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CEO Activities Report - March Edition – Published 2 March 2020

CEO Activities Report March 2020 For public distribution

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CEO Activities Report - March Edition – Published 2 March 2020

CONTENTS GOVERNANCE ........................................................................................................... 1

CEO’s Message................................................................................................................................................ 1

COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES ................................................................ 2

Early Years ...................................................................................................................................................... 2

Aged Care ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

Community Strategy ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Community Development ............................................................................................................................... 9

Youth Development ...................................................................................................................................... 12

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING ........................................................... 15

Tourism & Customer Experience ................................................................................................................... 15

Renewable Energy and Major Projects ......................................................................................................... 22

Economic Development ................................................................................................................................ 38

Strategic Planning ......................................................................................................................................... 38

Statutory Planning ........................................................................................................................................ 42

Building ......................................................................................................................................................... 46

Environmental Health ................................................................................................................................... 48

INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT................................................................... 49

Environment Management ........................................................................................................................... 49

Port of Port Fairy........................................................................................................................................... 50

Resource Recovery and Waste Management ............................................................................................... 51

Local Laws ..................................................................................................................................................... 52

Emergency Management ............................................................................................................................. 53

Contracts & Contract Work........................................................................................................................... 54

Roads & Streets ............................................................................................................................................ 55

Other Works/Issues ...................................................................................................................................... 56

ADDITONAL ITEMS ................................................................................................. 57

Words of Appreciation .................................................................................................................................. 57

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GOVERNANCE CEO’s Message

This week Council strongly supported and adopted the Moyne Youth Plan 2020-2022. Councillors acknowledged the great work by staff and particularly the engagement with young people in the Shire. The final plan is a firm representation of how a municipality can support and address the priorities of young people, in our case, more non-sport activity, public art, environmental initiatives, community events and more opportunity for community involvement. Young people identified their key issues as, access to employment and training, physical and mental health, participation in decision making and safety and connection to the community.

From a personal perspective I am really proud that Moyne Shire is focusing on the needs of young people. In fact, my first role in Local Government was a ‘Youth Development Officer’ and at that time there was often debate about whether Council should be involved in services to young people. The debate I witnessed this week at Council was considered in seeking to use Council’s position to enhance the lives of young people locally. Well done to those who prepared and brought the report before Council.

On another positive note, the Koroit Youth Space project was nominated for 2020 LG Pro Awards for Excellence. While the project didn’t win the overall category (Community Project Under $2M) it is strong recognition for the teams involved in this project. Again well done.

Bill Millard CEO

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COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Early Years Kindergarten

Kindergarten 2019 2020 3 Year Old Merri 16 10 Koroit 31 30 Hawkesdale 4 4 Nullawarre 3 2 Macarthur 8 4 Mortlake 5 12

Total 67 62 4 Year Old Port Fairy 52 52 Merri 20 25 Koroit 39 38 Hawkesdale 4 6 Nullawarre 8 15 Macarthur 4 4 Mortlake 15 21

Total 142 161

Maternal and Child Health Moyne Shire Council has received State Government funding to assist families with sleep and settling issues and concerns. This funding is recurrent and currently for 2019-2020 we have received $9,560. Support will be provided through our Maternal and Child Health service in the form of parent information sessions, outreach support and improved access to the 24 hour MCH line. Enhanced MCH has received increased base funding for 2019-2020 to support vulnerable families in Moyne Shire of $23,203. This funding can be used to best suit the needs of the community. A Family Support Worker could be an option to support the EMCH service, to assist with home support, and the delivery of the new Sleep and settling program.

LGA Immunisation coverage report by age group (Australian Immunisation Register) for Moyne Shire Council End Dec 2019: Cohort 1 (12-15months) – 95.45% (Vic 94.8%) Cohort 2 (24-27months) – 97.73% (Vic 92.8%) Cohort 3 (60-63months) – 99.15% (Vic 95.4%)



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Aged Care Supported Play Group Current SPG venues for term 1 are Mortlake, Koroit, and Hawkesdale with 6-8 families enrolled at each venue. Mortlake and Hawkesdale are well attended weekly. Koroit has had variable attendance this term. Community Care Statistics for January 2020

Service January 2019

January 2020

Financial Year to

date 18/19

Financial Year to

date 19/20

Home care hours 1,057.50 1,021.50 7,118.75 7,207.50

Personal care hours 607.00 573.00 4,158.25 3,743.25

Respite hours 170.75 148.00 1,405.50 1,015.75 Home maintenance hours 129.50 124.25 1,101.25 1,109.50

* Kilometres travelled 12,935.00 13,437.00 86,065.00 85,284.00

Travel time in hours 59.00 59.50 348.00 431.00

Meals delivered 807.00 766.00 5,363.00 5,496.00 * Carers are travelling to more isolated clients more frequently



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Strategy Dundonnell A meeting will be held with the Dundonnell Hall Committee to discuss upgrade options for the Hall as opportunities for co-funding for a new facility with the CFA are unclear at this time. Hawkesdale Works are close to completion at Hawkesdale Hall with an official opening in March. Photos below taken in mid-February of works in progress.



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Strategy Koroit Parks Victoria will present the key directions and projects in the Tower Hill Activation and Linkages Plan at the Council Workshop on 10 March. Committee representatives from community groups including the Koroit and District Progress Association, Friends of Tower Hill and the Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail have been invited to attend. Macarthur A workshop on the future strategic direction of the Macarthur Advancement and Development Association was held in late February. Outcomes will be provided through Friday Forward and other management reporting channels. A funding application was submitted to Sport and Recreation Victoria for the development of the new play space and multi-use court as one of the priority projects under the Market Street Precinct Plan. The concept plan below was developed to support this application.

Mailors Flat A brief has been sent to three local architect firms to quote for plans and costings for upgrades to the Mailors Flat Hall. Possible works include new toilet facilities, upgrades to the kitchen, storage and other general works.



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Strategy Peterborough Community concerns regarding flooding issues from the Curdies River were discussed with the Residents Group and the Catchment Management Authority. Further discussions between the community, the CMA and Parks Victoria will continue at the next Committee meeting. Port Fairy Business case facilitation for possible investment and development for the Port Fairy Football Netball Club is continuing. The strategic direction of the business case will be formalised after the Club’s presentation to Councillor Workshop on 10 March. Wangoom Upgrade works are now complete at the Wangoom Hall. A final clean and works check has been completed and the hall has already been used by the Red Cross. The official opening will be co-ordinated with the Hawkesdale Hall opening for March. Some photos of the works.



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Strategy

Community newsletter Community Strategy’s February e-newsletters included the following information: − Quick tips for funding and grants – Contacting Fund Managers and the

importance of understanding funding guidelines − Announcements for funding programs including Fonterra Grass Roots,

Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal Strengthening Rural Communities, South Community Foundation, Can Do Communities Program, Acciona Small Grants and Sponsorship Program, Business Victoria’s Emergency Bushfire Response, Change Our Game Community Activation Program, the Ian Potter Foundations’ Sustainable Environment program and opening date for Council’s Community Grants Program.

− Councillor’s Listening Post program − Request for information on small community events − Warrnambool and Moyne Youth Awards − Information of plastic recycling in the yellow bins − February 2020 Council meeting agenda − Koroit Draft Structure Plan − East Beach Old Tip information sessions



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Strategy Community Strategy Meetings - Summary of known meeting/community activity schedule for March 2020 Meeting reminders of community progress and residents’ association groups have been placed in Councillor calendars. Agendas and meetings relevant to specific meetings will be added if received and placed in the calendar for that scheduled meeting. Meeting schedule for March listed as follows:

Date Community Comments Monday 2 March 7.00 pm - Purnim Hall

Purnim Hall Committee and Purnim Community Group

Monday 2 March 7.30pm St Brigid’s Hall

St Brigid’s Hall Committee

Wednesday 4 March 7.30 pm - Ex Council offices

Hawkesdale and District Development and Action Committee

Community Development Plan

Wednesday 4 March 7.30 pm - Panmure Hall

Panmure Action Group ANZAC Day arrangements

Wednesday 4 March 7.00 pm - Yambuk Hall

Yambuk Hall Committee AGM

Wednesday 4 March 7.30 pm – Surf Club

Port Fairy Surf Club Management Committee

Thursday 5 March 6.00 pm – Koroit Station

Koroit Men’s Shed Committee

Tuesday 10 March 7.30 pm - Mortlake Library

Mortlake and Community Development Committee

Tuesday 10 March 7.00 pm – Blackwood Centre

Parks Victoria presentation on the Tower Hill Activation and Linkages Plan

Committee representatives from Koroit

Wednesday 11 March 10.00 am - Peterborough Hall

Peterborough Residents Group

Curdies River discussion with CMA and Parks Victoria

Wednesday 11 March 6.00 pm - Senior Citizens

Macarthur Advancement and Development Association

Thursday 12 March 7.30pm – Mailors Flat Hall

Mailors Flat Hall Committee



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Strategy Date Community Comments Wednesday 18 March 10.00 am - Peterborough Hall

Peterborough Residents Group

Tuesday 17 March 7pm – Recreation Reserve

Woorndoo Community Group

Wednesday 18 March 7.30 pm - Garvoc Hall

Garvoc Residents Group

Thursday 19 March 7pm – Koroit Station

Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail Committee

Wednesday 25 March 7.00 pm – Blackwood Centre

Koroit and District Progress Association

Thursday 26 March 7.00 pm - Hexham ex-School

Hexham Progress Association

Friday 6 March Hawkesdale and Wangoom Halls

Minister to confirm officially open upgraded Halls

Community Development Mortlake Community Centre The frontage for the Mortlake Community Centre was completed late February. The Centre has become quite a unique space with works including “Olivine” feature accessible paths, bike rack, dog tether, drinking fountain with dog bowl, 24 hour accessible AED machine, live green wall and feature seating.

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COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Development Mortlake Skate Park and outdoor fitness installation The outdoor fitness installation is now complete and generating plenty of positive interest from the community.

(Installation stages of the equipment)

Quotes for the proposed accessible connecting footpaths and shelter with seating, as well as upgraded access driveway and parking will be sought throughout March with works anticipated to commence in April. A water bubbler with dog bowl will also be installed next to the fitness equipment.



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Community Development Swimming Pools All pools have had a great season with attendance numbers up on past years. Mortlake continues to run Thursday night Water Aerobics with 8 plus attendees each week and the pool has been used by a number of schools for their swimming lessons, as well as school swimming sports including, Terang and Mortlake P-12 as well as for inter school sports. Macarthur opened their newly renovated kiosk last weekend which was primarily funded through the Community Assistance Fund. The works provide a much more functional space with a clear view of the pool deck. Hawkesdale Pool has continued to be very popular with both locals and international tourists alike. The park next door has become a popular stopover between the coast and Grampians and the pool provides a refreshing cool dip for the travellers. Final inspections for all pools for the 2019-20 Pool season will take place mid-March.

(Macarthur kiosk)



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Youth Development Events/Activities Schedule Sun 8 March Port Fairy Folk Festival Emerging Talent Stage - 2:30pm-6pm Sat 21 March Let’s Talk Mortlake Youth Showcase (Emerging Talent Stage) Sat 28 March live at Koroit – 6pm – 11pm, The Stables, Koroit Lead4innovation Lead4innovation supports young people to develop ideas to government, business and service organisations for tackling local challenges and improving life in their communities and is a new interface in Councils updated Youth Plan. Lead4innovation is a pilot program between Crazy Ideas College (CIC) and Moyne Shire Council to provide primary and secondary aged students the opportunity to lead change on issues that matter most to them. Staged over six months, this program will enable young people from different locations with varied life experiences to participate in community development activities. Participants will be guided through a 4 stage model, which includes structured workshops and team coaching sessions led by CIC for both young people and Agency Partners. Through the first two stages, young people will be supported to develop innovative ideas that respond to issues that matter to them and their community. Teams will then pitch their ideas to key agency partners at a Pitch and Partner event with promising ideas identified. Stage three and four will consist of workshops held with Agency Partners to advance the thinking of the young people’s ideas to design “Smart Start Experiments” (SSE) to test the ideas desired outcomes. SSEs will be trialed over approximately 12 weeks when they will be assessed for their effectiveness. Ideas that demonstrate desired change will move from the SSE to a case for investment to scale and embed. This pilot program will be delivered over two phases; phase one includes Mortlake P12 to Grades 4 & 5 and Year’s 7, 8 & 9, phase two includes the Moyne Shire Youth Council and Moyne Students attending educational facilities in Warrnambool. Lead4innovation will commence at Mortlake P12 in March. Let’s Talk Mortlake Emerging Talent Stage The inaugural Let’s Talk Music Festival will be held at Mortlake College on Sat 21 March. A feature of the program will be the Youth Showcase, Emerging Talent Stage which has been supported through the Moyne Shire FReeZA funding.



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Youth Development Lights Up Crew Lights Up Crew is a new initiative that aims to reinvent the live music scene in the South West. The Lights Up Crew want to spark fresh passion and appreciation by giving the region’s young artists a change to shine. The Crew consists a group of young people residing in Moyne, Warrnambool and Corangamite and is coordinated by Moyne Shire Council. The Lights Up Crew will host their first live music event live at koroit on Saturday 28 March in Koroit. The event will feature live music by young local artists and headline act The Kite Machine. Mortlake BIG IDEAS The Mortlake BIG IDEAS working group consisting of 6 students from Mortlake P12 are working together to finalise the rollout of a 28-day outreach fitness program in Mortlake that will be delivered in partnership with Belfast aquatics. Sessions will be held over the Month of March at DC Farran Reserve and the new outdoor fitness equipment at Tea Tree Lake. Port Fairy Folk Festival – Emerging Talent Stage Ten local emerging artists will perform at the Port Fairy Folk Festival as part of Moyne Shire’s FReeZA program on the weekend of 7 & 8 March. Six artists will perform in the Emerging Talent Competition at the Fiddler’s Green and the remaining four will participate in the Buskers competition. The winning entry in the Emerging Talent Competition wins the opportunity to perform at the 2021 Port Fairy Folk Festival. Youth Council Youth Council resumed on Monday 3 February. Youth Council will meet on the first Monday of the month 4:30pm – 6pm at Archie Graham Centre, Warrnambool. We are currently seeking new members for Youth Council. A recruitment drive including online, schools and social media commenced in February. Youth Achievers Awards will be the key focus of Youth Council over the months of February, March and April. The Moyne and Warrnambool Youth Councillors have worked to create a more inclusive awards structure to recognise the wider contribution of your regions young people in 2020. This year, the Youth Councillors have identified five key values as the basis for the awards – Cooperation; Resilience; Responsibility; Kindness and Passion.



COMMUNITY & CORPORATE SERVICES Youth Development The awards will be divided into the following age categories; 12-15 yrs; 16-18yrs; and 19-25yrs. In each age category awards will be given to nominees who have exemplified and demonstrated three of the five values through their efforts, attitude, behaviour and performance. Another major change to the 2020 Youth Awards is the introduction of the Youth Showcase. The Youth Showcase will include exhibits of work from Young Creatives, Youth Performers, Young Entrepreneurs, Young Tradespeople, and Young Apprentices. The showcase will be launched during Youth Week at the Lighthouse Theatre and works will be on display from 3 April – 19 April. Young performers will be invited to perform on Friday 17 April at the Youth Awards formal event. Youth Awards Key Dates: Youth Showcase Expressions of interest Now Open, close 9 March Youth Awards Nominations Now Open, close 16 March Youth Awards Gala Event Friday 17 April Youth Parliament Welcome to Youth Parliament Moyne Shire Council! Council’s Youth Parliament team consisting of Youth Councillors and Moyne Shire trainees will commence their Youth Parliament Journey this month. The group will research and debate a state issue they are passionate about and present it in the form of a Bill in the parliamentary chambers in June.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Customer Service Phase 1 of the Customer Service Review has been completed. As part of this review, statistics for 2019 were compiled: Service Engagement Stats (2019 calendar year)

Customer Service Daily Average

Total # of Engagements

% of all channels

Phone Calls (advertised main office numbers)

101 24,524 33

Counter enquiries: Port Fairy Mortlake

84 55 29

20,462 13,420 7,073

28 18.2 9.8

Web / e-enquiries 1.4 363 0.5 Registered mail (registered post & email):

Community and Corporate Economic Development and Planning

Infrastructure and Environment CEO Office / Leadership

116 27.5 48.5 38.5 1.5

28,403 6,719

11,852 9,445 387

38.5 9.1 16

12.8 0.5

TOTAL 73,752 100

Request for Service Total # of

Requests % of all channels

Web / e-enquiries 363 5.3 Registered mail (registered post & email):

Community and Corporate Economic Development and Planning

Infrastructure and Environment CEO Office / Leadership

4,933 11

1,902 3,020

0

71.7 0.2

27.6 43.9

0 Easy forms submissions

Completed by Customer Service 1590 1,248

23 18

TOTAL 6,886 100 Note: • Data does not include phone calls direct to officers, non-registering of emails and

other forms of correspondence sent direct to an officer. • Phone call are an average of 9 months of actual data and walk ins are an

average of 5 months.

From the statistics, it shows that currently customer interactions are centered around personal contact, with 61% of engagements via phone or face to face through a council customer service counter enquiry.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Communications Media Support 25 January 2020 - 21 February 2020 Media Releases Issued Media Responses Purple-lidded glass bins arrive in Moyne Council supports Bushfire Disaster Appeal New exercise equipment for Tea Tree Lake Moyne Community Satisfaction Survey to commence Information sessions on old East Beach landfills Driving Moyne’s roads program Glass collection commences in Moyne Awards to recognise local young achievers Moyne to host community listening posts Clean Up Australia Day

Glass collection commences in Moyne Shared services with neighbouring Councils

Media Monitoring There were 109 mentions of Moyne Shire Council in the media during this period, which is a decrease of 50% on the previous month. Key media topics included the arrival of the purple-lidded glass only bins, Koroit Structure Plan consultation, Council’s Small Business Incentive Scheme, support for drought and fire affected farmers, and the Warrnambool and Moyne Youth Awards. Below provides summary of media outlets reporting on Moyne Shire Council issues:



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Communications Social Media Performance Highest performing posts: HOME WANTED | This boy Beagle is available for adoption GOOD START FOR GLASS | Looks like Port Fairy residents have been celebrating the introduction of glass recycling with 11.2 tonnes of glass collected this morning. KITTENS FOR ADOPTION | Meet Lou, Bobby and Sydney. LOST IN KOROIT | This cat is not microchipped or registered 25 January to 20 February compared to previous 30 days

Key Communication Activities Draft Moyne Shire Communication and Engagement Strategy under review. Speaking points and citations provided for Moyne Australia Day ceremony and Awards presentation. Communications support provided for old East Beach landfills information sessions, Councillor Listening Posts, and the Warrnambool and Moyne Youth Awards. Internal communications written for Coronavirus update. Videos produced on changes to recycling, Moyne’s roads program, school crossing safety and old East Beach landfills information sessions. Advocacy papers developed for EPA meeting. Ongoing support and implementation of the Better4Campaign

Fans/Followers Posts Engagements

2513 +148 33 1.9k +366

930 0 22 268 +240



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Festivals and Events For detail on events occurring, contact the Port Fairy and Region Visitor Information Centre or visit www.portfairyaustralia.com.au/events/. Headline events for March include: Port Fairy Folk Festival 6-9 March 2020 Australia's world famous Port Fairy Folk Festival is a major event presenting international and national artists in a four day festival of music, arts and culture. Port Fairy Folk Festival was established in 1977, and has firmly placed Port Fairy on the world stage of folk music. Celebrating new and innovative music and art the festival now also has on offer the opportunity to purchase 2 day tickets For more information visit www.portfairyaustralia.com.au/events/. Western District Show Jumping Championships - Mortlake 7-9 March 2020 A premier 3-day boutique show jumping competition set in the picturesque Tea Tree Lake in Mortlake. For more information visit www.portfairyaustralia.com.au/events/ Autumns Longest Lunch, A Feast with Friends – Port Fairy 13 March 2020 Conlan’s Wine Store is thrilled to be hosting its third long lunch in this historic location. Positioned in Martins Point, on the edge of the Moyne River and overlooking Griffiths Island guests upon arrival will receive canapé’s followed by a three course lunch menu all whilst enjoying the live music and stunning outlook. For more information visit https://www.conlanswinestore.com.au Killarney Super Triathlon 15 March 2020 Warrnambool Tri Clubs presents the annual Killarney Super Triathlon consisting of a 500-meter swim, 16 Kilometre bike ride and a 4km run. With a nice sheltered swim, a flat bike ride and run course this is a popular course for both the experienced triathletes and those new and up for a challenge. A BBQ at the conclusion of the event to re fuel those who participated. For more information visit https://warrnambooltriclub.teamapp.com/events Federation Western District Picnic – Tea Tree Lake Mortlake 22 March 2020 In its 16th year this static car display of historic vehicles from across the region is a haven for car lovers. Located in the relaxed atmosphere of Tea Tree Lake Mortlake this event provides the opportunity for both the participants and the public to wander around the collection. For more information visit https://federation.asn.au/about/


http://www.portfairyaustralia.com.au/events/



https://www.conlanswinestore.com.au/

https://warrnambooltriclub.teamapp.com/events

https://federation.asn.au/about/


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Festivals and Events Koroit Lions Swap Meet Show and Shine 28 March 2020 Organised by the Lions Club of Koroit and the Warrnambool and District Drag Association the 14th Annual Swap Meet Show and Shine has plenty on offer. Located at Victoria Park Koroit there will be plenty of displays which include vintage trucks, car and utes along with live music and BBQ. For more information visit https://warrnambooltriclub.teamapp.com/events Live at Koroit 28 March 2020 Presented by Moyne Shire Lights Up Crew, FReeZA committee. Live music event featuring the Kite Machine (Geelong) supported by incredible local talent. This is an all ages event, everyone is welcome. An event bus will operate between Camperdown and Koroit stopping in Terang and Warrnambool; another bus will run between Yambuk and Koroit stopping in Port Fairy. Doors open 5:30pm, Entry Gold Coin Donation. For more information visit http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/Our-Community/Youth/Lights-Up-Crew Port Fairy Caravan Parks The last couple of months have seen many visitors pass through our parks. Our focus has primarily been on providing all our guests with an experience they will want to share – whether that be online or on the road. Visitor Services - I AM PORT FAIRY Destination Website Our destination website, www.iamportfairy.com.au continues to show extensive growth with January performance seeing 21,345 sessions achieved. Financial year to date, we are experiencing an increase of 11,894 sessions on the previous financial year. January recorded 36,280 page views with the Koroit Irish Festival & Moyneyana Festival amongst the most popular pages for visitors looking for unique experiences throughout our region. The town of Koroit captured the hearts of the nation when it aired on the ABC's Back Roads program in January, after the nation's broadcaster spent a week in the south-west last April capturing its unique Irish heritage. The popularity of the show brought 3,642 page views to the Koroit Irish Festival listing on our destination website and 2,329 to the Koroit township page. The Visitor Servicing team will continue build stronger community events through their online marketing platforms highlighting the upcoming festivals to our online visitors. We continue to promote all Moyne Shire events and attractions through our destination website ensuring our visitors are given every opportunity to explore our unique, diverse region.


https://warrnambooltriclub.teamapp.com/events

http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/Our-Community/Youth/Lights-Up-Crew

http://www.moyne.vic.gov.au/Our-Community/Youth/Lights-Up-Crew

http://www.iamportfairy.com.au/


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Visitor Services – Port Fairy & Region Visitor Information Centre

Walk-in enquiries to the Visitor Information Centre have increased slightly towards the end of 2019 compared to the previous year, with 35,686 walk-in visitors recorded from July to December 2019, partially due to the influx of the Great Victorian Bike Ride due having their rest day in Port Fairy during November. Visitor Services - Volunteer Program Our valued community ambassador team donated 190 hours of support in January, well up on the previous average of 157 hours a month. This figure boosts the average to 161 donated volunteer hours per month this financial year. Our team continue to build the volunteer program, recruiting another four new volunteer ambassadors. After completing the induction process, the volunteers will be trained through all aspects of visitors servicing, before becoming fully fledged ambassadors of our region. Our volunteer led walking tours of the town and wharf were a very popular choice for visitors into Port Fairy, totalling 150 guests in January, whilst also giving visitors a reason to stay a little longer



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Tourism & Customer Experience Visitor Services – Social Media Our Visitor Services Social Media Channels reached 146,985 followers during January, resulting in 5,665 engaged followers (likes) on Facebook and 1805 engaged followers on Instagram. During January our three main objectives were: Build our following by capturing visitors in destination during our summer school holidays our visitor servicing team ran several social media promotions around building our following and ensuring we encourage return visitation throughout the year. Disperse visitors further through specific posts of things to see and do throughout the Moyne Shire to encourage further dispersal around our region. Promote local festivals and events to ensure our local community run events are successful while encouraging more visitors to our region over our shoulder times. Our social media channels continue to grow by levels of engagement i.e. liking, sharing and commenting. Our team continue to encourage partners and local businesses to continue sharing, liking and commenting on the Visitor Information Centre posts, which will help to reach a greater audience.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A1 Operational Project Macarthur Wind Farm Project Status Operational Responsible Authority Council Size and Location Between Macarthur and Hawkesdale, on both sides of the

Macarthur-Hawkesdale Road. Off-site substation located adjacent to Tarrone North Road

Turbines – 140 Megawatts – 420 Turbine blade-tip height 140m

Owners Malakoff Corporation Berhad and Morrison and Co Operator AGL CEC Status Meets annually CEC Representatives John Bragg, Merilyn Cook and Simon Cozens Councillor Members Cr Ryan (Chair), Cr Lockett, Cr Doukas Comments AGL has submitted an updated Environmental Management Plan for review.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A1 Operational Project Morton’s Lane Wind Farm Project Status Operational Responsible Authority Moyne Shire Council and Southern Grampians Shire Council Size and Location Morton’s Lane, between Penshurst and Chatsworth Turbines – 13

Megawatts – 19.5 Turbine blade-tip height 148m

Proponent CGN Energy Comments



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A1 Operational Project Salt Creek Wind Farm Project Status Operational Completion date July 2018 Responsible Authority Moyne Shire Council Size and Location West side of Hexham-Woorndoo Road, approximately 2km south of

Woorndoo township Turbines – 15 Megawatts – 54 Turbine blade-tip height 150m

Proponent Tilt Renewables CEC Meeting Next meeting 3 March 2020 CEC Councillor Members Cr Parker (Chair), Cr Smith CEC Community Reps Heather Cameron, Carol Muir, Grant Cameron Comments



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A2 Wind Farms: Under construction Project Mortlake South Wind Farm Project Status Under construction Completion date 2020 Responsible Authority Minister for Planning and Moyne Shire Council Size and Location 5km south-east of Mortlake, south of Terang-Mortlake Road and accessed by

Tapps Lane. A 15km 220kV underground transmission line has been proposed to connect the wind farm to the Terang Terminal Station.

Turbines – 35 Megawatts – 150 Turbine blade-tip height 185

Proponent ACCIONA Energy CEC Meeting Next meeting date 25 March 2020.

CEC Councillor Members Cr Doukas (Chair), Cr Parker, Cr Smith CEC Community Reps Neil Blain, Bruce Donaldson, Peter Rooke, Kelvin Goodall, Geraldine Conheady, Lisa Allen Comments Wind Farm construction update as at 19 February 2020:

- Internal access tracks are completed. - All turbine foundations have been poured. - Internal cabling and onsite substation works have commenced. - Main turbine components are expected to begin delivery and installation in May 2020.

220kV Underground Transmission Line: - Management plans have been endorsed. - Works will commence in late February 2020 from the northernmost section of the route adjacent

to the wind farm site.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A2 Wind Farms: Under construction Project Dundonnell Wind Farm Project Status Under construction Completion date 2020 Responsible Authority Minister for Planning and Moyne Shire Council

Approximate size / location

Approximately 12 km east of Woorndoo, 22 km north east of Mortlake (up to 40 square km). Proposed connection to the 500kv electricity grid adjacent to the Mortlake Power Station site.


Proponent Tilt Renewables

Construction Contractor Vestas and Zenviron - external road upgrade and wind farm civil and electrical works. Ausnet and Downer - transmission line and offsite substation.

CEC Meeting Next meeting date March 2020. Councillor Members Cr Smith (Chair), Cr Parker, Cr Doukas Community Representatives David Sweatman, Timothy Hill, Gregory Grant, Karen Blackmore

Comments Construction update as at 11 February 2020: Wind Farm site: - 14 turbines have been installed. - 60 turbine foundations have been poured. - 50km of internal tracks have been completed. - 34km of internal electrical cabling has been trenched, installed and backfilled.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A2 Wind Farms: Under construction Project Dundonnell Wind Farm Comments - The transmission line and the Blue Gums Substation have been completed and are ready for the

commencement of testing and commissioning of turbines. A link to the project website, including fortnightly construction updates is: https://www.tiltrenewables.com/assets-and-projects/Dundonnell-Wind-Farm/


https://www.tiltrenewables.com/assets-and-projects/Dundonnell-Wind-Farm/


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A3 Wind Farms: Pre-construction Project Woolsthorpe Wind Farm Project Status Pre-construction. Completion date Current permit expiry date - 12 March 2022 Responsible Authority Minister for Planning and Moyne Shire Council

Size and Location 2.5 km west of Woolsthorpe, located south of Woolsthorpe-Heywood Road. A partly-new 66kV electricity distribution line is proposed to connect the wind farm to the Koroit substation located at Yangery.


Proponent Enerfin-Ironstone Construction Contractor Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) CEC Meeting Next meeting – 17 April 2020 CEC Councillor Members Cr Ryan (Chair), Cr Wolfe, Cr Doukas CEC Community Reps Nick Slattery, Glenn Britnell Comments The Minister for Planning has endorsed all of the wind farm development plans required by the Permit.

As at February 2020, the Generation Performance Standard package was with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for review. Construction is proposed to commence in September 2020. Powercor has submitted a native vegetation removal application to the Minister for Planning for the partly-new 66kV overhead electricity distribution line to connect the wind farm to the Koroit substation located at Yangery.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A4 Wind Farms: Approved

Project Hawkesdale Wind Farm Project Status Amended Planning Permit – approved 21 December 2017 Permitted completion date Current permit expiry date – 29 August 2020 Responsible Authority Minister for Planning and Moyne Shire Council Size and Location 2.5 km south-east of Hawkesdale Turbines – 26

Megawatts – 104 Turbine blade-tip height up to 180m

Proponent Global Power Generation Australia Pty Ltd (GPG) Community Engagement Committee status

Council will consider the establishment of a CEC in 2020.

Comments GPG has advised that it is still pursuing a power offtake agreement for the project.

Project Ryan Corner Wind Farm Project Status Amended Planning Permit – approved 21 December 2017 Permitted completion date Current permit expiry date – 29 August 2020 Responsible Authority Minister for Planning and Moyne Shire Council Size and Location

10 km north of Port Fairy, west of Hamilton-Port Fairy Road Turbines – 56 Megawatts – 224 Turbine blade-tip height up to 180m

Proponent Global Power Generation Australia Pty Ltd (GPG) Community Engagement Committee status Council will consider the establishment of a CEC in 2020.

Comments GPG has advised that it is still pursuing a power offtake agreement for the project.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A5 Wind Farms: Permit application lodged Project Mt Fyans Wind Farm Proposal Project Status Application lodged with the Minister for Planning

Responsible Authority Minister for Planning

Approximate size / location North of Mortlake

Turbines – Approximately 80 Proposed turbine blade-tip height 200m

Proponent Woolnorth Wind Farm Holding Pty Ltd Community Engagement Committee (CEC) Next CEC meeting will be held on 11 March

CEC Council Representatives Cr Meade (Chair), Cr Doukas, Cr Smith

CEC Community Reps Lisa Parker, Kelvin Goodall, Catherine Doulis, Wendy Bickley, Jacinta Jubb Comments A planning permit application was lodged in late 2018 with the Minister for Planning, who is the responsible

authority for assessing and deciding on the application. The Minister is considering the applicant’s response to a ‘request for further information’.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A6 Wind Farms: Pre-application stage Project Willatook Wind Farm Proposal Project Status Pre-application. Preparing and Environment Effects Statement. Responsible Authority Minister for Planning

Approximate size / location Willatook and Tarrone districts. Fronting Woolsthorpe – Heywood Road

Turbines – Approximately 86 Proposed maximum tip height 250 metres.

Proponent Wind Prospect WA P/L CEC Meeting Next CEC meeting 15 April CEC Representatives Ken Johnston, Graeme Keane, Paul Lewis Councillor CEC Members Cr Ryan (Chair), Cr Wolfe, Cr Doukas Comments Wind Prospect is progressing with the technical assessment of potential impacts of the

project including historical and aboriginal heritage surveys, landscape and visual, noise and flora and fauna. All reports will be reviewed by the Technical Reference Group as part of the Environment Effects Statement process. Exploratory work on a potential onsite quarry is continuing and an initial design is being prepared. This will be submitted to Earth Resources Victoria for review.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A7 Feasibility Stage Project Hexham Wind Farm Proposal Project Status Feasibility stage

Responsible Authority Minister for Planning

Approximate size / location

South of the Hamilton Highway in the area between Caramut, Hexham and Ellerslie

Turbines – up to 125 Proposed maximum turbine blade-tip height 250m

Proponent Hexham Wind Farm Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Wind Prospect WA P/L) CEC Status Next CEC meeting 18 March

CEC Community Representatives

Mark Madden, Ann Harris, Rodney Jubb, Leanne McDonald, Lyn Baker, Lucy Gubbins

CEC Council Representatives

Cr Parker (Chair), Cr Wolfe, Cr Ryan

Comments The proponent is currently finalising a range of independent studies which should be completed in early 2020. The results will inform the Environment Effects Statement (EES) referral that the proponent intends to submit to the Minister for Planning.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section A – Wind Energy Facilities A7 Feasibility Stage Project Darlington Wind Farm Proposal Project Status Feasibility stage

Responsible Authority Minister for Planning Approximate size / location Approximately 20 km east of Mortlake, either side of the Hamilton Highway

Proponent Global Power Generation Australia Pty Ltd (GPG) Comments The proponent has advised that because they have another wind farm in Victoria currently progressing to

construction (Berrybank), and have planning approval for two other projects in Moyne Shire (Hawkesdale and Ryan Corner Wind Farms), if they were to progress with the Darlington Wind Farm it is not likely that they would be in a position to lodge a permit application within the next 2 years. GPG has submitted a permit application to the Minister for Planning for the existing anemometer on the site.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section B – Other Energy Projects Project Black Watch 1 production well onshore to offshore gas drilling project Project Status Drilling underway. Responsible Authority Council Location Halladale/Speculant gas facility, Baileys Road (south), Nirranda South Proponent Beach Energy Limited Comments Onshore conventional extended-reach drilling of the offshore Black Watch gas reservoir is continuing at

the Nirranda South site. At the completion of drilling, scheduled flaring is expected to take place in April 2020. Flaring of the well is required to safely remove drilling fluids from the well. The flow of gas through the flare vent also gives the engineers information to be able to assess the commerciality of the well. Flaring will occur over approximately one week, requiring several flaring events of between 4 to 9 hours. Ongoing engagement is being undertaken with neighbouring landholders and further broader communications will be carried out before the flaring activities.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section B – Other Energy Projects Project Mortlake Gas Power Station Project Status Operational Location Connewarren Lane Proponent Origin Energy

Comments Due to the storm that damaged the Victorian transmission network on 31 January, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) instructed operators including Origin to generate more electricity from available generators. Therefore, the Mortlake Power Station (MPS) operated and generated electricity at baseload capacity for 24 hours a day from 4 February 2020. On 18 February, Origin advised Council that as one of the transmission lines had been repaired and was back in operation, AEMO had cancelled its direction for the MPS to operate at baseload capacity. The MPS has resumed operating under normal market conditions as a peaking station.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section B – Other Energy Projects Project CO2CRC Otway – Carbon capture and sequestration research project Approximate size / location Brumby’s Lane, Nirranda

Proponent Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies http://www.co2crc.com.au/

CRG Meeting Community Reference Group – next meeting date to be advised

Project Update and Status

All the monitoring wells have been drilled and completed and the injection well has been perforated and recompleted to support the injection of 15,000t of CO2 gas from the Buttress well. CO2CRC is preparing the site for the installation of the surface infrastructure required for the injection and monitoring operations, including laying the power and communications cables that will connect the wellpads and the seismic vibrators, installation of the SOV foundations, laying/construction of the gathering line extension from CRC-2 to 3 and the installation/upgrade of the necessary equipment on site in support of pressure tomography and data acquisition from the wells – both downhole and surface. This infrastructure should be in place and tested prior to the baseline conventional seismic survey which is planned for mid-March and will be conducted over 3 weeks.


http://www.co2crc.com.au/


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Renewable Energy and Major Projects Section B – Other Energy Projects Project Schlumberger Otway Basin Marine Seismic Survey (MSS) Project Status Commenced in January 2020.

Location Commonwealth waters adjacent to South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania

Proponent Schlumberger Australia Pty Ltd

Comments Schlumberger is continuing its offshore Otway Basin Marine Seismic Survey which commenced in January 2020 and is expected to finish in April 2020. A link to the activity detail: https://info.nopsema.gov.au/activities/5/show_public


https://info.nopsema.gov.au/activities/5/show_public


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Economic Development Small Business Incentives Scheme Pilot Grants Program Applications for the pilot Small Business Incentive scheme are open. To find out more about the scheme please visit the Council website or pick up an information sheet from Council Offices. Eligible businesses are welcome to submit an online application or can discuss their application with the Economic Development Team. Localised: Moyne Shire Online Business Directory Moyne Shire Council has partnered with Localised and regional Councils in the Great South Coast region to create an online business directory that is delivering an online business network. The site is a central listing for businesses to build and promote their brands, search for business focussed events, find customers and suppliers and lots more. New and existing businesses can create a profile on greatsouthcoast.localised.com.au/Moyne Sungold Field Days Event 2020 The 39th Sungold Field Day Event was held at the Allansford exhibition grounds on the 12,13 and 14 February 2020. Businesses from across the Shire were present. The Economic Development team stopped by their stalls to say hello and chat about the new Small Business Incentive Scheme and the Localised online business directory. China Host Program A funding application has been submitted to Regional Development Victoria by Warrnambool City Council on behalf of Warrnambool, Moyne and Corangamite Shires. Council has provided a letter of support to accompany the application which includes a financial contribution of $3000. Ideas Place Program Council has provided a letter of support to Warrnambool City Council as part of its funding application to Regional Development Victoria for the ongoing utilisation of the HIVE- entrepreneurial hub for the Ideas Place program. Strategic Planning Koroit Structure Plan The Draft Koroit Structure Plan and Background Report was on community consultation from Friday 24 January to Friday 6 March 2020. Council was seeking feedback on the draft Plan and had a dedicated page on the website providing a link to the draft Plan, an online feedback form and general information on the project. A community drop-in session was held on Wednesday 12 February 2020 between 4.00 pm and 7.00 pm at the Blackwood Centre. Council officers were available to discuss the Project and presentations were given at 4:15 pm and 5:45 pm. It is estimated that 50 people attended the session.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Strategic Planning Due to requests from interested parties the closing date for feedback was extended from Monday 24 February until Friday 6 March 2020. All feedback received will be presented to a future Councillor Workshop and considered in preparing the final version of the Plan. Cudgee Flood Investigation Further work is being undertaken on the Cudgee Flood Investigation. Documents are yet to be finalised. Once the final documents have been received, arrangements will be made to hold the final community consultation session. It is anticipated that the Flood Investigation will be complete and ready for Council consideration in the first quarter of 2020. Moyne Warrnambool Rural Housing and Settlement Strategy A planning scheme amendment to implement the recommendations of the Rural Housing and Settlement Strategy has been prepared. It was forwarded to the Minister for Planning, seeking authorisation for its preparation and exhibition. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, under delegation from the Minister for Planning, has requested further time to consider the authorisation of the amendment. Port Fairy Coastal and Structure Plan A planning scheme amendment to implement the recommendations of the Port Fairy Coastal and Structure Plan has been prepared and will be exhibited in the first quarter of 2020. Planning Scheme Amendment VC160 Notice of approval of Amendment VC160 was published in the Special Government Gazette on 24 January 2020. Amendment VC160 changes the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) and all Planning Schemes in Victoria by to correct errors and omissions, clarify the operation of certain provisions, and implement planning reforms for extractive industries. In summary, the key changes implemented by this Amendment are: − Reinstatement of apiculture as a Section 1 (no planning approval required) use

in the Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) as requested by the Victorian Farmers Federation.

− To clarify that the mandatory noise requirements specified in Clauses 52.32-4 and 52.32-5 do not extend to an application to amend a planning permit that will not alter the noise assessment of a wind energy facility.

− To ensure quarry permits provide a reasonable and appropriate time for the use to commence, a requirement has been introduced into Clause 52.09 for permits for extractive industry to include a condition which allows a commencement period of not less than five years.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Strategic Planning − The land use term ‘stone extraction’ has been changed to ‘extractive industry’

with some modifications to the definition to clarify and expand its scope by including reference to activities, which are normal or ancillary to extractive industry operations, rehabilitation, crushing and processing of stone, and the manufacture of asphalt products.

The planning reforms for extractive industry are intended to have a positive economic effect by providing more flexibility for quarry operators to respond to demand for stone resources and invest in developing stone resources to provide construction materials. The following link provides access to the approved documents and Explanatory Report: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments?query=VC160&search_mode=id#Amendments--VC160 Planning Scheme Amendment VC170 Notice of approval of Amendment VC170 was published in the Special Government Gazette on 31 January 2020. Amendment VC170 changes the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) and all Planning Schemes in Victoria by introducing a new particular provision to facilitate the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP). Projects under the LXRP have been facilitated through separate planning scheme amendments, which have removed the need to obtain planning permits for different parts of each project. Forty-two planning scheme amendments have been approved for level crossing removals and at least a further 20 amendments would be required by January 2023 to facilitate the removal of the remaining identified level crossings. Clause 52.03 consolidates planning requirements that have generally been applied to previous projects to establish a standardised and more efficient planning approval process for the LXRP. This project is expected to have positive environmental, social and economic benefits including reducing road congestion and travel times, and contributing to a more efficient, safe and reliable road, rail and pedestrian network. The following link provides access to the approved documents and Explanatory Report: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments?query=vc168&search_mode=id#Amendments--VC168 Planning Scheme Amendment VC168 Notice of approval of Amendment VC168 was published in the Special Government Gazette on 11 February 2020.


https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments?query=VC160&search_mode=id#Amendments--VC160

https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments?query=VC160&search_mode=id#Amendments--VC160

https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments?query=vc168&search_mode=id#Amendments--VC168



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Strategic Planning Amendment VC168 changes the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) and all Planning Schemes in Victoria by: updating the Planning Policy Framework and Operational Provisions to reference the Plan Melbourne 2017-2050: Addendum 2019 and introducing a new strategy and spatial framework at Clause 11.01-1R Settlement-Metropolitan Melbourne. Amendment VC168 seeks to facilitate the delivery of the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project, which will improve transport network capacity and connectivity, and support Melbourne's fast-growing population and employment corridors. The SRL includes a new orbital rail line connecting major railway lines from the Frankston line to the Werribee line, with a connection to Melbourne Airport. It aims to provide a more efficient transport system, provide better access to employment, health education and activity centres, and allow more people to live, work and access services in precincts linked by public transport. The following link provides access to the approved documents and Explanatory Report: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments?query=vc168&search_mode=id#Amendments--VC168 Planning Scheme Amendment VC166 Notice of approval of Amendment VC166 was published in the Special Government Gazette on 17 February 2020. Amendment VC166 changes the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) and the Baw Baw, Latrobe, South Gippsland and Wellington planning schemes by: inserting Clause 14.03-1R (Resource exploration and extraction – Gippsland Coal Resource). A review of existing regional coal policy provisions across the four planning schemes in Gippsland was undertaken and identified inconsistencies between the Schemes. These inconsistencies reduce the effectiveness of regional coal planning policy objectives across the Gippsland region, and may result in conflicting interpretations and unintended planning outcomes. The Amendment seeks to address these inconsistencies by clarifying and improving the grammatical form of the regional coal policy and removing redundant content: The following link provides access to the approved documents and Explanatory Report: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments#Amendments--VC166




https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments#Amendments--VC166

https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/schemes-and-amendments/browse-amendments#Amendments--VC166


ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Statutory Planning Planning Reports Circulated for ‘Call-In’ Call-In Reports Application presented for Call-In in January.

Ref No. Property Address Description PL19/151 417 Wangoom Road

Wangoom Use and development of the land for a dwelling on a lot less than 40ha

Upcoming Call-In Reports One application is likely to be presented for Call-In over the next month.

Ref No. Property Address Description PL18/128.01 71 Beach Street

Port Fairy Amend permit – amended plans to include additional window for outbuilding

VCAT Applications

Ref No. Property Address Description PL18/223 27 Thistle Place

Port Fairy Application to amend permit conditions

PL19/030 4 Ritchie Street Port Fairy

Objector lodged application to appeal the decision to grant a permit

Application Updates – For significant proposals PL20/013, 124 High Street, Koroit An application has been received to use the land for a place of assembly to conduct a one-off all ages FREEZA event. PL19/210, 18 Spring Street, Koroit An application has been received to extend an existing Child Care Centre. PL19/196, 483 Princes Highway, Illowa The application submitted for buildings and works for worker’s accommodation in association with a rural industry use is currently on public notification. PL19/178, 23 Manifold Street, Woolsthorpe An application has been received for buildings and works to alter and extend the National Hotel in Woolsthorpe. At the applicant’s request, the application has been amended to include increase in patrons that impacts on the Liquor License and to resolve access issues. The application will be placed on public notification this month. PL16/039.01 461 Dundonnell-Derrinallum Road, Dundonnell An application to amend the permit to change the date to earlier in April (4 April 2020). Country Fire Authority has provided conditions that the permit holder is to include in the event management plan before that plan can be endorsed.



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Statutory Planning Planning Permits – January 2020 The following is a summary listing of the Planning Permits issued:

This table shows applications by land use definition to show trends as to what types of applications are being lodged and issued.

PLANNING APPROVALS – JANUARY 2020

Development No of Applications Received Permits Issued from Applications

Nov 2019

Dec 2019

Jan 2020

Fiscal Year

2019 / 2020

Nov 2019

Dec 2019

Jan 2020

Fiscal Year

2019 / 2020

Residential Dwellings 3 6 3 31 5 2 4 35 Additions to existing dwellings

4 2 1 19 2 4 2 11

Dual Occupancy / Unit Development

0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Outbuildings 4 2 4 23 3 3 2 15 Commercial / Retail 2 2 2 19 2 2 1 15

Industrial 1 1 0 4 0 3 0 5 Public Utilities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Subdivisions 3 1 2 23 0 2 3 17 Agricultural 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 Miscellaneous 2 6 1 20 4 3 3 19 TOTAL 21 20 13 144 16 20 16 121



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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Statutory Planning Planning Permits – January 2020

Percentage of Application Finalised within the Statutory timeframe

Month/Year New

Applications received

Applications Completed

% Decision within Statutory

timeframe Feb-19 25 25 64% Mar-19 19 20 65% Apr-19 16 18 60% May-19 21 29 76% Jun-19 8 25 62% Jul-19 17 18 87% Aug-19 23 21 65% Sep-19 27 14 90% Oct-19 21 26 65% Nov-19 13 18 73% Dec-19 20 20 71% Jan-20 13 16 36%



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Building Permits – December 2019 The following summary listing of the building permits issued by Council’s Building Surveyor and by Private Building Surveyors during December 2019, together with the comparative table of building activities for financial years 2017-2018 – 2019-2020, are provided for additional information.

BUILDING PERMIT SUMMARY – DECEMBER 2019 DEVELOPMENT No. Value $ Value %

Residential New 5 $ 315,090 15% Residential Additions 4 $ 51,000 2% Commercial/Industrial 5 $ 1,462,662 67% Outbuildings 11 $ 330,761 15% Demolitions 1 $ 10,000 0% Miscellaneous 0 $ 0 0%

Private Building Surveyor 26 $ 2,169,513 100% Council Issued Permits 0 $0 0%

TOTAL 26 $ 2,169,513



ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Building Permits – December 2019 The following is graphical representation of accumulated monthly total building development costs from 2017-2018 – 2019-2020:

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING Environmental Health Septic Permits to Install / Alter Issue The following Permits have been issued to either Install or Alter a Septic system during the months of January 2020:

2017 2018 2019 2020 January 4 9 2 7 February 6 4 4 March 10 7 13 April 3 9 3 May 11 1 8 June 8 3 4 July 5 4 2 August 5 1 10 September 8 4 9 October 5 6 7 November 4 7 8 December 5 5 7 Total 74 60 77 7

Certificates of Registration The following Certificates of Registration (i.e. Food, Prescribed Accommodation and Health Premises) have been issued during the months of November & December 2019:

2017 2018 2019 2020 January 22 31 51 39 February 14 19 10 March 26 10 9 April 7 2 0 May 3 5 3 June 2 0 2 July 1 0 1 August 1 1 0 September 1 2 4 October 1 4 4 November 92 70 60 December 81 89 87 Total 251 233 231 39



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Environment Management Weed Control A large patch of woody weeds growing beside the Andertons Road Cudgee bridge have been removed. Follow up control works at major work sites from 2019 have been conducted at Skuses Road Allansford and Fingerboard Road Yambuk. Large patches of woody weeds were removed from Annesley Street Yambuk, Sleighs Road Yambuk and Baden Powell Drive Port Fairy. Council’s Environmental Unit is again assisting Regional Roads Victoria by facilitating Gorse control along VicRoads managed roads within and bordering Moyne Shire. This will see Gorse sprayed at 36 locations across 13 different roads before the end of April 2020. Griffiths Island The annual Fox baiting program runs until the start of May 2020. The next Fox shoot conducted by members of Warrnambool Field & Game Inc is scheduled for the evening of 15 April 2020. Clean Up Australia Day Council is partnering with the Port Fairy Angling Club to host 2020 Clean Up Australia Day at the Port Fairy Botanic Gardens on Sunday 1 March 2020 between 11am-12pm. Anyone interested in participating can pre-register by visiting https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/richardhodgens/port-fairy-botanic-gardens---moyne-river or simply turn up at the barbecue area opposite the tennis court/old cricket nets/playground to the South of the S&S Grandstand at Gardens Oval. Participants should wear suitable protective gear (gloves, hat, shoes, sunglasses, etc) and clothing appropriate to the weather. The Port Fairy Angling Club will provide a free barbecue lunch for all participants on the day. Mortlake Avenue of Honour An on-site inception meeting with the appointed consultant and a representative of Heritage Victoria was held on 19 February 2020 to commence the preparation of a document on the cultural heritage (aesthetic & historic) significance of potential replacement tree species. A draft report is expected to be provided by late June 2020. Beach Access Points Risk & regulation signage at the five beach access points at Killarney was updated to reflect the new permissible use of the beach by racehorses. Illowa Rabbits Community Discussion Having received multiple complaints regarding Rabbits in the Illowa area, Council’s Environmental Unit has arranged for a community discussion regarding this pest animal to be held between private landholders and public land managers. This is scheduled for 21 April 2020 commencing 7pm at the Illowa Community Hall. Representatives from Agriculture Victoria, Parks Victoria, VicRoads, Basalt to Bay Landcare Network and Moyne Shire Council, as well as all private landholders on the East side of Tower Hill, have been invited. The intent of this discussion is to share information on what has been done, what could be done, and how anything might be done.


https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/richardhodgens/port-fairy-botanic-gardens---moyne-river

https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/richardhodgens/port-fairy-botanic-gardens---moyne-river


INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Environment Management Peterborough Foreshore Reserve Following a raft of correspondence and a site inspection, environmental consent was issued to the Peterborough Golf Club on 13 February 2020 for the relocation of an electricity pole within the golf course section of the Peterborough Foreshore Reserve. Pleasingly it appears that the golf club have listened to advice provided and are starting to commence relocation of the 7th tee away from the nearby eroding cliff edge. The chosen location is very close to patches of native vegetation and Council’s Environmental Unit has reminded the golf club in writing of its responsibilities in this regard. Mortlake Common Recreation Reserve Various works including woody weed control, fencing repairs, litter collection and removal of dumped scrap metal were performed on 6 February 2020. Mepunga Water Reserve Woody weed control works were performed by Conservation Volunteers Australia on 19 February 2020. Sungold Field Days The main theme at Council’s stall at the Sungold Field Days at Allansford 12 - 14 February 2020 was Waste Management, promoting the new fourth kerbside glass bins and recycling in general. With over 200 attendees, (including 60 of school age), attendees (Moyne shire residents or otherwise) were interested in changes to recycling, and congratulated Council on introducing the new ‘glass only’ kerbside bin. Port of Port Fairy The new Port Fairy Volunteer Marine Rescue vessel has been temporarily located at the Port Depot Wharf pending the updating of the Port Master Plan. The large slip upgrade tenders have gone out and close on the 28 February with work to be completed prior to the end of the financial year. Marking and identification of berths has commenced starting with the Marina and then working around to the alongside berths. This will be marked with a white background and black ID stencilled on the edge railing. Extra Security cameras have been installed at Martins Point along with an upgrade of the security software. This will allow for adding more cameras in the future for better coverage throughout the Port. The navigation light at the southern end of the breakwater has technical issues and has been removed for repair / replacement. A temporary light has been fitted for the interim. Griffiths Island lighthouse annual inspection and maintenance completed.



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Resource Recovery and Waste Management As of 29 July 2019, kerbside recycling has been sent to landfill. This is due to the recycling processors SKM being closed by the Environmental Protection Authority. To resolve this issue, and allow access to other processors, a separate ‘glass only’ collection has commenced with the first of the glass collections conducted in February. Contamination checks of glass and recycling bins will continue over the coming months to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and to enable targeted education. Glass only bins have been set up at transfer stations to allow for a separate glass collection. Residents will be able to use this service if they do not receive a kerbside collection, have additional glass or have stockpiled glass prior to the collections commencing. The glass from the first collections has been processed into a product similar to sand for reuse. In future bulletins data on glass diverted will be included in the following tables.

Service Requests New Bins Bin Repairs Missed Bins

Average January Average January Average January 21 12 30 12 4 6

Kerbside Waste Collection (tonnes)

Landfill Recycling Compost Dec

General Jan

General Dec

Recycling Jan

Recycling Dec

FOGO Jan

FOGO 193.30 215.68 175.45 137.90 167.92 158.64

Waste Facility Monthly Volumes (tonnes)

Site Dec Landfill

Jan Landfill

Dec Recycle

Jan Recycle

Dec Greenwaste

Jan Greenwaste

Caramut 3.74 1.9 1.6 1.9 * * Hawkesdale 5.3 3.55 4.86 6.26 * * Killarney 54.15 49.25 17.14 24.18 107.94 195.93 Macarthur 4.92 7.66 2.06 2.72 2.25 1 Mortlake 19.78 25.88 8.74 2.66 24.88 23.7 Peterborough 13.78 15.63 7.12 5.06 19 23 Woolsthorpe 2.5 1.6 7.22 1.9 * * Woorndoo 0.8 * * Totals 104.17 105.47 49.54 44.68 154.07m3 243.63 m3

Killarney Landfill

Inert Volumes (m3) August September October November December January 48.08 100.21 106.43 195.90 127.66 71.69



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Local Laws Animal Adoptions Recently introduced Facebook posts for animals available for adoption have resulted in increased interest from the public. There were three puppies adopted in January as well as 1 dog, 2 puppies and 3 kittens adopted in February. Folk Festival Council’s Local Laws are conducting additional patrols across the Folk Festival weekend between the hours of 08:00 – 22:30. The patrols will assist in managing illegal camping, parking, animal control, street trading and street furniture. The 24 hour on-call service will also operate for emergencies as normal. General / Domestic Animal Complaints, Infringements and Permits

Actions March 2019 March 2020 General Complaints 49 76

After hours Callouts 19 32

Permits Issued 3 19 Infringements 2018/19 2019/2020 Infringement Type Dec Jan Feb Dec Jan Feb Alcohol 3 0 0 0 0 0 Offensive Behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dogs At Large 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unregistered dogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parking 20 0 9 0 0 0 Stock 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nuisance Animals 0 0 0 0 0 0 Being a Nuisance 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fighting/Disorderly Behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0

Contravening Council Order 0 0 0 0 0 0

Non Serious Injury – Dog Attack 0 0 0 0 0 0

Warnings 2 3 4 0 0 25 Total 25 3 13 0 0 25



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Emergency Management MEMP Audit Currently our Municipal Emergency Management Plan (MEMP) is being audited by VicSES for compliance with the guidelines set out in the Emergency Management Act 1986. After the audit, the MEMP will be then be endorsed by the Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee (MEMPC) and finally referred to Council for adoption.

Port Fairy Flood Warning Gauge Equipment for the river level gauge along the Moyne River in Port Fairy have been ordered, with equipment expected to be delivered mid-late March 2020. Currently DELWP are seeking the relevant approvals with works on the site to begin shortly after.

Fire Prevention Contractors have now been engaged to complete works on properties that had failed to comply with Fire Prevention Notices. Any costs associated with these works will be at the landholders expense.

CFA have now begun their roadside burning program with a number of roadsides listed in our Fire Management Plan being burnt to reduce fuel loads and the minimise the danger of the spread of fires. Council continues to assist the CFA with their burning with ongoing support with traffic management and water supply.

Budj Bim Fire Recovery On 30 December 2020, as result of lightning strike, fire impacted the Budj Bim National Park where about 6,400 hectares was burnt.

Council’s Emergency Management Team continue to support the recovery of the impacted communities through a range of measures including: ˗ Secondary impact assessments with Agriculture Victoria to seven impacted

properties to assess impact to fencing and pasture ˗ Facilitation between landowners, the Department of Environment, Land, Water

and Planning and Agriculture Victoria to repair and rehabilitate impacted fencing and pasture

˗ Provide relevant advice on emergency grants and loans available to affected residents

˗ Facilitation of follow-up Red Cross Telephone Outreach Welfare Calls to 17 households directly affected, evacuated (Bessiebelle) or within 2.5km radius of fire

˗ Successfully advocated to Federal Government to ensure Moyne Shire residents are eligible for emergency grants under Category C of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements

˗ Provided support to the Music in the Vines application for Bushfire Recovery Regional Events Funding



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Contracts & Contract Work Contracts/quotations awarded under delegation MS882 Supply and Delivery 6 x 4 Cab Chasis WQ853 Supply and install Fitness equipment, Tea Tree Lake Contracts/quotations currently under evaluation MS871 EOI Mepunga Old Tennis Courts sale Contracts currently out to tender/quotation or soon to be advertised MS869 EOI Lot 21 Shadwell Drive, Mortlake MS870 EOI Yambuk Infant Welfare Centre Sale MS877 Macarthur Bowls Club refurbishment MS883 Relining Stormwater Port Fairy MS884 Production and Delivery of Food Services (Meals on Wheels) MS888 Supply and Delivery 4 x 2 truck with tray and crane WQ851 Slipway works Port of Port Fairy WQ854 Supply Limestone for Mt Shadwell Quarry WQ857 Supply pipes Osmonds Lane Port Fairy WQ856 Supply steel beams Goodwood Road Bridge



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Roads & Streets Road Works – Rehabilitation Councils road rehabilitation program of work has now commenced. Sites are as follows: ˗ Tarrone Lane Chainage 0.00 to 1.5 km is now complete. ˗ Darlington Carranballac Road Chainage 0.00 to 1.85km is now complete. ˗ Naringal Panmure Road Chainage 3.868 to 4.068 is now complete. ˗ Blackwood Road Chainage 3.17 to 4.605 is now complete. ˗ Heathmarsh Road Chainage 4.0 to 6.445 is now complete. ˗ Thwaites Road Chainage 1069 to 1497 and Chainage 2263 to 2713 is

complete. ˗ Darlington Nerrin Road Chainage 18.920 to 19.620 is progressing well and is

80% complete. ˗ Portland Road Chainage 4375 to 7850 is complete. Other sections are just

commencing. ˗ Occupation lane Chainage 6500 to 7200 is complete. ˗ Rehabilitation works are now just commencing on Reas Road, O’Keefes Road

and Wiltons Road.

Bridge Program Goodwood Road and Kia Ora Road Bridge upgrades – Preliminary works have started.



INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT Other Works/Issues Port Fairy Bowls Club Redevelopment Asbestos removal has been completed and demolition is underway. Demolition is expected to be completed by the end of March. Re-drafting of the construction plans to include value add items to be completed and ready for construction by the end of March.

Wangoom Hall Building at Practical Completion and official opening being organised.

Hawkesdale Hall Building at Practical Completion and official opening being organised.

Illowa Hall Roof structural works are complete. Re-cladding including suspended ceiling and insulation nearing completion.

Woorndoo Recreation Reserve Netball Change Rooms Contractor works completed and pending issue of Certificate of Occupancy. Club to complete accessible car park and internal painting.

Hawkesdale Pool and Public Toilet Septic Works New pipeline installed from pool to block in Austin Street. Septic tank and effluent field installation commenced.



ADDITONAL ITEMS Words of Appreciation Phone call received from Customer Service regarding Hopkins Falls Toilets Cleanliness 20 February 2020 Steve from Bribie Island called to commend Council on the cleanliness of the Hopkins Falls toilets. He said he is traveling around Australia, and he found our toilets to be of a very clean standard and wanted me to pass this on.

Email received from Emergency Management Officer regarding Wooriwyrite and Kolora Fire Breaks - 13 February 2020 I have just been on the phone to Wooriwyrite CFA Captain.

He would like to pass on his thanks to your crews for the excellent job they did on the grading and slashing of fire breaks in the Wooriwyrite and Kolora brigade areas.

With these works they were able to successfully burn 20km of roadside in one day.

I also would like to thank you and your teams for the prompt action in completing the requests as they come through.

Phone call received from Customer Service regarding Purnim grass cutting - 26 February 2020 Sandro of Purnim called to compliment the works team on grass cutting in Purnim during the week. He commented that an incredible job had been done by the team on the past two occasions and advised the township is looking beautiful.
