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Scottsdale High School’s Working With Children students Adara Hall, Jordan Harris and Jordanna Tulloch with Charli Hughes, 4, of Scottsdale, at the Teddy Bears Picnic at the Children’s Reserve on Tuesday morning. The trio of students organised the event, with games, music and a picnic in the sunshine, as a way to engage with young people and families in the community.
Marina momentum, rail trail progress BY RACHEL WILLIAMS A DEED of agreement for a $600,000 State Government election promise was just weeks away as progress continues on plans for Bridport’s proposed new river entrance and marina plan. The major infrastructure project was just one of 20 items showing progress in the quarterly update of Dorset Council’s 50-item Annual Plan. The funding will be spent investigating and preparing engineering designs and costed construction plans for a new river entrance and look into the feasibility of the proposed marina within Trent Water, contingent upon the viability of the new river entrance. General Manager John Marik said Council, in collaboration with MAST, had received a quote from a suitably qualified marine infrastructure consultant for
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project initiation and scoping work for the new river entrance feasibility and design. Pending confirmation of the consultant’s engagement, a preliminary community consultation phase would take place, Mr Marik said. “Following completion of the project initiation and scoping work, Council will progress to tendering for project management and technical oversight of the new river entrance (and marina) feasibility and design project,” he said. Another major project in the Council’s Annual and Strategic plans is the controversial North East Rail Trail. Council officers have submitted for additional grant funding via the Precincts and Partnerships funding stream to fund a $2.8 million shortfall in the up-front capital cost of the proposed trail extension from Scottsdale to Lilydale. Council will also be continuing
discussions with City of Launceston for a partnership approach to the project – with many detractors critical that Dorset would be funding infrastructure at Lilydale Falls, which is within Launceston’s boundary. Dorset Council will present at COL’s November 7 workshop session to promote the partnership concept. Mr Marik said public consultation on a new business case for the decade-old concept attracted a total of 93 submissions from individuals, businesses and organisations from across Tasmania and Victoria. The responses were being collated with a summary to be presented at a future Council Meeting, but Mr Marik said the mix of opinions was “very balanced”. He said suggested improvements and typographical errors had been forwarded to the consultants with the business case subsequently updated, while commentary
had been requested from the consultants “in regard to several inclusions/exclusions to the business case”. Discussions were also held with Launceston and North East Railway (L&NER) to ascertain any potential areas of collaboration, he said. An analysis and corridor assessment has also been undertaken to ascertain corridor conditions and identify alignment options for the proposed trail. Commissioner Andrew Wardlaw asked about progress on the Scottsdale and Bridport Structure Plans, with an admission that Council was “under pressure” to have them completed within the financial year. It’s hoped the Derby Master Plan project would receive Federal election funding at the upcoming election because it was a project of regional and state significance, Mr Marik said.
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