Weekly update - Friday 6 December 2024

Published on 06 December 2024

HOLIDAY SERVICES

Our Customer Service Centre will close at 2pm on Tuesday 24 December and will re-open at 9am on Thursday 2 January, 2025.

• Urgent after-hours issues that relate to Council infrastructure can be reported on 0419 005 577
• Urgent after-hours issues relating to animal control can be reported on 0407 508 448 (dog attacks, stock on roads and contained dogs only)
• Waste collection moves forward one day to avoid Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, so Wednesdays to Thursdays and Thursdays to Fridays.
• Talbot and Dunolly transfer stations (normally open on Wednesdays) will be closed for Christmas and New Year’s days. Carisbrook is not open Wednesdays. Bealiba will close on Boxing Day, and open instead on Friday 27 December.
• Visitor Centre at Maryborough Railway Station – closed Christmas Day only
• Central Goldfields Art Gallery will close from Sunday 22 December and reopen Thursday 2 January
• Libraries, Maternal & Child Health and VicRoads – closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
• Please note VicRoads is closed every Friday.

For a full list of modified hours visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/holidayhours2024

ROADSIDE SLASHING

Our Operations team maintains enough roads to stretch from Maryborough, Victoria to Brisbane in Queensland. Our slashing program follows a systematic plan with support from contractors.

As wet weather passes, all crews ramp back up to full steam. Good progress has been made across Talbot, Lillicur, Bung Bong, Mount Glasgow, Dunach and Majorca. These are the green markings on the map (below).

The yellow markings are to be slashed three metres either side, while the blue markings indicate “fire break” slashing, from fence line to fence line, as recommended by the CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria.

We’ll keep you up to date as works progress.

SENIORS BOOST

Our qualified Immunisation Nurses can assess your suitability for a wide range of vaccines we keep in stock. 

Seniors are strongly encouraged to contact us in the lead up to Christmas and into 2025, as we have ample appointment times available for your assessment and vaccination with shorter wait times.

Free scheduled vaccines for seniors:

• Shingrix (Shingles) – free over 65
• Pneumococcal (pneumococcal pneumonia) – free over 70 and additional doses for lung conditions
• Boostrix (whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus) - $40
• RSV will be available free mid next year.

Our Immunisation Centre is located at the Central Goldfields Family Centre, 100 Napier Street, Maryborough. For more information or to make an appointment, you can scan the QR code (below), phone 0428 894 724 or visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/immunisation

FIND THE ELF

Following the successful refresh of our Council website earlier this year, we have many more visitors dropping in to find out information.

There's one visitor in particular who has decided to take up residence on our new website! 

Cheeky Elf leaves little notes and hints about their next appearance each weekday on Facebook, and we need your help to find Elf and his location.

Whoever is best at tracking down the Elf will win a special Christmas prize of a $100 Shop Local voucher. 

When you find cheeky Elf, use the "Was this page helpful?" buttons at the bottom of each web page to tell us where he is.

The winner (who finds Cheeky Elf the most) will be announced at noon on Christmas Eve, with the $100 prize voucher available for pickup straight away - just in time for last minute gifts.

For terms, conditions and more information, visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/ELF

AUSTRALIA DAY MEDALLIONS AND BOOKS

As part of our free, family-friendly Australia Day event in Maryborough, to be held at Station Domain on Sunday 26 January 2025 from 8.30am there will be:

• Medallions presented to all of our new babies born during 2024 
• Kinder books presented to all three and four-year-old children starting kindergarten in 2025.

To register your children for medallions and books visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/australiaday2025

BOOKING MARYBOROUGH TOWN HALL

The main and lower halls in the Maryborough Town Hall are open again for community use, following a significant electrical upgrade that ensures community safety.

Thanks to funding through the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, the Town Hall has undergone essential upgrades to its electrical systems and emergency lighting.  

A full audit of the building against the Building Code and Disability Discrimination Act was also carried out so we now have a full understanding of what is required to bring the building up to contemporary standards – including a short, medium and long-term strategy for its restoration. 

Funding will be sought for short-term projects including roof replacement, reinstatement of the stage curtains and upgrades to lighting and heating. 

Council Meetings will continue to be held in the upstairs Council Chamber once a month and are open for community to attend. 

Community members wanting to book the Maryborough Town Hall are encouraged to contact Council’s Customer Service team on 5461 0610 or visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/venuehire  

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