DRAFT AGENDA
GENERAL MEETING – 2011/2012 – 1
The Terrace Room at the Civic Theatre
41 Boundary St, South Townsville
9.30am, Friday 5th August 2011
1.WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
2.CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
3.PRESENTATION – STATE of the WASTE REPORT
4.FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP PRECEPTS
5.LAWMAC’s ROSSKO AWARD 2011
6.LAWMAC NEWSLETTER
7.MEMBER COUNCIL REGIONAL WASTE REPORTS
8.CORRESPONDENCE
9.GENERAL BUSINESS
10.NEXT MEETING
1.WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
LAWMAC Chair, Cr Greg Thomsen to commence proceedings by welcoming all present including invited guests to General Meeting No. 2011/2012 - 1 of the Committee.
2.CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
The Draft recorded minutes of the General Meeting of the Committee held Friday 20th May 2011 is attached for consideration and endorsement by the Committee.
Local Authority Waste Management Advisory Committee
(LAWMAC)
Draft Minutes
GENERAL MEETING No. 2010/2011 - 4
Civic Theatre, 41 Boundary Rd South Townsville
Friday, 20th May 2011
Attendees:
Cr Greg ThomsenMackay Regional Council
Cr Alan WilsonCook Shire Council
Mr Arnaud GougeonCook Shire Council
Cr Vern VeitchTownsville City Council
Mr Matt McCarthyTownsville City Council
Mr Geoff WilsonCassowary Coast Regional Council
Cr Pierina Dalle CortBurdekin Shire Council
Ms Anne McLaughlinBurdekin Shire Council
Mr Karl MurdochWhitsunday Regional Council
Cr Maria BosworthHinchinbrook Shire Council
Mr Tudor TanaseHinchinbrook Shire Council
Cr Duncan CunninghamMount Isa City Council
Mr Steve WacherCairns Regional Council
Mr James BeggGolder Associates
Mr Owen WhartonYarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
Ms Christine BlanchardLGAQ - Brisbane
Mr Malcolm GurneyMacDonald Johnston
Ms Jenny PicklesAFGC - PSF
Ms Olivia RobertsonAFGC - PSF
Mr Ian KuhlWaste Consultant - NQ
Mr Richard MorganWaste Consultant - NQ
Mr Dean SharpeDERM – Cairns
Mr Paul TheodorouMandalay Technologies
Mr Michael PeverillMandalay Technologies
Mr Patrick DunneSubloos Pty Ltd
Ms Mary FieldLAWMAC Secretary
Corresponding Member Councils: Burke; McKinley; Cloncurry; Croydon; Flinders; Etheridge; Charters Towers; Carpentaria; Isaac; Richmond
Apologies:
Cr Tom GilmoreTablelands Regional Council
Mr Bill CuthbertsonTablelands Regional Council
Mr Gary EwartTownsville City Council
Mr John HoggMackay Regional Council
Mr Shannon GormanMackay Regional Council
Mr Jason GrandcourtMackay Regional Council
Mr Sheils BarraCook Shire Council
Cr Dave ClarkWhitsunday Regional Council
Cr Jennifer DownsCassowary Coast Regional Council
Ms Tracy JensenBurdekin Shire Council
Mr Mike JonesMount Isa City Council
Cr Nancy LanskyCairns Regional Council
Mr Warren BurgessCairns Regional Council
Mr Nigel CrumptonCairns Regional Council
Mr Chris WhiteThiess Services
Ms Jakkii FenlonIsaac Regional Council
Mr Rick ThessmanQld Waste Consulting
Mr Ralph MeharryThiess Services
Mr Bob McAuliffeMacDonald Johnston
Mr Peter CollinsDERM – Brisbane
Ms Kylie HughesDERM – Brisbane
Ms Rachel D’ArcyDERM – Brisbane
Mr Rick RalphWaste Contractors & Recyclers Assoc Qld
Mr Peter DutaillisCarpentaria Shire Council
Mr Ken DiehmTownsville City Council
Mr Fred De WaardBurke Shire Council
Proxies:
Mr Karl MurdochforWhitsunday Regional Council
Mr Geoff Wilsonfor Cassowary Coast Regional Council
welcome & introduction
LAWMAC Chair, Cr Greg Thomsen declared the General Meeting open at 8.40am and welcomed all present including associate members and invited guests.
The attendances, apologies and proxies as listed were confirmed.
confirmation of previous draft minutes
The draft minutes of the General Meeting held Friday 4h March 2011 were adopted as a true and correct record of the meeting proceedings.
Moved: Cr Alan Wilson (Cook)Seconded: Cr Maria Bosworth (Hinchinbrook)
Carried: 8 – 0.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Members were advised that the Financial Reports were at the Auditors and unavailable at this meeting therefore held over to the AGM in August 2011.
Moved: Cr Duncan Cunningham (Mt Isa) Seconded: Mr Geoff Wilson (Cassowary)
Carried: 8 – 0.
MEMBERSHIP FEES
Members welcomed Yarrabah Shire Council and the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) Port Moresby PNG as corresponding members of LAWMAC.
Members queried the need for resuming full membership fees again in 2011/2012 for the ordinary operational requirements of the committee. Concerns were also raised regarding possible inequities in the calculation of membership fees for a number of councils and called for a review of the fee system in comparison to current rates and the committee’s operational requirements at a Workshop on 5th August 2011.
Members moved the motion that ALL member-councils pay only the corresponding fee of $209 (gst incl) for 2011/2012 and that the calculation methods and the rates of the current membership fee schedule be reviewed at the August 2011 Workshop.
Moved: Cr Vern Veitch (Townsville)Seconded: Cr Alan Wilson (Cook)
Carried: 8 – 0.
RULES OF OPERATION
LAWMAC’s Rules of Operation 2010 were reviewed and amended in accordance with issues raised and changes required including the reversal in order of items 2 and 3 (see attached draft document for details).
Members moved the motion that the amended draft rules of operation be presented for ratification at the Annual General Meeting in August 2011.
Moved: Cr Vern Veitch (Townsville) Seconded: Cr Duncan Cunningham (Mt Isa)
Carried: 8 – 0.
ROSSKO AWARD 2011
Cr Greg Thomsen gave a brief overview of the Rossko Award and called for worthy nominations to be submitted to the secretary before the 31st August 2011 deadline.
LAWMAC NEWSLETTER
Members acknowledged the absence of the quarterly May 2011 edition due to a lack of articles provided. Following discussion it was agreed to reduce the newsletter from quarterly to twice-yearly with allowance for additional “special’ editions if needed.
The Chair called for members to provide relevant waste management articles to Ms Anne McLaughlin at Burdekin Shire Council for the August 2011 edition.
It was also agreed to include regional reports from Member Councils and Associate Member Organisations for inclusion in future newsletters.
LAWMAC newsletters can be viewed at
LAWMAC WEBSITE
Members were advised of the ongoing website work-in-progress and agreed that a “members only” section be added to the site for inclusion of agendas, minutes, strategic plan, rules of operation plus other relevant membership documents.
Setting up a members forum plus blogging service was also considered with members being urged to use these avenues of communication if made available.
Members also requested that links to the DERM Waste Levy documents be added to the site enabling easier access to this information.
AFGC PRESENTATION
Ms Jenny Pickles gave an interesting presentation on Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) raising awareness of Industry concerns, projected cost impacts and possible alternatives to the introduction of CDL in Queensland.
Jenny also presented on AFGC funded projects delivered and in particular the “Away-From-Home” waste management projects at public venues such as airports, sports stadiums, shopping centres in Queensland.
Members were also strongly encouraged to benefit from the funding opportunities available for relevant packaging projects through the Australian Packaging Covenant. APC Project Funding Application Forms and Guidelines 2011 can be viewed at – Deadline for applications is 30th June 2011.
DERM QLD WASTE LEVY
Ms Christine Blanchard gave an update on progress of the Levy Program advising of the Stakeholder Meeting scheduled for 31 May 2011 with an expected five-week consultation period for responses to draft outcomes.
Christine also advised of the LGAQ correspondence to DERM calling for an extension of the introduction date from 1st December 2010 to 1st July 2012.
Members again endorsed future investigation into the possibility of project funding for a Regional Project Officer representing LAWMAC’s waste recycling and minimization interests on an individual and/or regional basis.
Secretary to forward to Christine the questions and issues raised by members at the previous day’s Workshop and circulate the responses back to members when received.
REGIONAL REPORTS
Secretary to circulate a call for Regional Reports (plus photos) from Member Councils and Associate Member Organisations for inclusion in the August 2011 newsletter.
CORRESPONDENCE
The inward and outward correspondence as listed was noted and adopted.
Moved: Cr Maria Bosworth (H/brook)Seconded: Cr Vern Veitch (Townsville)
Carried: 8 – 0.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Christine Blanchard reminded members of the APC funding opportunities for projects based around packaging with application deadline of 30th June 2011. Applicants can liaise with Christine at LGAQ and also urged to work in consultation with Rachel D’Arcy at DERM.
DERM has subsequently advised that the digital TV switchover for the LAWMAC area (except for the Mt Isa area) is to occur on 6 December 2011. Accordingly DERM willwork with industry and other stakeholders to facilitate collections of analogue TVs in regional Queensland to commence in November 2011 (a minimum of a month before switchover date) and the collections to be run for at least 3 months.
LGAQ is calling for acknowledgement by industry that councils undertake a role in the collection and sorting of E-Waste items and is lobbying for a component to be paid to local governments to cover the processing costs by councils.
NEXT MEETING
The following dates were confirmed for Workshops and Meetings for 2011.
4th & 5th August 2011 – Workshop & AGM and Meeting
3rd & 4th November 2011 – Workshop & Meeting
The Chair thanked all present for attending and declared the meeting closed at 12.10pm.
3.PRESENTATION – STATE of the WASTE REPORT
Dr Laurence Knight, Principal Project Officer, Waste Reform Division of DERM QLD to give a presentation to discuss the 2009-10 waste data, the 2010-11 Survey and both ongoing and transitional reporting issues. Laurence will also briefly touch on the results of the flood and cyclone surveys.
4.FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP PRECEPTS
Members are requested to reflect upon the review of the annual membership precepts for councils at the Workshop of 4th August 2011 and indicate ongoing support of progress towards clarification of rates if an outcome was not determined at that Workshop.
5.LAWMAC’s ROSSKO AWARD 2011
LAWMAC is pleased to invite nominations for the 2011 Ross Overton (Rossko) Memorial Award for Excellence in Waste Management in North Queensland.
The Rossko Award allows us to showcase the achievements, success and innovation in the fields of waste management, recycling and environmental awareness, while maintaining the legacy and also honour the memory of Ross Overton.
The award comprises a cash component of $500, along with a perpetual trophy and will be presented at the November 2011 General Meeting of LAWMAC.
You are strongly urged to consider yourself, a fellow colleague, local government, company or agency for nomination. Copies of nomination / criteria review forms plus further details can be downloaded from the LAWMAC website at
Nominations must be submitted to the Secretary by 31st August 2011.
6.LAWMAC NEWSLETTER
The second 2011 edition of the LAWMAC Newsletter is currently being developed by Burdekin Shire Council and should be available for circulation prior to this meeting.
7.MEMBER COUNCIL REGIONAL WASTE REPORTS
As per Regional Reports developed and submitted for inclusion in the LAWMAC Newsletter
- Burdekin Shire Council
- Cairns Regional Council
- Cassowary Coast Regional Council
- Cook Shire Council
- Hinchinbrook Shire Council
- Mackay Regional Council
- Mount Isa City Council
- Tablelands Regional Council
- Townsville City Council
- Whitsunday Regional Council
8.CORRESPONDENCE
Outward:
- Calls for Rossko Award 2011 nominations
- Calls for Newsletter articles
- Calls for logos for insertion in the Website
Inward:
- Regional Reports from member-council EHOs for submission in newsletter
- WMAA Newsletters: Inside Waste (circulated by email)
9.GENERAL BUSINESS
Members are requested to raise any other general business items relevant to the operations, activities and objectives of the Committee, its member councils and associate membership organisations for discussion.
10.NEXT MEETING
Members to confirm the remaining dates for Workshops and Meetings in 2011:
3rd & 4th November 2011 – Workshop & Meeting (prior to intro of L/F Levy 01/12/11)
Friday 5th August 20111 The Terrace Room at the Civic Theatre
41 Boundary St, South Townsville