The Ordinary Meeting of Council was held on Tuesday 22 November 2022 in Queenstown.
The meeting was available to view via LIVE Stream. The meeting was open to the public attendance with one member of the public in attendance. All members of Council were in attendance.
COUNCILLOR INTRODUCTION
Recent Local Government Elections has resulted in four new elected members to the West Coast Council (Cr Annie McKay, Cr Liz Hamer, Cr Dwayne Jordan and Cr Vikki Iwanicki), with five previous Councillors re-elected (Cr Lindsay Newman, Cr Scott Stringer, Cr Kerry Graham, Deputy Mayor Robert Butterfield and myself, Mayor Shane Pitt).
At the meeting each Councillor was invited to introduce themselves to Council and was provided with up to 3 minutes to provide an overview of themselves and why they have chosen to be an elected member of Council, for the West Coast community.
Elected member | Member | Overview |
|---|---|---|
Councillor | Dwayne Jordan | Thanked electors and congratulated the other Councillors on being elected. Looking forward to fresh ideas. Happy to voice strong opinions. |
Councillor | Vikki Iwanicki | Thanked the community for electing her as Councillor. |
Councillor | Annie McKay | Thanked the community and is humbled to be elected to represent the community. |
Councillor | Liz Hamer | 8th generation West Coaster who wants to make a difference. Looking forward to creating jobs addressing issues with health and services. |
Councillor | Lindsay Newman | 3rd term as Councillor. Welcomes diversity and is pleased that Council now has 3 women elected to Councill. |
Councillor | Kerry Graham | Thanked the community for his re- election. He enjoys local government and is hoping to just get on with business. |
Councillor | Scott Stringer | Provided no comment. |
Deputy Mayor | Robert Butterfield | Has been active as a Councillor since March 2022. It has been a real learning journey with lots of challenges. He is always available to speak with the community. |
Mayor | Shane Pitt | Thanked electors. Has been on Council since 2009 and has been in the role of Deputy Mayor during some of that time. He acknowledged that having 3 women on Council will be good representation for the community and he looks forward to continuing the work of the past Council, with the inroads made with State & Federal Governments. |
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
There was one member of the community who presented a question to Council.
Shamus Bourke 41 Cutten Street Queenstown Mr Bourke spoke on behalf of a resident who had an autistic child, who has indicated that they have difficulty in accessing changeroom facilities at the Queenstown Pool. Swimming is beneficial to the person but due to the age of the person (older teenager), current facilities do not accommodate the assisted needs the mother needs to provide. Eg: the mother cannot go into the male change area and the son is to grown to use the women’s change area. The mother has written to a previous General Manager and the answer has always been lack of funds. Could a unisex/ disability change room be built and how much would that cost? |
The General Manager advised that the Queenstown Pool does not adequately cater for the diversity of the community and that a permanent solution would be a few years away. He encouraged the person to contact Council. He advised that he would be happy to meet with them to discuss a temporary solution. He also said that if those discussions were to be conducted through someone else, he would need permission in writing to speak with that person, on their behalf. |
COUNCILLOR RAISED ISSUES
Motions without Notice
A Motion without Notice was presented by Cr Graham with regard to legislation implemented to prohibit gill net fishing in Macquarie Harbour in all areas but Swan Basin and the Western shore between the one hour either side of sunset and dawn. Cr Graham advised that this legislation was instituted without any form of consultation with the recreational fishing community or the local West Coast Community. This became law on 1 November this year.
Recommendation |
The Mayor to write to the Minister for Environment, Minister for Primary Industries and Water and the Minister for Resources and express the community’s dissatisfaction with the implementation of this legislation without public consultation. |
Moved: Cr Graham Seconded: Cr Hamer |
Outcome: Carried |
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORTS
It was good to see that no vandalism was listed via the General Managers report, and that there was a 5.8% increase in kerb recycling, which will assist with some of the initiatives that Council will need to implement in the future.
I would also like to compliment the success of the Zeehan Gem & Mineral Fair, with over 1,500 people through the gate on Saturday and 700 on the Sunday. I would like to congratulate the committee on a successful event.
CORRESPONDENCE
Council reviewed the below incoming and outgoing correspondence for the month, with the following actions determined.
Correspondence In | Subject | Action Determined | |
R | Iain Barr | Affordable Housing Zeehan | It was determined that no response would be provided to Mr Barr. |
R | Paul Frisby | Digitization Roadmap | Letter of response to be written thanking him for his feedback. |
R | Minister Ferguson | Virtual Fencing | Mayor will write again asking for an expansion of the program to include the Queenstown to Strahan Road and also parts of the Lyell Highway in the World Heritage section. |
N | Joan Ward | Inspiring Workshop Weekend | |
N | Meg Webb MLC | Proposed Evaluation Review of the Introduction of Compulsory Voting for Local Council Elections | |
N | Minister Jaensch | Childcare West Coast | |
N | Senator Urquhart | Funding Support | |
N | Premier Rockliff | Flood Recovery | |
N | Cradle Coast Authority | Enterprise Cradle Coast Manager | |
Correspondence Out | Subject | Action Determined | |
N | Calling Out the Unacceptable | Disgusting Whale Loss | |
N | Premier Rockliff | Update on West Coast Activities | |
N | Premier Rockliff | West Coast Health Projects | |
N | Minister Jaensch | Support for Childcare on the West Coast | |
N | Minister Ferguson | West Coast Weeds | |
N | Tasmanian Housing Strategy Project Team | Submission | |
N | State Planning Commission | Comments on the Draft – Tasmanian Planning Policies | |
N | PressWest | Letter of Support | |
R– Correspondence presented to Council for a determination/ Response N – Correspondence presented to Council for Noting. | |||
334/22 DA2022/42 - 34 GELLIBRAND STREET & LOT 26 FINCHAM STREET, ZEEHAN – PROPOSED VISITOR ACCOMMODATION COMPLEX AND SUBDIVISION AND CONSOLIDATION
Council approved Option B of the Development Application report with an added amendment which included extra conditions to be added to the approval, relating to the control noise and light conditions on site. Council was unanimous in the decision outcome.
336/22 APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL (COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES)
Council unanimously appointed the following elected members to Council Committees.
Education & Training Advisory Committee (ETC)
Chair Councillor Rep (1) – Mayor Pitt
Councillor Rep (2) – Cr Iwanicki
Livable Communities Advisory Committee (LCAC)
Chair Councillor Rep (1) – Cr Graham
Councillor Rep (2) – Cr Iwanicki (also to act as co-Chair when required)
Emergency Management Committee
Chair Councillor Rep (1) – Mayor Pitt
Additional Councillor Rep (2) – Cr Hamer
Additional Councillor Rep (optional)(3) – Deputy Mayor Butterfield
Shared Audit Panel Committee
Councillor Rep (1) – Cr McKay
Councillor Rep (2) – Cr Graham
Additional Councillor Rep (3) – Cr Stringer
General Manager Performance Review Committee (GMPRC)
Councillor Rep (1) – Mayor Pitt
Councillor Rep (2) – Cr Newman
Councillor Rep (3) – Cr Iwanicki
West Coast Council Representative for TasWater Meetings
Councillor Rep – Mayor Pitt
Cradle Coast Authority
Councillor Rep – Mayor Pitt
Local Government Authority
Councillor Rep – Mayor Pitt
337/22 PROPOSED COUNCIL MEETING & WORKSHOP DATES 2023
Council unanimously endorsed the Council Workshop and Council Meeting schedule for 2023.
The 2023 Council Meeting schedule can be found by visiting Councils website at
338/22 ROSEBERY PLAYGROUND REDEVELOPMENT
Council unanimously approved the design and to proceed with the construction tender and procurement for the Rosebery Playground Redevelopment project.
339/22 STRAHAN PLAYGROUND REDEVELOPMENT
Council unanimously approved the design and to proceed with the construction tender and procurement for the Strahan Playground Redevelopment project.
339A/22 LATE ITEM STRAHAN & ZEEHAN GYM REDEVELOPMENTS
Council accepted a late item report.
Council unanimously approved the Redevelopment of Zeehan Gym design (Option B as presented in the report) and approved proceeding to a construction tender.
And
Approve the Strahan Gym Development design (Option B as presented in the report) and approved proceeding to a construction tender.
OTHER
Agendas and Minutes for the Council Meetings can be accessed on the West Coast Council website www.westcoast.tas.gov.au and hard copies are available for viewing at West Coast Council Agencies as listed below:
- West Coast Council Queenstown
- Post Office Strahan
- Post Office Zeehan
- Rosebery District High School Rosebery
- Tullah Post Office
A LIVE stream recording of the open meeting is also available during and after the meetings and is available to view via the below link.
www.westcoast.tas.gov.au/council/council-meetings/online-council-meetings
A reminder that questions for public question time can be submitted for the next meeting via the General Manager, 7 days prior to the day of the meeting, by emailing ea@westcoast.tas.gov.au or post to PO Box 63 Queenstown 7467.
Shane Pitt
MAYOR