On the 7th November I attended the above committee meeting in my role as Executive on the Local Government and Shires Association. A couple of interesting notes follow:
* The Ageing Roundtable was recently held titled "Ageing 2030: creating the future" I was not at this forum but I am led to believe it was provacative and productive with much discussion around the challenges facing our ageing population. The outcomes will appear on a web site soon and as soon as I am made aware of it I will post it here for your information.
* The Public Libaries Funding Review continues with the LGA draft submission considered. A lot of work has gone into this review and we can only hope that Minister Sartor fully takes into account the comments and concerns of local government as we will continue to fight for equitable distribution of government funding! And dont forget
PUBLIC LIBRARIES - TOO VALUABLE TO LOSE!!
* There was also preliminary discussion regarding the proposed reforms to Licencing Laws in NSW. Im not convinced they are all good!! Some reforms will certainly give our communities more of an opportunity to participate in proposed licences, however this may become extremely onerous on the resourses of local government with no real say in the outcome. I do have some concerns regarding the new live music licence which will allow cafe's to provide liquor in conjuction with live music with no requirement for patons to have a meal. Great in the CBD - not so great in some of our cafe's with a close residential component. I will keep my eye on this, but let me know if you have concerns!
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