Council Notices - 14 February 2024

Public Exhibition – Draft Hawkesbury Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023-2026

Hawkesbury City Council is inviting community members to view and comment on Council’s Draft Hawkesbury Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2023-2026, which is now on public exhibition at yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au until Tuesday, 20 February.

A copy of the Draft Plan can also be viewed at:

• Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor, Monday to Friday during opening hours 9am to 4pm
• Richmond Branch Library, 29 West Market Street, Richmond, Monday to Friday 9:30am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm
• Hawkesbury Central Library, 300 George Street, Windsor, Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm and Sunday 2pm to 5pm.

Council recognises that access and inclusion are fundamental to building a safe, connected, and cohesive Hawkesbury. The Draft Hawkesbury Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) 2023-2026 provides Council with a clear set of actions and strategies to be undertaken over the next three years to improve inclusion for the community. Council wants to hear from the Hawkesbury community about local challenges and opportunities for improving access and inclusion for those with disability.

The DIAP is informed and guided by the local community with the lived experience of disability and is being developed in accordance with the New South Wales Government strategy to improve the lives of people with disability.

The plan aims to capture a holistic view of the barriers to inclusion in the Hawkesbury, and will focus on several key areas including:

• improving community attitudes and behaviours toward those with disability
• improving systems and processes to be more accessible and inclusive
• increasing employment opportunities and improving support for those with disability seeking and engaging in employment
• building more liveable communities.

Council will receive submissions online at yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au or in writing, addressed to the General Manager, by mail to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146 Windsor NSW 2756, or by email to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au with reference to the Draft Disability Action Plan or by calling Council on 4560 4444 up to close of business on Tuesday, 20 February.

Public Exhibition – Draft Code of Meeting Practice

Hawkesbury City Council, at a Council Meeting on 12 December 2023, has proposed to make an amendment to the Code of Meeting Practice, which was adopted by Council in 2022. Council proposes to amend Clause 3.16 of Council’s Code of Meeting Practice on giving notice for the submission of Notices of Motion and Questions With Notice, as follows:

3.16 A Councillor may give notice of any business they wish to be considered by the Council at its next Ordinary Meeting by way of a Notice of Motion. To be included on the agenda of the Council Meeting, the Notice of Motion must be in writing and must be submitted eight (8) days before the meeting is to be held, or eleven (11) days if the notice is a question under clause 3.19.

Council is inviting community members to view and comment on Council’s Draft Code of Meeting Practice Policy, which is now on public exhibition for 28 days at www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au with submissions being accepted for 42 days, up to close of business on Monday, 26 February 2024.

A hard copy of the Draft Policy can also be viewed at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm during the exhibition period.

Council will receive online submissions via www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au or in writing, addressed to the General Manager by mail to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146 WINDSOR NSW 2756, or email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au up to close of business on Monday, 26 February 2024.

All submissions will be considered and may be included in a Council Meeting Business Paper. Your submission (and any personal information it includes) may be accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary, however, if not provided, may affect consideration of the submission. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

For any enquiries regarding this matter, contact Shyamali Senevirathna, Acting Manager Governance on 4560 4444 or by email to council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au with reference to ‘Draft Code of Meeting Practice Policy’.

Public Exhibition – Draft Surveillance Devices Policy

Council is inviting community members to view and comment on Council’s Draft Surveillance Devices Policy, which is on public exhibition at www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au up to close of business on Wednesday, 13 March 2024.

Council has created a new Surveillance Devices Policy that will allow Council to use video surveillance in the investigation of activities such as:

• illegal dumping
• pollution or contamination
• unauthorised development
• community safety enforcement.

A hard copy of the Draft Policy can also be viewed at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor, Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm during the exhibition period.

Council will receive submissions via www.yourhawkesbury-yoursay.com.au or in writing addressed to the General Manager by mail to Hawkesbury City Council, PO Box 146, Windsor NSW 2756, or via email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au up to close of business on Wednesday, 13 March 2024.

All submissions will be considered and may be included in a Council Meeting Business Paper. Your submission (and any personal information it includes) may be accessible by any person upon written application, subject to Council’s Privacy Management Plan and the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. The inclusion of personal information in your submission is voluntary, however, if not provided, may affect consideration of the submission. The information will ultimately be stored in Council’s records system.

For any enquiries regarding this matter, contact Andrew Baxter, Manager Regulatory Services on 4560 4444 or via email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au with reference to ‘Draft Surveillance Devices Policy’.

Development Consents, Complying Development Certificates, Section 4.55 Modifications and Section 8.2 Reviews recently determined.

Notice under Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the following Development Consents, Complying Development Certificates, Section 4.55 Modifications and Section 8.2 Reviews were determined by Council.

• DA0397/23 - 20 Blackwood Road VINEYARD NSW 2765 - Demolition of an Existing Dwelling - ApprvdDel
• DA0373/23 - 335 Grose Vale Road GROSE VALE NSW 2753 - Dwelling House - Alterations and Additions  to an existing building previously approved for cafe and restaurant to be used as a dwelling - ApprvdDel
• DA0311/23 - 2 Olearia Place KURMOND NSW 2757 - Structure Ancillary to Dwelling - Outbuildng - ApprvdDel
• DA0367/23 - 249 Hermitage Road KURRAJONG HILLS NSW 2758 - Structure Ancillary to Dwelling - Swimming Pool - ApprvdDel
• DA0467/23 - 102 George Road WILBERFORCE NSW 2756 - Structure Ancillary to Dwelling - Swimming Pool - ApprvdDel

All plans and details may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracker via www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-build/current-and-past-applications/da-tracking or in person at Council’s Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor from 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.  ‘ApprvdDel’ means Approved by Delegation.

Positions Vacant

Please see www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/link/jobs for positions vacant and how to apply.

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