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Roper Gulf Shire Council Newsletter, Issue 38 - November 2011 Page 4
Roper Gulf Shire Mayor
Tony Jack
Mobile: 0428 793 132
Email: [email protected]
Roper Gulf Shire Deputy Mayor
Clair O’Brien
Mobile: 0427 398 209
Email: [email protected]
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Berto
Phone: 08 8972 9008
Email: [email protected]
Director Corporate & Community Services
Catherine Proctor
Phone: 08 8972 9020
Email: [email protected]
Director Infrastructure & Technical Services
Mark Hagger
Phone: 08 8972 9034
Email: [email protected]
Manager Governance & Corporate Planning
Sharon Hillen
Phone: 08 8972 9004
Email: [email protected]
Manager Human Resources
Julie Cook
Phone: 08 8972 9012
Email: [email protected]
Finance Manager
Thomas Michel
Phone: 08 8972 9028
Email: [email protected]
Headquarters General Number: 08 8972 9000
Headquarters Fax number: 08 8971 2607
Website:
www.ropergulf.net.au
Date Time
Event Where Contact
3rd-4th November
Community Vet Visit Jilkminggan NT Vet Services 8972 3599
7th-10th November
Community Vet Visit Barunga NT Vet Services 8972 3599
11th November
Community Vet Visit Jodetluk NT Vet Services 8972 3599
11th November
Community Vet Visit Werenben NT Vet Services 8972 3599
14th-17th November
Community Vet Visit Beswick NT Vet Services 8972 3599
21st-26th November
Community Vet Visit Numbulwar NT Vet Services 8972 3599
14th December
Community Vet Visit Mulgan NT Vet Services 8972 3599
15th December
Community Vet Visit Mataranka NT Vet Services 8972 3599
16th December
Community Vet Visit Manyallaluk NT Vet Services 8972 3599
Calendar of Events 2011 Shire Contact List
For an up to date copy of our vacancies, position description and selection criteria please email:
Upcoming Local Board Meeting
The next Local Board Meeting dates are as
follows:
Jilkminggan:10:00am, Wednesday 2nd November
Mataranka: 5:30pm, Wednesday 2nd November
Beswick: TBA
Barunga: 10:00am, Monday 12th December
Manyallaluk: 10:00am, Wednesday 9th November
Borroloola: 10:00am, Tuesday 8th November
Bulman: 10:00am, Tuesday 8th November
Ngukurr: TBA
Numbulwar: TBA
Please note that these dates may change at short
notice due to climatic change or other circum-
stances beyond our control.
Do You Have a Story ?
Anyone can send in items for the newsletter, you don’t have to be working for the Shire. Your story has to be related to the Shire in some way. Ask your Shire Service Manager if you’re not sure how to get a story in the newsletter or e-mail Brooke on:
Roper Gulf Shire Council Newsletter, Issue 38 - November 2011 Page 1
Issue 38– November 2011
Newsletter
Message from the Chief Executive Officer
Michael Berto
Last month saw the Shire rewarded for some of
the great efforts put in by staff. On the 13th Octo-
ber 2011 the Shire won the 2011 Northern Territory
Landcare Awards, Local Government category.
The award also came with a monetary prize and
this will be put towards purchasing more plants.
The following day Keep Australia Beautiful
Council announced Wugularr/Beswick as the win-
ner of the 2011 Territory Tidy Towns Award. Wugu-
larr also claimed awards for its community partici-
pation and Best Medium Tidy Towns Community.
KAB chief Heimo Schober said “It must be a
Roper Gulf thing – all their towns still leapfrog
ahead.” Congratulations to all.
Another win for the Shire from Keep Australia
Beautiful went to Borroloola for a $6,000
community grant to increase beverage
container recycling. The grant funded by The
Coca-Cola foundation will help the Shire to
purchase the infrastructure for the recycling of
beverage containers. I hope this will help
encourage everyone to dispose of their recycla-
ble containers thrown into normal waste bins that
go into landfill.
I am looking forward to travelling to Hi-Way Inn
for the next Ordinary Council Meeting on the 9th
of November. The meeting is open to the public
and I welcome anyone that would like to come
and attend the meeting.
Wugularr/Beswick was the overall NT winner of
the Tidy Towns awards this year, Mayor Jack
accepted the inaugural 30th Anniversary NT Tidy
Towns Gold Cup on behalf of the Roper Gulf
Shire. The Cup will be spending a month in each
Service Deliver Centre, beginning with Mata-
ranka where it is currently on display before mov-
ing on to the next Service Delivery Centre.
Wugularr/Beswick also received awards for Best
Medium Tidy Towns Community and for its
community participation.
Congratulations to Shire Services Managers who
actively (and competitively) participate in the
Territory Tidy towns each year.
Wugularr Northern Territory’s Tidiest Town
Roper Gulf Shire Council Newsletter, Issue 38 - November 2011 Page 2
Disaster Recovery Plan
There has been some confusion by stakeholders
as to the Shires role in Disaster Recovery created
by the recent community consultations con-
ducted by the Shires consultants.
Residents are reminded that the Northern Territory
Government's Department of Chief Minister and
the Police Fire and Emergency Services Depart-
ment are responsible for Counter Disaster and
Disaster Recovery and are the only agencies with
the authority to declare a disaster or recovery
period. As the Shire has many resources and as-
sets in each Service Delivery Centre it is essential
for planning and standard operating procedures
to be developed so that the Shire can respond in
a timely and well prepared manner in case of a
disaster. Your involvement is appreciated. Once
finalised the Shires Disaster Recovery Plan will be
endorsed by Council and the Dept of Chief Minis-
ter and the Counter Disaster Committee. Our staff
will be better equipped and trained in this impor-
tant strategic focus area of Council.
You may have met Alana Keep and Andrew
Murray from Rowlands.
They are Roper Gulf
Shire’s Disaster Re-
covery Consultants and
have been travelling
around the Shire.
Roper Gulf Shire won the Local Government
Landcare Award. The award gives us a beau-
tiful original botanical painting – to be hung in
the Head Quarters as well as $500 worth of
native shade trees from Greening Australia.
The Shire took out the award due to its strong
community and government partnerships that
allowed environ-
mental strategies to
be implemented
across the shire
through a series of
projects.
RGS Wins Local Government Land Care Award
Deputy Mayor A Trained Trainer
Borroloola, Keeping Australia Beautiful
Mayor Jack and CEO Michael Berto are shown
below with a $6,000 cheque for winning the
community grant from Keep Australia Beautiful
to increase beverage container recycling in
Borroloola. The grant will allow Roper Gulf Shire
to purchase the resources needed for the re-
cycling of beverage containers, and encour-
age recycling in
public places. Re-
cycle bins will be
placed along the
main street and at
community sport-
ing events and
festivals.
Deputy Mayor Clair O'Brien accepts her Certifi-
cate IV in Training and Assessing. Shire CEO
Michael Berto and staff member Dianne Row-
bottom also completed the Local Govern-
ment Australia
Northern Territory
and Northern Terri-
tory Government
sponsored training
program.
CDEP Workready Services
Roper Gulf Shire Council CDEP Workready Ser-
vices needs your help to identify activities and
projects for CDEP Participants to undertake dur-
ing the 2012/13 financial year.
Activities and projects need to be meaningful to
the participant, their families and the greater
community. Ideas should include good training
for job seekers and safe activities that enhance
community development. Please give your ideas
to your Shire Services Manager or local CDEP Co-
ordinator before 30th November 2011.
Alternatively, ideas can be emailed to Nerine
Purton at [email protected].
Roper Gulf Shire Council Newsletter, Issue 38 - November 2011 Page 3
New Bikes For Youth
Roper Gulf Shire Youth Services department have
awarded seven Youth Pathways participants
from Ngukurr with a bike each to congratulate
them on their efforts and enthusiasm during the
commencements of the Certificate II in Construc-
tion.
All the youth involved have been gaining experi-
ence throughout their course of policies and pro-
cedures to be followed in the workplace with a
main focus on punctuality.
The new bikes are to help the youth getting to
and from work and around the community.
There will be another seven bikes heading out for
the remainder of the youth involved in the train-
ing throughout October.
Community Grants Program
This year both Roper Gulf
Shire and Victoria Daly Shire
Night Patrol employees at-
tended training at Charles
Darwin University - Rural Col-
lege Katherine. The students attended three one
week blocks of training over a three month time-
frame. The attendees gained valuable skills from
the units undertaken to graduate in the Certifi-
cate III in Community Services.
The networking opportunities have proven to be
invaluable as each Community has a different
set of issues and problems. The students spent the
days in the classroom undertaking training and
the evenings sharing and telling stories. Roper
Gulf Shire Night Patrol students undertook extra
activities whilst completing the Certificate III by
talking to their community members when back
in community and undertook a survey to gauge
what the community thinks of the Night Patrol ser-
vice.
The two final days of classroom activities saw
Roper Gulf Shire Night Patrol staff developing
their own Community Night Patrol Story. The stu-
dents then developed a short Power Point Pres-
entation which will be used to help educate the
community about the Night Patrol service.
The Night Patrol Managers are proud of the work
undertaken by the staff who attended the train-
ing and of the seven staff members who at-
tended all training and completed all tasks set to
achieve their Certificate III in Community Ser-
vices.
Night Patrol Student Complete Their Cert III
Round One 2011-12
Roper Gulf Shire Council is pleased to advise the
following organisations were successful in their
Round One applications:
• Beswick Bears Football Club – $3,000 towards
their end of season presentation night
• King Ash Bay Fishing Club – $2,240 towards the
upgrade of amenities
• Roper River Landcare Group - $3,000 towards
the purchase of a crocodile trap
Round Two applications will open in the New Year
- please contact Amanda Haigh – (Acting)
Grants Coordinator on (08) 8972 9038 or
[email protected] for more
information.
Dog By-Laws
Keep an eye out for Roper Gulf Shire Council By-
laws Project Officer Claire Davies. Claire will be
conducting community consultations over the
month of November to identify the key issues
community members have concerns about and
advice to Council on which issues can be ad-
dressed by implementing and enforcing by-laws.
All community residents and stakeholder groups
can provide input. A sausage sizzle or refresh-
ments will be provided for those who participate.