Thursday, October 28, 2010

Salamander Bay Recycling: Helping our local community

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Salamander Bay Recycling is a proud member of the Port Stephens' business community.

We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation run by the community, for the community.
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A list of local Government, charitable and benevolent organisations we have worked with over the last few months is listed below; they have been the recipients of cash donations, furniture, equipment and project supplies which are then distributed via that organisation to where it is most needed.
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But that is only part of the story... .
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There have also been numerous individuals and families who have also benefited from our assistance across the same period. .
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Those individuals will remain anonymous; but remember the next time you pop into see us (to pick up a guaranteed bargain), the money you spend with us and the second-hand items you donate also get "recycled".
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It gets recycled back into the community, to help some of the less-fortunate people around us make a better life for themselves and their families... so as a result, we think that you're pretty "awesome" for giving us the opportunity to do so.

Organisations that Salamander Bay Recycling has assisted since June 2010:

http://www.birubipointslsc.org.au/ Birubi Point Surf Life Saving Club
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http://www.sppspc.weebly.com/ Soldiers Point Public School P&C

http://www.hunterkoala.com/ Hunter Koala Preservation Society

http://www.vinnies.org.au/ St Vincent De Paul, Nelson Bay branch

TLC Early Learning Centre, Raymond Terrace

http://www.hnehealth.nsw.gov.au/ Hunter New England Health

Soldiers Point Lions Club

Tomaree Education Centre

http://www.nyasl.org/ Newcastle Youth Accommodation Services Ltd



http://www.lifestylesolutions.org.au/ Lifestyle Solutions Port Stephens

Gan Gan Family Centre, Anna Bay

Port Stephens Graffiti Action Team Inc

The Yacaaba Women's Refuge, Nelson Bay

TAFE Hunter Institute


The Probus Club of Fingal Bay

Waratah and Mayfield RSL sub-branch

Tomaree Links to the Community

Occupational Therapy Dept, Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle

Tilligerry Habitat Association Inc

PCYC, Nelson Bay

Monday, October 18, 2010

The (Weekday Trading) Times They Are a-Changin'

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What's the time "Bob"?
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Bob Dylan's impassioned lyrical protest in the 1964 release of "The Times They Are a-Changin' " is world-renowned; however, a little-known fact about the song is that he actually started writing it as an advertisement for the proposed changes to the weekday trading times of Salamander Bay Recycling.
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The original song title of "The Weekday Trading Times of Salamander Bay Recycling Are a-Changin'" was altered late 1963 and the lyrics reworked in a flagrant attempt by Dylan to financially capitalise on the civil rights movement in '60s America.
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We may have been disappointed that Dylan reneged on his agreement to write a radio advert for Salamander Bay Recycling but we have not let this deter us from our ultimate goal: to open longer hours for your convenience.
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So, come gather round people wherever you roam; after 46 (long) years of failed Supreme Court legal battles and personal recriminations, we are proud to advise that the Centre's weekday trade has been extended by 2 hours, to a new and very shiny 5.00pm finish.
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Please heed the call: "The Weekday Trading Times of Salamander Bay Recycling (really) Are a-Changin'".
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Thanks for nothin' "Bob"... (or as you are known around these parts: Robert Allen Zimmerman).
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(New and shiny) Trading Hours:
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Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 5.00pm
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Saturday: 9.00am - 2.00pm
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Sunday: 9.00am - 2.30pm

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