REPORTAgenda Item 7.1

TO: ORDINARY COUNCIL - MONDAY 27 MARCH 2017

SUBJECT: MAYOR’S REPORT

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1. MEETINGS AND APPOINTMENTS1.1 Heart Foundation Board Meeting1.2 Greg McAdam and Arrente Elders, Cultural Awareness Trees1.3 Northern Territory Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw1.4 Cindy Uzzell, Young Centralian of the Year1.5 Minister for Tourism and Culture Hon Lauren Moss1.7 Minister for Housing and Community Development Hon Gerald McCarthy1.8 Community Grants Panel Meeting, Deputy Mayor De Brenni, Councillor Kudrenko,

Councillor Price and Community Development Officer Mitch Cameron.1.9 Lauren Ganley, Chief Executive Officer Desert Knowledge Australia, with colleague Jodi

Summers.1.10 Graham Poon, Business Facilitator Tourism and CEO Rex Mooney - NT Tourism

Partnership Programme1.11 Stephen Schwer, Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Central Australia1.12 ALGA executive President Mayor David O’Loughin, Junior vice President Doug Chipman1.13 Lorenzo Strano, OAM Director, Northern Territory Office, Department of Foreign Affairs

and Trade1.14 Sam Gibson, Tennis NT and Gary Bigg Alice Springs Tennis1.15 Maree Corbo, Program Manager, Tangentyere Council, Deputy Mayor De Brenni and

Acting Director Technical Services Scott Allen - pedestrian crossing on Lovegrove Drive1.16 Heritage Sector Meeting at Residency1.17 Jayden Gilby OLSH Sadadeen Student1.18 CDU Scholarships Meeting, Deputy Mayor De Brenni, Councillor Kudrenko, Director

Corporate and Community Services Skye Price and Community Development Officer Mitch Cameron.

1.19 LGANT Executive Meeting - NT Planning Commission1.20 Meeting with Mrs Croutz and Elie Croutz - Initiative for Alice Springs1.21 Hon Senator Nigel Scullion and Deputy Mayor de Brenni1.22 Julia Osborne - Writer1.23 Treasurer the Hon Nicole Manison NT Planning Commission1.24 Red CentreNATS Stakeholder Meeting1.25 Minister for Tourism and Culture Hon Lauren Moss1.26 LGANT Vice President Bob Elix1.27 Parrtjima - A Festival in Light - Stakeholder meeting1.28 Meeting with Department of Tourism and Culture Susan Kirkman, Alastair Shields, Hugo

Leschen and Darlene Lion.1.29 Gerry Lyons 2016 Centralian of the Year1.30 Nick Absalom Planning1.31 Rob de Castella Open letter1.32 Open Letter to Channel 9 Today Show with Tourism and Culture Minister Hon Lauren Moss1.33 Robyn Lambley MLA Araluen1.34 Chansey Peach MLA Namatjira1.35 Red Hot Arts - Jason Quinn, Cy Starkman and Ben Fox1.36 Deb & Stephen Ashley Alice Springs Scout group1.37 Clontarf regional manager Shaun Cusack, Brendan Maher - Trans Tasmin Business Circle1.38 ALGA CEO Adrian Beresford-Wylie1.39 Hamilton Downs Youth Camp Ren Kelly Alice Springs Longest Lunch1.40 LG NSW President Keith Rhoades

1.41 Roper Gulf Regional Council Mayor Tony Jack1.42 Waste, Recycling Industry Association (NT) CEO Rick Ralph1.43 Tellus Holdings GM Business Development Richard McAree1.44 TyreStewardship Australia - Compliance Manager Jade Barnaby1.45 City of Darwin Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim1.46 PaintBack Independent Chair Jim Liaskos1.47 CSIRO Director Dr Damian Barrett1.48 Deputy Mayor Jamie de Brenni & Councillor Kudrenko appeared before Justice Pepper,

Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern Territory

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2. FUNCTIONS ATTENDED2.1 CEO Coffee Morning Staff information Section2.2 2017 - The Year Ahead Dinner with Chief Minister the Hon Michael Gunner2.3 STEAM Workshop, Alice Springs Public Library2.4 Women’s Shelter Launch of Todd Mall Women’s Space2.5 2017 NT Waste Management and Resource Recovery Conference Darwin2.6 Private Citizenship Ceremony2.7 lain Campbell Exhibition, Araluen Arts Centre2.8 Country Liberals Evening Reception - Mac Range Holiday Park2.9 St Patrick's Day International Rules Football - Anzac Oval2.10 Long Table High Tea - Make a Wish foundation Australia - Double Tree by Hilton2.11 Donation of Art to Emergency Department at the Alice Springs Hospital by Kaye Kessing2.12 ALGA Board Meeting Canberra2.13 Apex Club of Central Australia 900th Dinner Celebrations - Blatherskite Park Pavilion2.14 Sheffield Shield Cricket Victoria v South Australia

3. FUNCTIONS PARTICIPATED IN3.1 Clean Up Australia Day3.2 Sheffield Shield Cricket Victoria v Western Australia - Coin Toss3.3 Neighbour Day School Assembly Presentation - Sadadeen Primary School3.4 Private Citizenship Ceremony3.5 Neighbour Day School Assembly Presentation - Gillen Primary School3.6 Neighbour Day School Assembly Presentation - Yipirinya School3.7 Neighbour Day School Assembly Presentation - Bradshaw Primary School3.8 Inspection of the Civic Centre Car Park Solar Structure and Garden Beds, Elected

Members and Acting Director Technical Services Scott Allen.3.9 Neighbour Day Dixon Park Alice Springs3.10 Men’s Shed BBQ Bunnings3.11 NT Farmers Horticulture Industry3.12 NT Farmers Hospitality Industry

4. INTERVIEWS / MEDIA COMMITMENTS4.1 Sun 969FM with Scott McLaren4.2 Radio Alice 8HA with Sandee Beech4.3 ABC 783 Alice Springs with Stuart Brash4.4 Radio Alice 8HA with Sandee Beech4.5 Sun 969FM with Scott McLaren4.6 CAAMA Radio with Pixie Jenkins4.7 Territory FM Peter Butler4.8 NT News4.9 ABC 105.7 Darwin with Maree Yoelu4.10 NZHearald Focus4.11 RadioLive New Zealand Drive with Alison Mau4.12 NewsTalk ZB (NZ) with Larry Williams4.13 Radio NZ National4.14 BBC World with Lucy Martin

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4.15 ABC 783 with Emma Haskin4.16 Sun 969FM with Scott McLaren4.17 Radio Alice 8HA with Sandee Beech4.18 ABC 783 with Emma Haskin4.19 Centralian Advocate with Emma Murray4.20 ABC 783 with Rohan Barwick4.21 CAAMA Radio with Pixie Jenkins

5. CIVIC / MAYORAL RECEPTIONS5.1 Mayoral Reception for the Local Government Management Challenge Networking Event5.2 Mayoral Reception for visiting Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United

Nations in New York, H.E. Ms Gillian Bird and Ambassador to Denmark, Norway and Iceland, H.E. Mr Damien Miller

5.3 Harmony Day Citizenship Ceremony

No. Title FirstName LastName1. Mr Nibu Babu2. Ms Preethi Chemmanamthadathil Kurian3. Miss Tu Anh Thuy Dao4. Mr Jan Stanley Seneres Diaresco5. Mr Johan Douma6. Mrs Nadine Viola Douma7. Mrs Tatia Arohanui Hunter8. Mrs Thushari Lakmali Gajanayake Peiris9. Mr Chanusha Bhagya Peiris Kathrithanthri Hewage10. Miss Dewshi Bhagya Peiris Kathrithanthri Hewage11. Mr Dewshita Kushan Peiris Kathrithanthri Hewage12. Ms Margaret Bernadette Kavanagh13. Mr Dharanish Chandra Khanal14. Mr Joby Kottakkakathu John15. Ms Lincy Varghese16. Miss Joann Maria Joby17. Mr Dongwei Lu18. Ms Prakai Makharom19. Mrs Kaur Manpreet20. Mr Richard Ngonga21. Mr Festus Osagie Okoh22. Miss Joan Ivie Okoh23. Mr Zaiden Osagie Okoh24. Mr Andrew Paul Pye25. Mrs Esme Lorraine Pye26. Mr Charlie Bryan Arellano Quilingin27. Mrs Silahis Villarin Quilingin28. Mr Chas Gedser Villarin Quilingin29. Miss Umber Clay Villarin Quilingin30. Mrs Sabiyana Regmi31. Mr Alacc Rollans Thomas32. Mr Mark Austine Mutia Tolentino33. Mr Andrew Stuart Walder34. Mr Detlef Dietmar Gunther Weise

6. DUTIES PERFORMED IN THE MAYOR’S ABSENCE6.1 Cr deBrenni, Mayoral Reception for the Local Government Management Challenge

Networking Event

7. OTHER ACTIVITIES7.1 Neighbour Day Prep - Packing seeds into individual bags7.2 Media Announcement - Queens Baton Relay

7.3 Red Hot Arts Central Australia Arts Breakfast7.4 Todd Mall Sunday Markets7.5 CAMS March Board Meeting7.6 Top End Health Services and Central Australian Health Services Joint Board Meeting7.7 LGANT Executive Meeting - NT Planning Commission7.8 CAHS-SDA Meeting with Department of Health CE Janet Anderson7.9 CAHS Governance Meeting7.10 CAHS FRAC Meeting7.11 Heart Foundation Northern Territory Board Meeting

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8. ASTC COMMITTEE MEETINGS8.1 Public Art Advisory Committee8.2 Executive Development Committee8.3 Regional Waste Management Advisory Committee8.4 Seniors Coordinating Committee8.5 Tourism, Events and Promotions Committee8.6 Sports Facility Advisory Committee8.7 YAG Meeting8.8 Strategic Planning8.9 Budget Forum

RECOMMENDATION That the report be received.

Damien RyanMAYOR