Council
“People’s Meeting” at the Sandy Point Hall
A group of more than 58 Sandy Point residents attended a “People’s Meeting“ held at the Sandy Point Hall on 19 June, 2011. Councillor Mohya Davies was in attendance to [...]
50-lot subdivision proposed
FOSTER’S next area of urban expansion is moving forward with public advertising and notification of adjoining landowners in relation to a planning application for 50-lot residential subdivision in the town’s [...]
A way ahead for land use and urban design in shire’s east
PORT Franklin, Toora, Welshpool, Port Welshpool, Mt Best, Agnes, Hedley – there will soon be a guide for land use and urban design in these towns and localities in the [...]
Communities update plans for Meeniyan and district
IF some local dairy farmers have their way, there could soon be an automated local weather station providing information specific to the Tarwin Valley. This is one of the ideas [...]
Community grants bonanza
FIFTY-SIX community volunteers loudly applauded 45 announcements of successful grants through South Gippsland Shire Council’s Round 1 Community Grants program 2010/11 at a sociable ceremony last Wednesday evening in Leongatha. [...]
Confidence slow to build over small rural lots
CRANKING open the window of opportunity for planning applications for development of houses on vacant small rural lots in the Farming Zone following the Planning Minister’s Amendment C51 to South [...]
Council gives green light to rural land use strategy
HISTORY was made last Wednesday when a majority at South Gippsland Shire Council gave approval to the Rural Land Use Strategy August 2011. Fittingly for a document which was developed [...]
Council takes over Koonwarra landfill
FOLLOWING the dismissal of its transfer station contractors on October 7, South Gippsland Shire Council has moved swiftly to ensure that the community’s domestic and commercial waste disposal requirements continue [...]
Council takes strategic action on paths and trails
COUNCILLOR Mohya Davies described it as “the best report I’ve seen since I’ve been in Council”. Cr Mimmie Jackson, well-known for her love of cycling, was equally enthusiastic. “Everyone knows [...]
Council urged to support sustainability
THE need to transition to more sustainable agriculture was one of the first issues covered last Wednesday by community members presenting to South Gippsland Shire Council under its new system. [...]
Excitement over Meeniyan’s Community Plan
IT IS an exciting time for Meeniyan Community Plan Working Group as it has held its final meeting prior to an official launch of the Meeniyan Integrated Community Plan. Being [...]
Genuine dialogue on submissions to Council
INDIVIDUALS and community groups took up South Gippsland Shire Council’s invitation to make formal comment on the Draft Council Plan 2010-2014, Budget 2010/11 and Long Term Financial Plan 2010/11 – [...]
Going for rural tourism
WITH South Gippsland Shire Council’s formal endorsement last Wednesday of its Rural Tourism Strategy, a major step forward has been taken to redress the problem of many tourism businesses being [...]
Great news for Shire!
GREAT news for South Gippsland Shire has come as a result of the meetings on Tuesday May 31 between the Mayor Cr Warren Raabe (accompanied by Chief Executive Officer Tim [...]
Hard waste collection not too hard
AFTER Cr David Lewis’ description of much “churning around of reports”, South Gippsland Shire Council has finally decided that offering a hard waste collection service would not be too hard [...]
Holes in shire’s red carpet service?
RED carpet, not red tape – an increasing focus on customer service. That, said chief executive officer Tim Tamlin, is what the shire council is aiming for. Mr Tamlin was [...]
Inevitable changes urge on sustainability
WITH 110 participants representing individuals, organisations and viewpoints from across the Shire, South Gippsland Shire’s Sustainability Forum – held at Leongatha last Wednesday as the final community input to the [...]
Localities and addresses update
SOUTH Gippsland Shire is still on track to move on the public exhibition phase of its Localities Review in August for the purpose of obtaining public input on the appropriateness [...]
Major restructure at Council
A DRAFT organisational restructure plan distributed among South Gippsland Shire Council staff for comment before final adoption proposes significant changes with a re-allocation of departments, a flatter hierarchy, five strategic [...]
More room to move? Rural Land Use Strategy aims to please
STRIKING a balance between competing interests in land use in South Gippsland Shire has been the driving force behind the Rural Land Use Strategy 2011. The authors of the newly [...]
New Council structure confirmed
IN the confirmed internal organisational re-structure of South Gippsland Shire Council which will take effect from November 1, there will be four ‘service’ Directorates, so titled to emphasise that the [...]
Progress on Foster’s community planning
DRAWN from Foster Community Association (FCA), Foster Chamber of Commerce, Corner Inlet Transition Inc., Foster Rotary, Manna Community Garden and Corner Inlet Men’s Shed, 17 people met last week with [...]
Raabe is New Mayor for South Gippsland
IN A five to four vote by South Gippsland Shire Council, Cr Warren Raabe of Strzelecki Ward was elected to the position of Mayor for the next year in front [...]
Stimulus funding supports tourism & recreation
IT is not definite until Council confirms the decisions with a vote at its meeting on Wednesday July 28. However at this stage it looks likely that Foster North lookout [...]
Three new Directors appointed to Council
TWO Victorians and a New Zealander have been appointed to the three new Directors’ positions that have been created by the recent organisational restructure of South Gippsland Shire Council. Council’s [...]
What price our pools?
COMMUNITIES across South Gippsland are being asked to place a value on their public swimming facilities. Do they want the shire council to fork out for upgrades of ageing pools, [...]
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