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www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au Kyogle Council Community Newsletter SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 A view of Haystack Mountain, Bonalbo: Photo by Vilya de Tozser Kyogle Council Working together to balance Environment, Lifestyle and Opportunity. In this BONALBO LET’S FREE POOLS LIBRARY VIC HAS A FILM BRAND IT COOKING RE-OPEN NEWS BIRTHDAY ISSUE PREMIER 3 CLASS 5 7 8 2 4 New Council ready to start work GM RESIGNS to take up new role Four new councillors have been elected to Kyogle Council. Kyogle Council General The new councillors -- Hayden Doolan, Earle Manager David Tuxford will Gundy, Maggie May and Kylie Thomas will leave the council next month to join returning councillors Danielle Mulholland, take up a senior position at the John Burley, Lindsay Passfield, Robert Dwyer newly amalgamated Georges and Janet Wilson on the newly elected Coun- River Council in Sydney. cil. Mr Tuxford, who has been at Only one sitting councillor Michael Reardon Kyogle for 12 months, said was not re-elected at the 10 September poll. family concerns and career op- The final results for each of the three Council portunities had influenced his wards was: decision to return to Sydney. A Ward will be conducted by local government lawyer He said he had enjoyed his Hayden Doolan Dr Lindsay Taylor. time at Kyogle and was proud Kylie Thomas It will look at the roles and responsibilities to have been at the helm when council won the right to remain Janet Wilson of the Mayor, councillors and the general a stand alone entity. B Ward manager, and discuss the Code of Con- John Burley “I would like to wish the new duct, meeting procedures, delegations to Council the very best for the Robert Dwyer the General Manager, disorder, miscon- Maggie May future and also acknowledge duct, corrupt conduct and sanctions for C Ward the wonderful staff that Kyogle councillors, and Danielle Mulholland pecuniary and non- Council has. The staff are defi- Lindsay Passfield pecuniary conflicts of interests. nitely a great asset to Council Earle Grundy The first meeting of the Council will be held and I have always been im- All councillors will attend a two day induc- on Wednesday 28 September at 5pm. pressed with how they continue tion and training course at Council on Monday The meeting will elect a mayor and deputy to deliver quality services to the 26 September and 27 September. The course mayor and appoint representatives and dele- community with limited re- gates to Council and community committees. sources,” Mr Tuxford said. 1 Local government service RECOGNISED Kyogle Councillor Robert Dwyer's 22 years' service in local government has been recognised by the State Govern- ment. Cr Dwyer was presented with a certifi- cate of service signed by the NSW Minis- ter for Local Government Paul Toole and Member for Lismore Thomas George at a function held at the Kyogle Showgrounds attended by about 40 people. The certificate acknowledges Cr Dwyer's 22 years "distinguished service" and thanks him for his "dedication and longstanding contribution to the commu- nity and NSW Local Government". Mr Dwyer served as a councillor at Glen Innes Council, then Glenn Innes/ Severn Council before being elected to Kyogle Council. He has served eight years on Kyogle Council and was re- elected at the 10 September 2016 poll to Member for Lismore Thomas George presents Cr Robert Dwyer with a certificate which recognises serve another four years. his 22 years’ “distinguished service” to local government. If These Halls Could Talk events will also be held at the Chan- Bonalbo film to debut non Hall, the Rileys Hill Hall, the Meerschaum Vale Hall, the receives a makeover Eatonville Hall, the Eureka Hall, and the Tumblegum Hall. Arts Northern Rivers CEO Peter Wood said the artistic teams Bonalbo's contribution to the If These Halls Could Talk project assigned to the seven halls had produced bold and captivating will premiere at the Bonalbo Community Hall on 10 December. new works which would give new life and create new memories The project auspiced by Arts Northern Rivers and funded by for the halls. an Arts NSW Regional Partnership grant celebrates local halls The full program of events can be found at and the role they play in our communities. www.ifthesehallscouldtalk.com.au/program Seven halls from the seven Northern Rivers local government areas were selected to take part in the project and had a creative producer embedded with their community to collect stories, im- ages and memorabilia of their hall. A creative team was then assigned to each hall to create an artistic response to the material gathered from the community. The Bonalbo team elected to create a film and together with a plucky band of farmers, artists, engineers and the occasional school-teacher they have been taking on the scheming financial overlords of the Australian film industry. On December 10 their tale will be told in Bonnywood Rising; a live-cinema performance produced by Southern Cross Universi- ty’s Associate Professor and award-winning media artist Dr Grayson Cooke. Featuring live narration by Ewingar resident Alan Highfield and music by post-rock band Amphibian, Bonnywood Rising tells the true histories (and the slightly embellished ones) of the Bonalbo and District Memorial Hall and stars the unknown ce- lebrities of the Bonalbo community. The Bonnywood Rising production crew. 2 Council to brand Kyogle local government area Kyogle Council is ready to develop a unique brand that identifies the local gov- ernment area as a place of choice to live in or visit, connects with the individual characteristics of its villages and pro- motes the area's natural beauty. The new brand will not replace the cur- rent Council crest/logo, which will con- tinue to be used on official documenta- Kyogle Council is ready to develop a unique brand that identifies the local government area as a place tion. of choice to live in or visit, connects with the individual characteristics of its villages and promotes the It will be a tool to champion the area, its area's natural beauty. businesses, communities and opportuni- ties and will be used on new town and were developed into the CSP. process,” he said. village entry signs, Council letter heads On the back of that, Council put togeth- “Once the inclusive community con- and rate and water notices. er a project to develop the brand and erect sultation process has been completed, Council's General Manager David Tux- new town, village, and LGA entry signs all relevant information would be ford said the move to develop a brand to and set aside a budget of $345,000 passed on to a graphic designer to promote the Kyogle local government ($25,000 to develop the brand, $45,000 to develop the final brand imagery and area (LGA) to the wider population was build three Kyogle entry signs, $125,000 the village entry signage designs. an outcome of the Community Strategic to build 25 village entrance signs, and “It is envisaged that the village en- Plan (CSP), which was adopted by Coun- $150,000 to build 16 LGA signs). try signage would also recognise the cil on 9 May this year. Mr Tuxford said the Council planned to local Aboriginal cultural heritage, The CSP, titled Kyogle Council - Ready consult with the broad community in de- including the use of tribal names, to Grow, was compiled by Council in veloping the brand and would speak with which would need to be confirmed collaboration with five focus groups pri- a wide range of groups including progress with the Aboriginal Land Councils of marily made up of community members. associations, Aboriginal Land Councils the area." The focus groups identified key strate- and the three local high schools. “Finally, tenders/quotations would gies and actions to sustainably grow the “It may be that the high schools will then be requested for the supply and LGA's cultural diversity, economy, ser- wish to become involved in the project installation of entry signage into the vices, and infrastructure over the next 10 from start to finish, which would be a Kyogle local government area as well years and these strategies and actions welcomed addition to the consultation as the villages,” Mr Tuxford said. BreastScreen van visits nosed with breast cancer do sary, appointments take only 20 minutes. not have a family history. Ear- KYOGLE ly detection is the key to suc- cessful treatment -- a free The BreastScreen mobile mammogram every two years unit is currently visiting could save your life. Kyogle and is due to depart The BreastScreen NSW pro- early October 2016. gram targets women aged 50 Appointments are now open to 74 as a priority, however all for booking. women over 40 are eligible for Women in NSW currently free screening mammograms. have a one in eight risk of de- All women aged 40+ living veloping breast cancer in their in Kyogle and surrounding lifetime. The risk of develop- areas are urged to call 13 20 ing breast cancer increases 50 and make a screening ap- with age. pointment. Nine in 10 women diag- A GP referral is not neces- 3 Future of Kyogle under spotlight at forum of Bright Ideas The one certainty about the future of Kyogle is that it will change. How it changes is for the community to decide. Earlier this year, Growing Kyogle embarked on a project seeking bright ideas for the future of Kyogle and villages. These ideas, coming from community groups, schools, businesses and individuals will be presented at Kyogle Cinema on Thursday 13 October. Those presenting their Bright Ideas will use a fast- moving, informative and entertaining version of PowerPoint.