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Council is looking to meet with CBD businesses this month to discuss major roads works planned for Oxide Street in mid-March.

The road works would see Oxide Street gradually replaced from Crystal Street through to Wolfram Street over the course of 12 weeks.

The intersection at Sulphide and Blende streets will also be replaced as part of the works.

Council's Chief Operations Officer, Anthony Misagh, said the heavily-used portion of Oxide Street could become a safety concern if work isn't undertaken soon.

"We're aware...

Renowned Melbourne-based artist Robbie Rowlands will return to the city next month to begin preparations for the Riddiford Arboretum Sculpture Symposium.

The Symposium has received $200,000 in funding through Create NSW, with the project tender awarded to Mr Rowlands during January's Extraordinary General Meeting.

Mr Rowlands previously served as an Artist In Residence in Broken Hill, and worked closely with the West Darling Machine Preservation Society to re-curate and reinterpret their display using projection, sound, and sculpture.

His work...

Council received a generally positive response to its plan to construct a new library during a recent open day at the Civic Centre.

Around 100 people attended the engagement session on Monday to view early concept plans and speak with Councillors, Council staff, and the project's architects, Neeson Murcutt (NMA).

Council's General Manager, James Roncon, said he hoped the session had provided new insight into the project.

"It was a great session, and we got an excellent response from the community which I think the staff and Councillors really...

The roll out of 'smart bins' in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has commenced.

Smart bins operate on solar power, and feature a compacting mechanism to allow the bins to hold up to sixteen times more waste than our current bins.

The bins feature a cleaner and more hygienic enclosed design, a router to boost the city's free wi-fi network, a built-in extinguisher for bin fires, and sensors to alert Council staff if a bin is full or emitting unpleasant odours.

The technology is being trialled at the eastern end of the CBD, with seven...