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Monday, December 16, 2019
A snapshot from the City of Whyalla ordinary meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019.
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Emily Rawlings gave an update of YAC activities.
PUBLIC QUESTION TIME: A question from Brett Johnson were answered by Council CEO Chris Cowley.
CITY GROWTH
Ageing and Disability Advisory Group: A recommendation that Council receive and note the Ageing and Disability Advisory Group’s review, incorporate the strategies into Whyalla’s Regional Public Health Plan, thank the advisory group for their hard work and dissolve the group was carried.
CITY DEVELOPMENT
Upper Spencer Gulf Regional Assessment Plan: A recommendation that Council endorse the formation of an Upper Spencer Gulf Regional Assessment Panel, subject to Port August and Port Pirie Councils’ similarly ratifying, was carried.
CITY DEVELOPMENT
Community Grants: A recommendation that Council approve community funding, totalling $10,735 to the following groups: Weeroona Bay Football Club ($2400 for fencing); Whyalla Photography Group ($1135 for annual exhibition); Whyalla FM Public Broadcasting Association ($2400 for new equipment); United Way SA Inc ($2400 for books for ‘at risk’ children in Whyalla); St Vincent De Paul Society ($2400 safety entrance) was carried.
CITY DEVELOPMENT
Arts and Culture Hub: A recommendation that Council dedicate the use of the space at 3 Patterson Street (the old library) as an Arts and Culture Hub and refer the costs associated with its implementation to the 2020/2021 budget process was carried.
CITY DEVELOPMENT
Australia Day Award 2020: A recommendation that Council appoint Mayor Clare McLaughlin, councillors Rick Santucci, Tamy Pond, Jo Marshall and Irene Adair, immediate past Citizen of the Year Lesley Maxwell, immediate past Young Citizen of the Year Emily Rawlings and Council’s Director City Development Sam Bowman to the Australia Day Committee to judge nominations in the 2020 Australia Day Awards program was carried.
QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Flying the Aboriginal flag: Councillor Tamy Pond asked if the Aboriginal flag would be flown at Council’s office in future. Mayor Clare McLaughlin gave an undertaking that this would be discussed “sooner, rather than later” now that the Reconciliation Action Plan had been adopted.
NOTE: This a brief summary of the business conducted at the meeting. The exact minutes of the meeting will be available in the near future on the council website.
