Mayoral Matters June 2024 Published on 01 July 2024 At the June 2024 Council Meeting, we adopted the 2024/2025 annual budget document. The task of presenting a balanced budget is becoming increasingly harder due to many factors. This year, the government set the rate cap at 2.75 percent, this means total rates and charges (excluding waste charges) can only be increased by 2.75% within the shire. This is not per household but as a total pool of... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters May 2024 Published on 31 May 2024 Hi everyone, at our recent council meeting we passed our 2024-2025 draft budget. This will be available for public consultation and input at various upcoming meetings and drop-in sessions over the next few weeks and also online at www.haveyoursay.hindmarsh.vic.gov.au. This also includes our renewed farmer consultation meetings.Also passed was our intention to apply for our usual adjustment to Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters May 2024 Published on 10 May 2024 There have been some really good news stories over the last month. Hindmarsh Shire will be operating FREE pools this coming summer. This gives all of our residents and importantly children, the opportunity to become familiar with water and in tough economic times, a chance to save a bit on cooling and be able to swim every day without any expense. We have listened to the communities in respect... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters April 2024 Published on 04 April 2024 Great news! On behalf of Hindmarsh Shire, I am pleased to announce we have appointed Monica Revell as our new Chief Executive Officer.Monica has been acting in the role for the last five and a half months and with her vast experience in Local Government, knows the business thoroughly. Monica beat a list of very impressive applicants for the position.We look forward to Monica excelling in... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters March 2024 Published on 08 March 2024 Congratulations to the community groups and businesses who received grant funding at our last council meeting through our Business Assistance Grants and Community Action Grants. We hope this money enhances or completes a variety of projects within our shire.We met with community members from Dimboola regarding the future of the senior citizens building in their town. Due to it needing extensive Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters February 2024 Published on 08 February 2024 Unfortunately, my column today starts with the sad news that Ms Jessie Holmes will not be commencing her role as Chief Executive Officer for Hindmarsh Shire due to personal issues.Councillors were unanimous in appointing Jessie and were confident in her abilities to lead the shire to new horizons. We wish Jessie all the best in her future endeavours, and we will be commencing recruitment of... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters January 2024 Published on 12 January 2024 Happy new year to everyone. I hope your Christmas was enjoyable and you are ready for the year ahead. I am looking forward to the challenges it will no doubt bring as budgets are becoming increasingly difficult to set and the search for additional funding rather than the continual burden on ratepayers will be an aim we continue to strive for through lobbying the main two tiers of government. Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters December 2023 Published on 15 December 2023 The Jeparit swimming hole is now almost complete with workers laying instant turf linking the whole precinct together being the deck overlooking the river, the new camp kitchen, the outdoor dining pods and the new all abilities amenities block. The 4 cabins also adjoin the area and council are very pleased how this project has evolved and given Jeparit an amenity and area of such a high... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters November 2023 Published on 24 November 2023 Well, harvest has arrived which means late nights, long hours, and a lot of heavy vehicles on our roads. Please be vigilant on our roads and allow our farmers plenty of access to maneuver their equipment between their paddocks and to our grain centres.We are entering our 16 days of activism campaign, which is an initiative to highlight the unacceptable practice of violence against women within Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters October 2023 Published on 27 October 2023 Hi everyone, we have now celebrated show week in our 4 towns and word is that these were a success on the whole and I look forward to our shows continuing into the future. Congratulations to all the volunteers and judges who made the shows possible and who waded through all the cooking, craft, art, etc to award "bragging rights" in our towns.At the Council meeting held on Wednesday 25 October... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns