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At December's council meeting in St Arnaud, council resolved to review future community care service options in light of sweeping aged care sector reforms. The decision follows Federal Government changes to the way aged care services are funded and delivered, with new rules coming into effect in November. You can find more via the link below.
Published on 14 April 2021
Council Meeting Wrap – 12 April 2021
Shire Vision 2041
Council has adopted its Shire Vision 2041. The new Local Government Act 2020 requires Council to adopt a minimum 10-year community vision for the whole shire. The Northern Grampians Shire Community Vision 2041 identifies and sets the community's priorities for the next 20 years and will be used to guide strategic planning and decision making for the future of Northern Grampians Shire through the development of the Council Plan 2021-25 and in each successive four-year Council Plan, until 2041.The Shire Vision is a strategic document spanning a 20-year time frame. It is oriented towards the innovation and continuous improvement of Council and the Northern Grampians Shire Community.
St Arnaud Entrance Signs
Council approved the final design of the six entrance signs and progression to the next stage of the project which is construction. The entrance sign project is a direct outcome of the 2020-30 St Arnaud Community Plan and council engaged a commercial designer to deliver signage that would encompass aspects of the town’s history and be welcoming as visitors enter the town. The project included community engagement and tremendous feedback to our survey informed the final design.
Waste Action Plan
Council adopted its Waste Action Plan which sets out how the four objectives of its Waste Management Strategy, adopted in September 2020, will be achieved and the timeframes by which to achieve each. The four objectives are:
Improve resource recovery
Community-focused waste management systems
Adaptive infrastructure and operations
Sustainable Strategic Planning
The plan also provides an estimate on the capital and infrastructure spend for waste management initiatives to comply with the Victorian Government Recycling Reform for the next ten years.
Stawell Structure Plan and Western Highway Precinct Urban Design Framework
Council adopted the final Stawell Structure Plan and an Urban Design Framework for the Western Highway Precinct of Stawell, two components of the Stawell Town Plan project that commenced in March 2019. The plan will guide Stawell’s future land use and development and the UDF will enhance the gateway. The preparation of both documents ran alongside each other to be consistent and to generate feasible outcomes. Discussion papers and a range of activities including online surveys, student art projects and virtual stakeholder workshops were used to get community and stakeholder input which in turn informed the final documents.
To view the council meeting minutes, visit www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Council-Meetings