2020-05-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   12 MAY 2020


material held on site. Volumetric surveys must then be submitted annually to support auditing of
waste received, levy charges imposed and landfill airspace consumed.
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting, 19 September 2019
That Council note the report by the Waste Coordinator to the Services and Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 10 September 2019, providing an update on the activities of the Waste Management
Section for the financial year 2018/19.
Ordinary Meeting, 19 December 2019
That Council note the report by the Waste Coordinator to the Services & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 10 December 2019 providing an overview of the 2019 Kerbside Bulk Waste
Collection Service and request a further report to Council to examine options for providing the
service into the future.
Finance

Refer to Section 1 – Finance.

Risk
Council officers responded to Workplace Health and Safety (WH&S) risks around areas of public
interface at the Eumundi Road site, particularly in the resource recovery area. The Manager has
engaged Cleanaway’s senior management on the issue. Cleanaway are now working with Council
and providing a “Spotter” on the landfill and resource recovery areas to ensure separation of the
public from heavy equipment
The Waste Section is also implementing independent legal advice on Council’s WH&S obligations
as they relate to management and control of waste sites and various contractors and sub-
contractors. This included a third party WH&S audit of Council’s waste contracts and contractors’
documentation and processes.

Business Continuity
The Council has a Risk Management Program and Business Continuity Program which are
updated in the first half of each financial year. An external consultant tested the Risk Plan by
performing a desktop exercise with satisfactory results.

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
   Cleanaway
   Unitywater
   LMS
   Moreton Bay Regional Council
   Sunshine Coast Regional Council
   Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils (WBBROC)
   Boomerang Alliance
   Queensland Government - Department of Environment and Science

Internal Consultation
Financial Services
Project Officer, Carbon Reduction
WH&S Advisor

Departments/Sections Consulted:


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