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The Shire has received an application for a proposed Education Establishment (rural/agricultural training) at Lot 328 Mulligans Lagoon, Kununurra.

In accordance with Regulation 19D(1) of the Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996 notice is provided of the adoption of the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley Strategic Community Plan 2022-2032.

At the Ordinary Council Meeting on 18 April 2023, Council endorsed the following proposed differential rates and minimum payments for advertising. In accordance with Section 6.36 of the Local Government Act 1995 the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley hereby gives notice of its intention to impose the following differential rates and minimum payments on rateable property for 2023/24:

Members of the Public are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Electors for the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley

Notice is hereby given that the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley intends to dispose of land by Sale.

Council, at the Ordinary Council Meeting 21 March 2023, resolved to adopt the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley Local Heritage Survey and Heritage List.

Notice is hereby given that the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley has prepared a new Local Planning Policy: Local Planning Policy 16 (LPP 16) – Heritage Places. The Policy provides information in relation to the assessment of development proposals which affect local heritage places and information to assist with the protection and conservation of local heritage places within the Shire.

Kimberley residents and travellers are being urged to protect themselves against mosquito bites, following the first Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) detection in the region this year. The Department of Health warning follows MVE virus being found in sentinel chicken flocks in the east Kimberley during the wet season.

The Shire has received an application for a proposed Workforce Accommodation at Lot 411 Minjiljirrga Lane, Kununurra and public comments are invited.

The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suitable aviation businesses to establish an airside premises at the East Kimberley Regional Airport. Four airside lots are being made available for long-term lease, with one also open for the option to purchase.

A Regional Joint DAP took place on Friday 20 January via Zoom. Minutes of the meeting can be found here

Changes to the Australia Day Event

Notice of Hearing and Agenda for Development Assessment Panel Application - Cotton Gin

On 20 September 2022, the Minister for Housing; Lands; Homelessness; Local Government, wrote to the Shire to request the Councillors to consider the following as part of the State Government’s local government ‘reform’ agenda:

The Shire is hosting a Community Fire Forum on Thursday 03 November 2022.

The local government has received an application for a proposed telecommunication infrastructure (tower) at Lot 10 Weaber Plain Road, Kununurra and public comments are invited.

Notice is hereby given that the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley is currently reviewing Local Planning Policies and the following actions are proposed:

Residents and travellers in the Kimberley region are being urged to take extra precautions to avoid mosquito bites after Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) was reported in an individual residing in the West Kimberley. Department of Health Acting Managing Scientist, Craig Brockway, said this was the first human case of MVE reported in Western Australia since 2018. The patient is now recovering. 

Further delays to the opening of the Kununurra Splash Park are now expected due to the recent break-in and vandalism to the new ablution block and splash park flooring. Shire President David Menzel said it is extremely disappointing that there are people in our community that would willfully damage the new Water Playground.

The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley proposes to dispose of the above properties to Paul Cavanagh. Following an expression of interest process, a Council resolution was made to accept the offer received from Paul Cavagnah to purchase the land for a combined price of $24,000 (Minute Number: 22/03/2022 – 118611).

Notice is given in accordance with section 58(3) of the Land Administration Act 1997 that the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley is proposing to permanently close a portion of Moonamang Road, Kununurra.

e Shire’s Municipal Heritage Inventory has been reviewed to prepare a draft Local Heritage Survey and Heritage List. The Local Heritage Survey informs the Heritage List and identifies and records places that are, or might become, of cultural heritage significance, whilst the Heritage List comprises the most significant heritage places in the Shire and provides protection to these places through the Local Planning Scheme.  

It is hereby notified for public information, in accordance with Section 87(3) of the Planning and Development Act 2005, that the Minister for Planning approved Amendment 1 to the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley Local Planning Scheme No. 9 on the 27th day of April 2022.

The Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley is continuing its commitment to creating a safe environment for all road users by installing courtesy speed display signs on the Great Northern Highway in the Wyndham townsite.

From 01 July 2022, airfares for regional residents travelling to and from Perth will be capped by the McGowan Government. Local residents will now pay no more than $299 for a one-way flight when booked as a return flight. The State Government has committed $19.8 million to deliver on this election promise and has consulted extensively with regional communities and airlines to support regional aviation.

The Department of Health is warning residents and travellers in the Kimberley region to take precautions to avoid mosquito bites, following heavy rainfall, flooding and the first evidence of Kunjin virus activity this season. Since the beginning of January, large parts of the Kimberley have received above-average wet-season rainfall that has resulted in flooding and an increase in mosquito-borne virus activity.

The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley has recently updated its Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) with the help of the Disability Access and Inclusion Committee (DAIC). DAIC’s next steps are to ensure the outcomes identified in the DAIP are progressed. To assist this, the Shire and DAIC will hold a meeting in the Kununurra Council Chambers on Monday 4 April at 4 pm. Community members are encouraged to attend.

The Department of Health WA has supplied the Shire with Oximeters to distribute to community members who fit within the following categories:

The Kimberley Regional Group has held a series of meetings with State Government Ministers and officials in relation to the current crime wave in the Kimberley and strategies to address family dysfunction, over-crowded housing, alcohol abuse and the low school attendance rates which are being experienced across the Kimberley.