May Gibbs exhibition at Kempsey Library

A century on from when her adorable gumnut babies first found their way into the hearts of Australians, children’s book author and illustrator May Gibbs will be celebrated at Kempsey Library this month.

Her iconic works, featuring Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, Ragged Blossom and Little Obelia, will be on exhibition at the library from Saturday 16 June to Thursday 28 June. Entry is free.

Contact Kempsey Shire Library on 6566 3210 for more information

Free child car seat check day

The correct use and fitting of child safety seats in vehicles is vital to ensuring the security of young children in the event of a car accident.

Council, in partnership with Roads and Maritime Services, will be holding a free child safety seat checking day to assist families with the correct use and fitting of child restraints in their cars.

The event will be held at the Macleay Pensioners Hall on the corner of Clyde and Stuart streets, Kempsey on Friday 29 June from 10am to 1pm.

Bookings are essential. Please contact Council’s Community Safety Officer on 6566 3282 to book.

Weekly works schedule

This week our crews will be working on:

• Bridge construction/maintenance: Install kerbs and remove rock fill from creek bed on Schmidts Road as part of Schmidts Bridge replacement works; form and pour new concrete abutment as part of Jerseyville Wharf replacement
• Drainage/kerb/footpath maintenance and replacement: Restore and tidy up of Michael Place, South West Rocks as part of stormwater pipe defect rectification; realign kerbs and pedestrian refuge on Gregory Street/Arthur Street, South West Rocks; excavate and form kerb ramps on Memorial Avenue/Landsborough Street, South West Rocks as part of new kerb ramp installation
• Bitumen road resealing/maintenance: Pothole patching on Armidale Road (west of Bellbrook), Old Pacific Highway (off Upper Smiths Creek Road), Kempsey Streets, Stuarts Point Boat Ramp access and Macleay Street, East Kempsey (seal patches); heavy patching on Washington Street, East Kempsey
• Bitumen road construction/rehabilitation: Backfill new kerb and pour driveways on Tozer Street east (Elbow Street to Kemp Street); extend pipe culverts and widen shoulder on the north side of Plummers Lane (Macleay Valley Way to 1.2km) as part of rehabilitation works; linemarking on Sherwood Road (Ronella Drive to Hillview Drive) as part of rehabilitation works
• Gravel road maintenance grading: Nagles Falls Road, Yessabah Road, Bannermans Access Road, Armidale Road and Mooneba Road (rectify rain affected areas)
• Roadside slashing: South West Rocks Road, Belmore River area and West Kempsey area
• Other works:
  • Form and pour half layback to Caltex on Lachlan Street, South Kempsey (Nicholson Street to Yarravel Street);
  • Remove and replace failed concrete pavement on Macleay Valley Way, Bellimbopinni;
  • Linemarking on Loftus Road, Crescent Head Road and Macleay Valley Way (adjacent to the Slim Dusty Centre)

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
T6-18-109	Lot 18 DP1121766 55-57 Lindsay Noonan Drive South West Rocks	Storage units
T6-18-142	Lot 51 DP1116286 Lot 1 DP1111175 648 Gowings Hill Road Lot 6 DP818216 38 Le Brocqs Lane Dondingalong	Boundary adjustment (no additional lots)
T6-18-151	Lot 34 DP1032725 2 Mertens Place South West Rocks	Two storey dwelling and tree removal
T6-18-155	Lot 6 DP1043473 121 Lilli Pilli Road Kundabung	Three storey dwelling
T6-18-168	Lot 20 DP1035226 63 Cockatoo Place South West Rocks	Two storey dwelling, swimming pool and shed
T6-18-170	Lot 20 DP263419 8 Jack Williams Crescent West Kempsey	Relocated dwelling with alterations and additions
T6-18-176	Lot 35 DP855311 9 Salmon Circuit South West Rocks	Two storey dwelling
T6-13-337 Rev 01	Lot 1 DP1119643 1 Noonans Lane West Kempsey	Two flood mounds
T6-18-191	Lot 1 DP795873 41 Lachlan Street South Kempsey	Shed and attached carport
T6-18-194	Lot 801 DP1013473 598 Turners Flat Road  Turners Flat	Dwelling
T6-17-386 Rev 02	Lot 10 DP839097 119 Everinghams Lane Frederickton	Detached dual occupancy
T6-18-196	Lot 1 SP93776 1/18 Allman Place Crescent Head	Shed & continued use of existing concrete slab and boundary fence
T6-18-197	Lot 6213 DP1152050 Gowings Hill Road Dondingalong	Dwelling and tree removal
T6-18-201	Lot 2 DP1233752 Adelaide Brook Road Dondingalong	Dwelling & demolition of existing dwelling

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
T6-17-446	Lot 35 DP1214499 Waianbar Avenue South West Rocks	Concept Proposal for a 221 Lot Residential Subdivision (Including a detailed proposal for Stage 1-29 Residential Lots) The development requires a bushfire safety authority from the NSW Rural Fire Service pursuant to s100B of the Rural Fires Act 1997, and an approval under Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Water Management Act 2000.	South West Rocks Development Pty Ltd	Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel	6 June 2018 - 5 July 2018 The documents may also be inspected at the South West Rocks Library, 22 Landsborough Street, South West Rocks, any time between 10:00am-1:00pm and 2:00pm-5:00pm, Tues-Thurs 9:00am-12:00pm, Saturday
T6-18-25	Lot 5 DP40088 7 Killuke Crescent Crescent Head	Residential flat building (15 apartments)	Buck and Simple	Kempsey Shire Council	19 June 2018 - 2 July 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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