2018-05-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                               CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Pest Management
Pest Management                            Responsibility for Pest Management
                                             activity successfully transferred from
                                             Waste and Environmental Health to
                                             Environmental Services Branch from
                                             January 1 2018
Business as Usual activities               Mosquitos were very active in
Vector Control                               February / March as a result of wet
                                             weather. This resulted in 7 aerial
                                             treatments in the quarter with the
                                             treatment area expanded over
                                             Noosa Banks due to high number of
                                             Ross River         notifications from
                                             Queensland Health

Cemeteries
Transfer paper cemetery records to T1      Finalise             quotes            for      Arrange        commencement         of       Finalise this stage of the project
                                             scanning/digitalisation of records.               digitalising   paper records      with
                                           Prepared the records to be                        Library
                                             digitalised
Business as Usual activities               12 burials since Christmas                      Investigating improved safety barrier        Finalise first stage of monument
                                           The recent wet weather has caused                 mechanisms        for   open     trench        safety securing program
Conduct burials at 3 cemeteries and          difficulties with trench stability at the         management                                   Procurement of improved open
maintain cemeteries in good condition        Tewantin cemetery, so safety                    Secure cemetery monuments that                 trench barrier management
and implement Cemeteries Business            measures are in place for both staff              have become loose over the years.
Continuity Plan                              and the public to prevent accidents               These tend to be very old
                                             from trench wall collapses                        monuments that require additional
                                           Fee amendments for 18/19 financial                securing to prevent monuments
                                             year completed                                    falling onto to the public and staff
                                           Temporary repairs completed to the              Maintain 3 Cemeteries
                                             Pomona fence




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