Minutes 5 November 2014

Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee
Minutes of Meeting
Minutes
Wednesday 5 November 2014
Members of the public to note that recommendations made by this committee are not final and will be subject to adoption (or
otherwise) at a future meeting of the Bunbury City Council.
Committee Members:
Member Name
Representing
Attendances
Cr Betty McCleary
City of Bunbury Council
Yes
Cr Murray Cook
City of Bunbury Council
Yes
Sgt Craig Clarke
WA Police
Yes
Lyn Gell
St John Ambulance
Brad Brooksby
Community Member – Opus
Paul Cassidy
Community Member – Main Roads WA
Apology
Alan Roberts
Main Roads WA
Apology
Gavan Hayllar
RoadWise Officer - WALGA
Lisa Gartrell
SDERA – Road Aware School Consultant
Apology
Keith Harraway
RAC
Apology
Peter Stewart
DFES
Yes
Apology
Yes
Yes
Support Staff:
Name
Title
Attendances
Phil Harris
Director Works & Services
Yes
Jason Gick
Manager Engineering
Yes
Rachel Griffiths
Engineering Technical Officer (Minute Taker)
Yes
1.
Declaration of Opening
The meeting was opened at: 3.05 pm.
2.
Announcements from the Presiding Member
3.
Declaration of Interest
IMPORTANT: Committee members to complete a “Disclosure of Interest” form for each item on
the agenda in which they wish to disclose a financial/proximity/impartiality interest. They should
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give the form to the Presiding Member before the meeting commences. After the meeting, the
form is to be forwarded to the Administration Services Section for inclusion in the Corporate
Financial Disclosures Register.
3.1
6.
Cr Cook – Cr Jones concerns re Sandridge Road drive through coffee business.
Confirmation of Minutes
Committee Decision:
7.
Moved: Gavan Hayllar
Seconded: Cr Betty McCleary
The minutes of the Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee Meeting held on Wednesday 3
September 2014, are confirmed as a true and accurate record.
CARRIED
Reports
7.1
Officer Reports
7.1.1
RoadWise Officers Report presented and discussed.
7.1.2
RoadWise Banners
Gavan to investigate the purchase of 1 x pull up banner, 1 tablecloth and some tshirts/polo shirts.
7.2
Strategic Action Plan
7.2.1
8.
Strategic Action Plan discussed.
General Business
8.1
Alcohol Accord – Skipper Program
Cr Cook distributed a list of local venues and requested members put their name down to
speak to the manager/owner of each venue.
Organisation
Barbados Tavern
Lighthouse Beach Resort
Mash Bunbury
Exit Late Night Bar
Hungry Hollow
Parade Hotel
Prince of Wales
Rose Hotel
Burlington
Bunbury Turf Club
Commercial Club
Fitzgerald’s
Highway Hotel
The Parks Tavern
Trafalgar’s
RoadWise Response
Member
Gavan
Betty
Gavan
Negative
Betty
Negative
Betty
Negative
Betty
Negative
Betty
Negative
Betty
Positive
Murray
Positive
Murray
Positive
Murray
Positive
Murray
Positive
Murray
Positive
Murray
Positive
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Quality Lord Forrest
Reef Hotel
Betty
Betty
To approach
To approach
Cr Cook will speak to Lee-Maree Gallo (Media Officer) regarding covering the Skippers
Program and who has agreed to be involved.
8.2
#20 Sandridge Road - Full of Beanz
Open Weekdays: 5.00am - 5:00pm
Open Saturdays: 6.30am - 4.00pm
Open Sundays: 7.30am - 3.00pm
Cr Judy Jones has queried the safe operation of Full of Beanz on Sandridge Road. Jason
advised that the Development Services Team (Compliance), were looking at the installation
of a parking bay to be used as a temporary holding point due to the following issues:
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Vehicles lining up on Sandridge Road to enter the Full of Beanz entry point;
Lack of visibility when leaving the site due to situation of poles, advertising and
vehicles waiting to enter the site.
Jason is to speak to Development Services to find out what is proposed to address the issues
at the site and report back to the Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee.
8.3
#121 King Road – Request for comment on proposed “electronic graphic display signage”.
Comments:
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High volume traffic area;
Identified by Bunbury Police as a “hotspot” qualifying for a red light camera;
Community based advertising was to be located in this location.
Motion:
The Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee strongly objects to the “Electronic Graphic
Display Screen” proposed for #121 King Road, East Bunbury, as well as any other static
signage that may contribute to driver distraction at this important intersection.
Furthermore, the Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee requests that the Development
Application be referred to Main Roads WA for comment.
Committee Decision:
Moved: Sgt Craig Clarke
Seconded: Brad Brooksby
CARRIED
8.4
Mobile Phone Promo - Dardanup and Bunbury Initiative
Cr McCleary advised that the mobile phone campaign “M8 it can W8” was very successful.
Rachel to invite the Dardanup RoadWise Committee to the Bunbury Region RoadWise
Committee Meeting on the 3 December 2014.
8.5
SAFEPL8 anti-theft screws for Licence Plates
Cr McCleary requested that this item be added to the Action Plan.
Cr McCleary will speak with Stephanie Smith from the Bunbury Police about a joint initiative
to take place, possibly at Bunnings, highlighting the beneficial use of the SAFEPL8 system.
8.6
Child Car Restraint Fitting Course
52546WA Course in Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitting to take place in Bunbury in June 2015
– Regional Trip Expression of Interest Form distributed.
Rachel to investigate whether RoadWise Committee Members would be covered by City of
Bunbury insurance ($10M Public Liability coverage).
8.7
Bunbury Region RoadWise Christmas Message
Rachel to produce a Christmas Message.
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9.
Applications for Leave of Absence
Nil
Rachel will be away for the December meeting.
10.
Questions from Members
10.1
Response to Previous Questions from Members taken on Notice
Nil
10.2
Questions from Members
Nil
11.
Urgent Business
Nil
12.
Dates of Next Meetings
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13.
Wednesday 3 December 2014
No Meeting in January 2015
Close of Meeting
The meeting was closed at 4.15 pm.
Actions Required after Meeting
Cr McCleary
 Cr McCleary to liaise with Stephanie Smith (Bunbury Police) to set up an information
day bringing the SAFEP8 anti-theft campaign to the public’s attention;
 Cr McCleary to discuss the “Click to Save” initiative with the Hon John Castrilli MLA;
 Cr Cook to speak to Lee-Maree Gallo (COB Media Officer) regarding the Skipper
Program and the businesses that have agreed to take part.
Gavan Hayllar
 Gavan to request a progress report from the Youth Driver Development Program
regarding any issues they have faced;
 Gavan to provide the Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee with a copy of the ANCAP
leaflets to be distributed to Year 10 and Year 11 students;
 Gavan to supply Cr McCleary with 10 x Skipper Program “Introduction Packages” to
give to each establishment before the next meeting in December;
 Gavan to produce a statement of success to be provided to WALGA re the M8 it can
W8 campaign;
 Gavan to investigate the purchase of 1 x pull up banner, 1 tablecloth and some tshirts/polo shirts.
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Jason Gick
 Jason is to speak to Development Services to find out what is proposed to address the
issues at the Full of Beanz site at #20 Sandridge Road and report back to the Bunbury
Region RoadWise Committee.
Rachel Griffiths
 Rachel to forward the following Motion to Laura Sabitzer (COB Planning &
Development).
The Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee strongly objects to the “Electronic Graphic
Display Screen” proposed for #121 King Road, East Bunbury, as well as any other static
signage that may contribute to driver distraction at this important intersection.
Furthermore, the Bunbury Region RoadWise Committee requests that the Development
Application be referred to Main Roads WA for comment.
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Rachel to invite the Dardanup RoadWise Committee to attend the Bunbury Region
RoadWise Committee Meeting on the 3 December 2014;
Rachel to send the “Bless the Road” information to Cr McCleary;
Rachel to investigate whether RoadWise Committee Members would be covered by
City of Bunbury insurance ($10M Public Liability coverage) for KidSafe training;
Rachel to generate a Bunbury Region RoadWise “Christmas Message”.
Brad Brooksby
 Brad to get a copy of the Queensland Ruling “Share the Road”;
 Brad to discuss the bus route from COB CBD (right turn through median on Blair and
use Cornwall).
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