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ISSUE NO. 03/2010 17 February 2010

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Issue No.05.10 – 8 February 2010 ................................................................................COR-1 Issue No.06.10 – 15 February 2010 ..............................................................................COR-3 Economic Briefing – February 2010.............................................................................COR-5

Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) News 5 February 2010 ............................................................................................................COR-7 12 February 2010 ........................................................................................................COR-24

Correspondence/Media Releases Media Release – Councils reject amalgamation Focus – 10 February 2010...............COR-40 Media Release – Better LG Communiqué – 9 February 2010 ....................................COR-41 Youth Resources Inc – Resignation of Manager ........................................................COR-41

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Outstanding Matters & Information Items

Report on Outstanding Matters – Technical Services Committee .................................... T-1 Monthly / Quarterly Departmental Reports

Technical Services Works Programme .............................................................................. T-2 Minutes of Occasional/Advisory Committees

Bungendore Park Management Committee Meeting Jan 2010.......................................... T-7 Bushcare and Environmental Working Group Minutes November 2009 ........................ T-11 Bushcare and Environmental Advisory Committee Annual Report Oct 08-Oct-09 ........ T-22 Miscellaneous Waste Services Report Oct-Dec 09.................................................................................. T-35 MWAC Information Bulletin........................................................................................... T-38

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Report on Outstanding Matters – Community Services Committee ................................. C-1 Monthly / Quarterly Departmental Reports

Library & Heritage Services General Monthly Report – January 2010 ............................ C-2 Manager Ranger & Emergency Services Monthly Report – January 2010....................... C-6

Minutes of Occasional/Advisory Committees Disability Advisory Team Meeting – 2 February 2010..........................................“CA-3”/22 Public History Advisory Group – 3 December 2010 .............................................“CA-4”/25

Information Bulletin Page Cor-1 Correspondence & Papers

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HEADLINES <I WAlGA NEW COUNCILLOR SEMINAR

<I CAREERS IN LOClL GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING OPf'ORTUNITY

<I BANNERS 'NTltE TERRACE COMPEmIONNEW s",NNER TRAvn CASE AVAIlABLE

<I LG GREENUOUSE GAs REPORTING AND ABAlEMENT PlAtfORM l"t,UNCI1

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AWARDS • INQUIRY INTO DEEP SEWERAGE • l"t,UNCI1 OF SMART TRUCKS PORTAL <I 21 MAACti ISHARM()NY DAY <I CQAGUING SKILLS PROGRAM

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ISSUES UPDATE

WALGA NEW COUNCILLOR SEMINAR

The New Councillor Seminar WIll be a combInation of practIcal insights Into the role of Elected Members, and their relahonship With execulive staft, and also provide an introduchon to key areas or competency such as planning procedures, financial reporting and governance

While the seminar is aimed at new Elected Members, existing Councillors are also welcome to attend to revisit the practical material and hear the guest speakers.

Date· MOnday, 1S February Time. 9:30am - 5.00pm Venue: Goldsworthy Room, Sheraton

Hotel 207 Adelaide Tee, Perth

Cost· $220 inc GST - includes meals and Sundowner

For furl.hcr information contact Marketing and Ward on 9213 eWiJrdCwwa/qa.8sn,au

or to register, ptease Events Officer, Emily

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CAREERS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY

It was a huge success in February 2009, and TIle West Ausfralian IS once again pubhshlng a special tIft out focusing on career opportunliles in local Government.

The feature will run on Saturday, 27 Februilry.

WAlGA has negotiated the following special rates for all Members, including cotour (excluding GST): full page $10,000: half page $5500: and quarter page $3000. The booking deadline lor advertising in the littout is Friday, 12 February.

For further mformatlOn, please contacl Marke/force exPress Business Manager, Max Wi/son on 9216 2033 or emad [email protected]

BANNERS IN THE TERRACE COMPETITION -NEW BANNER TRAVEL CASE AVAILABLE

Since 2006, Councils submitting entries in the Banners in the Terrace competition have used a PVC tube provided complimentary by WALGA to transport Iheir banners. These tubes are no longer avaIlable, and will be replaced by a lighter. more convenient canvas banner travel case.

I! a Councll is a new entrant to the Banners in Ihe Terrace competition In 2010, the new style banner travel case will be provided 10 the Council Irom the Associalion free of charge.

tf a CounCil has previously competed in the competItion and would like to change from the PVC tube to a new travel case. a case can be provided for the replacement fee of $88 (inCluding GST and delivery). AIl order form for the new banner Iravel case has been included in this week's mailbag, and is also available on the WALGA website In the Members' section.

For further information, please con/act PR Assistant, Andrea Sutherland on 9213 2085 or emait asu/[email protected]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING AND ABATEMENT PLATFORM LAUNCH

To ensure thai Local Governments are able 10 meet their mandatory or voluntary reporting requirements, Ihe Association and 'Green sense' have developed a Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Abatement Platform that is specific to the needs of Local Government.

Members are invited to attend the launch of the Plat/orm on Wednesday, 10 February at Local Government House. 15Allona St, West Perth.

For further information, please contact Climate Change Coordinator. Melanie Bainbridge on 9213 2039 or email [email protected],8u


OFFICER TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

The venue for all Ihe following training is:

Local Governmenl House

15 Altona SI. Wesl Perth.

Full day module 5395 excluding GST Half day module S195 excluding GST Rates In Loca l Government: Clerical Date. Time.

Thursday, 11 February 9:00am - 4:30pm

Rates in Local Government: Adva nced

Date' Friday. 12 February lime 9.00am - 4:30pm Recruitment and Selection Date: Wednesday, 17 February Time. g'OOam - 12:30pm Managing Emptoyee Performance Date: Thursday, 18 Febru;uy Time: g:OOam· 4:30pm Preparing Agendas and Minutes Date; Wednesday, 24 February Time g.OOam ·4;30pm Effective Leller and Report Writing

Date. Thursday. 25 February Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm

For further information, please contacl Training Coordinalor, Brenna Heagney on 921.3 2098 or email bheagney@walqa,asnau

CCTV GUIDELINES RELEASED

The Office of Crime Prevention, In conjunction with the State CCTV Working Group. has published the WA Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Guidelines. These Guidelines have been produced to help Local Governments, individuals or organisations that are considering installing CCTV by highlighting the planning and technical factors that should be considered at each step of the CCTV implementation process. A PDF of the Guidelines can be viewed at

COASTWEST GRANTS 2010

The Coastwest Grants Program provides funding for projects which aim to improve the condition and amenity of Western Australia 's coast. Local Governments are invited to apply for these grants and are encouraged to form partnerships, particuiarty wllh community groups, to receive fundir\g.

Projects may involve: on-ground action; Identification and monitoring; project support capacity building: or any combination of these activities. The total funding pool is 5500,000. with up to 5150,000 available for individual projects. Applications close Thursday, 25 March

For fur/her information or 10 download an application kil, please visit the Western Australian Planning Commission wcbsite at http://www.plannino.wa.qov.aulcoastwesl

HEART FOUNDATION LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARDS

The Heart Foundation Local Government Awards recognise initiatives that build a sense 01 community; encourage people to be physically active; be smoke free; and make healthy lood choices Congratulations to the Shire of Halls Creek; the City of Joondalup; the Town 01 Port Hedland; the City of Rockingham; and the City 01 Cockburn for all receiving awards.

For further mform;}tion, ple;}Sfl contacl West Australian Coordinator, Anna ShepplfUd on 9382 5953.

INQUIRY INTO DEEP SEWERAGE

The Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs has released a report regarding deep sewerage in the Cockburn area. The inquiry investigated Issues 3CIOSS the State and has made a number of recommendations acknowledging the slgnirlcant impacts caused by the deferral 01 the InfiJI Sewerage Program.

For further informalion, please visit Il llpJlwww.walqa.asn.aulabouVoollcylenvironment was leJenv slib docsICvrrentissuesldccp sewerage report M<!l! LAUNCH OF SMART TRUCKS PORTAL A new interactive mapping portal developed by the National Transport Commission (NTC) shows routes for higher productivity, or SMART trucks, to move across the country. The map portal can be accessed anywhere via the internet and shows the full Australian classified network so that truck operators can easily plan routes across State borders. For fu(!her information and 10 access Ihe map portal, please Visit I'/ww.ntc.gov.au

21 MARCH IS HARMONY DAY

Harmony Day (Sunday, 21 March ) celebrates the cohesive nature of Australian society and promotes the benefits of our cultural diverSity. To celebrate the event, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship is once again providing free promotional items which can be ordered through hllp-I/www harmony gov au from early February.

For further information, ploase call 1800 330 100 or email [email protected]

COAC HING SKilLS PROGRAM

Coach School is WA's first professional coach training organisation that offers a one semester certificate; a three semester diploma program; customised In-house programs: andlor individual coaching. Each semester is part-time (designed to assist people who are already working), and runs over approximately 14 weeks. All Coach School facilitators are members 01 the International Coach Federation (ICF),

2010 program dates;

Date: Friday, 12 - Saturday, 13 March Date: Thursday, 27 - Friday, 28 May Date: Friday, 30 - Saturday, 31 Juty Date: Thursday, 25 - Friday, 26 November

For further information, please contact Janine Wardan on 04211 112 223 or visit www.coochschool.com.su


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HEADLINES .. LOCAL G OVERNMENT R EFORM FORUM

COMMUNIQUE R ElEASED

... LOCAL GOVERNMENT R EFORM - IOEAS

FROM J APAN .. WALGA ENHANCED SPEED E NFORCEMENT

P ROJECT 04 REVIEW OF LOCAL G OVERNMENT ROAD

ASSETS AND EXPENDITURE R EPORT

.. COASTAL P ROTECTION GRANTS

.. R EGIONAL AIRPORTS D EVELOPMENT

SCHEME .. N EW C OMMUNITY SAFETY GRANTS

AVAI LABLE .. A TASTE OF H ARMONY

Issue No. 06.10 Pl ease copy and distribu te to interested readers

is February 20IO

.. PRACTITIONER'S CERTIFICATE IN M E01ATION

MAILBAG of RECOGNITION OF P RIOR LEARNING (R P L)

SEMINAR FOR E LECTED M EMBERS

III MODEL SUBDIVISION CONDITIONS

SCHEDULE R EVIEW .. ECONOMIC BRIEF ING - FEBR UARY 2010

.. BUILDING BIG P lANS: IMPLEMENTATION

LESSONS FOR CAPITAL C1TlES AND

WATERFRONTS III UPDATE - S TRATEGIC GRAIN NETWORK

REVIEW R EPORT

ISSUES UPDATE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM FORUM -COMMUNIQUE RELEASED

The State Government's rigid focus on amalgamations as the only solution for Local Government reform has been overwhelmingly rejected by over 400 delegates participating in a Local Government Reform Forum held at Ascot Racecourse on Tuesday, 9 February.

Delegates came to hear the Minister for Local Government, Hon John Castrilli MLA explain the Department's reform process, and answer questions from the audience.

Whilst the Minister reiterated his assurances that participation in the process is, and will remain, voluntary, delegates were equally adamant that they had no confidence in the process that has taken place to date, and passed a nine point communique outlining the sector's position.

Given the outcome of the Forum and the tone of the communique that was issued, it was surprising to see the Minister claim in his media statement that the process was 'on track' .

WALGA is in the process of arranging a meeting with the Minister to discuss the outcomes of the Forum, and negotiate a revised way forward on the reform agenda in accordance with the communique. To view the full communique, please visit the WALGA website at http://www.walga .asn.auldocuments/reform com munique For further information, please contact Deputy CEO, Wayne Scheggia on 9213 2024 or email wscheqqia@walqa. asn.au

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM - IDEAS FROM JAPAN

The Japanese Local Government Cenlre CLAIR wil l be hosting a free forum to discuss Japan's experiences with Local Government reform over the past decade.

Date: Wednesday, 10 March

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm (morning tea and lunch provided)

Venue: Cily of Stirling Council Admin Centre, 25 Cedric Street, Stirling

RSVP: Although this is a free event, please register with Hiromi Shimizu al [email protected] for catering purposes

As well as speakers from Japan with experience in municipal amalgamation , guest speakers will include: Director General of Ihe Department for Local Government, Ms Jennifer Mathews; Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government, Prof Graham Sansorn; Northam Shire President, Cr Steven Pollard; and City Geraldton-Greenough CEO, Mr Tony Brun.

For further information or to register, please contact Hiromi Shimizu on (02) 9241 5033 or email [email protected]

WALGA ENHANCED SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROJECT Monash Accident Research Centre (MUARC) has been selected by WALGA to undertake research to consider the current role played by Local Governrnent in speed enforcement in WA, and speed management on the WA road network. The Centre will also look into the potential rolels that Local Government could play based on consultation with Local and State

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Within the first phase of research, a survey will be conducted seeking feedback from Local Governments.

As network owners and managers, Local Governments have an intimate knowledge of their local roads, and thus a critical interest in speed enforcement. The survey is due to be released during the first week of March, and WALGA encourages all Members to participate.

For further information, please contact Policy Manager Transport & Roads, Warren Pearce on 9213 2033 or email [email protected]

REVIEW OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROAD ASSETS AND EXPENDITURE REPORT

Thank you to all the Local Governments that have already competed the survey relating to the Local Government Road Assets and Expenditure Report. The University of WA is conducting the survey on behalf of WALGA to determine how the current Local Government Road Assets and Expenditure Report is being used, and how it can best be improved to meet the requirements of Local Government. The survey is open to all Local Governments, and more than one response per Council is welcomed. The survey is available online at http://www.surveymonkey.com.au/s/AEReport. with responses due Friday, 19 February.

For further information, please contact Executive Manager Infrastructure, Michelle Mackenzie on 9213 2031 or email [email protected]

COASTAL PROTECTION GRANTS

The State Government has opened the Coastwest Grants program for 2010 to assist local coastal managers, including Local Government, to undertake coastal protection works. Grants of up to 50 per cent of total project costs are available for: monitoring; planning; investigations; condition inspections; design; construction; and maintenance projects. Local and State Government, Aboriginal Land Councils, and other corporate bodies which manage coastal areas are eligible to apply. Applications close Friday, 16 April, with further information available from http://www.transport.wa.gov.aUfimarine/19128.asP#Coa stalProtection.

For further information, please contact Environment Policy Officer, Sarah Molloy on 9213 2049 or email [email protected]

REGIONAL AIRPORTS DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

Applications to the Department of Transport for funding under the Regional Airports Development Scheme (RADS) opened on Wednesday, 3 February,

The scheme provides joint funding assistance for the development of regional airport infrastructure, and aims to enhance airport planning in regional areas.

Eligible projects must aim to improve access for regional communities andlor enhance regional economic growth. Submissions must be received by 5:00pm WST on Tuesday, 2 March.

For further information or to obtain a brochure, please visit http://Ivww.transport.wa.gov.au/rads, call 9216 8744, or email [email protected]

NEW COMMUNITY SAFETY GRANTS AVAILABLE

The State Government's Community Crime Prevention Program (CCPP) Community Safety Grants Fund is now open, with Local Governments and not-for-profit organisations encouraged to apply.

Grants of up to $25,000 are available from the Fund, which aims to promote collaborative partnerships between government, police, and non-government agencies to achieve increases in safety and security, and reductions in the fear of crime.

Grants are available for initiatives under three categories:

• CCTV for hotspot locations; • Technologies supporting CCTV; or • Security device programs

Applications close 12 noon on Thursday, 1 April .

For further information, please call the Grants Office on 9222 9733, or visit the Office of Crime Prevention website at www.crimeprevention.wa.gov.au

A TASTE OF HARMONY

A Taste of Harmony, an initiative of the Scanlon Foundation and supported by the Australian Multicultural Foundation and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, is a week-long celebration that begins on Monday, 15 March and concludes with National Harmony Day on Sunday, 21 March.

Last year over 60,000 Australian workers participated in this free event from more than 1100 workplaces.

The concept is simple. Register your workplace, set a lunch date, and ask colleagues to bring a dish reflecting their cultural background. The result is a multicultural feast where workers have the opportun ity to learn something new about the different cultural backgrounds that exist in their workplace.

Councils can register online at www.tasteofharmony.org.au

For further information, please contact Julia Lee on 1800077067. -

PRACTITIONER'S CERTIFICATE IN MEDIATION

The Practitioner's Certificate in Mediation is presented by nationally accredited instnuctors and is conducted Australia-wide. The course offers a practice-oriented qualification in mediation and participants . who successfully complete the assessment module may apply for accreditation under the National Mediator Accreditation Scheme (NMAS) through the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia (lAMA).

The course program is divided into two modules, comprised of four days of instruction and two days of supervised coaching and assessment.

The course will be held on Wednesday, 17 - Saturday, 20 March, and Friday, 26 - Saturday, 27 March at St Catherine's College, Nedlands.

To download a brochure, please visit http://www.iama.org.au/

For further information, please contact lAMA on 6278 2022, email . [email protected] or visit www.iama.org.au


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COST INDEX February 2010

The Local Govemment Cost Index (LGCI) is widely used by Local Govemments across Westem Australia to measure and communicate movements in the cost to deliver services over time. It is essentially a measure of inflation that is applicable to Local Govemments, in the same way that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures movements in the cost of goods and services purchased by households.

The LGCI has been reformulated in line with the recommendations of the Systemic Sustainability Study and to adapt to changes in the indices published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on which the index was based.

Statutory accounts published by Local Govemments do not provide an ideal categorisation of expenditure for calculating a cost index. In particular the 'Materials and Contracts' expenditure category includes a diverse range of purchases that potentially increase in cost at different rates.

Weighting of the components of the LGCI is based on the aggregate expenditure by Local Govemments across the State. The components of the LGCI and their weighting are:

Comoonent Weiohlinq (%) I Waaes & Salaries 35.1 Road & Bridae Construction 20.4 Non·residential Buildina Canstruction I 20.4 Machinerv & Eauioment 15.4 Consumer Price Index 5.7 ElectriCity 10 TOTAL 100

In each case, cost movements are derived from cost or price indices published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

In the year to December 2009, the LGCI increased 2.8%, although there was no change in the index between the September and December quarters.

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For reference, the previous and new Local Government Cost Indices are compared in the chart below. The new index is less weighted toward the Consumer Price Index and the volatile segments of the construction industry (housing and non· residential construction) and hence less variable over time.

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The Local Govemment Cost Index can be compared with movements in the indices that are used to compile it. Over the 11 years to December 2009, non-residential construction costs increased 82%, while the Consumer Price Index increased 41 %. The Local Government Cost Index increased 58% during this period

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RESPONDING TO INCENTIVES

Federal Govemment initiatives to counter the impacts of the "global financial crisis" have resulted in market responses that have a direct impact on local government operations.

Motor Vehicle Licensing

Under an agreement between the State and Local Governments, 27% of annual vehicle licence fees are provided to Local Govemments for road related expenditure. If more vehicles are licensed, more money is made available for Local Govemment roads. Federal Government


large increase in vehicle sales in June, rela tive to the end of financial year spike in sales that is observed every year. As a corresponding number of vehicles were not retired from the fleet. Local Govemment received a useful boost in road funding in 2008/09 compared with that expected.

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Low interest rates and the anticipation of reduced Federal Government incentives for first home buyers resulted in strong growth in building approvals for houses and other residential dwellings in the months leading up to November 2009. Activity subsequently declined although it is yet to be determined whether this is a seasonal impact or the beginning of a weaker period of activity in residential building construction.

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A coherent and defendable set of assumptions about future economic conditions underpins budgets and long term financial plans. Identifying the most appropriate assumptions in each case is subjective, but some comments are offered below:

Consumer Price Index

The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Perth increased to 2.1% in the December quarter as factors such as falling fuel prices that contributed to the low CPI movement in previous quarters abated. Movements in the price of tradables (excluding fuel and food) were subdued during 2009, mainly because the sharp appreciation in the Australian dollar resulted in lower priced imported goods. A reduction in tariffs

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charged on motor vehicles, parts, textiles, clothing and footwear products from 1 January is expected to maintain downward pressure on tradables price inflation. Price inflation for non-tradables was 4.1% in the year ending December. This reduction of 1.25 percentage points from September 2008 reflects lower demand and wage pressures in the economy. Nevertheless inflation in the price of utilities nationally, and in Western Australia particularly, means that non-tradable inflation is likely to remain significantly higher than for tradables.

Source Consumer Price Index Forecast 2009110 2010/11

Federal Treasury 1. 2.25% 2.25% State Treasurv 2- 225% 2.50% Marnet Economists J 2.3% 4. 2.9% '

1 2009(10 Mid-year Forecast 2 2009/10 Government Mid-year Financial Projections StatemenL Dec 2009 3 Reserve BanI( Australia SUlver. Feb 2010 4. Year to December

The outlook for economic growth in Western Australia remains strong relative to the national perspective. While positive, this is likely to be reflected in higher movements in the CPI than nationally. We suggest that a CPI movement of 2.5% for 2009110 and 3.0% for 2010/11 serve as a reasonable basis for planning.

Wages

The Wage Price Index (WPI) increased 3.6% in the year to September 2009, driven by slower growth in private-sector wages. Public sector wages growth has remained at around its ten year average. Business surveys suggest that some increase in the rate of growth in labour costs is anticipated in 2010, but from a low base. The WPI is expected to increase 3.5% per annum in each of 2009/10 and 2010/11.

Construction Costs

Non-residential building construction costs fell 6.1% in the year to December 2009. Weaknesses in commercial and industrial construction activity are expected to be offset by increases in mining and infrastructure (including schools) construction during 2010/11. Although the cost of some construction materials has started to increase, industry analyses suggest little change in tender prices for major non-residential construction projects during 2010. The outlook for 2010/11 is for a slow recovery in prices.

Local Government Cost Index

On the basis of the above forecasts, the LGCI is expected to increase:

2.6 - 3.0% through 2009110 and 3.3 ~ 3.7% through 2010/11 .

For further information, or to comment please contact Economist, Ian Duncan on 9213 2040 Or email

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Information Bulletin Page Cor-7 Correspondence & Papers ALGA NEWS 5 February 2010 The Third Intergenerational Report

The Treasurer, Wayne Swan released this week the 2010 Intergenerational Report - Australia to 2050 future challenges. The report builds on an analytical framework looking at the three key drivers of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). These drivers are: population, participation and productivity.

It is part of a government's responsibility to develop scenarios about the future and to prepare for them. In presenting the third Intergenerational Report, Treasurer, told reporters at the National Press Club on 1 February: "In every area - in fiscal sustainability, in participation and productivity, in cities and infrastructure, in climate change - the lesson is that if we act today then we reap the benefits in the future."

Treasury has forecast that Australia's population will grow to nearly 36 million in the next 40 years. By then, approximately a quarter of the population will be 65 and over, compared with 13 per cent now. What this means is that there will be 2.7 taxpayers for every person aged 65 and over, whereas there are five taxpayers for such a person now.

High immigration levels of past governments and a higher than anticipated rate of childbirth has raised Australia's population. This will have impacts on future budgets, particularly on health budgets. However, migration does temper the ageing of a population because migrants tend to be younger than 40.

Mr Swan said that although Australia is not without substantial challenges, it is in a good position, compared with other countries. However, he stated that we need to increase our productivity to 2 per cent per year for the next 40 years and that this will raise our living standards by 15 per cent. Mr Swan said he had great faith in Australians' ability to raise their productivity.

The report is timely as the themes for the 2010 National General Assembly are: population, participation and productivity.

Coastal councils and climate change

The need for a national planning framework to protect local councils from litigation was highlighted again this week with a recent Byron Shire Council matter considered by the NSW Land and Environment Court.

In reporting the case the Australian Financial Review said, 'Seaside councils braced for more legal action from property owners affected by climate change have called for a national planning framework to protect local government from litigation'.

A recent Australian Government report on climate change risks to Australia's coasts found that between 157,000 to 247,600 existing residential buildings will be at risk from sea inundation by 2100 under a sea-level rise scenario of 1.1m.

Ms Jennie George MP, who chaired the inquiry, described the legal issues as a minefield. In its submission to the Inquiry ALGA stressed the importance of legal certainty for local government.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-8 Correspondence & Papers Local Council and Southern Cross University initiative

The Coffs Coast will be among the first places to benefit from the Australian Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network if a Southern Cross University-led campaign is successful.

Senior University representatives have presented a submission to Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin, to get the National Broadband Network (NBN) rolled out early to the NSW North Coast.

"Southern Cross University (SCU) is committed to the NBN with the construction of a state-of-the-art research and demonstration 'broadband hub' as part of a $10-million upgrade of facilities at its Coffs Harbour campus," SCU's Professor of Information Technology and Information Systems, Professor Peter Croll said.

"The Australian Government had allocated $5 million for rural NBN co-ordinators and the submission advocated that one of these positions should be based at this hub."

Prof. Croll handed the submission to Ms Saffin in a ceremony at the Lismore Campus at which NSW Minister for Planning, Infrastructure and Lands, Tony Kelly MLC also attended.

The proposal showcases a number of case studies in E-Health, E-Learning, E-Environmental Management, E-Manufacturing, E-Creative Industries, E-Agribusiness, E-Finance, E-Tourism and E-Local Government (to include emergency management) and was simultaneously electronically lodged for assessment with NBN's government relations and external affairs chief Mike Kaiser and with Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.

Ms Saffin praised the University and its Regional Futures Institute for pulling together a compelling and well-researched case for Australia's eastern regional corridor - from Tweed Shire to the Great Lakes district south of Port Macquarie - to be among the first communities on mainland Australia to capitalise on the benefits of high-speed fibre broadband.

The submission can be viewed at www.gobroadband.org.au.

President’s Report

The continued significance of climate change as a public issue - and the question of how governments at all levels will respond to the challenges it presents - was highlighted by two quite separate events this week. On the one hand, we had a lot of action at the Federal level with the release of the much-anticipated Opposition Climate Change policy and the reintroduction into Federal Parliament of the Government's Emissions Trading Scheme legislation, and on the other hand, we had a New South Wales Land and Environment Court decision regarding the coastal protection policies of the Byron Bay Shire Council.

As a community we face serious questions about the actions we are prepared to take to mitigate the impacts of climate change and to adapt to those impacts which we cannot stop. While the debate at the national level focuses on issues of emissions trading, regulation and carbon sequestration, the issues at the local level involve more immediate questions of property rights and protection and essentially how local communities and individuals can secure a sustainable future.

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Information Bulletin Page Cor-9 Correspondence & Papers Local government will continue to engage with the Federal Government and the Opposition to ensure that, whatever national mechanisms are put in place, there is full consultation with local government and inequitable and unintended consequences for local communities are avoided. We will also seek to ensure that local communities receive support and assistance where appropriate to adapt to climate change and that legal uncertainties surrounding planning and coastal protection are addressed.

Climate change may be a global problem but its impacts will be felt at the local level. Councils are at the forefront of responding to some of those impacts already, but all levels of government must work together in a coordinated and collaborative way if we are to achieve the best local, regional and national outcomes.

Cr Geoff Lake ALGA President

Opposition Climate Change Plan

This week the Opposition Leader the Hon. Tony Abbott released the Opposition's Direct Action Plan on the Environment and Climate Change. The Oppositions' Plan will support 140 million tonnes of abatement per annum by 2020 to meet Australia's 5 per cent target. To facilitate direct action, the Coalition would establish an Emissions Reduction Fund to support CO2 emissions reduction by business and industry. The Plan includes a boost renewable energy use in homes and communities, including investing $100 million each year for an additional one million solar energy homes by 2020. The Plan also recognises the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfill sites with a $10 per tonne rebate for CO2 abatement.

Kangaroo Island to charge levy

According to the National Geographic, Kangaroo Island is the best island in South-East Asia and the fifth-best island in the world. The popular tourist destination is threatening to charge visitors a levy, or else close its roads, as it runs out of funds to maintain the network.

South Australia's Kangaroo Island is already raising its rates two per cent above CPI each year for the next 10 years to cope with maintenance costs.

About 185,000 visitors a year make up the bulk of those using the island's roads, and Kangaroo Island Mayor Jayne Bates advised that it is considering charging adult tourists $10 each to help keep the roads safe.

"I reckon this island hasn't been sustainable for 30 years. This council's the first one willing to address it," Mrs Bates said.

"We want the Kangaroo Island economy and tourism to grow and prosper, and you can't do that without sound infrastructure," she told the Adelaide Advertiser. "People live on almost all our roads. In the first instance, we'd make them local-use only, to restrict wear and tear."

Kangaroo Island council exists on a $10.5 million annual budget, a shortfall of $3 million needed for the road network, but closing the roads would be a last resort.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-10 Correspondence & Papers "We're a long way from that and I'm hoping it doesn't get to that - we wouldn't do that without having a serious conversation with our community," Jayne Bates said.

Blueprint for an Active Australia

The Heart Foundation of Australia has launched its new Blueprint for an Active Australia.

The Blueprint for an Active Australia provides key actions that can increase physical activity levels in Australia from 2010 to 2013. This document draws on available evidence that supports the need for implementation of a comprehensive range of actions at national, state and local levels. These actions create opportunities for all Australians to be active everywhere: in homes, neighbourhoods, schools, workplaces and communities.

The document was developed for government, non-government and communities, providing strategies to influence programs, policy and action plans. The implementation of these measures will increase physical activity across Australia.

A major element of effective advocacy for increasing population physical activity is developing and promoting consensus on the key actions required. In the Blueprint for an Active Australia a 'ten point plan' is proposed. To implement the plan, a long term strategy is required, led by federal, state and local government, and supported by public and private stakeholders.

Climatic factors affecting increase in drowning deaths

According to Royal Life Saving Society lead researcher Dr Richard Franklin, 62 Australians drowned between Christmas Eve to Australia Day, up from 48 for the same period the previous year.

Recently, a teenage boy from Darwin died, after jumping off a point to help a friend who was struggling in rough seas, the NT News reports. On Saturday night, a man aged in his 50s was found dead by two fishermen at Shelly Beach, near Manly in Sydney.

Dr Franklin says the reversal of the declining trend would make it "almost impossible" to meet an official goal to halve the nation's annual drowning toll by 2020. "What we saw with our study (covering the five years to 2007) was the number of drowning deaths were coming down," Dr Franklin said.

"What we've seen with the numbers over Christmas, as well as last year, is the numbers are going in the opposite direction.

The target to cut the nation's annual drowning toll is outlined in The Australian Water Safety Strategy 2008-11. The declining trend was revealed in research conducted by Dr Franklin, which took in all unintentional drowning deaths nationwide from mid 2002 to mid 2007.

There were 318 deaths in the first year of the five-year review period and this dropped to 257 deaths in the study's final year.

The average over the period was for 290 deaths per annum, and the number of victims under five was also down when compared with the 1990s.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-11 Correspondence & Papers The study, which shows some headway being made in the effort to improve water safety, is published in the Medical Journal of Australia this week amid a horror summer for drownings.

"What we're seeing is some climatic factors are coming in," Dr Franklin said, "...we've seen some major flooding, lots of parts of Australia are coming out of drought and that has caused some problems. We've also seen some king tides come through creating more rips." Also, apparently "tranquil" rivers continued to be a major cause of drowning deaths in Australia, Dr Franklin warned.

Australians using less water but more energy

According to a new report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australians are using less water but more energy.

At the end of last October, water storage levels in the Murray Darling Basin had diminished to less than a third of their capacity.

Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends presents a snapshot of environmental factors affecting Australia. The 2010 edition also includes a feature article on the ramifications of climate change, and what these mean for Australia.

The ABS found that water use by agriculture has fallen by almost half in the past two years. Biggest reductions are in New South Wales and Victoria, and between 1994 and 2007 the proportion of households using water-saving devices doubled.

While the nation's water consumption fell, its energy use rose. Australia's heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for generating power, has resulted in greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector rising by almost a half since 1990, however, emissions per head of population fell by 12 per cent over the same period.

The Northern Territory and Western Australia lead other states in solar hot water use (54 per cent and 21 per cent, respectively), but overall, less than 10 per cent of Australian homes were using solar hot water in 2008. In the same year, only half (53 per cent) of homes in New South Wales had insulation, compared with the national average of just over 60 per cent, and most people's motivation for insulating was not for energy-saving, but for comfort.

Many more of us are also living in larger homes, paradoxically with fewer people in each, and this trend increases the rate of greenhouse emissions from the electricity and gas needed to build and maintain them.

Over three-quarters of people use a private vehicle to travel to work, but the proportion using public transport is increasing gradually. The biggest increases in public transport use have been recorded in Victoria and South Australia, while the New South Wales rate has fallen slightly.

There were more bicycles sold than cars last year (1.7 million bicycles; 937,000 cars) and it's interesting that more than twice as many men than women cycle for exercise. Many women prefer to get their exercise by walking, with 33 per cent of them doing it, while only 17 per cent of men are walking.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-12 Correspondence & Papers Australian transport and construction industries experienced the largest drop in energy intensity (energy used per unit of economic output) down 49 per cent and 74 per cent, respectively over the 30 years to 2006-07, leading to a decrease of over a third for all Australian industries combined.

Connecting Remote Indigenous Communities

Latest technology, solar powered, satellite savvy phones will be installed free of charge in up to 300 remote Indigenous communities between 2009 and 2012.

The high tech phones are designed to function in remote and harsh conditions, and can be installed as a community resource in almost any location across Australia such as the central desert or the rainforest regions. The phones enable free calls to emergency services and fixed home and business phone numbers within Australia. Prepaid calling cards (non-swipe type) can be used to call mobile phones, 13---- and international numbers.

The phones, 26 of which were installed free of charge in remote Indigenous communities during September, October and November 2009, enable communities in remote areas to access the emergency, government and business services that most Australians take for granted. They will also make it much easier for family members to contact each other.

Remote Indigenous communities with up to 49 permanent residents and without reasonable access to a community payphone are encouraged to apply for a phone through the Indigenous Communications Program (ICP). This Australian Government initiative is administered by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

For smaller or transient communities, a mobile satellite handset may be more suitable than a fixed community phone. Satellite handsets are provided at no charge and line rental charges are covered for the first three years. Communities will be provided with an initial supply of prepaid calling cards which may be topped up after six, nine and 12 months.

Anyone can nominate a community for an ICP community phone. All nomination forms must be endorsed by a Commonwealth or state or territory Government official.

Detailed information about the ICP and community phones is available on the website. ICP staff members are able to provide information and can be contacted by phone on 1800 355 014 or by email at [email protected].

Public Housing award to Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment

The Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in Sydney is the first social housing scheme in Australia to be awarded a Green Star certification. Achieving a 5 Star Green Star - Multi Unit Residential PILOT rating, the Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment is also the first project of its kind to achieve a Green Star residential rating on the East Coast of Australia.

Representing 'Australian Excellence' in environmentally sustainable design, this project by HBO+EMTB for Housing NSW sets a new standard for public housing developments in Australia. It demonstrates that sustainable public housing is realistic, feasible and affordable.

HBO+EMTB Director, Gustavo Thiermann says, "The formal rating of this [housing] scheme by the GBCA and its 5 Star Green Star outcome reflects Housing New South Wales' willingness to

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Sustainable cities

Property industry leaders will gather in Melbourne later in February to determine how productive, healthy, profitable green buildings will become the cornerstone of a renewed push for sustainable cities.

More than 1,000 leading Australian and international property industry experts are expected to attend the annual Green Cities 2010 conference, to be held in Melbourne from February 21-24.

A joint initiative of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and the Property Council of Australia, Green Cities 2010 is the largest and most influential green building conference in the Asia Pacific region.

Now in its fourth year, Green Cities 2010 will feature panel discussions, case studies and debates on how green buildings will deliver greater productivity and occupant health while using fewer resources and providing higher returns on investment.

GBCA Chief Executive, Romilly Madew, said that with 11 per cent of all CBD office space now Green Star rated and a further 25 per cent (400 buildings) undergoing certification, clear evidence is now available about the positive impact sustainable buildings have on people, places and performance.

"We know that Green Star rated office buildings are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by an average of 60 per cent. These buildings are commanding higher rents and higher selling prices, they have lower vacancy rates and the occupants of green buildings report higher productivity and lower absenteeism," Ms Madew said.

"With buildings and their users responsible for 23 per cent of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions, the potential benefits to be gained from developing green cities are enormous."

Castrilli eyes city councils for mergers

Beatrice Thomas writes in the West Australian that the State Government has been targeting more metropolitan councils with the latest part of its reform plan, since about 100 councils have received recommendations to start sharing core services and to merge, by 2013.

Last week, local Government Minister John Castrilli rejected reports that he would abandon his contentious reform agenda if councils do not meet his most recent demands. In December, he said he had asked 54 councils, which were in the country, with the exception of the six western suburbs councils, to start forming the groups under no opt-out clauses.

However, closer to 100 councils have now been sent the same request, including city councils such as East Fremantle, Fremantle, Bassendean and Bayswater. Bassendean mayor John Gangell and East Fremantle mayor Alan Ferris said they opposed the groupings.

WA Local Government Association president Bill Mitchell says that he understands that no councils were "actively working towards" the request, meaning so far only nine already

Information Bulletin Page Cor-14 Correspondence & Papers confirmed merger proposals have come out of the reform process. Most of the councils have been given no indication which neighbours they should be grouped with.

Mr Castrilli said he only wanted to work with councils that agreed to the reforms, but would not speculate on what action he would take if they did not.

Shadow local government minister, Paul Papalia called for Mr Castrilli's resignation, saying colleagues and the sector had lost confidence in him and that Mr Castrilli had caused "confusion and anxiety" and squandered 12 months of good will.

Mr Mitchell said the process had not worked because "an articulated plan hasn't been put forward". He said at $2 million per council, per merger it was also a cost the Government was unlikely to want to cover.

New council to work on road toll

Celebrities and business leaders are joining with the Federal Government in a bid to cut the road toll. Trucking magnate Lindsay Fox, former AFL star David Wirrpanda, motorbike legend Wayne Gardner and breakfast TV celebrity Melissa Doyle have been called on to sign up to the new National Road Safety Council.

"We know there is more to do," Transport Minister Anthony Albanese told the council at its first meeting in Canberra. "This is an attempt to get best practice going nationally." The road toll has fallen dramatically since its height of 3,798 in 1970.

Since then, the number of vehicles on roads nationally has tripled. However, more than 1,000 people a year die in car crashes.

"The number of deaths on our roads is only the tip of the iceberg," Mr Albanese said, elaborating on the thousands who endure painful injuries: from the temporary pain of cuts and broken limbs to the permanent disability of paralysis or brain damage. Mr Albanese has given the council a three-tier strategy, saying better roads, tougher laws and driver attitudes are the focus.

Hendra virus risk from pigs

Pigs have the potential to spread the Hendra virus to humans in the same way horses do, researchers say. New research by scientists in Canada has shown pigs can contract the bat-borne virus.

In the light of new evidence about the Hendra virus, CSIRO's Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) needs more funds to develop a vaccine for the deadly virus, claims Dr Peter Read, a Brisbane vet.

"This new finding indicates that pigs are susceptible to HeV (Hendra) infections and could play a role as an intermediate host in transmission to humans," said a report on the research by Canadian bodies, including the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease.

The Hendra study showed that Landrace pigs, used globally by the pork industry, and Gottingen minipigs, were susceptible to Hendra.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-15 Correspondence & Papers Hendra was first identified in 1994 in the Brisbane suburb of the same name when a stable of 13 racehorses and trainer Vic Rail died from the virus.

Australian-led breakthrough in SIDS

An Australian-led study has confirmed that a lack of serotonin was a common factor in babies who die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The breakthrough offers a "much clearer direction" in the search for a cure for the mysterious syndrome, which still claims one in 2,000 apparently healthy children. Researcher, Dr Jhodie Duncan, of the Melbourne-based Florey Neuroscience Institutes, studied cases of infant deaths from confirmed SIDS and other causes. The SIDS babies were found to have lower levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter which regulates the body's basic life-sustaining functions.

"Things like heart rate, blood pressure, sleep cycles, respiration, serotonin plays a very important role in all these things that you need to stay alive," Dr Duncan said. "Our study has proven that in infants dying of SIDS there is lower TPH2 (a related enzyme) levels and reduced serotonin production."

Student water project wins national prize

A University of Adelaide student project aimed at solving urban water supply problems in Australia has won a national engineering award.

Engineers Australia has honoured Fiona Paton, John Baulis, Ben Staniford and Lisa Lloyd for an engineering project aimed at helping governments to overcome urban water shortages in a sustainable manner.

The four students completed a case study of Adelaide's Southern water supply system (which supplies about half of Adelaide's water needs) for their 2008 Honours project in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering.

Journalist Candy Gibson relates how Fiona (now a PhD student), John and Ben presented the group's findings at the Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering national conference in Melbourne last month.

"One of the major challenges of this century is to identify ways to reliably supply water to towns and cities under the increasing pressures of population growth, urbanisation and climate change," Fiona said.

"We undertook a multi-faceted approach to this problem that incorporated economic, environmental and technical aspects of water supply.

"For our case study, we examined River Murray supply, reservoir supply, desalinated water and household rainwater tanks, and evaluated different combinations of these supply types in terms of their cost, greenhouse gas emissions and water security risk.

"Ideally, to meet the demand of the Southern system in the long term, as well as keep the costs and greenhouse gas emissions to a minimum, a combination of all sources would be best.

"Reservoir and River Murray water are cheaper and produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than desalinated water and rainwater. However, due to the uncertainty over River Murray

Information Bulletin Page Cor-16 Correspondence & Papers supply and with reservoir yield projected to decrease due to the effects of climate change, then alternative sources must be considered," Fiona said.

"Desalinated water is preferable in terms of cost, while rainwater outperforms desalinated water when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.

"Hopefully, the techniques developed in this research project will help water managers in Australia make better informed and more sustainable decisions when planning for long-term water supplies," Fiona said.

The students were supervised by Professor Holger Maier and Professor Graeme Dandy from the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering.

All parties now ready to solve renewable energy issues

The Clean Energy Council has warned that specific measures in the Coalition's new climate change policy to assist some clean energy technologies will not work unless the national Renewable Energy Target is fixed.

Clean Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren welcomed the Coalition's recognition that the design of the RET needed reform to drive the development of both large and small scale clean energy technologies and called for bipartisan cooperation.

"The Coalition introduced the world's first renewable energy target in 2001 and worked constructively with the Rudd government last year to expand it to 20 per cent of Australia's electricity by 2020. However, the low price of renewable energy certificates has stalled investment in renewable energy projects and the support and ideas of all major parties are needed to fix the problem," said Mr Warren.

"One of the fundamental structural problems with the current design of the RET is that a range of support measures for small scale technologies are unintentionally crowding out investment in industrial scale clean energy plants.

"We need to find a way of continuing to roll out household scale clean energy technologies like solar panels and solar hot water while at the same time building multi-million dollar clean energy projects.

"Increasing the existing support for household scale technologies will only exacerbate this problem unless at the same time their impact on the value of renewable energy certificates is neutralised. The Coalition has already indicated its support for a measure proposed by The Greens to effectively reduce the impact of rooftop technologies on the RET," he said.

The CEC does not support the Coalition proposal to carve out a portion of the renewable energy target for large-scale clean energy projects or for emerging technologies.

"This type of banding presumes we know what will happen in the future, which is impossible given the range and scale of the different technologies at our disposal. By trying to pick winners you risk creating another kind of market distortion that will cause other problems down the line," Mr Warren said.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-17 Correspondence & Papers "The biggest challenge for the industry right now is investor certainty. Developing and legislating a decisive and effective solution to the design of the RET will help remove the regulatory uncertainty which is stalling multi-billion dollar investment in this sector."

"The risk of dangerous climate change is real and is already being factored into the commercial decisions of major investors. We continue to encourage climate change policy that incorporates and clarifies this risk so that we can accelerate the multi-billion dollar challenge of decarbonising energy supply in Australia and globally."

Harmony Day planning begins

Harmony Day is on 21 March.

Local governments have supported Harmony Day for a decade and this year many are planning to use the opportunity to bring their communities closer together and highlight the services they provide to people from different backgrounds.

Since 1999, schools, local governments, workplaces and community groups have staged over 25,000 Harmony Day events to celebrate Australia's cultural diversity. The theme for Harmony Day 2010 is Express Yourself.

In the City of Wodonga school students will be proudly celebrating Harmony Day and Victoria's Cultural Diversity Week from 15 to 21 March 2010. Around Harmony Day the Council will launch an education program for school students at Bonegilla Migrant Experience Heritage Park where post-war migrants began their Australian journey.

From 1947 to 1971 over 320,000 people from 30 different countries spent time at Bonegilla awaiting allocation to employment, learning English, undergoing health checks and learning about the Australian way of life.

"Many of the former residents of Bonegilla today still speak of their experiences of hope and joy during their stay at the camp, and I'm very pleased that Bonegilla is being preserved as a place of learning about the migrant experience," City of Wodonga Mayor Councillor Mark Byatt said.

"Bonegilla holds powerful connections for many people, both migrants and their descendants and yields exceptional insights into post war migration and refugee experiences," said Mr Byatt.

Today, there are more than 1.5 million descendants of Bonegilla migrants. Students participating in the Bonegilla 'Camp Kitchen' project will explore the influence migrants had on Australian cuisine. They will also access a collection point for family recipes and a 'Memory Collection' space where past and current migrants can record their memories of migration.

Harmony Day on 21 March 2010 offers Local Governments the opportunity to profile their diversity policies. Councils can order limited stocks of free promotional items through www.harmony.gov.au

Quote of the week

"Build not your house on sand." - Matthew

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CONNECT A MILLION PEOPLE WITH MAXIMUM MOBILITY General Manager, Transportation

With a newly minted transportation plan in place, The City of Calgary is poised to invest $5 billion in capital improvements over the next decade. If you're looking for a tier one leadership mission and an amazing quality of life, you'll find them here. Not only is Calgary one of North America's fastest growing urban centres, it's also Canada's energy capital, the home to the second largest number of corporate head offices in the country and a renowned recreational hub. There's a sense of community and a spirit of dynamism in Calgary that set this city apart. You can be a visible, integral part of it. Join a progressive corporate leadership team that fosters close relationships with Council and Calgary's one million residents. Be one of the principal drivers of a city on the move.

Calgary's transportation network includes 14,000 km of roadways, 5,000 km of sidewalks, a fleet of 900 buses, 156 CTrains and specialized vehicles for disabled passengers. You will have overall accountability for this integrated transportation infrastructure as you plan, design and deliver continuing mobility improvements to the people of Calgary. In addition to your day-to-day strategic and operational responsibilities, you will oversee the expansion of The City's LRT system and major ring roadways. Working closely with The City's land use, economic development, planning and social development leaders you will inform and support sustainable, environmentally responsible and affordable decisions. Of critical importance, you will provide enlightened and inspirational leadership to the more than 3,500 transportation employees who serve Calgarians and visitors to the city.

A consummate relationship developer, a strategic thinker, asset manager and leader, you have guided a major transportation portfolio in a large city, region, state or province. In Calgary, you can play a pivotal role in the evolution of a unique and dynamic model of civic pride and vision.

To explore this opportunity further, please forward your resume to [email protected] or phone (403) 410-6700 or submit your resume and related information online at www.odgersberndtson.ca/en/careers/8955.

Local Government Risk Management Summit

Wednesday April 28 - Thursday, April 29, 2010 Novotel Brighton Beach, Sydney

This national summit will bring together local government risk management professionals from across Australia to discuss key risks facing the nation's councils and showcase case studies of leading local government risk management practices.

At a time when Australian councils face an increasingly complex risk environment with limited resources, this event will provide detailed information and advice about best practice systems being implemented by leading local governments to effectively manage legal, financial and other risks confronting their organisations.

This summit will feature analysis and case studies involving topics such as: enterprise risk management for local government; incorporating risk management into organisational culture; internal auditing and audit committees; risk management systems; new standards


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The inaugural Local Government Risk Management Summit will also provide unprecedented networking opportunities for local government risk management and auditing professionals, enabling them to share information and benchmark their own organisation's practices against the leaders in the field.

If you are interested in presenting at the conference: please email a 300-word abstract and any other relevant documentation to the Summit Director, Ben Hutchison, via [email protected].

Summit attendance enquiries should be directed to: Denise McQueen, Hallmark Conferences + Events, Ph: (03) 8534 5021; Email: [email protected].

Summit sponsorship and exhibition enquiries should be directed to: Ben Hutchison, Summit Director, Ph: (03) 8534 5025; Email: [email protected].

Community Engagement in Rural Service Delivery

What is it?

This course is an interactive, two day training workshop designed specifically to assist service providers in rural areas. By engaging in practical exercises, you will learn effective techniques and strategies to work effectively at a distance, utilise technologies to reach rural and remote locations and achieve a community response when delivering your service. Don't miss it!

When and where?

19th and 20th April, Alice Springs 22nd and 23rd April, Cairns

Who will be conducting your interactive training?

Carla Rogers, Principal, Evolve Facilitation and Coaching

What will you learn?

How to use different services and technologies to reach rural communities How to combine services to reduce time and cost How to satisfy community that has experienced a swathe of unfulfilled promises How to identify who should be involved in a community engagement service How to discuss future decisions with reluctant community members

If you have had trouble in the past with obtaining a productive community response when delivering a service in a rural area, then you can't afford to miss Tonkin Academy's Community Engagement in Rural Service Delivery Training Workshop!

Register today for this great opportunity to improve your community engagement skills!




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Government News presents the inaugural Local Government Investment Conference 2010

9 March, 2010 - Doltone House, Pyrmont, Sydney

One clear message from the Cole report was the recommendation that councils seek 'independent financial advice'. The Government News Local Government Investment Conference seeks to do just that.

With a stellar array of speakers from Government & tertiary institutions, plus an impressive panel of investment all-stars from leading Australian research and investment houses, the Conference will address:

• The real extent of councils exposure to collateralised debt obligations • An analysis of the current financial pressures affecting local government • An understanding of the investment options out there (risk vs return) • Return expectations in the current environment

The rules of investment have changed so be prepared. This is one conference you cannot afford to miss.

This important conference will enable an open and frank discussion on the challenges of investing in a post GFC world.

Register now at www.investmentconference.com.au or call Melanie on 1300 789 845

How well does your irrigation system water?

More than 200 irrigation professionals around Australia already know because they have completed Irrigation Australia's Irrigation Efficiency Course.

Don't be left out. It's time you joined this growing group of professionals.

Register for the course so you can assess how your irrigation system is performing.

WHAT DOES THE COURSE COVER?

The 2-day course is a hands-on and practical introduction to principles of scheduling and checking irrigation performance:

• Troubleshoot irrigation systems • Measure irrigation delivery system performance • Operate pressurised irrigation systems


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Information Bulletin Page Cor-21 Correspondence & Papers These topics are units of competency for a Certificate 3 in Irrigation. By completing the IEC successfully, not only can you demonstrate your skills and knowledge, you have started working towards a national qualification in irrigation.

SHOULD I DO THE COURSE?

If you work in any of these areas:

• green keeping • landscaping • local government parks and gardens • managing gardens

you can be sure that the skills you learn will allow you to troubleshoot and check how well irrigation systems are watering.

WHERE CAN I DO THE COURSE?

Irrigation Australia runs the course in capital cities and major centres.

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Cost: $585 members, $805 non members and $695 group bookings / affiliates

Key Strategies for Sustainable Landscaping/Gardening

4 Day Course - Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture - Mineral, Microbe, Plant and Pest Management

1st - 4th March 2010 - Sunshine Coast (QLD) $699 (group discounts available)

Key Presenter: Graeme Sait (a renowned educator/author in the sustainable agricultural field).

• Past attendees include; Parks/Gardens Officers from Councils throughout Australia (e.g. Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Toowoomba), DPI (Forestry Plantations QLD) and landscaping/agricultural consultants from around the world. Norfolk Island and Woolworths South Africa have taken this approach on board and are turning their regions into biological meccas.

• For a Registration Pack visit www.nutri-tech.com.au/ or call (07) 5472 9900.

Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS) educates agricultural workers about strategies for biological and sustainable agricultural practices. This popular course has been running for 9 years (FarmReady Approved) and several Councils in Australia have attended giving exceptional feedback. Caloundra Shire Council (now Sunshine Coast Regional Council) attended and after the course they were able to reduce their chemical usage in parks and sports fields. The Council ran a trial on a sports field using biological strategies during a prolonged drought period and the end result was outstanding. The trial (a NTS Prescription BlendTM was recommended and applied) aimed to improve the physical, chemical and biological components of the trial area and resulted in healthier, greener grass than the control area. There was also improved soil structure and drought tolerance and in an era of ever-increasing water shortages in most Australian cities this factor alone is enough reason for any Council to consider this strategy. If you wish to view a photo of this trial please email [email protected].

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Linking Policy with Service Delivery in Rural & Regional Communities

23rd & 24th Mar 2010, Crowne Plaza, Newcastle

Linking Policy with Service Delivery in Rural & Regional Communities unites multiple perspectives on the development of appropriate and sustainable policy for effective service delivery in regional and rural communities. It focuses on the federal government's Regional Development Australia (RDA) initiative and its role in securing the future of our regional centres.

Local Government, Community Service Providers and NGO's are entitled to a discounted rate. Call 1300 918 334 for more details.

Attend and be part of the discussion on how to:

• Take advantage of opportunities and partnerships under RDA • Plan for future demographic shifts and service needs • Develop working partnerships with local communities

By attending you will also take away:

• Expert advice on making the best use of broadband enabled services • Effective strategies to deliver policy in a local context • Knowledge about how to plan for future service requirements • Working relationships with other stakeholders

Register before the 12th Feb 2010 and save up to $300 off your registration.

For more information please visit our website www.ruralservicedelivery.com or call 1300 316 882.

Road Engineering and Maintenance Conference

• March 16-17, 2010 • The Sebel & Citigate Albert Park, Melbourne

The 5th Australian Road Engineering & Maintenance Conference has been designed to alert road engineers from local government, councillors, managers, as well as consultants, contractors and suppliers, about the most important new developments and issues in roads and their environs.

This two-day event will bring together councils, state government road managers, and the private sector. Speakers have been drawn from South Africa, The Netherlands, New Zealand and from throughout Australia and include speakers from Local Government, State Road Authorities, Consultants and Contractors. Over two hundred delegates are expected.

Ian van Wijk, Technical Executive, Aurecon, South Africa, will present on Road Maintenance Management in South Africa - Experiences from Provincial and Local Road Authorities. For a full list of the speakers and their presentations please see www.halledit.com.au/roads10.

Sustainable Practices and the Environment will feature strongly on the program and in many presentations. It includes major roads, local roads, traffic areas, residential streets, rural

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Information Bulletin Page Cor-23 Correspondence & Papers roads, footpaths and road reserves. All speakers are asked to present very practical presentations.

Key conference topics include achieving Sustainability on Road Infrastructure Projects, Road Delivery Models & Contracts, Road Maintenance Practices & Management, Good Paving & Sealing Practices, Landscape Design and Cracks: Treatment & Prevention.

Best practice Local Government case studies are a focus of this conference.

A series of Workshops will be conducted parallel to the speaking stream and there will be an exhibition for opportunities to update on services, equipment and road materials.

For more information, including registration, please see the website www.halledit.com.au/roads10 or contact Denise McQueen, Ph: (03) 8534 5021 (direct) or (03) 8534 5000 (switch), Fax: (03) 8534 5121, [email protected]

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Information Bulletin Page Cor-24 Correspondence & Papers ALGA NEWS 12 February 2010 Focus on Affordable Housing

Later today, in a busy schedule of meetings, Local Government and Planning Ministers (LGPMC) will conduct a joint meeting with the Housing Ministers Conferences (HMC). LGPMC and the HMC will also meet separately to make progress on a range of issues on their respective work programs. One of the main aims of the joint meeting is to follow up from the December 2009 Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting, which highlighted concern that housing supply has struggled to keep pace with recent growth in demand.

COAG noted that "...population growth is likely to mean continuing strong underlying demand for housing. Constraints on the supply side of the market need to be addressed if our cities are to adapt to projected population increases over the coming decades."

Responding to these challenges, COAG agreed to the development of a housing supply and affordability reform agenda led by Treasurers, through the Ministerial Council on Federal Financial Relations, for consideration in the first half of 2010. This will build on the reforms already implemented by LGPMC and HMC.

The joint meeting of LGPMC and HMC will explore ways of accelerating housing and planning reform to increase housing supply and to support the work of reasurers.

Progress report on Nation Building

The Australian Government has completed the latest Progress Report on the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan (the Plan). The Progress Report was issued by the Commonwealth Coordinator-General and provides an update to 31 December 2009 on the implementation of the Plan's programs: household stimulus; Building the Education Revolution; social housing; Defence housing; energy efficient homes; roads and rail; and the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program.

The report confirms that the delivery targets for the component programs are being met: 71 per cent of the infrastructure stimulus projects are under construction, and across the entire Plan, nearly 50,000 projects have been approved, nearly 35,000 have commenced and over 8,300 are complete. 90 per cent of the 3,220 the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program projects are complete, and a further 137 strategic projects have received milestone payments of around $250 million from a total of $550 million.

The report comments on factors that helped ensure the funding for the Plan components flowed quickly, and projects were delivered successfully: one example given in the report is "the streamlined planning processes put in place by states and territories."

Councils concerned about potential planning power abuse

Premier Kristina Keneally has indicated that she will extend and make permanent special planning arrangements introduced as part of the federal government's stimulus package. The premier announced a review of the legislation that has allowed the speedy approval of hundreds of public housing developments and school projects funded with federal government money to combat the global financial crisis, reported Matthew Moore in the Sydney Morning Herald on 9 February.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-25 Correspondence & Papers "I would like to evaluate the benefits of applying the principles of this legislation to other significant infrastructure projects in NSW, such as major transport projects, significant commercial or even appropriate residential projects," Ms Keneally said.

Her remarks infuriated representatives of local government, who accused her of breaching undertakings given to them last year, when councils agreed to legislation to speed up approval of education and public housing projects as part of the stimulus package.

"We're extremely concerned that planning powers under the package might be abused by private developers if they are extended to commercial or residential developments," said the president of the Local Government Association, Genia McCaffery.

Quick approval of developments for schools had gone smoothly, but there had been serious community disquiet about the hundreds of public housing projects being constructed without consultation. Cr McCaffery stated that in their meetings with the Premier, they were assured that any changes to planning controls were restricted to developments under the stimulus package; this was the basis on which they supported it.

Aaron Gadiel, the head of the developer lobby group, Urban Taskforce, said that the forecast changes should speed up approvals for a host of residential projects. "The government's strong support for its public-sector projects has been great for creating jobs and boosting economic activity, but the private sector would be capable of doing so much more," Mr Gadiel said.

Stephen Albin, the NSW chief executive of another developer group, the Urban Development Institute of Australia, said the stimulus package was "one of the success stories" of the Federal Government and should be extended.

"If the review shows that arrangements worked for the stimulus package, then there is no reason that they can't be adopted more broadly."

But Cr McCaffery said the extreme measures were inappropriate for normal economic circumstances because communities would be excluded from input on planning decisions. "These new powers are the sort of far-reaching planning powers that undermine orderly developments," she said.

From the President Women make up just over 50 per cent of our population. Women are an integral part of all our communities. Women contribute at all levels in our communities. No one would disagree with these facts.

Yet women are under-represented in local government. Only 27.3% of councillors are women. The situation is worse in senior management roles in councils where women fill only 20 per cent of the positions. The picture is worse again at the Chief Executive level in councils where only 5 per cent of chief executives/general managers are women.

Research by the Centre for Local Government at the University of Technology, Sydney, has indicated that there are lower proportional numbers of women working in local government than in other levels of government. Local Government, as the level of government closest to the people in our communities, should reflect the make-up of the general population and local government as a sector needs to address this issue. One of the best ways to ensure

Information Bulletin Page Cor-26 Correspondence & Papers that councils remain sustainable into the future is to ensure that they can make the most of the enthusiasm and skills of everyone in the community.

The Year of Women in Local Government in 2010 is an opportunity to improve the current gender imbalance, to encourage women to stand as councillors, to help build women's capacity for senior positions, to raise awareness of these issues, and to provide better recognition of what women are already contributing to local government.

ALGA is working with other levels of government to implement change in this area, especially through work in the Local Government and Planning Ministers Council and the role of women in local government and politics in general will be explored during this year's National General Assembly of Local Government in June.

Improving the gender imbalance in local government and, through that, improving local government's representative and inclusive nature are not things that will happen overnight, but the Year of Women in Local Government is a strong beginning to positive change in this area.

Cr Geoff Lake ALGA President

Healthy Communities and local government

"Local councils are among those being encouraged to attend workshops on the development of the Quality Assurance Framework for the Commonwealth's Healthy Communities Initiative.

The Australian Government is providing $72 million over the next four years (2009-10 - 2012-13) for the Healthy Communities Initiative, through the National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health. The Healthy Communities Initiative will support Local Government Areas in delivering effective community-based physical activity and dietary education programs, as well as developing a range of policy environments to support healthy lifestyle behaviours. The Australian Government will support the implementation of the Initiative through the development and funding of 'soft infrastructure' including a Quality Assurance Framework. The Framework will ensure that the healthy living programs funded under the Initiative are of a high standard and quality, appropriate for their intended purpose and delivered by appropriate staff.

The workshops will be conducted by Communio Group which has been contracted by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing to develop the QA Framework. The upcoming workshops aim to give stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback and to help shape its development. The workshops will be interactive and will gather consensus input to the Framework.

Please find the workshop locations and dates below. Although the Melbourne and Adelaide workshops have now passed, you can still contact Communio Group to find out how you can get involved in contributing to the development of the Framework. Please note Sydney, Dubbo and Perth workshops next week:

Sydney - Mon 15/02/10 Dubbo - Tues 16/02/10 Hobart - Thurs 18/02/10

Information Bulletin Page Cor-27 Correspondence & Papers Perth - Thurs 19/02/10 Canberra - Mon 22/02/10 Brisbane - Tues 23/02/10 Rockhampton - Wed 24/02/10 Darwin - Thurs 25/02/10 Hobart - Friday 5/03/2010

The workshops will run from 10.00-4.30pm.

Please register your interest by emailing Communio Group at [email protected] or by registering your details through the project web page

Councils get Royalties for Regions pledge

The Western Australian Minister for Regional Development, Brendon Grylls, has confirmed his commitment to the Country Local Government Fund, which was axed last year.

The Government announced in December it was deferring payments of nearly $100 million from the Royalties for Regions program due to a revision in forecast revenue from mining royalties. Mr Grylls says the money will now be allocated in the 2010/2011 financial-year budget.

The Western Australian Local Government Association's president, Bill Mitchell, says that councils were disappointed to lose the funding.

"If you're cutting a program, it's better to cut all programs by 5 or 10 per cent and allow those programs to go ahead, rather than specifically 100 per cent cutting one," he said.

Mr Mitchell says there is still no guarantee the money will be available.

"The economy still needs to recover to the extent that that $100 million for the local government fund is available and that's still reliant on the royalties and the rate in the American dollar versus the Australian dollar," he said.

Disaster relief funds extended to some local councils

With an estimated one-third of the region's local government roads submerged in floodwater this week, Gladstone Regional Council is expecting a damage bill of more than of $1.5 million.

Gladstone Region Mayor George Creed said that council crews were assessing flood damage caused by ex-tropical cyclones Olga and Neville, and would carry out emergency repairs on a priority basis.

He told the Gladstone Observer that a small number of roads within the region remain closed due to floodwaters, including Tablelands Road, at Baffle Creek (Essendean Bridge), Lowmead Road and Gorge Road. Other roads that remain closed include Raglan Station Road, Blackgate Road and Mattson Road.

"I urge motorists to drive with care on the roads as we assess the full extent of damage to roads across the region," said Cr Creed.


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Information Bulletin Page Cor-28 Correspondence & Papers Disaster relief funding under the joint state and federal government natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements has been extended to include additional cyclone-affected local government areas.

"Whilst Gladstone has not yet been included on the affected areas list, council will be lobbying the State Government for inclusion and access to funding relief for the repair effort," said Cr Creed, acknowledging that despite the extensive flood damage throughout the region, the widespread rainfall was good news to many.

Workshops explain new council laws

Senior officers of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) are touring the state teaching councils about new planning and code-of-conduct laws that come into effect this year.

A new Local Government Act comes into place in July. LGAQ executive director, Greg Hallam stated that the change will be significant, "particularly around long-term planning and requirements for councils, councillors' behaviour and how councillors, the mayor and CEO interact."

Mr Hallam says it is vital councils are up-to-date with the new changes and understand how they will be affected. "This is the most extensive training undertaken by Queensland councils on new legislation," he said.

e-Government Awards

The 2010 Excellence in e-Government Awards have now opened for nominations.

This year the Awards have been expanded to include categories across a number of ICT disciplines - Applications Development; Geospatial; Project Management; Service Delivery and Systems Architecture.

Guidelines are available online now at Excellence in e-Government Award (e-Award) - Department of Finance and Deregulation.

Councils are encouraged to nominate so that their great work in the ICT arena across Australia is recognised nationally. Nominations will close on 1 March 2010.

For further information, please contact the e-Government Awards Coordinator at [email protected] or phone 02 6215 3060.

Shaping Australia's Resilience

Shaping Australia's Resilience: Policy development for uncertain futures 18-19/02/10 at the Australian National University

The resilience conference next week will deliver a rich dialogue on resilience and its application to policy development. Both the speakers and the delegates will contribute to a conversation that will expand knowledge and understanding of resilience thinking.

The key note speaker has been confirmed as The Hon Peter Garrett, MP - Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts.

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Information Bulletin Page Cor-29 Correspondence & Papers One aspect of resilience that seems to have slipped notice is that of economics/industry - a very important aspect of resilience. The economics and industry speakers include: Prof Quentin Grafton, Dr David Gruen, Prof Bob Gregory, Riane Eisler Mike Waller, Rita Parker, among others

There are a number of media interviews coming up with conference speakers - Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue this Saturday morning will speak with Johan Rockstrom & Ross Buckley on resilience and global financial governance at 7.45am; and Brian Walker will be interviewed on Alex Sloan's program on ABC Canberra radio on Monday 15 Feb at 11.30am. Australia Talks did a program on resilience to mark the first anniversary of the Victorian Bushfires and three conference speakers were involved in that discussion - to listen go to: www.abc.net.au/rn/australiatalks/stories/2010/2807733.htm

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New laws for Tasmanian dog owners

The Tasmanian Government has reminded the state's dog owners that new control laws are due to take effect on July 1.

The changes include the mandatory de-sexing and restrictions on the breeding of dangerous dog breeds and noise restrictions on barking dogs. Councils will also be given the right to seize and detain dogs. The micro-chipping of dogs will be compulsory from next year.

Barking dogs

Of the almost 500 complaints about noise that Lake Macquarie residents made, 385 were about barking dogs.

A council report has acknowledged that with increasing population growth, complaints are bound to increase, and that they will work on improving the current noise control and reduction strategies, as well as promoting responsible pet ownership in a bid to tackle the barking dogs problem.

Wahroonga dog attack

It is an offence for a dog to attack, bite, harass, chase or rush at any person or animal. The NSW Companion Animals Act requires dogs in off-leash areas to be under effective control of their owners.

Ku-ring-gai has more off-leash dog parks than any other New South Wales local government area. A recent savage dog attack at Golden Jubilee Oval at Wahroonga, where a Staffordshire bull terrier killed a smaller shih tzu, has led to Ku-ring-gai council warning dog owners to control their pets.

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Information Bulletin Page Cor-30 Correspondence & Papers The owner of the bull terrier paid the $7,000 vet bill for the shih tzu, which died, after several operations.

Ku-ring-gai Mayor Ian Cross stated: "Our off-leash areas are very popular, but for the areas to work effectively, we need all dog owners to act responsibly and obey all the rules."

Local Government amalgamation

A review of local government services in the New England area has been ordered by the state government, following last year's collapse of the New England Strategic Alliance.

The alliance was formed five years ago by Armidale Dumaresq, Walcha, Uralla and Guyra councils. The councils cover 40,000 residents and 18,000 square kilometres.

According to Harvey Grennan of the Sydney Morning Herald, the four councils had promised savings of $1 million a year by sharing resources in an effort to ward of a forced amalgamation. With the announcement of the review, the fear of forced amalgamation has been revived.

A review last year that was commissioned by the councils and prepared by Forsyths Chartered Accountants recommended the councils amalgamate voluntarily. That recommendation was rejected.

The latest review will be conducted by a former head of the housing and planning departments, Gabrielle Kibble, who has resigned as one of the administrators of Wollongong Council. She has been replaced in that position by Richard Colley, a former general manager of Bankstown Council, who recently conducted an inquiry into Shellharbour Council.

The Minister for Local Government, Barbara Perry, said residents and ratepayers will be able to participate in the New England review through public forums and submissions.

"Extensive discussions with community groups, councils, individuals and government agencies will be undertaken as part of the review process," Ms Perry said.

Ms Kibble is due to report to the Minister by May 31.

Guidelines for community grants

New state government-mandated guidelines will help Logan City Council allocate community grants fairly, Local Government Minister Desley Boyle says.

Community groups sometimes questioned the objectivity of councils' methods in allocating grants, Ms Boyle said. "Sometimes community groups can think others are getting favoured," she said.

"These guidelines have been developed to give groups greater peace of mind and give councils direction in how to ensure they are open and transparent when allocating community grants."

The guidelines feature sample forms, such as a grants policy, funding agreement, community guidelines and their application. See www.dip.qld.gov.au

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Women's work celebrated

Coffs Harbour City Council is one of a record number of NSW councils to receive grants from the New South Wales Government to help organise local community events for International Women's Day. The Minister for Women, Jodi McKay, said almost $130,000 would be provided to support 127 councils as they recognise women in their local community.

"International Women's Day is a time to celebrate the wonderful and varied talents of local women and the contributions they make to their communities," Ms McKay said.

"It is also a time to reflect on the hardships that many women around the world face, and this year's International Women's Day theme is Empowering Women to End Poverty by 2015.

"Currently 70 per cent of the world's poor are women and this year's theme acknowledges that empowering women can help to break the cycle of poverty." Ms McKay acknowledged the effects of poverty on women around the world, but also reminded us that it is a time to celebrate the enormous achievements of women.

"Contact your council, find out what is happening in your local area and help celebrate International Women's Day 2010," Ms McKay said.

2010 better for markets and economies

Well-known economist and presenter at our previous National General Assemblies of Local Government, Mr Chris Caton of BT Financial, gave another entertaining and insightful presentation for the Australian Institute of Management in Canberra this week. The theme was "the Global Economy and Market Outlook" and it provided an opportunity to compare and contrast the year that was with the year that might be.

Mr Caton said that 2010 is a better year for markets and economies than 2009. He observed that the global economic recovery is firmly entrenched, which is good news, and that the Australian economy performed resiliently over the past year, due to a combination of good luck and good management. He said that the Australian Government had acted early and effectively and that this helped Australia buck many of the downward trends experienced by comparative economies.

Torres Strait Islands being submerged

Nearly 5,000 people live in the Torres Strait Islands. The Islands also house some Federal Government agencies, such as the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, Customs and Defence.

The effects of climate change are already threatening Torres Strait communities. Seventy-two-year-old Sheila Akiba Sam, who has lived all her life on Saibai, in the Torres Strait, knows things are changing and she worries about the future of her grandchildren.

Suellen Hinde reports in the Sunday Mail that the low-lying islands in the region are combating major seawater inundation and erosion problems in the past few years, which have an impact on the inhabitants' crops, housing, infrastructure and cultural sites.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-32 Correspondence & Papers The absence of historical records of sea levels in the region means that we don't know by how much the water has risen. What we do know is the islanders want solutions, not yet another study.

Each year, king tides hit the islands during January, and the tides in the last few years have been gouging deeper and deeper into the tropical isles. One of the central Islands - Warraber - is a 38ha sandy coral cay fringed with extensive home reefs. Warraber Councillor Willie Lui fears for the future of his almost 300 constituents.

"It is frightening, especially when you live here," he said. "In the last three months, we have lost 10 metres of sand off the western side of the island. What usually happens is it comes back on the other side, but we are finding that the sea is taking much more than it is returning."

Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor, Fred Gela, says he understands that there is talk that the islanders should relocate. However, he states: "My people are connected to the land, the land is everything to us. We have been here since before Captain Cook arrived."

Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) established a Torres Strait Coastal Management Committee in 2006, which found that the region requires some $22 million to carry out urgent work for a climate change adaptation program, such as upgrading of sea walls and protection of the island's water supply.

A delegation of islanders will attend the National Climate Change Forum in Adelaide mid-month. Once again, they will be asking for assistance from Australia's leaders. The invitation-only forum will be attended by Minister for Climate Change, Penny Wong.

What's their secret?

Shire of Kalamunda expenditure was 20 per cent under budget by the end of 2009, a fact stated in the Shire quarterly progress report, which was presented to the council general services committee on Monday night.

According to the Hills Gazette, revenue is also under budget, by 2 per cent. Shire business units attained 75 per cent or more of goals linked to the council's strategic plan for 2009-10.

Queanbeyan unemployment level half of Canberra's

Queanbeyan has emerged from the global financial crisis as one of New South Wales's strongest-performing regional centres, outstripping the ACT in the process. The Canberra Times' Michael Inman quotes figures published by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, which show that Queanbeyan's labour force increased by more than 10 per cent between September 2008 and September 2009.

Queanbeyan's unemployment rate rose from 1.2 per cent to 2.3 per cent during the period, far lower than the NSW figure of 5.9 per cent and the ACT at 3 per cent. Queanbeyan did better than Lismore (6.3 per cent), Tamworth (5.6 per cent), Wagga Wagga (4.3 per cent) and Albury (6.1per cent). Queanbeyan Mayor, Tim Overall, said the city's labour force continued to grow as Australia continues to recover from the economic crisis.

"This is a great sign for Queanbeyan, with the September 2009 figures showing that our labour force had grown from 22,687 to 24,968, and of that number only 579 were looking for

Information Bulletin Page Cor-33 Correspondence & Papers work," Councillor Overall said, concluding that people who move to Queanbeyan will very probably find work, either there or across the border.

The ACT's unemployment rate has grown 0.3 per cent since March 2009. In September 2009 there were more than 6,000 people out of work. The 2006 census showed the majority of Queanbeyan's labour force (18,889 at the time) were employed in the ACT, while almost 5,000 worked in Queanbeyan. It also showed that almost 3,500 ACT residents worked in Queanbeyan.

Councillor Overall said that the figures showed Queanbeyan continued to offer attractive employment options. "Queanbeyan ... has proven to be an attractive city to work in for people living in Queanbeyan or the ACT and even as far afield as Yass and Goulburn," he said.

Maleny unemployment rate not so good

Has Maleny become too green for its own good? This is the question Kathleen Donaghey asks in last week's Sunday Mail. As the children of a generation of tree-changers begin their working lives, Maleny is discovering that being green is no protection against that scourge of rural communities: youth unemployment.

While other towns can rely on mining or agriculture to provide job opportunities, Maleny's young people are increasingly forced to desert the Sunshine Coast hinterland to find work, leaving behind them an ageing population.

Community concern has become so acute that even local greenies are calling for drastic action and putting out the welcome mat for new industry.

In the town that famously opposed Woolworths, business leaders, families and greenies are now united in their calls for a light industrial precinct in order to increase employment. Such a precinct could attract anything from brick making to glass fabrication, but would have to meet local environmental guidelines.

However, under existing council plans, there is no land set aside for industrial growth in Maleny.

Young job seekers currently have to compete for the few jobs at the town's biggest employers, Supa IGA and Woolworths, which both have workforces of about 100. Latest census figures show Maleny has a median age of 42, compared to 36 for the whole of Queensland.

Maleny Commerce president Stephen Dittmann said green activists had traditionally held sway in the town but there was now recognition that some development was necessary.

Newcastle Gardens

There is a community gardening boom in the Hunter district of New South Wales. Thousands of residents are joining community gardens or seeking approval through councils to establish new community gardens.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-34 Correspondence & Papers Several gardens now have waiting lists. Newcastle City Council's Community Greening co-ordinator Col Bartley said the number of volunteers in the local government area had jumped from 30 in 1993 to 1,046 this year.

Mr Bartley said there was increased interest in everything from community gardens to dune care projects. "Community gardens are very much a social activity," he told Donna Page from the Newcastle Herald. "Participants learn to grow vegetables or flowers and the produce is shared."

Participants learn gardening techniques, attend social activities, swap produce with other gardeners and sell plants in an effort to raise funds for the garden. People from 30 to 80 get involved and enjoy the friendship and community feeling.

The March Street garden sells herbs and seedlings on Saturday mornings for $2 as their part in fundraising.

Record number of travellers

The total number of international arrivals and departures reached a record high last year, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures.

There were 12.4 million overseas arrivals and 12.3 million departures in 2009, making a record of 24.7 million international movements across Australia's borders. This is an increase in overseas movements of nearly 60 per cent.

The cost of collisions

A report issued this week by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) shows that road crashes cost Australia almost $17.9 billion in 2006.

The BITRE report examines the economic and social cost of the estimated 653,853 road crashes that happened in 2006, including fatal crashes, crashes where people were injured, and crashes that merely caused property damage.

The $17.9 billion cost of the road crashes was almost twice the amount that all of Australia's governments spent on roads in 2005-06. Major components of the cost included workplace and household losses caused by injury or death ($5.7 billion), repair costs ($4.2 billion) and disability related costs ($1.9 billion).

The report estimates that 42,697 trucks were involved in crashes in 2006, with 197 involved in fatal crashes, 16,000 involved in crashes causing injuries, and 26,500 involved in property damage crashes. The estimated cost of repairing the trucks involved in these crashes was $834.4 million.

The report gives the following grim statistics: "Nearly 200,000 people were killed in road crashes in the twentieth century. This is more than double the number of Australians killed (nearly 90,000) in the four major wars in which Australia was involved in the twentieth century: First World War, Second World War, Korea and Vietnam".

The BITRE released a second report this week tracking the number of road deaths in Australia from 1925 to 2008. The report shows that annual road deaths rose to a peak of 3,798 in 1970 before falling to 1,465 in 2008.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-35 Correspondence & Papers This decline over the past few decades is positive, of course, but as the report points out, car crashes continue to impose a huge burden on the community.

Speed main cause of car crashes

Speed is the major cause of car crashes throughout New South Wales and was a factor in 46 per cent of fatal crashes last year. Fatigue was a factor in 18 per cent of fatalities.

Highway Patrol and other operational police urge motorists to plan ahead when anticipating long trips and to set aside plenty of time for rest breaks during the journey. As the police say, remember: it's better to arrive home late than not to arrive at all.

Free public transport after the pub?

Providing free public transport for people leaving clubs late at night could help prevent alcohol-related violence, a Queensland inquiry has announced. The Queensland parliamentary committee is searching for ways to tackle alcohol-related violence.

Clubs Queensland chief executive, Doug Flockhart, said that a common sense approach was needed to stem violence, not new regulations and laws. He claimed that governments and councils need to treat each night of entertainment as a special event.

In his opinion, free transport from football matches and adequate amenities in the vicinity of entertainment venues would go a long way towards improving public safety.

"Safely and efficiently moving people on are matters that are taken into account for a Broncos match or Riverfire, yet the large crowds that are congregating in places like the Valley, or Cavill Avenue on the Gold Coast, are largely ignored."

Flockhart said many community clubs were struggling financially and would be burdened by any new regulation.

The inquiry continues.

Quote of the week "Cars kill two people every minute." - 50 Facts that should Change the World, Jessica Williams (2004)

International news

England is one of the most child-unfriendly countries in the world, claims the nation's Children's Commissioner, Sir Al Aynsley Green, who is stepping down after five years on the job. He said that the British public's hostility to young people made his job as children's champion very difficult.

Sir Al Aynsley Green cited the Mosquito device - an ultrasonic weapon designed to prevent kids gathering - as an example of just how little England values its children. He sees it as a symbol of a deep malaise in British society.

"We care about kids in our own families, but do we care about the kids of other people - especially those who might be disadvantaged or who might be causing trouble?" Sir Al asked rhetorically, quoted in the Independent.

Information Bulletin Page Cor-36 Correspondence & Papers He made it plain that he was not trying to undermine the great job that most parents do in "the most difficult job anyone can ever do" - but merely to recognise the plight of children who do not have the advantage of good parents. Sir Al also feels strongly for those children without parents, and knows first hand some of what they feel: when he was ten he lost his father.

He believes that bereaved children need better support, and that too many of the current services only conceptualise bereavement from an adult's point of view. He will make his last public appearance as commissioner at the UK's first national conference on child bereavement, which he hopes will draw attention to the issue.

Local Government Risk Management Summit

Wednesday April 28 - Thursday, April 29, 2010 Novotel Brighton Beach, Sydney

This national summit will bring together local government risk management professionals from across Australia to discuss key risks facing the nation's councils and showcase case studies of leading local government risk management practices.

At a time when Australian councils face an increasingly complex risk environment with limited resources, this event will provide detailed information and advice about best practice systems being implemented by leading local governments to effectively manage legal, financial and other risks confronting their organisations.

This summit will feature analysis and case studies involving topics such as: enterprise risk management for local government; incorporating risk management into organisational culture; internal auditing and audit committees; risk management systems; new standards for risk management practices; emergency management; and environmental risk management - including how councils need to address the risks posed by climate change.

The inaugural Local Government Risk Management Summit will also provide unprecedented networking opportunities for local government risk management and auditing professionals, enabling them to share information and benchmark their own organisation's practices against the leaders in the field.

If you are interested in presenting at the conference: please email a 300-word abstract and any other relevant documentation to the Summit Director, Ben Hutchison, via [email protected].

Summit attendance enquiries should be directed to: Denise McQueen, Hallmark Conferences + Events, Ph: (03) 8534 5021; Email: [email protected].

Summit sponsorship and exhibition enquiries should be directed to: Ben Hutchison, Summit Director, Ph: (03) 8534 5025; Email: [email protected].

Further information is available on the conference website www.halledit.com.au/rm2010.




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GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) CERTIFIED TRAINING WORKSHOPS, MELBOURNE

MARCH 4&5 AND APRIL 15/16

Sustainability consultancy ZOOiD has announced further Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certified sustainability reporting workshops, following a successful first workshop in January.

The Global Reporting Initiative Certified Training Program 'GRI Sustainability Reporting Process' workshops will be held on March 4th & 5th, and April 15th & 16th.

The two day workshops focus on providing you with a hands on overview of how to use the five phase GRI sustainability reporting framework in your organisation. You will learn:

• About the Global Reporting Initiative • How to develop an action plan • Innovative ways to engage stakeholders • How to select and prioritise material issues • About environmental, economic and social indicators • How to manage the sustainability reporting process • Tips and techniques to develop a comprehensive sustainability report • How to plan for your sustainable future

Councils receive a discounted rate of $1400 (incl. GST) per participant. Early bird rates ($1300 (incl. GST) apply for registrations received four weeks prior to the course. Register three participants from your council and a fourth may attend at no charge.

To receive more information about the workshop and how to register your council, email [email protected] or phone 0409 661 334.

For more information about ZOOiD, visit www.zooid.com.au

Community Engagement in Rural Service Delivery

What is it?

This course is an interactive, two day training workshop designed specifically to assist service providers in rural areas. By engaging in practical exercises, you will learn effective techniques and strategies to work effectively at a distance, utilise technologies to reach rural and remote locations and achieve a community response when delivering your service. Don't miss it!

When and where?

19th and 20th April, Alice Springs 22nd and 23rd April, Cairns

Who will be conducting your interactive training?

Carla Rogers, Principal, Evolve Facilitation and Coaching


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Information Bulletin Page Cor-38 Correspondence & Papers What will you learn?

How to use different services and technologies to reach rural communities How to combine services to reduce time and cost How to satisfy community that has experienced a swathe of unfulfilled promises How to identify who should be involved in a community engagement service How to discuss future decisions with reluctant community members

If you have had trouble in the past with obtaining a productive community response when delivering a service in a rural area, then you can't afford to miss Tonkin Academy's Community Engagement in Rural Service Delivery Training Workshop!

Register today for this great opportunity to improve your community engagement skills!

BOOK NOW! 5 Ways to Register: Phone: 61 2 9224 6055 Fax: 61 2 9224 6066 Email: [email protected] Online: www.tonkincorporation.com Mail: Tonkin Corporation Pty Ltd Level 12, 70 Pitt Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Australia

Road Engineering and Maintenance Conference

• March 16-17, 2010 • The Sebel & Citigate Albert Park, Melbourne

The 5th Australian Road Engineering & Maintenance Conference has been designed to alert road engineers from local government, councillors, managers, as well as consultants, contractors and suppliers, about the most important new developments and issues in roads and their environs.

This two-day event will bring together councils, state government road managers, and the private sector. Speakers have been drawn from South Africa, The Netherlands, New Zealand and from throughout Australia and include speakers from Local Government, State Road Authorities, Consultants and Contractors. Over two hundred delegates are expected.

Ian van Wijk, Technical Executive, Aurecon, South Africa, will present on Road Maintenance Management in South Africa - Experiences from Provincial and Local Road Authorities. For a full list of the speakers and their presentations please see www.halledit.com.au/roads10.

Sustainable Practices and the Environment will feature strongly on the program and in many presentations. It includes major roads, local roads, traffic areas, residential streets, rural roads, footpaths and road reserves. All speakers are asked to present very practical presentations.

Key conference topics include achieving Sustainability on Road Infrastructure Projects, Road Delivery Models & Contracts, Road Maintenance Practices & Management, Good Paving & Sealing Practices, Landscape Design and Cracks: Treatment & Prevention.

Best practice Local Government case studies are a focus of this conference.


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Information Bulletin Page Cor-39 Correspondence & Papers A series of Workshops will be conducted parallel to the speaking stream and there will be an exhibition for opportunities to update on services, equipment and road materials.

For more information, including registration, please see the website www.halledit.com.au/roads10 or contact Denise McQueen, Ph: (03) 8534 5021 (direct) or

(03) 8534 5000 (switch), Fax: (03) 8534 5121, [email protected]

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Media Release

10 February 2010

Councils Reject Amalgamation Focus Councils have rejected the State Government’s rigid focus on amalgamations as the only solution for Local Government reform. More than 400 Local Government representatives expressed their dissatisfaction with the Minister for Local Government’s reform program at a State-wide forum yesterday. The forum, representing more than 100 WA Councils reinforced the vote of no confidence in the State Government’s reform process passed by the WA Local Government Association at their State Council meeting last week. The meeting overwhelmingly endorsed the research conducted during the Systemic Sustainability Study and the need to continue on the path of reform; however they demonstrated extreme dissatisfaction with the process that is being used by the Minister. WALGA President Cr Bill Mitchell said the one-sided approach being used by the Minister and Department of Local Government effectively ignored the wishes of Local Government and the local communities they were elected to represent. “The current process merely pays lip service to engaging with representatives of Local Government,” Cr Mitchell said. “The Minister is truly mistaken if he believes the reform process is ‘on track’, and unless he provides the means for genuine discussion and planning, there is a danger the process will entirely derail.” Cr Mitchell said Local Government was committed to a reform process that provided flexibility in solutions and did not lock Councils into a process that only offered wide scale amalgamations as a result. “Local Governments have invested time and money in addressing the Minister’s requests, consulting with their communities in order to establish their wishes and the best opportunities for change,” Cr Mitchell said. “The Minister’s preoccupation with amalgamations, however, has shown little regard for this work, and is misrepresenting the wishes of many local communities and their voices through a democratic process. “Whilst we commend those Local Governments that have identified amalgamation as the correct path for reform in their particular circumstances, the application of a one size fits all solution across the bulk of the State simply isn’t feasible. Local Governments need the flexibility to apply a variety of solutions to reform that suit their individual needs.” WALGA will call for an urgent meeting with the Minister today seeking a commitment to genuine dialogue and planning on behalf of their members. The forum communiqué developed by attendees is provided as an attachment.


Better Local Government Communique 9 February 2010

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In the pursuit of Better Local Government and after considering the information provided by the Minister tor local Government, the Hon John Castritli in response to our questions regarding the State Government 's local Government Reform process, we the local Government representatives in attendance at this meeting have determined that we:

1. Support the State Council resolution of February 5 which asserts that:

• the Association continue to seek clarification on the State Government's position and process;

the Association express no confidence in the current reform process:

those Local Governments. wishing to amalgamate, be allowed to proceed with their process;

• those Local Governments, nol wishing to amalgamate. be allowed to pursue their own direction without the threat of forced amalgamation or referral to the Local Government Advisory Board (LGAB).

2. Reject a Local Government Reform Process that focuses only on amalgamations.

3. Require a vOluntary approach to any amalgamations and reinforce the rights of each Local Government to determine their own destiny.

4. Reaffirm the research and recommendations of the Systemic Sustainabitity Study.

5. Require guidelines outlining the State Government's Local Government reform goals and objectives prior to the pursuit of any further reform process.

6. Require the delivery of a complete legislative and regulatory reform package as detailed in the Systemic Sustainability Study, as a priority and prior to the pursuit of any structural change.

7. Require the Minister to give a commitment to include WALGA (representing all of Western Australia 's Local Governments) at the most senior levels on all relevant reform committees in a genuine partnership approach.

8. Reject the financial emasculation of Local Governments which do not engage in amalgamations.

9. Require the State Government to fully fund any reforms it applies to the sector.


Local Government Forum 9 February 2010

On Local Government reform, Labor stands by 5 principles.

One - no forced amalgamations full stop,

Two - any costs of structural reform requested by the state must be borne by the state,

Three- we have done, and will continue to support the systemic suslainability study SSS as a basis

for reform,

Four -we support local communities retaining their identity and employment base, and

Five - we do not believe Royalties for Regions money should be withheld from councils as

punishment for not Clmalgamating.

Let's take a look at the history of this subject.

• In government, labor supported the SSS.

• Where amalgamations were undertaken voluntarily, we funded them.

• Our Premiers and Ministers met regularly and consulted with WALGA inside a formal

partnership agreement.

• We didn't always agree with each other but we always kept talking and listening.

By contrast, what has happened under this government?

To start wi th, both the Liberal and NCitional parties gave you aU a promise before the last election

that they would not force amalgamation. That promise was broken on S February last year when the

Minister threatened to force amalgamations unless they occurred voluntarily. He has never

retracted that threat.

Shortly after the Exmouth ultimiltum, the government began its mantra that this is a voluntary

process. Everyone must participate but it is voluntary.

Then we were told it was applicable to everyone equally but subsequently there was the revelation

that some councils are more equal than others ilnd Peppermint Grove (the Monilco of WA) did not

really have to worry. 1\ was now voluntary for some and less so for most.

The Premier then told everyone that if you were a council with a population fewer than 1,000 you

had to amalga mate. For good measure, he threw in the target of fewer than 100 councils across the

state. Oh, and if you happened to live around Sunbury, the Premier believed that automatically

mCide you unsustainable whatever the population of your council. The process was still voluntary but

we now had a slightly better idea of who really had to volunteer.

After the Premier, the leader of the Nationals waved the big Royalties for Regions stick. Royalties

money would be Withheld from communities who refused to participate in the voluntary process. It

was still voluntary, just a lot more painful if you chose nol to volunteer.


In response to the Premier and Leader of the Nationals., councils across the state canvassed their

communitie$ and compiled submissions on amalgamations. A hidden process then allocated each

council a category ilnd complaints about the scoring were met with a deaf ear. It was still voluntary

but the process was now more secret and you couldn't challenge it.

Finally, in recent times, the Minister has revealed that regardless of your category, regardless of your

co-operation and regardless of the desires of your com munity, councils must consider joining

Regional Transition Groups or Regional Collaborative Groups. There were no details of the Groups

but councils were told there would be no 'opt out' claus.e once you entered the process.

Let's face it, even the most determined fan of the government cannot continue to call this a

voluntary process.

It is little more than a farce. It has been, from the start, confrontational and secretive. Goodwill

towards reform, that took years to build, has been squandered. In the midst of a globa! financial

crisis, 13,000 focal government employees across the state were thrown into confusion and anxiety

for over a year. Collectively, councils have spent millions of dollars of ratepayers money on meeting

this government's demands - and for what . We are, effectively back where we started in February

last year.

This process has come at the same time as other assaults on local government in the form of a 300%

increase to the landfill levy and proposals for wholesale changes to the planning approvals process.

It is time the government stopped attacking local government and started talking. It is time the

government returned to a co-operative process aimed at wide-ranging reform not just

amalgamation. The SSS report represents an excellent starting point.

The Minister should come clean and state what it is he wants to achieve. He should set a target and

enter negotiations with the local government sector in a collaborative fashion. Basic change

management calls for a leader to set an objective and bring those affected into the fold so that they

take ownership of the end result.

That is what should happen, but what actually happens is up to you. I will continue to criticize bad

process. I will continue to ask questions and debate the issues where I can, in parliament and the

media, but the government has a majority In both houses. So, in the end, it is going to be up to you.

My advice is, don't acquiesce, don't remain polite, don't be fearful of speaking up or the government

will not change its course. I know that many of you have been speaking out on an individual basis but

and I commend and support you for your courage and willingness to stand up for your communities.

But I am afraid that it is clearly not enough. What is needed now is a strong, unified statement in the

public arena. Together you can shift the government.


RESOURCES

Mayor Linton Reynolds 78 SI Catharines Promenade CHAMPION LAKES 6111

Dear Linton,

ARMADALE, GOSNELLS & DISTRICTS YOUTH RESOURCES INC.

122 Forrest Road, Armadale WA 6112

All correspondence to: PO Box 575, Armadale WA 6992

Ph : 9497 1722. Fax: 9497 3595 , Email: [email protected]

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1\ is with a little sadness that I write 10 lell you of my resignation as Manager of Armadale Youth Resources. After managing the agency for 12 years, I have decided thai it is time for me 10 move on to wherever my li fe lakes me.

I have thoroughly enjoyed being the Manager of such a well respected agency and am proud of building its reputation and program of services, for the past 12 years During thai time, you and the City o f Armadale have been a great support to our service and I want to take this opportunily 10 thank you for Ihal.

Community agencies often struggle to source sufficient funds, 10 offer a service thai values the very people in our community. who most need support. Being supported by others working in this community, makes the work so much more rewarding You have always. where pOSSible, attended meetings, functions and celebrations with uS and that has meant a 10110 the Board, the staff and I. My reasons for resigning are both personal and professional and it has been an emotional decision for me, however I leave with many positive memories and wonderful relationships, wh ich I hope will last for many years to come.

I have loved working in this community with the City and hope that I get to meet with you, in some capacity in the future. Please pass on my thanks and goodbyes to all the Councillors, in particular Jeff Munn and June MacDonald, for their ongoing support and encouraging working relationship over the years.

Once again , a big thank you and all the best for the future.

, s Sincerely.

Chris Barrett Manager Armadale Youth Resources February 5'h, 2010.


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Information Bulletin Page HR-1 Information Items from Human Resource Management 1.1 EMPLOYEE MOVEMENTS New Staff:

Information Services Officer (Casual) – commenced 15/1/2010.

Equipment Dismantler – RRC (Casual) – commenced 9/2/2010.

Customer Service Officer (Technical Services) – commenced 15/2/2010.

Staff Leaving:

Community Development Officer – Youth – effective 5/2/2010.

Community Development Officer – Seniors, Access & Inclusion– effective 2/3/2010.

Other Staff Movements (Internal):

Nil.

Current Recruitment Activity:

Asset Management Coordinator – position on hold.

Engineering Surveyor – position on hold.

Waste Collection Vehicle Operator – no suitable candidate found.

Customer Service Officer, Technical Services – interviews complete, recruitment progressing.

Planning Assistant – Compliance – interviews complete, recruitment progressing.

Administrative Officer (Planning) – interviews complete, recruitment progressing.

Community Development Officer (Youth Engagement) – applications close 25/2/2010.

Community Development Officer (Seniors, Access & Inclusion) – applications close 25/2/2010.


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Information Bulletin T1 Information Items from the Technical Services Directorate

TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT ON OUTSTANDING MATTERS

ITEM REFERRING COMMITTEE

COMMENTS

Redevelopment of Frye Park Refer C37/5/07

Technical Services & Community

Services

Future report to Technical Services Committee following development of Project Plan – expected Q1/10

Traffic lights modification cnr Armadale/Nicholson Roads Refer CS47/5/07

Technical Services

Future report to Technical Services Committee following investigation with MRWA –Interim memo provided to Councillors

Champion Lakes Development – Issues with Lake Road Refer CS47/5/07

Technical Services

Future report to Technical Services Committee following work with ARA to determine Lake Rd role in ARA projects – expected Q4 FY 09/10

Heron Reserve – POS Funds Refer T102/12/07

Technical Services

Report to the Technical Services Committee – expected Q2 FY 09/10

BBQ facilities CBD and speeding traffic in Jull Street Refer T20/3/08

Technical Services

Future report to the Technical Services Committee

Chilli Festival at Araluen Botanic Park Refer CS32/3/09

City Strategy Report to Council – expected Q4/FY09/10

Clifton Street – Traffic Calming Devices Refer T70/8/09

Technical Services

Report to Council – expected Q1/10

Verge Clearing Development Services

Future report to the Technical Services Committee – expected Q1/10

Lefroy Road Refer T84/10/09

Technical Services

Future report to the Technical Services Committee – expected Q4/10

Sporting Reserves Refer T11/2/10

Technical Services

Future report to the Technical Services Committee – expected Q4 FY10/11


TECHNICAL SERVICES WORKS PROGRAMME January 2010 – March 2010

Department January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 Civil Works Construction:

• Ranford Road – Stages 1 and 2. • Lake Road outfall drain. • Champion Drive. • Warton Road – Stage 1 and 2. • Slab Gully basins. • Orchard Avenue. • Jacaranda Court. • Forrest Road/Seventh Road. • Westfield Road/Ypres Road. • Warton Road – Stages 1 and 2. • BC Programme. Maintenance: • Routine Maintenance. • Contract road sweeping. • Footpath defects. • Bubble-up pit in Public Open Space in Newhaven

Estate. • Painting islands. • Paving in and around CBD.

Construction: • Ranford Road – Stages 1 and 2. • Champion Drive. • Warton Road – Stages 1 and 2. • Jacaranda Court. • Forrest Road/Seventh Road. • Westfield Road/Ypres Road. • Warton Road – Stages 1 and 2. • Slee Avenue Drainage. • Armadale H/S (Private Works). • Lowanna Way. • Footpath/Programme. • BC Programme. Maintenance: • Routine maintenance as per programme. • Contract road sweeping. • Footpath defects. • Painting traffic islands. • Nicholson Road/Armadale Road patching.

Construction: • Ranford Road – Stages 1 and 2. • Champion Drive. • Warton Road – Stages 1 and 2. • Footpath/Programme. • BC Programme. • Thompson Road. • Champion Centre Car Park. • Townley Street/Forrest Road intersection. • Church Avenue. • Wungong Road. Maintenance: • Routine maintenance as per programme. • Contract road sweeping/ • Footpath defects. • Painting traffic islands.

Development • Newhaven Precinct 1D. • Newhaven Precinct 4B. • Newhaven Precinct 5B. • Newhaven Precinct 5C. • Newhaven Precinct 6 (School Site). • Newhaven Precinct 6A. • Newhaven Precinct 6B. • Newhaven Precinct 9. • Vertu – Stage 4A.

• Newhaven Precinct 1D. • Newhaven Precinct 4B. • Newhaven Precinct 5B. • Newhaven Precinct 5C. • Newhaven Precinct 6 (School Site). • Newhaven Precinct 6A. • Newhaven Precinct 6B. • Newhaven Precinct 9. • Vertu – Stage 4A.

• Newhaven Precinct 1D. • Newhaven Precinct 4B. • Newhaven Precinct 5B. • Newhaven Precinct 5C. • Newhaven Precinct 6 (School Site). • Newhaven Precinct 6A. • Newhaven Precinct 6B. • Newhaven Precinct 9. • Vertu – Stage 4A.


Department January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 • Vertu – Stage 4B. • Vertu – Stage 4C. • Heron park – Stage 4A. • Heron Park – Stage 6. • Heron Park – Stage 6A. • Heron Park – Stage 7. • Lot 15 Brooks Road. • Lot Pt 6 and 7 Carradine Road. • Lot 9000 Westfield Road. • Lot 51 Salter Road. • Lot 9000 Gribble Avenue. • Lot 501 Holden Road. • Lots 4 and 160 Irymple Road. • Lot 681 Canns Road. • Lot 604 Waterwheel Road – Stage 4. • Lot 56 Birtwhistle Place. • Lot 11 Ivanhoe Way. • Lot 9504 Kilkenny Loop – Stage 2. • Lot 701 Eighth Road. • Lot 151 Wright Road. • Lots 113 and 114 Warton Road. • Lot 1006 Nicholson Road. • Lot 22 Nicholson Road. ARA Works: • Forrestdale Business Park – Spine Roads. • FBP – Lots 5056 Armadale Road, 5057 Allen

Road, and 54 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 5054, 130 and 131 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 3 and 53 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 4, 82, 296 and 406 Ranford Road. • Champion Lakes – Stage 2. • Wungong Urban Water – Cell K – Preliminary

earthworks and filling. • Wungong Urban Water – Cell IA – preliminary

• Vertu – Stage 4B. • Vertu – Stage 4C. • Vertu – Stage 5A. • Heron Park – Stage 4A. • Heron Park – Stage 6. • Heron Park – Stage 6A. • Heron Park – Stage 7. • Heron Park – Stage 8A. • Lot 15 Brooks Road. • Lot Pt 6 and 7 Carradine Road. • Lot 9000 Westfield Road. • Lot 51 Salter Road. • Lot 9000 Gribble Avenue. • Lot 501 Holden Road. • Lots 4 and 160 Irymple Road. • Lot 681 Canns Road. • Lot 604 Waterwheel Road – Stage 4. • Lot 56 Birtwhistle Place. • Lot 11 Ivanhoe Way. • Lot 9504 Kilkenny Loop – Stage 2. • Lot 701 Eighth Road. • Lot 151 Wright Road. • Lots 113 and 114 Warton Road. • Lot 1006 Nicholson Road. • Lot 22 Nicholson Road. • Lots 88 and 89 Turner Place. ARA Works: • Forrestdale Business Park – Spine Roads. • FBP – Lots 5056 Armadale Road, 5057

Allen Road, and 54 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 5054, 130 and 131 Ranford

Road. • FBP – Lots 3 and 53 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 4, 82, 296 and 406 Ranford

Road. • Champion Lakes – Stage 2. • Wungong Urban Water – Cell K –

• Vertu – Stage 4B. • Vertu – Stage 4C. • Vertu – Stage 5A. • Heron Park – Stage 4A. • Heron Park – Stage 6. • Heron Park – Stage 6A. • Heron Park – Stage 7. • Heron Park – Stage 8A. • Lot 15 Brooks Road. • Lot Pt 6 and 7 Carradine Road. • Lot 9000 Westfield Road. • Lot 51 Salter Road. • Lot 9000 Gribble Avenue. • Lot 501 Holden Road. • Lots 4 and 160 Irymple Road. • Lot 681 Canns Road. • Lot 604 Waterwheel Road – Stage 4. • Lot 56 Birtwhistle Place. • Lot 11 Ivanhoe Way. • Lot 9504 Kilkenny Loop – Stage 2. • Lot 701 Eighth Road. • Lot 151 Wright Road. • Lots 113 and 114 Warton Road. • Lot 1006 Nicholson Road. • Lot 22 Nicholson Road. • Lots 88 and 89 Turner Place. ARA Works: • Forrestdale Business Park – Spine Roads. • FBP – Lots 5056 Armadale Road, 5057 Allen

Road, and 54 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 5054, 130 and 131 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 3 and 53 Ranford Road. • FBP – Lots 4, 82, 296 and 406 Ranford Road. • Champion Lakes – Stage 2. • Wungong Urban Water – Cell K –

Preliminary earthworks and filling. • Wungong Urban Water – Cell 1A –


Department January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 earthworks and filling.

• Lots 34, 35 and 800 Westfield Road. • Lots 10 and 11 Gillam Drive.

Preliminary earthworks and filling. • Wungong Urban Water – Cell 1A –

preliminary earthworks and filling. • Lots 34, 35 and 800 Westfield Road. • Lots 10 and 11 Gillam Drive.

preliminary earthworks and filling. • Lots 34, 35 and 800 Westfield Road. • Lots 10 and 11 Gillam Drive.

Design and Engineering

Design and Engineering: • Nicholson Road – duel carriageway. • Railway Avenue, Kelmscott – widening. • Armadale/Seville – traffic signals. • Warton Road – duel carriageway. • Warton Road North – dual carriageway. • Simpson Road – reconstruction. • Conifer Road – construct/seal. • Hillman. • Daradel – construct cul de sac. • Selkirk. • Orchard Drive – construction. • Champion Drive – reconstruct. • Community Court/Champion Drive – parking. Drainage: • Lake Road – stormwater. • Slab Gully – construct basin No 4.

Design and Engineering: • Conifer Road/Cassolti Road – Brookton

Highway. • William Road – Champion Drive. • Warton Road – Nicholson Road to Arion

Avenue. • Warton Road – Jandakot Road to Nicholson

Road. • Warton Road – Armadale Road to Jandakot

Road. • Seventh Road/Forrest road. • Jacaranda Court/Holden Road cul de sac. • slab Gully Reserve. • Thompson Road – Bridge Road for 200m. • Armadale Road/Abbey Road. • Buckingham Road. • Tonkin Highway/Champion Drive. • Ranford Road/Warton Road.

Design and Engineering: • Westfield Road/Ypres Road – reconstruction. • Townley Road/Forrest Road – reconstruction. • Champion Centre car park – reconstruction. • Warton Road – Jandakot Road to Nicholson

Road. • Armadale/Seville Drive (MRWA – signal

approval). • Warton Road – Armadale Road to Jandakot

Road. • Orchard Drive – cul de sac. • Railway Avenue – Merrifield to Westfield

Road – reconstruction. • Armadale Road/Abbey Road. • Church Avenue – Armadale Road to Prospect

Road – reconstruction. • Tonkin Highway/Champion Drive. • Bungendore Park – pathway and car park. • Nicholson Road (Armadale Road to Wright

Road) – dual carriageway.


Parks and Reserves

Capital Works: • Playground Strategy. • Public Open Space Strategy – Reserve

Developments. • Federal Government – Playgrounds Upgrade. Asset Works: • Playground - soft fall and repairs Citywide. • Reticulation preservation. • Cross Park tank preservation. Maintenance: • Scheduled mowing. • Irrigation maintenance. • Bushland maintenance. • Civic Precinct maintenance. • New estate maintenance. • Street tree pruning - Precinct 1. • Citywide streetscape maintenance. • Street tree watering. • Customer requests.


Developments. • Federal Government – Playgrounds

Upgrade. Asset Works: • Playground - soft fall and repairs Citywide. • Reticulation preservation. • Turf renewal. • Cricket wicket renewal. • Fencing/bollard renewal. Maintenance: • Scheduled mowing. • Irrigation maintenance. • Bushland maintenance. • Civic Precinct maintenance. • New estate maintenance. • Street tree pruning - Precinct 2 • Citywide streetscape maintenance. • Street tree watering. • Customer requests. • PAW maintenance. • Vegetation control – road reserves.


Developments. • Park lighting – Memorial Park. • Park lighting – Minnawarra Park. Asset Works: • Playground - soft fall and repairs Citywide. • Reticulation preservation. • Turf renewal. • Cross Park tank preservation. • Fencing/bollard renewal. • Park lighting – Fancote Park. Maintenance: • Scheduled mowing. • Irrigation maintenance. • Bushland maintenance. • Civic Precinct maintenance. • New estate maintenance. • Street tree pruning - Precinct 3. • Citywide streetscape maintenance. • Street tree watering. • Customer requests.

Property Management

Capital Works: • Roleystone Theatre – electrical upgrade. • Champion Centre – refurbishment. • Administration – Front Foyer. • Roleystone Hall – airconditioning. Asset Preservation: • Administration – internal refurbishment. • Administration – kitchen upgrade. • Seville Grove Library – airconditioner

Capital Works: • Roleystone Theatre – Electrical upgrade. • Champion Centre – refurbishment. • Administration – front foyer. • Roleystone Hall airconditioning. Asset Preservation: • Administration – internal refurbishment. • Seville Grove Library – airconditioner

replacement.

Capital works: • Roleystone Theatre – Electrical upgrade. • Champion Centre – refurbishment. • Conversion of Old Library to Offices. • Reallocation of offices within administration. Asset Preservation: • Administration – internal refurbishment. • Seville Grove Library – airconditioner

replacement.


replacement. Maintenance: • Scheduled cleaning – Council buildings. • Building maintenance – all buildings.

Maintenance: • Scheduled cleaning – Council buildings. • Building Maintenance – All buildings.

Maintenance: • Scheduled cleaning – Council buildings. • Building maintenance – all buildings.

City Projects Capital Works: • Frye Park – Stage 1. • Administration – Front Foyer. • New Armadale Library.

Capital Works: • Frye Park – Stage 1. • Administration – Front Foyer. • Youth Activity Area.

Capital Works • Frye Park – Stage 1. • Youth Activity Area. • Aquatic Centre.


BUNGENDORE PARK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ME ETING No. 308, WEDNESI>A Y 27'h JANUAIW 2010

MINUTES

MEMBERS PRESENT Cr Bob Ti7.ard (Chairman) Mrs KCIT) Ban (Secretal)& Dicbae~ Co_ordinatnr) Ms Miriam Stanborough (Weeds Co-ordinalOr)

APOLOGIES Cr Guenter fiest

ABSENT Mr Ron Withndl Mrs Penny Versteeg

Mr Man I-Iamiiton Mr Kim Sani (Projects Co-ordinaLOr) Mr Oon Griffiths

\irs Irene Morcombe (Treasurer)

Cr Tizard declared the meeting opcn at 7:45pm. Minutcs of the meeting hdd 2S" NU"ember 2009 acceptc-.J as being eorrect

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BUSINESS ARISING

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I. Mcmh(-rship Ms Paula Ham has r&c;\ed a nomination from Mr Simon Dall"ms. An adlcni)!;"mtnt was placed in [he Camille", I\""'...r on 19'" Janual") 2010 ad"enising all '·aeancies. An ad,cniscmcnt "ill be placed in The E~aminn on 2S"/anU31")". Nominations will cluse \m 5'" Febrllal) 2010. A nomination form has been forwarded to Mr Ga~in Fancote of the fledfof(lJle Volunt~r l3ushfire Ilrigade rcprcsenmi, e "ho has e.~pre~ed an interest in replacmg Mr Ian Thompson.

2. ~r~atmcm <.:"1lll:2l.l1m~r~mmc - Diebaek Treatmeni Sc .... ices has completed work in the park and $ent a $4,000 invoke (or Committee's contribution. Mr Tuffnell is to supply details or lincal metres co,·ered. the number of lit res of Pho~phite used and a map ofth~ al"\:~ treated. Mr Sarti to folio" lip.

J. Feral pig aelll·it} Mr Sani bas cnquired twice on progress of this )e:,,'s pTOgr'dmme as SALP 2008 fund~

[XT591 sh\luld be spent ASAP. Unkno\\" "hether tl1lpping has (o""nenced. Mr Sani 10 comact Mr Glenn I lagan (DEC Penh Irills district) a£~in 10 folio" up.

4. Dieb~c!;, interpretive <iG"s - Mr Withnell still to install one funher sign to"1Iros the Albany Highw3) entrance in consultation "ith Mr TulTnell.

5. piebad: lreatment infonnation /llr San; has met II ilh P~ula Ilam re dl1llling a nycr "hieh Ms St8noorOllgJ! is prep.1red to deli"cr neighbours ofBungcndore PJrk. The outline has been ngreed and te~1 is being prepared.

6, 1'(Q!)Qsed changes to Commjnc{s TcnllLof /(cferuJ£S: - A re,pon:;.: was received from the Cit) of Armadalc to the Cotnn>inec·s Iwer of objection. It advised that the Cit(s omc~rs were considering the conccms l1liscd and ,,<mid ad, ir.c of an) changes. Cr Tinrd offered an e~plnnation be'hind the proposed changes. primarily centring around the ponderous obligalions under the Lo.al Go'en'm~nt Act. p~nieularl} those relating to [he nomination and appointment ofne\\' Committee members. Cr Tir.1rd reiterated [h~t the m"in problem im'oh'ed the Icnn ·"Committee·· as defined under the Act. He believed a new name, (other than LJungendot"t' Working Group) which bett~r deS<ribed the Committee's work could be considered by Council. Thf COtnmlttee stre~ed its CoOncems about the possiblc dilution of responsibilil}' and credibility in tne eye of fllnding bodies. Se"eral mistakes and inconsistencies " 'ithin the do.umcnt '\('rc DIS() brought toO Cr Tizard's attention. There I'ere found 10 be man) di5Crcp.lllcies betll eCII the Comminee cop>, of the proposed Tenlls of Reference and Cr Tizard's copy. Cr Tilard agreed to follow up "j[h Ms llaro to ensure all Committee Members were sent the latest. ~vi~d copy. In the interim. Committee agreed to consider aitcmati,'c names.

7. llills lleanbeat Festival &. I'anca~es in [he Park 2010 Mr Withnellto repon on Committcc·s suggcslion [0 move Pallcak.'1 ill IIII! Park to just inside the Armada!c Christian College grounds 10 conneCt with other festivities nnd mnke it m{lre visible to the puhlic. Mr Griffiths has booked the Lions Club for l~ &. 200J May. Mr Withnell and MI'$ Batt to eoordiMte promotion of ..... em. M .... LJan 10 return completed booking fonn.

S. Fire Brigade acces~ !lm;k - Mr Fantote prt',ioOusly raised the issue of sale fire access II ithin the pan.. and that a r«em assessment conducted by himself and Mr LJameU ofthc Uedfordalc Volunteer Ilushfirc Brigade sholled se,'cral key tracks to be oI"Crgro"n mtd inaccessible in the C\·ent ofa fire emergency, Mr Fancote made the following re<:ommend~tions:

a. Track W4 to be' I' idcncd from 2 metres to 3 metres.


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b A track from Gate C to meet trne\;: \1/2 abo"e Da"kins' propen} 10 be cleared (,'id<' Apri l 2005 and March 2009 minutes),

TT'lu;k W2 be graded to al1o\\ safe pre.-entati"e burning in the Sl~p area \\eSI of Ihe lmek. adjacent 10 Ihe re~idenlinl area, Work to Wlnlncnce in fine "eather Bnd to be completed consecuti"eiy 10 reduce equipment operating costs. Commincc mo'cd 10 endorse Mr FanCOIC's recommendations and requested Mr I'aul Lanternitr's (Cil), of Armada1c) approval be obl3incd "here required. Mr FancOIe nOI present 10 rcpon on prO&l\"SS to date. Cr Tiuord adviscd he hAd spoken 10 Urian Walkins. the Cit)'$ Chief Fire Control Officer. and that "ork had not yet comm~nc~d. I r~ also e"prcssed concern alxlut art acc\.'Ss lrack from the southcrn cnd of Riehon lleighls through OEC land to the "estern side of the I'ark

9 Admiral Road Cnlrancc can·rail 10 IxIliards - Trail bike cntry is still h~ppening through the on l} iJ .. ailablc access point. right ne.~t 10 the mRin boomgnlc A sU!\.i\cslion has been mRde 10 place an eXIra IxIliard in A triangular fonnalionjuSI i,,~ide Ihis access point to allow "alker access bUI block trail bikes - the bollard n«ds to be higher than Ihe gale 10 block motorbike handlebars . Mrs Ban visited the site" ilh Mr Wi1liwns and reported that bikes could Disc gain access under the boom gale. Cr TiZllrd reported that ilEAC was currently looking al 'kissing gales" for Armadalc Senlers' Common and aweed to fOl"\lard se,eral d~sillllS for consideration. Comminee ~gn:ed thi~ type of gate would e~cludc bikes but alio" "heelchair IrnOic and pmms. Commiuee to diKuss option' HI next mccting.

10. Weeds rcoor! "Irs Versleeg to report on providing a l\Tinen report to Ms Stanboroug/l.

II. Trail bikes ncar Gate • Mrs Vemeeg HI report on providing a "Tinen repol1 to Ranger.

12. Voluntarl I lours members togged Iheir hours since laSI meeting.

13. Volumccr work aUlhorisalion Ihe folloll ing motion was PUt for the ensuing }''''tr: n""go!mION' Pork Mwwgmtlml Commill.", ,,,,lIlOris .... me,"b~rJ 'Illd \'o!lI/,Iurs /0 p.·iform nlllmt~",,,,co! "'orks (lItd lIu",ago!IIIeltl a"li\'irie:l/or I/W <'IlSlIillg.H·"r al. Imd 11'11.·", n:q"ir~".

Mmed: Stanboruugh ,Griffiths Carried 27/0112010.

AC lh ity ~llIee lasl mccling indutles: Mr Sarti collecling; Mrs Stanborough patrolling; Mrs Ban

p;!trollillg. sUrI'cys; Mrs MOKombe & Mr Sarti - seed patrolling,

AWAITING COMPLETION ANDIOR REPLY L fence Reo.'Urs I-enc~ repaired in tne southern boundar} ncarTrH~k 12 and near Gate 6 ~re cuI ~gA i " . /llrs

Ban obtained a quowlion from Andrell Williams of Williams Ru .. ~1 Fencing f(IT S412.50 (inc. GSn 10 rcpair the fence, Comm;uce Accepted the qUOlation. StanOOroughlGriffilhi _ carried. Mrs BJn 10 consult Gavin Faneote 300m bUT) inll rocks 10 pre"ent .. ehicle damage to Ihe repaired fenec.

2. Replacement of Gate 'M' This Gate is down again Alkr discussion with MT Fancote of Ihe BcdfoTdale Voluntccr Bu:;hfil'\> Brigade. CommiUe<: decided Ihis gate is nOI needed fQr fire access liS a safe aitenmli'e is available. Mrs Ban 10 obtain a quole from Williams Rural rencing to reinstate the fence IIilh a small pedestrian gatt for walker flCcess. Ga"in FancOte to ~ flWroached about blocking access to the fence with scmi·buried roch.

, 2. Alcoa I3ra,o! Grant 2008 3. Swan Alcoa Landcare I>rogrnm 2008 (OHS06) 4 SWllll Alco.1 Landcare Program 2009 (07S09) 5. Regional Parks Community Grunl 2009 part-funded 6 DEC Environmenlal ComT1tunit)' Qrnnt2009110 7. DEC Regional Parl.s Community gmnt 2009 ' 10 part-funded 8 Swnn Alcoa Landcarc Program 2010 (OSSI 0)

CORRESPONDENCE OUT

S305.35 S289.14

$6.210 55.010 S3.500 $6,.19()

52.000 54,260

lXT63J lXT63J lxr59j lXn6j rXT571 IXT551 IXT54j confirmed

I. Ms I'aula Iinro, Mr Andrew Bruce. Mr Paul Lantemicr, Cil), of Armadale !cueT of objeclion regarding pro~ed ~hanges to the Committec's Terrm of Reference.

2. Mr Anton l.ees. Cil)' of Armada1e requesting remo,'a) of dumped rubbish lmd repair of broken bins. J. Mes~s Ron Johnstone and Tony Kirkby _ confirming funding for faunal and a,ii':1unal studies in firsl half of

2010. 4 ~'lr Gltnn Hagan. DEC - enquiring about planned fernl pig control and ad"ising ofaddilional ft,nding. 5. DEC - 8"yll/(md N~,,'s - TC<l1lC$ting rcdire~lion from Mr Ladyman'S home addre~s to PO Box. 6. Arnladale Loe~ & Key Service -R"qucsting 6 additional BPIPQ padlocks and ke)s.


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CORRESPONDENCE IN I. Dept. of Elwironmenl & Consel'\3lion Regional Pari.;s Community Grants 2008/09 Projcct Acquiual form. 2. Armadale Christian College - Hills H~al1beal F~sti, 'al 2010 Booking Form. J. National Library of Australia _ acknowledgement ofl.egal Derusil Receipl, Birds a/Bungemiore P",k. 4. Williams Rural Fencing - Quotation 0116. 5. Swan Alcoa Landcare Pmgram 2009 project acquinal form du~ 31~ March 2010. 6. Mr AndreI' Bruce. Cil> of Armadale response to lener regarding proposed chunges 10 Terms of Reference. 7. BEAC _ OI:IOOer 200S..Qctober 2009 Annual Report. No,'ember 2009 Minute>, Jan(31) 2010 Agenda. 8. Urb3n Bushland Council - membership rene"al and notice of AGM 2..t March. 9. Ms Paula liar<) _ ilEAC Plenary session. 6:30pm IS" Fcbrual)'. 10. Ms Paula liMO Green Corps' cam available for landc-~re activities fmm March 10 September.

INFORMATION RECEIVED I. Urban Bushland Council WA Inc, - UrlxmlJ"sl, Tdf8raplo Summer 2(}{)9-2010. 2. OEC - Bush/un" Ncll'.'. Summer 2009-20 10

FINANCE Account ~;"ed from Bedfordale Volunteer Bushfin> Brigade prewnlali'e burning Admirnl Rd and Cross Road Sl.IOO.OO (inc.GSn. Account has been forwarded 10 Manager Parks for payment.

Arn,adale Loc~ & Kc)' ~T\ ice inl'oice for $303.20 (6 p~dlocks & keys) paid directly by Cily of Annndalc.

Delails Amount loxpenditure S T,",

lJitbac~ '1 "'~II1\t:"1 Sen 'c~. -!nll}lct 0371 - a lLralion ",r 1'110> ," HlOO,OO ),.[5.5

Slanborough lGriffith. - Carried

BUSHCARE & ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITIEE REPORT M~ V~~I«¥ ha~ a¥r\!cd to become l11e Committee's "e" BEAC represcmmive umil a replacement is found

The previous meeting held 13'" Jnnua,y 2010 was nO! at1cnded b) a Committee representalil·~.

GENERAL BUSINESS Astronomy in Bungendote Park - Ms Smnboroug.h reported she had been approached b) a mcmber of the public "hi> had auended on AStronomy Nighl in Ihe pari.; olcr 15 )'ca~ ago and wondered iflhe c'"ent was still held al the par~. Mrs Stanooroug.h asl,.ed if this was somelhing Ih Commince would consider doing in the fUlure. Committce agreed this could Ix a worthwhile C"ent and it was agreed Ms SInn borough and Mr Sarti lIould in"eslig<1le further.

2. Urban Bushland CounciU\GM - membership renewal S35 and seeking nominations for Exceutilc members. AGM 7:30pm. 2001 March m Loueries lIouse, Delhi Street, West l'el1h. AGM to be fOllowed by guesl spen~er Marinn Ma~sam (DAFWA Invasil'{' Species Projccl Manager) II hose topic "ill bc ""-'yillg Ferll/$ - NfJll' Ihl')' call1...-ilchfram being a pram;,,, 10 ""lIIg a 111rf:fII oml \dIGlh'C call do abam il··.

3. J'rints of artwork from B'r,l, nfBulIg"mlorJ' I'url. boob - th~ Cit~ has requ~~led a primed copy of lhe Redlailed Black: Cockatoo prinllo accompany the original paiming or the WeSlern Spinebill All sign~d copies h~'c be~n s(lld, M, Sal1i advised he has a print cop> orOOlh paintings (spare fmm lh printer) and suggestcd Ihal Ihc}' be mOun led and signed b~ the anist 011 the surround Illat so the}' become 3 matched pair e~clusi\'e \0

Ihe Cit>. Committee agreed to donate the spare copies. I\1r Sa"i 10 liaise wilh Ms Hibry I'hillips-R>le> 10 organise signing and mouming at the Cit}'s <:xpense.

,I. BEAC end-ohellr function _ 6-12-2009 ~t SERCUI.. Aeckenham was nncnded b) Mrs Morcombe and Mr San;, A wa l ~ around the propert} prior 10 a breakfast Il!3Q was led by Am)' Krupcr "ho <.'spl~inro lhe wellllnd aren and re,'egelm;on areas from owr lhe >ca~. Aller speceho:s. /lia) '<".lf I.imon Reynolds handed out gifts to volunteers from bushland gmup. clc.

S. Sllan Alcoa kandcan: Program 2009 - projcct acquinnl form due 31 ~ Ma,ch 2010. Oulstandillt: iteills for lhis grant: IIced control. fern! bee conllVl and "Hjside interpreli"e signs. 1\1, Sani 10 seck an c~lension unt il the end of June 2010 [XT56J.


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6. Faynal ~urnn in Llunl!flJdol\' Park - Mr Sarti has infonlled M~ssrs John~tOHt and Kirkb)' of funding to undcnak~ raunal surw)'$ [XT4 and XT5Sj. Tony K"i.b~ hs had pit1r3pS open Dlthe three sit~O\'er the nell year period. The) are Closed at prestnt be<;i!us.: Mr Kirkby has been working down soulh

7. BF,AC~ - 6:30pm Thursday IS" Februa!) in Function Room. Speakers: Dr Mike Craig. Snr Res.tar~h f'eli(l\\. Murdoch University ··Tf!Chniqllellil .. d If> enmre mMe ommo!.1 r .. IIr", 10 r.'llored or.>at·· and Ms Sandra Byrne. Armadale Cill'S Sueamearc I'romoler. "SIlCC~SS o!S/rCfl/I//:ore ill r':/JI.biliw/illg " '{I/I'rn'«l'S in lit .. Ci~l' " RSVP 10 I'au la Haro 9399 (1111 by 15 rebInD!).

8. D~lC$_ rUr R&veJU;laliun - Cumminee agreed on Sunday 25" July 2010 for Community l'lallling Day (Pl8net Ark planting dey is I" August)_ Dale ufschool panicipation to be confinned by Mr Wilhtlcll .

9. Green COrDS conserl'auon leam The Cily of Armadale ha. advised Ihl Gr«n Corps is looling for conserl'ation & landcarc projecls ol'er )lCriod flOm March to Seplember 10 coincide "ilh aClivilies of Serpcntlne·Jarrnhdale Shire. Commillu to consider suilable land CIlTC activities.

1(1. Commill~ M~m3r ulll:lJdance - Commill~ members are reminded I" off~r apologi~s if unable 10 allend COlltmillC<: meetings.

II. BOOfordale volunteer Bushfirs: Bri~ade CISS SutCIll sollle members (Bcdfordale residents) ha"c their mobill' phone numbers in Ihl' system 10 .... ceive bushfire alens . Olher non-resident commillce members rna} wish \0 do likc,,-ise.

12. Rlchon IICI8hls Oushfirc KcsDQnsc ACllon Group Ms Stanoorough advIscd she had eSlablished !'I BRAG J>[Qup ";Ih residents of Rich 011 Heig.hts. Richol! HeighlS oorders Ihe soulhent bound3ry oflhe park

2010 Evellts Courses a\'ailabll' JA N FED IS nEAC Plena!)' session, Function Room

20101]01 1 bud et discussion MAn AI'R MAY 1.2 lI il1s Ileanbeal Fesli"al JUL " Kc'c elalion lanlin

SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING ACTION POINTS I I

Mecting declared closed al 9:25pm.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING (4'" Wcdncsdnr)

Comminee Meeting Room 7:30 pm. 2-1" March 2010

Mrs Ken) Ban (SecretD!)')

Signed:

Chaint13nlAct iTl!l ChainTlan - Buligendore Pal1. f>. lan3gemcl11 Commillee

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OUShCllrC :llld EIII irotlll1cnt:ll Wnrking Group

Minutes 11 Norelllbcr 2009

BUSHCARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP

MINUTES Wednesday 11 November 2009 - 6.10 PM

Committee Rool11 - City of Armadale Ad ministration Centre CONTt:NTS 1. ATI·ENDANCE. APOLOGlr.S & LEAVE OF AUSENCE ................................................... :2

2. NOM INA TION OF OFFICE BEAREHS ............................................................................... 2

3. I' I{QJECTS FOIl COUNCI L 'S NOTICE .............................................................................. 3

4. GUEST SI'EA KER .................................................................................................................. 3

S. CONFIIU\1ATION OF M INUTr.S .......................................................................................... 4

6. UUS INE5S AHISING FROM M INUTES ............................................................................... 4

7. CORRES I'ONUENCE AND IN.·ORMATION ............. . . ........... .. ...................................... 4

7. 1. CORKESI'(}NIJI:NCr IN ................................ .. . ........ ... ................. .:I

7.2. CORRr"f'ONDLr-CI-: 01 IT ,, __ . .. .. .. ... ....... ................ .. ... .... .. .......... , .... , ............. ..... ............ .:1

8. COUNC IL RELATt:O BUSh" ESS ............. ........ ...... ........................................................... . 5 8. I LOCAL BIOL>IVI,KSITY Sn~,\ rLGY ................... .. . ......... .. ............. 5

8.2 OIAN(;I''' IN N m ,II:NCLA IUKE- BEAC. UUNGr.NDORr PARK M A"A(;F \II1'.-r CO\IMriTLE A)\. [)

ARMAL>ALE SETTl.[ RS· CO\ I \ lO". .... .. ... ..... . ............... ... 5 8.3 V '\(·ANt.: II :S ' BEAC ..................... , ............. . .. .. .. , .... ............................... . ...... . .... . .... . ..... .. ... 5

9. OTHER RUSINESS ................................................................................................................. 6

9. 1 ANNUAL CALI;NDAR ,\/>.'D t..·\!:r Il"G D ATES 20 10_ .. _ . . .. ...... .. .. . .... . ....... . . ....... .. ....... 6

9.2 AN' UAl RU'ORT .............. . .. ............. 6

9.3 TLR~ I S o r RUlIlENCE · BEAC .......... ... . ..................................... . ........................ 6 10. INFORi\IA TION ..................................................................................................................... 7

10.1 I'LANNtt-:G Arrl. ICAT!O"iS & S("HF\ IE A~ Il .ND\I F,,' rs 0 1- I' I OK !'(IULIC COl>I.\l r,,'T. .. .. ......... ... . . 7

10.2 I n,MS o r I t-. !'I_KI S j I RO M 'IIIC COUNCil CO\lMlnn) COIJ"CII. MI;-.ilm...sl A(;L r- L>A TO 1'01'10. 7

10.3 G KA"T WAl e lll" OK:..", liON R[POKT... . .......................................... 7

l OA 0 l'iIEK INrORMATIO:-.l l l1 \ 1<; (I.E. I' ROGRrss Rr r OR1'S RHI'VAN1'1'O PRFVrot'S IlUS!N"ESS) TO

NOT !:: .............. . ........ .......... ,............................. . .............. 8

1 0.5 Pu~s RI-Lf.ASt:S , .. ... ... ..................... . ....................... 8

10.6 Rnll"DrK I ls r - rrF\IS I" PR!X;KF..sS OR l;CIIU)1 'Lt L> rOR FlJruRE MrrTIW,S ...... . ... 9

12. 1 A KOUNnTtW1'AllI.f . ................... . .................... ................. , .. ........................................ 9 13 Nt;XT MEETING & CLOSURE .......................................................................................... 10


l3ushellre li nd En"ironmentlll Working Groull

2 Minutes 11 NO"ember 2009

1. ATTENDANCE APOLOGIES & LEAVE OF ABSENCE - , Membe rfl)eputy Member Affiliatiun s Cr Pat 11art Annadale Cit ' River Care Grou Cr I. Sarge~on COunciUor - Cit ' of Armada!e Cr C Wie!in 'a Couneil!or Cit of Armada!e Mr Cam CJay Deputy Chair - l3edfordale Volunteer Fire

Brigade and Annada!e Gosnetls Landcarc Gro~p 16.20 pm to 7.50 pm1

Mr Adrian Choilles t-'ricnds of Goo!amrup Mr Ililt Lad 'man Bun endore I'ark Mana emen! COlllmittee Ms Beth Laurie Amladale Gosnelts Landearc Groul1 ~a"idlames Friends of Forn::stda!c

Ms Gwen Walson Armadale CilY River Care Group Ms Pau la Haro EnvironmentalOfficcr Cit v of Annada!e Mrs Yvonne Ward Minute Secreta Citv of Armada!e A 10 10 'ies: Dr Ian Colquhoun Ro!.C)bushearc Mr Mic hael Moltoni ,\mladalc SCl1lers' Commun Mr Kim Fletcher Friends of Annada!e Shale QuarT

2. NOMINATION OF OFFICE BEARERS

2. 1 Ch:lirm an

Nominations Ilere ealted for the position of Chairman on the l3ushcarc & Environmental Working Group. Mr Adrian Choules nominated Cr Pat I [art for the position of Chaimllln. There being no further nominations. Cr Hart was c1ceted Chairman. accepted the position and assumed the Chair.

REC OMMEND

Tlmt C r I'ut Ihlrt he ell-etel! Cll:lirlll:ln or the Bushellre & Envirolliliellhil Wurking G roup.

MO VE D l'1"lr Adri;ln C houles SECO NDED I\1s Beth Lauric

2.2 Depuly C hairma n

CARR IED

Nominmions I\ere catted for the posilion of Deputy Chainmm on Ihc tJush~are & Environmental Working Group_ Mr Adrian Chou!es nominated Mr Cam Clay for Ihe posilion of Deputy Chai rman. There being no furthcr nominations, Mr CIa} I\as elected Deputy Chair, subjecllo his acccpumec oflhe position.


Husll(': .... (' and EI1\'ironrnl'nlal 3 Minut es

Working ,C~'"O"'"'le' _____________________ C",-"NOoO"O,",,",b",",-,'"°0°"',-RECOMMEND

1\11' Cllm Clay be el('clcd Dcpul}' Chairman or th(' BlIsh(,llrc & EII\'ironntclllnl Working C rOU I).

J\'10VEI) i\l r Adrian Choules l\1 rs Gweu \\'aison

3. PI{OJECTS FOR COUNCIL'S NOTICE

CAR RI ED

The follo\\ ing projects lire listed for Council's nolice, The Project/ Group le~der for all projects listed in the [ahle helow has agreed [0 conducllhe works Ililh due regard to the Ci[is safe[y and [raining I\.'quircmen[s for bushcare nClivi[ies as described in [he City's Friends Group Manual.

RECOMMEND

Tha[ Council be ndvis('d thatlhe Project' Group leader listed ill the lable !)elo\\' hm; been co·opled [0 the Busheare aud En\'irOllment:l l .. \lh·isol-Y Co rnmilh.~ 10 protcc t or r .. hahilitat .. bllshl:llld by facitillit ing works by \'o lulileers for Ihis Committee to extenl of Ihe SCOfle uf works nud \ oluntl'cr duties dcs(' ribl"tl.

l'rojectl Group (ir:my) Spau of dn[es S(,OIJC of worksl l"ulu l1 lc('rs Group duties leader

Mr Adrian Friends of Formightly Watering lind mulching Choules Goolllmrup seedlings at Gool~Il1Tl1p

Reserve

Dr lall Rolcybushcarc Sunday, 15 November Dieback Field Day Colquhoun 2009 Midgcgoroo National Park

Sunday, 13 December Oieback fi eld Dny 2009 Windsor Reserve

fFrilmd~' Groups. 11'1/0 ,"(In)' <1111 (JII grOlllld lI'OrK.I IltrougJwlI1 lite yellr bill I1'ho (11"0'

lIjfilialel( 10 oillel' grOllps l/lld (Ire 1101 slum II abo\"t', .I'houlfl be lICKI101l"/t'dge(( for Iheir htlrd worK fllld achiet'('//I('III.}

4, GUF:ST SI)EA KER

Nil


nuslll~:lre Hnd [n'ironrnenlal \VoI'king Group

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5. CON"~IRMATION OF M IN UTES

RECOMMEND

Minul Cli II No\"ernber 2009

Thatlhl' !'I lillull's of Ihe lJusheun' :lnd [lIvirOlHllelltal Ad visory Committee Meelin g hl'lt! 011 9 Sl' lltl'mhl' f 2009 be udopfed.

MOVED Mr Adri:1I1 C houles SECO NDED Ms Belh Lauril'

6. BUSINESS ARISINC fROM MINUTES

CA RRIE))

• Volunteer hours il is requestl'd that an)one \\ho has not submitted their volunteer hours for the yeilr to plcase do so ASAP.

• End of Year Function _ The end of year function will be held on Sundu). 6'" December from 8am to Ilam 1II SERCU L (South EaSl Regional Centre for Urban Landcarc). COlild (Ill IlIO.fe peoplc illle!l(/illf! 10 al/clld Ihe EIIlI {if Yell/, FIII1C1ioll pln/.le ({(II"he lhi! £111'1"1"01/11/('1/101 Officer.

Cum Clt~I'joilll'lll"e meetiug at 6.20 pili

7. CORRESPONDENCE: AND INfORMATION

7.1. Correspolldl'lIce ill

• Urban Nature Bushland Nc\\ s Spring 2009. • Urban Bushland Councillellcr regarding meeting with WAI'C to discuss Bush

Forever Sites. • S\\an River Trust River VicII m:wslcller Spring 2009. • 2009 [WAN Weeds Forum informlllion Communil) Weed Needs (19

November 2009). To be fll.'fd 0/ Ihe COlillill~ Ril'e/" Eco Celilre 011 19 NO\'f!lI/bcr from 9, 15 (III/ 101.30 pm,

• \VA Organic Ro.adsho\\ infonlllllion from the Aiologieal Farmers of Australia nnd Scam!.

• Water Corporation document - Wnter Forever: Towards Climllle Resilicncc.

7.2. CorrespomlellCe()Uf

Nil


lJusht'lIre lind EIll' irolllnenllll \Vorkin~ Group

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8. CO UNC IL RELATED BUSINESS1

8. J Local Bioriiw?rSil), Slrflll'gy

J\1i llutt'S 11 Novemher 2009

A Sleerillg grollp, comprishlR l'cp!'exl'lIwlil'l'sjnJm BEAC wu/ ACLC, beil,x I'llt Harl, C(IIII CIa)" Kim Flelcher, ('I)'slal ulIll CI' Ti=tml, pm\'i",," illpUI illfo Ihe Lf/col Biodi\'er~'it)' Slmleg)'. The cmlJII/I(IIII, following receipl of public sllbmis~iollS, hoxflllulised Ihe rf!parl which \l'ill be Mllsidered by Ihe DCI'elopmelll Sen'ices Commillee 0 11 16 Nm'embermul Fill! COllllcil 01/ 23 NOI'ell/ber 2009,

8.2 ClulIIges ill Nt/melle/tllllre ~ BEII C, Bllllgellliorc Park ft l amfgelllelli COllllllillt!l! ( Illd Arlll(f{/u/e Sell/en " Commoll AI 1/11' prel'ious meeling of IJEAC', members W(,I'C adl'isl'd Ihal Ihl're Iwd been a c/)alll;e ill Ihe slml'l"I'e {if IJEAC COIm('ill'esoll'l~d Ihul BEAC hi! I'('wille(/jor ;f~ CI/I'I'elll purpose bill lI'ill10111 IIII' jimllfl/ifY il1lpo~'ed III/der lite Lo('al COI'4'ulmelll ACI. 7'/'all/'e c/'allge he ef/I'clh'cfrollllhc Local GO\'Cl'lllllelll ElcCfiolls ill ()clabel' 2009, lI'ilh Ihe f.:rollfJ bl'('OlIIill~ kllOH"I1 os Ihe "Blishcal'e & Enl'il'OlIIlIcllla/ Working (jmllp" IW/I(:ejorlh.

711;,1 will (1/.1'0 (lpp/y 10 Ih .. iJlIl/gel/dor .. Park JI!(llIagelJlell/ COlllmill('c (10 hI! knoll''' a~ Bllllgent/orc Working Gmup) find Armlll/II/e SCI/leI's' Commoll (10 be knowlI Q.I

Am w(/a/;' ScI/leI's' Common WorkillK Gnlll/i), There ore iS~lIes (ls,wrialet/lfifh Ihose IWllle clwl1ges, beillg 11/1.' CIISIS (l.uDciflli'd 1rilll Ihe challges /0 doel/mcn/minll and badging requircd as (I reslIll oflhe I'CII(llllillg.

COlllmillee II/l!lIIbers, (/s a group. were 1101 ill /(11'0111' of Ihl' challge oj 1/(//111' from BEAC. BlIlIgf!nt/orc fark .\fmwgelllem COII/III;lIe!! olld Amwdale Sell/cr ,I" COIIIIIIOII 10 Ih()~'1! plll{JOJwl by COl/lldl, COllsidel'lllioJ/ 10 hc gil'(,11 10 till

al'lJl'Oprime IICll' 1It11llefor BEAC whkll ;'ICQI1)OI'{II",s ils exiSling lellers,

HECOMMEN f)

Tha i Ihe filiI' of Ihe Bu shcarc & EI1I'ironlll l'nt:l1 Advisory Comm ill C1.' he rNll ill ed.

MOVE D Cr 1':11 lI a rl SECONDED Ms Beth la ur ie

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V(/C{lIIcil'.I' ",x islillg 1m BEAC lIiIl be (ldrcni.led ill Ihe locII/llledill ill Ihe Ileal'

fi"llrc.

I This part oflhe a~lllda is to focus Otl prO\ iding ad\ ice 10 council On n~~lin ~ li nd r~, i."i" ~ I'il l i.~' ~ " d St l1t ttgy, and 011 tlle COI"llI i !t~~' s opiniOlI Wil d a llitud. On cn"iro nlll t nta1 i j~ u ~J, Reco",mcnd.tiQIlS to CountiL


Busheare and [l1l' ironmentlll Wurking G roup

9. OTHER HUSINESS2

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9.1 Amllial Colelldar /III/I Meelillg Dares 2010

Min ut es II NUH'mbl'r 2009

Refer to Attachment "2" • BEAC Annual Cakndar and Meeting Dmes 20 I O.

A Plel/ary Sessiol/ 10 he pill/Illed [or Feb/"lwry 2010. possibly 011 (I Thursday. Em'irol1/11elllal Office,. willselld II ,.eqllestla Dr /lfidllle! Cmig who was (0 allelld (}II.' pr/"I'iom' session which !I'm ('III/celled dill' to hud Ircf/(her. 01111''' topics [or co"~idem(ioll/or /urlher ~'esSiOl/f (0 Ix> jiJnlYlrded /() the 1:.'111"1111111111'11/(11 Officer.

I~ ECO'\1M£ND

Thllt tin.' IJusheare & Environmenta l Ad\"isol1' Committee meet 011 the followin g dales in 20 I 0: • \VetIIlCsdll~' , 13 .JllnU:lI')' 20 I 0 at 6111ll • \\'ednClid;I~·. to March 2010 at 6pnl • WedIlClid:tr. 12 May 2010 at 6pm • Wed nesday, ,-' July 2010 lit 6pm • Wedllcsday. Ii Septcmber 2010 a t 6pm • Wednesday, 10 No\'em her 20 10 nt 611111

9.2 Alllllt(li Report

The [)EAC Annual Report is in the final stages of preparation. A leuer has been sent to Friends Groups requesting any short reports on the group's activities o\"er the past year. Including a r('port in th~ BEAC Annual Report is an excellent opporlunit) to highlight the work Or)OUr group to Council. Once volunteer hours and suhmissions have been received, a copy or the drolft Annual Report will be sent to members ror comment and approval to be s\lbmiued to Council.

9.3 Tl!rmso/Re/ul!llcl! -BEAC

Following the Council Resolution (CSS5IS/09). as indicated m the September IJEAC meeting. a revised Terms of Reference for the Cornrnillee were tabled and discussed at the meeting.

A cop)' o/Ihe flllll'mlud Terms 0/ Re/rm!l/cc /01' Ihe periofl 2009 10 2011 ((0

coincide wilil thc Loca} Gm'cmmelll Eleclioll.l) jilr IJ£AC 1I"erl.' l'/1'('u{C//e'd /01" mcmher.\·· {"f}IISif/erflfioll. Members were requcsrcd 10 cOII.lide,. Ihl.' Terms u[ Rc/erellce he/H'I'ell 1I0ll" {md Ihl' /lex( Meeting planlled/or .Il1l1l1l1ry 1010.

: 11,i~ port "rlhe 3gcnda is for discussion plirpoS-eS. hems r"Ct\lIiTing decisions are 10 .... presented in 'Business hems for [)i5Cussion ' on folto"i"g ag~ncla·s. Administrati,c malters.


BushCllrc lInd Ern'irnnm('nlill Working Group

10, INFORMATION

7 Minules II NO\"(' lIIbcr 2009

10.1 Planning (IPpfiClrfiollS & schell/e ulI/emlmellfs 0111 for public COII/melll.

DUl"id jmm!.,' broughl 10 tlte Group's I/otice /111: jolhnrillg Mr:lrOfWfilOIl Scheme Aml'lIdml'nls H'hiel! I\"('re ('ulTeml), 0111 for pllblic commelll.

10. I. I MRS Amendmellt 1161/41 - Parh 1111(/ ReCre(llioll Rel"erl"(lliOlU" for Public L(//1I15

nU! (lllIclI(/ml!lII 1Ir(lI1(HI'S IIJ "pdlllt' =0111'," flild rl!",'n'Cllil!l1-~ in lite II!Cll'opoliwl/ Reft/oll SCIrI'IIII' ill ,.rlmiolllU (lublic Iflllds.

nil! IIl(1i/l j)IIIPO$1' 0/ Ihe pl'o/)(),ed (llIIl'lId/l1(,1I1 i.\' /0 illl'llldl' IlilMII 111<,

park,l (IIld Il'CI'('(lIioll l'I!wn'OliO'1 of the I/RS \"(Irlml.' pin'e_~ of IJlfblic~)' o\l'lIl'd 11I1It1 10 re/feCI thl'i,. rl'gi(Jllal ~iftllifi,",IIlN!. Addiliolla".". SOIllI! pl'U/J<'rtiel ore fll"(Jf1<1.1ed /f) II" re=oll('d /(} hf!lI<!r r<!jlf!c/ Iltdr Cllrre/ll 11J'i! IIlId pll!p{)~e U-ilhill Ih(~ IIRS

The puhlic cOllllllell1 period it opell /lmif 29 .I(lIIlwry' 2010,

10.1.1 MRS Amemlmem I I 77/';7 _ RUII/rml Strll('/Ilre "lnll Precillct TIle (llI/emllllelll proposes 10 re=Olle 30//(/ of !mld/rom Ihe 1"/1/'(// =oJ/e to

urbal! tI!/e,.,.,,(1 ;;olle ill 11.1.' Melmpolilml Regioll Scheme, The kmd II htl/mdl'd by urhall (/I'fi'rrl'd an!w 10 1ft!:' ~OIll'I-lI'l!.\I. ~.\"i\lillg ruml (Illd I'(lrkl' and reCl'ellliflll (//"1.'(1.1 10 lite "flllllt·em/. Rmiford Road 10 Ihe IIorlh· I'lIS/ Wid exiMil/g urhall del"l'loplllellllo 1/", 1I0rilHrl'M.

n/(, pllblie cOlllllleIlIIJeri()(/ is open IIl1/if / / I)cl'elllher 2009.

10.1 Items ofinll'rl'.~1 [romlfll! ('mmcif COllllllilll'eI COllltcil ftlillllle.<tI agent/a /(} 11011'.

• BUllgerulore Park Sirategic I)irections Document Council resolution T75/9/09: TfUlI COlillcif I'lIdQ/:I'e Ihe BlIlIg(!II(/ore I'lIrk Siralegic Direrliolls Documelli. A copy has heen provided to the members of the Bungcndllrt: I'ark Mmwgclllcnt COllllllittee.

10.3 Gralll walch illforlllolio" ripon • NRM emil! - SSM

The :;;Wle Gm'el"lllllell{ h(I~' {IIIIIOIi/ICed Ihe ami/abililY of a gram o[ 55},! [01' I"I!giollal xrOllps. ProjecH hm'e II m(Uillllllll (ll/o('(/liOI/ of 5250,000 per projeci. All)' regiollal, sllb~/"egillll(li c(lldllllCIII, "Ollllllllllily, illh'l'(!M groups or IOCllI gOI'erlllllellls ('lI/l llpp!JI forfillldillg The projects lIeed 10 lIddre~~ Siale NRM priorily lIre(l,I' II"Mdl indlllh' biotiil'l'rsir),. hiOSI'(:lIriry, \l'lIler qllalil)". ill/l'}(l'lliioll (if NRM pfWlllillg amI dilllll/t' dllll/ge opplit'(l/ioIlS,


Bushe:lrc :Iud EU\' ironmcnt nl Workin~ Group

, Minutes II NUl'l' rn ber 2009

lOA Ollter IIlform(ltioll items (i.e. progress rep(IfIS relerllm 10 prel'iolls bllSilll'so;) 10 IIOle

• Reserves scheduled for fire management for2009/10 pro 'ram: ReSer1'l!.f schedllled ,,, he bllml Firebrellh / Access INich IQ be 1009 /0 IIrJ l'rtI(li!d

Errol Green lIonh) Possum Place Cre 'k Park "" Warwick Suva e Rcserve Bob Blackburn Flom Reserve ( '" Henrietta Road Peet Road Reserve Hookwa . Road I [olden Road (summer) Lina Hart Reserve NOll ingi1i11 Road Amethyst Crescent \ Emerald

Place Possum Place Bellena ' Reservc Wan\iek SiIVa 'c Reserve north Carawatha Road \ Rushton Terrace Morrison Drive S rin dale Oval Roley Pools (pan) Wri 'ht Brook D 'cr Street I [ellenie Road (s " Goolamrup Reserve Ilcnrietta Road s nl '

Ilcrben Road autumn Eskdale Road s ra\ Wright Brook autumn) Stonc)!,atc Road (spmy) Camillo Road autumn) Windsor Road s ra ' Carmdine Road (Lions !'ark) Morrison Drivc (spray) autumn)

Leake Street s rav

Pal fllIrl, (}II helll/If of hili Col'luholll! (Rv/e)"buJhNlre), cQlI1"I:yed 10 Ihe mcelilll! his cOllcem if 111ft pmprJsl't/ IIIl'lho" oj illJwllillg firebreaks/occess INlcks ill COllllcil RescITe.\ W(lS /0 be by iliac/line. lall 10 be m/rhl!d /0 COI//(ICI Couflcil's MII/wgt'/" Purks (PIIIII L(JJllernier) fllr c/ur!fic(llifJIl of Ihe lIIelhvd of illS/tlllillg jirebreah.

• Water Corporation - information regarding trial 10 control Blackberry un Water Corporation land. "I1,is h olTlwring lIew' liI(' plllllpb(lck ,I"/fIlioll I)PfN~ilc III(' I'A L. A I/O/h·e. (Jd.·i.tilIX

(iflhe Il"iul. haJ heell ~'eIlI IO aI/ resi"el/ls ill Cro)"dl'l/ Rom/. A I"eqlle.11 he exll'lIded 10 Ihl' WUler Corporalioll (Q a/11m" l/ meefillli of BEAC. f'(I.~sibly ill .Jalluary 2010. IV prodt/" (III 1I1'(lale 01/ lite Iltillllill).: project (1/

Wlil/gnllg Dam.

10.5 Press Releases

BEAC lllcmben; to table any inforl11ation relnting 10 possible upcoming press releases.


Bushellre a nd E nvironnlenlal Working Group

9 M inut es II Non'1I1b\>r 2009

10.6 Rell/imler lis' -ilI'IIIS ill progress or schedllled for fillllri' //Iee/il/g!>

Itern I'rogres$

Analysis of bt:st prnclice Firebreak Maintenance Research ill proJ.!l"es.\'. Drocedures. Watch on EP ACI for roadside re~ulatiuns (ilEAC April200·~·)

vegelalion clearing Regllla/iolls g(l:l!lled 30 Jill/e.

Consider opportunities for a cross agency rt:sponse to Opporl1mis/h' pfCvcntin!.! rubbish dumoinll in the Cit~. $50 Voucher from Local NatufC Spot Project £'pily d"i;:-05/1010

SCHenay Rcscrve oed Sylvania Park - awaiting n:soiulion ofzoninl!.

11.1 ArOil// fllhelflble. J

/ 1.1.1 lIllI/gem/or" Pork hlfllwgemf!1II Comlllilfee - Bill Lflilymoll • On Sunday. 8 November 2009. Bungendore I'ark Management Committee

held a lovel) breakfhsi ill l1ungcndorc which lIas al1ended by 100 people. • A book titled "Uirds of Bungendore I'ark, Ilhich is a significant document

done by Ron Johnstone llnd Terry Kirby lIas launched by WA ChicfS,iemist. Professor Lyn Beazley.

• Following the breakfast. two original framed 'lrtllorks used on the book cOlcr Ilere auctioned.

• The Cit)' of Armadalc were successful in its bid m auction for :J picture featuring its logo Westcrn Spinebill.

• A number of people made cnquiries about joining the Bungendorc Management Commiucc UI the breakfast.

• Bill advised that as he would be moving to Victoria on 17 November 2009. therefore he would no longer be Sccretary of tbe Bungendore Park Management Committec. M5 Kerry Ban would luke over the role. 171f! Clwimw/I lI;sh('(/ Oil/weI/ jol' his fit/lire in lIi1;lor;t, (/lid Ihallked him jo/' his "uml'iblllilJlllo /I/l' COII/mil/('c.

12./.2 Belli Lfll/rie A large number of rainboll lorikeets hll\ e been noticed in the urea.

12.1.3 Friends of Forres/dflle - DIIl'iil JIlIIICS

• The release of the 1'ublic Environmental Review for the proposed extension of Keane Road through Ihsb Forever Sill' 342. part of Jandakot Regionlll Park Forrestdalc has bet:n postponed until February 2010. r'~lblic submission s \\ill then be open and this lIill be an opportunity for all Forrestdalc and Harrisdalc residents 10 voice their opinion on lhe proposal.

j tnfonnAlion ,haring opportunity. Topics th~t require d"'niled di~cus~ion~ will be reFerred \(} Future meetings lIS agend~ items.


Dlishca re and En\'ironmcnlnl Working Gro up

10 Minutes 11 NOH mber 2009

• The level orthe lake is currentl) appro.\ . I SOmis. There lire llpproxirnmel) 50 cygnets which may need to be rescued in the Sllrne manner as occurred last year.

• The rriends of ForT("stdaie \\ere hoping Ihat the boardwalk would be constructed for Ihe 20tJ, anniversary of Ihe group next year. ullfortunalely Ihis hasn't occurred. The Department of Environment and Conscrvalion have agreed to the usc of thcir barbecue trailer for Ihe occasion.

• The Friends of Forresldalc hu\'c bceJl successful in obtaining a SALP gnml for 53,000.

12.1.4 Friends ojGoolamrup - Adriall ebollles The excellent min which fell during the winler has ensured that Ihe linle trees which were planted have had an excellent stan.

/2. 1. 5 Armlldll /e Ci(r RhwCflre - GI,·ell II'IIIS01l The group had a \lorking bee althe site in Kelms!;oll on Ihe Sunday morning of9 November 2009. (8) people hdped plant 800 plants, IIhkh is ver) pleasing. The group also dealt lIilh some typha.

12./.6 Rl)leyblishcare - Pm lI(lr( An An Exhibition, with 90 cxh ibits, featuring Rnic),slnnclKarragullcJl reserves. was opened on Priday, 6 Novembcr 2009 (II the '~olerslOnc Hall.

13 NEXT MEETING & CLOSURE

N~x l J\1 eetiug - At 6.00 11m on Wcdn~sduy, 13 Janna ry 2010, C ily of Armudulc Commitlcc Room.

j\·leeting closed at 7.50 pili


lJushc:lr<.- unll EIn'iron mentu] Worki n:: G ro ll

AttllclJmellll

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BUSHCA RE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COllfMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 1008 TO OCTOBER 1009

PREVIOUS TS No.

FILE No.

STRATEGIC PLAN

N/A WARD :A!l

CCiIUENI REF :I'H

To enhance and sustain our natural environment and bushland.

Each year. the Ilushellre and Environmental Advisory Committee (BEAC) produce an ilnll\!{\\ n;pon that detail~ how it fulfilled it~ roles as described in lhe Comminee's TcnllS of Rcfcrenee.

Similar tl} prcvious reports, thc 200sn009 BEAC Annual Report documents the enOllll0US contribution of environmental voluntecrs to conservation in the City of Alllladale.

This year. 170 environmental voluntecrs from 17 Friends Groups reported in excess of 4.756 volunteer hours. Adding this together with the work undertaken in the City hy thc Annadalc Gosnclls Landearc Group. 784 volwt\eers contributed S.153 volunteer hours over the year. Most of this time was spent undcrtaking on.ground works such as diebuck treatmcnt. weeding and tree planting in bushland areas or along waterways.

A further $217,174 in grant funds was altracted by environmental volunteer groups for works in the region.

Following is a copy oCthe 2008/2009 BEAC Annual Report For more infonnation. please contact Environmental Officer Paula llaro on 9399 019.) or email pharo@;armadulc.wa.gov.au.


(1)' vi Armlld,,'" BII$hmre ",,,/ £:"'';rDlI'''''III,,1 Aifriso'y Commille" Allium! R 'pori OCloh..,.1008 10 OC/m .... r 1O(J9 ·

GIWUP GRANT FUNDS PURI'QSE

Anmldnle 005"ells Swan Alcoa $83.915 Various on-ground works. Lnndcare Group Landcare Program

08/09

Amluda!o; Gosnells Riverbank 08/09 $-15.564 Various on-ground works Landcare Group

Armadak Gosnel1s \Vat!;!f Corporation Si6.000 On-ground works m Landcare Group Williams Road Main Drain

~dnlc Gosnclls Lottcrywcsl 517.000 - Equipment and lools Landcare Group

Armad31e Gosnclls Landcarc Australia $13,000 On-ground works LRndeMC Group and Coca Cola

Bungendore Park DEC Regional Parks $3.500 Dicback nl!lnagcmcnl and Management Committee Community Grant "ccd control.

2009

(]ungendore Park Swan Alcoa $5,010 Rc\'cgetation, feral be, Management Commil1cc Landcare Program control. dicback treatment

09 and signagc.

Bungendorc Park DEC EnvirOllmental $6.490 Seedlings. weed control, Managemc-nt Committee Community b" and cockatoo survey.

Conservation Grant dieback treatment and ferill bee control.

Rolcybushcarc Swan Alcoa $10.495 Dicback managemcnt LandcilTC Program 08109

Rolcybushcarc Cit) of Armadalc $500 Diebaek management Communit)' Grant

Rolcybushcarc ALCOA foundation S4.900 Dicbaek management

Roleybushcare 13endigo 13ank $800 Dieback management

TOTAL S2 17,174

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DUSIICA RE AND ENV IRQ,'~I\1ENTAL. ADVISORY CO,\I ,'IIlTEt: AmII/o/ Repor//o Ocmher 2009

Bllshcare and Environmental Advisory Committee

Annual Report

October 2008 - October 2009

Bushcare and Environmental Advisc)JY Committee CITY OF

~ C fnadale


OUSHCAR[ AND [NVIRONI\I [NT AI. ADVISOR" CO~lM ITTf.[

A"'''IlJ/ ReporllO Cklabu ](){)9

I. Inl roduction lind o\·crl'icw ................ ......................... ......................................... 1

2. ItqlOrt on Committee aeth'ities October 2007 - Octoher 2008 ....................... 1

2.1

2.2

Administrative and general mailers.

Membl'f~·hip ..

...... 1

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jlfeelillJ.; Agenda ..... . . ............. 2

Pl/lldiIlK., ................ J

Actions to meet ilEAC's Roles .]

2. j To prol·jd(' Ihe primary jorlllallillk befl1"eell COl/lleil al1d COtllllllmily grollps or illdil"idlln/s cOllcl!ml!d l1"il1l pratecfinll alld

r/lht/bi/illlliol1 ojlhe l1allll"all.ml"irolllllelll ................•...•.•....................•.•...• 3

2.2 To filcili/ale cmllllllllliclIlirm b('flt'eell cmllllll/llily grallps (lml illl/Mdt/a/s cOllcerned willi proleelion alld rehabiliwlioll oflhe 11(I/Urall!l1I'irolllllelll .. ,.. ... .... ....... ... ... ... . ............ -I

2.J To ad\'ise COllllcil ollihis COn/millee's opillio/1 (md allilllde 0/1 C/1I'irOIlIl1('lIIa/ issues illihe eil)' oj Ar/l/adllle. . . .......................... -1

2.-1 To lISsi.'" COl/I1eil ill l:IWllil1g ami rrl'iewing policie~ ... . ... 5

2,5 To assiSI il/ del·elopillg. ill/pfell/elllillg alld rel"iewillg slralegic COlIscr\"{llioll sINlfeJ.;ies . .....................•...•............•................•...•.

2.6 To jower wuljhcililltfe carl' and ('OI/CI'nl jor l ite IUI/ llral

el/I"II"OIlIlIl'I1I. de\'elopmel1l of "Friel/ds" groups (lI1d aeliOIlS by

..... 5

illdil"idllals Iltal pro/eCI or reJwbililale lite /lall/ral clIl"il"Ommml . ............. 5

3. I{cports from Communi!)' Consernllion Groups ............................................. 6

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Registered Friends Groups ....... ..................................... . ........ ........ 6

Reports from \'olumeer groups ........... . . .......................................... 6

Groups that repon separately . ....................................... 9

.t. Sumllmry of \'o lunteci' contrihutions of cll\'i"olllllcntal \'olunteers ...............• 9

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4.2

Volunteer hours ........... 9

Funds Attracted ... 9


Ci~\' of Am'(lIJa/c B";'''Cllr~ Ilnd E",.iro",,...mu/ AJI'/5<H)' Commill~" Alllllm/ RefH>rI October JOO8IO Orwh,.,.1009

I. Introduction Hnd o\'cn'icw

The Bushcarc and EuvirolUnenlal Advisory Committee (here aftcr refel'TCd to as ·I3EAC) were formally established under the Local GOI"f!rllllll!l1I Act 1995 and in September 1999 charged with six key roles to fulfil.

In reviewing how the Comminee should fulfil its roles, the Commiuce decided that the preparation of an Annual Report would help fulfil its role in terms of communication with Counci l and the community.

This report covers activities conducted by the Commil1cc from October 2008 to October 2009. and has been stn.lctured to report against caeh of the Committee's roles.

The Commiuec considered it would be uscfulto include short anllual reports from communit), conscrvution groups in its annuul report to illustrate to Council and each of the other groups, the amount of good work being undertaken by community volunteers.

The annual reports provided by community consermtion groups demonstrate the cnomlOus umourn of community ctTort going into improving Ihe environment in the Cily. In tOlal 170 individunls from 17 community groups reported in excess of 4.756 \'olunteer hours for the period October 2008 10 October 2009. Adding in the volunteer eontribUlions of corporate groups and schools Ihat assisted the Ammdale Gosnells Landcare Group in revegetation activities, 784 \"olunteers conlributed in excess of 8.153 volunteer hour~ in the City of Armadale.

2. Rtport on Committee !leth·ities October 2008 - Octolwr 2009

2.1 Administralin amI gtlleral lllllllers

)liemQ('rship

Following an ordinary election of Co unci! thaI was held ill December 2007, the following individuals were members of ilEAC during the 2008109 period.

Member I)l'puty J\1l'mbl'r l Affiliat ions

Cr l izard Cr Best Anlladnle City Council Delegates

Mrs Pat Hart Mrs Gwen Watson Ammdale City Riverearc

Mr Adrian Choulcs Friends of Goolamrup

Mr Kim Fletcher Friends of Ammdule Shu1c Qaarry

Mr Cam Clay Mr Ken Downsborough Bedfordale Volunteer Fire Brigadl'

1\'11' Michael Mohoni AmUldnle SeUlers Common r-,'Ianagement Committee

Mr DU\'id James Dr Rod Giblet Friends of Forrestd1l]e


Ci/)' of Arm,,,/,,/" BIIshrllu "lid Em·lrullmelllal AdI·i.wryCommillee AIIIIII,,1 RepCll"/ O~/obH 200S/1) tktoMr 2()()9

l\1ember Deputy Member t Affilinti oflS

Mr ran Colquhoun RoJcybushcarc

Ms Beth Lauric Annadll1e Gosne!ls Landcare Group

Mr William Ladyman Bungendorc Park Management Commillee

Mr Glen I lagan

VACANT

Cr Pal Hart was appointed the position of Chairperson, and Mr Cam Cray appoinled Ihe position of Deputy Chairperson.

Commillee members represented 9 of the 20 enviromnental volunteer groups in the Cit)' of Armadale. Following the resignation of Mr Glcn Hagan in May 2009. there were two vacnncics on the Commillee in OCloher 2009. Previous BEAC members have been thanked lor their \'alllable eOlllribmions.

,l/ce/ing Agenda

Six BEAC meetings werc held between OClober 2008 and October 2009. Agenda items were consistent wilh the meeting calendar detailed belo\\'. Information aboul addit ional agenda items is detailed in subsequent sections of this annual report.

MONTH AGE NIlA ITE~ I IlF.TA ILS

Jaouar) MinnawaITa Festival Com,"fnc( planning. decide on theme.

ilEAC 3war<'ness walls !:legin preparation for walks

Trails Nelwork Plan A~ss progress and consider changes. LoneI)' wcsllmils funding usual!} closes in Mar,h.

Pebruary: /1'0 Mee/illg

March Fuel Loadings Consider fuel loading data of all reserws with Friends Groups.

Consider COnnnillee Ifan eie1:tiOll year, call for nominalions 10 the (Ol11l11illee ,·acancies

PlenaT) S/.-s.sion Planning Commence Planning for plcnar) session.

April: No matil1g

/lh) Reserve cUSlodianship Open di$Cussion forul11 "illl reserve custodians as a guest

Fire management In"ile Fire ManJgcmenl i'ersoliliel to meeling or site ,isit. Discuss burnillg program" ilh t'arks Dept.

june: Nomee/iug

July EJnh Ali'·e Biodiversit> Organi$<' aeli,·ilie, for Seplember to promote biodil·crsit> Momh conservation.

August· No Mectil1g

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Cit)" 'if ArnrIJda!t' BIIsltcart' omi t:"l"ironlll~n/(/J AlA'iso/)' Commifl~~ Ammo Report dO ,

" d ,,-t 0 be}()()8 0 ob '001)

Septem~r A"ard. E'em Planning Call For ,'olunte<:r houT$. Orgnni$c end of year ceiebl1ltion

Update Bushcare Din:<:tory (c"cI) 2.-.1 year)

Oc/ober; Nu m"clillg

No\'em~r Annual Report Consider Annual Report

1'lcnRI)' Session PIRnning Comrnence plannmg for I'lenar), Session I for Mll/"Ch

Oeccrn~r. Awards present31ion and ..,nd of year celebration

Only one p1cnury session was duc to be held, in May 2009, howcvcr, duc to iucrCmCnl31 weather and loss of power to the administration building. thc plcnllry session was caJlcelled. The Plenar} Session will be hdd in 2010 instead.

FUl1dil1g

In thc 2008/2009 financial year City environmental groups requcsted approximately $14.780 in funding, A total o f $6.9110 was Illloeated to fricnds groups through nEAC Grants.

Funding provided in 2008/09 to City environmental groups included: • S820 towards administrative. insurance. and fertiliser expenses of the Roleybushearc

Group; • SI.800 towards walk trail signs for the Annadllie Selliers Common Mmmgement

Committee; • $4.360 towards administrativc and on-ground works expenses of the Bungendore Park

Management Committee.

In the 2009110 financial year $!6,420 in funding was requested by the City cnvironmental groups. A LOtal of $1 0.000 was allocutcd to frien ds groups through BEAC grants.

Funding pro\ ided in the 2009/10 to Cit)' environmcntal groups included: • S 1.360 towards administrative, insurance, and feniliser expenses of the RoJcybusheare

Group: • $900 towards walk trail signs for the Armadflle Settlers Com111on M<lna gcment

Commillce; • $7.740 tow(lrds administrativc and on-ground works expenses of the Uungcndore Park

Management Committec.

2.2 Actions to mc('1 BEAC's Rules

BEAC's roles are numbered in accordance with the numbering systent in the DEAC T cnllS of Reference.

1.1 To prO\'ide Ihe primary jOfll/(// link belll"e('11 CO/lneil lllld community grollps or

imlil"idllll/S cOllcerned wilh proJection (J1Il1 rehabilillllio/l OflhL' lUI/ural cl11"irolllllt'lli .

In the 200812009 reporting period, 13EAC advertiscd its role to thc community primarily through newspaper advertising (for volunteers) and usc of display material at community events and in libmries.

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Ci~\' of Armm/,de BII5hcure und R""ircmlllenlllf Adrisory Comlllill .. ·,: Annllal R<!por/ October 1008 10 (J~flJber ZOO?

Nine of the City's friends groups are directly represented on BEAG. Commillee mcetings were utilised as a forum for the following.

• Friends Groups to raise various si te-specific environlllental issues to Council's altention and to advise Council of upcoming \olunteer events or work days.

• City of Annadale to provide a brief on CU!TCnt environmental projects and works. • City of Annadale to pass on infommlioll 10 groups aoout other items of interest such

as Inlining opportunities. new policy or legislation or documents aVflilable for public comment.

• Olher organisations to provide briefs to Ihe communilY aoom projecls of interest.

The City' s Reserve Custodians were invited \0 Ihe May 2008 meeting of BEAC. Three of the City's cllstodiflns attended and raised concerns about environmental mailers in the City of Annadale with the Commiuee. These concerns were: addressed and technical support was provided 10 the custodians.

AI the March BEAC meeting, Cily officers presented the control bum and firebreak maintenance schedule for 2008/2009. Consistent with the City of Amladale Friends Group Manual, this infonnation was provided 10 assist volunteer groups in developing action plans for Iheir arcas of intcrest with knowledge of nny likely comrol bum requiremcnts.

1.1 To ftlcililll/1' cOII/mullica/iall belll'eell CO/l1/11l11lil)' grollps alld illdil'idllol.\· "OIlCl.'l'Ill.'(/II·ilh

pr(JIl!cli(1II (II/d relUlbililarioll oflhe lIarliral elll'irol1l11em.

In December 2008 BEAC hosted an end of YC!lr I.:cil.:hration at Wungong Dam 10 bring togelher cnvironnwntal groups and eelebrme Ihe years' achievemcnts. This e\'cnt was attended by approximately 50 volunteers from Ihe various City environmental graUI)S along with representatives of Ihe City of Amladale staff and Council. The Mayor Linton Reynolds was on hand 10 present the awards to all of the volunteers. The hoslingofa volunteer awards event was nn outcome of the BEAC Volunteer Stmtegy developed in 200312004.

BEAC hosted IwO awareness walks in 2009 which were well attended by BEAC Comminec members and other environmental \'Olulltcers within the City !llld from neighbouring Councils. These walks wcre held in AmladHle Selliers Common and people also got a lour of some of the Roleyslone reserves. These walks provided an opponunity for cnvironmenlal volunteers to share e'iperiences across municipal boundaries.

The Bushcme Directory was revicwed and contact details for Ihc groups were upda!Cd.

2.3 To (Iddse COIII/Ci/Olllhis COlllmillee's Opillioll alld aI/iII/de all fI1l'iromIlC/lflI/ iSSl/('l' ill

Ihe tily (if Arma(/n!e.

BEAC discussed and pro\'ided ad\'ice to Council on the following matters: • Prescribed burning programs; • Cit), of Annadale Trails Nctwork Plan: • BEAC sub-group involvcment in workshops for Ihe preparation of the City'S Local

Biodiversity Stralegy.

The Com111ince also discussed various Towll Planning Schcme amendments and considered issues relating to thc retention of native vcgctation on road verges.

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City of Armadille BIJ.lhCllre (1111/ Em';rOllmellllll AdwSllr), Commill(!.e AIlIIIwl R"/J(If"/ Ocl()iJ<,r JOO8 10 OCI<>/wr JOO9

2A To m,sisl COl/neil ill crealing and Il:l'il:l1'illg policies.

No policics were reviewed or created by BEAC during 2008/09.

2.5 To a~'s;s/ in del'l!iapillg. imp/emenlil/}.! 011(1 rel'iCII'illg .I'/rlllf!Kic cOl/scn'mioll slmrcgies.

In 2009 the City engaged a consultant to undenake the preparation of the Local Biodiversity Strategy for the City of Armadale. BEAC nominated members for the establishment of a sllbgroup to ~Ict !IS the Local Biodiversity Steering Group. This group also consisted of councillors. City stalf an AGLG representativc. a Department of Environment and Conservation reprcsentativc and a Department of Planning and Infrastructure representative. Acting as a focus group, the Stt:ering Group made comments at the various stages of dcvelopment directly to the consultant.

Four workshops were held throughout the process of developing thc Stratcgy, The Cit) of Armadale Locall3iodiv(fsit)' Strateg), was endorsed by Council on the 23 November 2009.

2.6 To filsfer and facilifare C{II'I! ami concel'll for Ihe !la/llrot em';rOllll1em, dCl'etopll1em of "Friends" }.!"OllfJ~· (ll1d acfiom' hy illllil'idllals /1/(1/ pro/eel or relwbiliulfc 1111.' lIalllml

Cl/l'jrOIlIll(.'IIf.

One of the most significant achievements of BEAC in 200812009 \\'05 the hosting of the fOll rth awards recognition cvcnt for Cit)' of Armadole elll'ironmemal volumeers. This is further detailed in Section 2.2. Ovcr the year. City onicers also provided technical advice and wrillen suppon to Friends Groups' for their \'arious grant applications.

New reserve el,lstodians wcre encouraged to help manage their local bushland areas and wcrc provided with support by City slaff.

DEAC displays werc on-show at the Kelmscott Show, Minnawarra Festival and Communit), Services Director.!.te Seniors Day. Displays focused on the impact of off road vehicles in bushland, diebllck and imponam bushland T!:sen'es in the City. An exeellenl respol'sc was recci\'ed from the community and from BEAC volunteers who anended the displays.

Media releases ilnd articles in City Vicws were produced detailing the accomplishments and cnvironmental initiatives in the City.

The rollowing ncwsletters are tabled at BEAC meetings and then put on display at the Annadule Librnry:

• Association orl3ush Regenerators Newsletter; • Urban Bush Telegraph - Urban Ilushland Council Newsletter: • TSN News - Threatened Species Network Newsletlcr: • Enl'iromnenlal Weeds Action Network Nc\\,slcllcr: • Bushland News - Urban Nature newslener • Ecoplan News.


Cay of Armada//' BUll/care 1m.! £Jt\'lrOl'ml'II/ll/ AdI';sory ('(mm';lIel' A"'IIII'/ Reporl Ot'f/Jber 1008 /0 OC/ober }OO9

3. Reporls from Community Conservation C roups

3.1 Rcgislcred Friends Croups

The following groups arc listed on the City dircctory of cnvironmental Friends groups and appear in the BEAC Bushcare Directory:

• Ammdale City Rivercare Group • Amlildale Gosnells Landcilrc Group • Armadale Selliers Common Management Cornrniuee • Brookdale Residents Association • Elungendore Park Management Commillee

• Churchmans Ilushland Association • Cooliaberra Reserve Bushland Group • Friends of Allllad<llc Shale Quarry (,urrently inal:li\'e) • Friends of Bob Blackburn (currently inactive) • Friends of Canning Mills RcseT\'c (currently inacti\c) • Friends of Forrestdalc • Friends of Goolamrup • Friends of II all Rd I3ridleTrail • Friends of Lloyd Ilughes ReseT\'e (currently inactive) • Friends of Martin Street Reserve • Friends of Nee rig en Brook • Friends of Rolcy Pools • Friends ofWcstficld Heron Reserve (currently inactive) • Friends of Wright Book • 1-l il landalc Bushcarc • Palomino Reser.'e Catchment Group • Roleybushcare • Wildflower Society ofWA (inc,) - Amladale Brnnch

3.2 Reports fro m , 'o lunlCt'r groups

The following alUmal reports were providcd by a nomber of cm ironmental groups for inclusion in this I3EAC Annual Report .

311 Friends ojGoo/afllrup

"Continued elTorlS by a small group of volunteers have taken the GoolamTup I~ escrve to anOlher stage in its rchabiJit(!tion,

The cleared area towards the ccntrc or the rcscrve TCminds oldcr mcmbers of the local district thm thc reservc W(!S oncc a significant vcnuc for Boy Scout activities_ Because these activities compacted the soil in this part of the rescrve considerJbly. efforts to replant with jarrah. marri. and wandoo havc tinally provcd successful. The aycrnge rainf:lll for the 2009 winh::r, combined \\ith a largcr numbcr of wet days than usual. assisted initial ~rowth. Ongoing watering through the long summer \\ ill be necessary to maintain this success,

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G~\· "/ A"""dd/e BII'Ihcurr umll:"lII·in.mm~lIIuf A//riJOl)'CUltllllill"e Amlllill Repot'/ Octoher 1008 10 Oc:tober ]009

Over the ycars manual removal of weeds such as Watsonia, ,cldl grass. love grass. cape tulip. and wild garlic. supplemented by occasional commercial spraying, has been most effective. While there is much to be donc, much has already been done. The rese!"',c is a good example of the elTeetiveness of the fungal control ;tnd remO\'al of bridal creeper. From once being thoroughly over run by this creeper Goolnmrup now contains a manageable and diminishing crop of bridal creeper.

Suppon from the CoA Gardens Department has assisted the volunteers \\hene\"er requests were made:' RepfJrted p/"fl\"ided hy til,' Friends ojGo%mrup R/,scn'e 5 Nm'ember 2009.

J. 2.2 Fi"iend.\· of Forresu/ale

"The Friends of Fom:std"le h"s been successful in gaining funding to undertake wced eradication in the Anstey-Keane damplands (Bush Forever si te 342) and for bush rcgcncnllion III the southern end of Forrestdale Lake (Bush Forever site 345). We have also applied lor a 'Caring for Country' grant for weed control in Forrcstdalc Lake Nature Reserve. We \\il1 be applying for a grant to purchase display boards in order to present infonnmion about the conservation values of bushland and wctland in f"OiTCstdale at community and conservation events.

We Ilrc sti ll awaiting the release of the Departmcnt of Environment and Conservation (DEC) report on the 'Ecologieal CharncteristJc Description' of Forrcstdale Lake.

The Fricnds continue to concentrate on trying to ensure lhat adcqullIc rcsourccs nre made available for implcmentation of Thc Murmgcmcnl Pllln for Forrestdale Lake N<lture Reservc. Brian Inglis remains as the Rcserves Oflicer \\ith DEC working at Forrestdale Lake supposedly a couple of days a week. Vandalism is st ill a persistent problem that rcquires regular repairs and maintenance, especially fences. Thesc functions are carried out by the Dep!lrtmenl with assistance from mcmbcrs of the Friends of Forrestdale.

The construction of a raiscd walkway at Forrestdale Lake has still not been completed. Wc arc also still waiting for the re·ereetion of the basc of the Jandakot Lake Yacht Club flagpole knocked over by FESA during the fire of January 2007.

A cygnet rescue was led by DEC in early January 2009 and thirteen were rescucd. As swans ha\e been brccding at the Lakc again this year, the rcscuc will be repeated when the Lakc water levels drop below a habitablc arca and before it dries lip. Foxcs were Irllpped over winter to reduce their predation on cygnets alld otht:r animals.

Lot 100 on the north-east comer of Ammdale Road and Tonkin Highway bounded on the nonh-east sidc by the Forrestdale Business Park was secured by Mains Roads as p:m of the wetlands mitigation scheme for the construction of the Highway and is now managed by DEC. The Friends havc adopted a monitoring role for Ihis Lot and will USSiSI DEC with managemcnt.

Two new areas of concern remain. One is .lamcs Drain Ihut flows into Forrestdale Lake on the \\estem side of the lakc ultimately from an area 110nh of Armadalc Road approved lor development. This drain runs through private land. This dcvelopment and the drain have the potential \0 produce adverse environmental impacts. especial!) to )icld nutrients to Forrcstdalc Lakc and so to exacerbate the midgc population problem.

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Ci(yo/ Armllilt".: BIIJ'hw r.: Imd t:",·;rlmmenwl AIMsory Commill"'" Annllal Rip on Oc(ober 2008 (0 Oc(ooer 2009

The other is the proposal by the City of Armadale to extend Keane Road through the AnSley Keane damplands, Bush Forever site 342, part of Jandakot Regional Park. The Friends in conjunction with nearby residents, other conservation groups and Greens MLC Alison Xamon are s\renuo\lsly resisting this proposal as it will have devastuting consequences for the kangaroos and bandicoots that live there and for the viability of the flora. The PER is due for releuse in February 20 I o. The Friends 11<II'e publicised the conservation values of the si te and the proposed road widely, including an article in LlIIlll~cope. The Friends funded the reprinting of this article as a separate, bi-fold, double-sided brochure. Thc Fricnds have at tempted to engage the residents of Ilarrisdalc in being good neighbours for this site.

The group continues to undertake an array of on-ground works. including weeding. mowing. fence maintenance, provision of infomlation brochures, robbi sh clean up and trce planting. The Friends will be eelebmting its 20111 anniversary in April 2010 with ;\ speci,,1 event by Forrestdulc Luke. BEAC will be waml!Y invited to attend, It is hoped that the walkway will be omciaJl y opened on this occasion .. · Repol"' prodded by "'I·iem/~· of Forl"csldale Loke J NQl"ember 1009.

J.2.J Ra{e)'b/l.l"hclIre

··Rolc)bushcare had another active and very successlill year. There were four major highlights. In Nm'embcr the Group coordinated a major dieb:lck treatment day at the Stinton Cascade ConscrvaiiOll Rcsen:e, [t was a joint venture with Alcoa, Murdoch University and the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) but all the organisation was undertaken by Roleybushcare. Sixt), five people attended and entire western frontage of the reSCT\·e with Gardner Road was treated with phosphite. The width of thc treated band was )0

metres. To thank us for our efforts DEC provided us with 11 barbeque lunch.

The second highlight was the bushland rcseT\'e art exhibition that was held in Spring 2009. Local residents of Annadale paintcd or sculpted parts ofthc wildlife, plunts and landscapes in Rolc:ystollc that inspired them. O\'cr 90 pieecs of ar1work wcrc displayed and the exhibition was well allcllded. A proportion of the art sales went tnwards Roleybushcare funds. Bendigo 13H1lk was a major financial supporter of this initiative. TIle City of Annadale also supportcrl \IS by supplying the venuc.

Thc third highlight was the National Trec D Il}' e\'cnts that were held at Stonegate Rcserve ami the Canning River. O\·cr forty volunteers including lllany children turned up at Stonegate I~e~er\'t! to weed and plant over 1000 seedlings. Thc following weekend members of Roleybushcare helped the Arnmdale Gosnells Landcare group plant st:edlings along the Canning Rivcr ncar Roley 1>001.

The fourth highlight was the production and distribution of the 2009 Roleybusheare calendar. Photographs (rom the Group's 2008 photographic competition were taken by Tiger Graphics to produce a high quality calendar. Over 900 calendars were sold. They were received enthusiastically by the Ro!cystone community who bought over 900 with many bei ng scnt overseas.

Thc Group held other cvents during the year whcn they trcated 4 bushland reserves to protect them from dieback and planted seedlings or !ocal plant species in 3 reserves where thc native bushlnnd h8d bee!] disturbed and weeds were prolific.

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Cily of Armud(jf~ Blu fl" urJ! all/I EI1I'/ronm""I<I{ Alh-!101) ' CUlllmillw Amllla{ Hepot'/ Ocw/Jer 1008 w Ot:laber 2{J()9

[n June Ken Parkin and Mike l3ei[by. foundation members of the Group. retired from the committee. Many thanks go to these enthusiil~tic contributors who were instrumental in estllblishing the Group as lin environmental force in the City of Armadale." Rep()rl prOl'ided by RolcyblishCllrc J I Jail/1m}' 2010.

3.3 GrOIl]IS that rl'llort scr:1rl1tc1y

The Bungendore Park Management CommillCC. Amladalc Settlers Common Management Cornminec and the Annadale Gosnells Landcarc Group prepare annual repons that are eommuniemcd directly to Council. These reports arc not included in this rcpon.

... S um mary of \'olll nt('er contributions of en\'ironmentnl l'ohlnteelll

".1 Vulu nh' l'r hours

For the 2008/2009 reporting period, 170 volunteers reported approximately 4,756 volunteer hours from across 17 eomnmnit)' ellvironmenwl groups. In IIddition to this contribul ion. the Amllldale Gosnells Landcarc Group furthcr coordinated 614 volunteers from eorporale and school groups 10 undertake 3.397 hours of environmenl<t! projects on City of Amladale lands. This results in a total volunleer contribution in the City of Amladale in excess of8.153 hours. This is un increase in over 400 volullIeer hours from 2007/08. \\ here 7,714 \'oluntecr hours were reponed.

Many of the volunteer hours were contributed undertaking activities slich as planting trees. In 200~12009. thc Annadale Gosnells Landcare Group plamed o\'er 62,000 plants in the City of Annadnlc. Bungendore Park Management Commiltee planted over l.000 plants in lJungendore P"rk and Roicybushcilre planh:d 3.200 planls in various reser-'es in Roicystonc.

This recorded volunteer contribution to the conser-'ation and improvcment of the environment in 2008/2009 equates to a \'alue in excess or $244.590 per annum in-kind cOlllribulion into the Cit)' (bascd on $301hr calculation).

4.2 Funds Allractcd

The following table lists some of Ihe cxtemal grant funds received by communit), consen'ation groups in the 2008/2009 reponing period.

[n excess of$217,000 has been atlracled by volunteer groups 10 the region in 200812009. This has substlliltiully incrc:lscd from 2004/2005 \\ hen S60.OO0 worth of grant funds wcre rcceivl:d and from 200712008 when $126,000 worth of funds were received. This is considered to be an underestimate, as a number of groups have submitted grant applications \\hich have not ),et been detcnnincd and others that have received funds that have nol been reported to ilEAC.

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WASTE SERVICES REPORT OCTOBER 2009 – DECEMBER 2009

There was a 5.93% increase in the number of services since the end of the same quarter last

year.

08-09 Financial Year 09-10 Financial year Second Quarter, October 2009 - December 2009

(plus financial YTD and same period last financial year for comparison) Oct-Dec 08 YTD 08/09

Oct-Dec 09 YTD 09/10

Number of Properties Serviced 22047 23355 New Services Added this Quarter 206 421 285 633

Refuse and Recycling Waste Collection Service

The tonnage of recyclable material collected decreased against the same quarter last year by 6.53%, despite an increase of 5.93% in the number of recycling bins in use.

08-09 Financial Year 09-10 Financial year

Second Quarter, October 2009 - December 2009 (plus financial YTD and same period last financial year for comparison) Oct-Dec

08 YTD 08/09 Oct-Dec

09 YTD 09/10 KERBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION

Municipal Solid Waste Collected (tonnes) 4820.64 9247.64 5125.20 9949.34

Dry Co-mingled Recyclable Tonnes Collected (tonnes) 1622.72 3020.42 1516.76 2956.82Of which Recycled (tonnes) 1400.41 2606.62 1308.96 2551.74

Hopkinson Road Landfill and Recycling Facility

The total waste accepted at the facility for the quarter was 16,580.89 tonnes. The landfill levy was paid on 7,348.63 tonnes.

This quarter saw an increase in the total material recycled from the site of 48.43% over the same period last year despite an increase in the tonnes received of only 14.67%.


08-09 Financial Year 09-10 Financial year Second Quarter, October 2009 - December 2009 (plus financial YTD and same period last financial year for comparison)

(All figures in tonnes) Oct-Dec


09 YTD 09/10 Material Recycled from Hopkinson Road Landfill

Aluminium 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.87 Heavy Metal 8.48 11.72 5.56 12.12

Light Gauge Steel 289.06 564.72 381.00 724.18 Glass Bottles 0.00 5.10 0.00 8.74

Batteries 13.00 18.08 9.96 32.59 Mulch 1119.17 2004.59 2117.14 3185.90

Oil 7.82 12.50 10.58 17.56 Paper & Cardboard 80.76 136.36 79.05 149.45

Plastic 26.18 54.34 9.08 28.84 Tyres 0.56 10.26 13.40 19.88

TOTAL 1545.03 2817.67 2625.77 4182.13

Roleystone Greenwaste Site

The Roleystone Greenwaste Site is showing increased use by the public with vehicle entries rising by 41.16% against the same quarter last year.




09 YTD 09/10 ROLEYSTONE GREENWASTE SITE

Approximate Tonnes Received at Site From Public 191.30 460.40 262.08 496.07 Number of Vehicles 571 1388 806 1556

Bulk Verge Collections Greenwaste Collection The spring greenwaste collection started 12th October 09 and ran for 9 weeks. Despite an increase in the number of properties serviced, the tonnage of greenwaste collected decreased by 13.21% against the spring collection last year. Junk Collection The annual junk waste collection will begin from February 1st and is scheduled to run for 6 weeks. There are new rules in place with regards to separating CRT screens and televisions in an effort to increase efficiencies in collecting and recycling them.


08-09 Financial Year 09-10 Financial year Second Quarter, October 2009 - December 2009

(plus financial YTD and same period last financial year for comparison) Oct-Dec 08 YTD 08/09

Oct-Dec 09 YTD 09/10

VERGE COLLECTIONS (tonnes) Verge Collections Greenwaste 1075.08 1727.74 814.34 1499.46

Electronic Waste Processing

There was a 185.56% increase in the YTD total of electronic waste processed over the period

to same date last financial year. A total of 20.56 tonnes has been diverted from landfill this financial year alone.




09 YTD 09/10 ELECTRONIC WASTE

CRT Monitors Processed (units) 172 240 383 840 Computer Towers Processed (units) 73 76 152 372

Televisions Processed (units) 82 82 0 2

TOTAL Electronic Waste Diverted From Landfill (tonnes) 5.81 7.20 9.18 20.56


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Saturday, 13 febrv..ry [EMRCJ HosIed by ,he Coly of Boyswot. (1 5 Wright Sh-IIOII, QII"

CoItier RaocI, I!cry$...o\er).

SaIurday. 15 March (RRC) I.aco!ion to be confirmed (cn..i au! the WosIeMt -'»ito for updates) . • Saturday. 27 March (MRC) Ho~ by the City aI Wonneroo IAohby Opomtions Centre, 1204 Wanneroo Rood. Ashby).

Saturdcoy. 17 April (EMRC) Ho$IocI by I .... $hire 01 Kalomundo (Lownbrook Rood T ro"*,,

Slolion,l.awnbrook Rood, Wolli""") .

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n-. or. gl.o six .iles around the Perm me!rapoiitan G/lIa whore you mn dispose hou.ehaId hazordoon wooIe cd ony time, lor free.

for mont inlormolion visit www.woUena!.no1.ou

$WI$ FOR 2010

The first round 01 SINlS funding lor 20 lOis now open. Fund;ng win be provided for inilio1Ms wtJich 0" consisllont wi,h t .... WoW Authority's 'Pnonty .... ..., lor Funding'. 11- inclucle:

Organics; ComItudion & Demolition (e & 0) Wash! Recovery ond Recydill9:

"'-Used l yres;

Hazordau. Wa5to Irom Household. (por!iculorly uses lor woter hosed poi"'. al'l.....l .....-ost.); a nd R........n and o...IopnwII.

Application. mtISI be .eceMod by 5:00 pm Friday, 5 March.

For more i nt ormgtion .. i lil WWW.Zo<owaslf;lW<>.com.OU


The kwe lcod. hoI • .....uIe webJi •• wntoins Ivn,

hondy lip' for reducing hoonehoId ~yjn9

""peRle1. re<:ipes olon.g with OY8I'Iues fo, people 10 diSCVSIlhougll!. ood

'!Sues.

www.woslenet .nel.ou

E X TRA EXTRA· REAO Au ABOUT ITI

The dtoodli ... lor submissions 10 the WOlle AlIhority on 1"- Orofl Stole Wosa SIroIegy hoi polSSfId. Mote then 1400 points 01 o;onsidero.ion wer. r.::eioed-induding ,~ from -"""". The WOft AuthOtity tOO origir.oMy hoped to he>.... the next dro~ ou. lor commenI by Februory, howavtr IIIb cIeodlinc "'" been puohed bod ,., 11.01 t"- 10Sf.>0IIMS am be p<opMy ossess«I ond incotporoted into the MJo1 droh.

Indico!ecI thot resoun;e ret:OYflrY wos the mosI

conlenti OUI inue. Mony submiuions indicated tOOt prodvd IIwwordship shoufd be 10ClISed on 01 0 1Jr01egy for reducing the omount oI...-os1e geM'l"Oled.

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Tile SouIllem Melropoliton Regionol Council has o n_ toy (J! Ill. CQnning Vole Regional R-.rot RIoOCJIIII<'f c..t ..... 0 COITIpOtIlumerl

Tnl. mochi.... ;. olrvody IIoving 0 p01ili .... elllId on operati ...... by improving "'" roln of 'no<If"I;II recovery. The o:ompost tU'I*" olso ossists wi.I\ odour monagemenl, by turning ond oiring the compos! more efficiMllly. The risk of poten.iol odours occurring hos t-n also been reduced.

The romposI tum. WQ5 purdKnad with the assistance oIgronh from tile WOsll Al,ti'lority. For more inlormalion., visit WWW.ImrC.o:om.ou

Pictured: Tony Romono {SMRC ChoirmonJ Clnd 80...,. Corban (Wo ..... A...nontyCholr).

-----------.-- .. -EMRC UP To NAT I ONAL STANDARD

The EMll:C II<JS beo:ome Ihe lint local ~nm&n'

body in lwslrolio Io-=eive the AS44S-01 I~ mulcll.. ond .oil cvndi' iOl*"l) ouredikltion.

EMR:C'. mulch CXI<T"f>OSI, 10 ~ monulodvred aI !he Red ~(" -- Hi. Waste Monogemcnt

Facility, was certified AS44S4 following 0 thorough ood~ by SAl Global 01 the mclnulodvring fgglay, pror;euing s~ems and p<ockx:h. 1154454 cenifi"'~on provides c<t>lomer:s wirh a product qvolity

OUlll"once Iho1 ~ i. posIeurised, roIiobie and free from WM<I...ods. pothogens one! di ......

Mulct. cornposI il ~ from 9r~w<»t. collected via Council .... '9' calledions. I,onsf~ ,tolions, a nd comm .. ciol CUllom" •. Approximately 10,000 ","11M of muldl compost is monuloclured ..,d. yeo, (J! the Red Hill Si!..

For more informotion please can rod RebKco Goocfy,.;n on (OS) 9-424 2220 01 emoil [email protected] Or vi.it www.emrc.org.ou/news-pg· 1315.asp

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All ABOUT ASS

Now ASS Pelicy n.. DEC i. seeking «>mment on a new policy, A~ '" ~id SuIkHt: $,,;& d lrmdlill 5il.... lhi~ Policy reIIed~ Q,If.onl induolry prodice, where urltrealed Acid SuIIot. Sail. {ASS) ore no! ao;c;epIed far di1po1Oi in londfik. Only ~ 1 .... 1ed ASS may ~ oo;wpied lot burial in loodI,H Cioues II, 111000 .V.

The daoing dale lar commenl1 i1 Manday, 15

leorn ........ ASS A short c.oune i1 also being f\Ifl from TIItiday, 2 - " 01 Mcn;h by Saurhem Cm.s GeaSOenQI an identifying. ........,.ing oncI lTOfI09ing acid 1lIIfote soik.

Thl. program ..... been deslg...d in conjWldian wilh lilt DEC lot pwlouioool, il!VOtwd in developing or ~ng A6c:I Su!fale Soil Mo~Plans.

Feb.vary. Far more inlQfmolion Yisil Far mare inlarmatian, visil WWW.KU.~.OV/ WWW..dec:.wo.gav.IN _____ ~ ..... : :·:i.IOII:. __ --,-

AMENOED SITUATION

The tanclliU W,,* CJassnl'CfJlion and W~ Delillifi«u 1m (as ~J 110. ~ .eviwd by lhO Departmenl of Envi.anmeol and Cons«WJIion (oeq.

Defini lions have been changed and cancentrnlion limits don/ie<:!. For a copy 01 Ihe ~m,,"l, vi$il www.dee. w o.90v . ou/co n t en I / ";_/35IV1557

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COMMltTU SHY?

n.. Wosle 1 MonogemenI ksocialion 01 Auslralia ~ - WA Brond. are loaI.ing lor nominen IQf Ihe ...... iou,; WMM wa<king g.oups and lar the Stem Btonch. Nomil'l<ilions or. opm far ~, VIC. Prvsiderd and Committee nwnbers. Worlcing grctIP' indOO.: I. LDndfoH 2. Conllrudion ond Oe~lion (aD) 3. Compo>! WA 4. ComIlMl.cioI and Ind .... riallC&IJ

5. AII.mali .. W~ .. Ted-onoiogin (AWf) 6. c.nx. 7. Educalion 8. Yooog Professionals

For more inlormatlon ar 10 join WMAA, vi<it www.wmoo.osn.ovar.moil woOwmoo.osn.ou

WMAAoo W . ...... _~01 .... ", ...

-ON THE PLASTIC BAG BAN WAGON

Tho Stole Opposilion hers announced il. inlenliOl1 10 introduce a PrlvoIe Membeo Sil 10 bon Ihe \IW 01 piallic bog. in WlI$Iern AusIroIio wt- porliotnent resumes eorIy Ihi. yeo •.

()ppo$ilian Envitonrnenl s.pokeswomon. Soly T o/boI WIed JhoI ·We·slom Auslrolians 1M about 400 ... Iion pIo1Iic shopping bog> eoch y.or, one! lhal ..t.o..t !!W .. per ami or. r-cvded. The .es! end up in Ihe envlrontMfll ar fondfilL"

VoriouJ ~ such 05 SouIh A.u1Iralia and VIdario ho-.e wcces.lvly impooed bam. The Northam Terrilory Gcwemm.n1 has rocenlty onnoonced thai II will 1M phasing out slngl. 1M pIosIi<; bog1 los port 01 the Gowmmenl'. IXMMIiImllnl 01 an otganitolK>n 10 b.oorn. corban IMV!rol by lhe)"'<l' 2018).

far more inlorrnotion, visll www.wo.oIp.arg.ou/ r-.ewV0110j02-02.php

The ooeroge housohoId tIvowt. away 011'llOXl ~

13,000 piec_ of poper each yeor. Mosils

packoging and funk moil.

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Since 11M Old ~ Mont rrees txImpoig'"

doffed in 2007, around 90,000 kg 01 mobiles ........ reo:yc:led one! 200,000 tr_ havw Of win be p&c.m.,d by landenro

gr~ baIoreJullG 2010.

(Sooca: MobIo _ fuonwI ....

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NEW PAR TNIIlSH"

nu ~ wit knd !he position d a ~ and Indu.lry o-Iopl"~ Clt/igw ond ..... oIso wpporI the de ............. '" ." 1M Mdof witWn It...cyding induoIty.

for man informo li on, .. isit -...c:oo,opo&IIonoo1s.com.ou

SEA DURIS

The fede<ol Goo.wnrnent published 0 Report on Impock 01 phsIic rkhris A<I$ImOOn ".,.,.;".. "'Idl.-!.t.

The Report provide, indic.ation 01 lIMo l~,_.,.

-more information .. i,il

""6,i" &> PLASTIC NUMBIIS (1;, 8:> - -The PIosIia atId Chemicoa lndvstry As5ocloIion {PACiAJ hoi reI.owd Ihe 'lnuh oil!>. Ndiord F'IasIK:. Reeyding Survey. Thi, was carried out

by Hyder conwlling in 2008. The moin finc/ings -. P\ostia pockog;ng ~ing rote hos increoS«l by 3.5'.( 10 36.X. The ..cycling raN lor podoging mOOe from polymers ~·7 is 01 27.~ on ina""", 01 2.4'l.

uk. many oIher morkeil, II!. odUCII

Some 01 t .... pio1tia used for d .... oble ptoduds with modi ....... and

""" """ -ho... b ..... 'ltCCI"<!red OM

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r8C"fded 01 0 greoltJ roN. 0....10 !rends in IocoI and iNemtt!ionol u~es and f'K)'ding rneIhock. ~ i. onIicipot.d !hot .... role 01 reo:yding lor the next ye« wi. be ~ similor.

COIUUmpIion 01 p&ow;a. lor durable .- Fe>< mare informorion, vioit-....pacla.otg.ou ~!rom!he pr~ year.

PHONI HOARDIRS

The Aust.o l i<l" Mobile TeI«OI1'IIIIUflicolion. ~ hOI ,eleolftd it. 2008-09 Annuol Report. The RGpOf1 outIi.... roles 01 r«yding for mobile phonn. and prov;dn on updale on inilialiv.. and programmes und.rIa . ... by rt.

ouodolian 10 incnos. ,ecycling by lhe wider community.

There are oYer 3500 drop 011 poinl$ A""rolio

wide kr mabile phanes. n.. ~ has o!,o pn;McMd If.. camnunity with 011- options fat rec,ding ...m as palling If.. phanes in. h appears !hot Ihe main comIfOini 10 ino;r_ing rt. amaunt g( pMr.es rocydod is thai many poapIe 0... ~ng tg keep their old J>ho<insMod g( handing them in .• is Wimated thai 31'.1; g( f*lPI- 00... two at ~ ...,..-:1 phanes aI home.

Fa, mall information, vi ,i t _.mcbiI.musIet.CCM'II.CIU

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GOOD ST ART FOR SUNSHtNI STATE

The florida DeporlmenI 01 Envi~taI Prolodion (DEP) has ,eIeosod the 75% lJ~ng IJttpOrl which ouIIioos drolegios 10 odl ..... a 75" recycling torgel for florida by 2020.

CUf'l'entfy, tt.. SIaIe gene<oIes 32 million Iorv>e!. 01 """". annually. Currently, 28'.l. 01 thi. is ,oqd<d.

10 inoeose the .0'" 01 r«yding, the ,~ outlinos the need for increased public owa • ..-., leadership I,am the gayern ....... t; and aeolian / . xpansion 01 mooio:fth for ,ecyded pnxluds.

High popvIoIian _ wer. identilied os g

priority that ~ 10 be IcJrgeIed first. Recycling lrom tt- 0,_ ihoukl irdude no! only residentiol premises, bu! schools and hospitoIs os well. Commercial and IndusIOOf (C&I) waste was 01$0 KJ.nrif...d os a priority al"lCl. 8y incorporo!ing Mc>t ... iaI RICO'tOf'/ FQC:i!i· ti. (Mllf'.) into cur_t ....:ei ...... points for C&t W'Q!Ie, the overedl ,ate of rwcyding would i~ by over 1~ Iowon:l. the 75" torget.

for more inlormation, visit www.dep.stote.ll.ut/ wosIe/r«ydingg00/75/delOIA.htm

(Source: ItRF WINS 101·20I(}..Jc,nugry 06, 2010} .• ,,-_ ..

AN ARM A ND A L!G

A UK high ",eo! foolwoor chain 00. been 'ined more thon £30,000 ohet admitting it waS root

,~,~~.~.~!~ng with wasio regulations. The company :~ guilty to 15 dim!!,," n..... included !.noI 'egislering with the Env;rgnment AI;J«q • and foiling to tf'Ieoe1 pod:oging wosle ·"requirements between 2003 ond 2004.

P,oducar Rap:>nSibiUty ObIigati ..... (Padoging WosIe) RegJotions 1997, 2005 ond 2007. Uoo... !hew regulations, campan .. who have on onnual ~ of more thon £2m 0Ild hondIe more Ih;.n 50 tonnes of podoging a yeor mu9 ~;slet with the Ert'Iironmenl Agency or a recycling compIionao scheme.

· The court J.ec"d the compony hod no! paid [Source: www.t<!ie .nel/r>ewJ/r>ews_. tory .• :up.

roughly £20,000 =.. of ... ~""".;;.."~"'"'.;;...;"~._"_'.'_'_"_' __

A CANNED W EDD ING

A couple in Arrwrico ........ decid.::I to reduoo the casls of thei, c<>rning wedding by ,lJC)'Ciing aluminium can~. All gj the cuns a,,, being slarod in I"" coup!. IrOllt living 'oom. To dole they hoY" cdledlld over 18.000 CO"1, with a ggol of 400,000 cans (weighing frvelonne:o).

The couple hopes 10 odl ..... thej, g001 by 31 J"./y, the day thOly pbn 011 tying the knoI.

fg, more inio,mglian, www.digiloljoornof.com

PLA S TIC TAKES THI HtGH ROAO

A Gov..mrnent in the Indian Stole of Hirnodlol Pradesh has "*00 0 .- opproocJ! 10 combating pIostk wastes by corrylng out g

~I __ k>ng pIo"ic o;Iri"".

0- 130 ~ of pIgsIic W05 cufleded lrom oaou the region during the _k. Government

agencies and NGO. collected pIostic wasles w!.jd, _e lot", 9i""" to the Public Worb Department to be.ned in rood melalling......::rl:.

Minis!er. gre SO pleased with the ~ of the drive lhot 1"" public ore being urged 10 mgk. the mIIectlon of waste 0 habit. A Stole in the Weslem Hi~ has alroady bonned ..... use of pr:>Iyt'- <nmf bogs fram Fridov, 2 October 2009.

Fa, mgra information. visil or www.dnoindio.com (SouKe: RRfwtNS IOl·201()'JonucJry OS, 2010)

0- the Chr'stmo~ peo'iod, MobileMvsl&r darICIted !he gilt 01 0

chicken through o,t/om Unwrapped.

The 'Old Phones far Chickens' cnmpalgn ron

until the end 01 December 2009.

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Information Bulletin – Issue No. 3/2010 Page C-1 Information Items from the Community Services Directorate MATTERS OUTSTANDING REPORT

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE

REPORT ON OUTSTANDING MATTERS – JANUARY 2010 DEPT. ACTION/STATUS

Youth Activity Area – Future Options (C25/7/09 )

Community Development That Council receive a further report via the December 2009 Community Services Committee that includes: • Confirmed funding arrangements; • Findings of further investigations; • Subject to finance not being

available through grant funding sources, that the project be considered for funding during the mid-year Budget review.

Roleystone Primary School Site (CS89/8/09) Community Development That Council defer further action on this matter until the outcome of a community stakeholders’ meeting.

Provision of Enclosed Dog Recreational Area (C32/11/09)

Ranger & Emergency Services/Parks

That Council request a report on an enclosed dog recreational area within the City, taking into account resource and legal implications of such an area.

Information Bulletin – Issue No. 3/2010 Page C-2 Information Items from the Community Services Directorate MONTHLY OFFICER REPORTS

LIBRARY & HERITAGE SERVICES GENERAL MONTHLY REPORT – JANUARY 2010 1. LIBRARY SERVICES

1.1 Statistical Performance Indicators

The Library Department’s statistical performance indicators report for the month of December is attached. (Refer to Attachment “CA-1”.)

1.2 Public Libraries Western Australia (Inc.)

For many years public librarians in Western Australia had the option of joining the Local Government Librarians Association of Western Australia (LocLib) as personal members. The roles of LocLib included advocacy for public libraries as well as networking and professional development for public librarians including students and new graduates. The biennial LocLib Conference was a major event and fundraiser in its calendar. LocLib also worked with the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) in lobbying for additional funding for public libraries in WA. There were separate bodies of Metropolitan Library Managers and Country Librarians Group who dealt with the more direct service and operational issues between State Library and local government libraries. The proposed changes in the way that the public library system in WA will operate, with increased involvement by WALGA in the structure of the public library service through the Framework Agreement and other associated Agreements, identified the need for a single body that could more formally represent the professional interests of the library service for local governments.

At a national level, Public Libraries Australia (PLA) was established, and many state associations representing the interests of public librarians, public libraries and local governments, changed their names and constitutions to become Public Libraries NSW, Public Libraries SA etc. The Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Library & Information Association (ALIA) was encouraging all states to standardise both the name of the peak public library body in each state and as much as possible, the constitution of the body, as this enhances the collective negotiating power of ALIA and PLA.

The process of forming a new body in WA and having its constitution lodged has taken some time but in November 2009, Public Libraries Western Australia became in incorporated body and is now the recognised peak body for public libraries in Western Australia. The Metropolitan Library Managers and Country Librarians Groups no longer exist and it is anticipated that LocLib will be dissolved following its AGM in March, as its major roles have been written into the constitution of PLWA. The numerous sub-committees that will be put in place under the PLWA constitution will provide the mentoring and networking environment for new librarians.


All local governments will be encouraged to become financial members of PLWA, with affordable annual membership fees anticipated. PLWA has a seat on the high level Strategic Library Partnership Agreement Steering Committee where it represents the interests of local government libraries along with the WALGA and the LGMA representative. The formation of PLWA is an important new development in ensuring the future of a high standard of public library services in WA, in working towards gaining additional State funding and ensuring that the professional library requirements of local government are understood and respected.

2. HERITAGE SERVICES

2.1 Statistical Performance Indicators

The Heritage Services statistical performance indicators report for the month December 2009 is attached. (Refer to Attachment “CA-2”.)

2.2 History House Museum

(Report prepared by Christen Bell, Museum Curator) Completion of New Introductory Display The new introductory display has been installed at the museum. The purpose of this display is to introduce visitors to the early history of the City of Armadale, to give them a sense of where they are and how the local community started.


Work Experience Student Patrick Steele, a Year 11 student from Kelmscott Senior High School, spent a week doing work experience at History House Museum. His duties included assisting volunteers’ accession objects into the Mosaic database, doing research for an upcoming exhibition and preparing a fact sheet for a school holiday program. Patrick completed all of these tasks in a satisfactory manner and was a pleasure to work with.

2.3 Birtwistle Local Studies Library

(Report prepared by Lorraine Pearce, Historian/Local Studies Librarian)

Volunteer End of Year Function A number of Birtwistle Local Studies and History House Museum volunteers attended an end of year function organised by the Historian/Local Studies Librarian. The volunteers enjoyed a visit to the Wanneroo Cultural Centre where they were taken on a tour of the Public Library, Community History Centre and the Museum. Wanneroo Library and Museum staff were very helpful in showing everyone around and explaining the services available in their various areas. After the tour volunteers were provided a delicious lunch at the onsite café. A great day was had by all who attended.

3. VISITOR SERVICING

3.1 Statistical Performance Indicators December 2009 1110 people came to the Centre for the month of December 2009 compared to 1476 for the same period in 2008. This is a decrease of 25% from last year.

December Stats

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Week One Week Two WeekThree

Week Four

VISITORSTicketmasterMuseumVol HoursInter/Intra Visitors


Visitors

Ticketmaster

TOTAL Visitors

Less Ticketmaster

Inter State

Visitors

Overseas Visitors

TOTAL O/sea &

Interstate VISITORS

Volunteer

Hours

Museum

1110 144 966 56 119 175 140 153

VISITOR CENTRE OPENED FOR 174 HOURS

AVERAGE VISITORS PER WEEK: 278 VOLUNTEER HOURS PER WEEK: 35

VISITOR CENTRE - DOLLAR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY: Average Visitor Spend – Day Visitor:

$ 1,725 per day = $ 12,075 per week = $ 48,300 per month

Based on $50 per person who came into the Visitor Centre staying one day in our area, This is a conservative figure as current guidelines are based on $80 per person each day.

Figure calculated as - Visitors less Ticketmaster.

Average Spend – Including Accommodation:

$938 per night = $ 6,563 per week = $ 26,250 per month

Figure is calculated by Using Inter and Overseas figures only for the month, based on $150 per person.

TOTAL TOURISM DOLLAR VALUE – DECEMBER 2009: $ 74,550


MANAGER RANGER & EMERGENCY SERVICES MONTHLY REPORT – JANUARY 2010 1. Animal Control

1.1 Dogs

Ranger Services received two hundred and forty nine (249) requests for assistance during the report period. The primary focus for Ranger Services is managing the response to the community for requests for service. It is pleasing to note that the overall number of reported incidents relating to animal control (dogs) is down by 12%.

2. Vehicles 2.1 Parking

Ranger Services attended to ninety four (94) general enquiries relating to the unlawful parking of vehicles during this report period.

2.2 Commercial Vehicles (Trucks)

There has been a steady decrease in the number of reports received in relation to trucks being parked in residential areas for extended periods of time. Rangers will continue to be vigilant in this area of operations.

2.3 Control of Vehicles (Off Road Areas)

Ranger Services attended to twelve (12) reports of vehicles (motor cycles) being driven in a prohibited area during the report period.

Rangers currently provide a service to the community in respect to reports of off-road vehicles being driven or used in certain areas, particularly where it is identified that life and or property is at risk. Notwithstanding the City of Armadale does not have a local law relating to the control of off-road vehicles, such matters are dealt with pursuant to the “Control of Vehicles (Off-road Areas) Act 1978” (ORV Act).

Where a complaint is received alleging that a contravention of the ORV Act has occurred, regardless of it being in a private or public place, Ranger Services initiate a full and thorough investigation of the incident.

The investigating officer establishes a Customer Request Management File (CRM) on which all relevant information is recorded, such as –

• Complainants’ details and statements. • Description and details of the alleged offender.


• Witnesses statements. • Any other information that may be deemed relevant to the

investigation.

If on completion of the investigation, and where the information gathered provides prima facie evidence to support action being taken for contravening the provisions of the ORV Act, the matter is generally referred to the Local Court of Petty Sessions for determination.

Where trail bikes or other vehicles are being used on private property, with

the permission of the land owner, it is not an offence under the provisions of the ORV Act. Notwithstanding the above, a person shall not use or drive an off-road vehicle on any land whether or not private land —

(a) in a manner which creates or causes any undue or excessive noise; or

(b) unless an efficient silencing device, so constructed that all exhaust

from the engine is projected through the device in such a manner as effectively to prevent the creation of undue noise, is securely fitted to the engine; or

(c) unless it complies with such other requirements as to the control of

noise as may be prescribed.

The Department of Local Government and Regional Development (DLGRG) is currently in the process of reviewing the ORV Act, following which it may be appropriate that Council develop and introduce a local law, however this should be determined following the outcomes of the review.

3. Litter

During this report period, Ranger Services received ten (10) requests for service in relation to Litter and the illegal dumping of rubbish. Keeping Roadsides and Council Reserves litter free is a major focus of the City of Armadale and Rangers are ever vigilant in identifying and apprehending litter offenders.

Rangers respond to littering complaints by taking an approach that not only serves to solve the current problem, but also prevents further problems from developing. To do this, the Ranger must evaluate and implement strategies to monitor the situation and apprehend those persons responsible. Unfortunately, Rangers are not always able to ascertain details of persons dumping rubbish. With this in view, the public are requested to report the details of persons observed to be depositing rubbish on reserves and into bushland sites.


4. Fire Services

Rangers continue a high profile in relation to hazardous blocks and offer advice to land owners with regard to fuel reduction and ongoing maintenance of firebreaks.

Ranger Services attended to seventy seven (77) enquiries, during this report period, mainly associated with alternative style firebreaks and advice regarding general fire safety. Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades have experienced a lower than usual amount of calls to bush/scrub fires, during January, however due to the excellent response from members, they have been able to deal with those incidents in a timely and effective manner, thereby reducing the potential for a major fire situation.

5. General

5.1 Firebreak Inspections

Ranger Services are now actively engaged in the annual firebreak inspections programme and have been particularly vigilant in targeting vacant land with long dry grass especially in light of the amount of late rain experienced thereby increasing the fuel growth.

5.2 Bush Fire Preparedness

Property-specific fire controls are the primary basis for fire management in the community and represent the “lowest common denominator” approach. Fire preparedness is a critical aspect in reducing risk and enabling effective fire response. It is the responsibility of each and every landowner and land manager to ensure that their landholdings meet statutory fire regulations and that they have implemented adequate fire preparedness measures. Individual landowners are responsible for ensuring the risk of fire is minimised on each property.

The costs of installation of firebreaks are borne by all landowners, which is reasonable given that the landowners (or land managers) are responsible for fire management on their property. It is relevant to note that annually, Local Government and State Government agencies direct significant resources toward community level fire management. This shared approach ensures that the risk to the community in terms of fire management is minimised and enables the formation of effective partnerships and working relationships for fire response, education and advice.

By undertaking this property-specific approach to fire prevention, should one segment fail, the whole community is not put at risk.


Furthermore, by relying on individual property owners to ensure fire preparedness, the City has needed to be flexible in the type of firebreak that it considers acceptable. The City also needs to ensure that, within this flexibility, the minimum provisions of the Bush Fires Act are adhered to. The application of the Bush Fires Act in this context is not a simple task, because this legislation is principally design for rural and agricultural areas, not the fringes of the Metropolitan area. Individuals seeking to preserve vegetation on their land (which is also an aim of the City) are not required to have mineral earth firebreaks, provided other alternative measures are undertaken. For alternatives to be utilized, landholders must apply for firebreaks “of an alternative nature or in an alternative location” by the 1st of November each year. This allows evaluation of the alternatives in sufficient time for enhancement of the arrangements by the “Firebreak Notice” gazetted time, should the original proposal not be sufficient. For instance, allowances may be made for residential properties based on the following: • Property is less than 5,000 m2; • Substantially cleared of native vegetation • Grass is maintained on the property at 5 cm or less in lieu of a

firebreak. Other circumstances and/or methods of control that may be considered as an alternative to perimeter earthen firebreaks on larger lots (> 5,000m2) include: • Controlled burns; • Appropriate chemical control of vegetation using herbicides; • Grazing; • Physical removal of fire hazard (fuel loads) and regular maintenance; • Use of natural features (rock outcrops, low heath areas); • Discreet zoning of vegetation type and cover; and • The installation of irrigation systems. For all properties in the City, other alternatives may also be considered, depending upon local factors and circumstances. Ranger Services assess individual properties for compliance with the legislation and advice on appropriate actions required. Assessing properties is a resource intensive activity, which highlights the importance of liaison, training and educational components of fire preparedness in the regional approach. Several months prior to the beginning of the fire season, Ranger Services evaluate areas throughout the City for the purpose of identifying and formulating a firebreak inspection strategy for that particular year. Rangers


also issue Notices in accordance with the provisions of the Bush Fires Act, to landowners where it is identified that a potential fire hazard is developing and requires additional work prior to the firebreak period. Statutory advice of the requirements in regard to firebreaks is included with the annual rates notices sent to all landowners. In addition to this, notices are placed in the West Australian and local newspapers advising residents and landowners of the requirements of the “Firebreak Notice”.

5. Statistics – January 2010

DOGS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009

2010 2009 Progressive Total

Progressive Total

Wandering 40 34 296 259 Up 30% Dogs for Pick Up 21 38 211 276 Down

23% Barking 18 18 160 159 Attacks 8 8 70 89 Down

21% Lost & Found 109 168 513 695 Down

26% General Information 7 14 72 64 Down

12% Sub Total 203 280 1322 1542 Down

14%

Office Phone Enquiries 46 97 1416 1579 Down 10%

Total 249 377 2738 3121 Down 12%

PARKING / VEHICLES January January 2009/2010 2008/2009 2010 2009 Progressive

Total Progressive

Total

General Parking 9 10 92 69 Up 33% Trucks 4 3 26 40 Down

35% School Parking 0 0 21 14 Up 50% Abandoned Vehicles 17 51 171 148 Up 15% Off Road Vehicles 12 14 126 89 Up 42% Sub Total 42 78 436 360 Up 21% Office Phone Enquiries 52 65 156 200 Down

22% Total 94 143 592 560 Up 6%


LIVESTOCK January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Lost & Found 0 0 6 6 Same General 6 6 65 53 Up 23% Sub Total 6 6 71 59 Up20% Office Phone Enquiries 2 2 40 35 Up 14% Total 8 8 111 94 Up 18%

LITTER January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

General Information 0 0 1 0 Up Private Property 5 0 28 13 Up 115% Roadside / Reserve 5 7 39 32 Up 21% Verge 0 9 22 24 Down

8% Sub Total 10 16 90 69 Up 30% Office Phone Enquiries 0 22 30 49 Down

39% Total 10 38 120 118 Up 2%

FIRE January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Burning Off / General Information

2 4 37 38 Down 3%

Firebreak / Hazard 63 21 391 246 Up 59% Sub Total 65 25 428 284 Up 51% Office Phone Enquiries 12 19 435 404 Up 8% Total 77 44 863 688 Up 25%


GENERAL January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

General Information 0 5 36 21 Up 71% Sub Total 0 5 36 21 Up 71%

Office Phone Enquiries - Trolleys

12 15 60 37Up 62%

Office Phone Enquiries - Cats 26 5 85 71 Up 20% Office Phone Enquiries - General

32 12 194 176Up 10%

Total 70 37 375 305 Up 23%

TOTAL January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Sub Total Reports / Complaints

326 410 2383 2335Up 2%

Total Office Phone Enquiries 182 237 2366 2551 Down 7%

Total Reports / Complaints 508 647 4749 4886 Down 3%

WARNINGS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Dogs 29 9 113 90 Up 26% Parking 2 3 25 24 Down

4% Off Road Vehicles 2 0 5 9 Down

44% Litter 0 2 10 5 Up 100% Fire & Fire Orders 30 5 89 157 Down

43%

Shopping Trolleys 0 31 0 607 Down Other Inc Abandoned vehicles 17 48 152 86 Up 77% Total 80 98 394 978 Down

60%


INFRINGEMENTS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Dogs 38 22 313 269 Up 16% Parking

4442

372 663 Down

44% Off Road Vehicles 0 1 0 9 Down Litter

79

31 51 Down

40% Fire 45 42 201 153 Up 31% Shopping Trolleys 0 0 0 77 Down Other 1 22 79 55 Up 44%

Total 135 138 996 1277 Down 22%

NUMBER WITHDRAWN 12 30 177 172 Up 3%

Number Paid 148

124785

821 Down 4%

IMPOUNDED DOGS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Claimed 95 28 328 264 Up 24% Sold 0 0 0 6 Down Destroyed 12 18 54 107 Down

50% Vet / Rescue 6 8 100 66 Up 52% Stolen 0 0 0 0 Same Total 113 54 482 443 Up 9%

IMPOUNDED VEHICLES January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Vehicles 7 14 35 52 Down 33%

Motor Cycles 0 0 0 0 Same Total 7 14 35 52 Down

33%


IMPOUNDED LIVESTOCK January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Sheep 0 2 5 4 Down 25%

Horses 0 0 3 0 Up Cows 0 0 0 0 Same Goats 0 0 2 1 Up 100% Pigs 0 0 0 0 Same Deer 0 0 0 0 Same Other 0 0 0 0 Same Total 0 2 10 5 Up 100%

ABANDONED TROLLEYS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Impounded 0 44 0 134 Down Released 0 24 0 28 Down Total 0 0 0 162 Down

IMPOUNDED SIGNS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Impounded 0 24 81 191 Down 58%

Released 0 0 0 2 Down 58%

COURT PROSECUTIONS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Dog 0 2 28 36 Down 22%

Fire 0 1 2 1 Up Parking 0 0 0 2 Down Litter 0 0 0 0 Down Off Road Vehicles 0 0 0 0 Down Total 0 3 30 39 Down

23% No. of Guilty Verdicts 0 3 30 39 Down

23%


FINES ENFORCEMENT January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Infringements sent to FER 0 55 381 384

DOG REGISTRATIONS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

New Dog Registrations 160 129 1239 1186 Up 4% Renewed Dog Registrations 185 120 2832 2921 Down

3% Total 345 129 4071 4107 Total Animals on System 11154 10968

PHONE CALLS January January 2009/2010 2008/2009


Progressive Total

Office – Rangers calling Office 25 29 465 418Up 11%

Office – Messages for Staff 15 37 182 205 Down 11%

Office – Referred to Other 3 12 87 148 Down 41%

Calls to Rangers’ Private Residences from After Hours Service

0 1 4 5 Down 20%

TOTAL 43 79 738 776 Down 5%

Information Bulletin – Issue No. 3/2010 Page C-16 Information Items from the Community Services Directorate MINUTES OF OCCASIONAL/ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Disability Advisory Team Meeting of 2 February 2010. (Refer to Attachment “CA-3”.) Public History Advisory Group of 3 December 2009. (Refer to Attachment “CA-4”.)

Information Bulletin – Issue No. 3/2010 Attachment “CA-1” Information Items from the Community Services Directorate Page 17

12,08613,777

9,7739,188 9,110

8,416

31,741 32,067

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

Armadale Kelmscott Seville Grove Total

COA LibrariesIssues/RenewalsDecember 2009

20092008

6,351

6,981

5,358

5,969

4,845

4,402

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

Armadale Kelmscott Seville Grove

COA LibrariesNumber of VisitsDecember 2009

20092008


11,106 11,003

6,513 6,638

4,8214,446

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000


COA LibrariesCurrent Borrowers

December 2009

20092008

79

130

5762 61

65

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140


COA LibrariesNew BorrowersDecember 2009

20092008


310 314325

294

201 197

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350


COA LibrariesBorrower's Reservations

December 2009

By Staff for Borrowers 2009By Staff for Borrowers 2008

COA LibrariesComparison Reservation by Staff & Direct by Borrower

December 2009

64%

36%

Reservation by Staff for BorrowersOnline Reservations by Borrowers


Month: December Year: 2009

The library was closed from 24 December until 4 January 2010

Birtwistle Local Studies Library Current Month

Year to date

Dec 09 Dec 08 Jul 09 – Dec 09 Jul 08 – Dec 08 Reference Enquiries 9 10 80 81 Research Enquiries 6 4 41 102 Visitor Attendance 27 59 308 554 Volunteer Hours nil 51 136 509

Oral History Letters Sent 1 1 5 4 Interviews Completed nil nil 7 8 Transcripts Completed 3 2 14 10 Volunteer Hours – Transcribing

17 76 280 346

Volunteer Hours - Interviewing

3 nil 41 43

Digitising Records nil nil 17 nil Family History Research

Reference 3 5 18 73 Research 5 12 179 189 Volunteer Hours 8 19 195 286


Month: December Year: 2009

History House Museum

Current Month

Year to date

Dec 09 Dec 08 July 09- June 10 Jul 08 – June 09 Visitors 26 63 629 953 Volunteer Hours 118 81 888 696 Bert Tyler Vintage Machinery Museum

Dec 09 Dec 08 July 09 – June 10 Jul 08 – June 09

Visitors 153 265 968 3323


CITY OF ARMADALE

Disability Advisory Team Agenda

Date of meeting: Tuesday, 2 February 2010 Time: 10:05am to 11:45 Venue: Function Room, Council Administration Building, 7 Orchard Avenue, Armadale. Present: Cr Pat Hart (Chair - Councillor) Ms Melissa Northcott (Deputy Chair, Community representative), Ms Nonnie Wickens (Community representative), Ms Gail Nesci (Local Organisation representative), Ms Melissa Northcott (Community representative), Mr Ron Fisher (Community representative), Ms Sue Grover (Local Organisation representative), Mr Mark Dadd (Community representative) Ms Sheila Parker (Community representative) Mr John Glassford (Property Services Manager), Mr Daniel Cain (Community Development Officer - Seniors / Access and Inclusion) Guests: Kevin Whitehouse (local resident) Agenda Items:

1) Introductions Team introduced themselves; Daniel introduced people who could not attend today. Tony Cutajar has stepped down this year, Team agreed to present a certificate of appreciation to Tony for previous contributions.

2) Apologies

Lynne Darby, Susan Hillel, John Green, Gaby Slade.

3) Election of Chair Only one nomination submitted for Chair, Cr Hart elected. Two nominations for Deputy Chair, Melissa Northcott elected by secret ballot.


4) Terms of Reference

Daniel read through the Disability Advisory Teams’ Terms of Reference highlighting key areas. Including purpose and objectives, meetings were agreed to continue on the first Tuesday of the month, changing meeting start time to 09:30, as most convenient for members.

5) Copy of Disability Access Inclusion Plan (DAIP)

Daniel distributed copies of the DAIP to members. Members agreed to take home and familiarise themselves with contents. Daniel highlighted the eight outcomes in the document. Cr Hart suggested starting the review process early which the Team agreed with. Review due 2011. Daniel explained the importance of the DAIP document in supporting projects, prioritising and directing efforts. Strategies in the document require updating as 39 out of 42 have been completed or ongoing. Cr Hart raised a number of strategies in the first outcome including footpaths, accessible events. Team agreed to discuss one outcome at a time during future DAT meetings. Cr Hart suggested Technical services could show the footpath plans and timescales to the Team, this would benefit the community to know when the specific footpath work was planned. Daniel agreed to ask if this was possible. Sheila raised an access issue in another City, Daniel suggested these could be raised as he would pass the issue to his access contact in that City.

6) Projects update Daniel updated the team on key projects. The You’re Welcome project is ready to launch and the Disability Services Commission are having their launch on the 9 February 2010 in City of Perth. The City of Armadale could launch their project after this, possibly with the Armadale Regional Business Association. Disability Services Commission would attend and we could distribute participation certificates to project business partners. Daniel updated the Team on the Settlers Common accessible trail project. Unfortunately we have to apply for grants from Lotterywest and Department of Sport and Recreation for this


project to go ahead, also confirm accessible parking next to the path with Tech Services.

7) Access & Mobility Map

The team discussed the Map and agreed with changes, including re-sizing overall map, enlarging Kelmscott area, moving facility onto the back page.

8) Count Me In – Disability Future Directions document

Daniel passed around the hard copy of the Count Us In Document. Also an electronic copy has been circulated to the Team.

Other Business: No additional issues. Next meeting: Tuesday, 2 March 2010, 09:30, Function Room – Council Administration Building.


CITY OF ARMADALE

MINUTES OF HISTORY REFERENCE GROUP HELD AT BIRTWISTLE LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY, 7 ORCHARD AVENUE, ARMADALE ON

THURSDAY 3 DECEMBER 2009 AT 5.30pm

_____________________________________________________________________ PRESENT: Cr Linton Reynolds Mr Kim Fletcher Chair Mrs Faye Clay Mrs Colleen Fancote APOLOGIES: Ms Hazel James Ms Kath Coulthard OBSERVERS: Nil IN ATTENDANCE: Mrs Patricia Walker - Manager Libraries and Heritage Mrs Lorraine Pearce - Historian/Local Studies Librarian Mr Christen Bell - Museum Curator ___________________________________________________________________________________


1. MINUTES Minutes of the meeting held on 1 October 2009 were confirmed with the following change: Removal of ‘Year Seven’ in the wording for the Westfield Heron Reserve plaque. 2. BUSINESS OF THE MEETING 2.1 District History Rewrite Draft submission will be ready for proof reading in the middle of January. 2.3 Plaques for Parks Karragullen Oval: to be left for a future date. Westfield Heron Reserve: Wording of plaque to be changed to the following:

Westfield Heron Reserve

Named by Westfield Primary School students in 1993 due to the reserve’s location within

the suburb previously known as Westfield and the number of White-faced Herons inhabiting the site.

Land under Council control vested on 13 Mar 1990, with balance a drainage reserve vested

in Water Corporation.

Westfield Park Reserve: Wording of the plaque accepted.

Westfield Park Reserve

When named this park was located in the heart of a suburb known as Westfield (1978 to

2008). Originally part of Kelmscott, it is now known as Camillo. The original township of Westfield was located 3-4 km southwest of this site.

This land was vested in Council on 22 Jan 1975.


• Piara Nature Reserve

Action: Mr Kim Fletcher to prepare working for a plaque which is to be submitted at the next meeting.

3. INFORMATION ITEMS 3.1 History House Museum Report (Curator) Report and statistical data attached See attached images for further detail on damage to Bert Tyler Vintage Machinery Museum 3.2 Birtwistle Local Studies Library Report (Historian/Local Studies Librarian) Report and statistical data attached. Also reported that the a display will be put up for the 180th anniversary of the gazetting of Kelmscott in 2010 3.3 Reports from History Reference Group committee members Committee members are invited to report on the activities of their respective organisations W.A. Genealogical Society Representative

• Kelmscott History Group received a good response regarding their debutante project, obtaining well over thirty photographs for the display.

• The tree planting in Rushton Park was a success and was attended by a number of

Kelmscott Primary School children.

• Bricks have been collected from the old St Francis Xavier Church building for the John Davey Memorial Seat which will be built outside History House Museum.

Volunteer Representative Volunteers attending the Oral History Conference found it very interesting and informative. It was beneficial to observe the live interview with Bill Bunbury and a local Fremantle identity. The session regarding ethics in editing transcripts was also very helpful. Manager for Libraries and Heritage History Reference Group Terms of Reference to be discussed at next meeting. Meeting Closed at 6:25pm


Next Meeting THURSDAY 4 FEBRUARY

MEETING ROOM NEW ARMADALE LIBRARY at 5:30pm

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