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Invitation - Mayor Lyn McLaughlin - Ayr State School's Year 6 School Leader Induction Ceremony - 21 February 2020

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2019 LGAQ Annual Conference - Resolution 84 – Submission by Burdekin Shire Council

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Letter of Thankyou and Appreciation - Annual Donation to the Burdekin Combined Chaplaincy

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Letter of Thankyou - Age-Friendly Regional Workshops - Age-Friendly Communities

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Invitation - Celebrate International Women's Day 2020 - 6 March 2020 - Government House Paddington

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05 February 2020

Cr Lyn McLaughlin Mayor Burdekin ShireCouncil PO Box 974 AYR QLD 4807 Email: [email protected]

Dear Cr Mc Laughlin,

2019 LGAQ Annual Conference – Resolution 84

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) held its successful 123rd Annual Conference in Cairns on 14 - 16 October 2019, with over 400 delegates attending from across the state.

A total of 88 motions were presented at the 2019 Annual Conference and 85 were carried including Resolution 84 submitted by Burdekin Shire Council.

Resolution 84: Review of Traffic Management Plan Requirements for Lower Volume Roads

Enclosed is the formal response to this resolution from the Hon Mark Bailey, Minister for Transport and Main Roads.

Please let me know if you wish for the LGAQ to take any further action on this matter.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Buckler PSM GENERAL MANAGER - ADVOCACY

c.c Mr Terry Brennan , Chief Executive Officer, Burdekin Shire Council Email:

NB: All received responses to LGAQ Annual Conference resolutions can be found at: https://www.lgaq.asn.au/group/guest/motions- database?p_p_id=101_INSTANCE_8BOgroUS3ipA&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p _mode=view&p_p_col_id=column- 4&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&p_r_p_564233524_tag=ac2019

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Submitting council / organisation Burdekin Shire Council & Fraser Coast Regional Council

Date of council / organisation resolution LGAQ Policy Executive district 23-07-2019 / 16.3 District 9 - Northern 24-07-2019 / ORD 10.4.3 District 3 - Wide-Bay Burnett Number and title 84. Review of Traffic Management Plan Requirements for Lower of motion Volume Roads

Motion That the LGAQ lobby the State Government to: • change the current requirements in relation to the scope of Traffic Management Plans (TMP) required to be developed for roadworks on lower volume residential and rural roads; and • express concern at the proposed requirements if the Austroads Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management (CoPTTM) is adopted by DTMR as this will introduce further complexity and cost into the development of TMPs where little distinction is made between high volume multi lane roads and lower volume roads. Background Burdekin Shire Council

The Burdekin Shire Council is concerned about the requirements associated with the preparation of traffic management plans (TMPs) under the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) issued by the Dept of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR). It believes the existing requirements are excessive for works on lower volume residential and rural roads which council is largely responsible for. In order to meet the current requirements a number of staff have had to become qualified Traffic Management Designers. The alternative would be to engage consultants to undertake this work for each project at significant expense. Most Burdekin Shire roads are categorised as lower volume residential and rural roads and do not require the same level of documentation and process as TMP’s for higher volume and more complex roads such as national highways, freeways or major urban streets. At present relatively simple TMP’s now take up to four hours to prepare and resourcing these tasks is becoming increasingly difficult and costly. Concern is also expressed at the requirement for an RPEQ to sign off on minor variations to standard plans where mandatory requirements are not able to be met in preparing traffic management plans or traffic guidance schemes.

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Whilst the current requirements are quite onerous, an issue of even greater concern for Council is the development by Austroads of the Code of Practice Temporary Traffic Management (CoPTTM). It is understood that this code will have national applicability and is proposed to be adopted by DTMR to replace the MUTCD. Mandatory requirements under this code will be even greater than currently apply and it does not distinguish between complex high volume roads and less complex lower volume roads, with a one size fits all approach. This will make the development of compliant TMPs much more time consuming and difficult. It will have implications for a number of councils that may not have the available inhouse resources to meet these new requirements. Burdekin Shire Council maintains its commitment to workplace and road user safety in the design of TMPs however believes that the proportionate application of CoPTTM requirements for low risk, low volume roads or streets will still deliver safe outcomes for Council and road users.

Fraser Coast Regional Council

The Queensland Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices – Part 3: Traffic Control for Works on Roads (MUTCD) Clause 4.5.3 currently allows for variations to optimal treatments by the completion of a site specific risk assessment in accordance with MUTCD Part 3 Clause 2.2.3 Consultants and qualified staff members in developing Traffic Management outcomes are faced with a broad range of risk decisions which often leads to conservative solutions. In this regard, designers are not prepared to take the risk to design logical traffic management solutions outside the confines of the MUTCD and accordingly, designers take an extreme approach to the development of Traffic Management Plans (TMP’s).

In some cases, the extreme approach can be excessive and rigid particularly where works are being completed on lower traffic volume and low speed environment roads. Because of this extreme approach and the fact that the MUTCD does not include categories that could be used when developing TMP’s, there is an extra burden and cost being placed on ratepayers to implement highly conservative traffic control measures on minor projects.

In some cases, the cost of traffic control can be significant compared to the cost of the infrastructure being delivered. Fraser Coast Regional Council currently spends between $3M and $3.5M on traffic management for its internal infrastructure projects. These costings exclude traffic management costs on projects completed for Council from external Contractors, so the final cost would be much higher than the figures quoted above.

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These extra costs for traffic control have the potential to prevent infrastructure projects proceeding in our region and in other smaller Local Government areas that have limited budgets. For this reason, Council is of the opinion that the MUTCD should be reviewed and amended to include different categories to ensure that relaxations are permitted and planned for when the traffic environment allows for these relaxations to occur.

Additionally, the MUTCD requires that traffic controllers have breaks every two (2) hours. Council believes that the breaks should be every three (3) hours to align with workforce management protocols and industry expectations. This amendment would reduce the requirement for a third person to be hired to provide cover during the current two (2) hour breaks. Particularly when the project that is being completed at the time allows the road to be re-opened when construction works are stopped to take allocated breaks. What is the That the requirements for compliant TMP’s under the MUTCD and desired outcome proposed CoPTTM be proportionately applied to low risk, low sought? volume roads and streets.

LGAQ comment A similar motion from Boulia Shire was carried at the 2016 Annual Conference. The motion sought amendments to the prequalification gating and assessment requirements as follows:

Tier 1 – unrestricted Tier 2 – Restricted (<10,000 AADT) Tier 3 – Restricted (<1,000 AADT) – including relaxed prequalification and gating requirements.

The response from the Hon Mark Bailey MP, the then Minister for Main Roads, Road Safety and Ports and Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply, dated 28 December 2016 noted that ”by providing guidance and support for local government regarding alternative options such as the use of site appropriate generic traffic management diagrams, we believe local government can cover off more than 90 per cent of their maintenance issues and address concerns regarding the potential increase in the cost of traffic management and the need to keep workers and road users safe”.

Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) officers met with LGAQ’s Roads and Transport Advisory Group to discuss concerns regarding TMPs and the Austroads CoPTTM on 30 August 2019. As part of these discussions it was noted that most local government- controlled roads would be classified as Category 1 as defined by the

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Austroads Guide. These roads are defined by the following parameters:

• Posted speed and AADT of: o any speed limit with less than 3,000 vehicles per day AADT – normally rural roads; or o a speed limit of less than 60 km/h and traffic volumes between 3,000 and 10,000 vehicles per day AADT – normally urban streets. • The characteristics of these urban streets and rural roads are recognised as: o Roads (with or without a centre line), sealed and unsealed. o two lanes two way, including overtaking lanes.

During the meeting TMR officers agreed to explore, in partnership with LGAQ and IPWEAQ, the provision of additional guidance in the form of a Practice Note that would account for the wide range of situations captured by the above-mentioned parameters. Furthermore, it was agreed that further discussions will occur at the November 2019 LGAQ Roads and Transport Advisory Group meeting (meeting date to be scheduled).

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05/02/2020

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Document No Minister for Communities Reten'.ion PGriod Queensland Government Minister for Disability Services and Seniors

1 \Mlliam Street Bfisbane 4000 GPO Box 806 Bfisbane Our reference: COM 06570-2019 Queensland 4001 Australia Email: [email protected] 5 FEB 2020 Cr Lyn McLaughlin Mayor Burdekin Shire Council PO Box 974 AYR QLD 4807

Dear Mayor

Thank you for supporting the age-friendly regional workshops held across Queensland in 2019. The Queensland Government is committed to age-friendly communities where people of all ages, particularly older people, are able to be active and connected in their community. The World Health Organisation's age-friendly approach is increasingly being used by government, non-government and business sectors across Australian jurisdictions and internationally to plan for, engage with and support our ageing populations.

The regional age-friendly workshops aimed to raise awareness and understanding of what an age-friendly community means, how to take an age-friendly approach at the local level, and how to use the Queensland age-friendly Toolkit in your community. The workshops generated a range of information and learnings, and it was useful to learn of the great work already undertaken across Queensland by local government to support and engage with older people.

Priorities identified at your regional age-friendly workshop include transport, physical activity programs and better engagement with, and inclusion of, older people. I have enclosed a list of the community age-friendly priorities, which are reflected in the attached artwork capturing the unique age-friendly elements of your region. I hope these will be helpful in informing an age-friendly approach locally.

Additional age-friendly community information was also provided at the Local Government Managers Austra lia Queensland Annual Conference 2019 held in . Many councils were interested in how an age-friendly approach could be adopted and used in their communities. I have enclosed the Queensland age-friendly flyer for your further information.

If you require any further information or assistance in relation to this matter, please contact Ms Carolyn Nicholas, Chief of Staff in my office on

Yours sincerely

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Document Set ID: 1577958 Version: 1, Version Date: 13/02/2020 Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors

Attachment 1-Townsville Workshop

Councils in attendance -Townsville City Council, Burdekin Sh ire Cou nci l, Regional Council, Hin chin brook Shire Council, Palm Island Shire Council

Community Age-friend ly priorities:

Alignment w ith Human Rights Legislation

Reducing Elder Poverty - Retirees pay no tax

Focus on reduction of violence against older persons

Better affordable options, for example $10k is the limit for home modifications, bathrooms cost double that which means client contribution is too high for many to afford

Building relationships between youth and seniors - eg. knitting, gardening, animal care

Get Active Project - install funded outdoor gym at community centre (ta rget social inclusion and meaningful engagement)

Age-friendly exercise trail in a park

Storytelling cafes which focus on every suburb a month at a time - human library/story slams, partnering with different cafes.

Education to services and businesses about age-friendly

Coordinating agencies and services focus to accurately promote widely to older people what services are available

Transport: • accessibility - enabling elders to move around • affordable transport options for people to access health and community services • transport for medical appointments in Townsville • discounted taxi vouchers for people who don't drive at night • transport and engagement with older people to inform transport services • improved walkways and access for mobility scooters and wheelchairs throughout • talk to Townsville Volunteers/consultation partner with business e.g. Sun bus Volunteer Transportation

Better communication with non-English spea king older people

Reintroduce elders in schoo ls

Ensure community is aware of services available through common points of contact - hospitals, pharmacies, doctors

Seniors Survey

Target older people to have a voice and be better represented

Educate seniors to access online se rvices

Local Network Information Sharing

WHO Age-Friendly Community for Magnetic Island

Supported living facility for Magnetic Island - part contribution with Federal Government (business case already costed and prepared)

Queensland Government

Document Set ID: 1577958 Version: 1, Version Date: 13/02/2020 What is an age-friendly community? Age-friendly community website The Queensland Government is committed to The age-friendly community website provides supporting seniors through the World Health information and resources to support communities Organisation's age-friendly approach. It covers to build age-friendly communities. The website 8 domains: includes information on Queensland's strategic direction statement, the Age-friendly Action Plan, the Queensland Government Age-friendly Outdoor spaces and buildings CI) implementation plan and Report Card. Find out more at www.qld.gov.au/agefriendlycommunity f) Transport Age-friendly toolkit The toolkit is your go-to guide to bringing age­ e Housing friendly initiatives to life in your community.

Social participation This toolkit introduces age-friendliness and e its benefits, as well as the risks and missed opportunities that come with not being age-friendly. ~ Respect and social inclusion It also provides tools and resources to assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of age-friendly initiatives, plans and programs. 8 Civic participation and employment There are 5 easy steps to being age-friendly outlined 'Si1A Communication and information in the toolkit: 1. Assess your age-friendliness G) Community support and health services 2 . Understand and engage with older people 3. Partner and connect 4. Develop an action plan Age-friendly commun ities value the contribution of 5. Evaluate and report sen iors and help ensure their access to all aspects of life. However it also benefits people of all ages. Age-friendly projects An age-friendly community is one that enables The Queensland Government committed $1 million people of all ages to actively participate in per year for three years from 2017-18 to fund the community life. In particular, an age-friendly development of innovative age-friendly projects. community ensures older people are free from Many projects have been seed funded across age-related barriers that prevent community Queensland to address the eight domains. participation. An age-friendly community means that seniors are valued, respected and actively More details about the grant recipients and engaged in their community. their projects can be found on the website.

Queensland Government

Document Set ID: 1577958 Version: 1, Version Date: 13/02/2020 Age-friendly Engagement Hub This website has been developed for us to work together to build and expand on age- friendly Queensland. It is where you can share projects, programs, and ideas to help create age-friendly communities where seniors are connected and celebrated. You can have a say on the issues that matter most to you at https:// I.OLD queenslandcommunities.engagementhub.com.au/. B.OLD short films WHO Global Network for age-friendly The B.OLD short fi lm series was created to cities and communities challenge the stereotypes about ageing. Eight A growing number of cities and communities Queensland film makers were successful in worldwide are striving to better meet the needs a competition to develop films that inspired of their older residents. The global network community conversations and changed people's developed by World Health Organisation was negative attitudes to ageing. established to foster the exchange of experi ence They are available on the website. and mutual learning between cities and comm unities worldwide. Who are the older Queenslanders? Five fact sheets have been developed in collaboration with the Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO) to provide key demographic information about older Queenslanders including: • Executive Summary • Popu lation • Economic Security • Housing • Social characteristics

Top 10 LGAs by% 65 years and over

2016 2036 Rank LGA % Rank LGA % 1 Hinchinbrook (S) 26.3 1 Hinchinbrook (S) 35.0

2 Fraser Coast (R) 25.4 2 Winton (S) 34.1

3 Noosa (S) 23.3 3 Fraser Coast (R) 32.2

4 North Burnett (R) 23.1 4 North Burnett (R) 32.0

5 Tablelands (R) 22.8 5 Tablelands (R) 32.0 6 Bunda berg (R) 22.4 6 Flinders (S) 31.6

7 South Burnett (R) 22.2 7 Bundaberg (R) 31.1

8 Southern Downs (R) 22.2 8 Noosa (S) 30.5

9 Gym pie (R) 21.7 9 Southern Downs (R) 29.5

10 Winton (S) 21.1 10 Gym pie (R) 29.3 (R) = Regional Council (S) = Shire (R) = Regional Council (S) = Shire

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