TUMBY BAY COUNCIL March 2020 & COMMUNITY NEWS PO Box 61 www.tumbybay.sa.gov.au TUMBY BAY SA 5605 Phone: (08) 8688 2101 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Page 1 Mayor’s Message Mayor’s Message Page 2 Street Numbering Firstly, I would like to congratulate everyone who was involved in the recent Temporary Road Closure Tumby ‘Market @ the Bay’. The event was very well organised and had Community Development Officer visitors come from around the Eyre Peninsula, as well as many locals as Report well. I am aware that is very much a team effort to put this event on, so I Page 4 Council Minutes won’t name everyone, but would like to thank all for their efforts into what is Page 9 Library News become one of the premier market events on the EP. Page 10 Community News Page 14 Colour Tumby Festival During this month, Council finalised their Long Term Financial plan, which Page 15 Information Flyers provides direction for financial decision making for the next 10 years. Included in this process is the review of the detailed Asset Management Page 18 Soldier’s Story plans for every piece of council assets across our whole district. This Page 19 Calendars includes all our roads, buildings, stormwater infrastructure, and wastewater facilities. This is a significant body of work which requires much time and effort put in by staff so that council can have an accurate base on which to The event “Tumby Market make their long term decisions. I’d like to thank the Council staff for this @ the Bay” was very well incredible body of work which helps set up our district’s sustainability well organised and had visitors into the future. come from around the Eyre One of the important roles of a Mayor is to ensure that the perspectives of Peninsula, as well as many our community are heard from decision makers at other levels of locals as well. government. This is an ongoing task, and in the last month I had the - Mayor Sam Telfer opportunity to meet with the State Environment Minister David Speirs. There are so many different areas of his portfolio which impact our council and community. One area which has been most pertinent recently has been the process around the transition of natural resource management from the EP NRM to the new EP Landscapes Board. I am looking forward to working with the new Landscapes Board when it is finalised, as the aim of these changes was to enable greater decision making to be made in each local area. Other areas which I was able to have discussions with Minister Speirs about included Coastal protection, native vegetation management, and management strategies for invasive native species such as galahs. It is so Deadline for Articles important that we continue to ensure that there is an understanding of our 10th April 2020 issues, concerns, and opportunities by those who are making decisions at Email: [email protected] higher levels. Find us on Facebook! Mayor Sam Telfer @DistrictCouncilofTumbyBay Page 2 Council News Industrial and Commercial Premises Premise numbers should be displayed in a prominent position to the left side of the driveway main entrance and/or the façade of the building and in a way that makes it easy for the number to be seen clearly by pedestrians and motorists. Commercial buildings require the same type of premise numbers as residential premises. Although the minimum required height of number is 75 mm, larger numbers are encouraged. Owners should consider displaying numbers which are in scale with the size of the building and which enhance its appearance. For more information please contact the Council office on (08) 8688 2101. * * * Temporary Road Closures Council encourages all property owners within townships to Tumby Bay Township ensure their street number is clearly displayed at their That pursuant to section 33 of the Road Traffic Act and property. Regulation 6C(2) of the Road Traffic Regulations, Council advises that the following section of road within the township It is important that your numbering is clearly visible to allow of Tumby Bay will be closed from 12pm Thursday 26 to 6pm properties to be quickly and easily located, which is Sunday 29 March 2020 for the purpose of the 2020 Colour particularly important in emergency situations. Tumby Street Art Festival: Please note that all rural properties that are either a dwelling or a place of regular work should have a rural property Section of Mortlock Street – between Spencer Street address which is displayed using a uniform sign attached to and West Terrace a dropper post adjacent the property driveway. Any rural property owners who are unsure of their rural property All persons taking part in the 2020 Colour Tumby Street Art address or who would like an address allocated for a Festival on the above road are exempt from all Australian currently un-addressed property should contact the Council Road Rules relating to pedestrian behaviour on roads. office. Under Section 220(6) of the Local Government Act 1999 an * * * owner of land must, at the request of Council, ensure that Community Development the appropriate number for the owner’s building or allotment is displayed in a form directed or approved by the Officer’s Report Council. This means that Residential All premise numbers should be easily identifiable from a stationary vehicle located on the adjacent roadway. When properties have no street frontage numbers must be identifiable from the access road/private laneway adjacent to the property. For houses that are more than 1.5 m from The impacts of the climate emergency are being felt across the front boundary, the premise number should be placed our country more than ever before. This summer alone: on or near the front gate. If the premise has no front fence or gate, the number should be placed on the letterbox or Over 12 million hectares of Australian land burnt other feature facing the street. [Australia Post prefers the during an extended fire season. premise numbers to be displayed on the letterbox where a letterbox is provided.] Ideally the numbers should be located Over 1.25 billion native animals perished in the 750 mm to 1.5 m above the ground level and on the left catastrophic bushfires. hand side of the door or gate. Numbers should be at least 75 mm high to ensure they can be seen from the roadway Cities shrouded in toxic smoke haze. and use colour combinations which provide strong contrast Farms and regional towns devastated by drought. between the number and the background, such as black and white. Visibility is improved by using retro-reflective For more information please visit - material for either the number or the background. For https://www.earthhour.org.au/ numbers placed on letterboxes consider using raised numbering (tactile) to assist the vision impaired. * * * Page 3 Council News Premier’s Certificate of Recognition for Speaking with most stall holders later on the day, everyone outstanding volunteer service was pleased with sales, most selling out of food by 3pm. We received positive feedback from stall holders and guests Nominations for 2020 are now open! about not only the variety of food choices, but the quality also. Do your volunteers go above and beyond? Ever wondered how you can let them know they are Crafty Creations in the Yacht Club had a lot of foot traffic appreciated?.....Nominate them for the Premier’s Certificate and stall holders were pleased with sales. of Recognition for outstanding volunteer service. Word around the Markets was that Eyre Peninsula Natural Who can apply: South Australian based volunteer-involving Resources team did a fantastic job of soap making and organisations and community groups. carving workshops, with some interesting sculptures as a result. Nominations close on 5pm, Friday 27 March 2020. For more information, phone Community Services: I am so proud that the Tumby Bay community can band Volunteers on 1300 014 712, email [email protected] or visit together and support events such as Market @ The Bay. the website https://dhs.sa.gov.au/services/volunteers/ Local businesses are forever being asked for donations and recognition/volunteering-certificates support for events and again they have been extremely generous to the community. ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ A very special mention to Tyler Hutton! Nothing was too much trouble, you were always one step ahead of everyone else and problem solved numerous potentially Historian Awards 2020 disastrous situations, really appreciate your help! This award recognizes outstanding achievements in one or more of the following areas: history teaching, historical A big shout out goes to the research and scholarship, writing or presentation on Lions Club for proving the historical topics, raising community awareness of history muscle to set up and pack and heritage, and strengthening the community profile of up the area. The District history. Council of Tumby Bay and the community are lucky to Closing date for submissions, 5 pm, 31 March 2020. have such dedicated community minded To nominate a historian please visit the website below and residents, thank you! complete the nomination form and a (one page) citation. I would love to gather as much feedback as possible to https://www.historycouncilsa.org.au/hcsa-historian-awards/ continually improve the event so please keep an eye out for a public survey in the coming week via Facebook or at ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ reception of the Council office. Thank you once again and well done Tumby Bay! Market @ The Bay WOW – where do I start!? After months of planning, meetings, paperwork and praying to the weather gods, as a community we pulled it off! The 4th annual Market @ The Bay was a success.