Croydon’s Bush Telegraph A word from our Mayor…… Trevor Pickering Hi all in incredible Croydon, It appears that the wet might finally be here with some beautiful weather around the shire but no where near enough yet, we can only hope for good follow up over the next few weeks. First of all I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the recipients of Australia Day awards and all those who were nominated, it’s great to be recognised by your peers. Council is back at work after the Christmas break and are busy moving the depot out near the rodeo grounds amongst other things. It’s usually a very quiet time of the year for most, except for the Mums and the children that are starting school for the first time and those bigger kids that are off to boarding school. What an amazing adventure you have ahead of you, I wish you all well. Wayne, Bill and I will be at the FNQROC meeting in Cairns on the 3rd of February. I also have a meeting with Cairns and District Regional Housing on the same day about the three houses in town that are vacant, so I’ll report back to Council about that when I get home. Well as you know all Councils in the great state of Queensland will be going to the polls in March and we will be moving into caretaker period in February so this will be the last Tele for me and the Councillors before the election. It doesn’t mean that Council will stop functioning we will always be there, so because this will be the last Tele I can report in until then I’d like to take this opportunity to say it has been an absolute honour to serve you all in the incredible Shire of Croydon, and I know I speak for all of our elected members. God bless you all and stay safe and hopefully we will be still doing the Bush Tele after March. Cheers Trevor Mayor Trevor Pickering Croydon Shire Council Croydon’s Bush Telegraph Edition 1 - January 2020 T: 4748 7100 E: [email protected] W: www.croydon.qld.gov.au So You Want to be a Councillor? COUNCIL MEETINGS Queensland’s next local government election will be In accordance with Section 277 of the Local Government held on 28 March 2020. Members of the community Regulation 2012, Croydon Shire Council advises that Ordinary Meetings will be held at the Council Chambers, 63 wishing to nominate for election as a councillor or Samwell Street, Croydon commencing at 9.30am unless mayor, including those who have previously served as otherwise notified, on the following dates: a councillor or mayor and those who are currently serving as a councillor or mayor, will be required to Thursday 23 January 2020 complete compulsory ‘So You Want to be a Thursday 20 February 2020 Thursday 19 March 2020 Councillor’ training in order to nominate. Thursday 16 April 2020 ‘So You Want to be a Councillor’ training focuses on Thursday 21 May 2020 the requirements on local government election Thursday 18 June 2020 candidates and potential candidates as well as Thursday 16 July 2020 providing information on the roles and responsibilities Thursday 20 August 2020 of councillors and mayors. Thursday 17 September 2020 Thursday 15 October 2020 To ensure that those who decide to nominate for Thursday 19 November 2020 election do not miss the opportunity to do so, the Thursday 17 December 2020 early completion of training is encouraged. Those Meeting agendas and minutes are available on nominating for election will need to have obtained a Council’s website www.croydon.qld.gov.au certificate showing successful completion of the training in order to complete the nomination process. COUNCILLOR CONTACT DETAILS The training will be accessible online from the new So You Want To Be A Councillor? Website http:// Mayor Trevor Pickering www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au/so-you-want-to-be-a- Mobile: 0427 456 188 councillor/training.html which also provides infor- Mobile: 0409 456 235 mation for candidates about the role of a councillor, Email: [email protected] what councils do, and what you need to know if you Deputy Mayor Wayne Bing Chew want to stand for election in 2020. Ph: (07) 4745 6287 Alternatively, potential candidates can register for a Mobile: 0488 454 678 Email: [email protected] face-to-face training sessions at http://www.dlgrma.qld.gov.au/local-government/ Councillor Kim Gaynor governance/training.html Ph: (07) 4745 3536 Mobile: 0409 913 150 Email: [email protected] CROYDON SHIRE COUNCIL Councillor Jeffrey Norman FOR SALE Mobile: 0438 155 101 Email: [email protected] VACANT RESIDENTIAL FREEHOLD ALLOTMENT $7,895 Councillor Jonathan Evans 63 ALLDRIDGE ST. CROYDON Mobile: 0429 577 603 Email: [email protected] Detailed information including location of the lot can be obtained from Croydon Shire Council’s website www.croydon.qld.gov.au or by contacting (07) 4748 7100. DOG AND CAT REGISTRATIONS Bridgeworks: Little River Bridge 2019 - 2020 on the Gulf Developmental Road to start in the new year Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is about to carry out works at Little River Bridge located on the Gulf Developmental Road (GDR) between Croydon and Georgetown. The works include strength- Croydon Shire Council would like to ening works on the substructure-pier frames and abut- ment. These works are part of the regular bridge remind all owners of cats and dogs to register their maintenance program. pets with Council. The works will start in early January 2020 and be com- Registrations are valid for 12 months pleted in July 2020, weather permitting. Work crews (1 July to 30 June) and must be renewed each year. will operate on a rotational roster between 6.30am and 5.30pm. Registration fees are as follows: $10 per entire dog/cat The first stage of works will predominately be under the bridge and have minimal impact to traffic. The sec- Free for desexed dog/cat, evidence must be ond stage of works will require temporary full closures provided of up to 1 hour at various times. This is to allow for Permit fee for keeping of more than 2 dogs - concrete works to be undertaken. Further information $42.50 per each additional dog about dates and times will be provided prior to the clo- sures. Visit us at the Council offices Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm to register your dog or cat. For the safety of workers and road users, changed traffic conditions will be in place while the works are carried out. These include single lane closures and speed reduction to 40km/h under the direction of traffic controllers or traffic signals when required. ROAD CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES Motorists should plan their journey according. Variable For the latest information on traffic and road Message Boards (VMS) will be in place on the ap- proaches to the bridge, a week prior to the works start- conditions, visit download https://qldtraffic.qld.gov.au/ ing. the app, phone 13 19 40 or follow QLDTraffic on Twitter. VMS will also be in place on the GDR in Croydon and Georgetown to warn motorists about the temporary closures. Early Childhood Teacher More information about road conditions across Queensland’s state-controlled road network is availa- Working with the Croydon Child Care Centre ble via the TMR QLDTraffic.qld.gov.au website or Croydon Shire Council is seeking the services of an 13 19 40 Information services. Early Childhood Teacher to work with the Croydon Child Care Centre. The Early Childhood Teacher will need to work with NEWS ITEMS FOR CROYDON’S BUSH the service for at least 20 per cent of the time that the service provides education and care. This calculates to TELEGRAPH eight and a half (8.5) hours per week. Under the If you have any news items for our newsletter please Education and Care Services National Regulations the email to Early Childhood Teacher may be working with the service by means of information communication [email protected] technology, this may be calculated on a quarterly Items will be approved at Council’s discretion. If you basis. The service is licensed for 21 approved places. would like to advertise in our newsletter advertising Please email your expression of interest to rates are: [email protected] including a copy of your ¼ page $12.50 per issue qualification and working with children blue card. ½ page $18.00 per issue For enquiries about the position, please contact Lydia Gabbert, Childcare Director on 4748 7170. Full page $25.00 per issue William Kerwin Croydon’s Bush Telegraph is usually published in the Chief Executive Officer last week of the month. Croydon Shire Australia Day Award Recipients These people have made an outstanding contribution to the Croydon community. Junior Sports Person of the Year Senior Sports Person of the Year Bobbie Knudsen Mark Owens Volunteer of the Year Event of the Year Gary Dufficy Croydon Heritage Week Citizen of the Year Marian Campbell Council is collating a calendar of events for the Croydon Shire and we need your help to ensure all community events are listed. February Rural Minds & Leather Making Workshops Please send your events and the Georgetown - Monday 24 Feb confirmed dates for 2020 to Einasleigh - Tuesday 25 Feb Mandy Pickering at Forsayth - Wednesday 26 Feb Mt Surprise - Thursday 27 Feb [email protected] Hi Everyone, We have had some activities happening through the library recently.