Weekly update - Friday 31 January 2025
Published on 31 January 2025
AUSTRALIA DAY 2025
Thank you to everyone who attended the many Australia Day celebrations across our Shire and a big shout out to the community groups and volunteers who supported events in our towns.
Congratulations to our Central Goldfields Shire Australia Day Award recipients: Janet Watts (Citizen of the Year), Ella Govan (Young Citizen of the Year) and Live4Life Central Goldfields (Community Award), and a warm welcome to our six new Australian citizens.
Photos of the event are now available for download.
Visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/australiaday2025
SATISFACTION SURVEY
Every year a phone survey is coordinated by Local Government Victoria to monitor customer satisfaction within each Victorian council area.
Up until mid-March you may receive a call from "National Field Service".
400 surveys are conducted to represent our population, which at the 2021 Census was 13,483, of which 10,832 were over 19 years old.
Your details and individual responses are confidential, and we appreciate your valuable feedback.
To review the results of last year's survey, which we published on 21 June 2024, visit:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/communitysatisfactionsurvey
ROADS AND WORKS
New apprentice
Welcome to 23-year-old Kaylab who has joined our Roads and Works crew for a three year apprenticeship.
Calab’s happy to be working locally and learning new skills.
The crew has been tidying up the edges, drainage and making repairs to Potts Lane, Carisbrook this week. It’s a busy Council sealed road leading to the Carisbrook Transfer Station, needing regular maintenance.
Road upgrades
Next week our Roads and Works crew moves to Frederick Street, Maryborough for a complete street refurbishment. Works will include a full dig out, new crushed rock base and new asphalt, plus replacement gutters and driveways.
Adjoining Whittaker Street will also be re-surfaced. Weather permitting, works commence on Monday 3 February and will continue from 7am to 4pm weekdays until the end of March.
Residents will continue to have access to their properties, except for occasional delays.
The project is fully funded by the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery program at an estimated cost of $406 000.
Water works
Central Highlands Water (CHW) have advised that water main renewal works will commence on Monday 3 February along Gillies Street, Maryborough between Layton and Majorca roads.
Works will take place between 7am and 7pm on weekdays, with some work outside these hours for safety or technical reasons.
Temporary water supply will be provided to affected properties, and access will be maintained with assistance from traffic management. Completion date for the works is expected in late April.
For further information, contact CHW’s contractor Interflow on 5442 4144. Faults and emergencies should be reported directly to CHW on 1800 061 514.
CARISBROOK ADVISORY GROUP
An Expression of Interest is open for three places on the Carisbrook Flood Management Advisory Reference Group, with one of these also serving on the Tender Panel to evaluate consultants and their approach to the review of the Flood Management Plan.
To apply you need to be a resident of Carisbrook, have a deep interest or qualification in flood management, community safety, urban planning, environmental science or related areas, and show an ability to collaborate and positively contribute to decision-making.
Expressions of Interest are open until 7 February. For further information and to apply visit:
www.engage.cgoldshire.vic.gov.au
SHADY DEAL
Our Open Spaces team wants to know where you'd like us to plant trees over the planting season (May to June) to provide more shade and make our streetscapes look even better.
Species available are:
- Capital Ornamental Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Capital')
- Cleveland Select (Pyrus Calleryana)
- Cimmaron Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Cimmazam’)
- Urbanite Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbdell’)
Requests for tree plantings can be lodged online by visiting:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/treesplease
You can also contact our Customer Service team on 5461 0610. Closing Date for requests is Friday 14 March 2025.
LIVE MUSIC GRANTS
If you run a licensed live music venue anywhere in Victoria, or operate a venue that can host live performances in outer-metropolitan or regional Victoria, the Victorian Government’s 10,000 Gigs: The Victorian Gig Fund can provide grants to support up to 20 gigs at your venue in the year ahead.
The fund offers grants of up to $11,000 to go towards Victorian artists’ fees, to create more paid opportunities for local artists and give music lovers across the state the chance to see more great local live music.
The 2025 round of the program is supporting gigs taking place from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2026.
Applications open Thursday 30 January and close 3pm on Thursday 27 February 2025.
For more information visit: www.creative.vic.gov.au
BE A CHANGEMAKER
Discover how to become a catalyst for lasting impact in our community.
Join the Changemaker Workshop for two days of leadership development focussing on self-awareness, community engagement, resilience, leadership skills, and driving positive change.
This is a face-to-face workshop over two days from 20 to 21 February at the Maryborough Community Hub, 53 Burns Street. All catering and stationery will be provided. Registrations close either when fully booked or 7 days before the workshop.
The workshop is delivered by Australian Rural Leadership Foundation and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal and funded by the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund.
For more information visit: www.rural-leaders.org.au or contact Gemma Rostron on 0421 031 418, email: support@rural-leaders.org.au
POSITIONS VACANT
For career opportunities, please visit:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/currentvacancies
TENDERS
Tenders currently available through Central Goldfields Shire Council are listed below.
Tender documents can be downloaded from e-Procure, accessible via Council's website: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/tenders
