EXTRAORDINARY MEETING – TODAY 30 JUNE 2009

An extra-ordinary meeting of Kempsey Shire Council will be held today, Tuesday, 30 June, to adopt its draft Management Plan for 2009/10. The meeting will commence at 2.00pm and the public are invited to attend. An agenda is available for perusal at the Customer First Centre or on the Council website at www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au.

SOUTH WEST ROCKS COMMUNITY MEETING – TONIGHT TUESDAY, 30 JUNE

Kempsey Shire Council in conjunction with the South West Rocks Chamber of Commerce and South West Rocks Ratepayers & Citizens Association invite residents of the Shire to attend a public meeting to discuss programs and activities for the youth of South West Rocks.

The meeting will be held at the South West Rocks Surf Club commencing at 6.00pm tonight, Tuesday, 30 June 2009.

For further information please phone Linda Young on 6566 3222.

FLOOD DEBRIEF – MAY FLOOD EVENT – 9 JULY 2009

Council resolved at its May Ordinary Meeting of Council to hold three separate flood debriefs across the Shire, with one to be held in Kempsey and the other two in the Upper and Lower Macleay areas.

These debriefs have been scheduled for the one day to facilitate attendance of senior representatives from the Bureau of Meteorology and the State Emergency Service. The State Emergency Services will have representatives from State Headquarters, the Regional Office and local volunteers.

These debriefs will provide members of the community the opportunity to discuss matters of concern and have a discussion with senior representative of the relevant organisations as to flood warning systems and flood preparedness.

The matters raised will be considered by Council and the appropriate authorities when reviewing Policy and Procedures to assist in providing enhanced communications and notification to residents impacted by floods. This is not to suggest that all your concerns or problems will be rectified, but they will be considered and were possible systems put in place to help mitigate these issues. Without your input the matters may not be considered in future planning.

The flood debrief meetings have been scheduled to be held on 9 July. These debriefs will be held at:

• Bellbrook Hall, commencing at 9am for up to 2 hours
• Smithtown Hall commencing at 1pm for up to 3 hours, and
• Kempsey Shire Council Chambers commencing at 6.30pm for up to 3 hours.

Your input is considered valuable and the debrief meetings will provide you the opportunity to share information in relation to such events and ask responsible officers questions in relation to the flood procedures. This will assist with improving the communities’ resilience for future events.

KEMPSEY SHIRE ART PRIZE 2009

Entries are now being received for the 2009 Kempsey Shire Art Prize. The Art Prize is open to all artists with sections for Sculpture, Painting and Photography. Each section has $1000 prize money with the overall acquisitive Kempsey Shire Art Prize being selected from all entries.

The exhibition opens on Saturday, 11 July, at 10.30am in the Macleay Valley Community Art Gallery Gladstone and closes on Sunday, 26 July, at 3.30pm.

The Art Exhibition committee invites community members to attend the exhibition opening at 3.00pm on Saturday 11 July.

GLADSTONE MARKERS MARKET

In conjunction with the Art Prize a Makers Market will be held in the Memorial Park at Gladstone on Saturday, 18 July, from 8.30,am. All items for sale must be designed and made by the seller and may include jams and pickles, art and craft work, food items (prepared off site) etc.

The Memorial Park is opposite the Gladstone Hotel in Kinchela Street, Gladstone.

Stall holders will need to have their own insurance and in the event of wet weather Smithtown Hall will be used.

To book a Market place or get an Art Prize entry form please phone Kempsey Shire Council 65663226 during business hours 8.30am to 4.30pm or visit our website www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au/artprize-market.html

COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM

Each year Kempsey Shire Council makes provision to provide minor financial assistance to sporting clubs and community organisations through the Community Grants Program. Applications for assistance in 2009/2010 are invited to be made by Friday, 31 July 2009.

To eligible for consideration applications must be for community based projects, events, activities and services within the Kempsey Shire that support community development and growth. For a full copy of the Community Grants Program policy, which includes a complete eligibility criteria, level of funding, conditions and application forms, please visit Council’s website at www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au or contact Jo McGoldrick on 65663200.

ALCOHOL FREE ZONES WITHIN THE GREENHILL AND SMITHTOWN AREAS

Kempsey Shire Council supports a comprehensive approach in tackling alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour. One of the many strategies used to address these issues is the introduction of Alcohol Free Zones (AFZ).

Alcohol Free Zones aim to reduce alcohol-related crime and anti-social behaviour in identified locations to assist in creating a safer environment for our residents, businesses and visitors.

Commencing on Tuesday, 1 July 2009, 24 hour, 7 days per week Alcohol Free Zones will become effective within Greenhill and Smithtown areas for a period of three (3) years.

Locations are as follows:

Greenhill

Alcohol Free Zones include the following streets:-

• River Street from Nancy Ellis Street to Marramah Place;
• Marramah Place, Frank Archibald Street, Dunghutti Place;
• Lional Rose Street, Dave Sands Street and Nancy Ellis Street.

Smithtown

Alcohol Free Zones include the following streets:-

• Fitzgerald Avenue from Fitzgerald Avenue (adjacent to hotel car park);
• On the foreshore to Croads Esplanade including the wharf and
  boat ramp.

Where an Alcohol Free Zone exists, it is an offence to drink and / or carry open containers of alcohol on any street or footpath, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for a period of up to three years. Alcohol Free Zones only apply to streets and footpaths where indicated by signage.

Any existing or future footpath area licensed by the Shire for the purpose of food or alcohol consumption as part of a café or restaurant will be exempt from these restrictions.

The NSW Police are responsible for enforcing Alcohol Free Zones and any breaches should be reported to the Kempsey Police Station on telephone: 02 6563 7199

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.

A person or associate of the person who makes a submission in relation to the application must make a disclosure of any reportable political donation or gift made in the previous 2 years (and up to the time the matter is determined).

The disclosure (Disclosure Statement of Political Donations and Gifts) will need to accompany the submission. A Disclosure Form and further details can be obtained from Council’s website or Customer First Centre.

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”.

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).