MINUTES of the COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING CHAIRMAN: Cr R Gâté Held in the Boardroom Town Hall, Gympie Qld 4570 On Wednesday 9th February 2011, following the General Meeting. For Adoption at the General Meeting To be held on the 23rd February 2011 Community & Economic Development Meeting – 9 February 2010 2 Gympie Regional Council COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING Cr A Perrett (Chairman), (Mayor) R Dyne, Crs D Neilson, I. Petersen, L Friske, J Watt, G Engeman, J Walker, R Gâté. APPOINTMENTS etc. Nil APOLOGIES/LEAVE ABSENCE .................................................................................................................... 3 DECLARATION OF INTERESTS BY COUNCILLORS .................................................................................. 3 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING........................................................................... 3 SECTION 1: HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ........................................................................... 3 1/1 Health & Environmental Services Report – December 2010 and January 2011..............3 SECTION 2: COMPLIANCE & LOCAL DISASTER..................................................................................... 9 2/1 Compliance & Local Disaster Report – December 2010 & January 2011........................9 2/2 Regulated Parking in Shopping Centre Carparks ..........................................................10 SECTION 3: COMMUNITY FACILITIES & SERVICES .............................................................................12 3/1 Community Facilities & Services Report – December 2010 & January 2011.................12 3/2 Maintenance Report for the Elgin Vale Sawmill, Manumbar ..........................................25 3/3 Goomeri Centenary Celebrations – Use of Hall .............................................................29 3/4 Youth Policy Review.......................................................................................................30 3/5 Arms and Collectables Fair ............................................................................................32 3/6 Gympie Show Society Concept Plan..............................................................................34 SECTION 4: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT...............................................................................................39 4/1 Economic Development and Public Relations Officer Report – December 2010 and January 2011..................................................................................................................39 SECTION 5: REGIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT..................................................................44 5/1 Gympie Cooloola Tourism Report – December 2010 and January 2011.......................44 SECTION 6: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES............................................................................47 SECTION 7: GENERAL BUSINESS ..........................................................................................................47 Late Item 1 – Clean Up Australia Day........................................................................................47 SECTION 8: IN COMMITTEE ITEMS .........................................................................................................49 8/1 Local Law Matter – Disturbance of Remains..................................................................49 SECTION 9: ATTACHMENTS....................................................................................................................49 Gympie Regional Council 2 Community & Economic Development Meeting – 9 February 2010 3 The meeting commenced at 10.23am. PRESENT: Cr R Gâté (Chairman), (Mayor) R Dyne, Crs D Neilson, L Friske, J Watt, G Engeman, I Petersen, J Walker, Mr I Wolff (Health & Environmental Services Coordinator) and Mrs V Knight (Minutes Secretary) APOLOGIES/LEAVE ABSENCE G15/01/11 Leave of Absence – Cr A Perrett DECLARATION OF INTERESTS BY COUNCILLORS CS11/02/11 Cr G Engeman – Conflict of Interest CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING CS01/02/11 Moved: Cr R Dyne (Mayor) Seconded: Cr G Engeman That the Minutes of the Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting held on the 8th December 2010 be taken as read and confirmed. Carried Cr I Petersen left the meeting at 10.23am. SECTION 1: HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 1/1 Health & Environmental Services Report – December 2010 and January 2011 Re: CS02/02/11 Health & Environmental Services Report – December 2010 and January 2011 From: Health & Environmental Services Co-ordinator – Mr I Wolff Date: 28 January 2011 Report: (Health & Environmental Services Co-ordinator – Mr I Wolff) IMMUNISATIONS Immunisations are available at the Surgery of Council’s Medical Officer of Health as follows:- Gympie Regional Council 3 Community & Economic Development Meeting – 9 February 2010 4 Channon Street Medical Centre – Dr R Day – 12 Reef Street, Gympie. Injections: Each weekday 9.30am - 12.30pm & 2.30pm to 4.30pm. These arrangements should ensure that residents have ready access to immunisation treatments. Immunisations were administered for the period: December 2010: 137 injections; January 2011 122 injections. NOTIFIABLE DISEASES Queensland Health has advised Council of the following cases of notifiable disease currently being treated by local medical practitioners between 13 December 2010 and 19 December 2010. Disease Location Barmah Forest Virus Gympie Campylobacter Enteritis Gympie Campylobacter Enteritis Southside Pertussis Gympie Pertussis Tin Can Bay Ross River Virus Jones Hill Salmonella, Specified Gympie WATER SAMPLES During the months of December 2010 and January 2011 the following water samples were forwarded to the Government Laboratory for microbiological analysis. Location Total Gympie reticulated water supply 16 Imbil reticulated water supply 4 Kandanga reticulated water supply 4 Amamoor reticulated water supply 2 Rainbow Beach reticulated water supply 8 Tin Can Bay/Cooloola Cove reticulated 11 water supply Kilkivan reticulated water supply 4 Goomeri reticulated water supply 4 Tin Can Bay Swimming Pool 4 Kandanga Swimming Pool 2 Memorial Swimming Pool 2 Kilkivan Swimming Pool 2 Goomeri Swimming Pool 2 Reticulated Water Supply Analysis results for all samples taken from reticulated water supplies to Gympie, Amamoor, Kandanga, Imbil, Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Gympie Regional Council 4 Community & Economic Development Meeting – 9 February 2010 5 Bay/Cooloola Cove, Kilkivan and Goomeri indicated satisfactory bacteriological quality in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2004. Analysis results for samples taken from the municipal swimming pools at Tin Can Bay, Kandanga, Gympie, Kilkivan and Goomeri indicated satisfactory bacteriological quality in accordance with the Queensland Health Swimming and Spa Pool Water Quality and Operations Guidelines 2004. FOOD (Food Act 2006) Council’s Environmental Health Officers conducted routine inspections of licensed food premises during December 2010 and January 2011 and continued to assist operators in achieving compliance with legislative standards specified in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. During the period the Community Services Directorate issued a Food Business Licences to five (5) new businesses being conducted within the region. As of 31 January 2011, there were 306 licensed food businesses operating in the Gympie Regional Council area. STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS (Dangerous Good Safety Management Regulation 2001) During the period Environmental Health Officers continued to assist operators in achieving compliance with the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001. As of 31 January 2011, there were 58 premises in the Gympie Regional Council area licensed to store flammable and combustible liquids in accordance with the Dangerous Goods Safety Management Regulation 2001. ENVIRONMENTALLY RELEVANT ACTIVITIES (Environmental Protection Act 1994) During the period Environmental Health Officers conducted routine inspections of registered Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs) and continued to assist operators in achieving compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1994. As of 31 January 2011, there were 150 Environmentally Relevant Activities regulated by the Gympie Regional Council pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act 1994. WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES Despite significant rainfall, operations at all of Council’s Waste Management Facilities progressed satisfactorily during this period. Gympie Regional Council 5 Community & Economic Development Meeting – 9 February 2010 6 RECYCLABLE MATERIALS The following weights of recyclable material were collected by Council’s Cleansing Contractor for the former Cooloola Shire Council. PRODUCT DUAL BIN SYSTEM (Weight- kg) 01/12/2010 Total Total Total Total to 2010 2009 2008 2007 31/12/2010 Aluminium 2 104 22 176 22 875 19 165 16 395 Glass – Clear 9 972 105 087 108 394 90 818 77 697 Glass – Coloured 17 091 180 111 171 616 155 653 133 168 HDPE 4 184 44 099 45 486 38 111 32 605 Plastic - Mixed 2 020 21 290 20 512 18 399 15 742 Paper/Cardboard – Mixed 130 696 1 377 337 1 420 678 1 190 317 1 018 352 P.E.T. 4 012 42 278 43 607 36 536 31 261 Steel 6 596 69 512 71 697 60 072 51 393 Glass Fines 74 013 726 576 804 534 674 079 576 693 Total Recoverables 250 688 2 588 466 2 709 399 2 283 150 1 953 306 Waste/Ceramics 71 305 753 285 644 941 540 365 462 298 Total including all 321 993