The Ordinary Meeting of Wingecarribee Shire Council will be held on September 8, 2021 at 3:30 pm.
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The meeting will be live streamed on the council website.
Families who use the council's day care services may be issued a financial reprieve, while the animal shelter may find a new home.
Here's a few things to keep your eye on in the meeting. You can check out the full agenda on the council website.
Wingecarribee Animal Shelter and Moss Vale Branch SES Co Location Feasibility
Wingecarribee Animal Shelter and the Moss Vale Branch SES may have a new home at 2 Bowman Road, Moss Vale.
A report will be considered to move forward with the proposed new location for Wingecarribee Animal Shelter and Moss Vale Branch SES.
The report seeks formal council approval to progress the co-located design inclusive of stakeholder engagement and in line with the detailed review currently being undertaken for the Wingecarribee Animal Shelter.
The animal shelter is currently located within the confines of the Resource Recovery Centre at Moss Vale.
The location is constrained by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) licence that governs allowable activities at the site including building works.
The Moss Vale branch SES facility is landlocked in its current location and is considered an operationally busy unit with more than 400 requests for assistance in the last year excluding rescues.
The current facilities are inadequate and fail to provide sufficient space for the growing unit.
Christmas in the Highlands 2021
A report to outline the council's plans to create a festive atmosphere across the Southern Highlands will be heard.
Plans include supporting businesses as well as the community in celebrating Christmas their towns and villages during December 2021.
Recommendations include that the council notes the planned activities, council approve the extension of trading hours to businesses including but not limited to retail stores, cafes and restaurants and council approve additional outdoor dining systems in a permit system.
Other recommendations include the council's exclusive use of Corbett Garden's for a festival of lights event and that council permit community gatherings for celebrating Christmas in the halls and grounds of community villages in a COVID safe way, COVID restrictions pending.
COVID Related Implications for Council's Children's Services
A report will be presented to council to outline a range of actions to support families who use Wingecarribee Out of School Hours Service and Family Day Care Service and have been impacted by the recent COVID restrictions.
It is recommended that the council waive the child care "gap fees" from August 23, 2021 until the lockdown ceases or otherwise advised by the DESE, for children not attending Wingecarribee Out of School Hours Service (WOOSH) under the conditions outlined by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE).
That the council undertake a 28 day public notification period in relation to waiving the gap fee for children not attending the Out of School Hours Service.
It is also recommended that council notes that Wingecarribee Out of School Hours Care, if still in lockdown, will operate a reduced September/ October vacation care program offering 12-15 child care places to essential workers and those families who cannot work from home.
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