Agenda of Community Services Committee Meeting

ITEM 1 - APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	To allow tendering of apologies for Councillors not present.
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	4.5.1.g - Code of Meeting Practice adopted and implemented.
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\GOVERNANCE\COUNCIL MEETINGS\COUNCIL - COUNCILLORS LEAVE OF ABSENCE - 502502

Recommendation

THAT any apologies tendered be accepted and the necessary leave of absence be granted.

General Manager's REPORT

A call for apologies is to be made.

ITEM 2 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	To allow an opportunity for Councillors to declare an interest in any items to be determined at this meeting.
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	4.5.1.g - Code of Meeting Practice adopted and implemented.
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\GOVERNANCE\COUNCIL MEETINGS\COUNCIL - COUNCILLORS DECLARATION OF INTEREST - 502503

Recommendation

THAT the Declarations of Interest be noted.

General Manager's REPORT

A call for Declarations of Interest.

ITEM 3 - DECLARATIONS FOR POLITICAL DONATIONS

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	To allow an opportunity for Councillors to declare any Political Donations received.
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	4.5.1.g - Code of Meeting Practice adopted and implemented.
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\GOVERNANCE\COUNCIL MEETINGS\COUNCIL - COUNCILLORS DECLARATION OF POLITICAL DONATIONS - 502504

Recommendation

THAT any Political Donations be noted.

General Manager's REPORT

A call for Declarations of any Political Donations.

ITEM 4 - AFTER SCHOOL CARE SERVICES

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	Borenore Public School have requested Council to Consider setting up an after school care service at Borenore.
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	3.1.1.e Review financial sustainability of FDC, IH and AS care services.
Annexures	1. request for service
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\COMMUNITY SERVICES\SERVICE PROVISION\MULLION CREEK AFTER SCHOOL CARE - 514524

Recommendation

THAT Council:

1. Advise Borenore Public School that Council is not willing to establish an after school care service at Borenore because it is unlikely to be financially viable.

2. Provide details of the operational costs of running an after school care service to the Borenore P&C.

Community Services Manager's REPORT

Borenore Public School P&C have written to Council requesting that Council administer an after school care program at Borenore.

After School Care has many positive effects on communities including enabling people to participate in the workforce by providing childcare for their families, helping to secure local enrolments at Cabonne schools and the direct injection of federal childcare assistance payments into the local economy.

Council has run an after school care program at Mullion Creek for over ten years and is funded by Blayney Shire Council to run after school care programs at Millthorpe and Blayney. The costs of complying with National Childcare Standards has increased significantly since Council established the service at Mullion Creek.

Operational funding from the Australian Government assists with the running costs of the centres and user fees supplemented by federal childcare assistance subsidies for families helps to make up the difference.

Without funding from Blayney Council the centres at Millthorpe and Blayney would run at a loss and the service at Mullion Creek is just breaking even each year.

Experience has shown that building an after school care service up takes up to two years and projections indicate that if Council were to establish an after school care service at Borenore it would experience an operational loss after subsidies and income of up to $7000.00 per year for the first few years.

If Council were to set up a service at Borenore it would need to be prepared to operate it at a loss.

ITEM 5 - SCHOOL PRESENTATION NIGHTS

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	Some schools are requesting a Council representative to present the citizenship prizes.
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	3.2.2.b Promote services within Cabonne
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\SPONSORSHIP - DONATIONS\2013 - 514539

Recommendation

THAT Council endorse the attendance by Councillors presenting prizes at school presentation functions.

Community Services Manager's REPORT

Payments to purchase prizes have now been made to each school in Cabonne for their end of year presentation events.

Several schools have since invited local Councillors to make the presentations and this will be an important way for Councillors to build on connections between Council and local communities.

ITEM 6 - CWA LAND COOKERY CONTEST

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	The CWA has requested a donation towards their land cookery contest
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	4.4.1.c Provide assistance to community groups
Annexures	1. request for donation
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\SPONSORSHIP - DONATIONS\2013 - 514632

Recommendation

THAT Council donate $100.00 to the Molong CWA Land Cookery Contest

Community Services Manager's REPORT

Molong CWA is seeking to rebuild the local branch and gain community support for its work.

The branch will be conducting a local cookery contest coming up to Christmas and is seeking sponsorship to help provide prizes and meet costs of conducting this event.

This contest is the first heat of the Land Cookery contest which progresses from CWA groups to State level.

Should Council wish to make a donation this could be funded from its s356 budget for donations which has an unexpended balance of $5370.00 from a budget of $7,000.00.

Donations made so far this year are as follows

$300.00 Cancer Care West.

$630.00 Annual prize giving Cabonne Schools

$500.00 Depression and Anxiety function at Canowindra

$100.00 Molong Yarn Market Association - Local Telephone Directory

$100.00 John Crasti Appeal

ITEM 7 - BUSINESS PAPER ITEMS FOR NOTING

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	Provides an opportunity for Councillors to call items for noting for discussion and recommends remainder to be noted.
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	4.5.1.g - Code of Meeting Practice adopted and implemented.
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\GOVERNANCE\COUNCIL MEETINGS\PROCEDURES - 502506

Recommendation

THAT:

1. Councillors call any items they wish to further consider.

2. The balance of the items be noted.

General Manager's REPORT

In the second part of the Committee Business Paper are items included for the Committee’s information.

In accordance with Council’s format for it Business Paper, Councillors wishing to discuss any item are requested to call that item.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT ON MATTERS FOR NOTATION SUBMITTED TO THE Community Services Committee Meeting TO BE HELD ON Tuesday 3 December, 2013

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ITEM 1 - CABONNE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT UPDATE OF SERVICE

REPORT IN BRIEF

Reason For Report	Update of Service
Policy Implications	Nil
Budget Implications	Nil
IPR Linkage	1.3.1.a Implement the Community Transport Program
Annexures	Nil
File Number	\OFFICIAL RECORDS LIBRARY\COMMUNITY SERVICES\SERVICE PROVISION\COMMUNITY TRANSPORT - 514869

Community Transport Coordinator's REPORT

From 18-22 November, 40 eager seniors boarded a coach for a 5 day tour of the Great Ocean Road. This was a fantastic and memorable trip. The scenic view, the wind, the rain, the laughs, the sun, the 12 Apostles (now down to 7) was well worth the mileage. Towns visited for accommodation were Geelong, Port Campbell, Warrnambool and Bendigo and little villages and tourist sites were stopped at along the way. This would have been one of the best bus trips organised by Cabonne Community Transport.

Coming up in February next year the Community Transport Coordinator and the HACC Coordinator are planning a 4 day trip to Sydney to see “The Lion King” and other site seeing things in the big city.

The Molong PCYC Blue Light Discos are up and running well. The bus Community Transport funds is being utilised by 35-50 youth which is very pleasing. Thanks once again to Wellington PCYC for coming on board and restarting this event for the youth of our shire.

Cabonne Community Transport will be holding a Christmas dinner for their volunteers on the 11^th December at the Cudal Cultural Centre. It is very rewarding to hold a Christmas dinner for these valued volunteers of Cabonne, without whom there would not be a service for our frail aged, disabled and transport disadvantaged.

The Community Transport Coordinator would like to thank the Community Services Trainee Taylah Woodhouse for her valued help over the past 12 months. We all wish you well Taylah in your next step of your journey at CSU Bathurst University.

Cabonne Community Transport will close between the 24^th December 2013 and reopen on the 13^th January 2014. A safe and Merry Christmas to you all.