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To encourage community participation in this endeavour, Council could resurrect their
program for such property clean ups by providing a dumping of green waste only site for
a period of a few weeks.
Section 200 of the Local Government Act 1993 requires a general manager, where a
council is satisfied that a nuisance exists such as land kept in a state that causes or is
likely to cause danger, harm to the health, safety of welfare of the public, to serve a
notice on a land owner or occupier requiring that nuisance to be abated. As a land owner
and manager a council shares the same obligation to ensure the land under its control
does not constitute a nuisance or a risk to public safety.
On that basis an appropriate risk assessment of the situation and development and
implement of a mitigation strategy is essential.
Officers Comment
The Executive Manager Engineering Services advises that the Engineering Services
Department is currently scheduling the slashing of roadside verges, however, with
respect to the level of fuel load on Council owned or managed land beyond the verge it is
suggested that Council seek some input from TasFire in assessing the risks and
developing a long term management plan. This could follow on from work currently
being done in the Sisters Beach area by TasFire in updating the bushfire response plans.
During discussion Cr Bramich queried the outcome from a meeting held with Tas Fire
Service and Parks and Wildlife at Sisters Beach regarding clearing areas for landing of
helicopters and asked if this has progressed any further.
The Executive Manager Corporate Governance advised Tas Fire Services were reviewed
the Bushfire and Emergency Response Plans for the Sisters Beach area but this process did
go into hibernation for a period of time due to the resignation of some officers at Tas Fire
Services. Those positions have been replaced in recent times and over the last month or
two there has been a regional officer from Tas Fire Services meeting with Sisters Beach
community around bringing those items back onto the table for discussion. A further
followup will occur with the intention of supplying councillors with an update at the next
council meeting.
Cr Fairbrother queried if Council had a fire abatement process and if so does this process
cover the intent of what the motion is trying to achieve?
The Executive Manager Engineering Services advised that there is a process for fire
abatements on land not owned by council and the motion also refers to road verges
which are outside of the area that council slash. Some input from Tas Fire would be
required for the area in whole and any risks associated with vegetation growing in the
area.
Waratah-Wynyard Council – Minutes Ordinary Meeting – 19 November 2012 – Page 19