September 3, 2024 • 18 mins
Here is the Mayor on Air from Friday 30th August. Mayor Shane Pitt tackled a question on why we don't have baby change and feeding facilities in Queenstown.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is Mere on air now with our man Shane
Pitt joining us in the studio this morning. You're a
busy man. Hard to track down mate.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yes, no, it's been a fair bit gone on the
last few weeks. But you know we got to fight
that fight, the fight for the West Coast out there
and about and yeah, the trip to camera.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Yes, it wasn't too bad.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
We we got to speak to a few of the
ministers over there. Wasn't able to meet the Minister pub Sik,
but you know we talked to Prime Minister as well,
and you know put made a lot of the ministers
aware of what you know what Macquarie Harbor, Yes, is
all about how big it is. Some of them weren't
even aware of the size of it, and how little
(00:42):
that the fish farms, you know, how much in footprint
they do have in the harbor. So it was great
to supply all that information and you know, open their
eyes about some of the some of the science that's
around the Marginia state as well. So it was a
great opportunity to think the word out there.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Well, the Premier has gone on the front foot. I
heard him talking yesterday on the news that if they
close it down here on the West coast. It'll be
a domino effect for all of Tazzy.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yeah, exactly what we said, or I said over in Camber.
You know, if they're only starting with McCrary Harborough, once
they get to cross the line with McCrary Harbor, then
they'll go for Empton Bay and then hu and Villas.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Well look top the Brunt. So you know, it's a
lot of employment out of the state thing.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
It is, and it's a lot of fish that we
rely on.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
You know, it's one of our I guess, one of
the healthiest foods that we've got available tours, apart from
veggies of course, but you know it's one of the
things we can't see. You know, we're struggling now to
supply enough food for our for the world's population.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
We lose lose more of this or.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
You know where these fish going to come from, and
you can't gram only we know at the moment. You know,
technology will improve and one day we may be able
to and the amount of issues we've got, well, we
can't have them out out on the West coast because
we're seventy meter waves there this morning.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Oh yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
That's the case. I imagine trying to work a fish
farm out and the wo.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Be going out there anytime alone on a day like.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Today, And like Pilot Bay is not not the big
area either, so you can't put them in there. And
you know other people, we've got other fish that in
that area as well. So you know, it's it's one
of them things that we need to keep working on.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
And you know, it's good to see that even.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
The the leader of the oppositions coming out now doing
winter and said that, you know that the the Labor
Party also supports.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
The salmon industry in Macquarie Harbor.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
That's great, it is good. It is good. Well, it's
been wild, wet and will E the sey have been
out in force and Tas Networks. It's certainly been a
busy week, there's no doubt about it.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, no, it has been, especially yesterday like these. Yeah,
the winds we had yesterday and and the rain and
the poor old TAZ Networks guys out there over at Zoom,
so Zoom was parts of Zoom was without power for
a fair bit of the day yesterday. Still got issues
with the generators over there. And I don't think they're
(03:25):
cutting the mustard with the total zoo township.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
But we'll see how that goes.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Well, I'll talk to TAZ Networks in the in the
coming days and see what see what the issue was
with that.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
But yeah, then guys.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Certainly do a tremendous job, TAZ Networks wise, and you
mentioned sees as well the amount of work that they've
done over the last couple of days as well with
the the damage that has been caused by these high winds.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
That we thank them all for what they're doing for
their hard work. Good job. All right, We've got a
question for this week, and Stephanie has asked this, why
are there no baby changing facilities at the park in
Queenstown and is there going to be some when the
new upgrades happen? And where in Queenstown can you change
(04:14):
a baby or feed in privacy? This is including the
weekend when the hub is not open.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Yeah, good question there, Skurve. And I guess with regard
to the change tables, so we used to have them
in the in the toilets in the park, but of
course vandalize, you know, they got vandalized all the time
to a point that they became dangerous, too dangerous for.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
People to use.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
And so management decided at the time to remove the tables,
the change tables out of the public toilets. So this
is right across the West coast this happened. So we
have all the new tables now that we locked the
toilets up of an evening, hopefully that will mitigate some
of the vandalism that does occur.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
I guess it's one of them things. You know, You've
got a young.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Mother here that wants to take their children to the
park and they need the change facilities, which we understand,
and that's why originally they are in there. But you know,
if people are going to vandalize them to make them unsafe,
well that's why they get.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
And it's just it's frustrating for these people because it's
a small minority of people that do it, and it
just upsets it for the rest of everybody who are
doing the right thing. I keep saying that, and I mean, yeah,
they need, of course, they need their privacy for this
sort of.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Thing, exactly right, mate. And you know we've had we've
seen in recent times. You know, we've had a fair
bit of backlash about the rates increase. Well a lot
of that's caused by a lot of this vandalism as well.
The amount of time, amount of vandalism costs that we
get as a counsel is astronomical, and you know that's
(05:57):
if we want to keep our rates low. Let's stop
this vandalism. Let's get out there and talk to these
people that are vanalyzing. And some of them, you know,
some our young children, but not all of them are
not children.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Some of them are adults as well.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
They're vandalizing some of our public property. So we need
to you know, if we can work as a group
as a team and try and stop this, I'm sure
that you'll make a difference to the bottom line.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Sure will. Yeah, let's just keep our fingers crossed because
it's just yeah, it's just one of those things that's frustrating.
All right. Yeah, we're talking to Mayor Shane Pitt this
morning for me on air. We've had a question answered.
I hope that answered the questions right for you there, Stephanie.
And we're moving on now with some other questions. First
(06:46):
of all, reminding us about the West Coast Community Plan
for two twenty thirty five and people have just got
to get in there and have their say.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Yeah, mate, no, and I guess it's an opportunity for
me to thank all them people that did turn up
to our community engagement workshop. You know, great the numbers
weren't the same as what we're in twenty fifteen, but
you know, the numbers we had was across all our communities.
You know, there were people there at our events, which
is great to see, and we certainly got some valuable
(07:18):
information from them community forum, so it was great to
see that. Then people that did turn up for and
the great discussions that they put on the table. So
it is something which you know, we need to make
sure that we get.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Everyone on board here and get everyone's.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Input into as many people as we can input into
the Community Plan twenty twenty five, twenty thirty five, sorry mate,
but you know, just community consultation is still open to
the thirteenth of February September.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Jees on Heaven Tubley today.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
That's all right.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Mate, Yeah, Friday, the thirteenth of September, So ployees, if
anyone wants to go online there too.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
To complete the survey.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Also, they can visit West Coast twenty thirty five dot
com dot au for more information and you know, get
a little bit of a feedback and some of the
frequently asked questions as well are in there.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
And we've also got some pop up sessions still happening.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Around around our towns as well, so you know, if
you see them out and about, just pop in and
have your say. And we did get a fair bit
of information from these pop ups as well, so they
were well attended, especially the one in Queenstown on the
first day of our consultation period. There was something like
ninety five people that were questioned on the day, so
(08:40):
it was great to see and you know, it's we
like to see that we get as much input as
possible and we've also been working with the schools to
make sure that we capture the views of our youth
as well, which we did in twenty fifteen, so ye know,
it is great.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
That's great to hear. Now, talking of things future, I
did catch up with the park Minister Nick Dagon on
the show early on this week about the upgrading of
the Horstile Falls, which is fantastic. It has also been
here recently for the next Iconic Walk.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Yeah, so yeah, we went up there to have a
look at the Horsetile for all the extensions of the
horse task falls Middlely. It was a bit wet and windy,
so we didn't get right up to the end of it.
He Minister dig and said, no, that's enough.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Not used to the weather.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
I was tald by my father. I thought he had
a little bit more now than that.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
As he said to him he was down here when
he had when he was on the fishing show, used
to quite often come down the lake Buram. I said,
you should be used to this weather, mate, and he
said he's a bit older since then. But it was great,
and you know they had parks and Wildlife had the
information session in Queenstown on Tuesday night, well Tuesday afternoon
(09:56):
and Tuesday night with regard to the next iconic work,
and we had a presentation at Council on the Tuesday
just before the first community consultation. And yeah, it looks
like it's a fantastic walk will be and some really high.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
End accommodation or hearts up there.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Yeah, so I think it's going to be equal to,
or if not better than the South Southwest Cape Track
and the Cape three Capes track walk and also.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
The overland track. So no, I can't wait to see it. Middlely.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
It's a little way off, so they're not they're thinking
twenty twenty nine before the track gets open, but they're
well on the way now. And yeah, so they should
start construction in the next year or so.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
Once all they've got all the.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
I guess all the plannings fin it completed, and all
their approvals are done, then they start building the track.
And given that they've only got a six month window
and more or less to build the track, that's why
it's taking so long to build it. Yeah, it's great
to see that these things are starting to happen there.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Sure, Yeah, no, we'll watch this space. It's absolutely fantastic
all right. Now. Of course, the West Coast Spirit Awards
are up for a nomination.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Yeah, so the twenty twenty four West Coast Volunteer and
Spirit Awards, which celebrates our volunteers and people, organizations and events.
They're making it outstanding contribution to the West Coast community.
We want to hear from people that want to nominate
these people or these organizations or an event even you know,
(11:38):
it's opened all these categories, so if you want to
nominate anyone, so you can contact Community Consultation at West
Coast dot TAZ, dot gov, dot au or drop into
the council office and receive an application form. So applications, sorry,
nominations close on the Friday, twenty tecond of November at
(12:01):
five pm, so a little way off.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
So we've got the.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Word out there early again this year because we want
to make sure that we capture as many of our
people out in the community.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
To do some tremendous work get recognized.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Yep, absolutely, I think it's fantastic love that sort of thing.
We're right a reminder of our expression of interest for
the removal of abatement nuisance.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Yeah, so that's still opened scurve O, so that that
closes Friday, the eleventh of October, So we're after, you know,
any expressions of interest to remove them.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
Fire risks around our community.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
It's getting that time of the year, but you know,
we see our natural growth start blooming around springtime, so
we need to make sure we keep on top of
that and especially if we get a middlely. We didn't
get the fire season last year that we're supposed to have,
but sooner or later we're going to get it. So
(13:00):
we need to be prepared and we need to make
sure that some of these are these properties out there
that have got the high grass and a lot of
fire risk. We need to make sure they're maintained. And
this is an opportunity for an organization or a business
to be out there to assist counsel in providing that
(13:21):
service to fix up some of these abatements that we
will certainly be putting out to these residents that don't
look after their properties, and not only residents, state government
as well. So we're one of our main targets every
year is to try and get Crown Lean is a
major issue around the West coast with our weeds and
(13:45):
also high grass and you know, hop fire risks, so
we'll make sure that we're again they are top of
the top of the table and we hit them as
well as you know, it's not just the residents that.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Were No, that's right, and I mean they generally do
the right thing, don't they.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
They do, they do. And you know that period of
our fire risk of Bateman area the services that we
need this operated to assist us with is between November
twenty twenty four and April twenty twenty five, so a
fair period of time there that we yeah, we need
to make sure that we get this right.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Absolutely just a reminder that next month we are turning
back on the parking meters.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
We are second of September, so not far off now
Queenstown Car Park at minor signing there and also the
Strong car Park and esp along adjacent to the slipway.
Yes ya, back on again on the second of September.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Great, and actually talking of that, just want to remind
listeners that there are some car parking spots that have
been reserved for people who attend the Queenstown Child and
Family Learning Center that just asked us to remind them
not to park there as there specifically for the people
using the center. And also it's great to see that
(15:05):
they were having a bus service from Rosebery through the
Queenstown for those who want to visit the center. So
that's great.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
Yeah, I think that's in partnership with the Roseberry School. Yeah,
it's great to see that our communities can work together
and yeah, which.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
Is what we want to see absolutely.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Hopefully one day we may see a into town bus
service across the west coast, which we tried a couple
of years ago. Now wasn't really success, but I think
you know, we're I guess the word wasn't really out
there then what was what was asked for there? And
we're hopefully that in the future we may be able
(15:48):
to keep that, keep that on the on the table
and work something out with regard to into town trains.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Absolutely, now I'm glad you're having this because so many
times I've heard in the last ages actually it incidents
involving dogs, yes, the place. So you're having a consultation.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Yeah, mate.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
So we're seeking community feedback on the changes to our
dog management policy which is up for renewal now or
for review. So as per section seven of the Dog
Control Act two thousand, we need to update or review
this quite often. Now is the time, so consideration will
(16:33):
be given to the feedback received before final acceptance of
the policy by Counsel. So we need to make sure
that you know, we enact for a period of five
years this policy. So the community feedback will be open
from twenty sixth of August and we'll close five pm Friday,
(16:53):
the thirteenth of September. It's a little bit of time there,
mate for people to get in and have they say
about the policy. So feedback in question should be submitted
to Council via community consultation at West Coast dot TAZ,
dot gov dot AU, or just drop into the council
office and talk to someone behind the desk and I'm
sure they'll be able to feel something in for him.
(17:15):
If people aren't computer savvy or even you know, they
just want to have their say, the opportunity there for
them to do.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Absolutely and please people, make sure your dog is well
secure and you're not there. We had a bit of
a tragedy early on this week where somebody's pet was
actually killed by a dog so once it was in
their backyard. So we don't want to hear that sort
of thing, and we don't want to hear dogs roaming
around the street because people's safety is you know, can
be put into question because you just don't know how
(17:47):
dogs are going to react.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
Oh exactly, mate, And I guess that's you know, maybe
myself I love dogs as well too. Yeah, everyone, you know,
everyone I think loves dog has got a little bit
of a passion for dogs. But when to make sure
we're doing the right thing when it comes absolutely after them.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
All right, Well that's it for this week. Yeah, we've
got a bit to talk about this morning. So that
was great, Thank you very much. Sir, look good to
see you in the studio and we'll catch up with
you next week.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Thanks gir.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
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This is Mere on air now with our man Shane
Pitt joining us in the studio this morning. You're a
busy man. Hard to track down mate.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yes, no, it's been a fair bit gone on the
last few weeks. But you know we got to fight
that fight, the fight for the West Coast out there
and about and yeah, the trip to camera.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
Yes, it wasn't too bad.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
We we got to speak to a few of the
ministers over there. Wasn't able to meet the Minister pub Sik,
but you know we talked to Prime Minister as well,
and you know put made a lot of the ministers
aware of what you know what Macquarie Harbor, Yes, is
all about how big it is. Some of them weren't
even aware of the size of it, and how little
(00:42):
that the fish farms, you know, how much in footprint
they do have in the harbor. So it was great
to supply all that information and you know, open their
eyes about some of the some of the science that's
around the Marginia state as well. So it was a
great opportunity to think the word out there.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
Well, the Premier has gone on the front foot. I
heard him talking yesterday on the news that if they
close it down here on the West coast. It'll be
a domino effect for all of Tazzy.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Yeah, exactly what we said, or I said over in Camber.
You know, if they're only starting with McCrary Harborough, once
they get to cross the line with McCrary Harbor, then
they'll go for Empton Bay and then hu and Villas.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Well look top the Brunt. So you know, it's a
lot of employment out of the state thing.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
It is, and it's a lot of fish that we
rely on.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
You know, it's one of our I guess, one of
the healthiest foods that we've got available tours, apart from
veggies of course, but you know it's one of the
things we can't see. You know, we're struggling now to
supply enough food for our for the world's population.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
We lose lose more of this or.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
You know where these fish going to come from, and
you can't gram only we know at the moment. You know,
technology will improve and one day we may be able
to and the amount of issues we've got, well, we
can't have them out out on the West coast because
we're seventy meter waves there this morning.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
Oh yeah, yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
That's the case. I imagine trying to work a fish
farm out and the wo.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Be going out there anytime alone on a day like.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Today, And like Pilot Bay is not not the big
area either, so you can't put them in there. And
you know other people, we've got other fish that in
that area as well. So you know, it's it's one
of them things that we need to keep working on.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
And you know, it's good to see that even.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
The the leader of the oppositions coming out now doing
winter and said that, you know that the the Labor
Party also supports.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
The salmon industry in Macquarie Harbor.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
That's great, it is good. It is good. Well, it's
been wild, wet and will E the sey have been
out in force and Tas Networks. It's certainly been a
busy week, there's no doubt about it.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, no, it has been, especially yesterday like these. Yeah,
the winds we had yesterday and and the rain and
the poor old TAZ Networks guys out there over at Zoom,
so Zoom was parts of Zoom was without power for
a fair bit of the day yesterday. Still got issues
with the generators over there. And I don't think they're
(03:25):
cutting the mustard with the total zoo township.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
But we'll see how that goes.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
Well, I'll talk to TAZ Networks in the in the
coming days and see what see what the issue was
with that.
Speaker 3 (03:37):
But yeah, then guys.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Certainly do a tremendous job, TAZ Networks wise, and you
mentioned sees as well the amount of work that they've
done over the last couple of days as well with
the the damage that has been caused by these high winds.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
That we thank them all for what they're doing for
their hard work. Good job. All right, We've got a
question for this week, and Stephanie has asked this, why
are there no baby changing facilities at the park in
Queenstown and is there going to be some when the
new upgrades happen? And where in Queenstown can you change
(04:14):
a baby or feed in privacy? This is including the
weekend when the hub is not open.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Yeah, good question there, Skurve. And I guess with regard
to the change tables, so we used to have them
in the in the toilets in the park, but of
course vandalize, you know, they got vandalized all the time
to a point that they became dangerous, too dangerous for.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
People to use.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
And so management decided at the time to remove the tables,
the change tables out of the public toilets. So this
is right across the West coast this happened. So we
have all the new tables now that we locked the
toilets up of an evening, hopefully that will mitigate some
of the vandalism that does occur.
Speaker 3 (05:00):
I guess it's one of them things. You know, You've
got a young.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Mother here that wants to take their children to the
park and they need the change facilities, which we understand,
and that's why originally they are in there. But you know,
if people are going to vandalize them to make them unsafe,
well that's why they get.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
And it's just it's frustrating for these people because it's
a small minority of people that do it, and it
just upsets it for the rest of everybody who are
doing the right thing. I keep saying that, and I mean, yeah,
they need, of course, they need their privacy for this
sort of.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Thing, exactly right, mate. And you know we've had we've
seen in recent times. You know, we've had a fair
bit of backlash about the rates increase. Well a lot
of that's caused by a lot of this vandalism as well.
The amount of time, amount of vandalism costs that we
get as a counsel is astronomical, and you know that's
(05:57):
if we want to keep our rates low. Let's stop
this vandalism. Let's get out there and talk to these
people that are vanalyzing. And some of them, you know,
some our young children, but not all of them are
not children.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
Some of them are adults as well.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
They're vandalizing some of our public property. So we need
to you know, if we can work as a group
as a team and try and stop this, I'm sure
that you'll make a difference to the bottom line.
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Sure will. Yeah, let's just keep our fingers crossed because
it's just yeah, it's just one of those things that's frustrating.
All right. Yeah, we're talking to Mayor Shane Pitt this
morning for me on air. We've had a question answered.
I hope that answered the questions right for you there, Stephanie.
And we're moving on now with some other questions. First
(06:46):
of all, reminding us about the West Coast Community Plan
for two twenty thirty five and people have just got
to get in there and have their say.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Yeah, mate, no, and I guess it's an opportunity for
me to thank all them people that did turn up
to our community engagement workshop. You know, great the numbers
weren't the same as what we're in twenty fifteen, but
you know, the numbers we had was across all our communities.
You know, there were people there at our events, which
is great to see, and we certainly got some valuable
(07:18):
information from them community forum, so it was great to
see that. Then people that did turn up for and
the great discussions that they put on the table. So
it is something which you know, we need to make
sure that we get.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
Everyone on board here and get everyone's.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
Input into as many people as we can input into
the Community Plan twenty twenty five, twenty thirty five, sorry mate,
but you know, just community consultation is still open to
the thirteenth of February September.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
Jees on Heaven Tubley today.
Speaker 1 (07:52):
That's all right.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Mate, Yeah, Friday, the thirteenth of September, So ployees, if
anyone wants to go online there too.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
To complete the survey.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
Also, they can visit West Coast twenty thirty five dot
com dot au for more information and you know, get
a little bit of a feedback and some of the
frequently asked questions as well are in there.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
And we've also got some pop up sessions still happening.
Speaker 2 (08:18):
Around around our towns as well, so you know, if
you see them out and about, just pop in and
have your say. And we did get a fair bit
of information from these pop ups as well, so they
were well attended, especially the one in Queenstown on the
first day of our consultation period. There was something like
ninety five people that were questioned on the day, so
(08:40):
it was great to see and you know, it's we
like to see that we get as much input as
possible and we've also been working with the schools to
make sure that we capture the views of our youth
as well, which we did in twenty fifteen, so ye know,
it is great.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
That's great to hear. Now, talking of things future, I
did catch up with the park Minister Nick Dagon on
the show early on this week about the upgrading of
the Horstile Falls, which is fantastic. It has also been
here recently for the next Iconic Walk.
Speaker 2 (09:11):
Yeah, so yeah, we went up there to have a
look at the Horsetile for all the extensions of the
horse task falls Middlely. It was a bit wet and windy,
so we didn't get right up to the end of it.
He Minister dig and said, no, that's enough.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Not used to the weather.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
I was tald by my father. I thought he had
a little bit more now than that.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
As he said to him he was down here when
he had when he was on the fishing show, used
to quite often come down the lake Buram. I said,
you should be used to this weather, mate, and he
said he's a bit older since then. But it was great,
and you know they had parks and Wildlife had the
information session in Queenstown on Tuesday night, well Tuesday afternoon
(09:56):
and Tuesday night with regard to the next iconic work,
and we had a presentation at Council on the Tuesday
just before the first community consultation. And yeah, it looks
like it's a fantastic walk will be and some really high.
Speaker 3 (10:13):
End accommodation or hearts up there.
Speaker 2 (10:17):
Yeah, so I think it's going to be equal to,
or if not better than the South Southwest Cape Track
and the Cape three Capes track walk and also.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
The overland track. So no, I can't wait to see it. Middlely.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
It's a little way off, so they're not they're thinking
twenty twenty nine before the track gets open, but they're
well on the way now. And yeah, so they should
start construction in the next year or so.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
Once all they've got all the.
Speaker 2 (10:53):
I guess all the plannings fin it completed, and all
their approvals are done, then they start building the track.
And given that they've only got a six month window
and more or less to build the track, that's why
it's taking so long to build it. Yeah, it's great
to see that these things are starting to happen there.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Sure, Yeah, no, we'll watch this space. It's absolutely fantastic
all right. Now. Of course, the West Coast Spirit Awards
are up for a nomination.
Speaker 2 (11:17):
Yeah, so the twenty twenty four West Coast Volunteer and
Spirit Awards, which celebrates our volunteers and people, organizations and events.
They're making it outstanding contribution to the West Coast community.
We want to hear from people that want to nominate
these people or these organizations or an event even you know,
(11:38):
it's opened all these categories, so if you want to
nominate anyone, so you can contact Community Consultation at West
Coast dot TAZ, dot gov, dot au or drop into
the council office and receive an application form. So applications, sorry,
nominations close on the Friday, twenty tecond of November at
(12:01):
five pm, so a little way off.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
So we've got the.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Word out there early again this year because we want
to make sure that we capture as many of our
people out in the community.
Speaker 3 (12:11):
To do some tremendous work get recognized.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
Yep, absolutely, I think it's fantastic love that sort of thing.
We're right a reminder of our expression of interest for
the removal of abatement nuisance.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Yeah, so that's still opened scurve O, so that that
closes Friday, the eleventh of October, So we're after, you know,
any expressions of interest to remove them.
Speaker 3 (12:38):
Fire risks around our community.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
It's getting that time of the year, but you know,
we see our natural growth start blooming around springtime, so
we need to make sure we keep on top of
that and especially if we get a middlely. We didn't
get the fire season last year that we're supposed to have,
but sooner or later we're going to get it. So
(13:00):
we need to be prepared and we need to make
sure that some of these are these properties out there
that have got the high grass and a lot of
fire risk. We need to make sure they're maintained. And
this is an opportunity for an organization or a business
to be out there to assist counsel in providing that
(13:21):
service to fix up some of these abatements that we
will certainly be putting out to these residents that don't
look after their properties, and not only residents, state government
as well. So we're one of our main targets every
year is to try and get Crown Lean is a
major issue around the West coast with our weeds and
(13:45):
also high grass and you know, hop fire risks, so
we'll make sure that we're again they are top of
the top of the table and we hit them as
well as you know, it's not just the residents that.
Speaker 1 (13:57):
Were No, that's right, and I mean they generally do
the right thing, don't they.
Speaker 2 (14:02):
They do, they do. And you know that period of
our fire risk of Bateman area the services that we
need this operated to assist us with is between November
twenty twenty four and April twenty twenty five, so a
fair period of time there that we yeah, we need
to make sure that we get this right.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Absolutely just a reminder that next month we are turning
back on the parking meters.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
We are second of September, so not far off now
Queenstown Car Park at minor signing there and also the
Strong car Park and esp along adjacent to the slipway.
Yes ya, back on again on the second of September.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Great, and actually talking of that, just want to remind
listeners that there are some car parking spots that have
been reserved for people who attend the Queenstown Child and
Family Learning Center that just asked us to remind them
not to park there as there specifically for the people
using the center. And also it's great to see that
(15:05):
they were having a bus service from Rosebery through the
Queenstown for those who want to visit the center. So
that's great.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
Yeah, I think that's in partnership with the Roseberry School. Yeah,
it's great to see that our communities can work together
and yeah, which.
Speaker 3 (15:23):
Is what we want to see absolutely.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Hopefully one day we may see a into town bus
service across the west coast, which we tried a couple
of years ago. Now wasn't really success, but I think
you know, we're I guess the word wasn't really out
there then what was what was asked for there? And
we're hopefully that in the future we may be able
(15:48):
to keep that, keep that on the on the table
and work something out with regard to into town trains.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Absolutely, now I'm glad you're having this because so many
times I've heard in the last ages actually it incidents
involving dogs, yes, the place. So you're having a consultation.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
Yeah, mate.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
So we're seeking community feedback on the changes to our
dog management policy which is up for renewal now or
for review. So as per section seven of the Dog
Control Act two thousand, we need to update or review
this quite often. Now is the time, so consideration will
(16:33):
be given to the feedback received before final acceptance of
the policy by Counsel. So we need to make sure
that you know, we enact for a period of five
years this policy. So the community feedback will be open
from twenty sixth of August and we'll close five pm Friday,
(16:53):
the thirteenth of September. It's a little bit of time there,
mate for people to get in and have they say
about the policy. So feedback in question should be submitted
to Council via community consultation at West Coast dot TAZ,
dot gov dot AU, or just drop into the council
office and talk to someone behind the desk and I'm
sure they'll be able to feel something in for him.
(17:15):
If people aren't computer savvy or even you know, they
just want to have their say, the opportunity there for
them to do.
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Absolutely and please people, make sure your dog is well
secure and you're not there. We had a bit of
a tragedy early on this week where somebody's pet was
actually killed by a dog so once it was in
their backyard. So we don't want to hear that sort
of thing, and we don't want to hear dogs roaming
around the street because people's safety is you know, can
be put into question because you just don't know how
(17:47):
dogs are going to react.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
Oh exactly, mate, And I guess that's you know, maybe
myself I love dogs as well too. Yeah, everyone, you know,
everyone I think loves dog has got a little bit
of a passion for dogs. But when to make sure
we're doing the right thing when it comes absolutely after them.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
All right, Well that's it for this week. Yeah, we've
got a bit to talk about this morning. So that
was great, Thank you very much. Sir, look good to
see you in the studio and we'll catch up with
you next week.
Speaker 3 (18:12):
Thanks gir.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
No worries, mate, no worries at all. Mayor H. Pitt
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