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Items of note for this week
Opportunity to join the Western Safety Group
Last Thursday, the Western Safety Group held its monthly meeting and a discussion was had about membership for next year. Essentially, membership of the group is for a period of one year so coming into 2020 all positions are available. It is great for the group, and all staff, for new people to join and bring difference ideas and perspectives about work health and safety.
If you are interested in joining the group in 2020, have a chat with your supervisor, with Lee who is the chair of the group or Kristie who is the secretary.
Customer newsletter stories
Charlie is currently finalising the October newsletter (external) and plans to distribute it this week. If you wish to add to the below please contact Charlie asap.
- anthrax media release from LLS and NSW DPI
- Willandra Lakes demonstration day
- sheep classing event
- Landcare and LLS conference
- spring baiting for wild dogs
- Service NSW drought events in the region
- update from the Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
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Staff movements
Welcome Riaan
As per Silvana's email, we welcomed Riaan to the team last week who is backfilling for Kate who is going on maternity leave in a few weeks. Riaan is based in the Dubbo office and should have a login and email shortly, once he does his contact details will be shared with the team.
Leave
- Kerry is on leave on Monday
- Andrea is on leave on Tuesday and Wednesday
- Karin is on leave on Wednesday
- Paul is on leave this week
- Michelle is on leave until 23 October
- Blackie is on extended leave
- Rhoda is on extended leave
- Colin is on extended leave.
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Movements of the Ops Team
Erlina Compton
Erlina will be in Dubbo all week and will be working from home at times and will also be doing school drop off and pick-up. Erlina will be catching up on emails and work after being on leave - items include river connections, river bank fencing, kangaroo brief finalisation, dog fence extension project, People Matter Employee Survey action plan and work on the AgNRM advisory group strategy.
Silvana Keating (acting for Michelle Johnson)
Silvana will be in the office all week and will be continuing with the induction of Riaan and NLP2 work.
Andrew Hull
Hully will be in the office this week however he may have two days of emergency management training on Tuesday and Wednesday in Euston (TBC). When in the office, Hully will be working on recruitment actions, Western Division Shires project actions and the AgNRM advisory group strategy.
Ben Slingsby
Ben was an apology for the meeting as he was attending a first aid refresher course. Ben will be working on preparation for the Landcare and LLS conference which is on next week, NLP2 projects and tidying up some admin relating to Blackie's leave and extending Guy's acting role.
Gemma Turnbull
Gemma will be in the office all week and will attend the Ag SWAG meeting on Tuesday, chasing up contracts for NLP2 and working on MLA terms of reference.
Mitch Plumbe
Mitch will be in the office all week and focusing on recruitment, will be checking in on projects and contributing to the operations report.
Tim Wall
Tim was an apology for the meeting.
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Out and about in the media
Recently this story which involves both Western LLS and the Border Fence Maitenance Board appeared in the Western Herald (Bourke newspaper).
A story appeared on the Sheep Central website which focused on anthrax and came about from a joint NSW DPI and LLS media release. Read the story here.
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Until next week...
Thanks for reading the 14 October edition of the Western Region Round-up, if you require clarification on any of the above, please contact the manager or team leader responsible for further information.
If there is anything else you would like to see featured in the round-up, please email Charlie Whiteley.
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