Heritage Panel
Meeting Minutes
29 August
2019
Minutes of the Heritage
Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 29 August 2019
File No: I2019/1291
PRESENT: Cr
B Cameron, Cr A Hunter, Cr J Martin, Cr J Hackett
Staff: Chris
Larkin (Manager Sustainable Development), Jordan Vickers (Planner)
Members: Chris
Cooney (Mullumbimby/Brunswick Valley Historical Society)
Don Osborne (Bangalow Historical Society)
Robyn
Wright
Cr Cameron
(Chair) opened the meeting at 9:02am and acknowledged that the
meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.
Apologies:
Joe Vescio, Robert Sampimon, (Byron Bay Historical
Society), Nancy Tarlao( Heritage Planner ), Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable
Environment and Economy), Deborah Wray (Heritage Advisor)
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
Robyn Wright declared a non-pecuniary interest in
Report 4.2. The nature of the interest being that indigenous heritage, North
Saddle Road & Gulgan Road.
Chris Cooney declared a pecuniary/non-pecuniary
interest in Report 4.2. The nature of the interest being that Mullumbimby.
Adoption
of Minutes from Previous Meetings
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The meeting was not held due to lack of
quorum.
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Business Arising from Previous Minutes
There was no business arising
from previous minutes.
Staff Reports -
Sustainable Environment and Economy
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Report No. 4.1 Heritage
Program Update
File No: I2019/1235
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Heritage Panel:
1. Note
the update provided in the report on the Heritage Advisory Service, Local
Places Grants and the review of the Heritage Strategy.
2. Request
the community and historical society members to commit to contributing to
community forums to promote discussion and awareness of heritage
conservation; and developing a ‘Walk of Fame’ for notable people
of historic social significance within the community for a nominated town and
/ or village.
3.
Request staff to identify procedures to update the 2006 Heritage Strategy in
terms of character items, sites and areas for urban and rural lands with the
assistance of a professional heritage consultant. The review is to include
the following matters:
a) Identify
existing heritage items, sites and areas (urban and rural) to determine their
progress with respect to heritage conservation; and
b) Identify
potential heritage items, sites & areas not currently listed and engage
property owners for potential heritage listing; and
c) Review
items that have previously been identified, but not included, for potential
listing; and
d) Seek
funding for the subject review/update through potential grants or Council
budget.
4. Encourage
Council to develop a Council-wide Cultural Policy that considers and values
Heritage significance and can offer the opportunity to contribute funding to
Heritage matters
5. Seek
consideration of how Indigenous Heritage can be included in the
Heritage review, cognisant of matters of Indigenous sensitivity, noting that
an Indigenous Heritage Study is currently underway.
6. Note
that item 3 is subject to a successful budget bid to Council to be considered
as part of the 2020/21 Operational Plan and any other grant funding
application.
(Martin/Wright)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.2 Heritage
Panel Member Updates
File No: I2019/1249
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Recommendation:
1. That
the Heritage Panel noted the members updates.
(Cameron/Wright)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.3 Heritage
Panel meeting held 9 May 2019
File No: I2019/795
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Recommendation:
That the Heritage Panel
note the minutes of the 9 May 2019.
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Report No. 4.1 2019
Meeting dates
File No: I2019/662
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Recommendation:
That the
Heritage Panel:
1. Note
the 2019 meeting dates.
2. Requests
an extra date for the 2020 meeting schedule. The date to be confirmed by staff.
(Wright/Cooney)
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Report No. 4.2 Heritage
Program Update 2018-19
File No: I2019/663
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Recommendation:
That the Heritage Panel note the 2018-19 Heritage
Program update with the following requests:
1. That
additional fact sheets be developed for uploading to Council’s
website.
2. That
a real estate agents / design consultants network event be convened locally
this year.
3. That
the Brunswick Heads area be considered as part of the Heritage Conservation
Areas Project, subject to funding.
4. That
a letter be sent to the Real Estate Agent / and owners of the deceased
estate 175 Wilson Creek Road, Wilson Creek, inviting the owners to meet
with staff about the historical aspects of the property. If property has
changed hands, write to new owners.
5. That
a new webpage to be created called “heritage conversations” for
people to upload photos. A link to be provided to Council’s
webpages (similar example one based on the Ulmarra heritage page link
below)
https://www.clarenceconversations.com.au/ulmarra-nymboida-heritage-study?tool=map
(Wright/Cooney)
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Report No. 4.3 Heritage
Panel member updates
File No: I2019/664
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Recommendation:
That the Heritage
Panel note the member updates with the following requests:
1.
That staff to draft a letter
to Essential Energy about the Power House site and its machinery. Staff to
follow up with second letter to Essential Energy.
2. That a letter be sent to the owners of
the Old Flick House, explaining clause 5.10 of the Local Environmental Plan,
and that the Heritage Advisor arrange a site visit and assessment of the
historical aspects of the property.
3. That a site inspection for the Heritage
Panel be convened this year to visit Brunswick Heads, and the Byron
Lighthouse.
(Wright/Cooney)
The recommendation was put
to the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.4 Minutes
of previous meeting held 30 August 2018
File No: I2019/674
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Recommendation:
That the Heritage Panel note the minutes of the 30
August 2018 meeting for the purposes of item 3 of the meeting agenda which
were reported to Council 18 October 2018.
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(Wright/Cooney)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.10am.
