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Agenda Item 9.1 REPORT

Report No. 19/15ccs TO: CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE –

16 MARCH 2015 SUBJECT: DIRECTORATE UPDATE AUTHOR: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES – CRAIG CATCHLOVE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides an update of current Corporate and Community Services projects, programs and events. RECOMMENDATION That it be a recommendation to Council: That the report be received and noted. REPORT 1. DISCUSSION

The attached reports summarize activities that occurred within the Corporate and Community Services Directorate for the month of February 2015. 1.1 SUMMARY OF BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES OF THE

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING 9 FEBRUARY 2015

• All matters actioned.

1.2 REDISTRIBUTION OF THE NT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES

The Redistribution of the NT Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries commenced on 25 February and is estimated to take six months to complete. The first stage of the redistribution is to seek submission from interested groups and individuals. Suggestions must be in writing and received by close of business on Friday 27 March 2015.

An information guide on the 2015 Redistribution is attached (Attachment i). Further information about the Redistribution process is available at www.ntec.nt.gov.au

http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/

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2. POLICY IMPACTS

All projects relate to and reflect the appropriate policies and components of the Alice Springs Town Council Strategic Plan 2013-2016

3. FINANCIAL IMPACTS

All projects are working within their approved budget.

4. SOCIAL IMPACTS

As per individual project plans. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

As per the project plans. 6. PUBLIC RELATIONS

Nil

7. ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A - HR Report Attachment B - Ranger Unit Report Attachment C - Registry Report Attachment D - Library Report Attachment E - Community Development Unit Report Attachment F – Information Technology Report Attachment G – ASALC Report

Attachment i – 2015 Redistribution Information Guide Attachment ii – Minutes of the Youth Action Group on 26 February 2015 Attachment iii – Summer School Program Report Craig Catchlove DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

ATTACHMENT A

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE – 16 MARCH 2015 TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES – TONY JENNISON SUBJECT: REPORT FROM HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR FEBRAURY

2015 This report provides an update of current Human Resources projects. 1. RECRUITMENT as of 28 February 2015

• 9 positions vacant in the Depot • 1 position vacant in the Waste Management Facility • 2 position vacant in the Library • 2 positions vacant in the Civic Centre

Total number of employees as of 28 February 2015: 159

2. TRAINING activities as of 28 February 2015

• Individual courses as required • Traffic Management • Council orientation • Certificate III Regulatory Services • HSR course

3. WHS&W • No new workers compensation claims for the period • Review of the WHS&W PSD to be undertaken by members of the Worksafe

Committee 4. ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT

• EA 2015 planning meetings have commenced

5. PROCEDURAL STATEMENTS AND DIRECTIVES (PSD)

• See WHS&W PSD comments

6. INDIGENOUS EMPLOYMENT as of February 2015

• 19 full time Indigenous employees at Council • Approx. 11.94% Indigenous staff

Tony Jennison MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES

ATTACHMENT B REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE – 16 MARCH 2015

TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: MANAGER RANGER UNIT - KEVIN EVERETT SUBJECT: REPORT FROM RANGER UNIT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2015

This report provides an update of current Ranger Unit projects, programs and events. 1. INFRINGEMENT NOTICES - PARKING

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 139 146 257 136 185 117 139 135 224 83 128 96 17852014/2015 171 231 100 85 199 101 79 349 1315

0255075

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PARKING: Number of Infringement Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $6,075 $6,580 $11,460 $6,295 $8,240 $5,320 $6,085 $6,085 $9,555 $4,081 $6,625 $4,540 $80,9412014/2015 $7,750 $10,370 $5,370 $4,265 $9,635 $5,380 $3,640 $18,350 $64,760

$0.00

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

$16,000.00

$18,000.00

$20,000.00PARKING: $ Value of the Infringement Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

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2. INFRINGEMENT NOTICES - ANIMAL


$0.00

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00PARKING: Amount of Infringement Notices PAID

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

2

4

6

8

10

12ANIMAL: Number of Infringement Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $1,833 $1,728 $288 $1,440 $5,904 $1,728 $6,048 $4,464 $8,352 $1,584 $720 $4,608 $38,6972014/2015 $3,427 $9,089 $6,109 $3,278 $2,533 $298 $4,470 $894 $30,098

$0.00

$1,000.00

$2,000.00

$3,000.00

$4,000.00

$5,000.00

$6,000.00

$7,000.00

$8,000.00

$9,000.00

$10,000.00ANIMAL: $ value of the Infringement Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

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3. INFRINGEMENT NOTICES – PUBLIC PLACES

Breakdown of Public Places Infringements for FEBRUARY 2015: - Camping without a permit 14 x $298.00 Other Campers: 14

Tourist Campers: 0 - Drinking Liquor 1 x $114.00 - Making fire without a permit 1 x $298.00 - Selling goods without a permit 1 x $298.00

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $148 $430 $148 $1,608 $308 $0 $90 $3,959 $4,028 $140 $795 $831 $12,4862014/2015 $398 $1,867 $110 $2,395 $100 $150 $1,143 $96 $6,259

$0.00

$500.00

$1,000.00

$1,500.00

$2,000.00

$2,500.00

$3,000.00

$3,500.00

$4,000.00

$4,500.00ANIMAL: Amount of the Infringement Notices PAID

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

10

20

30

40

50

60PUBLIC PLACES: Number of Infringement Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

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4. CAUTION NOTICES

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $2,115 $9,456 $7,632 $18,864 $6,336 $3,168 $14,400 $8,352 $7,056 $5,040 $576 $720 $83,7152014/2015 $447 $1,192 $6,407 $447 $3,427 $1,043 $1,192 $5,215 $19,370

$0.00

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

$16,000.00

$18,000.00

$20,000.00PUBLIC PLACES: $ value of the Infringement Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $2,055 $1,909 $1,284 $1,838 $1,311 $1,071 $1,706 $746 $624 $621 $365 $656 $14,1852014/2015 $52 $487 $70 $178 $159 $465 $348 $202 $1,961

$0.00

$500.00

$1,000.00

$1,500.00

$2,000.00

$2,500.00

$3,000.00PUBLIC PLACES: Amount of the Infringement Notices PAID

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14PARKING/TRAFFIC: Number of Caution Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

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Other Campers: 0 Tourist Campers: 0 5. FINES RECOVERY


0

5

10

15

20

25ANIMAL: Number of Caution Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015


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10121416182022

PUBLIC PLACES: Number of Caution Notices Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $973 $4,266 $3,671 $2,606 $3,370 $0 $5,579 $4,621 $3,655 $3,967 $2,483 $4,577 $39,7672014/2015 $0 $7,486 $5,242 $2,328 $0 $0 $10,754 $6,200 $32,011

$0.00

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

$6,000.00

$8,000.00

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

$14,000.00

$16,000.00

$18,000.00FINES RECOVERY: RECEIVED

2013/2014 2014/2015

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6. PERMITS ISSUED

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $8,800 $7,039 $4,028 $8,615 $23,159 $11,745 $15,137 $12,584 $7,564 $15,396 $14,511 $5,826 $134,4042014/2015 $0 $0 $13,828 $17,353 $2,101 $2,282 $12,119 $1,911 $49,594

$0.00

$4,000.00

$8,000.00

$12,000.00

$16,000.00

$20,000.00

$24,000.00FINES RECOVERY: SENT

2013/2014 2014/2015

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD% 2013/2014 11.05 60.60 91.13 30.25 14.55 0.00 36.86 36.72 48.32 25.76 17.11 78.56 29.59% 2014/2015 0.00 0.00 37.91 13.41 0.00 0.00 88.74 324.42 64.55

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FINES RECOVERY: %

% 2013/2014 % 2014/2015


0

5

10

15

20

25 PUBLIC PLACES: Number of Permits Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

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0

5

10

15

20TODD MALL ACTIVITY: Number of Permits Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

2

4

6

8 TODD MALL VEHICLE: Number of Permits Issued (excluding markets)

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

2

4

6

8

10 PAINTING SELLER: Number of Permits Issued

2013/2014 2014/2015

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Breakdown of Complaints for FEBRUARY 2015:

Abandoned Vehicles 12 Cat at Large 3 Cat Nuisance 1 Cat Trap 7 Dog at Large 6 Dog Attack on Animal 2 Dog Attack on Human 2 Dog Menace 3 Dog Nuisance 7 Dog Removed 1 Dog Unregistered 1 Dog Welfare and Cruelty 4 Dog/Cat Not Wanted 1 Other Animal: Chicken 1 Graffiti 2 Green Waste 1 Obstruction 1 Parking/Traffic 3 Public Places (including illegal camping) 7 Security 4 Trolley 1 Works/Parks 3


0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200Number of Complaints

2013/2014 2014/2015

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0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80DOGS: Lifetime registrations

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

5

10

15

20 DOGS: New Annual registrations

2013/2014 2014/2015


$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000DOGS: $ value of registrations - Lifetime, New Annual & Annual Renewals

2013/2014 2014/2015

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0

5

10

15

20CATS: Lifetime registrations

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

2

4

6

8 CATS: New Annual registrations

2013/2014 2014/2015

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE YTD2013/2014 $1,238 $780 $845 $769 $171 $483 $1,011 $1,017 $677 $1,010 $924 $522 $9,4472014/2015 $1,589 $1,906 $1,066 $284 $756 $223 $1,130 $1,716 $8,668

$0

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000 CATS: $ value of registrations - Lifetime, New Annual & Annual Renewals

2013/2014 2014/2015

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10. WORK DONE IN TOWN CAMPS


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10

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40

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60

70 DOGS: Impounded

2013/2014 2014/2015


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10

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70

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90 CATS: Impounded

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

5

10

15MALE DOGS: Removed from Town Camps

2013/2014 2014/2015

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11. RIVER RUNS (MORNINGS)


0

2

4

6

8

10

12FEMALE DOGS: Removed from Town Camps

2013/2014 2014/2015


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2

4

6

8

10 DOGS: Registered

2013/2014 2014/2015


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10

20

30

40

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60 MALES: Spoken To

2013/2014 2014/2015

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12. PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL


0

10

20

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40

50

60 FEMALE: Spoken To

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

2

4

6

8

10

12CHILDREN: Spoken To

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

5

10

15

20

25 Drinkers/Hangers On Spoken To

2013/2014 2014/2015

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0

2

4

6

8 Verbal Warning

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

5

10

15Infringements

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160Standard Drinks Tipped Out

2013/2014 2014/2015

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Kevin Everett MANAGER RANGER UNIT


0

6

12

18

24

30

36

42

48

54

60Woolworths

2013/2014 2014/2015


0

5

10

15

20Other (Coles, KMart & Other)

2013/2014 2014/2015

ATTACHMENT C

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE- 16 MARCH 2015 TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: SENIOR RECORDS OFFICER – LORAINE DALWOOD-MASON SUBJECT: REPORT FROM REGISTRY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2015

This report provides an update of current Registry projects.

1. COMMUNITY EMAILS

• ASTC inbox • Community Emails: 40 in February – 40 actioned.

2. CEMETERIES

Interments Total Fees

Plot Fees 7 $ 10,703.00

Burial Fees 7 6,650.00

Headstone Applications 2 6.00

Exclusive Right of Burial Applications

TOTAL $ 17,359.00

GENERAL CEMETERY INFORMATION • 15 general / garden cemetery enquires in person • 30 general / garden cemetery phone enquiries

MEMORIAL CEMETERY • At present in discussion with Department of Veterans Affairs regarding an

Agreement for the upkeep of the War Graves. • Waiting to hear back from them.

3. ARCHIVING OF DAY BOXES

• Have 8 years of Hard Copy Documents to Delete, Destroy of Archive. 4. ARCHIVING OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS

• Still Sorting, Destroying and Archiving all Legal Docs • TRIMMING all Current Documents • Created 10 Spreadsheets to place all Legal Docs onto.

Loraine Dalwood-Mason SENIOR RECORDS OFFICER

ATTACHMENT D

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE – 16 MARCH 2015

TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: MANAGER LIBRARY SERVICES – GEORGINA DAVISON SUBJECT: REPORT FROM ALICE SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE MONTH

OF FEBRUARY 2015 This report provides an update of current Library projects, programs and events. 1. STATISTICS

• February - Life Long Learning events: 572 participants – 27 events (Details February - number of active members – 8,488

• February – number of new members - 210

• February - number of new items added – 363

• February - number of visitors – 10,989

• February – PC sessions – 2004

• included at end of report)

• February loans – 10,544

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2. GOOD NEWS STORIES – COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS

• I was lost without Dymocks but it is all here, books, cds and movies. I am happy and the staff are very helpful showing me how to extend books and show when they need to be returned.

3. CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH SERVICES • 6-12s club has been fully booked during February. • Storytellers Club is progressing well. • 5 week program of Cartoon workshops is fully booked.

4. PROGRAMS & EVENTS

• Anglicare presentation of “Refugee Week quilt” • Julie Vincent – visiting author. • Library Lovers Day competition. • Borella Ride – Talk with Historian Dr Tom Lewis

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5. DISPLAYS/EXHIBITIONS • Library Lovers display • Refugee week quilt.

6. TECHNOLOGY

• 4 one on one sessions for an hour each. • 5 one on one sessions for half an hour each.

7. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Reference requests include:

• Information on Uluru for a tour guide. • Information on a military unit that was posted to Alice Springs in WWII for

researcher planning to write a book on his experiences. • Family history search for ancestor working as a mica miner at Harts Range. • Researcher looking for historical maps of Northern Territory for an educational

project in remote communities. • Information on the opening of the Nevil Shute Memorial Library in 1980. • PhD researcher looking for more information to clarify a reference from another

writer. • Information on the Nevil Shute Collection and the books donated by the Nevil

Shute Norway Foundation. • Family history query about ancestor working in Alice Springs during WWII. • Anthropologist seeking advice on the works of an amateur local historian. • Information on locating an unmarked grave in the cemetery from the 1970s.

Collection Circulation New items Akaltye Antheme 38 3 Local Languages 3 1 Alice Springs Collection 122 2 Sensitive Items Cabinet 1 0 World Languages 24 0 Nevil Shute Collection 0 0 TOTAL 188 6

8. OUTREACH & PROMOTION

• Volunteers continue to deliver to the Old Timers facility each week. • The Children’s and Youth Services Officer attended the Territory Parents

Support Group during February to promote library services and resources. • Special Collections Librarian Kathryn Bailey was interviewed with David Nixon

for an article in the Centralian Advocate to promote the ANZAC Then and Now Exhibition.

9. LIBRARY • David Nixon has been engaged to create the “Then and Now” exhibition with

the grant funding the Library received from NT Government. • Felix Meyer will be engaged to provide workshops for youth to create “Oral

history films” to commemorate the Anzac Centenary with the grant funding received from NT Government.

• The library questionnaire was launched on Library Lovers Day and is open until 16th March, 2015.

• Library Staff attended ‘dealing with difficult people’ training. • Library Staff attended a session about volunteers and volunteering provided by

Diane Logan.

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27 Total Programs offered

572 Total participants

Date Event DescriptionYoung

Adult Peoples

03-February-2015 Storytime - Gardens 13 1504-February-2015 Storyteller's Club 2 1105-February-2015 Yipirinya School Storytime- Gardens 4 2305-February-2015 6-12s Club - Snap band designs 3 2406-February-2015 Baby Rhyme Time- #23 18 1910-February-2015 Storytime - Colors and shapes 15 1611-February-2015 Storytellers Club 1 312-February-2015 Yipirinya School Storytime- Colors and shapes 4 2512-February-2015 Anglicare presentation 19 412-February-2015 6-12s Club- Tissue art 3 1612-February-2015 Borella Ride - talk with Dr Tom Lewis 24 213-February-2015 Baby Ryhme Time - No#13 24 2613-February-2015 Library lovers day comp 6 217-February-2015 Storytime - Nursery Rhyme Theme 11 1718-February-2015 The Storytellers Club Week 4 0 419-February-2015 6-12s Club - Dream Catchers 4 1219-February-2015 Yipirinya School Storytime - Nursery Rhymes 4 2320-February-2015 Baby Rhyme Time - Program 13 15 1524-February-2015 Storytime - Health theme 7 1321-February-2015 Reading Group 824-February-2015 Storytime 7 1324-February-2015 Cartoon drawing workshop with Felix 2 325-February-2015 Storytellers club 1 226-February-2015 Yipirinya Storytime - Adventure 5 2626-February-2015 6-12s Club - paper mache 1 1227-February-2015 Baby Rhyme Time - Program 13 17 1726-February-2015 Author Event Julie Vincent 11 0

229 343

Number of

10. EVENT STATISTICS

Upcoming events: March:

• Harmony Day celebrations: Harmony tree messages and dips from around the world and baklava.

• Parks Week – NT Parks & Wildlife photo exhibition and colouring in competition. • International Women’s Day NPY photo exhibition and launch. • Regular children’s programs. • Monthly reading group.

Georgina Davison MANAGER LIBRARY SERVICES

ATTACHMENT E

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE – 16 MARCH 2015 TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UNIT SUBJECT: REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2015 This report provides an update of current projects, programs and events of the Community Development Unit COMMUNITY PROJECTS OFFICER – FRAN STOOPS 1. NIGHT MARKETS

• TVC’s edited &finalised for Bellette to forward to Southern Cross TV • Stallholders still expressing interest – list still growing • Night Market magnets edited to reflect new Christmas Carnival date

2. CARNIVAL/CHRISTMAS TREE • Coordinator for northern stage locked in • Received quotes from Heath Williamson re possible new lighting for tree • Received quotes re new star and new branches for top of tree • Have contacted Air Charter Services again in relation to rigging new festoon

lighting on tower and whether there is a cost or FOC – still waiting on response • Started discussions with library for Switch on the Lights competition • All documents re -edited, relevant interested parties contacted, event

calendars updated, banner edited, websites who upload information from ASTC website which had Friday December 11 date contacted to reflect new Carnival date of Friday December 4

• Fair rides locked in 3. ALICE DESERT FESTIVAL/RED HOT ARTS

• ADF in discussion with Red Centre Nats so demographic can be included • Ongoing meetings

4. BIG DAY OUT IN HARMONY

• Ongoing meetings with Marguerite, MCSCA • Marketing and promotion in progress • Confirmed library activities, face painting, henna tattoos, hair braiding,

performances from King Marong, Indian, Fijian, Indigenous communities • Signage with TJ signs for edits

5. ALICE SHOW

• Alice Show & Yellow Brick Road applications submitted • Request for staff emailed and have had good response • Signage with TJ Signs to be updated • Possible YAG to participate

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6. GENERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS/IN KIND SUPPORT • National Youth Week working with CDU team re Recycled Art Prize & Movie

Marathon. Also possible Youth Festival in September and providing relevant event management information regarding grant for possible upcoming Youth Festival

• HMAS Arunta – met with Gary Moody, Policy Adviser at the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, Mayor & CEO to discuss the possibility of arranging some kind of event depending on funding and approval for HMAS Arunta crew as it has been a number of years since they last came to Alice.

• Bangtail Muster – met with Greg Teakle who is coordinating the parade for Bangtail Muster 2015

• Pets on Parade – assisted with event management info as required • Longest Desert Lunch – ongoing correspondence. Request approved for use

of twin trailer mounted portable toilet unit. • Alice Show – response to in kind request emailed and posted • Henley-on-Todd have submitted all relevant forms for the present including

request for in kind support which has been approved and response forwarded along with approved permits for banners, use of public place, council lawns

• Alice Pride Carnivale – ongoing discussions. Waiting on a confirmed date • Bush Bands Bash – met with Adelaide Wood to discuss dates and venue

options – possible date of September 5 • Alice Springs Health & Fitness convention 2015, October 24-25 –

application submitted for cash support and forwarded for discussion to Tourism, Events & Promotions committee. Expressions of interest emailed to food stallholders on behalf of ASHFC

7. /ONGOING

Todd Mall Markets: • Most Stallholders registered prior to first market on February 15. Rangers

monitored and gave verbal warnings where necessary • Most stallholders returning for March markets • Licenses still being submitted • Todd Mall Market webpage updated to reflect 2015 dates still waiting on links

to ASTC • Ongoing enquiries regarding process to attend • Update of food stallholders registered for 2015 to Department of Health

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – MITCH CAMERON 1. SENIORS

Seniors Coordinating Committee (SCC) • The first SCC Meeting for 2015 was held on the 18th February in the Andy

McNeill Room. Alice Springs 50 Plus Community Centre Management Committee • The CDO has been assisting the committee with the development of a website

for seniors in Alice Springs with the support of Bellette/ Driver Web. • A meeting for the website was held on 17th February. Once the website has

been made live in the coming months the domain name will be: www.seniorsinalicesprings.com.au

• The website will be a one stop place for seniors in Alice Springs to find information/ activities for the Alice Springs 50 Plus Centre & each individual

http://www.seniorsinalicesprings.com.au/

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seniors group; National Seniors, Senior Citizens & U3A. No meeting for the committee was held in February. The Committee will meet on Tuesday 3rd March.

2. YOUTH

Youth Services Alice Springs (YSAS) • YSAS meeting was held on 4th February. The meetings provide an opportunity

for information sharing amongst the Youth Services of Alice Springs. Current trends, training & events, policy developments and grants available were discussed at the meeting.

National Youth Week • The 2015 National Youth Week will take place from 10 -19 April. The Recycled

Art Prize will be held in the previous ‘On Safari’ premises in the Todd Mall during National Youth Week.

• CDO developed a poster for the event which has been posted on Council’s social media. A Movie Marathon will occur on 10th April at the Alice Springs Cinema. Council was successful for a $1500 2015 National Youth Week grant for the Recycled Art Prize.

Youth Festival Application • An application was submitted to the Australia Council to conduct a Youth

Festival in September 2015. Support Letters were included from Incite Arts, Gap Youth Centre, Headspace, Congress & Jesuit Social Services.

• The event was proposed by Caleb Maru, Council’s YSO. The application was developed by the CDO, CPO, YSO, CCDM and Council’s Grants Officer.

Youth Vibe Holiday Grant Application • An application was submitted to Youth NT Youth Vibe Holiday Grants to

conduct a Youth Short Film Competition during the June/ July school holidays. 3. COMMUNITY GRANTS

• The 2015 round of the Community Grants closed Monday 2 March. 36 applications have been received. 14 - Community Development Grant applications; 9 - Community Assistance Grant applications; 5 - Youth Development Grant applications & 8 - Araluen Community Access Grant applications. Six people attended the information night for the Community Grants held on Tuesday 10th February.

• The Community Grants Panel will meet on Monday 9th March to recommend the successful grant recipients for the Alice Springs Town Council to endorse.

4. ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• CDO attended the meeting held on 24th February. 5. TODD MALL PROMOTIONS/ ALICE SPRINGS TODD MALL ASSOCIATION

• A replacement for outgoing Alice Springs Todd Mall Association Chairperson, Paul Darvodelsky is yet to be sourced. The Association has not met since October 2014.

6. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

• CDO has worked with HCC to develop a staff challenge of 20 Healthy Activities to do in Alice Springs. CDO has assisted with administrative tasks for the Healthy Communities program.

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7. OTHER • Led Heart Foundation Walking on February 14 • Meeting with Alice Springs 50 Plus Community Centre Committee members

and Bellette/ Driver Web on January 29 in regards to the development of the 50 Plus Community Centre’s website.

• Various Community Grant enquiries • Attended the first Youth Action Group meeting for 2015 on 26th February which

had an attendance of 10 people. YOUTH SERVICES OFFICER – CALEB MARU

1. YOUTH FESTIVAL • Council has applied for a grant valued at $42,412 overall ($25,300 from grant

application, $17,112 in kind) to run a Youth Festival on September 19th. The application was completed by the Youth Services Officer, Community Development Officer, Community and Cultural Development Manager and the Grants Officer, and two meetings were held with Milyika Scales from Music NT.

2. YOUTH FACEBOOK PAGE

• A Facebook page for youth in Alice Springs was created on the 27th of February and has received 120 likes since its creation.

3. YOUTH ACTION GROUP

• The first Youth Action Group meeting took place on Thursday the 26th of February with seven young people in attendance. The next meeting is to take place on Thursday the 26th of March. (Minutes attached – Attachment ii)

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COORDINATOR (HCC) – REPORT – DECEMBER 2014 1. AGED CARE ACCESS GRANT

• Heartmoves classes have been consistent at Old Timers and Flynn Lodge with 10-12 residents participating in gentle strength and balance exercises.

• NTML has extended funding for Council to deliver this program until June 30th 2015.

2. ASALC HAWC

• Falls Prevention, Heartmoves and Youth Fit programs are almost at capacity since recommencing in February.

• HCC met with the Alice Springs Hospital Physiotherapy department this month and Council will now receive patient referrals for these programs from the hospitals physiotherapy department.

3. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS

• The Heart Foundation Walking Group has just been named the 2nd largest group in Australia (out of 1500 groups).

• Brookside in Brisbane currently has the largest Heart Foundation Walking Group. Our end of month walk for February commenced from Blatherskite Park.

• HCC has arranged some Parks Walks for 2015 in consultation with NT Parks & Wildlife. Active Oldies Aqua classes continue to prove popular at the Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre.

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4. STAFF CLASSES • Civic Centre attendance for February averaged eight participants and Depot

had an average of three participants. • The HCC has been assisting staff with specific exercise programs to assist

with injuries and rehabilitation post-surgery. 5. ANGLICARE CENTRE BASED CARE PROGRAM

• Council’s Healthy Communities has developed a new relationship with Anglicare and will commence two new exercise programs at Anglicare next month.

• One program will be targeted at Centre Based Care clients who are socially isolated and the other program will target indigenous people.

6. ASALC HAWC 5-YEAR PLAN

• HCC is working with ASALC’s Aquatic Manager on a 5 year plan for the Health & Wellness Centre at ASALC, including a sustainability plan for current Healthy Communities exercise programs.

7. ARTHRITIS NT

• HCC is providing 2 days per week of contracted services to Arthritis & Osteoporosis NT including participation in teleconferences and providing reports to Arthritis NT on behalf of Arthritis Australia’s ‘The Joint Movement’ program.

COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – LEON TRIPP 1. PUBLIC ART

Roundabout Perentie • Following a direction from PAAC the Perentie artist Dan Murphy has removed

all paint from the sculpture in preparation for installation. A 2 pack polyurethane anti-graffiti finish has been purchased and will be applied to the sculpture and the CCDM and artist are currently carrying out pre installation work such as selection of rocks for mounting purposes and positioning the Perentie in the roundabout for maximum effect.

• The revised installation date is now the end of March. This is seen now as highly achievable not withstanding unforseen impedances.

Alice Springs Historical Flood Marker • J9 Stanton has outsourced the fabrication of this work which is currently under

construction at Ross Engineering. • The following flood levels have been established relative to the curb in

Leichhardt Terrace opposite the Library where the marker will be installed.

- Category D Flood (Moderate): 1983 0.840m above the top of the curb

- Category E Flood (Major): 1988 1.04m above the top of the curb

- 1/100 Flood 1.340m 2. PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAAC)

• The draft Public Art Commissioning Manual was presented at the February meeting and was emailed to committee members for review and comment. Members will report back to the March meeting with recommendations.

• An advertisement to fill the committee vacancy left by Alice Buscombe resignation was placed in the Centralian Advocate on Friday 20 February.

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• The advertisement was also placed in the Red Hot Arts newsletter and on Councils Facebook page. Responses need to be to the CCDM by COB Friday 6 March.

3. SUMMER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM

• The Summer School Holiday Program was very successful with 2,579 attendances made by young people to activities over the 2014/15 summer period. For a full report please see Attachment iii.

4. CHILDCARE CENTRE LEASES

• Facilities Maintenance Officer Brad Fullerton is currently looking at developing a condition report for each of the childcare centres to establish a reference point for the new leases.

• Tanya Miller from Department of Education and Training will audit the centres in mid-march for compliance which will also contribute to this reference point.

5. TOTEM THEATRE UPGRADES

• All electrical work has been completed and contractor paid with work to the roof to be completed by the end of March.

6. ARTS AND CULTURAL POLICY NTG

• The NTG are currently developing an Arts and Cultural Policy and have engaged a Brisbane based firm `Positive Solutions’ to carry out the consultancy. I contributed via a teleconference on Monday 23 February.

7. TODD MALL SCREEN

• The Todd Mall screen is currently out of action due to a darkening of the screen.

• Ross Engineering have removed the screen and it has been checked by a TV technician with no fault being found. Ross Engineering are fitting a small exhaust fan to remove excess heat to see if this rectifies the problem.

• The screen should be operational again by mid-March. 8. OTHER

• Risk Management meeting • Managers Retreat meeting • MHACA – Suicide Bereavement Program • Tourism Events and Promotions Committee

Leon Tripp COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

ATTACHMENT F

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE – 16 MARCH 2015 TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: MANAGER IT / BUSINESS ANALYST SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES FOR FEBRUARY 2015

This report provides an update of current Information Technology projects, programmes and events.

• Asset management system scoping in-progress

• Network core upgrades being implemented

• PBX replacement proposals being evaluated

• ASALC comms link upgrade

• Ongoing website maintenance Chris Dance MANAGER IT / BUSINESS ANALYST

ATTACHMENT G

REPORT

CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE – 16 MARCH 2015 TO: DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AUTHOR: MANAGER ALICE SPRINGS AQUATIC AND LEISURE CENTRE –

JESSE MORTENSEN SUBJECT: ALICE SPRINGS AQUATIC AND LEISURE CENTRE REPORT FOR

FEBRUARY 2015

REPORT SUMMARY February was an extremely busy and successful month, with warm weather resulting in record numbers regularly seen on Saturdays and Sundays. Other key highlights included

• Commencement of Term 1 Learn to Swim with record numbers • Commencement of 5 new aqua fitness classes • Expansion of classes at the health and wellness centre • Reopening of the leisure pools after completion of repair works

TOTAL MONTHLY ATTENDANCE Total attendance for the month was 16,444, which represents a doubling of patronage from the month before. This is attributed mainly to the reopening of the indoor leisure pools, however the commencement of Term 1 Learn to swim has also played a significant part in this patronage growth. The month’s patronage is 9% higher than the same month last year. Total patronage for the year sits at 99,142. Total patronage lost due to the pool closures over summer is estimated at between 9,000 and 14,000 people.

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Visit demographics – 2014/2015

Visit type Jul-14

Aug-14

Sep-14 Oct-14

Nov-14

Dec-14

Jan-15

Feb-15

Casual Visit - Early morning Adult 224 220 334 457 496 406 361 547 Casual Visit - Early morning Concession 174 22 206 283 283 259 181 325 Casual Visit - Early morning Child 25 145 41 31 31 185 24 27 Casual Visit Adult 858 845 2811 3090 3412 2499 1811 2684 Casual Visit Concession 340 275 559 755 495 544 337 618 Casual Visit Child 475 527 2311 2284 1994 2125 1206 1548 Family 82 84 362 304 201 164 110 152 Membership Visit 1525 1451 2312 2512 1795 1465 714 1974 Visit Pass 482 581 778 985 869 796 678 1189 Child under 6 237 140 450 864 791 905 520 873 Spectators 104 127 73 318 329 487 246 232 School Visit 354 2302 3264 2608 3374 871 203 3457 Bush School Visit 0 51 146 321 99 261 0 25 Group Visit 36 61 91 567 562 317 284 572 Aquatic Education 227 796 721 1137 1114 530 177 1327 Aqua Exercise 250 415 401 526 461 388 480 774 Special Event 994 1115 320 TOTAL 5393 8042 14860 17042 16306 12202 8653 16644

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Membership types – 2014

Pass type Jul -14

Aug - 14 Sep-14

Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-14 Feb-14

12 Month Adult 2 4 8 3 4 1 3 1

12 Month Concession 4 5 2 1 0 5 6 2

12 Month Child 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3

12 Month Family 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0

Total 12 Month passes

8 11 12 6 5 7 9 6

3 Month Adult 16 9 45 26 24 21 31 34

3 Month Concession 10 8 22 14 9 16 16 20

3 Month Child 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 3

3 month Family 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 0

Total Short Term passes

29 18 83 44 35 37 51 57

Winter Season Adult Special

n/a 6 0 0 0 0 0

Winter Season Concession Special

n/a 2 0 0 0 0 0

Winter Child Special n/a 0 0 0 0 0 0

Winter Family Special n/a 1 0 0 0 0 0

Total Season Passes 9 0 0 0 0 0

10 Visit Passes 60 87 103 115 107 87 117 140

10 Visit Class Passes 1 3 0 5 0 0 4 10

Learn to Swim 262 265 426 426 426 0 419 459

Membership Total 360 384 529 546 533 87 540 609

PROGRAMS Our new aquatic programs performed strongly, with the Wednesday night aqua combat and aqua mummas being the standout performers. The latter now featuring in the regular newsletter circulated by Birth and Beyond. The additional classes have increased aqua aerobic participation from 448 people in January to 774 in February. The centre jointly organised a Friday afternoon pool party with ABC, which was very successful with 320 people coming to enjoy fun games, Atlantis, music and a celebrity race. ABC broadcast live from the centre and featured stories on our renewable energy initiatives, recycling and the Health and Wellness Centre. School carnival season is in full swing, with the Saint Philips carnival being the first of many. Other school attendance was recorded from Living Waters, OLSH Bath Street, OLSH Traegar, OLSH Sadadeen, Centralian Middle School, Araluen, Centralian College, Steiner, St Philips, St Josephs, Yirara College, Ti Tree and Ntaria

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 6:10am ACTIVE

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12:30pm SWIM FIT LUNCH Jesse

SWIM FIT LUNCH Jesse

5:30pm ACTIVE Elena

COMBAT Marty

ACTIVE Elena

Term 1 Learn to swim enrolments closed with record numbers of 459 children and adults. This represents an increase of just over 200% since Council management commenced in July 2013. The graph below is a representation of term-by-term since Term 3 2013 (Council’s first term of management)

The Health and Wellness Centre is continuing to be successful, with 12 sessions run every week. Programs are displayed below.

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MAINTENANCE Maintenance work for the month focused on mowing and grounds maintenance due to rapid grass growth. The key highlight of this month was the conclusion of repairs to the indoor leisure pool, with the pool reopening on February the 2nd. Quarterly servicing of pumps and filtration systems occurred this month, which included the replacement of 2 broken filter socks. This work was completed during the night to ensure no down-time in public access to pools. WATER QUALITY Water quality testing was conducted 4 hourly as per Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations (GSPO). Pool tests are conducted and logged daily at 5:30am, 9:50am, 1:00pm and 5:00pm.

Jul 14 Aug 14 Sept 14 Oct 14 Nov 14 Dec 14 Jan 14 Feb 14

25M POOL Free 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% Combines 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% Ph 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% Total Av% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99.25% 100% 100% LEISURE POOL Free 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% N/A 100% Total 99% 99% 93% 91% 99% 100% N/A 100% Combines 99% 99% 93% 90% 99% 100% N/A 100% Ph 100% 99% 99% 98% 99% 100% N/A 100% Total Av% 99.5% 99% 96.25% 94.75% 99.25% 100% N/A 100% OUTDOOR 50M POOL

Free n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Combines n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Ph n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total Av% n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% OUTDOOR LTS POOL

Free n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Combines n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Ph n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total Av% n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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OUTDOOR TODDLER POOL

Free n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Total n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Combines n/a n/a 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Ph n/a n/a 98% 100% 100% 97% 100% 96%

Total Av% 99.5% 100% 100% 99.25% 100% 99%

Jesse Mortensen MANAGER ALICE SPRINGS AQUATIC AND LEISURE CENTRE

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© 2015. This publication is copyright.

No part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Chairperson, Augmented Redistribution Committee, except that permission is given for the use and reproduction of statistics included in this publication.

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Contents

Page No.

Glossary of terms

Overview of the redistribution process

Section 1 Background information 1

What is a redistribution? 1

The redistribution process 1

The legislative base for a redistribution – objects and matters to be considered

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History of redistributions in the Northern Territory 3

Naming the divisions 4

Section 2 The 2015 Redistribution 5

Timetable 5

Committee members for the 2015 Redistribution 5

Making suggestions, comments and objections 6

Further information 7

Appendices

1 Table showing enrolments by division and variation from average enrolment as at election day 25 August 2012 and 11 February 2015

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2 Map of NT showing current LA division boundaries 9

GLOSSARY

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics, the federal agency responsible for the collection, collation and dissemination of statistics relating to the Australian community, including population data.

AEC Australian Electoral Commission, the federal agency responsible for maintaining the electoral roll in the NT.

AUDITOR-GENERAL

The person occupying the position of Chief Executive of the NT Auditor-General’s Office.

AUGMENTED

REDISTRIBUTION

COMMITTEE

The four person Redistribution Committee that is responsible for evaluating objections to the proposed NT divisions made by the three-person redistribution committee and making a final determination.

BOUNDARIES The borders of a division created for the election of a member to the NT parliament.

CHAIR OF

COMMITTEE The Redistribution Committee – the Electoral Commissioner; the Augmented Redistribution Committee – a duly qualified person appointed by the Administrator.

CLOSING DATE The final day on which submissions (suggestions, comments and objections) can be made to the redistribution committees.

COMMENTS The Redistribution Committee invites comments from the public and organisations on redistribution suggestions.

COMMISSION Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC).

COMMISSIONER Electoral Commissioner, Chief Executive of the NTEC.

DIVISION An electoral division for the election of a Member of the Legislative Assembly.

ELECTORAL ACT

(EA) The NT Electoral Act provides the legislative framework by which a redistribution must be carried out.

GDB Geographic Database – an AEC geographical area building block.

JOINT ROLL The electoral roll or list of electors eligible to vote for Commonwealth and NT parliamentary and local government elections, maintained under a formal arrangement between the Governor-General and the Administrator.

MATTERS FOR

CONSIDERATION

The redistribution committees are obliged to consider matters such as an equality of electors in each division (subject to a 20% divergence); economic, social and regional interests; the feasibility of communication and travel; population density and trends; geographic features; existing federal, NT and local area boundaries including regions of Aboriginal land interest; and all suggestions and comments from the public in response to the redistribution process.

MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly.

NAMES OF

DIVISIONS The committees are required to provide names for proposed divisions.

NT Northern Territory

NTEC Northern Territory Electoral Commission

NTG Northern Territory Government

NT (SELF

GOVERNMENT)

ACT

The Northern Territory (Self Government) Act 1978 (Cth) sets out the basic governance requirements for the NT legislature, including the methodology for determining the average number of electors in each parliamentary division (the quota) and an allowable divergence from that quota [± one fifth (20%)].

NOTICE Redistribution notices must be Gazetted, printed in a Territory – wide newspaper and also regional papers as appropriate.

OBJECTIONS The public can lodge objections to proposed boundaries and/or their names.

OBJECTS OF

THE

REDISTRIBUTION

The redistribution committees are obliged to consider objects such as an equality in the number of electors in each division at the next election, their physical size, demography and geography; keeping identifiable communities together in one division; renaming divisions only when their names are no longer appropriate and avoiding locality names; and minimising the number of electors being transferred from one division to another.

PROPOSED

REDISTRIBUTION The three person redistribution committee receives suggestions and comments from the public on the division of the 25 NT electorates and publishes a proposed redistribution.

PUBLIC

HEARINGS The redistribution committees may organise hearings at which the public can discuss boundary suggestions.

PUBLIC

SUGGESTIONS See Suggestions.

QUOTA

The NT (Self Government) Act specifies that the average number of electors in each parliamentary division (the quota) should be calculated by dividing the number of electors in the Territory by the number of members to be elected. The number in each division can vary by up to ± one fifth (20%) of the quota.

e.g. The projected number of electors for the 2011 redistribution was 120 950 electors

Number of members 25

The quota (average number of electors for each division) for the 2011 redistribution was projected as 4838 electors. The actual quota for polling day 2012 was 4952.

REDISTRIBUTION A redistribution of the NT into divisions for the election of members to the Legislative Assembly.

REDISTRIBUTION

COMMITTEE The three person committee, chaired by the Electoral Commissioner, that is responsible for reviewing NT parliamentary division boundaries and publishing a proposed redistribution.

REDISTRIBUTION DECLARATION NOTICE

Notice published in the Gazette declaring: (a) the Territory is redistributed into divisions; and (b) the names and boundaries of the divisions.

REPORT

The Augmented Redistribution Committee is responsible for reviewing objections to the proposed boundaries, making a final determination by Gazette notice and presenting a report to the responsible Minister. The report must contain:

(a) details of all suggestions, comments and objections given or made; and (b) a map or number of maps together showing the names and boundaries of all

divisions. The Minister must table a copy of the report in the Legislative Assembly within 5 sitting days after the Minister receives the report.

SA1S Statistical Areas Level 1 – the smallest area for which a wide range of Census data is released, with an average population of about 400.

SLA Statistical Local Area - a spatial unit used by the ABS to collect data.

SOFTWARE Redistribution software to facilitate the drawing and determination of division boundaries.

SUBMISSION The public can lodge (submit) suggestions, comments and objections for consideration by the redistribution committees.

SUGGESTIONS At the commencement of redistribution proceedings, suggestions are invited from the public. These are made available for public inspection on the website and at NTEC offices.

SURVEYOR-GENERAL

The person occupying the position of Surveyor-General in the Department of Lands, Planning and the Environment.

Overview of the Redistribution Process Legislation

Public suggestions

The Redistribution Committee places notices in the Gazette and Territory newspapers inviting public suggestions

Electoral Act s141

30 days

Closing date for suggestions

Interested persons or organisations wishing to make suggestions regarding the redistribution forward written suggestions to the Committee

As soon as practicable after the 30 days

Comments on the suggestions

The Redistribution Committee places notices in the Gazette and Territory newspapers a) advertising and making available for public inspection without fee copies of

all suggestions b) inviting public comments on the suggestions

Electoral Act s142

14 days

Closing date for comments on the public suggestions

Interested persons or organisations to forward written comments on the suggestions to the Committee

As soon as practicable after the closing date

The Committee considers the public suggestions and comments and prepares a proposed redistribution of the Territory into divisions with proposed names

Electoral Act s143

The Redistribution Committee will place notices in the Gazette and Territory newspapers advising the availability of map(s) showing the proposed divisions and

names and inviting objections

Electoral Act ss144, 145

30 days

Closing date for objections on the proposed divisions

Interested persons or organisations who wish to make objections on the proposed divisions to forward objections in writing to the Augmented Redistribution Committee

Objections considered by the Augmented Redistribution Committee

The Augmented Redistribution Committee considers all objections made under section 145 and may hold public hearings into objections

Electoral Act s146

As soon as practicable after the closing date

Decision

The Augmented Committee makes a final redistribution of the Territory into divisions and declares the redistribution by notice in the Gazette

Electoral Act s147

Report

The Augmented Committee presents a report to the Minister as soon as practical, including the details of all public submissions and maps showing the names and

boundaries of all divisions

Electoral Act s148

Within 5 sitting days

Electoral Act s148(3)

The Minister tables the report in the Legislative Assembly

As soon as practicable after the report is tabled

The report and maps are made available for public inspection, free of charge Electoral Act

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The redistribution takes effect for the next general election Electoral Act

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The decision of the Augmented Redistribution Committee is final.

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1 Background information

What is a redistribution?

An electoral redistribution is a review of the boundaries of the 25 Northern Territory Legislative Assembly divisions. Any changes to boundaries or division names come into effect at the next Legislative Assembly general election scheduled for 27 August 2016. The redistribution is carried out according to law in a fair, impartial and transparent manner, free of political interference and with several opportunities for the public to participate. A redistribution must begin as soon as practicable once 2 years and 6 months have passed since the polling day for the last general election and should be completed as soon as practicable (Electoral Act s138). The last general election was held on 25 August 2012 and a call for public suggestions and submissions for the 2015 redistribution will be made by public notice on 25 February 2015. The closing date for submissions is 27 March 2015.

The redistribution process

The redistribution process is managed by two committees:

A three person Redistribution Committee, comprised of the Northern Territory Electoral Commissioner, who chairs the committee, the Surveyor-General and Auditor-General. (Electoral Act ss331 - 333).

The Redistribution Committee considers changes to boundaries and division names, receives suggestions and releases a redistribution proposal, setting out any changes to boundaries and division names. The proposed redistribution is advertised and objections are invited from the public.

A four person Augmented Redistribution Committee consisting of the members of the Redistribution Committee plus a member, appointed by the Administrator, who has served (or is qualified for) appointment as a magistrate/Judge or has other appropriate qualifications and experience. The appointed member, who acts as chair of the Augmented Committee, cannot be a member of a political party. The appointment of a non-judicial chair is subject to the approval of the leader of each political party represented in the Legislative Assembly and the independent MLAs.

The Augmented Committee is convened once boundary proposals are published by the Redistribution Committee. The Augmented Committee determines the final boundaries to apply after considering the published proposals and objections received from the public and interested parties. Its decision is final. (Electoral Act ss334 - 339).

Any individual or organisation has the opportunity to present suggestions, comments or objections to the Committees. (Electoral Act ss 141, 142, 145).

http://notes.nt.gov.au/dcm/legislat/legislat.nsf/linkreference/Electoral%20Act

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The legislative base for a redistribution – objects and matters to be

considered

The Redistribution Committees are set up and operate in accordance with the Electoral Act and the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 (Cth). The objects of an electoral redistribution (Section 139 of the Electoral Act)

At the time of the next general election, the number of electors in each division is near to equal

The physical area of each division containing rural and remote areas is kept small

The demographic and geographic nature of each division is uniform

Identifiable communities are included in only one division

Electorate names should not be changed unless they are no longer appropriate and locality names are to be avoided and

Changes to existing divisions should minimise the number of electors being transferred from one division to another.

Matters to be considered (Section 140 of the Electoral Act) The Committees must consider the following matters in their deliberations on the proposed divisions:

The number of electors in each proposed division meets the requirement of section 13(4) of the Self Government Act relating to divergence from one-fifth of a quota*

Community of interests including economic, social and regional interests

Communication and travel, including remoteness or distance

The density of population

The area and physical features

The trend of population changes in the Territory

Existing boundaries, including Territory and Commonwealth divisions, suburb, town and local government boundaries and regions of Aboriginal land interest and

All public suggestions and comments given under the Electoral Act ss 141, 142 and 145. *The quota for each division is calculated by dividing the number of electors in the Territory by the number of members to be elected. The number of electors in each division can vary within a tolerance of ± one fifth (20%) of the quota [NT (Self Government) Act 1978 s13(4)(5)]. The Administrator may order a redistribution if the number of electors in a division falls above or below 20% of the quota.

e.g. enrolment projection for the 2011 redistribution was 120 950 electors

number of members 25

The quota established for the 2011 redistribution, effective at the 2012 election, was 4838 electors. See Appendix 1 for details of enrolment numbers as at 25 August 2012 (polling day) compared to enrolment numbers as at 11 February 2015, including the variation from average enrolment.

http://notes.nt.gov.au/dcm/legislat/legislat.nsf/linkreference/Electoral%20Act

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2009C00299

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History of redistributions in the Northern Territory

A partly elected, partly nominated Legislative Council was established for the governance of the Northern Territory between 1947 and 1974. Five redistributions were carried out – the first in 1947 for six elected members, the second in 1959 when the number of elected members was increased to eight, in 1962 when Aboriginals were given the vote, in 1965 and lastly in 1968 when elected members increased to eleven. The first distribution into 19 electoral divisions for a wholly elected legislature for the Northern Territory was established by the Minister for the Territory in early 1974 and reported in September 1974. A redistribution in 1977 took account of population movements following Cyclone Tracy. Following self-government in 1978, electoral terms were extended from three to a maximum of four years and in 1983 the first redistribution for a 25 member Legislative Assembly took place. Set term elections every four years became effective in 2012. Early distributions were carried out by a three person Distribution Committee, comprised of the Chief Electoral Officer, the Surveyor-General and a person appointed by the Administrator. Suggestions were submitted to the committee, which released a proposed map, received objections and forwarded a report to the Minister for tabling in, and the approval of, the legislature. The process was changed in 2004: a three person Redistribution Committee receives suggestions and releases a proposal for boundaries to all divisions; a four person Augmented Redistribution Committee then reviews objections and produces a report, which is final. The following table indicates all electoral boundary deliberations for a wholly elected Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 1974.

Year No. Single Member Divisions Election Effective

1974 19 October 1974

1977 19 August 1977, June 1980

1983 25 December 1983

1986 25 March 1987

1990 25 October 1990

1993 25 June 1994

1997 25 August 1997

2000 25 August 2001

2004 25 June 2005

2008 25 August 2008

2011 25 August 2012

2015 25 August 2016

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Naming the divisions

The Electoral Act s139 states that

(e) the names of existing divisions should not be changed unless an existing name is no longer appropriate;

(f) if a new name is proposed for a division, the use of locality names should be avoided;

Locality names have previously been used in many instances though, as boundaries change, these may no longer have relevance to the proposed new division. Convention dictates that the names of existing Commonwealth electoral divisions and of living persons are avoided; however, the names of persons who have died and given significant service to the Northern Territory may be adopted. Recent committees have noted the need for research and public consultation when naming the divisions. No name changes were effected in 2004, with one name change in 2008 (Millner to Fong Lim when the Millner suburb boundaries were no longer applicable to the proposed division) and one in 2012 (Macdonnell to Namatjira when similarity existed between the name of the then local shire and a NT parliamentary electorate).

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2 The 2015 Redistribution

Proposed timetable

The 2015 Redistribution will commence on 25 February 2015 and will take approximately six months to complete.

The following stages and dates are provided for the commencement of the redistribution, with a reference to the relevant section(s) of the Electoral Act.

Stage Dates NT Electoral Act Reference

Suggestions invited from public 25 February 2015 s141

Public suggestions close (30 days) 27 March 2015 s141

Comment invited on public suggestions received 30 March 2015 s142

Comments close (14 days) 13 April 2015 s142

Proposed boundaries published & objections invited 15 June 2015* ss144, 145

Objections close to Redistribution Committee’s proposed boundaries (30 days from publication of report)

15 July 2015* s145

Formation of the Augmented Redistribution Committee

The Augmented Committee is constituted when the proposed boundaries are published

s334 - s336

Redistribution Declaration Notice Gazetted and final report provided to the Minister

To be advised ss147, 148

* To be confirmed

Note: As the redistribution progresses, further key dates will be provided as they become available.

Committee members for the 2015 redistribution

The members of the 2015 Redistribution Committee are: Electoral Commissioner (Chairperson) Auditor-General Surveyor-General. The chairperson of the Augmented Redistribution Committee is appointed by the Administrator by Gazette Notice.

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The committees operate with secretariat and research support and, for the first time in 2015, will use specialized redistribution software to assist in its deliberations. The committees, as before, will operate out of the Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) Darwin office.

Making suggestions, comments and objections

During the redistribution period, any person or party wishing to lodge suggestions, make comments on, or object to proposed boundaries may do so in writing by mail/ personal delivery (hard copy) and /or electronically by email. Address submissions to: The Redistribution Committee c/- the NTEC. Contact details are as follows:

Darwin Level 3, TCG Centre 80 Mitchell Street Darwin NT 0800 GPO Box 2419 DARWIN NT 0801 Ph: (08) 8999 5000

1800 MYVOTE Fax: (08) 8999 7630

Alice Springs MyVote Central Yeperenye Centre Gregory Terrace ALICE SPRINGS NT 0870 Ph: (08) 8951 5971

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Any person or organisation wanting to make a suggestion, comment or objection should bear in mind the respective closing dates for the committees to receive these from the public. Closing dates will be advertised in the press, notified on the redistribution website and confirmed in media releases. Late submissions cannot be accepted.

Public involvement Proposed Dates NT Electoral Act Reference

Suggestions invited from the public 25 February 2015 s141

Public suggestions close (30 days later) 27 March 2015 s141

Comment invited on the suggestions received from the public 30 March 2015 s142

Comments close (14 days later) 13 April 2015 s142

Proposed boundaries published and objections invited 15 June 2015* ss144, 145

Objections to the Committee’s proposal close (30 days from publication of the proposed boundaries)

15 July 2015* s145

* To be confirmed

Persons forwarding material to the committees are advised to check receipt of the material.

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All suggestions, comments on and objections to proposed boundaries received by the Redistribution Committee and Augmented Committee will be made available on the NTEC website.

Further information

Current maps of electoral boundaries and the latest enrolment statistics by division can be viewed on the NTEC website (www.ntec.nt.gov.au/redistribution2015). Materials on the NTEC website will include:

Enrolment statistics by LA Division.

Enrolment numbers by Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1s) and GDBs.

Maps of current NT LA electoral boundaries.

Maps of current NT divisions with SA1 boundaries.

Details of suggestions received from the public and parties.

Details of comments and objections on redistribution suggestions and proposed boundaries.

The proposed boundaries report.

Final report and maps.

http://notes.nt.gov.au/nteo/Electorl.nsf/c74abaf4eeba940c692577f80019e96a/ecb64583035d4230692577f8001cc8b4?OpenDocument

http://notes.nt.gov.au/nteo/Electorl.nsf/c74abaf4eeba940c692577f80019e96a/187c05f56b009ecb692577f8001ce532?OpenDocument

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Appendix 1 Current Boundaries - Enrolment by division and variation from average enrolment

Note: The number of electors on the roll changes due to on-going enrolment activity e.g. new enrolments, electors moving into a different division inside or outside the NT and the removal of elector names from the roll due to death or objection processes.

Division

Polling day 25 August 2012

Division

11 February 2015

Electors on Roll

% Variation from Average

Enrolment

Electors on Roll

% Variation from Average

Enrolment

Arafura 5 477 10.6 Arafura 5 445 6.6

Araluen 4 817 -2.7 Araluen 4 417 -13.5

Arnhem 4 902 -1.0 Arnhem 4 974 -2.6

Barkly 5 137 3.7 Barkly 4 983 -2.4

Blain 4 980 0.6 Blain 6 110 19.6

Braitling 4 687 -5.4 Braitling 4 233 -17.1

Brennan 5 061 2.2 Brennan 5 853 14.6

Casuarina 5 031 1.6 Casuarina 5 408 5.9

Daly 5 329 7.6 Daly 5 487 7.4

Drysdale 5 178 4.6 Drysdale 5 547 8.6

Fannie Bay 4 879 -1.5 Fannie Bay 5 472 7.1

Fong Lim 4 883 -1.4 Fong Lim 4 770 -6.6

Goyder 5 323 7.5 Goyder 5 562 8.9

Greatorex 4 606 -7.0 Greatorex 4 140 -19.0

Johnston 4 879 -1.5 Johnston 5 197 1.7

Karama 4 713 -4.8 Karama 5 003 -2.1

Katherine 5 174 4.5 Katherine 5 119 0.2

Namatjira 5 127 3.5 Namatjira 5 350 4.7

Nelson 4 715 -4.8 Nelson 4 666 -8.7

Nhulunbuy 4 719 -4.7 Nhulunbuy 4 178 -18.2

Nightcliff 4 797 -3.1 Nightcliff 5 152 0.9

Port Darwin 4 730 -4.5 Port Darwin 5 180 1.4

Sanderson 5 100 3.0 Sanderson 5 365 5.0

Stuart 4 706 -5.0 Stuart 4 601 -9.9

Wanguri 4 855 -2.0 Wanguri 5 500 7.7

Total 123 805 Total 127 712

Average area enrolment* 4 952

Average area enrolment

5 107

*The notable percentage variation from the prescribed quota in some divisions on polling day may be due in some part to:

Arafura - enrolment growth expected, however no boundary changes were made at the 2011 redistribution to maintain communities of interest. Daly - enrolment growth higher than expected due to increased growth in the rural area and Territory Growth Town (Wadeye). Goyder - enrolment growth noted but no boundary changes made at the 2011 redistribution. Ongoing growth in the rural area contributed to the increase. Greatorex - the residential development at Mt John’s was delayed and took longer than envisaged at the time of the 2011 redistribution.

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Appendix 2

See the NTEC website 2011 redistribution for enlargements sheets 2, 3, 4 and 5

ALICE SPRINGS TOWN COUNCIL YOUTH ACTION GROUP

Notes/Minutes of the Meeting

26 February 2015 at 5:00pm

Council Chamber

1. ATTENDANCE: PRESENT:

Mayor Mayor Ryan Ryan Councillor Councillor Kudrenko Kudrenko Caleb Maru – Chairperson Stewart Thornton Sophie McCullough Alicia Kruske Caleb Fidler Monty Nixon Liam Shilton Mitch Cameron – ASTC Community Development Officer

APOLOGIES:

Councillor Chansey Paech Joshua Fidler Olivia Johnson Cicily Svikart

2. INTRODUCTIONS

Each person introduced themselves and stated what they would like to see done for young people in Alice Springs. Key themes were: - More events and programs organised and run by young people for young people

(Caleb Maru, Caleb Fidler, Liam, Alicia, Sophie, Monty, Stewart) - Giving young people a voice through arts as an avenue for young people to be

heard (Sophie, Liam) - Bring a sense of community to all of the youth of Alice Springs (Monty, Liam) - To see the Youth Action Group used as a reference group for issues regarding

young people in the community (Councillor Kudrenko)

3. MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

Caleb mentioned and showed the YAG the mission and vision statements; the Youth Action Group approved.

4. FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS

Caleb stated that meetings will take place on the last Thursday of each month, however when events are approaching there will be more meetings to plan for events.

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5. IDEAS

Caleb stated that Council is planning a short film festival in the June/July holidays as well as a youth festival in September. Mitch mentioned the National Youth week movie marathon and recycled art prize taking place from April 10 - 19. Caleb explained that the movie marathon would take place on the 10 April after the recycled art prize opening and that the YAG was to decide which movies to screen at the movie marathon, the movies which were chosen by vote were Insurgent and Shaun the Sheep with Spongebob Squarepants as a back-up. Stewart suggested that we could organise different sports to be played over a few days in various locations as a competition; Mayor Ryan stated that we have access to various sporting facilities and suggested that it could be attached to an organisation like headspace and held in the school holidays. Councillor Kudrenko suggested that a social event could be held after. Liam suggested a focus on arts for other people who aren’t sporty such as a visual arts/writing competition. Caleb explained the events to take place at the proposed youth festival. Monty suggested running workshops so that young people who are not already as talented/would like to learn new skills may acquire these skills before the festival competitions.

6. LOGO AND SHIRT DESIGN

Caleb stated that Liam had designed a logo for YAG which had not been approved and was a suggestion to council. Liam said he wanted to capture an image of young people working together to improve the community in the logo. Mayor Ryan stated that it would be good to have a Youth Action Group shirt as soon as possible so that people can identify the Youth Action Group. Mayor Ryan suggested that a strong recommendation be put to council for the adoption of the logo. The Youth Action Group all agreed to put a strong recommendation to council for the Youth Action Group logo.

7. EVENTS AND CIVIC DUTIES

Caleb stated that there was an expectation from each member to be at events which they were organising, and also that there will be community events which require the Youth Action Group’s presence. Mayor Ryan stated that the Relay for Life is taking place in front of the Marion Centre in the OLSH College on the 21 March and that the YAG may be interested in forming a team. Mitch suggested that Harmony day on the 25 March would be a good event for the Youth Action Group to take part in.

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Mayor Ryan suggested that the Youth Action Group have a stand at the Alice Springs show. Caleb asked if he had permission to start a Facebook group message to organise these events, Mitch suggested that Caleb make sure with the media team. Councillor Kudrenko agreed that it was a logical way for the group to keep in contact between monthly meetings. Councillor Kudrenko suggested a list of events in the following month for the next meeting and an ‘Other business’ section be added to the end of each meeting.

8. CLOSE Meeting closed 5:55pm

9. NEXT MEETING 5:00pm, 26 March 2015

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Background: In recent holiday periods, the NT Government and Alice Springs Town Council have worked together with youth service providers to develop a calendar of activities for young people in Central Australia. This calendar of activities coordinates and supports initiatives put forward by various youth services, with an aim to provide young people at risk, with more activities and options over the summer period. The collaborative calendar aims to complement other strategies that are in place to engage young people and reduce youth related anti-social behaviour and crime during this time.

2014/15 Overview: The 2014/15 calendar was a jam packed calendar with a variety of activities available. The activities had a major focus on engagement, community and family involvement, and overall health and wellbeing. These activities were provided by a variety of organisations including:

- Tangentyere Social Services - Tangentyere Youth Services - Gap Youth and Community Centre - Head Space - YMCA - Get Physical - Alice Springs Youth and Community Centre - Relationships Australia - Bushmob - Desert Park - Alice Springs Library

The extensive calendar included many culturally appropriate activities as well as providing educational opportunities. Some of the activities provided included:

- Rock wall climbing - Movie nights - Bush and cultural trips - Youthfit activity sessions - Basketball events - Splash parties - Pool afternoons - Arts and crafts

- Discos - Ice skating - Meet the animals - Behind the scenes tours - Music concert - Poetry workshops - Bowling - Family Picnic Day

The educational video, Choices, made by Relationships Australia in conjunction with Centralian Middle School, was also shown at many of the events. Choices highlights the dangers of rock throwing and provides education around the consequences that can happen.

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Outcomes: Statistics:

Organisation Total attendance over the

holiday period:

Tangentyere Youth Services

361

Karnte Community Centre

319

Hidden Valley Community Centre

400

Larapinta Valley Community Centre

301

Gap Youth and Community Centre (GYCC)

180

Combined GYCC & Tangentyere Youth Services events

936

Youthfit

82

Total

2579

There were also over 3000 youth that enjoyed the ice skating rink.

Engagement:

At Risk Youth The summer holiday program provided over 2500 occasions of youth engagement. Keeping at risk young people heavily engaged with the youth programs has resulted in many examples of young people demonstrating a positive change in their behaviour. An example of this is a 9 year old boy from Hidden Valley Community Centre, with a history of trauma based incidents, bad behaviour, mood swings and anger issues who became involved with the holiday program and started to attend on a regular basis. Through this involvement, the boy’s behaviour improved; he began to volunteer to participate in the organisational aspects of the events, such as packing the car or helping with food preparation and was often the first at events and very enthusiastic and willing to get involved.

Parents and Families The summer holiday program also provided many opportunities for parent and family engagement. Many of the service providers encouraged families to get involved and there was incredible support from parents and families which had very positive results. “It was wonderful to not only see different youths who don’t normally attend, but also to see their families get involved with our programs.” – Tangentyere Youth Service

Wider Community The holiday program also had a positive impact on wider community’s engagement.

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The Gap Youth and Community Centre and Tangentyere Council collaborated to provide a number of combined events which were extremely successful and involved the wider community. “The program included twice weekly activity sessions at the town Aquatic Centre as well as Saturday night events. It was fantastic to see local businesses and venues (Dustbowl, Alice Springs Aquatic Centre and Basketball Stadium) involved and a special thank you to Rotary whose volunteers cooked up a storm at the Aquatic Centre and Basketball Stadium events. Along with this “whole of Community” approach was the added bonus of seeing a good number of young people accompanied by family and carers who came to events and activities to enjoy the fun.” – Gap Youth and Community Centre and Tangentyere Council

Conclusion: In conclusion, the holiday program provided a variety of activities for youth to enjoy over the summer holiday period. The focus on engaging young people, focusing on their health and wellbeing, and encouraging the wider community and families to get involved had an encouraging impact on the youth involved resulting in many noticeable changes in behaviour. It was a very positive experience for all involved and there was a wider “whole of community” approach, with NT Government, Alice Springs Town Council, non-government service providers, parents and families, businesses and the wider community, all working together to provide opportunities to engage young people, especially those at risk. There were over 2500 occasions of youth engagement through the holiday program.

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Attachment A: Youth Holiday Poster