Weekly Update 20 September

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The September Council Meeting was held earlier this week (17/09). You can watch the video recording at www.centragoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings

Highlights include:

  • $42,998 awarded to 18 community groups as part of 2024-2025 Community Grants Program. Full details at: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/grantrecipients2024
  • Reconciliation Action Plan adopted. Full details at: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/RAP
  • Draft Draft Carisbrook Independent Levee Review Implementation Plan noted. Full details at: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/carisbrooklevee
  • Event Strategy adopted
  • Food Systems Roadmap endorsed
  • Additional funding for Deledio Reserve Pavilion project to be sought through Federal Government’s Growing Regions – Round Two fund
  • An application to be made to Federal Government’s Regional University Study Hubs Program for funding to establish and operate a Maryborough Learning Hub

ELECTON PERIOD

The 2024 Council Election will be held by mail, with ballot packs being mailed out from Monday 7 October.

Completed ballots must be posted by 6pm, Friday 25 October. Voting is compulsory.

We entered Election Period from 12noon, Tuesday 17 September. The Election Period ends on Saturday 26 October.

During this period, it will be ‘business as usual’, however, to comply with our Election Period Policy and the Local Government Act 2020, there are restrictions on the kinds of decisions that can be made, and the information that we can communicate to the public.

This is to ensure Council actions don’t influence voting in the election. For all information about candidates visit: www.vec.vic.gov.au

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