Mayor's Column On Tuesday, the Council held the last ordinary meeting prior to the Council Election on 14 September. This was also the last meeting prior to entering what is called Caretaker Period from Friday 16 August to close of business on Friday 13 September The Caretaker Period restricts approval of some Development Applications during this period as well as prohibiting entering into contracts above a fixed amount or making substantial appointments of Senior staff. The general day to day running of Council is not affected and all the usual services will be available. The returning Officer for Oberon with the NSW Electoral Commission has advised us that it is unlikely that the polls will be declared before 3 October due to the deadline for postal votes arriving at the Electoral Commission. There will be a Council meeting in early October to swear in Councillors and elect a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor as well as deal with some necessary administrative processes. A reminder that Pre-Poll voting is available at the Oberon Community Centre from Saturday 7 September to Friday 13 September. Opening Hours are: Sat 7 Sept: 9:00am-6:00pm Sun 8 Sept: CLOSED Mon - Wed: 8:30am - 5:30pm * Thu: 8:30am - 600m Fri: 8:30am-6:00pm. A couple of interesting grant opportunities have progressed in the last few weeks. We have received notification that our application under the EV Destination Charging Grant program was successful. The program will allow the upgrade of the EV chargers at the Visitor Information Centre. The upgrade will include 2 x EV Box chargers and accompanying software that will allow credit card transactions on the terminall This will allow staff to set appropriate tariffs and recover costs for this service. OBERON MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE OBERON COUNCIL Public Exhibition - Records and Information Management Policy At its 16 July 2024 Ordinary Meeting. Council resolved to place its draft Records and Information Management Policy on public exhibition for 28 days: 25 July 2004 to 22 August 2004 and submissions be invited to Council during that period. Copies of the draft policy is available for viewing during business hours at Oberon council Administration Centre, 137 Oberon Street, Oberon, as well as Council's website www.oberon.nsw.gov.au Anyone wishing to make a written submission may do so to the General Manager, Oberon Council, PO Box 84, Oberon NSW 2787 or email council@oberon.nsw.gov.au. Submissions must be received by Thursday 22 August 2024. Public Exhibition - Section 256 Financial Assistance At its 16 July 2024 Ordinary Meeting, Oberon Council resolved to support the following applications for funding under Section 256 of the Local Government Act 1993 and place on public exhibition for a period of 28 days. Funding for the 2024 Oberon Business and Tourism Awards $1,500 Can Assist - Provide ongoing support for cancer patients and their families in the Oberon Community $2.000 Anyone wishing to make a written submission may do so to the General Manager, Oberon Council, PO Box 84, OBERON NSW 2787 or email council@oberon.nsw.gov.au. Submissions must be received by Thursday 22 August 2024. Public Exhibition Development Application Number: 10.2024.28.1 (PAN-445404) Applicant Address: LOUDP Adam Sa 10A Blenheim Avenue, Oberon Lot 11 in DP1143553 Council is in receipt of a development application for a proposed 31 Lot Subdivision of Land at the above location. A copy of the application and associated documents are available to view at Council website: Have Your Say Oberon (nsw.gov.au) Council Administration Centre: 137-139 Oberon Street, Oberon (business hours). Council has a grant application with the Department of Health and Aged Care to fund Oberon Library: Cnr Ross & Fleming Streets Oberon the development of a hockey facility at the Oberon Sporting Complex. The initial assessment of our application has been completed by the Department of Health and Care and our application has moved onto the next phase. This is a positive sign and staff will now commence developing the more detailed application as per the requirements for stage 2 assessments. Council is inviting written submissions in relation to this application. Any submission must Let's keep our fingers crossed. Parks and Gardens staff have been busy in recent weeks preparing the locations for the planting of new street trees. This is part of the roll out the first stage of the Oberon Street Tree Masterplan, including areas around The Common (Dudley and Curtis Streets), around Apex Park (Carrington Avenue and Rupert Street), Albion Street, and the eastern end of Oberon Street to the Bridge. You can expect to see the new trees being planted over the next couple of weeks. The trees are quite advanced, so it won't take long to see the improvements to the street scapes around town with over 200 new trees to be planted. Mayor Mark Kellam Waste Voucher 24-25 Correction Council is aware of a print house error on the reverse side of the 2024/2025 Annual Waste Vouchers. There is a $10 value stated on the voucher, which should not have been included All waste vouchers permit up to one ute load or standard 6x4 trailer of domestic waste. excluding mattresses, lounges and tyres. Due to the complexities and potential confusion associated with reissuing, Council has made the decision to continue utilising the cument vouchers and ask the community to disregard the monetary value stated. Council acknowledge there has been public commentary regarding this issue. Staff are working with the print house to investigate how this error occumed and rectification avenues available to Council. Work will continue in pursuing this matter For accurate and official information, please refer to the Oberon Council Facebook page and website, which serve as the single source of truth for all Council communications. If you have any questions in relation to this matter or rates in general, please do not hesitate to contact Council on (02) 6329 8100 or concern.nsw.gov.au Oberon Council Administration Centre 137-139 Oberon Street, Oberon Ph: 6329 8100 Mon-Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm Oberon Council Library Corner of Dart and Fleming Street, Oberon Ph: 6329 8220 Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm Sat 9.00am- 1.00pm be received by Oberon Council by 4.00pm on Thursday 22 August, 2024. Submissions should be made via the Have Your Say Oberon (nsw.gov.au) website but can also be addressed to the General Manager, Oberon Council, PO Box 84, Oberon NSW 2787, or emailed to council@oberon.nsw.gov.au. Following the exhibition, a report may be presented to Council detailing the issues raised in submissions and any response to those issues where relevant. Please note that any submissions will be made public, and the author may be identified in the Council Report NSW Electoral Commission 2024 Local Government Elections 2024 NSW Local Government elections Key dates Monday, 5 August Nominations open Tuesday, 6 August Postal vote applications open 2pm Thursday, 15 August Ballot paper draw 5pm Monday, 9 September Postal vote applications close Friday, 27 September Last day to receive postal votes Service NSW 137-139 Oberon Street, Oberon Ph: 13 77 88 Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm Oberon Waste Facility Lowes Mount Road, Oberon Ph: 6329 8100 Mon-Fri 8.00am - 11.00am & 3.00pm - 5.00pm Sat-Sun 1.00pm - 5.00pm 6pm Monday, 5 August Close of electoral rolls 12 noon Wed, 14 August Close of nominations Saturday, 7 September Pre-poll voting (early voting) opens Saturday, 14 September Election day Tuesday, 1 October Progressive declaration of results Oberon Visitor Information Centre Comer of Ross Street and Edith Road, Oberon Ph: 6329 8210 Mon-Sun 9.30am-5pm Burraga Waste Facility, Arkstone Road, Burraga Every second Sunday 10.00pm-12.00pm Black Springs Waste Facility, Dog Rocks Road, Black Springs, Every second Sunday 12.30pm-2.30pm Please refer to the Council website for opening dates Please visit our website www.oberon.nsw.gov.au or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/oberoncouncil to stay updated on News, Events and Road Conditions Mayor's Column On Tuesday , the Council held the last ordinary meeting prior to the Council Election on 14 September . This was also the last meeting prior to entering what is called Caretaker Period from Friday 16 August to close of business on Friday 13 September The Caretaker Period restricts approval of some Development Applications during this period as well as prohibiting entering into contracts above a fixed amount or making substantial appointments of Senior staff . The general day to day running of Council is not affected and all the usual services will be available . The returning Officer for Oberon with the NSW Electoral Commission has advised us that it is unlikely that the polls will be declared before 3 October due to the deadline for postal votes arriving at the Electoral Commission . There will be a Council meeting in early October to swear in Councillors and elect a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor as well as deal with some necessary administrative processes . A reminder that Pre - Poll voting is available at the Oberon Community Centre from Saturday 7 September to Friday 13 September . Opening Hours are : Sat 7 Sept : 9:00 am-6:00pm Sun 8 Sept : CLOSED Mon - Wed : 8:30 am - 5:30 pm * Thu : 8:30 am - 600m Fri : 8:30 am-6:00pm . A couple of interesting grant opportunities have progressed in the last few weeks . We have received notification that our application under the EV Destination Charging Grant program was successful . The program will allow the upgrade of the EV chargers at the Visitor Information Centre . The upgrade will include 2 x EV Box chargers and accompanying software that will allow credit card transactions on the terminall This will allow staff to set appropriate tariffs and recover costs for this service . OBERON MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE OBERON COUNCIL Public Exhibition - Records and Information Management Policy At its 16 July 2024 Ordinary Meeting . Council resolved to place its draft Records and Information Management Policy on public exhibition for 28 days : 25 July 2004 to 22 August 2004 and submissions be invited to Council during that period . Copies of the draft policy is available for viewing during business hours at Oberon council Administration Centre , 137 Oberon Street , Oberon , as well as Council's website www.oberon.nsw.gov.au Anyone wishing to make a written submission may do so to the General Manager , Oberon Council , PO Box 84 , Oberon NSW 2787 or email council@oberon.nsw.gov.au . Submissions must be received by Thursday 22 August 2024 . Public Exhibition - Section 256 Financial Assistance At its 16 July 2024 Ordinary Meeting , Oberon Council resolved to support the following applications for funding under Section 256 of the Local Government Act 1993 and place on public exhibition for a period of 28 days . Funding for the 2024 Oberon Business and Tourism Awards $ 1,500 Can Assist - Provide ongoing support for cancer patients and their families in the Oberon Community $ 2.000 Anyone wishing to make a written submission may do so to the General Manager , Oberon Council , PO Box 84 , OBERON NSW 2787 or email council@oberon.nsw.gov.au . Submissions must be received by Thursday 22 August 2024 . Public Exhibition Development Application Number : 10.2024.28.1 ( PAN - 445404 ) Applicant Address : LOUDP Adam Sa 10A Blenheim Avenue , Oberon Lot 11 in DP1143553 Council is in receipt of a development application for a proposed 31 Lot Subdivision of Land at the above location . A copy of the application and associated documents are available to view at Council website : Have Your Say Oberon ( nsw.gov.au ) Council Administration Centre : 137-139 Oberon Street , Oberon ( business hours ) . Council has a grant application with the Department of Health and Aged Care to fund Oberon Library : Cnr Ross & Fleming Streets Oberon the development of a hockey facility at the Oberon Sporting Complex . The initial assessment of our application has been completed by the Department of Health and Care and our application has moved onto the next phase . This is a positive sign and staff will now commence developing the more detailed application as per the requirements for stage 2 assessments . Council is inviting written submissions in relation to this application . Any submission must Let's keep our fingers crossed . Parks and Gardens staff have been busy in recent weeks preparing the locations for the planting of new street trees . This is part of the roll out the first stage of the Oberon Street Tree Masterplan , including areas around The Common ( Dudley and Curtis Streets ) , around Apex Park ( Carrington Avenue and Rupert Street ) , Albion Street , and the eastern end of Oberon Street to the Bridge . You can expect to see the new trees being planted over the next couple of weeks . The trees are quite advanced , so it won't take long to see the improvements to the street scapes around town with over 200 new trees to be planted . Mayor Mark Kellam Waste Voucher 24-25 Correction Council is aware of a print house error on the reverse side of the 2024/2025 Annual Waste Vouchers . There is a $ 10 value stated on the voucher , which should not have been included All waste vouchers permit up to one ute load or standard 6x4 trailer of domestic waste . excluding mattresses , lounges and tyres . Due to the complexities and potential confusion associated with reissuing , Council has made the decision to continue utilising the cument vouchers and ask the community to disregard the monetary value stated . Council acknowledge there has been public commentary regarding this issue . Staff are working with the print house to investigate how this error occumed and rectification avenues available to Council . Work will continue in pursuing this matter For accurate and official information , please refer to the Oberon Council Facebook page and website , which serve as the single source of truth for all Council communications . If you have any questions in relation to this matter or rates in general , please do not hesitate to contact Council on ( 02 ) 6329 8100 or concern.nsw.gov.au Oberon Council Administration Centre 137-139 Oberon Street , Oberon Ph : 6329 8100 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm Oberon Council Library Corner of Dart and Fleming Street , Oberon Ph : 6329 8220 Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5.30pm Sat 9.00am- 1.00pm be received by Oberon Council by 4.00pm on Thursday 22 August , 2024 . Submissions should be made via the Have Your Say Oberon ( nsw.gov.au ) website but can also be addressed to the General Manager , Oberon Council , PO Box 84 , Oberon NSW 2787 , or emailed to council@oberon.nsw.gov.au . Following the exhibition , a report may be presented to Council detailing the issues raised in submissions and any response to those issues where relevant . Please note that any submissions will be made public , and the author may be identified in the Council Report NSW Electoral Commission 2024 Local Government Elections 2024 NSW Local Government elections Key dates Monday , 5 August Nominations open Tuesday , 6 August Postal vote applications open 2pm Thursday , 15 August Ballot paper draw 5pm Monday , 9 September Postal vote applications close Friday , 27 September Last day to receive postal votes Service NSW 137-139 Oberon Street , Oberon Ph : 13 77 88 Mon - Fri 8.30am - 4pm Oberon Waste Facility Lowes Mount Road , Oberon Ph : 6329 8100 Mon - Fri 8.00am - 11.00am & 3.00pm - 5.00pm Sat - Sun 1.00pm - 5.00pm 6pm Monday , 5 August Close of electoral rolls 12 noon Wed , 14 August Close of nominations Saturday , 7 September Pre - poll voting ( early voting ) opens Saturday , 14 September Election day Tuesday , 1 October Progressive declaration of results Oberon Visitor Information Centre Comer of Ross Street and Edith Road , Oberon Ph : 6329 8210 Mon - Sun 9.30am - 5pm Burraga Waste Facility , Arkstone Road , Burraga Every second Sunday 10.00pm - 12.00pm Black Springs Waste Facility , Dog Rocks Road , Black Springs , Every second Sunday 12.30pm - 2.30pm Please refer to the Council website for opening dates Please visit our website www.oberon.nsw.gov.au or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/oberoncouncil to stay updated on News , Events and Road Conditions