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NSW Bike Week - Saturday 17 September City of Ryde Media Release 6 May 2005 National Volunteer Week 9-15 May 2005 Go on. Do Something Different. City of Ryde Mayor, Councillor Terry Perram is calling on local residents to do something different and volunteer as part of National Volunteer Week 9-15 May. “Each year over 4.4 million Australians contribute over 704 million volunteer hours to the community,” Cr Perram said. “Volunteers are the lifeblood of many community groups, many of which are constantly looking to involve volunteers in the work they do. “There are many volunteer positions to choose from, the opportunities are endless. “Some of our most vital community services involve volunteers. “By volunteering, not only will you be supporting a worthwhile cause but you also have the chance to develop further skills, meet new people and feel good about being involved, he said. Volunteers work across a diverse range of sectors such as arts, culture, education, environmental, human rights, social justice, health, welfare, emergency services, sport and recreation. To find a volunteer role, contact City of Ryde’s Volunteer Co- ordinator, Carol Ferguson on 9952 8303 or visit www.govolunteer.com.au. - ENDS- Media contact: Vicki Jackson Media Officer, ph: 9952 8083 or 0421 322 428 City of Ryde Media Release FRIDAY, 8 JULY, 2005. Councils Blow a Fuse Over Proposed Price Increases for Street Lighting City of Ryde Council joined twenty-eight Sydney, Central Coast and Hunter-area councils today in raising strong objections to proposed price increases by EnergyAustralia of more than 27% for street lighting. They also expressed alarm over at least two other foreshadowed price increases by EnergyAustralia that could take the total price increase up to 70%. The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) rejected EnergyAustralia’s previous application for a 70% price increase in March 2005. In a joint submission to IPART the councils that form the Street Lighting Improvement Program, said that even the first stage of EnergyAustralia’s proposed increases would overcharge councils by at least $25 million over the next four years and $80 million over the next decade. They noted that EnergyAustralia’s proposed increase is based on highly inefficient and obsolete practices. City of Ryde Mayor, Councillor Terry Perram said, “Such price increases are unjustifiable. Ryde Council currently spends $1.04M annually on street lighting and with rate pegging in place, price increases of this magnitude would force us to absorb these costs by cutting back on other important community services. It would also result in a complete halt to upgrading existing lights to bring them up to modern standards. “Street lighting is a big greenhouse issue for councils and widely recognised as a useful tool in reducing both crime and the fear of crime,” added Councillor Perram. “It will be of real concern to residents and the police if councils have to drastically curtail future lighting improvements.” The councils said that proposed EnergyAustralia pricing is significantly at odds with recently approved prices in Victoria, inconsistent with the National Electricity Code and inconsistent with EnergyAustralia’s own detailed analysis of costs. According to the councils, EnergyAustralia’s proposed charges for common lighting types are up to 168% higher than that the costs determined by the Victorian regulator’s recent street lighting pricing inquiry. An important contributor cited by councils is that EnergyAustralia appears to be taking more than twice the time to repair lights than their counterparts in Victoria. President of the Local Government Association of NSW and Mayor of North Sydney Cr Genia McCaffery, said, “Here we go again. Yet another cost shifting attempt by EnergyAustralia. This is just a repackaged version of EnergyAustralia’s previous proposal and it should again be rejected by IPART in its entirety. There is an embarrassing litany of obsolete practices and poor performance here that councils and ratepayers should not be required to pay for. It would be a dreadful precedent for all councils in NSW and indeed, for all classes of electricity customers, to condone and perpetuate such inefficiency.” If approved, the price hikes would take effect in stages over the next 36 months. Councils have indicated that the increases would require cuts in lighting and other essential services. The councils comprising the Street Lighting Improvement Program have jointly made a submission to IPART. They are: Ashfield ▪ Bankstown ▪ Botany Bay ▪ Burwood ▪ Canada Bay ▪ Canterbury ▪ Gosford ▪ Hornsby ▪ Hurstville ▪ Kogarah ▪ Ku-ring-gai ▪ Lake Macquarie ▪ Lane Cove ▪ Leichhardt ▪ Marrickville ▪ Mosman ▪ Newcastle ▪ North Sydney ▪ Randwick ▪ Rockdale ▪ Ryde ▪ Sydney ▪ Strathfield ▪ Sutherland ▪ Warringah ▪ Waverley ▪ Willoughby ▪ Woollahra ▪ Wyong - ENDS - Media contact: Lee Kirkland, Media Officer, City of Ryde T: 9952 8083, M: 0421 40 21 50 City of Ryde Media Release _____________________________________________________ FRIDAY, 8 JULY, 2005. COUNCIL TRIALS NEW GREENWASTE CHIPPING & MULCHING SERVICE All residents can soon take advantage of a new “on request door- to-door” Greenwaste Chipping and Mulching Service as part of the City of Ryde’s recently adopted Waste Management Strategy. This innovative to-your-door service will be free of charge. Jude Colechin, Waste Services Officer for Ryde Council, said: “An initial trial service carried out last summer proved very popular with residents, but disadvantaged those who did not have access to a box trailer or utility size truck for transporting the greenwaste to the chipping sites. “To overcome this Council has approved a new trial mobile service starting week days in September that brings the chipping and mulching equipment to the resident, thus eliminating the need for transport or trailers. Significantly, there is no additional cost to Council or those using the service.” All the resident needs to do is phone and book the service prior to pruning or felling. The resident can then leave the greenwaste material on the nature strip in a manner that does not obstruct pedestrian access. The truck will chip the material on site and leave the material for the residents to distribute over their gardens. Some restriction will apply as follows: • Tree/shrub limbs no more than 10cm/4” diameter. • No large tree trunks • No lantana, bamboo or weedy products • Load size – one (1) box trailer (approx 2.5m. x 2m 8ft x 6ft) per resident. Initially an average of 15 services will be offered one (1) day per week, with the ability to increase the number of service days per week if resident participation increases. To take advantage of this new mobile Greenwaste Chipping and Mulching Service ring City of Ryde Customer Services on 9952 8222 for bookings and more information. - ENDS - Media contact: Lee Kirkland, Media Officer, City of Ryde T: 9952 8083, M: 0421 40 21 50 City of Ryde Media Release FRIDAY, 8 JULY 2005. CONTROLLED FERAL RABBIT CULLING PROGRAM City of Ryde Council has approved a controlled European feral rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) culling program at Christie Park, Marsfield, under the direction of Community Life’s Parks Section. Ryde Council’s Parks Manager, Peter Hickman, said: “From time to time it is necessary to conduct wild rabbit culling programs to control the population and to avoid damage to sports playing fields where serious injury can occur if the flat surfaces are not maintained. “Because rabbits breed all year, an ideal time to shoot is immediately after a myxomatosis infection period, whereby the vector is spread by rainfall, such as recently experienced. This gives a ‘double’ treatment enabling a culling program to be more effective in reducing population numbers. Being the winter season the wild rabbit is forced to increase its feeding range and will potentially range further for food and may graze and damage open areas such as the first grade grass oval areas at Christie Park.” A suitably licensed contractor, utilising silenced firearms, will be engaged to carry out the necessary culling in accordance with National Parks and Wildlife best practice guidelines. All carcases will be marked and the culling witnessed by Council’s Natural Areas Coordinator. The contractor will confirm in writing all licensing requirements to undertake the feral rabbit culling program between the hours of 4am and 7am then repeat one week later, and a third time if required. The contractor will be required to hold a Police Commissioner’s Licence to use a gun silencer, and a National Parks and Wildlife Service General Licence regulations certification. The contractor will also notify local Police in regard to the program, erect signs at all entry points to the Christie Park area during contract hours and wear highly visible clothing. The feral rabbit-culling program will be conducted in July. o 0 o Media contact: Lee Kirkland, Media Officer, City of Ryde Council, T: 9952 8083, M: 04 21 40 21 50 City of Ryde Media Release __________________________________________________________________________ FRIDAY, 8 JULY 2005. NATIONAL TREE DAY 29-31 July 2005. Be part of Australia’s biggest community tree-planting event Ryde Council is calling residents of all ages to get down and get their hands dirty, by joining volunteers in a mass tree-planting event to commemorate National Tree Day on Sunday 31 July at Tyagarah Park. And as a special thank you for your help, everyone is invited to a sausage sizzle with refreshments, following the planting, courtesy of Ryde Council. “It’s a great day for the family plus you can help your community and the environment by planting more trees, shrubs and groundcover,” said Adam Smith, Coordinator Bushcare Volunteers, Ryde Council. “Trees and shrubs help to filter water, combat salinity, clean the air and increase flows into water catchments. They also provide food and shelter to Australia's unique wildlife and are an integral part of our country's biodiversity.” ONE THOUSAND TREES FOR THE CITY OF RYDE Tyagarah Park has been selected to receive 600 trees, plants and shrubs.
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