Archive for month: October, 2021

Council is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from the community for representation on the Flood Risk Management Committee (FRMC).

The committee requires three (3) community representatives.

The purpose of the FRMC is to provide advice to Council on matters relating to floodplain risk management, including guiding discussion on technical, social, economic, environmental and cultural flood issues and fulfilling an advisory role in assisting Council with the development and implementation of a flood risk management study and plan.

The committee meetings are held periodically as required by the Flood Risk Management Study and Plan project and reports directly to Council. The committee comprises a total of seven (7) voting members and non-voting members involving Council senior staff and state agency representatives.

The EOI Form can be downloaded above

The EOI can be submitted by post or email to council@wentworth.nsw.gov.au

All EOIs must be received by no later than 4.00pm Friday 3 December 2021.

With significant interest in the goat industry at present, there has been an increase in enquiry around the NLIS requirements for rangeland goats.

There is a tagging exemption in place for unmanaged rangeland goats that are being moved from the property on which they were captured to an abattoir for slaughter, either directly or via a goat depot.

The exemption recognises the difficulties associated with handling unmanaged or wild harvest goats and determining their property of birth.
The questions that are often asked are in regard to unmanaged vs managed goats. Rangeland goats that are being managed do not qualify for the exemption and need to be tagged prior to movement or sale.

Goats are no longer considered unmanaged or wild if they are:

• captured goats that have been marked, ear marked, tagged, joined or treated with any veterinary medicine, drench or other chemical
• domestic goats that have been bred in captivity and subsequently escaped or released.

Movement of all goats, regardless of whether they are managed or unmanaged, must be accompanied by an approved movement document and transferred on the NLIS database.

Visit the NSW DPI website for more information.

The Far Western Regional Office of Sport understands that there are challenges unique to the Far West, when trying to provide and receive access to the core functions of cooling off, whether in pools, dams or rivers.

With this in mind, the Far West Office of Sport has been working with the Royal Life Saving Society NSW to assist the community to gain the skills required to address barriers to pools remaining open, to teach swimming and in worst case scenarios to save lives around water.

Royal Life Saving Society NSW, is prepared at no cost, to come to the Far West and provide on the ground qualified training in:

1. Swimming and Water Safety Teacher Qualifications
2. Swimming Teacher License Training Qualification
3. Lifeguard Qualifications

Please contact Mark Horton at the Far West Office of Sport as an initial expression of interest (EOI).

The contact information needed is in the attached form.