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Government Gazette of the STATE of NEW SOUTH WALES Number 168 Friday, 30 December 2005 Published Under Authority by Government Advertising and Information
Government Gazette OF THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES Number 168 Friday, 30 December 2005 Published under authority by Government Advertising and Information Summary of Affairs FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1989 Section 14 (1) (b) and (3) Part 3 All agencies, subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1989, are required to publish in the Government Gazette, an up-to-date Summary of Affairs. The requirements are specified in section 14 of Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act. The Summary of Affairs has to contain a list of each of the Agency's policy documents, advice on how the agency's most recent Statement of Affairs may be obtained and contact details for accessing this information. The Summaries have to be published by the end of June and the end of December each year and need to be delivered to Government Advertising and Information two weeks prior to these dates. CONTENTS LOCAL COUNCILS Page Page Page Albury City .................................... 475 Holroyd City Council ..................... 611 Yass Valley Council ....................... 807 Armidale Dumaresq Council ......... 478 Hornsby Shire Council ................... 614 Young Shire Council ...................... 809 Ashfi eld Municipal Council ........... 482 Inverell Shire Council .................... 618 Auburn Council .............................. 484 Junee Shire Council ....................... 620 Ballina Shire Council ..................... 486 Kempsey Shire Council ................. 622 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS Bankstown City Council ................ 489 Kogarah Council -
Gloucester, Greatlakes and Greater Taree
Local Government Boundaries Commission 1. Summary of Local Government Boundaries Commission comments The Boundaries Commission has reviewed the Delegate’s Report on the proposed merger of Gloucester Shire Council, Great Lakes Council, and Greater Taree City Council to determine whether it shows the legislative process has been followed and the Delegate has taken into account all the factors required under the Local Government Act 1993 (the Act). The Commission has assessed that: the Delegate’s Report shows that the Delegate has undertaken all the processes required by section 263 of the Act, the Delegate’s Report shows that the Delegate has adequately considered all the factors required by section 263(3) of the Act with the exception of the factors listed under subsections 263(3)(e1) (service delivery) and 263(3)(e5) (diverse communities), and the Delegate’s recommendation in relation to the proposed merger is supported by the Delegate’s assessment of the factors. 2. Summary of the merger proposal On 8 March 2016 the Minister for Local Government referred a proposal to merge the local government areas of Gloucester, Great Lakes and Greater Taree to the Acting Chief Executive of the Office of Local Government for examination and report under the Act. The following map shows the proposed new council area (shaded in green). Proposed merger of Gloucester, Great Lakes and Greater Taree 1 Local Government Boundaries Commission The proposal would have the following impacts on population across the three councils. Council 2016 2031 Gloucester Shire Council 5,000 4,850 Great Lakes Council 36,700 38,500 Greater Taree City Council 49,450 51,900 New Council 91,150 95,250 Source: NSW Department of Planning & Environment, 2014 NSW Projections (Population, Household and Dwellings). -
THE REGIONAL APPROACH NSW Local Health Districts Mid North Coast Local Health District Local Government Areas
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH “NOT IN ISOLATION” THE REGIONAL APPROACH NSW Local Health Districts Mid North Coast Local Health District Local Government Areas ∗ Port Macquarie-Hastings Council ∗ Kempsey Shire Council ∗ Nambucca Shire Council ∗ Bellingen Shire Council ∗ Coffs Harbour City Council Resources ∗ There are around 24 staff in the region between both Councils and the Ministry ∗ Ministry staff are exclusive EHO’s ∗ The larger Councils have specific EHO’s that rotate through functions ∗ The smaller Councils traditionally have Health and Building surveyors that cover the facets of EH and Building and land use related issues David Basso (EHO) EHA NSW MNC Regional Group ∗ The EHA (NSW)Inc. Mid North Coast regional group has been meeting now for almost 20 years ∗ The quarterly meetings of the group have given rise to a range of joint region-wide surveys, seminars, inspections etc. for Regulated Environmental Health functions Never short of issues ∗ Matters of a strategic and reactive nature include; ∗ Rave parties – Bellingen and Coffs ∗ Drug labs ∗ Floods ∗ Bellinger River snapping turtle ∗ Abandoned Antimony processing site – Urunga ∗ Sewerage overflows ∗ Oyster Aquaculture ∗ Water Recycling ∗ Diesel spills and truck rollovers Scheduled activities ∗ Skin Penetration ∗ Public swimming pools ∗ Private drinking water supplies ∗ On site sewerage management ∗ Food Businesses ∗ Mosquito vector program ∗ Legionella control Aboriginal Environmental Health ∗ The Ministry of Health employ Aboriginal Trainee EHOs – some positions shared with regional councils ∗ This facilitates outcomes in Aboriginal communities and good range of experiences ∗ A good example of programs that the Ministry are involved with include ‘Housing for Health’ Across The Region # Food business premises – 1387 # OSSM – 22806 # Public swimming pools – 227 # Private Swimming pools – 5120 # Skin Penetration premises – 126 # Cooling towers/warm water systems – 40+ # Brothels – upward of 12 # Water carters – 30+ OYSTER AQUACULTURE ∗ River closures by the NSW Food Authority have caused stress on local industry. -
Register of Committees 2020/2021
REGISTER OF COMMITTEES 2020/2021 Tamworth Regional Council Register contains the committees that have Council representation including: Council Special Purpose Committees, Council Working Groups, External Boards, Committees, Working Groups and Organisations External Boards, Committees, Working Group and Organisations for Council Staff Only. Tamworth Regional Council Ray Walsh House 437 Peel Street PO Box555 TAMWORTH NSW 2340 02 6767 5555 02 6767 5499 Tamworth Regional Council Register of Council Committees 2020/2021 1. CONTENTS 1. COUNCIL SPECIAL PURPOSE COMMITTEES ........................................................... 4 1.1. Annual Donations Programme ................................................................................... 4 1.2. General Managers Performance Review Panel ......................................................... 5 1.3. Murrami Poultry Broiler Farm Development Community Liaison Committee .............. 6 1.4. Tamworth Regional Floodplain Management Committee .......................................... 7 1.5. Tamworth Regional Local Traffic Committee ............................................................. 8 1.6. Tamworth Regional Rural Fire Service Liaison Committee ........................................ 9 1.7. Tamworth Sports Dome Committee ......................................................................... 10 2. COUNCIL WORKING GROUPS .................................................................................. 11 2.1. Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee ................................................................ -
Smoke-Free Policy in Outdoor Areas
Smoke-free policy in outdoor areas A 2011 survey of NSW councils Smoke-free policy in outdoor areas | A 2011 survey of NSW councils 2 Contents Introduction 1 Introduction Smoking is the largest single preventable cause of death 2 Methodology in Australia, killing more than 15,000 Australians a 2 Results year. There is substantial evidence linking exposure to 12 Resource kit second-hand smoke with a range of serious and life 13 Barriers to introducing threatening health impacts including heart disease, or expanding policy cancer, asthma and other respiratory problems. Children exposed to second-hand smoke are at an 14 Alfresco dining increased risk of asthma, sudden infant death syndrome 15 Conclusion (SIDS), acute respiratory infections and ear problems. 15 Appendix While most of the evidence relates to Community interest in the provision indoor exposure, there is emerging of smoke-free outdoor areas such evidence on how smoking affects as playgrounds, sporting fields and air quality in outdoor locations such alfresco dining areas is growing. as alfresco cafes and playgrounds. To assist local councils in A recent study which measured developing their own smoke-free cigarette smoke levels in a variety outdoor areas policy, the Heart of outdoor locations showed that a Foundation, The Cancer Council person sitting near a smoker in an NSW, the Australian Medical outdoor area could be exposed to Association NSW, the Local levels of cigarette smoke similar to Government and Shires Associations the exposure of someone sitting in of NSW and Action on Smoking an indoor pub or club. Therefore, the and Health Australia have second-hand smoke in outdoor areas developed a resource kit including where people tend to congregate, a CD-ROM of signage templates including alfresco dining areas, for Local Government outlining in sports stadiums and concert venues, clear detail the steps required to can present a real health risk to present before Council a motion to the public and staff. -
Delegate Registration
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The Nature of Flooding in the Kempsey Shire
ANNEX A TO THE KEMPSEY SHIRE LOCAL FLOOD PLAN THE NATURE OF FLOODING IN THE KEMPSEY SHIRE CATCHMENT FEATURES Except for a small area in the south-east which is drained by the Maria River, the entire Kempsey Shire falls within the catchment area of the Macleay River (see Maps 3 and 4). The river rises well to the west of the shire in the Guyra, Dumaresq, Armidale, Uralla and Walcha areas of the Great Dividing Range, its tributaries extending for a distance of about 160 kilometres from the coast. The whole catchment covers 11,500 square kilometres. The Macleay River valley consists of three distinct zones: 1. The New England Tablelands section, where the principal tributaries (the Chandler, Muddy and Apsley rivers) rise. This section is entirely outside Kempsey Shire. 2. The Gorge section, where the rivers leave the tablelands in a series of waterfalls and join to form the Macleay River in the well-defined gorge zone. Here the valleys are steep sided, stream gradients are steep and flood flow velocities are high. On this section there are several minor tributaries (the Parrabel, Hickeys, Georges and Nulla Nulla creeks and Dykes River) but no major ones. Below the Hickeys Creek confluence the topography becomes less severe as the river emerges from the gorges. 3. The lower valley section which begins at the upper limit of tidal influence about 16 kilometres upstream of Kempsey. Here there are extensive alluvial flats, occupying some 43,000 hectares, and well- defined natural levees along the river and its tributaries (the Belmore River and Christmas, Kinchela and Clybucca creeks). -
Emeritus Mayor Honour Roll
Emeritus Mayor Honour Roll 2020 Karyl Denise Knight, Greater Hume Shire 2019 Peter Laird, Carrathool Shire Council Peter Woods OAM, Concord Council Stephen Bali FCPA, F Fin, AMIIA, MP, Blacktown City Council 2018 Phillip Wells, Murrumbidgee Council 2017 Doug Eaton, Wyong Shire Council Gary Rush, Bathurst Regional Council Geoff Kettle, Goulburn Mulwaree Council Harold Johnston, Dungog Shire Council Ian Gosper, Cabonne Council Joanna Gash AM, Shoalhaven City Council Paul Joseph Hogan OAM, Greater Taree City Council Peter Abelson, Mosman Council Peter Blackmore OAM, Maitland City Council Peter Shinton, Warrumbungle Shire Council 2016 Andrew Lewis, Bourke Shire Council Angelo Pippos, Brewarrina Shire Council Angelo Tsirekas, City of Canada Bay Barry Johnston OAM, Inverell Shire Council Bill McAnally, Narromine Shire Council Brian Petschler PSM, Kiama Municipal Council Conrad Bolton, Narrabri Shire Council Gordon Bradbery OAM, Wollongong City Council Emeritus Mayor Honour Roll Jenny Clarke, Narrandera Shire Council Laurence J Henery, Jerilderie Shire Council Marianne Saliba, Shellharbour City Council Mark Troy OAM, Bellingen Shire Council Matthew Slack-Smith, Brewarrina Shire Council Michael Neville, Griffith City Council Michelle Byrne (Dr), The Hills Shire Council Ned Mannoun, Liverpool City Council Nigel Judd OAM, Temora Shire Council Norman Rex Firth Wilson OAM, Warren Shire Council Paul Lake, Campbelltown City Council Peter M Yates, Lockhart Shire Council Peter Speirs OAM, Temora Shire Council Richard Quinn, Hunter's Hill Council Ron -
Local Plumbing Regulators in NSW On-Site Plumbing and Drainage Compliance and Inspections
Local plumbing regulators in NSW On-site plumbing and drainage compliance and inspections This document outlines who performs the functions of the plumbing regulator in NSW. Under the Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011 NSW Fair Trading is the plumbing regulator in New South Wales. The Plumbing Code of Australia is the technical standard for compliance throughout NSW. It is the responsibility of the plumbing regulator in each area to set requirements for inspections of on-site plumbing and drainage. Fair Trading’s area of operation includes all areas in which properties are provided with services (either drinking water, recycled water or a sewerage service) by Sydney Water Corporation or Hunter Water Corporation. This area of operation stretches from Gerringong in the south (the Illawarra), to Newcastle, Port Stephens and Dungog in the north (the Hunter), and west to Mount Victoria (Blue Mountains). The function of the plumbing regulator has been delegated by Fair Trading to local councils, county councils, or other qualified bodies. The delegation of the function has been accepted by local and county councils across NSW, with a small number of exceptions where the council declined the delegation. Below are two tables identifying the local authority for plumbing regulator functions, including conducting inspections, throughout NSW by local government area. Please Note: Onsite plumbing and drainage work does not include stormwater, fire suppression; work on network utility assets or roof plumbing. If you are a plumber or drainer in regional -
Richmond Valley Koala Habitat Atlas
RICHMOND VALLEY KOALA HABITAT ATLAS Australian Koala Foundation June 2008 for Richmond Valley Council Final report and map prepared by Dave Mitchell CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................(i) Executive Summary..................................................................................................1 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................3 1.1 Study Objectives.................................................................................3 1.2 The Study Area...................................................................................3 2 BACKGROUND...............................................................................................4 2.1 Koala Biology and Ecology.................................................................4 2.2 Koala tree use... .................................................................................5 2.3 Koala Home Range Size.....................................................................8 2.4 Koala faecal pellets...........................................................................12 2.5 Landscape Ecology...........................................................................13 2.6 Historical Factors...............................................................................14 2.7 State Environment Planning Policy 44..............................................15 3 METHODOLOGY .........................................................................................16 -
3. Study Area Characteristics
Pacific Highway Upgrade – Oxley Highway to Kempsey Preferred Route Report 3. Study Area Characteristics 3.1 Local Community 3.1.1 Overview The study area is located within the Port Macquarie – Hastings and Kempsey Local Government Areas (LGAs). The boundary between the two LGAs is located south of Kundabung, in the north of the study area. The Port Macquarie – Hastings LGA covers an area of 3,693 square kilometres and is located approximately 420 km north of Sydney and 510 km south of Brisbane. The topography of the LGA is very diverse, with features including coastal plains and wetlands, flood plains, river systems and mountain ranges, national parks and state forests. The Port Macquarie – Hastings LGA has an overall population of 64,485 (2001 Census). The main towns in the LGA are Port Macquarie and Wauchope. Port Macquarie, located on the coast approximately 10 km to the east of the southern boundary of the study area, is the largest town with a population of 38,289 people (2001 Census). It serves as a major tourist destination and regional centre for the area. Wauchope, located approximately seven kilometres to the west of the southern boundary of the study area, serves as the regional centre for the inland area, particularly for the rural communities along the Oxley Highway and the associated agricultural industries. The LGA has many small localities and villages in addition to the main towns. Of these, the village of Telegraph Point is located in the study area, on the Wilson River. Kempsey LGA covers an area of 3,377 square kilometres. -
Councils and Utilities
Page 1 Councils and Utilities Local Government Authorities Albury City Council: www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au Armidale Regional Council: www.armidaleregional.nsw.gov.au Ballina Shire Council: www.ballina.nsw.gov.au Balranald Shire Council: www.balranald.nsw.gov.au Bathurst Regional Council: www.bathurst.nsw.gov.au Bayside Council: www.bayside.nsw.gov.au Bega Valley Shire Council: www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au Bellingen Shire Council: www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au Berrigan Shire Council: www.berriganshire.nsw.gov.au Blacktown City Council: www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au Bland Shire Council: www.blandshire.nsw.gov.au Blayney Shire Council: www.blayney.nsw.gov.au Blue Mountains City Council: www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au Bogan Shire Council: www.bogan.nsw.gov.au Bourke, the Council of the Shire: www.bourke.nsw.gov.au Brewarrina Shire Council: www.brewarrina.nsw.gov.au Broken Hill City Council: www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au Burwood Council: www.burwood.nsw.gov.au Law Diary Councils and Utilities Directory | 2021 Page 2 Byron Shire Council: www.byron.nsw.gov.au Cabonne Council: www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au Camden Council: www.camden.nsw.gov.au Campbelltown City Council: www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au Canada Bay Council, City of: www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au Canterbury-Bankstown City Council: www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au Carrathool Shire Council: www.carrathool.nsw.gov.au Central Coast Council: www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au Central Darling Shire Council: www.centraldarling.nsw.gov.au Cessnock City Council: www.cessnock.nsw.gov.au Clarence Valley Council: www.clarence.nsw.gov.au Cobar Shire Council: