We don’t have councillors attending the anuual National General Assembly of local councils in Canberra this coming Sunday.
With the council under administration until September 2024, we have no councillors to attend.
But we do have a local business flying the flag for the Central Coast.
Flying banners in actual fact.
Bannerconda from Umina beach has been an Exhibitor at every Assembly for the past sixteen years, represented by co-owners and inventors Lachlan McCudden and son Dean.
Last year, three generations of the McCudden family attended, with Dean’s daughter Leah beginning an internship with the company.
Bannerconda is a wholly owned and patented Australian street-pole banner raise-and-display system.
Instead of using high lift equipment to take the operator to a fixed banner arm, Bannerconda™ brings a detachable arm down to the operator.
Banners are changed from ground level, and save Councils time and money.
Bannercondas were first marketed in 2007, with early installations at The Rocks, Circular Quay, and Sydney Olympic Park.
Central Coast Council bought Bannercondas for Ettalong in 2011.
Dean McCudden said that more recently the systems have been installed across the Brian McGowan Bridge adjacent to Central Coast Stadium, and at other key tourist attractions, events and entertainment precincts.
The national conference will run from Sunday, June 19 to Wednesday, June 21, with more than 800 mayors and councillors from 530 council across the country gathering to discuss topics such as climate change, infrastructure, local government action to reduce disaster risks and hear from dozens of speakers including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The councillors will debate more than 100 motions ranging from new forms of governance such as “liquid democracy” to calls for further funding for regional aerodromes.
