INFORMATION BULLETIN ISSUE NO. 05/2010 17 March 2010 Information Bulletin Issue No. 05/2010 Inside this Issue WA Local Government Association (WALGA) News  Correspondence & Papers Issue No.09.10 – 8 March 2010 ....................................................................................COR-1 Issue No.10.10 – 15 March 2010 ..................................................................................COR-3 Pink Divider Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) News 5 March 2010................................................................................................................COR-5 12 March 2010 ............................................................................................................COR-20 Media Releases Media Statement: Paul Papalia - Castrilli’s $6million Amalgamation Shambles ......COR-31 Employee Movements..................................................................................................... HR-1  Information from Human Resources Blue Divider Information to Standing Committees Outstanding Matters & Information Items  Technical Services Green Divider Report on Outstanding Matters – Technical Services Committee .................................... T-1 Monthly / Quarterly Departmental Reports Technical Services Works Programme .............................................................................. T-2 Minutes of Occasional/Advisory Committees Bungendore Park Management Committee Meeting Feb 2010 ......................................... T-8 Miscellaneous Vandalism Statistics January 2010................................................................................... T-12 Local Water Quality Improvement Plan .......................................................................... T-15 3rd Victorian Sustainable Development Conference ........................................................ T-23  Community Outstanding Matters & Information Items Services Report on Outstanding Matters – Community Services Committee ................................. C-1 Beige Divider Monthly / Quarterly Departmental Reports Library & Heritage Services General Monthly Report – Jan & Feb 2010 ........................ C-2 Manager Ranger & Emergency Services Monthly Report – February 2010................... C-14 Minutes of Occasional/Advisory Committees South East Regional Recreation Advisory Group – 18 February 2010........ “CA-3”-C-21/32 Issue 5 – 17 March 2010 Information Bulletin Page Cor-1 Correspondence & Papers W OTERN .... UStt ... U ... N Issue No. 09.10 LOCAL GOVE~NMENI AnOCIATION HEADLINES T OV<NS WAtfTEO FOR 2010 <4 WALGA BREAKFAST - RECENT P C""", ,, C HANGES <4 2010 BANNERS IN TH E TERRACE CO//.PETITION .. LOCAL G OVER NM ERT RE FQRM- IOEAS FLVER _ MANAGE ALCOIlot AND TR E R OlES FROMJAI'AN AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A LCOHOL " RECOGNfTKm OF PRIOR LEARNING (RP l) fl.IAN AGEWENT S EMINAR r OR ELECTED MEMBERS " FLVER_ OeV'ElOPINGANALCOIiOL PotICY " BLESSING OF THE ROADS BASE O IN PLANNING " LOCAl. GOVERNMENT NRM POLlCY .. PLANNltlGANO C OMMUR ITY D EVELOPMENT STATEMeNT N ewSLEn EII " NATlONAL LOCAL GovrRNMENT AWAROS .. SAfE S YSTE MS NEWS -Issue 4 MARCH <4 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PRESE NTATION 2010 .. MANAOINQALCOHOL .. YOU'RE WELCOME WA ISSUES UPDATE WALGA BREAKFAST - RECENT PLANNING Banner pote sites are slrlctly limited but WALGA CHANGES will endeavour to accommOdate all entries. Join an experienced legal panel from Minter To download the 2010 Banners in the Terrace Ellison as they look at recent planning changes brochure and registration form, please log into and the implications for Local Government the Members section 01 the WALGA website at Issues covered will include: the enforcement of www.watga asn av local planning schemes following a change In FOf lurther information, please contaCI PubliC land ownership in regard!; to the decision of the Relations Asslslant, Andrea Sutherland on g213 State Administrative Tribunal in Lafou Ply Ltd v 2085 or email [email protected] Town of Claremont, how recent Supreme Court decisions on planning may shape planning LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM - IDEAS practice going forward; and the main issues for FROM JAPAN Local Government arising from the State The Japanese Local Government Centre CLAIR Government's planning reform agenda. will be hosting a Iree forum to discuss Japan's A registration lorm for this event can be experiences with Local Government reform over downloaded from the WALGA website at the past decade. www.walga.asn.au Date: Wednesday, 10 March Date: Friday, 19 March Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm (morning tea Time. 7:30am - 9:00am and lunch provided) Venue: Hyatt Regency Perth Venue: City 01 Stirling Council Admin Cost: S72 (ex GST) Centre, 25 Cedric Street, Stirling For further information or 10 register, please RSVP: Although this is a free e\lent, contact Marketing and Events OffICer. Emily ptease register with Hiromi Ward on 9213 2097 or email Shimizu al [email protected],au eward@\Valga.asnau for ca tering 2010 BANNERS IN THE TERRACE As well as speakers from Japan with experience COMPETITlON in municipal amalgamation, guest speakers include: Director General of the Department for The annual Call lor Entries for the 2010 Banners local Government, Ms Jennifer Mathews; in the Terrace Competition is now open. Now is Director 01 the Australian Centre of Excellence the lime to start planning your Local for Local Government, Prof Graham Sansom; Government's banner by contacting your local Northam Shire President, Cr Steven Pollard; and schools, art groups andlor community groups to City Geraldlon-Greenough CEO, MrTony Brun. design and paint your banner. For fur1her information or 10 register, please Please note thai the deadline for applicalions is cOn/acl Hiromi Shimizu on (02) 9241 5033 or ThursdaY, 1 April, email hiromi@ilgr;.ora.@ PI&IlOO b)o h\¥t$I""AI.oII!IIiIn local GI!vermwrIAss<Ici:oIlln. PO 80> 1SU . ~ Petal. W~ 8872. TeltDa}!1J21 50'"..5, FIIl.(OBJ 9122 :>61 1. £IMi ~ ....au. \VcbstL --..rWlll;a""'''' Information Bulletin Page Cor-2 Correspondence & Papers RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL) ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PRESENTATION SEMINAR FOR ELECTED MEMBERS CoZero, In conjunction With Landfill Gas and Power, will Date: Saturday, 13 March host a presentation on where energy markets are Time: 9:00am - 11: OOam heading in 2010, and what oppor1un lties are available to Local Governments under WALGA's Preferred Venue: WALGA Supplier conlr(lct level 1, Boardroom 15 Allona Street Date: Friday, 26 March West Perth TIme: 12:00pm-1:30pm - a light lunch will be RSVP. Please confirm anendance b, provided Wednesday, 10 March 10 Venue: WALGA Boardroom, 15 Altona Street, training@walga asn.au or call 9213 West Perth 2098 This is a complimentary event, however places are For further information, please con/ec/ Training limited. Coordinator, Me/Ike Aydin on 9213 2098 or email maydlf/@wa/ga.asn.au For further information or to secure your pIece, please contact Manager GreenPower and Voluntary Carbon BLESSING OF THE ROADS Markets, COZCfO, Ellen Braine at To assist local Governments in preparing for the ebraine@CQze ro.com.au BI!Jssing of the Roads Easter road safety campaign. the MANAGING ALCOHOL RoadWise Program has produced an event kit to assist locat Governments in part i cipa~ng . The kit contains· To assist Local Governments in managing issues background information: key messages: event Ideas: relating to alcohol management within the community, template speeches; media release templates; and Members (lre invited attend the following presentations: newsletter templates To download the event kit or to Why Manage Alcohol? The Roles and find out more about th e campaign, please visit Responsibilities of Alcohol Management hltp:llwww.roadwise.asn.au/resQurcesJresourceSIQleSSi Date: Wednesday, March ngofroadsfindex htm!. 17 Time: 9:00am - 12:30pm For furlher information, please contact Road Safety Venue: Reception Room, Cily of Rockin9ham Project OffICer, KyllfJ O'Dnscoll on 92132084 or email [email protected] Developing an Alcohol Policy Based in Planning Date: Thursday, 18 March LOCAL GOVERNMENT NRM POLICY STATEMENT Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm State Council has recently endorsed a Natural Resource Management (NRM) policy on behalf of Local Venue· Local Government House , 15 Altona Government. St, West Perth For further information, p/9ilS9 contact Atcohol and The policy sta tement was developed after consultation Crime Menagement Project Coordinator, Man·anne With (llmost 50 Local Governments and incorporation of Caray, on 92132071 or emait [email protected] other stakeholder feedback. To access the policy statement and corresponding discussion paper, please YOU'RE WELCOME WA visit hltp:llwww.walga.asn.aulabouVpolicv/environment was The Disability Services Commission in .... ites Local te/env sub docs/Currenl1ssuesJ Govemments to (lpply for amounts of up to 525,000 to support them 10 implement and extend You're Welcome For further information, please contact NRM Facilitator, WA inili(ltives. A total of 5250,000 has been allocated Jessica Sheppard, on 9213 2027 or email for this funding tender, with applications closing [email protected]!l:n.au Tuesday, 20 April. To dale 36 local Governments are You're Welcome WA partners, and have gathered NATIONAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARDS access information on more than 2300 facilities. Nominations have now opened for the 2010 National For further information, please visit Awards for Local Government. This year, the National www.accesswa.com.au Awards have been revamped to recognise