Friday 20 May, 2022

Friday 20 May , 2022

MAY COUNCIL MEETING

The May Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 24 May at 6pm.

The agenda will be available to view today (20/05) at: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings

The meeting will be held in-person at the Community Hub in Maryborough and is open to the community to attend.

The meeting will also be livestreamed to Council’s Facebook page and a video will be available at the above web address following the meeting.

LATEST NEWS

COMMUNITY GRANTS 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

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Applications now open to volunteer at 2022 Energy Breakthrough

Did you know that the Energy Breakthrough relies on more than 700 volunteers each year?

Want to be part of the Shire’s largest event that hosts 5,000 students from 150 schools in 350 teams?

Applications are now open to register your interest in volunteering for the 2022 Energy Breakthrough, which will take place on 16-20 November, 2022.

There are a variety of positions that need to be filled, from communications and social media roles to judges for display and presentations and design and construction, to marshals.

To register your interest, visit Volunteer - Energy Breakthrough (eb.org.au) or contact Energy Breakthrough’s Volunteer Coordinator on 0408 326 157.

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 close today!

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, today, 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.

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Proposed Budget 2022/23

Community feedback for the the 2022-23 Proposed Budget closes at 5pm today.

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, today, Friday 20 May. To view the Proposed Budget and provide feedback visit:  www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au/proposedbudget2022

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

Two in-person community feedback sessions will be held on Wednesday, June 1 at 4 pm and 6 pm at the Maryborough Community Hub. Everyone is welcome to attend.

PROJECT UPDATES

Nightingale Street upgrade

Works to upgrade Nightingale Street Maryborough, between Park Road and Palmerston Street, are almost complete.

The Nightingale Street/Clarendon Street intersection re-opened last week with the other section of Clarendon Street opening to traffic on Tuesday afternoon. Line marking on this section will take place next week.

The project has included an upgrade to the road, along with traffic calming works at the Nightingale Street/Clarendon Street intersection to improve community safety.

The project has been funded by the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery Program.

We appreciate the patience of motorists and business owners whilst the works were carried out. 

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 commenced last 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 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

Meet our Strategic Waste Officer Louise Turner

The Goldfields Sustainability Group is hosting Central Goldfields Shire Strategic Waste Officer Louise Turner to discuss the Central Goldfields Shire Council Waste Management Strategy 2020-2030.

When: 2pm till 4pm, Saturday 21st May at Mill House 88-90 Burke St, Maryborough.

For more information, search Goldfields Sustainability Group on Facebook.

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:

• 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