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SeaSpeak GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY COUNCIL NEWS A WORD FROM THE MAYOR ear Reader, DCouncil welcomes Keith Pyke as your elected representative, after a ballot-paper countback, following the sad passing of Councillor Michael Kent in December. Council welcomes Daniel Smee as the Acting General Manager whilst General Manager David Metcalf is on leave. The Glamorgan Spring Bay Citizen Award recipients this year were Gavan Barber and David Kirk. The Triabunna Community Hall was filled to capacity to celebrate and thank Gavan and David for their contribution to the community. In March I had the privilege of conducting a Citizenship Ceremony. Congratulations to our new Australian Citizens, Anne Held and Ryan Hodson. Your Council has been busy over the past few months as we, your elected members, work collaboratively on a number of local issues and opportunities. Paddy’s Paddock In January I was taken on a tour of the Spring Bay Mill site and nearby Paddy’s Paddock by Graeme Wood, Anna Cerneaz and Marcus Ragus. There is a great deal of work that has been completed on site with innovative, fun and exciting plans being put in to action. I was so impressed by Paddy’s Paddock that I asked Graeme to share the story of the garden with SeaSpeak readers. The article “All things good and delicious” is included in this edition! Council will continue to bring you articles showcasing local businesses working with community in positive and inspiring ways. Cranbrook In February Council held a Community Connect Session at the Cranbrook Hall which was followed by a workshop delivered by DPIPWE Water Management regarding the Swan River. A further DPIPWE workshop is planned for June 2019 in Swansea. It was great to meet so many residents with the Cranbrook Hall filled to capacity! Bicheno Council met with Bicheno residents in March and provided an update on Council works in the area. Feedback received from the meeting was positive, particularly in regard to Council’s collaboration with State Government agencies to construct a permanent local facility for Paramedics. Council and staff are also working with the Bicheno community and Government agencies to better protect penguins in the area and to create a masterplan for the Gulch. Coles Bay The Draft Freycinet Peninsula Master Plan is progressing well with further community consultation occurring in March. Council has been working with TasWater to install a water-fill point in Coles Bay. This is also progressing well and will allow water carters to collect water in Coles Bay rather than having to APRIL 2019 transport water from Bicheno. 9 Melbourne St (PO Box 6), Triabunna, TAS 7190 There are a lot of positive things happening in Coles Bay! P: (03) 6256 4777 Swansea F: (03) 6256 4774 Some Councillors met with residents of Swansea regarding the vegetation [email protected] (reeds, weeds, etc.) adjacent to Saltwater Creek near River Road. A consultant Opening Hours: 9am–4.30pm report has been received and Council are investigating options to reduce the Cashier Hours: vegetation without causing additional problems such as erosion. 9am–4:30pm Council is also investigating possible site options for a re-use shop in Swansea www.gsbc.tas.gov.au Continued> PAGE 1 APRIL 2019 SeaSpeak GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY COUNCIL NEWS to divert useful items from landfill. It is hoped that forward thinking Strategic Plan, Council will appoint the site may also be of suitable size to include a a consultant to work with Council, staff, residents and community/men’s shed in the future! ratepayers. Council welcomes your ideas and input to assist us in the creation of the new Strategic Plan and We are actively investigating a longer-term solution for will provide further information soon on the process. the intermittent seaweed issue. It is envisaged that this process will take between 4 to Triabunna 6 months to complete. The Spring Bay RSL Sub-Branch received a grant As your elected members we always like to hear to increase their carpark at Triabunna. With a directly from you so feel free to contact any of us. You contribution by Council, this carpark will be available will find our contact details on the back page. for overflow parking for events at the Triabunna Community Hall. Works are due to be completed by the end of March. Mayor Debbie Wisby Council Budget 2019/2020 and Strategic Plan Your elected members will be working with residents, ratepayers, community groups and staff over the GSBC COMMUNITY CONNECT SESSIONS coming two months as we develop the Council budget th for 2019/2020. 9 of April 2019 Coles Bay Annex 3.30pm to 4.30pm th It is also time for a fresh look at Council’s strategic 14 of May 2019 Swansea Hall 3.30pm to 4.30pm direction particularly given the degree of change that 11th of June 2019 Buckland Hall 3.30pm to 4.30pm has occurred in our local community over the past ten 9th of July 2019 Orford Hall 3.30pm to 4.30pm years. To achieve a fit for purpose contemporary and ACTING GENERAL MANAGER’S UPDATE ear Reader, DI write to you in my capacity as Acting General For a small Council, Manager for the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council the range of services whilst David Metcalf is on leave. In the short time provided to the that I have been here, I have been overwhelmed by the community is quite warm welcome shown to me by staff, councillors and remarkable. community members. This truly is one of the most beautiful parts of Tasmania and I feel very fortunate to The people of have been given the opportunity to spend some time Glamorgan Spring working in this inspiring environment. Bay have a lot to be positive about. My I have spent the past 10 years at the Kingborough initial impressions Council and there are many similarities between are that you have a our two Municipal Areas. Both have increasing team of Councillors populations and a need to ensure sustainable who are passionate development that does not compromise the natural about achieving the best outcomes for their environment. Both Councils also face challenges community and staff who work hard to implement associated with the delivery of services to residents the direction set by Council. who are spread over a relatively large geographical area. I hope to work cooperatively with all of Council’s These challenges inevitably come back to the ability stakeholders to do the best job I can during my time here. of Council to fund the service level expectations of the community and to this end, I have been Daniel Smee impressed by some of the initiatives of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council to find alternative Acting General Manager sources of revenue to fund projects, rather than simply relying on the traditional method of rate rises. PAGE 2 APRIL 2019 GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY COUNCIL NEWS SeaSpeak MACLEAN BAY Apsley River Bicheno ONE MILLION DOLLARSWest COMING Swan River OUR WAY! River asmanian Nationals Senator Steve Martin The Glamorgan Spring Bay Council will Tand Special Envoy for Drought Assistance receive further informationApsley on this exciting and Relief Barnaby Joyce have announced $1m of announcementSwan River in the coming days and will funding for Glamorgan SpringL. LEAKE Bay. carefully consider how best to expend the funds to ensure maximum economic and community The Drought CommunitiesLake Leake program is funding CranbrookRiver Swan benefit in accordance with the funding to stimulate much-needed jobs and investment, MOULTING requirements.LAGOON supporting local businesses, services and facilities King in the area. Council has putBay forward further requests for funding and I have Greatbeen Swanport assured by Senator “This is part of my agenda of getting a fair share Martin that he is workingSwanwick hard to secure more for regional Tasmania and a concrete example of Nine Mile Beach funds for our region. Swansea the Nationals in Government building stronger Coles Bay CAPE Tasmanian communities” Senator Martin said. Coles Bay TOURVILLE Mayor Debbie Wisby The Fisheries THE HAZARDSWineglass GREAT Bay PROMISE OYSTER BAY TOOMS FREYCINET LAKE BAY Mayeld Bay PENINSULA SCHOUTEN PASSAGE Little Swanport SCHOUTEN Little Swanport River Pontypool ISLAND Little Swanport Taillefer Rocks Little Swanport River GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY MUNICIPALITY Ile des Hobbs Phoques National Parks Lagoons Triabunna Spring Bay Prosser River Orford Prosser Bay Shelly Beach Picture taken atProsser Kelvedon River Spring Estate Beach – Tasmanian Nationals Senator Steve Martin, Special Envoy for Drought AssistanceBuckland and Relief Barnaby Joyce, Bruce Andrewartha, Jack Cotton, Anna Cotton, Glamorgan Spring Bay Council Acting General Manager Daniel Smee, Mayor Debbie Wisby, Councillors Annie Browning and Keith Breheny. Rheban MARIA ISLAND MERCURY PASSAGE Want to receive this newsletter via email? Please email this address with YES in subject line [email protected] PAGE 3 APRIL 2019 SeaSpeak GLAMORGAN SPRING BAY COUNCIL NEWS ALL THINGS GOOD AND DELICIOUS few months ago, it was a small patch of grassy Apaddock with a few sheep and wallaby, it is now producing its first kilos of freshly harvested heirloom vegetables. Located within a stone’s throw of the Spring Bay Mill’s entrance is a unique, organic production veggie patch known to staff and friends of the Spring Bay Mill as ‘Paddy’s Paddock’. Its purpose is to supply the Mill with fresh, local, wholesome fruit and vegetables for guests and visitors. Currently much of the bounty is destined for various community outlets, including the southern community veggie box program and local community organisations. The site is being lovingly cultivated by an incredibly enthusiastic and energetic team of specialist horticulturists who just love what they are doing! And what’s not hard to love!!?? The location in a manner that maximises the potential for the is picture perfect with magnificent vistas across development of an incredibly rich area of biodiversity, Spring Bay and the farm land surrounds and on both animal and vegetable.