Completed projects for Medowie Place Plan
Make way for festivities and events in Medowie. Completed throughout 2023
Port Stephens Council facilitated a number of events for the Medowie community in 2023. They included:
Medowie Place Plan and Town Teams launch – 15 May 2023
In May 2023, Port Stephens Council joined forces with the Town Teams Movement, a non-profit company that enables local communities and governments to connect, organise and act to regenerate the fabric of their neighbourhoods and to create better places. A series of Town Team launch events were held at Medowie throughout May, with over 65 people attending the information sessions to discuss their ideas for community projects.
School Holidays Activities – April 2023
Did you have a chance to join us for Port Stephens Council’s first Sunset Cinema Series as part of the Autumn School Holiday Program. Attendees relaxed on oversized, comfy bean bags, ate some popcorn, and grabbed some local take-away for dinner!
National Tree Planting Day – July 2023
Three Medowie Schools participated in National Tree Day on Friday 28 July, fulfilling a number of the Medowie Place Plan actions. Established in 1996, Planet Ark's National Tree Day has grown into Australia's largest community tree planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community. Our local event was proudly sponsored by Port Stephens Toyota and saw school children planting trees and shrubs to enhance their school grounds. Students from Wirreanda Public School, Medowie Public School, and Medowie Christian School also dressed up for the day and participated in a colouring in competition whilst enjoying educational talks on how to care for their local environment.
Snak ‘n’ Rap, Medowie – September 2023
Residents and visitors alike joined us for this event and enjoyed music, art, food, fun and good vibes at our FREE Snak 'n' Rap event which was held at the skatepark at Boyd Oval. Attendees participated in street art workshops, learned how to scratch with DJ Mathmatics, with some taking the mic and even freestyling!
Medowie Christmas Carnival – December 2023
Another successful Christmas Carnival was held on 2nd December and featured a range of children’s rides, amusements and show bags; carefully curated artisan market stalls; gourmet food vendors; live music and entertainment; as well as activity involving local schools, sport/dance/community groups, local businesses, Christmas carols, Santa and much more! Port Stephens Council was proud to provide event management and grant support for this event.
With thanks to a Port Stephens Council grant, Climate Action Port Stephens and Econetwork worked with Medowie Lions to install a bike pump in Lions Park. The pump, adjacent to the bike rack is designed to encourage people to consider riding into the town centre, rather than driving in, thereby enabling cleaner, greener and smarter transport choices.
Please contact Beck from council via email Rebecca.morley@portstephens.nsw.gov.au if you’d like to learn more about the outcome of this project.
This project was completed November 2023.
This project relates to Actions 4, 9 and 12 of the Medowie Place Plan
Caring for Medowie’s Environment – Completed November 2023
Medowie Town Team (Beautification Project Group) worked with council to identify and install new bins in and around the town centre to combat the community’s litter concerns.
The group also worked with community members and council to refresh some of the roundabouts and public space with plantings of Manchurin Pear trees, that is in keeping with Medowie’s streetscape character.
Town Centre Mural (Stage 1) – Completed September 2023
Up&Up in conjunction with Dowling Real Estate, Medowie were successful in their application for a Port Stephens Council Vibrant Spaces grant of $6000. This money will go towards the costs of painting a mural in the town centre Stage 2 will be completed in February 2024.
National Tree Day – Completed July 2023
Three Medowie Schools participated in National Tree Day on Friday 28 July, fulfilling a number of the Medowie Place Plan actions. Established in 1996, Planet Ark's National Tree Day has grown into Australia's largest community tree planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community. Our local event was proudly sponsored by Port Stephens Toyota and saw school children planting trees and shrubs to enhance their school grounds. Students from Wirreanda Public School, Medowie Public School, and Medowie Christian School also dressed up for the day and participated in a colouring in competition whilst enjoying educational talks on how to care for their local environment.
Please contact Beck from council via email Rebecca.morley@portstephens.nsw.gov.au if you’d like to learn more about the outcome of this project.
This project was completed July 2023.
This project relates to Actions 2, 15 and 17 of the Medowie Place Plan.
Creation of Medowie Town Team – Completed May 2023
In May 2023, Port Stephens Council joined forces with the Town Teams Movement, a non-profit company that enables local communities and governments to connect, organise and act to regenerate the fabric of their neighbourhoods and to create better places.
Port Stephens Council was the first Council in NSW to actively promote the Town Teams approach, and we're proud to be working with the local community to create vibrant places that support social wellbeing and enhance liveability.
A series of Town Team launch events were held at Medowie throughout May, with over 65 people attending the information sessions to discuss their ideas for community projects. Casual meetings are currently being held in the community to progress some of these ideas. Should you wish to learn more on how to get involved please contact Dean Cracknell from Town Teams on 0468 38 1745 or email dean@townteammovement.com
This project relates to Action 26 of the Medowie Place Plan.
Ride 2 School Day – Completed March 2023
Four Medowie Schools participated in National Ride2School Day on Friday 24 March, fulfilling one of the Medowie Place Plan actions, providing local kids a safe walking and cycling environment along the shared pathways in Medowie.
National Ride2School Day takes place each year across Australia. The event allowed the four schools across Medowie to participate thanks to the completion of shared pathways throughout the suburb, making riding, scootering and skating to school safer and more enjoyable than ever.
Students from Catherine McCauley Catholic College, Wirreanda Public School, Medowie Public School, and Medowie Christian School joined more than 350,000 students nationally to ride, walk, scoot and skate to school, with a positive environmental impact equivalent to planting 195 trees.
This project relates to Actions 9. And 10. of the Medowie Place Plan.
