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Items of note for this week
Final chance to make your accommodation request for Tibooburra
Thanks to everyone who has selected their preference for accommodation for the staff workshop. For those that are yet to, please do so by COB this Thursday, with the staff working group to confirm bookings on Tuesday 14 April. Obviously, due to COVID-19, there is some uncertainty around the staff workshop, but for the time being the working group are continuing with planning with the assumption it will go ahead as scheduled.
Click here to select your accommodation — Tibooburra 25-27 August.
COVID-19 email signature
Thanks to everyone that has updated their email signature with the LLS COVID-19 banner. For those that are yet to, please take a moment to do it today. There are instructions available, otherwise reach out to a friendly team member who has the signature and they can talk you through it.
When providing a link for your banner, please insert: https://www.lls.nsw.gov.au/regions/western/contact-us
Reduction of daily tasks in light of COVID-19
As we all look to implement social distancing, staff are asked to consider what tasks they previously undertook on a daily basis that can now be done more infrequently, with minimal impact to customers. An example of this is checking the mail. Staff are asked to only check the mail once a week. If you get mail for people in the office, drop it to their desk and email them to let them know they have mail.
MyLAND update — more workflow, less duplication
The MyLAND team have a short update on how the project is progressing, including what MyLAND will mean for pest animal management. The four minute video is available here.
Monthly update from NSW Government on water
At the end of last week, the NSW Government - Water Relations team distributed their monthly newsletter which includes a number of updates on projects or conditions in the Western region. For anyone interested it is available on their website and can be found by clicking here.
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Staff movements
Recruitment
The recent recruitment for a Biosecurity Officer and Biosecurity Support Officer has almost been completed, with the successful applicants notified of their appointments. Due to COVID-19, the starting date/s are on-hold which hasn't caused any issues for the recruits. For further information on the recruits contact Grant and once a starting date is confirmed the details will be included in the round-up.
Leave
Staff are reminded to ensure leave requests are entered in MyHQ and approval is received prior to taking leave.
- Danielle is away this week
- Robynne is on leave this week
- Blackie is on leave this week and most of next, back 17 April
- Grant is on leave on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Phil will be on leave from this Thursday until 20 April
- Mere is currently on leave, contact Nat if you need anything
- Courtney is on extended leave
- Mouldsie is on extended leave
- Kate is on extended leave
- Jacinta is on extended leave
- Kerry is on extended leave
- Jenny is on extended leave
- Rhoda is on extended leave
- Colin is on extended leave.
All staff are asked to update their leave in the Western LLS leave planner.
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Movements of the Ops Team
Erlina Compton
Erlina has a number of catch-ups with staff as well as a mentoring meeting. Erlina will be continuing on with the Department of Premier and Cabinet drought taskforce, will be involved in recruitment for the NSW Wild Dog Fence Extension project and work on the MoU riverbank fencing project.
Michelle Johnson
Michelle will be working on month end reporting and forecasting, NLP2 quarterly invoicing, the operations report for the Board and her to do list.
Andrew Hull
Hully will be completing WAP1520 contracts and working on WAP2025 submissions. Hully will attend a regional weeds committee meeting on Wednesday and has some follow-ups with shire councils and the Invasive Species SWAG on Thursday.
Ben Slingsby
Ben will be working to progress the Willandra Lakes project as well as Catchment Action NSW projects and will be doing some planning for the fourth quarter of this financial year.
Gemma Turnbull
Gemma will be finishing a newsletter to be distributed to our subscribers, continuing to work on alternative delivery methods for capacity building, project planning for next financial year and has a Land Services Program review and planning meeting.
Mitch Plumbe
Mitch has a Coolibah-Black Box outputs meeting, Land Services Program review and planning meeting, grass group VC, Western Safety Group meeting and will be continuing to progress projects.
Tim Wall
Tim will travel to Ivanhoe on Tuesday to swap 1080 baits with Lee and be in Wilcannia for the rest of the week. Items of note include a Western Safety Group meeting on Thursday and arranging a freezer for Bourke.
Tanya Cooper
Tanya will be completing team leader reviews, working on forming the opinion documents for EPBC, completing data analysis of certificate package submission. Tanya will be working from home and the office this week as she works through IT issues.
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Out and about in the media
The Land covers LLS' response to COVID-19 and some good coverage in the Wilcannia News.
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Until next week...
Thanks for reading the 6 April 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.
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