Friday 13 May, 2022

LATEST NEWS

Maryborough outdoor exercise equipment

Installation of the new outdoor exercise equipment at Princes Park in Maryborough will commence next week.

The project will feature four exercise stations, providing a total of 10 pieces of exercise equipment.

The new equipment will be located just next to the Adventure Playground and is funded by the Victorian Government’s Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund.

The equipment is expected to be ready for use mid-June – weather depending.

Community Grants now open

$33,250 is up for grabs as part of Council’s 2022-2023 Community Grants Program.

Grants above $500 are available to community-based organisations looking for financial support to deliver activities, programs, small events, equipment and infrastructure.

Applications are open now and close on Monday 13 June, 2022.

To find out more, and to apply online, visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/communitygrants2022

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Proposed Budget 2022/23

Community feedback is now invited on the 2022-23 Proposed Budget.

It is focused on implementing the key objectives of the 2021-2025 Council Plan as well as our commitment to deliver more than 40 services for the community.

Feedback is welcomed until 5pm, Friday 20 May. To view the Proposed Budget and provide feedback visit:  www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au/proposedbudget2022

Draft Motorised Mobility Device Strategic Plan

Community feedback on the Draft Motorised Mobility Device Strategic Plan closes at 5pm today (13/05).

To view the plan and provide feedback visit www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au/scooterstrategy contact Council’s Strategic Planner Sumaya Tonny on 5461 0605 or email sumaya.tonny@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au

Draft Maryborough Recreation Reserves Master Plans

The Draft Maryborough Major Sport and Recreation Reserve Master Plans are now available for community feedback.

Developed with input from user groups, stakeholders and the wider community the Draft Master Plans for Princes Park, Jack Pascoe Reserve and J.H Hedges Memorial Park aim to provide clear direction around further development and management of the three precincts.

To view the Draft Plans and to provide feedback visit:  www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au/recreationmasterplan

An in-person community feedback session will be held on Wednesday 18 May from 6 to 7.30pm at the Maryborough Community Hub. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Dunolly wayfinding signage

Community feedback is now invited on new wayfinding signage in Dunolly. This is in response to community feedback we received through the development of the Community Township Plan for Dunolly and district.

To view the proposed signage, and provide feedback please visit www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.ay/dunollysignage

Tullaroop Leisure Centre Community Asset Committee

The Tullaroop Leisure Centre is in need of community leaders to assure the future sustainability of the facility and applications to join have now been extended.

If you're interested in representing your community, meeting new people and supporting the running of a valued local community facility - then we want to hear from you.

Expressions of Interest close at 5pm, Friday 20 May. For more information visit

www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au/carisbrookcacs or contact Council’s Manager Community Partnerships, Kym Murphy on 5461 0610.

PROJECT UPDATE

Derby Road upgrade

The Derby Road, Maryborough enhancement project has been extended with the traffic islands both sides of the railway line upgraded last week.

The upgrade was delivered by our Parks and Gardens team and is part of our entry beautification program of works.

Resealing program

Did you know we have 524 kilometres of sealed (bitumen roads) in our Shire?

Sealed roads typically have a 15-year life span so, every year we allocate funding to keep them maintained. In the 2021/22 Council Budget, $537,000 was budgeted for our annual resealing program.

The works have commenced this week and will be carried out by Boral and will take around two to three weeks to complete.

You can view the list of roads here: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/resealingprogram2022

Maintenance Grading

Maintenance grading is continuing across the Shire.

Due to higher-than-average rainfall over the past few months, we’ve had an influx of work requests for maintenance grading.

We have one grader crew currently working through requests in the Talbot area – with the crew prioritising roads in the worst condition before working towards a maintenance cycle based on road conditions.

We are working towards having two additional grading crews operating from June to get through the requests as quickly as possible.

WHAT’S ON

Emergency Information Sessions

We’re partnering with Loddon Shire to host emergency information sessions across both Shires to help you prepare for what to do in the case of: Flood, Bushfire, Storm and Heatwave. Upcoming sessions include:

• Talbot Town Hall Market - Sunday 15 May, 9am to 1pm
• Maryborough Community House community morning tea - Wednesday 18 May, 10am to 2pm  
• Carisbrook Market – Sunday 29 May, 9am to 4pm

For more information visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/emergencyinfosessions

JOIN OUR TEAM

For career opportunities please see our advertisement in today’s paper or visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/currentvacancies

TENDERS

Tenders currently available through Central Goldfields Shire Council are listed below. Tender documents can be downloaded from eprocure, accessible via Council’s website www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/tenders