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Kyogle Council Community Newsletter OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

Kyogle Council Working together to balance Environment, Lifestyle and Opportunity.

In this MAYORAL ASBESTOS ART AT DRUGS WOW FARMING MESSAGE DISPOSAL THE ROXY FORUM DAY FORUM ISSUE 2 3 4 5 7 8

Kyogle Council appoints new the positive outcomes that the reforms will bring to local government as an in- General Manager dustry.” Kyogle Council has a new general man- Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland said ager. she was looking forward to working David Tuxford, pictured right, took over closely with Mr Tuxford to ensure that the reins of the Council on Monday, 19 Kyogle Council continues to provide the October. best possible services for residents and The former Director of Business and help the area reach its full potential. Community Services at the Warwick- “This is a very important period for lo- based Southern Downs Regional Council cal government in NSW and I am confi- brings to the position many years experi- dent that Mr Tuxford's extensive ence in Local Government including sen- knowledge and experience in senior man- ior management positions in the Hawkes- agement roles in large regional councils, bury and Liverpool city councils. coupled with his genuine interest in our In his most recent role at the Southern local government area will help Council Downs Regional Council, Mr Tuxford tackle the challenges ahead. helped lead the council through a number “With Mr Tuxford at the helm, Council of contentious issues. is well placed to realise its full potential Mr Tuxford said he was looking forward also mentioning the many challenges that and continue to build relationships across to working with the Mayor, Councillors, we will all have to face and tackle over all levels of government and with various staff and the community of Kyogle to the next few years. stakeholder groups." provide services that meet community “Local Government reform is high on Mr Tuxford replaces long-time former needs both currently and into the future. the State Government’s agenda and we all general manager Arthur Piggott who left “Local Government is an industry that I need to work together to ensure that our Kyogle Council in June to take up a posi- am very passionate about and I hope to community receives the best possible out- tion at Council. meet as many local community members comes from these reforms. as I can in the next few weeks,” he said. “We should not be worried or con- “I cannot let this opportunity go without cerned; instead we should concentrate on Continued Page 5

1 There has been an assortment of The Community Disaster Resilience Forum was From the meetings, forums and celebra- held and provided valuable information around "what to do MAYOR tions held over the last month in an emergency". however I know that for many Congratulations to all those involved - particularly Noelle of you, amalgamations are on Lynden-Way for her coordination efforts and the many emer- your mind. gency service volunteers who attended to share their There has been a lot of specula- knowledge. tion about what will happen The Kyogle Show was bigger and better than ever this year with IPART, who are assessing with Kimberley Langley taking out the title of Miss Showgirl all Councils' Fit for the Future 2015 and Jenna Jones being awarded the runner-up's sash. submissions, expected to hand their recommendations to the The day was an extraordinary success and this is mostly Minister on 16 October. Councils will find out whether they due to the army of volunteers, too numerous to name, who are deemed "fit" or not once a decision has been made by the worked tirelessly from open to close each day. Minister's office. The next Mayoral Outreach Meeting will be held at Wood- Until then, we wait. enbong on Tuesday, 10 November. If you would like to come Councillors and community members once again met as a along for a chat or to raise some issue, please contact Janelle group to finalise the draft community strategic plan, which is McLennan on 6632 0214 to book a time so that you won't be expected to go on public display at the end of October. kept waiting. If you can also provide details of the issue you I would like to thank everyone who has worked very hard would like to raise, this will help me to make some back- on this document which forms the basis of Council's activi- ground enquiries. ties. Until next time, Danielle Mulholland

Members of the , Kyogle, and Southern Downs Regional Councils meet with Federal Member for New England Barnaby Joyce at Tenterfield recently to push for further Federal funding to upgrade the Mt Lindesay Road. The Legume to Road Alliance is seeking $8.8 million to complete the upgrade of the road from Legume to the top of Oakey Hill. Pictured at the meeting, from left, are Stephen Bell, Peter Petty and Lotta Jackson from Tenter- field Shire Council, Barnaby Joyce, Kyogle Councillor Lindsay Passfield, and Peter Blundell and David Keenan from the Southern Downs Regional Council.

Above: Inanna’s Descent is just one of the works by Lilyfield artist Gery Mews currently on exhibition at Kyogle’s Roxy Gallery.

Left: Kyogle Mayor Danielle Mulholland, far right, and Kyogle Councillor Michael Reardon with, from left, 2014 Kyogle Showgirl Lauren Donaldson, and 2015 Showgirl entrants Jenna Jones and Kimberley Langley. Kimberley was crowned the 2015 Kyogle Showgirl.

2 Safely dispose of associated with asbestos if un- dertaking renovations. ASBESTOS Asbestos products were used in a wide range of building Due to the success of the products including fibro sheet- Household Asbestos Disposal ing, roof shingles and guttering, Scheme run by Kyogle Council vinyl floor covering and water over the past 12 months, the drainage and flue pipes. Council will continue to offer All houses built before 1987 asbestos disposal kits for in potentially contain householders wanting to re- asbestos products. move and dispose of up to Householders wanting to 10m2 of bonded asbestos. establish whether products in The kits are free while stocks their home contain asbestos can last and include safety gear, contact testing laboratories that plastic and tape for wrapping analyse building materials for asbestos for disposal, infor- asbestos. mation for the householder on The laboratories can give procedures and requirements householders advice on how to for safe removal of asbestos correctly take and send a sam- and a voucher for disposal at ple for testing. Kyogle Landfill. “If you have more than 10 m2 Kyogle Council’s Senior En- (equivalent of three sheets of vironmental Health Officer asbestos containing fibro), you David Bell said the Council had are required by law to engage a decided to give out the remain- licensed asbestos removalist,” Mr Bell said. ing kits to encourage house- Above: Asbestos disposal kits contain everything householders need to “SafeWork NSW, formerly holders to be safe when han- safely dispose of up to 10 square metres of asbestos. dling asbestos during home WorkCover NSW, maintains a renovations. list of licensed asbestos remov- available before dropping in. of North East Waste (NE He said the Council also alists on their website.” Please call the Kyogle land- Waste), a voluntary waste hoped to raise public awareness The householder kits are fill on 6632 3002 at least 24 group consisting of Kyogle, of the importance of the safe available from the Kyogle Ad- hours before delivering Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Clar- removal and disposal of asbes- ministration Building. wrapped asbestos to the site to ence Valley, Lismore City, and tos. The kits are fully funded by allow for proper handling and Richmond Valley Councils With one in three Australian Kyogle Council. To avoid dis- disposal. working together towards cost- homes containing asbestos, it is appointment, please contact Please note that fees apply for effective waste management important for householders to Council on 6632 1611 to con- disposal of asbestos. solutions. be aware of the potential risks firm that there are still kits This program is an initiative

from 11am-2pm on Thursday, October Mad Hatters 29, high tea party Come along in your wackiest hat, enjoy a delicious high tea, watch the To celebrate Mental Health Month, movie Mental and raise community Partners in Recovery, Mission Australia awareness of issues surrounding men- and Kyogle Council are inviting every- tal health. one along to a Mad Hatters Tea Party. For catering purposes, give Coun- The event is free and will be held at cil’s Community Development Officer Grove House, 8 Geneva Street, Kyogle, Nicola Mercer a call on 0417 025 919 to let her know you are coming.

3 Common Threads at the trade body adornments and baskets, fibres and food. Roxy Gallery The interpreters of the communities provided expert language interpreting in Basket making is the oldest craft known much the same way that we use interpret- to us. ers today. It pre-dates pottery and the techniques It was the dream of the late Aunty Pat- and technologies associated with basket sy Nagas that the knowledge and tech- making exist in almost all other crafts niques employed by her ancestors would today. be re-discovered and used by local Abo- In 2015 the National Museum of Aus- riginal people to maintain and develop tralia will be hosting an exhibition of ob- their culture for the future. jects from the British Museum. As a professional basket maker/fibre This Encounters Project has seen repre- artist Janet Wilson was privileged to have sentatives from the museum meet with been invited by Aunty Patsy to work with local people to learn about a number of local people to discover common roots, the objects in the exhibition which are the important legacies and lessons behind connected to this region . these baskets. Baskets made by Lauren Jarrett and Ben The objects are two baskets which From this the Guli Bal Living Culture Radic from the Guli Bal Living Culture Group. where bequeathed to the British Museum Group was established. by Mary Bundock from Back Road Sta- With the support and encouragement the fibres and techniques employed in tion . given to the Guli Bal Living Culture making the baskets in this collection and The baskets were made by local Aborig- group by Aunty Patsy, this project has the history behind Mary Bundock and inal women and form part of a bigger developed into a series of basket making Back Road Station in Wiangaree. story around early settlers and Aboriginal workshops where skills and knowledge of In November this year an exhibition first encounters. basket making techniques and natural entitled ‘Common Threads’ will be held The local Aboriginal people had highly fibres have been shared. at the Roxy Gallery, Kyogle showcasing developed basket making skills and A research project around the early en- the story behind the baskets in the knowledge. counters of Aboriginal and non- ‘Encounters Project’ at the National Mu- It was linked to their lifestyle of hunting Aboriginal peoples in this region through seum of Australia, the techniques of bas- and gathering. They also needed to store the diaries of Mary Bundock also has ket making with natural fibres from this and carry food and precious objects. been undertaken by this group. region and the story of encounters be- In the Bundock collection, we see the In the Encounters Project, the Guli Bal tween Aboriginal and early white settlers highly developed trading systems of the Living Culture Group have tried to learn to this region. local Indigenous people were used to about the language used in the collection,

Kyogle Community Gym Facebook and become a friend. contact Suzie or Sharron at the Gym on The Ability Links class on Thursday 6632 2551 or email Sandy Kelly at Ability on Facebook mornings at the gym has been a great suc- Links [email protected] cess and has made a huge difference to the or phone 0438 407 006. Kyogle Community Gym has a Face- lives of the six participants who all have book page featuring all the latest news different disabilities and were from the gym. lacking social interaction. It was the gym’s Facebook page that To view a video of the class broke the news that the gym is now open filmed at the gym go to YouTube. an extra two hours on Monday and The Ability Links program has Wednesday evenings until 9pm. been funded by the Northern Riv- With the start of daylight saving, people ers Social Development Council can now come to the gym after work and (NRSDC) which is looking for stay longer. private and/or corporate sponsor- A volunteer at the gym looks after the ship to continue running it. Facebook page and regularly posts news If you have any ideas or and information about health and exercise. thoughts on obtaining this funding Some of the equipment available at the So check out Kyogle Community Gym on and you need further information, Kyogle Community Gym. 4 2,400 tonnes of precious metal Kyogle Council appoints new RECYCLE ores. old mobile phones If you have old mobile phones, General Manager batteries and accessories, please Old mobile phones, household deposit them in the designated Continued from page 1 batteries and accessories can be bins at Council's administration Council’s Executive Manager Urban and Assets dropped off at Kyogle Council's building at 1 Stratheden Street, Graham Kennett has been filling the role of Acting administration centre and the Kyogle, or the Kyogle landfill. General Manager since June. Kyogle landfill for recycling. Mr Kennett said he was looking forward to work- Council is a collection point ing with David and thanked all staff, councillors for MobileMuster, an Australi- and members of the community for their support an not-for-profit mobile phone over the last few months. recycling program. “The last year or two have been challenging times During the 2014/2015 finan- for Kyogle Council and Local Government general- cial year , MobileMuster col- ly, with the issues around financial sustainability lected and recycled nearly 74 and the NSW Government’s Fit for the Future re- tonnes of mobile phone compo- forms needing to be addressed. nents across Australia. “In particular, the talk of possible forced amal- By being part of MobileMus- gamations raised many concerns in the community. ter, Kyogle Council has helped Throughout it all, Kyogle Council has focused on prevent more than 16 tonnes of retaining its independence and sense of local identi- batteries, which include cadmi- ty. um and lead, from ending up in “Long term plans are now in place to ensure we landfill. can address these issues so we can focus on the fu- Additionally, the amount of ture growth and economic prosperity of our council precious metals recovered from area. the circuit boards of the mobile “We are ready to grow.” phones was estimated to be equivalent to mining more than A blooming success Peter and Mary Constable have taken out the Cham- pion Garden title in the Kyogle Garden Showcase. Run by the Kyogle Gar- den Club, the showcase attracted good entries and positive support from local schools. The award for Reserve Champion Kyogle Garden went to Margaret Mitchell. Meanwhile, the Consta- bles have two reasons to celebrate. As well as win- ning Kyogle’s Champion Garden award, the Consta- bles were named Reserve Champion of Champion Gardens in the wider Rich- mond Valley area. They placed behind the champion garden in the Lismore Spring Garden competition.

5 The focus of WOW Day is to WOW of a way encourage the community to show their support and appre- to support SES ciation of the work done by SES volunteers in a very sim- People throughout the ple but highly visible gesture -- Kyogle Council area are being wearing the colour orange. encouraged to take part in Orange is the colour worn by Wear Orange Wednesday SES volunteers. (WOW) to show their support There are 40,000 SES volun- for the essential work under- teers across Australia who taken by State Emergency Ser- each year collectively provide vice volunteers. around a million hours of their Wear Orange Wednesday time to help communities in also known as WOW Day will times of natural disasters and be held on Wednesday, 18 emergencies. November, 2015.

and District Arts Council mu- book a place in the program, 922 169. KIDS DRAMA DIRT takes sicale. contact Lynette Zito on 0429 new enrolments DIRT is also scheduled to perform at a youth Christmas The Village Hall Players are event in December. accepting new enrolments in DIRT provides an oppor- its youth theatre program, tunity for 8 to 17 year olds to DIRT. participate in a collaborative Classes are held from 4pm process while having fun and to 6pm at the Kyogle Memori- improving communication and al Institute Hall, Stratheden team building skills. Street, Kyogle during school The program assists students terms. to develop skills in stagecraft, Students will have the op- drama, technical theatre, and portunity to perform both in design (sets, costumes and class and for community makeup). events. The number of participants Already this year, DIRT has is limited to 15 and places are performed at Kyogle Court offered on a first-in basis. (Whiddon Group), the Bounce The class fee is $7 per stu- Back from Disasters Fo- dent. rum, and the Kyogle For further information or to

6 Upcoming EVENTSUpcoming EVENTS Community vember, at the pictur- esque race Calendar course on the banks of beautiful Clarence River. Bass Classic The day will feature five races includ- The Kyogle Fish Acclimatisation ing the Yulgilbar Company Sam Hor- Club's annual Toonumbar Dam Bass dern Memorial Tabulam Cup, free en- Classic will be held on November 7 and tertainment for children and teens, and 8 at Bells Bay. what’s likely to be a hotly contested It will start at 8am Saturday, Novem- Fashions in the Field competition offer- ber 7 and will feature senior, junior, and ing prizes to the value of $2500. team events. A range of great prizes Camping s available at the race- will be up for grabs. course. For further information, phone Entry costs $10 for adults, $5 for jun- 6661 3531. iors (under 15) and $20 for teams. Fish- Family Fun and Market Day ing times will be from 8am-noon and 4- Afterlee Public School Family Fun 8pm Saturday and Sunday from 5-8am. and Market Day will be held at Afterlee For further details, phone Barry Public School grounds on Sunday, 1 Reeves 0429 448 358 or Shane Clark November, from 9am – 2pm. 0427 321 668. All children's activities including the Farmers Market jumping castle, baby animal nursery, The Kyogle Farmers Market is held face painting and old fashioned novelty on Saturday mornings in Stratheden events (egg and spoon, sack races and a Street, Kyogle (between the Summer- boot throwing competition) are free. land Way and the library). To book a There will be heaps of raffles, a choc- stall phone Rupert on 0403 628 292 or olate wheel, a variety of market stalls Anne on 6632 1851. and live music all day including Juras- sic Joe and Ray Sorensen. Registration Tabulam races for races before 9.45am for 10am start. The annual Tabulam race meeting For more information or to book a will be held on Saturday, 7 No- stall, phone 6633 3163.

KYOGLE Christmas paper craft on Saturday, 14 Novem- LIBRARY Library news Countdown to Christmas paper craft- ber. ing sessions will be held at the Kyogle Everyone is welcome Halloween event library beginning on Tuesday, 20 Octo- to come along and enjoy A Halloween themed pizza and pages ber, and continuing throughout Novem- the free show which event will be held at the Kyogle library ber. will run from 10.30-11.30am. Morning on Thursday, 29 October, from 4-5pm. The sessions will run from 10.30am- tea will be served after the performance. The event is for tweens and teens (11 + 12.30pm, with participants encouraged Meetings year olds), with those attending encour- to meet at the library from 10am for a Kyogle Literary Group meets at the aged to wear Halloween fancy dress. free cuppa. Bookings are essential, as Kyogle library on the first Saturday of There will be free pizza and a free numbers are limited. Phone Kyogle li- the month at 10am for 10.30am– noon. spooky Halloween craft to make and brary on 6632 1134. take home on the day. The group’s next meeting is on Novem- Bookings are not required, just drop in Remembrance Day tribute ber 7. Newcomers welcome. on the day. A free Remembrance Day tribute per- Kyogle Reader’s Group meets at For further information about the formance by the One Voice Choir of Kyogle library on the second Tuesday of event contact Kyogle library staff on World War I and II era songs will be each month from 1.30-3.00pm. The next 6632 1134. held at the Kyogle library meeting area meeting will be held on 10 November.

7 Free multifunctional farming Gabrielle Oriel from Austrade will pre- duction beef, pork, poultry, egg and dairy sent on current opportunities in interna- with game meat, free range egg produc- WORKSHOP tional markets and there will be infor- tion, organic niche market gourmet crop- mation on start-up funding opportunities. ping. Above: A consultant’s view of how the new museum is expected to look. Is multifunctional farming the revolution Budding young farmers are particularly Industry investment by collaborative to improve small farm productivity? encouraged to attend. practices will allow entry into the industry Diversifying productivity on small acre- Kyogle Mayor Cr Danielle Mulholland for young farmers, exit plans for aged age could be the answer for many farmers said there was a lot of interest expressed farmers, better methods for production, struggling to make a profit and end the to Council for workshops to follow up the processing, marketing and distribution. need for off-farm incomes to prop up their Fresh Ideas for Farm Productivity Semi- Collaboration can be in the form of farming business. nar . share farming, leasing, collectives, and off Multifunctional farming is a concept of “There's been a lot of interest from out- -farm investment. Diversification of farm combining a diverse range of farming side the Kyogle Council area and local practices incorporating new production practices with other activities such as on farmers in progressing with the outcomes opportunities. farm processing, retail and agritourism. from that seminar,” she said. Kyogle Council also will present the Following the success of the Fresh Ideas “Kyogle Council has taken the lead in latest amendments to its Local Environ- for Farm Productivity Seminar last year, putting on workshops to inform and edu- mental Plan (LEP) to assist farmers and Kyogle Council has partnered with NSW cate all agricultural stakeholders about landowners to explore opportunities in Department of Industry to deliver a follow what opportunities are available in prod- agritourism. -up Food and Agribusiness Workshop at uct demand, market selection, the value of Delegates to the workshop will gain the Kyogle Community Cinema on Thurs- collaboration, resources available to farm- expert advice on what can be done and day, 29 October. ers and landowners and how to find how to do it and network with like- This will be a free workshop for farm- them.” minded people. ers, landowners and anybody interested in The emphasis of the workshop will be For more information please contact finding out more about multifunctional on improving on-farm productivity Kyogle Council Economic Development farming and entering the agricultural in- through diversification of farm practices Officer Malcolm Wallis on 0427 005 249. dustry. which could include traditional food pro-

Council Council CONTACT Meetings REGIONAL ROADS INFORMATION Council Meetings: The next Ordinary Council meeting will www.myroadinfo.com.au be held on Monday, 9 November, 2015, at 5pm. RECYCLING FACILITIES Ordinary meetings are held on the second Monday of every All Council waste facilities have recycling month except January. Meetings start at 5pm and are held capabilities (if separated) and can recover oil, paper, card- at the Kyogle Council Chambers, 1 Stratheden Street, board, steel, aluminium, glass, and plastic at no charge. Kyogle. The waste facility hours of operation are: The first item of general business is Question Time which Kyogle: 7.30am-12pm Monday to Friday provides an opportunity for the public to ask questions of 9am-4pm Saturday & Sunday Councillors and senior staff. To speak to Council on a Woodenbong: Tuesday & Saturday 9am-4pm specific issue during the meeting, apply in writing to the : Wednesday & Saturday 9am-4pm General Manager prior to the close of business on the day Mallanganee: Thursday & Sunday 9am-4pm preceding the meeting for public access.

A WARD B WARD C WARD Cr Ross Brown Cr John Burley (Deputy Mayor) Cr Danielle Mulholland (Mayor) 0427 335 168 6632 1436 0438 931 425 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cr Chris Simpson Cr Maggie Creedy Cr Lindsay Passfield 0411 201 957 6633 1575 6635 1429 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cr Janet Wilson Cr Robert Dwyer Cr Michael Reardon 0419 600 848 6632 3352 6632 3647 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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