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Agenda Item 9.1 REPORT

Report No. 180/12ccs

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE --10 SEPTEMBER 2012

DIRECTORATE UPDATE

DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES —CRAIG CATCHLOVE

SUBJECT:

AUTHOR:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report provides an update of current Corporate and Community Services projects, programs and events.

RECOMMENDATION That it be a recommendation to Council:

That the report be received and noted.

REPORT

1. DISCUSSION

The attached reports summarize activities that occurred within the Corporate and Community Services Directorate for the month of August 2012/ September 2012.

2. POLICY IMPACTS

All projects relate to and reflect the appropriate policies and components of the Alice Springs Town Council Strategic Plan 2010-2015.

3. FINANCIAL IMPACTS

All projects are working within their approved budget.

4. SOCIAL IMPACTS

As per individual project plans.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

As per the project plans.

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6. PUBLIC RELATIONS

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7. ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A - HR Report Attachment B - Ranger Unit Report Attachment C - Registry Report Attachment D - Library Report Attachment E - Community Development Unit Report Attachment F — Information Technology Report

C ig Catchlove D RECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

* 6. INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT • 26 full time Indigenous employees at Council • Approx 15.85 % Indigeno s staff

Tony Jennison MANAGER HUMAN RESOURC

ATTACHMENT A

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE —10 SEPTEMBER 2012

TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

AUTHOR: MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES — TONY JENNISON

SUBJECT: REPORT FROM HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR AUGUST 2012

This report provides an update of current Human Resources projects.

1. RECRUITMENT as per 31 August 2012 • 5 positions vacant in the Depot/ Waste Management Facility • 2 positions vacant in the Civic Centre/ Library/Alice Solar City

2. TRAINING activities as per 31 August 2012 • Confined Space Entry training • Chainsaw training • Traffic Management • Individual courses as required • Council Orientation Day

3. OH&S • No workers compensation claims for this period • 12 staff will be trained in four training and assessment modules from Certificate 4

to assist with competency testing of staff

4. ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT • Logs of Claims have now been submitted by Council and Civic Centre/Library

employee representatives

5. PROCEDURAL STATEMENTS AND DIRECTIVES (PSD) • OHS&W PSD to CEO for approval • Social Media Usage PSD being redrafted • Telephone Usage PSD now approved by CEO

ATTACHMENT B

REPORT



AUTHOR: MANAGER RANGER UNIT - KEVIN EVERETT

SUBJECT: REPORT FROM RANGER UNIT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012

This report provides an update of current Ranger Unit projects, programs and events.

1. INFRINGEMENT NOTICES - PARKING

PARKING: Number of Infringement Notices Issued

400 -

300 -

200 -

100 -

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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

_.-2012 192 228 137 48 188 284 59 265

—.-2011 50 37 107 151 146 361 83 279 53 213 227 84

PARKING: $ value of the Infringement Notices Issued

$15,000.00 -

$10,000.00 -

$5,000.00 -

$0.00 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

_.-2012 $8,240 $9,990 $6,280 $2,410 $8,500 $12,610 $2,615 $11,355

—0-2011 $2,500 $2,385 $5,750 $7,805 $7,955 $15,605 $3,975 $12,090 $2,305 $10,045 $9,785 $4,190

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PARKING: Amount of Infringement Notices PAID

$15,000.00 -

$10,000.00 -

$5,000.00

$0 .00 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

-4-2012 $2,810 $6,115 $5,250 $2,080 $4,672 $8,928 $5,959 $7,293

_.__.2011 $1,595 $2,370 $2,655 $3,027 $4,530 $7,938 $4,115 $5,190 $5,727 $13,070 $9,075 $5,740

2. INFRINGEMENT NOTICES - ANIMAL

ANIMAL: Number of Infringement Notices Issued

14•-

12 -

10 -

8 -

6-

4 -

2 -

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JAN FEB MAR R MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV D C

2012 11 8 2 6 9 7 6 3

-4-2011 1 3 12 0 3 1 2 11 8 4 2 0

ANIMAL: $ value of the Infringement Notices Issued

$10,000.00 -

$8,000.00 - •

$6,000.00 -

$4,000.00 -

$2,000.00 -

$O . OD JAN FEB MAR R MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV D C

-4-2012 $5,754 $3,973 $1,644 $6,028 $6,439 $4,795 $3,243 $846

-4-2011 $266 $1,995 $8,113 $0 $3,325 $266 $959 $9,316 $4,521 $1,096 $1,644 $0

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$5,000.00 -

$4,000.00 -

$3,000.00 -

$2,000.00 -

$1,000.00 -

$0.00

glip&AL Amount of the Infringement Notices PAID

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F B MAR J N JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC

_,•_,2012 $274 $233 $100 $0 $1,124 $618 $3,023 $40

0-2011 $0 $0 $1,330 $243 $0 $0 $0 $4,110 $1,635 $2,994 $1,924 $705

3. INFRINGEMENT NOTICES -. PUBLIC PLACES

PUBLIC PLACES: Number of Infringement Notices Issued

250 -

200 -

150 -

100 -

50 -

•

FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—0-2012 9 23 25 12 6 1 3 14

—0-2011 0 13 200 32 17 26 12 15 34 8 21 21

Breakdown of Public Places Infringements for JUNE 2012:

Camping without a permit 4 x $1128.00 Depositing Lifter 1 x $423.00 Drinking Liquor 4 x $1692.00 Possessing Opened Liquor containers 5 x $2115.00

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PUBLIC PLACES: $ value of the Infringement Notices Issued

$80,000.00 -

$60,000.00 -

$40,000.00 -

$20,000.00 -

$0.00 J FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—.-2012 $4,110 $8,494 $10,001 $4,110 $1,781 $411 $846 $5,358

—0-2011 $0 $4,788 $73,150 $11,172 $5,453 $8,379 $3,973 $5,480 $13289 $3,151 $7,261 $7,946

?um PLACES: Amount of the Infringement Notices PAID

$2,500.00 -

$2,000.00 -

$1,500.00 -

$1,000.00 -

$500.00 -

$0.00 JrN FtB aR ATTR fulA Y J N JUL A G SEP OCT NOV DEC

--4-2012 $300 $914 $1,215 $330 $271 $507 $39 $0

_4-2011 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,039 $0 $471 $160 $629 $574

4. CAUTION NOTICES

PARKING/TRAFFIC: Number of Caution Notices Issued

40 -

30 -

20 -

10 -

0

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—0-2012 17 12 16 6 9 16 9 14

—+— 2011 11 6 4 4 11 12 8 35 32 15 12 4

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG • SEP OCT NOV DEC

$1,401.00

$1,201.00

$1,001.00

$801.00

$601.00

$401.00

$201.00

$1.00

—f- 2012 $0 $1,263 $0 $814 $0 $0 $772 $0

- 2011 $0 $1,355 $0 $0 $888 $50 $0 $604 $0 $551 $260 $0

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ANIMAL: Number of Caution Notices Issued

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JAN F B MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

X2012 10 14 10 2 8 6 2 8

X2011 1 0 1 11 6 4 1 2 2 1 7 5

PUBLIC PLACES: Number of Caution Notices Issued

30 -

25 -

20 -

15 -

10 -

5 -

0 JAN F B MAR APR MAY J N JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

X2012 16 6 19 8 23 11 15 27

--._-2011 6 0 3 1 7 0 7 1 8 5 16 20

5. FINES RECOVERY

FINES RECOVERY- RECEIVED

FINES RECOVERY - SENT

—U— 2012 $0 $0 $0 $15,965 $0 $0 $0 $0

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PERMITS ISSUED

PUBLIC PLACES: Number of Permits Issued

30 -

25 -

20 -

15 -

10 -

5 -

0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

--2012 3 10 14 11 15 5 25 17

—0-2011 2 2 3 2 5 5 11 8 6 5 6 4

TODD MALL ACTIVITY: Number of Permits Issued

25 -

20 -

15 -

10 -

5 -

0

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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—0-2012 4 9 12 8 20 20 14 14

—0-2011 3 8 10 7 7 10 9 13 10 8 5 9

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TODD MALL VEHICLE: Number of Permits Issued (excluding markets)

8 -

6 -

4-

2-

0 0 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—0-2012 3 1 3 2 3 0 7 0

—01-2011 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 1 3 1

PAINTING SELLER:. Number of Permits Issued

12 -

10 -

8-

6-

4-

0

2-

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—0---2012 3 4 2 3 4 3 1 11

—0-2011 5 2 3 5 4 2 2 3 5 3 2 2

180

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0 JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

-4-2012 125 106 169 109 117 92 96 88

-a-2011 83 81 94 66 84 68 84 92 74 95 140 56

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COMPLAINTS

Number of Complaints

Breakdown of Complaints for JUNE 2012:

Abandoned Vehicles 8

Cat Nuisance/At Large 21

Dog Injured 2

Dog Attack 4

Dog at Large 32

Dog Menace 4

Dog Nuisance 19

Dog Cruelty 1

Dog Dead 1

Dog not wanted 2

Flammable plants (Fire Hazards) 2

Litter (Including Dumped Rubbish) 3

Other Animal: Kangaroo & Roosters 5

Parking/Traffic

Public Places (including illegal camping) 6

Unsafe Building Site 1

Overgrown Business 1

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8. ANIMALS REGISTRATION

DOGS: Lifetime registrations

80 -

60

40 -

20 -

0

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2012 —A— 29 21 28 24 49 40 53 70

_4_2011 23 29 33 24 33 37 35 39 28 24 21 27

CATS: Lifetime registrations

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10 -

8 -

6 -

4

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—A-2012 5 1 4 1 3 9 8 9

—A-2011 3 7 7 7 9 9 10 4 6 4 2

DOGS: New annual registrations

20 -

15 -

10 -

5 -

0

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—A— 2012 17 6 10 6 7 9 11 7

2011 —A— 8 8 5 8 4 5 9 11 8 6 8 . 11

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CATS New annual registrations

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5 -

4 -

3 -

2 -

1 -

0

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AN AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—A-2012 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2

—A-2011 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 2 1 2

9. ANIMALS IMPOUNDED

DOGS: Impounded

100 -

80 -

60 -

40 -

20

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JAN FEB MAR APR' MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—A-2012 22 31 39 29 37 26 32 89

—A-2011 36 39 44 34 51 29 22 38 23 32 33 14

CATS: Impounded

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20 -

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—A-2012 18 14 4 8 17 15 10 34

—A-2011 19 9 21 2 16 6 19 16 10 11 4 13

OTHER: Impounded

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3-

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2O12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

—A-2011 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0

Breakdown of Other:

June 2011 1 x Rooster

January 2012

x Pony July 2011 1 x Rabbit

May 2012

1 x Rabbit October 2011 1 x Rooster

10. WORK DONE IN TOWN CAMPS

MALE DOGS: Removed from Town Camps

30 -

25 -

20 -

15 -

10

5 -

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—A-2012 10 5 13 4 7 1 8 27

—A-2011 1 13 4 6 11 5 1 12 18 15 15 23

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DOGS: Microchipped & Registered

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10 -

5 -

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-A-2012 18 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 -A- 20 1 1 2 0 6 3 0 16 11 12 10 3 6 5

DOGS: Desexed

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15

10

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-A-2012 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

- A-2011 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5

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11. RIVER RUNS (MORNINGS)

MALES: Spoken To

300 -

250 - 200 - 150 - 100 -

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350 -

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--0-2012 108 78 142 159 163 163 116 147

-.---2011 18 295 158 129 54 92 77 54 137 66 268 132

FEMALE: Spoken To

300 -

250 -

200 -

150 -

100

50 -

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-M-2012 267 89 145 140 163 164 116 90

-E-2011 28 246 146 132 67 94 62 48 151 68 240 134

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-N-2012 3 4 11 15 24 0 8

-M-2011 3 31 16 19 2 0 1 8 18 2 11 2

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1,200 -

1,000 -

800 -

600 -

400 -

0

Drinkers/Hangers On Spoken To

200 -


—m-2012 41 85 476 26 16 18 3 61

—A-2011 22 301 1200 208 322 149 53 23 624 240 249 870

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60 -

40 -

20 -

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—N-2012 0 12 17 4 1 0 0 2

—s-2011 0 0 0 16 7 4 4 7 21 3 11 19

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Standard Drinks Tipped Out

■ JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

—u-2012 8 34 176 56 19 23 1 66

—N-2011 0 0 '0 60 91 17 20 15 297 185 109 474

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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL. AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC

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—.-2011 3 27 5 16 24 4 2 9 4 19 29 4

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30 -

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—*— 2012 8 8 10 5 4 23 16 45

_4-2011 2 7 3 8 23 8 6 13 4 15 54 6

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—,--2011 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Kevin Everett MANAGER RANGER UNIT

ATTACHMENT C

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE — 10 SEPTEMBER 2012


AUTHOR: SENIOR RECORDS OFFICER — LORAINE DALWOOD-MASON

SUBJECT: REPORT FROM REGISTRY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012

This report provides an update of current Registry projects.

1. ARCHIVING

• Archive shelves are now installed at the storage area at the Depot.

• Boxes have been sorted and stacked on shelves.

• Filing system for storing archive boxes in TRIM is being written.

• Procedure manual is being created and will be placed on the Intranet.

2. ASTC INBOX

• Community emails: 123 in August —123 actioned.

3. CEMETERIES

• Notice of Interments — 8 August — 2012.

• Notice of interments — 5 — July — 2012.

• Notice of Interments — 4 June — 2012.

• Writing procedure manual for Cemeteries.

• Sorting all old cemetery documents to be EDM'd.

• Entering all old cemetery documents into EDM starting in 1986.

4. OLD COUNCIL COMMITTEE MINUTES & MEETINGS

• Recently found all old microfish negatives. Getting price to digitise.

Loraine Dalwood-Mason SENIOR RECORDS OFFICER

Library Visitors for the Month of August in the years 2007 - 2012

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ATTACHMENT D

REPORT



AUTHOR: MANAGER LIBRARY SERVICES — GEORGINA DAVISON

SUBJECT: REPORT FROM ALICE SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012

This report provides an update of current Library projects, programs and events.

1. STATISTICS • Country Borrowers: 4 boxes sent to Yuendumu and 1 to Laramba. • August — Life Long Learning events: 1024 participants — 23 events (Details

included at end of report) • August loans — 9,660 • August — Number of visitors — 6,950 (Graph provides visitors in August since

2007, 2010 no data available) [n.b. the number for 2012 is very low, the gates were not working accurately for part of this time.]

• August — number of new items added — 421 • August — number of active patrons — 7,965 • August — New patrons - 184 • August — Internet useage — 1,506 • August — Wireless useage — 370 sessions • Inter-Library Loans requested by others: 28; requested by Alice Springs Public

Library: 43

2. CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH SERVICES • Deadly Horror Movie night: Stephen King's Pet Cemetery.

• Children's Book Week: o Children aged 5 -- 12 made paper mache viking helmets (session 1) o Storytime with gardening theme o sunflower seed planting activity at the front of the Library o Illustrator Ann James presented a workshop where they were shown

techniques in both pastel and water colour o Children aged 5 — 12 completed their paper mache viking helmets.

• School group visit of 8 children in year 3 from the School of the Air and were given a tour of the Library and an introduction to our services.

• Health Themed Storytime was attended by a group from Yipirinya pre-school. This was followed by a screening of 'Listen Up', a National Indigenous Ear Health Campaign, presented by CAAMA Productions.

• Gap Afterschool Care program: 35 children from the Gap Afterschool Care Program aged 5 -12, including staff members, visited the Library for their initial visit as part of an ongoing program of bi-monthly visits on Thursday afternoons. They took part in a treasure trail activity, and prizes were given out to the winning team.

3. EVENTS • Sing Australia demonstrations on 13th, 20th and 27th August. This was part of

Seniors Month celebrations. • Soul Food in the Library.

4. DISPLAYS/EXHIBITIONS • "Remembering Territory families" touring exhibition • Alice Springs flower show display.

5. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS • The Oral history project, Centralian Voices: Two of the interviews have been

transcribed. Transcription of the remainder of the interviews is ongoing. • Author Don McColl generously donated a copy of his new book to the Alice

Springs Collection. Don did some of his background research in the collection. The book is: Henbury Craters & Meteorites: their discovery, history and study / by Svend Buhl and Don McColl htto://www.meteorite- recon.com/en/Henbury Meteorites and Craters Book.html. The book was presented to the Mayor on Monday 27 th August. Cameron Boon from the Centralian Advocate was present to photograph the occasion.

6. OUTREACH & PROMOTION • The Children and Youth Services Officer attended 'Stories in the Park' at Alice

Springs Desert Park. • The Library did a short presentation at the Flynn Drive Community Health

Centre during August, to promote Baby Rhyme Time and Library services to new parents.

• Manager Library Services, Promotions and Events Officer and Inter-Library Loans Officer attended the St Phillips Careers Expo.

7. STAFF • The new Library Indigenous Trainee Anya Riley commenced Monday, 20 th

August, 2012.

8. LIBRARY • The new entry is being accepted well, with access to additional carparks. There

have been some complaints that it is too far from the bus stop for those that don't drive, Manager Library Services suggested that the bus "parking bay" at

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the new entry be transformed into a bus stop, however feedback from the bus services was that this would not be possible as there is no want for it. Manager Library Services believes it would be worth while.

• A new path has been put in from the bottom path (Leichhardt Terrace) up through to the ramps for easier access for disabled people.

• The RFID system is working well. The Self Loan Stations are popular with most patrons.

• The new customer service desk and computer desks have been installed for the new layout.

• The Library will be closed to be recarpeted and painted from 29 th October, 2012, re-opening on 2 nd November, 2012. The Library will hold an official re-opening party on Monday 5th November, 2012.

Events Statistics:

03-August-2012 Baby Rhyme Time program 35 12 12 07-August-2012 Storytime 8 12 10-August-2012 Baby Rhyme Time program 35 16 16 10-August-2012 Deadly Horror Movie Night 2 8 13-August-2012 Sing Australia 13 14-August-2012 Storytime 5 8 15-August-2012 Territory Parents Support Program 15 15 17-August-2012 Baby Rhyme Time program 36 17 17 20-August-2012 Sing Australia 17 20-August-2012 Paper Mache Vilking Helmets - Children's Book 8 15 21-August-2012 Storytime with Gardening theme - children's Book Week 18 25 22-August-2012 Illustrator visit - Ann James, Children's Book Week 10 17 22-August-2012 Stories in the Park - Children's Book Week theme 8 46 23-August-2012 Soul Food 27 0 24-August-2012 Baby Ryme Time program 36 12 12 24-August-2012 Viking Helmets and Stories - Children's Book Week 6 15 .

27-August-2012 Sing Australia 15 0 28-August-2012 Storytime - Fathers Day theme 13 17 28-August-2012 School Group visit and tour - School of the Air 2 7

29-August-2012 Health themed storytime - Gillen Pre-school and Yijirinya Child Care Centres 8 30

30-August-2012 Gap Afterchool Care program - Tour and Treasure Trail 5 35 31-August-2012 Baby Rhyme Time 15 15 16-August-2012 Careers Expo 200 250

Georgina Davison MANAGER LIBRARY SERVICES

ATTACHMENT E •

REPORT


TO:

DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

AUTHOR: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT

SUBJECT: REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2012

This report provides an update of current projects, programs and events of the Community Development Unit

COMMUNITY PROJECTS OFFICER — FRAN STOOPS

1. NIGHT MARKETS • First Night Market went well. Several cancellations and a few no shows. Fifty-

eight stalls plus another six which included aboriginal artists on the lawns. A total of sixty four stalls. A good turn out until it got too cold when it quietened down. Positive feedback re crowd and musicians.

• September 13 markets: 76 stalls at present. Music from Lacuna Style, Lucy & the Diamonds, John & Tree Collective, The Ltyentye Apurte Drummers.

• Updated public liability blanket cover insurance OAMPS. • Marketing — poster distribution. • General enquiries.

2. CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL I TREE • Stallholders at present 80. Site availability is now limited to sites for

stallholders with 1 table. • Progressing well — all on track and everything that needs to be confirmed is

for both Carnival and Tree. • In discussions with performers for roving and kids area. • Marketing & Media in progress. • Met with Library to discuss 'Switching on the Lights' competition. Library will

be promoting this.

3. ALICE DESERT FESTIVAL • Ongoing consultation for various events, installations etc. • Festival opening held under the Sails on Friday, 10 August at 5.30pm went

well with the first of their Dancing in the Streets production. Up to 50 people participated.

• Anzac Oval has had several site inspections. Time confirmed to meet with ADF to pick up in kind infrastructure.

• Met with coordinator for Cinema by the River to be held September 29 & 30.

4. GENERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS • Ongoing consultation to the following:

. NAIDOC week: - Meetings still being held to formalise what will need to be done for

upcoming committee members.

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Seniors Month: - Seniors Morning Tea went well with good turn out - Still Got Talent on Thursday, September 24th . See Community

Development - Officers report for more info

Henley on Todd: - Event successful

Graffiti — Make Your Mark: - Discussions on requirements for performance for a high

- Energy dance theatre work presented by SPRUNG Youth Dance to be held during the

- Alice Desert Festival at the skate park on Friday 31 st August and September 1st — all in kind confirmed

5. OTHER/ONGOING • Ongoing consultation re infrastructure, traffic management plans, advice to

the general public. • Todd Mall Markets Inc — discussing plans for relocation. • Department of Health — met to discuss market/events held in mall to be

smoke free venue. • Alice Springs Cultural Festival — met with Krystal Perkins and Event Manager,

Artistic Directors from All the Perks re Cultural Festival in September 2013. Have been asked to sit on Steering Committee

• Heart Foundation Walks — assisting in leading groups. • Traffic Management Plans — checking and signing off for upcoming events. • General event research & updates.

COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER — MITCH CAMERON

1. SENIORS 50 Plus Centre Management Committee • The Committee had meetings on 7th August and 21 61 August. The Committee

had a presentation from Community Bank- Bendigo Bank on 21 st August in regards to setting up an appropriate bank account for the Committee.

Seniors Coordinating Committee • A meeting of the Seniors Coordinating Committee was held on 15th August

the Andy McNeill Room. The next scheduled meeting will be held in the Andy McNeill Room on September 19. Guest speaker at this , meeting will be Katie Cooper, General Manager of Alice Springs Airport.

Seniors Month • 'Still Got Talent' - Seniors Talent Quest was held on Friday 24th August and

was a great success. The Talent Quest had an attendance of 70 + people. 12 different acts performed at the event and included singing, acts, poems recitals. Winners were: 1 st Place went to Mandy Webb & Gloria Robbins — The Ruined Maid' Act/ Poem. 2nd Place — U3A Literature Group — 'Warning' — Act/ Poem 3rd Place — lain Campbell - Poems.

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Judges for the event were Graham Kilian, Ann Wilson & Leon Tripp. • CDO received a lot of positive feedback from participants & spectators

towards the event becoming an annual event.

The Mayoral Morning Tea during Seniors Month • Was held on Friday 10th August in the Council Function Room. • Healthy Communities Coordinator Lucinda Coobs & the YMCA's Jess

Karisson provided a demonstration Heart moves class. • Catering was provided by Kungas Can Cook.-The Morning Tea was attended

by 50+ people.

2. YOUTH YSAS • CDO attended YSAS meeting held on 15 th August at Alice Springs Youth Hub.

Youth Council • CDO attended Youth Council meetings held on 7th August & 23 rd August. • The Council is currently made up of 6 students from a variety of Alice Springs

schools.

3. CDU SCHOLARSHIP • CDO and Mayor Damien Ryan had a Panel Meeting on 10 th August to decide

upon the Semester 2 round of the Alice Springs Town Council/ CDU Scholarship.

• 2 applicants were deemed appropriate to be awarded the Scholarship.

4. MAYORAL AWARDS • The launch for the 2012 Mayoral Awards will be held at Acacia Hill School on

September 6 at 9am during the School Assembly. • Katherine Reed will be the Guest Speaker at the Launch. • The Information Pack has been updated and will be uploaded to the Council

website on the launch date. • The Awards Ceremony will be held on the International Day of Persons with a

Disability on Monday December 3 rd .

5. ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE • CDO attended the Access Advisory Committee Meeting held on August 28 th

and updated on the progress of the Mobility Map.

6. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES INTIATIVE • CDO has provided administrative support to the Healthy Communities

Initiative including Newsletter & PowerPoint presentation 'design.

7. OTHER • Led Heart Foundation walking sessions on 11 th August, 25th August. • NTCOSS Interagency Meeting held on 15 TH August. • CDO completed Memoriam for Russell 'Bear' Ward. • Liaising with organisers of the NT Young Achiever Awards Launch to be held

on September 20 in the Andy McNeill Room. • CDO assisted at Allied Health presentation on 31 st August.

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HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COORDINATOR (HCI) — LUCINDA COOBS

1. STAFF EXERCISE CLASSES • Staff members from Alice Springs Town Council are participating in exercises

classes at the Civic Centre - and Depot on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes include a variety of fitness components including strength, balance, flexibility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness.

• Due to the success of the Depot classes, an additional equipment purchase was made by HCC to support the classes.

2. CASA LEISURE — AQUATIC PROGRAMS • HCC met with CASA Leisure Aquatics Manager Nyen Andrews to discuss

future Aquatics program opportunities. • HCI has agreed to fund two CASA Leisure staff members to complete their

Aquatic Instruction Accreditation.

3. WOMEN'S CRICKET FITNESS • HCC met with Phil Lovell from Cricket NT to discuss a program similar to the

AFL Women's Footy Fitness, but utilising cricket skills. Cricket NT may partner with HCI in November 2012 to deliver this program to women of all ages and fitness levels.

4. SENIORS MORNING TEA • HCC and Jess Karlsson (YMCA Health & Wellness Director) delivered a

Heartmoves exercise demonstration at Seniors Morning Tea on 10 th August 2012.

5. HEART FOUNDATION WALKING & HEALTHY BREAKFASTS • The HCI Heart Foundation Walking group is maintaining average participation

of 28 per week. On Saturday 11 th August we held a Healthy Breakfast after the walk.

6. LIFT FOR LIFE • There are now thirteen Lift for Life programs currently delivered in Alice

Springs. • Health Outcomes for the first six months has seen signification improvements

in participants. These health outcomes include; decreased waist circumference, decreased blood pressure, increased strength, increased stamina, decreased blood glucose levels, increased cardiovascular fitness and improved balance and flexibility.

• HCC had a teleconference with Fitness Australia Manager and Program Coordinator on 22nd August to discuss sustainability of the Lift for Life program after the funding period.

7. HEARTMOVES • Heartmoves class numbers are constantly increasing with people of all ages

and abilities engaging in regular exercise. • The Indigenous Heartmoves program was trialled for a three month period at

the Gap Youth Centre. Participants from this program now have the opportunity to integrate into mainstream Heartmoves programs.

8. PROGRAM REVIEWS • The HCC has been attending a sample of the HCI classes to review

instructors and gather feedback from participants about the likelihood of ongoing participation in regular exercise after the completion of the Lift for Life program.

Target/Maximum Numbers

Actual •

Lift for Life 1872 1872 39 classes per week — at capacity

Heartmoves 600 453 5 classes per week Heart Foundation Walking

120 82 3 groups, low, medium & high intensity

Aquatics 840 639 7 classes per week Yoga for Breast 80 62 2 classes per week Cancer Staff Classes 96 59 4 classes per week

Total Participation 3608 3167

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9. PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM • HCC and Mitch Cameron conducted a presentation on the Healthy

Communities Initiative to Allied Health Professionals at the Public Health forum on Friday 31s t August 2012.

10. PARTICIPATION

Please Note: Participation is based on the number of people participating in each program during the month of August.

COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER — LEON TRIPP

1. PUBLIC ART • Elliat Rich is in the process or resolving the surface texture/pattern for the 1.5

metre entry path to the new Library entrance. The design is being modified to enable construction within a tight installation timeframe. The original design included custom built tiles that will now be removed and the concrete path will be continuous from starts to finish.

2. HARTLEY STREET SCHOOL • All leases have been signed and tenants have been given Council contact

details for all maintenance needs. Brad Fullerton will conduct Condition Reports for Clarity NT and Tangentyere Design.

3. SCOPING STUDY INTO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPLY AND DEMAND NEEDS FOR ALICE SPRINGS • A letter of appreciation for the funding of the scoping study has been sent

through the Mayors office to the Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare Kate Ellis acknowledging the valuable contribution the scoping study has made towards alleviating the critical shortage of long day care places for the under twos. The letter requested that funding be made available for the expansion of two childcare centres, the YMCA's Sadadeen Rd complex and the Braitling Childcare Centre to create 30 new places for this cohort.

4. YOUTH COUNCIL • Two meetings have now been held with 6 students in the formation of a Youth

Council for ASTC. The Mayor attended the second meeting and a number of ideas have been tabled on how the group will function and what youth specific

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issues will be actioned. The group will meet fortnightly and it is intended to build the membership to twelve participants. ,

5. FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS • One Indigenous representative from the Foundation for Young Australians

IMPACT program which runs out of Centralian Senior College has joined the Youth Council.

6. NBN CO DISCOVERY TRUCK The visit planned for 10 September has been cancelled until further notice.

7. CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ALCOHOL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN • This campaign will continue to operate through the 2012/13 under the

auspices of the Drug and Alcohol Services Association (DASA). An acquittal of surplus fund from NT Police, Department of Justice and Alcohol and Drug Service Central Australia for the financial year ending 30 June 2012 is currently in progress. The surplus funds will be transferred to DASA and the CCDM will continue to sit on the steering committee through the current campaign.

8. OTHER • EA 2012 Negotiations. • Fortnightly EA Update sessions. • CAAPAC Steering Committee. • Sister Cities meeting. • IAD Men's Group. • Resetting the Relationships meeting.

Leon Tripp COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

ATTACHMENT F

REPORT



AUTHOR: MANAGER IT / BUSINESS ANALYST

SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES FOR AUGUST 2012

This report provides an update of current Information Technology projects, programs and events.

• EDMS upgrade has been placed on hold whilst difficulties with data conversion encountered at other councils have been resolved.

• Ongoing post-install support of the Library RFID system.

• Testing & evaluation of replacement public access systems in the Library.

• Investigation of cost effective options for improving data transfer between Civic Centre & Landfill sites resulting from increasing IT requirements at the Landfill site.

Website statistics (attached) from the public site for the month of July 2012 and preceding 12 months showing:

• Total visits.

• Total new visits.

• Landing page (page the visitor entered the site on).

Chris Dance MANAGER IT I BUSINESS ANALYST

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55 of visits: 100.00 0/u

Visitors

Metric Group

Aug 1, 2012 -Aug 31, 2012

• Visits

Aug 8

Aug 15

Aug 22

Aug 29

Visits

New Visits

22,252

9,633 % of Total: 100.06% (22,252)

Landing Page

9.6 of Total: 100.00% (9,633)

Visits New Visits

1. / 6,065 2,948

2. /events 4,448 421

3. /library 647 89

4. /alice-springs/climate 387 276

5. /employment/index 363 111

6. /slice-springs-community/swimming-centre 358 150

7. /tourism/tourism 339 175

8. /alice-springs-community/indigeno us 284 176

9. /alice-springs/history 280 195

10. /slice-springs-community/transport 232 119

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• Aug 1, 2011 -Aug 31, 2012

Visitors I

Metric Group

• Visits

30,000

11,■mirowle • 15,040

October 2011 January 2012 April 2012 July 2012

Visits New Visits

269,857 % of Total: 100.00% (269,857)

Landing Page

119,910 % of Total:100.00% (119,910)

Visits New Visits

1. / 86,463 42,730

2. /events 49,889 3,465

3. /library 11,243 1,533

4. /employment/index 4,945 1,771

5. /alice-springs-commun ity/swimming-centre 4,672 2,396

6. /slice-springs/climate 3,467 2,618

7. /slice-springs/history 3,241 2,468

8. /tourism/tourism • 3,027 1,965

9. /alice-springs-town-council/get-a-life 2,945 1,685

10. /alice-springs-community/indigenous 2,777 2,033

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