Weekly update - Friday 13 March 2026

Published on 12 March 2026

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ANIMAL DONATIONS [feature]

This week we received a huge ute load of dog and cat food for our pound from the Animal Rescue Cooperative (ARC) in Narre Warren.

Caylee and Jo Gibbs picking up donated food from Narre Warren ARC

The animal food products are donated by pet food companies to support animals and the rescue operations finding them new homes.

If you’d like to give back to ARC to help them keep up the good work, you can donate at:

www.arc.org.au/o/arcnarrewarren

REQUEST A TREE

Our Open Spaces team wants to know where you'd like us to plant trees. The offer is for nature strips within town boundaries anywhere across our Shire.

Requests for tree plantings can be lodged online, or on your smartphone by visiting:

www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/treesplease

Samantha and Ross from the Open Spaces team installing trees in Carisbrook last season

You can also contact Customer Service team on 5461 0610 between 9am and 4pm weekdays.

GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT!

For your chance to win a $150 voucher all you need to do is take a photo and enter it in our Proudly Central Goldfields photo competition by Monday 23 March.

The winning photo will be chosen by our community via Council’s Facebook page.

For more info and to enter visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/proudlycentralgoldfields

EMERGENCY INFO HELP

To help our community gain easy access to emergency information and alerts, Emergency Recovery Victoria are supporting local workshops in our Shire over coming weeks.

The Don’t Worry Get ’Appy sessions teach you how to access vital fire, flood and weather updates through smartphone applications (apps).  You’ll also learn to set notifications and save important documents digitally.

Apps to be covered include: Vic Emergency; Get Prepared (Red Cross); Bureau of Meteorology (BOM); My Mizu (locating free water on hot days); Emergency Plus; and ABC Listen.

Bookings are required -  sessions are free:

• Daisy Hill Community Centre - today, Friday 13 March from 5 to 7.30pm
• Dunolly & District Neighbourhood Centre – Monday 23 March from 12.30 to 2.30pm
• Bealiba Community Hall – Thursday 26 March from 1.30 to 3.30pm
• Carisbrook Senior Citizens – Monday 20 April from 5.30 to7.30pm
• Talbot and Maryborough to be confirmed.

To book scan QR code, visit https://forms.office.com/r/EniqFUhBdd or contact Raelene Williams from Arc Ventures on 0412 507 418 or email raelene@arcventures.com.au

CARISBROOK/TALBOT SPORTS SURVEY

Healthy Loddon Campaspe (HLC) and Sports Focus are calling on Carisbrook and Talbot residents to share their feedback about additional Sports Equipment Libraries in our Shire.

Free libraries are already operating at Maryborough Library and the Dunolly Neighbourhood Centre offering loans of basketballs, netballs, soccer balls, footballs, tennis rackets, cricket bats and stumps, scooters, skateboards, and safety gear.

HLC and Sports Focus are keen to know what equipment the residents of Talbot and Carisbrook would prefer should a Sports Equipment Library be created.

Visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/SportsSurvey

POSITIONS VACANT

Ready for your next career move? Explore our current job vacancies and apply today:

• Statutory Planner (Band 5/6)
• Operations Officer (Depot)

Visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/careers

TENDERS

Tender documents can be downloaded from Vendor Panel, accessible at www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/tenders