Annual Report 07/08 - Lithgow City Council

Summary Principal Activities AchievementsHealth• The Healthy Local Government Grant Projects for Bowenfels and Lake Pillans wascompleted.• Planning for a new drinking water reservoir and associated reticulation system atSouth Bowenfels commenced.• Council’s responsibilities with regard to food premises inspections, including educationwas reviewed.Environment• The River Lett Improvement Grant Program was completed and resulted in on theground improvements to Hartley Reserve, Hyde Park and Londonderry Reserves.Improvements to Hassans Walls Reserve will take place in 2008/09.• Council continued to provide an Alternate Fuel Rebate Program to residents in theurban areas of Lithgow, Lidsdale, Portland and Wallerawang who replace their coalheaters with a cleaner alternative such as electricity or gas.• Mobile phone recycling with drop-off points at each local library was implemented.• Onsite Wastewater Management Strategy, including education and inspections wasimplemented.• Trade Waste program including inspections, approvals and education wasimplemented.• Planning commenced for the introduction of a program for the closure of existinggarbage depots, the upgrade and/or establishment of waste transfer stations and thedesign and construction of the Blackmans Flat Waste Management Facility.• Planning commenced for the construction of stage 2 augmentation of the LithgowSewage Treatment Plant to produce a better quality of effluent discharge into FarmersCreek.• Stage 2 flood mitigation works to Farmers Creek was commenced.• A financial contribution was provided to the Upper Macquarie County Council forweeds management.Arts and Culture• Consultation took place with the community for a cultural plan.• Financial contribution was provided to the board of Arts Out West.• Donations and sponsorship were provided to community groups and organisations.• Visitation increased by 43% at Eskbank House & Museum for the 2007/08 financialyear.• Australia Day Festivities at Eskbank House & Museum were conducted and assistancewas provided with promotion of festivities throughout the Local Government Area.• Regular exhibitions were provided of:- Council Art Works- Waste to Art- ‘Roses from the Heart’ – An exhibition by the Lithgow & District Family HistorySociety- ‘Backyard Frontline – Australia Under Attack’ - Travelling Exhibition from theAustralian War Memorial at Eskbank House & Museum throughout the yearYouth• Funding was provided for Youth Council and youth week activities.________________________________________________________________________________________________Annual Report – 2007/ 2008 Page 6