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Barb ShawPresident

Barkly Shire Council

The SHIRE 2Reception 4

Public Library 5Young Australian of the Year 6

Desert Harmony Festival Street Parade 6Patrolling the Nights 7

The Depot 7Natoia Plummer: At Your Service 8

Tour Kicks off: Emirates Melbourne Cup 9Beat the Heat: Swimming Pool 11

Animal Health Week 12CDEP 13

HMAS Warramunga: Strengthening the Ties 14Mission Possible 15

the Cemetery 16NAIDOC Week 16Seniors Month 17

Christmas Present 17CEO's Message 18

It  has  been  an  extremely  busy  but  enjoyable  2me  for  me  since  the  general  elec2on  last  March  when  I  was  installed  as  your  President.      As  I  stated  prior  to  the  elec2on   it   was,   and   so   remains,   my   inten2on   to   be   a   full   2me   President.    Consequently  I  have  been  most  ac2ve  in  general  Council  maBers  and  am  constantly  looking  for  ways  in  which  the  Barkly  Shire  can  improve  and  excel.

The   new   Council   is   a   marvellous  mix   of   new   and   old   Elected  Members.    There  remains  the  sagacity  and  experience  of  those  previously  elected  who  have  re  stood   along  with     new   incoming  members  who   bring  with   them   fresh   ideas   and  enthusiasm.    I  am  looking  forward  to  working  with  them  over  the  next  four  years.

The  Barkly  Shire  is  quite  young,  yet  I  am  proud  of  what  it  has  achieved  over  the  past  four  years.      Late  last  year,  Council  managed  to  assume  legal  ownership  of  the   Juno   property   outside   Tennant   Creek.     Slowly   but   surely   equipment   and  infrastructure  is  being  replaced  or  upgraded.    The  Council’s  Animal  Health  Program  has  evolved  over  the  last  few  years  to  a  program  which  is  regarded  by  neighbouring  shires   as   an   ideal   model,   especially   in   remote   communi2es.   Last   week   I   was  extremely   proud   to   represent   your   Council   in   Canberra   and   accepted   a   Na2onal  Award  on  the  shire’s  behalf.  Other  regional  programs  are  developing   in  depth  and  ability  for  the  beBerment  of  the  communi2es  they  serve.

I   am   very   conscious   of   the   need   to   facilitate   regional   economic  and  social  development.    Barkly  Shire  has  a  major  role  to  play  in  this  area  and  already  we  have  embarked  on  a  course  of  listening  to  local  businesses  and  assessing  how  the  shire  can  best  assist  in  their  development.

I  am  determined  to  liN  and  improve  the  shire’s  public  profile.      These  past   few  months  have  been  extremely  busy  with  many  events  ranging   from   the   dog   program   in   Tennant   Creek,   the   visit   of   the  Melbourne  Cup  trophy,   the  annual  Desert  Harmony  Fes2val,   the  visit  of  Marita   Cheng   -­‐Young  Australian   of   the   Year   2012,   Seniors  Month,  the  visit  of  HMAS  Warramunga  crew  and  the  prepara2on  of  the  first  of  it's  kind  publica2on  -­‐the  Barkly  Shire  Council  Magazine.

While   the   shire   may   not   be   the   leading   agency   in   some   of   these  events,   I   would   hope   that   the   shire   and   its   staff   par2cipate   to   their  utmost  to  ensure  this  Council  fulfills  its  role  as  an  important  and  vital  part  of  the  Barkly  social  fabric.

C O N T E N T S

The Barkly Shire was formed on 1st July 2008 and accepted responsibility for local government in the region which was formerly managed by various smaller Community Government Councils including the Tennant Creek Town Council. Over immediate past years the Shire has been undergoing a period of consolidation and determination of its strategic goals and objectives. Services have been strengthened and quality of delivery improved. Council has a strong commitment to a program of continuous improvement to ensure the best quality of service delivery possible within resources available, now and into the future. For 2012 – 2013, the Shire has made a commitment to work towards an economically and socially sustainable Barkly Shire and has resolved to work in partnership with all Barkly commercial interests, non-profit agencies, government agencies and all other bodies committed to like ideals.

The Barkly Shire Council is committed to improve the strengthening of Local Boards in the larger communities. Local Boards play a vital role in ensuring that Council is aware of local community issues and in formulating appropriate resolutions for Council consideration. The Barkly Shire is a huge region that will only strengthen with the ongoing support and positive collaboration between council and its constituents.

The Barkly Shire is the second largest local government area in the world (Approximately 323,514 km²), being 42% larger than Victoria. Victoria is considered the second most populous Australian state with a density of 2,431 persons per one hundred square kilometres compared to the Barkly Region which contains 2 persons in the same area. The shire stretches from the Queensland border over 620 kilometres to west of the Stuart Highway and from north of Elliott 570 kilometres southwards on each side of the Stuart Highway to Barrow Creek. The largest town in the shire is Tennant Creek located on the Stuart Highway approximately one thousand kilometres south of Darwin and five hundred kilometres north of Alice Springs.

The resident population of the Barkly Shire Council is estimated at 8,137 which include a population in Tennant Creek of 3,560, (which includes also the Urban Living Areas of Kargaru, Tinkarli, Wuppa, Marla Marla, Village Camp and Munji-Marla, Ngalpa Ngalpa, which has the largest concentration of residents) Followed then by the open town of Elliott and its surrounding district and the major communities and outstations of Ampilatwatja, Urapuntja, Alpurrurulam, Ali Curung, Canteen Creek and Wutunugurra (Epenarra). In addition to these major populations, the Shire also consists of approximately eight minor communities the largest of which include Tara and Mungkarta, seventy family outstations, forty nine pastoral stations, mining operations and commercial properties.

Rosalie Kunoth-Monks provided inspiration to the Barkly Shire Transition Committee on the choice of their logo. Here she outlines her point of view and what happened as all the Shire Transition Committee members in 2008 worked together to make a choice from several different designs by three artists at the Papulu Aparr-Kari Aboriginal Corporation (Language Centre) Tennant Creek."I recall we had a choice of ten beautiful logosand we had the freedom to choose whichever wewanted and there were beautiful ones I must say, but the thing that I felt most comfortable with, because itʼs recollections of my formative years, was the “Tracks of the Barkly”.

She referred to the indigenous residents of the Shire in particular, those living on many remote and far flung communities as well as in the towns of Elliott and Tennant Creek.

"I think weʼve come on this journey and for us to be together; it has to have aboriginal people there as well. The logistics alone makes it so difficult for us to become a community as such, because our shire is larger than Victoria. So for us to be connected, rather than being just on the outskirts, we need to be there. We need to be visible and this logo speaks volumes to me as an indigenous person."

Rosalie went on to refer to the diversity of people living in the Barkly over time: Indigenous, non-indigenous, miners, those men and women working in the cattle industry, how they have all worked together before, and how this linked to the logo under discussion.

"A footprint has no colour, and humanity has to be there.So with me it just felt there were these visual tracks, right across the Barkly Shire that were already in existence."

The base line for the logo is the “McDouall Ranges” north of Tennant Creek and so named by John McDouall Stuart on Tuesday, 5th June, 1860.

They were named after Colonel James McDouall, of the 2nd Life Guards, Logan, Wigtownshire. (Assumed to be an uncle). Locally they are known as the “Honeymoon Ranges” so named by the newlyweds camping on their mining leases in the range during the 1930ʼs goldrush.

The members of the Barkly Shire Transition Committee were all in agreement."This showed that we are more than willingto listen to each other,not only with our intellect but with our hearts.Iʼve got a feeling weʼre going to go a long way in the Barkly region. And thatʼs the way our logo for the Barkly region was chosen."

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LogoConstruction

VISIONA strong, cohesiveBarkly Shire working as oneto champion regionaldevelopmentto provide sustainable economic growthand community capacitywhere people embracecultural diversityand are treated equitablyand with respect.

MISSIONLeading the Barkly Regionto realise an organisationthat achieves excellencein its governanceand operationalresponsibilitiesand with a communityservice ethic andis cooperative,innovative and efficient

Councils are responsible for the delivery of a broad and unique range of services to their communities, with different communities within the Shire having their own different priorities.

S h i r e S e r v i c e sThe following principal area of activity for the Council: Core Services Commercial Services Agency Services Other Council ServicesCore ServicesCore Services are services that all Shire Councils are required to deliver to specified communities from 1 July 2008 under the Local Government Act. The following core services will be provided to communities in the Shire: Administration of Local Boards, Advisory Boards and Management Committees Administration of Local Laws Advocacy and Representation on Local and Regional Issues Asset Management Cemetery Management Civic Cultural and Sporting Events Companion Animal Welfare and Control Community Management Council Planning and Reporting Customer Relationship Management Financial Management Fleet and Plant Management Governance Human Resource Management Information Technology and Communications Library and Cultural Heritage Lighting for Public Safety including Street Lighting Local Emergency Management Local Road Maintenance Local Road Upgrade and Construction Maintenance and Upgrade of Council Controlled Buildings, Facilities and FixedAssets Maintenance and Upgrade of Council Controlled Parks, Reserves and Open Spaces Public and Corporate Relations Records Management Revenue Growth Risk Management Traffic Management on Local Roads Training and Employment in Council Operations Waste Management (including litter control) Weed Control and Fire Hazard Reduction

Commercial Services

Commercial Services are services that the Shire is undertaking on a full commercial basis with the intention of using profits from commercial activities to improve services to the community. The following Commercial Services will be undertaken by the Barkly Shire:

Housing Management Housing and Infrastructure Maintenance Non Council Roads Post Office Agency Power, Water and Sewerage Visitor Accommodation and Tourist Information

Agency Services

Agency Services include services that the Shire Council has agreed to deliver on behalf of other Government Agencies on a fee for service basis. It is anticipated that these services would be fully funded by the relevant agency and that funding would include a contribution to administrative costs associated with delivering the service.The following Agency Services will be delivered by the Shire:

Airstrips Night Patrol Economic Development Support Employment and Training Family (Including Child Care) Outstation Municipal Sport and Recreation Youth Aged and Disabled Care Centrelink

The following agency services may be delivered by the Shire subject to ongoing negotiations with relevant agencies and funding provision:

Safe Houses Arts and Culture Community Media Family Finance Skills Natural and Cultural Resource Management Environmental Health

Other Council Services

These are services that each Shire chooses to deliver from its own-source revenue. These are services that are not funded on an Agency or Commercial basis. The following additional services will be delivered by the Shire:

Swimming Pools

yourSERVICESdirectors& managers

Erich SchoppeDirector of Infrastructure

Sharen LakeCommunity ServicesManager

Regional / Tennant Creek

Regional / Tennant Creek

Regional Arlparra

Gayle MarsdenShire ServicesManager

Brian PhillipsShire ServicesManager

Jerry PenaShire ServicesManager

Richard JamesDirector of Communities& Community Services

Franko VerbisShire ServicesManager

Ali Curung

Russel BillingsShire ServicesManager

Mark CatonShire ServicesManager

Alpurrurulam Elliott Wutunugurra Ampilatwatja

Although the photos have been taken in Tennant Creek reception area,

Reception can provide you with general information for all the communities

such as contact names and numbers

Peta Klein, ReceptionistBarkly Shire CouncilTennant Creek

Christine Gullefer, Receptionist & HR AssistantBarkly Shire CouncilTennant Creek

Recep%on  is  the  front  line  to  the  Barkly  Shire  Council.  It  is  the  first  point  of  contact  to  the  public.  

It  is  a  busy  environment  with  du2es  and  services  such  as;  *  Provide  a  friendly/efficient  customer  service  to  the  general  public  and  other  members  of  staff.*  Answer  or  direct  any  enquiries  made  via  telephone,  email  or  walk-­‐in*  Issue  receipts  for  money  received  E.g.  rates  payment,  dog  registra2ons,  invoices  etc.*  Manage  the  booking  of  Council  owned  facili2es  such  as  Civic  Hall,  Peko  Park  and  Purkiss  Reserve*  Provide  basic  informa2on  to  facility  hirer;  give  tours  &  where  necessary;  give  no2ce  to  other  relevant    staff  of  facility  use;  etc.  *  Maintain  Council’s  key  register;  sign  keys  in/out,  add  new  keys  etc.  *  Manage  the  distribu2on  of  office  correspondence  in  a  2mely  manner  and  maintain  register  of  all  outgoing  correspondence.  *  Process  entry  of  dog  registra2ons;  look  up  animals  to  check  registra2on  status  for  owners  and  Animal  Control  Rangers.

Recep2on  is  open  from  Monday  to  Friday  8:00am  un2l  4:30pm  .

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