A Tweed Shire Council publication (02) 6670 2400 or 1300 292 872 | Issue 1102 | 7 May 2019 | ISSN 1327–8630

Living and Loving the Tweed

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Jazmine Cook being recognised at the BASE Youth Leadership Awards.

The Tweed Valley from the Boxsell Road Lookout near Tyalgum.

A new voice for young peopleTweed Shire Youth Council member Jazmine Cook will take the voice of Tweed young people to NSW Parliament, following her successful nomination to the YMCA NSW Youth Parliament Program.

Jazmine, who attends Tweed River High School, will now have the opportunity to create bills with her peers, then head to NSW Parliament House to debate these bills in front of real MPs.

It’s been a busy and successful period for Jazmine, who recently shared the Academic and Leadership Award at the BASE Youth Leadership Awards with Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School’s Chloe Green. For more information on the Youth Council, visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/YoungPeople

Help develop the Tweed’s Scenic Landscape StrategyA series of Community Conversation events begin this week to listen to community feedback on Council’s Draft Scenic Landscape Strategy.

The strategy aims to protect and enhance the highly valued scenic landscapes of the Tweed by producing guidelines that help with decision-making about future development.

The first Community Conversation event will be held at Tweed Regional Gallery in Murwillumbah on Thursday 9 May between 10am and 1pm. A further three events have been organised:

• Murwillumbah Civic Centre – Canvas and Kettle Meeting Room, Wednesday 15 May, 5.30–7.30pm

• Tyalgum Community Hall, Thursday 23 May, 11.30am–1.30pm• Kingscliff Community Hall, Wednesday 5 June, 5.30–7.30pmPeople can book by visiting www.tweedshire.eventbrite.com.au or

by calling (02) 6670 2503.There’s more detailed information, an interactive mapping tool

and the opportunity to take part in an online survey by visiting www.yoursaytweed.com.au/scenic-landscape-strategy

The last day to provide feedback is Wednesday 19 June 2019.

Churches come together for Mother’s Day Memorial ServiceA special Mother’s Day Memorial Service will be held at Tweed Valley Cemetery in Eviron on Friday 10 May at 11am.

All are welcome to attend the combined memorial service by the Murwillumbah Churches Together and Tweed Valley Cemeteries.

Light refreshments will be provided. For further information phone (02) 6670 2435 or visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Cemeteries

Fitter Welder Jake Farrell is one a of number of Council employees flying the yellow ribbon in support of road safety.

Staff pledge to drive so others surviveCouncil staff are taking a pledge en masse this week to drive so others survive.

It’s National Road Safety Week (6 –12 May) and you’ll see Council vehicles out and about all week flying a yellow ribbon to remind everyone to be mindful of road safety and to drive as if your own family is on the road ahead.

If you see one of our vehicles displaying a ribbon you know that the driver has taken the pledge to avoid putting people at risk by speeding, driving while tired or while using a mobile phone.

Every year, more than 1,200 people are killed and another 35,000 seriously injured on Australian roads. Traffic injury is the biggest killer of Australian children under 15 and the second-biggest killer of all Australians aged between 15 and 24.

Take the pledge yourself at www.roadsafetyweek.net.auNational Road Safety Week is an annual initiative from the Safer

Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group, partnering road safety organisations and Government. The week highlights the impact of road trauma and ways to reduce it.

Improvements to fix the missing link at Faulks ParkCouncil starts work this week to build a missing link of shared-user path across informal parkland south of Faulks Park at Kingscliff.

The link will connect Cudgen Creek boardwalk and Faulks Park and clearly delineate pedestrian and cycling pathways at the irregularly shaped intersection of Marine Parade, Moss Street and the unnamed road that leads to the boat ramp.

Currently the pathways are confusing at the intersection, with overflow parking on the grass, misaligned kerb ramps and a lack

of line-markings. Three formal parking bays will be installed near the boat ramp to

compensate the loss of informal parking.In the second stage of the project, Council will demolish the old

shelter near the boat ramp and build a new one to match those in Lions and Rowan Robinson parks.

The park furniture will be upgraded in the precinct and a new outdoor shower installed at the top of the boat ramp.

The area will be closed to the public during works.

18-year-old Kyle, our local disability champion Local Tweed teenager, Kyle Sculley has been successful in securing a role on the advisory group for People with Disability Australia (PWDA) and Youth Action. Kyle will participate in the NSW-based project which aims to increase the accessibility of youth services for young people with disability.

Council's Community Development Officer – Ageing and Disability Karen Collins said to have a Tweed resident included in this advisory group is wonderful.

“It’s really beneficial for our community that Kyle has been recruited because it means that the Tweed is represented at this level,” Ms Collins said.

Kyle won a certificate of merit in Tweed Shire Council’s Access and Inclusion Awards in 2018 for his advocacy work supporting young people with disabilities.

Kyle will always be a positive voice for children with special needs and has participated in fundraising activities for the Tweed Hospital children’s ward, including being chained to a bed in the cold in front of the Tweed Hospital for two hours raising $4,000 for charity.

“I have challenges in life but I live life to the fullest,” Kyle said. Council’s Access and Inclusion Plan includes the goal to increase

opportunities for inclusion of young people with disabilities and develop partnerships with youth sector organisations to promote access for inclusion. For more information about Council’s Access and Inclusion Plan, go to www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/DisabilitiesKyle Sculley, a positive voice for young people with disabilities.

Living and Loving the Tweed

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Tweed Shire Council wishes to recognise the generations of the local Aboriginal people of the Bundjalung Nation who have lived in and derived their physical and spiritual needs from the forests, rivers, lakes and streams of this beautiful valley over many thousands of years as the traditional owners and custodians of these lands.

VacanciesPump Station Assistant

Trades Assistant

Tradesperson

For more information and to apply:• Visit Council’s website www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/careers• Contact Human Resources on (02) 6670 2495• All positions close at 12 noon (NSW time)• Late applications not permitted.

WATER WEEK 6 Check when your water meter is read at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/MeterReading

Request for offer

RFO2019045 Plant & Equipment Hire and Truck Haulage

Offers close: Wednesday 4pm 29 May 2019

RFO2019055 2018 – 2019 Asphalt Rejuvenation Programme

Offers close: Wednesday 4pm 22 May 2019

Offers must be lodged as specified in the offer documentation.

Request For Offer documentation is available at no charge from Council's website at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/tenders. Hard copy documentation is available and costs will be in accordance with Council's advertised photocopying fees.

All Offers will be opened at closing time and will be considered by Council in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 and the NSW Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. The lowest or any offer is not necessarily accepted and canvassing of Councillors or staff will disqualify.

For further information please contact Contracts Administration on (02) 6670 2606.

Events sponsorship applications openApplications for Council’s 2019/2020 Events Sponsorship funding are open from Wednesday 1 May to noon 31 May 2019.

Event organisers seeking financial assistance to develop, host and grow fesitivals and events of significance to the Tweed Shire are encouraged to apply. Applications will be considered at Council’s meeting of 18 July 2019.

Applicants are requested to refer to the Events Sponsorship Policy and the Events Sponsorship Guidelines before completing the Events Sponsorship Application form.

The Policy, guidelines and application form are available on Council’s website at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/FestivalsEventsAndFilming. For more information please contact Kerrie McConnell on (02) 6670 2735.

Section 4.55 Modification Application for public comment

The following Section 4.55 application has been received by the Tweed Shire Council and may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/datracking for a period of fourteen (14) days from Wednesday 8 May 2019 to Wednesday 22 May 2019.

The proposal is not designated development and the Tweed Shire Council is the consent authority.

Applicant Location Proposal File no.The Small School Ltd

Lot 9 DP 7665; No. 8 King Street, Murwillumbah

amendment to Development Consent DA18/0048 for alterations and additions to an educational establishment

DA18/0048.01

Proposed modificationModify conditions 1 and 9 of DA18/0048 to increase the number of students from 12 to 25. There is no change to the school buildings, outdoor areas or car parking areas or to the number of staff

Any person may, during the period specified above, make a submission in writing to Council in relation to the Modification Application. Where a submission is in the form of an objection, then the grounds of objection are required to be specified.

In accordance with Clause 117 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations 2000, there is no right of appeal under Section 8.8 of the regulations by an objector.

Any person may, during the above period, make a written submission to the General Manager of Council. It should also be noted that Council has adopted a policy whereby, on request, any submission including identifying particulars will be made public. Council will give consideration to the ‘Public Interest’ and requests for confidentiality by submitters in determining access to submission letters. However, the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 – GIPAA may result in confidential submissions being released to an applicant.

Please note – Requirements regarding Disclosure of Political Gifts and Donations

A disclosure is required to be made in a statement accompanying the relevant development or planning application by a person who makes the application. In addition, a person who makes a written submission either objecting to or supporting a relevant development or planning application must also make a disclosure if the person has made a reportable political donation.

Further information regarding Donations and Gift Disclosure are available on Council’s website www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/PlanningInformation

Development Application determinationsNotification of Development Application Determinations for the purposes of Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 (as amended).

Application details

Approved

DA18/0323 – Temporary use of land for private functions/events Lot 3 DP 877662, Lot 3 DP 814299, No. 144 Carool Road, BilambilDA18/0460 – Light industrial development and four signs Lot 10 DP 1071301, Lot 2 DP 1139059, Quarry Road, South MurwillumbahCDC18/0118 – Alterations and additions to existing dwelling Lot 9 DP 29974, No. 5 Raward Avenue, Banora PointDA19/0191 – Deck extension Lot 136 DP 258995, No. 13 Westray Avenue, Banora PointDA19/0179 – In-ground swimming pool Lot 43 DP 1122779, No. 22 Mount Bilinga Circuit, Bilambil HeightsDA19/0180 – Two storey dwelling with attached garage and in-ground swimming pool Lot 12 DP 1231670, No. 17 Sea Eagle Court, CasuarinaDA19/0150 – Carport within front building line Lot 526 DP 1198327, No. 39 Bronte Place, KingscliffDA19/0217 – Two storey dwelling with attached garage Lot 422 DP 1093804, No. 27 Banzai Street, KingscliffDA19/0108 – Dwelling, detached garage, in-ground pool and decommissioning of existing dwelling Lot 17 DP 778624, No. 28 Kirbys Road, LimpinwoodDA19/0157 – In-ground swimming pool Lot 1 DP 726726, Lot 2 Section 22 DP 4364, No. 1 Byangum Road, MurwillumbahDA19/0208 – In-ground swimming pool Lot 1712 DP 1215252, No. 7 Woolgoolga Court, PottsvilleDA19/0145 – Patio, boat port and retaining wall Lot 1003 DP 879739, No. 27 Champagne Drive, Tweed Heads SouthDA19/0189 – In-ground swimming pool Lot 63 DP 1241079, No. 36 Lorikeet Drive, Tweed Heads SouthThe above development determinations are available for public inspection free of charge at the Planning and Regulation Division, Murwillumbah Civic Centre, during ordinary office hours or viewed on Council’s DA Tracking site located at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/datracking

Resident and Ratepayer Association meetingsCabarita Beach/Bogangar Residents Association will meet at 7pm, Monday 13 May at the Cabarita Sports and Bowls Club, Cabarita Beach. All welcome.

A fresh green binPlace raw and cooked meat/seafood scraps into a green bin liner or newspaper and place in the freezer. Throughout the week, repeat, unwrapping the same liner or newspaper, adding scraps and placing back in the freezer. The night before or morning of collection day, place in green bin. Hurray, fresh bins!

Waste tip 2

Road closures – Tweed Foodie FestWharf Street and Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah will be closed to traffic between Commercial Road and Police Lane on Saturday, 18 May from 7am to 11pm. The alternative route is via Wollumbin Street. Please contact festival organiser Kerry Turner on 0401 871 096 or email kerry@tweedfoodiefest.com.au

Some green bin questions answeredYes

• Compostable liner/bags displaying the seedling logo and the Australian Standard: AS4736

• Keep your leftover BBQ chicken carcass (and other meat scraps) in its plastic packaging and put in the freezer – on collection day put the frozen contents into the green bin and place the plastic packaging in the red bin.

• Place cardboard (no tape/staples) or newspaper in the bottom of your bin to keep it clean

• Fold your palm fronds in three

No• Biodegradable, degradable or plastic bags • Food placed in plastic bags or plastic containers• To all coffee cups and coffee pods• Fabric, pillows or doonas• Treated timber

How you sort your waste and what you place in your bins has a direct impact on waste fees and charges. Treat your green (and yellow) bins with care and only place correct items in them.

It costs less to process the yellow and green bins when they are used responsibly and have correct items in them, rather than spending additional money to sort them out after collection. The larger the red bin, the higher the cost due to the State Goverment waste levy which Council does not have control over.

The less sorting that needs to be done after collection and the less that goes to landfill, the better off our environment and bank accounts will be. For information about what goes in your bins visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Waste or email waste@tweed.nsw.gov.au

Incorrect waste put into the green organics bin has to be removed by hand at an extra cost to Tweed ratepayers.

Compostable

AS 4736