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Microchipping your Dog Mandatory microchipping of dogs is planned to take effect from 1 July 2011. From that date, all dogs over six months of age will have to be microchipped. After 1 July 2011 if your dog is not microchipped and strays or is lost the council may microchip it and recover the cost before returning it to you. If you are buying a dog after 1 July 2011 it will be your responsibility to ensure that it is microchipped – either before you buy it or immediately after you take possession of it. Where can I have my dog microchipped? Veterinary surgeon, animal welfare agencies like the Dogs Home, RSPCA or a pet shop can either microchip your dog or provide you with information as to where you can have it microchipped. How much will it cost to have my dog microchipped? The cost of microchipping can vary anywhere between $30 and $70. Contact Municipal Inspectors on 6323 9300 Can changing your power usage, change your life? Tamar Natural Resource Management (Tamar NRM) says, Yes…we can help. As power prices increase so does the pressure on households to economise. Tamar NRM has developed a project "Surge to Savings". This project will measure community support and action to reduce the use of residential power consumption. Tamar NRM requests your last twelve months power bills and the bills for the twelve months of the project. Once our office has received them we will give you a 'Home Energy' booklet on how to reduce energy consumption. There are two booklets - one for homeowners and one for renters. An introductory letter explaining what we are trying to achieve will accompany the booklet. We will interview you at the end of the project to determine how you used the advice in the booklet. This project is an information gathering exercise and your details are kept strictly confidential. If you would like more information about how you can help us and yourself at the same time, please contact the Tamar NRM office on 6323 3310. Fire Season 2010/11 The fire season is once again upon us and this is a timely reminder to all residents to be fire safe. Preparation is the key to lowering risks. Reducing fuel is the most important step home owners can make. This includes: • Reduce any long grass • Remove dead undergrowth • Remove fire hazards such as wood piles, rubbish heaps and stored fuels. • Prune lower branches on trees and remove flammable shrubs from under and between trees. • Rake up bark and leaves and keep roofs and gutters clear of flammable debris • Ensure sparks and embers cannot penetrate underfloor areas • Cover all vents and crevices with a fine wire mesh to prevent embers collection points • Retain established trees to trap embers and reduce wind speeds. • Remove the vegetation between the ground and the bottom of the tree canopy, to a height of at least two metres. • Maintain all of the above throughout the whole season. Doing the right thing at the beginning of the bush fire season protects you your family and your neighbours . Create a defendable space around your home: For further information on preparing your property for a bush fire contact the Tasmanian Fire service: free call 1800 000 699 or visit the web site at www.fire.tas.gov.au Council officers over the next few months will be commencing inspections on properties in the municipality and will start to issue fire risk abatement notices. If you have property in the area and received an abatement last year, please ensure the risk level has been reduced AND stays that way until the end of the fire season to avoid receiving a notice. If you have any concerns about property posing a risk near to you please feel free to contact council's Municipal Inspector on 6323 9300 or email fire@wtc.tas.gov.au PARENTS WITH COURAGE Earlier in the year a group of parents got together on Friday evenings to attend the Parents with Courage program run by New Directions at the Tailrace Centre. Parents with Courage is a 7 week program (for families with older primary or high school aged children) that aims to provide parents with greater self-understanding as well as enhanced skills for parenting. The sessions are highly practical with insight & strategies for intact, blended and single parent families. Some of the topics covered in the course are – family dynamics, knowing your child, communication, boundaries & sexuality. Here is some feedback from the course – "This course has given me strategies to deal with family situations in a positive, confident and loving manner. Thank you!" "The best thing about doing Parents with Courage was feeling less alone in my parenting and having the support and sharing of other people in similar situations." New Directions will run Parents with Courage again in March 2011. Contact Di on 0438 843 149 6
Youth Advisory Council Update The West Tamar Youth Advisory Council has been busy of late with many different projects and ideas underway. One of our latest projects include the repairing and repainting of the Riverside underpass. Months ago YAC decided that the underpass wasn't a very friendly place so we decided to clean it up and paint over the graffiti to make it more inviting. We'll be getting local schools and artists involved to repaint it throughout November/December. One of YAC's favourite jobs to do is to think up some fun and exciting things to do over the school holidays for the kids of the community. In the past we have been involved in things such as laser skirmish, gross out eating challenge, Tasmania Zoo, The Aquatic Centre, Master Chef and trips to the cinemas. The summer school holidays are set to be an exciting one with many things in store for the kids of the West Tamar. Every year at Exeter High School there is a community vs. students twenty-20 cricket match. This year there will be some of our favourite community members and teacher's of Exeter High School competing with students for the prestigious title (and bragging rights) of The <strong>Community</strong> Cricket Clash. It will be an exciting game with a BBQ as well which will raise money for the REACH foundation. This year and the last we have had a few YAC members visit a leadership conference called Ylead. At Ylead we learn how about leadership, leadership skills, fundraising and meet many amazing new people. This year we had 3 YAC members attend and they all speak very highly of it. Recently YAC's have been talking about what we should do for the 2011 National Youth Week event. Planning is underway and we hope to host an awesome event next year for the young people in our community. Thank you Tegan Lumsden (on behalf of the West Tamar Youth Advisory Council) ‘SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME’ A total of 107 young people took part in our September School Holiday programme which included Laser Skirmish, Village Cinemas, Ten Pin Bowling and Junior Masterchef, with our Masterchef winner receiving a work experience opportunity at Stillwater restaurant. We are again offering a wide range of activities in December as part of our summer programme, including: Crazy Golf, Launceston Aquatic Centre and Kid’s Paradise at the Tailrace Centre. Activities are open to all young West Tamar residents aged 10-16 and are heavily subsidised by council. For more information contact Stewart Bell (Youth Development Officer) on 6383 6378/0429 416 310 or stewart.bell@wtc.tas.gov.au or log on to the youth website at http://youth.wtc.tas.gov.au Participants at Laser Skirmish at Holybank Forest during the September school holidays. Exeter High Teacher Wins National Award Exeter High Science teacher, Jane Dadson is the 2010 winner of the Eureka Prize for Science Teaching. This prize is awarded to an Australian secondary school teacher who has motivated and who has inspired students to become involved in studentcentred investigation and whose work significantly impacts on the participation and performance of students in their school. The prize is sponsored by the University of Technology in Sydney. The announcement of the award winner was made at a gala dinner in Sydney in August which Jane attended with her elder daughter. Jane has received a number of teaching prizes including the ANZASS Award for excellence in junior science teaching, which she has won five times. Jane is also an active member of both state and national Science Teachers’ Associations. New Services for travel in West Tamar Effective 2nd November 2010, Manions’ Coaches are pleased to introduce the addition of weekday services to and from Greens Beach and Rowella. Please note there will be no services on public holidays. Depart Greens Beach for Launceston Greens Beach 9.10am Kelso fire station corner 9.15am Then travel with the normal 9.20am service from Beauty Point Depart Launceston for Greens Beach On the normal 4.05pm service Kelso fire station corner 5.00pm Greens Beach 5.05pm Depart Rowella for Launceston Cnr Aurburn Road & Rowella Road 7.15am Cnr Batman Highway & Rowella Road 7.23am Join with Deviot service Depart Launceston for Rowella Launceston 3.10pm Deviot 4.15pm Cnr Batman Highway & Rowella Road 4.17 pm Cnr Aurburn Road & Rowella Road 4.25 pm These services are in addition to the current West Tamar and Legana Loop services. For further timetable information visit www.manionscoaches.com.au Jane Dadson (Left) with Daughter Lindsey Dadson As science learning leader at Exeter High, Jane has made sure other science staff at the school have excellent professional learning with the emphasis on engaging all students in curiosity-driven learning. As well as winning the Eureka Prize for Science Teaching for 2010, Jane was selected as one of only three Science teachers from across Australia to attend NASA’s Spaceward Bound program in the United States. 7
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