Unclassified

WMF winter operating hours will start from Monday 20 June 2022.

As indicated above

• General household waste will be accepted on OPEN days between 6.30am and 10.00am.

• Builder’s waste, green waste, scrap metal, re-use shed material will be accepted on OPEN days between 10.00am and 3.00pm and BY APPOINTMENT ONLY on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Please refrain from arriving at the WMF before 0630 hrs on Open Days.  Our staff commence work at 0630 hrs and require time to start all associated machinery. 

For more information or if you would like to book an appointment to dispose of waste, please contact Jim McFadyen at the LHIB by phone on 6563 2066 ext 20  or via email jim.mcfadyen@lhib.nsw.gov.au

Yours Sincerely

Suzie Christensen

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Date: 6 June 2022

Lord Howe Island Board

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NOTICE OF DETERMINATION

The following Development Application has been determined:

In accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 notification is hereby given of the above development application determined by The Board. The determination listed here is available for public inspection at the Board's Administration Office.

The development applications are not identified as designated development. If public notice of the granting of a consent or a complying development certificate is given in accordance with the regulations by a consent authority or any accredited certifier, the validity of the consent or certificate cannot be questioned in any legal proceedings except those commenced in the Court by any person at any time before the expiration of three months from the date on which public notice is given.

Justin Sauvage

A/Chief Executive Officer

Date: 23 May 2022

The Lord Howe Island Board will meet on Friday 13 May 2022. The Open Session meeting will be held at the Public Hall between 4:00pm and 5:00pm Lord Howe Island Time (3:30pm and 4:30pm AEST). The meeting will be a ‘hybrid’ meeting with the Chair and the two Sydney based Board members calling in via video link, whilst the elected Board members will be there in person. The meeting agenda and open papers will be available on the Board’s website (www.lhib.nsw.gov.au) on Tuesday 10 May 2022.

Public Attendance at the Board Meeting

The health and wellbeing of our community is of utmost importance. COVID-19 Safe Check-in and the requirement to wear a mask is no longer required for the Board Meeting, however masks are strongly encouraged if you cannot physically distance.

Yours Sincerely

Suzie Christensen

Chief Executive Officer

DATE: 9 May 2022

Lord Howe Island Board

SHIFT A SHEARWATER, MOVE A MUTTO – and turn off the lights!

It’s that time of year when Shearwater young emerge from their burrows. And like all teenagers, they can be a bit of a danger to themselves on the road!

The two species of shearwater that breed near roads on LHI are the Flesh-footed Shearwater, Ardeena carneipes and Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Ardeena pacificus (images below). Both are often found run over where their nesting colonies are dissected by roads.

Shearwaters are clumsy on land and are disorientated and startled by lights. Even attempting to drive around or over them at low speed can result in them being killed.

Drivers can reduce unnecessary deaths to Shearwaters by simply slowing down around known nesting areas and by taking the time to ‘Shift a Shearwater or Move a Mutto’ off the road.

Outdoor lights can also disorient and attract shearwaters – so turning yours off at this time of the year also helps. You might get a better night’s sleep too!

Shearwaters commence breeding from 5-8 years of age. They arrive on LHI in late August and start nesting in late November/early December. A single egg is laid per year in a burrow 0.2m to 3m in length, with pairs returning to the same burrow each year. It takes both adults to successfully raise a chick. If one parent dies, the chick is likely to die due to lack of food.

Flesh-footed Shearwaters are listed as a vulnerable species in global decline. Ensuring that every nesting pair has the best potential to fledge young on LHI is an important step in reducing the global decline of these magnificent seabirds (which are able to dive 60 m in search of prey). Their future is in our hands!

Suzie Christensen

Chief Executive Officer

Date: 4 May 2022

Lord Howe Island Board

COMMUNITY CONNECT

Board Chair Atticus Fleming along with elected and appointed Board Members will be hosting an informal meeting with the community on Friday 6^th May 2022.

Join the Board at 10.00am at the Community Hall for a cuppa, followed by a brief update from the Chair and an opportunity to ask questions, provide feedback or raise issues.

Questions are welcome from the floor, or contact the Board to provide forward notice of matters for discussion.

Date:                Friday 6^th May 2022

Time:                10:00 am

Location:           Community Hall

A limited number of private meeting appointments with the Chair are available Friday afternoon, also by request through admin at administration@lhib.nsw.gov.au  or by phoning 6563 2066 extension 15.

Suzie Christensen

Chief Executive Officer

Date: 2 May 2022