Hands-on
tech training
@ your library
We hold free training sessions teaching
older people how to access information
and stay connected with their family,
friends and communities.
Victorian Tech Savvy Seniors is a Seniors Card Age
Friendly Partners Program with Telstra. It is designed
to give older people, particularly those in regional
and rural areas, the opportunity to develop skills to
use technology for socialising, accessing services,
or conducting personal business.
Topics include Facebook and other Social Media,
Android tablets, iPads, and introduction to email.
The 2015 program will wrap up in December.
Sessions are held at our libraries in Paynesville,
Lakes Entrance, Orbost, Omeo and Bairnsdale.
To fi nd out about upcoming courses,
contact your local library or visit
eastgipsland.vic.gov.au/libraryevents
Quarterly Report - Winter 2015
Did you know?
Council maintains around 300 hectares of grass
and 30,000 street trees throughout the shire. Our
Parks and Gardens maintenance is just one of the
many services that we provide to our communities.
Grants
Program
For applications and funding guidelines visit
eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/grants
Connect with us
1300 555 886 5153 9500 [email protected] PO Box 1618, Bairnsdale 3875 eastgippsland.vic.gov.au @egscCustomer Service Centres
Bairnsdale: 273 Main Street
Lakes Entrance: 18 Mechanics Street Mallacoota: 70 Maurice Avenue Omeo: 179 Day Avenue
Orbost: 1 Ruskin Street
Paynesville: 55 The Esplanade
Service Centres can help with:
• Rate and property enquiries and payments • Pensioner concession discount on rates • Animal registration and renewals • Planning
• Collecting applications • Lodging permits
• Community laws and health
• Enquiries about adjoining fence owners • Change of address
• Disability Parking permits
• New or replacement waste bins • Raymond Island Ferry passes
• Roads, footpaths and bridge enquiries • Marina and jetty enquiries and payments
Outreach Centres
Bendoc: 18 Dowling Street Buchan: 6 Centre Road Cann River: Princes Highway
Council Meetings
Tuesday 1 September
Tuesday 15 September (Special Meeting) Tuesday 6 October
Tuesday 13 October (Special Meeting) Tuesday 10 November (Special Meeting) Tuesday 17 November
Tuesday 15 December
Meetings are open to the public and
commence at 6.00 pm in the Council Chambers 273 Main Street, Bairnsdale.
Just go to your phone’s application store
and download the Snap Send Solve
Application for free and start sending
Council your feedback in minutes.
Report an issue
to council with
your phone!
Snap Send Solve is a free iPhone
and Android smartphone application
that lets residents report feedback to
the council in less than 30 seconds.
Event guide
available early
September.
Our school crossing supervisors are on duty morning and
afternoon to assist in the safe passage of students and
teachers traversing our Shire’s streets.
Among our list of long-serving
supervisors is Dennis Johnson (pictured at his post on the Princes Highway in Lakes Entrance) who recently celebrated 20 years’ service in the role.
East Gippsland Shire Council employs 19 school crossing supervisors across 16 sites and encourages all motorists to observe speed restrictions in these zones as signposted.
Rain, hail or shine
Big spend on Capital Works projects
Insight into careers
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to work
in hospitality, fi tness, a trade or even a museum,
September is your chance to fi nd out.
Fourteen businesses and four East Gippsland Shire Council sites are inviting young people to experience their industry at the 2015 Career Open Day on Tuesday 22 September.
Organised by the East Gippsland Shire’s Youth Ambassadors, people aged 12-25 are able to get hands-on experience of what it is like to work in a range of sectors. Opportunities on the day include fi tness, trades, education, hospitality, social services, town planning, retail, childcare, travel, artisan, natural resource management, library, curatorial and business. Age restrictions apply to some businesses and there are limited spots available, so booking early is recommended. Opportunities are available in Orbost, Paynesville, Lakes Entrance and Bairnsdale.
To fi nd out more about which businesses are participating, times and age restrictions, visit eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/careeropenday
Each business has also supplied a short outline of what participants will experience on the day.
Be sure to book by Friday 18 September.
Youth Forum
17 September, 10 am to 2 pm @ Lakes Entrance Surf
Life Saving Club
Hear from Travis Demsey, former drummer with The Living End. Open to anyone 12-25 yo who wants to have a say about their community.
Limited spots, book by contacting the Shire on 5153 9500 or [email protected] East Gippsland Shire Council will spend over $22 million
in Capital Works projects in the 2015/2016 fi nancial year. Projects range from basic infrastructure such as new public toilets, through to development of the Metung Marina, road improvements, new boat ramps and streetscapes.
Out of every $100 we spend, Capital Works accounts for $28 of that amount.
“Our focus is ensuring that existing
service levels to our communities
are lifted, while identifying savings
and maintaining a stable fi nancial
base on which we can continue to
provide services that meet community
expectations into the future”
CEO, Gary Gaff ney
“As a large rural municipality, we face a
number of signifi cant fi nancial impacts
imposed by the other levels of government
such as the loss of funds through the
freeze to the indexation of Financial
Assistance Grants”
Mayor, Cr Peter Neal What we will spend on Capital Works this
fi nancial year:
• Roads $7.8 million
• Drainage $3.6 million
• Bridges $2.37 million
• Recreation and Leisure $3.78 million
• Parks and Open Spaces $1 million
• New Buildings $3.35 million
• Waste Management $800,000
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1 Arts and Culture 2 Recreation Centres 3 Shire offi ces 4 Landfi lls 5 Aerodromes 6 Outdoor pools 7 Livestock Exchange 8 Customer Service Centres 9 Road maintenance 10 Recreation reserves 11 Libraries
12 Visitor Information Centres 13 Raymond Island Ferry 14 Marinas
15 Waste collection 16 Road contractors 17 Parks and Gardens 18 Street lighting 19 Public toilets
20 Events and civic functions 21 Emergency Management 22 Local Laws
23 Immunisations and environmental health 24 Mobile library service 25 Bridges
26 Playgrounds
27 School crossing supervisors 28 Street and footpath sweeping 29 Boat ramps
30 Holiday and caravan parks
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Parks and Gardens$9
Health, Recreation and Community Safety$16
Asset Management and Maintenance$10
Governance Legislative compliance, property and risk,$28
Capital Works Roads, buildings, playgrounds etc.$17
Waste and EnvironmentWaste management costs
The increasing and ongoing cost to Council of waste management, including Victorian Government charges and levies, has been a signifi cant portion of Council’s yearly expenditure, especially over the past few years. This includes the cost of managing waste disposal facilities, landfi ll levies, street litter and recycling bins, environmental compliance, split waste and recycling bins and kerbside waste collection.
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Every time you leave
your house, you are using
services provided by us.
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Planning and Building
$2
Economic Development and Tourism$3
Community Planning and Support$3
Arts, Culture and Community Programs$4
Council Enterprises Caravan parks, marinas etc.As your local Council, we provide over 100 services to over 40 individual
communities across a geographic area that is equivalent to 10 per cent
of the size of Victoria. We’ve illustrated just some of the services on these
pages, plus provided a breakdown below of each $100 we spend.
Waste service gets
permanent home
Open Day highlighted Mallacoota compost project
The Mallacoota Kitchen
to Compost Project was
designed as a way to
remove as much food and
green organic material as
possible from the waste
stream in order to process
and reuse it locally.
Before the project began Mallacoota’s kerbside green waste was being transported some 293 kilometres to Bairnsdale and then another 96 kilometres to be processed. This was long and very costly way of managing waste.
Households now collect their food waste in a MaxAir Bio Bin, kitchen caddies, and compostable bags that are placed in the kerbside green waste bin where they are picked up and taken to the town’s composting facility.
A Kitchen to Compost Open Day was held at the composting site in Mallacoota in mid-July. The open day gave Council an opportunity to thank the community and congratulate them on their eff orts, as well as exhibit the success of the project to other organisations. The morning began with a group of senior students from Mallacoota P-12 College touring the site.
Despite fairly persistent wet
and windy weather, there
was a fantastic turnout of
around 40 people.
As well as enthusiastic members of the Mallacoota community, the crowd included representatives from Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board, Bega Valley Shire Council, Sustainability Victoria, East Gippsland Water and Gippsland Waste and Resource Recovery Group (GWRRG).
Councillor and GWRRG Board Chairperson Dick Ellis offi cially opened the event, which was followed by speeches from GWRRG’s Matt Peake and Friends of Mallacoota’s Neil Greig. Mallacoota Lions Club provided a barbecue lunch and attendees could also talk to Shire staff and collect some worm tea for the garden. Overall the day was a great success for both the Shire and the Mallacoota community.
Residents can now benefi t from a permanent
Detox Your Home site in East Gippsland. The free,
easy-to-use service allows you to safely dispose
of household paint, batteries and energy-effi
cient
light globes (CFLs).
Located at the Bairnsdale Landfi ll, 200 Johnstons Road, Forge Creek, the site is part of a network of permanent drop-off sites, which the Victorian Government is expanding from 12 to 30 sites across the state.
The new permanent site will complement the mobile Detox your Home chemical collection. East Gippsland’s session is normally held in Bairnsdale each October.
The products collected are recycled for recovery and diverted from landfi ll. Detox your Home is a free service for Victorian
householders; administered by Sustainability Victoria and funded by the Victorian Landfi ll Levy.
For more information visit sustainability.vic.gov.au/detoxyourhome
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School Holiday Entertainment!
The Kazoos
What’s Up Croc?
Tuesday 22 September, 2.00 pm
Join Celia and Chris Hill as they take you on a musical journey to fi nd Chomper the friendly crocodile. Fast-paced and highly interactive this is a perfect show for ages 1–8.
The Sleeping Beauty
Monday 28 September, 1.30 pm
This classic tale is the perfect school holidays pantomime with music and dance, a feast of costumes, a side-splittingly funny script and a stellar multi-talented cast.
What’s on at the Forge Theatre
Rollicking Aussie comedy
Australia Day
Wednesday 7 October, 7.30 pm
The Australia Day committee is gearing up to put on their country town’s biggest bash – but everyone wants a piece of the party pie. Will the day be fair dinkum after all? Or are there too many roos loose in the community hall?
Written and directed by Jonathan Biggins
Contains strong language and adult themes. Recommended ages 15+
Internationally renowned
The Grigoryan Brothers
“This Time”
Saturday 17 October, 7.30 pm
Classical guitar duo Slava and Leonard Grigoryan feature their astounding skills and perform works from their new album ‘This Time’ as well as a selection of their most well-loved pieces and improvisations.
Daytime Series
The Belles of Broadway
Wednesday 14 October, 11.00 am
The lovely, warm and engaging Gina Hogan sings her favourite songs from shows such as Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia and Cats, as well as songs from The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady and more.
Starring Gina Hogan
Café Culture
Tijuana Peanut
Friday 30 October, 7.00 pm
Dressed impeccably in Safari suits this band is the natural successor to Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass. You’ll hear The Little Spanish Flea and Tijuana Taxi, as well as more modern tunes in their very happy and danceable repertoire.
All Café Culture shows are held at the Mechanics Hall, Mechanics Street, Lakes Entrance, doors open 6.00 pm and commence at 7.00 pm.
Book online at eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre or phone 5152 1482
Bookings can also be made in person at the Forge Theatre (80 McKean Street, Bairnsdale),
Bairnsdale or Lakes Entrance Visitor Information Centres and Shire Customer Service Centres.
Cr Marianne Pelz
p. 0428 115 667 e. [email protected]Cr Jeff McNeill
p. 0400 835 092 e. [email protected]Cr Richard Ellis
p. 0419 023 673 e. [email protected]Cr Michael Freshwater
Deputy Mayor
p. 0427 007 392 e. [email protected]Cr Jane Rowe
p. 0429 331 929 e. [email protected]Cr John Wilkin
p. 0419 024 049 e. [email protected]Cr Peter Neal
Mayor
p. 0458 019 507 e. [email protected]Cr Ben Buckley
p. 0429 857 750 e. [email protected]Cr Mark Reeves
p. 0419 016 581 e. [email protected]Your Councillors
Award categories for
East Gippsland-wide, Bairnsdale, Bruthen, Lakes Entrance, Lindenow, Mallacoota, Omeo, Orbost
and Paynesville
Community Event of the Year
Young Citizen of the Year
(under 27 years)
Citizen of the Year
eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/ausday
5153 9500 or 1300 555 886
Nominate online or nomination forms can be downloaded from the Shire’s website or visit one of our customer service centres for a printed copy.
