Agenda Item 7.1 REPORT Report No. 116/15cncl TO: ORDINARY COUNCIL – 31 AUGUST 2015

SUBJECT: MAYOR’S REPORT

1. MEETINGS AND APPOINTMENTS

1.1 Robert Sommerville; Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Mike Crow and Peter Solly 1.2 Masters Games Advisory Committee 1.3 Department of Chief Minister – Scott Lovett 1.4 Rachel and Barb Satour – Rate Payers 1.5 Clontarf - Scott Allen, Greg Buxton & Ian McAdam 1.6 CEOs, Mayors & Presidents Forum, Darwin, The Hon Bess Price, Minister for Local Government and Community Services 1.7 Grants Commission – Peter Thornton 1.8 Post National General Assembly Board Meeting Teleconference 1.9 Deputy Mayor Steve Brown, Cr Brendan Heenan, Cr Eli Melky 1.10 ALGA/Federal Assistance Grants Campaign Steering Committee 1.11 Western Australian Local Government Association Conference, Perth 1.12 Jimmy Cocking ALEC 1.13 Tony Tapsell CEO LGANT 1.14 Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Ren Kelly and Trish Johnston Acting Regional Manager 1.15 Tegan Copland - St Phillips College, School assignment 1.16 Hannah Millerick & Chloe Erlich – NT Events Photography 1.17 Alice Springs Accommodation Action Group 1.18 Road Transport Hall of Fame – Meeting re Reunion 2015 1.19 The Hon Robyn Lambley MLA 1.20 Mt Isa to Pipeline Briefing – Paul Malony, APA Group 1.21 Deputy Mayor Steve Brown, Cr Eli Melky, CEO Rex Mooney 1.22 Debbie Staines - Clarity NT 1.23 Department of Chief Minister, Todd Mall Pop Up Shops 1.24 Athletics’ meeting – Mayor Damien Ryan, Deputy Mayor Steve Brown, Rex Mooney Henry Szczypiorski, Phillip Leslie – Chief Executive Officer, Department of Sport and Recreation (Chair), Ryan Coppola – Infrastructure Manager, Department of Infrastructure, Brett Brogan – Executive director Building Services, Department of Infrastructure, Darcy Dunbar – Regional Director, Department of Infrastructure, John Bowden, NT Athletics and Murray Stewart, Alice Springs Athletics 1.25 Netball Meeting: Mayor Damien Ryan, Deputy Mayor Steve Brown, Rex Mooney Henry Szczypiorski, Tony Smith – Alice Springs Netball Association (ASNA), Helen Brown - Alice Springs Netball Association (ASNA), Phillip Leslie – Chief Executive Officer, Department of Sport and Recreation (Chair), Ryan Coppola – Infrastructure Manager, Department of Infrastructure, Brett Brogan – Executive director Building Services, Department of Infrastructure, Darcy Dunbar – Regional Director, Department of Infrastructure, Jamie Orr – Soccer representative 1.26 Northern Territory Mayors and Presidents meeting with Chief Minister the Hon Adam Giles, Minister for Local Government and Community Services the Hon Bess Price and Lord Mayor, Katrina Fong Lim 1.27 Australian Association of Gerontology Conference – Marketing and Stakeholder Relations Manager Savio D’Sa 1.28 TCA Executive Meeting 1.29 COTA CEo Graeme Bevis – Seniors Month 1.30 Inspection of Yaye’s Café, Araluen, Minister for Arts and Museums the Hon Gary Higgins 1.31 Project Control Group Meeting - Alice Springs Regional Land Use Plan 1.32 Red Hot Arts Board Meeting Report No. 116/15cncl ./2 1.33 NEGI Project, DBP Development Group. Mark Cooper, Commercial Director DBP Development Group, Neil Parry, Manager Land Management, DBP Development Group, Ian Christie, State Manger WA & NT, Murphy Pipe and Civil, Tim Reynolds, Director, Commercial Services, FYFE Earth Partners 1.34 Centralian Middle School – Smith Family, Girls at the Centre, Jodi Lennox, Program Manager 1.35 Minister for Sport and Recreation the Hon Gary Higgins and advisor Jarred Illet 1.36 Sean Parnell - Licensing NT 1.37 City of Palmerston Mayor Ian Abbott 1.38 Jane Alley Senior Director | Alcohol Policy & Strategy, Department of Business 1.39 Cr Liz Martin 1.40 City of Darwin - Ordinary Meeting 1.41 Alderman Helen Galton, Farewell 1.42 Stakeholder Meeting - Alice Springs Airport, Dave Batic, General Manager Northern Territory Airports 1.43 Treasurer the Hon Dave Tollner, Mark Traynor, Rob Clark, Darwin

2. FUNCTIONS ATTENDED

2.1 2015 Desert Nationals 2.2 Opening – Alice Springs Running Festival 2.3 Todd mall Sunday markets 2.4 Assa Abloy – Rotary Henley on Todd 2.5 Assa Abloy – Rotary Henley on Todd, Sponsors Function 2.6 Chamber of Commerce Dinner – Australian of the Year Rosie Batty 2.7 Redback MTB Event 2.8 ATV Australian Championships 2.9 2015 Australasian Rescue Challenge Presentation Dinner 2.10 Centralian Eisteddfod Community Meeting

3. FUNCTIONS PARTICIPATED IN

3.1 Outback Oddessy 3.2 Good Sports NT Family Round – Coin Toss and Commentary 3.3 National Seniors Central Expo 3.4 National Seniors Central Australia Expo, Panel member 3.5 Adelaide United vs Alice Springs All Stars 3.6 Black Dog Ride reception, Council Lawns 3.7 Seniors Month - Still Got Talent 3.8 ASTC Night Markets 10th year celebrations 3.9 Local Government Act Working Party

4. INTERVIEWS / MEDIA COMMITMENTS

4.1 Stewart Brash – ABC 4.2 CAAMA Radio with Gman 4.3 8HA with Sandy Beech 4.4 8HA Sports Show 4.5 Sun 969 Alice Sports News 4.6 NT News Katina Vangopoulus 4.7 Centralian Advocate, Michael Gorey, Editor

5. CIVIC / MAYORAL RECEPTIONS

5.1 Seniors Month – Morning Tea, Mayoral Reception

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6. DUTIES PERFORMED IN THE MAYOR’S ABSENCE

6.1 Councillor Heenan 6.1.1 Australia Post – Alice Springs Post Office official opening

6.2 Deputy Mayor Steve Brown 6.2.1 Opening desertSMART Eco Fair - Olive pink 6.2.2 OLSH Science Circus 6.2.3 Meeting with Augmented Redistribution Committee

6.3 Councillor Martin 6.3.1 Women in Agriculture Mayoral Reception

7. OTHER ACTIVITIES

7.1 Private Citizenship Ceremony - Mr Shanti Thapa

8. ASTC COMMITTEE MEETINGS

8.1 Tourism, Events and Promotions Committee 8.2 Youth Action Group Meeting 8.3 Development Committee Meeting 8.4 Seniors Coordinating committee 8.5 Sports Facility Advisory Committee Meeting

RECOMMENDATION

That the report be received.

Damien Ryan MAYOR