Agenda Item 7.1 REPORT Report No. 208/19cncl

TO: ORDINARY COUNCIL - MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2019

SUBJECT: MAYOR’S REPORT

1. MEETINGS AND APPOINTMENTS 1.1 ASTC CEO Robert Jennings, Environment Officer Charlotte Klempin - Climate Change Response 1.2 Ray Loechel - Gap View Hotel 1.3 Sean Holden - CEO LGANT 1.4 Cliff Weeks, Executive Director Central Australia, Department of the Chief Minister 1.5 Deputy Mayor Matt Paterson 1.6 Jennes Walker, Director - Regional Engagement and Development, Charles Darwin University - Proposed changes to VET offerings 1.7 President Central Desert Regional Council Adrian Dixon - Governance 1.8 Maurice Stewart - Desert Song Festival 1.9 Cr Linda Scott, ALGA Vice President - Waste Management 1.10 Barkly Regional Council Mayor 1.11 Katherine Town Council Mayor Fay Miller 1.12 Woolworths Construction team and ASTC CEO Robert Jennings 1.13 ASTC CEO Robert Jennings 1.14 Citizenship Ceremony in December with ASTC CEO Robert Jennings and CCS Executive Assistant Telly Ociones 1.15 Sara Giner-Sarib, Qantas Sales Manager 1.16 Angus Crowther, Strategic Advisor - Spark Strategy 1.17 Sam Singh - Resident and business owner 1.18 Gwen Gaff - World Chamber Orchestra 1.19 Rebecca King, Heart Foundation Walking and Tama Wakelin, ASTC Healthy Communities Officer 1.20 CEO Paul Burke, NT Farmers Association - 2019 Central Australia Food Futures Roadshow 1.21 Creative Industries Strategy Update and Progress Meeting with Ange O'Donnell 1.22 Tim Duignan - CEO Territory Generation, Dennis Bree - Chair Territory Generation and Hieu Nguyen, Company Secretary and General Council 1.23 ASTC CEO Robert Jennings and John Gaynor, Regional Director Southern Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Lhere Mparntwe Management Strategy Implementation Advisory Group 1.24 Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government, the Hon. Mark Coulton 1.25 Cr Lynne Craigie, WALGA President

2. FUNCTIONS ATTENDED 2.1 2020 Australian of the Year Awards for the 2.2 Diwali Celebrations 2019 2.3 The Duke of Edinburgh International Awards 2.4 NT Volunteer of the Year Awards 2.5 Desert Sports Foundation Annual Dinner 2.6 Memorial Service for Peter Strachan 2.7 Probus 25 Year Anniversary Celebration 2.8 St Philip's College Year 12 Graduation Ceremony 2.9 Launch of Australia’s First Indigenous language emoji application 2.10 8CCC Community Radio AGM 2.11 Gurmat Parcjar Sewa Society Tree Planting and Curry Night 2.12 Keep you moving Christmas morning tea - HAWC Report No. 208/19cncl 72

3. FUNCTIONS PARTICIPATED IN 3.1 Braitling School Assembly, presented the Mr Big Footprint Awards 3.2 Australia Day Council Regional Conference NT 3.3 LGANT Mayor and Presidents Forum 3.4 LGANT General Meeting 3.5 LGANT Annual Dinner and Farewell Dinner for Tony Tapsell 3.6 Remembrance Day 2019 3.7 2019 Clontarf Academy End of Year Awards Night - Centralian Senior College 3.8 Kmart Wishing Tree 2019 Launch 3.9 The 2019 National Local Roads and a Transport Congress attracted over 200 delegates to Hahndorf Resort in the Adelaide Hills. This years congress theme ‘Breaking Through - for modern transport’ saw presentations and discussing around. • The Future of Transport - how local Government can benefit by changing fleets over time to electric, ride sharing, multi-use of the transport space with pedestrians, Scooters, Cyclists and Motor Vehicles • Drones - a new take on First Mile, Last Mile and Asset Management. Drones Policy going forward, direct home delivery and survey use • The State of Australia's Infrastructure - presented by Romilly Madew AO, CEO Infrastructure Australia. How LGA’s need to work in clusters to attract funding • The Latest from Austroads presented by Richard Delplace • Turning the Technology Big Wheels, solutions by Teletrac Navman, Lou Boyle • Circular Economy - How much rubber can we use in future Asphalt Roads • Great program put together by the Australian Local Government Association Team

4. INTERVIEWS / MEDIA COMMITMENTS 4.1 CAAMA Radio with Damien Williams 4.2 ABC Radio with Alex Barwick 4.3 ABC 783 with Stewart Brash - Water Park 4.4 llparpa Road Completion Event with Mr MLA 4.5 Jim McConville Opening (Special Purpose Grant) with Minister 4.6 Saturday Sports Show 8HA 4.7 Mix 104.9 with Katie Woolf - Qantas 4.8 Territory FM - Qantas

5. OTHER ACTIVITIES 5.1 ASTC Ordinary Council Meeting 5.2 Heart Foundation LAB Meeting 5.3 Finke Desert Race Meeting 5.4 Year 6, Gillen Primary School visit to the Council Chamber 5.5 NAIDOC Meeting for 2020 Planning 5.6 Heart Foundation Walking Group 5.7 Todd Mall Markets 5.8 Regional Economic Development Committee Meeting 5.9 Men’s Shed AGM 5.10 50 Plus Committee Meeting 5.11 ASTC Committee Meetings 5.12 St Philip’s - Leadership talk 5.13 RDA NT Quarterly Meeting and AGM 5.14 ASTC Night Markets 5.15 Tourism Central Australia General Meeting 5.16 Year 4, OLSH students visit to the Council Chamber 5.17 Desert Hoops Working Group Meeting 5.18 Disability Advocacy Service General Meeting 5.19 Forgotten Australians 10 Year Anniversary with Margaret Graham 5.20 ALGA Board Meeting and AGM - Hahndorf SA 5.21 National Local Roads & Transport Congress - Hahndorf SA Report No. 208/19cncl 73

5.22 Red Hot Arts Board Meeting 5.23 Intyalheme Alice Springs Reference Group

6. DUTIES PERFORMED IN THE MAYOR’S ABSENCE 6.1 Deputy Mayor Matt Paterson - 8th Annual Beat Festival 6.2 Deputy Mayor Matt Paterson - Celebration of the 40th anniversary of Landsat in Australia

7. ASTC COMMITTEE MEETINGS 7.1 Parks Advisory Committee Meeting 7.2 Youth Action Group Meeting 7.3 Sports Facilities Advisory Committee Meeting 7.4 Tourism, Events and Promotions Committee Meeting 7.5 Development Committee Meeting 7.6 Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre Meeting 7.7 Australia Day Committee Meeting 7.8 Mayoral Awards Judging 7.9 Seniors Coordinating Committee Meeting

RECOMMENDATION That the report be received.

Damien Ryan MAYOR

Attachment 1: Letter to Mayor Ryan from MLA, Member for Karama

Attachment 2: Letter to Mayor Ryan from Rachael Bowker, Executive Manager NT Volunteer of the Year Awards Damien Ryan Mayor Alice Springs Town Council PO Box 1071 Alice Springs NT 0871

Dear IXflr-Ryan,

Thank you for your letter dated 15 October 2019 in which you seek my support for a community- driven solution to deal with youth matters in Alice Springs.

As the Member for Karama, I am working on a localised solution for many issues in my community including youth crime and anti-social behaviour and believe that better outcomes are achieved when stakeholders unite and work together for a shared outcome.

I acknowledge my Centralian colleagues Dale Wakefield MLA, Member for Braitling and Chansey Paech MLA, Member for Namatjira for their efforts to ensure that there is an integrated and holistic approach to deal with youth issues in Alice Springs and acknowledge that all stakeholders for their contribution, including Council.

I thank Council for bringing this matter to my attention and wish you the very best in your continued efforts to contribute to the outcomes that Alice Springs residents seek.

Kind regards,

Ngaree Ah Kit mla A. Member for Karama 5 November 2019

ENTERED INTO TRIM Ph: 08 8999 6659 • [email protected] • Shop 27, Karama Shopping Plaza, Karama V volunteering nt

13 November 2019

Mr Damien Ryan Mayor of Alice Springs PO Box 1071 Alice Springs NT 0871

Dear Mayor Ryan,

On behalf of the Committee and staff at Volunteering NT, I would like to express our sincere thanks for your support for the 2019 NT Volunteer of the Year Awards as a sponsor. We would also like to thank you personally for being involved in the Alice Springs ceremony as a presenter.

The awards provide an excellent opportunity and vital platform to acknowledge and reward the valuable contribution made by a wide range of volunteers and volunteer involving organisations in Central Australia and the Top End.

A total of 102 nominations were received from 57 volunteer involving organisations across the Northern Territory. The Alice Springs Awards ceremony attracted over 100 attendees and in Darwin we saw more than 300 people attend, which is a record crowd for this event.

Without the support of sponsors Volunteering NT would not be able to hold the awards ceremonies or enable such important recognition of the volunteers of the NT. We thank you for your generosity and comm unity-minded ness.

Yours sincerely

Rachael Bowker Executive Manager NT

Awards proudly supported by:

www.volunteeringsa-nt.org.au Charles Darwin Centre Level 16/19 Smith Street Darwin NT 0800 T 08 8963 5624 | F 08 8963 5622 | E [email protected] A division of Volunteering SA&NT Inc. Head Office Level 5/182 Victoria Square Adelaide SA 5000 ABN 82 279 275 58-1 T 08 8221 7177 I E [email protected]