Dolphin Sands Community Association

Please see the attached call to action from DSCA President, David Galloway.

We are asking you to contact GSBC councillors before they make a decision about the future of the chipper/shredder purchased with the assistance of a grant from NEMA.

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The more community members that write or ring councillors, the better. Contact details are in David's letter.

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Please ensure your communication is respectful.

We suggest you ask councillors to honour the agreement that GSBC made with DSCA and the grant body to regularly mulch green waste in Dolphin Sands.

Contact us if you have any questions

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Sincere thanks to Brierley Industrial for offering generous discounts on fire-fighting equipment to the Dolphin Sands community.

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To receive the discount, advise staff at any Brierley branch (Cambridge, Derwent Park, or Newnham) of the cardfile 'Dolphin Sands Community Association'. 

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We're pleased to announce that our Disaster Ready Fund grant application from NEMA, funded by the Commonwealth Government, was successful.

We applied for $125 000 to support Council to purchase an industrial-scale chipper/shredder. The aim is to reduce the risk of bushfire by supporting strategic green waste clearing without the need for burning. 

The DSCA Exec are currently negotiating with Council to finalise plans for mulching at Dolphin Sands.

Contact us if you'd like your mobile number added to the DSCA's emergency messaging service. 

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We also recommend downloading the Tas Alerts app and setting your location to Dolphin Sands.​

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The DSCA committee heard from many community members who found the letter from GSBC planners about bushfire clean-up concerning, especially the apparent failure to consider bushfire safety.

 

See the attached document for extra information from GSBC planners. See the table on pages 3-4 for a list of reasons for vegetation removal that do not require a permit.

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At the Bushfire Clean Up Information Session held in Swansea on February 17, some questions were taken on notice.

Click on the button below for answers to those questions.

Community AEDs have been installed at three locations in Dolphin Sands.

In an emergency, please call 000 for advice.