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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And good morning. It is now time for this week's
edition of The Mayor on Air and joining us in
the studio this morning, it's a very good morning to
our Mayor, Shank Pitt. Hello mate, Yeah, how are you going, sir?
Not too bad for a friday over the weather, but
you know what can.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
We do exactly? Yes, she's not a real good day
out there.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
No, but the Bureau says, you know, with the winds
and that sort of thing, it's not as severe, so
we should be grateful for that. And I think things
are starting to normalize a little bit. I'm not sure
how many people have power out to just steal this.
I think this might be a few. I'm not sure.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
I think we're pretty pretty good on the West coast now.
So the Test Network boys have been here and also
other contractors. Yeah, given the amount of work they had
to do here on the West Coast and right across Tassi,
they brought in some extra help with zin if we're
here and on during the week repairing the power supply
(00:55):
to zone. They lost that a few times in Zeno
and yeah, there was certainly certainly a lot going on. Yeah,
around Zoon and Strawn especially, and even Queenstown, Rosebery Copter
in some isolated areas.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Yeah, we had our internet off when we got home
on Sunday. We didn't get the power off. Well, we
were not while we were here anyway, so we're grateful
for that. Because we have a seapet machinet. I wouldn't
be able to use it, wouldn't get any sleep. But anyway,
it was all good. But what a mammoth task though
for them.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Oh exactly. And you talk about the internet. NBN had
issues up on Mount Reed. They lost the power up
there and that to take a generator in because their
other generator failed as well. And yeah, and the snow
up there was trying to tower a trailer up there
with a generator on.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
It took them a little bit bit of time.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
And they've got the NBN back up and running in.
They still got issues down at Strawn which are rectifying.
They're trying to get that organized as well. But you know,
it's I guess.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
It's one of them things.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
The weathers certainly can play some havoc on us at times.
And your mother Nat sure, she's oh, yeah, one of
them things.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
That's all. We can't do anything.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Exactly, but we do thank the people for the workers
for doing what they're doing, and I hope they are
well looked after now as well, because it's been a
pretty torrid time for them out in the ground, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
Yeah. Yeah, it has networks and you also look at
the storn Away guys clearing the roads as well, so
in there it's been a mammoth taste for them guys
over the and girls over the last the week and
a half.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
So yeah, hopefully it things settled in a little bit.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Yeah, let's hope. So it looks like it has. So
that's the good news. All right.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Well let's move on.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
And you had your counsel meeting recently.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Yeah, so a't a couple of couple of tuesdays ago now,
but certainly some a lot of information and was discussed
at the meeting.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So there was a.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Question I noticed for from Counselor McKay with regard to
the new Strawn playground down there were still still haven't
got the water feature going down there at the playground,
which was a little bit of disappointing, but we're still
liaising with it was TAZ water to try and get
that rectified. It is a TAZ water issue at the moment,
(03:22):
but hopefully we'll be able to get that up and
running as soon as possible there, especially for the summer
months when they come around. So yeah, we also had
a motion on notice from Councilor Ivaniki regarding the Hydro
community grants program.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Yeah, so it's been since twenty seventeen that any West
Coast community organizations were successful with a grand application, so
you know, it was a little bit disappointing to hear that,
and Counselor Ivaniki certainly had a very good information with
regard to that motion, so that was that was great.
(03:57):
And you know, we're apart from the two fishing comps
here on the West Coast, at the hydro sponsor, we
haven't seen a lot since twenty seventeen when they sponsored
the Roseberry neighborhood house. So we've reached out to them
to see get a little bit more information on how
their grants program works. And given that the West Coast
(04:18):
twenty five percent of the Tasmania's energy comes out of
the West Coast, we'd like to see a little bit
more back to the West Coast for our community organizations.
And you know, I guess people would have seen in
the rate notices recently about us trying to.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Trying to get a little bit.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
More out of the hydro for the our whole community,
because you know, it's one of these things. They are
a Tasmanian government business, so we believe that they probably
should put a little bit more back.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Into the community. We look at what Granville Wind Farm.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Does with their community greens, yeah program, that's tremendous for
the community. And they also pay even though they regulations
date to say they have to pay rates, they pay
rates as well.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
So you know, and the minds too. They're incredibly generous,
aren't they.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
They are exactly right, mate. So yeah, so we'll keep
working with that. And I guess this is There's a
couple of things that we talked about also at the
council meeting, and one was a letter of support for
a local group in Queenstown who are applying for stream
one of the Regional Precincts and Parch Partnership Program, which
(05:26):
is a federally funded program to build shared walkways and
mountain bike trails here on the West in Queens around Queenstown.
So that you know, it highlights how how some.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Of our.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Community people think about the West Coast and they're happy
to assist with doing some of these projects that this
one come out of our walk strategy that was developed
a year or so ago. So it's great to see
that the community groups are picking these up moving forward
with them so that it's not just a bit of
(06:04):
paper that sits on the shelf and doesn't get any traction.
It's good to see that we've got organizations and people
looking at at.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
This absolutely actually just on that. Has there been anything
lately about the proposal that I think or maybe a
year or ago that was put about having the chairlift up
going up to Mount Owen? Has that sort of died
down a little bit? Because I was having a chat
with somebody about that the other day and an online
on social media it's people around the West Coast seed
(06:34):
to be all for it.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, no, it has gone to be quiet, mate.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
I'm not sure what's going on with that with the proponent,
whether they've just gone into hibernation at the moment and
waiting to see what comes of it. But yeah, there
was discussions around because part of it is on the
mining lease there and there needs to be a better
work done around that with the mining company as well,
but hopefully that all in the long run will come
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to fruition because you be a great tourist.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Attraction up there on Mount O and it certainly will.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Yeah, a couple other things that we discussed around the
Tuller Trial update, which is a trial around late Rosebury.
There is a bit of a one there now, but
there needs to be some upgrades on that, so we've
we've made a decision at the council meaning to take
ownership of that now to move it forward.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
It was a project that the.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Hydro we're looking at through the Progress Association over there,
but that all fell through and the Hydro has pulled out.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
So we've decided that we'll we'll.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Take that on and try and seek funding from industry
and grand Opportunities to progress that project because we see
that it fits into our mountain bike strategy as well
so in our walk strategy. So it's yeah, you know,
it's one of the things that you would have been
nice to see the Hydro keep going with that project,
(07:58):
but we can't see that not happen because it's one
it will give something to Tuller that's much needed over
there in Tuller and it's a great great view.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
The walk that says so far is tremendous.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
You know, you get to walk along the edge of
Lake Rosebury and hopefully this will be extended further and
into the rest of the Tuller area there and also
over in zon So another organization, Zone Thrives, is looking
at doing some work around the spray tunnel.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Oh, yeah, which is great. So we've.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Approved for them to put in the DA application which
is what they've asked for, and also approve a list
of inkine requirements from Council for the project. So no,
it's great to see that these organizations are stepping up
and assisting with some of these tourist attractions in our communities.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
And that will be great for that icon over there
in Zoo.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Absolutely, actually, you know, it would be really cool. I
don't know how good the walk the walking is around
from Trial Harbor around to Tasman River. Is there a
good track around there? I mean, those sort of things
would be great to be developed, but that's parks and wildlife,
so we can't really you know, there's not a lot
we can do at this stage, is there.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Oh, we can advocate for it by all means, and
were quite often are advocating with parks and wildlife.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
So we had.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Minister digging down here recently and discussed and some of
these things we're discussed about. You know, how I guess
parks and wildlife have more or less the numbers of
rangers on the West Coast have diminished over the years,
and the local office has moved and we've still got
office in straw and in a workshop area in Queenstown,
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but we had a lot bigger presence of parks and
wildlife here on the West Coast in the past with
a regional office here which has now moved to Alveston,
which is disappointing, but we will continue to advocat and
we did the highlight like that with the Minister that
you know, we want to see the parks and wildlife
back here on the ground in numbers. We're right on
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the edge of the World Heritage Area here. We need
to look after that and the number of ranges that
we've got here on the West Coast at the moment
probably doesn't allow them to do that. And it's hard
for them ranges that are here to be doing everything,
and especially with the next iconic walk around the corner,
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you know, they're going to need more ranges here on
the ground, so we've promoted that with the minister and
hopefully he'll take that back to the office and discuss
that with the bureaucrats and see what comes of it.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
But we certainly do.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Advocate quite often about the West Coast and the lack
of services we've got here with our ministers, so they're
quite aware.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Of what's going on.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
And yeah, but you know, I guess, like everything, it
takes time to work through these things as well.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Absolutely, all right, No questions asked about rates at the meeting,
No mate, No, No, that's surprising really, but anyway.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
No, just we had a letter from the Hydra about
the letter we did put in the rates. You know,
they were a bit disappointed, but you know, everything was
in that letter was true. Of course it always is.
But you know, when we've we had the figures there,
what they've what they've donated to the West Coast and
over the last seven years has about fifteen thousand dollars,
(11:30):
which you know for a bigger organization like that, and
it's not a great deal of money that they've offered
for different things. So you know, we'll keep advocating that
we'd like to see the Hydro pay rates for their assets.
They do pay some rates of course, because of their
housing and their workshop, et cetera in taller over there.
(11:56):
But yeah, I think there's a lot more opportunity for
us to gauge a little bit more out of it.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
And it's not it's not just the higher it's there.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
They are a state government organization, so they can push
the government in this fact as well.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
So absolutely, and it's there on air with our Mayor
Shae Pitt this morning, we've talked about the council meeting.
Let's now go on to other things. And it seems
that at least part of the Queenstown Gym is now
open again.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Yes, yes, so part of that's open. Mate.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
We've still got a section of the roof which has collapsed,
which we're working through at the moment to see how
we go about repairing that. But yeah, so the gym,
part of the squash and fitness center is open.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
There was some talk during the closure. I noticed that
somebody suggested, why can't we move all the equipment somewhere else?
I mean it's probably not as easy as that. You
need the place available to start off with.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
Yes, and you know, it probably would have taken longer
to move the equipment to somewhere else and what it
would have been just to make sure that the that
the rest of the building is safe.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So and by the time you did it as well,
you'd probably the GiB will be open as well. Yeah,
because it took it hasn't been shut for that long,
I don't think.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
No, No, it was only over the period that we
had the bad weather anyway. So yeah, I know it's
one of them things that unfortunate, but we'll work through
that and hopefully get that the roof repaired above the
squash courts and have that open as well. And that
area that has collapsed above the squash courts is the
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old section of the squash cartright which we're looking at
turning part of that into the rock climbing wall anyway.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
All right, Yeah, okay, yep, no worries, all right. The
West Coast Community Plan, of course, we're still seeking expressions
of interests or opinions on that.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Yeah, So the community consultation is open till next Friday,
thirteenth or September, And I'd just like to thank everyone
that did turn up to the community workshops and also
the pop ups that are being happening around our community
as well. So there's been a tremendous turnout to them
events and it's great to see that the community is
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putting forward some ideas or what they want to see
in the next ten years on the West Coast.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Thanks to everyone with regard to that.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Yes, well done, excellent, that's great to hear. All right,
excuse me, the West Coast Spirit Awards.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
Yeah, so there's it's open now for applications or nominations, sorry,
till five pm Friday, the twenty second of November, So
we're out early this year's scurvo. Normally it doesn't come
out quite this early, but we haven't. You know, we'd
like to see as many people as possible nominated for
the award. It's an opportunity for us to celebrate the people,
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organization and events in our community and do a lot
lot for our community. So yeah, please, if you want
to nominate someone, Tech Council Community Consultation at West Coast
dot TAZ dot gov dot AU will drop into the
office and pick up an application for him.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
All right. And we got some roadworks on the Zeene
Highway between the Merchants and Highway turn off and Hinty
Main Road. I think they will probably would have been
stopped for now. I know part of the Sea and
Highways I think has been closed anyway. But yeah, it's
obviously ongoing.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Yeah, no, this is great, great news. Finally, it's taken
a while. We've advocated for this for some years now
and some elections ago. So this is something which we're
able to get the state government to do. You know,
this is what council does. We advocate for the West
Coast do. We advocate to get these roads done. A
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lot of people would have seen the Merchants and Highway
on the northern side of Taller. Okay, it wasn't really
good in the end in some parts. We've still got
a lot of podoles, et cetera.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
In that area.
Speaker 3 (16:01):
But you know, at least they listen to what we needed.
You know, we've also gone back to them with regard
to some of their standards that they they do. I
guess with some of these projects what ends happening. But
if you look at the one at Strawn, they took
a lot of notice on board and knew some of
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our local rock around this area, which is you know,
which we know works in the area rather than bring
it from down from the northwest coast that you know,
they don't have the rain that we have down here.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
But even so, I mean they've just done road works
down at least they've been been working on that for
the last year. And now these potholes everywhere down there
as well. So I mean, I don't like to be critical,
but honestly, yeah, I think it's the techniques, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
It is?
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Yeah, And you talk about that that's part of the
Zoom Highway there, Well, shores have been there working on that.
They stopped for the winter, but they'll be starting back
up in in late September and hopefully that'll continue through
to the to the complete that in twenty twenty five.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
But that's part of this project. And then we've also.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Got from Stit River Bridge through to the Hindi Main raidoes. Yeah,
it's a great, great lot of work going on and
hopefully Yeah, no, it makes that area, especially around betweenty
River and the zan And turn off there. There is
a lot of area there that need some work, especially
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around Tunnel Hill there. So it's great to see that
they're spending that money on the West Coast that they've
earmarked some elections ago now, so there's close to twenty
million dollars that they'll be spending on that area. So
we should see some great outcomes.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Excellent.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
All right.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Finally, positions vacant or one position vacant, I should say.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
Yeah, so we've got a team member facilities in Queenstown,
we've got a municipal employee town maintenance, queens Down by
two and money in Rosebury sidered a few positions there mate.
So yeah, so if anyone's interested again, that closes next
Friday thirteenth or September. But if you require any further
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information on any of them vacant positions, please go on
to the website at www dot West Coast dot TAZ
dot gov dot au. And if you're willing wishing to
apply for the job, please for an application for employment
and a resume of careers at West Coast dot TAZ
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dot gov dot au. All mail it to PO Box
sixty three, Queens Down.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
All right, Well that's it, Thank you very much as
always me a shanepit for your time and have a
good weekend. Are you off anywhere this weekend?
Speaker 2 (18:50):
On this weekend? For a change.
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Okay, yeah, but yeah, hopefully all residents in stay indoors
and stay safe over the over.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
The weekend and that's yeah.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
Well it's good to see that we're not we haven't
got the winds, so yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
Well, I can handle the rain, but the winds are.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
Yeah, that's that's the biggest issue. Yeah all right, okay,
well thanks mate. We'll talk to you next week.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
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And good morning. It is now time for this week's
edition of The Mayor on Air and joining us in
the studio this morning, it's a very good morning to
our Mayor, Shank Pitt. Hello mate, Yeah, how are you going, sir?
Not too bad for a friday over the weather, but
you know what can.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
We do exactly? Yes, she's not a real good day
out there.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
No, but the Bureau says, you know, with the winds
and that sort of thing, it's not as severe, so
we should be grateful for that. And I think things
are starting to normalize a little bit. I'm not sure
how many people have power out to just steal this.
I think this might be a few. I'm not sure.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
I think we're pretty pretty good on the West coast now.
So the Test Network boys have been here and also
other contractors. Yeah, given the amount of work they had
to do here on the West Coast and right across Tassi,
they brought in some extra help with zin if we're
here and on during the week repairing the power supply
(00:55):
to zone. They lost that a few times in Zeno
and yeah, there was certainly certainly a lot going on. Yeah,
around Zoon and Strawn especially, and even Queenstown, Rosebery Copter
in some isolated areas.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Yeah, we had our internet off when we got home
on Sunday. We didn't get the power off. Well, we
were not while we were here anyway, so we're grateful
for that. Because we have a seapet machinet. I wouldn't
be able to use it, wouldn't get any sleep. But anyway,
it was all good. But what a mammoth task though
for them.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Oh exactly. And you talk about the internet. NBN had
issues up on Mount Reed. They lost the power up
there and that to take a generator in because their
other generator failed as well. And yeah, and the snow
up there was trying to tower a trailer up there
with a generator on.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
It took them a little bit bit of time.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
And they've got the NBN back up and running in.
They still got issues down at Strawn which are rectifying.
They're trying to get that organized as well. But you know,
it's I guess.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
It's one of them things.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
The weathers certainly can play some havoc on us at times.
And your mother Nat sure, she's oh, yeah, one of
them things.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
That's all. We can't do anything.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
Exactly, but we do thank the people for the workers
for doing what they're doing, and I hope they are
well looked after now as well, because it's been a
pretty torrid time for them out in the ground, isn't it.
Speaker 3 (02:24):
Yeah. Yeah, it has networks and you also look at
the storn Away guys clearing the roads as well, so
in there it's been a mammoth taste for them guys
over the and girls over the last the week and
a half.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
So yeah, hopefully it things settled in a little bit.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Yeah, let's hope. So it looks like it has. So
that's the good news. All right.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Well let's move on.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
And you had your counsel meeting recently.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Yeah, so a't a couple of couple of tuesdays ago now,
but certainly some a lot of information and was discussed
at the meeting.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So there was a.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Question I noticed for from Counselor McKay with regard to
the new Strawn playground down there were still still haven't
got the water feature going down there at the playground,
which was a little bit of disappointing, but we're still
liaising with it was TAZ water to try and get
that rectified. It is a TAZ water issue at the moment,
(03:22):
but hopefully we'll be able to get that up and
running as soon as possible there, especially for the summer
months when they come around. So yeah, we also had
a motion on notice from Councilor Ivaniki regarding the Hydro
community grants program.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Yep.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Yeah, so it's been since twenty seventeen that any West
Coast community organizations were successful with a grand application, so
you know, it was a little bit disappointing to hear that,
and Counselor Ivaniki certainly had a very good information with
regard to that motion, so that was that was great.
(03:57):
And you know, we're apart from the two fishing comps
here on the West Coast, at the hydro sponsor, we
haven't seen a lot since twenty seventeen when they sponsored
the Roseberry neighborhood house. So we've reached out to them
to see get a little bit more information on how
their grants program works. And given that the West Coast
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twenty five percent of the Tasmania's energy comes out of
the West Coast, we'd like to see a little bit
more back to the West Coast for our community organizations.
And you know, I guess people would have seen in
the rate notices recently about us trying to.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Trying to get a little bit.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
More out of the hydro for the our whole community,
because you know, it's one of these things. They are
a Tasmanian government business, so we believe that they probably
should put a little bit more back.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Into the community. We look at what Granville Wind Farm.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Does with their community greens, yeah program, that's tremendous for
the community. And they also pay even though they regulations
date to say they have to pay rates, they pay
rates as well.
Speaker 1 (05:03):
So you know, and the minds too. They're incredibly generous,
aren't they.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
They are exactly right, mate. So yeah, so we'll keep
working with that. And I guess this is There's a
couple of things that we talked about also at the
council meeting, and one was a letter of support for
a local group in Queenstown who are applying for stream
one of the Regional Precincts and Parch Partnership Program, which
(05:26):
is a federally funded program to build shared walkways and
mountain bike trails here on the West in Queens around Queenstown.
So that you know, it highlights how how some.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Of our.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Community people think about the West Coast and they're happy
to assist with doing some of these projects that this
one come out of our walk strategy that was developed
a year or so ago. So it's great to see
that the community groups are picking these up moving forward
with them so that it's not just a bit of
(06:04):
paper that sits on the shelf and doesn't get any traction.
It's good to see that we've got organizations and people
looking at at.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
This absolutely actually just on that. Has there been anything
lately about the proposal that I think or maybe a
year or ago that was put about having the chairlift up
going up to Mount Owen? Has that sort of died
down a little bit? Because I was having a chat
with somebody about that the other day and an online
on social media it's people around the West Coast seed
(06:34):
to be all for it.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Yeah, no, it has gone to be quiet, mate.
Speaker 3 (06:37):
I'm not sure what's going on with that with the proponent,
whether they've just gone into hibernation at the moment and
waiting to see what comes of it. But yeah, there
was discussions around because part of it is on the
mining lease there and there needs to be a better
work done around that with the mining company as well,
but hopefully that all in the long run will come
(06:58):
to fruition because you be a great tourist.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Attraction up there on Mount O and it certainly will.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
Yeah, a couple other things that we discussed around the
Tuller Trial update, which is a trial around late Rosebury.
There is a bit of a one there now, but
there needs to be some upgrades on that, so we've
we've made a decision at the council meaning to take
ownership of that now to move it forward.
Speaker 2 (07:25):
It was a project that the.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Hydro we're looking at through the Progress Association over there,
but that all fell through and the Hydro has pulled out.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
So we've decided that we'll we'll.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
Take that on and try and seek funding from industry
and grand Opportunities to progress that project because we see
that it fits into our mountain bike strategy as well
so in our walk strategy. So it's yeah, you know,
it's one of the things that you would have been
nice to see the Hydro keep going with that project,
(07:58):
but we can't see that not happen because it's one
it will give something to Tuller that's much needed over
there in Tuller and it's a great great view.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
The walk that says so far is tremendous.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
You know, you get to walk along the edge of
Lake Rosebury and hopefully this will be extended further and
into the rest of the Tuller area there and also
over in zon So another organization, Zone Thrives, is looking
at doing some work around the spray tunnel.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Oh, yeah, which is great. So we've.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Approved for them to put in the DA application which
is what they've asked for, and also approve a list
of inkine requirements from Council for the project. So no,
it's great to see that these organizations are stepping up
and assisting with some of these tourist attractions in our communities.
Speaker 2 (08:51):
And that will be great for that icon over there
in Zoo.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Absolutely, actually, you know, it would be really cool. I
don't know how good the walk the walking is around
from Trial Harbor around to Tasman River. Is there a
good track around there? I mean, those sort of things
would be great to be developed, but that's parks and wildlife,
so we can't really you know, there's not a lot
we can do at this stage, is there.
Speaker 3 (09:14):
Oh, we can advocate for it by all means, and
were quite often are advocating with parks and wildlife.
Speaker 2 (09:20):
So we had.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Minister digging down here recently and discussed and some of
these things we're discussed about. You know, how I guess
parks and wildlife have more or less the numbers of
rangers on the West Coast have diminished over the years,
and the local office has moved and we've still got
office in straw and in a workshop area in Queenstown,
(09:44):
but we had a lot bigger presence of parks and
wildlife here on the West Coast in the past with
a regional office here which has now moved to Alveston,
which is disappointing, but we will continue to advocat and
we did the highlight like that with the Minister that
you know, we want to see the parks and wildlife
back here on the ground in numbers. We're right on
(10:08):
the edge of the World Heritage Area here. We need
to look after that and the number of ranges that
we've got here on the West Coast at the moment
probably doesn't allow them to do that. And it's hard
for them ranges that are here to be doing everything,
and especially with the next iconic walk around the corner,
(10:30):
you know, they're going to need more ranges here on
the ground, so we've promoted that with the minister and
hopefully he'll take that back to the office and discuss
that with the bureaucrats and see what comes of it.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
But we certainly do.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Advocate quite often about the West Coast and the lack
of services we've got here with our ministers, so they're
quite aware.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Of what's going on.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
And yeah, but you know, I guess, like everything, it
takes time to work through these things as well.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Absolutely, all right, No questions asked about rates at the meeting,
No mate, No, No, that's surprising really, but anyway.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
No, just we had a letter from the Hydra about
the letter we did put in the rates. You know,
they were a bit disappointed, but you know, everything was
in that letter was true. Of course it always is.
But you know, when we've we had the figures there,
what they've what they've donated to the West Coast and
over the last seven years has about fifteen thousand dollars,
(11:30):
which you know for a bigger organization like that, and
it's not a great deal of money that they've offered
for different things. So you know, we'll keep advocating that
we'd like to see the Hydro pay rates for their assets.
They do pay some rates of course, because of their
housing and their workshop, et cetera in taller over there.
(11:56):
But yeah, I think there's a lot more opportunity for
us to gauge a little bit more out of it.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
And it's not it's not just the higher it's there.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
They are a state government organization, so they can push
the government in this fact as well.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
So absolutely, and it's there on air with our Mayor
Shae Pitt this morning, we've talked about the council meeting.
Let's now go on to other things. And it seems
that at least part of the Queenstown Gym is now
open again.
Speaker 2 (12:24):
Yes, yes, so part of that's open. Mate.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
We've still got a section of the roof which has collapsed,
which we're working through at the moment to see how
we go about repairing that. But yeah, so the gym,
part of the squash and fitness center is open.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
There was some talk during the closure. I noticed that
somebody suggested, why can't we move all the equipment somewhere else?
I mean it's probably not as easy as that. You
need the place available to start off with.
Speaker 3 (12:51):
Yes, and you know, it probably would have taken longer
to move the equipment to somewhere else and what it
would have been just to make sure that the that
the rest of the building is safe.
Speaker 1 (13:02):
So and by the time you did it as well,
you'd probably the GiB will be open as well. Yeah,
because it took it hasn't been shut for that long,
I don't think.
Speaker 3 (13:12):
No, No, it was only over the period that we
had the bad weather anyway. So yeah, I know it's
one of them things that unfortunate, but we'll work through
that and hopefully get that the roof repaired above the
squash courts and have that open as well. And that
area that has collapsed above the squash courts is the
(13:32):
old section of the squash cartright which we're looking at
turning part of that into the rock climbing wall anyway.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
All right, Yeah, okay, yep, no worries, all right. The
West Coast Community Plan, of course, we're still seeking expressions
of interests or opinions on that.
Speaker 3 (13:49):
Yeah, So the community consultation is open till next Friday,
thirteenth or September, And I'd just like to thank everyone
that did turn up to the community workshops and also
the pop ups that are being happening around our community
as well. So there's been a tremendous turnout to them
events and it's great to see that the community is
(14:10):
putting forward some ideas or what they want to see
in the next ten years on the West Coast.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Thanks to everyone with regard to that.
Speaker 1 (14:19):
Yes, well done, excellent, that's great to hear. All right,
excuse me, the West Coast Spirit Awards.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
Yeah, so there's it's open now for applications or nominations, sorry,
till five pm Friday, the twenty second of November, So
we're out early this year's scurvo. Normally it doesn't come
out quite this early, but we haven't. You know, we'd
like to see as many people as possible nominated for
the award. It's an opportunity for us to celebrate the people,
(14:49):
organization and events in our community and do a lot
lot for our community. So yeah, please, if you want
to nominate someone, Tech Council Community Consultation at West Coast
dot TAZ dot gov dot AU will drop into the
office and pick up an application for him.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
All right. And we got some roadworks on the Zeene
Highway between the Merchants and Highway turn off and Hinty
Main Road. I think they will probably would have been
stopped for now. I know part of the Sea and
Highways I think has been closed anyway. But yeah, it's
obviously ongoing.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Yeah, no, this is great, great news. Finally, it's taken
a while. We've advocated for this for some years now
and some elections ago. So this is something which we're
able to get the state government to do. You know,
this is what council does. We advocate for the West
Coast do. We advocate to get these roads done. A
(15:45):
lot of people would have seen the Merchants and Highway
on the northern side of Taller. Okay, it wasn't really
good in the end in some parts. We've still got
a lot of podoles, et cetera.
Speaker 2 (16:00):
In that area.
Speaker 3 (16:01):
But you know, at least they listen to what we needed.
You know, we've also gone back to them with regard
to some of their standards that they they do. I
guess with some of these projects what ends happening. But
if you look at the one at Strawn, they took
a lot of notice on board and knew some of
(16:22):
our local rock around this area, which is you know,
which we know works in the area rather than bring
it from down from the northwest coast that you know,
they don't have the rain that we have down here.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
But even so, I mean they've just done road works
down at least they've been been working on that for
the last year. And now these potholes everywhere down there
as well. So I mean, I don't like to be critical,
but honestly, yeah, I think it's the techniques, isn't it.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
It is?
Speaker 3 (16:50):
Yeah, And you talk about that that's part of the
Zoom Highway there, Well, shores have been there working on that.
They stopped for the winter, but they'll be starting back
up in in late September and hopefully that'll continue through
to the to the complete that in twenty twenty five.
Speaker 2 (17:07):
But that's part of this project. And then we've also.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
Got from Stit River Bridge through to the Hindi Main raidoes. Yeah,
it's a great, great lot of work going on and
hopefully Yeah, no, it makes that area, especially around betweenty
River and the zan And turn off there. There is
a lot of area there that need some work, especially
(17:31):
around Tunnel Hill there. So it's great to see that
they're spending that money on the West Coast that they've
earmarked some elections ago now, so there's close to twenty
million dollars that they'll be spending on that area. So
we should see some great outcomes.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
Excellent.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
All right.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Finally, positions vacant or one position vacant, I should say.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
Yeah, so we've got a team member facilities in Queenstown,
we've got a municipal employee town maintenance, queens Down by
two and money in Rosebury sidered a few positions there mate.
So yeah, so if anyone's interested again, that closes next
Friday thirteenth or September. But if you require any further
(18:15):
information on any of them vacant positions, please go on
to the website at www dot West Coast dot TAZ
dot gov dot au. And if you're willing wishing to
apply for the job, please for an application for employment
and a resume of careers at West Coast dot TAZ
(18:36):
dot gov dot au. All mail it to PO Box
sixty three, Queens Down.
Speaker 1 (18:41):
All right, Well that's it, Thank you very much as
always me a shanepit for your time and have a
good weekend. Are you off anywhere this weekend?
Speaker 2 (18:50):
On this weekend? For a change.
Speaker 3 (18:51):
Okay, yeah, but yeah, hopefully all residents in stay indoors
and stay safe over the over.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
The weekend and that's yeah.
Speaker 3 (19:02):
Well it's good to see that we're not we haven't
got the winds, so yeah, exactly.
Speaker 2 (19:06):
Well, I can handle the rain, but the winds are.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
Yeah, that's that's the biggest issue. Yeah all right, okay,
well thanks mate. We'll talk to you next week.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Good on yet this has been there on air for
another week, and we'll be uploading today's addition onto our
website shortly for you to listen to again. News coming
up next. This is Poison Now.
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