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20 March 2012
36/12 CNCL 1 NOTICE OF MOTION - CR JOY ALLEN: BEACONSFIELD IMPROVEMENT
COMMITTEE TOWNSCAPE PLAN
1) Motion
That council gives permission for the Beaconsfield Improvement Committee
to move Stage 4 of the Beaconsfield townscape plan to Stage 1, to advertise
tenders for the project and provide the relevant funds in the 2012/2013
budget.
2) Background
Stage 4 of the plan is the development of a paved courtyard area in Jubilee
Park which includes planting, paving, an imitation waterwheel and a
backdrop depicting the Grubb Shaft building. The committee would like this
stage of the plan brought forward for two reasons. One is that council has
removed the large tree in Jubilee Park which provides a good opportunity to
develop this area. The second is that committee members are currently
pursuing a quote from Aurora to look at changing the overhead power in
West St to underground power. If viable, this needs to be done before other
works can be achieved along the main street. If this is an option for the
committee it needs to be done now as when the Beaconsfield Gold Mine
closes there is the opportunity to look at the underground power cable
running along Weld St towards the Batman Bridge turnoff.
The Beaconsfield Improvement Committee is an external committee of
council and Crs Holmdahl and I are council representative on this
committee, I am currently the chair of this committee.
The Beaconsfield Improvement Committee was formed in April 2006
following the Beaconsfield Mine Rockfall incident. The West Tamar
Community Recovery Sub-committee identified that the Beaconsfield
community would benefit by substantial improvements to Beaconsfield.
These improvements were to assist in the community recovery process and
improve the experience for visitors by encouraging people to stop and spend
time in Beaconsfield.
The committee was formed in September 2006. The purpose of the
committee is to provide direction and a whole of community approach to the
improvement of Beaconsfield. Its mission is Renewing Beaconsfield into the
future.
The committees’ outcomes are:
• To inspire and empower the local community to develop a shared
vision for Beaconsfield;
• To develop a main street program that aligns with civic pride and
heritage values;
• Through identified improvements encourage investment and job
creation in Beaconsfield and environs;
• Enhance the town/precinct to become a catalyst for tourism and
economic growth.
The committee’s strategic plan was ratified by council in 2007.
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