Friday 14 February, 2020

Council Meeting

Our first Ordinary Council Meeting for 2020 will be held on Tuesday 25 February from 6pm at the Community Hub, 48 Burns Street, Maryborough.
Community members are encouraged to attend.
The meeting agenda will be available to view via our website www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings on Friday 21 February.  

Rates Reminder

Ratepayers who pay their rates in FULL are reminded that rates are payable by TODAY, Friday 14 February.

Ratepayers who pay their rates by INSTALMENT are reminded that the third instalment is payable by Friday, 28 February
For more information, including payment options visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/Property/Rates/Paying-your-rates

Coronavirus community information

For the latest information on Novel Coronavirus in Victoria, visit the Department of Health and Human Services website: www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/novelcoronavirus

Online auction – surplus plant and equipment

We will be selling surplus Plant and Equipment via the Grays Online Monthly Surplus Auction from now until Wednesday 19 February at 4.30pm. Details here: https://bit.ly/37iEiOB

New Footpath Sweeper

Our footpaths will be kept extra clean with the purchase of a replacement footpath sweeper.

The new unit will be more easily transportable and will be used in our townships where there are accessible footpaths.

It will collect tree leaves and rubbish and it also has a high pressure washer feature that can be used on footpaths, bins and other street furniture

The new machine will travel on our main footpath areas across all of our townships on a rotating basis and will enable our Operations team to cover a greater area and improve our ability to keep our municipality clean.

Maryborough Skate and Scooter Park

Planning is continuing on the development of a new Skate and Scooter Park in Maryborough.

Princes Park – next to the adventure playground on Lake Road - has been identified as the preferred location.

We will host two drop-in sessions for the community to come along and find out more about the project.

Sessions will be held at the adventure playground area on Lake Road (next to Lake Victoria) on the following dates and times:

• Tuesday 18 February 3.30 to 6.30pm
• Sunday 23 February 12noon to 3pm

For more information please contact our Coordinator Recreation and Sport Jen Dyer on (03) 5461 0621.

Burke Street upgrade

An upgrade to Burke Street Maryborough, between Inkerman and Kars streets, is expected to be complete next week.

Works include footpath renewal, replacing all existing kerb and channel, formalising the existing school crossing, minor drainage works and road pavement reconstruction works.

The project is funded by Regional Roads Victoria ($426,000) and Council ($50,000).

Majorca Road stabilisation

We are currently conducting stabilisation works along Majorca Road, Maryborough.

The road will remain open with the works expected to take a further two weeks to complete. Motorists are advised to obey all traffic signs. This project is funded by Council.

Community Satisfaction Survey

Each year, we participate in the Victorian Government’s state-wide Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey.

Residents and households may receive a telephone phone call from now until March from the independent market research agency, National Field Services asking a number of questions about different services Council provides.

The survey data provides us with a local community perspective on service delivery performance over the past year and useful insight into where we should focus efforts to make improvements to meet changing community expectations.

Details and individual responses are confidential. Only the overall results are shared with us.

Positions Vacant

We are currently recruiting for:

• Art Gallery Administration Assistant
• Go Goldfields Early Years Improvement Coordinator

For more information, including how to apply, visit https://centralgoldfieldscareers.com.au/Vacancies/

Leading Excellence Maryborough 2020 Workshop series 

LEAD Loddon Murray is calling for locals to join its Leading Excellence Maryborough 2020 workshop series. 

In 2020, LEAD Loddon Murray is broadening the reach of Leading Excellence Maryborough, by inviting residents to attend all, or part of the upcoming workshops to encourage as many community members as possible to embrace the opportunity to learn skills, make new friends and build opportunities.

To register for all eight workshops contact Lisa Renato - lisa@leadlm.org.au or 0439 631 231.

You can also register for sessions individually at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/leading-excellence-maryborough

Central Goldfields 2030 - 10 year Community Plan Project

Community workshops

We are currently working with the community to develop 10 year community plans that reflect the uniqueness and priorities of the eight communities and districts of: Bealiba, Bet Bet, Carisbrook, Dunolly, Majorca, Maryborough, Talbot and Timor.

To date, we have received input via surveys, listening posts, postcards, drawing activities and drop in sessions.

We now want to share what we have heard so far and check in with you about your community priorities at a series of community workshops throughout February.

Workshops are open to everyone and are a chance for you to learn about all we have heard and to test out our draft actions. They are interactive with a chance to talk together, add ideas and set priorities.

The remaining dates and times for the community workshops are:

Majorca & District, Majorca Town Hall

Tuesday 18 February, 6 to 8.30pm

Maryborough & District, The Hub

Wednesday 19 February, 6 to 8.30pm

Bet Bet & District, Betley Mechanics Institute Hall

Wednesday 26 February, 6 to 8.30pm

Talbot & District, Talbot ANA Hall

Thursday 27 February, 6 to 8.30pm

 Tenders

Tenders currently open are listed below. Tender documents can be downloaded from eprocure, accessible via our website www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/tenders