www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au Kyogle Council Community Newsletter MARCH/APRIL 2016 Kyogle Council Working together to balance Environment, Lifestyle and Opportunity. NEW LIBRARY In this MAYORAL FOWL MYTH BRIDGE LIBRARY ON ISSUE MESSAGE CONCERNS BUSTERS OPENED NEWS WHEELS 2 2 3 4 7 8 $3 million packing plant APPROVED Kyogle Council has unanimously ap- proved a development application from Mountain Blue Farms for a $3 million blueberry packing plant at Tabulam. The packing plant will be located on Tabulam Road directly across the Clarence River from Mountain Blue Farms’ existing blueberry farm. When built, the packing plant is ex- A $3 million blueberry packing plant approved for development at Tabulam is expected to create 22 pected to create 22 permanent jobs on top permanent jobs. of the 500 plus seasonal workers that the farm is likely to employ to harvest the development control issues could be ap- Council would receive significant Section blueberries each year. propriately addressed and to get this im- 94 Developer Contributions as well as Many of the seasonal workers are likely portant industry activated in our local area. additional works from the applicant to- to be backpackers who will stay locally "This has included holding talks with wards road upgrades along Tabulam Road and further boost the local economy. members of the local community about as part of the consent conditions for the "Blueberries not only help showcase the opportunities for providing additional ac- packing plant. area's agricultural diversity but also have commodation for workers.” “This is expected to make the stretch of the potential to provide a substantial boost Independent analyses for the council the road between the intersections with the to the local economy through the influx of have shown that the operation of the pack- Bruxner Highway and Jacksons Flat Road permanent and itinerant workers to the ing plant is expected to bring at least $8.9 considerably safer,” he said. area who will need accommodation, food, million of additional economic output to Work on the packing plant is expected to fuel and the like," Kyogle Council Mayor the area with $4.7 million of value-adding start almost immediately. Blueberries will Cr Mulholland said. to the Kyogle economy annually. be packed fresh from the farm and then "The Council has worked closely with Council’s Executive Manager Develop- transported to distributors for supermarket Mountain Blue Farms to ensure that any ment and Planning Manfred Boldy said the outlets in Australia and overseas. 1 Well, everybody is back various shades of From the MAYOR in the swing of things teal. Not to be and following the Febru- missed next year ary Council meeting, we - the most deli- had the official opening cious nibbles of Minneys Bridge. Many thanks to the were home baked community members who came out in by the CWA force to celebrate the opening of the ladies and pre- bridge. It took a bit of time to get there, sented in grand but get there we did. style. Kyogle Council held a roadshow Bonalbo Hall around our draft Community Strategic was selected by Plan. Councillors and myself visited Arts Northern various locations across the LGA to Rivers as the hall launch the plan. We hope you will pro- to feature in our vide feedback on the plan because it will Council area as Kyogle Council Mayor Councillor Danielle Mulholland, Member for Page be driving Council's future direction and part of the ‘If Kevin Hogan, Councillor Maggie Creedy and Councillor Lindsay Passfield yours too. These Halls Could at the opening of the Minneys Bridge replacement. An International Women's Day event Talk’ project. was held at Lismore with guest speaker A day was held at the hall recently as history of Bonalbo, but a creative pro- Ita Buttrose. Who didn't grow up with part of the project giving people the op- cess which I am looking forward to see- Ita? A fantastic day which was well portunity to share mementos and stories ing. attended. about the hall. Until next time The Old Bonalbo CWA held a High A great time was had by all with many Tea to raise money for Ovarian laughs and some wonderful storytelling. cancer. Everyone rolled up in The end result will be not so much a Danielle Mulholland where the poultry house: hibited within a town or village Don’t fall FOWL Is not higher than three me- area. tres above ground level The Council supports healthy of COUNCIL Has a floor area of not more life choices, including the than 15 square metres keeping of poultry for eggs and The keeping of birds, notably Is located at the rear of the other garden benefits, provided fowl and poultry, in residential yard that appropriate balances with areas has strict compliance Does not house more than other residential factors are requirements intended to pro- five fowl or poultry maintained. tect neighbour amenity and If intended to house fowl This includes regard for animal welfare. (including guinea fowl) is neighbours and the general Council approvals are gener- located at least five metres residential amenity of the af- ally not required for limited away from any building fected area. keeping of birds, subject to If intended to house any other If you are unsure about any certain standards. poultry (other than chickens), requirements in your area, you Any keeping of fowl or poul- including peacocks, is located should contact the Council try within a residential (ie town at least 30 metres away from (phone 6632 1611 during nor- or village) area is generally any other dwelling mal business hours). required to be low key and non- injury to the health of any per- Non-compliance with the Is constructed to ensure that offensive to neighbouring prop- son. requirements for the keeping of birds are unable to escape erties due to any noise, odour The keeping of roosters is not birds and other poultry is treat- or other adverse environmental Poultry houses and surround- permitted. Keeping of fowl or ed as a serious matter by the impacts. ing yards must be kept clean at poultry for commercial gain in Council and can lead to the The keeping of fowls or poul- all times and any birds must be numbers that exceed the five issue of orders and associated try is permitted without approv- kept under conditions that will bird limit or the keeping of penalties, including on-the-spot al within a town or village area not create a nuisance, danger or (any) roosters is generally pro- fines of $300-$500. 2 tion, and ageing in place, disability services and respite care. HAVE YOUR SAY ON It is currently on display for public comment. Submissions Council’s roadmap for the future close on 22 April 2016 and can be lodged via Council's website, emailed to [email protected] or sent to Kyogle Coun- Kyogle Council ratepayers and residents have been given three cil PO Box 11 Kyogle NSW 2470. more chances to have their say about the Council's draft Com- The draft CSP can be downloaded from Council's website at munity Strategic Plan (CSP) at public meetings scheduled for www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au or hard copies are available for view- early April. ing at Kyogle Council, the Cawongla store, the Wadeville store, The public meetings will be held at Wiangaree Post Office, Woodenbong Post Office, Bonalbo Post the Woodenbong Hall supper room on Tuesday 5 April at 6pm Office, Old Bonalbo Post Office, Tabulam Post Office, and the the Bonalbo Community Hall on Thursday 7 April at 6pm Mallanganee Post Office. the Kyogle Memorial Institute Hall on Wednesday 13 April at 6pm. Council has already given the community the chance to learn more about the draft CSP at a series of informal roadshow meet- ings held at nine locations throughout the council area. The CSP is the highest level plan that Council prepares and the draft plan establishes a framework for Council going forward to 2025. It identifies the community's priorities and aspirations for the Council area over the next 10 years and provides a blueprint for how it will achieve them. Titled Ready to Grow, the draft plan was prepared by council staff, councillors and members of council's five community- based Focus Groups which looked at the areas of governance Community members, Kyogle Councillors and staff at the draft CSP road- and community service, agriculture, village life, visitor attrac- show meeting held at the Wiangaree on Monday 29 February. Recycling myths leave the lids on all your recyclables, in- cluding plastic bottles, containers and jars. BUSTED No need to remove labels - the labels on Kyogle Council wants to ensure that bottles and containers will wash off dur- ratepayers and residents know that their ing the recycling process, so no need to recycling is being recycled and that they tems ultimately go their separate ways; waste water at home by doing it yourself. can be confident their efforts DO make a the waste element to the waste depot and All hard plastics can be recycled, difference. recyclables to the materials recovery fa- whether they have a recycling triangle on It’s time to do some myth-busting and cility (MRF). it or not. This includes plastic toys, yo- the first one is about recycling going to Split bin system trucks look a lot like ghurt containers, plant pots, plastic cups, landfill. garbage trucks, so it may appear to the tableware and cutlery. Myth: “All recycling that goes into the uninitiated that both waste and recycling Don’t forget to recycle empty aerosol one truck is sent to landfill.” are ending up as garbage, but this is simp- cans and popper juice containers.