THE FORTNIGHTLY FOCUS 22 May 2020 PO Box 41 l Cummins SA l 5631 Ph: (08) 8676 0400 I Email: [email protected] I Web: www.lowereyrepeninsula.sa.gov.au

COUNCIL NEWS Airport flight to waive fines and interest on staff members, and Council staff schedule payments for March through to will continue to be available via Oyster HQ car park Due to COVID-19, please be August (inclusive) for those phone (86760400) or email Council deferred making a advised of a change in schedules customers that can demonstrate a ([email protected]) between decision on Oyster HQ’s for RPT flights to/from the Port reduction of 30 per cent or more in 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. application to build a carpark on Lincoln Airport. business income, or who are A return to ordinary opening hours the Esplanade in at its Long weekend: experiencing a reduction in will be assessed in early June. May meeting. Council staff and  Friday, June 5: arrival 1850 and working hours due to the COVID- Elected Members will inspect the departing 1910; Tuesday, June 19 pandemic. Anyone Dog registration fees site and will reconsider the 9: arrival 1805 and departing experiencing difficulty is Council has set dog registration request at its June meeting. For 1825. There will be no flight on encouraged to contact the council fees for the 2020/21 year. Some the full report, refer Agenda Item the Monday of June long office and discuss the options fees include: Standard dog W145 W&I/28/20 in the May weekend – it will be on Tuesday available to them on 8676 0400. (desexed & microchipped): $30 or agenda & minutes. morning instead (normal $16 for concession; Working Dog: 8.10am departure). COVID-19 update – As at 13 May $15; Breeder: $75. For the full Draft Budget 2020/21 update Ordinary schedule: 2020 report and all charges, refer Council held a second workshop Adelaide to Port Lincoln: Council playgrounds & skate Agenda Item D119 DES/07/20 in on May 18 to progress the draft  Monday, Depart Adelaide 7am parks: In line with current advice the May minutes. 2020/21 budget. Council will hold  Thursday, Depart Adelaide 7am from the State Government, Reminder – Microchip your dog a special meeting at 2.30pm next  Thursday, Depart Adelaide Council-owned playgrounds and Just a reminder to please Friday, May 29 to consider 3.05pm (changing to 5.15pm Skateparks have been reopened microchip your dog so if it is lost amendments arising from the departure from June 4) and regular cleaning of the toilets Council staff can identify the dog second workshop and endorse the Port Lincoln to Adelaide: associated with those reserves and its owner. With winter draft for community consultation.  Monday, Depart Port Lincoln (where in place) is being approaching there is an increased The draft budget will be released 8.10am undertaken. chance of dogs going missing for public consultation on June 9,  Wednesday, Depart Port All users of the facilities are during storms so please book in with submissions to close on July Lincoln 4.35pm expected to adhere to good with your local vet. 3. Members of the public will have  Thursday, Depart Port Lincoln hygiene and social distancing the opportunity to make a verbal 8.10am practices and ensure no more COMMUNITY than 10 people are using the submission for the consideration  Thursday, Depart Port Lincoln facility. Please note that if you of Council at another special 4.15pm (changing to 6.25pm Cummins & District Talent arrive at a playground or Skate meeting on July 6 before the departure from June 4) Show Park and there are 10 people in budget is formalised for adoption  Friday, Depart Port Lincoln People are encouraged to get on the area, you will need to return at at Council’s ordinary meeting on 4.35pm board the Cummins & District a different time. July 17. Talent Show, hosted by Lower Council campgrounds: The Closing today - Moveable Signs Eyre Family Practice. Farm Beach and Louth Bay Patrol grading Policy Submit a video to the Facebook Campgrounds have been Roads due to be graded, weather Feedback is invited on a new page for it to be posted and voted reopened and signage has been permitting, in the fortnight from policy drafted by Council which on. Go in the draw to win a $100 put in place to advise patrons to May 25 are: provides guidance to businesses voucher to a local business. Enter leave sufficient spacing between Patrol O: Clarks Lane, Haigh on the placement of moveable before May 29! camp sites and ensure good Drive, Woods Road, McFarlane signs. The policy also outlines the hygiene and social distancing is Road; Patrol N: Warrow Road, materials signs should be Our Town observed. Glover Road, Lawrence Road, constructed from and how many Cummins volunteers are gearing Council facilities and services Douglas Well Road; Patrol P: are permitted per premises up for ‘Our Town’ - a mental health The following Council assets / Hyde Road, Fishery Bay Road, (amongst other items). Comments initiative that will ultimately see services currently remain closed Sleaford Bay Road; Patrol Q: on the draft policy can be sent to three South Australian towns or suspended: Warrow Road, Duck Lake Road [email protected] prior to 22 receive 10 years funding to find Council owned & operated public Please note: Newly graded roads May 2020. sustainable, community-based BBQs; during rainfall can become solutions to mental health Hiring of the community bus; slippery, and while roads are Railway crossing signs challenges. Our Town is an Creating Connections (over 50’s monitored, Council encourages Stop signs are being replaced opportunity for Cummins as a program); and road users to be mindful and drive with ‘Railway not in use’ signs community to build our capacity to The Cummins Institute (including accordingly. across the district. One Rail support each other through the the public toilets). got permission from the development of good mental While Community Halls have been Coffin Bay car park design Minister for Transport to change health and wellbeing practices. permitted to reopen by the State Council has adopted a concept crossing signs on the railway Our Town is unique in that our Government, the Cummins design for the town centre car park lines on the voices lead what is to be done in Institute is being utilised by a third (at the rear of the yacht club) in network. our community, for our party for the provision of health Coffin Bay. For the full report, refer Council has given permission for community. services at this time, therefore Agenda Item W145 W&I/30/20 in the signs to be changed on If you would like to speak to any of reopening can not yet be the May agenda & minutes. Council-owned roads. the volunteers about your ideas facilitated. for the future of Mental Health Council office hours: The Runway upgrade finished Hardship Policy / COVID-19 initiatives in Cummins, reach out current opening hours for each Council staff have finished Assistance to anyone on the team: Emma office are outlined below: upgrading unsealed runway Council have adopted a new Gale, Sarah Dickinson, Amanda Cummins Council Office: Monday 15/33 at the Port Lincoln Airport. Financial hardship policy to assist Puckridge, Kris Speed, Rhianna to Friday, 9am – 12pm The runway is mainly used by ratepayers who are experiencing Foster, Rachael Hunt and Michael Port Lincoln Branch office: General Aviation, the Royal financial difficulty, with the policy Traeger. Our Town is funded by Monday only - 10am -1 pm & 2pm Flying Doctor Service, Angel including reference to emergency the Fay Fuller Foundation and – 4pm Flight, Country Fire Service for events - refer council website. supported by The Australian Appointments can be made water bombing and Regional In relation to the current health Centre for Social Innovation, Clear outside of these times via prior Express when the main runway pandemic Council have resolved Horizon and the FRRR. unavailable. arrangement with the relevant