2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      7 FEBRUARY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Conduct Recreational Water monitoring      Has been on hold though the winter          Commence monitoring program                 Ensure monitoring program is in
program - Public Health Act                  off season                                  Continue with program and monitor             place over the next few summer
                                           Monitoring commenced                          results                                       months
                                                                                                                                       Ongoing monitoring through to end of
                                                                                                                                         season
Business as Usual activities               Proposed methodology for Draft              Commence discussions around the             Commence        implementation      of
                                             Public Health Management Plan                 facilitation and development of the           outcomes of service review
                                             (PHMP) completed                              PHMP                                        Commence development of PHMP
                                                                                                                                         Put in place structure to oversee the
                                                                                                                                         project


Pest Management
Conduct Aerial treatment program for       Two treatments have occurred over           Next treatment scheduled for mid-           Carry out    aerial   treatments   as
Vectors (of Disease)                         the last quarter                              February.                                     required
                                           Approximately 400 hectares treated.         Four major tides left in season.
                                           Relatively dry weather has meant
                                             there’s been less breeding than
                                             anticipated over this period.
Reinstate Runnells     in   mosquito       Working in collaboration with the           To determine whether it is going to be      Reinstatement or maintenance of
breeding areas.                              Mosquito and Arbovirus Research               more cost effective to reinstate or           runnels following the wet season.
                                             Committee to establish costings and           maintain runnels.
                                             best methodology for maintaining
                                             runnels.
Conduct Quarterly Pest Plant Surveys       Pest plant survey program has been          Weed management request work is             Complete the initial weed survey
and Roadside Spraying                        approved by council for the next 3            the current priority                          program.
                                             years to coincide with the term of the      Absence of Pest Officer on long term
                                             current council.                              sick leave has resulted in delays to
                                                                                           the weed survey program
Deliver Pest Animal Control Program        A round of the 1080 baiting program         Trapping to continue on a complaint         A 1080 baiting program is scheduled
                                             was carried out in September -                basis as and when required.                   for March 2017. Work will be carried
                                             October 2016.                                                                               out in conjunction with Queensland
                                           Contractor carried out wild dog                                                             Health.
                                             trapping in the Federal area. This was
                                             over a 3 week period and resulted in
                                             the capture of 10 wild dogs and 3
                                             foxes




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