We at Council have been working on some important initiatives lately that will benefit the community.
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Thanks to $60,000 in funding from last year's Illegal Dumping Hotspot Grant Program from the Queensland Government, Council has been able to undertake a number of projects around Mount Isa to tackle this ongoing problem.
The projects included a clean-up of identified illegal dumping hotspots - the R48 Reserve, Duchess Road town common and the Diamantina Developmental Road - the Great Northern Clean Up Day, and an online media campaign to raise local awareness.
We will also be looking into installing surveillance cameras that have night-vision capabilities at 10 known hotspots, and installing signage to remind people of the increase in surveillance and asking them to report illegal dumping on Council's website.
They can also use the Snap Send Solve app on their smartphone, or the Snap Send Solve website, to instantly alert us to instances of illegal dumping, which we will follow up on as quickly as we can.
Illegal dumping has a negative effect on our community and the enjoyment and useability of the local natural environment, so it's really encouraging to see that we're taking these steps to try to put a stop to this harmful practice.
We recently engaged a contractor to undertake cleaning and sanitising work of ageing water mains pipes in Mount Isa. This was done to ensure people continue to have access to quality reticulated town water.
While letterbox drops were conducted to inform affected residents before the work began, in a few cases this was not possible due to last-minute work required.
We recently accepted the Little Red Flying-Fox Camp Management Plan and Feasibility Study and agreed to investigate the potential for the establishment of an alternative roosting site for little red flying foxes. The proposed site is on the northern end of Commercial Road, beside the Sewage Treatment Plant.
While it's important that little red flying foxes are a protected native species that pollinate native trees, when they arrive in large colonies in the summer months, they cause distress to residents because of noise, droppings, and public health concerns.
So it is vital that we establish a site where they can roost safely while keeping the disruption to local residents to a minimum.
Councillor Paul Stretton
