March

Libraries

In March Douglas Libraries received its first quarterly exchange from State Library, comprising 52 cartons of shelfready materials which are exchanged regularly based on populations and circulation figures.

During the months of February, March and April the Library celebrated Library Lovers Day, International Women’s Day, Heritage Week, Anzac Day and the centenary of Red Cross.

International Women’s Day

Staff celebrated this important day with a female staff breakfast and morning tea for Yalanji Elders. Local Indigenous women Elders were acknowledged for their valuable contributions to the Douglas region, their community and their families.

Community Engagement Policy

Council developed and adopted a Community Engagement Policy ; Community Engagement Framework ; Community Engagement Guide and Tools ; and overview to Our approach to Community Engagement

Repair work is organised for the Clink Theatre to replace a number of Rusted Stumps and repair rotted Timber Work

Staff e-newsletter

Staff developed and launched the staff e-newsletter providing informal updates, introductions to new staff and other useful information regularly.

Feral Pigs are the most widespread and damaging pest animals in QLD, and are difficult to control in rainforest areas. They inflict damage to the environment, and lower agricultural production. Feral pigs are susceptible to many exotic diseases, and they pose a disease risk to humans and the native and domestic animals of the state.”

Quick facts:

 435 pigs destroyed in the last 12 months.

 Daintree Coast Community Feral Pig Program in its 9th year.

 Jointly funded by Council, Qld Parks & Wildlife Service and Terrain

 Has destroyed on average 500 pigs /year since commencing in 2005

 Two operational Areas- Daintree River to Bloomfield River contracted to Cape Pest Control, Daintree River south to Wangetti serviced by Council staff, pest animal controller (Danny Cobb)

 Nil tenure approach – Trapping occurs across all tenures private residential properties, farms, road reserve, national park estate and indigenous freehold providing effective feral pig management for the community as a whole.

Finance

The DNRM Land Revaluation was undertaken with values validated and balanced.