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New Marketing Campaign to Promote the Shire Rollout of Garden Waste Collection Service Council will proceed with the introduction of a garden waste collection service for all existing domestic waste management customers, with the service set to commence in September 2018. At the March 2018 Ordinary Council Meeting, Councillors voted to rescind a decision made at the previous Ordinary Council Meeting to postpone the introduction of the service to seek grant funding from the NSW Environment Protection Authority for the

Theresa and Craig Robinson from BumNuts are among the business owners featured in the CBRJO’s new Regional establishment of the new service. Promotion Campaign. The application for grant funding would have A new, online marketing campaign has been launched to attract more people to live, work and deferred the introduction of the service until invest in the Upper Lachlan Shire. at least April 2019. Part of the Canberra Region Joint Organisation’s (CBRJO’s) $100,000 Regional Promotion The garden waste collection service, Campaign, it features local business owners from across the Canberra region on their reasons for including the purchase of a 240 litre green choosing to live and do business here. waste bin, will still be rolled out at no Three videos, case studies and high quality images have been produced for the Upper Lachlan, additional cost to ratepayers. The cost will showcasing BumNuts Australia, Lindner Quality Socks and Collector Wines. instead to be incorporated into the existing Upper Lachlan Shire Council’s Acting General Manager Andrew Croke said the Campaign was Domestic Waste Management charge. jointly funded by the NSW Government’s Regional Growth Fund and CBRJO Member Councils, It is estimated the new service will cost with Upper Lachlan Shire Council contributing $5,000 to the project. Council approximately $70,000 per annum “Threesides Marketing will promote the content via a Google AdWords video campaign on with an additional $115,000 required for the YouTube and via local regional media. It will also be published on the Canberra Region website,” purchase of bins to commence the service. Mr Croke said. Enquiries: Operations Division on 4830 1000. “Upper Lachlan Shire Council will also use the content in ongoing economic development and Crookwell Landfill Upgrade tourism campaigns. Council will proceed with Option B for the “Anyone who lives in the Shire knows what a wonderful place it is. We hope the campaign will encourage more people to move to, and invest in our local community.” $3 million Crookwell Landfill Upgrade Project. To view the videos, please visit Council’s Facebook page. Council engaged landfill design specialist GHD to provide detailed design options Councillor contact details for the upgrade, which will extend the life Mayor Cr Darren O’Brien of the existing tip and ensure compliance Cr Brian McCormack OAM 14 Crown Street with new NSW Environment Protection “Apsley” Road Crookwell NSW 2583 Authority (EPA) guidelines. Laggan, NSW 2583 Phone: (02) 4832 0501 Phone: (02) 4837 3258 Mobile: 0409 821 003 Option A provided a footprint across two Fax: (02) 4837 3311 [email protected] parcels of crown land adjoining the Mobile: 0428 634 092 existing landfill site and was dependent [email protected] on crown land being available to Council. Deputy Mayor Cr Richard Opie Option B provides a footprint within land Cr John Stafford PO Box 108 currently owned by Council. 70 Macarthur Street Crookwell NSW 2583 Taralga NSW 2580 Mobile: 0418 821 972 Council’s General Manager John Bell Mobile: 0419 014 540 [email protected] said both design options were fully [email protected] compliant with the NSW EPA’s Cr Paul Culhane requirements. Cr John Searl 6912 Road PO Box 4002 “Council has sought formal confirmation Lost River NSW 2583 Dalton NSW 2581 from the NSW Department of Lands Phone: (02) 4836 2190 Phone: (02) 4845 6337 Fax: (02) 4832 2100 regarding the availability of the crown Mobile: 0405 060 347 Mobile: 0410 622 798 land. As yet, we have not received an [email protected] [email protected] outcome and we don’t anticipate any progression in the immediate future. Cr Ron Cummins Cr James Wheelwright Option B allows us to progress the PO Box 204 “Phils River” project in a timely manner,” Mr Bell said. Crookwell NSW 2583 Crookwell, NSW 2583 Phone: (02) 4832 0645 Phone: (02) 4834 2149 Council will require the EPA’s Mobile: 0427 368 305 Fax: (02) 4834 2142 endorsement of the final design plans to [email protected] [email protected] proceed to the construction stage. Cr Pam Kensit Lobbying Councillors Construction is expected in the 2018/19 “Moorabinda” 1339 Fish River The Independent Commission Against financial year. Road Corruption has produced a brochure to inform For documents relating to the Project Councillors and the community about what ICAC Crookwell NSW 2583 visit: www.upperlachlan.nsw.gov.au/ Phone: (02) 4836 5203 considers to be best practice in the area of lobbying Councillors. For more information visit: crookwell-landfill-upgrade. Mobile: 0400 360 331 www.icac.nsw.gov.au or call 1800 463 909. [email protected]