaters at our one off all day interactive workshop with 4 inspiring spea...

Illuminate Wollondilly is this month… looks like a great event to be part of!! Check it out here….

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🎇 The countdown is on for the highly anticipated return of the Illuminate Wollondilly Festival of Art & Light on 20, 21 & 22 May 2022.

🎉 After almost three years of Covid-19 cancellations, Wollondilly Council is bringing the festival back, bigger and better than ever. With a range of events and activities happening over the three days, there will be something to entertain everyone.

🏮 On Friday 20 May the Picton Botanic Gardens will come to life with lights, an illuminated sculpture and lantern display, a lantern parade and a sensational long table dinner.

🎨 A three day Art Exhibition with the Wollondilly Arts Group will commence in the Picton Shire Hall on Friday, with Artisan Markets to be held on Saturday.

🎠 The MAC family carnival will make a comeback, this time at Hume Oval on Friday 20 May from 5pm - 9pm and Saturday 21 May from 3pm - 9pm. It is the perfect stop for some fun and entertainment between checking out the activities in the Botanic Gardens or heading down to the main festival in Menangle Street on Saturday night.

😋 The main festival will be in Picton on Saturday 21 May with market stalls, the food court, building projections and light displays, and a live entertainment stage packed with local community and music performances. The lighting and lantern display will continue at the Picton Botanic Gardens and Hume Oval, with the fireworks display over the township capping off the night at 9pm.

🎷 On Sunday 22 May there will be a relaxing afternoon of jazz and swing performances in the Picton Botanic Gardens from 12-4pm.

👉 C91.3 will also be back broadcasting live from Picton Hotel for the week of the festival.

Any Youths in da house?

This is a great opportunity to learn some new skills!
For more info email: youth@wollondilly nsw.gov.au
Or call 4677 9451

Saturday 9th April
From 3pm- amazing rides and activities!
Can’t wait for Summer Fest Appin!!

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UPDATE Monday 4 April: With heavy rain expected later this week the decision has been made to postpone Summerfest Appin.

Keep an eye on Council’s pages and we’ll let you know when a new date has been determined.

🎈 Summerfest is coming to Appin!

Council is hosting a series of free community events across the Shire, and on 9 April from 3pm we are heading to Appin for an afternoon of family fun.

There will be amusement rides,, food stalls, performances by local musicians and an outdoor movie screening of Tom and Jerry at 8.30pm.

The Summerfest program has been made possible thanks to funding from the NSW Government Resources for Regions program, which has provided funding opportunities to mining communities throughout the state.

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Same Newsletter, Correct Links! The severe weather conditions in Wollondilly have now been officially declared as a natural disaster. If your home or essential household items have been destroyed you may be eligible for a disaster relief grant or payment through Service NSW. To determine your eligibility and all support currently....

Well dust off your New Years resolution - it's musical theatre time!
Well done SJS - great for the Community to have access to a course such as this 💜

NEW IN 2022! MUSICAL THEATRE...
Is the triple threat class. Incorporating singing, dancing and acting, this class will foster confidence and grow budding performers. Schedule & handbooks out now, enrolments open from Jan 4th 2022!

BREAKING NEWS…
While we’re in the “vortex” between Christmas and New Years- where no one knows what day it is- I’m naming today…
🌟”The-Day-That-Christmas-Lights-Competition-Winners-Are-Announced”! 🌟

Thanks to all the people who put some sparkle on their houses, who risk their necks to ensure we can see their roof from space, and even those who manufacture their own floating stars above their houses!

Thank you to all those who nominated houses for the prizes, and gave us a map of where to find the best and brightest.

In no particular order this year (because it was too hard to choose!!), our 5 Top Houses of Appin are:

- 13 St James
❤️🎄 ❤️Always a pleasure to drive to the end of this street and find this magnificent gem ❤️🎄 ❤️

- 11 Winton St
❤️🎄❤️I am happy to live on your front lawn throughout December, if you’ll have me?? Stunning!! ❤️🎄❤️

- 71 Heritage
❤️🎄❤️not going to lie- we spent some time on your front lawn with the interactive decorations… what a nice touch! ❤️🎄❤️

- 42 Heritage
❤️🎄❤️ just beautiful… ❤️🎄❤️

- 5 Broughton Pl
❤️🎄❤️ what an amazing effort every year ❤️🎄❤️

Prizes this year are on their way to you.
We have vouchers from some AMAZING Appin Businesses for you…
Cellarbrations at Appin
Appin Hotel Appin Pub Bistro
Appin Compounding Pharmacy
Appin Petroleum
Meagans Country Cuts

Thanks again Appin for a brilliant show again for 2021. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Xx
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(Who are those 2 in the “Ho Ho Hot Tub”?? 🤣)

COVID has been tough!

We are thankful for these stories of success - silver lining to the clouds.
Congrats Kirri 👌

Wow what words can I say to describe the 73 Days my beautiful Salon has been open.. I am incredibly humbled and absolutely overwhelmed all at once, taking the risk was absolutely worth it in every single way. I am proud beyond words of my beautiful little, kind and sweethearted, gentle George and I cannot thank all of my lovely women who allowed her to learn and grow with their hair. I am so wonderfully excited for the year to come and to watch my Salon and Beautiful girl grow. We cannot wait to see you all in 2022, exciting plans lay ahead for us all. Merry Christmas to you all with love always Kirri and Xx