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Community centre to be recycled

 

Demolition of the old Woy Woy Community Centre will begin shortly with an estimated 98 per cent of the old building to be recycled.

Gosford mayor Cr Robert Bell said a waste management plan had been formulated to substantially reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

"Council, the architect, demolisher, builder and Resources NSW will demonstrate how we can all work together to utilise best waste management practices," said Cr Bell.

"Gosford Council has committed to 98 per cent of off-site recycling to a local recycling agent where the material can be sold for other purposes.

"Of this, 96 per cent represents approximately 1500 tonnes of bricks and concrete and two per cent consists of more than 20 tonnes of steel and timber.

"The remaining two per cent consists of unrecyclable material such as the 25-year-old worn carpet and plasterboard.

"The new Peninsula Community Centre and Theatre will officially be opened on Saturday, April 6, although the Woy Woy Little Theatre Company will have its first performance on February 22," said Cr Bell.

The Woy Woy and District Musical and Dramatic Society was established in 1961 by 20 members determined to bring live entertainment to the Peninsula.

Their first production was Rookery Nook presented in Umina Progress Hall in October 1962.

In 1972, the group changed its name to Woy Woy Little Theatre and has since concentrated on straight plays with the occasional music halls, comedies, farces, and children's plays.

"Like most of their audiences, the group is now looking forward to performing in a real theatre," said Cr Bell.

Press release, February 7