LOCAL MATTERS LISMORE CITY COUNCIL NEWS ISSUE 131, 16 JANUARY 2019
AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS HONOUR COM We will be honouring exceptional citizens and welcoming new Australians during the 2019 Australia Day Awards ceremony on Saturday, 26 January at Lismore City Hall.
Local groups and individuals have been nominated in the 2019 Australia Day Awards for a host of achievements in disciplines ranging from sports, the arts and the environment to community services. Mayor Isaac Smith will also host the annual Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, welcoming new citizens from more than 20 countries including Cyprus, Zambia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Thailand, New Zealand, the United States, Vanuatu, India, Kenya, Iran and Libya. This year’s Australia Day Awards will be presented by Lismore’s 2019 Australia Day ambassador, Mel Thomas (pictured right). Mel is a black-belt martial artist, public speaker, writer and advocate for breaking the cycle of violence against women and children across Australia. Mel is a survivor of childhood domestic violence and both a victim and perpetrator of teen bullying who established the violence prevention education program KYUP! in 2013. Pronounced ‘Key-up’ after a warrior power shout, KYUP! tackles uncomfortable issues surrounding bullying, gender equality, domestic violence and consent with practical life protection skills. She launched the program in response to the growing number of domestic violence reports in Australia and to date more than 10,000 young people have participated in her programs.
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Mel is now the ambassador for Layne Beachley’s Aim for the Stars Foundation and was also named the Game Changer of the Year winner in the Women of the Year Awards in 2018. “We are very excited to welcome Mel as our Australia Day ambassador – she is an amazing role model for young people and I am looking forward to hearing her story first-hand,” Lismore Mayor Isaac Smith said. “I am particularly pleased that our young Australia Day nominees and winners will get a chance to hear her keynote address on the day. I think her journey is one that we can all learn from.” The 2019 Australia Day Awards ceremony will be followed by morning tea and everyone is welcome to attend. The ceremony will begin at 9am on Saturday, 26 January at Lismore City Hall.
Saturday, February Landcare and Friends of the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens volunteers are invited to:
Tool use and maintenance training This training will cover the basic tools and equipment used in Landcare and will be delivered by EnviTE Environmental.
Come along and learn about:
• Maintenance including cleaning, sharpening, oiling and storage
• Hand tools and basic machinery including drills, backpack use, and their use.
• How to carry out pre-operational checks on tools and equipmen
• How to operate tools and machinery in a safe and controlled ma • Personal protective equipment to wear when undertaking bush
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The Lismore Men & Community Shed located at the Lismore Showground (under the old grandstand). Numbers are limited to 25 people. Please RSVP through Eventbrite:
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KEEP VIGILANT ABOUT YELLOW CRAZY ANTS Residents in Lismore and surrounds should be aware that the movement restrictions implemented to prevent the spread of yellow crazy ants have been extended until June 2019. The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services are leading the response to yellow crazy ants, which were first discovered in the Lismore region in May 2018. The infestation is restricted to two sites: the Lismore CBD and Terania Creek. Yellow crazy ants are highly invasive and can build super colonies that devastate local flora and fauna and impact on agricultural production and the horticultural industry. Yellow crazy ants are often spread with the movement of plants and soil. While the ants themselves spread relatively slowly, it is critical that the community works hard to prevent these pests from spreading by hitchhiking on garden materials, soil and with people and their belongings. The movement restrictions that will stay in place until June 2019 prevent the carrying of vegetative matter and soil within a 5km radius of the Lismore CBD unless it is directly to the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre. The DPI encourages people to continue to follow the movement restriction rules and report any unusual ants. Extensive surveillance has been conducted and the two known infestations are receiving ongoing treatment. The program has been progressing well with a clear reduction in the number and vigour of nests in the CBD and at Terania Creek. The response team has put a lot of effort into locating specific nests within the CBD infestation and has trained an odour detection dog to accurately locate any additional nests. The DPI will be undertaking further treatment and surveillance activities in early 2019.
For further information visit www.dpi.nsw.gov.au. To report any suspect ants visit www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/antreport or phone the DPI Biosecurity Hotline on 1800 680 244.
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Our recycling industry is changing and we all need to be flexible and adaptable to make the most of our valuable resources. There are now far tighter controls on the contamination of recyclables and it is more important than ever that we are placing the correct materials in the right bin. Late last year Council launched a campaign called #RecycleRight which details changes to how we recycle at home. This has been developed with NE Waste and our neighbouring councils as a region-wide campaign across the Northern Rivers. The main message is to keep it simple and ensure you are only placing clean and correct recycling materials in your yellow recycling bin. It is essential that we have clean recyclables that we can send off for remanufacturing in Australia and overseas. If we all do this, we can keep our resources coming ‘round and get the most life out of every product. Please take the time to learn the new recycling routines and help us #RecycleRight. We have plenty of information on our website to help you understand the changes as well as frequently asked questions that provide further background about why we needed to make these changes. Please take some time and visit www.northerriverswaste.com.au to familiarise yourself with the new campaign. Thank you!
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• Milk and juice boxes • Mirror gla ss • Newspapers • Office paper • Paint tins empty, 4L size max • Paper • Pla stic containers and bot tles (all hard pla stic ) • Pla stic plant pot s • Pyrex • Resource Recovery Collection Satchels • Steel tins and cans • Telephone books • Wrapping paper
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• Matchboxes • Meat trays (all) • Mesh and net ting • Pens and pencils • Pill packaging • Pla stic bags • Pla stic cups, plates and cutlery • Polyst yrene • Rubber bands • Sof t pla stic s (pla stic bags and soft packaging) • Shoes • Straws (pla stic) • String and twine • Toothbrushes • Toothpaste tubes • Treated timber (small off- cut s) • Vacuum cleaner dus t • Video tapes • Wallpaper • Wa xed paper and cardboard • Wine cask inners • Windscreen gla ss • Wipes (all kinds) Items in good conditi on such as clothes, toys and shoes can be taken to the Lismo re Recycling & Recove ry Centre for reuse.
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• Ash (cold) • Bamboo food containers and cutlery • Bones (meat and fish ) • Cof fee grinds • Compostable bin line rs (Council approved) • Cardboard food containers • Food scraps (all) • Flowers and dead plants • Fruit and vegetable scraps (all) • Garden trimmings • Grains (e.g. pasta, bread, rice, noodles) • Grass clippings • Hair
• Kitchen towel (dir ty) • Leaves • Manure (all animals) • Meat scraps (animal and fish) • Paper (dir ty or wet) • Paper towel • Pizza boxes (dir ty) • Seafood • Ser viet tes • Shredded paper • Soil (small amounts only) • Sticks and twigs • Tea bags • Tissues • Untreated timber (wit h no paint, nails or fittings) • Weeds
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You can pick up a free fridge magnet detailing what items go in which colour bin at our Corporate Centre in Goonellabah or at the Lismore and Goonellabah Libraries.
DEVELOPMENT CONSENTS ISSUED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT In accordance with the provisions of Section 101 of the Act and Clause 124 of the EP&A Regulation, notification is given that the undermentioned developments have recently been granted consent. 04/446-4 25 Rhodes Street, South Lismore: Section 4.55(1A) modification to change the approved childcare establishment to a centre-based childcare facility. 10/413-3 137 Connor Road, Tregeagle: Section 4.55(1A) modification to change the location of the shed and shed configuration. 15/165-3 224 Invercauld Road, Goonellabah: Section 4.55(1A) modification to relocate the stormwater detention basin and the sewer pump station. 15/170-2 80 and 82 Cullen Street, Nimbin: Section 4.55(1A) modification to relocate one of the approved two-storey cube buildings to the vacant part of the site adjacent to the western boundary. 16/57-3 57 Deegan Drive, Goonellabah: Section 4.55(1A) modification pertaining to Section 94 and Section 64 charges. 16/258-3 2 Kallee Place, Goonellabah: Section 4.55(1A) application to modify consent to change the windows to the stairways of both units and include three new retaining walls, with one of the retaining walls being 2m in height, which represents a non-compliance with the height and setback requirements of chapter 1 of Council’s DCP. 18/221 9 Willow Tree Drive, Chilcotts Grass: Dwelling to be re-sited on existing allotment Lot 9 (proposed Lot 30 in the re-subdivision of Lot 9), with a building line variation to the proposed Road 4 of 5m and proposed Road 2 of 3.9m of the residential subdivision approved under development consent 5.2016.100.2. 18/226 37 Hart Road, Larnook: Second storey addition and alterations to existing dwelling. 18/247-2 705 Bruxner Highway, South Gundurimba: Section 4.55(1A) modification to cladding on existing structure. 18/294 16 Taylor Street, South Lismore: Subdivision to create two lots. 18/296-2 91 Taylor Road, Chilcotts Grass: Section 4.55(1A) modification to carport (change skillion roof to gable roof). 18/306 1 Janice Court, Bexhill: Secondary dwelling. 18/347 217 Koonorigan Road, Koonorigan: Shed. 18/351 132 Terania Creek Road, The Channon: Dwelling. 18/355 24 Rhodes Street, South Lismore: Alterations and additions to an existing educational establishment (Our Lady Help of Christians Parish School). 18/368 12 Eleanor Place, Boat Harbour: Dwelling. 18/369 538 Cowlong Road, McLeans Ridges: Dwelling and inground swimming pool. 18/378 9 Lomandra Avenue, Caniaba: Alterations and additions to convert an existing shed to a secondary dwelling. 18/382 37 Alternative Way, Nimbin: To undertake the construction of an attached dual occupancy (1 x 3 bedroom dwelling and 1 x 2 bedroom dwelling) with building line variation and associated strata subdivision. 18/384 20/126 Molesworth Street, Lismore: Change of use of part of a building
18/382 37 Alternative Way, Nimbin: To undertake the construction of an attached dual occupancy (1 x 3 bedroom dwelling and 1 x 2 bedroom dwelling) with building line variation and associated strata subdivision. 18/384 20/126 Molesworth Street, Lismore: Change of use of part of a building (tenancy 20) to a retail bottleshop and food and drink premises (small bar area for tasting purposes only). 18/386 4/121 and 5/121 Keen Street, Lismore: Change of use of part of a building to shop-top housing. 18/393 13 Wyrallah Road, Girards Hill: Dwelling addition (timber deck). 18/394 286 Keen Street, Girards Hill: Removal of 12 trees in a heritage conservation area. 18/399 896 Wyrallah Road, Wyrallah: Subdivision to create one additional lot. 18/407 20 City View Drive, East Lismore: Change of use of an inground swimming pool (filled in) to outdoor open space. 18/415 2 Soward Close, McLeans Ridges: Re-sited dwelling to create a detached dual occupancy. 18/423 75 Ballina Road and 24 Parkes Street, Girards Hill: Subdivision (boundary alteration). 18/424 426 Ballina Road, Lismore Heights: Demolition and removal of existing service station canopy. 18/425 3A Booyong Road, Clunes: Inground swimming pool. 18/426 1 Gainsborough Way, Goonellabah: Demolition of existing awning and construction of new awning/carport with a building line variation to Sheridan Drive and construction of a new driveway. 18/429 8 Earls Court, Goonellabah: Dwelling and retaining walls. 18/430 77 Bright Street, East Lismore: Aboveground swimming pool with surrounding deck and pool fence. 18/431 1 Millar Street, Goonellabah: Dwelling. 18/433 23 John O’Neill Circuit, Goonellabah: Attached dual occupancy. 18/434 6 Richardson Street, Goonellabah: Extension to existing shed. 18/435 1675 Dunoon Road, Dorroughby: Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling. 18/436 18 Baillie Street, North Lismore: Dwelling addition (covered deck). 18/437 22 Alphadale Road, Lindendale: Inground swimming pool. 18/438 1 Toohey Road, Caniaba: Dwelling. 18/439 94 College Street, East Lismore: Construct a covered deck, re-roof existing sleep-out and internal alterations. 18/440 63 Esmonde Street, Girards Hill: Dwelling addition (ensuite). 18/444 182 Cross Road, Numulgi: New dwelling attached to existing shed. 18/457 792 Tregeagle Road, Tregeagle: Shed with carport. 18/463 117 Upper Tuntable Falls Road, Nimbin: Internal alterations to existing preschool. 18/470 14 Alfred Place, Goonellabah: Inground swimming pool 88/330-2 110 Chelmsford Road, Rock Valley: Section 4.55(2) modification to increase the number of additional dwelling sites from four to five and associated condition amendments.
Details of applications and consents, together with conditions attached, may be inspected at our Corporate Centre during business hours or via DA Tracking at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au.
ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION Planning proposal to amend the Lismore LEP at part 1A and 1B Northcott Drive, Goonellabah At its ordinary meeting on 9 October 2018, Lismore City Council resolved to support a planning proposal to amend the Lismore Local Environment Plan (LEP) 2012 to rezone part of 1A and 1B Northcott Drive, Goonellabah (Lot 2 DP 777930 and Lot 1 DP 1213247) from Zone RU1 Primary Production to Zone R1 General Residential in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to facilitate residential development. The planning proposal seeks to amend the minimum lot size for land proposed to be rezoned to Zone R1 from 40ha to 400m² and apply a maximum building height of 8.5m to part of the land consistent with other R1 zoned land. On 29 October 2018 the Department of Planning and Environment issued a Gateway Determination with conditions including the requirement for additional reporting on land contamination. The Minister for Planning has delegated the finalisation of the LEP to Council. The planning proposal is on public exhibition from 17 January to 22 February 2019. Copies of the planning proposal, Gateway Determination and technical studies are available at the front counter of our Corporate Centre at 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah, and on our website at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au via ‘Your Say Lismore’. Submissions outlining grounds of objection or support can be made online, emailed to council@lismore.nsw.gov.au or sent to the General Manager, Lismore City Council, PO Box 23A, Lismore, NSW 2480. For enquiries, please phone our Strategic Planner Sally Slater on 1300 87 83 87. Submissions must be received by close of business on Friday, 22 February 2019.
COUNCIL MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS The next ordinary meeting of Council will be held on Tuesday, 12 February from 6pm in the Council Chambers.
Members of the public can book to speak at the beginning of the meeting, on any agenda item, for three minutes. People may also request an AUSLAN interpreter should this be required. For bookings or information, phone Michella Wade on 1300 87 83 87. All relevant business papers, minutes and live webcasts can be found at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au. Briefings
Councillor briefings are held most Tuesday evenings so staff can provide background on issues or projects and Councillors have a chance to brainstorm and discuss. Details of agenda items are available in the calendar on our website usually one week prior to the briefing. Members of the public can book time to speak/ask questions of Councillors during a 15-minute public forum session at the start of each briefing. The first briefing for 2019 will be held on Tuesday, 5 February. For public forum session bookings, please phone Michella Wade on 1300 87 83 87.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Fifth Round of Reclassifications of Council-owned land in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993 Council resolved to support a planning proposal for the reclassification of 619 Skyline Road, Goonellabah (Lot 2, DP 617349), from ‘community’ to ‘operational’ at its ordinary meeting of 12 June 2018 in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Local Government Act 1993. The objective of the planning proposal is to facilitate the future expansion of the cemetery. In accordance with Section 29 of the Local Government Act 1993 a public hearing will be held into the proposed reclassification of this land. A report identifying the property affected and the reasons for the proposed reclassification is available on our website at www.lismore.nsw.gov.au and at our Corporate Centre at 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah. The public hearing will be held on Thursday, 14 February in the Council Chambers at 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah, from 5.30pm. The public hearing will be chaired by a person who is independent of Council. The public hearing provides any member of the public with an opportunity to make a short verbal presentation to the chairperson. Individual presentations should be no longer than five minutes each. Written submissions will also be accepted by the chairperson. Following the hearing, the chairperson will prepare a report on the and a copy will be publicly available once it is received by Council. Any person wishing to make a presentation to the public hearing is requested to register with Council on 1300 87 83 87 on or before the date of the hearing so that an indicative timetable for the hearing can be prepared. Please advise our Customer Contact Centre staff if you would like to make a presentation. The land proposed for reclassification from ‘community’ to ‘operational’ is: • 619 Skyline Road, Goonellabah (Lot 2, DP 617349). For enquiries, contact Strategic Planner Sally Slater on 1300 87 83 87.
TENDER T2016-28: Supply of Various Materials and Services Council is inviting submissions from suitably qualified and experienced companies or individuals to form a panel of suppliers of various materials and services for a period of one year, with an additional one-year option. Council’s intention is to compile a list of ‘approved suppliers’ offering various materials and services to Council at a fixed price for the period stated. Tender submissions close at 2pm on Thursday, 7 February 2018. Interested parties are required to register at Council’s eProcurement portal www.tenderlink.com/lismore to access relevant documents. Submissions may also be lodged at this site in the electronic tender box. If you experience any difficulties with accessing the above website or require further information, please phone the Tenderlink helpdesk on 1800 233 533.
YOUR COVER We are keen to ensure everyone is mindful about new recycling changes and what you need to adjust at home. We have lots of information on our website and we also have free fridge magnets available at our Council offices and local libraries. Recycling is a changing industry and it’s important we all remain adaptable and flexible so that we can deal responsibly with our waste. Please take the time to learn the new recycling routines and help Lismore continue to be a leader in waste management.
CONTACT US:
1300 87 83 87 Lismore City Council’s Corporate Centre is located at 43 Oliver Avenue, Goonellabah. We are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm. Our postal address is PO Box 23A, Lismore, NSW 2480. You can email us at council@lismore.nsw.gov.au
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