03 March 2021

24 March 2021 Ordinary Council Meeting INFORMATION BULLETIN

ITEM 16.1 - ATTACHMENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Attachment – Reports Infrastructure Services Report – March 2021 Environmental Health Officer Report – Nil Lake Grace Visitor Centre Report – March 2021 Lake Grace Library Report and Statistics – March 2021 Lake King Library Report and Statistics – March 2021 Newdegate Library Report and Statistics – March 2021

Attachment – Circulars, Media Releases & Newsletters PHEOC Bulletin No. 47 PHEOC Bulletin No. 48 PHEOC Bulletin No. 49 PHEOC Bulletin No. 50 PHEOC Bulletin No. 51 PHEOC Bulletin No. 52 Fatality Distribution List – WE 18 Feb Dowerin Do-Over 2021 Regional Conference Staging Plan to Progress Regional Road Freight Strategy Department of Water and Environmental Regulation – Rural Water Planning Update – 19/03/2021

INFORMATION BULLETIN

INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES REPORT

YTD FEBRUARY 2021

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING FROM 1 FEBRUARY 2021 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2021

Newdegate – February 2021

Total Road Graded (km) Breed Rd 1.7 Dyke Rd 11.5 Lockhart Rd 10.2 Magenta Rd 23.9 Old Ravensthorpe Rd 35.4 Taylor Rd 11.0 Total 93.8

Newdegate 2020/21 YTD

Monthly Grading Year Month Total (km) July 49.6 August 150.5 September 95.6 2020 October 122.9 November 72.1 December 0.0 January 90.0 2021 February 93.8 YTD Total 674.5

Infrastructure Services Report – February 2021 ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

Monthly maintenance grading history – Newdegate area

Infrastructure Services Report – February 2021

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

Lake Grace – February 2021

Total Road Name Graded (km) Fisher Rd 7.2 Garard Rd 1.1 Gimbel Rd 4.1 Green Rd 7.4 Griffin Reward Rd 8.5 Jarring South Rd 16.0 Kent Rd 1.9 Mordetta Rd 20.7 Naisbitt Rd 3.3 North Burngup Rd 18.8 Old Lake Grace Rd 2.1 O'Neill Rd 4.7 Treloar Rd 5.3 West Kuender Rd 5.5 White Dam Rd 8.7 Total 115.3

Lake Grace 2020/21 YTD

Monthly Grading Year Month Total (km) July 86.8 August 42.0 September 8.2 2020 October 26.8* November 59.5 December 116.2 January 142.2** 2021 February 115.3 YTD Total 597.0

* October 2020 timesheets received, contracted grading works due to Shire graders being unavailable.

** Late entries to maintenance grading have been included, increasing monthly grading total from 115.6 km to 142.2 km.

Infrastructure Services Report – February

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

Monthly maintenance grading history – Lake Grace area

Infrastructure Services Report – February

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

Lake King & Varley – February 2021

Total Road Graded (km) Biddy Camm Rd 4.4 Hatters Hill Rd 11.4 Long Creek Rd 10.9 Magdhaba Tr 5.6 Mallee Tree Rd 9.3 Milsteed Rd 6.2 Old Newdegate Rd 7.9 Tarco Rd 15.8 Tillbrook Rd 5.5 Total 77.1

Lake King & Varley 2020/21 YTD

Monthly Grading Year Month Total (km) July 102.7 August 33.9 September 92.2 2020 October 65.7 November 126.0 December 124.9 January 75.9 2021 February 77.1 YTD Total 698.4

Infrastructure Services Report – February

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

Monthly maintenance grading history – Lake King-Varley area

Infrastructure Services Report – February

ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

Total 2020/21 YTD Lake Grace, Newdegate and Lake King/Varley

Monthly Grading Year Month Total (km) July 239.1 August 226.4 September 196.0 2020 October 215.4 November 257.6 December 241.1 January 308.1 February 286.2 March 2021 April May June YTD (km) 1969.9

Infrastructure Services Report – February

PLANT MAINTENANCE

PLANT MAINTENANCE – FEBRUARY 2021

Plant # Plant Description Action PTCK19 Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 84,000km Service PTCK16 Isuzu light NH NPR Tradepack 64,000km Service Truck PTOR09 John Deere 2018 Tractor Replacement battery

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE

CONSTRUCTION: Completion of construction work on the two staff units on 33 Absolon Street and CEO's residence on 1 Quondong Court by contractors.

MAINTENANCE Lake Grace Newdegate Lake King Varley Other Australian Inland Newdegate Public Toilets Mission Building Recreation Football Oval Centre Hall, RSL Medical Centre Pavilion, Sports Railway Public Toilets

TOWN MAINTENANCE

LAKE GRACE: - General maintenance, gardening/mowing & tidying of gardens and parks; - Clean up of Lake Grace Swimming Pool area during main pool resurfacing works; NEWDEGATE: - General maintenance, gardening/mowing of the recreation grounds, parks and skate park; LAKE KING: - Carried out general gardening, mowing and spraying to all parks and gardens; VARLEY: - Carried out gardening maintenance and general maintenance, including spraying, mowing, raking of the town site, sports complex and cemetery for weeds;

Infrastructure Services Report – February

CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUESTS

From period of 1 July 2020 to 28 February 2021.

Complete Non-complete Total % Complete Works 11 2 13 84.6% Building 3 2 5 60.0% Parks & Gardens 11 4 15 73.3% Total 25 8 33 75.8%

Infrastructure Services Report – February

BUILDING SURVEYOR

Permits Approved – February 2021

Permit type Building Approval Unique Site Street Name Suburb Name Building Work Value of Owner's name Builder's name permit date property street Works number identifier number Planning DA5 19/02/2021 3 Elliott Street Lake Grace Oversized Shed $12,000 Jamie Eggers Application

Infrastructure Services Report – February

TRAFFIC COUNTS

Traffic Counters – February 2021

Average Average Start End Days Total Total Road Name Location Daily Daily Survey Survey Deployed Counts ESAs Counts ESAs SLK 1.20 near CBH bin crn Fitzgerald Rd 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 1507 39.66 2759.22 72.61 Brookton Hwy Old Ravensthorpe Rd SLK 21.60, north of Tuck Road 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 882 23.21 519.71 13.68 SLK 7.00, between Dillion Aylmore Rd 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 1008 26.53 504.38 13.27 Road and Edwards Road Taylor Rd SLK 9.50, near CBH bin 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 589 15.50 1363.63 35.89 Lake King - Norseman SLK 14.10 East of Hogan Road 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 1380 36.32 900.48 23.70 Rd North Lake Grace – SLK 22 near Doornock Road 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 2005 52.76 1269.16 33.40 Karlgarin Rd bust stop SLK 24 North of Mount Newdegate North Rd 01-Dec-20 08-Jan-21 38 776 20.42 606.88 15.97 Sheridan Road Biddy Camm Rd SLK 90.00-92.00 West of Holt

Rock Rd Burngup South Rd SLK 23.9- 28.00 south of

Mallee Hill Rd Fourteen Mile Rd SLK 16.1- 18.00 south of

Mallee Hill Rd Magenta Rd South of Ardler Road

Mallee Hill Rd SLK 7.97 – 10.00 between

Brookfield Rd & Slarke Rd Mount Sheridan Rd SLK 30.60-35.00 North East of

Mount Vernon Rd Tonkin Rd SLK 14.80-16.00 North West of

Oakley Rd

Infrastructure Services Report – February

Lake King Library - Statistics

Issued and

Renewals

January February March April May June July August September October November December 202 344 182 2012 36 412 353 280 539 399 360 490 391 257 376 268 2013 88 593 559 300 630 252 417 607 502 335 588 338 2014 51 767 743 332 677 649 380 520 614 429 655 297 2015 * 89 798 769 425 426 864 392 393 439 526 715 228 2016 2017 Approx 646 744 194 444 695 360 867 378 512 666 171 83 No No Comp Comput uter er 2018 214 493 690 255 690 675 364 808 434 438 524 607

2019 165 561 511 382 652 532 267 763 507 388 574 200 28th mar 2020 80 775 451 22 622 565 346 523 481 336 463 240

2021 76 210 11th Feb

*Power Outage caused lost data and issues with circulation, not all borrowings included. Dec 2016 and Jan 2017 No access to school for use of Library Computer- hand written loans and returns. Computer not working during April holidays.2017 and beginning of May –restricted borrowings due to manually writing down books. Library closed due to Covid19 April 2020

PHEOC BULLETIN #47

Tuesday 2 February 2021 14:00 Hours This bulletin has been authorised by the PHEOC Coordinator, Dr Revle Bangor-Jones COVID-19 Case numbers • As of Tuesday 2 February, there have been 904 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified in Western Australia (WA) and 48 historical cases. 886 people have recovered. • To date a total of 738,946 positive and negative COVID-19 tests have been conducted in WA. • WA: Daily snapshot • National: Current National Status • Worldwide: WHO Situation Reports & WHO Dashboard Living with COVID Perth metro, Peel and South West hard lockdown

Effective from 6pm Sunday, 31 January 2021 until 6pm Friday, 5 February, the Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions entered a 5-day lockdown, based on health advice. For more information, please see the announcement.

Everyone is required to wear a mask when outside their place of residence during this period, including at workplaces and on public transport. The HealthyWA website provides more information on mask use.

If you have been at any of the exposure locations at the times specified, you need to attend a COVID clinic for testing and isolate at home until you receive a negative result.

Continue to monitor for symptoms for 14 days following your visit. If you experience any symptoms at any time – fever, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, loss of smell or taste – go to a COVID clinic to be retested.

The list of exposure locations is available here.

These measures were implemented due to a fast-evolving situation in WA with a positive COVID-19 case detected in a hotel quarantine worker. The 2021 State general election

As part of their COVIDSafe voting plan for the 2021 State general election, the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) is encouraging everyone who has concerns about attending a polling place to vote prior to election day, either by postal vote or at an Early Voting Centre.

If there is an incident of community transmission of COVID-19 in WA leading up to or at the time of the election, the WAEC will follow the instructions and requirements of the Department of Health to determine the most appropriate steps.

More information is available on the Western Australian Electoral Commission website.

Wastewater testing in the community

The latest wastewater testing results across Perth and regional WA has shown no unexpected detection of COVID-19. Weekly testing has been ongoing since November at six of Perth's wastewater treatment plants - Subiaco, Woodman Point, Alkimos, Beenyup, Gordon Road and Point Peron. The Subiaco plant was the only one to have detected inactive viral fragments of SARS-CoV- 2. These detections were expected because the Subiaco plant processes wastewater from the State-run quarantine hotels. Regional wastewater treatment plant sites were added throughout January 2021 to include Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Northam, and Port Hedland.

See the Media Statement and COVID-19 wastewater testing webpage for more information. Queensland and Victoria travellers Following the latest public health advice, Queensland moved to the ‘very low risk’ category at 12.01am, Monday 1 February and Victoria will move to the ‘very low risk’ category at 12.01am, Friday 5 February, pending no further outbreaks. Under the ‘very low risk’ category, safe travel is permitted into WA, subject to the following updated conditions: • completion of a G2G PASS prior to travel, stipulating: o they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms; o which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • undergoing a health screening and temperature test if arriving at Perth Airport • being prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician; • undergoing a health screening if arriving by land. Based on the health advice, the small number of recent arrivals from Queensland and Victoria who are serving their 14 days of self-quarantine will be permitted to end their period of quarantine on the same day those states transition to ‘very low risk’. New South Wales travellers Effective 12:01am, Monday 25 January, travel from New South Wales is permitted into WA, subject to the following conditions: • self-quarantine for 14 days in a suitable premises; • present for a COVID-19 test on day 11; • complete a G2G Pass declaration, stipulating: o they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms; o which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; o undergo a health screening and temperature test on arrival if arriving at Perth Airport. • be prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary; by a health clinician (voluntary asymptomatic testing available for all airport arrivals); • undergo a health screening and have G2G Pass declaration checked at the border checkpoint if arriving by land before proceeding to self-quarantine premises. State-by-state risk rating Jurisdictions currently in the ‘low risk’ category include New South Wales and Victoria. Jurisdictions currently in the 'very low risk' category include the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. For more information, see the WA Government’s controller interstate border webpage. health.wa.gov.au SafeWA

There has been an expansion of the list of businesses and venues required to maintain a contact register. As of 6am on 2 February 2021, places added to the list include: • Retail venues (including supermarkets, department stores, shopping centres, pharmacies, hardware and department stores) and retail components of other businesses where customers are physically present such as bank branches; • Commercial buses or vessels that can carry 12 or more people where different groups of people interact (party buses, wine and food tour buses, hop on/hop off tour buses, sightseeing tours, party/function boats, sightseeing/tour boats, private charter buses/boats); • Public and private hospitals (visitors only - persons visiting patients, or attending meetings/lectures, couriers, and contractors); • Takeaway food and beverage services; • Events with a COVID Event Plan (500+ patrons), and certain outdoor functions and gatherings of under 500 people (e.g. weddings, corporate functions, fetes, festivals).

It is now also mandatory for businesses to use the SafeWA app as the electronic recording system for contact information.

Resources to help business promote and implement SafeWA and paper-based contact registers are available on the WA Government’s contact registers stakeholder toolkit webpage. This includes paper-based contact register templates, information posters and how-to guides. Resources for businesses on mandatory contact registers is available in 27 languages. Community Airports

Airports and air travel can present an increased risk of COVID-19 transmission due to the presence of people who may be infectious. Wearing face masks is effective in helping to prevent this. Please refer to the WA Government’s frequently asked questions on face masks for more information. COVID-19 Vaccination Program As the WA implementation plan for the roll out of the vaccine program is further developed, the following links provide the most up-to-date news and information: • WA Health: COVID-19 Vaccine (for consumers) including a link to the national hotline for more information and COVID-19 Vaccination Program (for health professionals) including a link to subscribe to the WA COVID-19 Vaccine Update. • The Australian Government COVID-19 vaccines hub to find out more about the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine national roll-out strategy and where to subscribe to the Australian Government COVID-19 vaccines update. Directions updates COVID-19 State of Emergency Declarations and Community Advice summarises the latest COVID- 19 Directions that are in place in WA. Further information can be found on WA Government website. New Directions: Stay at Home and Closure (Perth, Peel and the South West Regions) Directions (No 2) Closure and Restriction (Limit the Spread) Directions (No 12)

health.wa.gov.au Visitors to Residential Aged Care Facilities Directions (No 5) Face Covering Directions Presentation for Testing Directions (No 15)

Amended Directions: Controlled Border for Western Australia Amendment Directions (No 12) Controlled Border for Western Australia Amendment Directions (No 11) Updated fact sheets Clinician alert #44 – all clinicians Testing Criteria for SARS-CoV-2 in WA #25 Presentation for Testing Fact Sheet Testing General population testing criteria Any person may be tested if they have any one of the following clinical criteria: fever (≥37.50C) OR history of fever (e.g. night sweats, chills), without a known source OR an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, runny nose) OR acute loss of smell or taste. Testing locations Testing locations are listed on Healthy WA. Reporting Notify suspected COVID-19 cases by completing the notification form either ONLINE or by printing out the notification form. Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) The latest iteration was released on 29 January 2021. Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the key decision-making committee for health emergencies. It is comprised of all state and territory Chief Health Officers and is chaired by the Australian Chief Medical Officer. The AHPPC has an ongoing role to advise the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) on health protection matters and national priorities. AHPPC is also tasked with the role of mitigating emerging health threats related to infectious diseases, the environment as well as natural and human made disasters. The latest statement from AHPPC statement is:

• 23 January 2021 – Statement on COVID-19 and influenza vaccination requirements for aged care workers Business and Industry Resources for more information • Latest Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) News • WA Department of Health; HealthyWA • Department of Health Media Releases • Australian Government Health Department • Advice for the public (WHO)

health.wa.gov.au • Advice in other languages and Translated Resources • Advice for Aboriginal people • Covid Clinic walkthrough – in multiple languages Who to contact for more information • COVID-19 Clinic ONLY Test Results Enquiry Line: 1800 313 223 (Note: NOT for GP referred testing or private pathology clinic tests) • COVID-19 WA Public Information Line: 132 6843 (13 COVID) • COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Exemption Application: Visit the G2G PASS website or complete the exemption application form • COVID-19 WA Police Line: 131 444 To report breaches of: self-quarantine, business activities, border controls and other State of Emergency Directions.

Next advice - The PHEOC Bulletin is issued weekly. Next issue: Tuesday 9 February 2021.

Last updated 2 February 2021 This document can be made available in alternative formats on request for a person with

disability. © Department of Health 2021

health.wa.gov.au

PHEOC BULLETIN #48

Thursday 11 February 2021 14:00 Hours This bulletin has been authorised by the PHEOC Coordinator, Dr Revle Bangor-Jones COVID-19 Case numbers • As of Thursday 11 February, there have been 910 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified in Western Australia (WA) and 50 historical cases. 893 people have recovered. • To date a total of 818,788 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in WA. • WA: Daily snapshot • National: Current National Status • Worldwide: WHO Situation Reports & WHO Dashboard Living with COVID Out of lockdown At 6:01pm on 5 February, Perth, Peel and South West regions came out of lockdown. Some restrictions remain in place for Perth and Peel until 12.01am Sunday 14 February. For people in the South West regions, the current Perth and Peel region restrictions do not apply. However, general restrictions and controlled interstate borders still apply as they did before the lockdown.

Perth metropolitan area and the Peel region

For the Perth metropolitan area and the Peel region, masks are still mandatory outside the home, including in the workplace. The HealthyWA website provides more information on mask use. A 4sqm rule will apply to all gatherings up to a maximum of 150 patrons (excluding staff) for hospitality, entertainment, public and fitness venues. A 150-person capacity limit will apply at all events, including weddings, funerals and community sport (including players, officials and spectators) and a 20-person limit for private gatherings.

Only essential travel is permitted in and out of the Perth and Peel regions to other parts of WA.

See the WA Government website for more information about current restrictions.

If you have been at any of the exposure locations at the times specified, you need to attend a COVID clinic for testing and isolate at home until you receive a negative result. The list of exposure locations is available here.

Continue to monitor for symptoms for 14 days following your visit. If you experience any COVID symptoms at any time – fever, recent history of fever, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat, runny nose, loss of smell or taste – go to a COVID clinic to be retested. Queensland travellers Following the latest public health advice, Queensland moved to the ‘very low risk’ category at 12.01am, Monday 1 February. Under the ‘very low risk’ category, safe travel is permitted into WA, subject to the following updated conditions: • completion of a G2G PASS prior to travel, stipulating: o they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms; o which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • undergoing a health screening and temperature test if arriving at Perth Airport • being prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician; • undergoing a health screening if arriving by land. Based on the health advice, the small number of recent arrivals from Queensland who were serving their 14 days of self-quarantine were permitted to end their period of quarantine on the same day the state transitioned to ‘very low risk’. Victorian travellers Following the latest public health advice, there is no change to entry conditions for travellers from Victoria who remain subject to 14 days of self-quarantine and Day 11 COVID-19 testing. State-by-state risk rating Jurisdictions currently in the ‘low risk’ category include New South Wales and Victoria. Jurisdictions currently in the 'very low risk' category include the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. For more information, see the WA Government’s controller interstate border webpage. SafeWA

Under the Contact Register Directions, there is now specific provision that a person who fails to provide their contact information at a relevant place in accordance with the direction must not remain at the relevant place.

If a business displays a business QR code, they must also display the 'Safe WA' QR code in a way which clearly identifies it as the 'Safe WA' QR code and ensures that the person entering the relevant place can use the 'Safe WA' app instead.

COVID-19 Vaccination Program The Director General of the WA Department of Health has announced details of WA’s COVID-19 vaccination program, including the location of WA managed vaccination hubs.

health.wa.gov.au Delivered in partnership with the Australian Government, the vaccination program is being implemented in a phased approach, with the first eligible group (phase 1a) expected to receive the vaccine from the week beginning February 22, 2021. The first state administered vaccines will be allocated to quarantine hotel workers, including hotel staff, police, security and medical support, international airport workers with face-to-face contact with travellers, security and clinical staff at the international airport, transport staff involved in flight crew and quarantine hotel transfers, defined staff at sea ports who board and spend time on vessels with crew, and identified emergency and ward staff of Fiona Stanley and Royal Perth Hospitals who receive and treat the bulk of international arrivals. Also included in phase 1a will be high risk frontline health care workers. As more vaccine doses become available the program will be expanded to include additional priority groups. The Commonwealth government will be responsible for delivering COVID vaccinations to residents and staff of aged and disability residential care facilities. More information is available on the following sites: • WA Health: COVID-19 Vaccine (for consumers) and COVID-19 Vaccination Program (for health professionals) including a link to subscribe to the WA COVID-19 Vaccine Update. • The Australian Government COVID-19 vaccines hub to find out more about the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine national roll-out strategy and where to subscribe to the Australian Government COVID-19 vaccines update. Directions updates COVID-19 State of Emergency Declarations and Community Advice summarises the latest COVID- 19 Directions that are in place in WA. Further information can be found on WA Government website. New Directions: Safe Transition for Western Australia Directions Closure and Restriction (Limit the Spread) Directions (No 13) Contact Register Directions Visitors to Residential Aged Care Facilities Directions (No 6) Designation of an Essential, Community or Human Service and Supply Under Remote Aboriginal Communities Directions (No 3) (Members of Parliament and Electoral Candidates)

Relationship between the Safe Transition for Western Australia Directions and the Closure and Restrictions (Limit the Spread) Directions #13 - It is imperative that the two Directions are read side by side. Please refer to paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Safe Transition Directions for specific details on their application.

Amended Directions: Controlled Border for Western Australia Amendment Directions (No 12) Updated fact sheets Clinician alert #45 – all clinicians Clinician alert #44 – all clinicians Testing Criteria for SARS-CoV-2 in WA #25

health.wa.gov.au Testing General population testing criteria Any person may be tested if they have any one of the following clinical criteria: fever (≥37.50C) OR history of fever (e.g. night sweats, chills), without a known source OR an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, runny nose) OR acute loss of smell or taste. Testing locations Testing locations are listed on Healthy WA. Reporting Notify suspected COVID-19 cases by completing the notification form either ONLINE or by printing out the notification form. Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) The latest iteration was released on 29 January 2021. Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the key decision-making committee for health emergencies. It is comprised of all state and territory Chief Health Officers and is chaired by the Australian Chief Medical Officer. The AHPPC has an ongoing role to advise the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) on health protection matters and national priorities. AHPPC is also tasked with the role of mitigating emerging health threats related to infectious diseases, the environment as well as natural and human made disasters. The latest statement from AHPPC statement is:

• 3 February 2021 – Updated statement on minimising the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools Business and Industry Resources for more information • Latest Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) News • WA Department of Health; HealthyWA • Department of Health Media Releases • Australian Government Health Department • Advice for the public (WHO) • Advice in other languages and Translated Resources • Advice for Aboriginal people • Covid Clinic walkthrough – in multiple languages Who to contact for more information • COVID-19 Clinic ONLY Test Results Enquiry Line: 1800 313 223 (Note: NOT for GP referred testing or private pathology clinic tests) • COVID-19 WA Public Information Line: 132 6843 (13 COVID) • COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Exemption Application: Visit the G2G PASS website or complete the exemption application form • COVID-19 WA Police Line: 131 444 To report breaches of: self-quarantine, business activities, border controls and other State of Emergency Directions.

health.wa.gov.au Next advice - The PHEOC Bulletin is issued weekly. Next issue: Tuesday 16 February 2021.

Last updated 11 February 2021 This document can be made available in alternative formats on request for a person with

disability. © Department of Health 2021

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PHEOC BULLETIN #49

Thursday 18 February 2021 14:00 Hours This bulletin has been authorised by the PHEOC Coordinator, Dr Revle Bangor-Jones COVID-19 Case numbers • As of Thursday 18 February, there have been 910 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified in Western Australia (WA) and 50 historical cases. 898 people have recovered. • To date a total of 843,114 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in WA. • WA: Daily snapshot • National: Current National Status • Worldwide: WHO Situation Reports & WHO Dashboard Living with COVID Return to pre-lockdown life The Perth and Peel restrictions ended as planned at 12.01am, Sunday, 14 February.

From this date masks are no longer required to be worn either inside or outside (unless at an airport, travelling on an aircraft, or transporting a person subject to a quarantine direction), there are no travel restrictions in WA, except for remote Aboriginal communities, and mandatory contact registration will continue, as was planned prior to the lockdown.

Western Australia’s controlled interstate border, and the capacity restrictions which were in place prior to the snap five-day lockdown, are in place pending ongoing health advice. As was the case before the lockdown, public or private events involving more than 500 patrons that require local government authority approval will need an approved COVID Event Plan as part of that process.

Western Australians should continue to practise physical distancing where possible, always maintain good personal hygiene, and get tested when unwell. New South Wales travellers New South Wales moved from ‘low risk’ to ‘very low risk’ at 12.01am, on Tuesday, 16 February. Under the ‘very low risk’ category, safe travel is permitted into WA subject to the following updated conditions: • completion of a G2G Pass declaration, stipulating they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms and which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • all Perth Airport arrivals to undergo a health screening and temperature test; • travellers to be prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician (voluntary asymptomatic testing also available); and • land arrivals to be met at the border checkpoint, for a health screening and to have their G2G Pass declaration checked.

Victorian travellers Given the evolving situation in Victoria, the Chief Health Officer recommended Victoria be reclassified as ‘medium risk’ from 6pm on Friday, 12 February 2021. The hard border with Victoria means only exempt travellers are permitted to enter WA. The exemption list is limited to: • certain senior Government officials; • certain active military personnel; • a member of the Commonwealth Parliament; • a person carrying out functions under a law of the Commonwealth; • a person responsible for transport freight or logistics; and • anyone who is given approval by State Emergency Coordinator or an authorised officer.

The final category includes compassionate reasons - including those Western Australians that may have travelled to Victoria recently and need to return to WA.

These people will be assessed by WA Police and will be required to complete 14 days of self- quarantine and be tested for COVID-19 on arrival and on day 11.

Victoria set to move to ‘low risk’ from Saturday, February 20 Pending no further outbreaks and based on the latest public health advice, Victoria is expected to move to the ‘low risk’ category from 12.01am Saturday, February 20. See the controlled interstate border page for up to date information. Under the ‘low risk’ category, travel is permitted into WA, subject to the following strict conditions:

• complete a G2G Pass declaration, stipulating they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms, which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • self-quarantine for 14 days in a suitable premise; • present for a COVID-19 test on day 11; • all Perth Airport arrivals to undergo a health screening and temperature test on arrival; • be prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician (voluntary asymptomatic testing available for all airport arrivals); and • land arrivals to be met at the border checkpoint, for a health screening and to have their G2G Pass declaration checked before proceeding to self-quarantine premise. State-by-state risk rating All other jurisdictions except Victoria are considered ‘very low risk’ and are permitted to enter WA without COVID-19 testing or self-quarantine requirements. The WA Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor and review border controls to determine if any further adjustments can be made in the future. For more information, see the WA Government’s controlled interstate border webpage. SafeWA Under the Contact Register Directions, there is now specific provision that a person who fails to provide their contact information at a relevant place in accordance with the direction must not remain at the relevant place. As there is a mutual responsibility for contact registers between the business or venue and the individual, it is vital that all Western Australians ensure they are registering their contact details where contact registers are mandatory, to assist contact tracing if it is required.

health.wa.gov.au If a business displays a business QR code, they must also display the 'Safe WA' QR code in a way which clearly identifies it as the 'Safe WA' QR code and ensures that the person entering the relevant place can use the 'Safe WA' app instead.

See the WA Government’s website for more information. COVID-19 Vaccination Program Following the recent announcement by the Director General of the WA Department of Health regarding WA’s COVID-19 vaccination program, plans are well underway for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to the first eligible group (phase 1a) from the week beginning February 22, 2021. More information is available on the following sites [check these regularly for updates]: • HealthyWA - COVID-19 Vaccine (for consumers) including general FAQs and Phase 1a FAQs for quarantine and border workers • WA Health - COVID-19 Vaccination Program (for health professionals) including links for COVID- 19 vaccination training for health providers and how to subscribe to the WA COVID-19 Vaccine Update.

The Australian Government COVID-19 vaccines hub has been significantly updated to include the latest news and information about the development, approval process and rollout plans for the COVID-19 vaccines. Some highlights include the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) provisional approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine [16/02/2021] and information about COVID-19 vaccines translated into multiple languages. Directions updates COVID-19 State of Emergency Declarations and community advice summarises the latest COVID- 19 Directions that are in place in WA. Further information can be found on WA Government website. New Directions: Presentation for Testing Directions (No 16) Victorian Outbreak Response Directions (No 2) Closure and Restriction (Limit the Spread) Directions (No 13) Contact Register Directions Designation of an Essential, Community or Human Service and Supply Under Remote Aboriginal Communities Directions (No 3) (Members of Parliament and Electoral Candidates) Amended Directions: Controlled Border for Western Australia Amended Directions (No 14) Controlled Border for Western Australia Amended Directions (No 13) Victorian Outbreak Response (No 2) Amendment Directions Updated fact sheets Clinical alert #46 – all clinicians Clinician alert #45 – all clinicians Clinician alert #44 – all clinicians Testing Criteria for SARS-CoV-2 in WA #26 Testing General population testing criteria Any person may be tested if they have any one of the following clinical criteria: fever (≥37.50C) OR history of fever (e.g. night sweats, chills), without a known source OR an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, runny nose) OR acute loss of smell or taste.

health.wa.gov.au Testing locations Testing locations are listed on Healthy WA. Reporting Notify suspected COVID-19 cases by completing the notification form either ONLINE or by printing out the notification form. Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) The latest iteration was released on 29 January 2021. Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the key decision-making committee for health emergencies. It is comprised of all state and territory Chief Health Officers and is chaired by the Australian Chief Medical Officer. The AHPPC has an ongoing role to advise the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) on health protection matters and national priorities. AHPPC is also tasked with the role of mitigating emerging health threats related to infectious diseases, the environment as well as natural and human made disasters. The latest statement from AHPPC statement is:

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PHEOC BULLETIN #50 Thursday 25 February 2021 14:00 Hours This bulletin has been authorised by the PHEOC Coordinator, Dr Revle Bangor-Jones

COVID-19 Case numbers • As of Thursday 25 February, there have been 913 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified in Western Australia (WA) and 54 historical cases. 901 people have recovered. • To date a total of 860,784 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in WA. • WA: Daily snapshot • National: Current National Status • Worldwide: WHO Situation Reports & WHO Dashboard

Living with COVID Return to pre-lockdown life The Perth and Peel restrictions ended as planned at 12.01am, Sunday, 14 February. From this date masks are no longer required to be worn either inside or outside (unless at an airport, travelling on an aircraft, or transporting a person subject to a quarantine direction), there are no travel restrictions in WA, except for remote Aboriginal communities, and mandatory contact registration will continue, as was planned prior to the lockdown.

Victorian travellers Victoria moved from the ‘medium risk’ to the ‘low risk’ category at 12.01am Saturday, February 20. Under the ‘low risk’ category, travel is permitted into WA, subject to the following strict conditions:

• complete a G2G Pass declaration, stipulating they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms, which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • self-quarantine for 14 days in a suitable premise; • present for a COVID-19 test on day 11; • all Perth Airport arrivals to undergo a health screening and temperature test on arrival; • be prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician (voluntary asymptomatic testing available for all airport arrivals); and • land arrivals to be met at the border checkpoint, for a health screening and to have their G2G Pass declaration checked before proceeding to self-quarantine premise. State-by-state risk rating All other jurisdictions except Victoria are considered ‘very low risk’ and are permitted to enter WA without COVID-19 testing or self-quarantine requirements. They are still, however, required to complete a G2G PASS declaration and undergo a health screening upon arrival into WA. The WA Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor and review border controls to determine if any further adjustments can be made in the future. For more information, see the WA Government’s controlled interstate border webpage. Events The Public Events team within the Department of Health is undertaking a review of events in WA with recommendations to be provided to the Chief Health Officer for decision/approval to inform the COVID Event Guidelines and Limit the Spread Directions.

SafeWA As there is a mutual responsibility for contact registers between the business or venue and the individual, it is vital that all Western Australians ensure they are registering their contact details where contact registers are mandatory, to assist contact tracing if it is required. See the WA Government’s website for more information.

COVID-19 Vaccination Program Monday, 22 February marked a major milestone for WA Health, with the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine being administered to at-risk frontline workers. A hotel quarantine nurse was the first person in WA to get the vaccine. The Australian Government also commenced their COVID-19 vaccination program, with a focus on vaccinating residents and staff of aged care and disability services nationally and delivering on the plan to offer around 60,000 Pfizer vaccines to priority populations. The vaccine rollout is based on the Australian Government’s national plan, prioritising people whose workplaces put them at greatest risk of exposure to COVID-19, of passing it on, and those deemed most at risk of becoming seriously ill from the disease. It is anticipated that members of the public will have access to vaccination through GPs, respiratory clinics and Aboriginal Health Services from the middle of the year. To see the full list of eligible populations and when they can expect to receive the vaccine, please visit our trusted sources below. • HealthyWA - COVID-19 Vaccine (for consumers) including general FAQs and Phase 1a FAQs for quarantine and border workers

health.wa.gov.au • WA Health - COVID-19 Vaccination Program (for health professionals) including links for COVID- 19 vaccination training for health providers and how to subscribe to the WA COVID-19 Vaccine Update.

Amended Directions: Controlled Border for Western Australia Amended Directions (No 15) Controlled Border for Western Australia Amended Directions (No 14) Controlled Border for Western Australia Amended Directions (No 13)

Updated fact sheets Clinical alert #46 – all clinicians Testing Criteria for SARS-CoV-2 in WA #26

Testing General population testing criteria Any person may be tested if they have any one of the following clinical criteria: fever (≥37.50C) OR history of fever (e.g. night sweats, chills), without a known source OR an acute respiratory infection (e.g. shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, runny nose) OR acute loss of smell or taste. Testing locations Testing locations are listed on Healthy WA. Reporting Notify suspected COVID-19 cases by completing the notification form either ONLINE or by printing out the notification form.

Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) The latest iteration was released on 29 January 2021.

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) is the key decision-making committee for health emergencies. It is comprised of all state and territory Chief Health Officers and is chaired by the Australian Chief Medical Officer. The AHPPC has an ongoing role to advise the Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC) on health protection matters and national priorities. AHPPC is also tasked with the role of

health.wa.gov.au mitigating emerging health threats related to infectious diseases, the environment as well as natural and human made disasters. The latest statement from AHPPC statement is:

• 3 February 2021 – Updated statement on minimising the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools

Business and Industry Resources for more information • Latest Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) News • WA Department of Health; HealthyWA • Department of Health Media Releases • Australian Government Health Department • Advice for the public (WHO) • Advice in other languages and Translated Resources • Advice for Aboriginal people • Covid Clinic walkthrough – in multiple languages

Who to contact for more information • COVID-19 Clinic ONLY Test Results Enquiry Line: 1800 313 223 (Note: NOT for GP referred testing or private pathology clinic tests) • COVID-19 WA Public Information Line: 132 6843 (13 COVID) • COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Exemption Application: Visit the G2G PASS website or complete the exemption application form • COVID-19 WA Police Line: 131 444 To report breaches of: self-quarantine, business activities, border controls and other State of Emergency Directions.

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PHEOC BULLETIN #51 Tuesday 2 March 2021 14:00 Hours This bulletin has been authorised by the PHEOC Coordinator, Dr Revle Bangor-Jones

COVID-19 Case numbers • As of Tuesday 2 March, there have been 913 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified in Western Australia (WA) and 52 historical cases. 901 people have recovered. • To date a total of 870,745 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in WA. • WA: Daily snapshot • National: Current National Status • Worldwide: WHO Situation Reports & WHO Dashboard

Living with COVID The 2021 State general election The WA Electoral Commission has prepared responses to frequently asked questions in preparation for the upcoming state election. Victorian travellers Victoria moved from the ‘medium risk’ to the ‘low risk’ category at 12.01am Saturday, February 20. Under the ‘low risk’ category, travel is permitted into WA, subject to the following strict conditions:

• complete a G2G Pass declaration, stipulating they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms, which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • self-quarantine for 14 days in a suitable premise; • present for a COVID-19 test on day 11; • all Perth Airport arrivals to undergo a health screening and temperature test on arrival; • be prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician (voluntary asymptomatic testing available for all airport arrivals); and • land arrivals to be met at the border checkpoint, for a health screening and to have their G2G Pass declaration checked before proceeding to self-quarantine premise. State-by-state risk rating All jurisdictions except Victoria are considered ‘very low risk’ and are permitted to enter WA without COVID-19 testing or self-quarantine requirements. They are still, however, required to complete a G2G PASS declaration and undergo a health screening upon arrival into WA. The WA Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor and review border controls to determine if any further adjustments can be made in the future. For more information, see the WA Government’s controlled interstate border webpage.

Events The Public Events team within the Department of Health is undertaking a review of events in WA with recommendations to be provided to the Chief Health Officer for decision/approval to inform the COVID Event Guidelines and Limit the Spread Directions. Contact tracing training modules A series of four e-learning modules have been developed to support surveillance officers within the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) Operations Team. Health professionals who are interested in contact tracing are welcome to complete the training. These modules can be found under ‘Fact sheets and further resources’.

COVID-19 Vaccination Program WA marked the first week of the COVID-19 vaccination program with the first jab administered on Monday 22 February. WA Health started offering vaccinations from Tuesday 2 March in new clinics at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and the first regional centre at Bunbury Health Campus. Find out more. For the most up-to date information on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, please visit the trusted sources below: • HealthyWA - COVID-19 Vaccine (for consumers) including FAQs for the WA community about the COVID-19 vaccination program. • WA Health - COVID-19 Vaccination Program (for health professionals) including targeted information for WA health providers and how to subscribe to the WA COVID-19 Vaccine Update. • The Australian Government - COVID-19 vaccines hub including the latest news and information about the development, approval process and rollout plans for the COVID-19 vaccines.

Directions updates COVID-19 State of Emergency Declarations and community advice summarises the latest COVID- 19 Directions that are in place in WA. Further information can be found on WA Government website. New Directions: Visitors to Residential Aged Care Facilities Directions (No 7) Revocation (Visitors to Residential Aged Care Facilities Directions (No 6) Directions) Presentation for Testing (Quarantine Centre Workers) Directions (No 6) Victorian Outbreak Response (No 2) Revocation Directions

Amended Directions: Controlled Border for Western Australia Amended Directions (No 15)

Updated fact sheets Clinician alert #47 – all clinicians Testing Criteria for SARS-CoV-2 in WA #27

health.wa.gov.au Reporting Notify suspected COVID-19 cases by completing the notification form either ONLINE or by printing out the notification form.

Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) The latest iteration was released on 29 January 2021.

• 3 February 2021 – Updated statement on minimising the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools

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PHEOC BULLETIN #52 Tuesday 9 March 2021 14:00 Hours This bulletin has been authorised by the PHEOC Coordinator, Dr Revle Bangor-Jones

COVID-19 Case numbers • As of Tuesday 9 March, there have been 920 confirmed cases of COVID-19 notified in Western Australia (WA) and 53 historical cases. 903 people have recovered. • To date a total of 889,786 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in WA. • WA: Daily snapshot • National: Current National Status • Worldwide: WHO Situation Reports & WHO Dashboard

Living with COVID The 2021 State general election The WA Electoral Commission has prepared responses to frequently asked questions in preparation for the upcoming state election. Victorian travellers Victoria will transition from ‘low risk’ to ‘very low risk’ at 12.01am Monday, March 15, pending no further outbreaks. Under the ‘very low risk’ category, safe travel is permitted into WA subject to the following updated conditions: • completion of a G2G Pass declaration, stipulating they do not have any COVID-19 symptoms and which jurisdictions the traveller has been in over the previous 14 days; • all Perth Airport arrivals to undergo a health screening and temperature test; • travellers to be prepared to take a COVID-19 test at the airport COVID clinic, if deemed necessary by a health clinician (voluntary asymptomatic testing also available); and • land arrivals to be met at the border checkpoint, for a health screening and to have their G2G Pass declaration checked.

State-by-state risk rating All jurisdictions except Victoria are considered ‘very low risk’ and are permitted to enter WA without COVID-19 testing or self-quarantine requirements. They are still, however, required to complete a G2G PASS declaration and undergo a health screening upon arrival into WA. The WA Chief Health Officer will continue to monitor and review border controls to determine if any further adjustments can be made in the future. For more information, see the WA Government’s controlled interstate border webpage.

Venue capacity update More people will be permitted into venues from 12.01am on Monday, March 15 pending the latest public health advice. Increased capacity of up to 75 per cent will be allowed at seated outdoor and indoor venues including: • restaurants, cafes, food courts, and bars; • indoor and outdoor auditoriums and amphitheatres; • theatres; • concert halls; • cinemas; • comedy lounges; • performing arts centres; • places of worship; • function centres; • community, recreation or youth centre or facilities, including community halls and sporting clubs including but not limited to: o community halls, sporting clubs, Returned and Services League facilities and Police and Community Youth Centres • WA’s major stadiums (Optus Stadium, HBF Park, RAC Arena, HBF Stadium - Main Arena); and • funeral parlours.

If the 2 square metre rule capacity is greater than 75 per cent capacity, the greater option will be permitted for these particular venues and events.

The 2 square metre rule will continue to apply to all other venues and facilities with unfixed seating.

See the media statement and announcement for more information.

Contact tracing training modules A series of four e-learning modules have been developed to support surveillance officers within the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) Operations Team. Health professionals who are interested in contact tracing are welcome to complete the training. These modules can be found under ‘Fact sheets and further resources’.

COVID-19 Vaccination Program WA’s COVID-19 vaccination program commenced on Monday 22 February, with 9,289 people having received their first dose as at 09/03/2021. A central COVID-19 vaccination clinic opened at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday 7 March following the arrival of 21,000 doses of the Oxford/Astra Zeneca vaccine. Anyone from Phase 1A, including police and fire and emergency services staff, are encouraged to book a spot. The clinic adds significant capacity to the State’s vaccination program, complementing clinics at hospitals across the metropolitan area, Bunbury Health Campus and Broome Hospital with additional regional clinics coming online in the near future. For the most up-to date information on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program, please visit the trusted sources below: • HealthyWA - COVID-19 Vaccine (for consumers) including FAQs for the WA community about the COVID-19 vaccination program. • WA Health - COVID-19 Vaccination Program (for health professionals) including targeted information for WA health providers and how to subscribe to the WA COVID-19 Vaccine Update.

health.wa.gov.au • The Australian Government - COVID-19 Vaccines hub including the latest news and information about the development, approval process and rollout plans for the COVID-19 vaccines.

Updated fact sheets Clinician alert #47 – all clinicians Testing Criteria for SARS-CoV-2 in WA #27

Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) The latest iteration was released on 4 March 2021.

• 3 February 2021 – Updated statement on minimising the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools

health.wa.gov.au Business and Industry Resources for more information • Latest Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) News • WA Department of Health; HealthyWA • Department of Health Media Releases • Australian Government Health Department • Advice for the public (WHO) • Advice in other languages and Translated Resources • Advice for Aboriginal people • Covid Clinic walkthrough – in multiple languages

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THE DOWERIN DO-OVER A FESTIVAL OF IDEAS IN THE WHEATBELT

The Dowerin Do-Over is a regional showcase event and street party finale that will explore what can be achieved when local leaders and government partners collaborate with the aim of creating great places.

The ‘Do-Over’ is part conference, part hands-on placemaking, and will include 1.5 days of interactive activities along Dowerin’s Mainstreet. Get involved and learn more about new ideas to re-activate your regional town, including pop-up activations, presentations, demonstrations, funshops, community interventions, public space and amenity improvements and other knowledge sharing activities.

This event is targeted at regional local & state government staff, elected members, community resource centre representatives, community and business organisations and absolutely everyone keen to find new and innovative ways to create great regional towns.

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Program Brief DOWERIN WELCOME EVENT & COMEDY NIGHT THURSDAY, 29 APRIL 2021 DOWERIN COMMUNITY CLUB (1 Memorial Ave)

The festivities commence with a hilarious evening planned at the Dowerin Community Club with a welcoming address and Live Comedy performed by some of Perth’s best comedians. This is a great networking opportunity and chance to check out some new event ideas in action. Glamping options and meals are available.

DOWERIN DO-OVER: A FESTIVAL OF IDEAS FRIDAY, 30 APRIL 2021

Our full-day program will keep the festivities rolling with a diverse selection of placemaking and business facilitators, activations, installations, group discussions and fresh ideas to revitalise your regional centre. We intend on creating a truly unique and immersive experience, so come along and don’t miss out on the evening street party and see Dowerin come to life!

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15th March 2021 PRESS RELEASE

Staging Plan to Progress Regional Road Freight Strategy Individual freight routes being upgraded under a regional strategy to improve road freight safety and productivity have been announced with the release of the Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network Staging Plan today. The joint project of 42 Local Governments across the region has been further enhanced by $93 million additional funding from State and Federal Governments to enable the second stage of the program to be developed as outlined in the Staging Plan. The additional $80 million combined with the previously committed $70m brings the total Federal Government project contribution to $150 million, and the $13 million contribution from the State brings $37.5 million the amount committed by Western Australian Government and Local Governments. Steering Committee Chair Cr Katrina Crute said the total project funding will enable upgrade of 950 km of the highest priority routes over the next six years. “This will deliver real economic benefits through lower freight costs, increasing international competitiveness and improving road safety,” Cr Crute said. “This project has only been able to proceed thanks to financial support from the Commonwealth Government through the Roads of Strategic Importance initiative and JobMaker Plan and the Western Australian Government.” “Local Governments in the region are on target to deliver upgrades to 15 of the 54 routes included in the overall plan as shown in the Staging Plan.” “We will continue to engage with Federal and State Governments, seeking funding in the future for Stages 3, 4 and 5 of this transformational project.” Planning for the Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network project began in October 2014 with a commitment from 42 Local Governments to work together to improve freight routes across the network. This makes it the largest known collaboration between Local Governments in Australia. Although the first routes to be upgraded do not cross into every Local Government area, the group remains committed to achieving benefits throughout the region. Cr Crute thanked the Federal and State Government, State and Federal Ministers for their ongoing support and commitment to the project. “Projects like this require input from a variety of stakeholders to ensure their success over the long term, there are many people in the State and Federal Governments who have helped us get to this point, and the 42 Local Governments are very grateful” The Steering Committee acknowledged WALGA, Main Roads WA, Regional Development Australia Wheatbelt, Wheatbelt Development Commission, The Shire of Kulin and the Shire of Koorda for their continued support of this project through the provision of administrative support and guidance. WSFN Route Prioritisation Funding

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Priority 1 - Funded Priority 2 - Under Consideration for Funding Priority 3, 4, 5 - Unfunded Localities 1 DALWALLINU Main Roads WA 1 Railways JURIEN BAY 5 Wheatbelt Region 2 5 1 Jurien Bay to Dalwallinu - Aglime 4 MOORA 3 2 Burakin to Wialki 6 3 Regans Ford to Miling 3 7 4 Wongan Hills to Bullfinch 3 4 4 5 Dowerin to Dalwallinu 4 6 Kellerberrin to Beacon 7 Nungarin to Wialki WONGAN 4 8 8 HILLS 5 4 8 Lancelin to Meckering - Aglime 2 6 8 9 Cunderdin to Koorda 9 7 10 Warralakin to Burracoppin SOUTHERN CROSS 11 Indian Ocean Drive to Brand Highway - Aglime 1 11 WYALKATCHEM 10 12 Gingin to Northam 12 GOOMALLING 13 Cunderdin to Corrigin 12 14 Kellerberrin to Yoting 9 8 6 15 Kellerberrin to Babakin MERREDIN 16 Doodlakine to Hyden YANCHEP KELLERBERRIN 17 Merredin to Kondinin 52 18 17 18 Bruce Rock to Moorine Rock NORTHAM 16 19 Bruce Rock to Wogarl 18 21 Dangin to Kweda 13 14 18 YORK 22 Corrigin to Bruce Rock 15 19 23 Corrigin to South Kumminin PERTH 26 Wandering to Aldersyde 54 QUAIRADING 16 16 27 Bulyee to Tincurrin BEVERLEY 28 Corrigin to Katanning 13 22 21 29 Hyden to Woolocutty KWINANA 54 CORRIGIN 23 ROCKINGHAM 30 Hyden to Norseman 16 29 31 Narrogin to North Bannister 53 30 32 Pingelly to Wickepin 26 27 33 Wickepin to Corrigin MANDURAH PINGELLY 34 Karlgarin to Lake Grace 26 35 Hyden to Newdegate (Western) PINJARRA 26 38 34 28 38 36 Hyden to Newdegate (Eastern) 32 33 27 37 Cuballing to Wickepin 37 38 Kulin to Holt Rock 31 39 40 39 Harrismith to Kuender 41 39 39 34 40 Kulin to Tarin Rock 35 36 41 Narrogin to Harrismith 27 NEWDEGATE 42 Williams to Darkan HARVEY 28 43 Wagin to Albany Highway 43 44 LAKE GRACE 44 Wagin to Wickepin WAGIN 36 42 49 51 45 Collie to Changerup BUNBURY 50 46 Darkan to Moodiarrup 28 48 47 Boyup Brook to Arthur River COLLIE 45 46 48 Dumbleyung to Nyabing 47 49 Kukerin to Albany BUSSELTON RAVENSTHORPE 50 Newdegate to Jacup 47 46 KATANNING 51 Newdegate to Dunn Rock 52 Northam town access from Great Eastern Highway 53 Corrigin to Hyden 54 Dale to Mawson Department of Water and Environmental Regulation Rural Water Planning Update 19/03/2021

The Rural Water Planning program targets the state’s dryland agricultural regions which receive less than 600 millimetres of annual rainfall. Those without access to a reticulated water service are given priority as these areas are the most vulnerable to serious water deficiencies.

Water Deficiency Declarations

Under the Government policy relating to the provision of emergency farmland water in dryland agricultural districts, there is provision for the Minister for Water (with endorsement from the Minister for Agriculture) to approve a water deficiency declaration in the event that a localised group of farmers have to travel more than 40 km from the farm gate to cart water for livestock purposes. Under such an arrangement, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulations takes responsibility for ensuring that livestock water is provided at a more central point to reduce the distances travelled by farmers and the associated transportation cost. A declaration is a last resort option after all available community water supplies have been exhausted. Water deficiency arrangements are managed by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulations through the Rural Water Planning Program.

Low winter rainfall during 2018, 2019 growing season and into 2020, 2021 has resulted in minimal runoff into farm dams in Shires in the southern and south eastern wheatbelt area which has created an increasing need to cart water for livestock drinking water.

Water Deficiency Declarations (WDD) have been announced in the following areas:

• Mount Short area of the Shire of Ravensthorpe on 8 May 2019; • Mallee Hill area of the Shire of Lake Grace on 15 May 2019; • Hollands Rock area of the Shire of Kent on 5 June 2019; • Ardler Road area of the Shire of Lake Grace on 5 December 2019; • the northern area of the Shire of Jerramungup on 18 December 2019; • the Grass Patch area of the Shire of Esperance on 18 December 2019; • Jerramungup (east) and Ravensthorpe (west) on 13 February 2020; • the Kukerin area of Dumbleyung Shire on the 21 February 2020; • the Hamilton’s dam area of Kent Shire on the 21 February 2020; • the Salmon Gums area of the Shire of Esperance declared 6 March 2020; • the Gairdner area of the Shire of Jerramungup declared 11 June 2020 and • the Cascade area of the Esperance Shire on 16 June 2020.

The WDD in the Gairdner area of the Jerramungup Shire was revoked following high rainfall on 3rd August 2020 (up to 100mm) which resulted in good runoff in on-farm and off-farm dams.

While there has not been enough rainfall to revoke/cancel the remaining 10 WDD’s we have been able to wind back on water carting at all sites except Grass Patch in Esperance as on-farm and off-farm strategic supplies are currently meeting livestock water needs.

National On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme – High uptake of scheme • Total number of applications received since the Scheme opened 1447 • Total number of applications approved and paid since the Scheme opened 936 • Number of applications received and in the queue before 2 October 2020 447 • Number of applications received and in the queue from 3 October 2020 to 64 20 January 2021 when scheme closed/no more applications accepted.

Total funds disbursed $5.120 Million.

The Western Australian Government has reached an agreement with the Federal Government to provide funding to farmers who applied under the National On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme. Due to significant demand the scheme was oversubscribed, and the previous funding was fully allocated. The additional funding provided through this agreement will see a further 511 farmers with applications already submitted receive a rebate for water infrastructure installed on their farm. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is working with the Federal Government on the formal funding agreement, and when in place, the department will contact the affected farmers directly to provide further information on the assessment and payment of grants. Community Water Supply program 2020/21 Round -In Progress

$75,120 The Shire of Improve their extensive stormwater reuse network to provide water for Merredin irrigation of public open spaces. The non-potable piping system will be extended to the town cemetery site and a new 362 kilolitre capacity storage

tank will be installed. Extending the non-potable supply network will replace scheme water to irrigate the gardens. Annual scheme cost savings will result in approximately $8000. $100,000 The Shire of Lay 15 kilometres of pipe from the 200,000-kilolitre capacity Barbalin Dam Mukinbudin to the town of Mukinbudin. The dam, fed by a large rock catchment has been recently handed over from Water Corporation and will reliably provide

an additional 90,000 kilolitres to irrigate the sporting facilities and public open spaces.

$100,000 The Shire of This project component aims to address poor drainage issues associated Wyalkatchem with the 693,603 square metre eastern catchment that flows to the town’s non-portable community dam that is in poor condition with ineffective

channel gradients. Works will include channel reconstruction and realignment to optimise runoff into the dam. $79,759 The Shire of This project component aims to also address poor catchment drainage Wyalkatchem issues including flooding in sections of the 112,840 square metre Flint Road and Gamble Street catchment channels to the town’s non-potable

community dam. The catchment channels will be upgraded and realigned to optimise runoff into the town dam.

$100,000 The Shire of Upgrade the 30-year-old pump and pipe infrastructure from the Rockwell Chapman Valley bore to improve supply of non-potable water to the Yuna townsite. Twelve kilometres of new pipework will be installed from the bore to Yuna and

fitted with a new submersible pump system. Additional solar panels will be installed to increase the capacity of the network to deliver more water to Yuna. A new 132 kilolitre capacity tank will be installed at the sporting facilities. $79,818 The Shire of This project builds on the Shire’s previous works undertaken to enhance Toodyay storage and access to emergency firefighting water across the Shire. The project will focus on four fire brigade sites and boost the stormwater harvesting systems. Storage capacity will be enhanced at each site where combined storage capacity will increase by 775 kilolitres. The additional water storage and pump system upgrades will secure an emergency non-potable source for firefighting and reduce the reliance on the Shire’s limited scheme water supplies.

$87,174 The Shire of Project will boost the non-potable emergency water supplies in the Jerramungup Boxwood Hill area of the Shire which in recent years has experienced well below average rainfall. a new 15,000 kilolitre capacity dam on the old rock

quarry site at Boxwood Hill. The supply will provide an important non- potable water supply to supplement the existing irrigation dam that is becoming increasingly unreliable due to salt seepage. The source will also boost the emergency water supply network in the Gairdner area that has experienced water deficiencies and provide a backup emergency livestock drinking water.

$94,031 The Shire of Project will further boost their non-potable supplies in Mount Barker to Plantagenet irrigate the expansive Sounness Park Recreation Precinct and Frost Park Oval.

A new 35,000 kilolitre capacity dam with be constructed at the turf club training track. The dam will be linked to the existing 30,000 kilolitre capacity dam through a new pump and pipe system.

$100,000 The Shire of Project will build a 12,000-kilolitre capacity dam at the Gnowangerup Gnowangerup airstrip. There is an existing 10,000 kilolitre dam that captures water off the runway and surrounding reserve however this is inaccessible and regularly overflows. Connection between the two dams will increase total capacity to 22,000 kilolitres. A solar pump system will be installed to transfer water between dams and a generator will serve as a backup power system. Two 250 kilolitre capacity tanks will be installed and a road created for farmers and the fire brigade to access the tanks.

$100,000 The Shire of Project will upgrade two Agricultural Area dams north of Newdegate town. Lake Grace Recently handed over to the Shire from the Water Corporation, the Lake Biddy dams will be desilted, the dam batters and inlets will be upgraded and

stabilised with rock pitching. Half of the large 44-hectare catchment will be upgraded to optimise runoff to both dams and the system will be equipped with a 250 Kilolitre capacity tank and solar pump system.

Total $926,656

2020/21 Works Program (as at 8February 2021)

Sum of expenditure Status of works $ excl gst

Completed projects $59,196.86 Works started $107,198.87 Plan in progress $533,791.98 To be planned $5,000.00

Totals $705,187.71

Local Government Number Value Value Value Value Value Area Complete $ excl gst $ excl gst $ excl gst $ excl gst to $ excl gst projects works works plan in be planned total by shire completed started progress Dumbleyung 0 $18,491.27 $53,000.00 $71,491.27 Esperance 0 $26,999.00 $6,000.00 $32,999.00 Gnowangerup 0 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 Jerramungup 3 $26,633.63 $14,409.10 $92,380.00 $133,422.73 Kent 1 $107.00 $1,752.00 $1,859.00 Kondinin 1 $1,208.13 $74,000.00 $5,000.00 $80,208.13 Kulin 1 $18,114.00 $111,392.00 $129,506.00 Lake Grace 4 $8,871.20 $120,251.98 $129,123.18 Mukinbudin 0 $43,980.00 $43,980.00 Narembeen 1 $3,132.90 $3,132.90 Ravensthorpe 1 $740.00 $1,047.50 $8,000.00 $9,787.50 various sites 1 $390.00 $44,500.00 $4,788.00 $49,678.00

Total by status 12 $59,196.86 $107,198.87 $533,791.98 $5,000.00 $705,187.71