The following table lists all budget proposals submitted to Council for budget consideration in 2010 - 2011.
Proposed By |
Proposal |
Department |
Est. Costing |
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| Ratepayer | Sealing of McCoys Road to junction of Folleys Rd | Tech Services | $85,000 | |
| Tim Wilson - Deputy Mayor |
Part sealing of Hampsons Lane on the steepest part. Very hard to get a vehicle up this section at different times of the year. | Tech Services | $100,000 | |
| Ausspan | Bridge replacement - Falls creek/Halls Rd | Tech Services | $105,000 | |
| Ausspan | Caroline creek/Dally Rd Bridge No 2 - replacement | Tech Services | $296,780 | |
| Ausspan | Hardys creek/Lower Beulah Rd - bridge replacement | Tech Services | $93,950 | |
| Staff | Sykes Sanctury track repairs and car park | Tech Svs | $20,000 | |
| Staff | Blackwater Dump Point and Sheffield Recreation Ground self Contained RV Pullover | Tech Svs | $9,000 | |
| Tim Wilson - Deputy Mayor | Shaving back of bank from roadside on Nook Road just west of Golf Course bend in the road. | Tech Svs | Being Costed | |
| Tim Wilson - Deputy Mayor | Consider a townsperson for Railton | SMT | ||
| Councilor, Ratepayer | Seal Hendersons Road, Barrington | Tech Svs | $270,000 | |
| Staff | Upgrade council Document Management System (Dataworks ECM) | IT | $30,000 | |
| Staff | Ramp for recycling bin at waste transfer station to ease access | Tech Svs | Being Costed | |
| Staff | Information bay works as agreed at Feb 16 Council meeting | Tech Svs | $10,000 | |
| Mayor | Council consider a rate rebate for land with Conservation covenant. | Council | ||
| Staff | One of the most popular historic murals is The Christian Heritage Mural in Mural Park. A Verandah will provide shade and protection to people viewing the mural and extra much needed shade and protection from the weather in Mural Park. Verandah must not obstruct view and be seen when taking picture s and must fit within the theme of the mural. | Tech Svs | Being Costed | |
| Railton Kings Hall Controlling Authority | Rear Car Park resealing and drainage works | Tech Svs |
$14,000 |
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| Railton Kings Hall Controlling Authority | Repair and extention of footpath on Kings Road side | Tech Svs | $2,000 | |
| Railton Kings Hall Controlling Authority | Re-pointing of Brick Work | Tech Svs | $9,000 | |
| Railton Kings Hall Controlling Authority | Extend disabled parking area to fence to remove grassed area and to tidy up | Tech Svs | $6,000 | |
| Tim WIlson - Deputy Mayor | Complete sealing of Atkins Rd | Tech Svs | $10,000 | |
| Ratepayer | Finish sealing of Lower Beulah Rd (Bottom Section) | Tech Svs | $70,000 | |
| Ratepayer | Extend sealing of Lower Beulah Rd (Full Road) | Tech Svs | $975,000 | |
| Council | Wall of honour for Mural Fest murals and proposal for the future sustainability of the Mural Fest event | Being Costed | ||
| Kentish Senior Citizens | Bus trip | $500 | ||
| Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society | Current and future development at the site of the Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society and the increased number of visitors to the annual SteamFest, has necessitated a safety assessment of pedestrian and vehicular movement. The Society aims to review the movement of visitors, bullock teams, cars, tractorss and trains accross the site. Funding is sought to design and construct signs, barriers and fences towards this aim. Expenses incurred will be for planning, materials and labour for a post and rail fence, which will distinctly seperate the train track from the pedestrian access - except at minimal crossing points and to create a flow of patrons through various market stalls and exhibition areas. The fences and signage will allow for more efficient control of crowds and machinery through SteamFest. | $10,000 | ||
| Julie Hargreaves | If Mural Fest is to keep moving forward as an event and continue to attract the calibre of artists and the volume of visitors to Sheffield that it currently does, then it needs to move beyond reliance on a handful of volunteers to manage and administer the event. It can be a sustainable event but it needs additional funds now to develop the event and provide it with the means to generate sufficient income to employ someone to support the event team. The following are some ideas to generate income / facilitate the running of Mural Fest.: 1) Old Blue Gum Gallery - to become the "Winners Walls of Fame" or "Mural Fest Gallery". This could probably accommodate about 9 murals, assuming 1 on each of 5 walls (the 6th wall being the entry to the gallery from the VIC), plus 4 murals in the centre of the room on partition walls which would form a square "storage room" in the middle for all of the Mural Fest equipment (which needs a better home than the TRAK toilets). With information about the theme poem for each year and the artist(s) alongside each mural, it would make an interesting art display to generate income throughout the year. A rough estimate - 5000 visitors paying $3 each would raise $15,000. Quite likely there would be a lot more than that number through in a year (we could probably expect 2000-3000 during Mural Fest). It could be a gold coin donation instead of an entry charge, which might encourage more people to visit, but pay less e.g. 10,000 at $1.50 (average of $1 and $2), which works out to about the same! The other benefit, is that we have all the previous winning murals on display instead of filling up the green shed. 2) Sales of prints of the winning/peoples choice murals. While this has been tried before with mixed results, the artwork is a lot better now and I think there will actually be a demand - e.g. Marc's winning mural is an obvious stand out. Negotiation with the artists (e.g. to pay them a royalty) would be needed for this. There may be other merchandise associated with Mural Fest that could be explored, as the event is now well recognised and people want to take home a memento of their visit. These 2 ideas would require a close relationship between the VIC and Mural Fest as the VIC would essentially be the "sales team" during the year. Need to look at the long term releationships and governance models - might be that Council earns the money to help it be generous in supporting Mural Fest maybe? 3) Commisions on the sale of murals. As the art is getting better and the interest is broadening in the general community, there could be more sales of the non-winning murals. Bear in mind that not all murals have to go on the outside of buildings or all in Sheffield CBD. E.g 2 enquiries came in during Mural Fest for commission work for a pub in Hobart and a dance studio. Ready made murals might very well have a market and just need more promotion. 4) Voting & donations has gone up significantly. Partly as a result of the $1000 prize, but also during the paint off week by having a donations tin at the entry which people automatically threw some money into, plus event team at the voting manor to encourage voting. The following is my rough estimate of potential earnings which could support Mural Fest : INCOME: Mural Fest Gallery (e.g. 5000 @ $3) = $15,000 Profit on quality print sales (500 @ $5) = $2,500 Profit on other merchandise = $1,000 Voting & donations = $5,000 Artist competition entry fees (20 @ $30) = $600 Commission on mural sales (20% of 10K) = $2,000 Sponsorship = $25,500 (see table below) ======= TOTAL INCOME = $51,600 EXPENDITURE: Mural Fest costs to run the event (approx) = $30,000 Admin / coordinator (2 days per week) = $20,000 ======= TOTAL EXPENDITURE = $50,000 SPONSORSHIP ESTIMATES: Naming $7,000 x 1 = $7,000 Platinum $3,000 x 1 = $3,000 Gold $2,000 x 1 = $2,000 Silver $1,000 x 9 = $9,000 Bronze $500 x 5 = $2,500 Support Av $200 x 10 = $2,000 TOTAL = $25,500 I think that this shows the event could be sustainable, but it needs an injection of funds to get it to this point. 1) Capital outlay for refurbishment of the gallery 2) Initial funding of an admin/coordinator. Their role would be - secretarial, general admin, minutes, media releases, sponsorship, team communication, coordinating tasks in the lead up and during the paint-off, etc . There would still be a need for volunteers (particularly for the working bees and for the paint-off week) but the huge workload would be lifted off the team and they can then spend their efforts on event development and managing their roles, supported by the admin person. 3) There would also be some additional expenses associated with the admin person which I haven't included above - possible office space, phone, etc - this would be dependent upon the governance model for Mural Fest in the future (partnership with Council/VIC ?), so maybe in-kind costs rather than monetary? Possible sources of initial funding from grants - Arts Council? Infrastructure fund - for gallery fit-out, more banners and pole attachments, signage, etc ... Event development - initial funding for admin/coordination work; extra resource for developing a marketing plan and to develop festival fringe activities; plus professional entertainers for the first year of "fringe" to start the ball rolling, etc... This submission is not a request to Council to fund all of this, but Mural Fest does need Council's help - applying for grants, cooperative arrangement with the VIC, use of the old Blue Gum gallery. | |||
| Taste of the North West Inc | Assist with non income activities for the Taste of the North West | $1650 | ||
| Railton Bowls Club | Replace Floor in Main Room | |||
| Railton Kings Hall Controlling Authority | 1. Grass removal 2. Resurface Top Car park. 3. Pointing 4. Repair roof leak | |||
| Beulah Hall Controlling Authority | Stainless Steel Urinal and Wet Surface Area | |||
| Railton Recreation Ground Controlling Authority | Repair driveway in front of club rooms to enable area to be used as food & drink area | |||
| Claude Road Hall Controlling Authority | Toilet upgrade | |||
| Wilmot Tourist and Progress Association Inc | Replace guttering and water tank for the Wilmot Musuem | |||
| Sheffield Recreation Ground Controlling Authority | Re-new floor coverings in toilets | |||
| Wilmot Memorial Hall Controlling Authority | Painting hall interior | |||
| Railton & District Development Assoc | Railton Motor Home development: a) increase size of motor home site - this has proved to be too small with people utilising other areas of the town to have their overnight stay. b) outdoor gym equipment added to a "park" area adjoining the park. For use by community and visitors (approx $15-$20K - opportunities for grants to supplement funding). c) include these facilities - Dump Ezy dump point, funded by CMCA and council to supply the installation costs. - incorporate space for gazebo/covered seating area approx $9700 with room later for toilet/shower block - water fountain to include dog bowl at bottom - town information board meeting to be organised to develop overall plan however would like to have budgeted this year, in particular the outdoor gym, dump point and some extension of the space for motorhomes. We see this as an important step in the economic development of the town and one strategic advantage point Railton has over other towns in the region if it is developed well. Submission cost is for gym equipment and gazebo only, additional costs needed for installation (council staff?) and motor home extension. | $30,000 | ||
| Sheffield/Railton Community Bank S/C | Cost of Feasibility Study for the establishment of the Sheffield/Railton Community Bank. Details: Phase 2 of the Community Bank project, which comes after our communities have pledged approx. $600,000.000 to buy shares in the local company that will run the bank and hold the franchise from Bendigo Bank, is to conduct a feasibility study. This is an independent assessment and survey of support within the community that is required by Bendigo Bank. The Steering Committee will engage consultants to conduct the feasibility study. The cost of the study rests with the community. It is envisaged that the local company that will run the Community Bank will be able to cover this cost once it is established and it is for this reason the steering committee is seeking a loan rather than a grant. | $15,000 | ||
| Railton & Districts Development Assoc | Railton Townsperson - Railton never looked better than when we had Russell Cook as the townsperson - the undertaking of a full time townsperson was made for Railton when we had to vote for or against council mergers. Unfortunately this decision was reversed after only a couple of years, and would like to have this position refilled - the town overall looks untidy and unkept. | Being Costed | ||
| SteamFest Organising Committee | Funding is sought to compile an individualised Event Management Plan for Steamfest. The aim is to provide both the current and future organising committee of Steamfest with a standard operational manual. The proposed plan will detail all aspects of the running of the event from concept and marketing to site management and role definition. Some elements of the plan will also relate to health and safety, risk assessment and contingency management. The Redwater Creek Steam and Heritage Society have progressively developed Steamfest as Kentish's premier heritage event. This is solely based on the dedication and commitment of volunteers. It is essential that all volunteers know specifically what their duties and responsibilities are in their role of supporting the running of Steamfest at a professional level. | $5,000 | ||
| Ratepayer (Doug) | increase budget for economic growth as the community and tourism is useless | $250,000 | ||
| Staff | Additional 11 Bannerconda banner units to display banners on new poles in Main Street Sheffield as per Motion by Cr Penny Lane at March Council Meeting | Community Development | $15,500 |
