A Message from the Mayor Bill Moar
Australia Day awards – now open
NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2022 Australia Day Local Government Awards.
We are currently calling on residents to nominate local community members and groups for their contributions and achievements within their communities.
Nominations will close at 5pm on Thursday November 18 for all three categories:
· Australia Day Citizen Award – A person who has succeeded in a significant individual achievement or a number of service activities over a significant period of years
· Australia Day Young Citizen Award – A person under the age of 30 years on 26 January 2022 who has attained an outstanding personal achievement or provided a significant contribution to the community.
· To a person, group of people or organisation that has succeeded in a particular achievement, service, special event, or valuable contribution within the local community during the past year.
Visit www.swanhill.vic.gov.au to fill out an online nomination, collect forms from Council offices in Swan Hill and Robinvale, call 5036 2348 or email slindsay@swanhill.vic.gov.au
Awards will be presented on Australia Day in January 2022.Draft 10 year Community Vision
OUR draft 10 year Community Vision is now open for public consultation.
It captures the community’s long term vision and aspiration for the future of our region.
Our Community Vision was developed in consultation with our local community.
We received 1,294 comments from 304 participants – from primary school aged children to older adults.
The community participated through:
· Facilitated online and face-to-face workshops
· Online survey
· School postcard activity
Our Draft Community Vision is currently this: Built on strong foundations that embrace our rich history and natural environment, our region will be a place of progression and possibility, we are a community that is happy, healthy and harmonious – we are empowered, we are respectful and we are proud.
We look forward to hearing your thoughts – visit letstalk.swanhill.vic.gov.au/community-vision to view the Draft Community Vision and complete our feedback survey by Friday 8 October.Robinvale Levee construction completeFOLLOWING five months of construction, the flood protection levee in Robinvale is now complete.
Now that the works have concluded and the area is open to public, local residents can now have a peace of mind knowing that they are protected from river floods for the many years to come.Hard Waste collection and free Green WasteDon’t forget that we are offering domestic hard waste collections and free green waste disposal during this month.
Hard waste collections will take place in the following locations:
· Lake Boga / Tresco – Monday October 18
· Ultima / Woorinen South – Tuesday October 19
· Beverford – Wednesday October 20
Every second year hard waste collections alternate between towns that are only serviced by transfer stations.
Our free green waste disposal at the Swan Hill and Robinvale landfills on the weekend of Saturday October 23 and Sunday October 24.
Free green waste disposal is an excellent motivator to get your property fire-ready for the upcoming fire season.
More information on preparing your property can be found at www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/how-to-prepare-your-property
Green thumbs are reminded that Green Waste bins are available to residents of Swan Hill township for year round collection for a cost of $95 per year and can be organised by calling Council.
For more information, contact Council’s Waste Management Unit on 5036 2401.
