General

The Shire of Northam is reviewing its Strategic Community Plan, and in our review we would like to invite local community members to attend a FUTYR® Community Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to: • Provide an overview of recent findings from the 2021 MARKYT® Community Scorecard • Review actions to address community priorities and achieve the City’s vision In the workshop, we will be covering a broad range of community priorities including: • Community safety • Climate change and sustainability • Innovation and economic development • Sport and recreation • Art and culture • Access and inclusion • And more All members of the general community are invited to take part. There are two workshops to choose from: • Morning session: 10am-noon, Thursday, 28 October, 2021 • Evening session: 6pm-8pm, Thursday, 28 October, 2021 The workshops will take place in Northam and will be facilitated by CATALYSE Pty Ltd. We will confirm the venue once we have received RSVPs to ensure the venue can accommodate all guests safely. You can register for one of these workshops by visiting https://catalyse.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_23kkbVkNGRWg0iW If you have any questions, please contact Alysha McCall, Executive Assistant - CEO, at the Shire of Northam on eaceo@northam.wa.gov.au or phone (08) 9622 6114.

The Northam Aquatic Centre will be closed Wednesday 13 October This is for necessary staff training, we apologise for any inconvenience.

The Shire of Northam is developing a Trails Master Plan for the region. The intent of the Master Plan is to develop a suite of trail opportunities for both locals and visitors.    The Master Plan will cover non-motorised trails in the region including walking, running, mountain biking, cycling, horse riding and canoeing/kayaking. Common Ground Trails have been engaged to deliver the Master Plan and invite you to share your thoughts on opportunities for trails in the region via the following interactive mapping tool. Shire of Northam Trails Master Plan Mapping Tool The survey will be open for input until the 22nd October. There will also be a public open house information session held on the 12th October at Bilya Koort Boodja from 4pm to 6pm where you are invited to get more information about the project and share your ideas with the project team.

The Shire of Northam advises that the un-restricted burning period has been extended and will continue until Thursday 14th October 2021. Should weather conditions change significantly before that date this may be reviewed – please ensure that you keep yourself informed of any further changes (please visit the Shire of Northam website – www.northam.wa.gov.au) The Shire would like to remind residents that despite the greenness of the vegetation in some areas, there is still a risk of your fire escaping and becoming a danger to our community. Before you conduct your planned burn, please observe the following precautions - Confirm it has been two days but no more than 10 days since it last rained (5mm or greater). You can check at bom.gov.au/climate/data. - Check for mild weather conditions for the next several days at bom.gov.au/places/wa. - Do not burn if strong winds and dry conditions are forecast. - Ensure all equipment is available and in good working order. Include a metal rake, shovel, hose or another source of water. - Confirm that the people helping you with the burn are still available. - Notify all neighbours no less than four days prior to burning. This includes neighbours separated by a road, lane or waterway. Any further changes to the unrestricted burning period will be published on the Shire of Northam website. For more information on how you can conduct your burn safely, please visit the Department of Fire & Emergency Services, Planned Burning information website https://www.dfes.wa.gov.au/plannedburning/ Please download the Burn Smart guide for more tips on how you can burn safely and continue to prepare your property over the winter burning season https://dfes.wa.gov.au/Documents/bcoe/BurnSmart_Guide_2021.pdf

The Shire of Northam gives notice of its intention to dispose of the following land in accordance with section 3.58(3) of the Local Government Act 1995: Lot 66 (276 Duke Street) Northam, Plan: P842 Title Ref: 1430/289 area 0.1229 hectares. Following an auction held 10 September 2021 the Shire intends to dispose of the abovementioned land to Peta-Lee Edds for the disposal price is $40,000. Written submissions with respect to the proposed sale may be lodged with the Shire prior to 4:30pm 8 October 2021. Submissions should be marked “276 Duke Street Northam” and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Northam, PO Box 613 Northam WA 6401 or emailed to records@northam.wa.gov.au

The Shire of Northam gives notice of its intention to dispose of the following land in accordance with section 3.58(3) of the Local Government Act 1995: Lot 9 (9 Arnold Street) Northam, Plan: P279 Title Ref: 1339/764 area 0.1298 hectares. Following an auction held 10 September 2021 the Shire intends to dispose of the abovementioned land to Wimpy Property Developers WA P/L for the disposal price is $50,000 Written submissions with respect to the proposed sale may be lodged with the Shire prior to 4:30pm 18 October 2021. Submissions should be marked “9 Arnold Street Northam” and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Northam, PO Box 613 Northam WA 6401 or emailed to records@northam.wa.gov.au

From September 14th 2021, the bushfire warning colours on Emergency WA are changing. The changes are the first step in WA’s adoption of the Australian Warning System (AWS). This means you’ll receive consistent bushfire information no matter where you live, work or travel.

The Shire of Northam Community Safety Committee is conducting a Community Safety & Crime Prevention Survey. The purpose of the survey is to identify the primary safety concerns of the Shire of Northam community and to hear what measures you would like to see taken to help improve your feelings of safety & security in the community.

You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 16 October 2021 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Northam.

You can start your Census as soon as you receive instructions, if you know where you’ll be on Census night, Tuesday 10 August https://www.census.abs.gov.au/

EastLink WA is a culmination of more than 40 years of road planning activities for the north-eastern corridor of the Perth metropolitan area and Wheatbelt region, comprising several separate projects that have undergone different levels of planning and development.

The Shire of Northam have released a face book page specifically to raise the profile of volunteering within any of our local emergency service groups within the Northam district.