***Submissions close 4.30pm TODAY***

Kempsey Shire Council is required to produce a Manageme

nt Plan annually which outlines details of Council’s work and activities for the next three years and also provides a statement of Council’s revenue policy for the next twelve months.

Council’s Draft Management Plan, Budget and proposed Fees & Charges will be on public exhibition from Wednesday 9 April, 2008 until Tuesday 6 May, 2008. You are encouraged to view this document at the:

• Civic Centre in West Kempsey,
• Libraries at Kempsey, South West Rocks and Stuarts Point
• Crescent Head Country Club
• Hat Head Bowling and Recreation Club
• Bellbrook General Store and
• Willawarrin Post Office and General Store
• Frederickton Newsagency
• Smithtown General Store
• Gladstone General Store

The document is also available on Council’s website www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au.

You are invited to make comments on the Draft Management Plan in writing. Submission will be received up to 4.30pm on Tuesday May 6, 2008 and will be considered prior to the adoption of the Management Plan at Council’s meeting on May 13, 2008. Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager, Kempsey Shire council, PO Box 3078, West Kempsey, NSW, 2440.

HALF DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2008

The following public half day holiday has been gazetted by the NSW Department of Industrial Relations for the Kempsey Shire Council area:-

• Thursday afternoon, 8 May 2008 for Kempsey Cup.

Local public holidays are gazetted under the Banks and Banks Holidays Act of 1912. This act requires that banks are closed on local public holidays. An appointed local holiday under the Act benefits employees who have an industrial award, agreement or contract of employment which confers a right of paid absence (or penalty rates in lieu) on the local public holiday. In the absence of such express coverage within an applicable industrial instrument, the conferring of the benefit of a local public holiday to employees is entirely within the discretion of individual employers.

METER READING UNDERWAY

Council’s Macleay Water Staff members are currently reading water meters in the Shire. These 6 monthly water usage accounts will be issued and due for payment by the end of July 2008.

Dog owners are asked to ensure that Council officers can access your property’s water meter without interference from your dog. Overgrown or buried water meters can also cause problems and may result in incorrect readings being registered. Please make sure your water meter is accessible at all times.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS - ISSUED BY COUNCIL
Consent has been granted for the following applications.

A record of consents may be inspected, without charge, at the Customer First Centre of the Kempsey Shire Council, Civic Centre, Tozer Street, West Kempsey, between 8.30 am and 4.30 pm from Monday to Friday (public holidays excepted).

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS
The following applications have been received and are notified in accordance with Council’s Policy. NOTE: Not all applications received require public notification.

The applications and plans relating to the developments to which this notice refers may be inspected at council’s Customer First Centre, Tozer Street, West Kempsey, any time between 8.30am and 4.30pm from Monday to Friday (public holidays excepted) for the period stated above.
At anytime during which the application may be inspected, any person:

1 who has received written notice of a proposed development from Council; or
2 who owns land and who contends that his enjoyment of that land will be detrimentally affected if a proposed development is carried out; or
3 who feels that a proposed development will adversely affect the character or amenity of the surrounding area may object in writing to Council.

If the application will need to be considered by Council, a precis of submissions received will be included in a report to Council for determination of the application. Copies of submissions may be included in the Appendices to the Business Paper unless specifically requested by the writer not to be included and the submission is clearly headed “confidential”.

MASTER LOCKSMITH ACCESS KEY SYSTEM (MLAK)

The MLAK is a master key that fits into specially designed locks allowing 24 hour a day access to public toilets. Eligibility is restricted to people who have a disability or have written authority from a Doctor, a Disability Organisation, a Local Council or Community Health Centre, the Owner or management of a building with an accessible toilet on site. Eligible people can purchase a key that opens all accessible toilets displaying the MLAK symbol for only $15 at the Customer First Centre.

COUNCIL’S WEBSITE

Council is continually updating and expanding its website to make it easy for residents and visitors to access a range of information on the Council and the Shire. Did you know you can now access Council’s business paper and minutes, as well as many documents such as the Annual Report, the Management Plan and the State of the Environment Report. You can also access our library website, which provides excellent information and statistics. Visit the site often to find out the latest news from your Council – www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au.

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION REGISTER

Council is establishing a Community Central Consultation Register so that members of our community can register their interest in participating in focus group and other consultative opportunities. All you need to do to be included is fill in a registration form and return it to Council. Forms are available from Council’s Customer First Centre, all branches of the Shire Library, or online at www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au (go to Communications, then Forms Index (Alpha), and you’ll find under ‘C’, Central Consultation Register).

NO GLASS PLEASE

If you are placing flowers or mementoes at any of the Shire’s cemeteries please remember that no glass containers, ceramics or solar lights are permitted. These types of items break easily and this presents a danger to visitors and Council staff who maintain the cemetery grounds. Your assistance in this would be appreciated.

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION ONLINE TRACKING AND PUBLIC REGISTER

Kempsey Shire Council has implemented a Development Application Online Tracking system and a Public Register of Development Applications which allows easier access and tracking of lodged development applications and assists customers in gathering information through electronic media.

Development Application Online Tracking
 Once a Development Application is lodged with Council, registered applicants will be provided with a secure password to log on to councils website to track the progress of their application. You will be able to see the current status of your application, the estimated timeframes for completion and who your assessment officer is. You will also receive email notifications at certain stages of the application progress. For example when the administration process of the application has been completed and has been allocated to an assessment officer, when a site inspection has taken place and when the determination of your application has been made.
 When you log on using your password you will be able to download a pdf version of certain documents related to your application. For example if your application has been referred to other Government departments such as the Rural Fire Service, a copy of general correspondence in regards to your application and also a copy of your Development Determination.
 You can register for this service when you lodge your application or by completing a separate Development Application Online Tracking Registration Form and submitting it to Council's Customer First Centre.

Development Application Public Register
Council has also introduced a Public Register of Development Applications. You can search for any Development Applications lodged since 1980 in Council’s Public Register. Searches can be conducted by date lodged, location or application number.

Information available on the Public Register includes:-

• Current status of Lodged Applications; and
• Copies of Development Application Determinations.

For further information regarding the DA Online Tracking and any of your planning enquiries please contact Council’s Customer First Centre on (02) 6566 3200.

NIGHT ASPHALT WORKS
South West Rocks

Kempsey Shire Council wishes to advise that they will be undertaking asphalt works in the South West Rocks area from Monday, 12 May 2008, to Friday, 16 May 2008 (weather permitting).

The affected roads are:-

• Livingston Street (between Gregory Street and Memorial Avenue);
• Gregory Street (between Livingston and Paragon Avenue).

All work will be carried out at night between the hours 6:00 pm and 6:00 am.

Roads will be closed for periods with traffic control and detours in place to direct traffic through the worksite.

Council apologise for any inconvenience.

For further information contact the Works Office on 65663200.  

NOTIFICATION OF CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS

The public are advised that it is intended to consider the following development related issues lodged with the Sustainable Development Services Department at the Council Meeting of 13 May, 2008. The meeting will commence at 9.00am.

Further information on the Development Proposals can be obtained by contacting:
Sustainable Development Services Department.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
“LICENCE TO OPERATE SMALL LEARN TO SURF SCHOOL”

Kempsey Shire Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons
to operate a Small Learn to Surf School under licence from Council.

Three single Licences will be issued:-

1. Crescent Head - Main Beach (Killick Beach),
2. South West Rocks - Main Beach / Back Beach,
3. Grassy Head - Main Beach.

NB. No multiple Licences will be issued.

The Expressions of interest document can be obtained by either contacting Council’s Customer First Centre on 6566 3200 or down loading the document from Council’s web site www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au.

Expressions of interest addressing the criteria set out in the EOI, need to be submitted and received at Council no later than 2pm Friday 30th May 2008, and addressed to “EOI LICENCE TO OPERATE SMALL LEARN TO SURF SCHOOL” -

The General Manager
Kempsey Shire Council
Po Box 3078
West Kempsey NSW 2440
or
Emailed to ksc@kempsey.nsw.gov.au.

NB.EOI received after the closing time will not be considered.

For further information regarding this matter please contact Councils’ Administration Clerk Mr Ken Woods on 6566 3202 or e mail ken.woods@kempsey.nsw.gov.au.