m CITY OF Armadale INFORMATION BULLETIN 06/2008 10JIPIII2000 hi •* CITY OF Armadale Information Bulletin Issue No. 06/2008 Inside this Issue Correspondence & WA Local Government Association (WALGA) News Papers Issue No.l 1.08-24 March 2008 COR-1 Issue No.12.08 - 31 March 2008 COR-3 Pink Divider Issue No.13.08 - 7 April 2008 COR-5 Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) News 28 March 2008 COR-7 Correspondence Media Release - Risk to local participation on environment - 28 March 2008 COR-23 Media Release - Local Government Voice at 2020 Summit - 31 March 2008 COR-24 Letter thanking Mayor & Councillors for Opening - Heron Park Private Estate - 2 April COR-25 Circular No 2/08 - Bilateral Agreement on Indigenous Affairs COR-26 Information from Employee Movements HR-1 Human Resources Blue Divider Inforniation to Standing Committees City Strategy • Progress Report Progress Report on Contingency, Operational & Strategic Projects CS-1 Lilac Divider • Outstanding Matters & Information Items Report on Outstanding Matters - City Strategy Committee CS-9 • Donations/Grants/Contributions Report on Donations/Community Grants/Annual Contributions CS-13 Development • Outstanding Matters & Information Items Report on Outstanding Matters - Development Services Committee D-l Services Results of the Streamcare Program 2007 & Direction for 2008 D-3 Yellow Divider • Health Health Services Manager's Report for the month of February 2008 D-8 • Planning Planning Services Manager's Report for the month of February 2008 D-l 5 Town Planning Scheme No.4 - Amendment Action Table D-19 Planning Applications Monthly Statistics - February 2008 D-22 Subdivision Applications - WAPC Approvals/Refusals - February 2008 D-32 Subdivision Applications - Report on Lots Registered for 2006/07 & 2007/08 D-33 PAW Closure Report - Significant Actions during February 2008 D-35 Road Naming Report 2007/08 & consequential action of Council Recommendation D-36 Compliance Officer's Report for the month of February 2008 D-37 Road Naming Report 2007/08 & consequential action of Council Recommendation D-34 • Building Building Services Manager's Report for the month of February 2008 D-40 Building Applications Monthly Statistics for the month of February 2008 D-41 Issue 6-9 April 2008 Information Bulletin Page Cor-l Correspondence & Papers T ssue No. 11.08 WALGA " -^iwi py and distribute to Interested readers ?-• MAS 2SC3 25 March 2008 S^iiJ^S! A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PEER SUPPORT TEAM HEADLINES <i NEW ROAD SAFETY FACT SHEETS AVAILABLE A ROADS AND TRANSPORT FORUM 2008 A COMMUNITY CULTURAL PLANNING FUND 4 NEW NRM FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS A BANNERS IN THE TERRACE 2008-FINAL CALL MAILBAG A HR SEMINAR - FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS ^ LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROAD SAFETY AWARDS >< MWAC INFORMATION BULLETIN MARCH 2008- 2008 - EXTENSION TO AWARD NOMINATIONS ISSUE 111 i LOCAL GOVERNMENT PEER SUPPORT TEAM COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BROCHURE ACT - MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT ISSUES UPDATE ROADS AND TRANSPORT FORUM 2008 BANNERS IN THE TERRACE 2008 - FINAL The Roads and Transport Forum 2008 Our CALL Roads - The Journey will be held on:- The annual Call for Entries in the Banners in the Terrace Competition for 2008 closed on Date: Tuesday 6 May Thursday 20 March, but last minute applications | Venue; Hyatt Hotel. Perth will be accepted. The Forum's Programme is available, together As one of the State's largest community arts with the Registration form at www.walQa.asn.au projects, the very popular "Banners in the Hard copies of the programme will be distributed Terrace Competition" is widely acknowledged as over the next two weeks. being the most colourful and vibrant city display. The event will also incorporate the Road Safety In 2008, the banners will be flown along the St Awards, which acknowledges outstanding George's and Adelaide Terraces from Sunday achievements by Local Government in the area 27 July to Saturday 9 August as a traditional of road safety. A flyer calling for nominations has part of the staging of the annual Local been distributed to all Councils. Government Convention. For further information, please contact Transport For further information, please contact Marketing and Roads Support Officer. Cheryl Bulford on & Events Officer, Emily Ward on 9213 2097 or 9213 2059 or email cbulford&.walaa.asn.au email eward&.walga.asn.au COMMONWEALTH ANNOUNCES NEW HR SEMINAR: THE MOVING LANDSCAPE - FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR NRM FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATIONS On Friday 14 March, the new Commonwealth Want to know what will replace WorkChoices? Government program for funding Natural How the SSS Paper, The Journey: Sustalnability Resource Management (NRM) was announced. Into the Future will affect HR? What other 'Caring for our Country' has developed six new Councils are doing about steff shortages? national priorities which focus on iconic areas of WALGA Local Government Workplace Solutions national significance. will host a Human Resources Seminar to look at Although Local Government will now be able to issues such as these on: bid directly for Commonwealth funds, there will Date: Thursday 3 April be little assistance for this process as the Venue: WACA Commonwealth Government has determined that Cost: Free for Workplace Solutions the WALGA-based Local Government NRM Subscribers Facilitator position will no longer be funded after June 2008. As yet, there is no indication from $110 (inc GST) for nonmembers the State Government on its future funding RSVP; Friday 28 March arrangements and priorities, or how it will engage Please note, a limited number of places are with Local Government. available. For further details on the new Commonwealth The full-day seminar will focus on managing Government program, please visit difference in the workforce, negotiation skills, www.nrm.aov.au/fundina/cfoc-faa.html or contact overcoming skill shortages, and future workplace NRM Facilitator, Jessica Sheppardon 9213 2027 relations changes. or email isheooard^walaa.asn.au Published by the Western Australian Local Government Association, P0 Box 1544, West Perth, WA 6872. Tel. (08) 9213 2000, Fax: (08) 9322 2611, Email: infoewalQa.asn.au, Website- www walga.asn au Information Bulletin Page Cor-2 Correspondence & Papers Speakers will include the prominent industrial relations LOCAL GOVERNMENT PEER SUPPORT TEAM academic, Professor Ron McCallum AO and Warriors The Local Government Peer Support Team is a three- Cricket Coach, Tom Moody, together with presentations way initiative between WALGA, Local Government from two Councils showcasing initiatives introduced to Managers Australia (LGMA), and the Department of address skills and labour shortages in the sector. Local Government and Regional Development. This seminar is designed for Chief Executive Officers, The team provides conciliation, negotiation and senior managers and human resource managers, all of mediation support to Local Government that has whom are encouraged to attend. identified issues of relationship conflict between Elected For further information or to register, please contact Members, or between Elected Members and senior Marketing and Events Officer, Emily Ward on 9213 staff. 2097 or email ewardtcbwalga.asn.au The key objective Is to assisl Councils to resolve these issues of conflict and reduce the need for formal LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROAD SAFETY AWARDS investigations or enquiries. 2008 - EXTENSION TO AWARD NOMINATIONS Brochures have been distributed in this week's mailbag. The closing date for nominations for the Local For further information, please contact Chief Executive Government Road Safety Awards 2008 has been Officer, Ricky Surges on 9213 2026 or email extended to Monday 7 April. rburaes<S>.walaa. asn. au These awards seek to acknowledge outstanding achievements and leadership by Local Government in NEW ROAD SAFETY FACT SHEETS AVAILABLE the area of road safety. The Awards showcase Two new road safety fact sheets are now available on innovation and best practice in road safely and the RoadWise-Program website. recognise projects that contribute to the objectives of the WA Road Safety Strategy 2003 - 2007. The new fact sheets focus on young drivers and high powered vehicles and the evaluation of the double Award Categories include:- demerit point initiative. Road safety fact sheets provide » Safe Roads and Roadsides; important information about specific road safety issues • Safe Travel Speeds; in an easy to read format. • Safe Vehicles; To access these fact sheets, please visit the News/Fact • Safe Road User Behaviour; and Sheet page of the RoadWise Program website at • Joe North Award. www.roadwise. asn.au or for further information, please The awards are an ideal opportunity for Councils to contact Road Safety Project Officer, Kylie Bartlett on receive recognition for their road safely efforts. 9213 2084 or email kbartlett(a>.walaa. asn. au Nominations close at 5pm on Monday 7 April and the COMMUNITY CULTURAL PLANNING FUND Awards will be presented at the Roads and Transport Forum 2008 to be held on Tuesday 6 May. The Community Cultural Planning Fund supports For further Information or submission guidelines, please projects that have a creative approach to exploring visit www.walaa.asn.au or contact RoadWise community and planning for the future. Operational Coordinator, Vanessa Jackson on 9213 There are two areas of funding available:- 2054 or email viacksonfawalaa. asn. au • Cultural Mapping - with the aim of gathering information and creating artworks that reflect a COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT community's local culture and identity; and ACT - MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT . Cultural Planning - with the aim of assisting Local Subscribers to the Complete Guide to the Local Government and their communities to develop a Government Act - Forms and Proformas Manual will community cultural plan that encapsulates a shared receive an updated Model Code of Conduct via an vision. This plan will determine how best to use Infopage in the coming fortnight, The new Model has your community's cultural resources for economic been developed to take into consideration recent and social development. amendments to the Local Government Act 1995 and The closing date Is Tuesday 15 April for projects Regulations.