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...
16 Nov 2024 | Council business
As you may have seen elsewhere by now, last Thursday saw the first official public meeting of the new Council. A quick meeting of only 15-20 minutes, the purpose was solely to elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor. The meeting also sets the term (we can choose 1 year or 2...
9 Nov 2024 | Council business
The results for this year’s council elections for Surf Coast Shire have finally been announced by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) and made official. 4 new faces, and 5 re-elected; Otway Ranges Ward: Libby Stapleton, Leon Walker, Mike Bodsworth Torquay...