Kempsey Shire Council is required to produce a Management 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, 6 May 2008, and will be considered prior to the adoption of the Management Plan at Council’s meeting on 13 May 2008. Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager, Kempsey Shire council, PO Box 3078, West Kempsey, NSW, 2440.

PUBLIC MEETING 29 APRIL- Draft Management Plan

Residents and ratepayers are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss the various aspects of the Draft Management Plan, including service proposals, estimates of income and expenditure, rates, fees and charges to be held in the Kempsey Shire Council Chambers, Elbow Street, West Kempsey at 6.00pm on Tuesday, 29 April 2008.

MACLEAY WATER CONSTRUCTION WORKS -
ELBOW STREET, WEST KEMPSEY

During the next 3 months Macleay Water will be undertaking major construction works on its infrastructure in the West Kempsey CBD. The affected area will be between the Kemp and Elbow Street Roundabout and the area around the intersection of Elbow and Tozer Streets. The work is expected to commence in the next two weeks, weather permitting.

As the project involves major improvements to both trunk and reticulated water mains, the construction will be done in stages in an effort to minimize disruption to traffic flows, parking and customers in the area.

Stage one will commence in early May around the intersection of Elbow and Tozer Streets. Traffic control will be operational to direct traffic around this worksite. While most work is scheduled to be completed between the hours of 7.00 am and 4.00 pm, at times, it may be necessary to conduct work outside these times.

Macleay Water will keep you advised with regular updates as work progresses of expected delays and alternate routes.

Council apologises for any inconvenience caused by these vital augmentation works which are being undertaken as part of a project to the improve Kempsey’s water supply and pressure.

For further information contact the Macleay Water on 65663200.

KEMPSEY CULTURAL CENTRE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

The Kempsey Cultural Centre (incorporating the Visitor Information Centre and Historical museum) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary on Saturday, 3 May 2008.

To celebrate the occasion there will be free entry to the museum all day on 3 May (10am-4pm). The Kempsey District Silver Band will be playing from 1pm and the public are welcome to attend.

For more information contact the Visitor Information centre on 65 631555

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.

ENGRAVERS FOR HIRE ADVERTISEMENT

Have you ever had your property stolen? Would you like to help prevent and or recover your stolen property?

Kempsey Shire Council, has taken a proactive approach to help assist residents prevent and recover stolen property. Council as part of its Community Safety Program has purchased portable engraving kits that are now are available for hire. These kits will assist you to mark your property with your licence number which is easily recognisable by the Police and makes recovery much easier should you have your property stolen. The kits are light and easy to use, the instructions are also included to guide residents in marking their property.

The kits are available on a ‘first in first served basis’ for hire from Friday afternoons until the following Monday morning and can be collected from the Customer First Centre in Tozer Street West Kempsey. A hire fee of $50 is payable at the time of hire which includes a $40 deposit refunded on the safe return of the kit.

An additional fee of $10 per day is payable if the engraving kit is returned after 10.00 am, Monday morning. After hours returns are available through the Kempsey Library book return shute located on Elbow Street entrance. Take advantage of this is opportunity for you to safe guard your property.

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”.

CDMA PHONE COLLECTIONS

Don’t forget you can dispose of your old CDMA mobile phone handsets, batteries, chargers and accessories at one of Council’s collection points. Council has joined forces with MobileMuster, the official recycling program of the mobile phone industry, to help recycle outmoded CDMA equipment. Over 90% of the plastics and metals recovered from these products can be recycled into plastic fence posts, jewellery and stainless steel products.

Council offers this service free to members of the public so please drop your old CDMA handsets, batteries, chargers and accessories in at any of the following locations:

• Customer First Centre, 22 Tozer Street, West Kempsey
• Shire Library,Elbow Street, West Kempsey
• Stuarts Point Library, Cnr Ocean Ave & Marine Parade, Stuarts Point
• South West Rocks Library, 22 Landsborough Street, South West Rocks
• Hat Head Library, Straight Street, Hat Head
• Visitor Information Centre, South Kempsey Park, Kempsey
• Visitor Information Centre South West Rocks, Boatmans Cottage, Ocean Street, South West Rocks
• Council’s Economic Development Office at Level 3/37 Forth Street, Kempsey