24 May 2025 | Council business, Out and about
As we finish off National Volunteers Week with various celebrations around the Shire (by Council and many other organisations), it is worth reflecting on the 2 sides of the volunteerism coin. On the one side, our communities simply wouldn’t be what they are without...
4 Apr 2025 | Council business, Out and about
Last Friday afternoon there was an induction for the new members of the Positive Ageing Advisory Committee (PAAC), which I and most of the existing members also went along to. It’s the first time the Shire has held an induction for this group, so a good grounding for...
27 Mar 2025 | Council business, Out and about
It has been, apparently as usual for a new Council term, a very busy couple of months. The draft budget. The new 4-year plan. Presentations on diverse shire services, responsibilities and activities. Council meetings & events. Emails (always), talking to &...
13 Jan 2025 | Council business
For another couple of weeks, Surf Coast Shire is gathering feedback, ideas, suggestions and directions to feed into the mandatory 4-year Council Plan that must be developed and published by October this year. I want to see more Winchelsea Ward contributions. For now,...
1 Dec 2024 | Council business
I’d like to hear from you about where we go over the next 4 years or so, and what we do with the next yearly budget. By way of background, the Shire and its Council are obligated by State Government to produce a 4-year ‘Council Plan’ which needs to...
29 Nov 2024 | Council business
The two-week induction is over, with all Councillors finding out a (lot!) more about how local government works from the inside, how Surf Coast Shire is structured and likes to do things, an overview of major/significant activities and projects under way, and a road...