Plans on public exhibition

The draft 2018-2019 Operating Plan for Kempsey Shire Council includes investment next financial year of more than $10 million on refurbishing the roads and bridges network, along with millions of dollars of spending in sewerage and water management infrastructure.

The draft Operating Plan listing the activities, projects and ongoing services that Council will deliver in the coming financial year, is on public exhibition during April. Also, on exhibition is the Long Term Financial Plan and the proposed Fees and Charges for the 2018-2019 year.

Visit Council Customer Services to view a copy or go to yoursay.macleay.nsw.gov.au/18-19plans 

Submissions close on Monday 30 April 2018, and must be made in writing either through the Your Say Macleay website, by emailing ksc@kempsey.nsw.gov.au or via mailed hard copy.

Jerseyville Bridge lane closure

The east bound lane of Jerseyville Bridge will be closed during the day for two weeks from Monday 30 to Friday 11 May, 2018 while the existing water main is remounted to the bridge.

Council apologises for any inconvenience caused during this time.

Please contact Council Customer Services on 6566 3200 for more information.

Apply for ClubGRANTS funding

With approximately 500 clubs allocating funds to the ClubGRANTS scheme, community groups, charities and sporting teams are strongly encouraged to apply for grant funding this year. Participating local clubs include Crescent Head Country Club, Kempsey Heights Grand United Bowling & Rec Club, Kempsey Macleay RSL Club and South West Rocks Country Club.

The Kempsey Macleay ClubGRANTS Committee Category 1 grant applications for projects within the Kempsey Shire will be open from Monday 7 May to Sunday 24 June, 2018.

Category 1 funding is available for specific local community priorities which support community welfare and social services, community development, employment assistance activities, community health services, and projects aimed at improving the living standards of low income and disadvantaged people.

Visit www.clubsnsw.com.au  or contact Council Customer Services on 6566 3200 for more information.

Interruption to water supply in South Kempsey this month

Necessary construction/maintenance works are required on the water supply system in South Kempsey. Repairs resulting in the interruption of the water service will take place on Wednesday 18 April, 2018 for approximately 7 hours, from 9am-4pm. Approximately 62 residences will be affected on Bloomfield Street, Albert Street, Taylor Street and Giddys Lane.

Customers are encouraged to store sufficient water to adequately provide for their requirements during this time.

When supply is restored following this work, residents may experience pressure fluctuations and/or water discolouration. If this is the case, residents are advised to allow a tap on their property to run for a minute or two until the water becomes clear.

Council Water Services regret any inconvenience caused during this time.

Please contact Council Customer Services on 6566 3200 for more information.

Weekly works schedule

This week our crews will be working on:

• Bridge construction/maintenance: Install bored piles and construct piling platform in creek as part of Schmidts Bridge works on Schmidts Road; grout headstock/pile connections and install deck units as part of Knauers Bridge replacement on Kinchela Creek Left Bank Road
• Drainage/kerb/footpath maintenance and replacement: Install lintels and flood flap on John Street, Smithtown; install pipes on Verge Street, Smithtown
• Bitumen road resealing/maintenance: Pothole patching on Hunters Road, Summer Island Road, Stuarts Point streets and South Kempsey streets
• Bitumen road construction/rehabilitation: Install temporary sandbag median islands on Tozer Street (Elbow Street to Marsh Street); form and pour driveways and excavate pavement on Tozer Street (Elbow Street to Kemp Street); extend pipe culverts on Plummers Lane (Macleay Valley Way to 1.2km); excavate, place and compact pavement on Elbow/River Street service road as part of reconstruction; excavate and replace pavement on Sherwood Road (Ronella Drive to Hillview Drive) as part of rehabilitation works; linemarking on South Street, Macleay Valley Way (at South Street intersection), Macleay Valley Way (bridge to Smith Street), Sherwood Road (various locations), Second Lane and South West Rocks Road (at Red Hill Lane)
• Gravel road maintenance grading: Willi Willi Road (Temagog Road to Moparrabah Road), Pipers Creek Road, O'Neills Road, Bellbrook unsealed streets and Gap Creek Road
• Roadside slashing: Crescent Head area, Macleay Valley Way (Frederickton to Stuarts Point Road) and Kundabung area
• Other works:
  • Linemarking on Lachlan Street, South Kempsey from Carri Street to Nicholson Street and Nicholson Street to Yarravel Street;
  • Continue concrete cutting on Macleay Valley Way, Bellimbopinni as part of pavement repairs;
  • Continue stripping vegetation from edges of Macleay Valley Way (Bellimbopinni to Plummers Lane) as part of shoulder replacement

Development consents and complying certificates

Notification is given in accordance with section 101 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 of the granting of the following development consents and complying development certificates:

Applicant no.	Land	Development description
T6-17-434	Lot 1 DP30587 10 Harold Walker Avenue West Kempsey	Change of use of existing shed to a secondary dwelling & detached carport
T6-18-70	Lot 10 DP1014666 79 Neville Morton Drive Crescent Head	Dwelling & secondary dwelling with attached shed & tree removal
T6-18-91	Lot 4 DP1236941 26 Riverview Place South West Rocks	Two storey dwelling
T6-18-104	Lot 37 DP1175751 44 Springfields Drive Greenhill	Tree removal
T6-18-120	Lot 2 DP29562 6 Seaview Street South West Rocks	Demolish existing garage & construct new garage
T6-18-121	Lot 1 DP1191860 200 Illa Langi Road Crescent Head	Detached studio (Site 73)
T6-18-123	Lot 10 DP1113014 40 Daley Place South Kempsey	Shed
T6-18-124	Lot 25 DP23100 65 Ocean Avenue Stuarts Point	Shed

Notice of proposed developments

The following applications have been received and are notified in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000. Please note that not all applications require public notification.

Application no.	Land	Proposed development	Applicant	Consent authority	Exhibition period
T6-18-114	Lot 121 DP1051855 31 Dennis Crescent South West Rocks	Detached Dual Occupancy	Perry Homes (Aust) Pty Ltd	Kempsey Shire Council	24 April 2018 - 7 May 2018

A development application and accompanying documents may be inspected at Kempsey Shire Council, 22 Tozer Street, West Kempsey, any time between 8:30am and 4:30pm from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) during the exhibition period.

Any person may make a written submission to the consent authority in relation to a development application during the exhibition period. If a submission is made by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission. Please note that any submission received by Council may be made publicly available.

A person who makes a written submission to a development application is required to disclose all reportable political donations and gifts (if any) made by the person making the submission or any associate of that person within the period commencing two years before the submission is made and ending when the application is determined. A disclosure statement form and further details can be obtained from Council’s website www.kempsey.nsw.gov.au

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