ℹ Shire Newsletter "Lake Express" Volume Fifty One June 2020

Volume Fifty One, June 2020
Acting CEO: Allen Cooper | PO Box 99, Dumbleyung WA 6350 | Phone: 08 9863 4012
Email: ceo@dumbleyung.wa.gov.au
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IN THIS ISSUE: Council Update, Shire Employment Opportunities, McIntyre Citizenship Award, Business Directory Update and more!

Decisions from the Ordinary Meeting of Council held in Dumbleyung 18 June 2020.

Council approved that the following projects be included in the Drought Communities Programme-Extension and Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program application bundles and allowed flexibility for the listed projects to interchange between program bundles for eligibility purposes:
Drought Communities Programme-Extension $500,000
1-DCP Kukerin Stock Dam Cover Infrastructure - $66,000
2-DCP Stubbs Park Grand Stand Change Room Upgrade - $300,000
3-DCP Water Infrastructure Project – Stand Pipe – $27,000
4-DCP Absolon Street Shops Upgrades – $57,000
5-DCP Upgrades to the Kukerin Ag Society Community Cropping Paddock – Reefinating - $30,000 Adverse Event Plan $20,000
Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program $428,622
1-LRCI High Speed Internet Infrastructure Project - Superloop Phase 1 - $120,000
2-LRCI Town Halls Upgrades – Dumbleyung & Kukerin - $90,000
3-LRCI CRC Building Improvements - $63,000
4-LRCI Community Facilities Solar Power Project - $46,200
5-LRCI Footpaths & Asphalt Upgrades $ 109,422

READ THE FULL COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2020 HERE: https://7929f453-aa64-43aa-98ab-b65c9300c216.usrfiles.com/ugd/7929f4_65331d2fe3764354a9f71c4185a4aa4e.pdf

From the Shire President

On Tuesday 23 June 2020 the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation visited the Shire of Dumbleyung and ~15 farmers at Kukerin Stock dam to discuss water concerns going forward. The meeting was very positive and productive between DWER, the Shire and our farming community.

Main items covered at the Kukerin Stock Dam meeting:

Farmers to assure DWER that they are improving own on farm water sources through dam desilting, grading water catchments and enlarging dams where possible. Also reducing stock numbers as necessary.
Duggan Dam: DWER have committed to allocating funds in the 2020/21 budget to desilt Duggan Dam. After discussion with the farmers on Tuesday, DWER indicated that they will research, and if possible, enlarge Duggan Dam due to its central location to the drought impacted area.
Kukerin Town Stock Dam: DWER advised it would be best to build a silt pit into the catchment of Stock dam to reduce silt build up. The Shire is committed to putting in a silt pit at Stock dam.
Drought water tanks at Nenke Park: The tanks have been gratefully appreciated by the impacted farmers. DWER advised the tanks will remain on site for approximately 12 months and if (or hopefully when) it rains, the water will be turned off into those tanks and they will remain on site at least until after summer 2021.
Flexanet Dam Cover Evaporation Project: Shire advised that a Flexanet cover on Kukerin Stock Dam has been applied for in the Drought Funding Project. Flexanet has been successful in reducing evaporation from pool surfaces, the plan is to trial it to reduce evaporation over larger dam surfaces. If funding is approved, Shire will work with DWER to collate figures to gauge the effectiveness of reduced evaporation utilising the Flexanet cover.

Cr Julie Ramm
Shire President

POSITIONS VACANT - Shire of Dumbleyung

Call 9863 4012 to request a position description.

Business Directory Update

It is time to update our local business directory and we want to hear from you if:

Listings appear on the Shire Website Local Business Directory, in the Shire Community Directory and our annual printed Information Brochure.

We have now entered Phase 4 of the COVID-19 WA Road Map. For the latest COVID-19 updates, please visit https://www.wa.gov.au/government/covid-19-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR3HdyOIjXqRFrNwNixJzThl0JoVSiOBQt6Oc-JrrNOIUhrG3x6R5QIlYw8.

ROBERT & DAPHNE MCINTYRE CITIZENSHIP AWARD
This award has come into existence because of the generosity of Robert and Daphne McIntyre. The award is to further develop the youth of Dumbleyung Shire so that they may contribute actively to both the future of the Shire and play an active role in the support of the Shire.
In August 2008 Robert McIntyre wrote to the Dumbleyung Shire Council with a proposal for an annual award in the form of a student scholarship donated every year by Robert and Daphne McIntyre. This year the award is $3,000. The aim of the award is to assist the award recipient with education related expenses.
The creation of the award recognises the pioneering work done by Robert McIntyre’s parents and grandparents who first arrived in the Dumbleyung district in 1908, and the contribution that they made to the community’s early development.
In October 2008 a committee was established to work with Robert and Daphne McIntyre and over the ensuing months the selection criteria and Memorandum of Understanding were developed. One year after Robert McIntyre first contacted the Council, the inaugural Robert and Daphne McIntyre Citizenship Award process was carried out. Since then there have been eleven successful recipients.
Applications for 2020 open on Friday 19 June 2020 and close on Monday 13 July 2020.
The presentation of the award is made each year at the December Council meeting of the Shire by the Shire President and Robert & Daphne McIntyre. The 2020 Award will be presented at the December Council meeting on Thursday 17 December 2020.
To obtain a copy of the Award Application please contact Zoey Eyre at the Shire of Dumbleyung on 9863 4012 or email zeyre@dumbleyung.wa.gov.au

SHIRE OF DUMBLEYUNG PUBLIC NOTICE 2020/2021 FEES & CHARGES
The 2020/21 Fees and Charges have been adopted by Council at its Ordinary Meeting of Council on 18 June 2020. These will be put into effect as at 1 July 2020. Copies of the 2020/21 Fees and Charges will be available on the Shire Website, at the Shire Office and both the Dumbleyung Library and Kukerin Library. Allen Cooper, Acting Chief Executive Officer

PUBLIC NOTICE CHANGE OF MEETING DATE COUNCIL MEETING THURSDAY 23 JULY 2020
In accordance with Regulation 12(2) of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996, notice is hereby given of the following change to the date for the Ordinary Meeting of Council which was to be held in the Shire of Dumbleyung Council Chambers on Thursday 16 July 2020 commencing at 3.30pm.
UPDATED MEETING DETAILS
Date: 23 July 2020
Location: Council Chambers, Dumbleyung
Time: 3.30pm
If you have any queries regarding the change of meeting date, please contact the Chief Executive Officer on 9863 4012.
Peter Crispin, Chief Executive Officer

Reporting Streetlight, Water and Main Roads Faults
The easiest way to report these is via the responsible agency. Some handy contacts are provided below:
- For streetlight faults contact Western Power on 13 13 51 or visit their website for a very handy streetlight reporting system.
- For water leaks contact the Water Corporation on 13 13 75 or visit the Water Corporation Website.
- For regulatory road signs (eg: stop signs, speed signs, holding lines) or any problem with the Collie-Lake King Rd (highway from Wagin to Lake Grace) contact Main Roads on 138 138

Private Works Requests
All private work requests must come through the Shire office ONLY where a Private Works Request Form can be completed, if you are unsure of what is required please call the office on 9863 4012.
Please do not contact the Manager of Works and Services, Works Supervisor, any of the outside crew or any staff member in their private time.

Houses for Rent
Aged persons units available for rent:
42A Manser Street, Kukerin: 2 Bed, 1 Bathroom From $150 per week*
1/32 Bath Street, Kukerin: 2 Bed, 1 Bathroom From $150 per week*
2/32 Bath Street, Kukerin: 2 Bed, 1 Bathroom From $150 per week*
*Conditions Apply

DUMBLEYUNG LANDCARE UPDATES

We are transitioning to having a Landcare mailing list to ensure that Landcare Information is getting to those that need it. To ensure that you receive this information, please sign up at: http://eepurl.com/dL9Juc or contact Claudia at the Landcare office on 9863 4225.

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EMERGENCY CONTACT: We have seen success by using SMS to inform everyone of harvest bans and heavy traffic road closures. If you are not on the Harvest ban list, please add your number to the list by calling the shire on 9863 4012 or email it to ao@dumbleyung.wa.gov.au.

WEBSITE: Check our website www.dumbleyung.wa.gov.au or noticeboard regularly.

Community Assisted Transport Scheme (CATS)
By now you have hopefully received information in the mail about the Community Assisted Transport Scheme. The service is available to all residents of the shire, you can read more here: https://www.dumbleyung.wa.gov.au/health

COORDINATOR & AFTER HOURS CONTACT| Helen Gooding 0427 530 204
BOOKINGS| Dumbleyung CRC, (08) 9863 4829